Frank talks are expected between Obama and the pope, who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research.
Breaking tradition
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Top-rated drugstore shampoos
Rare baby white rhino born
White rhinos became extinct in Uganda during the civil unrest of the 1970's and 1980's but now they're making a comeback: the newest addition to the white rhino family will pay tribute to a very famous first couple.
'Brady Bunch' star holding grudge over joke?
Jan Brady was always jealous of big sister Marcia.
Has the bitterness crossed over into real life?
Brady Bunch
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And I Quote
Unusual Holidays and Celebrations
Today is Clerihew Day
as well as
Don't Step on a Bee Day!
as well as
Don't Step on a Bee Day!
The second I get - it makes sense ... not stepping on a bee can be a good thing, after all.
But the first one? Ya got me!
But the first one? Ya got me!
Daily Almanac
Today is Friday, July 10, the 191st day of 2009.
There are 174 days left in the year.
Today In History July 10, 2009
There are 174 days left in the year.
Today In History July 10, 2009
El Niño weather phenomenon returns
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
A loved one has been trying to talk you into making a great big change, and doing it suddenly.
You're not fond of that sort of thing, especially if you're not calling the shots -- but now, with this particular person behind you 200 percent, you're not thinking of reasons why you shouldn't act.
You're ready, and it's time.
Talk about a winning combination.
I like winning.
A loved one has been trying to talk you into making a great big change, and doing it suddenly.
You're not fond of that sort of thing, especially if you're not calling the shots -- but now, with this particular person behind you 200 percent, you're not thinking of reasons why you shouldn't act.
You're ready, and it's time.
Talk about a winning combination.
I like winning.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Mysterious tremors detected on San Andreas Fault
Scientists have detected a spike in underground rumblings on a section of California's San Andreas Fault that produced a magnitude-7.8 earthquake in 1857.
Read More Here.
Read More Here.
And I Quote
We’re crazy about Obama in Europe.
We’re all Obama crazy.
Everyone thinks he’s sexy.
He’s brought back dignity, which is an amazing thing to put back on the cultural agenda.
~ Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys
We’re all Obama crazy.
Everyone thinks he’s sexy.
He’s brought back dignity, which is an amazing thing to put back on the cultural agenda.
~ Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys
Attacks Show Lack of Basic Internet Protections
A highly publicized series of "cyberattacks" really just represents business as usual on the Internet.
Lack of Basic Protections
Lack of Basic Protections
Quake in Southwest China Injures More Than 300
An earthquake rocked southwest China on Thursday evening, injuring at least 336 people and collapsing 10,000 homes, state media said.
Christmas In July?
Now that Fourth of July is out of the way -- it's about time to start decking the halls, right?
Some stores already are!
They call it Christmas creep -- when Christmas starts creeping into stores earlier and earlier each year.
Some Stores Say Yes
Some stores already are!
They call it Christmas creep -- when Christmas starts creeping into stores earlier and earlier each year.
Some Stores Say Yes
This kid is good ...
... at Hide-and-Seek that is
A Pennsylvania toddler did such a remarkable job of hiding during a game of hide-and-seek that the family had to call police and firefighters to help find her.
Police Are 'it,' Assist In Hide-and-seek Game
A Pennsylvania toddler did such a remarkable job of hiding during a game of hide-and-seek that the family had to call police and firefighters to help find her.
Police Are 'it,' Assist In Hide-and-seek Game
Woman lives with name Chicken Dung for 18 years
A Chinese woman finally has obtained permission to legally change her unusual name ... Chicken Dung.
Mammoths roamed southern Spain
A woman works on an exhibit at a mammoth show.
Remains of woolly mammoths have been found in southern Spain, proving that the chilly grip of the last Ice Age extended farther south than thought, palaeontologists said on Thursday.
Steppe change
Remains of woolly mammoths have been found in southern Spain, proving that the chilly grip of the last Ice Age extended farther south than thought, palaeontologists said on Thursday.
Steppe change
Mystery of Fossett plane crash may be solved
Officials announce their theory as to what caused the late entrepreneur's deadly crash in 2007.
Mystery may be solved
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Defiant Iranian protesters: 'Death to the dictator'
Thousands storm the streets for the first time in weeks in a protest planned online.
