Wednesday, March 29, 2006

The Smoldering Ruins of Centralia

In 1962, workers set a heap of trash ablaze in an abandoned mine pit which was used as the borough's landfill. The burning of excess trash was a common practice, yet at that particular time and place there existed a dangerous condition: an exposed vein of anthracite coal. The highly flammable mineral was unexpectedly ignited by the trash fire, prompting a quick effort to put it out. The flames on the surface were successfully extinguished, but unbeknownst to the fire fighters, the coal continued to burn underground.


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Friday, March 24, 2006

London 'under water by 2100' as Antarctica crumbles

DOZENS of the world’s cities, including London and New York, could be flooded by the end of the century, according to research which suggests that global warming will increase sea levels more rapidly than was previously thought.

Complete story at TimesOnline

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Thursday, March 23, 2006

A Day Without Latinos

About 30,000 protesters on Thursday marched into downtown Milwaukee as part of a demonstration titled "A Day Without Latinos" in which Latinos were encouraged to take time from their jobs to march, according to Voces de la Frontera, which organized the event. A police spokesman said the crowd was between 10,000 and 15,000. More at CNN

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Sunday, March 19, 2006

Child support shift stirs animosity

I found this story about Mens Rights and Child Support in several locations.
The one that caught my attention was a complete posting of the text found at ajc.com

I doubt that it will be there for long, (they want money) I had to find it searching like this
(Search Link to ajc.com)

The other was in a News Group. You can view it at Google Groups Here

This article was written on 3/16/2006 by Craig Schneider

Read more at www.ajc.com/search/cont...

Saturday, March 18, 2006

U.S. National Debt

$8,276,962,479,801

Interesting Figures here...

Thanks GW you friggin idiot...
People should not be afraid of the govenrment...
Government should be afraid of the people!!...

It's Our Duty to stand up to these assholes that want to control every aspect of our lives, from censorship of our Television (FCC Google News Search) to National ID Cards (Google News).

The time is past, there are no longer Red States and Blue States that are divided on issues that have to do with some "prick" whom has more money and can bullshit better than his opponent, or some "Big Money Corporation" that has nothing but "greed" in mind.

If you are an American Citizen, then Wake The Fuck Up...

Read more at www.brillig.com/debt_cl...

Friday, March 17, 2006

Push for Net neutrality mandate grows

The American Association of Retired Persons, better known as the AARP, may be more famous for its lobbying muscle on pension plans and Medicare, but now it's taking up a new platform: keeping the Internet free and open for the age 50-plus set.The 35 million member group is among a growing list of companies and organizations that signed a new letter Thursday urging senators to require Net neutrality principles by law. Also called network neutrality, it's the idea that the companies that own the broadband pipes should not be able to configure their networks in a way that plays favorites--allowing them, for example, to transmit their own services at faster speeds, or to charge Net content and application companies a fee for similar fast delivery.

Thanks to CNETNews.com

Read more at news.com.com/2100-1028_...

Monday, March 13, 2006

YOU CAN CLICK BUT YOU CAN´T HIDE

What happens when a site is shut down by the MPAA?

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Obfuscating BitTorrent

People ask about making an 'obfuscated' version of BitTorrent often enough that it ought to be a FAQ. The reason given is that some ISPs are doing traffic shaping on BitTorrent protocol, and people wish to get around that.

There are several whole categories of reasons for not doing it. First, there's hardly any benefit. Most ISPs don't do such shaping, and attempts at obfuscation won't work for long - the ISP traffic shaping tools are already quite sophisticated, and a wire protocol which transfers a lot of data bidirectionally and consistently looks like line noise with no header is only marginally more difficult to identify then one which uses fixed ports. Obfuscating the protocol doesn't even claim to make it difficult to find out who's downloading a particular file.... More

Google faces Wall Street revolt

GOOGLE is facing a Wall Street rebellion as investment analysts demand that the internet search company provides regular financial forecasts after a series of blunders that have sent its share price on a multi-billion-dollar rollercoaster ride for the past three months.

Google decided before listing on Nasdaq that it would not provide earnings guidance to Wall Street, and that investors would simply have to trust the company’s strategy.

Read more at business.timesonline.co...

Cassini-Huygens: Latest Images


Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Build a Fence -- And Amnesty

It's time to build a real fence or a wall along every foot of the 1,989 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border. There can be only two arguments against this approach to keeping out illegal immigrants: (1) it won't work -- possible, but we won't know unless we try; or (2) we don't want it to work -- then, we should say so and open our borders to anyone but criminals and terrorists. Either way, we need more candor in our immigration debates. Now is the time, because Congress is considering its first major immigration legislation in years.In 2005 the Border Patrol stopped 1.19 million people trying to enter the United States illegally; 98.5 percent of them were caught along the southern border. Of those who got through and stayed (crude estimate: some 500,000 annually), about two-thirds lack a high school education. Even a country as accepting of newcomers as the United States cannot effortlessly absorb infinite numbers of poor and unskilled workers. Legal immigration totals 750,000 to 1 million people annually, many of them also unskilled. Credits

Read more at www.washingtonpost.com/...

In New York, the Irish Pack It In

NEW YORK — Up and down the hills of Woodlawn these days are signs that things are changing. White paper fliers flutter around storefronts, listing furniture for sale. On a Friday night, the bars on Katonah Avenue have a hollow feeling.The Irish are going home.

