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Some of the best positions in bed

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:31:44 GMT

clipped by: djolemcloud
clipper's remarks: Here you can find out what are the best positions in bed!!!Enjoy…

Clip Source: fun-genius.com

Great Bed Positions

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Five More Minutes !

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:29:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Cont:

The man smiled and then said, "My older son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I'd give anything for just five more minutes with him. I've vowed not to make the same mistake with Todd. He thinks he has five more minutes to swing. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch him play."

Life is all about making priorities, what are your priorities? Give someone you love 5 more minutes of your time today.

Author unknown

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Five More Minutes !

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. "That's my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.

"He's a fine looking boy" the man said. "That's my son on the swing in the blue sweater." Then, looking at his watch, he called to his son. "What do you say we go, Todd?" Todd pleaded, "Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes."

The man nodded and Todd continued to swing to his heart's content. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his son. "Time to go now?" Again Todd pleaded, "Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes." The man smiled and said, "O.K."

"My, you certainly are a patient father," the woman responded.

The man smiled and then said,

Giant sea creatures found in Antarctic search

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:28:52 GMT

clipped by: arifsali

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Scientists who conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of New Zealand's Antarctic waters were surprised by the size of some specimens found, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish.

A 2,000-mile journey through the Ross Sea that ended Thursday has also potentially turned up several new species, including as many as eight new molluscs.

It's "exciting when you come across a new species," said Chris Jones, a fisheries scientist at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "All the fish people go nuts about that -- but you have to take it with a grain of salt."

The finds must still be reviewed by experts to determine if they are in fact new

But beyond the discovery of new species, scientists said the survey, the most comprehensive to date in the Ross Sea, turned up other surprises.

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1,000 Graves Unearthed in Ancient Greece

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:04:33 GMT

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Clip Source: dsc.discovery.com

1,000 Ancient Graves Unearthed in Greece

March 11, 2008 -- Greek workers discovered around 1,000 graves, some filled with ancient treasures, while excavating for a subway system in the historic city of Thessaloniki, the state archaeological authority said Monday.

Some of the graves, which dated from the first century B.C. to the 5th century A.D., contained jewelry, coins and various pieces of art, the Greek archaeological service said in a statement.

Thessaloniki was founded around 315 B.C. and flourished during the Roman and Byzantine eras. Today it is the Mediterranean country's second largest city.

Most of the graves -- 886 -- were just east of the city center in what was the eastern cemetery during Roman and Byzantine times. Those graves ranged from traces of wooden coffins left in simple holes in the ground, to marble enclosures in five-room family mausoleums.

A separate group of 94 graves were found near the city's train station, in what was once part of the city's western cemetery.

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Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:30:19 GMT

clipped by: BartendingBear
clipper's remarks: History is just so quaint sometimes.

Clip Source: incredimazing.com

What Does Hell Cost?

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:22:59 GMT

clipped by: debbyski

Clip Source: www.truthout.org

War is hell - deadly, dangerous, and expensive. But just how expensive is it?

Glad you asked. If we consider the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan together - which we might as well do, since we and our children and grandchildren will be paying for them together into the distant future - a conservative single-week estimate comes to $3.5 billion. Remember, that's per week!

By contrast, the whole international community spends less than $400 million per year on the International Atomic Energy Agency, the primary institution for monitoring and preventing the spread of nuclear weapons; that's less than one day's worth of war costs. The U.S. government spends just $1 billion per year securing and destroying loose nuclear weapons and bomb-making materials, or less than two days' worth of war costs; and Washington spends a total of just $7 billion per year on combating global warming, or a whopping two weeks' worth of war costs.

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Solar Collecting Roads

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:41:14 GMT

clipped by: rj3sp
clipper's remarks: About Ooms Nederland Holding, the first company in the world to extract energy from asphalt concrete for use in heating an office building.

Clip Source: www.ecogeek.org

Solar Collecting Roads Heat Buildings in Denmark

Clip Source: www.ooms.nl

Ooms Nederland Holding is one of the most innovative contractors in Dutch building industry. Making a good and cost-effective product even better is the aim of the Research & Development department.

Clip Source: www.ooms.nl

How it works

How it works
Road Energy Systems^® consists of a layer of asphalt concrete that has a closed system of pipes running through it. The pipes are connected to underground aquifers (water-bearing sand). In summer the sun heats the asphalt concrete pavement, which in turn raises the temperature of the water in the pipes. The water is then transported to the heat source area, where it is stored for several months.

