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Archive for June, 2008

U.S. v. Canada When It Comes to Free Speech

12th June 2008

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When faith and health care clash for French Muslims

12th June 2008

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Christian teenager died after aborting Muslim boyfriend’s child

12th June 2008

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No, it’s not from a tabloid.

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Democrats Hire Radical Islamic Group to Register Voters – Fraud Ensues

12th June 2008

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Waalbot, the wall-climbing, gecko-footed robot

12th June 2008

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Spiderman, here we come.

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Panasonic debuts “hybrid lighting” Pa-Look compact fluorescent bulbs

12th June 2008

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NY Times: Unlike Other, More Nuanced Nations, the US Clings to Free Speech

12th June 2008

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And that’s just so old-fashioned. It’s almost embarrassing to live here.

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60% of NBA players are broke within 5 years of leaving league

12th June 2008

Steve Sailer is always worth reading.

The typical NBA player makes millions of dollars and has a two digit IQ.

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Treason laws could be abolished

12th June 2008

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Of course. Nobody believes in such outmoded concepts as “treason”, anyway.

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What Is Owed to Native Americans?

12th June 2008

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Those who wish to put government in charge of their lives should read & heed.

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Author Looks to the Koran For 99 New Superheroes

12th June 2008

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I am not making this up.

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Kucinich Forces Vote On Bush’s Impeachment

12th June 2008

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Expecting To Be Treated With Prejudice May Be Self-fulfilling Prophecy, Study Suggests

12th June 2008

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Ya think?

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A gang of teenagers who terrorised their local milkman for six years, stealing £12,000 of milk, juice and eggs from his float, have escaped prison.

12th June 2008

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  1. Thank God you don’t live in Britain.
  2. Without eternal vigilance, it could happen here. Probably in Chicago.

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Delay In Next Solar Cycle Continues

12th June 2008

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I could use another little Ice Age, if for no other reason than to shut up AlGore.

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White People in the News – June 11, 2008

12th June 2008

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Stuff Referenced

* Having Black Friends
* Being Offended
* Barack Obama
* Farmers Markets
* Diversity

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Clever people could live 15 years longer

11th June 2008

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And it seems like forever.

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Morris dancing threatened by new knife laws

11th June 2008

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  1. Thank God you don’t live in Britain.
  2. Without eternal vigilance, it could happen here.

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Railways raided for metal sold on black market

11th June 2008

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Russia plans Arctic military build-up

11th June 2008

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Oh, boy.

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Bamboo and You

11th June 2008

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Let’s all get bamboo floors and feel good about ourselves for being trendy and saving the planet.

That is, if we can afford it. It’s not cheap being green.

Is there an environmental quandary that’s been keeping you up at night?

If so, get a life.

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Apple’s new iPhone augurs the inevitable return of the Bell telephone monopoly

11th June 2008

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Or, at least, one of the handwringers at Slate magazine thinks so.

The underlying reasons for Bell dominance are Washington politics and the economics of natural monopoly. Some markets, because of the sheer costs of being a player, tend toward either a single firm or a small number of firms. Infrastructure and utility markets are the classic examples: bridges, plumbing, and electric systems. Everyone hoped and thought the wireless market would be different. But it’s not, in part because of well-meaning policies. “Fair” spectrum auctions cost billions and thereby create the conditions of natural monopoly, over time making the industry a one- or two-horse show.

You’d think that those who were aghast at monopolies would point that attitude at the government, the fons et origo of monopoly. But they never do.

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Lesbos islanders want to stop homosexual women calling themselves Lesbians

10th June 2008

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Good luck with that.

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Why Crawl When You Can Stand Still?

10th June 2008

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I hate moving crap when I’m watching TV.

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Super-strong nanopaper is seven times stronger, 1,000 times smaller

10th June 2008

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Hyperactivity Gene Helps Nomadic Tribesmen?

10th June 2008

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Well, it couldn’t hurt….

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Obama a doomed apostate? (true or false)

10th June 2008

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Which would be more entertaining?

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Miss Headscarf competition won by Iraqi

10th June 2008

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The Surge must be working.

But there was a furious reaction from some members of the Islamic community which is already antagonised by the Scandanavian nation’s role in a cartoon scandal involving the Prophet Mohammad.

Bunch of sore losers.

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Virtually waterless washing machine edges closer to production

10th June 2008

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Debunking the “Wealth Effect”

10th June 2008

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An entire article proceeding from a false premise — typical for Slate. The point is that the economy isn’t that bad, and ordinary people (unlike, say, thumbsucking pseudo-journalists) realize that and behave accordingly.

