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Clipmarks | Live ClipsIn France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleonclipped by: NonStatQuoclippers remarks: My happy clip for the week
Ron Pauls $4.2 Million Nov 5th Money Bombclipped by: blueridgeclippers remarks: The Washington Post knew that they had to print something. Not too bad an article. This will increase his fundraising and people will now takes his positions seriously. No way this was done by "spammers". Its very real, and the neocons worst nightmare. Pauls Money-Bomb Throwers![]() Speculate, theorize, stereotype. Only one thing is clear: the Paulites, the loyal, organized, Web-savvy supporters of Rep. Ron Paul, know how to raise money online, and 37,000 Paulites set a record yesterday by hauling in more than $4.2 million in 24 hours. Thats the most money raised online by a candidate in a single day. A Paulite came up with the fundraising idea, a few more Paulites joined in and set the date for Nov. 5, Guy Fawkes Day, a symbol of rebellion in British history, then the "money bomb" effort spread virally. "What hes done -- what his supporters have done -- is astonishing," Ed Rollins, who managed Ross Perots campaign in 1992 and served as an adviser to President Reagan, told The Trail. "You cant dismiss his anti-war vote. You cant dismiss the power of one man standing up with a powerful message. And that grassroots support, especially his popularity online, has been something of a phenomena. Tags: ron paul, 2008 candidates Heads Up!clipped by: saharaclippers remarks: A national television audience watched in horror as the abandoned Bush head gathered momentum, becoming a fearsome snowball of fury that tore through banners and left hundreds of dazed activists and crushed cardboard tanks in its wake. One man -- later identified as Rupert Dorkington of Flemsea -- gamely attempted to stop the head but became lodged in its gigantic caricature ear and his legs became wildly flailing projectiles. As of this morning, the gigantic Bush head was being held in Police custody while officials decide its fate. A Downing Street source speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the Blair government was planning to make an official gift of the head to Texas governor Rick Perry.
London -- A massive antiwar march against visiting US President George W. Bush turned grisly Thursday after demonstrators lost control of a giant papier-mache effigy of the presidents head, setting off a gruesome chain reaction that left Trafalgar Square strewn about with hundreds of dazed peace activists, journalists, and thousands of abandoned, half-burnt swastika-and-stripes flags. Although no fatalities were reported, British public health officials estimated upwards of 1500 protesters were awaiting treatment at local hospitals for minor injuries and mange. The head was not injured. The diabolical, lawless pantomime head attacked without warning and without a proper United Nations resolution," complained Rowen Coxthorpton of the Chiselhurst Campaign For The Prevention of Global Unpleasantness. " Lets Rename Barbie Fatiha While Were At It!clipped by: saharaclippers remarks: Please do not get me wrong here, I actually do have a friend named Fatiha! I just dont believe changing the names of childrens toys are going to change the way the world views us.
![]() I was reading up on the latest, apparently official G.I. Joe news, and I cant help but feel bummed out. According to Paramount, because of the so-called current "political climate", G.I. Joe will effectively be a United Nations-style organization called "Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity" Thats right, the producers are afraid that characters that have been an American staple for many, many decades and touched the lives of children of many generations will offend everyone outside (and probably, in their minds, inside) America. And thus, they begin destroying one of the most iconic fictional characters in American history. Leopard App Casualty List Growsclipped by: splendidusSkype joins the list of applications that the Mac OS X Leopard operating system cripples or kills. At this point, users are complaining that the VOIP (voice over IP) application Skype and the online game "World of Warcraft" are breaking after being activated from within the firewall. Some Adobe Creative Suite users on forums have also complained about performance under Leopard, with InDesign not launching, Photoshop running but occasionally crashing on launch and Illustrator running but crashing on quit. At issue is a new firewall feature that was introduced in Leopard: the identification of applications via code signatures. ![]() Apple did not reply to a request for comment. Top 100 Mac Appsclipped by: katuraclippers remarks: Was able to list all but 3 (too many characters) Librarian Chick! So many resources!clipped by: farmertanclippers remarks: Wow, I almost feel overwhelmed by this! I clipped all the categories. There are so many entries for each category! I found this with StumbleUpon. Welcome to Librarian Chick! How To Use Librarian Chick
This a list of free resources for students and educators... and anyone else whos hip to learning. Though many of these resources could be listed under multiple categories, Ive only added them here once. Just CTRL+Click links to open in new tabs and youll never open the same page twice! (Note: Simply clicking on a link will open the site under the Librarian Chick domain.) Books/Audio books Calculators/Mathematics Class Management/Worksheets Collaboration/Social Networking College/Student Loans Computers and Technology Culture, Arts and Music Dictionary/Thesaurus Foreign Language GPA Calculators Graphs/Presentation Highlighters/Web Annotation History/Geography Home Library Lectures/Speeches Memorization Notes/Forms/Writing Online Learning/OpenCourseWare Organization Poetry/Quotes Reference/Research Science/Space Test Taking/Prep Tags: education How Motorcycles Workclipped by: tabseyclippers remarks: For rev heads and bike fans. All imagery © HowStuffWorks or their respective copyright holder. Image credits » Motorcycles are an increasingly popular form of transportation. Learn about motorcycles and motorcycle types, and check out pictures of motorcycles.... Learn more » From: How Motorcycles Work Tags: motor-cycles Islamist revolt erupts in a Pakistan idyllclipped by: tabseyclippers remarks: Is this sufficient reason for emergency rule for the whole country? THE tourist brochures call it "the Switzerland of South Asia" ? a mountain idyll of rushing turquoise rivers and Pakistans sole ski piste. But now the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan has a dark new reputation, as the front line in the countrys faltering war on Islamist extremism. General Pervez Musharraf has cited surging violence in Swat ? including suicide bombings, beheadings and kidnappings ? as a justification for the imposition of emergency rule. His security forces are battling an Islamist militia led by Maulana Fazlullah, a radical cleric with a flair for theatrics who wants to turn Swat into an Islamic fiefdom. Tags: politics A Literary Perspective on the Subjective Nature of Memoryclipped by: ouyangwulongclippers remarks: I am consistently impressed with Hungarian literature, and the language is moving up my "Must Learn" list. Nadas Peter seems like a particularly relevant novelist today, in an era where facts, and even recent history are extraordinarily maliable. The most amazing part is the way in which the "free" press has been not only complacent but complicit in these revisions. More than any time in the recent passed, these days we need to be reminded that human beings are not inheriently empirical creatures. Emotions and perceptions; desires and frustarations; these are the key architects of our collective memories. ![]() From Spain recently came news of a proposal by the government to erase all physical signs of the Franco dictatorship, as if by getting rid of the plaques and statues and street names from the old regime the country could rectify and obliterate a past it has preferred not to linger over. Americans tend to be amnesiacs. Europeans, however, worry history, and no writer in Europe today has dealt more eloquently with the obligations and moral conundrums of memory, private and collective, than the Hungarian novelist and essayist Peter Nadas. Berlin, it happens, is where he came years ago to work on what turned into ?A Book of Memories,? which, when the Hungarian censors finally consented in 1986 to let it be published, invited comparison to Proust and Thomas Mann, and caused Susan Sontag, after its translation into English 11 years later, to call it ?the greatest novel written in our time, and one of the great books of the century.? Egypt Secrets[exclusive]clipped by: clipsfinderclippers remarks: cool pictures i think and what about you?
