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    An Astronaut’s Incredible Photos of “Star Trails"

    When he is not flying around Earth at about 18,000 miles per hour, out on space-walks or performing weird zero-gravity experiments, astronaut Don Pettit takes some of the most astounding space photos to date. The images, which look straight out of 2001: A Space Odyssey, as has been noted around...
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    Wife of George Zimmerman arrested for perjury

    (CBS) Shellie Zimmerman, the wife of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman who is accused in the shooting death of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, was arrested Tuesday for perjury. According to a press release, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office was contacted by...
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    Party hearty

    You know you've just left one hell of a party if you find yourself walking home naked from the waist down at 3:40 in the afternoon A MAN without pants was reportedly stopping traffic at Mermaid Waters on the Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon. The young man, who was believed...
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    CBC execs pocket bonuses while workers laid off

    OTTAWA - As CBC continues to cut jobs and cancel programs in the wake of budget cuts announced in March, the head honcho of the organization is defending big bonuses to senior ranks. CBC president Hubert Lacroix was questioned recently about bonuses for top executives, which in recent years...
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    Tory immigration bill passes in Commons

    OTTAWA - The government's controversial immigration and refugee bill will now make its way to the Senate despite opposition outrage. Bill C-31, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, cleared the House of Commons Monday by a 159-132 vote after the Conservatives used their majority to...
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    Pentagon's Best-Kept Secret: F-35 Fighter Is Progressing Nicely

    If you pay any attention to media coverage of the F-35 fighter program, then you know the Pentagon’s biggest weapons program is “troubled” (to use the favored adjective of reporters). Flight tests are lagging, costs are skyrocketing, and overseas partners are beginning to get cold feet. So...
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    Bats...bats everywhere

    10 Bizarre Bats You Won't Want To Meet On A Dark Knight 10 Bizarre Bats You Won't Want To Meet On A Dark Knight
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    Classic Photos of Celebrities

    more here Classic Photos of Celebrities | Vivi The Mage
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    Carney lecturing the media again

    Don't look behind that curtain kids. :lol: What a dick. Carney To Reporters: You Need To "Do Your Jobs" Carney To Reporters: You Need To "Do Your Jobs" - YouTube White House press secretary Jay Carney said he couldn‘t promise the Obama campaign won’t exploit out-of-context quotes...
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    Dad beats daughter’s alleged molester to death

    A father who said he saw a man molesting his 4-year-old daughter behind a barn in Lavaca County apparently beat the man to death Saturday afternoon, officials said. The death occurred about 3:45 p.m. at a horse barn along County Road 302 near Shiner, about 127 miles west of Houston, said...
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    Government Size and Growth: A Survey and Interpretation of the Evidence

    Abstract: The literature on the relationship between the size of government and economic growth is full of seemingly contradictory findings. This conflict is largely explained by variations in definitions and the countries studied. An alternative approach - of limiting the focus to...
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    Federal budget 2012: Opposition brace for voting marathon to thwart Harper’s omnibus

    Thwart, that's right. Thwart. :lol: Anyway.................:lol: , at the end of the dramatic Torstar bylined story is the actual 'news' but have a read if it grabs your ghighi. OTTAWA—A voting marathon that could keep members of Parliament chained to their desks around the clock is set to...
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    Is the United States Actually Getting Warmer?

    Proponents of global warming alarmism place heavy reliance on the temperature record of the United States, probably the world’s best data set. They say that the record shows significant warming in the 20th century. Most global warming realists have accepted this claim, but have questioned...
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    Maine's food tax far too complex

    What are you guys doing down there? :lol: How complex and idiotic is the Maine tax system? Buying 5 donuts adds a 6% sales tax, but buying 6 is tax free Faced with mounting pressure from aggravated Mainers who had long blasted the state's snack tax as far too...
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    “God Bless the USA” banned by spastic principal

    Via Fark: Principal bans kindergartners from singing 'God Bless the USA' at graduation because she doesn't want other cultures to be offended, but allows a Justin Bieber song. In other news, kindergartners have graduation ceremonies A controversial Coney...
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    Depression-era photo archives

    The term 'tough economic times' is often used today to sell you just about anything, but really, how 'tough' are they? Have a look back to the 1930's. Resettlement communities, the infamous Dust Bowl, share croppers and many many very poor families.Sure it wasn't everybody in America, but a...
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    Yes, No, Maybe So: "Django Unchained"

    If Quentin Tarantino can make us wait an average of 2 years and ten months between each movie (I'm counting Kill Bill as one and assuming Django Unchained will arrive on schedule. But will it?) than you can all forgive me for not jumping on every piece of Tarantino news-- even the excitement...
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    Nuclear accident in Indiana yesterday or Internet hoax? You decide

    Via Fark: Nuclear accident in Indiana yesterday or Internet hoax? You decide Sure, the reports might be a tad melodramatic but still. If it's tinfoil stuff, have a laugh on me, if not, you read it here first. Nuclear Cover-Up: Explosions, Military Helicopters Filmed Near Blacked Out...
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    I'm Zangeeve, I'm bad guy

    12 steppin' with Disney. :lol: Wreck It Ralph Official Trailer [HD]: John C. Reilly Travels Through Video Games As A Hero - YouTube
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    University of Georgia professor charged with um, prostitution

    Or prostituition, I dunno. Either way, no thank you. :lol: A University of Georgia professor of German was arrested Thursday evening by Gwinnett County police after dressing up as a woman and agreeing to have sex with an undercover officer, according to Gwinnett County police Cpl. Jake...