WSJ: Karl Rove to Resign At the End of August Karl Rove, President Bush's longtime political adviser, is resigning as White House deputy chief of staff effective Aug. 31, and returning to Texas, marking a turning point for the Bush presidency.
Mr. Rove's departure removes one of the White House's most polarizing figures, and perhaps signals the effective end of the lame duck administration's role in shaping major domestic policy decisions. Mr. Rove revealed his plans in an interview with Paul Gigot, editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page. (See related commentary.)...
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The Moderate Voice, Power Line, Pajamas Media, Let Freedom Ring, Blogs of War, Firedoglake, Althouse, Betsy's Page, The BRAD BLOG, Shakespeare's Sister, TIME, Political Radar, Obsidian Wings, Fausta's blog and Pam's House BlendSkydiver plans head-first freefall from the edge of space in dizzying bid to break Mach 1
He will leap head-first from a weather balloon 25 miles above Earth and plummet at more than 1,000mph with only a parachute for company. He will face external temperatures of minus 100c while inside his carbon-fibre suit it will be a stifling 65c - almost 150 fahrenheit. And most amazing of all, Michel Fournier is actually looking forward to it. The daredevil Frenchman, a greyhaired 63-year-old former paratrooper, aims to become the first person to break the sound barrier in free-fall...
NPR: A Former Navy SEAL Questions Rules of War
Marcus Luttrell is the sole surviving SEAL after his team's ambush in Afghanistan. He was shot multiple times as he crawled miles--fighting the whole way--to safety. He has a few questions about the "rules of war" ...
The downside of diversity - The Boston Globe
IT HAS BECOME increasingly popular to speak of racial and ethnic diversity as a civic strength. From multicultural festivals to pronouncements from political leaders, the message is the same: our differences make us stronger. But a massive new study, based on detailed interviews of nearly 30,000 people across America, has concluded just the opposite. Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam -- famous for "Bowling Alone," his 2000 book on declining civic engagement -- has found that the greater the diversity in a community, the fewer people vote and the less they volunteer, the less they give to charity and work on community projects. In the most diverse communities, neighbors trust one another about half as much as they do in the most homogenous settings. The study, the largest ever on civic engagement in America, found that virtually all measures of civic health are lower in more diverse settings. "The extent of the effect is shocking," says Scott Page, a University of Michigan political scientist...
Chronos Chromos Concrete
Dojo ShrinkSafe -- the safe way to make your JS sprightly
Websites as graphs - an HTML DOM Visualizer Applet
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Daily Kos: We CAN'T WIN in 2008!
Why it isn’t easy to replace bridges, power plants and planes
One of the worlds most puzzling mysteries: the moving rocks of Death Valley
These rocks, some as heavy as 700 pounds, are inexplicably transported across a virtually flat desert plain, leaving erratic trails in the hard mud behind them, some hundreds of yards long. They move by some mysterious force, and in the nine decades since we have known about them, no one has ever…
Dictator cites U.S. to justify Zimbabwe wiretapping law
Yesterday, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "signed into law the controversial Interception of Communications Bill, which gives his government the authority to eavesdrop. In order to defend the law, which has been called "the dictator's tool kit," Mugabe's spokesperson…
Man spotted on CCTV wearing a T-shirt bearing an "offensive" slogan has been warned he risks an £80 fine if he is caught again.
Sentenced to Death for a Crime Even the State Admits He Didn't Commit
In less than 3 weeks Kenneth Foster, an African-American man sentenced to death for the murder of Michael LaHood, is scheduled to be executed in Texas. LaHood's actual killer, Mauriceo Brown, was executed in 2006. Whether you believe in capital punishment or not, a man who did not plan or commit…
MIT creates 3D images of living cell
Web revenge: ruin an enemy for £10
The 13 Best Worst Movies We Can't Stop Watching, But Totally Should
Admit it, once these movies appear on your TV, you´re physically incapable of turning them off. Wallow in the awful greatness of good bad movies.
Concrete that changes colour
Chronos Chromos Concrete is a system that is able to dynamically display patterns, numbers and text in concrete surfaces. Application could include anything from products for the home to large scale architectural installations.
Scientists reclaiming the bookshelves for reason
Scientists fed up with pseudoscience books being placed in the science sections of bookshops are going in and moving the books to the science-fiction sections - probably next to the Star Trek comics.
Adium 1.1 released!
The last release of Adium was about a month ago, so you might think that Adium 1.1 has been in development just that long. You might also think that ice cream is better without caramel. You'd be wrong on both counts. Adium 1.1 development started over a year ago, and the ducky fruits of that…
Why Rich Kids Don't Stay Rich
Rich kids, we hear, have it all. Money. Connections. Top educations. Cars and clothes. For those who are part of what Warren Buffett calls “the Lucky Sperm Club,” life is supposedly one long shopping trip with an no-limits ATM card. A really big play houseBut what if it’s not?
Suprnova.org: What Will Change and What Will Remain The Same?
The new and improved SuprNova will be launched very soon. Sweet revenge, according to the title of Suprnova's "coming soon" page. In anticipation of the (re)launch we will list some of the new features, and some things tha
Nathan Fillion Just Can't Catch a Break
With the movies Waitress, White Noise 2, Slither & Serenity under his belt as well as the cult TV series Firefly among others Sometimes you're left wondering just what the hell is going on when your favorite actor can't seem to catch a break...
