James Doohan, ‘Star Trek’s’ Scotty, dead
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Todd W
CNN.com – James Doohan, ‘Star Trek’s’ Scotty, dead – Jul 20, 2005
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36 Years ago today, and did anyone notice?
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Todd W
Transterrestrial Musings Today is the day we put men on the moon. From the first Wright flight until Apollo, 66 years passed. We are now nearing 40 years since Apollo, and can we claim a similar advance in progress? What happened to us? It’s become common wisdom now that the Shuttle was a mistake, and [...]
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The Japanese Get It
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Todd W
Struggling Japanese retailer says it’s finally got the hang of Wal-Mart – Yahoo! News A lesson in why Assimilation is good, and why casting out foreign ideas is bad (pay attention, France). Struggling Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu said it expected a brighter future after adapting to the ways of top shareholder Wal-Mart, whose mass-market model [...]
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Best eBay Item Ever!
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Todd W
eBay item 5789263206 (Ends 20-Jul-05 14:15:15 BST) – Death Star Home Cinema Subwoofer Check out the questions. Q: Will you ship to America? A: Shipping to the US will cost ~$500 according to Fedex / UPS website. I will ship to the US if the buyer covers the cost of shipping. Q: is the speaker [...]
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More Muslim Thinking
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Todd W
FrontPage Magazine From an article dated June 29th. “Yes, I am a terrorist. Write that down: I admit I am a terrorist. [The Qur’an] says it is the duty of Muslims to bring terror to the enemy, so being a terrorist makes me a good Muslim.” These are the words of Marwan Abu Ubeida, the [...]
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Some Muslim Reaction
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Todd W
Telegraph | News | The men who blame Britain Four Muslims murder over fifty Londoners. Want to hear the Muslim reaction? Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed said that support for America over Afghanistan and Iraq and the re-election of Mr Blair had all contributed to the attacks. Anjem Choudary: ‘The real terrorists are the police’ “I [...]
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Justice Roberts?
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Todd W
OpinionJournal – The Next Justice I’m not going to pretend I know the guy or have any idea who he is and what he stands for. I simply don’t know enough at this point. The Wall Street Journal column linked here gives me a little hope that Roberts is at least a bit like Scalia, [...]
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