Senator Chris Dodd (Connecticut) Sen. Dodd Announces Legislation to Reimburse Troops for Purchasing Essential Safety Equipment September 29, 2005: “The United States government has few higher priorities than the safety and well-being of U.S. troops deployed in harm’s way. In my view, that starts with equipping them with the gear they need to operate safely…
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E=MC2 turns 100! – New York Times
(Hard to believe it has only been around a century….cd) That Famous Equation and You – New York Times DURING the summer of 1905, while fulfilling his duties in the patent office in Bern, Switzerland, Albert Einstein was fiddling with a tantalizing outcome of the special theory of relativity he’d published in June. His new…
Monkeys Pay to See Female Monkey Bottoms
(the part they leave out of this story is that some monkeys spend a lot of time surfing the net for sexy monkey pictures they don’t have to pay for….cd) Monkeys Pay to See Female Monkey Bottoms Monkeys Pay to See Female Monkey Bottoms By Robert Roy Britt LiveScience Senior Writer Would you pay to…
Want to be a Spy? The CIA is looking
(I’m pretty sure the CIA already knows who I am but I am tempted to go ahead and apply even though they are sure to laugh at me….here is the link… CIA JOB LINK CIA faces spy shortages as staffers go private – Yahoo! News WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As CIA Director Porter Goss tries to…
Bernescopes:
a new feature that will occur when i can find my godamn glasses. email me at: bernesternstein@yahoo.com i will tell you what your momma would’nt. ARIES: spend less time on the pot (either kind), life is too short.especially yours. the haze is in your head. LEO: if you keep gossiping like have been, somebody is…
Chris of the Day: Chris Byrd
(Chris Byrd…another great Chris. Thanks for representing Chris….cd) Chris Byrd is the IBF Heavy Weight Champion of Boxing. Byrd defends his crown against DaVarryl Williamson Saturday on SHOWTIME (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In the co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, James Toney risks his IBA heavyweight belt against DaVarryl Williamson. Said Byrd:…
Thursday Photo
Okay, here it is. We were walking through the healthfood isle at the grocery store the other day and I saw this. I was cracking up and don’t know if anyone really understood why. First of all, look at the box. This cereal is being marketed to aging, white, liberal, baby boomers. There is no…
Countdown to Liberian election Oct 11 – when "masses" turn into "asses"
(I have a personal interest in Sierra Leone, which is struggling to get back on its feet after 10+ yrs of brutality. Political and economic instability in neighboring Guinea and Liberia threaten Sierra Leone’s recovery. Here is a great update on the current situation in Liberia [see last week’s post on presidential candidate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf]….
Slashdot | MIT Unveils Prototype for $100 Linux Laptop
(Nicholas Negroponte strikes again, and fiction becomes reality – almost. Anybody read The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson? The Young Ladies’ Illustrated Primer? – kg) Nicholas Negroponte, the co-founder of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, detailed specifications for a $100 windup-powered laptop targeted at children in developing nations. Negroponte, who laid…
Gas prices high? Try an eco-friendly, $3.5 mln Skycar – Yahoo! News
( I want one… here is the link to the Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog..cd) Christmas Book Gas prices high? Try an eco-friendly, $3.5 mln Skycar – Yahoo! News CHICAGO (Reuters) – If that Hummer is draining your cash at the gas pump, Neiman Marcus Group Inc. (NYSE:NMGA – news) has the perfect holiday gift: A…