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> "Frank Kalder" <editor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> M. K. ~ e-glob, Wa****ngton, DC
>> Frank Kalder ~ GLOBAL HAPLIFNET
> ~ http://haplifnet.blogspot.com
[US+EU Community]
> - transatlantic daily -
>
>
>
>
> . Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
>
>> > [...] Wonderfully charming ambience!
>>
>> Another great place to hear Philly accents: the car lot jockeys at the
>> hotel. It seems that they were constantly losing our car in their
>> parking
>> lots. So we'd wait patiently as they complained about their crazy
>> inventory
>> system that affected all their customers. However, this gave us plenty
>> op****tunity to listen to the regional accent. They were also an
>> interesting
>> study in race relations in Philadelphia. They were discussing a police
>> shoot out that had recently happened in the city. The opinion on what
>> happened was sharply divided along racial lines. I sort of wish I had
>> had
>> time to interview them about their feelings on Obama vs Clinton vs
McCain
>> but didn't get a chance.
>>
> That’s been already a nice op****tunity, thus far, to scrape on the “US
> soul”.
>
> -------------------
> The first two links contain a bit of information about Belmont Plateau,
> the remainder nice pictures
>
>
http://cityguide.aol.com/philadelphia/entertainment/belmont-plateau/v-108103092
>
http://www.fodors.com/world/north%20america/usa/pennsylvania/philadelphia/entity_185039.html
>
http://openphoto.net/gallery/image.html?image_id=6629&hints=autumn_belmont_plateau_philadelphia_fall_orange_green_yellow
>
http://openphoto.net/gallery/image.html?image_id=6628&hints=autumn_belmont_plateau_philadelphia_fall_orange_green_yellow
>
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=belmont%20plateau%20philadelphia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
>
> Belmont Plateau is an im****tant part of the Fairmount Park System built
by
> William Penn. It's a great place to play a game of football, or
hockey,
> or soccer. Take a bike or a hike. It's a huge amount of acreage. Some
> of the Universities in the area use the land for their games. As they
did
> the Saturday we visited to catch the rugby game. Rugby is an
interesting
> s****t with its own set of legends and customs.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_football
>
> It's obviously physically very difficult. The after game experience,
> which we did not attend, includes beer, lewd drinking songs and rugby
> queens. It sounds fun but we would have been out of place!
>
>
>
> . Brazilian Biofuel & Environment
>>
>> > > > German Chancellor Angela Merkel (on May 14) signed a deal
>> > > > on biofuels with Brazil, amid criticism [...]
>>
>> > > Was there tequila involved?
>>
>> I guess not. It's usually rum that's made out of sugar cane.
>>
>> > Biokraftstoffe und ihre Herstellung sind auch Gegenstand...
>> > (bundeskanzlerin.de)
>>
>> > The overall conditions have to meet European standards of
>> > environmental compatibility, and the project shall be sustainable in
>> > regard of profitability and social responsibility.
>>
> -----------------
>
> still I think this is good news for Germany, while President Bush is out
> there yelling at the Middle Eastern world about how they have to prepare
> for the fact that the world is changing to rum based fuels, Germany has
> secured such a contract but Bush is still yelling. As my mother said, o
> well there goes the rainforest. I am delighted to have switched to an
> almost carless life.
>
> -------------------
>
> . Transatlantic Daily
>
> Here’s our yesterday’s summary:
> http://haplifnet.blogspot.com/2008/05/multicultural-blogs-update_19.html
>
>
>>
> . Frank Piasecki
>>
>> > > A few months ago, a famous Philadelphian died.
>>
>> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Piasecki
>>
>> > > My mother wanted me to try and figure out whether [...]
>>
>> I actually mixed it up. The aunt is another one. But this one is my
>> great
>> great grandfather's sister who married a Piasecki. Still she can't
find
>> any
>> proof that the helicopter Piasecki is related to my Piasecki of late
>> 1800s
>> whose history we know not.
>>
>
> . Desperate Housewives
>
>> In case you are interested in the latest on "Desperate Housewives", I
>> provide this link. But don't read it if you haven't seen the most
recent
>> episode and want to be surprised
>>
>>
http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/9566/desperate-housewives-wraps-fourth-season
>
> Pro7 is also the German home of ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” which are
> a rating hit in Germany as well (different than LOST). As Pro7 already
> did last year, it currently airs the same season of Desperate
> Housewives that is airing on ABC in the US. …
>
http://blog.mousekingdom.com/2008/03/11/lost-desperate-housewifes-news-for-germany
>
> I sort of lost interest in watching it any further...
>
> . *** & Fa****on
>
> Btw, the four actresses of “*** and the City” stayed in Berlin most
> recently.
>
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/15/arts/EU-A-E-MOV-Germany-***-and-the-City.php
>
> . Cannes (Côte d’Azur, France)
>
> - “Brangelina” | Festival-goers call the craze "Cannes-gelina"
>
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-05-19-angelina-cannes-interview_N.htm
>
> ---------------
>
> at Cannes, her costar Jack Black accidentally let slip she's expecting
> twins
>
> -------------------------------
>
> - Showing at Cannes: Sean Penn and His Three Women
> http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jDMhM85f-yfKx7tetDHPVQuDKQmA
>
> ---------------
>
> I love the description of him "scowling"
>
> Thought you might get a kick out of this: Nigeria is giving Cannes a
run
> for its money
>
>
http://www.modernghana.com/music/6975/3/films-rake-in-450m-for-nigeria.html
> Films Rake In $450m For Nigeria
> By Daily Graphic - Daily Graphic
> Thu, 15 May 2008
>
> Nigeria’s Information and Communications Minister, Mr. John Odey, has
put
> the net worth of the country s film industry at $450m (N52 billion).
