Another great example of “good intentions” run amok. This is a special report ran by a local news station in my area. The clip is about 9 minutes long, but it provides a good example of how throwing money at the problem does squat. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPd02gVu378&hl=en]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcqOgnQyXp4&hl=en] Tear that butt up! Just Tear it up!
Conspiracy theroists have once again hit the virtual street corners of cyberspace peddeling the latest conspiracy theory involving Rev. Wright’s appearence in front of the National Press Club. And as expected, folks are lining up to spend some of their common sense in exchange for a quick fix. WAS REV. WRIGHT PRESS CONF A CLINTON […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
D.C. anti-gang effort: Call them ‘crews’ By David C. Lipscomb washingtontimes.com When is a gang not a gang? When it’s based in the District. D.C. officials insist on describing groups of young males as “crews,” rather than gangs, even when they are held responsible for violent acts such as the wave of killings in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
*Ever since Destiny Child’s song “Bootylicious”, some folks STILL can’t break the habit of placing -licious at the end of anything. It has gotten old and frankly, some folks are too old to be using it in the first place. *One of my biggest gripes about “unique business opportunities” that are pyramid-based is that you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
See what happens when you don’t own a Prius? Global warming set to fan HIV news.com.au CLIMATE change is the latest threat to the world’s growing HIV epidemic, say Australian experts who warn of the “grim” outlook in the fight against the infectious disease. A leading professor of health and human rights, Daniel Tarantola, has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All the “green” rhetoric has really increased in the last couple of weeks. I am down with taking care of the environment, but sheesh! Do we have to hear about it at every turn? While it may be easy to lay most of the blame on greedy marketing firms, I don’t see folks who legitimately […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Walking away from your current mortgage because you know it is about to reset (or already has) and getting a BIGGER house with a smaller mortgage payment.
Notice the hand (I mean, paw). [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXkw3L7oxwk&hl=en]
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Some things I found over the net this morning Back in 2007- The May 13 This Week opened with a pre-taped interview of Obama conducted by Stephanopoulos. The relevant portion of the roundtable panel, with Cokie Roberts and George Will in addition to Donaldson and Stephanopoulos, in which Donaldson referred back to the interview: Sam […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I just happened to see this in Google this afternoon– ==== Google Image Labeler How does it work? You’ll be randomly paired with a partner who’s online and using the feature. Over a two-minute period, you and your partner will: * View the same set of images.* Provide as many labels as possible to describe […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Misguided anger
by Duane on May 12th, 2008 at 11:54 am“Most notably, while giving much attention to critics of hip-hop videos, Wiltz never mentioned that videos now constitute only about 20 percent of the network’s programming, down from nearly 70 percent just three years ago. Nor does she mention that BET has won seven awards for its news programs in the past year; that BET […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…