yvonne8955

I'm into photography, most of which I did in prague. Check out this site for some of my stuff.

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Drunk Driver Steals Your Car - You Get Sued!
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Drunk Driver Steals Your Car - You Get Sued!

Do No Evil – and other amazing lawsuits that survived trial-by-jury in the good ol' U.S. of A. (personal favorite, the guy who sued his neighbor for running over his fingers while he was trying to steal the guy's hubcaps!)

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Digg Users Comments About Netscape Beta
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Digg Users Comments About Netscape Beta

Gadgets & Tech – Here is a list of constructive criticisms from digg users about the new Netscape Beta. The number one complained about issue AD PLACEMENT

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MP3 Recording: Trying to cancel AOL
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MP3 Recording: Trying to cancel AOL

News – Here's a recording I did of a conversation between myself and AOL while trying to cancel an account I no longer needed. It was old, and I hadn't used it in a REALLY long time, I just never got around to cancelling it. Enjoy!

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George Bush says he uses "The Google"

Politics – Classic George Bush quote...he says that he uses "the google" to pull up maps of his ranch. It is either funny or depressing, you decide.

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Old vs. New Netscape
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Old vs. New Netscape

Gadgets & Tech – Jason talks about why, strategically, Netscape.com was relaunched and addresses some of the negative feedback we've received since relaunch.

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Islamic home loans available to everyone
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Islamic home loans available to everyone

Money – Lloyds TSB in Britain has started offering Islamic home loans to the general public. These loans are different in a few key ways compared to everyday loans. [As seen on reddit.com]

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Aging God Fitted For Omni-Focals

Humor – THE ONION RADIO NEWS with Doyle Redland reporting: After an eternity of having to squint to make the best of his all-knowing vision the Lord has finally been fitted for a pair of omni-focals.

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Iraq militia: we have special unit to target Prince Harry

Celebrities – Prince Harry will be a prime kidnap target for insurgents in Iraq, a commander in the Mahdi army has told the Guardian. "One of our aims is to capture Harry, we have people inside the British bases to inform us on when he will arrive," claimed Abu Mujtaba, who commands a unit of around 50 men active in the Mahdi army in Basra.

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Va. doctor convicted of drug trafficking

Do No Evil – A pain-management doctor who prescribed large amounts of opiates and drew patients from across the country to his northern Virginia clinic has been convicted on 16 counts of drug trafficking by a federal jury.

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Taxis getting greener, one hybrid at a time
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Taxis getting greener, one hybrid at a time

Autos – "It's not only environmentally friendly, it's good financially for the driver," said Green Cab co-founder Thomas George-Williams. Fuel for the hybrid Civic costs $8 per shift, a fraction of the $45 to quench a gas-guzzling Crown Victoria, he said.

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The Misplaced Jubilance of the Anti-Abortion Right
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The Misplaced Jubilance of the Anti-Abortion Right

Politics – Traditional small government conservatives suddenly become big government legislators of morality when the abortion issue crops up. Despite the absence of any Constitutional evidence of Congressional authority, the typical cries of Judicial Activism are curiously absent when the Court hands down a decision that flies in the face of Roe v Wade.

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U.S. Proposal Would Allow Oil Drilling Off Virginia
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U.S. Proposal Would Allow Oil Drilling Off Virginia

Money – The Interior Department will announce a proposal Monday to allow oil and gas drilling in federal waters near Virginia that are currently off-limits and permit new exploration in Alaska's Bristol Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, according to people who have seen or been told about drafts of the plan.

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Republicans break Reagan's 11th commandment
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Republicans break Reagan's 11th commandment

Politics – When it comes to Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment -- "Thou shalt not speak ill of thy fellow Republicans" -- GOP presidential candidates seem to be losing their religion. Republican candidates have been speaking a lot of ill -- sometimes quite directly.

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Micheal Vick and pro dog fighting
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Micheal Vick and pro dog fighting

Do No Evil – From a helicopter view of Vick's property, it looked like a professional kennel. At ground level it was dog hell. Injured and scared from dog fights, as many as 60 dogs were found in various stages of ill health.

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Google launches Authors@Google site

Books – For over the past year, we've invited some of the most prominent and promising thinkers, artists, leaders, and personalities of our time to give talks and have discussions at Google about their recently published books. We call the series Authors@Google, and we've posted videos of many of our events online.

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