Saturday, January 17, 2009

Everything new on backyard landscape design

Activists Welcome Thai Gov Policy on Burma

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:36:39 -0800
The new Thai Government's policy stance on Burma was set out in a key address by the prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, this week and his warnings about the political situation in Burma have wider ramifications for the whole region.Mr Abhisit, in an address to foreign correspondents this week, said the government would look to encourage reform

asthmatic foster pets Octopus Pie]

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:35:27 -0800
They're the saddest thing you will contemplate today.

Why Can't My Car Drive While I Take a Nap?

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:25:13 -0800
With a dual-city marriage, I spend a lot of time shuttling up and down the East Coast. Trust me: if you've seen the Hartford skyline once, you don't have to stay awake anymore. So why can’t my car do more of the driving so I can devote my attention to my ipod playlist or take a much-needed nap?

Everything new on trail bicycle

Europeans are stupid too

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:49:54 -0800
Lets all buy up bad debt instead of letting the stupid tool bags that bought it in the first place go down. God forbid the opportunistic money scroungers fail; then who would finance the people who would never qualify for non-subsidized credit because - go figure - there is 0% chance o their ever repaying the debt?

Debate over; it's freezing - The Denver Post

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:06:05 -0800
The day Waxman delivered his statement, the National Weather Service issued a warning for Chicago about wind chill somewhere in the vicinity of 25 to 40 below zero. In Maine, citizens expected something around 40 below zero. And Iowans were warned that temperatures could drop as far as 27 below.

Obama embarks on whistle-stop tour linking him to Lincoln |

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:55:32 -0800
Barack Obama has set out for Washington for his historic inauguration Tuesday as America's first black president with a whistle-stop train journey that symbolically links him to the nation's icon Abraham Lincoln.Like Lincoln, who travelled by rail from Philadelphia to Washington on the last leg of his journey to be sworn in for his first ter

What you need to know about swimming toys

Robo-cat: The purrfect pet for the allergy-prone owner

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:27:14 -0800
The 'Yume-Neko Venus', or 'Dream Cat Venus', is a robotic feline that is equipped with touch sensors that help it react like a real cat.

Changing travel, one tweet at a time

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:49:13 -0800
Those words, hastily typed on Janis Krums’ iPhone just after US Airways flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, marked yet another milestone in the microblogging revolution. Krums, a Sarasota, Fla., entrepreneur, posted his observations and a compelling photo of a half-submerged aircraft to Twitter, where it was seen by hundreds of p

eBooks about Politics (Not just for Political Junkies)

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:01 -0700