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Clipmarks | Live ClipsSarah Palin Faces New Ethics Charge in Alaskaclipped by: BartendingBearclippers remarks: Per-diem abuse. A resident of Sarah Palins hometown has filed an ethics complaint against her, just days after her surprise announcement that she will resign as Alaska governor. Zane Henning alleges in the complaint filed Monday that Palin is violating state ethics law by collecting per diem when she stays in her Wasilla home instead of the governors mansion in Juneau. Its the 16th ethics complaint filed against Palin, who noted in her resignation speech last week that "frivolous" ethics complaints had set her back more than $500,000 in legal debt. She steps down July 26. Most of the complaints, including another one by Henning, have been dismissed. Henning says that with Palins resignation, "now more than ever the state of Alaska along with its residents need to be reimbursed for the per diem charges." IRAN FOUR WISHESclipped by: renoriverrside39 ryanair vertical seating plansclipped by: monaIrish no-frills carrier Ryanair said it was in talks with US planemaker Boeing about adapting its aircraft so that some passengers could be placed in "vertical seating". The low-cost carrier, which in recent months has suggested heavy passengers pay a "fat tax" and travellers pay to use its on-board toilets, said it wants to get more people onto its aircraft by ripping out traditional seating.  Ryanair is in discussions with Boeing "in relation to adapt the aircraft to allow people to travel in vertical seating", Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara said on Monday. Passengers "wouldnt be fully standing, they would have something like a stool to lean on or to sit on", he added. Beautiful Sceneries Around The Worldclipped by: perellicippoObama Apologizes to Loyalists!clipped by: foxyarseclippers remarks: We wonder why the President all of a sudden admits this. Why on Independence Day? Mr. Obama says anyone but the totally blind can see this. It is obvious, the President said. Will this have any consequences for the policies in American government? Of course not, the chief executive says. "The illusions and lack of distinction between the ruled and the rulers are what give us power. Now, we wouldnt want to take that away, would we?" Asked if not these presidential words would remove that illusion, Barack Obama said the people are mostly blind anyway. "They wont wake up!" Obama Apologizes to Loyalists Washington, DC - President Barack Obama on Independence Day said he would on behalf of the United States apologize for the treatment the Loyalists got during and after the American War for Independence.  As fireworks were lighting the sky, President Obama apologized for the war crimes and other offenses against Loyalists The President will host a dinner at the White House for selected descendants of those loyal to George III and the British Empire. It is expected that a lot of Loyalist descendants, mostly from Eastern Canada, will want to come to this dinner. After issuing the statement, the President was asked whether the Loyalists were right in their fears of republicanism and too much democracy resulting in mob rule. Well, yes, they were right, he admitted. This is one of the main reasons we are apologizing, the President added. "Anyone can see that the American experiment has resulted in big government." AUDRA SHAY: NEW GOP "RACIST" HEADACHE ON FACEBOOKclipped by: ellingtonThe Huffington PostJuly 6, 2009 Note to Republicans: Racist "humor", the Internet and political ambitions dont mix. Audra Shay, vice chairman of the Young Republicans and the leading candidate to be elected its chairman on Saturday, is now the latest in a growing list of GOP officials learning this lesson the hard way, based on pictures of a now-deleted Facebook page obtained by The Daily Beast. [...]  On Wednesday, Shay--a 38-year old army veteran, mother and event planner from Louisiana who has been endorsed by her governor, Bobby Jindal--was holding court on her Facebook page, initiating a political conversation by posting that "WalMart just signed a death warrant by "endorsing Obamas healthcare plan." At 1:52, a friend named listed as Eric S. Piker, but whose Tags: shay, army veteran The Sarah Palin We Know and Loveclipped by: foxyarse[Video] Tags: sarah palin 12 Most Disturbing Vintage Adsclipped by: JackieDel     classic ad with a catchy phrase in the 60s and 70s.        Tags: advertising Exactly Why A Good Friend Was Divorcedclipped by: BartendingBearclippers remarks: Sorry ladies. Its the truth for many of you.  Obama to Apologize to Castro for American Imperialismclipped by: foxyarseclippers remarks: In another sign of a thaw in Cuban-American relations, Attorney General Eric Holder granted citizenship to Cuban Security Service provocateurs, assassins, and double agents who have emerged from the shadows after operating in the U. S. for decades. As a gesture of reconciliation, Holder announced that the Oath of Citizenship was being waived for the occasion. "It has been hard for us," said Francisco Arrera, the Cuban Security Services top spy in Florida since 1987. "Many of my people arrived here in 1980 posing as refugees--Marielitos. Weve been living in fear ever since, running from safe house to safe house, one step ahead of the FBI. Now we can do our jobs without looking over our shoulders." Obama to Apologize to Castro for American Imperialism Washington -- White House sources say that when President Barack Obama arrives in Havana for a state visit on Tuesday, he is expected to apologize to the late Premier Fidel Castro for decades of American interference in Cubas efforts to destabilize the Southern Hemisphere.  At his press briefing today, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said that President Obama will issue an executive order giving Guantanamo Bay back to Cuba as soon as the man-made disaster suspects held there are transferred to halfway houses in America. "This is strictly a humanitarian gesture," said Gibbs. "Cubas prison population is exploding. Premier Castro has assured the President that the bases detention facilities would be used to house political prisoners who would otherwise be shot because there is no room in Cuban dungeons." Can you imagine swimming here?clipped by: egoldsteinclippers remarks: I was doing a little reading on the journeys of David Livingstone in Africa which led me to read a bit about the Victoria Falls (Livingstone is apparently the first Englishman to see the Falls). Heres a video i found that is just remarkable - i cant imagine the combination of exuberance and fear that you must feel while swimming here. [Video] ZIGGY BUILDNG PERMITclipped by: renoriverrside39 HAPPY HALLOWEENclipped by: renoriverrside39 Mavis Leno: tireless champion of Afghan womens rightsclipped by: Lexicaclippers remarks: More: My parents were not sexist, and my father thought I could do anything in the world and then some. When I was 7, I wanted to be a jockey. My father told me women werent allowed. I couldnt believe it. I was perfectly willing to fail on my own merits, but to be flunked at birth? What kind of crap was that? That made me insanely angry. I read everything on the original suffragists, and they became my heroines, because the only women who ever did anything in the history textbooks of my childhood were Sacagawea and Betsy Ross and Marie Curie. Thats it. And Betsy Ross sewed. Mavis Nicholson Leno may be the most ardent American champion Afghan women have The Taliban was so egregious and so extreme that if women who were free to speak did not speak, we might as well say to the entire world, "No matter what you do to women, no one cares, just go right ahead." When we went after the Taliban, the people of Afghanistan welcomed us; they fought alongside us; they suffered terrible casualties, and they took terrible chances because they wanted their children and especially their daughters to have education, healthcare. Why does it seem like womens rights are always negotiable? We are the first chip that they throw over to the opposition in every country its been that way for so long, everybodys gotten this idea that women dont mind I would like somebody to tell me how they think a woman who didnt like the culture that oppresses her can do anything about it when she cant vote, she cant go anywhere, she has no say over her own body? U.S Major General Stubblebine III - 9/11 a fraudclipped by: doodleiciousclippers remarks: when stubblebine speaks - i listen- you have to wonder- wtf....i still dont believe a the hooey they fed us about this day
Tags: 9/11 "I Killed Moby Dick"clipped by: foxyarse methlandclipped by: doodleiciousclippers remarks: a book review - one mans observations of the town of Oelwein, Iowa  It?s magnificently potent stuff, this meth, whose crudest versions are concocted from a mash of over-the-counter cold pills and flesh-eating bulk industrial chemicals. Just a few grains of it, snorted through scarred nostrils and allowed to saturate stressed synapses, can keep a person awake and going for days. And that?s not an entirely bad thing here, where survival means working harder for less each year, from late shift to day shift, until perception blurs. Tags: methland Dont you judge me! You have no right to judge me!clipped by: ratilfar Archaeologists discover King Herods quarryclipped by: infidel70clippers remarks: Question: "What was the significance of the temple veil being torn in two when Jesus died?" Answer: http://www.gotquestions.org/temple-veil-torn.html JERUSALEM - Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday.  The archaeologists believe the 1,000-square-foot (100-square-meter) quarry was part of a much larger network of quarries used by Herod in the city. The biggest stones extracted from the quarry would have measured three yards (meters) long, two yards (meters) across, and two yards (meters) high. The archaeologists said the size of the stones indicates they could have been used in the construction of the Temple compound, including the Western Wall, a retaining wall that remains intact and is a Jewish shrine. The two-week excavation, which was conducted before construction begins on an apartment complex at the site, also uncovered pottery, coins and what appear to be tools used in the quarry dating to the first century B.C. My Et Cetera for Youclipped by: wena87clippers remarks: A place that talks about everything such as environment, health, inspirational story, personal etc...   Global Warming and Climate Change - a serious environmental issue!clipped by: wena87clippers remarks: Global warming is the most serious environmental issue today that we, as a child of mother earth should be concerned about and should make necessary solutions such as mitigation and emission.  The Creeping Leftism of Dictionariesclipped by: thisnamecantbetakenclippers remarks: I looked up "conservative:". If I tell you it says: "redneck", "fuddy-duddy", "stick-in-the-mud", "middle-of-the-road" and "obstinate", would you believe me?.  http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/conservative What the Dictionary Says earlier today I turned to Thesaurus.com - - the on-line version of the esteemed Rogets Thesaurus. I was looking for a good synonym for the word "advanced." So just what words are listed as synonyms for "advanced?" - - how about "liberal" or "progressive." Definition: ahead in position, time, manner Synonyms: avant-garde, breakthrough, excellent, exceptional, extreme, first, foremost, forward, higher, late, leading, liberal, precocious, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art*, unconventional, cutting-edge, leading-edge Then, just for fun, I clicked on the word "liberal" - - and got such hits as "enlightened," "humanitarian," "intelligent," "rational," "unbiased," unprejudiced" and "unbigoted" - - as for antonyms try "conservative" and "narrow-minded." the creeping leftism of something as supposedly benign as a thesaurus Greek Wisdomclipped by: abailartFew things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought. Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved. It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. Justice will not come to Athens until those who are not injured are as indignant as those who are injured. We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. Boasting and bravado may exist in the breast even of the coward, if he is successful through a mere lucky hit; but a just contempt of an enemy can alone arise in those who feel that they are superior to their opponent by the prudence of their measures. ?The secret of freedom, courage.? Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.    The Dead Sea Scrollsclipped by: lollipop10clippers remarks: This is just a tiny bit taken out of the middle of the article. I always wondered why God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son. Decoding the HTML 5 video codec debateclipped by: Djiezesclippers remarks: Conclusion: Its unfortunate that this debate is threatening to derail the adoption of standards-based Internet video solutions. The dominant video solution today is Flash, a proprietary technology that is controlled by a single vendor and doesnt perform well on Linux or Mac OS X. There is a clear need for an open alternative, but the codec controversy could make it difficult. Decoding the HTML 5 video codec debateThe HTML 5 working group is split between supporters of Ogg Theora and H.264 This is problematic because the lack of uniform codec availability will make it impossible for content creators to publish their videos in a single format that will be viewable through the HTML 5 video element in all browsers. The patent licensing requirements mean that H.264 codecs cant be freely redistributed, making the format a non-starter for Mozilla and most other open source browser vendors. Apple objects to Ogg Theora, claiming that the lack of known patents on Theora doesnt rule out the threat of submarine patents Apple is also concerned about the lack of widespread support for hardware-based Theora decoding Google shares Apples skepticism about the potential of Theora in the marketplace. The search giant claims that Theoras lack of quality relative to H.264 will make it an impractical choice for large-scale streaming video services such as YouTube. Coconut Riceclipped by: iamonpurposeWednesday, October 12, 2005Coconut Rice Coconut Rice 3 cups long grain rice (I like brown Basmati) 3 cups coconut milk or 1 can coconut cream mixed with 3 cups of water 1 1/2 cups raisins 6 tablespoons slivered almonds 1 onion, sliced sea salt to taste Slice and fry the onions in coconut oil until they are golden brown. Fry the almonds lightly. Set both aside. Put rice, coconut cream, water and salt in a saucepan (or rice cooker). Bring it to boil on medium heat and boil until liquid is gone. Reduce heat, cover and continue cooking until rice is well cooked and fluffy. Gently stir with a fork. Garnish with fried raisins, onion and almonds. Serves: 4-6. tracking dinos from scotland to wyomingclipped by: doodleiciousTracking Dinos From Scotland To Wyoming (AP) Its a Jurassic curiosity: As far as anyone can tell, the fossilized, three-toed dinosaur tracks in north-central Wyoming and on Scotlands coast are indistinguishable. Even after painstaking measurements and statistical analysis, University of Glasgow paleontologist Neil Clark cant identify any differences between the two sets of 170 million-year-old tracks. "The fact that the footprints in Wyoming and the ones in Scotland are so similar suggest that they may have been produced by a very similar kind of dinosaur, if not the same species," he said during a recent phone interview from his home in Glasgow, Scotland. If the same dinosaur species made the tracks, the discovery would be as earthshaking as a mighty apatosaurus. No one has ever been able to say for certain that the same dinosaur species was responsible for fossil tracks discovered at separate locations, much less thousands of miles apart. Tags: dinosaurs Latest Crop Circles (July)clipped by: cakebelly Waden Hill (2), nr Avebury, Wiltshire. Reported 1st July.     Milk Hill (6), Nr Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire. Reported 2nd July.      West Down Gallops, nr Beckhampton, Wiltshire. Reported 4th July.     Silbury Hill, nr Avebury, Wiltshire. Reported 5th July.      Expedition discovers new dwarf chameleonclipped by: clip-on-tieclippers remarks: Scientific team in Mozambique finds new reptiles, birds, butterflies MOUNT MABU, Mozambique ? The normally serious British scientist shouts with delight like a young boy. ?This is new to science!? he exclaims, pointing to the small reptile blinking at his flashlight. ?We came here especially to find a new species of chameleon, and this is it!?
He handles the tiny little hatchling chameleon with care, like a lady looking over a fine diamond. The little chameleons are everywhere, and even the untrained eye can pick them out among the foliage, about a meter high, every ten meters or so. They sleep above the ground, away from predators, and when caught in the harsh glare of the flashlight they resent the intrusion, searching with sleep-stuck eyes for the chameleon equivalent of a cup of hot black coffee. Or at least more sleep. That the forest is almost untouched by human presence is clear. There are no chopped stumps, few paths, and the big forest giants like the mahogany trees are only falling because of occasional rot. Tags: chameleons, critters Insignificanceclipped by: tabseyclippers remarks: nothing virtual here.  Tags: reality 20 Scary Surgical Toolsclipped by: celestialdancerclippers remarks: Read more at the source.  Amputation Knife (1700s)  Amputation Saw (1600s) While some surgeons chose to flaunt their wealth with elaborately decorated saws like this, the crevices in the intricate engravings proved to be a breeding ground for germs.  Arrow Remover (1500s)  Artificial Leech (1800s)  Bullet Extractor (1500s)  Cervical Dilator (1800s)  Circumcision Knife (1770s)  Ecraseur (1870s)  Hemorrhoid Forceps (1800s)  Hernia Tool (1850s)  Hirtz Compass (1915)  Hysterotome/Metrotome (1860s-90s)  Lithotome (1740s-1830s)  Mouth Gag (1880s-1910s)  Scarificator (1910s-20s)  Skull Saw (1830s-60s)  Tobacco Smoke Enema (1750s-1810s)  Tonsil Guillotine (1860s)  Trephine (1800s)  Vaginal Speculum (1600s) Coming Soon: Photographic Memory in a Pill?clipped by: infidel70A group of Spanish scientists claim to have singled out a protein that can extend the life of visual memory significantly. When the production of the protein was boosted in mice, the rodents visual memory retention increased, from about an hour to almost 2 months.  RGS-14: Will you remember what this protein looks like 2 months from now? Unlike the long-term memory creation that was imaged recently, this memory extension only applies to memories made through the poorly-understood visual cortex of the brain. The scientists first removed from mice the portion of the brain believed to be associated with visual memories--layer six of the V2 region--and showed that the mice could no longer remember any object they saw. They then increased the production of a group of proteins--RGS-14--created in that cortex. The mices retention of visual images was increased almost 1,500 times. Paid to live in your own home? Sarah Palin Says "You betcha!"clipped by: BartendingBearclippers remarks: She escaped other ethics charges. At face value this is a no-brainer she shouldnt get out of this. In the wake of Governor Palin stepping down from her job, new allegations have surfaced today in Alaska charging Palin with additional violations of the Alaska Executive Ethics Act. Zane Henning -- a conservative government watchdog from the governors hometown of Wasilla and an oilfield worker on Alaskas North Slope -- asserts in a letter to Alaska Attorney General Daniel S. Sullivan that Palin has "been charging and pocketing per diem to live in her home and has used the process for a personal gain since being elected." Palins use of the per diem is in direct conflict with Section 39.52.120. (a) of the Alaska Executive Ethics Act....More than a thousand state employees commute from the Mat-Su Valley daily and none of them get to pocket free money. If she chooses not to live there, Alaskans should not have to pay for it. I am requesting Palin to reimburse the State of Alaska all per diem funds, plus interest, and a fine that are related to charges while staying in her Wasilla residence. Social Security Number Code Cracked?clipped by: chestnut501clippers remarks: For all the concern about identity theft, researchers say theres a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out the precious nine digits of Americans Social Security numbers. For all the concern about identity theft, researchers say theres a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out the precious nine digits of Americans Social Security numbers. they were able to make the predictions using data available in public records as well as information such as birthdates cheerfully provided on social networks such as Facebook. For people born after 1988 ? when the government began issuing numbers at birth ? the researchers were able to identify, in a single attempt, the first five Social Security digits for 44 percent of individuals. And they got all nine digits for 8.5 percent of those people in fewer than 1,000 attempts. the public should not be alarmed by the report "because there is no foolproof method for predicting a persons Social Security number." However, he added: "For reasons unrelated to this report, the agency has been developing a system to randomly assign SSNs. This system will be in place next year." Tags: news, government, social-security, ssa, social-security-numbers, code-cracked, privacy, identity-theft, public-records, birthdate Stunning Sunsetsclipped by: chestnut501clippers remarks: Photography           More Female Veterans Are Winding Up Homelessclipped by: chestnut501clippers remarks: ?Some of the first homeless vets that walked into our office were single moms,?? said Paul Rieckhoff, executive director and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. ?When people think of homeless vets, they don?t think of a Hispanic mother and her kids. The new generation of veterans is made up of far more women.?? the federal government - which is already straining to care for new veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, brain injuries, and other physical ailments - is ill-prepared to deal with the special needs of female veterans who find themselves on the street. The number of female service members who have become homeless after leaving the military has jumped dramatically in recent years, according to new government estimates, presenting the Veterans Administration with a challenge as it struggles to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan For younger veterans, it is even more pronounced: One out of every 10 homeless vets under the age of 45 is now a woman, the statistics show. And unlike their male counterparts, many have the added burden of being single parents. But while veterans? services have been successfully reaching out to male veterans through shelters and intervention programs, women are more likely to fall through the cracks Tags: women, veterans, homeless, mothers, irag, afghanistan, war, government, veterans-administration 2009 Wife-Carrying World Championship, Finlandclipped by: clip-on-tieclippers remarks: Finland also has Sauna World Championships. Held every year in Heinola, southern Finland, the Sauna Championships are open to all, and the winner is the person who can stay for longest inside a steamy room. Last years male winner, Bjarne Hermansson, sat in a 230 degree box for 18 minutes and 15 seconds, admitting that there was "slightly more pain than pleasure."
