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This Magnificent Dragon is a Cake!: Stunning dragon cake, beautifully done.

Translucent Concrete: 30% Lighter, Lets 80% of Light Through: And its pink!

Saturn's Titan - A Giant Organics Factory: Saturns orange moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new data from NASAs Cassini spacecraft. The hydrocarbons rain from the sky, collecting in vast deposits

Death by Black Hole: How is the world going to end?: Neil DeGrasse Tyson shares several different ways the cosmos wants to kill us. Watch the first six minutes for a detailed description of how a black hole will get you through spaghettification.

Judge doesn't buy state secrets privilege, OKs wiretap suit: An Islamic charity has established its right to sue the government over warrantless surveillance, a federal court ruled Monday.

6 Amazingly Embarrassing Corporate Songs: If youre going to write a song to get your employees psyched up, dont make it a parody of the worst song ever written.

Google Street View Used To Help Find Kidnapped Girl: The cell phone company provided provided latitude and longitude coordinates and triangulated them to learn where the two missing people were. Coordinates kept coming in within 300 feet of each other. Then I Googled it, Deputy Chief Lozier said. Using

MAD Magazine's 12 Surefire Tips for Stand-Up Comics: When youre done reading it, try folding your monitor for an hilarious hidden message.

Insulin grown in plants gets human tests: INSULIN grown in plants has been injected into people for the first time. The hope is that plants will provide a cheaper source of insulin for people with diabetes.Most insulin products are produced by bacteria in a fermenter. As this

Rourke, Rockwell To Play Villains in Iron Man 2: Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell are in talks to star as the villains in Iron Man 2, being directed by Jon Favreau. Marvel has been keeping a very tight lid on the script for the sequel, being written by Justin

Exclusive: Obama Team's Official Inauguration Poster: Faireys initial design -- a guerrilla style, dark-colored portrait of the then-candidate -- proved to be a political and cultural phenomenon during the campaign.

It's 'Lunacy', The New FIRST Robotics Game for Students: Robots must score points while escaping entrapment, aiding their teammates and navigating the treacherous surface of a lunar environment.

The 25 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009: If you ask anyone in the film industry, the year doesn’t begin until we’ve properly dictated to you our most anticipated movies of the next 12 months. Seriously, ask anyone. They will tell you that anticipation cannot exist without a

Comedy Central to Roast Larry the Cable Guy: It is an honor that COMEDY CENTRAL has chosen me to be roasted. Only a handful of folks have been dumb enough to accept. And believe me, Im pretty dumb! Im looking forward to this about as much as I

If George Bush And Ron Paul Had A Comic Book...: Its Bushs last couple weeks in office, and many have speculated what hes going to do when hes out of work. Were predicting the next chapter in his life is going to look a lot like the movie Roadhouse.

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The Secret Saved My Life!: At age 36, I found myself in a medium security prison serving 3-5 years for destruction of government property and public intoxication. This was stiff punishment for drunkenly defecating in a mailbox but as the judge pointed out, this was

Duane "Dog" Chapman: What I've Learned: The bounty hunter atones for his racial controversy and prison time -- but not for the love of the chase, or the wardrobe.

All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linuxl: Accordingly, by June 30, 2009, 100% of servers of IT divisions of government agencies must be installed with open source software; 100% of staffs at these IT divisions must be trained in the use of these software products and at

What Do You Get When You Combine Boredom with Jetpacks?: A ridiculously dangerous science experiment that tosses a Japanese guy 100 feet into a lake.

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Hard drive destruction 'crucial' (BBC): BBC:Hard drive destruction ‘crucial’ — The only way to stop fraudsters stealing information from old computer hard drives is by destroying them completely, a study has found. — Which? Computing

Information on Downloading and Installing Windows 7 Beta (Brandon LeBlanc/The Windows Blog): Brandon LeBlanc / The Windows Blog:Information on Downloading and Installing Windows 7 Beta — As of today, I am running the Windows 7 Beta on several different PCs including my laptop, my work PC, and

GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet hands-on (Nilay Patel/Engadget): Nilay Patel / Engadget:GiiNiis Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet hands-on — We just spent some quality time playing with GiiNiis Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet, which might be one of