'Death to the dictator'
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Jailed reporter in North Korea calls sister
One of two American reporters held by North Korea calls her sister Lisa Ling to give a "very specific" message.
Jailed reporter calls sister
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Ways to keep foods fresher longer
Find the best ways to store fruits, meats, and dry goods to extend their shelf life and save money.
Ways to keep foods fresher longer
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Boy saves mom after strange lightning strike
A quick-thinking 9-year-old's 911 call saved his mom's life after she was struck by lightning inside their house.
Strange lightning strike
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Computer learns sign language by watching TV
It's not only humans that can learn from watching television – software has worked out the basics of sign language in just 10 hours.
Computer learns sign language by watching TV
Ancient supernova is oldest and most distant found
Astronomers have found a supernova that exploded 1.5 billion years earlier than any seen previously – finding others like it could shed light on how the universe got its heavy elements.
Ancient supernova
Liars and Fools
The Liar and Fool for the day is:
Faux News channel host Brian Kilmeade actually bemoans inter-racial marriage, likening it to marrying other "species".
Kilmeade and two colleagues were discussing a study that, based on research done in Finland and Sweden, showed people who stay married are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's. Kilmeade questioned the results, though, saying, "We are -- we keep marrying other species and other ethnics and other ..."
At this point, his co-host tried to -- in that jokey morning show way -- tell Kilmeade he needed to shut up, and quick, for his own sake. But he didn't get the message, adding, "See, the problem is the Swedes have pure genes. Because they marry other Swedes .... Finns marry other Finns, so they have a pure society."
―The idiots keep proving they're insane, over and over again!
Tree now looks like baseball bat
A resort in upstate New York is carving out a new attraction that's sure to appeal to baseball fans and could also win a world record.
Tree now looks like baseball bat
Tree now looks like baseball bat
New Words in Webster's Include 'Frenemy'
Merriam-Webster has added about 100 news words to its Collegiate Dictionary, which should help those uncertain whether they should accept an invitation to join a flash mob.
New Words in Webster's Include 'Frenemy'
New Words in Webster's Include 'Frenemy'
Cooking Complaint Sparks Attack
Be careful the next time you complain about your wife's cooking.
Authorities say an argument about food led to a man's beating and ended with his wife in jail.
Cooking Complaint Sparks Attack
Authorities say an argument about food led to a man's beating and ended with his wife in jail.
Cooking Complaint Sparks Attack
Cops buy doughnut shop
What's next - foxes buying hen houses?
In Michigan, a group of cops pooled their resources and bought their favorite doughnut shop.
U.S. chicken feet are being booted out of China
China and the United States are kicking up a trade war over chicken in which Beijing effectively has given the boot to millions of dollars worth of U.S. chicken, about half of which is chicken feet.
Man sues Kimberly-Clark over bad-breath device
A Boston-area inventor sued Kimberly-Clark Corp on Tuesday, contending that the maker of Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers had violated his patent for a device to detect bad breath.
Millionaire British pensioner was 'bludgeoned to death by African wife 56 years his junior'
The African wife of a millionaire British pensioner bludgeoned to death and set on fire on holiday in Gambia today claimed police tortured a murder confession out of her.
Survey Highlights the Biggest Emailing Faux Pas
One of the causes of erroneously sent emails is the human at the end of the Send button. This is why Gmail Labs' Undo Send feature is helpful. Of course, that's Gmail. What about the mistakes we humans make in the workplace?
Women spend nearly one year deciding what to wear
Choosing outfits for work, nights out, dinner parties, holidays, gym and other activities means the average female will spend 287 days rifling through their wardrobe.
Stores that are pushing deep discounts
Get tips on how to take advantage of the deals being offered by these five types of retailers.
Pushing deep discounts
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Activists arrested for banner on Mt. Rushmore
Greenpeace activists break laws to post a message to President Obama on Mt. Rushmore.
Activists arrested
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New wave of Web attacks
More websites have been attacked after an earlier string of cyber attacks in the U.S. and South Korea, officials say.
New wave of Web attacks
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Man dies after falling into vat of chocolate in NJ
Authorities say a man has died after falling into a vat of melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant.
The Camden County prosecutor's office identified the victim as 29-year-old Vincent Smith II of Camden. He was a temporary worker at the Cocoa Services Inc. plant.
