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Climatologist in eye of Oregon global warming tempest retiring
2008-02-24 08:53:00 Yikes. The controversial head of the Oregon Climate Service -- stripped of the "state climatologist" title last year by Gov. Ted Kulongoski -- announced Thursday that he will retire effective May 1. In February 2007, Kulongoski asked the president of Oregon State University to stop George Taylor from calling himself the state climatologist because of Taylor's skeptical stance on global warming. More About: Global Warming , Global , Tempest
One girl One cup
2008-02-24 08:30:00 Wow, I usually like Paris Hilton and all her fun-loving style... but it just gets to be a little much when she has her own birthday party and does shit like this at her birthday party. You have to be pretty damn self-obsessed to want to do all that stuff at your own party. Anyways, her little dance in this cup is funny. She looks about as coordinated as a tight-rope walking hippo. And this More About: Girl
Oregon woman survives cut on 'American Idol'
2008-02-24 08:10:00 Congrats! Wow what a hottie. SELMA, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon woman has survived the first cut in this year's "American Idol ." Despite less-than-glowing reviews for her job on the 1965 Fontella Bass hit "Rescue Me," Kristy Lee Cook of Selma was among the 20 chosen Thursday night to go on to the next round of the competition for a record contract. Cook is 24. Viewers booted two women and two men from More About: Woman
TELEGRAPH UK: 'Oregon: the best of America'
2008-02-24 07:57:00 Wow -- I never would have seen this one coming from the UK... What a wonderful article. 'See that pine tree with the burnt top?” A mile or so away, high on the ridge that blocks all views to the south-east, there is a forest of pine trees and most seem to have blackened tops. But I nod anyway. “There’s an easy trail just to the right of that tree that leads up over the rim,” says More About: America , Oregon
lolz.... Trojans vs. Beavers...................
2008-02-24 07:30:00 I know, i know... but seriously... The phrases "Arizona State" and "last year" entered the discussion Friday as USC prepared to face another Pacific 10 Conference team with an uh-oh-and-14 conference record. It was almost exactly a year ago that the Trojans traveled to Tempe, Ariz., and emerged with a 68-58 loss that provided the Sun Devils their first Pac-10 victory after 14 consecutive losses More About: Beavers
Family & Friends mourn loss of teen to serial rapist...
2008-02-24 07:07:00 An incredibly tragic tale of the death of this girl. These things really eat me up inside reading about this. Imagine the pain and suffering this girl probably endured. I hope her death was painless as possible. Apparently this is yet another attack of a 'budding serial rapist'. Now the search has been pushed into gear and probably with more urgency. On the up side of all of this -- The More About: Family , Friends , Loss , Serial
1943 guide to hiring women...
2008-02-24 03:33:00 This is one of those things which is funny and yet so freakin sad... In 1943, long before America imagined that a woman would be running against a black guy for President, hiring a woman could be a scary and intimidating process– how do you hire one that’s not only hard working and dependable, but also hot and willing to keep her mouth shut when you make moves on her?READ HERE... Made me think More About: Women , Guide , Hiring
Extortion plot targets Ore. families of ex-pro athletes
2008-02-24 00:56:00 Wow, crazy stuff. Whoever did it is a total idiot. Must be very desperate. PORTLAND, Ore. -- The families of former NFL defensive back Anthony Newman and former NBA guard Terrell Brandon were the victims of an extortion attempt, the Portland Police Bureau said. Bobby Hayes, 41, was charged with theft by extortion and attempted theft by extortion. Police suspect he wrote threatening More About: Families , Athletes , Extortion , Plot
When windmills go out of control...
2008-02-23 05:23:00 This is simply incredible... Denmark, During a storm. More About: Control , Out Of Control
Trailer - Son of Rambo...
2008-02-22 00:08:00 Check out this movie... 'Son of Rambo ' I think it looks pretty cool. More About: Trailer
$10,600 bid for 'Virgin Mary Pretzel' out of Eugene, OR...
2008-02-21 20:58:00 OMG... I am going to find something like this and sell it on Ebay... What kind of idiots do we have on this earth? Props to the seller in Eugene . A DJ for Eugene rock station KFLY is thinking people will actually cough up money for anything with a Virgin Mary image. He might be right. After all, a grilled cheese sandwich Virgin Mary went for $28,000 on eBay in 2004. A Virgin Mary pretzel he
Canada hates Ann Coulter... And now they know how stupid she is...
2008-02-21 20:28:00 Oh.... so does America. Courtesy of herself, she demonstrates just how persistent she is on being ignorant. But hey, on the up side of all this, she got owned when her Credit Card got rejected... February 20, 2008 -- ANN Coulter suffered a serious embarrassment over the weekend when her credit card was declined in Palm Beach. According to our spy, the nutty arch-conservative was caught at 9: More About: Canada , Stupid , Ann Coulter
Gotta love the media faux pauxs...
2008-02-21 20:12:00 The latest from over at C&L of course, a new great one with Andersen Cooper... you have to watch the text at the bottom to get this one... and it is good. Then there was also the very recent one with Chris Matthews... and someone got busted for that rest assured... but hey, as the T Star points out... it was bound to happen... and I would rather it be with Cooper and Matthews who I know More About: Media , The Media , Love , Gotta
Doosh bag cop in deep sh*t
2008-02-18 05:41:00 I love when ass-hats like this get effed over for this kinda stuff... I wonder if anymore videos will come out... I guess I wouldnt call this DEEP SHIT... but still hes busted for being a total asshole. It started with this one of him picking on a skater in Baltimore... I love how at the end hes like 'cuz if I find myself on...' and the cam goes dead... that is so great! This doosh bag cop More About: Deep
Wow -- so it was real...
