For once, some sort of Obama-related stuff that's not obviously racist or meant to degrade his image (such as Obama waffles).
On the other hand, it is just plain silly.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Spilled milk prompts assault at Pennsylvania juvey school
State police say the girl faces aggravated assault and other charges in Fayette County Juvenile Court for the assault Tuesday at the Adelphi Village alternative school in Fairchance.
Suicide Bones Found 29 Years Later
Authorities in Germany said they have discovered the skeleton of a man who shot himself while atop a tree 29 years ago.
An Agatha Christie Mystery - Alzheimer's?
Canadian researchers have found signs of Alzheimer's disease in later works of Agatha Christie, one of the most prolific and popular British mystery writers.
California Woman Gets 6 Years for Fatal Texting Crash
A woman who crashed into a line of stopped vehicles while text-messaging on her cell phone has been sentenced to six years in a California prison for killing a woman in one of the vehicles.
Lemon Creme
A Dessert for any occasion.
What you need:
2 slightly beaten eggs
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup lemon juice
Lemon peel strips (optional)
1-1/2 cups water
1/2 of an 8-ounce container frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed
1/4 cup Splenda
1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel
How to:
1. In a medium saucepan combine the Splenda and gelatin; stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture bubbles and gelatin is dissolved. Gradually stir about half of the gelatin mixture into the slightly beaten eggs. Return the mixture to the saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
2. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in the shredded lemon peel and lemon juice. Chill in ice water about 20 minutes or just until the mixture thickens slightly, stirring occasionally.
3. Fold the whipped topping into the lemon mixture. Chill again in ice water about 15 minutes or just until mixture mounds, stirring occasionally.
4. Spoon into individual dessert dishes or souffli dishes. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or until set. If desired, garnish with lemon peel strips. Makes six 1/2-cup servings.
What you need:
2 slightly beaten eggs
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup lemon juice
Lemon peel strips (optional)
1-1/2 cups water
1/2 of an 8-ounce container frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed
1/4 cup Splenda
1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel
How to:
1. In a medium saucepan combine the Splenda and gelatin; stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture bubbles and gelatin is dissolved. Gradually stir about half of the gelatin mixture into the slightly beaten eggs. Return the mixture to the saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
2. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in the shredded lemon peel and lemon juice. Chill in ice water about 20 minutes or just until the mixture thickens slightly, stirring occasionally.
3. Fold the whipped topping into the lemon mixture. Chill again in ice water about 15 minutes or just until mixture mounds, stirring occasionally.
4. Spoon into individual dessert dishes or souffli dishes. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or until set. If desired, garnish with lemon peel strips. Makes six 1/2-cup servings.
Surprising credit card advice
Suze Orman offers shocking words for some Americans: Pay only the minimum due on your credit card balance.
Surprising credit card advice from top expert
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As West warms, some fear for tiny mountain dweller
The American pika — a short-legged, hamster-sized fur ball that huddles in high mountain slopes — isn't built for long-distance travel.
So as the West's climate warms, the tiny pika has little choice but to scurry a little farther upslope to beat the heat.
Problem is, in some places, they've run out of room to run, according to scientists. Without cool rocky refuges, the finicky pika can't survive.
This undated photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, shows a mountain-dwelling American pika.
Read the rest here.
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
April is Poetry Month so here goes ...
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"
Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
*****
Edward Lear (1812–1888)
The five ages of the brain: Adolescence
Part 3: Teenagers are selfish, reckless, irrational and irritable, but given the cacophony of construction going on inside the adolescent brain, is it any wonder?
Adolescence
Dark matter 'pancake'
Our galaxies disc of stars and gas capture dark matter from colliding galaxies, new calculations suggest, which would form a massive pancake of the mysterious substance.
On the trail of mythical beasts
Why are stories of unicorns and wild-men like Bigfoot so enduringly popular?
Two new books suggest they meet deep-rooted human needs.
On the trail
Things to do while you have a job
If you are worried about losing your job, prepare yourself by getting these things done now.