And finally tonight: husbands had to carry their weight in their relationships this 4th of July weekend...literally.Thirty-five couples gathered at a village in Finland for the fourteenth "Wife Carrying World Championships".Men completed the 200 meter track.....including a pool and a number of hurdles..... All while carrying their wives on their backs.....The competition is an annual tradition for the fins who take it very seriously.....The winning couple completed the track in just under 63 seconds....The world record for the event still stands at 56.9 seconds.  Wife carrying is a sport in which male competitors race while each carrying female partners. The Wife Carrying World Championship takes place every year in the Finnish province of Sonkajarvi, but similar events have now sprung up around the world. And the prize is ? the winning wife?s weight in beer.
If the female partner is dropped, a 15 second penalty is assessed.
Sauna World Championships  Tags: congrats to the winners Viagra-laced coffee seized in Malaysiaclipped by: clip-on-tieclippers remarks: Viagra and coffee - to keep you going all night Malaysian authorities have confiscated 900 boxes of coffee laced with Viagra, which was marketed as an energy boost. Health Ministry officials raided a company in Kuala Lumpur that marketed the coffee as an energy booster, The New Straits Times said. The report did not say whether the package labeled Viagra as an ingredient. Sundays report said the 900 confiscated boxes containing some 9,000 coffee packets were worth more than 72,000 ringgit ($20,000). Some of the Viagra-laced coffee had been distributed nationwide, it said. Viagra is legal in Malaysia, but it requires a prescription. The drug helps men get an erection, but it can pose a heart hazard, especially when taken with certain medications. The report quoted an unnamed Health Ministry official. A ministry spokesman could not immediately confirm the report Sunday. Tags: energy boost Is an Israeli attack on Iran becoming more likely?clipped by: egoldsteinclippers remarks: Over the past few days, the rhetoric about this has heated up. First you have Bidens comments basically saying the U.S. wouldnt stand in the way of an attack, and now this... ?The Saudis have tacitly agreed to the Israeli air force flying through their airspace on a mission which is supposed to be in the common interests of both Israel and Saudi Arabia,? a diplomatic source said last week. Arab states would condemn a raid when they spoke at the UN but would be privately relieved to see the threat of an Iranian bomb removed, he said. Join the call for a strong climate treaty!clipped by: brightlight4Join the call for a strong climate treaty! There are only months left to build a strong global climate treaty -- but some G8 countries are putting its future in doubt. The G8, meeting in Rome this week, is weighing a pledge to limit global warming below 2 degrees centigrade, the level at which scientists say a deadly climate chain reaction becomes dangerously likely. Canada, Japan, and Russia are trying to veto the 2-degree limit -- and an immediate global outcry is needed to rescue it. Add your name to the petition, and Avaaz will deliver it with stunts and meetings in Rome this Wednesday and Thursday! We call on our leaders to go to Copenhagen and sign a global climate deal that is: AMBITIOUS: enough to leave a planet safe for us all. FAIR: for the poorest countries that did not cause climate change but are suffering most from it. BINDING: with real targets that can be legally monitored and enforced. Start now. Harper, Medvedev, Aso, and other leaders gathered in Italy
the dark side of climate changeclipped by: doodleiciousclippers remarks: i thought this was interesting- there is much more at source Those who read Lovelock?s controversial 2006 book, The Revenge of Gaia, know that hope junkies should keep a safe distance from the 90-year-old scientist. Lovelock, who has been compared to Copernicus and Darwin, years ago arrived at a disturbingly stark conclusion about Earth?s climate future. His prognosis is now starker than ever. The small window of short-term hope he left open in Revenge is closed in this year?s Vanishing. In its place is a long-term hope that humanity in some form will survive the present century, though barely. The result is a dark and contrarian work that seeks to demolish the terms of the climate debate while mocking our response to the crisis at the personal, national, and species level. Tags: climate Fast Food Folk Song (at Taco Bell Drive Thru)clipped by: disenchantedcitizenclippers remarks: Enjoy!  [Video] FAO Schwarz - Big Pianoclipped by: disenchantedcitizenclippers remarks: Continuing with Music Monday (Amazing footwork) [Video] America, Russia, and a nuclear-free worldclipped by: LisParkBehind the modest progress in arms-reduction agreed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev is a larger trend towards a world without nuclear weapons, says Andrew Mack. The United States president visits Russia on 6-8 July 2009 at a time of some tension but also promise in the relationship between the two former superpower rivals. The areas of tension that Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev face are familiar: missile-defence, the war in Georgia and the post-election crisis in Iran among them. The promise is of cooperation over Afghanistan and, more broadly, on a subject that during the cold-war dominated Washington-Moscow negotiations: nuclear weapons. A modest reduction in the two countries nuclear arsenals is on the cards, codified in a replacement of the strategic-arms reduction (Start) treaty of December 1991 which expires in December 2009. This might, just possibly, be the first concrete step towards a nuclear-free world. Wind power may have its own environmental problemsclipped by: violetnightshadeWind power generation is expected to be a clean and environmentally friendly natural energy source, but a new kind of environmental problem has surfaced as infrasonic waves caused by windmills are suspected of causing health problems for some people. More than 20 percent of about 100 neighbors also complain of similar physical disorders. They said their symptoms become less severe when the windmills stop due to mechanical troubles and other reasons. The sound waves oscillate once to 20 times a second, a frequency too low to be heard by human ears. More white-tailed eagles have been killed in bird strikes by windmills than by running trains. A golden eagle was found dead near wind power facility in Iwate Prefecture last year -- the first death of a rare species confirmed near the facility. Police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreakclipped by: cakebelly  MADRID (Reuters) ? Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug traffickers plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-meter-long zeppelin. "The plan consisted of using a remotely controlled zeppelin to bring him night-vision goggles and climbing equipment with which to escape," a National Police statement said. The prisoner, named as Giulio B., 52, was in jail after being caught piloting a seaplane taking 200 kg (440 pounds) of cocaine from Mauritania to the Canaries. Police said they had arrested three people outside the jail who were preparing the escape, and had intercepted a package sent from Italy containing the balloon, night-vision goggles and climbing gear. House searches on Grand Canary island had also uncovered a tent and a telephoto lens the gang had used to observe security details at the jail from a hill 600 meters away, as well as plans drawn by the prisoner. Israels "Defence"clipped by: brightlight4Our IDF Its a good thing we have Shayetet 13. Operating at the crack of dawn - or was it before nightfall? - the daring naval commandos fearlessly took control of a rusty, rickety, unarmed boat bobbing in the middle of the sea. Thats exactly why we have a naval commando force - to take control of ships offering humanitarian aid. Behold, the guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. The military correspondents reported on the incident with an amazement that only they can muster. But even they could not provide a fig leaf for the operation: The Israel Defense Forces has once again used its power to overcome the weak; the navy has once again acted like pirates In the dead of night, soldiers in elite and not-so-elite units break into the homes of Palestinians, some of whom are guilty of no crime, and needlessly awaken and frighten women and children Other soldiers chase after children throwing stones or Molotov cocktails and shoot at them. Self-help makes you feel worseclipped by: valann 47Canadian researchers found those with low self-esteem actually felt worse after repeating positive statements about themselves. They said phrases such as "I am a lovable person" only helped people with high self-esteem. A UK psychologist said people based their feelings about themselves on real evidence from their lives. The researchers, from the University of Waterloo and the University of New Brunswick, asked people with high and low self-esteem to say "I am a lovable person." They then measured the participants moods and their feelings about themselves. In the low self-esteem group, those who repeated the mantra felt worse afterwards compared with others who did not. However people with high self-esteem felt better after repeating the positive self-statement - but only slightly. They found that, paradoxically, those with low self-esteem were in a better mood when they were allowed to have negative thoughts than when they were asked to focus exclusively on affirmative thoughts. Double6project on jamendoclipped by: doublesixclippers remarks: Free download lounge-chillout-ambient album Already in the early 1990s, Andrea Soru & Luca Ascari were collaborating together on a musical project called "Seguira Coisa": an interesting and original mix of Samba, Latin, Reggae and Rock music. After that, however, Andrea Soru went on to have a deep mystical crisis which strongly