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- Virtuoso erhu (two-stringed violin) performance I recorded at Chinese New Year ceremonies in The Hague last weekend: http://t.co/RxuZccTE 01:02:55 PM February 04, 2012 from Twitter for Mac
- My interview with @rogerwendell on @KGNU is available on-line here (beginning at about 35 minutes): http://t.co/tL14g0oB 09:18:55 PM February 01, 2012 from Twitter for Mac
- RT @ap_org: AntiPolygraph.org co-founder @georgemaschke will speak with @rogerwendell on @KGNU at 10:35 EST. Listen here: http://t.co/SL ... 02:58:05 PM February 01, 2012 from web
- I'm looking forward to speaking about polygraphy with @rogerwendell on @KGNU today. 02:47:42 PM February 01, 2012 from Twitter for Mac
- Owing to issues with Scroogle, I've switched to DuckDuckGo as my default search engine. SSL encryption & no tracking: https://t.co/2Mo313Dj 02:47:06 PM January 30, 2012 from Twitter for Mac
- "[Mayor of The Hague] Van Aartsen Leaves Occupy in the Cold." Sign at #OccupyDenHaag camp, which faces eviction. http://t.co/2Gkgn6G8 04:40:02 PM January 29, 2012 from Twitpic
- View of the #OccupyDenHaag camp on the Malieveld in The Hague this afternoon. http://t.co/lIlmhaQ2 04:15:39 PM January 29, 2012 from Twitpic
- Panorama of #OccupyDenHaag camp at about 15:30 hours today. Occupiers face eviction at 17:00 (now). #OWS http://t.co/GQJudDzv 04:07:37 PM January 29, 2012 from Twitpic
- Looks like @CityofTheHague will follow the American model and evict @OccupyDenHaag under cover of darkness. #OWS 01:13:21 PM January 29, 2012 from Twitter for Mac
- RT @OccupyTheHague: Mayor van Aartsen (the Hague) orders #OccupyDenHaag to EVICT themselves by 5 PM Today! Regardless of anything. #onl ... 11:32:42 AM January 29, 2012 from Twitter for Android
Author Archives: George Maschke
US Citizens May Be Added to Treasury Department Black List
Today I learned that US citizens may be added to the “Specially Designated Nationals” (SDN) list maintained by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. Those who are added to this list have their assets blocked “and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.” On Tuesday, 11 October 2011, US citizen Mansour Arbabsiar [...]
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Memories of 9/11, Ten Years On
On 11 September 2001, as 19 men hijacked four passenger planes and crashed them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field near Shankstown, Pennsylvania, I was completely oblivious, cut off from news of the world aboard an American Airlines flight bound from [...]
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Chinese Imperial Porcelain in The Hague
The Gemeentemuseum in The Hague is exhibiting a collection of porcelain produced for the Chinese imperial court during the late Ming and Qing dynasties. The collection, on loan from the Shanghai Museum, will be on display through 23 October 2011. This is video I took during a recent visit:
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DoD Video of Osama Bin Laden Can Be Dated to January 2010
I’m among those who, before the 2 May 2011 raid that killed him, were convinced that Osama Bin Laden had most likely died several years ago. A purported Bin Laden video released in 2007, in which a freeze-frame image of the Al-Qaeda leader appeared during all references to current events, reinforced this belief. On Saturday, [...]
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Japanese Garden at Clingendael Park
On Sunday, 30 April 2011, the Japanese Garden at Clingendael Park in Wassenaar, which is closed to the public most of the year, opened for it’s 6-week spring season. I took a stroll there and took this video:
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A Visit to the Waikiki Aquarium
If you’re ever in Honolulu, as I recently had the pleasure to be, the Waikiki Aquarium is a worthwhile place to visit. It houses a fascinating variety of oceanic fauna including diverse corals, jellyfish, crustaceans, and fish. I was especially impressed to see an octopus rapidly changing colors. The following is video I took while [...]
I Hate Spam But…
I hate spam, but this slice that arrived in my in-box today is hilarious! Sale! 1. Heroin, in liquid and crystal form.2. Rocket fuel and Tomohawk rockets (serious enquiries only).4. New shipment of cocaine has arrived, buy 9 grams and get 10th for free. Everyone is welcome, but not US citizens. ATTENTION. Clearance offer. Buy [...]
Rush Limbaugh’s “Real Story of Thanksgiving” Isn’t
Every year in the days before the Thanksgiving holiday, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh trots out his narrative, “The Real Story of Thanksgiving.” As Limbaugh tells it, the early Pilgrims were collectivists who held all property in common. But this arrangement didn’t work out, so they switched to private ownership, harvested a bumper [...]
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Social Media Site Standings a Poor Predictor of Electoral Outcome in California’s 36th Congressional District
Although as observed in my earlier post, progressive challenger Marcy Winograd had significantly more friends/followers/subscribers on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube than incumbent Jane Harman going into the Democratic party primary for California’s 36th congressional district, Harman handily won the election with 59% of the vote versus 41% for Winograd. In terms of raw numbers, Harman [...]
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