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Google Submits Second Proposal for Library of the Future

dry — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:51:15 GMT

Google Submits Second Proposal for Library of the Future Google and a coalition of authors and publishers are hoping a second draft of a legal settlement will clear the way through a thicket of copyright laws to let Google to build the library of the future. The second version, filed close to midnight Friday night in federal court, needs to placate the Justice Department and a federal judge, who nixed the first draft over copyright and monopoly concerns. Google Books lets users search ...

My initial experience

dbltap — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:21:18 GMT

I just wanted to share my initial experience with the new Motorola Droid from Verizon. In a word its awesome! It performs as advertised. I'm still learning the ins and outs, but so far has performed flawlessly. If anyone else has any tips or tricks please pm me.

Thanks!

Climate change study shows Earth is still absorbing carbon dioxide

dbltap — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:14:51 GMT

Climate change study shows Earth is still absorbing carbon dioxide The Earth has developed stores to absorb excessive levels of carbon dioxide, according to a study that challenges the conventional thinking on climate change. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent Published: 12:01AM GMT 11 Nov 2009 The research, by Bristol University, suggests that despite rising emissions, the world is is still able to store a significant amount of greenhouse gases in oceans and forests. ...

7 Pick-Up Rules Women Want Men to Know

dbltap — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:45:05 GMT

7 Pick-Up Rules Women Want Men to Know Tuesday , November 10, 2009 By Andrea Madison Ever wonder why some guys are so much better than others at picking up women? It's not because they're better looking, smarter or have deeper pockets. However, they probably have two characteristics that work in their favor: confidence and persistence. While some men might have these characteristics naturally, you don't need to have been born a Don Juan in order to be successful at picking up ...

'Urine or You're Out'

dbltap — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:17 GMT

URINE TEST (Whoever wrote this one deserves a HUGE pat on the back!) Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. So here is my Question. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to ...

Forbes Names Top 10 Highest Paid Men in Television

dbltap — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:39:11 GMT

It's Simon Cowell's world and we just live in it. But the real surprise on Forbes magazine's list of the richest men in prime-time television is who's ranked No. 2 -- "Apprentice" host Donald Trump. The master builder is raking in $50 million-a-year from TV, according to the magazine. 1. Simon Cowell 'Forbes' magazine has revealed the top ten richest men in prime-time, and it's no surprise that 'American Idol' judge and creator Cowell tops the list. The media mogul rakes ...

New Study Reveals Connection Between Enforcing Immigration Laws and National Security

dbltap — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:53:56 GMT

New Study Reveals Connection Between Enforcing Immigration Laws and National Security Friday, October 30, 2009 By Penny Starr, Senior Staff Writer In this Jan. 17, 2007 file photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrest a suspect during a pre-dawn raid in Santa Ana, Calif. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) � A new study by the conservative think tank Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) reveals the connection between enforcing immigration laws and national security � sometimes ...

Children create new sign language

puerco — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:47:04 GMT

Ok, another oldie, but interesting! I'm done... Children create new sign language By Julianna Kettlewell BBC News Online science staff Some language rules may be innate A new sign language created over the last 30 years by deaf children in Nicaragua has given experts a unique insight into how languages evolve. The language follows many basic rules common to all tongues, even though the children were not taught them. It indicates some language traits ...

Baby babble 'key to language'

puerco — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:41:27 GMT

Yeah, this is an old article, but I liked it... I'm on a roll... hehe... Baby babble 'key to language' Four patterns of words common to baby babbling By Ania Lichtarowicz of BBC Science The sounds babies make when they talk or babble could hold the key to understanding how language developed. According to the journal Science, two researchers from the University of Texas in the US have found that four common word patterns which are used by babies, often turn into ...

Babies 'cry in mother's tongue'

puerco — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:33:35 GMT

Babies 'cry in mother's tongue' Babies' cries imitate their mother tongue as early as three days old German researchers say babies begin to pick up the nuances of their parents' accents while still in the womb. The researchers studied the cries of 60 healthy babies born to families speaking French and German. The French newborns cried with a rising "accent" while the German babies' cries had a falling inflection. Writing in the journal Current Biology, ...

Woman passes 950th driving test

puerco — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:11:42 GMT

Hoooorrrraaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!! Woman passes 950th driving test Cha Sa-soon says she needs a licence for a vegetable-selling business A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt. After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon finally managed to secure the 60 out of 100 points needed to pass the test. The grandmother has spent more than 5m won ($4,200, �2,600) on application fees for the ...

i need help with my dream

dejavu — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:12 GMT

Does anyone here understand dreams?? I had the wierdest most vivid dream and it's driving me crazy Ok, me and hubby at a mall, i go up to service area, couple of kiosks and service desk, i sit down, and hang my purse on chair, meanwhile alot of activity goes on, rides more for adults, hubby walks off to look around. Ok, so this huge box, open on all sides is one of the rides, i hop on, have a blast and return to table, purse is missing except for strap still on chair. I approach the service ...

you have to see this!!!!

