Thursday, January 26, 2012

"Top 5 Regrets of the Dying"

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That's the title of an article on the Huffington Post's Good News Web page. Here's an excerpt. For many years I worked in pal...

It looks like Native Americans really did originate in Asia

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I've long found the argument compelling that Native Americans originated in Asia, crossing the so-called ' Bering land bridge ' ...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

A musical blast from the past

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Readers may be familiar with the ' Concert for George '. It was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on November 29th...
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Fried food is fine - within reason

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At least, that's what the Telegraph reports . It is a "myth" that regularly eating fried foods causes heart attacks, researche...
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Doofus Of The Day #563

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Today's winner is from Oklahoma . A Republican state senator from Oklahoma City introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban the use of abor...
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The "Franken-Mirages" fly again!

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Readers are probably familiar with my detailed history (see Weekend Wings #39 ) of the Cheetah fighter aircraft of the South African Air Fo...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Someone's having way too much fun . . .

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. . . but I'm not sure whether it's the two-legged or four-legged critters in this video clip! Peter
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Has the US Marine Corps disgraced itself?

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I'm infuriated and disgusted to hear of the treatment being meted out to a US Marine officer over an incident in Afghanistan. Admittedl...
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Aircraft of a bygone era

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I've been greatly entertained by the Flickr photostreams of a South African user, Etienne du Plessis . Being a former South African mys...
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The conundrum of manufacturing in the USA

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The Atlantic has published a very interesting article on US manufacturing industry, and why it poses such a challenge for both businesses a...
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Our infrastructure may be more vulnerable than we realized

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Wired magazine has highlighted a very interesting - and very troubling - dissertation examining the vulnerability of industrial control syst...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

"What if the Beatles were Irish?"

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That's the question asked - and answered - by comedian Roy Zimmerman in this music video. A tip o' the hat to Will Profit at Capita...
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How they built the Golden Gate Bridge

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I recently came across a French Web site with a number of very interesting photographs showing the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge ...
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Spider silk, revisited

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A few years ago I wrote about clothing woven from the silk of the Madagascan golden spider . At the time, it wasn't clear to me whether...
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That's a heck of a way to fill your tank!

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I've got to hand it to the residents of the frozen North, and to the ship crews who keep them supplied with essentials during the cold, ...

A sobering lesson in Big Government

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Via a link at Rev. Paul's place , I came across an excellent (if chilling) article at Down Range Report. Here's an excerpt. We sho...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

That's one way to encourage recycling!

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I had to laugh at this video clip, which appears to be an advertisement intended to encourage recycling. It's certainly got a different...
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The world's oldest naval dockyard may close down

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I'm sad to hear the news that Portsmouth Naval Dockyard , the oldest facility of its kind in the world, may be closed. The Telegraph re...

Faces of the homeless

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An article in the Daily Mail drew my attention to the photography of Lee Jeffries . Having worked with the homeless on two continents, I fo...
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Classy!

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She could have used the tragic events of January 8th, 2011 as a way to vilify those opposing her and her party, such as the Tea Party mo...