>
> Odey spoke in Abuja during the opening ceremony of this year s edition
of
> the ZUMA Film Festival with the theme, Films Across Borders, organised
by
> the Nigerian Film Festival.
>
> The minister said the event, the fourth edition, was "coming at a time
> when the nation is taking stock of her developmental strategies with a
> view to charting a roadmap to become one of the 20 most industrialised
> nations by the year 2020."
>>
> . US Lobbyism
>>
>> >> John McCain appeared on "Saturday Night Live" where he stated that
>> >> oldness was good for the country.
>>
>> > I hope that a majority of the US voters won’t think so.
>>
>>
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121072447597990171.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
>>
>> McCain Consultant Is Tied To Work for Ukraine Party
>> Political Group Had Opposed Pro-Western Bloc
>> By MARY JACOBY and GLENN R. SIMPSON - May 14, 2008
>>
>> A consultant to Sen. John McCain hired a public-relations firm last
year
>> to
>> burnish the U.S. image of a Ukrainian political party backed by Russian
>> leader Vladimir Putin, according to do***ents filed with the Justice
>> Department.
>>
>> The lobbying firm of Davis Manafort Inc. arranged for the
>> public-relations
>> firm's work through an affiliate last spring, at the same time Davis
>> Manafort was being paid by the Republican presidential candidate's
>> campaign.
>> The firm is co-owned by lobbyist Rick Davis, manager of Sen. McCain's
>> presidential campaign, and longtime Republican strategist Paul
Manafort.
>>
>> The Arizona senator has endorsed a political movement in Ukraine that
is
>> at
>> odds with the Putin-backed Party of Regions.
>>
>>
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/19/america/NA-POL-ANL-US-McCai...
>>
> (abridged link, though)
>
>> (THE REMAINDER OF THE STORY DISCUSSES THE ISSUES, BUT THE REAL ISSUE IS
>> THAT
>> MCCAIN'S PLATFORM IS THAT HE WILL NOT HAVE LOBBYIST TIES)
>
> Entire article:
>
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121072447597990171.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
>>
>> Analysis: Lobbyist flap conflicts with McCain's image as a reformer
>>
>> The Associated PressPublished: May 19, 2008
>>
>> "It's the biggest anti-Wa****ngton streak in the American electorate in
>> decades, and McCain's problem is that his campaign is full of
>> Wa****ngton-lobbyist types," said Chris Kofinis, a former John Edwards
>> aide.
>> "You can't be the guy who is striving for reform when the people who
run
>> the
>> campaign are fighting against reform."
>>
>> Democrats have hammered McCain on that very issue for months, noting
that
>> campaign manager Rick Davis and senior adviser Charlie Black have spent
>> decades lobbying in Wa****ngton. Both have left their companies.
>>
>> The criticism exploded this month with the disclosure that two McCain
>> advisers worked for DCI Group, a consulting firm that several years ago
>> worked with a moderate member of Myanmar's military junta.
>>
>> McCain was furious. The two resigned and the new policy followed.
>>
> Interesting ‘lobbyism background’ issue!
>
> ------------------
>
> McCain via Romney today replied to Obama's accusations about this
lobbying
> issue, by then accusing Obama of not similarly vetting his staff.
Romney
> would not talk about his potential vice presidency. Romney's candidacy
is
> being subconsciously connected with the huge Texas polygamy trial that
> just started. Though Romney emphasized that he is not a believer in
> polygamy, and even noted that he was the only candidate with a clearly
> monogamous history, (noting divorces by the other Republican
contenders),
> people tend to make judgments based on broad generalizations. This
trial
> and his religion could be a liability for any attempt at vice presidency
> (especially because there is a fear that McCain might not make it
through
> the 4 years and the successor is therefore im****tant)
>
> The stock market is in a downturn today because they just announced that
> wholesale prices went up by .2 and the senate signed a mortgage relief
> bill. That biofuel, in the US they keep making it, rather than food.
But
> they aren't making any cars that use it. How strange. Ford however
> announced it will now make a "light pickup" whatever that is. You have
to
> wonder if the future won't require a different US economic policy with
> Cuba, to get biofuels and food.
>
> I now understand the wisdom of the delegate and superdelegate structure.
>
> The former vote for the candidate who campaigned before them in their
> state. The latter vote on emerging issues as they develop during the
life
> of the campaign.
>
> mk5000
Of course I got to see the Liberty Bell many times last weekend. The
display is part of the park I mentioned last week.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blthermometer.htm
why would they be bothering with the new fangled fahrenheit that only
measure in volumes
I for some reason was watching a piece on PBS about Patrick "Live Free or
Die
Trying" Henry (That's a joke Frank, he really said "Give me Liberty or
Give
me Death". "Live Free or Die Hard" is a Bruce Willis movie)
Apparently, they say he was an incredible orator. Sure wonder why they
haven't compared Barack Obama to HIM? Because at least some ****tion of
the
US still knows who JFK is but Patrick Henry NAH
So there's all these people grumbling about how they hate the British and
their
crummy tax
so he says something out loud that everyone's thinking
and that makes him a good orator
Let him take on a job of convincing folks of something that they DIDN"T
want
to do
that's the measure of true orator
So, you know what those pre-Americoids did?
They formed a committee
That's right a government committee
and then that's outta what the Declaration of Independence was borned
Now, that's what we should REALLY celebrate on July 4
the birth of government committees, not independence
Last July 4, got to see the fireworks right up close,at the World War 2
memorial
mk5000
It is difficult
to get the news from poems,
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there. --
William Carlos Williams
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