HalfBakedApe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

http://my.blastoffnetwork.com/wooddell A friend of mine showed me this and I think it is unbelievable, so I wanted to share with everyone. This is completely free to join and they are partners with like 500+ stores , real stores, starbucks, target, etc. real places. You save big on everything from traveling, shopping, cell phones, internet, even legal stuff. You join for free and show it to others who join for free too. You get huge discounts and you even make money back. It pays like a ...

Police: Fake Iraqi vet arrested after talking to University Place students

Neno — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:53:49 GMT

Police: Fake Iraqi vet arrested after talking to University Place students by DREW MIKKELSEN / KING 5 News Posted on November 4, 2009 at 2:29 PM Updated yesterday at 5:56 PM UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - A 20-year-old man spent several hours Monday lecturing students at a University Place middle school about his adventures fighting for the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to school officials, Antonio Codute-Farrison was never in the military. He was arrested Tuesday ...

New Health Care Help

waymaker — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:54:28 GMT

Discussing the upcoming Universal Health Care Program the other day, I think I have found the solution. I am sure you have heard the ideas that if you're a senior you need to suck it up and give up the idea that you need any health care. A new hip? Unheard of. We simply can't afford to take care of you anymore. You don't need any medications for your high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, etc. Let's take care of the young people. After all, they will be ruling the world very ...

Tv reality Shows

Cat561 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:58:16 GMT

Wanted to see How Many and what the Favorites are for the Reality shows..... I just watched all worked up But I sat through it for the first time cause they Have some clips for Towing and I like to the way other Tow Companies across the States Operate. I also watch Parking Wars I Laugh Laugh Laugh cause I am in The Business and the excuses are the same and the whole scenerio is the same World Wide I guess. There are so Many different reality shows out there it is Hard to keep up with ...

Remember Daylight Savings Time

Keonee — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:10:55 GMT

For those in Daylight Savings Time remember to change your clocks on Nov. 1

Remember the old saying "Spring Forward Fall Back"

Need Help to Jump-start Labor

WebGuy75905 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:50:43 GMT

Okay all you parents out there. As of today, my wife is 39 weeks and 1 day pregnant. If the little webbie isn't ready, he isn't ready. BUT, if we can "persuade" him to speed things up, we're going to. Wife wants to sleep for more than an hour at a time (she's a zombie these days). So I'm looking for any old wives tales to help bring about labor. Or if you have personal experience with something that seems to have worked. Here's what we do know of: 1. Walking 2. Drinking ...

You Might Be a Redneck...a different take

Rip534 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:57:46 GMT

You Might Be a Redneck...a different take we have enjoyed the redneck jokes for years. It's time to take a reflective look at the core? Beliefs of a culture that values home, family, country and God. If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists who threaten my life, I'd choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up. Tire irons, squirrel guns and grit -- that's what rednecks are made of. I hope I am one of those. If you feel the same, pass this on to your redneck ...

Show me the money.

dinarwatch — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:42:52 GMT

I'm new to this site, and have read through several posts, but I'm trying to get a handle on how the RV works, and where the money comes from. If it's in another thread, please direct me. I'm curious as to where all the money comes from to pay everyone when they cash in. If this can be explained in layman's terms, that would be appreciated.

Thanks.

moved ~ Keonee

Norwegian named Monopoly champion

puerco — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:14:05 GMT

MONOPOLY's cool... Norwegian named Monopoly champion Mr Knappskog said he would spend his winnings on a helicopter ride A 19-year-old Norwegian is $20,580 (�12,200) richer - in real money - after sweeping the board at the World Monopoly Championships in Las Vegas. Bjorn Halvard Knappskog, playing with the iron, beat rivals from 41 countries to take the prize money - equal to a game's bank reserves. It took him just over 40 minutes to beat the battleship brandished ...

LAUS DEO

Rip534 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:40:55 GMT

LAUS DEO... Pass on this important part of America 's History!!

Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:05 AM By: Tawfik Hamid I pose the following rhetorical questions to promote better understanding of radical Muslims. Question No. 1: What would liberals say to women who are stoned to death for adultery, to gays facing capital punishment, and to Muslims beheaded for converting from Islam to another faith, all according to Islamic law? Will liberals say that they must show �tolerance� and accept this ...

