The Sharia law committee in Aleppo, Syria issued a fatwa to ban croissants. Because they have a connotation of colonialism.
And breaking the Ramadan fast will get you a year in jail.
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About Me
- Ron
- I am a retired operations researcher - that's using math and discrete-event simulation to solve business problems - in Lake Forest Park, Washington, which is the Seattle area. Married to a lovely, bright woman for 49 years. Three children (one deceased) and 7 grandchildren.
Moon
Weather
Weather Underground Severe
NASA Today's Storms
Pacific Ocean Swells off US
My favorite webcams
NASA ISS Live view of Earth via Daily Mail UK
MODIS Satellite Showing whole world
Generic Freedom Foundation
Washington COG Coalition for Open Government
Uncommon Descent
Carpe Diem Prof M J Perry
"Jane Galt" went left...
Manhattan Contrarian - very interesting
Coyote Blog
James M Taylor on climate policy TBD
James Capretta - health care and ...
Apothecary Blog Avik Roy & others
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Spaeth Bimbo Report!
Strange Maps
Heritage Libertad Heritage's Spanish-language daily site
Human Progress Cato site on our progress
Washington hiking trails at Sea Times
Shoreline Area News Shoreline & Lake Forest Park, WA
Activity blogs - Things to do
Tribuna de los Cabos Baja California Sur news in Spanish.
New Music for old people. Al Kooper's music choices - Now stale
NASA Today's Storms
Pacific Ocean Swells off US
My favorite webcams
NASA ISS Live view of Earth via Daily Mail UK
MODIS Satellite Showing whole world
Blog Friends
In work
More Wash. Good Government and Policy
Washington Policy CenterGeneric Freedom Foundation
Washington COG Coalition for Open Government
Other Friends
Discovery InstituteUncommon Descent
Regular Reads
Hugh Hewitt LA-area law prof and talk radio host.Carpe Diem Prof M J Perry
"Jane Galt" went left...
Manhattan Contrarian - very interesting
Coyote Blog
James M Taylor on climate policy TBD
Special Sources
Thomas Barnett World strategist, staleJames Capretta - health care and ...
Apothecary Blog Avik Roy & others
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Spaeth Bimbo Report!
Strange Maps
Heritage Libertad Heritage's Spanish-language daily site
Human Progress Cato site on our progress
Science & Activity
NASA Earth Observatory Image of DayWashington hiking trails at Sea Times
down home
Key Peninsula NewsShoreline Area News Shoreline & Lake Forest Park, WA
Activity blogs - Things to do
Tribuna de los Cabos Baja California Sur news in Spanish.
Music
Norm Stockton Grooving for HeavenNew Music for old people. Al Kooper's music choices - Now stale
Now Reading
I am now reading:
Animal Algorithms by Eric CassellThe Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
Trespassing on Einstein's lawn by Amanda Gefter - Journalist who was not at all a scientist took on the big questions. And became a first-class science journalist. STILL stalled; going to finish.
Blog Archive
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- Syrian city bans croissants - Sharia law
- Climbers film eruption of Popocatapetl volcano in ...
- Korea - the forgotten war
- Turkey finds bird innocent of spying
- UofW research to market success
- IRS chief counsel involved in targeting conservati...
- Obama supporters trying to escape ObamaCare
- Militant wine makers bomb Carcasonne building
- Fact check: Not the healthcare rebates Obama claimed
- Shoreline/Lake Forest Park concerts in the parks
- Illegal immigrant can go to medical school in Cari...
- Major Hasan is trying to convince judge that he is...
- Living Standard - who is ahead; who is behind
- Where are the 787 Dreamliners?
- Student loan debacle in Senate
- Puget Sound travel blogs
- Porpoises come back in Puget Sound
- Obama would be fired if he were ...
- Peak oil blog shuts down
- Active NW blogs
- Computing visionary Doug Englebart
- Kenya: Obama, ho hum
- Cultural imperialism is now OK
- Stafford student loan rate doubles despite House a...
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The search below now works somewhat. That's an improvement, but still, it's flaky.
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