influenced the spiritual side of his music; during this period Luca Ascari focused instead on his other passion: designing fashion. Double six aims at making their music as interesting, fascinating and pleasant as drinking fresh water in the middle of the desert. They can sometimes deliver an unpredictable blow to the stomach but overall their tunes catapult all of your senses onto the alert mode so you really feel the music with your mind, body, ears and soul. ooops: teacher accidentally gave self-made sex tape to 5th gradersclipped by: doodleiciousclippers remarks: ooops is right- geesh Oops: Teacher Accidentally Gave Self-Made Sex Tape to 5th Graders ELK GROVE, Calif (CBS) A class of fifth graders in California got a shocking crash course on the birds and the bees courtesy of their teacher and an x-rated home video she accidently included in a DVD of classroom memories. The error was not caught until after the DVDs were distributed to the students and their families. Parents tell CBS 13 Sacramento that the woman is a good teacher that made an honest but embarrassing mistake. According to the station, the offending DVD starts with a menu screen that displays various school trips and functions. Click on one of them and ?you see kids in a classroom sharing stories. They then start clapping and the video suddenly cuts to sex.? "All she could say was that it was a horrible mix up," said one father. CBS 13 reports that the local school district is investigating the case, but that it is unlikely that teacher, who is well-liked and respected, will lose her job. Tags: mix-ups Really Cool Black and White Photographyclipped by: perellicippoReally Cool Black and White PhotographySometimes, colors are totally unnecessary. Even more, sometimes, colors might blow everything up. In photography, we got great examples of that. Heres a cool selection of black and white pictures that are totally interesting.                        Pinkclipped by: perellicippo"Pink."  Brain Death and Organ Donationclipped by: Efrain Alvarado Phil Lawler discusses the sad case of Nathaniel Turner, apparently beaten til nearly dead by his violent father, killed by live dissection for his vital organs. What a world! Tags: euthanasia Forget About A Cureclipped by: debbyskiIt grows increasingly hard to tell the difference between bishops of the Church of England and Paris Hilton. Dr Nazir-Ali said: "The Bibles teaching shows that marriage is between a man and a woman. That is the way to express our sexual nature. We welcome homosexuals, we dont want to exclude people, but we want them to repent and be changed." Despite many years of trying, nobody has ever successfully demonstrated a "cure" for homosexuality. There is no clinical "cure". There is no possibility of "change" in this area as radical as a complete shift in the sexual object. There are loving heterosexual relationships involving homosexual people, but where a change of sexual orientation is sought or imposed, unhappiness and deception invariably follow. It seems incredible to me that anyone at all could seriously express a hope that gay people should "repent and be changed" without thinking through the human implications Is Twitter Just a Fad?clipped by: lori763clippers remarks: The jury will probably out on this one for a while. Communicators think Twitter is a fad, poll says Lack of time or staff coupled with cautious management delay creation of a plan If you?re guilty of jumping on the Twitter bandwagon, you?re not alone. A recent eMarketer study projects Twitter users will reach 18.1 million by 2010. Twitter users already number more than 12.1 million. But not everyone believes Twitter?s popularity will rise. A recent poll of communicators conducted by Ragan Communications and PollStream found that 54 percent of 702 respondents claim Twitter is a fad and will plateau. ?[It?s a fad] because everybody?s doing it,? says Bob Hirschfeld, senior public information officer for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. ?Ashton Kutcher and CNN have a steady supply of fans who want to know what they do. People like us, people with a job to do, every so often we do something of interest to the general public [but] we don?t have that steady supply of stuff that the public is interested in.? Tags: twitter, social media Blast into Space, Spectacular Fall to Earthclipped by: chestnut501clippers remarks: Onboard cameras capture the amazing journey of Atlantis into space, and the dramatic return of the solid rocket boosters. [Video] Tags: science, space, shuttle, atlantis, hubble, solid-rocket-boosters, technology, space-station, astronauts, hubble-repair These people don?t hate Palin because of the lies; the lies exist to justify the hateclipped by: infidel70clippers remarks: Simply put, they are bullies. And female bullies - "Mean Girls" as Miss Feys film calls them - are the cruelest kind. What a shock that Maureen Dowd devoted her New York Times column Sunday to attack Sarah Palin. It did not so much criticize Alaskas governor for prematurely stepping down from her official duties as to finish off what sister snipers Katie Couric and Tina Fey began last fall.  The assassination of Sarah Palin - by media. In light of how the Obama machine took down Hillary Clinton, which unsettled many feminists who believed 2008 was their time, many who saw sexism at play - the destruction of an ascendant Republican female icon was an urgent imperative for the Democratic Party. Misses Dowd, Couric and Fey - Obamas Angels (featuring Joy Behar in the role of "Bosley") - used a potent mix of mockery, snobbery and vitriol to undermine Mrs. Palins feminist bona fides. They are what my wife calls "pad throwers," an allusion to the shower room scene in the Stephen King film "Carrie," in which the popular girls throw sanitary napkins and tampons at the films namesake. Neuro-Images: art and scienceclipped by: abailartclippers remarks: Good links, good site.  From The Anatomy of the Brain, Explained in a Series of Engravings, by Sir Charles Bell. Wellcome Images    Scanning electron micrograph of a neuron sitting on a bed of vertical nanowires. Harvard Magazine  Abandoned Russian brain research lab. Alex Klochkov/ Brushnika.com     Brainbow image of mouse brain stem. Jean Livet/ Olympus BioScapes  Cerebellar Purkinje cell stained with the Golgi method, by Santiago Ramón y Cajal. From Gray?s Anatomy of the Human Body, 1918 edition, figure 628   Parasagittal section of the cerebellum, drawn by Santiago Ramón y Cajal in 1894. Nature Reviews Neuroscience  Diffusion tensor image of sagittal fibres in human brain. Thomas Schultz, University of Utah/ Wikimedia Commons  Diffusion tensor image of white matter tracts in the brain, by David Shattuck/Arthur Toga/Paul Thompson/UCLA. NPR  Kaibo Zonshinzu anatomical scroll      Tags: neuroimaging, neuroimages Arizona is 6000 years old?clipped by: reimers[Video] It?s not that she says the Earth is 6000 years old ? twice, just to make sure ? that floors me. It?s the casual way she said it, as if she said "I had a cup of coffee today." From her manner, it?s clear that not only does she believe this complete and utter nonsense, but this is a simple fact woven into her mind just like the Sun is bright or chocolate is tasty. To her, the Earth being 6000 years old just is. Now, to be fair, this video is without context, and so we can?t be absolutely sure she?s a creationist. But it sure as heck sounds that way, and given her voting record it fits right in. The irony, of course ? and there?s always irony when creationism is involved ? is that she?s talking about uranium mining, and it?s through the radioactive decay of uranium that we know the Earth is billions of years old. And she also praises technological achievements! AIIIIiiiiieeee! So while you soak that up I leave you, of course, with this:  A Posthumous Tribute To Gaiaclipped by: merrieTrust us: If theres one time you can get away with a not-so-green lifestyle, its when youre dead.  Still, this Toyota Prius Hearse plans to unleash its green yuppie fury on Japans funeral circuit. For just $80,000 a pop, you too can ride around (rotting) in the finest of posthumous eco luxury. According to a rough translation and some metric conversion, it looks like this supersized Prius gets 52 miles per gallon. Thats really pretty good for a dead person mobile. Its just too bad you wont be around to appreciate the fuel savings while giving smug looks to truck drivers at the pump. [Press Release via Japan Probe] Socialism - the testclipped by: dl211clippers remarks: After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. The scores never increased.......... as bickering, blame and name-calling, all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. Could not be any simpler than that. If ANYONE is unable to understand THIS explanation, I have serious doubts about their ability to even function in society, much less run our country! As the late Adrian Rogers said, "you cannot multiply wealth by dividing it." An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obamas socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obamas plan". All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. ACORN Intl. ~ Same as the Old ACORN Gone Globalclipped by: merrieclippers remarks: McAllen, Shanghai, and Twitter New Orleans Sometimes, but not all that often, I get to say, ?Hey! You heard it first here!? This is one of those days. Today?s NYT, President Obama is reportedly all up in everyone?s face in the White House about whether or not they have read the New Yorker [...] New Orleans Sometimes, but not all that story on why the frick are the healthcare costs so high in McAllen ?poor-as-dirt? Texas. He?s arguing that this proves the pudding on why we desperately have to have a national healthcare solution. Thanks for reading the blog, Mr. President! Next time, go ahead and write a comment rather than embarrassing your staff in the big house. In New Orleans we have another phenomenon that has relaxed a city that is frankly known for being laid back and relaxed.
