what keeps me up at night !

YUP - ITS ANOTHER CHEAP PIZZA NIGHT

A WORK IN PROGRESS

 A SLICE GONE TOO FAR ... !

EPISODE 102 - The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra

EPISODE 102 - The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra: "The Word Man was Originally Gender Neutral
Arctic Rocks May Contain Oldest Remnants of Earth
Robot to Explore Mysterious Tunnels in Great Pyramid
First Car Invented
The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra
When Will Neptune Complete Its First Orbit Since Discovery
Vaccine Hope Tasmanian Devil Dies from Cancer
Man in Nagano Computes Value of pi to 5 trillion Digits
Charles Darwins Experiment on Ascension Isle
Statue of Liberty - Panatiâ??s Book Reading
Scientist Create Dry Water
The Flying Saucers of America
Word Detective"

Betelgeuse to become a neutron star or possibly a black hole....an interesting excerpt from Wikipedia article

Nobel Laureate Charles Townes announced evidence that 15 consecutive years of stellar contraction has been observed by UC Berkeley's Infrared Spatial Interferometer (ISI) atop Mt. Wilson Observatory in Southern California. Reported on June 9, 2009, the star has shrunk 15% since 1993 with an increasing rate. The average speed at which the radius of the star is shrinking over the last 15 years is approximately 470-490 miles per hour.[23]

According to the university, Betelgeuse's radius is about 5.5 A.U.s, and the star's radius has shrunk by a distance equal to half an astronomical unit, or about the orbit of Venus.[24] Some theorists[who?] have speculated that this behavior is expected for a star at the beginning of the gravitational collapse at the end of its life.[citation needed] The mass of Betelgeuse puts it in range to become a neutron star or possibly a black hole.

Magnitude 6.1 - TAIWAN REGION

Magnitude 6.1 - TAIWAN REGION:


"Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time

* Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 14:58:32 UTC
* Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 10:58:32 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 21.017�N, 121.098�E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region TAIWAN REGION"

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Releases sad news for some...

seen on agentwill.com ..........

"Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Releases June 2008 Statistics
posted in Statistics |

Well the latest stats are out and the big Big BIG news is that sales are down from record levels…. not just a little but a lot. Try 42.9%. All the while listings are up almost 19%."

click chart to see larger version.......



agentwill.com is a very handy site to check if you're into the condo biz and such.

EARTHQUAKE MEETUP--SE PACIFIC REGION

THIS AREA IS REALLY GETTING SOME BIG ACTION











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BBC NEWS | UK | 15,000 bags stranded at Heathrow

BBC NEWS | UK | 15,000 bags stranded at Heathrow

Last Updated: Saturday, 29 March 2008, 18:10 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version

15,000 bags stranded at Heathrow

The knock-on effects have stranded bags at all terminals Luggage mountain At least 15,000 bags are stranded at Heathrow airport after a third day of cancellations at the new Terminal 5. The news came after one-fifth of British Airways flights from the troubled terminal were scrapped on Saturday - 67 out of the 330 scheduled.

VISTA CRASHER EXPOSED

NVIDIA drivers responsible for nearly 30% of Vista crashes in 2007

from Engadget by Nilay Patel

SHAW TRYS LATER ???

WELL , LETS SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS ...

SHAW SPEED PROMO FAILS TO IMPRESS

they said I'll have 5MB d/l as of yesterday...yet this is not even 10% of that speed ...


this is so sad but what do you expect .... no delivery on this one !!

Thomash's philosophys

cut nd saved for later reading from thomas' page

http://www.geocities.com/quietthomas/


Ken Wilber particularly for 'Sex, Ecology, Spirituality'... and for 'A Brief History of Everything', for those of us who couldn't get through 'Sex, Ecology, Spirituality'. Ken Wilber is a Guru of looking at things from all sorts of levels and directions. His "All quadrants, all levels" ideology is a great help to anyone seeking objectivity. Truly a saint to those who seek discernment in relation to Truth.

Can't get much more spiritual cred. than this guy. The Dalai Lama is a grand speaker, with many worthy observations on life, and how to live it. Although I believe his messages change with his audience, at times avoiding the heavily moral teachings of Buddhism as a religious doctrine. All the same, this man has a wonderful and honorable message of peace for the world.

One of the father's of modern analytical psychology, Carl Gustav Jung. I believe him much more insightful than Freud, even tho his often medieval bent probably has more to do with his childhood than with objective meaning. But I suppose it was a vital era for the modern world. I think he's great. Particularly for 'On the Nature of Psyche' and his non-sexual take on libidinal and psychic energy.