And they get paid for this stuff. I should have such a job.

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Local Police Embracing Immigration Law Enforcement

10th June 2008

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Police enforcing the law. What a concept.

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China’s Local Leaders Hold Absolute Power

10th June 2008

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And this differs from the other 6,000 years of Chinese history how?

There is nothing new under the sun — it’s just that the names are changed to deceive the dim-witted.

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Lots of Americans accept Obama. But will the world?

10th June 2008

Anne Applebaum brings up an interesting point.

I hate to put it so crudely, but — European newspaper reporting to the contrary — racism is not unique to the United States.

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Immortal Longings

10th June 2008

Ross Douthat is almost always worth reading.

Eliminate terrorism and nuclear weapons, and you’ll still die. Do away with poverty, clean up the environment, and ensure a fairer distribution of the earth’s resources, and you’ll still die. Find a cure for AIDS, and not only will you still die, but so will everybody you’ve cured.

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Supercomputer built with Sony PlayStation parts smashes previous speed record

10th June 2008

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You can make a mainframe from the things you have at home.

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Olive rustlers plague Australian farmers

10th June 2008

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The olive rustlers appear to be better at harvesting the fruit than professional pickers.

I’ll bet branding them is the hard part.

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Watch lost at sea still works after 67 years

10th June 2008

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Commentary: The Last Year of the Pig

10th June 2008

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We may have seen the Year of the Pig fully celebrated in accordance with the Chinese calendar for the last time. References to pigs were banned in China’s television advertising in 2007, the official Year of the Pig, to prevent offending the Muslim population. In Taiwan citizens were put on notice about using ‘pig’ postage stamps for mailings to Muslim countries or recipients.

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Malaysian president Abdullah Badawi calls for British Muslims to live under sharia law

10th June 2008

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Thousands of Chinese criminals cannot be deported to China

9th June 2008

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The Chinese won’t take them back.

They may be crazy but they’re not stupid.

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Design student concocts eco-friendly modular PC

9th June 2008

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The sustainable PC runs Windows, consumes just 27-watts of power and has “upgradable components that slide out without the need for tools.”

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Marines Smash Recruiting Records

9th June 2008

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In April, the Marines signed up 2,233 recruits, beating their monthly goal by 142 percent, a level that far exceeds any other military service.

Marines have always been good at breaking things.

“I don’t have to sell the Marines. They know what they want when they step in the door.”

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Former policeman on child pornography charges stabbed to death

9th June 2008

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I guess all that “innocent until proven guilty” doesn’t live in Britain any more.

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American gun owners call for cowboy holsters to be worn in public

9th June 2008

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The Varying Impact of Gas Prices

9th June 2008

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Guess who it hurts most? That’s right — Flyover Country.

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Obama Campaign Throws A Whole Lot of Stuff Down the Memory Hole

9th June 2008

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I mean, that stuff was just SO yesterday….

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Forbidden to die

9th June 2008

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Strictly forbidden.

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‘Bush Lied’? If Only It Were That Simple.

9th June 2008

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Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, set out to provide the official foundation for what has become not only a thriving business but, more important, an article of faith among millions of Americans. And in releasing a committee report Thursday, he claimed to have accomplished his mission, though he did not use the L-word.

But if you actually read the report, you find something entirely different.

But dive into Rockefeller’s report, in search of where exactly President Bush lied about what his intelligence agencies were telling him about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, and you may be surprised by what you find.

In other words, as with many Democrat-run “official” reports, they can’t lie about the evidence, but they can lie about what the evidence shows, in the sure and certain knowledge that nobody who counts will Read The Whole Thing and catch them out.

Who was it said that it’s impossible to underestimate the intelligence of the American people?

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Senate Votes To Privatize Its Failing Restaurants

9th June 2008

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Note that, when it comes to their own comforts, Congress gives all the socialist rhetoric a pass and goes with what actually works. Would that they felt the same about their nominal constituents.

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Sense of Fairness Affects Outlook, Decisions

9th June 2008

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This is the sort of thumbsucking “journalism” that pervades the Washington Post.

A pair of psychologists recently evaluated hundreds of employees at a large North American university that was in the grip of painful change. The researchers wanted to find out whether there were factors that explained why some employees successfully weathered the transition and reengaged with their jobs, while others spiraled into cynicism and exhaustion — the classic signs of burnout.

No doubt the latter read and believed all the doom-and-gloom that outlets such as the Washington Post keep pounding them with. And, of course, “a large North American university” is a really representative sample of the population.

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