  Blogroll  The Food Crisis Will Be Backclipped by: thisnamecantbetakenclippers remarks: More than 1 billion people, or every one in six, are starving, according to a report issued by the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) on June 19. The number of the hungry increased worldwide by about 100 million in 2008 alone, a hike of 11 percent. "The silent hunger crisis...poses a serious risk for world peace and security," said FAO Director General Jacques Diouf. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/07/content_11668272.htm Global warming, top soil degradation, and water mis-appropriation can all be linked to the decreases in production that in turn lead to food inflation. One Stanford study stated that rice and corn harvest has decreased 20-40% as global temperatures continue to rise. Lester Brown states that for every degree C the earth warms above normal, production yields decrease by 10%. http://www.examiner.com/x-9508-Honolulu-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Environmental-factors-to-blame-for-rising-food-crisis The food crisis will be back The food crisis, a problem that we faced in 2007 and 2008, will be back sooner than expected. This is due to several factors, arising out of the economic and financial crisis, that are generating pressure on our capacity to supply food. First, there has been increase in areas dedicated to biofuels. Now the tank of our car is a competitor of our stomach. Both want food. Second, the growth of world population, expected to reach 9 billion people in 2050, creates a need for higher food production. FAO estimates that we will need to produce at least 50 percent more food in the next 15 years. Third, with oil prices up again, there are economic incentives for biofuel projects and possibilities. Finally, farm production shortages due to lower margins, climate, droughts and diseases are a major concern. This years agricultural output will be lower in several countries, and global production is expected to fall by 5 percent. Oldest Bible Now In Digital Formclipped by: dancindani86 Worlds oldest Christian Bible digitizedThe British Library says the surviving pages of the worlds oldest Christian Bible have been reunited -- digitally. The library says the early work known as the Codex Sinaiticus had been housed in four separate locations across the world for more than 150 years. It became available Monday for perusal at this Web site so scholars and others can get a closer look. The library says the work will allow scholars to further study the "unique treasure." The project united organizations from Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Egypt. Each possessed parts of the 1,600-year-old manuscript. They worked together to publish new research into the history of the Codex and transcribed 650,000 words during a four-year period. Command And Conquer Your Desktop Wallpaper Collectionclipped by: merrieclippers remarks: There are many other features in this program, check the site to see them all. Windows XP/Vista. If you have Windows 95, 98, NT4 or 2000 you can use a previous version. Caledos Automatic Wallpaper Changer http://www.caledos.com/lab/Caledos/Caledos.aspx Get Rhiannons latest tasty tech treats delivered daily via your RSS feeder or alternatively, have the RSS feed sent as email direct to your in-box. Caledos Automatic Wallpaper Changer Are you bored to have always the same wallpaper on your desktop? Are you looking for a new exciting way to put images on it? Well, make your computer desktop more dynamic, interactive, useful, and fun with Caledos Automatic Wallpaper Changer. It allows your desktop wallpaper to change automatically. It also lets you choose which images to display. Select the folders of images or images as well, to display as a slide show and set the display interval to change wallpaper every logon, This feature filled free program can manage any desktop wallpaper collection with ease. Some of us manage to acquire enough desktop wallpaper that it gets, well, a little out of control. Others, not so much. Either way, a good program that lets you configure and tweak until you have the exact images from every folder you choose showing up on time is a good tool to have around. Caledos Automatic Wallpaper Changer manages large and small collections of desktop wallpapers. It is highly configurable. You can add multiple folders and set the display intervals from every minute to every month and anything in between. When installed for "all users", every user on a workstation has their settings and images retained. The What I Saw feature shows a list of the latest 100 wallpapers, allowing you to view, delete or set as wallpaper. Save Time Doing Laundryclipped by: merrieclippers remarks: How to Save Time Doing Laundry By Ruby Bayan, Home & Garden One of the most dreaded, tedious and boring household chores is doing laundry. The sooner we can get it over with, the better. We can hardly wait for the day a genius inventor designs a gadget that can wash, dry, fold, press and hang our clothes without human intervention. But until that day comes, we must devote major chunks of our precious time to doing our laundry. How can we save time? Here are some minute-saving tips. Step 4 Use the appropriate wash cycle. Observe how long it takes for your washer to go through the "Normal" cycle. Are your clothes so dirty that they need to be subjected to an hour-long wash and rinse process? If your laundry is mostly regular casual wear, consider using a shorter cycle. It not only saves time, but also reduces the unnecessary abuse your wardrobe is getting from the "Normal" cycle. Step 1 Use a three-bin hamper system. Whether its one big hamper with three sections or three different hampers lined up, it doesnt matter as long as you can use it to presort your laundry. Label the first bin "Whites," the second bin "Light Colors" and the third bin "Dark Colors." Toss your dirty and soiled clothes into the appropriate bins as soon as you take them off. This will save you time from sorting your clothes out of one big, dirty laundry heap. Step 2 Designate a laundry day and do it all in one swoop. Doing one big batch of laundry is faster than doing two small batches on separate occasions. Washing and drying full loads is also more cost-effective in terms of power and water consumption. Step 3 Use wheeled laundry carts. Wheeled devices will help facilitate transporting dirty (and clean) laundry to and from the designated areas. A wheeled cart can move loads that will otherwise require two or more trips to carry between the laundry room and the walk-in closets. Open source to shape cloud computing, not dominate itclipped by: DjiezesRedmonk analyst Stephen OGrady writes a bleak, but likely accurate, eulogy for open sources relevance to cloud computing. where big vendors like Amazon and Google are already divvying up the market, the odds of a small-fry, open-source start-up challenging "Goliath" are slim. Its not a new argument: Nick Carr has been suggesting for some time that only a few, big companies can afford relevance in this hardware-intensive business. Open source is changing the way these big vendors operate, because its altering customer expectations. Google, for its part, went from a happy consumer of open source to an active contributor to open source on a very big scale. Not because Google is "not evil," but because it realizes that open source can give it a competitive advantage in the market. open source challenges otherwise proprietary vendors to compete through openness. Were already seeing some of this as vendors like Red Hat seek to claim parts of the cloud for open source. A Few Facts About the Honduran Military Coupclipped by: brightlight4clippers remarks: 5. For its editorial page, ?democracy? is strictly utilitarian; it?s OK when our side wins; otherwise, we will justify vote-rigging or military action by the other side, even while pretending we support constitutional order. But what else would you expect from a newspaper that fired its only opinion writer who was right about Iraq and that has offered to sell its reporters to the highest bidder? Maybe the Honduran military is buying up advertising space in the Post in order to ensure favorable treatment from Fred Hiatt & Co. A Few Facts About the Honduran Military Coup There?s very little truth to anything you?ve read about the coup in American newspapers. President Manuel Zelaya is no radical. He approved a big minimum wage increase, which was desperately needed in a country where so many workers are poor, but he otherwise has been a very cautious, ineffectual reformer. The intensity of the reaction against him by the Honduran elite ? as seen in the coup ? reflects the feuadal mentality of the traditional economic and political leadership, not Zelaya?s politics. Zelaya was not seeking to stay in power by unconstitutional means; even if his political reforms had succeeded, he would have been out of power within the year. The only side guilty of unconstitutional action is the coup plotters. The American media does not believe in democracy, as seen in the routine portrayal of a [moral equivalence between the elected government and the coup plotters]. The Washington Post is the worst of the pack "The End of Reverse Discrimination?"clipped by: kris_teaclippers remarks: "But, this case is interesting on other grounds besides what it may mean to affirmative action. The Supreme Court, by deciding as it did, was overruling a decision in which Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotamayor took part. Does this mean her nomination is in jeopardy? I think not, but it does mean that she should be more carefully examined by the Senate. Remember, this is the woman who stated that her rich cultural background as a Puerto Rican woman would qualify her more to decide certain types of cases than a white man." "Maybe, she is the one who is guilty of discrimination and being racially biased. I do not believe that the Senate should give her a free ride. She should be examined very carefully before being put on the bench." This week, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court, basically eliminated affirmative action or reverse discrimination or whatever you want to call it. In the case of Ricci v. Destefano, the Supreme Court held that an affirmative action policy by the City of New Haven, Connecticut was invalid. The litigation began when the City tossed out the results of a promotion exam because too few minority members passed. Accordingly, the white firemen who did pass the test were not promoted. Anything that puts one group above another is discrimination whether it is to make up for past wrongs or not. What has happened in the past is the past. What matters now is the future. And, in the future of the United States, there should not be discrimination of any kind, reverse or otherwise. The Dark Side of Climate Change: Its Already Too Late, Cap and Trade Is a Scam, and Only the Few Wiclipped by: brightlight4The Dark Side of Climate Change: Its Already Too Late, Cap and Trade Is a Scam, and Only the Few Will Survive ?Most of the ?green? stuff is verging on a gigantic scam," Lovelock told the New Scientist shortly before the release of his latest book, The Vanishing Face of Gaia. "Carbon trading, with its huge government subsidies, is just what finance and industry wanted. Its not going to do a damn thing about climate change, but itll make a lot of money for a lot of people and postpone the moment of reckoning.? Lovelock has overcome the once-widespread skepticism of his peers to officially move Gaia from a Hypothesis to a Theory. He has established that the various components of the biosphere -- plants, animals, minerals, gases, the sun?s heat -- interact in such a way as to create and maintain a climate amenable to life Passenger Pigeons A History of Extinctionclipped by: celestialdancerNo one in the late 1800s could have ever imagined With the coming of the telegraph, the locations of flocks could be ascertained, and the birds were rentlessly pursued. To add insult to injury, continous clearing of the forests on which these birds depended limited the nesting habitat that they could use.  