Can Google Stay on Top of the Web?

dbltap — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:44:24 GMT

Can Google Stay on Top of the Web? As Bing, Facebook, Twitter, and less well-known upstarts nip at its heels, Google has hundreds of wizards racing to come up with smarter answers By Robert D. Hof High on a wall of the lobby at Google's (GOOG) sprawling headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., a projector displays a live sampling of the 2.5 billion searches made on Google every day. One after another, every second, they appear and just as quickly scroll out of sight: "Route ...

The Future Has No Moving Parts (Or Hard Disks or Keyboards�)

dbltap — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:05:00 GMT

The Future Has No Moving Parts (Or Hard Disks or Keyboards�) Most big, long-term trends in computers and technology are well understood. Everyone knows, thanks to Moore and his Law, that gadgets get smaller, cheaper and faster. But the least appreciated trend is the inexorable transition from mechanical to solid state. Don't look now, but we're about to reach the end of the trend -- soon just about all computer and consumer electronics devices will have no moving parts. It's ...

25 Awesome Things Made Out of Beer Cans

dbltap — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:09:27 GMT

25 Awesome Things Made Out of Beer Cans Posted Monday 10/12/2009 3:15 PM in Articles by Richard McVey Filed under: beer, beer cans, beer can furniture, beer can car Have you ever wondered what happens to all those beer cans after you finish them off? Behold the awesomeness of 25 things fashioned from empty beer cans! http://www.maxim.com/humor/articles/84517/20-awesome-things-made-out-beer-cans.html added ...

21 Children's Tylenol Products Recalled

dbltap — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:06:22 GMT

21 Children's Tylenol Products Recalled The makers of Tylenol are recalling 21 children's and infant's Tylenol liquid products manufactured between April 2008 and June 2008, as a safeguard against potential contamination. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson and Tylenol's manufacturer, said it detected bacteria in an inactive ingredient. In consultation with the U.S. FDA, McNeil decided to "recall all products that utilized any of the raw material manufactured ...

Free app for your IPod

dbltap — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:33:57 GMT

Free app for your IPod Get up-to-date on the H1N1 Influenza A (Swine Flu) Vaccine with Medscape's FREE Drug Information App Read about the new H1N1 Vaccine in time for flu season directly from your iPhone� or iPod touch�.

The End Game of the Left

dbltap — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:08:32 GMT

The End Game of the Left By Andrew Thomas

Tax the rich, Feed the poor, �Til there are no Rich no more. - "I'd Love to Change the World" Ten Years After (1971)

Over the Columbus Day weekend, my wife and I traveled to Brooklyn, N.Y. to visit our daughter and her boyfriend. I was strictly admonished by my wife not to talk politics during the visit, since my daughter's boyfriend is a radical leftist. He, being a well-educated ...

Hating Whitey Makes Unexpected Comeback

dbltap — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:55:33 GMT

Hating Whitey Makes Unexpected Comeback By Kyle-Anne Shiver Here we are only nine months into the ubiquitously proclaimed "post-racial presidency," and all that promised harmony among the races has disappeared faster than a Chicago minute. All it took for addled minds to conjure shadows of racism behind every whitey tree in the whole American forest were voices raised in dissent over the President's far-left policies. No sooner had congress' summer recess begun ...

Gardasil Shows Why Government Health Care is Dangerous

dbltap — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:52:30 GMT

Gardasil Shows Why Government Health Care is Dangerous By Duncan Maxwell Anderson Gardasil has to be the perfect drug for the brave new world of ObamaCare, in a 1984 kind of way. Made by Merck & Co., it was approved in 2006 for use against venereal disease in young girls. Here's why it's so culturally suited for hope and change -- and such a perfect example of why you don't want the government in your medicine chest: 1) Gardasil has owed most of its success to the fact that government ...

Abortion Kills More Black Americans Than the Seven Leading Causes of Death Combined, Says CDC Data

dbltap — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:50:26 GMT

Abortion Kills More Black Americans Than the Seven Leading Causes of Death Combined, Says CDC Data Friday, October 23, 2009 By Karen Schuberg (CNSNews.com) � Abortion kills more black Americans than the seven leading causes of death combined, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2005, the latest year for which the abortion numbers are available. Abortion killed at least 203,991 blacks in the 36 states and two cities (New York City and ...

I NEED YOUR HELP

dry — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:51:14 GMT

I NEED YOUR HELP

The Son

waymaker — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:57:43 GMT

[size=29]This is great, take a moment to read it, it will make your day! The ending will surprise you [b] Take my Son[/b] A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When theVietnam conflict broke out, the son went ...

