Daily Archives: August 8, 2007

Educated Guess

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

I am quite sure there will be a lot of media attention on this item, which I caught over at Memeorandum. The New York Times is blaring a headline: Potential Flaw Is Found in Design of Fallen Bridge. Which is … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Observations | 1 Comment

Size 12 Clay Feet

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

The Commission's Complaint, filed on April 14, 2003, alleged that beginning on March 6, 2000, Armstrong touted the stock of BluePoint Linux Software Corporation ("BluePoint") by posting unsubstantiated, favorable buy recommendations on the Raging Bull internet site. Armstrong posted over … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Politics | 6 Comments

Godspeed Endeavour

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

STS-118 has successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 6:36 pm EDT. Shuttle Endeavour is away, carrying Barbara Morgan, who was the backup for Christa McAuliffe who was killed when Challenger exploded. Endeavour and its crew of seven rose … Continue reading →

Posted in Space | 1 Comment

Socialized Medicine And The National Health Death Service

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

A 22-year old British woman went to her free general practitioner doctor to get free treatment for her severe headaches. She was told – for free – that her headaches were the result of stress. She kept going to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, World news | 3 Comments

Berserk Beaver Bashes Bubbe

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

A Swedish grandmother (or 'bubbe' in Yiddish, which is very similar to Swedish except that all the words are different) has been savaged by a beaver while taking a nice, relaxing swim in a river. The beaver beat the bubbe … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 2 Comments

And Still More Confused

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

The two Muslim men arrested in South Carolina with what authorities describe as "pipe bombs" are getting a lot of attention from the FBI at this point. And things are getting somewhat more confused as details come out. (Some readers here … Continue reading →

Posted in News | 3 Comments

Sober Truth

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

A troubling thing these days is the media's increasing use of completely anonymous sources to make lurid allegations. Seldom is there any apology if the allegations turn out to be unsubstantiated – or even proven to be entirely false. Worst of … Continue reading →

Posted in Space | 1 Comment

Going Bear On The Beach

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

Crystal Beach, Ontario, on the shores of Lake Erie is a popular destination in the summer months. And beach-goers there have something to look forward to: a visit from a 700 pound grizzly bear! A 700-pound grizzly bear escaped from … Continue reading →

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The Irresolute Resolution

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

The Chicago Tribune has a very negative editorial about the latest United Nations "resolution" on Darfur. To call them pessimistic would be optimistic. It's hard to be optimistic about the UN Security Council's toothless resolution — gee, why does that … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 5 Comments

“A Fairyland Of Health Happiness”

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

John Stossel is in rare form today. His weekly column is devoted to the extremely expensive "free" health care Wisconsin Democrats want to impose on the state. And Stossel says the rest of the nation should cheer them on. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Economy, Taxes | 6 Comments

No Journalistic Omerta?

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Gaius

It's a little hard to figure out what is happening at this point with the "Scott Thomas" Beauchamp story at this point. I had thought that the major media outlets were going to simply ignore the kerfluffle after Howard Kurtz … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Media | 5 Comments