Shamless Self-Promotion Sunday, Monday Edition, written 10 hours ago, Forgot to do this yesterday, sorry dudes. Self-promote away. (The Rules: Post a short description of a post you've written, along with a link. Don't link to your entire blog; make it specific). addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.femi...

Is it time to tell America to fuck off?, written 2 weeks ago, The terrifing prospect of this imperial power having a presidential election to basically decide who believes more fervently in god is more worrying than any Islamic terrorist threat. Here's a little film - by John Pilger - to educate tho...

Is this where the best falafel in Copenhagen is found?, written 3 weeks ago, The unpretentious falafel stand in Christiania. A fine falafel, they certainly sell. The best in the city...it just might be, if you ask me.

EcoFest is this week, written 7 hours ago, We've noticed that a lot of folks are looking for information about this year's EcoFest, scheduled for Thursday evening at WorkPlay. We've got some more information about this year's event over on destinations, our new online calendar (be gentle, it's still...

Dow falls below 10,000, written 10 hours ago, For the first time in four years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen below the 10,000 mark. It has lost more than 300 points since yesterday, after a 700 point drop last week, and it continues to slide as I write this post. To put things in a bi...

Forever Young (The Israeli Hall of Fame), written 20 hours ago, I went to see my beloved Patriots play the 49ers at Candlestick Park. The Patriots rarely make it to the bay area, so I couldn't miss the opportunity to see them playing live. However, I am not going to talk about the game. In 2 sentenc...

My summer 'vacation.', written 2 weeks ago, Rebuild the house? Check. Do a new logo, animation, and station design for some nice people in Portland? Check. By the way, the KOIN Local 6 package was delivered completely online…no tape whatsoever…and was the first that I could watch premiere live f...

Food News: Poppy taking reservations, opens Sat., written 3 weeks ago, Finally, Poppy is opening. I've heard from two friends that the food is really good and that the space is chic but approachable--sounds like a nice fit for the hill. More here, here and here. Or just skip it all and make your res...

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Unique Museum Of Musical Instruments And Hutsuls Lifestyle In Verkhovyna (Carpathian Mountains), written 2 weeks ago, "Two hours in this museum is worth our whole trip to Carpathian Mountains", my husband said after our visiting of museum of musical instrument and hutsuls lifestyle. The mu...

Festival of World Food - Marlay Park, written 3 days ago, The official announcement goes like this: This weekend (4,5 October) the Festival of World Food is taking place in Marlay Park in Rathfarnham. There will be food stalls from Palestine, Lebanon, Algeria, Germany, Italy, France, Brazil, Mexico,...

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Liveblogging The End Of The West, written 5 hours ago, Not good. We can only hope that Tuesday does not bring similar falls. We live in desperate times; nothing will ever be the same. Conservatism, the West's last great political hope, has been defeated, and from within. We lost our civilisation the...

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Happy Eid, written 6 days ago, I wish everybody a Happy Eid as the Islamic world celebrates Eid ElFitar (the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan) كل عام والجميع ان شاء الله بخير yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = "Happy Eid"; http://www.asaudilife.net/2008/09/30/happy-...

AgileScotland: More congrats & ScotlandOnRails: Call for proposals, written 2 weeks ago, Hi Everyone,First, my congratulations to AgileScotlander Graeme Brown who's thesis has been selected for the APM's "Recognition of Student Success" event later this month.  Graeme'...

The Shame of Louisiana Politics, written 1 day ago, Today, I am embarrassed to be from Louisiana... Congressman William Jefferson, who is facing federal corruption charges, actually made it into a runoff for his seat yesterdayDollar Bill, that selfish, cheating, lying bastard.I am so pissed off I ca...

Plainfield's latest crime wave?, written 11 hours ago, Metal thieves target copper pipes such as these.While there are unconfirmed rumors of several home intrusions above and beyond the two that have received recent media attention, I wonder whether there is another and somewhat different crime wave...

Chelsea Hotel Rooftop Formerly a Laundry Room for Ultraviolet, written 13 hours ago, In Black Book magazine Steve Lewis interviews Abel Ferrara and Jen Gatien on their upcoming movie "Chelsea on the Rocks". Lewis himself lived at the hotel for two years off and on -- we assume back in the ...

Pictures of Golden chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) - Our most delicious mushroom, written 5 days ago, Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 18th 2008. Click image for larger view. Here I have photographed some delicious Golden chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius). They are the most we...