2008-02-18 02:59:00 Wow! I have to say when I first saw this I immediately thought FAKE! Yet... its REAL! Thanks snopes for clearing this one up -- its sooo badass. More About: Real
Dont stop your medication or you may go on a shooting spree...
2008-02-18 02:12:00 Wow... another shooting spree shocks our country to the core... and this one shares all the signs of a disturbed individual which showed no signs of public danger. I find myself trying to keep free of the computer labs jam packed with people for the smaller ones with windows so I could jump out. I would have to say that the US education system now officially has its terrorists group, a More About: Stop , Shooting , Medication , Spree
Talking global warming with Matt Drudge
2008-02-18 01:49:00 This was a call into the Drudge Radio show (when it was still airing) in which I try to reason with Matt about how to think about global warming. Now I am not someone who is saying the end of the world is nigh with my beliefs, but as any wise person must conclude, if we do nothing, we're idiots. Anyways, I was just cleaning up my files and came across this one... thought I would share. More About: Global Warming , Global , Talking , Matt Drudge
Election summary of the year...
2008-02-18 00:06:00 This lady has some amazing insight into our election... For more madness of Betty Butterfield - GO HERE! More About: Election , Year , Summary
Gotta love Ann Coulter...
2008-02-17 21:05:00 She does such an amazing job representing the idiocy of the far right and at this point in history with the way things are going she has been reduced to this. Gotta love it. She is only further alienating anyone who really cares about this country. The way she acts only ensures people have a special vengeance for this bitch and will truly relish the inevitable publicly humiliating fall from More About: Love , Ann Coulter
Vid - midget, masked man party!
2008-02-15 21:35:00 Wow... this is one of those things that is so weird I love it! More About: Party
Introducing online 'oregon encyclopedia'
2008-02-15 00:53:00 Thats really sweet... our own state wikipedia of sorts? PSU is awesome... way to go. Today, Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society will launch "The Oregon Encyclopedia ," a free online feast of facts about the significant people, places, institutions and events that have shaped who, where and what we are. www.oregonencyclopedia.org More About: Online
Dennis Miller To Be Canceled Again?
2008-02-15 00:46:00 GOOD! Another right wing tool bag down the tubes. This guy just wasnt good to begin with anyhow. More About: Miller , Dennis
IL school shooting...
2008-02-15 00:38:00 Wow this sucks... yet still Im never surprised anymore. At the moment they are reporting 3 dead - 18 hurt... WIRE... More About: School , Shooting
Laura Ingraham... what a bitch
2008-02-14 21:59:00 She is doing a delightful job taking after Malkin... This stuff is just not needed. She isnt a comedian - dont try to be one. No one likes your jokes bitch. INGRAHAM: Oh, did anyone see President Bush at the White House? This was interesting: He was celebrating African-American History Month, and he made that comment, saying, you know, "People shouldn't play around or -- with nooses," and that More About: Bitch , Laura Ingraham , Laura
Found: 2 new planets in distant solar system...
2008-02-14 21:56:00 Always neat to hear things like this... WASHINGTON - Astronomers are reporting that in a solar system thousands of light years away, a star about half the size of our sun is being orbited by two planets.The simultaneous discovery of two planets - that seem like smaller versions of Jupiter and Saturn - is rare.This was the first time researchers had the opportunity to do so using a technique More About: System , Planets , Solar
Ocean dead zones off Oregon coast "not normal"
2008-02-14 21:40:00 I have to say, these scare the sh*t out of me... and this ST article didnt help my anxiety about it -- but they say these are the kinds of things we will see with global climate change... Dead zones off Oregon 's coast that have threatened sea life for the past six summers are unprecedented in the historical record, say scientists at Oregon State University (OSU). The researchers combed through More About: Ocean , Coast , Zones
Tree hugger features Portland's vegan strip club...
2008-02-14 21:30:00 I gotta say, this man's creativity may just pay off! And hey, I love his respect for animal life! This FOX 12 video has a great 'investigation' into the story... LOL! One more strip club to add to Portland's most strip clubs per capita! More About: Features , Club , Tree , Vegan , Strip
Matt Roloff talks on DUI charges...
2008-02-14 21:23:00 This is an awesome guy... and I love the show. There really is no need to explain - but I applaud his openness. I am grateful to everybody who stood by me in the months-long ordeal leading up to my trial. The hundreds of letters and e-mails showing support gave me the strength and courage to stand up and fight for my rights to have my day in court and be vindicated. I was found not guilty of More About: Matt
Oceans Eyed As New Energy Source
2008-02-14 21:18:00 This sounds too good to be true!~!~! And wow -- 8.5 billion gallons of water per second! Thats quite a bit. The only question I have for the long term is I think I remember hearing Gore talk about the fact global warming could change these currents and weather patterns... Soo that would suck if we built these only to have the currents change soon there-after. Either way, the thought potential More About: Energy , Source , Oceans
Glenn Beck on the election and McCain...
More articles from this author:2008-02-14 21:12:00 This is actually a pretty interesting clip from Glenn Beck whom I cant seem to enjoy at all -- even when he was just on the radio. But as C&L gives us this clip - I find that it is rather interesting... check it. McCain isn't going to win... He represents the old, business as usual. More About: Election 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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