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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.

Oh, So That's How You Smoke Fewer Cigarettes (PHOTO): Its Wacky, But IT Works.

Universal healthcare and the waistline police: Imagine a country where the government regularly checks the waistlines of citizens over age 40. Anyone deemed too fat would be required to undergo diet counseling. Those who fail to lose sufficient weight could face further reeducation and their communities

Spidey Musical Edges Closer: JUST call him BONO LLOYD WEBBER. Rock superstars U2 have revealed their Spiderman musical will be ready to hit Broadway this year.

8 Microsoft Research projects that could make you say wow: True, Microsoft seems to be all about me-too wares these days. But here are 8 research projects that are pretty cool, like the auto-updating Digital Postcard and the sign language Shake2Talk phone.

Obama's Presidential Limo Will Be Rolling Tank With Windows: The inauguration of Barack Obama will not only bring about a turnover in the political leadership of the country but it will also unveil the newest in a long line of Presidential limos. According to Presidential vehicle experts, the new

Boy, 6, Misses Bus, Drives Mom's Car Instead: The word miracle can be overused. But when a 6-year-old boy drives a Ford Taurus for more than 10 miles, weaving in and out of oncoming traffic, slams into a utility pole and no one gets hurt, well, maybe miracle

Will Microsoft Corner the Desktop Security Market?: The companys decision to offer a free antivirus product may not change the names of the security products on your desktop.

TV 101: Why Leo Laporte represents the future of TV: Leo Laporte gets the recognition that he deserves as the future of Television.

Erin McKean: Redefining the Dictionary: Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction?In this remarkable TED talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways todays print dictionary is poised for transformation

Modbook Pro Is Secret Son of an iPod Touch and a MacBook Pro: The new version of the Modbook is made of machined aluminum, finished in black. While its design is clearly not Jon Ives, the 0.93-inch Modbook Pro is thinner than the Macbook it is based on, and more elegant and straightforward

The Top 100 Movie Trailers of 2008: Nevertheless, it is becoming more and more apparent that trailer editing is exceeding filmmaking in quality. Look at TROPIC THUNDER. The trailer for THE FATTIES: FART 2 was the funniest part of that movie. For the most part when I

Dallas Cowboys release troublemaker Adam "Pacman" Jones: The Cowboys announced the release of Adam Pacman Jones on Wednesday. The transaction will be made official on Feb. 9th, which is the first day that NFL clubs are allowed to make waiver requests.

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Democrat: Blagojevich 'called our bluff' on Senate pick: Senate Democrats have no choice but to change their tone about Roland Burris becoming a U.S. senator because Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich called our bluff in appointing someone over their objections, a senior Democratic congressional source conceded Wednesday.

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Snakes on an Album -- 26 Slithery Covers: On Snake Farm, the title track to grizzled troubador Ray Wylie Hubbards 2006 album, the singer and a comely employee of a ramshackle reptile house get it on amongst the other slithery creatures. That set us wondering how many other

Sanjay Gupta, your new surgeon general, eating fire!: Brian Brushwood from Rev3s Scam School teaches the new surgeon general how to eat fire and do the Human Blockhead routine.

21 Free Apps For Mac OS X That Are Absolutely Useful: This is the post where we are listing out few great free tools for Mac Operating System, this is an exclusive post for our those readers who are the Mac users. But our other readers will also enjoy this post.

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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

Yelp user faces lawsuit over negative review (Elinor Mills/CNET News): Elinor Mills / CNET News:Yelp user faces lawsuit over negative review — San Franciscan Christopher Norberg went to a chiropractor after being injured in a car accident in 2006. After

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Macy's will shutter 11 stores in 9 states: Department-store operator Macys Inc. said Thursday it will close 11 underperforming stores in nine states — affecting 960 employees — and lowered its forecast for the fourth quarter after one of the weakest holiday seasons in years.

Senior official says US, China ties strengthening: China and the United States are increasingly interdependent following three decades of building close economic and political ties, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.

Stores Macy's is closing: Department-store operator Macys Inc. is closing 11 underperforming stores in nine states. Here is a list of which ones are closing:

So. Africans press government to act on Zimbabwe: South Africans plan a hunger strike and other protests they hope will force their government to isolate Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

9 men jailed in Senegal for homosexual acts: Nine men, including a prominent activist, have been convicted of homosexual acts and sentenced to eight years in prison, a gay rights group said Thursday.

Trump rounds up celebs for new 'Apprentice' season: Former NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman, country musics Clint Black and TV personality Khloe Kardashian will get down to business on NBCs upcoming Celebrity Apprentice.

4 EU nations ease work restrictions on new members: The European Commission says Greece, Spain, Hungary and Portugal are lifting restrictions on workers from new EU members Romania and Bulgaria.

Premier pledges to guard against fiscal crisis: The new Greek government was sworn in Thursday, and the prime minister pledged to shelter the country from financial crisis while ensuring security after Greeces worst riots in decades.