In short, extinction happens one stupid human step at a time. Help us not to take the next step.... ... The Passenger Pigeon, once probably the most numerous bird on the planet, made its home in the billion or so acres of primary forest that once covered North America east of the Rocky Mountains. Their flocks were so dense that they darkened the sky for hours and days from the 19th century populations may have reached 5 billion individuals and comprised up to 40% of the total number of birds in North America. The immense roosting and nesting colonies invited over-hunting. to make pigeon pie. UK weapons inspector found dead was writing an exposeclipped by: brightlight4 KELLY?S BOOK OF SECRETSWEAPONS inspector David Kelly was writing a book exposing highly damaging government secrets before his mysterious death.  He was intending to reveal that he warned Prime Minister Tony Blair there were no weapons of mass destruction anywhere in  He had several discussions with a publisher in Following his death, his computers were seized and it is still not known if any rough draft was discovered by investigators and, if so, what happened to the material. Dr Kelly was also intending to lift the lid on a potentially bigger scandal, his own secret dealings in germ warfare with the apartheid regime in South Africa. Director Bob Coen said: ??The deeper you look into the murky world of governments and germ warfare, the more worrying it becomes. To Treat the Deadclipped by: mugofcoffeeclippers remarks: By Jerry Adler | Newsweek Web Exclusive A must read at the site of the entire article! Amazing... The new science of resuscitation is changing the way doctors think about heart attacks?and death itself. But if the cells are still alive, why cant doctors revive someone who has been dead for an hour? Because once the cells have been without oxygen for more than five minutes, they die when their oxygen supply is resumed. It was that "astounding" discovery, Becker says, that led him to his post as the director of Penns Center for Resuscitation Science, a newly created research institute operating on one of medicines newest frontiers: treating the dead. Blood-starved heart muscle is suddenly flooded with oxygen, precisely the situation that leads to cell death. Instead, Becker says, we should aim to reduce oxygen uptake, slow metabolism and adjust the blood chemistry for gradual and safe reperfusion. If The Shoe Fitsclipped by: debbyskiWith so much evil in the world, why are we so reluctant to use the term? But the politics of finger-pointing aside, arent there evil people and deeds in the world that need to be known for what they are? St. Augustine argued that evil was less a unique malicious presence than it was the absence of good. But 46 years ago in her book on the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, Hannah Arendt introduced the useful concept of the banality of evil. Sometimes evil is perpetrated by average people whom no one would suspect. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." In Matthew, he says, "Do not judge, lest you be judged by others." I admire our collective reluctance to use the term, although Im not sure that it doesnt sometimes make us less capable of dealing with evil head on. Seasick Steve: The Doghouseclipped by: cakebellyclippers remarks: Later with Jools Holland [Video] Fox News Contributor Rips Into Palin: "The Woman Is Inarticulate, Undereducated" (VIDEO)clipped by: ratilfarclippers remarks: When Faux News turns on you, you know youre in trouble. Even Fox News has started to turn on Sarah Palin. In the midst of a segment about the Alaska Governors battle against "liberal" attacks, Liz Trotta went off-message. Frankly, "the woman is inarticulate, undereducated," Trotta said, arguing that for once liberal criticism was "well-deserved." "I think all the liberal stylists ... really have a case. She just begs for adjectives like flaky and wacky." When pressed, she added, "Were talking about somebody who, right from the get-go, has been a flashy person who gets into a lot of trouble and really has no credentials for any job." Watch: [Video] Billy Maysclipped by: macgeek61 They called him the king of infomercials. Billy Mays, with his trademark black beard, blue shirt and emphatic loudmouthed style, could be seen on TV 400 times a week. Following his death last week, search has more on his story and those ads. What happened?: Mays was hit on the head by falling baggage during a rough airplane landing the day before, but his death Sunday was attributed to heart failure. He was 50. His style: Although best known for pushing a stain remover, Mays was memorable for his exuberant opening line (what was it?) and his lineup of catchphrases (Watch this!; I get so excited ... ; I gotta tell ya something! Right now! Long live your laundry!). His start: Mays began his pitchman career smiling and yelling at passersby on the Atlantic City boardwalk, selling the Weed-Matic. Then he moved on to home and auto shows and state fairs for 12 years, ballying the Shammy, WashMatik and Ultimate Chopper. He got his big break in 1993 when he met Max Appel. (Who was he?) Are You A Mosquito Magnet?clipped by: googleitclippers remarks: Here in Georgia the mosquitos slap back! Experts try to crack the code behind why mosquitoes like some humans more than others. Youre flipping burgers for the neighborhood barbecue, and the mosquitoes have already begun their feast -- on you. As you swat madly at the pests, you notice other folks seem completely unfazed. Could it be that mosquitoes prefer dining on some humans over others? This may clear up the mystery. Scientists do know that genetics account for a whopping 85% of our susceptibility to mosquito bites. Theyve also identified certain elements of our body chemistry that, when found in excess on the skins surface, make mosquitoes swarm closer. Mosquitoes also target people who produce excess amounts of certain acids, such as uric acid, explains entomologist John Edman, PhD, spokesman for the Entomological Society of America. These substances can trigger mosquitoes sense of smell, luring them to land on unsuspecting victims. Pomegranate Juice May Slow Prostate Cancerclipped by: googleitApril 26, 2009 -- Drinking 8 ounces of pomegranate juice daily may slow the progression of localized prostate cancer ( prostate cancer that hasnt spread), a new study shows. When the study started in 2003, the mens PSA levels were doubling every 15 months. In prostate cancer patients, PSA (prostate specific antigen) is used to monitor their cancer. All of the men drank 8 ounces of pomegranate juice daily, and that slowed down the time it took for their PSA levels to double, as the researchers reported in 2006. In 2007, another team of researchers bought pomegranates, made their own pomegranate juice, and tested it against human prostate cancer cells grafted into mice. Those tumors grew slower than other tumors treated with a placebo solution. Five of the six researchers who conducted the study disclose ties to POM Wonderful, which makes the pomegranate juice used in the study. Gays in the Military: Does a Sailors Murder Signal Deeper Problems?clipped by: Kelika Even as Pentagon lawyers begin trying to ease the "Dont ask, dont tell" prohibition on gays serving openly in the U.S. military, the murder last week of an apparently gay sailor at Californias Camp Pendleton has raised new questions over the readiness of the armed forces to accept openly homosexual personnel. Seaman August Provost of Houston was shot and killed while standing nighttime guard at his base on June 30. Provost was gay, according to his family, gay activists and his MySpace page, and had reportedly "come out" to some of his Navy colleagues. The Navy has said there is no indication that the 28-year-old sailor was the target of a hate crime, but officials also decline to specify a suspected motive. At least two suspects ? both sailors ? have been questioned. One remains in custody and is expected to be charged. Trey Ratcliffs Wonderful HDR Images #2clipped by: perellicippoTrey Ratcliffs Wonderful HDR Images #2A while ago we featured a post about Trey Ratcliffs Wonderful HDR Images. Since our readers really liked the first post and Trey has a lot of incredible new photos at his website, Stuck in Customs, I decided to make a "sequence" of it. I have to say that his work continuous to amaze me... so here is a new selection of Trey Ratcliffs work that Im pretty sure you will like!!I liked so much this whole HDR universe that I even tried Treys HDR tutorial, but as for the result I got, I really need a lot of reading and practicing around the subject to try it again. Another great thing that I just read on Treys blog is that he announced a book,A World in HDR, which has pieces of his work with extended descriptions, more information about the photos and also some tutorials to help you with your HDR creations. Thanks again for Trey and all his kindness!! So now, go ahead and enjoy the images! ;)                 Climate Change: Its Already Too Lateclipped by: thisnamecantbetakenclippers remarks: ?There is no tipping point, just a slope that gets ever steeper,? writes Lovelock. ?Because of the rapidity of the Earth?s change, we will need to respond more like the inhabitants of a city threatened by a flood. When they see the unstoppable rise of water, their only option is to escape to higher ground. We have to make our lifeboats seaworthy now stop pretending there is any way back to that lush, comfortable, and beautiful Earth we left behind sometime in the 20th century.? Dr. James Lovelock Warns the World: Enjoy it While You Can cap-and-trade falls far short of what is necessary to avoid cataclysmic climate change later this century. at this pivotal moment in history. We simply no longer have the time for legislation this weak. This view is shared by leading climate scientists In these shadows dwell scientists who believe the time has passed for any sort of legislation at all, no matter how radical. Carbon trading Its not going to do a damn thing about climate change Lovelock, who has been compared to Copernicus and Darwin, years ago arrived at a disturbingly stark conclusion about Earth?s climate future. The small window of short-term hope is closed In its place is a long-term hope that humanity in some form will survive the present century, though barely. Our current global civilization is about to end we have pushed Gaia beyond the point of return. Brains and Meaningsclipped by: abailartclippers remarks: Article is short, really best to see it all. Brains are at best only necessary conditions for consciousness, and neuro imaging will not provide any special access to self-knowledge. That requires examination of the world created by embodied communities of meaning-making minds.  To complement the philosophical argument, I want to focus (mainly) on specific claims made on behalf of imaging of the activity of the waking human brain. I do so from the position of one who has been using technologies such are fMRI and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in my research for over a decade. The appeal to brain science as an explain-all has at its heart a myth that results from confusing necessary with sufficient conditions. newer, cleverer ways of visualising brain activity will not give us direct access to selves, thoughts, beliefs and so on. brain is not sufficient to account for these things: they are to be found in the whole human being functioning in the community of minds - in the human world - in society, to which the brain gives access. 