16
POPSIn Public Without A Man? That Would Be 300 Lashes In order to conduct any kind of business in public in the region, even to do simple things like having a medical appointment or opening a checking account or even driving a car, a woman must be accompanied by some male family member who can act as her guardian, even, as the newswire piece mentions, if that male is in fact a minor child like a son. According to Business Week, the system, which has been tracked by Human Rights Watch while leadership promised to correct issues over nine months ago, may be on a very slow path to turning around. The government put together a plan last month that would allow women lawyers to appear in court. Progress can't come soon enough. Last March an elderly Saudi woman was sentenced to 40 lashes, four months of jail and deportation from the country for being seen with two men who were not family. The men were bringing her bread.
3
POPSThe buying and selling VOTES!!!!!!!
It also comes ten days after Fox News reported that an unnamed White House official, speaking on “background,” had denied Rep. Sestak’s claim, and nine days after the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that an unnamed White House official, who insisted on “anonymity,” had “vociferously” denied the congressman’s claim. Rep. Sestak, meanwhile, has repeatedly stood by his assertion that the administration offered him a job in exchange for not running against Specter. Sen. Specter, a five-term incumbent, switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party in 2009. Rep. Sestak is now challenging him for the Democratic nomination to run in the Senate election this November. The controversy started on Feb. 18, when Sestak appeared on “Larry Kane: Voice of Reason,” a public affairs television program on the Comcast Network in Pennsylvania. Kane asked, “Were you ever offered a federal job to get out of this race?” “Yes,” said Sestak. “Was it secretary of the Navy?” Kane ask
5
POPSAnti-Aging: How Fish Oil Can Help Preserve Youth In light of the fact that I am not a scientist or health expert, I will refrain from attempting to re-articulate the gist of this news story so as to make sure the facts are communicated accurately in the words of the very scientists who conducted the research. Too often, journalists take far too much liberty when reporting on scientific developments, with inaccuracy often resulting from the reporter (who is often ignorant to the facts surrounding the topic being reported on) attempting to paraphrase without checking with an expert to ensure accuracy prior to being published. For the sake of avoiding any such error on my behalf, the above quotations were taken directly from the actual article and are word-for-word citations straight from the source. In other words, the above snippets are the words of the scientists involved and/or the reporter(s) covering the story, and are not my own semantic illustrations.
3
POPSYour toothpaste will be waiting for you. This is a very novel idea. Packing toiletries is annoying, bulky and problematic because of airport security. The idea of arriving at a hotel and having it waiting for me is really neat. Love when people identify a problem and decide to do something about it.
1
POPSCheck Weather Conditions in Real-time with Weather Watcher Being powered by Microsoft Virtual Earth allows you to zoom in to specific areas for a detailed view. Another great feature is checking out the regional or national radar which is powered by Microsoft Virtual Earth and The Weather Channel. If you are a “weathergeek” or just a geek who wants to know if the sun is shining outside your dungeon, Weather Watcher is an excellent free application to have. Weather Watcher works on versions of Windows from 98 " Windows 7. To Download Weather Watcher for Windows -- go to link Real-time with Weather Watcher http://bit.ly/92RuMm
4
POPSSarah Palin: Fact-Checking the ObamaCare Summit “Everyone is entitled to his opinion, but not his own facts.” From her facebook account: We should be thankful for yesterday’s 7-hour health care summit " it was helpful in that it allowed Americans to hear the fundamental differences in approaches to meeting health care challenges. On one side, commonsense conservatives laid out fiscally-sound, free market-based, patient-centered solutions; and on the left’s side we heard about the Democrat’s belief that growing government is the only way to meet challenges. Sarah Palin's facebook: http://bit.ly/dautFg Sarah Palin: Fact-Checking the ObamaCare Summit http://bit.ly/dxfjPz theblogprof.blogspot.com
1
POPS11,000BC Holiday Camp Discovered! Checking this info out (from another Clipper) I was rather disgusted to see how this site in Turkey, now claimed the oldest constructions in the world, are suddenly called 'Temples." Why not a Holiday Camp (in the British sense)? This postulation of religion is a very subjective delusion. Other examples, there's a small figurine of a large, rather voluptuous woman and she is called a possible 'goddess,' -- when more probably she's just a 'naked female." The oldest statue now know of a human is there. He is grabbing his penis. (Some which to say he is 'covering,' his penis). Either way he's now a 'God of Fertility." -- but more realistic would be calling this a representation of "Man Happy With His Erection." (Or, if you buy the 'coverup' explaination, you could call this: "Soccer play before Penalty Shot."
11
POPSScience Over Stupidity Jim Inhofe and his followers are egotistical enough to think that anything they can't understand must be false. But of course the truth is that Inhofe represents the idiot side of the Republican party.
