January 2009
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Bush shoe sculpture... →
A sculpture of a shoe erected in Iraq to honour a journalist who threw his footwear at George W Bush has been dismantled, reports say. Foreign media say the bronze-coloured fibre-glass shoe was removed from its site in the city of Tikrit on the orders of the local authorities. It had been erected in the grounds of an orphanage. The monument was reportedly taken down just a day after being unveiled...
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Yay! Back from vacation. Helloooooo New York
So you enjoyed it then?
Help me Tumblrs!
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I need a decent usable (drag n’ drop preferably) video editing / organization software, must run on OSX.
iMovie 08 just used up most of my patience.
Nobody argues with me anymore.
robot-heart:
The internet is kind of boring without the occasional argument with a complete stranger on a topic that really doesn’t matter at all. :(
No it’s not!
(Sorry - couldn’t resist it)
AccuWeather.com Quick LookDays 1-5Days 6-10Days 10-15WeekendsAll 15 DaysCurrently At 11:49PM10°CRealFeel®10°CWinds: NNW at 1km/hLgt.rainshower ««««««««<Humidity: 93% Dew Point: 9° CPressure: 101 KPAVisibility: 16 km Note the “Lgt.rainshower” line - it’s currently somewhat how I imagine the hour prior to Noah’s launching of the Ark...
Refinery strikes spread across UK →
Strikes have been breaking out across the UK in support of a mass walkout by energy workers in Lincolnshire angry at the use of foreign workers.
Hundreds gathered for the third day of the original strike at Lindsey Oil Refinery after owner Total gave a £200m contract to an Italian firm.
They have been supported by hundreds of other “sympathy” strikers in Scotland, Wales and other...
MS stem-cell treatment 'success' →
This is of particular interest to me as my sister suffers from this disease. This may provide hope for many hundreds of thousands of sufferers around the world.
“Mr Thiessen has written in to let us know that he certainly does not consider...”
– a clarification from The Economist (via unburyingthelead) (via robot-heart-politics)
Mr Thiessen does not seem to have read the following:-
The 1984 United Nations Convention Against Torture (Article 1) provides a definition of torture that is considered customary.
Article 1
1. For the purposes...
No worship on 'Virgin Mary' hill →
Worship has been banned on a small rural hill in Burundi, where a woman claims to see the Virgin Mary on the same day of every month.
'Tell Congress to support the Obama Plan.'
southpol:
Mike Allen:
The Republican shutout is a slap at the president in the short term but poses a big risk for Republicans in the long run. The president met privately with House Republicans at the Capitol, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel had a private White House dinner for House GOP moderates, and the president had members of both parties and both chambers over for cocktails last night - but...
Today is one of those days where I want to punch...
(via robot-heart)
Deep breath…. now count…10..9..8…
New Zealand inmates foil own escape →
The real Dumb ‘n’ Dumber….
CCTV has captured the moment when two handcuffed prisoners’ attempt to escape custody came to a crashing end as they ran into a lamppost.
Australian 'throws girl to death' →
This is horrible …
BBC NEWS | UK | England | Somerset | Cat helps... →
Everyone loves a happy cat story….
A cat is making a name for himself by helping the postman on his rounds in a Somerset town.
911 call to join jailed brother →
A sandwich short of a full picnic methinks!
In an almost unprecedented display of patriotism I...
Blagojevich Claims Behavior Was Just Elaborate... →
squashed:
The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
This guy is really funny - he should be on stage.
Deep Purple (original mid ’60s line-up) -...
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Car firms get £2.3bn... →
WOW - I was unaware the UK still had a motor industry
This year is coolest since 2000 →
…..and then I read this.
Just what the hell are we supposed to believe?
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Global warming... →
“A team of environmental researchers in the US has warned many effects of climate change are irreversible.”
Living on an island that where the already sparse rainfall is declining even further, this could not be worse news.
Gaza conflict map →
Israeli strike hits southern Gaza →
Here we go again
WWII Veteran Freezes To Death In Own Home →
msbadkittie:
‘Officials in central Michigan say a 93-year-old man who owed more than $1,000 in unpaid electric bills froze to death inside his home — where the municipal power company had restricted his use of electricity.
Neighbors and friends of Marvin Schur want answers as to how this could happen. “Now that we do know it was hypothermia, there’s a whole bunch of feelings that I’ve got going...
Chicken Shack - I’d Rather Go Blind
You're Going To Be Talking About This: Citigroup... →
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soupsoup: (via thedailywhat)
‘Even though the bank’s stock is as cheap as a gallon of gas and it’s burning through a $45 billion taxpayer-funded rescue, the airhead execs pushed through the purchase of a new Dassault Falcon 7X, according to a source familiar with the deal.’
once again, when will these criminals start going to jail? oh yeah, that’s right. never. because that’s the...
“Los Angeles airport has had to make special arrangements for the superjumbo,...”
– Airbus A380 is a big plane and a big pain in the behind - Gadling (via robot-heart)
Why is that as soon as Europe develops a competitive aircraft US airports find reasons to complain. It was JFK that effectively killed off Concorde and it sounds like similar attempts will be made over the A380.
...
Freddie Mac to ask government for another $30-$35... →
And how much of that will end up in the pockets of rogue directors and shareholders?
New lingua franca upsets French →
That the French resent the global supremacy of the English language is nothing new, but as Hugh Schofield finds out, a newly evolved business-speak version is taking over.
Brother campaigns for 'enemy combatant' →
Mr al-Marri, a Qatari national, was arrested in the US in December 2001. He was charged with credit card fraud and lying to the FBI, but before his trial was due to start he was declared an “enemy combatant” and accused of being an al-Qaeda sleeper agent tasked with hacking into computers to disrupt the financial system.
Yet another Bush fuck-up. If the guy is believed to be guilty of...
Nigeria police hold 'robber' goat →
NOBODY messes with the Nigerian police
Saudi warns US over Middle East →
This should be seen as a ‘friendly’ hint. As I understand it a very large portion of the US economy is tied to Saudi investment (upward of 7% according to Michael Moore) so now is probably not the best time to risk losing that.
Obama, take note!
'Bye Mum
Just dropped mum off at the airport to fly home to the UK. Don’t know when I’ll see her again - very sad at the moment.
Kosmic Blues - Janis at her best
“We ought to be ashamed of ourselves for forcing the Palestinians into this...”
– The Smart Set: A Second Opinion - January 20, 2009 (via curate) (via jhnbrssndn) (via moderndancers)
