Why do some web designers still forget to set the background color to something specific?
I still run across sites like these every now and then …
Video: Car facing a 747 backwash
This is quite amazing - ever wondered what happens if you get too close to a jet engine with your car? Here’s what …
During this big hoopla over the ports, let’s not forget about who’s paying for the US government
In all this current discussion whether it’s appropriate for a UAE-owned company to operate certain US ports, let’s not forget that according to the US Treasury Bulletin, “foreign and international” entities hold an estimated 26% of all US Treasury Securities (as of Sept. 2005). I bet some of those are in the hands of the UAE - they have tons of money …
The administration has faced criticism this week over its decision to let a subsidiary of UAE government-controlled maritime management firm Dubai Ports World run ports in New York and New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Miami, Florida; and New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Foreign-owned companies already operate many ports in the United States. In Los Angeles, California, companies from China, Denmark, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan lease operations.
[CNN.com - Bush, Congress clash over ports deal - Feb 22, 2006]
Martian Sunset
This is pretty amazing - this is a picture of a sunset on Mars, taken by the Rover Spirit on May 19th, 2005.
Switzerland beats Canada in olympic ice hockey
Well, I really haven’t been following the Olympics that much, but maybe I should have - Switzerland beat Canada in the olympic ice hockey tournament 2-0. And this after beating the Czech Republic only two days ago …
Hopp Schwiiz!
(As usual, this is probably another of these moments when the whole of Switzerland is starting to cheer for OUR ice hockey team. While usually, when they’re losing, it’s not OUR team - it’s not “WE WON”, it’s rather “THEY LOST AGAIN” …)
I sure hope so …
So far, local authorities have said the shooting was simply an accident with no misconduct involved. But if Whittington were to die, local district attorney Carlos Valdez said there could be a more-thorough investigation, including possibly a grand jury probe that might end up issuing criminal charges such as negligence or reckless behavior.
[CNN.com - Cheney to break silence shooting accident - Feb 15, 2006]
Bumper sticker
Saw a neat bumper sticker today:
Somebody Else For President
Google Search Results for “torino 2006″ show weird Image results
Have you seen this? If you search for [torino 2006] on Google (or simply click on the olympics-style Google logo - that will take you there), you get the page below. In the “Image results” section, you get three olympic logos, but if you click on them, none of these are from any really official sites. I think the intention was to show images with some Olympics action, but somehow the image search algorithm just doesn’t work that way. I thought that was kind of weird …
[Image Link 1] [Image Link 2] [Image Link 3]
google | olympics | torino2006 | torino 2006
Trying alexadex
This looks like it could be fun!
