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The Undemocratic Primaries - How to Democratize Them ?

SunnyDays — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:30:12 EDT

As the long and tedious presidential primary season draws to a merciful close, what have American citizens learned about the democratic nature of the process and why should they care ?

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: undemocratic primaries democratic change primary

Hundreds Of Detainees Are Drugged For Deportation

Aidenag — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:15:04 EDT

The U.S. government has injected hundreds of foreigners it has deported with dangerous psychotropic drugs against their will to keep them sedated during the trip back to their home country, according to medical records, internal documents and interviews with people who have been drugged.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Detainees Deportation Drugs Human Rights

Green aliens, UFOs said to visit UK: secret files

STONERS — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:41:34 EDT

Aliens from outer space have been visiting Britain for years and UFO sightings doubled after the film Close Encounters was released in 1977, according to secret files collating reports by members of the public.

Channel: News Tags: Green Aliens UFOs Visit UK Secret Files

Clinton Doubts Obama's Ability To Greet World Leaders

ind06 — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:10:14 EDT

CHARLESTON, WV - Hillary Clinton once again attacked Barack Obama on the issue of experience, this time questioning the Illinois senator's ability to effectively smile, make appropriate eye contact, and offer sufficiently delicious finger foods when welcoming visiting world leaders.

Channel: Humor Tags: SATIRE Obama Can Finger Food With The Best Of Them

Chicken And Wheat Porridge (ALISA)

bibbicletus — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:01:08 EDT

Place wheat, chicken, onions, cinnamon, salt, 4 tsp ghee and 5 liter water in a heavy - based pan cook, stirring frequently, for about 40 minutes till wheat is well cooked and soft, water has evaporated.Transfer to a wide platter.

Channel: Food Tags: Chicken Wheat Porridge

Butterfinger Comedy Network on Yahoo! Video

ind06 — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:21:47 EDT

The best way to learn about Stick-It-In-Burger is to Stick-it-in-Yourself! Just ask Osaka, Japan!

Channel: Popular Videos Tags: Large Coke Stick It In

100 Best Travel Journal Blogs

neharocks — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:18:50 EDT

Many travel bloggers share their experiences with travel through online travel journals that provide an interesting and sometimes entertaining record of the places they visit and the people they meet. Here are some of the best to check out.

Channel: Travel Tags: Travel Blogs Journals Vacation Websites

Preeti Zinta -the stylist actress of bollywood.

bibbicletus — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:53:09 EDT

Preeti Zinta is one of the most stylist actresses of the contemporary period. Whenever producers look for characters born and brought up in foreign countries, Preeti Zinta, comes in their mind automatically.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Preeti Zinta

29% Of Dems Want Hillary To Run As Independent; 38% Want Her To Drop Out

AlphaGnosis — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:59:00 EDT

That would complete the Dem meltdown as Hillary and Obama would divide the majority of the vote, but would give the election to McCain.

Channel: Politics Tags: 29 percent dems hillary independent candidate

Gorecki's Symphony

Spadecaller — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:53:28 EDT

Augmented by the artwork of Van Gogh, Hugues Merle, and Francis Louis Mora, this Spadecaller video dramatizes the dominant theme of Gorecki's masterpiece, Symphony No. 3, Op 36 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs).

Channel: Art & Design Tags: Henryk Gorecki Van Gogh Symphony of Sorrowful Songs Francis Lous Mora Spadecaller

Study: Over half of Americans on chronic medicines

idyll — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:37:51 EDT

For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: chronic medications study

100 Best Jobs for Lazy Bones

bizexpert — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:09:33 EDT

This list of the 100 best jobs for lazy people includes a lot of industries and jobs in which there are many hard working individuals, but flexible hours, lax dress codes, and extra vacation time make them perfect for smart but lazy people.

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: Job Career Work Ofice Laziness

27 Natural Ways to Boost Your Sex Drive

bizexpert — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:06:36 EDT

A failing sex drive can be frustrating, but there are a number of things that you can do to make it better. This article has listed these and many other easy and natural ways to get your spark back.