4
POPSCitibank Warns of Withdrawal Gate I called Citi about it and they said the warning applies only to customers in Texas and that the notification had been mistakenly included on statements nationwide. Whatever the explanation, it doesn't exactly inspire confidence in Citi. I've got nothing against Citi as a general matter -- I have friends who work there, and know some account holders who are generally satisfied customers. But it's hard to believe a bank would be sending out a notice like that on its statements.
3
POPSTerror Bomber Stopped by FBI!
Wow! Credit where credit is due. This was real impressive police work, FBI work. This Afghan, intent on putting a bomb on the subway (tube) was caught in the nick of time. Many have argued this is the type of real intelligence and actions we need, not checking people's shoes at airports or taking their naked pics -- but intel on the street, putting clues together, staying on the case: It was all very impressive. (Shopping for dangerous chemicals, for example, was apparently one of the tip-offs). Well done. Also good is the FBI is getting info from this man in the real best way -- not sadism and torture -- but plea bargaining here and there; maybe a few packs of cigarettes, little things that count if you're in jail. Maybe family visits, stuff like that. Well done USA FBI. [Note: I'm a pretty 'ruthless critic,' of my country doing WRONG, but not of the good things about us and esp. not when seeing things RIGHT. & It's one of the 'good things,' that we can be 'ruthless
2
POPSWhy we didn't catch the underwear bomber: too much information, too little analysis
Since the passage of the PATRIOT act and the creation of related data-gathering efforts, various U.S. intelligence agencies have amassed mind-bogglingly huge collections of data (at an unprecedented cost to privacy and constitutionally-protected civil liberties, I might add, but let's forget about that for now). The problem is, no one really knows what to do with all that information. We have half a million "suspected terrorists" on a list. But, as one official said, a name on a list is just a name. You have to do something with it before it's useful. But no one really knows where to start, and no one agency wants to be the first to tip its own hand. It's interesting how often the author of this article mentions Google in connection with his discussions of how to manage large amounts of information well (in the sense of, "What we need is the equivalent of a Google search for all this data"). Wonder how long it's going to be before Google is contracted out to handle U.S. national secur
5
POPSBuild Good Credit Without Credit Cards Borrow from Yourself " This is the easiest method to establish your own credit history without a credit card. Buy a Certificate of Deposit (CD) from a bank. Then take out a secured loan against the CD for the same amount of time. Put the money you borrowed in a high-yield checking account. Then use the money you borrowed to payback the secured loan. You'll be establishing a credit history and earning interest on your checking account and CD. There are some downfalls to this method. You need the starting capital to fund the CD. You could end up paying more interest on the secured loan than earn through your CD and checking account; however, it's probably less than what you'd pay in fees and interest if you used a credit card. Just make sure to weigh the true costs before going down this road.
16
POPSHow He Got Caught Among the revelations in Andrew Young's new book about John Edwards is that once the whole sordid truth about Edwards and Rielle Hunter emerged, Bill Clinton "called the senator and said, in effect, 'How'd you get caught?' " It's not a surprising question, given the source. But the better question may be how Edwards got away with it for so long. Between early 2006, when the senator's dalliance with his campaign videographer began, and August 2008, when he confessed to it, Edwards engaged in all sorts of subterfuges in an attempt to hide his liaison with Hunter from his wife, his staff, and the press. The Politician, written by Edwards' primary romantic facilitator, provides a blow-by-blow account how he did it—and why he failed. Consider this list a kind of public service to any elected official ever considering a secret romp. What a dog this guy is.....
1
POPSPresident Obama: You really need to listen to Afghans not in Kabul Afghanistan is not Vietnam but the types of mistakes are the same. Not checking and rechecking "intelligence" so you know you are not just being used to settle a private score. Really knowing the culture so you do not accomplish exactly the opposite of your goals. If you don't want a repeat of people clinging to helicopters as the last allied forces leave, you need to listen to stories like these.
5
POPSFrance's Sarkozy says time to end Haiti's "curse" I don't know what Sarkozy means by 'curse,' France has a huge obligation to Haiti. While listening to the radio today I heard that after fighting for and winning their freedom, Haitian's were forced to pay reparations to France. In effect, former slaves had to further purchase their freedom from France, ( principal plus interest). I think that the debt wasn't paid until the early 20th century and the Haitian government had to borrow to pay the interest. As far as I know, newly independent Haiti had no friends; George Washington repaid the loan from France to finance the American Revolution by sending the money and arms to slave owners in Saint Domingue (Haiti). Fact checking in progress ...
3
POPSWhen Animals Invade! This is an article discussing 6 species aggressively invading their habitat. The source article has some interesting discussion not clipped here, as well as some videos. Worth checking out, if you are interested in this sort of thing. Some of these give me the heebie jeebies.
1
Pops
Newest Clips
Latest Comments
Most Pops
Print
Save
Turn on live update