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Stan Speech to Hippies

Fedquip — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:21:06 EDT

From the epic South Park episdoe "Die Hippie Die"

Channel: Popular Videos Tags: Stan Marsh Hippies South Park

Gitmo 'Justice' for US Citizens?

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:28:12 EDT

A conservative-dominated U.S. Appeals Court has opened the door for President George W. Bush or a successor to throw American citizens - as well as non-citizens - into a legal black hole by designating them "enemy combatants," even if they have engaged in no violent act and are living on U.S. soil.

Channel: Politics Tags: bush rule neocons gitmo gop

Details of Major Internet Flaw Posted by Accident

Ousama — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:19 EDT

A computer security company on Monday inadvertently published details of a major flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) several weeks before they were due to be disclosed.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: internet security blog

Johnson says he'll be in camp, but probably limited by ankle

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:48:29 EDT

Receiver Chad Johnson said he'll report on time for the Cincinnati Bengals' training camp next weekend, but his surgically repaired ankle will probably prevent him from fully participating.

Channel: Sports Tags: Chad Johnson Cincinnati Bengals nfl training camp

Counting down the most prestigious programs since 1984-85

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:44:45 EDT

Tired of subjective ranking systems? We feel your pain. So we devised a solution. All week, we'll unveil the most prestigious Division I hoops programs. Don't blame us. Numbers don't lie.

Channel: Sports Tags: NCAA Basketball college basketball

Don't have to be a genius to see what Grieb means to San Jose

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:43:12 EDT

The QBs in Sunday's ArenaBowl XXII (ABC, 3 ET) took different paths, but know a thing or two about winning titles.

Channel: Sports Tags: mark grieb arenabowl arena football afl matt dorazio

Fortune conference pitches personal submarines

Ousama — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:42:44 EDT

HALF MOON BAY, Calif.--Got $1.2 million to blow on toys? Forget the conspicuous Veyron, which is sure to draw derision from everyone you pass. Instead, take your toys underwater: U.S. Sunmarines' Triton Model 1000, being made now, will take you and a friend 1,000 feet straight down, and keep you there for 6 hours while you gaze at the fish and refl

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: submarines

Will Ferrell And John C. Reilly's ESPY Demands

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:40:52 EDT

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are, how do we say it, kind of a big deal. But they will host the ESPYS -- under the right (insane!) conditions.

Channel: Sports Tags: Will Ferrell John C Reilly ESPYs espn

Titletown USA: Columbus, OH

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:39:39 EDT

Columbus boasts champions in several sports. But the feats on the football field by its beloved Buckeyes make it a TitleTown contender.

Channel: Sports Tags: Columbus ohio titletown osu ohio state buckeyes

CSC's Riis uses own doping admission as fuel for change in cycling

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:35:53 EDT

How does an admitted doper become one of the biggest anti-doping forces in cycling? Allow Bjarne Riis to tell his story.

Channel: Sports Tags: csc Bjarne Riis cycling tour de france

Harrington plans to set some new goals after another British Open win

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:34:10 EDT

Winning two straight British Opens proved once and for all: Padraig Harrington knows how to close the deal on the course.

Channel: Sports Tags: British open pga golf Padraig Harrington

At the Brickyard, it's about the place and not the race

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:32:12 EDT

Expect excitement surrounding the Brickyard (Sunday, 2 ET, ESPN). But as usual, don't expect to find it on the track.

Channel: Sports Tags: BRickyard nascar indy

Conservative Lawyers Urge Bush To Issue 'Pre-Emptive Pardons'

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:31:26 EDT

The New York Times reported this weekend that "felons are asking President Bush for pardons and commutations at historic levels as he nears his final months in office, a time when many other presidents have granted a flurry of clemency requests."

Channel: News Tags: bush criminal white house gop us politics presidential pardons

If you watch only one fight all year Ã¢â;¬Â¦

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:30:23 EDT

Some promising bouts fail to deliver. But if you watch one fight all year, make it Saturday's Cotto-Margarito showdown.

Channel: Sports Tags: Miguel Cotto Antonio Margarito boxing

McCain Has No Clue on Tech Issues

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:29:34 EDT

Obama has positions on broadband access and using the Internet as a tool to increase government accountability. McCain? Big nothing.

Channel: Politics Tags: mccain the past internet technology new ideas

Debate the NL East with Jayson Stark!

Angry Ken — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:29:02 EDT

The Phillies and Mets will break their tie head-to-head this week. But will either win the NL East? The Marlins are in this picture.

Channel: Sports Tags: Phillies Mets NL East mlb marlins

FEMA's strategy solves disaster housing problem by creating new task force

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:21:48 EDT

A year overdue, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a draft disaster housing strategy Monday, which leaves it largely up to the next administration to figure out a way to avoid Hurricane Katrina-like problems that sent victims to toxic trailers.

Channel: News Tags: fema bush administration heck of a job chertoff political appointees

eBook: Lewis Shiner's Snowbirds

Wil — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:16:00 EDT

Originally published in Analog in 1982, this chilling short story brings visitors from the future into the present . . . but who are they and why are they here?

Channel: Books Tags: Authors eBooks Lewis Shiner Science Fiction Climate Change Analog SciFi

Pastor Gets Into Motorcycle Crash - During Service

Neophile — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:15:36 EDT

A pastor brought out a dirt bike during a church service to demonstrate the concept of unity. Now he's demonstrating the concept of healing.

