Archive for August, 2007

One In Four Adults Read No Books Last Year »

 

One in four adults read no books at all in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released August 21, 2007. Of those who did read, women and older people were most avid, and religious works and popular fiction were the top choices.
The survey reveals a nation whose book readers, on the whole, [...]


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Student Suspended for Sketching Gun »

Gun Sketch - NOT the actual sketch from the student in this post.
From the The Arizona Republic:
Parents angered by the suspension of their child for drawing a picture of a gun on an assignment paper are questioning the Chandler Unified School District’s policies dealing with such incidents.  The Payne Junior High eighth-grader, along with another [...]


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Do Environmentalists Have Misplaced Angst? »

 

Submitted by: CallChuck
Within the "sky is falling" crowd there is a misplaced notion that humans and their machines are solely responsible for the gradual warming of our planet.  This article may change some minds. 
 
"Norway’s Moose Population in Trouble for Belching"
 
It is estimated that each of Norway’s national animals (the moose) annually emit an astounding 2100 [...]


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Paying $3.00 A Gallon For Gas »

  
The Palms development in Dubai

The World development in Dubia
Want to know why gas costs $3 per gallon in the US?  Al Nakheel Properties (Nakheel Corp), builders of the soon to be famous "The Palms", has done it again expanding their portfolio of man-made islands with this latest Dubai island project shaped like the continents of [...]


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Michael Vick - Stupid Is As Stupid Does »

 
With three associates prepared to testify that he brutally executed dogs and bankrolled gambling, Michael Vick agreed today to "accept full responsibility" for his role in a dogfighting ring and plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges.  
Twenty-five days after he declared that he looked forward to clearing his name (ya right), Vick said through defense lawyer Billy [...]


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Heart Attack Grill Under Attack »

I am not sure which is more stupid, the people who eat at The Heart Attack Grill on a regular basis or the government officials trying to do something about it. When you watch this video you will see that there are at least three organizations officially complaigning about the "bad image" nurses are getting [...]


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