Role in war a token gesture
canberratimes.com.au — When Australia's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, declares that Australia's commitment of about 1000 troops in Afghanistan is ''about right'', he means in Australian political terms, not in terms of the efforts Australia could or should make to help make a ........More… (International)
ebaums attempts to make joke out of 9/11
forum.ebaumsworld.com — ebaums apparently thinks it will be funny to try to get ? ?? at the top of google trends. whether they are just trying to be cool kids or trying to say something to the internet, its not a laughing matter. ebaums should be ashamed of themselves.....More… (Politics)
The 8-wheeled Electric Eliica
inhabitat.com — If there?s one thing that we never expected to see, it?s the sight of an 8-wheeled electric vehicle attempting to break the land speed record. But that is exactly what the Eliica is attempting to do......More… (Movies)
Skier Hangs Upside Down..Naked...for 15 minutes (SFW)
thesmokinggun.com — JANUARY 6--In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado's ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a chairlift last Friday morning. The January 2 mishap apparently occurred after the male skier and a child boarded a high-speed lift in Vail's Blue Sky Basin. .....More… (Movies)
Ron Paul- Israel Had US OK for War on Gaza
presstv.ir — Outspoken Republican congressman Ron Paul says Israel had received a green light from the United States to launch an offensive in Gaza. The Texas congressman said the Israeli attack on the impoverished Gaza Strip shapes a bleak future for the whole world as it means that, "the whole idea of preemptive or preventive war is spreading." .....More… (Politics)
Websites You Cant Live Without in 2009
techcrunch.com — We use most of them every day, or nearly every day, and would not be as productive or happy without all of them. Most of these are stuff we all know, love, and appreciate......More… (Technology)
Some US cities eliminate criminal-history question
miamiherald.com — Hoping to prevent convicts from being shut out of the work force, some major U.S. cities are eliminating questions from their job applications that ask whether prospective employees have ever been convicted of a crime. .....More… (Movies)
?Tails? of Animal Heroism
webecoist.com — The cat who saves a little girl from sexual assault, the feline who spares a family from fire, the dog who keeps an elderly woman from freezing to death and more......More… (Movies)