-
Archives
- September 2020
- August 2013
- February 2012
- January 2012
- September 2011
- August 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- September 2010
- August 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- June 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- December 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- August 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- February 2004
- January 2004
- December 2003
- November 2003
- October 2003
- September 2003
- August 2003
- July 2003
- June 2003
- December 1969
-
Meta
Daily Archives: August 16, 2003
Daring IT Kidnapping, Theft
The 30-year-old the financial director of a computer distributor was kidnapped and forced to help burglars steal computer equipment worth more then $800,000. Police said the daring robbery resembled an MO previously only seen in bank robberies. This past Wednesday, … Continue reading
Posted in Wacky News
Comments Off on Daring IT Kidnapping, Theft
Unanswered Questions
The powers that be, up and down the line from the President of Con Ed to the President of the United States, were suspiciously quick to declare that there was no evidence or possibility of terrorism involved in the great … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
2 Comments
World-Wide Grid Within Reach
30 years ago, Buckminster Fuller came up with a plan to plug all the world’s continents into the same electrical grid. Energy companies dismissed the notion as pie in the sky – and then proceeded to build such a grid. … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on World-Wide Grid Within Reach
Photo of the Day: Eye on the News
TOKYO – Cafe customers giggle as "Medama-man," which translates as "Eyeball-man," reads an English newspaper Aug. 13 in Tokyo. Medama-man was part of a "walking act performance" to mark the opening of Japanese broadcasting company Nippon Television Network’s new headquarters. … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on Photo of the Day: Eye on the News
Reminder: Nefertiti Tomorrow
Tomorrow at 9 (ET) is the Discovery Channel show about Nefertiti, legendary beauty of ancient Egypt sometimes called "The Female Pharoh" for her political power as well as her hold over her husband, the Pharoh Akhenaton, known as the "heretic … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on Reminder: Nefertiti Tomorrow
Court OKs Fake Drug Checkpoints
US courts have held that it is illegal for the police to set up random drug search roadblocks, exactly because they are random. Law enforcement needs a just cause to search a particular car. Yesterday, however, a Colorado appeals court … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on Court OKs Fake Drug Checkpoints
Another Semester Bites the Dust
The end of a semester is always a bittersweet occasion. The students are all bitter and the teacher is looking at six sweet weeks of vacation! No, just joking. The Summer semester LLM Legal English program I teach in ended … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on Another Semester Bites the Dust
Travel Channel Does World’s Best
Travel Channel announces a new series: The World’s Best. They should know, I guess. Weekly themes include: Top Ten Places of Mystery Top Ten Fun Food Factories Top Ten Parks for Viewing Wildlife World’s Best Roadside Attractions Top Ten Wonders … Continue reading
“Kill the Prez” Prof Defends Himself
Last month we reported that Michael Ballou, who teaches “Introduction to U.S. Government” at Santa Rosa Jr. College, was in hot water with the Secret Service for telling his students to write emails to public officials containing the words “kill … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on “Kill the Prez” Prof Defends Himself
Flying Blind in a Microlight
Possibly inspired by Mike Newman, who last week set a world blind driving speed record (144 mph), equally blind Miles Hilton-Barbe is preparing to become the first sightless person to fly unassisted across the English Channel in a microlight plane. … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on Flying Blind in a Microlight