A friend of a friend is an aspiring photographer and needs 'victims' to take pictures of. Here are the results:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26022247@N08/4953836863/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26022247@N08/4954427198/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26022247@N08/4953835821/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26022247@N08/4953835281/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26022247@N08/4953834289/

Uhhhh....

I knew wild pigs were moving north from down south & had seen some in the woods last year, but I think these can stay down south :eek:

Detroit News link....

Link.....

From NASA - take 'em down to a print shop and make a poster, or shrink for neat backgrounds.

http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/i.../2010-4450.jpg

http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/i.../2010-4453.jpg

http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/i.../2010-4454.jpg

http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/i.../2010-4452.jpg

http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/i.../2010-4451.jpg

Warner Bros. TV has green-lit a series based on the Vertigo comic Sandman, a very ambitious project.

Sandman focuses on the character of Dream and his brothers and sisters known as The Endless; Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny.

Dream, also known as Morpheus or The Master (or Lord) of Dreams, is an immortal billions of years old who was captured using a spell and held prisoner for 70 years. After his escape he finds his domain in disrepair and sets about setting things right. At first he's a very egotistical and harsh character, but over the span of the series he changes in many ways.

A rather good read. Should be an interesting series done right, and it'll have a good shot as the producers of Supernatural look to be getting the job.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjkPW...ayer_embedded#!

A few more green LEDs and it could look real convincing hovering over you neighborhood..

The mind boggles - and I'm getting so sick and tired of the morons running our schools these days :mad:

A good reason why the pulled our grandson out of school and are home-schooling him - all 4 adults are doing it under a curriculum created by Michigan, but implemented and augmented by parents.

Link....

Fantastic Four (reboot)

Studio: Fox

When: 2012

Director: all rumored- David Yates (Harry Potter 5 - end), Joe Carnahan (A-Team, Narc), James McTiegue (V for Vendetta)

Cast (strongly rumored)

Reed Richards/Mr.Fantastic: Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Henry VIII in The Tudors)

Ben Grimm/Thing: Bruce Willis

Sue Storm/Invisible Girl: Alice Eve (Molly in She's Out Of My League)

Johnny Storm/Torch: Kevin Pennington (Brent in 90210)

Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom: Stephen Moyer (Bill, Sookie's vampire lover in True Blood)

Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) married a beautiful gal this week, a former aide to Hillary Clinton named Huma Abedin. This, of course, makes her married name Huma Weiner. I'm sure she will ;)

Adding to the irony is that Huma Weiner was married to her man by former president Bill Clinton, famous for having Ms. Lowinsky perform a similar service

As you may have guessed he is Jewish and she is a Muslim. If only all of both sides could bridge that gulf....

As one example amongst many, I cite this BBC report on the criticisms levelled against the IPCC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11131897

I deliberately place this in this forum because this report is neither scientific nor political, at least in terms of specific politics.

I very much welcome the majority of what has been reported in the media, such as the one that I cite. I assume that this will be implemented fairly rapidly. However, I emphasise that this will never remove all risk of error. It is probable that the Himalaya Glacier error would have got through even if these measures had been implemented long before 2007. In addition of course, it would never have stopped the East Anglia University debacle, which was a stupid storm in a teacup with the object of buggering up the Copenhagen conference.

The big advantage that I foresee is that the contrarians will be able to have their say in the future, much as Pittock has done in his book. As has been made quite clear in this report, the great majority of the IPCC work has been done correctly and it is scientifically valid. What has been omitted has been specific rebuttal, either pro or con, of any points of view; this will hopefully now be corrected in future reports.

For me, what is evident is that the IPCC needs new leadership. I find it regretful if the status quo is maintained for longer than is necessary, especially in view of the specific criticisms raised against the chairman. I have worked on international committees concerning the environment, and I know the problem of individuals who try to pose too much influence, often from vested interests. On more than one occasion, I have made myself very unpopular by fighting tooth and nail against such problems. Although I have worked with some members of the IPCC, I have never been a member myself because my retirement was too imminent. Unfortunately, there is always a risk of "cult of the personality" amongst the leaders and this has become increasingly evident over recent years.

Hopefully, the fifth report of the IPCC will be somewhat less dogmatic. If this be so, then the naysayers and other contrarians will have their say, although I anticipate that it would make very little difference to the scientific findings. On the whole, these have been well-established in the fourth report, warts and all. This has been made very clear in this latest document (which I have not read, having perused only a number of media reports).

I hope that the pendulum does not swing too far in the opposite direction. It would be catastrophic if no conclusion could be drawn whatsoever because the report would contain inconclusive controversy. Time will tell!

This from Hollywood Life -

Title: Wanderlust
Date: 2011

Synopsis: Rich Manhattan girl and hubby lose jobs and move into a commune. Aniston does;

Extended topless
Full frontal
Lesbian 3-some
Sex scenes with every guy in the commune
etc etc

This is frightening - and hopefully not a taste of what's heading our way....

Agence France-Presse (AFP) article....

This is what happens when you pump out a rail tanker and the vents aren't opened or stick shut :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RiDWnzDQsQ

Definitely headed for the SCOTUS

DailyTech....

we ran across a new "toy" - a Dexter Morgan action figure :rolleyes:

Dexter Morgan is, of course, a Showtime Network CSI who is also a serial killer - but he only kills "bad" people :)

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