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Wednesday, January 08, 2003

20 percent of reported crime violations

20 percent of reported crime violations unrelated to traffic lead to arrests in Japan. Until the Eighties, the number was near 60 percent.

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“ëPluperfect Bushian’ Writes an Inside Account: Ex-Bushie Frum Is the Write Man,” by Timothy Starks

´ If Mr. Woodward writes of a president reliant on his advisers, Mr. Frum writes of a president eminently in charge; if Mr. Woodward depicts Donald Rumsfeld as dim, Mr. Frum says his was among the few administration minds that sparkled. (Source Link)

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“Blood suckers scare haunts Blantyre” from Malawi’s

´ It was around midnight when I heard footsteps on the roof of my house. Next I saw some light. I feared these were blood suckers and shouted for help only to hear the people jump off and run away. (Source Link)

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Tuesday, January 07, 2003

48 percent of Latinos in America described themselves as white in the 2000 census. Two percent described themselves as black. Some indicated in the margins they were Aztec, Mayan or Indian.

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Juglone, secreted by the roo

Juglone, secreted by the roots of black walnut (Juglans nigra) and butternut (Juglans cinerea) trees, inhibits the growth of or kills many other plants growing in the trees’ root zone, an effect known as “walnut wilt” or “allelopathy.”

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