Empress of the North Aground then off Again
The Empress of the North, a rustic paddle-wheel steamer that tours Alaska’s inland waterways and British Columbia ran aground overnight.…
Mao Misfigured in Memory of Tianamen
Today a "vandal" threw a flaming object at the giant portrait of Mao on Tianamen square, and the authorities cleared…
Dropping Sitemeter
Wish I’d known about this earlier:  It’s so sad for me to hear that SiteMeter, a well-known web stats…
Two Soldiers and Interpreter Missing in Iraq
AP and Fox News are reporting that three soldiers (possibly two soldiers and an interpreter) are missing after an ambush…
Missing Mass of the Universe Found?
New research indicates that the long-searched for missing or "dark mass" of the universe might be in dwarf galaxies left…
Al Qaida Subverts Causes
This article in ADN Kronos is an interesting perspective on how Al Qaida adopts causes to gain adherents, but then…
Tuesday Update
Captain’s Quarters reports on the Islamist terrorists arrested in the US who planned to attack Fort Dix, and you should…
Greensburg Kansas Destroyed by Tornado, 8 Dead
Greensburg Kansas has been utterly destroyed by a tornado overnight Friday, and all buildings took damage whether brick, wood-frame or…
Release Week
It’s a release week where I work, and it’s likely that I will be working some long hours and be…
Yesterday’s Media
Yesterday’s media was much different than today’s, it wasn’t just criers and scrolls, speeches and plays as you will see…