August 2009
52 posts
This Makes My Head Spin......
From The NYT-
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — Gaze into the electron microscope display in Frances Ross’s laboratory here and it is possible to persuade yourself that Dr. Ross, a 21st-century materials scientist, is actually a farmer in some Lilliputian silicon world.
Dr. Ross, an I.B.M. researcher, is growing a crop of mushroom-shaped silicon nanowires that may one day become a basic building block...
“to all the people who bought tickets for the shows in Paris, Konstanz and...”
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-Noel Gallagher, Oasis front man and epic alcoholic
From People-
Oasis founder and frontman Noel Gallagher has left his brother Liam and their band after a bitter backstage brawl outside Paris on Friday night. In a statement posted on the band’s Web site just hours after the band failed to...
I Guess Being Unqualified Runs in the Family
From The AP-
NEW YORK — NBC’s “Today” show has hired someone with White House experience as a new correspondent — former first daughter Jenna Hager.
The daughter of former President George W. Bush will contribute stories about once a month on issues like education to television’s top-rated morning news show, said Jim Bell, its executive producer.
Hager, a 27-year-old...
WatchIt is so rare that American leaders go on TV without partisan agendas, and to see them without the talking points and spin and instead in a honest and thoughtful manner, is a real treat.
Here is a voice of reason, The Maverick himself, John McCain….Speaking from his heart and his head, and not from the mind of Frank Luntz.
No Jersey Vacation for Moamar :(
From NBC-
Moammar Gadhafi has been cast out of the Garden (State.)
The Libyan leader will be issued a visa that limits his travel to New York City, a source close to the situation told NBCNewYork.
And Washington, D.C. based representatives of the Libyan government informed Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ) that Gadhafi, will not be staying in Englewood, N.J. if he comes to the United States for...
A Sad Day for The Kids
From NPR-
Even if you can’t remember a specific Reading Rainbow episode, chances are, the theme song is still lodged somewhere in your head:
Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high, Take a look, it’s in a book — Reading Rainbow …
Remember now?
Reading Rainbow comes to the end of its 26-year run on Friday; it has won more than two-dozen Emmys, and is the third...
36 And Counting...........
From POLITICO-
James Ruckers reports that 3 more companies have withdrawn their advertisements from the Glenn Beck show, bringing the total number of companies who have dropped Beck up to 36.
Glenn Beck returns to Fox News Channel on Monday after a vacation with fewer companies willing to advertise on his show than when he left, part of the fallout from calling President Barack Obama a racist....
Better Wiki Trash Your Enemies While You Still...
From The NYT-
Wikipedia, one of the 10 most popular sites on the Web, was founded about eight years ago as a long-shot experiment to create a free encyclopedia from the contributions of volunteers, all with the power to edit, and presumably improve, the content.
Now, as the English-language version of Wikipedia has just surpassed three million articles, that freewheeling ethos is about to be...
Ari Gold....Is That You?
Dire Times Call for Dire Measures!
From The AP-
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island will shut down its state government for 12 days and hopes to trim millions of dollars in funding for local governments under a plan Gov. Don Carcieri outlined Monday to balance a budget hammered by surging unemployment and plummeting tax revenue.
The shutdown will force 81 percent of the roughly 13,550-member state work force, excluding its college...
An Economic Barometer: Hats
From The NYT-
DERBY, N.Y. — The hundreds of embroiderers and stitchers hunched over clattering sewing machines at the New Era Cap factory could be forgiven for thinking these are good times. After all, they churn out 72,000 baseball hats a week, about seven a minute.
But modesty has been a byword this recession, and baseball caps are no exception. Consumers are opting for Corollas over...
“Senator Edward M. Kennedy was not only one of the greatest senators of our time,...”
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-Barack Obama
Farewell Ted
From The NYT-
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died Tuesday night. He was 77 .
May the Lion of the Senate Rest in Peace
February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009
WatchBeing a NY Mets fan has never been easy, but today’s news, in regards to the Teams ace Johan Santana, is especially hard to take.