This is What You Look Like when exceed lifetime dosage for thorium exposure
[PIC] of guy who built nuclear breeder reactor by himself in his backyard.
U.S. doles out millions for street cameras
DHS will not say how much of its taxpayer-funded grants have gone to cameras. But a search of local newspapers and congressional press releases shows that a large number of new surveillance systems, costing at least tens and probably hundreds of millions of dollars, are being simultaneously…
BREAKING: Crazy Gunman Opens Fire in Church, 3 Dead
10 people were also shot and wounded.
xkcd: Names
Some of the largest broadband providers in the UK are threatening to "pull the plug" from the BBC's new iPlayer unless the corporation contributes to the cost of streaming its videos over the internet.
Google, Microsoft and Apple building online storage havens: you win
It's been a big week for online storage, as Google, Apple and Microsoft all announce significant updates to their online storage line-ups, free and paid. If only we could combine them into one uberservice.
A List of some of the most annoying IRC personalities
Anyone who IRCs regularly know of a few distinct personalities that irritate to the core. It's almost as if there is a nest somewhere making sure that the supply of lost AOLers, obnoxious 13 year olds and elitist know nothings don't run out. No matter how many you try to kick/ban off the…
Take a peek at Firefox 3's new download manager
Mozilla Links has posted details and a few screenshots of how Firefox 3's new download manager will look and function.
BioShock Demo hits the marketplace
Welcome to Rapture with the official demo to BioShock, the “genetically enhanced” first person shooter. BioShock is a shooter unlike any you’ve ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen.
Rudy Giuliani: "Freedom is Slavery"
“Freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.”
Wii CD & DVD Playback Support Coming Soon?
Nintendo's FAQ article on the Wii website has been updated with evidence suggesting that Wii units manufactured in 2007 have a locked away ability to play back CDs and DVDs.
Why does FoxNews favor Rudy Giuliani?
Because he is a former client and personal friend of Roger Ailes. RG gets 25% more air time on FoxNews than his rivals. Now I know why Sean Hannity is so hostile to Ron Paul.
Wow....Omnidirectional wheels[Video]
Airtrax omni-directional technology allows this Sidewinder Lift Truck to move forward, diagonally, laterally, in any direction at all.The wheel system can rotate 360 degrees in its own footprint or go sideways without turning at all.The navigational options are virtually limitless. Applications are…
Impeachment drive is dead serious and mounting
How many 5 year-olds could you take on at once? (the question of the hour...)
Global Military Spending (chart)
The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters [VIDEO]
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks... will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
Actual footage of police conspiring to kill an innocent citizen.
Stephen King Reviews Harry Potter
The state of Texas is fighting tooth and nail to execute a man even they admit didn't commit a crime.
Lisp Machine operating system with complete source code leaked.
While everyone was at "The Simpsons Movie" on the first weekend in August, the U.S. government shredded the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.
Police punish man for daring to watch his truck being towed - apparently it's a criminal offence to refuse to go back in your house when the police tell you to.
Police State Cop Shows Kids What It’s Like To Be An American (VIDEO)
Forgent Patent Troll Loses Again
anagama writes "Forgent Networks, a patent troll, got the slap down by a TX jury in May when it invalidated a patent Forgent held regarding video teleconferencing over telephone lines, and today, its motion for a new trial against EchoStar was denied. In fact, the court awarded EchoStar $90k in…
MichaelMoore.com : Embarrassing Cheney video surfaces
If a man is mature enough to serve on a jury or risk his life in a war halfway around the world, isn’t he also mature enough to drink a beer
Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager (episode 1)
CHAD VADER EPISODEs 1-8 DVD + AN HOUR OF BONUS AVAILABLE AT http://www.BLAMESOCIETY.NET Life is hard when you're Darth Vader's less-talented, less-charismatic younger brother and you manage a grocery store. Brought to you by Blame Society Productions (Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda). Watch many…
Life University - Study Overseas
Life University - Opportunity to Study Overseas
Seinfeld-Kramer's Merv Griffin Set
Kramer reconstructs the Merv Griffin set in his apartment
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…
Chrysler Group's 2007 Season of Champions
With the 2007 Detroit sports playoff season upon us, Chrysler Group designed three unique news reporting vehicles for local NBC affiliate WDIV. Introducing the "Red Wings Ram," "Tigers Wrangler," and the "Pistons Pacifica" to the scene! These vehicles can be seen…
Stocks and Bonds
FLAPPER! A Madcap Musical Comedy Tribute to the 1920s! Wanna hear me sing? (A duet, G. Opper, J. Newmann) May 4-5, 2005. Southwest Dallas Home School Association.
Rapping Rove
White House adviser Karl Rove grabs the spotlight at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner.
How will the sub-prime mortgage market effect purchases?
With the implosion of the sub prime mortgage market the media is all about doom and gloom. This video will give you the facts that you need to understand what is going on in the mortgage business
Impaled Nazarene - "Armageddon Death Squad"
Impaled Nazarene "Armageddon Death Squad"
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