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5 Day forcast
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/203113.shtml?5day?large#contents

It Is the 5th of JulyI know this, because the calendar tells me, and is confirmed by the date of this post. For those that are mathematically inclined, they will know that this four (4) days after the first of July. While not that special in many ways, it is in fact the day on which things are to be submitted for Talewinds. Has all the expected ( Read more... )

Water, water everywhere, but nary a drop to drink...Fear of being sued has caused the BOD to come up with the idea to not allow any official waterbearing in the SCA. The main worry "if there were to be an outbreak of illness, the SCA ( Read more... )

Want To Find Out?
It's part of the greenhouse gas calculator. The final part of the quiz actually shows an exploding pig, and then says at what age they should die. Because by that age, the person has used up their "fair share" of global CO2 emissions.http://www.abc.net.au/

'Hoodies' were the scourge of Medieval London
By Laura Clout
Last Updated: 1:39AM BST 09/04/2008
They are the symbol of today's disaffected youth but a historian has revealed that the hoodie-wearing yob is not just a modern problem.

The Problem
The things that are supposed to happen only when the brake is depressed... The most easy to notice were the brake lights continually glowing, and I was worried that they would drain the battery. It also affected when the car could be put into gear...

The Temporary FixI found that the lights would go off, when the brake peddle was ( Read more... )

See y'all in a week!

Disney Shuts Down Ride
afer (sic) cremated remains possibly sprinkled on it...
Created: 11/15/2007 12:42:21 PM
Updated:11/15/2007 12:45:52 PM
DISNEYLAND -- A popular ride (The Pirates of the Caribbean) at Disneyland in California was shut down for a time Wednesday night after someone may have scattered creamated (sic) remains at the attraction.

DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY RECALL OF “DOLE HEARTS DELIGHT” PACKAGED SALADS
MONTEREY, California - SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
http://www.dole.com/CompanyInfo/SafeSalad/LatestNews_PR.jsp
Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company, Inc., today ( Read more... )

Windows XP: The OS that won't die?
PC World
http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/FB66F9354CECAFA1CC25733500728C08
Microsoft has had to create a new build of Windows XP Professional for computer makers because the six-year-old ( Read more... )