Burris asks Illinois Supreme Court to confirm his nomination

This has become a big issue becausethe Illinois legislature refused to seta special election to fill the seat.  Now they have a huge mess and Roland Burris in the end will be seated in the US senate because...

100,000 condoms for Olympic sex sessions

Under editingFrom the website...."It Barely Qualifies As News""Sex looks like it has become the unofficial sport of the Beijing 2008 Olympics after 100,000 condoms were handed out to athletes.The condoms are being...

Fired engineer calls 787's plastic fuselage unsafe

I don't want to scare anyone but......"A former senior aerospace engineer at Boeing's Phantom Works research unit, fired last year under disputed circumstances, is going public with concerns that the new 787...

Wi-Fi Alliance to Certify 802.11n in June

Okay, this isn't the sexiest news item of the day, but it is big news for wireless Internet fans... We love wandering around town with our laptops, but we arent' so crazy about how relatively slow it is. The 802.11n standard will mean that new wireless cards and routers will...

Cooking Fried Turkeys Can Be Dangerous

"If you want a deep-fried turkey on Thanksgiving, the National Fire Prevention Association recommends getting a professional to do the job. Underwriters Laboratories, a national not-for-profit product safety...

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