Reasons for fans to love the Mets…
Johan Santana
Jose Rayes*
Carlos Delgado*
David Wright
Carlos Beltran*
JJ Putz*
John Maine*
Currently on the Disabled List
Johan Santana
Jose Rayes*
Carlos Delgado*
David Wright
Carlos Beltran*
JJ Putz*
...
You AINT Foolin Arkansas!
From Political Wire-
A new Public Policy Polling survey in Arkansas shows that only 45% of voters in the state say they believe President Obama was born in this country, while 31% say they think he was not and 24% are unsure. “Arkansas is the first of four states where we’ve polled the birther issue (Virginia, North Carolina, and Colorado were the others) and found less than half of...
Looking to Annoy the President?
From POLITCO-
It was one of those nonstop days: President Barack Obama was flying back to Washington from Los Angeles to meet President Mahmoud Abbas, then he was scheduled to tape an interview for “The Colbert Report” and sit down for his regular briefing with advisers. But he was missing something equally important: one of his daughters’ concerts at school. “When he learned about...
“That’s really where this battle will be won — on our knees in prayer...”
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-Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), quoted by the Minnesota Independent, on how Republicans will stop health care reform.
Watch“If there is anyone we need to protect our balls from, It’s Barack Obama.”
-Rush Limbaugh
The Benefits of Being African American....
Here is the Link to BLACK365, but you can only enter if you’re black.
“At McDonald’s®, we believe that African-American culture and achievement should be celebrated 365 days a year — not just during Black History Month. That’s the idea behind 365Black.com. It’s a place where you can learn more about education, employment, career advancement and entrepreneurship...
WatchBarney Frank, Not worried to say what is on his mind!
“Mam, having a conversation with you is like having a conversation with a dining room tabe.”
In response to a protesters comparison of expanding health care to something out of Nazi Germany.
Being born to Jewish anscestory,as Barney Frank and I both happen to be, and having scores of our families killed in the overns and death...
Baby Clothing
Luckily enough, over the weekend my hotel was only two blocks away from the new NHL store.
I must say, they know their clientele….Lithium 24 (sirius/XM), one of my favorite channels playing the best modern rock of the 90’s, was the store soundtrack. During the season, every weekday they do a radio broadcast from the store, and once a week the NHL commissioner, Garry Bettman, has a...
Who knew Divorce and Affordability Could Work...
For all aspiring lawyers, you don’t need to be an economist or statistician to understand what the market is seeking in the lawyering world. With a 51% chance that all weddings in the US will fail, someone needs to help break those wedding vows! Well now, that annoying old wedding contract can be easily broken and it doesn’t even cost much!
I was leaving Park Slope earlier today and...
WatchStephen Colbert + Congressman Jared Polis=
BEEEER BONG!!!!!
Just Reading This Made me Feel Dirty....
“Rhode Island Fails at keeping little girls off the poles.”
From ABC News-
Elizabeth Roberts’ 17-year-old daughter was put through the bureaucratic wringer to get a summer job in her home state of Rhode Island this year. Under state law, the teenager could not operate a power saw, work on ladders or even pump gas. The state also regulates how many hours and times of day...
Sadly, I Don't Find This Shocking
From The NYT-
WASHINGTON — Tom Ridge, the first secretary of homeland security, asserts in a new book that he was pressured by top advisers to President George W. Bush to raise the national threat level just before the 2004 election in what he suspected was an effort to influence the vote.
After Osama bin Laden released a threatening videotape four days before the election, Attorney General...
Absoulute Monarchy? Absoulute Absurdity!
From The Times of London-
King Mswati III of Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarch and ruler of some of the poorest people in the world, has sent his favourite wives on a multimillion-pound shopping jaunt through Europe, the Middle East and Asia, provoking fierce criticism of his profligacy. The landlocked kingdom of Swaziland is home to about 1.2 million people, more than two thirds of...
