Top 25 Inventions of 2006

"The Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge named 25 finalists (selected from over 4,000 entries) in a competition to find the greatest invention of 2006. The winner will be named during History Channel's Great Inventions Week (May 24-27th), but you won't have to wait to check...

"this will be seen as one of the largest patronage programs in American history"

""These are just slush funds for conservative interest groups" --The Compassion Capital Fund ($148 million of our money), and the Community-Based Abstinence Education grant program ($391.7 million of our money)--just 2 of many new programs. ...The distribution of new money to...

charlie sheen and 9/11

"Charlie Sheen Questions Official 9/11 Story"

Keepers of the Public Record

"Ten guiding principles for policy and practice in maintaining the public record as a public trust are: [+] [via]"

"...no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause"

"The Fourt Amendment provides, in part, that "...no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause." The Supreme Court has issued its (yet another) 8-0 opinion, authored by Justice Scalia in the case of United States v. Grubbs, overturning the Ninth Circuit decision. Justice...

FON: WiFi everywhere!

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Impact Lab - Messing with the Optical Mind

"Furled by 4 members."

Top 10 Things People Do To Avoid Looking At the Person Across In a Bus or Subway

A useful reference piece.

Ten reasons why you should never accept a diamond ring

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Independent Online Edition > Environment - What planet are you on, Mr Bush? (...

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Angry BellSouth Withdrew Donation, New Orleans Says

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Russian squirrel pack 'kills dog'

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Eye Movement and Lying - How to detect lies

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10 things you should know about every Linux installation: Builder AU: Program...

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