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Jon Stewart once stated “Democrats- you know, for their thing, it’s always they love this country- they just somehow wish it were a different country. You know, Democrats are always like- you know, America’s the greatest country in the world. Have you seen Finland’s health care system? You get back rubs at work. You’re surrounded [...]
Posted by Jim Ciscell on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 12:01 am
Filed under Politics · Tagged abortion, abortion legislation, bailouts, Elves, European Union, George W. Bush, Great Recession, gun collectors, gun regulation, happy workers, huldufolk, Iceland, iceland policies, imagine peace tower, Iraq, licensed cohabitation, life expectancy, low infant mortality, maternity leave, minimum wage, Nonviolence, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Panama, pregnancy, prenatal care, reusable biofuel, reusable fuels, taxes, TopTenz, unemployment, war crimes, war criminal
Whale watching is an activity with massive worldwide appeal. Regardless of an individual’s age and interests, tourists travel to far-flung corners of the globe to catch a glimpse of the cetaceans in their natural habitat. The chance of seeing these majestic and awe-inspiring creatures is certainly an experience of a lifetime, so with that in [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Animals, Misc, Nature, Travel · Tagged Africa, Alaska, Arctic Circle, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, Azores, Balaenidae, Baleen whales, Bart Platt, Bay of Biscay, Biology, California, Cetaceans, EasyJet Holidays, Humpback Whale, Husavik’s port, Iceland, Kaikoura, Killer Whale, Killer Whales, New Zealand, norway, Right whale, Santa Barbara Channel, South Africa, Spain, Sperm Whale, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, whale watching
Everyone loves a good tale of murder. From “Stagger Lee” to “John Hardy” the American songbook is full of scoundrels, cheaters and unrepentant murderers. Quite often the origin of these songs is pretty hard to track. As most songs are decades, if not centuries old, and passed down in the oral tradition, the murderers’ boasts [...]
Posted by Kevin Forde on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Music · Tagged American folk songs, Anne Melton, black carriage worker, bob dylan, Charles Silver, Charley Patton, christmas eve, Delia Green, Delias Gone, Duke Ellington, Frances Silver, Frankie and Johnnie, Frankie and Johnny, Frankie Baker, Hattie Caroll, Henry My Son, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jimmy Ransom, John Hardy, Johnnie, Johnny Cash, Jonathan Lewis, Kingston Trio, Laura Foster, Laurel, lead singer, Lee, Lee Shelton
Isn’t it scary how many people don’t know if Europe is a country or a continent? Wow… What kind of expectations should we have from the poor, ignorant people if even the president called Europe a country?! Now, let’s give the man the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he wanted to say “countries like in [...]
Posted by Timeea on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Travel · Tagged Aeolian Islands, Agenor, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Asia, brazil, British Columbia, canada, Central Intelligence Agency, china, Church of St. Tysilio, craftsman, Decade Volcanoes, Eiffel Tower, engineer, Etna, Europa, Europe, Europe's Capital, European Union, Finland, France, Frédéric Bartholdi, G20 nations, geography, Geology, Iceland, Ioan Stan Patras, Ireland, Istanbul, Italy, Kenneth J. Hsu, King, king of Tyre, Mary's Church, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Merry Cemetery, Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, Napoleon Bonaparte, New Zealand, Paris, Poland, president, Princess, REpublic of Ireland, Rob Butler, Romania, Russia, Sicily, Statue of Liberty, steel framework, Strait of Bosphorus, Stratovolcanoes, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, United States, United States of America, Vatican City, volcano, Volcanoes of Italy, Volcanology, wales