Mother dies after refusing bloodclipped by: AcesLuckyclippers remarks: She was only 22 years of age. Her surviving husband now has to live with that decision too (and two motherless children). The article is not clear that she would have lived if she received it, according to her family... not according to the doctor. At least it was her own decision and consequences, and not a decision to deny children of needed medical treatment. Its still sad. Mother dies after refusing blood A young Jehovahs Witness has died after giving birth to twins, amid claims that she had refused a blood transfusion because of her faith. Jehovahs Witnesses refuse blood transfusions because they believe that God has forbidden it in the Bible. They believe that accepting a blood transfusion is a sin. Head of Science and Ethics at the British Medical Association, Dr Vivienne Nathanson, said: "If somebody believes that having blood will excommunicate them from their religious beliefs, then they will often say no and accept the risk of death." Lifestyles of the Rich Evangelistclipped by: AcesLuckyclippers remarks: Extravagant lifestyles by fleecing the flock. Lavish televangelist lifestyles raise eyebrows at Senate Finance Committee The reportedly extravagant lifestyles of six television evangelists are raising some eyebrows at the Senate Finance Committee, which wants to know if the popular preachers are paying their fair share in taxes. "Mr. Grassley said his investigation was prompted by complaints from watchdog groups and others that the ministers live in multimillion-dollar homes, travel on private jets and engage in profit-making ventures from their ministries," reports the Journal, adding that the senator said he would withhold judgment until he got "the story from the ministries." Evangelists receiving letters from Grassley were Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Benny Hinn, Eddie Long, Joyce Meyer and Paula White. "Ministers who espouse prosperity theology promote themselves as conduits for Gods blessings, saying that believers will reap benefits as long as they give generously to the ministries, Modern poisons and their effectsclipped by: clipsfinderAcetamide Acetic Acid Acetic Aldehyde Life....[pictures]clipped by: clipsfinderThe Biggest Trees!clipped by: clipsfinderNeocon born again 12 stepers. You can stop attacking GW and Goreclipped by: lifecyce1898Traditionally conservative movement moving to embrace ?creation care?![]() Since President Bush?s re-election in 2004, a movement called ?creation care,? which asserts that Christians are the stewards of God?s creation, has rapidly been been gathering momentum, said the Rev. Richard Cizik, vice president of government relations for the National Association of Evangelicals, or NAE. ?What is really happening is that American evangelicals are becoming, well, green, if you will,? Cizik said in an interview with MSNBC-TV?s Joe Scarborough. 100 Year Plan of Islamic Extremistsclipped by: Rusteeclippers remarks: Meanwhile, many of our elected officials foresight is limited to the next election day, much less 100 years. Islamic extremists have a 100-year plan for world domination, and Americans must be prepared for the long fight, a U.S. Air Force general told East Texans on Monday. Speaking during a Veterans Day banquet in Big Sandy, Mike McClendon said extremists want to create an economic superpower with the biggest army and strongest currency, and they want half the worlds population to reside in an Islamic state. They plan to gain control of oil reserves and bankrupt Western countries, and they plan to create safe havens throughout the world, including some in Latin America, he said. McClendon also reported good news from the war in Iraq. Civilian deaths fell 45 percent in the last year, 62 percent of the population wants a unified Iraq, and 78 percent oppose an Islamic-controlled state, he said. "The war in Iraq is one of many battles for the hearts and minds of the rest of the world," he said. Papal Animal Houseclipped by: Monkfishyclippers remarks: Could this have been the inspiration for "The Nutcrackers Suite"? The Banquet of Chestnuts, known more properly as the Ballet of Chestnuts, refers to a fête in Rome, and particularly to a supper held in the Papal Palace by Don Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI on October 30, 1501. Fifty prostitutes or courtesans were in attendance for the entertainment of the banquet guests. After the food was eaten, lampstands holding lighted candles were placed on the floor and chestnuts strewn about. The courtesans clothes were auctioned; then they and the prostitutes crawled naked between the candelabras to pick up the chestnuts. Immediately following the spectacle, members of the clergy and other party guests together engaged the prostitutes in sexual activity. According to William Manchester, "Servants kept score of each mans orgasms, for the pope greatly admired virility and measured a mans machismo by his ejaculative capacity."[2] He also refers to use of sex toys. Burchard, however, makes no reference to this in his account of the banquet. pink pantherclipped by: qeneoft![]() Republican vote to Impeach Cheneyclipped by: kkcapricornclippers remarks: It seems to me that the only thing humorous here is the blurb about Cheney ordering the Air Force to napalm the Capital. I made similar comments on a piece I clipped earlier. Does that make me a writer of satire? ![]() Republicans Impeach One of the Own, Dick Cheney. House Republicans have broken with the President and have voted to impeach vice-president Dick Cheney. House Republicans have insisted that the resolution to impeach, sponsored by Dennis Kucinich, be debated on the floor of the House. Under pressure from a deeply divided and angry base congressional Republicans have split with President Bush and Vice ?President Cheney sources indicate that the enraged Cheney tried to order the Air Force to drop napalm on the Capital building These guys, lead by Pete Sessions, read the writing on the wall and decided that the President and Cheney were a liability. Bush and Cheney are done next year, but the rest of the Republican Party doesnt want to wonder in the wilderness for another forty years. They are cutting their losses in an attempt to regroup by the next election." Computers::How Firewalls Work And Much Moreclipped by: merrieclippers remarks: Viruses - Probably the most well-known threat is computer viruses. A virus is a small program that can copy itself to other computers. This way it can spread quickly from one system to the next. Viruses range from harmless messages to erasing all of your data. Spam - Typically harmless but always annoying, spam is the electronic equivalent of junk mail. Spam can be dangerous though. Quite often it contains links to Web sites. Be careful of clicking on these because you may accidentally accept a cookie that provides a backdoor to your computer. ![]() What It Protects You FromRemote login Application backdoors SMTP session hijacking Operating system bugs Denial of service E-mail bombs Macros Viruses Spam Redirect bombs Source routing Some of the items in the list above are hard, if not impossible, to filter using a firewall. While some firewalls offer virus protection, it is worth the investment to install anti-virus software on each computer For most of us, it is probably better to work with the defaults provided by the firewall developer unless there is a specific reason to change it. One of the best things about a firewall from a security standpoint is that it stops anyone on the outside from logging onto a computer in your private network. While this is a big deal for businesses, most home networks will probably not be threatened in this manner. Still, putting a firewall in place provides some peace of mind. Cupcake Crisisclipped by: oneilljnclippers remarks: This is a little ridiculous. Passing legislation on something should be reserved for more relevant, important, pressing issues - climate change, anyone? How about education? Social security? To name just a few... But cupcakes have also recently been marched to the front lines of the fat wars, banned from a growing number of classroom birthday parties because of their sugar, fat and ?empty calories,? a poster food of the child obesity crisis. This was clear when children returned to school this month to a tightening of regulations, federal and state, on what can be served up between the bells. ![]() When included on lists of treats that parents are discouraged or forbidden to send to school ? and when those policies are, say, put to a vote at the P.T.A. ? ?cupcakes are deal breakers,? Professor Nestle said. ?It sounds like a joke, but it?s a very serious problem on a number of levels. You have to control it.? The Texas Legislature agreed, in spirit, when it passed the ?Safe Cupcake Amendment,? in 2005, in response to new federal child nutrition guidelines and lobbying from parents outraged by the schoolroom siege on cupcakes. Provacyl - Male Libido Enhancementclipped by: my_chemistryTry Provacyl to enhance your testosterone. Unlike medications meant to increase libido and sexual function, Provacyl has no side effects and you dont need a prescription. Its also meant to give your whole body a boost, promoting testosterone production, stimulating growth hormone, and improving blood flow and oxidization. Provacyl is also packed with aphrodisiacs that have been used for hundreds, or some even thousands, of years. So while you enjoy a greater sex life, your body gets a new start. Source from http://www.wow-penis.com/menssexual-health.html Tags: provacyl, male libido enhancement Im still here...clipped by: mtfrs![]() LMFAOclipped by: skwirlinatorThe Wit of Steven WrightAffiliate Marketingclipped by: adezalfa Joining a business through their affiliate program is an outstanding way to begin earning a hefty income on the web without the troubles that accompany operating your own business. The biggest difficulty is choosing from the many affiliate programs out there. Lets consider some ways to select the program that is right for you. I urge you to follow these suggestions before selecting an affiliate program. 1/ Uncovering a superior quality product or service: any recommendation or suggestion you make will influence how people perceive you. Whenever you recommend a superior product, people will trust you and will be interested in future products you recommend. When you recommend a bad quality product, people will not likely pursue any future offers or products you recommend. Dont be greedy, just recommend offers or products that you genuinely believe in. Tags: affiliate marketing A different view of thingsclipped by: mtfrsclippers remarks: Touche... ![]() Top 10 Unsecure WIndows Applicationclipped by: manntheaclippers remarks: As Detikinet.com quoted from Softpedia Berikut daftar 10 aplikasi untuk Windows terburuk dalam hal keamanan yang kerap digunakan hingga saat ini : 1. Yahoo Messenger 8.1.0.239 dan versi lebih awal 2. Apple QuickTime 7.2 3. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 4. Microsoft Windows Live (MSN) Messenger 7.0, 8.0 5. EMC VMware Player (and other products) 2.0, 1.0.4 6. Apple iTunes 7.3.2 7. Intuit QuickBooks 9 and earlier 8. Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0_X 9. Yahoo! Widgets 4.0.5 and previous 10. Ask.com Toolbar 4.0.2.53 dan versi sebelumnya. Masih menggunakan aplikasi di atas pada komputer Windows Anda? Mungkin ada baiknya Anda meng-upgrade versi aplikasi tersebut. ( amz / amz ) Prices Trump Tower Waikikiclipped by: pmiya1clippers remarks: Luxury Condos Great Location Prices at Trump Tower Waikiki Trump Tower Waikiki will have studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom condo hotel units. Sizes range from 562 square feet to 2,110 square feet. Prices range from $450,000 to $2,740,000. US rebukes Yahoo over China caseclipped by: spherepetclippers remarks: Shi Tao - who was jailed for 10 years - but it has since emerged that other Yahoo employees had a document stating it was to do with the "suspected illegal provision of state secrets". He also questioned how Mr Callahan could not have known of the document referring to "state secrets" - a charge commonly used to prosecute dissidents and pro-democracy activists. Yahoos Michael Callahan wrote a letter to "beg the forgiveness" of Shi Taos mother. Shi Tao was jailed for sending on to foreign websites an e-mail from the ruling Communist Party warning journalists not to cover the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in 2004. Last Updated: Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 19:11 GMT US rebukes Yahoo over China case A US congressional panel has criticised internet firm Yahoo for not giving full details to a probe into the jailing of a reporter by Chinese authorities. Yahoo had been "at best inexcusably negligent" and at worst "deceptive" in evidence given to the House Foreign Affairs Committee last year, it said. Yahoos Michael Callahan originally told Congress he did not know why China wanted the reporters details. Shi Tao was jailed after Yahoo helped Chinese officials identify him. Shi Tao - who was jailed for 10 years - but it has since emerged that other Yahoo employees had a document stating it was to do with the "suspected illegal provision of state secrets". He also questioned how Mr Callahan could not have known of the document referring to "state secrets" - a charge commonly used to prosecute dissidents and pro-democracy activists. "beg the forgiveness" of Shi Taos mother sending an e-mail ournalists not to cover Wis. boy, 3, finds wooly mammoth toothclipped by: TwoLOUD![]() LA CROSSE, Wis. - Gary Kidd had a pretty good idea that what his 3-year-old grandson had found was no rock, but the tooth of a woolly mammoth. Thats because he had found one himself nine years ago. Kaleb Kidd was chasing squirrels Monday at a family friends property near La Crosse when he spotted what looked like an unusual rock. Students expelled for anti-war protestclipped by: kkcapricornclippers remarks: Just another little ditty ignored by lamestream media BERWYN, Ill. (AP) ? Twenty-five students who staged an anti-war protest at Morton West High School in Berwyn last week have been punished, including 10-day suspensions and possible expulsions. "This is about freedom of speech," said Adam Szwarek, father of a sophomore who was suspended after the sit-in last Thursday. Szwarek says his son now faces an expulsion hearing Szwarek and other parents insisted the protest against the Iraq war was peaceful. The kids say the sit-in was meant as an alternative to regular school visits by military recruiters. children complied with a request by school administrators to move their protest from the cafeteria to another room All classes were locked down "while the situation was handled by administration and Berwyn police, others locked arms and refused to move, he said. "They were quite boisterous and wouldnt listen to police and the administration, Nowakowski said 35 students protested but parents pegged it at 200 throughout the day Hostages and diamonds: British Parliament opensclipped by: tabseyclippers remarks: I have read that many Americans crave this type of pomp and ceremony and would love to have a king or queen. I ask why? The State Opening of Britians Parliament is a glittering annual ceremony when all the majesty and oddity of the nations ancient royal and parliamentary traditions unite. The event, which sees the monarch presenting her governments program for the forthcoming session, is loaded with quaint customs dating back to at least the 16th century. Crowds line the central London streets, under the flags of Britain and the Commonwealth, to see Queen Elizabeth II, 81, make the short procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster in the Irish State Coach, drawn by four white horses and escorted by ranks of cavalry. In line with tradition, while she headed to Parliament a government official was held "hostage" at Buckingham Palace in order to ensure the sovereigns safe return. Tags: politics, modern-history Planet discovery boosts alien life hopesclipped by: tabseyclippers remarks: Lets send a few ( no, all) politicians and the top 5% of the rich elite there to see how they would cope. No. Lets just send them there and forget them. US scientists announced the discovery of a new planet orbiting a star beyond the solar system, raising further hopes that life may one day be found elsewhere in the universe. Scientists at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena said a fifth planet had been found circling 55 Cancri, a star located 41 light years from Earth in the Cancer constellation. Geoff Marcy, an astronomer at the University of California, Berkeley, said the discovery showed that other solar systems similar to the one in which Earth is located might be discovered in other reaches of outer space. "This discovery of the first ever quintuple planetary system has me jumping out of my socks," Mr Marcy told a teleconference call. "The significance is marvellous. We now know that our sun and its family of planets is not unusual. "It shows that our Milky Way contains billions of planetary systems ... we strongly suspect that many of these planetary systems harbour Earth-like planets." Tags: space DARPAs Urban Challenge ends: six cars cross the lineclipped by: MohirDARPAs Urban Challenge ends: six cars cross the line, CMU takes 1st place ![]() DARPAs Urban Challenge has finished, with six of the eleven cars making it across the finishing line. Cars from Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and Virginia Tech were the "winners," taking less than the six hour maximum to complete the 60 mile course which involved avoiding obstacles and fifty cars with human drivers. The overall winner of the $2 million prize has yet to be announced, although were guessing itll be one of the latter three teams rather than the eight other cars that completed the course. Despite the significant collision potential, there was only one minor fender bender (which didnt even stop the two cars.) Thats a far better showing than the first ever "Desert" Challenge in 2004 where not a single car finished. Since then the number of cars completing has only increased, and with it, the potential for cars that can drive themselves. The Husband Storeclipped by: katuraclippers remarks: Very funny! The Husband StoreA brand new store has just opened in New York City that sells Husbands. You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are 6 floors and the value of the products increase as you ascend the flights. You may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you CANNOT go back down except to exit the building. So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. The 1st floor sign on the door reads: Floor 1: These men have jobs. The 2nd floor sign reads: Floor 2: These men have Jobs and Love Kids. The 3rd floor sign reads: Floor 3: These men have Jobs, Love Kids and are extremely good looking. "Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. She goes to the 4th floor and the sign reads: so cuteclipped by: cam1218![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tags: animals Suicide Tourism in New York Cityclipped by: BobbyDelrayNew York City is at the center of a phenomenon that researchers call "suicide tourism," according to Newsday. The newspaper, quoting from research that was presented at a meeting of the American Public Health Association, says nonresidents have accounted for about 10% of the suicides in Manhattan since 1990. "The most common methods of suicide for the Manhattan nonresidents were long fall, hanging, overdose, drowning, and firearms; the most common locations included hotels and commercial buildings, followed by outside locations such as bridges, parks, and streets," the report says. The researchers say nonresident suicides tended to take place at tourist spots such as the Empire State Building, Times Square and the George Washington Bridge. "In any instance when someone travels to commit suicide there may be a wish that people will see them and somehow try to stop them," Christine Cione of the Long Island Crisis Center Morally you are Pygmies, Yahoo toldclipped by: tabseyYahoos chief executive was verbally lashed by US lawmakers on Tuesday over the internet companys role in helping identify a Chinese dissident who was later imprisoned by the government. "While technologically and financially you are giants, morally you are Pygmies," Representative Tom Lantos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told CEO Jerry Yang and Yahoos general counsel, Michael Callahan, at the three-hour hearing. Yang and Callahan were battered with criticism from both Democrats and Republicans over the case of Shi Tao, a reporter accused by Chinese authorities of leaking state secrets abroad and sentenced last April to 10 years in prison. Shis crime was to forward to foreign human rights groups an email from Chinese government authorities that directed journalists to avoid coverage of the 15th anniversary of the Chinese army killings of pro-democracy protesters near Tiananmen Square in 1989, said Lantos, a California Democrat. Tags: computers HOW TO ELIMINATE JUNK MAILclipped by: murieleileen
Everyday when you open your mailbox, a cascade of junk mail -- from credit card offers to catalogs -- likely comes tumbling out. Not only is sorting through all of this unwanted mail a waste of your time, but it can increase your stress levels because, quite simply, it?s frustrating to receive a bunch of mail you didn?t ask for. Anything you can do to keep your life more simple, and less cluttered, is a positive thing in my opinion, which is why I wanted to share Catalog Choice with you. Catalog Choice is a free online service that lets you decline paper catalogs that you no longer wish to receive. You have to fill out an online registration, choose which catalogs you want to opt-out of, and then Catalog Choice will contact the companies to request that your name be removed from their mailing lists. Over 8 million tons of trees are consumed each year in the production So by opting out of catalogs you don?t want anyway, you?re easily helping the environment. cool quotesclipped by: hmblm12clippers remarks: these are a few quotes i like and these quotes are actually true. Procrastinate now, dont put it off. The sooner you fall behind the more time youll have to catch up. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy. Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now. If at first you dont succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. Constipated People Dont Give A crap. Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway. Anger is one letter short of danger. You tried, and you failed, so the lesson is, never try. - Homer J. Simpson. "A good essay is 10% inspiration, 15% perspiration, and 75% desperation" Every morning is the dawn of a new error "i have the answer in my head. i just havent found it yet" People can live one hundred years without really living a minute. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Tags: cool quotes, quotes Positive attitudeclipped by: AutumnSpritePositive thinking is a mental attitude that admits into the mind thoughts, words and images that are conductive to growth, expansion and success. It is a mental attitude that expects good and favorable results. A positive mind anticipates happiness, joy, health and a successful outcome of every situation and action. Whatever the mind expects, it finds. Positive and negative thinking are both contagious. All of us affect, in one way or another, the people we meet. This happens instinctively and on a subconscious level, through thoughts and feelings transference and through body language. People sense our aura and are affected by our thoughts. Is it any wonder that we want to be around positive persons and shun negative ones? People are more disposed to help us if we are positive. They dislike and avoid anyone broadcasting negativity. Tags: positive 50+ Del.icio.us-related Scripts, Tools, and Tutorialsclipped by: eshenkerDel.icio.us users are clued in to one of the Web?s simplest social media secrets. As a no-frills information sharing community of news junkies, techie geeks, science enthusiasts, and lifestyle and culture trendsetters, del.icio.us offers its members a place to share and discuss the articles that are documenting the world?s most current and pressing stories. Though the site operates on a relatively simple bookmarking system, there are lots of new tools and apps that can enhance your already del.icio.us experience. Official Tools Scripts Add-ons and Plugins Visualizations Unofficial Extras Sharks use snot to hunt prey.clipped by: pokketsclippers remarks: If someone is rescued bleeding, the shark is likely to attack the injured rather than the rescuers. The gel like substance produced by sharks, conducts electricity and can detect the weak electrical fields produced by other fish, and blood. Sharks use a gel-like substance on their heads to pick up electrical signals from the water, possibly to follow a bloody trail, according to a new study. ![]() As the process, known as electroreception, can override the animals other senses, such as taste and smell, the discovery may help to explain sharks preference for bloody victims. The researchers say the results might explain why sharks chase bleeding prey, even when other easy target prey is around and why the gushing blood obscures shark vision and smell. "The gel contains various proteins and salts, so its similar to mucus, only with a [jelly-like] consistency. Basically, its shark snot," says lead author Dr R Douglas Fields, chief of the Nervous System Development and Plasticity Section of the US National Institutes of Health. "Bloody salts produce a strong electrical field that sharks can detect [with the gel]," says Fields, whose findings are published in the journal Neuroscience Letters. The Real Computer Revolution Hasnt Happened Yetclipped by: Djiezesclippers remarks: ...But I would much rather talk about future possibilities, and so I wrote a few historical notes to provide some context for the 1975 paper, and now can try to discuss some of the more important, and mostly hidden, gifts that personal computing networked together around the world can bring to humanity. "32 years ago in 1975 I was one of several lucky Americans who were invited to Pisa to help celebrate 20 years of computer science in Italy. I presented a paper on the first fruits of our attempts to invent personal computing at Xerox PARC. Over the years I somehow lost that paper, but Porfessor Attardi, who was more organized than I, was able to locate his copy and it has been republished as part of our cderemonies today. It is tempting in this talk to go through that paper and see how this past work influenced today." (Alan Kay - VRI) Dont Quit Poemclipped by: AutumnSpriteDon?t Quit Life is queer with it?s twists and turns, Success is failure turned inside out, ?Author Unknown Tags: positive illusionary loyaltyclipped by: wildcatRelationship marketing builds illusionary loyalty as salespeople capture customers hearts The battle to win and keep customers in an increasingly competitive and crowded marketplace has become tougher as more companies and products are available to the free world. In response to these competitive pressures, companies are increasing efforts to build customer loyalty --commonly referred to as relationship marketing -- but have these efforts been a waste of marketing dollars, or money well spent? A team of researchers led by Robert Palmatier, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Washingtons Michael G. Foster School of Business, has found that the payoff from relationship marketing depends on who owns the customer relationship, the salesperson or the company he or she is employed by. In backyard europe, fading biodiversity.clipped by: pokketsclippers remarks: There are so many genes that are particularly suited to a situation, and can be natures way of showing us how to do some of the things we need to do in the most efficient manner. If we notice the traits before they disappear. Its one thing to lose them, but is is irresponsible to throw them away, or deny them the chance for the sake of quick profit. What is being lost, are genetic traits that can help us over a much longer term. Published: November 5, 2007 BANDITELLA, Italy: Gino Boscherinis neat two-story cement house - the one with the lawn furniture and old men playing cards out front - doesnt look like a repository for precious genetic material. ![]() Boscherini, 84, seems an unlikely hero in the quest to preserve biodiversity in the face of climate change But his backyard garden contains unusual variants of several plants: a bean grown only here in the hills overlooking Lake Trasimeno, a special tomato that can be stored for months, a type of pulpy squash that is good for pig feed. Such variants, called landraces, possess unique traits encoded in their genes - traits that scientists may need to borrow to safeguard the global food supply in response a changing climate: the ability to grow in hotter weather or to resist a particular pest As farms have moved toward growing one to two high-yield crops erasing plant genes at the very moment in history when they may be most needed. Stupidity Of Mankindclipped by: Touchy Duck![]() Tags: stupidity new last supperclipped by: padoodaa![]() Kuchinich to House of Representatives: Impeachclipped by: kkcapricornclippers remarks: In a written statement, Hoyer reiterated that Democratic leaders have decided not to proceed with impeachment and criticized Republican leaders for attempting to force a debate on the resolution.I am trying to understand why the Republicans would want a debate, then I recalled voting earlier today -- Republicans were not referring to themselves as such in local campaign literature -- they referred to themselves as "party for the people" or "The peoples Party". Now if they are reading all the statistics, they realize that more than half of the citizens are pro-impeachment. The idiot democrats are ignoring the wishes of the people in effect giving us all the finger. The U.S. House voted along party lines Tuesday to send a resolution calling for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney to the House Judiciary Committee Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio congressman, accuses Cheney of violating his pledge to protect the U.S. Constitution. It says that Cheney misled the public about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and ties between al Qaeda and Saddam Husseins regime, House Democrats wont consider an impeachment measure. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., moved to "table" the resolution Republicans soon changed course and voted overwhelmingly against the measure in a bid to force a debate on the resolution on the House floor the House voted 218 to 194, to refer the matter to the committee and shut down the prospect of a floor debate If the House approves an article of impeachment, it then goes to the Senate for trial. An official can be removed from office after a two-thirds vote by the Senate Stonehenges huge support settlementclipped by: mickfinn![]() Archaeologists working near Stonehenge have uncovered what they believe is the largest Neolithic settlement ever discovered in Northern Europe. Remains of an estimated 300 houses are thought to survive under earthworks 3km (2 miles) from the famous stone rings, and 10 have been excavated so far. "What is really exciting is realising just how big the village for the Stonehenge builders was," says Professor Mike Parker Pearson of Sheffield University. Allowing four per house, he estimates there could have been room for more than 2,000 people. The settlement is buried beneath the bank of Durrington Walls, a great circular ditched enclosure. The settlement beneath Durrington Walls dates from around the time of the construction of Stonehenges sarsen stones, about 2600 to 2500 BC. The current excavations at Stonehenge began four years ago and are part of a 10-year project. ![]() Durrington Walls holds clues to the Stonehenge story ![]() Bone and other artefacts are being dug up ![]() Tags: stonehenge Dinosaurs breathed like penguinsclipped by: Amergin They had one of the most efficient respiratory systems of all animals, similar to that of modern diving birds like penguins, fossil evidence shows. It fuelled their bodies with oxygen for the task of sprinting after prey, say researchers at Manchester University. The bipedal meat-eaters, the therapods, had air sacs ventilated by tiny bones that moved the ribcage up and down. "Finding these structures in modern birds and their extinct dinosaur ancestors suggests that these running dinosaurs had an efficient respiratory system and supports the theory that they were highly active animals that could run relatively quickly when pursuing their prey," said Dr Jonathan Codd, who led the research. It provides a mechanism for facilitating avian-like breathing in non-avian dinosaurs and it was there long before the evolution of flight occurred General Motor wants you = buy a V8 pleaseclipped by: boozichclippers remarks: parked right between a hummer and a v6 Honda at Caringbah shops today. Both had only one driver...good luck on the petrol bill. Heres an irony for you: 1980s, as gasoline got cheaper, American automakers downsized their fleets -- switching from heavier and rear-wheel-drive to lighter and front-wheel-drive. V-8s, if they were allowed at all, got small; 5.7 liters was about as big as it got Now, gas is expensive -- almost twice what it was circa 86, in fact. And American automakers have responded with ever-bigger, ever-heavier cars. Rear-wheel-drive and V-8s are back Oil is getting close to $100 per barrel American automakers still rely on large trucks and SUVs to bring home the bacon. And theyve invested hugely in brand-new rear-wheel-drive passenger car The middle class constitutes the bulk of the market for new cars. Most of these middle-income types cant afford to buy a new car outright; they finance the thing At current prices (around $3 per gallon tanking up the V-8 G8 GT will cost you about $60 four fill-ups per month, or $240 bucks. For many middleclass types, thats a lot Pakistans top Judge urges revoltclipped by: pokkets![]() Pakistans deposed chief justice called on lawyers Tuesday to revolt against President Gen. Pervez Musharrafs imposition of emergency rule and a crackdown on the opposition that has left thousands under arrest. The government considered a delay in parliamentary elections despite Western demands they be held on schedule in January to bring democracy to a nuclear-armed country dogged by political uncertainty and rising Islamic militancy. Musharraf says emergency powers are needed so the government can better fight Islamic extremists, his crackdown has been aimed at lawyers and liberal political activists opposing his rule "Go to every corner of Pakistan and give the message that this is the time to sacrifice," Chaudhry said over loudspeakers Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, a figurehead for the resistance, has been under house arrest since Saturday night. But he managed to address hundreds of lawyers using a cell phone from his Islamabad residence Young Americans votes will make a difference to the 2008 electionsclipped by: hitchhiker08clippers remarks: America can no longer afford to take the students or young voters for granted. 2008 will show a phenomenal increase in young voter turnout and make all the difference to who will ultimately occupy White House occupant! ![]() ![]() Snow & Ice in China - picsclipped by: righthand Outside the main entrance to the ice festival, called ?The Fourth Annual Harbin Ice and Snow World.? A Thai temple of ice... ...complete with hallways and rooms inside A bridge of ice, spanning ice, leading to more icy ground. . ![]() An entire ship constructed of ice, with passengers onboard. . ![]() The snow festival is mostly a display of art; the ice festival is mostly a display of architecture One of the popular activities at the festival is climbing a wall of solid ice. An overview of the ice festival from atop the Great Wall of ice The Great Wall doubles as a long ice slide; just sit and go A view from atop that structure, looking back on a Russian-styled building and a mock Great Wall, both constructed out of ice The ice festival, a few miles away from the snow festival Even the sunsets in Harbin look cold I was surprised to discover this sculpture of a Native American The sun begins to set Most of the sculptures appearing at the snow festival are competitive entries Snow and ice sculpture The Grassley probes televangelists financesclipped by: pokketsclippers remarks: People who have donated should have the money spent as intended. Grassley is investigating if it was spent in adherence to the tax code. ![]() Acting on tips about preachers who ride in Rolls Royces and have purportedly paid $30,000 for a conference table, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday hes investigating the finances of six well-known TV ministers. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said those under scrutiny include faith healer Benny Hinn, Georgia megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar and one of the nations best known female preachers, Joyce Meyer. Grassley sent letters to the half-dozen Christian media ministries earlier this week requesting answers by Dec. 6 about their expenses, executive compensation and amenities, including use of fancy cars and private jets. In a statement, Grassley said he was acting on complaints from the public and news coverage of the organizations. "The allegations involve governing boards that arent independent and allow generous salaries and housing allowances and amenities such as private jets and Rolls Royces," Grassley said. 12 Things You Didnt Know About James Bondclipped by: Jaycer17clippers remarks: If anybody can confirm who composed the music Id really appreciate it! James Bond is cool. We all know that, but did you know these 12 things about the macho legend? Sorry to disappoint you guys but the James Bond signature theme was written by Monty Norman in 1962. Many limbed girl in surgery - joined by half-formed parasitic twinclipped by: hitchhiker08clippers remarks: Lakshmi was oblivious of all the fuss and remained cheerful and slipped into the effect of anesthesia... Following up on this story, the operation which was supposed to take 40 hours to complete - could be completed in 30. Doctors were planning the restructuring process after 2-3 weeks, but now will begin immediately. Lakshmis mother Poonam is six months pregnant - let us pray for the well-being of this entire family. Many-limbed India girl in surgery ![]() Doctors in India operating on a two-year-old child who was born with four arms and four legs say that the surgery is going well For Alanocu: The $1000 bagel, to go with the $1000 sundaeclipped by: coconutshellclippers remarks: Here you go alanocu. Imagine that. Theres 2-3 months rent just for all that. NY Chef Creates A $1,000 Bagel
![]() A New York chef has come up with a luxury version of one of the citys staple foods -- the $1,000 bagel. The pricey bagel, that is topped with white truffle cream cheese and goji berry infused Riesling jelly with golden leaves, joins a list of $1,000 delicacies in Manhattan that includes an ice-cream sundae topped with a 23-karat edible gold leaf and a pizza topped with six kinds of caviar and lobster. The bagel is the creation of chef Frank Tujague of The Westin New York hotel at Times Square and was designed in part to help raise funds for Les Amis dEscoffier Scholarship which provides scholarships to students of the culinary arts. Image Gallery: Reuters Video: The News Room Source: Yahoo News Tags: Bagel | Gold | Gold Leaves UK family statisticsclipped by: Eladoraclippers remarks: Families have got smaller - only 1.8 children now, but more 20-24 yr olds still live at home. And more women do the household chores - somethings dont change! ![]() ere were 17.1 million families in the UK in 2006 - up from 16.5 million in 1996. Most were still headed by a married couple ( 70%), although the proportion of cohabiting couple families had increased to 14%, from 9% 10 years earlier. But the average number of children per family has dropped - from 2.0 in 1971 to 1.8. But the average number of children per family has dropped - from 2.0 in 1971 to 1.8. There were 17.1 million families in the UK in 2006 - up from 16.5 million in 1996. Most were still headed by a married couple ( 70%), although the proportion of cohabiting couple families had increased to 14%, from 9% 10 years earlier. Tags: family, statistics Distant solar system has five planetsclipped by: pokketsclippers remarks: So far Earth size planets are difficult to detect, but Gas Giants have the mass to cause movement in the star that can be detected. There are no doubt smaller planets and moons, in many of the solar systems where large planets have been detected, that will be found as our methods of detection are improved. The discovery of a fifth planet orbiting a star outside our own solar system has prompted scientists to suggest there may be many solar systems, just like our own, packed with planets. ![]() Four of the five planets that orbit 55 Cancri, a star much like our own. The most recently discovered planet, and the fourth out from the star, looms large in the foreground. The systems three known inner planets can be seen in the background around the glowing star, while its most distant planet is not pictured the discovery is the first time as many as five planets have been found orbiting a solar system outside our own, says Assistant Professor Debra Fischer, an astronomer at San Francisco State University Life could conceivably live on the surface of a moon that might be orbiting the new planet. But such a moon would be far too small to detect using current methods "The star is about the same mass and is about the same age as our sun," "Its a system that appears to be packed with planets." Please Pray For Miracleclipped by: RottnBulliesclippers remarks: I can not believe how evil some humans can be ![]() ![]() Animals Simone ![]() A 2-month-old pit bull puppy was clinging to life Monday from burns she suffered after being set on fire in an abandoned house on the citys west side. Miracle, a black, brown and tan puppy, was rescued from a home in the 7400 block of Faust on Tags: pit bull puppy Turkey Not Welcome in Europeclipped by: abailartA growing number of prosecutions against writers and academics is damaging Turkey?s case to become a fully fledged member of the European Union, an annual assessment report said yesterday. The country has made little progress in the past year and its failure to end torture, improve minority rights or guarantee freedom of expression were all highlighted as significant stumbling blocks to EU membership. One of the key demands was for the repeal of Article 301 of the Turkish penal code, which makes it a crime to insult Turkish identity. The article has been used to prosecute the Nobel prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk and the murdered journalist Hrant Dink for commenting on the killings of Armenians by Turks in the early 20th century. ?Turkey needs to create the conditions for the predominantly Kurdish population there to enjoy full rights and freedoms.? Harvard Brain Fitness Tipsclipped by: abailartclippers remarks: Video on site. Sir Winston Churchill was outspoken on the sacred right to smoke cigars and drink alcohol before, during and after meals. He was also exceptionally active mentally and lived to the ripe old age of 90. Not surprising really when we consider what we know now about how the brain can affect the body. For example, that it is possible to retain and even build mental capacity as you age. Drawing selectively from research in neuroscience, psychology and other fields of mental health, we have identified four steps you can take. Experience makes the brain grow. Work hard at play. Search for patterns Seek novelty and innovation. Tags: cognitive skills Talking Sense Makes Senseclipped by: abailartJargon is a refuge for those who are yet to come to terms with commercial realityWhen was the last time you called your spouse into the kitchen to make a presentation about the ?challenges to the family going forward?? You haven?t? Of course not, for this nonsense is talked only in the office. These phrases mangle language. Going forward? That would be instead of backwards? Second, why discuss nasty things clearly when you can make them sound friendly? That is why sacking became redundancy became downsizing became ?rightsizing?. That last one sounds as if employers aim for a Goldilocks-style balance, rather than to cut costs by whacking half the workforce. when did you last ring the repair man and say you had a challenge with the washing machine? You can get ahead by translating these euphemisms into English and gaining a reputation for ?telling it like it is?. never to use any word that you wouldn?t use in real life. be the only person in the office talking sense. Tags: jargon Johnny Deppclipped by: musicman65clippers remarks: A quote from Johnny Depp. Dont know why it didnt attribute it to him in he quote. ?a woman who would steal your love when your love is all you really have isnt much of a woman?Tags: q Doing Wide Legs Rightclipped by: smokyeyeclippers remarks: learn how to rock the latest trend ![]() Wide-legged pants are definitely one of the chicest looks this fall, and when done right, this is one silhouette thats amazingly flattering. Skimming gracefully over everything below the waist, these sleek trousers might evoke images of Katharine Hepburn and 1940s glamour, or they can lend a masculine edge to a girly top when done in a classic menswear fabric like houndstooth or tweed. That Was Then, This Is Nowclipped by: swampfoxzclippers remarks: You will want to read them all Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school. Scenario: Jeffrey won?t be still in class, disrupts other students. Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Heather. Heather hugs him to comfort him. 1967 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing. 2007 - Heather is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. Face of the Futureclipped by: LittleRedRidingHoodclippers remarks: If you choose a good front picture, the results should be nice enough!
