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Mar27
Earthhour 2008 - Everybody on the Same Page

I think the whole thing about mankind causing global warming is nonsense.

But, getting everyone on the same page - now that is cool, if it can be done.

The Aussies have been trying for a couple of years.

The next attempt, this coming Saturday, March 29th, 8pm PST.

For details go to Earthhour.org.

There's a really cool globe to look at, when it is working.

Thank goodness, our earth doesn't go on the fritz. At least not yet.

Mar26
An Athletic Program Needs a College, Not the Other Way Around
The president of Lake City Community College in FL says, “We can run the college without an athletic program, but we can’t run the athletic program without the college.”He's got that part right.The school was spending $579K on baseball, softball... Continue Reading
Mar25
How Harry Potter Can Stretch $4.5 billion
The Harry Potter film franchise has brought in $4.5 billion.Five of the seven books in the series have been set to film. The sixth, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' is due out this November. The seventh is due out in... Continue Reading
Mar24
RJR vs OSU
RJ Reynolds (RJR) and Ohio State University (OSU) are going at it.That block O that OSU uses, they say, belongs to them. RJR said they will no longer use the 'O' in ads and will investigate how it got there in... Continue Reading
Mar23
Take Christ's Resurrection Out of Easter
A friend sent this bit to me - Keep the Christ in Christmas...   [Mark Steyn]...but take His Resurrection out of Easter:"The pastors at this church in Raleigh, North Carolina, were perplexed when they saw the Holy Week Sunday school lessons... Continue Reading
Mar22
Resurrection Sunday
The Resurrection of Jesus is a recognized fact of history. Any reasonable person with an open mind can't help but conclude that Jesus, who died on Friday, was dead and buried until Sunday morning, rose again on Sunday morning.Sunday is... Continue Reading
Mar21
How Black Was Saturday?
Black Saturday - Jesus was dead and his buddies were running or already in hiding.They were out of there, gone.Jesus, however, was in the tomb.1. it was Joseph of Arimathea's tomb.2. it had a slanted groove in front of it... Continue Reading
Mar20
10 Things That Were Not Good about Friday
I can't think of anything good about Good Friday. In the grand scheme of things, the Creator may have felt it necessary to go through with His plan. But, I can't imagine He had hoped that anyone would classify the... Continue Reading
Mar19
New Mexico State University Faculty Members Claim Sexual/Racial Harassment in Denial of Tenure
A couple, both faculty members at New Mexico State University, she black and a native of England and he, Hispanic, from Greece are claiming the school has harassed them sexually and racially as well as denied them tenure."Well, you're too... Continue Reading
Mar18
Winning Doesn't Equal More Giving at University of Washington
The University of Washington is taking issue with the fact that a successful sports program is good for the school = more money comes in to the coffers via donations from alumni or otherise.In 2000, UW went 11-1 in football.... Continue Reading
Mar17
What comes after that '15 minutes of fame.'
An Appalachian State University student, trying to get out of paying damages to his apartment door, contrived a story that involved a masked gunman in a Pink Floyd T-shirt running around.The college responded by shutting down the campus.The English major,... Continue Reading
Mar16
Anthropologists Agree That Anthropologists Don't Agree on Gay Marriage
Focus on the family says 'A family is a unit that draws from the two types of humanity, male and female.'Focus on the Family director of global family formation says there's a clear consensus among anthropologists.“A family is a unit... Continue Reading
Mar15
2 Reasons You Can't Trust a Real Estate Agent's Research
Know anybody who is a real estate agent? It seems that something like one in four homes have a license in CA where I live.Real estate agents - Can't trust the buzzards. Most of what they can do, a somewhat... Continue Reading
Mar14
College Republicans Call Arts Department Terrorist Safe Haven
The college republicans are calling the arts department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute "a terrorist safe haven."Turns out one of the students, a 41-year old created a "virtual jihadi."  The origin of this student's work is a video game called "Quest... Continue Reading
Mar13
Ashley Alexandra Dupre and Eliot Spitzer - Lessons Learned
Eliot Spitzer, governor of New York, was caught screwing around with a call girl, now identified as Ashley Alexandra Dupre. For lots of pix, go to Smoking Gun. Apparently, you can participate in a poll to see where you stand at... Continue Reading
Mar12
What Causes High School Principals to Go Beserk
High school teachers, principals can go looney sometimes, too.What can cause a principal to go beserk?Students don't study? Teachers don't do their job? Teachers get involved with their students?What about when the principal gets involved? A 50-something geezer (yikes, that's... Continue Reading
Mar11
How to Get Out of School a Month Early
Going to the farm will get you out of classes early?Getting drafted?Volunteering maybe?Games will get you out early, too. University students in Beijing are being told they MUST go home a month earlier this summer - to accomodate the Beijing Games... Continue Reading
Mar10
5 Places You Do Not Want to Park Your Car in China
Driving is not the same in Asia as it is here in the U.S. where I live.As it turns out, parking is not the same either.How about these 6 places where you might NOT want to leave your car?  ... Continue Reading
Mar 9
ACU Freshmen Get iPhone or iPod Touch
All Abilene Christian University freshmen will be receive an Apple iPhone or Apple iPod touch coming this fall.The devices will be used to:1. receive homework alerts, 2. answer in-class surveys and quizzes, 3. get directions to their professors' offices, 4.... Continue Reading
Mar 8
Security Scares at College and University - Real and Practiced
Colleges and universities are experiencing security scares, some real and some drummed up.Ferum College in Virginia sent students on spring break three days early because of a n armed man threatening a housekeeper. Read more.The University of Arkansas had a... Continue Reading
Mar 7
Fisk University Bounces Athletics to Balance Budget
Fisk University shut down its athletic program: men's basketball, women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, cross country, track, softball and volleyball, and baseball.The athletic programs were costing the school $300k a year and were bringing in only $10k a year.Seems... Continue Reading
Mar 6
6 Reasons Japanese Universities Can't Turn Patents into Industrial Might
Japan's universities and institutions of higher learning filed 9,090 patent applications in Japan in 2006, up 3.7% from 2003. Some 2,872 patents were used, also up, 15.5% during the same time period.Still Japan has problems turning its patents into might.Why?1.... Continue Reading
Mar 5
Bill Belew, Elvis Presley and Google Lies
You would think that if you did a search on the top search engine in the world, you would get reliable results.That's right. Search Google, get the best and most credible results.That's not right. Plain and simple, Google lies. The... Continue Reading
Mar 4
4 Teams of Scientists Aim to Create Blood, Corneas, Nerves
Japanese scientists want to develop applications of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in regenerative medicine.The cells are made from human skin cells by a Kyoto University professor and his team. The goal is to start research next year on producing... Continue Reading
Mar 3
20 Steps Closer to Living with Robots in Japan
Japan is the country that is closest to having live in/work in robots. Imagine a kid who doesn't talk back, a wife who doesn't nag, a husband who doesn't come home soused, a friend who makes sushi, plants rice and... Continue Reading
Mar 2
5 Reasons Why Harry is a Real Prince
Prince Charles is my 9th cousin. What that means is nothing. I never get invited to anything, weddings, funerals, dinners with heads of state, tea, a polo match, even to fetch someone's slippers. And, I sure am not related because... Continue Reading

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