The accident happened Wednesday morning as Smith was loading chocolate into a vat where it's melted and mixed before being shipped elsewhere to be made into candy.
Prosecutor's spokesman Jason Laughlin says a co-worker tried to shut off the machine and two others tried to pull Smith out of the 8-foot-deep vat. He was hit and fatally injured by the agitator that mixes the chocolate.
Cocoa Services hires a second company - Lyons and Sons - to do the mixing.
Climate Change too Abstract For You? Dengue Fever Could Spread to 28 U.S. States
From Treehugger:
In red are counties that have one of the 2 Dengue mosquito vector species. Blue are are vulnerable areas. Image: NRDC
That's Pretty Concrete and Scary
Matthew recently wrote a post about the climate change induced expansion of the tropics and the consequences of it. One of the main ones is the Northward movement of certain tropical diseases. The NRDC has just released a report on the subject (subtitle: "Mosquitoes Known to Spread Dengue Fever Now Found in More than Half of US States"), and it shows that 28 US states are at risk of being affected by Dengue Fever. Trust us, it's not a fun disease to have; in fact, TreeHugger founder Graham Hill got it while in South-America and he shares his experience below.
World's most expensive fast food
A fast-food hamburger meal costs more in this Irish town than any other city in the world.
World's most expensive fast food
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Job-hunting tricks to avoid
Avoid these common, time-wasting strategies when looking for a job.
5 job-hunting tricks to avoid
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Your dreams will be especially prophetic now, so try to remember them when you wake up.
In fact, this wouldn't be a bad time to start up a dream journal.
Keeping track of what your mind does while you're sleeping can help you figure out what's going on in the real world.
And, at the very least, you'll end up knowing a bit more about yourself.
Get out your pen and pick up a brand-new journal.
In fact, this wouldn't be a bad time to start up a dream journal.
Keeping track of what your mind does while you're sleeping can help you figure out what's going on in the real world.
And, at the very least, you'll end up knowing a bit more about yourself.
Get out your pen and pick up a brand-new journal.
OK.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Human-trafficking: Three suspects to be charged
Several enforcement officers being probed as well.
Three suspects will be charged with human trafficking this week, showing Malaysia's seriousness in fighting this menace.
Human-trafficking
Three suspects will be charged with human trafficking this week, showing Malaysia's seriousness in fighting this menace.
Human-trafficking
Georgia jail inmates burned by own smoking habit
See ... like we told you smoking is bad for you - in so many ways.
Two inmates at the Chatham County jail in coastal Georgia got burned by their own smoking habit when they started a fire trying to light a handmade cigarette with a spark from an electrical socket.
Burned by own smoking habit
Two inmates at the Chatham County jail in coastal Georgia got burned by their own smoking habit when they started a fire trying to light a handmade cigarette with a spark from an electrical socket.
Burned by own smoking habit
Turtles On Runway Delay Flights
The speed of the world's biggest jets was no match against the slow and steady pace of a group of turtles who delayed flights at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday morning.
Turtles
Turtles
Woman Explains Squirrel in Tank Top
The mystery of why a woman had a squirrel in her tank top at a police station has been solved.
Why tap water may be safer than bottled
Find out why some experts are urging Americans to make bottled water "a distant second choice" to filtered tap water.
Tap water safer than bottled water
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Unusual Holidays and Celebrations
Today has been SCUD Day by the way.
That's Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day
That's Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day
McNair deaths ruled murder-suicide
Ex-NFL star Steve McNair's girlfriend shot him in his sleep before turning the gun on herself, police say.
McNair deaths ruled murder-suicide
Science News
Was ancient Earth a green planet?
The Earth may have greened much earlier than we thought, paving the way for animals to evolve in the Cambrian explosion
Warming arctic could teem with life by 2030
An influx of tiny organisms could lead to an Arctic rich with life during the summers in the next few decades, a study of ice cores suggests
Astronomical Matters
Phantom menace to dark matter theory
A subtle anomaly in the orbit of the planets in our solar system could prove a controversial idea that goes beyond Einstein.