Channel: Religion Tags: pastor motorcycle dirt bike crash church christian christianity

Disability coalition wants Savage fired

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:02:59 EDT

ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights is demanding U.S. talk radio host Michael Savage be fired for his recent remarks about the disabled.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: michael savage michael Weiner idiot talk radio host hatemongerer right wing radio

Rice told embassies to limit aid for Obama, McCain

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:00:41 EDT

As Democrat Barack Obama began an overseas tour, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told employees at U.S. embassies to provide only minimal help to visiting presidential candidates.

Channel: News Tags: mccain obama bush rice us embassies

New pill helps shrink prostate tumors: study

STONERS — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:57:45 EDT

A once-a-day pill significantly shrank tumors in men with advanced prostate cancer who had not responded to other treatments, researchers said on Tuesday.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: New Pill Helps Shrink Prostate Tumors

AP IMPACT: Big Oil profits steered to investors

STONERS — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:47:15 EDT

As giant oil companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits, just where is all that money going?

Channel: Money Tags: Big Oil Profits Steered To Investors

Biofuels depriving world of 100 million tons of cereals

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:38:58 EDT

The production of biofuels is depriving the world of around 100 million tons of cereals that could go to feed the hungry, the head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday on a visit to Cuba.

Channel: Food Tags: biofuels food prices food shortages

New ND ethanol plants getting big subsidy checks

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:38:51 EDT

North Dakota's two newest ethanol factories have collected $1.78 million in state subsidies during the past six months, in part because high corn prices have made it difficult to profit from selling the alternative fuel.

Channel: Money Tags: ethanol ethanol subsidies biofuel corn ethanol food prices

Warning: Climate Change Is Hazardous to Your Health

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:38:45 EDT

But don't expect the EPA, which issued the bad health reports, to do anything about it - at least not anytime soon.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: climate change global warming deniers

Picking a No. 2 in the glare of the Internet age

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:34:07 EDT

More than ever, vice presidential wannabes must maneuver between groveling and remaining cool.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 presidential race you tube politics internets internet tubes

In reversal, Ford veers from SUV's

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:29:27 EDT

Ford Motor, which devoted itself for nearly 20 years to putting millions of Americans into big pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles, is about to drastically alter its focus to building more small cars.

Channel: Autos Tags: ford american autos

Australia's new export: puppy police

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:28:34 EDT

Do not be fooled by their cute faces and floppy ears - these puppies from the Australian Customs dog breeding center are genetically superior, crime-fighting machines.

Channel: Pets Tags: puppies dog police

By Any of Their Many Names, Roses Are a Sweet Addiction

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:24:45 EDT

NOBODY buys a house with a sitting tenant, but I did.

Channel: Do-It-Yourself Tags: rose gardening plants roses climbing roses garden

Neil Armstrong's Beautiful Mistake

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:23:41 EDT

On this very day 39 years ago, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon.

Channel: Science Tags: Neil Armstrong nasa moon landing moon walk michael jackson

Apple: iPhone coming to 20 more countries Aug. 22

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:20:15 EDT

Even as it struggles to meet demand in existing markets, Apple plans to introduce the iPhone 3G to new countries next month. The company said that the latest iPhone would go on sale in 20 additional countries by August 22.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Apple iPhone iPhone 3G

YouTube - World War 3 Secret

ameliog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:20:04 EDT

Lyndon LaRouche lets loose on the state of the world. Cheerful it isn't.

Creationists Fail Again: Taken For Granite

Neophile — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:30:10 EDT

Geologists scoping out a glacier in Antarctica found a piece of granite there. This granite's structure matched that of granite found in only one other place: North America. Radioactive dating tests using several methods all match the age of the same granites in North America. So how did that rock get to Antarctica?

Channel: Science Tags: granite antarctica creationism cdesign proponentsism north america discovery geology

Balthazar Getty: Yes, My Wife and I Have Separated

scarlett426 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:25:51 EDT

Balthazar Getty, who has been photographed smooching actress Sienna Miller recently, has announced that he's splitting from his wife Rosetta Getty, with whom he has four children.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: balthazar getty sienna miller seperation break ups couples propeller celeb news

The Internet, Information And Changing The World

Digidave — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:11:41 EDT

There was a time not so long ago when we were all bound tight by the twin chains of proximity and imagination.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags:

Domino's Scientists Test Limits Of What Humans Will Eat

ind06 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:03:43 EDT

Despite ethical concerns about testing on humans, researchers say their work is necessary to determine the boundary between garbage and food.

Software to video meteors (and other stuff in the sky)

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:44:50 EDT

UFOCapture is a Windows application that helps you videotape meteors and other fast-moving stuff in space. You hook up a sensitive video camera to your computer, point it out your window, and while you slumber, the software saves all the good bits.

Channel: Science Tags: science technology software astronomy

More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official

capn_caveman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:34:45 EDT

More than half the birds, amphibians and mammals found only in the Philippines are either threatened or nearly extinct, the environment and natural resources department said Monday.

Channel: Science Tags: science Philippines biodiversity species extinction nature environment

Linux set to make mobile splash

jeremytoday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:34:44 EDT

Linux is set to make a major impact in the mobile computing realm, the executive director of the Linux Foundation stressed at a conference Monday morning.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Linux mobile OSCON