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Senate panel votes to block money for Iraq reconstruction
Senate panel votes to block money for Iraq reconstruction By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer A Senate panel has agreed unanimously to block the Defense Department from funding Iraq reconstruction projects worth more than $2 million and to begin to force Baghdad to cover the costs of training and equipping its security forces. The provision, included in a 2009 defense policy bill approved this week by the Senate Armed Services Committee, comes as Democrats draft a similar provisi ...
Worst Performing CEO make $$$$
U2 & who?
Can anyone else pick up the misplaced riff in this popular U2 song? ...
Children of the Sun
just came across this oldie but goodie 2day, ...
As I Suspected: Smaller Bank Failures Coming....
From today's Sovereign Society letter: Thursday, April 24, 2008 - Vol. 10, No. 98 How Mervyn the Magician and Helicopter Ben are Destroying Your Dollar Today's comment is by John Pugsley, best-selling author and Chairman of The Sovereign Society since its inception. Dear A-Letter Reader, As you know, the biggest banks worldwide have owned up to enormous losses, now more than US$300 billion and still counting, over the last year. That includes the failure and bailout of the fourth l ...
Carnahan's Heading To Colombia For Pablo
Carnahan's Heading To Colombia For Pablo By Rafe Telsch: 2008-04-22 17:44:20 Joe Carnahan has been trickling out information about his next picture, Killing Pablo, a little at a time. Some people think the tight lipped approach has to do with the fact that there are two biopics out there in development about Pablo Escobar. Frequenters to Carnahan’s blog, however, know the director has gotten burned a few times by revealing information that wasn’t finalized. The result is that when ...
Colombian Peso Reaches Highest Since 1999 on Taxes, Oil Revenue
Colombian Peso Reaches Highest Since 1999 on Taxes, Oil Revenue By Andrea Jaramillo April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia's peso reached its highest since July 1999 as rising oil prices boost export revenue. The peso also advanced as Colombian companies, which pay income taxes between April 18 and June 18, convert profits from foreign markets, according to Manuel Rey, chief analyst at Bogota-based brokerage Asesores en Valores. ``The tax season should continue to pressure the peso in c ...
In Paraguay, Leftist Elected To Presidency
In Paraguay, Leftist Elected To Presidency By MATT MOFFETT April 21, 2008; Page A7 A former Roman Catholic bishop triumphed over the long-ruling party in Paraguay's presidential election to become the latest in a series of Latin American leftist leaders. With nearly 90% of polling places tallied in the Sunday election, the former bishop, Fernando Lugo, had 40.8% of the vote compared with 30.8% for Blanca Ovelar, of the Colorado Party, which has governed Paraguay the past 61 years. Ms ...
Some weird images i found online the other day......
this one is kinda disturbing...
Pink Climax
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This will blow your mind: Changing red lights to green with remote...
http://revver.com/video/251708/how-to-change-traffic-lights-with-a-universal-remote/
Lcacique: Let's take this another direction.....
Another Texas homeboy. I remember being a kid and listening to my old man listening to this....
WHO?
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Lacacique - Does he have the record?
I have never seen a post that long b4.
WINE: What is a Malbec?
Looking over the fine selection of wine at Pomona based on Rob's recommendation, I see "Malbec". There is no Malbec in California.... Que es eso?
Miss Texas crowned Miss USA in 2008
Fence Contractors in Medellin?
Anyone out there know of any fence contractors in Medellin? As in backyard fencing? Metal? Fair and reputable contractor?
Nancy Pelosi & her death blow to FTA
April 10, 2008 REVIEW & OUTLOOK Pelosi's Bad Faith April 10, 2008; Page A14 The Democratic Party's protectionist make-over was completed yesterday, when Nancy Pelosi decided to kill the Colombia free trade agreement. Her objections had nothing to do with the evidence and everything to do with politics, but this was an act of particular bad faith. It will damage the economic and security interests of the U.S. while trashing our best ally in Latin America. The Colombia tra ...
Clintons Disagree Over a Free Trade Pact w/Colombia
Clintons Disagree Over a Free-Trade Pact With Colombia By JOHN R. EMSHWILLER and BOB DAVIS April 9, 2008; Page A4 Mark Penn, who lost his job as chief strategist to the Clinton campaign because of his work for the Colombian government on a controversial trade pact, wasn't her only adviser with such ties. Another is Bill Clinton. Mr. Clinton supports the pact with Colombia even though his wife opposes it, a Clinton campaign spokesman said Tuesday. President Bush, who also backs th ...
