Thanks to Andy (Towleroad), comes this link to some spectacular photos featured in the Daily Mail this week. This image (right) is an elephant fetus at twelve months (they gestate for twenty-four months). The images are taken from a National Geographic program titled, “In the Womb: Animals” which is scheduled to be shown on December… Continue reading
Category: General Interest
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Dualing Banjos
A few weeks back, I made a post about the word of the day – pettifogger. I had a couple of people ask what this actually referred to, so I figured it was time for a post on why pettifogger meant so much to me that I would post it. For some this is now… Continue reading
When did Hastert know?
Source: CBS 2 Chicago It appears that Dennis Hastert’s office knew about Foley a long time before Speaker is saying he knew. The aide, Kirk Fordham, said he had “more than one conversation with senior staff at the highest level of the House of Representatives asking them to intervene” at the time. And it seems… Continue reading
YouTube Goes Google
According to Reuters India, “Web search leader Google Inc. said on Monday it agreed to acquire top video entertainment site YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock, the highest price yet paid for a consumer-generated media site.” The article also says that Google announced that “YouTube would remain an independent company.”
DOPA, ii
Last month, I blogged about how the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Deleting Online Predators Act. It appears that online opposition to this has been growing, and a newish site has been created to combat this legislation. The Save Your Space site aims to “show the public, the media and the U.S. government the… Continue reading
Toga To Go
Saturday night, our intrepid group headed north-west to Denton to attend a toga party hosted by Layton and his roommates. We were a little unsure of what to expect, given that this was a college-party and in Denton, but those fears soon subsided once we had arrived. Naturally, we all looked fabulous! Photos will be… Continue reading
Resin Codes
Do you ever sit there scratching your heading wondering if the plastic item you have in your hand can be recycled? Well, thanks to the people over at the Plastics Council (yes, its a real organization), they have produced this handy guide for you to reference.
Eeeks … blog temporarily gauche
I seemed to have made a change to my regular template that upset the viewable features of my blog, so I’ve found something disturbing to temporarily keep people occupied until I re-do my template file. Enjoy!
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