4 Steps to Get Your Ex Back Fastclipped by: Stumblerz4 Steps to Get Your Ex Back Fast Its no secret that relationships are volatile. Sadly, even a magical relationship can end as fast and unexpectedly as it started. If you are coming out of a recently ended relationship and want your ex boyfriend or girlfriend back you are looking in the right place. As long as you still have a means of communication with the person there is still hope if you follow this guide. 1. Stay in Touch 2. Be Yourself 3. Dont Chase and Dont Be Needy 4. Find a Program that Works Tags: relationships "Maps of the Seven Deadly Sins"clipped by: kris_teaclippers remarks: Interesting...not really sure about the validity but it is still kind of interesting. Maps of the Seven Deadly SinsGeographers from Kansas State University map the spatial distribution of the seven deadly sins in the United States. These types of maps are always kind of iffy as they draw from data from various sources gathered with different methods and usually use some kind of researcher-defined metric. Still interesting though... right?        Off the Beaten Track - The World?s Least Visited Parksclipped by: StumblerzNational Park of American Samoa  Apolobamba National Park, Bolivia  The Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska (USA)  Isle of Royale National Park, Michigan (USA)  Perito Moreno National Park, Argentina  Ivvavik National Park, Canada  1st Lady requires more than 20 attendantsclipped by: jatflaclippers remarks: Oh my. They are just slurpin from our public trough. First Lady requires more than twenty attendants ?In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much,? she said. ?See, that?s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, ? Michelle Obama No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn?t perform any official duties. But this hasn?t deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession. Just think Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War. And Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary. these servants of Miz Michele are the same as members of the national security and defense departments and the bill for these assorted lackeys is paid by John Q. Public: Millions of us have poison in our pantsclipped by: valann 47Millions of us have poison in our pants  Some 8.7million pairs of pants and knickers in Britain contain a toxic pesticide, says a campaign group.Cotton sprayed with endosulfan often ends up as underwear in budget clothing shops and accounts for one in 50 pairs sold here. There is no danger to wearers of the poison briefs but Pants to Poverty says farming communities suffer birth defects and Endosulfan is banned in 62 countries but is still widely used in India and elsewhere. Pants to Poverty is planning a campaign to make chemical giant Bayer stop distributing it. Indonesias "love shacks"clipped by: clip-on-tieclippers remarks: "He is my special man," she says giggling, nervously flipping her pack of clove cigarettes. "None of the other customers are special." At first he was like all the rest, coming several times a week with friends after long, backbreaking days. Her man tours the local factories, searching for discarded waste that he can clean and resell ? Indonesias version of the recycling truck. He quickly became one of Linas many regulars and after only a few months, she says they decided to get married. Now, when he visits Balebut, he comes not as a customer, but as Linas husband. When they get enough money, she said, they plan to find a house and move away from the Citarum area.  A customer leaves one of Indonesias love shacks. Outside Jakarta, prostitution morphs into a deeper feeling for one rare working girl.BEKASI, Indonesia ? Lina, 22, is one of the most popular prostitutes at Balebut Cafe. She can make $200 a week during the dry season, when the road is still passable and the river stays within its banks. Unlike the other young women scattered around the dark room, she thinks this place suits her. "I like to drink, dance, take drugs and flirt," she says. "And anyway, I dont have a degree, so I dont know what else to do." On the outskirts of Jakarta, Balebut is one of a dozen identical, windowless shacks sinking into the ground a few miles down a muddy road. It sits a few feet from the Citarum, one of the most polluted rivers in the world. The cafes, as they call them, all offer the same thing: loud music, warm beer and girls. At about 3 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon, Lina sits on a raised platform It was right here, she recalls, that she fell in love. Deadly Blood Clotsclipped by: jay8hclippers remarks: This could easily apply to those who sit at a desk for hours at a time. Travel more than doubles risk of blood clots: studyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who travel have nearly triple the normal risk of developing a dangerous blood clot, with a measurable increase for every two hours spent sitting in a car or wedged into an airline seat, researchers reported on Monday. Dr. Divay Chandra and colleagues at Harvard University in Boston looked specifically at venous thromboembolism -- the development of a blood clot in a vein, usually in the legs. Blood clots can also cause strokes and heart attacks when they form in arteries but VTEs can cause local damage or travel to the lung and kill. Women who are pregnant or take birth control pills and the obese have an especially high risk, they found. But ensuring that people drink extra fluids and get up and move every two hours or so is worthwhile, they said. Biden the car salesman is something that makes sense.clipped by: pecksnifclippers remarks: Are Cosmic Forces at work?  Tags: biden, nincompoop Video: Palin on Palinclipped by: jatflaclippers remarks: She makes perfect sense to me. Her job and that of her staff was continuously hampered by the never-ending stupid picking. She did free up the office of Governor to get back to working for the state. Video: Palin on Palin?You know conditions have really changed in Alaska in the political arena since Aug. 29, since I was tapped to run for VP. When that opposition research ? those researchers really bombarded Alaska ? started digging for dirt and have not let up. They?re not gonna find any dirt,? she said. ?We keep proving that every time we win an ethics violation lawsuit and we?ve won every one of them. But it has been costing our state millions of dollars. It?s cost Todd and me. You know the adversaries would love to see us put on the path of personal bankruptcy so that we can?t afford to run.? Prisonclipped by: Vinyl HippoA man escapes from a prison where he had been kept for 15 years. As he runs away, he finds a house and breaks into it, looking for money and guns, but only finds a young couple in bed. He orders the guy out of bed and ties him up in a chair. While tying the girl up to the bed, he gets on top of her, kisses her on the neck, then gets up, and goes to the bathroom. While hes in there, the husband tells his wife, "Listen, this guy is an escaped prisoner, look at his clothes! He probably spent lots of time in jail, and hasnt seen a woman in years. I saw how he kissed your neck. If he wants sex, dont resist, dont complain, just do what he tells you, just give him satisfaction. This guy must be dangerous, if he gets angry, hell kill us. Be strong, honey. I love you.", to which the wife responds, "He was not kissing my neck. He was whispering in my ear. He told me he was gay, thought you were cute, and asked if we kept any Vaseline in the bathroom. Be strong, honey, I love you, too. Liberty to be Gratefulclipped by: meadowsislandsclippers remarks: eye opening perspective of the world economy.  Consumerism has taken over our planet. Everywhere you go you see advertisements urging your sense to buy and use. People all over are selling their wares to get more money and buy more stuff. Where does it end? Globally news stations were foretelling broken economies and doom. Every station in every country was broadcasting these negative scenarios. Ignorant of the power of intention in our words we began to live out the drama that was written for us. Diligence has to replace impatience. Patience has to replace frustration. Thankfulness must replace our needs list. Maintenance must replace disposal lifestyles. Another thing I have started doing is thanking God for giving me the things I have. I also thank Him for allowing me to withstand in tough times and realize that God is the only one who can give an increase. I trust I will be worthy and prepared for mine when I receive it. Tags: consumerism, shopping, obsessive, compulsive, thanksgiving, minimum wage, food, covet, covetousness A "celebration of guns" at a Kentucky churchclipped by: enbarclippers remarks: Some impressively paranoid quotations can be found in the article, suggesting (it seems to me) that the "parishioners" in this church expect that they will have to use their weapons against the government at some point in the not-too-distant future.  ?But for a deep-seated belief in God and firearms, this country would not be here today,? Mr. Pagano declared from the church?s pulpit. ?You have become my parishioners,? he said. ?I pray that the Lord will bless you and keep you.? ?I am glad to be among American patriots,? Mr. Hawkins said. ?Thank God for you all being here and standing up for your rights.? Many in the audience said they were not members of the church. But they seemed united in their belief that their rights as gun owners were under threat and they had to prepare for the day when their firearms might be confiscated. ?There?s a time coming when we may need to protect ourselves from bad things in the world,? she said. ?We?ve been hearing the rumors about restricting ammunition so that it all expires, so people won?t have the right to protect themselves.? ?I think everybody should carry a gun.? A ?celebration of guns? at a Kentucky churchclipped by: Marcarielclippers remarks: I can hardly find a good comment. Disturbing. My 2nd husband was pro-guns. Army Vet. Killed himself with his hunting rifle.  ?But for a deep-seated belief in God and firearms, this country would not be here today,? Mr. Pagano declared from the church?s pulpit. ?You have become my parishioners,? he said. ?I pray that the Lord will bless you and keep you.? ?I am glad to be among American patriots,? Mr. Hawkins said. ?Thank God for you all being here and standing up for your rights.? Many in the audience said they were not members of the church. But they seemed united in their belief that their rights as gun owners were under threat and they had to prepare for the day when their firearms might be confiscated. ?There?s a time coming when we may need to protect ourselves from bad things in the world,? she said. ?We?ve been hearing the rumors about restricting ammunition so that it all expires, so people won?t have the right to protect themselves.? ?I think everybody should carry a gun.? Obama, Medvedev Meet In Russiaclipped by: ratilfarclippers remarks: Less nukes. Nuff said,  U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev exchange documents before a joint press conference at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Monday, July 6, 2009.