Special Photos For Everyoneclipped by: vk2yocclippers remarks: Including one just for Righthand, though now Ive forgotten which one. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bad Predictions about the Futureclipped by: rj3spTop 87 Bad Predictions about the Future Irving Fisher, economics professor at Yale University, 1929. John Langdon-Davies, A Short History of The Future, 1936. Grover Cleveland, U.S. President, 1905. The president of the Michigan Savings Bank advising Henry Fords lawyer not to invest in the Ford Motor Co., 1903. Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC), maker of big business mainframe computers, arguing against the PC in 1977. Darryl Zanuck, movie producer, 20th Century Fox, 1946. Tags: future, predictions The Wind Shade Roofclipped by: rj3sp ![]() The Wind Shade Roof is a structure decked out with a bevy of wind turbines to power whatever it houses in climes where conventional energy can be hard to supply. Architect Michael Jantzen designed the structure to be able to operate without messing with the environment its placed into. ![]() Rubens was right? Overweight People Live Longer?clipped by: ouyangwulongclippers remarks: Not dying today basically just means youll die later. (Citation: The Onion, Our Dumb Century: US Mortality Rate Holding Steady at 100%) So I would be really interested in seeing how they crunch the numbers on "Death Rates." How they account for things like age and inevitability. For instance, arent most really old people under-weight? As life goes on, most of the people Ive seen either bloat up (Marlon Brando) or wither away (George Burns) so it would seem unlikely that the people who are at the time in their life where dying is a reality might be merely overweight. What we need is statistics tracking death rates based on a persons weight at a give age, such as 15, 25 or 45, that way we can see how life-long weight may affect a persons life expectancy. Seems like this is more skewing of the numbers to try to convince Americans they can have their cake and eat a lot of it too. On the other hand, it cant hurt to be jolly! About two years ago, a group of U.S. government researchers reported that overweight people have a lower death rate than people who are normal weight, underweight or obese. Now, investigating further, they found out which diseases are more likely to lead to death in each weight group. Linking, for the first time, causes of death to specific weights, they report that overweight people have a lower death rate because they are much less likely to die from a grab bag of diseases that includes Alzheimers and Parkinsons, infections and lung disease. And that lower risk is not counteracted by increased risks of dying from any other disease, including cancer, diabetes or heart disease. As a consequence, the group from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute reports, there were more than 100,000 fewer deaths among the overweight in 2004, the most recent year for which data were available, than would have expected if those people had been of normal weight Tags: overweight, death Laptops for Baby and the Kidsclipped by: rj3sp![]() Discovery Baby Laptop![]() Look in this baby-safe mirror to see images appear as baby explores concepts like ABCs, 123s, colors, shapes, animals and more. $24.95 Ready Set Learn! Pazs Learning Laptop![]() Give the littlest learners a head start on computers with this fun, interactive laptop ? just for kids. $29.95 What MRSA looks like, how to avoid itclipped by: BobbyDelrayclippers remarks: Gym. Hmm. ![]() How can I protect myself from MRSA? Close skin-to-skin contact, cuts and abrasions in the skin, contact with contaminated objects, and living in crowded conditions have all been associated with the spread of MRSA, according to the CDC. Some of the best ways to keep from getting or spreading the infection include: Frequent and thorough hand washing. Experts recommend washing your hands for as long as it takes to slowly recite the alphabet. Covering cuts and scrapes with a clean bandage. Do not touch other peoples wounds or bandages. Do not share personal items like towels or razors, and wipe down surfaces you come into contact with at the gym or in a locker room. Indian elephants turn thespians to save wild matesclipped by: Deepticlippers remarks: Villagers are increasingly encroaching on forest land, while elephants are increasingly barging into villages, killing dozens of people each year, often by trampling on them. The villagers tactics involve building makeshift electric fences from electric pylons around villages, which electrocute elephants on contact. A dozen elephants have been killed in this way in eastern India so far this year, conservationists say Only about 120,000 square km (46,340 square miles) of Indias landmass -- less than four percent of the total -- is suitable for elephants, according to a survey by the environment ministry last year A troupe of trained Indian elephants has taken up drama to save their brethren in the wild, performing tear-jerking plays with elaborate death scenes to arouse the sympathy of villagers The conservation officials behind the performances hope to defuse a low-level war between dwindling numbers of endangered elephants and growing numbers of humans The play opens with six elephants looking tense after hearing gunfire. One elephant walks up to a prop wire, touches it, and crumples into a heap. This starring role is often played by an especially talented elephant-actor called Mainak The five elephant friends desperately try to revive their fallen comrade. In the final act, the elephants realize all is lost, salute their dead friend, and walk away. Humans are on hand to narrate the moral of the story Hundreds of villagers have enjoyed the free, half-hour-long play since the run began last month, Biswas said, although it is too soon to know how much of a difference the play will make 17th Healthy & Fit Family Blog Carnivalclipped by: kj_agotRedomestication is honored to be included in the Healthy and Fit Family Blog Carnival, hosted by BabyLune. Tags: babylune, blog carnival, breastfeeding, diabetic, healthy and fit family blog carnival, healthy eating, homework, organics, stress Striving to set workable international standard on Ethicsclipped by: Fast T friendclippers remarks: Global Ethics Observatory - http://www.unesco.org/shs/ethics/geo/user/?action=select&lng=en&db= The current revolution in science and technology has led to concern that unbridled scientific progress is not always ethically acceptable. Reflecting this concern, UNESCO has made ethics of science and technology one of its five priority areas. UNESCO?s programme in this area addresses bioethics, particularly regarding genetics, as well as other forms of applied ethics. It aims to strengthen the ethical link between scientific advancement and the cultural, legal, philosophical and religious context in which it occurs. UNESCO?s strategy in this area is to act as a standard-setter on emerging ethical issues, to disseminate information and knowledge and to help Member States build their human and institutional capacities. ![]() Heinleins private museclipped by: Fast T friendclippers remarks: less known bio. facts - Robert Heinlein Virginia Heinlein Readers have often remarked on the strength, intelligence, and power of his female characters; his fictional women were often based on Virginia Heinlein. In a 1961 letter, he said, "She is what I feel to be a good person in the words simplest and plainest meaning. Which includes lashing out with her claws on some occasions when others may consider it improper. I dont give a damn whether Ginny is proper or not; I like her. I like her values." What makes us humans?clipped by: Fast T friendclippers remarks: Just watched it. Interesting adaptation. The story spans around the question of whether Jerry (an anthropoid) is entitled to basic human rights. The argumentation paints an ironic picture of what being human is all about in the view of main stream society. "Masters of Science Fiction" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mona Mahmudnizhad (f) 16 year old Mona were together with 9 other Bahai women executed in June 1983. The primary charge against her was teaching Bahá?í children?s classes. Because her youth and conspicuous innocence became a symbol of the group in prison, she was lashed on the soles of her feet with a cable and forced to walk on bleeding feet. On the day of the execution she asked to be the last in line to be executed so she could pray for the others. All she had to do to avoid execution was to denounce her faith but she refused, and instead when it was her turn, she kissed the rope and put it around her own neck. More information: |
If the execution is public, the condemned prisoner is often hoisted into the air by a telescopic crane.

yuk! macrophotography of processed meat
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Mystery Meat MacrophotographyA NewsTarget PhotoTour by Mike Adams |

Welcome to the "Meet Your Mystery Meat" photo tour on NewsTarget.com. Hold on to your lunch for this one! Were about to take you on a journey into some sick macrophotography of processed meat products.Male Form 1 Black and White Photography
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sonofabitch defined
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Black and White - Male In Wheat Field
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A Freedom Of Sorts
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While other floats featured men dancing in leather Speedos or women with scant duct tape over their nipples, many Muslims were disguised behind big sunglasses, fezzes or kaffiyehs wrapped around their heads.
Even as they reveled in newfound freedom compared with the Muslim world, they remained closeted, worried about being ostracized at the mosque or at their local falafel stand.
For gay Muslims, change may come via a nascent body of scholarship in minority Muslim communities where the reassessment of sacred texts used to damn homosexuality is gaining momentum.
?You have these individuals who say that they would blow up a masjid if it was a gay masjid,? he said. Mr. Abdullah and other scholars argue that there is no uncontested record of the Prophet Muhammad addressing homosexuality and that examples of punishment would surely exist had he been hostile.
Whats A Little Martial Law Between Friends?
clipped by: debbyskiPresident Bush came to the steps of the Capitol yesterday for a Second Inaugural do-over. Here is the text of his revised speech:
We are led, by recent events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the repression of liberty in other lands.
From now on, it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of tyrannical movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending democracy in our world so liberty can thrive.
All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: the United States will ignore your oppression and excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will not stand with you.
World-travelling bicylist
clipped by: Fast T friendclippers remarks: Japanese born Daisuke Nakanishi is on his 10th year of round the world bicycle ride.

Daisuke Nakanishi of Osaka, Japan is a traveler in search of new friends and world peace. He worked and saved his money for six years and then he started to ride from Anchorage, Alaska on July 23, 1998. Daisuke has since travelled more than 100,000 kilometers (or 65,000 miles) using nothing but his own power. Daisuke has visited almost 100 countries on all continents, all on the same bicycle. He tries to visit 120 countries before he goes back to Japan. Daisuke received prizes of honorary citizenship in several cities. He met ex-presidents several times and he has many great friends all over the world. He is a member of Japan Adventure Cyclists Club (JACC).
Politics Trumps Democracy
clipped by: AtlLiberalclippers remarks: I find the last paragraph of this clip most puzzling. The writer claims that the Dems made a choice between their "liberal base" and a broader electorate. Dont these people realize that a majority of the citizens of the US favor an impeachment of Bush/Cheney? Just how myopic does Washington have to become before they reach for their glasses?
Impeachment fuse is briefly lighted
Burglar Confesses Sins::Sex Chat From Church Phone
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Rent a Pet, Anyone?
clipped by: CharmEng89clippers remarks: The poor pets! Imagine the trauma of having no set home. That sucks. Its like being a convenient pet.
The service caters to people who like dogs but just dont have the time to take care of them. The customers ABC interviewed seemed happy, but the ASPCA thinks its not healthy for the dogs.
ABC News has profiled a new sort of business?pet rental. After a $150 initiation fee, and $49.95 in monthly membership fees, and $99.95 in annual maintenance fees?you can rent a dog for $39.95 a day on weekends and $24.95 per day on weekdays.
Early exposure to violent TV promotes aggression in boys
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Turkey moves to change speech law
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Russian Fascist Rallies
clipped by: abailartclippers remarks: Everywhere arent they? The kindest thing I can think to say is that fundamentalists of every type are too weak to find personal meaning and identity, and seek a simplistic security in a crowd of belonging. The rapidly changing world is too much for some.

Political forces of all color were out for Peoples Unity Day on Sunday, looking to entice people to rally under their banners, offering different ideologies, views of the future and sometimes cash.
Many of the younger participants had shaved heads and dressed in standard skinhead garb of black army boots and khaki pants. Half a dozen young female drummers dressed in white marched at the front of the head of the column, made up of young people carrying black, yellow and white DPNI banners.
he slogans shouted by the group included: "Russia for Russians; Moscow for Muscovites, so get the [expletive] out of here!"; "Beat the Jews!" and "For faith, tsar and motherland."
Others offerings included: "Lets free the police from the Jewish yoke"; "Ill crap myself for Russia," and "Anti-fascists suck."
Shoe Design Contest
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Is Pornography Really Harmful?
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Pornography is a mirror that shows us how men see women, writes Robert Jensen in his latest book, Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity. And with mainstream porn becoming increasingly degrading and violent toward women, looking into that mirror can be unsettling.
Thats the theme running through Jensens book, which AlterNet excerpted in late September. The excerpt, viewable here, stirred a fiery debate among readers, with dozens of commenters defending pornography as a healthy form of sexual expression and dozens more condemning it as dangerous. For all the discussion, a lot of questions remain: Can men who view violent pornography separate fantasy from reality? Do men who are aroused by this type of porn want to hurt women? What influence does porn have on the people who view it? Under what conditions can it be healthy? Harmful?
In a quest to better understand these issues, AlterNet decided to ask some experts.
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Fish that lives in trees
clipped by: rj3sp| FISH THAT LIVES IN TREES FOUND IN BELIZE |

| A species of killifish related to the Kryptolebias marmoratus (Photo: Britannica) |
Liverpool in Record 8 - 0 Win
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Liverpool set a Champions League record last night with an 8-0 victory over Besiktas, the most resounding in the competition in its revised format. They may still require victories in their final two group games to reach the last 16, but an emphatic triumph, the club?s biggest in any competition since 1989 and best in Europe for 27 years, has given their campaign a spectacular, if overdue, kick-start.

AND THE WINNER IS... IRAQ WAR!!
clipped by: thinkingblueclippers remarks: Mark Morford, one of the best satirical journalists weighs in on the BEST OF 07, naming IRAQ, winner of BEST WAR OF 2007. The relentless passing of time, has no effects on this war, each year it enters Historys Hall of Shame, without end as long as Bush/Cheney are at the helm. Its so agonizingly painful that Morfords column this time in 08 will read again, Iraq named "War of the Year"! Bloody nation cheers 5th straight title. Bush will be speechlost and VP Dick Cheney, will utter "On behalf of myself and my boss who will both go down in history as two of the most insipid and deleterious world leaders you will ever have the displeasure of miserably recalling all your sad and pathetic days," The many years of this calamitous, tragic war have been augural, each year?s outcome predictable, no crystal ball needed. And no matter how WE THE PEOPLE bang our heads against the wall to end it, all we come up with, is a collective BUMP on our anguished heads. http://thinkingblue.blogspot.com/
The Internet is making us ignorant
clipped by: apple whiteclippers remarks: interesting interview with author Cass Sunstein "Republic.com 2.0"
2-Party system dead in Mississippi?
clipped by: Monkfishyclippers remarks: If all politics are local politics, what does this mean for the rest of the country?
From the 1900s through World War II, Mississippi remained a one-party state, ruled by the all-white Democratic Party. After the 1948 Democratic National Convention endorsed civil rights planks, Southern Democrats became Dixiecrats, eventually bolting to the Republican Party.
In turn, as the national Democratic Party began to embrace equal rights for minorities and women in the 1960s, many African Americans switched their allegiances from the party of Lincoln to the party of Lyndon Johnson.
Republicans rolled to victory Tuesday in what could signal the virtual end of the two-party system in statewide races, an expert said.

YouTube Highschool Killings Video
clipped by: MagusLENclippers remarks: Just another example of people needing to pay more attention to what is going on in the Webs.
Graverobbers
clipped by: reddogiedogHILLSBORO, N.H. -- A grave that was dug up in Hillsboro on Halloween may have been disturbed by people who believe in witchcraft, police said.
Police said the grave of Sarah Symonds, who died in 1821, was dug up in the Bible Hill Cemetery and her body was taken.
Porn charge for Childrens Museum exec
clipped by: moonspirit4everNEW YORK - The chief operating officer of the National Childrens Museum in Washington was arrested Tuesday on child pornography charges, accused of using his work computer to send explicit images to others ? including an undercover New York City detective.
Robert A. Singer, 49, was arrested at his home in Falls Church, Va., on charges that he sent the pornographic images to a detective posing as a 33-year-old mother and her 12-year-old daughter, U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia said.
Singer was identified in the criminal complaint as a spokesman for the Capital Childrens Museum, which closed in September 2004 to prepare for renovations. The museum, which plans to reopen in 2012 as the National Childrens Museum, said in a statement that officials were "horrified" by the events.
Abstinence Only Ed failing Teens
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Islands of Floating Garbage
clipped by: Monkfishyclippers remarks: Sort of like the Island of Misfit Toys, except theyre plastic bags and condoms. The oceans are becoming our toilet.

Is "The Decider" A Torture Fetishist? He has a history...
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Court rejects Roe v. Wade for Men
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The Evolutionary Mind Of God
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The Bible is a book of truth that comes from the true God,
clipped by: badbillyboy"ALL Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness," wrote the apostle Paul. (2 Timothy 3:16) Yes, the Bible is a book of truth that comes from the true God, Jehovah.?Psalm 83:18.
Since Jehovah is the Creator of all things, including humans, he well knows what happens to us when we die. (Hebrews 3:4; Revelation 4:11) And in his inspired Word, the Bible, he has given truthful and satisfying answers to questions about the hereafter.
Ringing in Ears
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For many people the two words ringing and ear go hand in hand. These people suffer from ringing in the ear, also referred to as tinnitus. There are two types of tinnitus and several suggested causes. For an individual with ringing and ear noises occurring on a daily basis, they are likely suffering from chronic tinnitus.

For people with acute tinnitus, they will likely only hear strange noises in the ears and head if there is an underlying cause such as a middle or inner ear infection, or a build-up of wax, both temporary problems causing temporary tinnitus and ears ringing. These conditions are temporary because usually when properly treated the problems disappear.
Crimson Sky North of the Artic Circle (Photo)
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DownThemAll
clipped by: desmond54 DownThemAll (or just dTa) is a powerful yet easy-to-use Mozilla Firefox extension that adds new advanced download capabilities to your browser.
DownThemAll lets you download all the links or images contained in a webpage and much more: you can refine your downloads by fully customizable criteria to get only what you really want.
DownThemAll is all you can desire from a download manager: it features an advanced accelerator that increases speed up to 400%, it allows you to pause and resume downloads at any time and, last but not least, its fully integrated into your favorite browser!
SALE! SAVE $-10!
clipped by: CharmEng89".....as President Again,......"= Hillary
clipped by: davbozGadget: Blood Puddle Pillow
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The pillow which probably makes you sleep uneasily due to the thought of blood oozing out of your head. Another creative pillow creation that would pique lots of attention. For more pillow goodness, you can check out man arm pillow and woman lap pillow. 8 more pics after the jump.








9 creative staircases
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Fifth Planet Discovered at star 55 Cancri
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The unique 55 Cancri system, located 41 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Cancer, is notable also because its clutch of four inner planets and one giant outer planet resembles our own solar system, though without an Earth or Mars.
Give Free Rice and Get Smart
clipped by: AtlLiberalclippers remarks: Have fun and help hungry people. How can you lose?
Free Rice - For Each Word You Get Right, We Donate 10 Grains of Rice through the United Nations to Help End World Hunger
1 word = 10 grains
5 words = 50 grains
Play and feed
hungry people
- evermore means:
- together
- above
- forever
- beforehand
How to play
- Click on the answer that best defines the word.
- If you get it right, you get a harder word. If wrong, you get an easier word.
- For each word you get right, we donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.
WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance... (more)
lolAntz and baboon(z)
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Google Quote of the day
clipped by: kkcapricorn- Philip K. Dick
American Stickers
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A collection of interestingly stupid bumper stickers from Oddee. 12 more pics of stupid bumper stickers after the jump.
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Microscopic Hands
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| Professor Chang-Jin Kim, of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has recently invented a microscopic "hand". The microhand is capable of handling microscopic objects thanks to its tiny size - only one millimeter wide, making it a potentially invaluable tool for future microsurgery. |
Facebooks New Ad Platform - Its all about the Consumer
clipped by: trendagitatorclippers remarks: Amid all the talk about user created content, the ecommerce potential of social networking sites and why relationships on Facebook are worth $15B, one thing is clear. Marketing gurus are salivating at the potential of monetizing where you and your friends go, shop and interact online. Newly announced Facebooks Ads and Facebook Beacon make consumers more central to this opportunity than ever before.
Captured in those millions of pages of profiles on Facebook is exactly the kind of information that makes most brands salivate. Among the top 10 questions Facebook asks when you create a profile are where you shop and what you buy.
Facebooks ad platform consists of three parts: "Social Ads," "Targeting" and "Insights." Social Ads are little ads that will be attached to news feeds. They will show up on the news feeds that users and their friends subscribe to. Advertisers can bid for the right to place their ads on the feeds used by people with the specific preferences that they want to reach.
Color in Science
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Friedrich Nietzsche: Also sprach Zarathustra. - Vom Freunde. (The Friend)
clipped by: Johanna_Gclippers remarks:
"THERE is always one too many about me"- thinks the hermit. "Always one and one- eventually that makes two!"
I and me are always too deeply in conversation: how could I endure it, if there were not a friend?
The friend of the hermit is always the third one: the third one is the float which prevents the conversation of the two from sinking into the depth.
Ah! there are too many depths for all hermits. Therefore, do they long so much for a friend and his height.
Our faith in others betrays that we would rather have faith in ourselves. Our longing for a friend is our betrayer.
One ought still to honor the enemy in ones friend. Can you go near to your friend, and not go over to him?
You would wear no raiment before your friend? It is in honor of your friend that you show yourself to him as you are? But he sends you to the devil for that!
There is comradeship: may there be friendship!
Thus spoke Zarathustra.
WikiSource"Einer ist immer zu viel um mich" - also denkt der Einsiedler. "Immer Einmal Eins - das giebt auf die Dauer Zwei!"
Ich und Mich sind immer zu eifrig im Gespräche: wie wäre es auszuhalten, wenn es nicht einen Freund gäbe?
