Call Me About Armageddon & Tipsy Cows
February 21st 2007 22:15
NEWS: U.S. veep, Dick Cheney on the road:
Vice President Cheney will be visiting Japan and Australia this week for purposes of requesting additional military support in Iraq and Afghanistan . He will meet John Howard later this week as the Bush administration tries to shore up support for the war on terror at home and abroad.
Views: It will be interesting to see the results of the visit with Australian Prime Minister John Howard The visit by George W. Bush's deputy comes at a sensitive time for the Prime Minister, who is struggling to win public approval for Australia's continued presence in Iraq which certainly seems on the wane.
NEWS: Preparing for the future:
An asteroid by the name of “Apophis” has a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking Earth on April 13, 2036 according to spokesman Rusty Schweickart, a member of the Apollo 9 crew that orbited the moon in March 1969. Mr. Schweickart speaking on behalf of a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists tracking near-Earth asteroids. Mr Schweickart plans to present an update this week to the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space on plans to develop a blueprint for a global response to an asteroid threat.
A recent congressional mandate for NASA to upgrade its tracking of near-Earth asteroid is expected to uncover a host of threatening space rocks in the near future.
VIEWS:
Anybody out there see the movie “Armageddon.” Is this fiction becoming reality? Take it out!!!
NEWS: Are mobile (cell) phones destroying childhood and promoting consumerism?
The Australia Institute have condemned the marketing of mobiles to children as doing just that. One in four children aged between 6 and 13 have a mobile phone, and researchers Christian Downie and Kate Glazebrook take that position in their paper entitled “Mobile phones and the consumer kids”
Mr. Downie states: "The pressure felt by children to consume threatens to commercialize their childhood, with deleterious effects for their development...Mobile phones are another example of the pressures being put on young children to consume and to compete with their peers for expensive consumer goods from a young age. It's an ethos that is not only harmful to childhood, but in the case of mobile phones, very costly...The larger concern is that targeted advertising to children means they are constructing their identity through the purchase of objects, and children were motivated by aesthetics and status.”
Parents and children in general seem to disagree. Parents say the phones are a great boon
to their kid’s safety, and allow them to keep track of the kid’s whereabouts. The kids, of
course deny any detriment to their having the phones.
Louise Ingram, a spokeswoman for Nokia Australia,, said they did not market directly to children, and to her knowledge no other manufacturer did. She said children had to be over 18 to have a contract and be able to pass a credit check.. "Parents buy phones for the safety and security of their children. Parents want to know where their kids are," she said.
"It's only 10 years since most kids were left on corners or at schools or sports parks waiting for their working parents to come and pick them up."
VIEWS:
One out of four kids between the age of 6 and 13 have mobile phones in Australia? Wow, what a statistic. I don’ think there is any question that any company in the business of making a profit has a problem with creating commercialism - that’s what it’s all about. As to “destroying childhood,” I am not so sure. What in being able to talk to your friends by phone is destructive?
NEWS:
Steaks from western Australia , noted for their marbling, are already much in demand by gourmets worldwide; it is expected that such demand is going to increase. Each cow is to get a liter of Cabernet Merlot in daily feed to further increase the meat’s flavor.
VIEWS:
No mad cow disease for western Australia; just a bunch of drunk cows
NEWS:
A well-intentioned attempt in 1972 to create what was touted as the world's largest artificial reef made of tires has become an ecological disaster. The idea was simple: Create new marine habitat and alternate dive sites to relieve pressure on natural reefs, while disposing of tires that were clogging landfills - create habitat for sea life and find a place for millions and millions of old tires that were clogging landfills.
Now, more than 30 year later, it is clear that the plan has failed miserably: little sea life has been attracted to the “reef”, tires are washing up onto the beaches, and the tires are destroying existing natural reefs, devastating marine life.
Florida’s new governor Charlie Christ (who replaced the US President’s brother) has allocated $2 million in his proposed budget to help to dispose of the tires. Broward County will manage the work onsite, and military divers will use the effort as part of their annual training missions at no cost to Florida. The recovery plan is set to start in June 2007 and to run through 2010 at a total cost of $3.4 million.
Ray McAllister, a professor of ocean engineering at Florida Atlantic University, who was instrumental in organizing the 1970s tire reef project with the approval of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, now says: "The really good idea was to provide habitat for marine critters so we could double or triple marine life in the area," McAllister said. "It just didn't work that way. I look back now and see it was a bad idea."