Bruce Lee's writings first introduced me to Taoism. Specifically in his book "Tao of Jeet Kune Do". Whilst clearly somewhat open to violence, and the indulgences of celebrity, Bruce still has a lot to impart. His writings on the mindset of fighting are applicable to all types of challenges. Inside this man has a peace which served him well through life, and every fight he had.

Alan Watts is famed for bringing eastern philosophies into popularity in the 70's. An occurrence that has highly effected how much of it seeps into modern culture (and Psychology). I highly recommend searching for and downloading any of his lectures. He is an expert on describing Zen and Taoism to the westernised mind.

Timothy Leary. Okay, he did way too many drugs. But in so doing, he brought great lessons to the world. The most worthy work of his I've read is "Your Brain is God" in which he outlines what best helps to define the bounds of a self, and does so with many insights to culture, and his view of the world. Read Leary so you don't have to mess with your own brain chemistry.

Dr Mindbender's House of Doom

.... as seen on ....
Dr Mindbender's House of Doom
Rooms for lease. Apply within.

"At present they are trying to bring in microchips and various mechanisms to brand and keep control of their cattle population to stop it from ever growing too strong or powerful or working out what is going on, and revolting like it did when it had twelve strands.

I don't know, I'd like to live in this kind of universe, as apposed to Jean Paul Sartre's one. This universe has meaning, imagination, and life, even if it is conflicting.

But the underlying problem with both worlds, one where man is alone and meaningless, and the other where is connected to some struggle with external agency, DNA, and war is that want and truth are not the same thing."

TheStar.com | Ontario | $3 Casino Rama bet nets $8.9M jackpot

TheStar.com | Ontario | $3 Casino Rama bet nets $8.9M jackpot: "Mar 24, 2008 04:30 AM
John Goddard
Staff Reporter

Steady play on a slot machine for under an hour won Anna Falco a record $9 million on the weekend.

The 53-year-old woman from Woodbridge was playing the Megabucks machine at Casino Rama on Saturday. Her husband Franco arrived to share in her triumph.

The machine takes a minimum $1 bet but she was wagering $3 a spin to qualify for the jackpot, which starts at $1 million and continues to mount until there's a winner.

Falco had spent around $200 when lights flashed and bells sounded."

Wall St soaks up China funds...

China learns hard M&A lessons | Special Coverage | Reuters:

By Michael Flaherty

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The unraveling of CITIC Securities' plan to link up with Bear Stearns (BSC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) may prove the latest example of a Chinese deal gone bad.

Sitting on a mountain of cash, China's government has sought to diversify its holdings and expand state-run companies by investing more in foreign assets.

But to date, many of the deals have turned out to be duds.

That point was highlighted over the weekend when CITIC's $1 billion venture with Bear was thrown into serious doubt.
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"China Investment Corp. (CIC) formed, setting aside $200 billion to invest.

The fund's entry into dealmaking brought the government face to face with some of the globe's savviest players in the mergers and acquisitions market.

And it led to investments in U.S. firms with significant exposure to what Wall Street hoped was a passing credit mess.

It's only gotten worse."

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don't forget Blackstone !

WallSt soaks China funds...
Snow and GW must be having a chuckle

A Wall Street Domino Theory - New York Times

News Analysis

A Wall Street Domino Theory

By JENNY ANDERSON and VIKAS BAJAJ

Published: March 15, 2008

The Federal Reserve’s unusual decision to provide emergency assistance to Bear Stearns underscores a long-building concern that one failure could spread across the financial system.

A Wall Street Domino Theory - New York Times: "“You get to where people can’t trade with each other,” said James L. Melcher, president of Balestra Capital, a hedge fund based in New York. “If the Fed hadn’t acted this morning and Bear did default on its obligations, then that could have triggered a very widespread panic and potentially a collapse of the financial system.”

Already, investors are considering whether another firm might face financial problems."

FT.com / In depth - Wall Street waits for the next domino to fall

“The most pressing question on investors’ minds: who’s next?” .......

..Wall Street waits for the next domino to fall.....

By Francesco Guerrera and Michael Mackenzie in New York

Published: March 16 2008 20:22 | Last updated: March 17 2008 02:43

FT.com / In depth - Wall Street waits for the next domino to fall:

"“The most pressing question on investors’ minds: who’s next?” said Jeffrey Rosenberg, head of credit strategy at Banc of America Securities. Analysts expect US banks to report some $50bn in additional losses in the first half of this year – in addition to the $100bn-plus in writedowns announced so far – as key markets such as leveraged loans, home equity and real estate continued to deteriorate."