Associated Press: Iraq war czar: Consider a draftFrequent tours for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed the all-volunteer force and made it worth considering a return to a military draft, President Bush's new war adviser said Friday. — "I think it makes sense …
discussion:Dr. Steven Taylor / PoliBlog (TM): Gen. Lute on Draft: "I think it makes sense to certainly consider it."James Joyner / Outside The Beltway: War Czar Touts Draft25 percent of all the prisoners in the world are in American jails
We have more people locked up than any other country in the world. A full 25 percent of all the prisoners in the world are in American jails. In December 2006, that amounted to 2.25 million people. Those numbers are from a report by the International Center for Prison Studies.
Danes pipe up with their own North Pole claims
Danish announcement joins already crowded field -- Just a week after Russia's controversial flag-planting expedition to the North Pole drew fire from Canada, and with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his own Arctic sovereignty tour in the North, Denmark's science minister has claimed that findings by his country's researchers indicate "Denmark could be given the North Pole."The claim by Helge Sander, Denmark's minister of science, technology and innovation, comes on the eve of a new Danish-led expedition to the Arctic and amid intensifying interest among northern nations in securing shipping and seabed rights in the oil-rich region around the North Pole.
Malaysia frees sole suspect in body parts case
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police have freed on bail a woman who was the sole suspect in the murder of a Singapore man whose body was chopped into 11 pieces and stuffed into a refrigerator.
A newspaper said on Saturday the surprise move came after government prosecutors found there was insufficient evidence to link the 33-year-old Malaysian with the gruesome murder.
"There is lack of evidence," prosecutor Yusof Zainal Abideen was quoted by the New Straits Times as saying. "If there is new and sufficient evidence, we will consider charging her."
Bear Stearns: Yahoo Must Form A Social Networking Strategy
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Pico-ITX, Because Size Matters
An anonymous reader writes "It's not every day that a new form factor comes out, especially not one that is 10cm x 7.2cm. Despite its size, Pico-ITX is the hottest new thing in the rapidly changing small form factor market. It is considerably smaller than Mini-ITX (17cm x 17cm) which has…
A March To Irrelevance: Why mass protest marches have become a joke
Oracle Contributes Linux Code, Expands Hardware Support
Jaden writes "Oracle expanded the list of hardware compatible with its Linux distribution and added support for Novell's YAST administration tool. They have now certified six hardware configurations able to run Oracle Enterprise Linux. Certified products include those made by Compellent…
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Top 30 Most WASTED Domains!
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Australia to censor the internet
Space Hotel to Open in 2012
blackdefiance writes "The New York Times is reporting that firm plans for the first hotel in space are now in the works. Slated for a 2012 opening, 'Galactic Suite' will cost about $4 million for a three-day stay. 'They may have solved the issue of how to take a shower in…
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9 Words and Sentences Women Use To Dominate Men...
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Hilarious: The Kind of Spam Nigerians Get
The Nigeria scams riled up one person enough to write a parody spam.
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Canadian Torture Documents Confirm role of CIA and FBI
Back in 2006 a report was filed by Canadian Justice O'Connor about the tortured Canadian Maher Arar, there was much speculation about what the government was hiding. Turns out the Canada was trying to protect America. The documents have been released and what the they showed was that CSIS knew…
A megachurch canceled a memorial service for a Navy veteran 24 hours before it was to start because the deceased was gay.
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Growing on a steel tube without any earth, the stems are slimmer than human hair, and have little white flowers on top. Local people think these flowers are the legendary Youtan Poluo flower, which blossoms only once every 3,000 years. The is a once in a lifetime opportunity
Building's glass reflections (PIC)
This is what happens when a designer forgets which way the sun goes and puts glass in the shape of a parabolic mirror on a building.
Why Microsoft Is Going Open Source
That's right: Microsoft has released not one but several pieces of code as open source. Moreover, it's submitting some of its home-grown licences to the Open Source Initiative for approval. So what is going on here?
And the Darwin Award Goes To....
An 18-year-old man was severely burned Thursday after he lit a flame while trying to steal gasoline from a riding lawnmower.
Chemical Periodicity is a theory. Teach alternatives. (Pic)
AT&T May Have Censored Bands' Political Speech in the Past
While AT&T claimed to be just as outraged as we were over their censoring of Pearl Jam's anti-Bush lyrics during their Lollapallooza stream, they might not be being all that honest. They claim that it was a one-time mistake made by an outsourced company. Really?
Chuck Norris + Ninjas + Comics = WTF?
