China declares national mourning
China has announced three days of mourning for the tens of thousands of victims of Monday’s earthquake. It will begin with a three-minute silence at 1428 (0628 GMT), exactly a week after the quake struck the south-western Sichuan province. The Olympic tor
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Drag Queen Robs Burger King
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Snakes get hungry too - and this baby deer was too tempting to not eat.

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Spending billions of dollars a year on a war, the least our military can do is provide us with outtakes. You know, times when things just don’t go right. On TV it’s funny as hell, in war - well, it’s even funnier.

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Six steps to computer security (quick lesson)
learn how to protect your notebook and desktop computers from hackers, crackers, viruses, spam and other threats. You’ll also find out how to physically protect your computer from theft and other potential dangers.
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Microsoft takes the driver’s seat with Microsoft Auto 3.0
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Media companies are snapping up tech sites faster than pancakes at a fireman’s breakfast. What’s up with that?
Conde Nast and Wired bought Ars Technica for a rumored $25 million. More details are coming on Monday but I’m happy to see friends at both Wired and Ars get together in this deal.
Press: Conde Nast [...]

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Talk about near-death-experiences… According to a Reuters report, a Canadian man who asked his lover to carve a heart-shaped symbol on his chest during a rough sex game almost died when she accidentally pressed too hard and punctured his heart, a newspaper said on Thursday.

The Winnipeg Free Press said the 25-year-old woman had been sentenced to three years probation after she pleaded guilty to assaulting the man in February 2007.

The 24-year-old man was initially given little chance of survival but made a full recovery and is backing the woman. Both had been drinking heavily and engaging in rough sex when he asked the woman to carve the symbol, the paper said.

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People love to play casual games online - I know that my friend and I often play pool on MySpace across the room from each other. It’s something to do - and fun too. Sure, you score points, but that isn’t really important - it’s just playing.

A new Web 2.0 site has come onto the scene, and they are utilizing casual gaming for more - they give it a purpose.

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RuPaul - the fabulous drag queen of the 90s is putting together a new television show it seems, at least according to this posting on Craigslist.
RuPaul the original Supermodel of the World is back, and she is searching for the most outrageous, talented and stunningly gorgeous, up-and-coming drag queens and their best friend/stylist to compete [...]

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Yahoo offers geographic data to Web sites | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
Yahoo is letting outside Web sites use information from its own catalog of geographic information, letting programmers employ the Yahoo data and services into their own applications. The company now provides an interface to the data, said Dan Catt, an eng
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UFO ’spotted’ in Derry - Derry Today
I am writing to see if you would be interested in a picture which was taken on my mobile phone yesterday (Tuesday, 6/5/08). It was taken from a car while travelling to Prehen in Derry. I realised that there seemed to be an unusual object in the sky and [...]

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