FYI,

The US government has a new website, http://www.ready.gov, displaying public service symbols for terrorism readiness, in the tradition of the old duck and cover campaigns after WWII. The best thing about these symbols is that they are so ambiguous they could mean anything! Here are some symbols and guesses of what they mean:


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This is a portion of a letter I got from an American citizen trapped in Lebanon.

Have any of you ever asked asked yourself, "what has my government done for me lately?" An opportune time might be, for example, right before dropping your tax return in the mail.

Despite all of many varieties of budgetary waste contributing to our mounting National ( Read more... )

http://consumerist.com/consumer/youtube/comcast-censors-critical-nightline-story-187928.php?bigbrotheriswatching

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http://www.irishhealth.com/?level=4&id=9863

A new scientific breakthrough may lead to women in future being able to produce sperm.

Scientists in England have turned stem cells from am embryo into sperm which are capable of producing offspring.

The breakthrough is likely to lead to new advances in treating male infertility and even the possibility ( Read more... )

HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Houston's political and business leaders, including former President George H.W. Bush, turned out for Kenneth Lay's memorial service Wednesday...

Friends and family lauded as a devout Christian and family leader the man who built Enron into an international energy powerhouse before its collapse in the biggest corporate scandal ( Read more... )

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I just scrolled through some old posts and found my Wiibashing about 6 entries back.  I take it all back.

I'll be the first in line to buy a Wii.  

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13505377/

No seriously, I do.   I'm going to update just so I  can click it again.

A Myspace friend sent out a meme this morning.  "How many movies have you seen from this list?" it asks, and posits that if you're above an arbitrary number of films you've got no life ( Read more... )