Daily Archives: July 20, 2006

The Cleveland Bottled Water Party

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Gaius

That just doesn't have the ring of, "The Boston Tea Party", but it will have to do I supposed. The latest tempest in a water bottle, so to speak, is an advertisement for Fiji bottled water. Running in several national … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Business | 2 Comments

Jelly Jam

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Gaius

The animal uprising took another strange turn this week when squadrons of jellyfish viciously attacked the cooling water intakes at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. The heaving mass of gelatinous monsters jammed up the intakes and caused … Continue reading →

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You’d Think They’d Learn

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Gaius

One thing Patterico has shown time and time again is that he knows how to read his site IP logs. This talent has led to several exposures of sock-puppetry which have been thoroughly publicized (*cough* Hiltzik). Yet some people seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Foto Phun | 3 Comments

Ethiopia Prepares To Enter Somalia

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Gaius

The AP headline says that Ethiopia is set to "invade" Somalia, but since the troops are going there at the request of the shaky Somalian interim government, that word doesn't apply. The Islamic "militia" that controls Southern Somalia is threatening to take … Continue reading →

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Bipartisan Support

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Gaius

The New York Times has an article about campaign contributions to the Lieberman campaign. It makes much of the fact that many of his donors usually favor Republicans (most are quite small donations, by the way). Now, none of this … Continue reading →

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Undercover Work

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Gaius

A policewoman in New Zealand has given up her part-time job after her work was uncovered. She was working part time as a hooker. While prostitution is legal in New Zealand and police are allowed to take approved second jobs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff, World news | 2 Comments

Hezbollah Continues Rocket Attacks

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Gaius

Hezbollah continued to rain rockets down on civilian targets in Northern Israel today. A series of rocket attacks near Moshav Avivim on the Israeli-Lebanese border sent residents into bomb shelters on Thursday morning. Five rockets also landed in the Upper … Continue reading →

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Love Or Money

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Gaius

You decide. The Times of India reports on a lawsuit between two Indian families living in Massachusetts. In a case of matchmaking gone really bad. The Indian tradition of Matchmaking between families is still alive and well for families who … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal, World news | 1 Comment

India Banning Some Blogs

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Gaius

The Indian government has taken steps to ban certain blogs. Indian bloggers are not at all happy with the action. The country's 153 internet service providers (ISP) have blocked 17 websites since last week on federal government orders. Some of … Continue reading →

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