Daily Archives: April 23, 2008

Luke, I Am Your …… Worst Nightmare

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Gaius

Founding a new religion can be a bit rough, apparently. But then, when you base your liturgy on the teachings of a movie prop puppet what can you expect? Yes, Jonba Hehol was finally attacked by a badly-dressed Darth Vader … Continue reading →

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Catch 22 And A Half

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Gaius

Drought strikes. People, exhorted by the politicians and functionaries of municipal utilities exert themselves and conserve water. Then comes the reward for all their scrimping on water: Massive fee increases because the water authorities didn't make enough money what with … Continue reading →

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An Embarrassing Performance

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Rich Horton

[I bumped this for an update.]  Yes, I'm talking about the Pennsylvania primary. No, I'm not talking about Barrack Obama. I've had running battles (on other sites) about what I viewed as godawful polling practices by an outfit out of … Continue reading →

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Our Myopic Scientists

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Rich Horton

This is not encouraging: Few now doubt global warming Among scientists in two fields that focus closely on climate—geophysics and meteorology—few now doubt that the planet is warming or that human activity is to blame, even though views diverge on … Continue reading →

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Is The End Near For Robert Mugabe’s Regime?

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Gaius

In what could well be a sign that Robert Mugabe's nightmarish misrule of Zimbabwe may be coming to an end, a Chinese shipment of arms to Zimbabwe has been turned away. Other African nations and organizations banded together to frustrate … Continue reading →

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Barely Double Digit Win

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Gaius

CNN is now reporting that Hillary Clinton won in Pennsylvania by a 10% margin, 55% to Barack Obama's 45%. This despite huge expenditures by the Obama campaign. ABC News is asking the same thing I did last night, though: is … Continue reading →

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