Wednesday, November 09, 2005

International News Article | Reuters.com

Saddam's Lawyers Boycott Trial
LET'S GET MIKEY!


The lawyers are upset that two have been assassinated and there's no reason to think that the rest are safe, so the lawyers refuse to work. Makes sense to me. Still, they need lawyers.

Say, isn't Mike "Brownie" Brown a lawyer? LET'S GET MIKEY!


International News Article | Reuters.com

valerie plame - Google Image Search

Pictures of Valerie Plame on the Web

They're not hard to find at all (now).

valerie plame - Google Image Search

Shaq sells shoes more people can afford | IndyStar.com

Kudos to Shaquille O'Neal

His "Dunkman" shoes sell for less than $40.00 at Payless shoes. The man has a conscious as big as he is.



Shaq sells shoes more people can afford | IndyStar.com

shift production to china - Google Search

The Googleteer shifts attention to China

On August 28, 2003, I asked my friendly neighborhood superhero, the Googleteer(tm) to do a search for me on these words:

shift production to china

At that time, the search returned 383,000 hits. It's a little over two years later, and I asked him to do it again. today's results: 6,460,000

shift production to china - Google Search

Visteon posts loss, plans cuts - 11/09/05

Visteon's Loss Narrows from $1.4 Billion to $200 Million

Visteon posts loss, plans cuts - 11/09/05

Delphi posts quarterly loss | IndyStar.com

Delphi Loses 3/4 Billion in the Quarter

Last year's third quarter, Delphi lost $119 Billion. This year, Delphi lost $788 Billion with sales 5% lower than last year.



Delphi posts quarterly loss | IndyStar.com

Monday, November 07, 2005

Barbary pirates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

How long can the War in Iraq Last?
The War against the Barbary Pirates - A Historical Precedent


This isn't the first time the United States has "gone to war" against a vague and shifting foe across the seas. The first time was the campaign against the barbary pirates. Starting in 1784 Congress allocated money for the payment of tribute to pirates off the coast of Africa. Because of continued problems, Congress allocated money to build a navy in 1801. The new United States Navy was successful at ending tribute payments to the pirates by 1815.

All in all, then, it was 31 years from the first attention to the problem until success was achieved. Isn't that comforting?

Barbary pirates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Prevention of identity theft or credit card fraud at myfaircredit.com

"Secret Documents" of Credit Reporting Agencies

If you find yourself in a suit with a credit reporting agency (aka "credit bureau") over inaccuracies in a credit report, you should be aware that all of the agencies will often "play dumb" about the existence of certain internal records. Most of these records are discoverable if you know what to ask for. That's where the "secret document" bank at www.myfaircredit.com comes in. If you register (free) at this site, you have access to quite a bit of information that the credit bureaus don't want you to know about.

Prevention of identity theft or credit card fraud at myfaircredit.com

The Car Connection - Delphi Turnaround Mired in Woe - Company tries to get traction, avoid total shutdown.

Flint Loses 400 Delphi Workers

Delphi is planning on closing a spark plug factory in Flint Michigan, putting 400 UAW workers out on the street. Remember, Flint is Michael Moore's home town. If you saw Roger & Me a decade ago, you know that Flint was already hurting.

Sunday, November 06, 2005

Scotsman.com News - UK - Student launched from catapult died after missing safety net

Student Dies in Catapult Accident:
Setback to the Scottish Space Program


The sports that come out of Scotland are weird, more like drinking games. Example: tossing the caber. Isn't that like getting drunk and seeing how far you can toss a telephone pole? That's just one step beyond cow-tipping if you ask me. When you think about it, ESPN-2 is becoming "the Sports-you-play-drunk" network. Bass Fishing. Poker. Bowling. The clearest example is the "World's Strongest Man" competition. They have the guys throwing beer kegs in the back of a truck, bending a bar over their heads, pulling a huge truck cab. Would anybody do these things sober?


Scotsman.com News - UK - Student launched from catapult died after missing safety net