23.11.04

Mysterious ‘George W. Bush: Our leader’ Clear Channel political public service billboard graces Orlando freeway.

22.11.04

Wired News: Apply Current, Boost Brain Power

Wired News: Apply Current, Boost Brain Power: "Apply Current, Boost Brain Power

Sending a weak electrical impulse through the front of a person's head can boost verbal skills by as much as 20 percent, according to a new study by the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke."

13.11.04

Yahoo! News - Ashcroft Condemns Judges Who Question Bush

Yahoo! News - Ashcroft Condemns Judges Who Question Bush: "'Courts are not equipped to execute the law. They are not accountable to the people,' Ashcroft said."

12.11.04

Police use Taser on boy, 6, at school

Police use Taser on boy, 6, at school: "Police use Taser on boy, 6, at school

Associated Press
Nov. 12, 2004 08:00 AM

MIAMI - Police used a stun gun on a 6-year-old boy in his principal's office because he was wielding a piece of glass and threatening to hurt himself, officials said Thursday.

The boy, who was not identified, was shocked with 50,000 volts."

11.11.04

A Stolen Election?

A Stolen Election?: "Last year, Walden O'Dell, the head of Diebold, a leading manufacturer of touch-screen machines, declared in a fundraising letter for the Ohio Republican Party that he was 'committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year.' That hardly inspired confidence."

NPR : Nader Raises Questions on Electronic Voting

: "November 10, 2004 � Independent candidate Ralph Nader petitions for a recount of presidential ballots in New Hampshire, charging that touch-screen voting machines may have misfired on Election Day."

4.11.04

Telegraph | News | Vatican sex guide urges Catholics to do 'it' more often

Telegraph | News | Vatican sex guide urges Catholics to do 'it' more often: "

Vatican sex guide urges Catholics to do 'it' more often
By Julian Coman
(Filed: 31/10/2004)

A Vatican-sanctioned sex guide is encouraging churchgoers to make love more often in an effort to offset 'impotence and frigidity' and address papal concerns over declining birth-rates among Italian Roman Catholics."

130-year-old Chinese fire put out

JengaJam.com >> 130-year-old Chinese fire put out A fire that broke out more than 100 years ago at a Chinese coalfield has finally been extinguished, reports say.

2.11.04

UK fertility scientists permitted to hand-pick embryos. 01/11/2004. ABC News Online

UK fertility scientists permitted to hand-pick embryos. 01/11/2004. ABC News Online: "UK fertility scientists permitted to hand-pick embryos

The authority overseeing fertility treatment in Britain has given scientists in London permission to select embryos for fertility treatment which are free from genes which can cause a form of colon cancer."

1.11.04

Guardian Unlimited | Arts Friday Review | Lost in music

Guardian Unlimited | Arts Friday Review | Lost in music: "Lost in music

Some 25,793 CDs were released last year - and there will be as many, if not more, this year. We made Alexis Petridis listen to every single one out this month. What did it tell him about the state of the music industry?"

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Radical fabric is one atom thick

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Radical fabric is one atom thick: "Radical fabric is one atom thick.
The new class of material is much more stable than others
A new class of material, which brings computer chips made from a single molecule a step closer, has been discovered by scientists."

28.10.04

Technology Review: Hackers Target Apple? Congratulations!

Technology Review: Hackers Target Apple? Congratulations!: "Hackers Target Apple? Congratulations!
Hackers wouldn't bother writing malicious code to infect the Macintosh unless those computers actually mattered."

24.10.04

Amazing 12V Saltwater Generator

Amazing 12V Saltwater Generator: "The Enviro-Gen 12 Saltwater Generator: An Ideal Power Source for Boaters, Campers, etc ."

Yahoo! News - Carter Says Bush Exploited Sept. 11 Attacks

Yahoo! News - Carter Says Bush Exploited Sept. 11 Attacks: "Carter Says Bush Exploited Sept. 11 Attacks

LONDON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) has exploited the Sept. 11 attacks for political gain, former president Jimmy Carter said in an interview published on Monday."

Blennus - your driveling idiot

Blennus - your driveling idiot: "Cat experiment

Tuesday, 19 October 2004
If you got a cat, you have to try this out!"

CNN.com - 843 ex-soldiers fail to report for Army duty - Oct 22, 2004

CNN.com - 843 ex-soldiers fail to report for Army duty - Oct 22, 2004

Guardian Unlimited | US elections 2004 | President wins endorsement from admirers in the 'axis of evil'

Guardian Unlimited | US elections 2004 | President wins endorsement from admirers in the 'axis of evil': "President wins endorsement from admirers in the 'axis of evil' "

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Can dung power save the world?

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Can dung power save the world?: "Can dung power save the world?
Imagine a car that runs not on petrol or diesel but on the waste we either throw away or leave to rot in the ground."