WatchJon Stewart, on the firing of Mets manager, Willy Randolph.
Yes, Willy was fired last year, but I post this for two reasons…..
A) The circumstances in which Willy was fired were good enough to warrant a segment on the Daily Show
B) The Mets are so FUCKIN horrible that I fear HOPE its that time of the year when another Mets manager, Jerry Manuel, and possibly even their General Manager,...
I Feel for The Billionaires out There.....
From The NYT-
The rich have been getting richer for so long that the trend has come to seem almost permanent.
They began to pull away from everyone else in the 1970s. By 2006, income was more concentrated at the top than it had been since the late 1920s. The recent news about resurgent Wall Street pay has seemed to suggest that not even the Great Recession could reverse the rise in income...
A Politician Until the End
From The Boston Globe-
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, in a poignant acknowledgment of his mortality at a critical time in the national health care debate, has privately asked the governor and legislative leaders to change the succession law to guarantee that Massachusetts will not lack a Senate vote when his seat becomes vacant.
In a personal, sometimes wistful letter sent Tuesday to Governor...
Tip #1- Duct Tape Your Ass
From ESPN-
NEW YORK — Plaxico Burress’ lawyer says a prison consultant is preparing the former New York Giants star for life behind bars. Benjamin Brafman tells the New York Post in a story published Saturday that the wide receiver is getting advice on “how to use his period of confinement as productively as possible.” The 32-year-old Burress pleaded guilty Thursday to...
MY APPOLIGIES!!
To all readers of this blog, I appoligize for my lack of updates as of late. It’s August, the true dog days of summer, and like everyone else out there, I too need a break every now and then.
After pulling a super heavy 20 credit load over a 2 1/2 month period, I really needed a break from the web to focus on wrapping up my college career. I’ll be handing in my final essay...
Say it Aint so Billy, Say it Aint So: Peruvian...
It comes with great sadness that I post this.
From The AP-
TAMPA, Fla. — An autopsy report shows that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, officials announced Friday. The Hillsborough County medical examiner’s office previously determined that the bearded, boisterous TV spokesman had a heart attack in his sleep. His wife...
Nastier than the Russian Mob
After winning back-to-back world championships, Russia is preparing to win gold on the Olympic stage.
The Russian Ice Hockey Federation released its roster for the country’s Olympic camp, which will be held Aug. 29-Sept. 1 in Moscow. Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Evgeni Nabokov lead the Russian NHL stars invited to the camp, while 19 players from the Continental Hockey League round out...
The Progress We Call Science
From NYT Science-
You can’t build a machine without parts. That’s true for large machines like engines and pumps, and it’s true for the tiniest machines, the kind that scientists want to build on the scale of molecules to do work inside the body.
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard University have taken a step toward creating parts for molecular machines, out of DNA. In...
Want Better Sleep? Turn Down The Temp
From The NYT-
Studies have found that in general, the optimal temperature for sleep is quite cool, around 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit. For some, temperatures that fall too far below or above this range can lead to restlessness.
Temperatures in this range, it seems, help facilitate the decrease in core body temperature that in turn initiates sleepiness. A growing number of studies are finding...
WatchJoe Scarborough;
Lawyer, Congressman, TV Host, ROCKSTAR.
Michael Phelps, Be Warned
This newly released travel photo of Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, confirms underground rumors that the 50 something year old is preparing for the 2012 London Summer games, in an attempt to bring home olympic gold to Russia, pool style.
I wouldn’t count the old autocrat out. With the Russian intelligence services at his back, knowing the Russian’s, anything is possible.
Allegedly, If you are employed by God, You Don't...
From PNJ-
A federal judge has cleared the way for the government’s seizure of a creationism theme park in Pensacola owned by a couple convicted of tax fraud.
A ruling by U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers states that the nine properties that make up Dinosaur Adventure Land as well as two bank accounts associated with the park will be used to satisfy $430,400 owed to the federal...
WatchThis woman, heads the “Birther” movement. Get a look at this!