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Does Sarah Palin Have a Pentecostal Problem?

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:01:27 GMT

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If conservative columnist William Kristol is to be believed, Sarah Palin is surprised that her own campaign hasn't made a bigger deal out of the controversial remarks of Barack Obama's former pastor. The relationship between Obama and Jeremiah Wright is, according to Palin, fair game in the presidential campaign because it speaks to the question of the Democratic candidate's character. "I don't know why that association isn't discussed more," Kristol, writing in the New York Times, quoted Palin as telling him.

McCain's current sensitivity is much more related to his running mate's own pastor problems than to any newfound campaign honor code.

First came reports that her pastor at the nondenominational Wasilla Bible Church was connected to Jews for Jesus, an organization that seeks to convert Jews to Christianity.

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prays that God will help her gubernatorial campaign and protect her "from every form of witchcraft."

Swimming Tigers

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:35:48 GMT

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Clip Source: www.darkroastedblend.com

White Bengal Tiger named Odin is six years old and 10 feet long from tail to nose. Odin lives at a Zoo in Vallejo, California, near San Francisco - and he likes to swim.

Lee Munro is his trainer; he says tigers are the most powerful swimmers out of all land-dwelling animals. The ferocious face he makes while diving is actually meant to close his nostrils to stop the water from going into his nose. For South-East Asia tigers it's just a good way to cool down.

Tags: nature, photos, tigers

Creepy Old Ads

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:48:04 GMT

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Clip Source: weirdynews.blogspot.com

Tags: humor

New machine prints sheets of light

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:13:46 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cnn.com

The size of a semitrailer, it coats an 8-inch wide plastic film with chemicals, then seals them with a layer of metal foil. Apply electric current to the resulting sheet, and it lights up with a blue-white glow.

You could tack that sheet to a wall, wrap it around a pillar or even take a translucent version and tape it to your windows. Unlike practically every other source of lighting, you wouldn't need a lamp or conventional fixture for these sheets, though you would need to plug them into an outlet.

The big glowing sheets could also make light sources out of everyday things. GE imagines putting OLEDs on the inside of window blinds -- pull them down, light them up, and you have light streaming from the window, even at night. You could even make OLED wallpaper, since the material is flexible.

Wives who really live in the past

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:47:02 GMT

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Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Joanne Massey, 35, lives in a recreation of a 1950s home in Stafford with her husband Kevin, 42, who works as a graphics application designer. Joanne is a housewife. She says:

I love nothing better than fastening my pinny round my waist and baking a cake for Kevin in my 1950s kitchen.

I only ever wear 1950s clothing, such as tight pencil skirts, a white blouse and a wide belt.

Debbie Cleulow, 34, lives in Upper Tean in Staffordshire with her husband Martin, 38, who works for a JCB contractor. Debbie says:

I've made my home a shrine to the Forties, and I only ever wear clothes from that decade. Other people may laugh at me, but I really don't care.

I do all the cleaning, ironing, washing and cooking, and Martin puts up shelves and looks after the car. He's the breadwinner and I create a lovely - and loving - environment for him.

Diane Rowlands, 38, works parttime in a customer service centre. She lives with Martin, who is 40 and works in a warehouse. Diane says:

Weird Vintage Ad

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:49:28 GMT

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Clip Source: www.ectomo.com

Scot points out that your cheap, uncomfortable paper towels may be turning your employees against you. Indeed, this gentleman has already acquired both the demeanor and moustache of the Communist. In other news, were you aware that you can catch Fascism from public restroom toilet seats? Believe it.

Tags: humor

Colorado's Fall Foilage

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:28:27 GMT

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Clip Source: www.latimes.com

Colorado’s spectacular fall colors draw photographers and visitors from around the world. In fact, the most difficult decision might be deciding where to see the show.

Tags: nature, photos

Antisocial Behavior May Be Caused By Low Stress Hormone Levels

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:27:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "The differences between participants with severe antisocial behaviour and those without were most marked under stressful conditions. While the average adolescents showed large increases in the amount of cortisol during the frustrating situation, cortisol levels actually went down in those with severe antisocial behaviour.

These results suggest that antisocial behaviour may be more biologically-based than previously considered, just as some individuals are more vulnerable to depression or anxiety due to their biological make-up."

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Levels of cortisol in the body usually increase when people undergo a stressful experience, such as public speaking, sitting an exam, or having surgery. It enhances memory formation and is thought to make people behave more cautiously and to help them regulate their emotions, particularly their temper and violent impulses.

The new research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, shows that adolescents with severe antisocial behaviour do not exhibit the same increase in cortisol levels when under stress as those without antisocial behaviour. These findings suggest that antisocial behaviour, at least in some cases, may be seen as a form of mental illness that is linked to physiological symptoms (involving a chemical imbalance of cortisol in the brain and body).