Microsoft's Ballmer Announces Availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live (Microsoft): Microsoft:Microsofts Ballmer Announces Availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live — Company previews simpler, better Windows operating system and highlights connected entertainment offerings at CES. — In a keynote

Sony Vaio P Super Don't-Call-It-a-Netbook Hands On (Matt Buchanan/Gizmodo): Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:Sony Vaio P Super Dont-Call-It-a-Netbook Hands On — The keyboard? It rocks. The screen? Beautiful. The trackball is just the right amount of gritty, so your finger

Live from Steve Ballmer's CES keynote (Joshua Topolsky/Engadget): Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:Live from Steve Ballmers CES keynote — 6:43PM “Over the next several years, theyll become more connected.” “The 2nd major area is how youll be able to

Google's Street View Takes A Byte Out Of Crime (Jason Kincaid/TechCrunch): Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:Googles Street View Takes A Byte Out Of Crime — Google Street View may get a bad rap from some overzealous privacy watchdogs and conspiracy theorists, but

Google news - (Fortune Magazine) - You'd think the executives ... (Adam Lashinsky/Fortune): Adam Lashinsky / Fortune:Google news — (Fortune Magazine) — Youd think the executives at Google would be chortling over the latest headlines involving newspapers: The Christian Science Monitor eliminates its

CES: Samsung dives into connected TV market (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat): Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:CES: Samsung dives into connected TV market — Samsung Electronics is diving into connected TVs just like the other big companies that have made presentations today at

Refocusing on our mission (One Laptop per Child): One Laptop per Child:Refocusing on our mission — It pains me to post this, and we have striven to avoid this over the past few months, but it is unavoidable. We are streamlining our operations

LG Display on Verge of Launching 15-Inch OLED (PC World): PC World:LG Display on Verge of Launching 15-Inch OLED — LG Display is on the verge of beginning commercial production of a 15-inch OLED (organic light emitting diode) panel thats suitable for use in televisions

LG Blu-ray players stream Netflix, CinemaNow, and YouTube (John P. Falcone/Webware.com): John P. Falcone / Webware.com:LG Blu-ray players stream Netflix, CinemaNow, and YouTube — In 2008, LGs BD300 set itself apart from other Blu-ray players by becoming the first one to

EMC cuts 2,400 jobs (Larry Dignan/Between the Lines): Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:EMC cuts 2,400 jobs — EMC said Wednesday that it will lay off 2,400 workers, or 7 percent of its workforce, as an effort to cut $350 million in costs

LG Announces Watch Phone (Simon Sage/IntoMobile): Simon Sage / IntoMobile:LG Announces Watch Phone … Like we mentioned last night, LG has announced their 3G HSDPA, video conferencing watch phone today, model number LG-GD910, which is due

IE8 Blocker Toolkit Available Today! (IEBlog): IEBlog:IE8 Blocker Toolkit Available Today! — We believe IE8 helps make browsing the web faster, easier, safer and more reliable. To help our users be more secure and up-to-date, we will distribute IE8 via Automatic

Investment Group Makes Run For Yahoo, Using Microsoft's Money (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch): Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:Investment Group Makes Run For Yahoo, Using Microsofts Money — Interest in troubled Internet giant Yahoo has not waned, it just took a break for the holidays.

Verizon says in mobile search deal with Microsoft (Ritsuko Ando/Reuters): Ritsuko Ando / Reuters:Verizon says in mobile search deal with Microsoft — Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) said it agreed to a mobile search deal with Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and that details will be announced later

Satyam Chief Admits Huge Accounting Fraud (New York Times): New York Times:Satyam Chief Admits Huge Accounting Fraud — NEW DELHI — Satyam Computer Services, a leading Indian outsourcing company that serves more than a third of the Fortune 500 companies, significantly inflated its earnings

Windows 7 beta: First impressions (Renai LeMay/CNET News): Renai LeMay / CNET News:Windows 7 beta: First impressions — Windows 7 could be one of Microsofts greatest operating systems, if it fulfills the promise shown by the unofficial beta

Getting directions to businesses now easier on Google Maps for mobile (Constantinos Michael/Goo(...): Constantinos Michael / Google Mobile Blog:Getting directions to businesses now easier on Google Maps for mobile — One of my favorite things about Google Maps for mobile is finding businesses on the go. Today we

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NASA: Keeping shuttle costs $3 billion yearly: NASAs chief says it would cost an extra $3 billion a year to keep flying the space shuttle past next years retirement date. Plus it would extend the risk of a deadly accident.

