My nomination for Greedy Pig-of-the-Year for 2008 goes out to scumbag John Thain, former CEO for Merill Lynch.
Talking Points Memo (TPM) web site features a good article on his misdeeds this morning.
Prepare to get pissed off! Click here to read about rampant greed.
It looks like the saga of his murdered granddaughter was too much for George Anthony, as family members contacted police to find him yesterday after fears he was going to kill himself. He was found in a motel room a few counties away from where the Anthony's live.
I've always suspected the grandparents knew more than they were saying. I still recall that early phone conversation where Cindy Anthony said the car smelled like a dead person.
George made comments to the same effect, at first. But as time went by they both changed their story. My guess is that they decided that they didn't want to lose a daughter too, and agreed to lie to the authorities about what they really knew.
But George, an ex-cop, has a conscience, and it's what I believe drove him to consider suicide. Holding a terrible secret like that will eventually take it's toll. I have a feeling, before this whole mess goes to court, that George and Cindy are going to get in trouble for lying about what they know their daughter did.
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(Left) Swiss engineer Mr. Gerdes astride/inside his one-wheel motorcycle, 1931. (Right) The Mono-Wheel is popular for travel between remote Russian villages.
See Chinese Military in modern times enjoying mono-wheels, presumably for balance training, but maybe simply... for fun?
Some outlandish mono-wheel concepts from 1925 "Science & Invention" and "The Electrical Experimenter" in 1918.
all images from darkroastedblend.com where you can find a complete pictorial and written history on mono-wheels in their archives. Enjoy!
Media Matters Action Network reported today that "scant space is given to critics" of Global trade.
Personally, I've always been against the whole concept of "free trade" or global trading. History has shown us that the whole concept has turned into a drain on the American economy. We've lost too many jobs over the years to trade agreements that only benefit corporate interests.
Academics, interest groups, businesspeople, and workers have been engaged in a vigorous debate over the impact of free trade on job loss, income inequality, wage stagnation, working conditions, human rights, environmental degradation, corporate profits, public health, transparency, democracy, national sovereignty, and freedom itself.
For more details on this subject read this and see what you think.
Beneath the semi-desert scrub of olive groves and cactus trees traversing Egypt's border with Gaza lies a warren of crudely dug tunnels that may determine whether the cease-fires ending the 22-day war between Israel and Hamas will last.
Click here to read the whole story in the Chicago Tribune.
Palestinians hold white flags as a signal for Israeli troops after leaving their house near the area where Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants exchange fire outside Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.
(AP Photo/AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
Golden wonder: Using fibre optics, this image shows the wing scales of a sunset moth
This surreal looking image shows the micro-flow pattern in a thinning soap film.
Purple haze: This fluorescent image shows a magnified mangrove fern leaf.
images from dailymail.com
In the early 1900s some rather crazy-looking armored vehicles were used by the military; here is a "Sizaire-Berwick Wind Wagon" from 1905.
French engineer Marcel Leyat made plenty of "Helica" propeller-powered cars between 1913 and 1926 (30 were built, two still exist today). Some models had an open, unprotected propeller, good for shredding everything that might stand in their way. Other models gained a wooden protective shroud, which made them sort-of road-worthy (at least in France.
This 1932 model was pretty ugly, but boasted a maximum speed of 80 mph!
image credit: modernmechanix.com)
(image credit: Aerofiles) "Taylor AeroCar III" (1965)
Do you want to know more about Lobbyists near you?
There's a great resource for Information on Money in State Politics at Lobbyist Link, a watchdog web site.
Lobbyist Link helps you make the connection between lobbyists and their employers. Take it a step further and see what those employers give directly to candidates to exert additional influence over the lawmaking process.
I just hear this news alert on CNN. It seems there's concerns over packages found in the offices of the Wall Street Journal and authorities are evacuating the building. Details are still sketchy. One commentator mentioned anthrax, but nothing has been confirmed at this time. I wonder what article brought this on?
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Talk about a dud...Elizabeth Alexander's poem "Praise Song for the Day" simply didn't soar...it made me snore!
The Yale professor and author of five books on poetry didn't even come close to the talent of other poets in inauguration ceremonies, like Robert Frost (JFK's swearing in) or Maya Angelou (Clinton's swearing in).
I'm no expert on poetry, but it sure sounded like prose, and did not have the flow of a good poem.
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Some people may find it amazing to know that the world actually functioned without an internet once. It's the one modern invention that...
