The Kissing Taboo: Cultural Difference Between the West and India
Here’s an interesting one. It seems kissing is a taboo act in India. Of course, we can’t generalize too much because India is the most populated and diverse democracyin the world. Regardless, if you kiss your wife in public you can be arrested and fined. The article I linked explores the issue and history of [...]
California’s Approach to Green Energy
On the topic of Green Energy, California has been attempting to reduce energy use and waste output of cars. There is a somewhat interesting debate over the practically of ‘greener’ cars. Seems it would safe to expect an addition $1000-5000 price tag on new vehicles, which would seriously hurt struggling manufacturers in the United States [...]
Green Energy
According to the British Council, offshore Welsh wind farms provide enough energy to power 100 000 British homes. Wind power is relatively cheap (the machines last long enough to warrant their costs) and seems to provide a good, reliable source of energy. Modern wind generators apparently are not even harmful to wildlife, as they rotate [...]
Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers
Congratulations to the Superbowl winning team – the Pittsburgh Steelers. Arizona gave them a game last night though, but ultimately fell short in the last minute. Nevertheless, the city of Pittsburgh can now celebrate its sixth superbowl victory, the most of any team. This has been a interesting year for even casual American football observers. I’m [...]
There’s still an unknown world out there…
I draw your attention today to this BBC audio slideshow summarizing the discoveries of Mr. Johnathan Timberlake’s team of scientists from the London Royal Botanic Garden. It seems that by using Google Earth, their attention was drawn to a forest on Mount Mabu in northern Mozambique – they realized something was there and would be worth having [...]
January 2009 in Review
As February approaches, I thought it’d be worthwhile to look back and consider some of the issues and events that our world has faced this past month. 1- The Inauguration of President Obama – Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America On Jan 20, 2009. He was the first African-American [...]
Obama’s First Couple Days
President Obama has had a busy first couple days. He closed CIA detention centres overseas (including Guantanamo Bay), canceled midnight legislation pushed through by the Bush regime, and is working on his economic stimulus package. He’s made moves for an open and accountable administration, which is especially encouraging in light of the criticisms that were [...]
The Sad Digitization of the English language
I have commented in the past about the effects of new technologies on our daily lives. Technological advancement and change have dramatically changed the way we understand the world around us and how we interact with it. It has also changed how we interact with each other. Consider the the English language. Terms like ‘google’ and ‘land [...]
Obama’s Big Day
As everyone knows, today is the day Barack Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States. Congratulations to him and his supporters. Many people will remember this day as a historic – I use that term with Reservations I will explain – day, and I’m sure many people will talk in years about where [...]