Reduced levels of the 'stress hormone' cortisol has been linked to antisocial behaviour in male adolescents. (Credit: iStockphoto)

Tags: stress, mental health

Sharpie Art

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:51:57 GMT

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Clip Source: www.justineashbee.com

Tags: art

Killer Insects

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:00:56 GMT

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Clip Source: webecoist.com

These deadly insects are naturally designed to kill. The effects of their bites range from painful to deadly for humans, and they inject their prey with lethal salivary secretions that immobilize them and ease ingestion and digestion. These six represent some of the stranger and more interesting assassins of the insect world.

Wheel Bug (Arilus Cristatus)

This is one of the largest terrestrial bugs in North America, growing up to about 2 inches. Noticeable on its back is what looks like a wheel or cog.

Bee Assassin (Apiomerus crassipes)

Spined Assassin (Sinea Diadema)

African Assassin Bug (Platymeris biguttata)

A voracious hunter this insect reputedly has venom ten times deadlier than a cobra.

Black Corsair (Melanolestes picipes)

They will run down their prey in their hunt for food. They’ve been known to suck the blood of rodents, and even humans. Disturbingly enough, they prefer to go for eyes and lips.

Masked Hunter (Reduvius Personatus)

Tags: insects, bugs

Boy wreaks zoo havoc while feeding croc

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:03:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "The boy was unknown at the center and had "clammed up" when questioned by police on what sparked the rampage, he said.

Neindorf said he was now looking at suing the parents of the pint-sized terror, who could easily have been taken by Terry himself as he fed the croc from a small landing at his enclosure.

"We'll be looking at suing the parents, who were supposedly in control of him at the time," he said."

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The parents of a 7-year-old boy who broke into an Australian outback zoo and fed a string of small animals to its resident crocodile are likely to be sued after police said the boy was too young to be held responsible.

A turtle, four western blue tongue lizards, two bearded dragons, two thorny devil lizards and an adult female Spencer's goanna were fed or led into the jaws of a three-foot, 440 pound saltwater crocodile named "Terry."

Security camera footage at the Alice Springs Reptile Center showed the smiling youngster also bludgeoning to death a small blue tongue lizard and two more thorny devils during a half-hour of breakfast-time havoc last Wednesday.

"The fact a 7-year-old can wreak so much havoc in such a short time, it's unbelievable. In my day he'd get a big boot up the arse," center director Rex Neindorf told Reuters by phone.

"Police found him, but in the Northern Territory here he can't be accountable if he's under 10 years of age."

Islam and the West

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:47:43 GMT

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Clip Source: www.starbulletin.com

The relationship between Islam and the West has been depicted as one of confrontation and indifference, but there is more to Islam and its relation with the West than violence and confrontation.

Historical and theological facts easily repudiate the claim that Islam is intolerant of Christianity and Judaism. Muhammad signed treaties of peace with the Christians and Jews. In the year 631, he received a delegation of 60 Christians from Najran, about 450 miles south of Medina in present-day Saudi Arabia, who were received in the prophet's mosque, and they were allowed to pray in the mosque.

The Islamic civilization has in the past proved capable of, for the times, astonishing feats of tolerance and acceptance. Under the Muslims, medieval Spain became a haven for diverse religions and sects. Following the Christian re-conquest, the Inquisition eliminated all dissent.

Tags: islam, tolerance

British commander says war in Afghanistan cannot be won

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:22:34 GMT

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Clip Source: www.newsdaily.com

LONDON, Oct. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Britain's commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the Sunday Times reported.

"We're not going to win this war. It's about reducing it to a manageable level of insurgency that's not a strategic threat and can be managed by the Afghan army," he said.

But Afghanistan's Defense Minister expressed his disappointment on Sunday at the commander's statements, maintaining the insurgency had to be defeated.

Wardak said success also depended on how British forces were approaching the problems they faced in Helmand but did not say whether their current strategy was the right one.

Violence in Afghanistan has increased to its worst level since 2001, when U.S.-led and Afghan forces overthrew the ruling Taliban following the September 11 attacks on the United States.

Beauty in Decay

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:33:46 GMT

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Clip Source: www.darkroastedblend.com

Desolate places with a soul

Mystery Cage at an abandoned Asylum. "I don't know what was the cage was originally for, but a tree has grown up through the middle of it, and ivy surrounds it." -

Tags: photos

Colbert for President

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:26:55 GMT

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Clip Source: blog.wired.com

Here's the good news: Stephen Colbert is running for president in the Marvel Universe. And, according to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, the unhinged television superstar is gaining serious momentum.

Here's the bad news: He's not doing the same in the real world. Mark Waid, The Amazing Spider-Man writer who assimilated the faux newscaster/White House wannabe into issue No. 573 of the comic book, thinks we could use a Colbert presidency more than we could use a Palin vice presidency.

"Despite what a frightening number of red-staters seem to think," Waid said, "as impressive as it is, being able to field-dress a moose is not a superpower."

Truthiness, on the other hand, might be. Wired.com caught up with the two comics rascals, long before they had their morning coffee, to talk Colbert, Spidey, the 2008 election and why Quesada won't work blue. The Colbert issue of Amazing Spider-Man hits streets Oct. 15.