Exoplanet pairs may be masquerading as singles
More than 100 extra planets may be hiding in the existing telescope data, but spotting them could be tricky
Rush Limbaugh Calls for a Coup
Listen to what Limbaugh says. He missed out on being the Worst Person in the World Award on Monday's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," but not by much. He definitely sounds like he's calling for a coup, which is treason, isn't it, Rush?
And, he wonders why his is referred to as Lush Dimblub ... well, actually he doesn't - being a psychotic pedophile junkie he doesn't comprehend reality.
Arctic ice thinned dramatically since 2004
Arctic sea ice has thinned dramatically since 2004, with the older, thicker ice giving way to a younger, thinner kind that melts in the northern summer, NASA scientists reported on Tuesday.
Cyber Attacks
White House among targets of sweeping cyber attack
The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange.
North Korea a suspect in cyber attacks in US
North Korea, which has been firing missiles and spewing threats against the United States, was identified by South Korea's main spy agency Wednesday as a suspect in the cyber attacks targeting government and other Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea.
G-8 leaders agree on climate target
President Barack Obama joined other leaders of the industrialized world Wednesday in backing new targets for battling global warming.
Jellyfish fitted with microchips to monitor movements
The research team will use the tags to track the movements of barrel jellyfish off the South Wales coast, which weigh up to 70lbs and are among the biggest found in British waters.
Oscar Mayer Dead at 95
No, I'm not talking about the company, though you might think so. Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of the American meat and cold cut production company, owned by Kraft Foods, has died at the age of 95.
Man spray paints dog through fence
A Georgia man, contracted to spray paint gas lines, is facing animal cruelty charges after he spray painted a man's dog instead.
Huge dust storm seen from space
A dust storm raging through Iraq and the Middle East for more than a week is so large that it is caught on satellite.
Huge dust storm seen from space
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Answers to the wackiest interview questions
Be prepared when asked what kind of cereal you would be.
Answers to the wackiest interview questions
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Social Security code cracked by researchers
Researchers find an easy way to figure out the precious digits of some Social Security numbers.
Social Security code cracked
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Daily Almanac
Today is Wednesday, July 8, the 189th day of 2009.
There are 176 days left in the year.
Today In History July 8
There are 176 days left in the year.
Today In History July 8
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
And I Quote
Sarah Palin is a coward and a bully.
What kind of politician attacks an ordinary American on the Fourth of July
for speaking her mind?
What’s wrong with her?
The First Amendment was designed to protect people like me from the likes of people like her.
Our American Revolution got rid of kings.
And queens, too.
Am I jacked-up?
You betcha.
Sarah Palin, if you have a problem with me, then sue me.
I will not be muzzled!
~Shannyn Moore, responding to threats from the loon.
What kind of politician attacks an ordinary American on the Fourth of July
for speaking her mind?
What’s wrong with her?
The First Amendment was designed to protect people like me from the likes of people like her.
Our American Revolution got rid of kings.
And queens, too.
Am I jacked-up?
You betcha.
Sarah Palin, if you have a problem with me, then sue me.
I will not be muzzled!
~Shannyn Moore, responding to threats from the loon.
Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the University of Heidelberg, Germany, have come a step closer to understanding how cholesterol levels are regulated.
Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
More than 500 Uighurs killed in China
Hundreds of demonstrators have returned to the streets of Urumqi, the administrative center of China’s Xinjiang province demanding in front of foreign journalists to release their relatives detained during the unrest.
The Uighurs Turks struggled for independence from China throughout the centuries. Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Province in China was established in 1950s. The Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement, which is struggling for establishing of independent Uighur state, was declared a terrorist organization in China.
Dimwitted thieves steal fake cell phones in Mexico
Store owners nonetheless reported the theft to local police, who are investigating.
Dimwitted thieves steal fake cell phones in Mexico
Dimwitted thieves steal fake cell phones in Mexico
More kids may have been zapped
More than 40 children shocked with stun guns while visiting prisons in April may not have been the first ones zapped, according to a report released Tuesday.
More kids may have been zapped
More kids may have been zapped
Alleged Killer, Lady Cop Stephanie Lazarus, Pleads Not Guilty
Alleged cop killer Stephanie Lazarus less than an hour ago entered a plea of not guilty in the fatal attack on her ex-boyfriend's girlfriend, in a bizarre twist in which the longtime detective was on the wrong side of the fence, sitting quietly in the fortified holding cell on the fifth floor of Los Angeles Superior Court.