Macy's will shutter 11 stores: Macys says it will close 11 underperforming stores in 9 states — affecting 960 employees — after one of the weakest holiday seasons in years.

Wagoner: No need to cut benefits to retirees: General Motors Chief Executive Rick Wagoner says the automaker can remain viable long-term without cutting benefits to retired workers.

Fiat announces white-collar layoffs: The Italian automaker Fiat Group SpAs layoff plans are now hitting white-collar workers.

EU proposes euro3.1 billion loan for Latvia: The European Commission proposed a euro3.1 billion (US$4.2 billion) loan Thursday to help Latvia out of its financial crisis.

NY lawmaker sworn in amid assault investigation: A former police officer and councilman was sworn in as a new state senator, despite facing charges that he slashed his girlfriends face with a piece of broken glass in a jealous rage.

Report: Princess Bea's car stolen in London: Police are investigating the theft of a car from a London street, and a newspaper is reporting the vehicle was a BMW owned by Princess Beatrice.

Sarkozy, Merkel, Blair call for new capitalism: French President Nicolas Sarkozy hit out Thursday at financial speculators for having perverted capitalism, which he said should be overhauled with a new role for governments and moral values.

UK fraud office starts Madoff investigation: Britains Serious Fraud Office said Thursday it would investigate the U.K. business operations of Bernard Madoff, raising the prospect that the alleged Wall Street fraudster could face criminal charges here.

Defense wants conviction dismissed in Web hoax: Contending its not a federal crime to violate the service terms of a Web site, a defense attorney has asked a judge to dismiss the conviction of a Missouri mother in a cruel Internet hoax on a 13-year-old girl who

ACLU criticizes police data in Newark, NJ: The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for an outside auditor to review civilian complaints against the Newark Police Department, which the group said are underreported.

Music & games retailer Zavvi to close 22 stores: British music and entertainment retailer Zavvi will immediately close 22 stores and cut 178 jobs, the collapsed companys administrators said Thursday.

HK stocks fall nearly 4 pct amid corporate gloom: Hong Kongs main stock dropped nearly 4 percent Thursday as heavy selling in Chinese banks and computer maker Lenovo Group weighed on the market.

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Black Raspberries May Protect Against Esophageal Cancer: An anthocyanin-rich extract of black raspberries was nearly as effective in preventing esophageal cancer in rats as whole black raspberries.

The Government Hyping Mortgage Application Data? You Wont Believe This!: Over the last three weeks, there has been major hype about the next refi-boom because mortgage applications are up, up and up! Several news sources ...

Obama : No Pork In Stimulus Bill, As He Warns Of Deficit...: President-elect Barack Obama is receiving extensive, largely positive media coverage for his warning about the growing Federal budget deficit. NBC Nightly News reported Obama warned ...

Scientists working on"sex chip": TECH.BLORGE.com: Imagine being able to turn your sex drive on and off. Scientists are working on just such a possibility. Not only may ...

The Daily Show: Jon Stewart On The Gaza Conflict: Jon Stewart is one of the few people that know what they're talking about.

The History and"Morals"of Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine: I arrived in Israel 40 years ago. It took me many years to understand that the very existence of my country, as it is today ...

Incredible Watermelon Creations: I collect here the most incredible watermelon in all world, they all have amazing design, but the first three are incredible, they are really something ...

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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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If you're a woman in rural Papua New Guinea, make sure you don't weigh more than a duck: CNN

Woman dies after goldmine fall. AU NOES: News.com.au

Minutes before the plane landed, a man jumped up, screamed "I've got a bomb" and lunged for the(...): USA Today

If you accidentally run over a mafia boss' son, you stand a good chance of accidentally falling(...): NYPost

Three rockets fired from Lebanon have struck northern Israel, wounding two and opening the drea(...): CNN

Court orders man to continue paying child support to kids that DNA testing conclusively proved (...): National Post

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Nine Web sites IT pros should master in 2009 - NYTimes.com: Furled by 16 members.

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

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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

Star Wars and LEGO, two great tastes that go together!: Flickr stream. "...he 5′X10′ diorama is comprised of 60,000 Lego bricks. It cost creator Mark Borlase about $3,000 and four years of construction time to complete." Take note of his custom LEGO pieces.

Poison Shroom: RIP 1UP & EGM. 1UP.com produced some stellar gaming podcasts. Most of the staff responsible for those have now been laid off. Links to torrented archives and twitters to keep track of former 1UPers.

The Travel Film Archive: Enjoy the Travel Film Archive on YouTube. They have tons of videos from the 1900s through to the 1970s. For example, you can learn about that wonderful island South of India, Ceylon.

Ricin scare in Seattle: Seattle area gay bars received a very strange and threatening letter yesterday. Dan Savage believes it might have been sent by a gay person.Here is Savages first post about the letter.