Obama vows to keep pet projects out: President-elect Barack Obama is again vowing to keep earmarks and pet projects out of an economic recovery plan.

Obama seeks new 'foundation' for economic growth: President-elect Barack Obama is spelling out the key elements of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan that he is touting to treat a sick economy.

Slovaks embrace euro after first week of use: Slovakia is embracing the euro with gusto, according to statistics taken by EU officials during the first week of use of the new currency in the eastern European nation.

Obama warns of dire consequences without stimulus: President-elect Barack Obama warned of dire and lasting consequences if Congress doesnt pump unprecedented dollars into the national economy, making an urgent pitch Thursday for his mammoth spending proposal in his first speech since his election.

Italian climbers stranded high on Argentine peak: Rescuers are trying to reach four Italian mountain climbers and their Argentine guide after they became trapped by a storm at 22,000 feet (6,700 meters) just below the summit of the highest peak in the Americas.

Parton, Smith picked for Gospel Music Hall of Fame: Dolly Parton, Michael W. Smith, Dr. Bobby Jones and the Dixie Hummingbirds will be inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame.

GOP sources: Mo. Sen. Bond to announce retirement: Missouri Sen. Kit Bond plans to announce that he will not seek re-election in 2010, according to high-ranking state Republicans.

Daimler 2008 sales slip amid economic turmoil: German automaker Daimler AG said Thursday that sales in its Mercedes-Benz Cars group slipped a relatively modest 2.3 percent in 2008 as the global economic crisis erupted, with deliveries of the ultra-compact Smart car spiking amid rising gas prices.

BBC to launch Persian-language TV channel: The BBC said Thursday it will launch a Persian-language TV channel next week that can be seen in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and elsewhere, despite Iranian claims that it will be used to recruit spies.

Mortgage giants extend suspensions of foreclosures: Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend the suspension of foreclosure sales and evictions from single-family homes through the end of January.

Finnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008: A record 1.3 million passengers flew Finnair on Asian routes last year, increasing the carriers traffic to the region by 16.5 percent, the Finnish carrier said Thursday.

How many scorpions? London Zoo counts its critters: How do you count scorpions?

APNewsBreak: Larry Craig dropping further appeals: A lawyer for former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig says they wont ask the Minnesota Supreme Court to void Craigs conviction in an airport bathroom sex sting.

Key Fla. Senate race a toss-up without Jeb Bush: Its likely Jeb Bush could have tapped his reputation as governor and an extensive fundraising network to keep a key U.S. Senate seat — and possibly a filibuster-proof majority — out of Democratic hands in 2010.

Mukasey says farewell to Justice Dept.: Attorney General Michael Mukasey has said farewell to the Justice Department, praising the agency and poking fun at himself for a health scare last year.

On thin ice: Skaters cross rail tracks: Train drivers in the Netherlands are facing an unusual new obstacle — skaters on the tracks.

Nissan to cut British workforce by 1,200: Japanese automaker Nissan said Thursday it will slash its British workforce by 1,200 as it lowers production in anticipation of a grim economic year.

Analysis: Lebanese rockets raise fear of 2nd front: Residents of this northern Israeli town awoke Thursday to one of their countrys worst nightmares: Rockets from Lebanon, and the possibility of a second front in a battle that has raged for two weeks in Gaza.

FSA fines Aon over weak anti-bribery controls: Britains Financial Services Authority fined insurance broker Aon Ltd. 5.25 million pounds ($8 million) on Thursday for weak anti-bribery controls — the largest penalty of its kind.

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Army apologizes for "Dear John Doe" letters: The U.S. Army apologized on Wednesday for sending 7,000 letters addressed to "Dear John Doe" to the relatives of U.S. soldiers killed ...

Is Now the Time for a Mortgage Loan Refinance?: Mortgage rates have fallen recently on the news of greater federal foreclosure prevention efforts. If you want to achieve lower monthly expenses, now's the ...

Dramatic Stairways: Beautifully designed stairways definitely make a statement of elegance, grandness, and style in a home. Stairs are functional but can also be a good way ...

