Good Luck…8 out of 10PLEASE DO NOT POST THE ANSWER...supply info or a hint that proves you know it...there are others playing!!!THANK YOU - gopfo...
What do you think?Newsweek: The Car of the FutureIs Mr. Naughton on the right track?Is it more “Smallville” or a little more “Jetsons” by 201...
Scientists use shortest flash of light ever to capture picture of a light wave (see below) Image: ScienceThe flash of light that captured this amazing picture was only 80 attoseconds long…or about 0.000000000000000001 seconds long!...
Every Friday the BBC puts out their Weekly world news quiz which asks questions about the news from the week. In their quiz today they perpetrate an ongoing lie that irks me to no end:Question 5:Honda has started commercial production of an unusual new car. What is special about it?A: The body is made entirely of plastic, and is much lighter than conventional carsB: It runs on hydrogen and emits water vapour instead of greenhouse gasesC: It has fin-like wings, which make it super-efficient at high...
England is planning on making English a requirement for spouses entering the country to join their husband or wife. But it is not yet ready to be rolled out due to protests and legal suits: Protests at pre-entry English tests for spouses coming to UKIs this a bad idea?I personally don’t think so…I think that the charge of this being a “breach of human rights law” is a hell of a stretc...
h/t RDWIt has been 80 days since Racine Unified Schools passed a spending referendum.Now they want another one.How the hell are we to keep up with this non-sense?Why is it that RUSD can not figure out how to do a budget that includes all of the items that are needed to run their organization?I hope Caledonia is able to successfully remove themselves from this mess. Maybe starting from scratch we can get a real handle on the costs associated with running this type of organizatio...
Alright people I thought that with all of the talk about Iraq that a few of you would remember that in 1990 Saddam Hussein thought it would be a good idea to invade the neighboring country of Kuwait which led to the Persian Gulf War (1991) in which the US and our allies went in and forced Iraq from Kuwait.Next up…4 out of 10PLEASE DO NOT POST THE ANSWER...supply info or a hint that proves you know it...there are others playing!!!THANK YOU - gop...
AP: Dems face budget shortfall for conventionThis is the way they run their party…could you imagine them in power again...
I complained about American innovation last week and here we see that Japanese auto producer Honda has created the first commercially available hydrogen car…the FCX Clarity....
AP: Black conservatives conflicted on Obama campaignI would like to thank James Harris for standing up for conservative values!While I am a “white male” I grew up with and live my life by MLK’s dream…of not judging a person by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Yet democrats and now black conservatives are moving over to Obama…not because of his character but because he is black…I am simply appalled.If you call yourself a Republican and you vote for Obama…one of the...
There is a drumbeat coming from the far left that keeps things like rail on the forefront of their effort to socialize this country. They use arguments like “At $4 a gallon for gas, they'd embrace rail transit if only it were available” and state that “That future doesn't involve building more superhighways.” See Capital Time EditorialReally? Have we fallen so far away from American innovation that we are going to sit by and let 1) the price of oil dictate the way we live and 2) allow a few kooks...
This is simply a must read! For those of you who do not know; John Coleman was the founder of the Weather Channel.Global Warming and the Price of a Gallon of GasHere are a few excerpts:Hello Al Gore; Hello UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Your science is flawed; your hypothesis is wrong; your data is manipulated. And, may I add, your scare tactics are deplorable. The Earth does not have a fever. Carbon dioxide does not cause significant global warming.***********************************************************Here...
Summary:Oak Creek Power Plant (OCPP) produces 7,070,196 MW per year (based on the maximum output and the average real production for coal plants being 70%) and resides on 400 acres of land.Today the largest solar plant in the world, Hoya de Los Vincentes in Murcia, Spain (HdLV), produces 60,444 MW per year (based on the maximum output and the average real production for solar plants being 30% – actual results are much worse) and sits on 247 acres.The...
Last week we had the country of Laos, which I thought would be pretty easy and was. This week is even easier…again do to its shape.4 out of 10PLEASE DO NOT POST THE ANSWER...supply info or a hint that proves you know it...there are others playing!!!THANK YOU - gopfo...
AP: McCain says gas prices won't drop and could riseCNN.com: Bush: No regrets over IraqCNN.com: Grumbling Clinton supporters make Democrats nervousAP: Senate Republicans block windfall taxes on Big O...
CU got the first week's name that place correct...it was the Wind Point Lighthouse!!Name this plac...
Here are the headlines:AP: Clinton ending candidacy, supporting ObamaReuters: Clinton promises to "strongly support" ObamaAFP: Clinton vows full-throated backing for ObamaBut to be honest I’m still thinking this: And lets not forget thi...
Last week’s was a tough one but as always still unreal still had it in the bag…it was Tanzania.This country has a very distinctive shape so I only rate it a 5 out of 1...
I have been offering up a new country every week for the past year and a half and I feel it has been pretty successful. So I have decided to offer something new…well new for me.You see, if you are at all familiar with Jed’s Guess that Geographical Location at Boots and Sabers or Who What or Where? At Caledonia Unplugged what I am about to start doing will be similar in nature but limited to the Racine area for now.Here is how it will work:I will...
This is what Australian Broadcast Corporation is marketing to 9 year old kids based on bogus environmental data – your carbon footprint!!Here is the Full story thanks to Watts Up With That? TV Network Tells Kids How Long Their Carbon Footprint Should Allow Them to Live Click image above to play the ga...
AP: Clinton may concede delegate race to Obama tonightI really hope that is continues!!...
