Some Daze...
March 27th 2007 15:42
Hello and welcome again to Today's World. Glad you could make it.
Today's World's Public Notice No.1: Stay out of this cat's way!!!
Discovery Channel is presenting a series showing the Planet Earth as never before in a New Discovery Channel, 11 part Mini-Series called, very appropriately, "Planet Earth."
Years in the making, it started Sunday March 25, 2007 at 8:00 pm, is filmed entirely in high definition and reportedly captures the natural world on a huge scale and in amazing detail. It is produced by the BBC and narrated by David Attenborough.
Although I missed the first installment, I understand that it shows our planet in ways never before seen and is an excellent (5 stars) watch. I do not plan to miss any more. Watch preview clips of nature's extremes for a preview.Planet Earth Video
Funny, Funny, Funny:
Folks, here is a real funny video sent to me by Scott G. of Oakland, CA provided by "Youtube" at
You Tube
Don't let this one get by you. It's a hilarious parody on a certain Administration and Apple' "I" line), Iraq and I???. Don't miss it (Because if you do -and even if you don't, I'm just going to slip it into a future column).
If you like it, you could submit a copy to the White House at White House
Suggestion: Where it asks you to "enter your question", copy and paste this -
"Have you seen a copy of the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KWYYIY4jQ " (Probably best to leave out the quotation marks. That should bring a smile to W's face
Isn't Freedom of Speech a wonderful thing - Thank you First Amendment.
Peace in Ireland at last?
An agreement has been arrived at in Northern Ireland between the Protestant DUP, and the mainly Catholic Sinn Fein which might, just might, bring peace to Northern Ireland for the first time in a very, very long time. In the assembly election earlier this month, the DUP and Sinn Fein emerged as the two largest parties.
On Saturday the two parties agreed to form a joint executive on 8 May to run the province. Their first ever direct talks were held at Stormont, the province's parliament.
Statements and opinions by concerned and involved parties:
Ian Paisley, leader of the Protestant DUP, said the DUP was committed to full participation in government and Gerry Adams of the mainly Catholic Sinn Fein said it was a "new era".
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said it was a "very important day" and "Everything we have done over the last 10 years has been a preparation for this moment."
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said this had "the potential to transform the future of this island".
Maybe, just maybe this may be the beginning of a new era in Northern Ireland and that land may yet see peace. Cross your fingers
Taking Grades Seriously in Sissonville, West Virginia, USA, and Bari, Italy
In Sissonville, West Virginia a student's parents are suing a biology teacher and the school board because the student received a failing grade for a "leaf project" as a result of turning her biology assignment one day late.
The student was out of school for an approved Student Council Conference ending the last day after the assignment was due. The suit alleges that the student had a 4.5 grade point average and turned her assignment in the morning of the day after the it was due.
In Bari, Italy, a family beat up the Principal because they were unhappy with the grades their student was given, and also because of a ban on cell phones instituted by the Principal. Ugo Castorina, the Principal who had run the school for the last 22 years, was hospitalized for mild contusions.
My thoughts:
While normally I would shrug away a lawsuit regarding grades, the Sissonville lawsuit seems legitimate to me. She was away with the consent of the school to an "approved student council conference" and the project was turned in immediately upon her return.
I am not sure what a 4.5 grade point average is - in my school days a "D" average was 1.0 gpa, a "C" 2.0, a "B" 3.0. and an "A" 4.0. But then, I was brought up with the "Old Math" not the "New Math" taught now, and even though I did pretty good at math, I have a lot of difficulty with the new stuff.
As far as beating up the principal, the news item didn't say that the family first made an offer that shouldn't have been refused, but I might suspect so. That's going to far. Is the principal going to sue the family? Stay tuned.
Public Service Announcement No. 2:
Warning to all of us in the States who have the habit of writing a check and rushing to the bank in the next few days to cover the check (using the old "check float") - Those days are over!!!
New checking rules (cutely nicknamed "back office conversion") were instituted last week that allow retailers not to have to have to deposit the checks physically in their banks but rather to convert them into electronic payments immediately (in the "back office").
There will no longer be that lag between the time you write your check and the time it gets to your bank allowing you to write the check, not having the funds, but to quickly run to the bank to cover the check. The "float" is gone and your checking account will be debited pretty much immediately the same way it is when you use your debit card.
With the enormous fees that banks charge for "bounced" checks ("NSF"), this could become a very expensive proposition for a good many of us. From here on it's going to be very, very necessary to have the money in the bank whenever we write a check just as it is when you use your debit card.
Another Unfortunate Criminal Type:
It is reported that one truly unfortunate criminal type was arrested in Providence, Rhode Island, USA after he knocked over an armored car driver and made off with four bags of cash. It turns out that the bags contained nothing but pennies - $800 worth, that would be 80,000 pennies if my old math is correct, and each bag weighed 30 pounds - he was so slowed by the weight of his booty that the police were easily able to catch him from behind. Sometimes nothing goes right.
Thanks for stopping by. If you enjoyed Todays World's column today, a vote and clicks on my sponsors' links would be appreciated by me and might impress the boss. Thanks and see you next time.
