September 19, 2011
September 9, 2011
August 26, 2011
Not-A-Planet has Four Moons
August 24, 2011
TomCo Energy and Shale Oil
TomCo Energy, out of London, has awarded contracts toward pulling oil out of shale in Utah.
Excellent.
With total reserves estimated at up to 1.3 trillion barrels, and ultimately recoverable reserves of 800 billion barrels or more , this formation holds three times or more the amount of Saudi Arabia's proven reserves. Unlocking this formation would change the energy outlook of the nation – and of the world – for a century or more.
Excellent.
August 12, 2011
Philadelphia's Mayor, Michael Nutter, Tells it like it is
Take the time to read Mayor Nutter's speech about the flash mob violence of late.
August 8, 2011
American Tinderbox
The growth of violent, criminal flash mobs.
From the movie, Warriors, 1979:
Jamal Foster's story is an example… Foster says he and his friends often travel to North Avenue and Oak Street Beach (Chicago)—two popular lakefront locations along the Gold Coast—to intimidate people and steal whatever they can. "We can get some good stuff down there," the 17-year-old says. "You can't get no iPods or nothing like that on the West Side. So we go to where you can and when we mob up, even the cops can't stop us."
From the movie, Warriors, 1979:
[At the big conclave/street gang meeting, Cyrus, the boss of the street gang appears]
Cyrus: [yelling] Can you count, suckers? I say, the future is ours... if you can count!
[a couple of soldiers cheer for Cyrus]
Cyrus: Now, look what we have here before us. We got the Saracens sitting next to the Jones Street Boys. We've got the Moonrunners right by the Van Cortlandt Rangers. Nobody is wasting nobody. That... is a miracle. And miracles is the way things ought to be.
[Few more soldiers cheering for Cyrus]
Cyrus: You're standing right now with nine delegates from 100 gangs. And there's over a hundred more. That's 20,000 hardcore members. Forty-thousand, counting affiliates, and twenty-thousand more, not organized, but ready to fight: 60,000 soldiers! Now, there ain't but 20,000 police in the whole town. Can you dig it?
Gang Members: Yeah.
Cyrus: Can you dig it?
Gang Members: Yeah!
Cyrus (voice lowers to a growl): Can you dig it?
Gang Members: YEAH!
[shouting and Cheering]
August 5, 2011
Oops All Movies
Oops all Movies is a nice weekly podcast which reviews movies. Just three guys (currently audio only) sitting around discussing movies.
July 21, 2011
America Always Has to Pay
America Always Has to Pay
"Even though our defense spending as a portion of our GDP has been dropping steadily since the Vietnam War, American allies have become accustomed to seeing the U.S. pick up most of the tab for military expenses that benefit all. That attitude comes from the fact that over a century ago, the U.S. became the largest economy on the planet. In 1945, the U.S. accounted for half the world's GDP. That has since come down to 25 percent, but American allies still feel that the rich guy should pick up most of the tab."
"Even though our defense spending as a portion of our GDP has been dropping steadily since the Vietnam War, American allies have become accustomed to seeing the U.S. pick up most of the tab for military expenses that benefit all. That attitude comes from the fact that over a century ago, the U.S. became the largest economy on the planet. In 1945, the U.S. accounted for half the world's GDP. That has since come down to 25 percent, but American allies still feel that the rich guy should pick up most of the tab."
July 15, 2011
Dawn Entering Orbit around Asteroid Vesta
Amazing science... we're skipping our own stones through the asteroid belt.
June 27, 2011
2011 MD Passes by at 1pm EST Today
June 24, 2011
RIP, Peter Falk, 83
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