3 May 2009: Link Dump for the Day
Sun, 03 May 2009 14:19:48 -0700
Jack Kemp: rest in peace. Jack Kemp was a Buffalo Bills quarterback, a long time US Representative and Bob Doles running mate in 1996. Though I disagreed with him on some issues, he is someone who had a good heart and cared about the less fortunate. He was the kind of Republican that I respected even if we had a different vision on how to attain the same goal. I’ll miss him. Science Bill Maher nails it on evolution and the current strain of the Swine flu: Science
Mexico says flu epidemic over the worst
Sun, 03 May 2009 14:48:36 -0700
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico announced on Sunday that its swine flu epidemic has passed the worst and experts said the new H1N1 virus might be no more severe than normal flu, although it could still impact on world health.
Sunday, May 03, 2009
employee satisfaction survey in the news
Dirty, dirty hands.
Sun, 03 May 2009 14:00:38 -0700
“He orders the man tortured, convinced that he must do so for the sake of the people who might otherwise die in the explosions—even though he believes that torture is wrong, indeed abominable, not just sometimes, but always. . . . When he ordered the prisoner tortured, he committed a moral crime and he accepted a moral burden. Now he is a guilty man. His willingness to acknowledge and bear (and perhaps to repent and do penance for) his guilt is evidence, and it is the only evidence he can offer
Dems sense opportunity on gay marriage (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sat, 02 May 2009 15:57:42 -0700
Gay marriage legalization in several states and the public's growing acceptance of same-sex unions have Democrats sensing political opportunity and some Republicans re-evaluating their party's hard-line opposition to an issue that long has rallied its base.
A beautiful "Marriage" at Seattle Opera (Seattle Times)
Sun, 03 May 2009 12:52:11 -0700
Seattle Opera's "Marriage of Figaro," directed by Peter Kazaras, rises to Mozart's challenge, with a musical beauty, a brilliance of wit and a depth of directorial understanding that worthily match the genius of the piece itself. A review of the opening-night performance by Bernard Jacobson.
Sun, 03 May 2009 14:00:38 -0700
“He orders the man tortured, convinced that he must do so for the sake of the people who might otherwise die in the explosions—even though he believes that torture is wrong, indeed abominable, not just sometimes, but always. . . . When he ordered the prisoner tortured, he committed a moral crime and he accepted a moral burden. Now he is a guilty man. His willingness to acknowledge and bear (and perhaps to repent and do penance for) his guilt is evidence, and it is the only evidence he can offer
Dems sense opportunity on gay marriage (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sat, 02 May 2009 15:57:42 -0700
Gay marriage legalization in several states and the public's growing acceptance of same-sex unions have Democrats sensing political opportunity and some Republicans re-evaluating their party's hard-line opposition to an issue that long has rallied its base.
A beautiful "Marriage" at Seattle Opera (Seattle Times)
Sun, 03 May 2009 12:52:11 -0700
Seattle Opera's "Marriage of Figaro," directed by Peter Kazaras, rises to Mozart's challenge, with a musical beauty, a brilliance of wit and a depth of directorial understanding that worthily match the genius of the piece itself. A review of the opening-night performance by Bernard Jacobson.
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