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Cables on The Go
A little while ago I mentioned that I found some great clearance deals while I was shopping for a new laptop. I’ve been going back every now and then to do some “window” shopping. Today I found the Cables To Go Mobile Office Cable Kit w/ USB 2.0 Hub & Mouse – 28270. This thing [...]
Daisetta, Texas Sinking Fast
A town in Texas is sinking fast and authorities are trying desperately to find a solution. Regulators continued monitoring a massive sinkhole which has swallowed up oil field equipment, poles and some vehicles since surfacing just outside the southeast Texas community of Daisetta. There were no reports of injuries or of any homes being damaged [...]
The Platypus Genome Mapped
Scientists have finally mapped the platypus genome. According to Nature, the platypus is an ancient off-shoot of the mammalian family tree. It’s part mammal and part reptile. We shared ancestors with the platypus about, oh, 166 million years ago. It’s only one of two mammals that lay eggs and the males are the only mammals [...]
Sharpton Arrested Again
On April 25, 2008 three New York City police detectives were acquitted in the shooting death of Sean Bell. Bell died the night before his wedding, November 25, 2006- when, during his bachelor party, he was involved in an altercation and police believed he was going for a weapon. Police fired 50 shots into the [...]
Colbert Wins Webby Person of the Year
Stephen Colbert won the “Webby Person of the Year”. Colbert became the “Greatest Living American” in the eyes of Google thanks to his fans who took to the Internet and “Google-bombed” him to the top. They did so by posting comments all over the Web that contained his name and “Greatest Living American” to make [...]
Death Toll Rising Sharply
Yesterday I relayed the news that the Tropical Cyclone Nargis claim 3,000 lives and left 4,0000 still missing. Now, that total has been revised to more than 22,000 dead and 41,000 missing, according to the Myanmar state-run radio. A news broadcast on government-run radio said that 22,464 people have now been confirmed dead from Cyclone [...]
Burmese Cyclone
The cyclone that hit Myanmar (Burma) on Saturday has claimed 4,000 lives and left 3,000 people still missing. Almost 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others are unaccounted for after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, a state radio station said Monday. Foreign Minister Nyan Win told foreign diplomats at a briefing that the death [...]