Woman marries her dog
An African woman has married her dog because she said he has the same qualities as her late father.
Doctors Try to Crack Mystery of Woman's 200-Pound Legs
How does one exactly weigh a leg?Mandy Sellars is your typical, single 34-year-old woman. She loves to go the movies, hang out with her friends, go out for lunch and have a good chat. But there is just one thing that sets Sellars apart: She suffers from a rare condition that has caused her legs to grow at an alarming rate.
“When I was born, they knew straight away that there was something completely different about me,” Sellars, who lives outside of Manchester, England.
“They actually didn’t let my parents see me. They took me away from my mom and I think they kept me away from my parents, particularly my mom, for about 10 days or 14 days.”
Doctors were concerned because Sellars was born with abnormally large legs and feet. At the time, they didn’t have a diagnosis, and it wasn’t until she was about 2 years old that her parents were told she had lymphedema, which causes extreme swelling in your arms and legs. The problem was – it was the wrong diagnosis.
“Well, I’ve never had lymphedema – it isn’t that condition at all,” Sellars said.
Still, more than 30 years later, doctors have still not officially diagnosed Sellars with a specific condition, although some believe she has a rare disorder called Proteus Syndrome – a condition also thought to have affected Joseph Merrick, the “Elephant Man.”
Proteus Syndrome is “characterized by the progressive abnormal growth of body tissues,” the National Institutes of Health says on its Web site. Its cause of is unknown.
“So at the moment it’s still really a guessing game as to exactly what this is – but Proteus Syndrome is a label I can put on it,” she said.
Although Sellars faced great challenges as a child, she didn't let her disorder slow her down.
“I wasn’t really held back in anything,” she said. “I could run around and play soccer and play outside with my friends at home – even climb trees and things like that. So to me, it was just like an average childhood, really.”
Sellars excelled in school and went to college to study graphic design – eventually taking courses in sociology, psychology and criminology. Her dream job is to become a forensic scientist, but so far her condition has prevented her from fulfilling that dream. Over the years, the disorder has resulted in her legs consistently growing larger and larger, which has greatly affected her mobility. When Sellars was in her late 20s, she suffered a major setback and wound up in the hospital paralyzed from the waist down for about 10 weeks.
“It could’ve been DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis), or it could’ve been some virus that caused this,” she said. “That was the first time that anything particularly major had happened to my health. I haven’t been 100 percent since then.”
As a result, she now uses crutches to walk around.
“Luckily I have very strong muscles, which help me walk around and get dressed and do the daily things that need to be done,” Sellars said. “But I mean, just walking is exercise for me… you know, because I’m getting a workout just doing that.”
Sellars weighs 280 pounds, and she says her legs tip the scales at more than 100 pounds each. Still, She drives a specially equipped car and lives on her own.
As for the future – Sellars faces some tough decisions. Because her legs continue to grow ever larger, the only option she has been offered is amputation.
“I have been to see a doctor in London about the amputation, but it’s still up in the air at the moment as to what exactly would happen,” she said. “The doctors suggested a hip disarticulation, where they cut your leg off at the hip joint, but to me that’s just unreasonable.”
Sellars said she is waiting to see a doctor in Liverpool to look at some other options. But in the meantime, she’s focused on just one simple mission.
“My goal is to keep on walking as long as I can,” she said. “That’s the goal from today, tomorrow, the next day, next week and next month. Obviously, having my legs amputated is quite scary... but I look at it in a way that once I have my legs amputated, it will be a new kind if life – it won’t be any better or any worse from the life I have now – it will just be a different life and a start of a new chapter.”
Ethnic riots spread in China
The ethnic violence, with mobs brandishing meat cleavers and clubs, is a further embarrassment for Chinese leadership.
Ethnic riots spread in China
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Unusual Celebrations and Holidays
Today happens to be the day women fantasize about - Chocolate Day!
It also happens to be the day we here at Carolina Naturally hold dear and repugicans loathe - Tell The Truth Day!
It also happens to be the day we here at Carolina Naturally hold dear and repugicans loathe - Tell The Truth Day!