10 Questions to Ask About Radical Muslims

dbltap — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:13:12 GMT

10 Questions to Ask About Radical Muslims

time for ghools!

duck2000 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:16:32 GMT

happy hollween all!

Live Avian H5N1 flu with 60% mortality-rate "accidentally" put in US company's test vaccines

dbltap — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:00:41 GMT

Live Avian H5N1 flu with 60% mortality-rate "accidentally" put in US company's test vaccines US pharmaceutical company Baxter admitted to distributing active Avian flu H5N1 in test vaccines that were sent to 18 countries. H5N1 flu is the world�s deadliest, with a mortality rate of over 60% according to the World Health Organization (WHO). H5N1 �has caused the largest number of detected cases of severe disease and death in humans� of all known flu types, according to the Centers ...

Children can 'imagine away' pain

puerco — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:06:44 GMT

Abdominal pain is common in children Children can 'imagine away' pain Children can be taught to use their imagination to tackle frequent bouts of stomach pain, research shows. A relaxation-type CD, asking children to imagine themselves in scenarios like floating on a cloud led to dramatic improvements in abdominal pain. The US researchers said the technique worked particularly well in children as they have such fertile imaginations. It has been estimated that frequent ...

Hydrogen Peroxide H2O2 Medical Miracle - William Campbell Douglass, MD (book)

ksp — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:52:55 GMT

PDF, have to down load

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=f3631cd48c053d2faaca48175a79d1c3e04e75f6e8ebb871

The Most Shocking PSAs

dbltap — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:45:30 GMT

The Most Shocking PSAs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOOAPn4PRvs&feature=fvhl

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dbltap — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:30:52 GMT

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Whatever you do, don't use "whatever"

wyogal — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:46:16 GMT

Whatever you do, don�t use �whatever� Web posted at: 10/9/2009 2:41:55 Source ::: REUTERS NEW YORK: If you want to be a great conversationalist, whatever you do don�t use the word �whatever.� It topped a US survey as the most annoying word. The Marist telephone poll of 938 adults revealed it was more grating to many people than �anyway� and less tolerable than phrases such as �it is what it is� and �you know.� �The impetus of this poll was a casual conversation where we ...

The Amazing Skidboot

puerco — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:14:06 GMT

Man grows new skull after decades

puerco — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:27:00 GMT

Man grows new skull after decades Doctors said the regrowth was remarkable given the size of the area of bone The severely damaged skull of a Northumberland man involved in a car crash 50 years ago has regenerated itself, a process thought to be rare. Doctors operated to treat an infection in Gordon Moore's head and found the bone had grown back beneath the metal plate inserted after the accident. This would not be unusual in a child, whose bones are growing, but there are very ...

gonna be a grandma again weeeeeeeee

dejavu — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:35:59 GMT

my daughter and her hubby just found they are pregnant! This time around I get equal time, heehee

Fascinating INFO

waymaker — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:14:19 GMT

Railroad tracks. This is fascinating. Be sure to read the final paragraph; your understanding of it will depend on the earlier part of the content. The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that's the way they built them inEngland, and English expatriates designed the US railroads. Why did the English build them like ...

Islamic nations hate the west?

bluedangle — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:28:54 GMT

No , No they don't, Islamic nations hate Israel, and the west just gets the fallout for supporting Israel, I have a very good friend from Jordan, nicest guy in the world, a friend. HATES Israel! as do everyone in the middle east. But loves the U.S.A....so where is the problem? Do we stop supporting Israel and watch the Israeli nation fall? The Islamic nations feel they have an enemy in there backyard and the strongest richest nation supports there enemy(that would be the U.S.) Do we ...

Monkey Men

puerco — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:18:37 GMT

There seems to be a wave of crazy, human-engineered monkey men taking over the world! Enjoy!

Puppy Size

wyogal — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:30:57 GMT

THIS IS A TERRIFIC STORY, BUT YOU MUST READ IT, DON'T JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURES! Puppy Size This is one of the neatest stories you will ever hear. You will know precisely what this little girl is talking about at the end (you'll want to share this one with your loved ones and special friends)! 'Danielle Keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back to this animal shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now since we started all of this,' the mother told the ...

The Pastors Business Card

waymaker — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:45:53 GMT

A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. [b][i]Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote 'Revelation 3:20' on the back of it and stuck it in the door. [/i][/b] [b][i]When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, 'Genesis 3:10..' [/i][/b] [b][i]Reaching ...

Marriage from a Kids View

waymaker — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:50:30 GMT

1. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? -You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. -- Alan, age 10 -No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with. -- Kristen, age 10 2. WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET ...