http://ruddyhayes.com Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:14:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greg Mortenson is a truly inspirational educator of children in impoverished areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.  If you haven't read his book, Three Cups of Tea, it's well worth your time. For more information on Mortenson and his work visit the following sites: Central Asia Institute Three Cups of Tea Greg's Personal Site Greg's Blog Below ... http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/06/09/an-introduction-to-the-inspirational-greg-mortenson-author-of-three-cups-of-tea From Wired: New research suggests an influenza virus could go into hiding in the ice when earlier generations of humans, birds or other hosts developed immunity strong enough to drive the virus to extinction. It’s a sort of evolutionary loophole. “It can bring a set of viral genes back to life that ... http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/05/21/frozen-deadly-strains-of-the-flu-may-not-be-frozen-for-long CNN has an excerpt from Larry King's new autobiography, My Remarkable Journey, in which he details a fortuitous trip he took to the track in 1971 when he was nearly broke. Sort of reads like a novelized Bukowski poem. Betting my last dollar on a horse **Update** Mr. King may have won big that ... http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/05/20/larry-king-gets-lucky-at-the-track Noodling is the practice of catching catfish with one's bare or gloved hands. Sounds easy, right? It is, save for the occasional loss of digits from bites or infection. Oh, and the snakes and snapping turtles that periodically decide to move into abandoned catfish holes. Did I mention the very real risk of drowning ... http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/05/13/noodling-the-fairest-fishing-around ******* German Bontrust Exec: "Well, let's see what you've come up with." Ad Agency Pitchman pulls out an origamied American fiver and a hybrid British twenty pound note. He proceeds to act out the courting of the two origamied bills on the conference room table. Ad Agency Pitchman: "And then we strongly ... http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/05/12/the-ad-pitch-bontrust-papercraft-commercial Regardless of where you stand on the withdrawal from Iraq issue, you have to admit these posters are clever and well designed. Made by Big Ant International for the Global Coalition for Peace. (Via The Inspiration Room and TYWKIWDBI) http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/05/12/what-goes-around-comes-around-posters Good movie overall and I did appreciate the lack of group shimmying until the credits, but... ***SPOILER ALERT*** You're telling me Salim, having made the decision to die for his brother's happiness, is going to bank on Javed being the first one through the bathroom door?  He wouldn't just walk up behind ... http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/04/05/movie-blunders-slumdog-millionaire Sites like this make an old, long deceased, spectral ex-president happy. Strange Maps (via tywkiwdbi) http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/04/03/strange-maps-your-one-stop-interweb-site-for-well-strange-maps They always saved the day in Middle Earth and this is nothing short of impressive. (via KSK) http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/03/25/giant-eagles-fond-of-hobbits-not-fond-of-goats First off, the poor chap in green only suffered a broken rib.  His jaw was, according to the reports, left intact. Secondly, you can't help but marvel at how confident the fellow in the black shirt is that he and his draft beer aren't in harm's way. Bravo, good sir. http://ruddyhayes.com/2009/03/17/grace-under-fire