Immer ist für den Einsiedler der Freund der Dritte: der Dritte ist der Kork, der verhindert, dass das Gespräch der Zweie in die Tiefe sinkt.
Ach, es giebt zu viele Tiefen für alle Einsiedler. Darum sehnen sie sich so nach einem Freunde und nach seiner Höhe.
Unser Glaube an Andre verräth, worin wir gerne an uns selber glauben möchten. Unsre Sehnsucht nach einem Freunde ist unser Verräther.
Man soll in seinem Freunde noch den Feind ehren. Kannst du an deinen Freund dicht herantreten, ohne zu ihm überzutreten?
Du willst vor deinem Freunde kein Kleid tragen? Es soll deines Freundes Ehre sein, dass du dich ihm giebst, wie du bist? Aber wünscht dich darum zum Teufel!
Es giebt Kameradschaft: möge es Freundschaft geben!
AIso sprach Zarathustra.
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Hello Kitty Shoulder Massager back on market
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clippers remarks: Funny story, crazy website with everything Hello Kitty imaginable...Hello Kitty Vibrator Reborn
1997 when Sanrio gave a license to Genyo Co. to make a number of different Hello Kitty products.onewas a Hello Kitty shoulder massager.some people decided to use the shoulder massagers to massage other areas besides their shoulders.The Hello Kitty shoulder massagersbegan to show up in adult moviesalso being sold in adult video shops and the sales of the product skyrocketed.Sanrioclaimed to be disgusted, especially since the Sanrio name and Hello Kitty character were on it.Theycontacted Genyo Co. and asked them to stopGenyo Co. had no intention of letting a hugely profitable product be taken off the shelfThe fight between the two companies continueduntil Genyo Cofound themselves in tax troubleSanriorevoke the license andtook the ?shoulder massagers? off the market.you can imagine my surprise when I received an email letting me know that they have revived it - selling it for just over $10 (1260 yen) in the Sanrio Japanese online store
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Stunning Topiary - Very Original Stuff
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clippers remarks: Worth a look.Tags: topiary
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Stick Humour (joe-ks.com)
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Map congressional spending with Google Earth
clipped by: n2soonersMembers of Congress know where the money is going: now citizens can, too. The Sunlight Foundation today released a Google Earth application that plots the locations for almost 1,500 earmarks in the House Defense Appropriations bill. This graphic illustration of defense earmarks gives anyone with an Internet connection a birds eye view of exactly where Congress is directing federal spending?and the ability to investigate whether the earmarks address pressing needs, favor political contributors or are simply pure pork.CNET news reports that the maps points, attached to the U.S. House of Representatives defense spending bill is heavy on military tech projects like "ubiquitous RFID chem/bio detection" and "semi-autonomous robotic manipulation and sensing."Navigate House Defense Earmarks on Google Earth
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No Pattern or Rules to DEA Attacks
clipped by: deadcowkidNo Pattern or Rules to DEA Attacks
by James Anthony; LEAP; 2007-10-17
This essay, excerpted below, by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) blogger James Anthony focuses on raids against state licensed medical marijuana cooperatives, but could just as easily be about raids on medical offices of state licensed physicians who issue legal prescriptions for pain medications to people in pain. said about our doctor busts.
The Pain Relief Network sincerely appreciate the input from this law enforcement officer from LEAP and hope this is the end of all the blaming the victim that has been going on.
When courageous and enlightened law enforcement agents themselves speak the truth about aggressive federal police actions targeting innocent patients, physicians, and advocates, it makes for powerful testimony. PRN encourages LEAP members to investigate and write more about the DEA?s reign of terror against people in pain and the doctors who try and relieve their suffering.
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Free Aung San Suu Kyi
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clippers remarks: If you have time, please send a letter. This is a terrible injustice to the people of BurmaBurma: Free Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi should be serving the people of Burma as their national leader. Instead she is effectively serving a prison sentence imposed by the country?s repressive military junta.Please send an appeal letter to the Burmese authorities calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi ? and demand human rights for Burma
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Star Trails (Photo)
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clippers remarks: Wonderful time lapse photo
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"When its OK to Say the F Word"
clipped by: raven714Tags: omg
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Tree Woman
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clippers remarks: this seems to be a theme in my life right now... maybe always.
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AT&Ts "cloak-and-dagger" room
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clippers remarks: AT&T is going out of its way to comply with requests for data that have not even been made. In AT&Ts secret room in San Francisco, NSA spooks can check-up on U.S. citizens.
Now, the company, is trying to avoid responsibility for helping the U.S. government violate its citizens constitutional rights.
As with water-boarding, and despite what the mainstream media would have you believe, there is no gray area here.Big Brother Spying on Americans Internet Data?
AT&T Whistleblower Describes Secret Room That Sends Internet Data to Government
As information is traded between users it flows also into a locked, secret room on the sixth floor of AT&Ts San Francisco offices and other rooms around the country -- where the U.S. government can sift through and find the information it wants, former AT&T employee Mark Klein alleged Wednesday at a press conference on Capitol Hill.
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The mute mutiny
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clippers remarks: Jamming technology illegal but spreadingAs cellphone use has skyrocketed, making it hard to avoid hearing half a conversation in many public places, a small but growing band of rebels is turning to a blunt countermeasure: the cellphone jammer, a gadget that renders nearby mobile devices impotent.
The technology is not new, but overseas exporters of jammers say demand is rising and they are sending hundreds of them a month into the United States ? prompting scrutiny from federal regulators and new concern last week from the cellphone industry. The buyers include owners of cafes and hair salons, hoteliers, public speakers, theater operators, bus drivers and, increasingly, commuters on public transportation.
Tags: cellphone, technology
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Cute Animals - pics
clipped by: righthandkoalasFriends Stick TogetherNothing Beats Squirrel FlavorCat Fight!RaidersOttersThe Best Bed Is A Friend!Hamster Walking a StrollerPeek-A-BooBuddies!Doggy Bag!Kitty Bag!Working Like a Dog!The Real DishwasherCute PupLove And ProtectionSurrogate Mom!Yummy Kitty!A Little Nutty When It Comes To Cuteness?Ouch!Beary Wild!Tufty Ears!May the Force Be With You!Tags: photos
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Its Raining Cows
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clippers remarks: Ill bet that cow was uninsured, too.Charles and Linda Everson were driving back to their hotel when their minivan was struck by a falling object -- a 600-pound cow.
The Eversons were unhurt but the cow, which had fallen off a cliff, had to be euthanized.
The year-old cow fell about 200 feet from the cliff and landed on the hood of the couples minivan, causing heavy damage.
A Chelan County fire chief, Arnold Baker, said the couple missed being killed by a matter of inches in the accident Sunday on a highway near Manson.
The Eversons, visiting the area from their home in Westland, Mich., to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, were checked at Lake Chelan Community Hospital as a precaution.
Everson, 49, said he didnt see the cow falling and didnt know what happened until afterward.
He said he kept repeating: "I dont believe this. I dont believe this."
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Writer explains the WGA strike
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clippers remarks: Here are some more thoughts.Its very simple: we made an extremely shitty deal years ago on VHS tapes because they said, "Well, its a new technology. Let us pay you 4 cents per tape because manufacturing costs are so high and we dont know if itll even catch on. And then well renegotiate after studying the issue." So we took the deal. And do you think they ever renegotiated?Not only are they refusing to renegotiate DVDs (claiming giving us 8 cents per DVD instead of 4 would make them too sad), theyre trying to jam all "new media" like streaming and digital downloads under that same equation; they have actually refused "for overriding business reasons" to negotiate at all over new media. (Streaming video would be completely unpaid, even if its ad-supported because they claim all streaming video EVEN IF THEY SHOW THE EPISODE OR FEATURE FILM IN ITS ENTIRETY is "promotional?. Seriously.)
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Iran: We have 3,000 centrifuges working at enrichment plant
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clippers remarks: Nothing to see here....move right along.....
Iran: We have 3,000 centrifuges working at enrichment plant Iran has achieved a landmark, with 3,000 centrifuges fully working in its controversial uranium enrichment program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Wednesday."We have now reached 3,000 machines," Ahmadinejad told thousands of Iranians gathered in Birjand, in eastern Iran, in a show of defiance of international demands to halt the program believed to be masking the countrys nuclear arms efforts.The Security Council has demanded that Tehran suspend uranium enrichment -a potential pathway both to generating nuclear power and creating the fissile core of warheads.Tags: iran, nuclear weapons
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Greatest scam in history
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clippers remarks: John Coleman is a meteorologist and founder of The Weather Channel.It is the greatest scam in history. I am amazed, appalled and highly offended by it. Global Warming; It is a SCAM.Environmental extremists, notable politicians among them, then teamed up with movie, media and other liberal, environmentalist journalists to create this wild ?scientific? scenario of the civilization threatening environmental consequences from Global Warming unless we adhere to their radical agenda. Now their ridiculous manipulated science has been accepted as fact and become a cornerstone issueClimate Change, is not about environmentalism or politics. It is not a religion. It is not something you ?believe in.? It is science; the science of meteorology. This is my field of life-long expertise. And I am telling you Global Warming is a non-event, a manufactured crisis and a total scam. I say this knowing you probably won?t believe a me, a mere TV weatherman, challenging a Nobel Prize, Academy Award and Emmy Award winning former Vice President of United States. So be it.





































































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