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- A Los Angeles company has announced the first in their line of specially-bred, genetically-modified pets - a cat that is guaranteed to be allergen-free. Up to 10 percent of the American population is believed to be sensitive to a certain feline protein that triggers cat allergy - and Allerca intends to use a "gene silencing" technology to suppress production of the offending substance. |
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- Please line up in an orderly fashion, or else it might not be safe to read this Game 3 edition of our World Series Useless Information Department: |
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- For those looking to carve more advanced pumpkins than the traditional jack o'lantern this Halloween, the Dremel Pumpkin Carving Kit allows fast, easy carving of spectacularly sculpted pumpkins. Using the templates provided (or one of the thousands of pre-made templates available on the market), the Pumpkin Carving Kit makes carving intricate pumpkin designs as easy as tracing a drawing. Who WOULDN'T want to carve their pumpkin with power tools? |
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- A man in Florida tries to stab his girlfriend for her alleged support of Kerry. Think W wants this character to stump for him? |
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- Wow, I have now been blogging for six months. What to say, what to say... well, thanks for reading. I plan to keep blogging when I can and hopefully I will post something interesting one day! For "fun", here are my top 10 search keywords for... |
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- No! No! No! I don't want freaking Pedro. Enough! |
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- Another one from Paul Scrivens. No regard to design at all. No attempt to draw the visitor in and get them to click. Pretty much just spamming the web. ... |
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- Paul Scrivens hits the nail on the head: The only thing that sucks about being one person is that when you have an idea for a new site you have to actually figure out if you have the manpower to get it done. I have 5 sites in my head right now ... |
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- Updating a previous post, Mel Kiper is staying at ESPN, afterall. |
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New Who (Oct 27 2004 23:54 GMT) - BoingBoing is #1. |
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- Trusted Mobile Platform specifications defining security features for mobile devices have been released for public review by IBM, Intel, and NTT DoCoMo. TMP is described as a comprehensive end-to-end security architecture for mobile wireless platforms which can help make advanced mobile-commerce services such as electronic tickets and e-wallets more secure. WS profiles are defined (WS-Security, SAML, XACML, etc.) with a new Fair Contract Signing Protocol. |
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- MSN's Slate discusses how the new iPod stacks up against XM's new portable satellite radio, also int... |
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- In Brief: Shares of Apple stock closed up $2.33, or 4.87%, at $50.30, setting a new four-year high..... |
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- ASP.NET Forum Post - Visual SourceSafe... |
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- At first glance, it appears presidential: A private jet bound for swing states days before the election. A campaign staff. Hungry media. An omnipresent slogan, " |
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- Foul-mouthed radio personality Howard Stern has another Powell to reckon with: Secretary of State Colin Powell. The nation's top diplomat came to the defense of his son, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell, after Stern said the younger Powell only got the job because of his family name. |
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- Any Republicans in your family who are still wavering on Bush and could use a nudge in the opposite direction? Errol Morris might be your man. The Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker ("The Fog of War") directed and edited over 70 TV spots featuring long-time Republicans from every walk of life, who explain in heartfelt, compelling words why they're switching to Kerry this year. |
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- Back when he was Texas governor, the president sassed Karen Hughes big time, and the cameras caught him. |
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- An influential Republican pollster concludes that a big minority turnout will tip the battleground states to Kerry. |
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- "UK wireless networking company LocustWorld has added support for an open-source PBX application to its meshboxes which are used to build mesh networks..."... |
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- The state's largest insurer has consistently overestimated the cost of settling lawsuits, retains too much money in surplus funds, insurance experts told Senate commission |
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- Each election, those of us here at Mandate Media organize a betting pool we call the Punditology Challenge. This year, we're breaking it up: a national challenge, and (since all politics is local) one for the folks right here in... |
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- You can’t polish a turd! (laughter) What happens when you try to spin one? (dumbfounded looks) Let’s ask the fan blades! |
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- Fighting the wounds of war - The injured never stop coming, and their wounds tell the story of the war. |
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- As I write the Lunar Eclipse is taking shape. Normally many things come to a boil. All awkward situations are highlighted. Take a look at how many disagreements we have had everywhere. The President of EU resigns. |
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- AM EU had 2 soft aspects, and 3 hard aspects that kept the Dax down 0.25%. AM US had 4 hard and soft aspects, but the soft aspects were a little more focused, so the markets were rose. PM US had 3 hard aspects, and 5 soft aspects which rose the Dow 1.15% and the Nasdaq 2. |
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- Beograd Vlada je prihvatila samo tri amandmana na Predlog zakona o slobodnom pristupu informacijama od javnog znaΔaja, ali se njima niΕ‘ta suΕ‘tinski ne menja izjavio je novinarima ministar kulture Dragan KojadinoviΔ,... |
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- Hag Engleski advokati Stiven Kej i DΕΎilijan Higins traΕΎe od sekretara Tribunala da ih razreΕ‘i duΕΎnosti branilaca dodeljenih Slobodanu MiloΕ‘eviΔu, na koju su postavljeni 3. septembra ove godine. PotvrΔujuΔi da su Kej i... |
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- Beograd Predsednik SCG Svetozar MaroviΔ izjavio je da su na proΕ‘lonedeljnoj sednici Vrhovnog saveta odbrane iznete nove Δinjenice o pogibiji dvojice vojnika u kasarni na TopΔideru i dodao da se zasad ne iskljuΔuje... |
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- Srbija i Crna Gora oΔekuje reakciju maΔarske vlade povodom skupa odrΕΎanog ovog vikenda u diskoteci u Malom IΔoΕ‘u, izjavio je ministar za ljudska i manjinska prava Rasim LjajiΔ. Beogradski mediji oznaΔili su skup kao... |
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- Beograd Ministar spoljnih poslova Srbije i Crne Gore Vuk DraΕ‘koviΔ primio je juΔe nagradu za delovanje u oblasti mira, demokratije i meΔunarodne saradnje koju dodeljuje fondacija Forum universale Svetskog samita u... |
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- DUBROVNIK Predsednik Hrvatske Stjepan MesiΔ i predsednik Srbije Boris TadiΔ ocenili su u utorak u Dubrovniku da su odnosi dve drΕΎave mnogo bolji nego u prethodnih nekoliko godina. Identifikovali smo ciljeve. Ciljevi... |
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- Κινηση Δημοκρατικης Κοινωνιας ονομαστηκε το σχημα της Λειλα Ζανα, που αγωνιζεται για ειρηνη, δημοκρατια, συνυπαρξη, πολυπολιτισμικοτητα, ευρωπαικη προοπτικη Τουρκιας. Το υποστηριζει απολυτα ο Οτσαλαν, ο οποιος αυτος ηταν που διεταξε τη δημιουργια του. Την ιδια στιγμη ο εκπροσωπος των Ορθοδοξων στην Τουρκια ευχεται καθε επιτυχια στην Ευρωπαικη πορεια της χωρας, ενω Γερμανος ευρωβουλευτης Τουρκικης καταγωγης προτεινει το ανοιγμα της Θεολογικης σχολης της Χαλκης. |
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- - Update to 0.5.0 PR: ports/73065 Submitted by: HAYASHI Yasushi (maintainer) |
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SoCal Quake (Oct 27 2004 23:53 GMT) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 occurred near San Bernardino Mountains communities Wednesday. |
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- Singer Courtney Love is ordered to stand trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in spite of her attorney's claim that the case had been "grossly overcharged." |
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- Instead of a coffee break, you may want to make time for tea. Researchers say that tea may help sharpen your memory. |
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