Archive for December, 2008

Transcript of Ahmadinejad’s Christmas message on Channel 4

Thursday 25 December 2008 – 22:48
Message for the birth of Jesus son of Mary, word of God, the messenger of mercy
In the name of God the Compassionate the Merciful
Upon the anniversary of the birth of Jesus son of Mary, word of God, the messenger of mercy, I would like to congratulate the followers of [...]

Video of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Christmass Message on Channel 4

Iran’s president is offering season’s greetings to Christians in a British TV address and suggests that if Jesus were alive, he would oppose “bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist powers” — an apparent reference to the U.S. and its allies.
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Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush

“This is a farewell kiss, you dog!” shouted in Arabic Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt, before throwing both of his 10 size shoes in the direction of President Bush.
George W. Bush was on a surprise visit in Iraq, when the incident happened. The security guard taken [...]

Laura Bush killed a guy

Family Guy, the cartoon series that sometimes recures to more controversial humor has dug out Laura Bush’s (Welsh) past. On Nov. 6, 1963, the 17 years old Laura was involved in a car accident that ended by killing a schoolmate of her, Michael Douglas, who was driving another car. The speed of Laura Bush’s car [...]

Lockheed Martin-Built System Successfully Directs Laser Beam For Missile Defense Agency’s Airborne Laser

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., December 1st, 2008 
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Airborne Laser (ABL) team has successfully fired the High Energy Laser through the Lockheed Martin-developed Beam Control/Fire Control system.
In a series of tests conducted in the aircraft on the ground, the Beam Control/Fire Control system focused [...]

Deutsche Börse launches longevity indices

Standardized Xpect Indices published for securitization of life and pension insurance risks / Individual index calculation service offered
Deutsche Börse has further expanded its index offering, adding Xpect, an innovative index family for longevity data from 1 December. Longevity indices serve for the valuation of longevity risk and they also serve as a basis for financial [...]