Daily Archives: January 24, 2008

Apparently Zombies Have Evolved

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

It used to be that you could count on zombies wanting one thing: brains. Not anymore! Plastic surgery patients want Angelina's lips LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Eyes like Katie Holmes, the sultry pout of Angelina Jolie and a body like … Continue reading →

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Prodi Falls In Italy

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a vote of confidence in Italy's upper house and has resigned. After only a 20 month run in charge of the country, meetings begin tomorrow on whether to name a caretaker government or to … Continue reading →

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Bill Clinton Tarnishing Up The Global Image

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

A remarkable slap at Bill Clinton's vicious partisanship has just been delivered from Davos. John Gapper, writing in the Financial Times is blasting Clinton's efforts to tarnish the Clinton brand globally. The Bill Clinton we have come to know, as … Continue reading →

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Falling Out

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

Well, this is interesting. Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton has just let go – both barrels – on Bill Clinton. I write this more out of sadness than anger. Bill Clinton’s ill-tempered and ill-founded attacks on … Continue reading →

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A Clash Of Green

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

Beggars belief, it does. California prosecutors are pursuing charges against a couple on behalf of their aggrieved neighbor. The neighbor alleges that his solar panels are being shaded by the couple's sequoia trees. No, I really am not making this … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, Insanity, Legal | 7 Comments

The Downside Of Serfdom

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

I posted about the human hamster wheels being touted as a carbon offset scheme by Western companies back in September of last year. The company involved in that scheme was shipping "treadle pumps" to India and touting it as human … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Energy, Environment | 2 Comments

“Seems It Never Rains In Southern California…”

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

Seems it never rains in southern California Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya It pours, man it pours. (A. Hammond, M. Hazelwood, It never rains in … Continue reading →

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Ghosts In The Machine

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

The Daily Mail has another of their periodic "mysterious photos" that purportedly shows a ghostly face. Of course, the photo was taken with a cell phone camera and the "face" is likely an illusion or some sort of artifact that … Continue reading →

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All Your Food Are Belong Us

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

(T)Hugo Chavez is now stealing food from major distributors in his latest bit of progressive socialism. Price controls didn't work, so it is on to outright theft. At gunpoint, apparently. Venezuela's top food company has accused troops of illegally seizing more … Continue reading →

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Death In Ekaterinburg

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

The Daily Mail reports that DNA testing on the remains of two bodies found last year confirm that all of the members of the Russian royal family were murdered in Ekaterinburg, Russia in 1918. None of them escaped the massacre. … Continue reading →

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Market Manipulation

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

A French bank has uncovered the activities of a rogue trader that caused that bank, Société Générale, to lose more than £3.7 billion ($7.15 billion) and may well have triggered some of the recent global market gyrations. If the bank … Continue reading →

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When Did Iron Men In Wooden Ships….

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

….Morph into hapless men in broken down ships? Well, one could ask the British Ministry of Defense. The pride and joy of what is left of the Royal Navy, HMS Illustrious set sail from Portsmouth to lead a round of … Continue reading →

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Dems Worried About Clinton Attacks

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Gaius

The Washington Post reports that many Democrats at the top of the party hierarchy are getting worried about the viciousness of the Clinton Attacks on Obama. They are trying to get Bill Clinton especially to tone things down before real … Continue reading →

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