Daily Archives: November 24, 2006

Lebanon On the Edge

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

They are standing on the very brink of the precipice in Lebanon right now. Hezbollah, loyal puppets to Syria and Iran, plan mass demonstrations next week to bring down the government. It appears that they will go ahead with this … Continue reading →

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Sinking Fast

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

Sometimes I wonder if it is already too late to save Britain. Earlier, I linked to an article that told about two uniformed Royal Marines who were denied admittance to a bar because they were in uniform and because the … Continue reading →

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Mercury Rising

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

We're having a heat wave! Ok, no, we're not. But you have a very unusual chance to see the planet Mercury against a completely dark sky instead of in the twilight of dawn. That doesn't happen a lot, so here's … Continue reading →

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Warning To Firefox Users

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

Disable your password autosave feature at once. This is very serious and applies to people using Microsoft Internet Explorer. But is is most likely to hit Firefox users. The problem, known as a reverse cross-site request, or RCSR, was first … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Geek Stuff | 1 Comment

The Real Estate Agent Who Tells The Truth

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

"Grubby", "cramped", "dirty" and "having all the charm and poise of a vicar on crack". Highly unusual terms to see when looking at real estate ads. The more commonly used ones refer to "fixer-uppers" which generally translates to "faller downers" or … Continue reading →

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Losing The Ability

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

Two Royal Marines just returning from the funeral of a comrade were denied entry to a bar in Liverpool. The servicemen were in uniform. Two Royal Marines were refused entry to a bar just hours after a colleague's funeral because … Continue reading →

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Feathered Spies

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard have written about the Salton Sea in California before. Well, it seems that it is not only people who are interested in the shrinking body of heavily polluted water. Oh, no, others have plans … Continue reading →

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Polonium 210 Poisoned Litvinenko

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

The BBC is reporting that radioactive polonium 210 was detected in the body of Alexander Litvinenko. Mr Litvinenko's death has been linked to the presence of a "major dose" of radioactive polonium-210 in his body. Scotland Yard confirmed traces were … Continue reading →

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“We Just Have To Solve It Now”

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

Peggy Noonan writes on the problem of illegal immigration: "We don't really have to solve the problem forever. We just have to solve it now." Her argument is that we have been swamped with a wave of immigration, legal and … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration Reform | 4 Comments

Polar Opposite

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

Daniel Henninger, writing in the Opinion Journal, takes what amounts to the exact polar opposite position of David Ignatius' column in the WaPo. Looking at the apparent retreat into isolationism that people on both the far left and the far … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, War | 2 Comments

Indifference

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

David Ignatius has a column in today's Washington Post that really troubles me. He spends a lot of time exploring the routine use of violence and assassination in Lebanon and the Middle East in general. There is real pain expressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, War, World news | 5 Comments

A Misdirected Concern

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

Charles Krauthammer takes a look at Sacha Baron Cohen and an interview he gave to Rolling Stone and wonders what Cohen is thinking. Cohen's "Borat" character is a big hit at the movies using a shtick that reveals, in Cohen's … Continue reading →

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Flying Backwards

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Gaius

Today's Washington Post has a story that is kind of ironic. I posted about the Pan Am China Clippers on Wednesday. Those long-ago airliners tried to make the travel experience as comfortable as possible by offering bunk beds and a lounge. In … Continue reading →

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