Tuesday, July 28, 2009
This dude is crazy..............
Perched on the brink of a 186ft drop, this was the moment when Tyler Bradt probably felt the urge to start frantically paddling backwards. Less than four seconds later, he was celebrating a world record for kayak descents. The 22-year-old American touched 100mph as he plummeted over Palouse Falls in eastern Washington...Link
Dick........
Vice-President Dick Cheney wanted to use the arrest of the Lackawanna Six accused terrorists as an advertisement of America’s might and resolve on the first anniversary of 9/11, says a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist...Link
A ‘full court press’ against the Constitution....
Speaking to MSNBC on Monday night, Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley said he believes former Vice President Dick Cheney’s push to have U.S. troops deployed to Buffalo, New York to arrest six alleged terrorists was just one example out of many in Cheney’s “full court press” against the Constitution. “This is sort-of like a dormant virus that lives in our democracy,” said Turley. “There are people who seem to long for authority, control, even domination.”...Link
Expected To Announce Senate Bid........
The son of Rep. Congressman Ron Paul, is planning a run for Senate in Kentucky. On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Jim Bunning announced he would not seek re-election in 2010. Bunning had been fundraising for his re-election campaign for months. In a statement, he blamed his campaign's demise on GOP leaders who, he said, have done "everything in their power to dry up my fundraising."...Link
Dodd, Conrad told deals were sweetened...
WASHINGTON – Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts from one of the nation's largest lenders, the official who handled their loans has told Congress in secret testimony. Both senators have said that at the time the mortgages were being written they didn't know they were getting unique deals from Countrywide Financial Corp., the company that went on to lose billions of dollars on home loans to credit-strapped borrowers. Dodd still maintains he got no preferential treatment...Link
This sounds promising.....
A startup based in Cambridge, MA--Joule Biotechnologies--today revealed details of a process that it says can make 20,000 gallons of biofuel per acre per year. If this yield proves realistic, it could make it practical to replace all fossil fuels used for transportation with biofuels. The company also claims that the fuel can be sold for prices competitive with fossil fuels...Link
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