In archaeology, an artifact is an object recovered which may provide cultural interest and help in the understanding of human history. In the last 100 years, a large collection of important archeological discoveries have been made. Some of these artifacts have helped people understand the origins of life on Earth, while others have presented problems [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History · Tagged Africa, Alexander, Alexander IV, American Museum of Natural History, Americas, Andes Mountains, Andrewsarchus, Anthropology, Broken Hill, Buchheim, canada, china, Cyprus, director of the Jordan, egypt, Ethiopia, Europe, Gobi Desert, greece, greenland, Helge Ingstad, History of North America, History of the Americas, Holstein, Iceland, Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Jerusalem,Israel, Jesus Christ, John Cabot, Jordan, Jordan Lead, Ka, Kabwe, Kabwe,Central Province,Zambia, Kent State University, L'Anse aux Meadows, Lawrence River, Lima, Lima,Lima Region,Peru, Macedonia, Manolis Andronikos, Mesonychids, Mongolia, Moshe Lufan, Natural History, New Brunswick, New Brunswick,Canada, New Zealand, Newfoundland, Norse Greenlanders, North America, Ohio,United States, Otago Museum, Philip Davies, Phillip II, Republic of Macedonia, Rhodesia, Rimac River, Sea of Galilee, Sea of Galilee Boat, Sicily, tomb of Philip II, Uluburun shipwreck, Vinland, Yigal Allon Museum, Zambia, Ziad al-Saad
Top Gear started in the late 70’s as a local program produced by BBC Birmingham and has established itself as the world’s most popular motoring show. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have witnessed Top Gear growing into a global phenomenon, so no wonder it’s the most illegally downloaded show on the planet. According [...]
Posted by Timeea on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Humor, Television · Tagged alabama, America, BBC, Bugatti Veyron, California, car chase, car football, car racing, Crash.net, Czech Republic, Dailymail.co.uk, English Channel, ford, Ford Fiesta, Ford Motor Company, gas-powered cannon, Iceland, James May, Japan, Jeremy Clarkson, Ken Block, Kent Block, Lake Kleifarvatn, Mass media, NASCAR, Needham, Nissan, president, rally car, Range Rover Sport, Ranger, Richard Hammond, Ricky Carmichael, Royal Marine beach, smart car, Subaru Impreza, Top Gear, Top Gear Races, Top Gear Segments, toyota, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Triumph Herald, Typhoon, UD Trucks Corporation, United States, USD, Volkswagen, Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Transporter, youtube, YouTube Inc
Admit it, you’ve always wanted to try it. I don’t care if you’re a Fortune 500 CEO, at some point in your life, you’ve wanted to see what all those nerds you made fun of in high school see in those bizarre dice. I’m talking about role-playing games, of course. They’ve evolved from the tabletop [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Games, Movies · Tagged Adventure films, America, American atheists, Astropia, CEO, Colin Taylor, Comedy films, Cthulhu, Devin McGinn, Drakmar, Drakmar A Vassals Journey, Entertainment, famed creator, Fantasy films, Fiction, film, H. P. Lovecraft, HBO, HBO & Company, I'm talking, Iceland, Independent films, Jaclyn Hales, Jeff, Jon Gries, Kevin Weisman, King, Live Action Role Playing, Marsha, obvious solution, online guild, rag tag, Role Models, Roleplayed, RPG, teacher, The Gamers, The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, The Guild, The King of Kong, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The Last Lovecraft Relic of the Cthulhu, Unicorn City, Video game, web series
Recently, you’ve probably heard all about “going green” and how it seems to be the new fad. A lot of people from all different parts of the world are doing their part in order to keep the earth healthy. More and more people are switching to behavior that is safer for the earth: they are [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 8:55 am
Filed under Nature, Photos · Tagged Africa, Alps, alternative energy, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, British Columbia, canada, Carbon neutrality, clean electricity, Colombia, Colombian government, Costa Rica, cuba, Energy, Energy development, Energy economics, energy policy, environment, Environmental Performance, Europe, France, geothermal power, gimmelwald, global warming, Green politics, greenest countries, greenhouse, greenhouse gas emissions, hybrid, hydroelectric, hydrogen, Hydrogen economy, Iceland, Mauritius, norway, nuclear, oil crisis, organic, renewable energy, renewable energy rate, Sweden, Switzerland, thermal, top 10 list, top ten green countries, transportation, Yale University