Nov 4 2009

Life Goes On

We’ve been focused on this year’s elections for the last couple of days, but the rest of the world hasn’t stood still. So we should take note of stories like this one:

Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah [...]

Oct 31 2009

Wow, That Was Quick: Scozzafava Drops Out of NY-23 Race

I think my predictions for the special election in New York’s 23rd district are pretty safe now:
Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her bid in next Tuesday’s NY 23 special election, a huge development that dramatically shakes up the race. She did not endorse either of her two opponents — Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman or [...]

Jul 5 2009

30 grand on his roof for his energy independent home

And what this has got Sydney man Warren Yates so far is having to turn off the family computers overnight, running the dishwasher every couple of days and refusing to turn on the heating “unless they had visitors,” along with other tactics to reduce consumption - and a $10 credit from the power company.
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