Archive for August, 2006

Bomb Threat on Sydney flight

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

A Pacific Blue flight bound to Sydney received a threat and was escorted into Sydney airport, where it landed safely. However, the passengers on the plane were forced to wait while the plane was held away from the terminal and searched for an alleged bomb, or other device.
All passengers were released and, apparently, no [...]

Ceasefire unraveling?

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

The UN brokered ceasefire is becoming increasingly irrelevant, or perhaps it always was a joke. There is now to be NO understanding that the UN will disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon (or anywhere else).
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was quoted in an American newspaper Thursday as saying that the UN force expected to deploy [...]

Can horses think?

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Everyone who’s ever worked with horses knows that they can “think” in some ways, and even seem intuitive. Research in this area suggests that this is true, but only at a simple level of thinking.
Still, everything that has been done scientifically in the horse so far addresses tasks, learning, and conceptualization at a fairly [...]

Arrest in Ramsey case

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

After nearly a decade of lurid press, we find that evidently there really was an intruder responsible for the JonBenet Ramsey murder.

Unruly passenger, flight diverted, ruled “not terrorism”

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Nerves are raw since the exposure of the latest terror threat in England and the subsequent enhanced security measures both in the U.S. and abroad.
However, the event of today, has been ruled an unruly, claustrophic passenger. Earlier reports that she was carrying Vaseline, a screwdriver, matches, and a note about Al Qaeda were denied [...]

Horse as Coach

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

An eloquent article by Brenda Sexton of the Enumclaw (Washington) Courier Herald, articulates many of the themes that recur with frequent interactions with horses. She profiles Peggy Gilmer, a successful executive coach in her own right, who came to even greater success when joined by her horses in coaching sessions. Peggy has taught [...]

Second Life takes off as venue for live music

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Second Life is taking on a life of its own as a venue for live music. SL has long been a favorite of the online role-playing game groupies, but in the past year, it has blossomed into a diverse and vibrant mini-economy, and now, a home for music. Both stars, and rising stars feel [...]

Terrorism and Nuts

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

A home in England was ransacked by a marauding squirrel. I blame international terrorism.
Crazed squirrel ransacks house

Interview with Benjamin Netanyahu

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Powerline participated in an interview with the once and future (hopefully) Prime Minister of Israel. Clearly he “gets” how far his country has sunk and the difficult task that now remains for Israel to do.
The proper division of labor for dealing with the threat is as follows: Israel should dismantle Hezbollah and the U.S. [...]

The Physics of Resurrection

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

First Things — never a publication to shy away from tough issues — has a commentary on the physics of the resurrection. Stephen Barr holds that it’s a tough problem, even for God.
…the resurrection of the body involves “God’s reassembling at least some of the numerically same particles that once were in our living [...]