Science News
From BBC-Science:
 |  | Two mouse-deer species in Asia have been discovered swimming underwater, providing further clues to the origin of whales. |
Liars and Fools
Liars and Fools: The Faux News edition
Faux Nation: Obama's census castrates Caucasians
Funny, I am not castrated.
Faux Nation calls new climate bill "treason"
This from that pack of traitors - my sides hurt from the laughter!
Faux Nation highlights op-ed claiming "Obama's census castrates caucasians"
Still not castrated ... what bunch of morons.
Ex-CIA spy Michael Scheuer tells Faux's Brick that America's only hope is for Osama bin Laden to "deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States"
Why this traitor isn't behind bars yet, is a puzzle
Faux's Morris warns that the "Declaration of Independence has been repealed"
It was - for the last eight years - but it has been restored.
Faux's Brick: What this country needs is a good terrorist attack!
Again, why is this traitor not behind bars?
Faux's Brick asks, "Why did we buy Alaska in the 1950s?"
What an idiot! Not only gets the wrong decade but the wrong century.
Funny, I am not castrated.
Faux Nation calls new climate bill "treason"
This from that pack of traitors - my sides hurt from the laughter!
Faux Nation highlights op-ed claiming "Obama's census castrates caucasians"
Still not castrated ... what bunch of morons.
Ex-CIA spy Michael Scheuer tells Faux's Brick that America's only hope is for Osama bin Laden to "deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States"
Why this traitor isn't behind bars yet, is a puzzle
Faux's Morris warns that the "Declaration of Independence has been repealed"
It was - for the last eight years - but it has been restored.
Faux's Brick: What this country needs is a good terrorist attack!
Again, why is this traitor not behind bars?
Faux's Brick asks, "Why did we buy Alaska in the 1950s?"
What an idiot! Not only gets the wrong decade but the wrong century.
Glass stuck in man's chin for 30 years
Shocked Thomas Entwistle had always thought the small lump on his chin was a harmless cyst but was amazed when a shard of glass popped out when he cut himself shaving.
Rare time/date alignment could mean opportunities
In a rare alignment shortly before dawn Wednesday, the time and date will be 04:05 and 6 seconds on 07/08/09.
About an hour and 45 minutes before sunrise, the time and date will be 4 a.m. and 5 minutes and 6 seconds on July 8, 2009.
In other words, or numbers, it will be 04:05:06 07/08/09.
Death by String ... Bikini that is, well sort of
Police in western Sweden said a teenager allegedly tried to strangle her cousin with a bikini top during a fight.
Girl Tried To Strangle Cousin With Bikini
Girl Tried To Strangle Cousin With Bikini
Dimbulb Spews
Dimbulb Spews:
Is Lush Dimbulb trying to encourage a military coup against Obama?
Yes.
Dimbulb on hate crimes bill: Everybody but "blacks and homosexuals" "can get to the back of the bus"
Don't you just love it when Haters speak on 'hate'!
Dimbulb: Gambian president who claims to have AIDS cure "sounds just like Obama"
This pervert is an idiot ... it is yet to be seen if the Gambian president's claims are in fact reality or just wishful thinking, but Lush will always be an idiot.
Dimbulb: Obama administration creating chaos so people "will sign up for your agenda"
Spreading chaos was the cabal's shtick and you keep trying to keep it up.
Dimbulb: Obama led Dems "into doing everything he could to ensure the defeat of the US military"
Nope, you Dope
Dimbulb: "You can legalize rape and call it the Civil Rights Act of 2009, it would probably pass"
Got a young boy in mind, there Lush?
After airing clip of Obama praising US troops in Iraq, Dimbulb says: "This is a guy who sought their defeat"
Lies and Treason are all the idiot spews ... when is his prison term for treason going to commence?!
Dimbulb: "I don't know" where Obama was born, "supposedly Hawaii"
Since you don't know where your own ass is - this surprises no one.
Dimbulb is way ahead of us, already complaining about Obama's third term
Wouldn't be a bad thing - but thanks to the repugicans during McCarthy's regin of terror a third term will never be ... which was a good thing where the world is concerned when the repugicans stole the office for the past eight years.
Is Lush Dimbulb trying to encourage a military coup against Obama?
Yes.
Dimbulb on hate crimes bill: Everybody but "blacks and homosexuals" "can get to the back of the bus"
Don't you just love it when Haters speak on 'hate'!
