Woman Wins Her Funeral In Competition

" A Texas woman was thrilled to win a competition at a baseball game - but she isn't planning to claim the prize of a funeral and burial plot any time soon. Competition had morbid prizeElaine Fulps was the lucky...

IRL Knockout Qualifying – The Firestone Fast Six :: The EDJE

"No. 8 Will Power of KV Racing Technology on the course at St. Petersburg. Will posted the fastest qualifying time at 62.1355 (nearly one-half a second faster than the pole sitter Tony Kanaan) but because the mark...

Ottawa opens up wireless industry to more competition

"The Conservative government on Wednesday paved the way for new cellphone companies by announcing new rules for an auction of radio airwaves designed to spur competition in the wireless industry."

Eater X: Burrito-Eating Machine

I'm trying to find a photo of Eater X: did he compete in a special mask that allowed for the rapid consumption of burritos?Ah- found one. It's face-paint: good call-- disguise one's true identity and still devour...

Top 10 finalists of Eurovision Song Contest revealed!

UPDATE: Watch some of the finalists in action, here. Three cheers for the Eastern Bloc! And the Eurasian countries! And Moldova! They are among the finalists in this year's massive Eurovision song contest....

How Gorgeous is Your Camel?

A camel beauty pageant. Odd as this story sounds, animal pageants are by no means new. We have dog shows, cat shows, horse shows... county fairs have cattle shows. Why not camels? Turns out that camel pageants can...

Terror Jamming: Security Guru's Airline Threat Contest

I am not affiliated with this project, but I find it fascinating. Basically, Schneier is inviting the public to come up with their own far-fetched-yet-plausible "terror threat" along the lines of the Heathrow...

Today's Nun Has A Veil--And A Blog

"More young women are entering convents. How they are changing the sisterhood. For the iPod generation, it doesn't get more radical than wearing a veil. The hijab worn by traditional Muslim women might have people talking, but it's the wimple that really turns heads. And in...

Man Convicted On Human-Smuggling Charges

Conspiracy to bring in illegal entrants for profit. Bringing in illegal aliens for profit. Transportation of illegal aliens for profit and placing their lives in jeopardy during the transportation. Transportation of an illegal alien for profit and causing serious bodily...

Border Security Required On Both Sides Of The Southern Border

Republican candidate Frank Antenori wants to influence the Mexican government to enforce its side of the border, by using punitive sanctions, tariffs and reduction in U.S. aid.

Border Issues

Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution:  "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion and against domestic Violence."

campaign to cut desert crosser deaths

"We live in a corridor of death''

just keep paying those taxes

Time to separate the Tax-Dodging illegal immigrants from the Tax-Paying illegal immigrants.

taxpayers and tax-collectors don't have a national identity crisis

That's because every taxpayer knows which government gets their tax. And every government knows who it's taxpayers are. And sometimes, government (flying the IRS flag) even know who the tax-dodgers are.

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