Colombia and Cat
From today's WSJ, Colombia and Cat April 9, 2008 President Bush sent the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement to Congress on Tuesday, and Democratic leaders greeted it with a Bronx cheer. No surprise there. AFL-CIO President John Sweeney has been promising that the deal won't pass, and we're guessing his confidence has something to do with Big Labor's contributions to the Democratic Party in an election year. But if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's anti-Colombia motivations are easy to divine, ...
Charlton Heston dead at 84
Charlton Heston dead at 84 LOS ANGELES - Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84. ...
Meltdowns on PBH
what are some of the best melt downs on pbh? the latest was pepea - not really a meltdown, but an "abandon ship" move gib - the biggest meltdown i can remember. any others?
Report: Favre re-thinking retirement
Report: Favre re-thinking retirement 4 hours, 48 minutes ago Buzz Up PrintLOS ANGELES (TICKER) —Brett Favre could be having second thoughts about retirement. According to a Los Angeles Times report, the former Green Bay Packers quarterback, who announced his retirement last month, is contemplating a comeback with another team. Citing NFL sources, the Times reported Thursday that Favre has been quietly talking with teams about their interest in trading for the three-time NFL Mo ...
Republicans vs. Queensryche
i pull alot of music off of youtube down here as most of my music is still in the usa. perusing for some 80's music, i came across this with video made to Queensryche's "Empire" song.
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Need Help? Call Jesus.....
Saw a billboard that said, 'Need help? Call Jesus.' '1-800-505-3787' ...Out of curiosity I did. A Mexican showed up with a tow truck.
Velvet Revolver say adios to Weiland
Velvet Revolver Unloads 'Erratic' Weiland Singer Fires Back: 'I Claimed the Group Dead in the Water' in March By STEVE GORMAN, Reuters Posted: 2008-04-02 17:22:45 Filed Under: Music News LOS ANGELES (April 2) - A day after he was dumped from Velvet Revolver, troubled rocker Scott Weiland fired a parting shot at his erstwhile bandmates Wednesday, saying he had already declared the group "dead in the water." 'She Builds Quick Machines' Related: Stone Temple Pilots Announce Tour | Sp ...
Problem with system tonight?
anybody else having a problem scrolling down the posts?
What a beautiful day in Medellin!
very clear, cool and low humidity. this is going to be one of those "gem" days....
Flight of the Dollar / WSJ, Monday, March 31, 2008
OPINION The Dollar and the Credit Crunch By RONALD MCKINNON March 31, 2008; Page A19 We are all too familiar with the problem of mortgage credit associated with the slump in home prices. The great unresolved puzzle in today's financial crisis is why some other private credit markets are seizing up. The financial press is full of stories about a shortage of the U.S. Treasury bonds necessary in the multitrillion-dollar interbank market as collateral for borrowing by illiquid b ...
Lcacique: Recognize this place?
I figured you might since you know the Portland area well.
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Texas Oil Maverick Turns Bearish
Texas Oil Maverick Turns Bearish Inventories are rising for most refined products this spring. These high inventories are setting the stage for a major price decline. Speculators are finally pulling the trigger on one of the most lucrative commodity trades since 2002. Recognizing the shift in consumption and rising inventories, Texas oil maverick, T. Boone Pickens, has turned bearish on oil in 2008. His hedge funds, which have earned a fortune for investors are now shorting oil. Picke ...
Bogota Eyes the Irish Model: WSJ, Monday, March 24, 2008
A few gems of info in this one.... Bogotá Eyes the Irish Model By MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY March 24, 2008; Page A14 When Colombia's trade minister visited the Journal's New York offices two weeks ago, the last thing I expected to come up in our conversation was Ireland. To my surprise, it was the first subject he raised. No sooner had Luis Plata sat down then he started talking about the Irish economic transformation -- from impoverished ugly duckling to swanky swan of Europe in just ...
Livin the Life of Illusion
another great song by a favorite burnout of mine..... ...
Feliz Semana Santa!
It's like a ghost town here in Medallo!
PAISAS: Nice in person, rude as shell in their cars
Most every paisa I meet in person is super nice, friendly and accomodating. However, when they are in their cars, they change into the "Hyde(s) of South America". I mean, they would just assume run your ass over vs. letting you walk in front of their car. This includes driveways, crosswalks, parking lots and streets in general. Why the duplicity? What gives? ...
