Plans to construct what could become the world's tallest building, at more than 1km high, have been unveiled. Dubai developer Nakheel said the structure will be the centre-piece of an inner-city harbour set to become the emirate's new capital.[167930]
Sometimes it's more accurate than the mainstream media.[167929]
By suggesting that Barack Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright is a legitimate campaign issue, Sarah Palin appears to have sunk below the standard espoused by John McCain himself earlier this year.(Plus, I just love that photo of her. She looks like she knows she is causing trouble, but "whadd're ya gonna do?")[167928]
A legislative mandate to educate student athletes about the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs will bolster New Jersey’s school steroid testing initiative.[167927]
Rachel Ray accidently gives us some hilarious insight as to what it's like to receive a handjob.[167926]
Every designer & developer loves handy tools that simplify frequent tasks. And, even if you’ve a complicated software that does the same thing, usually it is much more effective to run a tiny, fast-loading application that does the job.This is a list of 27 functional Adobe AIR applications that can help a web designer to design & develop.[167925]
Women Proved to Be Decent Judges of Intelligence, Study Says. Lonely men ought to flaunt their copies of New Scientist. Women looking for both one-night stands and long-term relationships go for geniuses over dumb jocks, according to a new study of hundreds of university students.[167924]
At least 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to the first assessment of their status for a decade.[167923]
The Bush administration has shelved plans to set up a diplomatic outpost in Iran, in part over fears it could affect the U.S. presidential race or be interpreted as political meddling, The Associated Press has learned.[167922]
Breathed told LAT: "30 years of cartooning to end. I’m destroying the village to save it. Opus would inevitably become a ranting mouthpiece in the coming wicked days, and I respect the other parts of him too much to see that happen." The 5-year-old Sunday comic will end just before the presidential election. Breathed called on John McCain to quit.[167921]