Today's World's Public Notice No.1: Stay out of this cat's way!!!
Discovery Channel is presenting a series showing the Planet Earth as never before in a New Discovery Channel, 11 part Mini-Series called, very appropriately, "Planet Earth."
Years in the making, it started Sunday March 25, 2007 at 8:00 pm, is filmed entirely in high definition and reportedly captures the natural world on a huge scale and in amazing detail. It is produced by the BBC and narrated by David Attenborough.
Although I missed the first installment, I understand that it shows our planet in ways never before seen and is an excellent (5 stars) watch. I do not plan to miss any more. Watch preview clips of nature's extremes for a preview.Planet Earth Video
Funny, Funny, Funny:
Folks, here is a real funny video sent to me by Scott G. of Oakland, CA provided by "Youtube" at
You Tube
Don't let this one get by you. It's a hilarious parody on a certain Administration and Apple' "I" line), Iraq and I???. Don't miss it (Because if you do -and even if you don't, I'm just going to slip it into a future column).
If you like it, you could submit a copy to the White House at White House
Suggestion: Where it asks you to "enter your question", copy and paste this -
"Have you seen a copy of the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KWYYIY4jQ " (Probably best to leave out the quotation marks. That should bring a smile to W's face
Isn't Freedom of Speech a wonderful thing - Thank you First Amendment.
Peace in Ireland at last?
An agreement has been arrived at in Northern Ireland between the Protestant DUP, and the mainly Catholic Sinn Fein which might, just might, bring peace to Northern Ireland for the first time in a very, very long time. In the assembly election earlier this month, the DUP and Sinn Fein emerged as the two largest parties.
On Saturday the two parties agreed to form a joint executive on 8 May to run the province. Their first ever direct talks were held at Stormont, the province's parliament.
Statements and opinions by concerned and involved parties:
Ian Paisley, leader of the Protestant DUP, said the DUP was committed to full participation in government and Gerry Adams of the mainly Catholic Sinn Fein said it was a "new era".
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said it was a "very important day" and "Everything we have done over the last 10 years has been a preparation for this moment."
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said this had "the potential to transform the future of this island".
Maybe, just maybe this may be the beginning of a new era in Northern Ireland and that land may yet see peace. Cross your fingers
Taking Grades Seriously in Sissonville, West Virginia, USA, and Bari, Italy
In Sissonville, West Virginia a student's parents are suing a biology teacher and the school board because the student received a failing grade for a "leaf project" as a result of turning her biology assignment one day late.
The student was out of school for an approved Student Council Conference ending the last day after the assignment was due. The suit alleges that the student had a 4.5 grade point average and turned her assignment in the morning of the day after the it was due.
In Bari, Italy, a family beat up the Principal because they were unhappy with the grades their student was given, and also because of a ban on cell phones instituted by the Principal. Ugo Castorina, the Principal who had run the school for the last 22 years, was hospitalized for mild contusions.
My thoughts:
While normally I would shrug away a lawsuit regarding grades, the Sissonville lawsuit seems legitimate to me. She was away with the consent of the school to an "approved student council conference" and the project was turned in immediately upon her return.
I am not sure what a 4.5 grade point average is - in my school days a "D" average was 1.0 gpa, a "C" 2.0, a "B" 3.0. and an "A" 4.0. But then, I was brought up with the "Old Math" not the "New Math" taught now, and even though I did pretty good at math, I have a lot of difficulty with the new stuff.
As far as beating up the principal, the news item didn't say that the family first made an offer that shouldn't have been refused, but I might suspect so. That's going to far. Is the principal going to sue the family? Stay tuned.
Public Service Announcement No. 2:
Warning to all of us in the States who have the habit of writing a check and rushing to the bank in the next few days to cover the check (using the old "check float") - Those days are over!!!
New checking rules (cutely nicknamed "back office conversion") were instituted last week that allow retailers not to have to have to deposit the checks physically in their banks but rather to convert them into electronic payments immediately (in the "back office").
There will no longer be that lag between the time you write your check and the time it gets to your bank allowing you to write the check, not having the funds, but to quickly run to the bank to cover the check. The "float" is gone and your checking account will be debited pretty much immediately the same way it is when you use your debit card.
With the enormous fees that banks charge for "bounced" checks ("NSF"), this could become a very expensive proposition for a good many of us. From here on it's going to be very, very necessary to have the money in the bank whenever we write a check just as it is when you use your debit card.
Another Unfortunate Criminal Type:
It is reported that one truly unfortunate criminal type was arrested in Providence, Rhode Island, USA after he knocked over an armored car driver and made off with four bags of cash. It turns out that the bags contained nothing but pennies - $800 worth, that would be 80,000 pennies if my old math is correct, and each bag weighed 30 pounds - he was so slowed by the weight of his booty that the police were easily able to catch him from behind. Sometimes nothing goes right.
Thanks for stopping by. If you enjoyed Todays World's column today, a vote and clicks on my sponsors' links would be appreciated by me and might impress the boss. Thanks and see you next time.
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