Most Americans judge each other based on the most visible part of their ethnicity. Obama has dark skin, so is called African-American or black. Bill Richardson (who I hope Obama chooses for Vice President) has Latino heritage, but most people would call him white.
As for Shrillary, I'm glad she stayed in the race for so long. Nine months ago I would have been ok with her being VP, but she has shown that she cannot be trusted anywhere in US politics. She is a true egomaniac.
I'm surprised you mentioned Einstein on the Beach instead of Satyagraha, Philip Glass' epic opera about the independence of India. I don't know of any other operas with songs in both Russian and Hindi.
The list was extremely one-sided. Most entries were different variations of bungee jumping. No mention of bouldering/lead climbing, or being a war correspondent.
I'm a little weak on ballistic physics, but I think the article was referring to acceleration of 18 to 35 Gees. The deceleration seems to have been a separate test.
"Hey toots, we just promoted this alley cat ahead of every single women in the company. Don't forget to bow at the waist while walking backwards out of my office."
Most Americans judge each other based on the most visible part of their ethnicity. Obama has dark skin, so is called African-American or black. Bill Richardson (who I hope Obama chooses for Vice President) has Latino heritage, but most people would call him white.
As for Shrillary, I'm glad she stayed in the race for so long. Nine months ago I would have been ok with her being VP, but she has shown that she cannot be trusted anywhere in US politics. She is a true egomaniac.
That made zero sense.
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"Hey toots, we just promoted this alley cat ahead of every single women in the company. Don't forget to bow at the waist while walking backwards out of my office."