Monday, October 25, 2010

Israel as Fossil-Fuel Giant: How Many Ways Could This Change the Game?

A preliminary geological survey has indicated that there might be about 26 million barrels of recoverable oil a mile under the sand near two kibbutzim in the northern Negev. That would amount to about $2 billion at current prices. There might be 12 million additional barrels further down.

via Israel as Fossil-Fuel Giant: How Many Ways Could This Change the Game? - By Judith Levy - The Corner - National Review Online.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Commentary » Blog Archive » Pulling Teeth at the State Department

Having kept a running count of the number of times the Obama administration has refused to answer if it is bound by the 2004 Bush letter (22 times so far), it is a pleasure to report that it took only six attempts yesterday to get the State Department spokesman, P.J. Crowley, to answer whether the U.S. recognizes Israel as a Jewish state.

via Commentary » Blog Archive » Pulling Teeth at the State Department.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Radical D Series Airplane Design - Breakthrough Award Innovator - Popular Mechanics

Radical D Series Airplane Design - Breakthrough Award Innovator - Popular Mechanics


 

First Beer Brewed For Drinking in Space Will Undergo Testing in Low-Gravity Pub | Popular Science

With the announcement that Boeing plans to take tourists into space in five years, it was really only a matter of time before somebody started thinking about refreshments. Because where would space tourism be without space beer? Luckily, Astronauts4Hire, a non-profit space research corporation, has the situation in hand. They are about to test an Australian beer that's brewed and bottled especially for consumption in microgravity.

via First Beer Brewed For Drinking in Space Will Undergo Testing in Low-Gravity Pub | Popular Science


 

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company. Watch 787 flight test update video highlights.

The World’s Most Fuel Efficient Car: 285 MPG, Not A Hybrid – Gas 2.0

The World’s Most Fuel Efficient Car: 285 MPG, Not A Hybrid – Gas 2.0


 

Obama has book thrown at him at Philadelphia rally | Mail Online

This is the astonishing moment a book was apparently hurled at the head of President Barack Obama during a campaign rally in Philadelphia.The flying missile narrowly missed hitting the President yesterday.It is not clear what the book was, where it came from in the crowd, or why it was thrown at Mr Obama - who did not appear to notice the danger.

via Obama has book thrown at him at Philadelphia rally | Mail Online.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Greek Health System Opts for Amputation as Money-Saver - Yahoo! News

This Saturday, one of Greece’s most respected newspapers, To Vima, reported that the nation’s largest government health insurance provider would no longer pay for special footwear for diabetes patients. Amputation is cheaper, says the Benefits Division of the state insurance provider.

via Greek Health System Opts for Amputation as Money-Saver - Yahoo! News.

An Israeli right-winger throws a shoe at an image of US President ... - Yahoo! News Photos

An Israeli right-winger throws a shoe at an image of US President ... - Yahoo! News Photos.

 


 

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Power Line - Say it ain't so

Now, even as the economy labors to overcome the effects of that recession, the same crowd is about to strike again. In combination with lawyers and some judges, liberals Democrats are seizing on what appears to be a technicality to enable people who can't afford to keep up payments on their homes to nonetheless to keep the homes.

via Power Line - Say it ain't so.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Resistance Land -(Hezbollah Opens Jihad "Theme Park" in Lebanon)

Resistance Land - By Andrew Tabler | Foreign Policy On a hilltop overlooking Israel's former occupation zone in south Lebanon, Hezbollah has built what the international press has dubbed the Shiite militia's "Disneyland." Mleeta, Hezbollah's new "Tourist Landmark of the Resistance," is designed to celebrate the party's long war against Israel. As it pulls in the masses, Mleeta also provides another sign that Israeli deterrence in Lebanon is disintegrating.