VIEWS:
Interesting, what. It would seem to be a good idea, but sometimes things just don’t work out. I hope this ends well.
Hmmmm....... Subject: CHILD SUPPORT ...SO FUNNY!!
Today is my baby girl's 18th birthday. I am so glad that this will be my last child support
payment! Month after month, year after year, all those damn payments!
So I call my baby girl and ask her to come to my house, and when she get there, I say,
"Baby girl, I want you to take this check over to your mother’s house and tell her this is the last check she will ever be getting from me, and I want you to come back and tell me the expression on your mother’s face."
So my baby girl takes the check over to her mother. I anxiously await her to return to tell
me her mother’s reaction.
My darling daughter walks through the door, and I ask, "What did your mother have to say.”
My daughter said that her mother told her to say to me that you are not my father and to watch your expression. OUCH!
THE NEW MATH:
Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl
took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my
pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies
while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and
tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager
for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there
and cried.
Why do I tell you this? Please continue to read on:
The evolution in teaching math since the 1950's:
1. Teaching Math In 1950
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5
of the price. What is his profit?
2. Teaching Math In 1960
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5
of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
3. Teaching Math In 1970
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is
$80. Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Math In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80
and his profit is $20.
Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
5. Teaching Math In 2007
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and
inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or thepreservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20.
What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class
participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels
feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers.)
JOKE:
A man boarded an aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport, and taking his seat as he settled
in, he noticed a very beautiful woman boarding the plane. He realized she was heading straight
toward his seat and bingo she took the seat right beside him. Eager to strike up a conversation, he blurted out, Business trip or vacation?"
She turned, smiled enchantingly and said, "Business. I'm going to the Annual Nymphomaniac Convention in the United States." He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting for nymphomaniacs!
Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, "What's your business role at this convention?" "Lecturer," she responded. "I use my experience to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality." Really", he smiled, "what myths are those?" Well," she explained, "one popular myth is that African-American men are the most well endowed when, in fact, it's the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait. Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when actually it is the men of Greek descent. We have also found that the best potential lovers in all categories are the Irish."
Suddenly the woman became uncomfortable and blushed. "I'm sorry," she said. I really shouldn't be discussing this with you; I don't even know your name!
Tonto," the man said. "Tonto Papadopoulos. But my friends call me Paddy."
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Vice President Cheney will be visiting Japan and Australia this week for purposes of requesting additional military support in Iraq and Afghanistan . He will meet John Howard later this week as the Bush administration tries to shore up support for the war on terror at home and abroad.
Views: It will be interesting to see the results of the visit with Australian Prime Minister John Howard The visit by George W. Bush's deputy comes at a sensitive time for the Prime Minister, who is struggling to win public approval for Australia's continued presence in Iraq which certainly seems on the wane.
NEWS: Preparing for the future:
An asteroid by the name of “Apophis” has a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking Earth on April 13, 2036 according to spokesman Rusty Schweickart, a member of the Apollo 9 crew that orbited the moon in March 1969. Mr. Schweickart speaking on behalf of a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists tracking near-Earth asteroids. Mr Schweickart plans to present an update this week to the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space on plans to develop a blueprint for a global response to an asteroid threat.
A recent congressional mandate for NASA to upgrade its tracking of near-Earth asteroid is expected to uncover a host of threatening space rocks in the near future.
VIEWS:
Anybody out there see the movie “Armageddon.” Is this fiction becoming reality? Take it out!!!
NEWS: Are mobile (cell) phones destroying childhood and promoting consumerism?
The Australia Institute have condemned the marketing of mobiles to children as doing just that. One in four children aged between 6 and 13 have a mobile phone, and researchers Christian Downie and Kate Glazebrook take that position in their paper entitled “Mobile phones and the consumer kids”
Parents and children in general seem to disagree. Parents say the phones are a great boon
to their kid’s safety, and allow them to keep track of the kid’s whereabouts. The kids, of
course deny any detriment to their having the phones.
Louise Ingram, a spokeswoman for Nokia Australia,, said they did not market directly to children, and to her knowledge no other manufacturer did. She said children had to be over 18 to have a contract and be able to pass a credit check.. "Parents buy phones for the safety and security of their children. Parents want to know where their kids are," she said.