Dimbulb: Gambian president who claims to have AIDS cure "sounds just like Obama"
This pervert is an idiot ... it is yet to be seen if the Gambian president's claims are in fact reality or just wishful thinking, but Lush will always be an idiot.
Dimbulb: Obama administration creating chaos so people "will sign up for your agenda"
Spreading chaos was the cabal's shtick and you keep trying to keep it up.
Dimbulb: Obama led Dems "into doing everything he could to ensure the defeat of the US military"
Nope, you Dope
Dimbulb: "You can legalize rape and call it the Civil Rights Act of 2009, it would probably pass"
Got a young boy in mind, there Lush?
After airing clip of Obama praising US troops in Iraq, Dimbulb says: "This is a guy who sought their defeat"
Lies and Treason are all the idiot spews ... when is his prison term for treason going to commence?!
Dimbulb: "I don't know" where Obama was born, "supposedly Hawaii"
Since you don't know where your own ass is - this surprises no one.
Dimbulb is way ahead of us, already complaining about Obama's third term
Wouldn't be a bad thing - but thanks to the repugicans during McCarthy's regin of terror a third term will never be ... which was a good thing where the world is concerned when the repugicans stole the office for the past eight years.
Fraud on TV
A Tampa TV station that bills itself as "News Channel 8" has aired a one-hour program explaining how radical homosexuals are trying to silence and persecute Christians.
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Wing Nuttery
Wing Nuts keep on yammering
Old fossil "disproves" Darwin!
Not by a long shot, buster.
Joe the Plumber (who's not a plumber) says "talked to God about" running for Congress "and he was like, 'No'"
Maybe there is a god then!?
Rove: Obama 'has carried pre-packaged, organized, controlled, scripted events to a new height'
This from the perverted king of pre-packaged, organized, controlled, scripted events who took them to epic depths - hilarious!
Those pesky homosexuals caused this recession, says noted beanball and Oklahoma state legislator Sally Kern
Okay, so she is as bat-shit crazy as she looks and this is just further proof ...
Not by a long shot, buster.
Joe the Plumber (who's not a plumber) says "talked to God about" running for Congress "and he was like, 'No'"
Maybe there is a god then!?
Rove: Obama 'has carried pre-packaged, organized, controlled, scripted events to a new height'
This from the perverted king of pre-packaged, organized, controlled, scripted events who took them to epic depths - hilarious!
Those pesky homosexuals caused this recession, says noted beanball and Oklahoma state legislator Sally Kern
Okay, so she is as bat-shit crazy as she looks and this is just further proof ...
Thay don't dare ...
From Talking Points Memo:
You hear leading repugicans say that the US has the best health care system in the world. They say that at press conferences. They say that during interviews on cable news networks. They say that to the Washington Press Corps. But will a repugican dare say that in front of their own constituents at a live town hall?
Sneaky summer foods that fool us
Find out why you should pass up a soft pretzel and instead indulge in French fries.
Sneaky summer foods that fool us
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Unexpected bank fees to watch out for
Financial institutions are increasingly imposing new charges for things like using a teller or closing an account.
Unexpected bank fees to watch out for
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Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Athens, Atttiki, Greece
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
London, England, United Kingdom
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Croydon, England, United Kingdom
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
as well as Singapore, Ireland, and the United States
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Athens, Atttiki, Greece
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
London, England, United Kingdom
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Croydon, England, United Kingdom
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
as well as Singapore, Ireland, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Fasten your seatbelt and put your tray table in its upright position.
You're about to take flight -- and that applies to every possible corner of your life, but most especially to affairs of the heart.
So if you've been seeing someone casually, that won't be the case any longer.
One or both of you will either want to make a commitment or say your goodbyes.
But don't worry; the heavens are chock full of romance, and betting on anything other than commitment just wouldn't be prudent.
And away we go ...
Fasten your seatbelt and put your tray table in its upright position.
You're about to take flight -- and that applies to every possible corner of your life, but most especially to affairs of the heart.
So if you've been seeing someone casually, that won't be the case any longer.
One or both of you will either want to make a commitment or say your goodbyes.
But don't worry; the heavens are chock full of romance, and betting on anything other than commitment just wouldn't be prudent.
And away we go ...
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