Channel: Love & Personals Tags: Sex Love Romance Dating Spark

Inflation pressures ease despite food price jump

STONERS — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:01:28 EDT

Inflation pressures eased a bit in April despite the biggest jump in food prices in 18 years.

Channel: Money Tags: Inflation Pressures Ease Food Price Jump

House GOPers Stomping Mad Over Prospects

ybdogsct — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:06:22 EDT

The political situation for the GOP is not good, and they aren't even trying to deny it. Asked if Tom Davis thought there should be a change in House GOP leadership, he brought up the 2006 election and the loss of Congress, then wondered aloud why, when "the plane is being flown into the mountain," there has been no change in direction.

Channel: Politics Tags: GOP House election

chinese food recipes collection

sydadnan — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:41:11 EDT

Free and easy Chinese foods cooking recipes collection

Channel: Food Tags: cooking chinese food chinese food recipes easy chinese recipes

Wednesdays Rock - Craig Erickson - Wild Little Woman

baddad59 — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:09:24 EDT

Craig Erickson is good.Mostly a blues/rock musician that can play with the best of them,and has.Glenn Hughes is only one of several that has been on his CD's. From Cedar Rapids Iowa,he proves that we have more than corn.If you like good slide guitar and a rocking blues song then you might just like this one. The slide show was thrown together by

Channel: Music Tags: Craig Erickson blues rock.iowa glenn huges cedar rapids

Antimaulnetism contest

piknik2008 — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:51:33 EDT

Antimaulnetism contest.

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: Antimaulnetism Contest Antimaulnetism contest Jobs Careers SEO SEO contest Contest page Contest main point Antimaulnetism SEO contest

Barack Obama talks about the housing crisis

xorabotta — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:47:25 EDT

Senator Barack Obama concerned with the housing crisis.

Channel: Politics Tags: Senate Barack Obama Senator housing crisis real estate crisis foreclosure crisis foreclosure Illinois Virginia Clinton government politics US Elections 2008 foreclosure investing foreclosure market real estate foreclosures forclosures forclosure

California Supreme Court to Rule Tomorrow on Gay Marriage

david_nwpa — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:05:25 EDT

The California Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it will issue its ruling tomorrow on whether same-sex couples can marry in the state. The judgment is expected at 10:00 am PT, and LGBT groups throughout the state are making plans to be in San Francisco for the decision.

Channel: Gay & Lesbian Tags: California Gay Marriage Supreme Court Gavin Newsom San Francisco

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

goran72 — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:13:14 EDT

One year later, the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1,300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct and Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz...

Channel: Movies Tags: epic movie fantasy

Approval of Democratic Congress ties record lows

BoBo in Texas — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:52:02 EDT

The approval rating of the U.S. Congress dropped to near-record levels and is lower than U.S. President George Bush's mark, a Gallup poll indicates.

Channel: Politics Tags: congress democrats pelosi reid failure

American, Russian and German WW2 Posters

milos31 — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:33:25 EDT

American, Russian and German WW2 Posters photo galleries

Channel: Art & Design Tags: history military propaganda ww2 graphic arts

10 good reasons to treat your mom

bibbicletus — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:40:12 EDT

Mother's Day is one occasion that gives you the opportunity to do something for your mother. And if you start wondering about the reasons you need to treat your mother, you will end up with nothing less than a zillion reasons. Let's just remember the most important reasons for which we need to be grateful to our mom and that will be enough to arran

Channel: Family Tags: Mothers Day

Otis Day and The Knights(Animal House)-SHOUT

rdy2rck — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:33:59 EDT

I Love it when good tunes and comedy meet.

Channel: Music Tags: Shout Otis Day and the Nights Music Animal House Isley Brothers

Troops hike to quake-buried Chinese villages

harry02 — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:14:55 EDT

Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death toll of more than 12,000 was certain to rise as the buried were found.

