Blog Heap of Links for the day 9 June 2009

the Politico newspaper reports in a June 9, 2009 article titled "Obama Invokes Jesus More Than Bush," that the current president has actually spoken about his faith far more frequently... Yet, the Politico says that atheists who railed against President Bush are giving president Obama a free pass.... [Surprise!]

The Obama numbers are pure fiction.... the administration has no way to measure how many jobs are actually being 'saved....' Of course, the inability to measure Mr. Obama's jobs formula is part of its attraction. Never mind that no one -- not the Labor Department, not the Treasury, not the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- actually measures "jobs saved." As the New York Times delicately reports, Mr. Obama's jobs claims are "based on macroeconomic estimates, not an actual counting of jobs." Nice work if you can get away with it....

When Barack Obama decided that questions from the German press about his trip agenda in that country were too pesky, he told the reporters, "So, stop it all of you!" He just wanted them to ask things he wanted to talk about. Well, what politico wouldn't want that? OK, dad. We'll behave. And according to a new Pew Research Center poll, we are behaving...like fans....

Single-use plastic bags.. have got to go, the United Nations' top environmental official said Monday.... recycling bags is on the rise in the United States... [90B unrecycled, but doesn't say what percentage this represents]

A red-faced Jessica Alba is apologizing for plastering shark-conservation posters around Oklahoma City - a stunt that sparked a police investigation.

kept it on his boat for 10 days... very corroded... live and in a very unstable state.

Vice President Biden, on a conference call Monday with reporters, claimed that the planned Hudson River tunnel between New Jersey and Midtown Manhattan would provide a much-anticipated route for automobiles. Problem is, it's for trains.

"It makes U.S. jobs more expensive," Ballmer said, "We're better off taking lots of people and moving them out of the U.S." If Microsoft, perhaps our most competitive company, has to abandon the U.S. in order to continue to thrive, who exactly is going to stay?

GARNER, NC - A blast at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday blew workers off their feet, ripped the building's roof off its supports and critically burned four people. Two workers were still unaccounted for Tuesday evening.

at an infection rate of 10.9% for those aged two or older... rate of infection in children and teenagers could be falling.... Africa has the world's largest HIV-positive population, at 5.5 million...

27 hydraulic cylinders bring the mechs to life, its movements matching those of the person inside it

Snake broadcasts pictures, sound to soldier with laptop [video]

Two-year-old Karina Oakley... has amazed experts after scoring 160 in an IQ test - the same as Stephen Hawking and Bill Gates.... mental age is the equivalent of someone between the age of four and five.... 'She enjoyed the test. "The pleasure she took in the mental challenge in itself I have found to be a sign of intelligence...."

Norman Brinker, a restaurant mogul who popularized the salad bar and built a worldwide casual dining empire that includes Chili's Grill & Bar, died Tuesday at age 78.... developed the concept for Steak & Ale... where he's credited with popularizing the salad bar and casual dining... created the Bennigan's chain and became known for creating a "fern bar" restaurant chain concept...

Guthrie soldier... Oklahoma Army National Guard Cpl. Adam Schuster... shot in the neck while serving in Iraq will be presented with a Purple Heart medal during a ceremony at the state Capitol.

In the early history these people were called the fair race, or modern man. They began about 40,000 BC. The modern Scandinavian people probably best represent them...... -Frank Jakubowsky

...He was a Navy veteran of World War II and later served in the Air Force. He had worked as an A B Seaman for the Military Sea Lift Command in Brooklyn, N.Y. He had also worked for Ralston Tree Service, the Hampton Cemetery Dept. and for Hanscom Air Force Base. He was a member of the Brotherhood of the Urantia....

Some say she needs to decide if she's running for president surreptitiously or overtly.