@edgarblythe,
No joke? That ought to be interesting, edgar.
another oddity.
Arnold Schwarzenegger visits the Taj Mahal but it is closed.
His tour guide Nitin Singh said the movie star was disappointed and had to view the Taj Mahal from a nearby road.
Schwarzenegger took pictures with his cellphone and posed for photos with the Taj as the backdrop.
He is in India for an environmental conference.
He told a TV channel he would consider acting in Bollywood if offered an interesting script with a good director.
“I’ll be back,” he told the cheering studio audience.
I wonder where Ticomaya had gone.
A song for the occasion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmtYvm3Oeno&feature=related
Rosanne is serious, but I haven't detected a groundswell in her direction.
Arnold would be about right for Bollywood, I think.
@Letty,
Quote:He told a TV channel he would consider acting in Bollywood if offered an interesting script with a good director.
Arnold
acting, now there's a laugh and a half.
GOP Rep. Falls For Onion Planned Parenthood Joke
www.huffingtonpost.com
We can't make this stuff up. John Fleming, a GOP congressman from Louisiana, fell for a months-old joke on Monday when he cited an article from The Onion as a real news source...
http://video.pbs.org/video/1123581104?starttime=2638&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=ThisDayHistory
How much would you think a first American edition of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea might be worth? Would it surprise you to know it is worth more than earlier editions of Jules Verne's book?
Monsanto corn: coming soon to a Wal-Mart near you
sumofus.org
That next ear of corn you buy could be a GMO product. How can you tell? It will be unmarked, unlabeled and untested on humans, even though lab rats that ate it suffered organ failure. Many grocers have turned it down, but not Wal-Mart. Tell Wal-Mart: Don't sell me Monsanto corn!
Hope this is not a scam. I did not snopes it.
"Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.'" --Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)
How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy
www.theatlantic.com
Jaroslav Flegr is no kook. And yet, for years, he suspected his mind had been taken over by parasites that had invaded his brain. So the prolific biologist took his science-fiction hunch into the lab. What he’s now discovering will startle you. Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be cr...
WATCH: Japan Tsunami Debris May Soon Hit California Coast
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At this very moment, up to 25 million tons of debris--occupying an area roughly the size of California--is a on a collision course for the North American west coast...
White Grandfather Walking With Black Granddaughter Cuffed By Texas Police
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A crime and politics blogger living in Austin, Texas, claims he was cuffed and detained by police for simply walking home with his five-year-old granddaughter...
If you're in Starbucks and notice a nondescript individual paying for their coffee with cash - watch out.
According to the FBI you might have found evidence of a terrorist plot.
A series of fliers distributed to companies around the United States by the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Assistance appear to give workers and business owners exactly this advice.
The fliers, as highlighted by the miscellania blog BoingBoing, are intended to help various businesses from hobby shop owners to car rental services identify suspicious people who might be involved in terrorist activity.
They have been collected online by the Public Intelligence collaborative research project, and are not normally released en masse by the FBI.
The fliers include much salient advice, such as pointing out the need for valid ID from customers purchasing large quantities of chemicals.
Reassuringly each of them also states that "it is important to remember that just because someone’s speech, actions, beliefs, appearance, or way of life is different, it does not mean that he or she is suspicious."
However the fliers also reveal the slightly more bizarre side of counter-terrorism.
For one, the fliers advise internet cafe owners that "evidence of a residential based internet provider (signs on to Comcast, AOL)" could be a sign of a suspicious character. The FBI says that such services can mask IP addresses, and that may be a sign the person does not want their tracks followed.
The Huffington Post UK is owned by AOL - but thankfully we didn't make it onto the list.
People who pay cash for small purchases, including coffee, are also highlighted in the fliers. They may be attempting to avoid a paper trail of their whereabouts by not using credit cards.
Owners of electronics stores visited by regulars with missing fingers, chemical burns or strange owners are also told to watch out.
And if you're a paintball proprietor and you have a regular customer who alters his appearance ("beard shaved off, hair colour changed") on each visit, you might also have a dangerous character in your midst says the FBI.
Tattoo parlour owners are asked to watch out for groups requesting the same tattoos or placement of tattoos.
More obviously, perhaps, the FBI warns paintball range owners that if groups want to mimic security checkpoints, practice kidnapping or refer to jihadi training materials during games, that might also be a clue something's up. Which seems fair.
Proprietors of hobby shops are informed that anyone purchasing large quantities of model rocket motor igniters or model aircraft fuel might be suspicious.
The full range of fliers so far gathered together can be read at Public Intelligence.
Kebd, Kuwait: Camels ridden by mechanical robots race to the finish during the 12th International Camel Races. Camel jockeys were replaced by mechanical robots from 2005 because camel owners were found to be involved in human trafficking for riders, buying children from countries like Pakistan and India for their smaller frames
Stephanie Mcgehee/Reuters
Romney Baptism Of The Dead - Atheist Father Turned Mormon
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"Mitt Romney's militantly atheist father-in-law, was indeed posthumously converted to Mormonism by his family...". Will the Mormon practice of.....
Here, let me get the door for you.
"HANOI, Vietnam — A mom with a screaming child wanted a quick getaway from a plane on the tarmac in Vietnam and asked for help. The man next to her obliged by opening the emergency exit and triggering the escape slide.
But that's as far as they got.
A state media report on Tuesday's incident at Ho Chi Minh City airport says nobody used the slide. It wasn't clear if they got second thoughts or if the cabin crew intervened.
The man, identified as 29-year-old Le Van Thuan, told authorities the child's mother asked him to open the door so she and the child could exit faster.
An airport official says the man will be fined up to $950, and it will cost $10,000 to refit the slide."
Read more here:
http://www.kansas.com/2012/02/16/2218167/vietnam-man-next-to-crying-child.html#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=cpy
That was an excellent video, edgar.
I know. You don't have to tell me.
@edgarblythe,
I'd be willing to bet an entire nickel, edgar, that that ain't no monkey. It's an ape--a gibbon. (One of my faves.)
BTW, excellent video, edgar.
