The Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency released a new set of 144 questions of which a person applying for U.S. citizenship must answer six of ten questions correctly to pass the test.
The New York Times reports that Emilio Gonzales, the Director of the agency said:
“When you raise your hand and swear your allegiance to the United States, [...]
Archive for November, 2006
The Best Of The Colbert Report
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A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)
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A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America:
…I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 30, 2006, as National Methamphetamine Awareness Day. I call upon the people of [...]
Most people who watch the news or read the reports of what’s going on in Iraq are pretty sure that the conflict there has become a civil war even if they aren’t really sure how to define “civil war.”
The New York Times ran a piece on Sunday that includes definitions by people who specialize in [...]
Tom Waits Media Extravaganza
Published by November 29th, 2006 in Arts & Leisure and Music. 1 CommentTom Waits a 3-disc album titled Orphans – Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards. I’ve been listening to it every day since it came out, and I must say it’s an incredibly great collection of songs. The “Brawlers” disc is made up primarily of noisy, stomping rock songs, the “Bawlers” disc holds the quieter ballads, and the “Bastards” disc [...]
Our weather is driving our homeless into the warmth of the library. Apparently this is not ideal for some people. But without adequate facilities for the care of the homeless, indigent, and mentally ill, how do we solve this problem?
Put them to work! They could work in a factory producing food for themselves and others! [...]
Screw hybrids, I wanna go electric
Published by November 29th, 2006 in Arts & Leisure, Miscellaneous and Technology. 4 CommentsThe Tesla Roadster:
100% electric
0-60 in 4 seconds
135 mpg equivalent
250 miles per charge
about 1 cent per mile
Check out the Tesla Roadster website and get your order in for a 2008 model.
Martin Eberhard, the Tesla’s inventor, explains to Slate why the Tesla Roadster is different from previous electric cars:
Eberhard says traditional carmakers have failed with electrics for [...]
Back in July 2006 I posted regarding a news story of a group of zombies being arrested for possession of “simulated weapons of mass destruction.”
The police in Minneapolis were really at the top of their game on this one. Who knows what could have happened had the zombie dance party been allowed to continue. By [...]
The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar. — Jimi Hendrix
Born November 27, 1942
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What are you thankful for?
Me?
I am most thankful that my dog Lucy made it back home from her wild adventure yesterday.
Yesterday, Seattle was surprised by a midafternoon thunderstorm. Lucy hates thunder and lightning even more than than taking a bath. I only heard a couple of thunder claps and was comfortable knowing that [...]
How to explain Thanksgiving
Published by November 23rd, 2006 in Church & State and Miscellaneous. 0 CommentsFor the Kids:
A long time ago, when the first Americans came from Europe, they had a really hard time surviving their first winter. The next year, they worked really hard and made friends with some of the Native Americans that lived near them.That fall, in 1621, they celebrated their hard work with a harvest [...]