Korea - Pictures of A Peaceful Places: Wonderful looking places of various locations around Korea.

'Joe The Plumber' Headed To Middle East: (CNN) – Joe Wurzelbacher: Plumber. Campaign celebrity. Foreign correspondent?‘Joe the Plumber’ is headed overseas to try his hand at covering the conflict in Gaza, Wurzelbacher ...

Marine Rules: This list of rules is funny but I think many Marines will say that these are pretty close to the way things are.

Son of Nixon: In Part II of the Farewell Chronicles, Nixon aide John Dean plans the retirement of Dick Cheney—and details the veep's similarities with his ...

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Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows 7 is nearly final: Microsoft Corp.s next version of the Windows operating system is almost ready for prime time.

Transit Cop Involved in the Subway Shooting Death of Oscar Grant, 22, Resigns in Oakland, CA: Spokesman: Officer in subway shooting has resigned NEW: Officers attorney, union representative give his letter of resignation -- The officer involved in a New Years Day shooting that left a passenger dead in ...

Microsoft announces availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live: The wait is over, folks. Sir Steve Ballmer has announced the availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live here at his CES keynote.

Satyam fallout: Should customers stick? Full text of chairmana s stunning letter: Indian outsourcing company Satyam has cooked books, a $1 billion cash sink hole and its chairman and founder B Ramalinga Raju has fabricated figures.

Jefferson County judge considers mistrial request in felony murder trial of Davarrios Noel: The judge in the Davarrios Noel felony murder trial is considering a mistrial request made by defense lawyers, who contend the prosecutor asked improper questions this morning.

T-Mobile officially announces the BlackBerry Curve 8900, coming in February: Bell partners with QuickPlay for Mobile TV... This morning, T-Mobile and RIM put official word to what BlackBerry Cool readers have known for awhile.

Fresh Israeli strikes kill 4 Gazans: Israeli forces struck the Gaza Strip with artillery shells and air missiles on Wednesday, killing at least four Palestinians.

Oscar Grant murdered by Oakland police in cold blood: Click here to register to VOTE from anywhere in the nation! Wednesday, January 07, 2009 Oscar Grant murdered by Oakland police in cold blood Can we even start a year without something racial happening in this ...

Girl killed by three family dogs in Thomasville: A 5-year-old girl was killed by her familys pitbull dogs in Thomasville. Monday evening in the confines of a fence marked with a sign Beware of Dog, three dogs attacked and killed one of their owners, ...

thinking outside the box: This Canadian pig farmer was faced with herding her 3,000 pigs alone and she couldnt manage the large, traditional chase boards or use an electic prod with that many pigs.

American-Backed Israeli 'Precision'-Bombing Civilian Deaths Mount In...: American-Backed Israeli Precision-Bombing Civilian Deaths Mount In The Future State Of Palestine -- Highest Level In Four Decades A young girl -- one of the 30 to 50 Palestinian civilians killed by the ...

Hacked Twitter Accounts Highlight Need To Be Security Conscious: Highly popular micro-blogging site Twitter has had a series of widespread security incidents over the course of the last week, culminating when high profile accounts owned by President-elect Barack Obama and ...

Hamas False Victory Claim Would Damage Israel, Palestinians: January 6, 2009...... After all is said and done and Israels defensive IDF operation in Gaza comes to an end, Hamas will most likely claim victory.

Innocent brothers tell of being shot at by deputy in their own home: A call about a domestic dispute led to shots being fired by a Scott County deputy in New Market.

Department of Justice Reports Increase of Rape, Sexual Assault, and Domestic Violence in US: According to a new Department of Justice report, the rates of rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence in the United States have soared over the past two years.

Louisiana forced to recognize same-sex adoption: Two California homosexuals have won a federal lawsuit, allowing both their names to be on their adopted sons Louisiana birth certificate.

Applea s Jobs being treated for a hormone imbalancea ; Will remain at helm: Updated: Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Monday in an open letter that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance that is causing his weight loss.

France foils two Somali pirate attacks, holds 19: French warship Sunday foiled attempts by Somalian pirates in the Gulf of Aden to seize two cargo vessels and intercepted 19 people, the French presidents office said.