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Google’s Street View Takes Byte Out of Crime: clipped by: spirithikerclippers remarks: I can be just as impressed by technology as the next guy, but this fluff piece about Google’s Street View is more hype than it deserves. First of all, clearly the grandmother is an amateur ‘kidnapper’,

Infidelity: clipped by: traviscrockerClip Source: failblog.orgTags: infidelity

'Spookfish' has mirrors for eyes: clipped by: tabseyclippers remarks: One rare creature. Clip Source: news.bbc.co.ukThe spookfish has a pair of mirrors (black) to focus light from below into its eyesA Pacific fish uses mirrors as well as lenses to help

The Wrong Whipping Boy: clipped by: sillysamClip Source: townhall.comWarren Buffett and Bill Gates, with about $60 billion in assets each, are Americas richest men. With all that money, what can they force us to do? Can they take our house to make room so

NASA Space Balloon Mission Tunes In To Cosmic Radio Mystery: clipped by: tabseyClip Source: www.sciencedaily.comScienceDaily (Jan. 8, 2009) — Listening to the early universe just got harder. A team led by Alan Kogut of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has just announced the discovery of cosmic radio

Japan Seeks Australia’s Help to Thwart Whaling Opponents: clipped by: tabseyclippers remarks: The heat is on. Wont cause a meltdown though. Clip Source: www.nytimes.comSYDNEY, Australia — With the annual battle between Japanese whalers and their opponents heating up again, Japan said Tuesday that it would formally ask Australia

We owe more than we are worth: clipped by: sillysamClip Source: corner.nationalreview.comWalker says, For the first time in the history of the U.S., the federal government owes more in liabilities than American households are worth. And that gap is widening, he says. The fiscal hole is getting

Unusual white animals: clipped by: valann 47Clip Source: ufophysical.comOn September 4, 2008 the SIU encountered yet another type of unusual activity in the Marley Woods. A property owner south of Site 1 was in the cabin area when

Pharmaceutical Love Potion: Not Yet...: clipped by: Silkweaverclippers remarks: In humans, brain regions associated with dopamine are activated in mothers looking at pictures of their children, and lovers at each other — and, perhaps instructively, in drug addicts taking heroin or cocaine. To Young, all

2009’s Biggest Movies: Will They Be Any Good?: clipped by: digitalfeverClip Source: blog.knowyourmoney.co.ukIf you’re anything like me then every year you read the highly-excitable previews of the year’s forthcoming major movies and feel idealistic seeds of childlike anticipation forming. Around this time last year I, like many, was

A look into the Financial Disasters of 2008... and what we can expect in 2009: clipped by: digitalfeverClip Source: www.money.co.ukAs 2008 drew to a close few of us will have mourned its passing, but what should we expect from 2009? More of the same, or light at the end of the tunnel?

Yes they did bush yes they did: clipped by: darnyteClip Source: chimpomatic.netThey have miscalculated me as a leader. --George W. Bush Westminster, CA09/13/2000

Son surprises mom from 12,000 miles away: clipped by: valann 47Clip Source: www.upi.com A California contractor working in Iraq stunned his mother on her 50th birthday by appearing live on a computer screen in a store window she was passing.Thats my son! Ginger Barnett of

10 Spectacular Places Completely Abandoned: clipped by: valann 47clippers remarks: more info about each one on site. Clip Source: www.uphaa.comAbandoned Underground Nuclear Submarine BaseStaten Island Boat GraveyardNRL Satellite

Prenatal tests.: clipped by: balthazarusclippers remarks: from the article:If a prenatal test for autism becomes available, should medical science be used to cure the condition? Clip Source: www.guardian.co.ukA prenatal test for autism would deprive the world of future geniuses

Rabies Death of Animal Lover in Belfast, Ireland.: clipped by: ratcatcher2clippers remarks: In a statement last night, Lisas family said they were “devastated” by her death and paid tribute to her courage.“We are extremely proud not only of all she achieved in life but also of the bravery

1930s Daredevil Must Be Seen To Believe: clipped by: BartendingBearclippers remarks: Yikes! Clip Source: www.youtube.com

Reality Bites: clipped by: ColoradoRightclippers remarks: The Citgo funding from Chavez was, I think, primarily designed to be a slap in the face for George W. Bush -- Hey look, were an evil Communist nation, yet were helping to keep your poor,

Tolkien's version of Norse legend to be published for first time: clipped by: Fast T friendClip Source: www.guardian.co.ukDespondent Tolkien fans forced to wait until at least 2010 for the release of the film version of The Hobbit will be cheered by the news that

Snowman Army: clipped by: brazilnut72clippers remarks: This was probably way more work than it was worth. Clip Source: www.plime.comTags: snowmen

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10 Killer WordPress Hacks | How-To | Smashing Magazine: by Jean-Baptiste Jung 2008 was a very good year for the WordPress community. The software was updated numerous times, leading to the recent release of version 2.7,

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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