Archive for August, 2010
Roger Clemens and definitions of perjury and indictment
Roger Clemens has been indicted on perjury and other charges related to his 2008 hearing when he provided a testimony regarding his use, or lack of use, of steroids. Before you start recounting this story, you should really make sure you’re aware of some definitions. “Indict” is a formal accusation of wrongdoing1, so don’t confuse the word [...]
Wyclef Jean – who he is, what he’s up to, and how to pronounce his name
Wyclef Jean is a hip hop artist with family roots in Haiti who wants to become Haiti’s next president. Before you start chuckling, don’t forget about political names such as Ronald Reagan, Bill Bradley, Sonny Bono, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Franken, and Jesse “The Body” Ventura. After the earthquake ravaged the already depressed country of Haiti, [...]
Bobby Thomson Dies but his shot still heard ’round the world
You’ve heard this before: “The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!” For those of you not into baseball history, that familiar audio drop is in reference to Game 3 of a regular season playoff between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers in which Bobby Thomson hit a game winning home [...]
Explanation of “grounding a club”
The PGA Championship finished yesterday evening in dramatic fashion, and the result has been the big story on talk radio this morning. Before you make it to lunch, you should know the situation. Dustin Johnson was penalized two strokes for “grounding his club” in a hazard on the 18th, likely costing him the victory. Johnson [...]
Obama and the mosque in New York
One of the bigger circulating stories the past couple days is the talk of a proposed mosque to be built in New York City near the original 9/11 attacks. President Obama has become involved in the issue and there seems to be some confusion by his stance. A couple things: A mosque is a place [...]
How can GM have an IPO?
General Motors is hitting the business headlines again, this time for two reasons. First, the CEO, Ed Whitacre, brought in back in January to right the ship, will be stepping down and Daniel Akerson (a current GM board member) will take over September 1st. It wasn’t much of a surprise because Whitacre is 68 and his reign was [...]
What is Ramadan?
August 11 is a big date for about a billion and a half people, but there’s just one problem: it doesn’t really show up on most calendars. It’s the beginning of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. For those other five billion people who don’t practice Ramadan, this post will be a small [...]
Geography and notes on Dillingham, Alaska
A small plane holding nine people crashed near Dillingham, Alaska yesterday evening. Details are still sketchy, but several reports are claiming at least five of the passengers died, including former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens. Follow the links below for the latest information, but in the meantime, you can expand your geographic knowledge and find out [...]