Poor shooting dooms Magic in 108-102 loss to Raptors: Toronto Raptors Chris Bosh , center, drives to the basket despite the defensive efforts of Orlando Magics Rashard Lewis, left, and Marcin Gortat, right, during first-quarter NBA basketball game action in ...

Bush first ex-prez to face limit on Secret Service protection: President George W. Bushs after-life, as Laura Bush calls the post-presidency, is shaping up to be pretty comfortable, with a Dallas office, staffers, Secret Service protection, a travel budget, medical ...

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Ric Romero rings in the New Year with a resounding facepalm: "if you owe a lot of money on your(...): ABC

Everybody needs a flu buddy. Have you picked your flu buddy yet?: Guardian

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Officer felt he had no choice but to use his taser on brain damaged woman with a hula-hoop: Virginian Pilot

USA to lead new international force to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. Because if anyon(...): BBC

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At the Stove, a Dash of Science, a Pinch of Folklore - NYTimes.com: Furled by 15 members.

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On The Origin of Darwin: 2009 marks not only the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwins On The Origin of Species* but the 200th anniversary of his birth as well. To celebrate, BBC Radio 4 presents a special series of Melvyn Braggs In

A good year in astronomy: Top 50 astronomy pictures of 2008. Enjoy.

NEVAR FORGET an important date ever again, with our handy-dandy calendar! Operators are standin(...): "The National Counterterrorism Center is pleased to present the 2009 edition of the Counterterrorism (CT) Calendar. This edition... contains useful information across a wide range of terrorism-related topics: terrorist groups, wanted terrorists, and technical pages on various threat-related issues" such

Pinky Blue: Pink is still the colour where little girls are concerned, no matter where they grow up - some think propensity for pink is hardwired into girls. For a stark depiction of how many pink things a five-year-old could possibly own,

How to Lose Directors & Alienate Actors: Fan of Simon Pegg? Robert Weide? Then DONT buy the DVD of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (at least if you are American) See also 23 great movies not available on region-1 DVD

Happy Muharram: Today is Muharram, a holy day for all muslims. Why is it holy, whele, here, take a look for yourselves.

Larry Flynt needs financial aid: Congress must back sex! According to Larry, "Americans can do without cars and such", but it cant do without sex...and for an extra $5 billion US, he will help Americans do who ever, I mean what ever it takes to

Riots in Oakland: I really didnt want to be the one to post this, but there are riots raging in Oakland.

Be Seeing Him: As we anxiously/eagerly/fearfully await the premiere of the long-in-coming (previously) remake (previously) of that TV Cult Classic (previously) "The Prisoner" (previously), I am delighted that AMC has put all 17 full episodes of the original Patrick McGoohan series online for

She is more than just a cute high school girl! She is a master of Karate!: High-Kick Girl! That says it all but theres more to the story than just a kick to the head. Meet the star, teen karate girl Rina Takeda. Watch her take on a guy in a baseball uniform.

A Reactionary Musical Moment?: A recent series of posts on the web site of First Things magazine looks at what could be described as a reactionary moment on the part of some folk and roots musicians in Québec and around the world... and were

novel cellout: Novels written on cellphones are dominating the Japanese book market.

Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine: Newsfilter: Its that time of the year again, though now it seems to be more serious. Russia stopped all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. The EU depends on Russia for about a quarter of

Bob Wilkins, 1932-2009: If you were a fan of late-nite horror movies in Northern California during the 1970s, you likely spent Saturday nights watching Bob Wilkins, the droll, cigar-smoking host of Creature Features. An unlikely horror-show host, Wilkins deadpan delivery and apparent disdain

Not your mother's pantyhose!: Mantyhose, they are all the rage. Not sure where to get a pair of your own? Look no further. Once you have obtained your new pair of mantyhose, learn how to put them on.

No surprises here: Salon has an article up which is a pretty solid summary of why marijuana is illegal.