"It's only 10 years since most kids were left on corners or at schools or sports parks waiting for their working parents to come and pick them up."
VIEWS:
One out of four kids between the age of 6 and 13 have mobile phones in Australia? Wow, what a statistic. I don’ think there is any question that any company in the business of making a profit has a problem with creating commercialism - that’s what it’s all about. As to “destroying childhood,” I am not so sure. What in being able to talk to your friends by phone is destructive?
NEWS:
Steaks from western Australia , noted for their marbling, are already much in demand by gourmets worldwide; it is expected that such demand is going to increase. Each cow is to get a liter of Cabernet Merlot in daily feed to further increase the meat’s flavor.
VIEWS:
No mad cow disease for western Australia; just a bunch of drunk cows
NEWS:
A well-intentioned attempt in 1972 to create what was touted as the world's largest artificial reef made of tires has become an ecological disaster. The idea was simple: Create new marine habitat and alternate dive sites to relieve pressure on natural reefs, while disposing of tires that were clogging landfills - create habitat for sea life and find a place for millions and millions of old tires that were clogging landfills.
Now, more than 30 year later, it is clear that the plan has failed miserably: little sea life has been attracted to the “reef”, tires are washing up onto the beaches, and the tires are destroying existing natural reefs, devastating marine life.
Florida’s new governor Charlie Christ (who replaced the US President’s brother) has allocated $2 million in his proposed budget to help to dispose of the tires. Broward County will manage the work onsite, and military divers will use the effort as part of their annual training missions at no cost to Florida. The recovery plan is set to start in June 2007 and to run through 2010 at a total cost of $3.4 million.
Ray McAllister, a professor of ocean engineering at Florida Atlantic University, who was instrumental in organizing the 1970s tire reef project with the approval of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, now says: "The really good idea was to provide habitat for marine critters so we could double or triple marine life in the area," McAllister said. "It just didn't work that way. I look back now and see it was a bad idea."
VIEWS:
Interesting, what. It would seem to be a good idea, but sometimes things just don’t work out. I hope this ends well.
Hmmmm....... Subject: CHILD SUPPORT ...SO FUNNY!!
Today is my baby girl's 18th birthday. I am so glad that this will be my last child support
payment! Month after month, year after year, all those damn payments!
So I call my baby girl and ask her to come to my house, and when she get there, I say,
"Baby girl, I want you to take this check over to your mother’s house and tell her this is the last check she will ever be getting from me, and I want you to come back and tell me the expression on your mother’s face."
So my baby girl takes the check over to her mother. I anxiously await her to return to tell
me her mother’s reaction.
My darling daughter walks through the door, and I ask, "What did your mother have to say.”
My daughter said that her mother told her to say to me that you are not my father and to watch your expression. OUCH!
THE NEW MATH:
Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl
took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my
pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies
while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and
tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager
for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there
and cried.
Why do I tell you this? Please continue to read on:
The evolution in teaching math since the 1950's:
1. Teaching Math In 1950
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5
of the price. What is his profit?
2. Teaching Math In 1960
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5
of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
3. Teaching Math In 1970
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is
$80. Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Math In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80
and his profit is $20.
Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
5. Teaching Math In 2007
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and
inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or thepreservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20.
What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class
participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels
feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers.)
JOKE:
A man boarded an aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport, and taking his seat as he settled
in, he noticed a very beautiful woman boarding the plane. He realized she was heading straight
toward his seat and bingo she took the seat right beside him. Eager to strike up a conversation, he blurted out, Business trip or vacation?"
She turned, smiled enchantingly and said, "Business. I'm going to the Annual Nymphomaniac Convention in the United States." He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting for nymphomaniacs!
Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, "What's your business role at this convention?" "Lecturer," she responded. "I use my experience to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality." Really", he smiled, "what myths are those?" Well," she explained, "one popular myth is that African-American men are the most well endowed when, in fact, it's the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait. Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when actually it is the men of Greek descent. We have also found that the best potential lovers in all categories are the Irish."
Suddenly the woman became uncomfortable and blushed. "I'm sorry," she said. I really shouldn't be discussing this with you; I don't even know your name!
Tonto," the man said. "Tonto Papadopoulos. But my friends call me Paddy."
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