Channel: News Tags: china Quake

Govt to compensate 50% losses of oil cos

bibbicletus — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:42:56 EDT

The Finance Ministry is understood to have agreed to issue oil bonds to compensate 50 per cent of the losses suffered by oil companies last fiscal on account of selling fuel below cost price.

Channel: News Tags: oil cos

Top 10 Most Expensive Gadgets for Home

JessicaLaurie — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:21:09 EDT

Top 10 of the most expensive home gadgets from the world of modern technology

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: gadgets tech home design furniture home

Just Take Two Pancakes

harry02 — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:55:57 EDT

Brenda and Steve took their six-year-old son to the doctor. With some hesitation, they explained that although their little angel appeared to be in good health, they were concerned about his rather small penis.

Channel: Humor Tags: breakfast doctor FUNNY humor husband pancake wife

Bush: I quit golf over Iraq war

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:53:25 EDT

US President George W. Bush said in an interview out Tuesday that he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of US soldiers killed in the conflict in Iraq, now in its sixth year.

Channel: Politics Tags: Bush Iraq Golf

What 8 years of Bush-Cheney have done to the world

bubba2 — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:48:49 EDT

This record of the Bush administration's performance on international matters - a factual accounting of the Bush legacy - helps explain why 81% of the American people presently say that our country is headed in the wrong direction.

Channel: Politics Tags: President Bush Dick Cheney Iraq Afghanistan foreign policy

How China Gets Its Troops To Stand To Attention

sax80 — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:04:54 EDT

Officers of the People Paramilitary Police preparing for the Olympics are drilled on the parade ground with pins in their collars and crosses on their backs to ensure perfect posture.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags:

Google Maps Adds Wikipedia Entries, Geo-Tagged Photos

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:31:39 EDT

What won't Google do with their maps? Tuesday, if you went to Google Maps, you would have found a "More" button between the "Map" and "Traffic" buttons. Click on it, and you can, as you see to the left, tick checkboxes labeled "Photos" or "Wikipedia."

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Wikipedia Google Maps Photos

Oil Prices:The Nigerian Connection.

games1989 — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:59:41 EDT

Not a week passes without some news of either sabotage of Nigeria's oil industry infrastructure, or an attack on the industry's expatriate work force. Although the loss of production is usually insignificant, it permits speculators to drive up oil prices by playing on fears of long term supply disruptions.

Channel: Money Tags: Nigeria crude natural gas drilling offshore.

Everything Falling Apart, Reports Institute For Somehow Managing To Hold It All Together

DiffeeOnline — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:31:26 EDT

Officials from the Institute for Somehow Managing to Hold It All Together warned that, despite their best efforts, everything appears to be falling completely apart and "getting way out of hand," according to a strongly worded report characterized by panic, frustration, and numerous typographical errors that was released Monday.

Channel: Humor Tags: comedy onion spoof funny satire

Mixed Drinks

zrankovic — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:10:47 EDT

Weird and bizarre combination of animals and drinks.

Channel: Humor Tags: mixed drinks snake scorpio drink bizarre

American Idol Advantage

jonathanleger — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:40:44 EDT

If you have always had the dream of being the next American Idol and would love an opportunity to broadcast your talents on the show, then you have come to the right place for that information.

Channel: Music Tags: music american idol idol singing

Delicious Cantaloupe

SenorCoconut — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:17:01 EDT

Cantaloupe contains the compound adenosine, which is used in patients with heart disease as a blood-thinning agent, and also as a relief from angina.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: canteloupe muskmelon food nutrition antioxidant

Divers find Caesar bust that may date to 46 B.C.

TechnologyExpert — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:09:21 EDT

Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known.

Channel: Science Tags: Julius Caesar Archaeaology

Chinese Troops rush to plug 'dangerous' cracks in dam

TechnologyExpert — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:58:27 EDT

Chinese troops rushed to plug "extremely dangerous" cracks in a dam upriver from Dujiangyan an earthquake-hit town, state media said Thursday.

Channel: News Tags: China Earthquake Deaths Dam