California rejects Diebold voting machines
Bob Morris @ Jul 30th 2005 08:43 - Category: Unfiled ;
State says Diebold failures in massive mock election could translate to problems at polls.
Other states will probably follow California’s lead. Good.
Archive for July 30th, 2005
Vatican criticizes Israel
Bob Morris @ Jul 30th 2005 08:37 - Category: Unfiled ;
Pope Benedict XVI was yesterday immersed in the first big diplomatic crisis of his papacy after the Vatican issued an unusually blunt statement criticising Israel for its response to Palestinian attacks.
In a 1,300-word communique, the Vatican said: “It has not always been possible to follow every attack against Israel with a public declaration of condemnation.”
It said one reason for this was that “the attacks on Israel were sometimes followed by immediate Israeli reactions not always compatible with the norms of international law … It would thus be impossible to condemn the [terrorist operations] and pass over the [Israeli retaliation] in silence.”
Wahoo, I can drive my Prius solo in the car pool lanes now!
Bob Morris @ Jul 30th 2005 08:34 - Category: Unfiled ;
Motorists who drive solo in fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles will gain access to carpool lanes in California under a massive transportation bill approved by Congress on Friday that includes billions of dollars for projects statewide.
Well, maybe it’s just half a Wahoo, as sometimes the car pool lanes in L.A. are as clogged as the regular lanes…
Lightning kills scout, troop leader in Sequoia
Bob Morris @ Jul 30th 2005 08:31 - Category: Unfiled ;
Unlike the debacles at the Boy Scout Jamboree, these scouts did absolutely everything right. They pitched a tarp in the middle of a field during a lightning storm, ran to get a ranger when the unthinkable happened and lightning struck two of them, and gave prompt first aid. Sometimes you do everything right in the wildnerness and people die anyway. Sadly, this was one of those times.