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze) MOSCOW ? President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the worlds two largest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third, to the lowest levels of any U.S.-Russia accord, and counter what Obama called "a sense of drift" in the countries relations. "We must lead by example, and thats what we are doing here today," Obama declared in Kremlin hall glittering in gold. "We resolve to reset U.S.-Russian relations so that we can cooperate more effectively in areas of common interest." Medvedev called Mondays agreement a "reasonable compromise." Between them, the two countries possess more than 90 percent of the worlds nuclear weapons Carpenters sonclipped by: runnhydeOne day Jesus was out for a walk, strolling near the walls surrounding heaven, when he heard an old mans voice call from the other side. "Hello? Hello?" Jesus replied, "Who is it?" "Just a poor, old carpenter searching for his son," the old man replied. Jesus heart leapt with joy and he called out, "Joseph?" The voice answered back, "Pinocchio?" "Would you pledge your soul as loan collateral?"clipped by: cakebellyclippers remarks: more: Wearing sunglasses, a black suit and a white shirt with the words "Kontora" (office) emblazoned on it, he reaches into his pocket and lays out a sheaf of notes on the table to show that the business is serious and not a joke. Latvia has been the EU nation worst hit by economic crisis. Unemployment is soaring and banks have sharply reduced their lending, meaning that small companies offering easy loans in small amounts have become more popular. Mirosiichenko said his company was basically trusting people to repay the small amounts they borrowed, which has so far been up to 250 lats ($500) for between 1 and 90 days at a hefty interest rate. He said about 200 people had taken out loans over the two months the business was in operation. (Reporting by Patrick Lannin; Editing by Steve Addison)  RIGA (Reuters) ? Ready to give your soul for a loan in these difficult economic times? In Latvia, where the crisis has raged more than in the rest of the European Union, you can. Such a deal is being offered by the Kontora loan company, whose public face is Viktor Mirosiichenko, 34. Clients have to sign a contract, with the words "Agreement" in bold letters at the top. The client agrees to the collateral, "that is, my immortal soul." Mirosiichenko said his company would not employ debt collectors to get its money back if people refused to repay, and promised no physical violence. Signatories only have to give their first name and do not show any documents. "If they dont give it back, what can you do? They wont have a soul, thats all," he told Reuters in a basement office, with one desk, a computer and three chairs. Torchwood Ratingsclipped by: kkcapricornclippers remarks: There is a video trailer at the site but it is not available in the U.S. Torchwood: Children of Earth was watched by 5.9 million viewers, according to unofficial overnight figures. The programme was the most 5th watched programme of the day and the 2nd highest rated on BBC1, being beaten by the three main soaps. The programme won its timeslot with an audience share of 25.8%. Final figures will be available in two weeks time. Torchwood continues Tuesday evening on BBC One Tags: torchwood largest carnivorous dinosaur tooth ever found in spainclipped by: doodleiciousclippers remarks: big dang toofer Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur Tooth Ever Found In Spain "Given the great variations between the teeth of different kinds of allosauroids, it would be prudent for us to assign this fossil to an indeterminate Allosauroidea", Luis Alcalá, one of the researchers involved in the study to be published in the upcoming issue of Estudios Geológicos and managing director of the Teruel-Dinópolis Joint Palaeontology Foundation, tells SINC. The tooth, found by local residents in Riodeva, Teruel, in the Villar del Arzobispo Formation, has been compared with other samples from the Allosauroidea group from the Iberian Peninsula ? in particular with a large tooth from Portugal (measuring 12.7cm) and another belonging to an Allosauroidea indet in Spain, until now described as the largest in Spain at 8.27cm. Tags: dinos Rick Warren Stresses Need for Christians to Build Bridgesclipped by: jatflaclippers remarks: Building relationships and respect with unbelievers...good. Failing to speak about the fundamentals of the Christian faith (while professing it) gives a false gospel. Speak the pure, unadulterated Biblical Christian faith and let the cookie crumble. Trying to build a common ground with other religions leads to a perversion of the Gospel. Jesus Christ did not mince His words. Rick Warren Stresses Need for Christians to Build BridgesBut to his congregation at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, the ?Purpose Driven? preacher made it clear that his goal behind every speaking engagement is always the same ? for the ?global glory of God.? According to McConkey, Warren?s ?silence on the exclusive claims of Christ? this past Saturday ?led his Muslim audience into believing that works will save a person.? . ?Where in the Bible does it say we are to combine with false religions to do good works? In James 2:14-26, faith in Christ is first and works second. "Why go to a Muslim outfit and not share your faith and not tell them the truth,? In his letter to the Saddleback congregation, however, Warren insisted that if the church wants to have a Christ-like ministry, it has to build relationships of love and respect and trust with unbelievers. Continue >> DIY Couch to 5K MP3s, pt.1clipped by: DarrenTooCoolclippers remarks: More to come Would you like to learn to run? The Couch to 5 Kilometre (C25k) program from Cool Runnings is one of the most popular running programs on the net, and has helped thousands of people to build their running skills, fitness, and endurance. The program starts on week one with eight one-minute runs, interspersed with 90 seconds walking, and slowly builds up, until by week nine you are cruising through a thirty-minute run. You can find the original program here, and some more information about it here. So I looked for, and found, a way to make my own personal MP3s with my own voice saying things like, ?It?s almost time to run? are you ready? GO!? and my own choice of music in the background. 6. Mix your voice file and soundtrack into a single MP3 and export 7. Organise your C25K MP3s you?ll need Tags: c25k Super Cute Australian Koala Taking Bathclipped by: dredgonredSuper Cute Australian Koala Taking Bath    "Would the Great Satan be so kind as to reassert a threatening posture?"clipped by: enbarclippers remarks: This cartoon kind of sums it up, in my view. The cartoon is by Nick Anderson and is from the Houston Chronicle (June 23, 2009). John Bolton, our former UN ambassador with the dead rodent above his lip and a serious anger management problem, argued for that in the Washington Post this week (?Time for An Israeli Strike?? ? the question mark is redundant): ?Accordingly, with no other timely option, the already compelling logic for an Israeli strike is nearly inexorable.?  Pop quiz: With the hardliners in Iran trying to blame recent protests on the US and the UK, an attack on Iran by Israel with the approval of the Great Satan would, a/ strengthen the hardliners, or b/ strengthen the reformers? What happens in any country under attack by a foreign enemy? robo jesusclipped by: dredgonred Baby Aardvarkclipped by: Kelika The aardvark is an animal only found in sub-Saharan Africa. Its strange looks can probably be attributed to the fact that it is a living fossil ? yes, the aardvark?s chromosomes reflect much of life before modern taxonomy. Let?s see how life begins for little aardvarks because guess what, as placentals, they are more closely related to us humans than marsupials. Ready for pics that?ll make you go cuuuuuute? A six-week-old aardvark baby:       Tags: nature Its Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengersclipped by: brightlight4Its Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers.: The kidnapping of 21 international human rights workers attempting to deliver needed aid to a besieged people is an outrage, but it is hardly an isolated one. Since its founding in 1948 the State of Israel has regularly kidnapped and tortured Palestinians, throwing them into forgotten prisons where they can languish for years. Today, over 11,000 Palestinian political prisoners without benefit of due process, some never even charged - men, women, and children endure torture and isolation in Israeli jails, outdoor prison camps, and secret black sites. They come from all walks of life: doctors, journalists, parliamentarians, workers, resistance fighters, homemakers, students and others. They are our sisters and brothers From the first night, the Free Gaza 21 have been busy trying to get news out of the prison about the illegality of Israels actions in relation to themselves and the other inmates inside Ramle Prison who have no voice. [Video] What change really meansclipped by: dl211What change really means  Pentagon Denies Flyover of "God and Country Rally"clipped by: dl211clippers remarks: Is anyone surprised? Pentagon Denies Flyover of "God and Country Rally" for First Time in 42 Years Because of its "Christian Nature".... Even more enraging is the fact that the rally is used to honor all branches of the military. Could the Obama Administration be any more hostile to Christianity?..... Although a flyover using Air Force One to scare the ever-living-fuck out of New Yorkers so Obama can have a nice picture of his new plane is not a problem....  VLC 1.0.0 is out! (finally!)clipped by: clip-on-tieTags: vlc 1.0 Zooloo Social Networkclipped by: lori763clippers remarks: You can completely customize this social network site.
When you set up your ZooLoo account, you are given a dashboard which contains customizable widgets just like iGoogle. But you?ll see along both the top and bottom of the site elements that lead you to the more social aspects. Along the bottom, is your Facebook-style chat bar and options area. At the top of the main page you?ll find the tools to control your site and manage your media (pictures and videos). The freemium model hasn?t exactly taken off in the traditional social networking market. But ZooLoo gives you some things that are a bit more like an online office service, such as calendaring. 7/7bombing Memorialclipped by: wiganfootieMemorial to victims of the 7/7 bombingsEach one of the 52 victims of the July 7 bombings has been commemorated in a memorial unveiled on the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Skip related content  The £1 million Hyde Park monument, unveiled by the Prince of Wales and Tessa Jowell, consists of 52 stainless steel columns, or stelae, which stand 3.5m tall. Each one is unique and they have been grouped together in four clusters reflecting the separate locations of the bombings - Tavistock Square, Edgware Road, Kings Cross and Aldgate. A stainless steel plaque naming all those who died has also been erected at the memorial site between the parks Lovers Walk and Park Lane. The families of those killed in the bombings met Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, Ms Jowell and London mayor Boris Johnson before the memorial service began. Brilliant Bookcases...clipped by: mugofcoffee | ||||
Since you see it every time you open your web browser, a good start page is key. Google has a pretty good option with iGoogle, which is highly customizable. But as social networking continues to rise in popularity, an increasing number of people just have something like Facebook as their main page. 
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