Daily Archives: July 11, 2007

Disposable Tatoos

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

Researchers have found a new application for a technique originally developed for pharmaceutical products and other consumer goods. Microencapsulation was originally designed as a way to put a protective capsule around a product that would break down under certain conditions … Continue reading →

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Apples, Trees and Lightning Don’t Mix

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

Everyone should, one hopes, know that lightning storms and trees do not mix well. The long-standing advice is that standing under or near a tree  during a storm is a bad idea verging on the suicidal. Well, it turns out … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine | 2 Comments

Interesting Ideas

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

Two items from Real Clear Politics juxtaposed together make an interesting argument. The first on, from the Detroit News makes the point that Representative John Dingell's (D-Michigan) proposal to introduce a carbon tax on all industries that produce energy or energy … Continue reading →

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“Clear And Convincing Evidence To The Contrary”

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

“Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood,” Jack Murtha, member of the House of Representatives and unindicted co-conspirator in the ABSCAM case, speaking to the press and declaring US Marines … Continue reading →

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Lady Bird Johnson, RIP

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

Lady Bird Johnson has died at her home in Austin, Texas. She was 94 years old. AUSTIN, Texas – Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former … Continue reading →

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Well, It Ain’t Pennies From Heaven

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

For years now, items have been turning up in the news raving about the high tech, superwhamadyne Japanese toilets. Of course, the occasional unflattering piece has shown up now and again, too. People tend to get cranky when their toilet bursts into … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff, World news | 1 Comment

Fascinating Find

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

A historian visiting the British Museum to research some of their large collection of Assyrian cuneiform tablets has made a fascinating discovery. Michael Jursa, a scholar from Vienna, has found an inscription that appears to validate the existence of a … Continue reading →

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“Giant Badgers Terrorise Iraqi Port City”

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

Pretty standard headline here at Blue Crab Boulevard, no? Only it isn't ours. It is from the Australian Daily Telegraph. Honest. THE Iraqi port city of Basra, already prey to a nasty turf war between rival militia factions, has now … Continue reading →

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Freedom Versus Compulsion

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

John Stossel writes today about an interview that he conducted with Michael Moore. He methodically picks apart Moore's arguments about government. He also gives a lesson in spotting the insidious presumptions of people like Moore. I interviewed Michael Moore recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Media, Taxes | 4 Comments

Move Over Pamplona

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

In a bid to get ahead of Pamplona, Spain and its annual running of the bulls (or goring of the tourists as it is sometimes called) Omaha, Nebraska has ratcheted up the pressure. They have staged their own event: the … Continue reading →

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Flop

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

NBC released viewing figures for the Live Earth concert coverage it carried over the weekend. To call the figure dismal would be to an understatement. Almost twice as many viewers watched a re-run episode of "Cops" on Fox. In total … Continue reading →

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Red Mosque Battle Finally Over – Death Toll Unknown

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Gaius

The group of "brave" jihadis using women and children as human shields appear to have finally been captured or killed during an almost two day long battle. Pakistani officials are reporting at least 60 militants are dead. But they are … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 1 Comment