http://www.babeled.com Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:53:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en July 1, 1776 - the inevitable birth of nation draws near.  Hours of debate ensued on what was a balmy Monday in Philadelphia.  The feverish mood set upon Congress was somber yet the issue was clear; the potential ratification of Richard Henry Lee's motion to dissolve all allegiance with Great ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/07/02/july-2nd-americas-actual-declaration-of-independence/ Over the past week or so, I recently learned that there are plans in place to build an architectural masterpiece in Dubai. Apparently there has been talk surrounding this building for over a year and now after recently presenting the estimated construction cost to the United Arab Emirates. ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/07/02/dynamic-architecture-rotating-wind-powered-apartment-skyscraper/ That's right all you change mongers, unificators, and yes-we-canadians.  Barack Obama will divide our country even further.  He will do it right under your liberal noses. How? His campaign claims he will erase hatred and bigotry yet most of his supporters call John McCain "Politics as Usual" simply because he is a wealthy, elderly, white ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/06/30/obamanation-dividing-our-country-under-the-guise-of-unity/ Popular opinion would say that the start of reality television began with MTV's The Real World. This is not true. Reality television, a malignant tumor upon our airwaves, boasts roots that grow far deeper than MTV. Reality television is about giving an average person the ability to have ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/06/30/reality-bites/ There are a lot of easy ways to make vlookup functions in Excel more functional.  I find that a fair amount of people have difficulty getting a vlookup function to work in the manner they wanted it to, so I was thinking that first it might help to really understand ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/06/29/excel-tutorial-vlookup-tips-and-tricks/ Looking at the starting pitchers going into this weekend's Subway Series; it is pretty woeful for the New York Yankees. Take a gander at this unsightly match up: Game 1 Friday: Giese vs. Pelfrey ...edge Mets Game 2 Friday: Ponson vs. Martinez ...edge Mets Saturday: Pettitte vs. Santana ...best matchup by far, this one ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/06/27/pitching-preview-yankees-versus-mets/ Yes thats right folks! After months of reading the blog site by The Movie Whore and learning much about the legendary Bruce Campbell, I finally sat my arse down and watched "Army of Darkness". Actually I lucked out, upon sitting down on my couch after a hard ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/06/27/finally-i-can-say-that-i-have-seen-army-of-darkness/ The radio departed Kidd Chris has sunk to a new level and descended into the realm of the bloggers with his Hot Steamy Blog.  Earlier this morning I saw a bulletin come through from Kidd Chris' MySpace page announcing his new venture in blogging.  As a big time fan of ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/06/26/kidd-chris-hot-steamy-blog/ What?  He can't be serious? Jason Giambi, the $22 million albatross, is in the final year of his monstrous contract that he signed prior to the 2002 season.  This binding agreement inauspiciously marked the beginning of a trend of obnoxious spending by the New York Yankees, who insisted on paying aging ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/06/24/new-york-yankees-must-consider-jason-giambi-for-2009/ Trickle-down economics is actually a political term that has been referred to in various capacities as, "Trickle-down theory", "supply-side economics", or my personal favorite, "Reaganomics."  This ideal is based on the premise that when the wealthy get to keep more of their money in the form of paying less taxes, ... http://www.babeled.com/2008/06/24/reaganomics-trickle-down-theory-suppliy-side-economics-or-by-any-other-name-is-still-a-fallacy/