CREDIT CRISIS HITS WALL STREET / WSJ, March 18, 2008
March 18, 2008 This is the sad part, when workers loose their entire life savings because of Wall Street greed. Meanwhile, the executives make out like bandits - complete mierda! CREDIT CRISIS HITS WALL STREET 'We Are All in a Daze,' Says One Employee; Life Savings Wiped Out By PETER LATTMAN and JENNY STRASBURG March 18, 2008; Page C1 NEW YORK -- The bagpipes from New York's famed St. Patrick's Day parade a block away provided a funereal soundtrack as workers at Bear ...
Dollar Bears / WSJ, March 18, 2008
Dollar Bears By REUVEN BRENNER March 18, 2008; Page A23 How can $20 billion in Bear Stearns market value evaporate overnight? Though many are asking this question today, few are noticing the fact that, since 2002, trillions of dollars worth of business and U.S.-government debt value has evaporated. This happened because the Federal Reserve has neglected the dollar. There is much talk now about restoring "trust" in U.S. financial markets. You cannot restore trust while signaling that no s ...
Give Us Time to Assess Colombia Free Trade Pact / WSJ, March 18, 2008
Give Us Time to Assess Colombia Free Trade Pact March 18, 2008; Page A21 The proposed Colombia Free Trade Agreement involves many complex issues; your paper's one-sided attack ("The Chávez Democrats1," Review & Outlook, March 10) is therefore disappointing. You launched a misleading attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and congressional Democrats, trivializing their legitimate questions about Colombia's troubling history of labor activist assassinations and human-rights violations. Rather ...
Rodney King spotted in Medellin
Seems the impossible has happened folks. Rodney King has been reported in Medellin to serve as a peace making ambassador from the USA. Will wonders never cease?
Apples to Apples: Military might, Venezuela vs. Colombia
from yahoo... Raid spotlights Colombia, Venezuela's different military philosophies By Phil Gunson and Pablo Bachelet, McClatchy Newspapers Fri Mar 14, 2:13 PM ET WASHINGTON — Colombia's military recently had one of its finest moments: the killing of a senior leader of FARC, a resilient guerrilla group that had never lost a member of its top leadership in combat. At the same time, U.S. officials and military analysts say, Venezuela fumbled an effort to rush troops and tanks ...
Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky
with war looming, i thought this video was appropriate. although i do not think there will be any war, i still like the video. it is kinda sinister. ...
New Billboard in Bolivia - Stop saving dollars!
People walk past a billboard featuring George Washington's image on a US$1 bill alongside a bright pink 500 euro note in El Alto, Bolivia, March 6, 2008. From antique stores in lower Manhattan to the gates of India's Taj Mahal, euros and British pounds are now more welcome than the U.S. dollar, as the greenback continues weakening with no apparent end in sight.
(AP Photo/ Juan Karita) ...
New Billboard in Bolivia - Stop saving dollars!
People walk past a billboard featuring George Washington's image on a US$1 bill alongside a bright pink 500 euro note in El Alto, Bolivia, March 6, 2008. From antique stores in lower Manhattan to the gates of India's Taj Mahal, euros and British pounds are now more welcome than the U.S. dollar, as the greenback continues weakening with no apparent end in sight. ...
New @ PBH: Who am I?
ATTN: PBH "Info-vores" - You cannot deny this message!
According to this article we are just like cats chasing laser pointers and are hard wired to seek out information online and in blogs like PBH. * I must admit, I am an information junkie! Sad, but true... Read on, cats....... Why We're Powerless To Resist Grazing On Endless Web Data March 12, 2008; Page B1 While there is a certain grand mystery to some aspects of human behavior, others can be easily explained. Just find yourself a garden-variety house cat, along with a $10 laser p ...
High Oil Prices Offsetting Strong Eports due to Weak Dollar
One of the only benefits to having a weak dollar (increased exports/decreased trade imbalance) is being wiped out by high cost of oil. • Trade Deficit -- Department of Commerce2; Briefing.com3 Trade Gap Grows as Oil Costs Offset Export Strength By GREG ROBB March 12, 2008; Page A2 The U.S. trade deficit widened slightly in January as strong American exports were more than offset by higher prices for imported oil. The nation's trade gap for the month rose to $58.2 billio ...
Hacienda Napoles
Can someone tell me how far this is from Medellin? MT?
Anybody remember Queensryche?
what a great album! i saw these guys live with ozzy on his ultimate sin tour. can anybody name the year? ...
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