Posts Tagged ‘Russia’

• Links!

  Date: 2008.03.11 | Category: ahh the news, links! | Response: 0

  Carl Rove is hated by University of Iowa students – wait a minute – isn’t he universally loathed? Check out this story about his recent lecture – I think the crowd could have been considered “hostile.” – CNN picked up the story too

  What do you know about the NSA? I’m guessing that you’re aware that they are a domestic security agency but thats probably about it. What do they know about us? Quite a bit more than I would have imagined. Check out the article at the Wall Street Journal.

  A NY charter school is going to do the unimaginable – they are going to pay teachers 125K/yr – far more than the administrators in charge. Competition for the jobs is fierce but this could change the way we think about paying our educators. Lets hope that they are on the right path – read on at the NY Times.

  Here is an unofficial list of the top ten Hubble images – cool stuff

  Here are some great pictures from Russia – they still have a little catching up to do after the fall of communism – then again, we have quite of bit of catching up to do in any area where there are trailer parks and white trash.

  Improv Everywhere does some amazing things in places you wouldn’t imagine. This time, they started a musical in the middle of a food court without the knowledge the consumers seated around them. There is a video of the performance – unfortunately, I can’t watch it but its gotta be great. In the past they sent 200 people in blue shirts and khakis into a best buy – needless to say, security flipped out. Check it out!

• Lenin isn’t as popular as he once was

  Date: 2008.03.09 | Category: Life as we know it | Response: 0

  Lenin has fallen apart – literally

  
  

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• Russia has no love

  Date: 2008.02.24 | Category: ahh the news, links! | Response: 0

  It turns out that there was quite a bit of response, from Russia no less, about the NY Times article. Some of it was very much in line with that of the author, some was written from the viewpoint that he should keep his nose out of their business, and the rest suggested that he had intercourse with himself. Check out the comments here

• From Russia with love / The Idiot

  Date: 2008.02.24 | Category: ahh the news, links! | Response: 0

  Russia is supposed to be a democracy – from what I’ve been reading lately its more of an autocracy.

  Our president speaks – too often at times – and we’ve had the joy of technology to record some of his most eloquent moments. Someone took the time to list the top 50 Bush quotes – I know that he has speech writers but he has a hard time speaking on his feet. The list is well worth it if you are a fan or a hater. Either way, its a good way to waste 5 minutes.

  I wish I had something else but there is nothing else – damn, I am bored.