An in-depth look at Marvel's CHUCK NORRIS KARATE KOMMANDOS comic, which lasted for 4 whole issues back in 1987 and was drawn by comics legend Steve "Spider-Man" Ditko!
Blogger finds Y2K bug in NASA Climate Data
Years of bad data corrected; 1998 no longer the warmest year on record
Yeee-haw! Here comes the draft!
Young? American? Not in college? Great news! You might soon have the opportunity..errr..responsibility, to serve the US military in combat! The first military draft since Vietnam just got a little bit closer!
Lego's 75th anniversary: 23 DIY Lego ideas
Today is Lego's 75th anniversary, which is reason for geeks and those who never grew up to jump up and down with glee. Here are 23 awesome and extraordinary Lego projects you can do to celebrate Lego's anniversary and have some constructable fun while you're at it.
Google Shutting Down Paid Video
Google will shut down its paid rentals and download service five days from now. Not only will videos no longer be available for rental or download, but previously purchased videos will no longer be playable. By way of apology, Google is offering $2 coupons for Google Checkout.
Harry Potter kids want to read other books
Surveys show kids that have read Harry Potter want to read more books in general, evident by the explosion of the children's literature including new series such as PJ Haarsma's The Softwire.
How to cook delicious homemade bacon [not safe for vegetarians]
The top 100 reasons it's great to be a guy
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Circuit City Subpoenas CheapAssGamer
The retail giant wants CAG to turn over all personal information about registered forum member Speedy1961, who has been posting weekly CC ads prior to their release on the site.
Error Found in GISS Dataset - 1934, NOT 1998, the Hottest Year on Record
Error found in surface temperature data. NASA acknowledges, corrects its dataset. "1934 is now the hottest, and 3 others from the 1930's are in the top 10. Furthermore, only 3 (not 9) took place since 1995 (1998, 1999, and 2006). The years 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 are now below the year 1900…
Unemployed Scientists Prove Dog Likes Beer
A team of three out-of-work stem cell biologists announced Monday that, after four weeks of rigorous observation and field testing, the evidence conclusively shows that chief researcher Dr. Henry Rogers' dog Franklin likes beer.
Bush war adviser says draft should be considered. Maybe America will wake up now?
SCO Loses to Novell, IBM suit is over, Linux is Free
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Court rules in SCO vs Novell that Novell owns the Unix and Unixware copyrights
Judge Kimball rules Novell the owner of UNIX Not SCO
Remember the LA hospital where a woman in the ER lobby died as personnel stepped over and mopped around her body? It just lost its federal funding and will likely close
Top Ten Mistakes of Shopping Cart Design Revisited
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One of the BEST illusions I've ever seen in my life.
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Fair Use for YouTube & MySpace Users
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Lance Armstrong Montage
Lance set to Coldplay's Message.
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80's video about the dog police. pure gold.
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Trent Lott on President Carter's Palestine Book
Sam Husseini questions Senator Trent Lott on Sunday, December 10 on his views of Jimmy Carter's analysis in "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid." http://www.washingtonstakeout.com Husseini: Senator Lott, how do you react to President Carter's recent statements that Israel is imposing…
Carbolic Smoke Ball Special Report
Andy Limberg reports on the population decline in Pittsburgh. By playing hardball and asking the tough questions Limberg gets to the bottom of the issue and establishes himself as Pittsburgh's number one muckraker.
Day Trading Swing Trading Market Blog 6.22.07
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Out of the Mines: The Effects of Coal in Appalachia
To the men and women that work tirelessly in and out of the mines and to the six men trapped in the Crandall Canyon Mine in Huntington, Utah. Photo essay by Jennifer Ackerman www.jennackerman.wordpress.com
King Jimmy's - Freetown :: Sierra Leone
King Jimmy is an historical port in Freetown. In the 18th century it was the centre of the slave trade in Sierra Leone. Thousands of people were taken down the steps and put on boats to the Americas. The area has been neglected for many years but still exists as a place where people live and work.…
TJC 2006 Summer Barbeque Fellowship and RUCF kickoff meeting
True Jesus Church 2006 Summer Barbeque Fellowship and the RUCF Kick-off meeting.
STS-111 Space Shuttle Endeavour
This 40 second video clip shows the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it touches down at Edwards Air Force Base. Heralded by its signature double sonic booms, the Space Shuttle Endeavour dropped through cloudless skies to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on June 19, 2002, concluding an almost…
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At the 2007 Young Republican National Convention, every person was allowed to vote regardless of whether or not they were a young republican or convention attendee. This is evidence that there were a number of non-Young Republican votes. Note that the Romney campaign was recruiting non-Young…
