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caketastic

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The Republic of Texas

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and this salient point


But other states may find the Texas model difficult to emulate. The state is unique in having its own electricity grid. All other states fall under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, adding an extra layer of bureaucracy to any transmission proposals.

a fair assessment of work

this is my current IM icon.
Oh NOES!!!

spam or headline?


George Soros makes attack on Hong Kong market, resulting in massive job losses

all kinds of wrongness

Foodstamps campaign
Yes that’s an actual advertising campaign to encourage people to sign up for food stamps, running now in New York f’ing City.

Wonder how much that’s costing me, freaking commies.

bastille day suprise

yesterday at the annual Brooklyn Bastille Day celebration they thew a new twist into the mix. a collection of vintage Solex bikes. Okay, they may look like someone bolted a sewing machine to the front wheel of a ghetto bike, and sure walking may be faster, they’re fascinating pieces of machinery. If I had been a little more sober I may have begged a test ride.

the sweetest when cold

wow, just wow

Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections “has become a black hole” because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.

Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud “Excuse me!” He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a “white hole.”

That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.

from the no sh*t Sherlock files.

Increasing exposure to carbon dioxide appears to boost crop yields, Hans-Joachim Weigel of the Johann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute for rural areas, forestry and fisheries in the central city of Brunswick told AFP.

“Output increased by about 10 percent for barley, beets and wheat” when the plants were subjected to higher levels of carbon dioxide, Weigel said.

science is teh fun

when bad news is good news

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil tumbled more than $5 a barrel Tuesday in its second big drop this week, hurling crude back to levels not seen since June 26 as traders wary about the health of the global economy cashed in gains from oil’s recent rally.

Analysts attributed much of the recent sell-off to profit-taking, saying traders were cashing in on the previous week’s gains. A stronger dollar also helped keep prices lower by discouraging investors from pumping more money into commodities.

At the same time, concerns about global oil supply disruptions subsided and fears that the economic slowdown is spreading moved to the forefront.

looking death in the eye

yes I took both.
gator
shark

kitty hawk

it’s truly amazing what a couple of gear head guys can do

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like the blonde who accidentally locked herself inside her car

Rumors have been circulating for the past week among top Norwegian government officials that the keys to the “doomsday” seed vault, which were last seen at the inauguration in February, are missing and may be sealed inside the massive sarcophagus which was supposed to protect millions of plants from the threats of global climate change.

want

250 MPH Bugatti Veyron

yup, still nerdy

segway ninjas
from here

wonder no more

did you ever wonder what you get when you cross a Smart with a Unimog?

well…

Hard

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brooklyn sky

brooklyn sunset

promises promises

SUSAN SARANDON, who appeared in three films last year and won kudos for her TV movie “Bernard and Doris,” is still not a contented soul. She says if John McCain gets elected, she will move to Italy or Canada. She adds, “It’s a critical time, but I have faith in the American people.”

lazy weekend

downtown panorama from Brooklyn Bridge Park