4 things to do while you have a job
Saturday Jam
Today's Saturday Jam includes:
Jazz
Arturo Sandoval
It Don't Come Easy
Ringo Starr
Rock Around The Clock
Bill Haley and The Comets
Just Like A Pill
Pink
South's Gonna Do It Again
Charlie Daniels
President Obama's Weekly Address
Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
Saturday, April 4, 2009
In this new century, we live in a world that has grown smaller and more interconnected than at any time in history. Threats to our nation’s security and economy can no longer be kept at bay by oceans or by borders drawn on maps. The terrorists who struck our country on 9/11 plotted in Hamburg, trained in Kandahar and Karachi, and threaten countries across the globe. Cars in Boston and Beijing are melting ice caps in the Arctic that disrupt weather patterns everywhere. The theft of nuclear material from the former Soviet Union could lead to the extermination of any city on earth. And reckless speculation by bankers in New York and London has fueled a global recession that is inflicting pain on workers and families around the world and across America.
The challenges of our time threaten the peace and prosperity of every single nation, and no one nation can meet them alone. That is why it is sometimes necessary for a President to travel abroad in order to protect and strengthen our nation here at home. That is what I have done this week.
I began my trip by attending a summit of the G20 – the countries that represent the world’s largest economies – because we know that the success of America’s economy is inextricably linked to that of the global economy. If people in other countries cannot spend, that means they cannot buy the goods we produce here in America, which means more lost jobs and more families hurting. Just yesterday, we learned that we lost hundreds of thousands more jobs last month, adding to the millions we’ve lost since this recession began. And if we continue to let banks and other financial institutions around the world act recklessly and irresponsibly, that affects institutions here at home as credit dries up, and people can’t get loans to buy a home or car, to run a small business or pay for college.
Ultimately, the only way out of a recession that is global in scope is with a response that is global in coordination. That is why I’m pleased that after two days of careful negotiation, the G20 nations have agreed on a series of unprecedented steps that I believe will be a turning point in our pursuit of a global economic recovery. All of us are now moving aggressively to get our banks lending again. All of us are working to spur growth and create jobs. And all of us have agreed on the most sweeping reform of our financial regulatory framework in a generation – reform that will help end the risky speculation and market abuses that have cost so many people so much.
I also met this past week with the leaders of China and Russia, working to forge constructive relationships to address issues of common concern, while being frank with each other about where we disagree. President Hu and I agreed that the link between China’s economy and ours is of great mutual benefit, and we established a new Strategic and Economic Dialogue between the U.S. and China. President Medvedev and I discussed our shared commitment to a world without nuclear weapons, and we signed a declaration putting America and Russia on the path to a new treaty to further reduce our nuclear arsenals. Tomorrow, I will lay out additional steps we must take to secure the world’s loose nuclear materials and stop the spread of these deadly weapons.
Finally, I met yesterday with our NATO allies and asked them for additional civilian support and assistance for our efforts in Afghanistan. That is where al Qaeda trains, plots, and threatens to launch their next attack. And that attack could occur in any nation, which means that every nation has a stake in ensuring that our mission in Afghanistan succeeds.
As we have worked this week to find common ground and strengthen our alliances, we have not solved all of our problems. And we have not agreed on every point or every issue in every meeting. But we have made real and unprecedented progress – and will continue to do so in the weeks and months ahead.
Because in the end, we recognize that no corner of the globe can wall itself off from the threats of the twenty-first century, or from the needs and concerns of fellow nations. The only way forward is through shared and persistent efforts to combat fear and want wherever they exist. That is the challenge of our time. And if we move forward with courage and resolve, I am confident that we will meet this challenge.
Thank you.
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Bristol, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Brno, Jihomoravsky Kraj, Czech Republic
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Moulineaux, Haute-Normandie, France
Granada, Andalucia, Spain
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Nuenen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
as well as Brazil and the United States
(Including Carrboro, Huntersville, Gastonia, Charlotte, Rocky Mount, Durham, North Carolina and Gilbert and Gaffney, South Carolina)
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
You deserve to get more respect, and luckily you are about to get some.
Age has it's benefits.
You deserve to get more respect, and luckily you are about to get some.
Age has it's benefits.
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