Archive for September 18th, 2005

German Elections

Exit polls for the German elections indicate that the Christian Democrat party of conservative challenger Angela Merkel is in the lead, but is falling short of the majority needed to form a conservative-liberal government.
 
For a more comprehensive coverage of the German elections, see Davids Medienkritik.
 
For my own amateur thoughts on the elections, you can [...]

Current Events

Is that an electric current in your pocket, or are you just happy to AC/DC me?

An Australian man built up a 40,000-volt charge of static electricity in his clothes as he walked, leaving a trail of scorched carpet and molten plastic and forcing firefighters to evacuate a building.
 
Frank Clewer, who was wearing a woollen [...]

Quote of the Day

“You must understand the environment in Pakistan. This has become a money-making concern..A lot of people say if you want to go abroad and get a visa for Canada or citizenship and be a millionaire, get yourself raped.”
- “Moderate” Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf