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A national speed limit of 55 MPH?
An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save gasoline and possibly ease fuel prices.
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to look into what speed limit would provide optimum gasoline efficiency given current technology. He said he wants to know if the administration might support efforts in Congress to require a lower speed limit.
Congress in 1974 set a national 55 mph speed limit because of energy shortages caused by the Arab oil embargo. The speed limit was repealed in 1995 when crude oil dipped to $17 a barrel and gasoline cost $1.10 a gallon.
As motorists headed on trips for this Fourth of July weekend, gasoline averaged $4.10 a gallon nationwide with oil hovering around $145 a barrel.
Warner cited studies that showed the 55 mph speed limit saved 167,000 barrels of oil a day, or 2 percent of the country's highway fuel consumption, while avoiding up to 4,000 traffic deaths a year. An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save ga... more -
Panel Criticizes MLK Statue Design for Monument on the National Mall in D.C.
AOL News
By STEPHEN MANNING,
AP
Posted: 2008-05-11 07:36:19
Filed Under: Nation News
WASHINGTON (May 10) - The centerpiece for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall has drawn criticism from a federal arts panel, which says the proposed statue looks "confrontational" and resembles the head of a socialist state more than a civil rights leader.....
More at the link on the controversy.
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Fishy Cheney picture starts web frenzy
He told his wife he'd gone fishing. But when a photograph of Dick Cheney, the US vice-president, appeared on the White House website, the smile on his face and the reflection in his sunglasses left some questioning his catch.
The reflection appears to show the double image of a naked woman cavorting during a fly-fishing trip along Idaho's Snake River. Cheney's staff, however, insist his renowned love of outdoor sports does not extend to entertaining young ladies, with or without their clothes, on his fishing expeditions.
"Clearly the picture shows a hand casting a rod," said Meagan Mitchell, the vice-president's press secretary. But since the photograph was published, the internet has been awash with speculation.
Almost 60% of respondents to a straw poll on AOL's Political Machine blog voted for "hot babe sunbathing" as the likely answer. Other options included that the picture wasn't of Cheney, that it had been digitally altered, or even that it showed an "alien overlord". Others suggested that the image is of a man smoking a cigar.
One Australian website likened the photograph to a Playboy cartoon from the 1970s; "the rugged outdoorsman smiling as the reflection of a naked woman appears in the lenses of his aviator sunglasses".
Photography experts, however, say that it is all a fishy tale. Geoff Bridges, a senior photo editor with McClatchy-Tribune Newspapers, concluded after a high-resolution digital analysis that the reflection in the sunglasses was, after all, Cheney's hand on his fishing rod.
"In one lens you can clearly tell it is the sleeved arm of Cheney or a fishing companion," he said.
"The other lens has an extreme distortion that, without looking at it closely, could be misconstrued." He told his wife he'd gone fishing. But when a photograph of Dick Cheney, the US vice-president, appeared on the White House website, ... more -
Gunmen kill senior Sadrist official in Iraq
A senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was assassinated today in the holy city of Najaf, officials said. Authorities immediately announced a citywide curfew and security forces were seen deploying on the streets.
The killing threatened to raise tensions amid a violent standoff between al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia and the U.S.-backed Iraqi government. A senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was assassinated today in the holy city of Najaf, officials said. Authorities i... more -
MySpace signs TV programme deal
Social networking site MySpace has signed a deal to put its shows on TV.
The deal means that MySpaceTV shows such as Quarterlife, Roommates and Special Delivery will soon air on screens outside the US.
The deal was signed with the Shine Group which is run by Elizabeth Murdoch - daughter of Rupert Murdoch who owns MySpace parent News International.
The deal covers DVDs and merchandise but MySpace retains all net rights to its programmes. Social networking site MySpace has signed a deal to put its shows on TV. ... more -
Bingo hall thumb war!
Not quite up there with Rocky but there is a serious battle in the thumb war stakes during a game
of bingo. The girl usually cheats to win! Not quite up there with Rocky but there is a serious battle in the thumb war stakes during a game ... more -
we are the government ( The Missing Link: The Matrix Unplugged )
http://www.blacksoulscience.com/ http://current.com/items/85024941_zeitgeist_the_movie
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Bingo Blotting
One hand blotting, one hand filming.......it must have brought me luck because I won the during the moment at a Mecca bingo!
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2007: The Year in Pictures
An interactive multimedia feature.
Washington---------Iraq & Afghanistan----------Democracy in Transition
National---------US Presidential Election-------------Metro
Economy & Environment------Sports----------Middle East
An interactive multimedia feature. Washington---------Iraq & Afghanistan----------Democracy in Transition ... more -
Only In Houston
Only in Houston promotes Houston's creative community as a valuable resource regionally and nationwide. This site provides a strong overview of the talent and services available in advertising, filmmaking, web design,music,performing arts, fine arts, conceptual arts...you name it.
Houston is a surprisingly rich cultural resource...rich in diversity, rich in depth, rich in its variety. Log on to onlyinhouston.com to find out more. Only in Houston promotes Houston's creative community as a valuable resource regionally and nationwide. This site provides a strong ov... more -
W. Ross Wells, Film Director
When I was 5, my parents took me to Radio City where we saw Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. That was almost 40 years ago and I still remember that night as if it was yesterday. The colors, the design, the frosty performances by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood...the first computer graphics. I think about some aspect of that film (and many others) almost everyday. When I was 5, my parents took me to Radio City where we saw Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. That was almost 40 years ago ... more
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W. Ross Wells, director on imdb.com
Zenfilm director and co-owner W. Ross Wells' official page on imdb.com. Page includes recent and featured work, resumes, production pics and links to other sites. If you are an imdbpro member you can also access contact info and reps for this award-winning commercial and music video director. Zenfilm director and co-owner W. Ross Wells' official page on imdb.com. Page includes recent and featured work, resumes, production pi... more
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Zenfilm. Commercials, music videos and viral media.
Homepage of one of the most innovative boutique production and HD post shops in Texas. Check out our work, meet our artists...more importantly...call our reps. Log on, tune in, get Zen.
Homepage of one of the most innovative boutique production and HD post shops in Texas. Check out our work, meet our artists...more imp... more -
The Marlboro Marine
Quite impressive. Be sure to watch Part 2 as well.
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Should America should be English language only?
At the lower left hand side of the page there is a small voting widget. Looks like the yays have it at time of writing. Can you believe that! At the lower left hand side of the page there is a small voting widget. Looks like the yays have it at time of writing. Can you believ... more
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