The town that talks to the dead.: Welcome to Lily Dale the largest spiritualist community in the world. Just an hour south of Buffalo, NY-- it boasts an extensive summer program of lectures, workshops as well as the world’s most powerful mediums. Stop by for a reading,

Abandoned HBO Soundstage for "The Wire": "So I found out yesterday that the soundstage for "The Wire" still existed. I wasted no time in visiting it and was there almost less than 24 hours . Its one of my favorite TV shows ever and I had

The Low Profile of R. Stevie Moore: R. Stevie Moore likes to stay home and play himself some music. Having done so for over 42 years--thats over 2000 songs and 400 albums--he has become the undisputed grandfather of do-it-yourself psychedelic pop and punk. Tagged for decades as

15... 14... 13... Flush!: Proving that humor can be found in any tragedy, conservative website PajamasTV has named "Joe the Plumber" its "war correspondent" in Israel. Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, who claimed that a vote for Obama was a vote for the death of

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English Language to Surpass 1,000,000 Words: clipped by: BartendingBearclippers remarks: So little time, so many good words. Clip Source: www.economist.comSome events in 2009 may be more momentous, but surely not many: on April 29th the number of words in the English language will pass 1m.

"Strange and Mysterious Sounds From The Earth": clipped by: cakebellyclippers remarks: more at source Clip Source: www.noiseaddicts.comIf you listen closely, you’ll find that the earth is full of sounds. Some are things that you hear every day, some are truly remarkable and some sounds hail from origins

Smoking Ban in France: clipped by: David Hughesclippers remarks: So it does work! Clip Source: www.reuters.comSmoking ban in cafes puts French off cigarettesPARIS (Reuters) - Cigarette sales in France dropped to a record low in 2008, research by British American Tobacco (BAT) shows, challenging

Stop Human Trafficking - Now!: clipped by: nedhamson1Clip Source: newsblaze.comCongress Sends Strong Message with Passage of Trafficking The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) celebrated the passage in congress of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act. House of Representatives bill (HR7311)

Difficult Divorces: clipped by: ColoradoRightclippers remarks: Ill take that kidney back now! Clip Source: overlawyered.comThe divorce between Dr. Richard Batista of Ronkonkoma, Long Island, New York, and his wife Dawn has taken an unfortunate turn with Dr. Batista’s demand that she return

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Pelicans Falling From The Sky From Calif. to Oregon: clipped by: BartendingBearclippers remarks: This is sad. Clip Source: seattletimes.nwsource.comPelicans suffering from a mysterious malady are crashing into cars and boats, wandering along roadways and turning up dead by the hundreds across the West Coast, from southern Oregon to Baja

What Happens During Ejaculation?: clipped by: BartendingBearclippers remarks: Woody Allen gives tanyamm a lesson about sperm. Clip Source: www.youtube.com

Too sad - same story could be told on other side of border: clipped by: nedhamson1clippers remarks: Both sides now - End the Violence - Cease fire now! Clip Source: www.alertnet.orgGaza: Are we not human?07 Jan 2009 17:03:00 GMTWritten by: Oxfam GBReuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article

Ancient Artificial Eyeball: clipped by: cakebellyclippers remarks: Photo: Archaeologist Mansur Sajjadi holds the 4800-year-old artificial eye, which was discovered at the Burnt City in 2006, in an undated photo. Clip Source: www.tehrantimes.comThe eyeball was discovered by an archaeological team

Reusing the CVS Disposable Digital Camcorder: clipped by: LexicaClip Source: www.maushammer.comA cheap new camcorder has attracted the attention of a lot of people.It is small, lightweight, easy-to-use digital camera that has beenconfigured to record up to 20 minutes of decent-quality video on

Pre-chewed Pencils Aim To Focus Students: clipped by: BartendingBearclippers remarks: Sorry, thats too weird. Clip Source: www.ananova.comA British design company have launched a new product to help children concentrate at school - pre-chewed pencils. The company, called Concentrate, says the

You Can Look - But Don't Touch: clipped by: chestnut501clippers remarks: Resist the Urge! Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.comResearchers from Ohio State University and Illinois State University tested how touching an item before buying affects how much they are willing to pay for an item. A simple experiment with

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98% of ER Docs Suspect Excessive Force by Police: clipped by: chestnut501Clip Source: www.dailyrecord.comNearly 98 percent of emergency room physicians report that they believe some patients were victims of suspected excessive force by police, a national survey concludes. Yet most of the suspected incidents went unreported because no laws

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8 Definitive Web Font Stacks: In this article, Michael introduces the idea of using font stacks to expand the number of typefaces you can use in your web designs. Try out these structured collections of fonts,

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