Author Archives: Sparhawk

Holy Greeks!

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Sparhawk

I’m starting to believe in Atlantis again… Ancient astronomical�device thrills�scholars – CNN.com The Antikythera Mechanism is the earliest known device to contain an intricate set of gear wheels. It was retrieved from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera … Continue reading →

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Don’t mess with Yeeks

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Sparhawk

Now, this is something I believe couldonly happen in China. Mr. Fang Shi-Min, aka Fang Zhouzi, a scientific debunker from China, has been sued by the family of late Liu Zihua (he’s mentioned in the linked article) for libel. The … Continue reading →

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If you think is tough for…

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Sparhawk

Him to apologize, just wait for him to get home. I can imagine Teresa Heinz in black leather, whip in hand, waiting for the good senator to get home. If I was him, I’d book a flight to Timbuktu right … Continue reading →

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Deja vu…

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Sparhawk

“Weapons of Mass Destruction”: Building a Pretext for Waging War on Iran? Cheney’s Contigency Plan The ongoing naval deployments under the “global war on terrorism” are part of a far-reaching military plan “to fight terrorism around the World”. In the … Continue reading →

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Hey, the man is pro women!!

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Sparhawk

…If unveiled women are “uncovered meat”, we men are just wild pack animals… The onus is on us, no? Poor man, he’s been mistaken… Not!! What a crock! Independent Online Edition > Australasia Australia’s most senior Muslim cleric has been … Continue reading →

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Dogs and Ghosts

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Sparhawk

I came across this this nice quote about Chinese paintings: The royal painter of Ch’i was asked by the king what objects were the easiest and what objects were the most difficult to paint. “It is the most difficult to … Continue reading →

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How did that teacher dared…

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Sparhawk

…to show her students something like this?!?! Disgusting! Immoral! WTF!! What a hypocritical country this one is evolving into. Museum Field Trip Deemed Too Revealing – New York Times Although the tour had been approved by the principal, and the … Continue reading →

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Is anyone paying…

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Sparhawk

…attention to Kurdistan and the Northern Irak? If you think sectarian violence is bad for Irak just add to the equation Turkey and Iran uniting their wills to take Kurds out of the it… PUK alleges TSK launched artillery fire … Continue reading →

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Yi-Toons: 21.4 > 27

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Sparhawk
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How a country paints itself into a corner…

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Sparhawk

Us against the rest of the planet… How arrogant can we be? Is there a limit? When arrogance trumps logic, reason’s been dead and buried for a while… CNN.com – IAEA blasts U.S. intelligence report on Iran – Sep 14, … Continue reading →

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