Clip Source: www.happynews.com

Tags: solar power

10 Most Beautiful Bridges in the World

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:55:32 GMT

clipped by: Aribeth
clipper's remarks: >>We’ve come a long way in bridge building since crossing a river on a fallen log. The first bridges were built with wooden planks, ropes and stones. Soon, stronger material were required. Wood and stone bridges gave way to iron, then to steel ones. Bridge building techniques also evolved: beam, cantilevered, cable-stayed, and suspension bridges - each with advantages that made it the right choice for a particular location.

Political fortunes and wars have been made or lost by bridges. Throughout history, bridges had been built by engineers and burned by warriors, and crossed by kings and commoners alike. Millions of people owe their livelihood to bridges, as most require them to commute; and yet thousands of people choose to end their lives by jumping off them every year.<<

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10. Khaju Bridge

Iran

9. Pont du Gard

spanning the Gard River in southern France

8. Bridge of Sighs

Legend has it that if lovers kissed on a gondola underneath the Bridge of Sighs at sunset, their love would last for eternity.

7. Iron Bridge

spanning the Severn river in Shropshir

England

6. Covered Bridges

5. Ponte Vecchio

The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval bridge over the Arno River. Actually, it’s much more than a bridge - it’s a street, a marketplace, and a landmark of Florence, Italy.

It is said that the word "bankruptcy" came from Ponte Vecchio. When a merchant failed to pay his debt, the table ("banco") he used to sell his wares was broken ("rotto") by soldiers. Not having a table anymore ("bancorotto"), meant the seller was bankrupt.

4. The Wind and Rain Bridge

in China.

3. Brooklyn Bridge

one of the main crossings of the East River and one of the most heavily trafficked bridges in the world

2. Tower Bridge

one of London’s most recognizable landmarks

1. Golden Gate Bridge

symbol of San Francisco

Wow, White Lion

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:10:45 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator

Clip Source: lolosad.com

Tags: animals, lion, white, king

Women Explained by Engineers

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:48:56 GMT

clipped by: dakotayii

Clip Source: www.aclevercookie.com

Tags: humor

Beaches are Beautiful!

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:24:41 GMT

clipped by: swampfoxz
clipper's remarks: Just add bikinis and rum!

Clip Source: phunkyou.com

Beaches are Beautiful!

Just add bikinis and rum!

Tags: beaches, bikinis, rum

Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:05:35 GMT

clipped by: Spiritraiser
clipper's remarks: wow, tooth for an eye!

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye

DUBLIN (AFP) - An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye, he said on Wednesday.

Bob McNichol, 57, from County Mayo in the west of the country, lost his sight in a freak accident when red-hot liquid aluminium exploded at a re-cycling business in November 2005.

"I thought that I was going to be blind for the rest of my life," McNichol told RTE state radio.

After doctors in Ireland said there was nothing more they could do, McNichol heard about a miracle operation called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) being performed by Dr Christopher Liu at the Sussex Eye Hospital in Brighton in England.

The technique, pioneered in Italy in the 1960s, involves creating a support for an artificial cornea from the patient's own tooth and the surrounding bone.

False statements lead to war

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:08 GMT

clipped by: Spiritraiser

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Study: False statements preceded war

WASHINGTON - A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.

The study concluded that the statements "were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses."

The study was posted Tuesday on the Web site of the Center for Public Integrity, which worked with the Fund for Independence in Journalism.

White House spokesman Scott Stanzel did not comment on the merits of the study Tuesday night but reiterated the administration's position that the world community viewed Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, as a threat.

"The actions taken in 2003 were based on the collective judgment of intelligence agencies around the world," Stanzel said.

Tags: iraq war

Change,Change,Change,Change,Change

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:17:18 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: political cartoon

Clip Source: us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com

Tags: 2008 election

Top Ten Thoughts for 2008

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:25:49 GMT

clipped by: constantskeptic
clipper's remarks: wow... pretty poignant

Clip Source: boortz.com

Top Ten Thoughts For 2008

Number 10. Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 9. Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

Number 8. Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.

Number 7. Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.

Number 6. Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.

Number 5. Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying Of nothing.

Number 4. All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

Number 3.

Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a substantial tax Cut saves you $0.30?

Number 2. In the '60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world Is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

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