RNC to report another $30,000 spent on Palin wardrobe
rawstory.com — The price of Sarah Palin's RNC-provided wardrobe is approaching the price of an average American home. "The RNC is scheduled to file a campaign report with the Federal Election Commission Thursday disclosing that the committee spent additional funds to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin"More… (Political News)
Dubya's New Digs
thesmokinggun.com — This is the Texas home that George W. Bush has purchased for his fast-approaching post-White House years. The home, on a Dallas cul-de-sac, sits on 1.13 acres and offers 8501 square feet of living space, according to city appraisal records. More… (Political News)
South African Cricket To Abandon Race-Based Selection
stuff.co.nz — South Africa's controversial selection policy on coloured players is set to be scrapped in three years after the resounding success within the national side, which now fields top performing non-white players ranked among the world's best.More… (Other Sports)
Grammy Nominations: 10 Things You Didn't See On TV
billboard.com — Kathy Griffin revealed that, like the Jonas Brothers, "I am not ready to lose my virginity. I am looking for the right girl, just like them." More… (Music)
23 Signs You're Becoming a Design Geek
crestock.com — Indeed a list of harsh realities - a testament to the fact that graphic design isn't created, but observed. And true designers exist in that space 24 hours a day!More… (Design)
KBR Sued for Serving Spoiled Food to U.S. Troops
blogs.houstonpress.com — The principal plaintiff says he witnessed a wild dog running around base one day carrying a human arm in its mouth. He alleges KBR served U.S. forces chicken, fish, beef and eggs that were well past their expiration date, causing salmonella poisoning in at least one case. Even when KBR managers were told the food was bad, they still served it.More… (World News)
Fossil Provides Glimpse of Giant Flying Reptile
guardian.co.uk — Soaring overhead in the Cretaceous skies with taut, leathery wings longer than a family car, it would have made an unnerving sight. Scientists who analysed a fossil that lay in a German museum for years after its discovery have glimpsed for the first time one of the most imposing of the prehistoric flyers.More… (General Sciences)
How Fishy Technology Could Power the Future
livescience.com — Think like a fish not like a bird, say researchers trying to harvest energy from water currents. Their new fish-inspired power generator can work in slow-moving currents where traditional turbines are less effective. More… (Environment)
Apple’s Apples… Talk About Geek Fruit view!
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Opera 10 alpha
my.opera.com — Opera 10 alpha is now available for download. Play with Opera's new Presto 2.2 rendering engine.More… (Software)
Turn your iPod touch into a free phone
techradar.com — Want to make free phone calls to your fellow iPod touch owners? Now you can, courtesy of the recently announced Truphone for iPod touch.More… (Tech Industry News)
New Drug to Cure Jet-Lag in the Works
blogs.pitch.com — It's odd that jet-lag needs a cure. It does not seem like the sort of thing for which there should be a cure. When it's been a long time since you've traveled it can become easy to see jet lag as a psychological weakness, not a physical one. But as all weary travelers know, jet-lag is as real as any virus or condition.More… (General Sciences)
Dog Risks Life to save friend watch!
A Revival of the White Russian at the Bowling Alley
nytimes.com — AMONG the significant dates in the history of Kahlúa, the Mexican coffee liqueur, surely March 6, 1998, rates a mention.More… (Movies)
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