Read more at www.latimes.com/news/na...

30 arrested by US immigration officials

Federal immigration officials yesterday announced the arrests of 30 undocumented immigrants, including 26 who allegedly failed to obey federal orders to leave the country.The arrests, which occurred Monday morning, were part of a coordinated sweep through Revere, Malden, Chelsea, Everett, and East Boston, officials said. None of those arrested were found to have ties to terrorism. Some of those arrested have been running from the law for 15 years, officials said. Complete Story at The Boston Globe

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Uncommon Weapon in Immigration Fight

CALDWELL, Idaho — Like many communities, this fast-growing agricultural pocket of southwestern Idaho is paying a high tab for illegal immigration.When an illegal worker gave birth to a premature baby, Canyon County wound up with a $174,000 hospital bill. County officials say the jail spent thousands to house another illegal immigrant at a motel, after his tuberculosis threatened to infect fellow inmates. more at Los Angeles Times

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Study: Illegal workers hold 1 of 20 civilian jobs

WASHINGTON - As many as 12 million illegal immigrants now live in the United States, up from an estimated 8.4 million in the 2000 Census, according to a new study released Tuesday.The estimate by the nonpartisan Pew Hispanic Center also said that illegal workers fill nearly one out of every 20 civilian jobs. Credit chron.com

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Ariz. Governor Orders Troops to Border

PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano on Wednesday ordered more National Guardsmen posted at the Mexican border to help stop illegal immigrants and curb related crimes.

Immigration Awareness Week

I thought it might be interesting to take a look into Immigration for the next week. An unbiased look at the condition of The Immigration and Naturalization Service and the current state of our borders and Policies of the current administration. I will provide links to articles and opinions that I find and you can comment on these articles as you see fit. I will try to include a poll or two so that we may see how things really stack up. To get started here's a link to The National Archives (archives.gov) And a Google Search for the keyword Immigration.

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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

750 Square Meter Videoprojection

Four projectors covering a 750 square meter townhall building with amazing images/animations that make use of the shape of the building. It sounds a bit weird, but I assure you: it's amazing!

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Men’s Rules (that women should know)

Women, learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don’t hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not considered by us to be opportunities to see if we can find the perfect present . . . . again!

Sometimes we are not thinking about you. Live with it.

Sunday = sports. It’s like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

Don’t cut your hair. Ever. Long hair is always more attractive than short hair. One of the big reasons guys fear getting married is that married women always cut their hair, and by then you’re stuck with her.

Ask for what you want. Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!

We don’t remember dates. . . .Period!!

Most guys own three pairs of shoes - tops. What makes you think we’d be any good at choosing which pair, out of thirty, would look good with your dress?

Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.

If you won’t dress like the Victoria’s Secret girls, don’t expect us to act like soap opera guys.

If you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us. We’ve been tricked before!!

If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

Let us ogle. We are going to look anyway; it’s genetic.

You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

Christopher Columbus did not need directions, and neither do we.

The relationship is never going to be like it was the first two months we were going out. Get over it. And quit whining to your girlfriends.

ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

We are not mind readers and we never will be. Our lack of mind-reading ability is not proof of how little we care about you.

If we ask what is wrong and you say “nothing,” we will act like nothing’s wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, expect an answer you don’t want to hear.

Don’t ask us what we’re thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as navel lint, the shotgun formation, or monster trucks.

Foreign films are best left to foreigners. (Unless it’s Bruce Lee or some war flick where it doesn’t really matter what they’re saying anyway.)

BEER is as exciting for us as handbags are for you.

Thank you for reading this; Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know, it’s like camping.

Thursday, March 02, 2006

A magic way to make billions

Via CNN News

Buried in the huge budget-reconciliation bill, on which House and Senate conferees are putting the final touches right now, are a few paragraphs that accomplish an extraordinary feat. They roll back the price of a barrel of crude oil to what it sold for two years ago. They create this pretend price for the benefit of a small group of the politically well connected. You still won't be able to buy gasoline for $1.73 per gal. as you did then, instead of today's $2.28. You still won't be able to buy home heating oil for $1.60 per gal., in place of today's $2.39. But a select group of investors and companies will walk away with billions of dollars in tax subsidies, not from oil but from the marketing of a dubious concoction of synthetic fuel produced from coal and dependent on government tax credits tied to the price of oil. more at CNN

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Video shows Bush Katrina warning

Video showing President George W Bush being warned on the eve of Hurricane Katrina that the storm could breach New Orleans' flood defences has emerged.The footage, obtained by the Associated Press, also shows Mr Bush being told of the risk to evacuees in the Superdome.It appears to contradict Mr Bush's statement four days after Katrina hit, when he said: "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees." more at BBC News

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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Climate change concerns grow

From BBC News

There will be sceptics, predominantly in the US, who will accuse the IPCC of trying to scare policy-makers into action with their report.But the broad international expert consensus embodied in the IPCC will make it harder for the US administration to say that climate change is a problem for the future which can be solved by technological advances.In a meeting with climate campaigners, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said the world needed to engage the Americans, Chinese and Indians in agreement over a figure for CO2 stabilisation.But this is unlikely to happen while US President George W Bush is in office; his representative told the December climate conference in Montreal that the US would not agree any targets for reducing CO2. read full story at:

Read more at news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci...