Ohio and (South of Oz) Arkansas -- The Big Vote company Diembolden has announced that it will partner with the Big Box operator Walentrenched to "improve" voting.
New Zealand -- Mothers (Dad is drunk in front of the TV. As usual.) have been warned to use care when infants are placed in car seats. They may not be breathing. The infants may be having trouble, too.
There's lots of reasons, most are different than mine, for homeschooling your children. Since, it isn't just me who loaths the violence we see everyday on the TV and the mass medium.
Washington -- Recruitment is down, triggering talk all over DC of draft reinstatement. But is a draft the only solution to tanking numbers?...
Jersey City, NJ -- Ever ready to take advantage of a competitor's woes, Big Pharma has announced a "new" Aspirin tablet that will be loaded up with micro-magnets.
New York -- A major study published in JAMMIES (Journal of American Medical Malpractice in Emergency Situations) has shown that 5 million lives could be saved each year if the specialists called in could tear themselves away from the TV in t...
Washington -- Hollywood has no patent on contentious (vicious, even) breakups. DC can show "The Wood" a thing or two when it comes to bitter splits.
USA - No sooner had the pixels faded on MSNBCNN's high-tech maps (ABCNBCBS News, if you aren't being gouged by cable or satellite) showing the Democratic sweep, than a parade of Dem leaders popped on screen to declare "a new day in Ameri...
Bronx, New York--A stunning experiment conducted at the Bronx Zoo has found that elephants show self-recognition. And self-loathing -- if it's a female, that is.
Miles High -- Today, the three-man crew of ISS was severely chastised for juvenile behavior, complete with threats by Houston to send "adults up there in about one minute."...
Houston -- The latest Enron crook to get a tough sentence (24 + years) is likely sobbing right now into his Vielle Bon Secours. There are no deserts like just deserts.
Palo Alto, CA -- The world of fandom is fraught with perils. Unlike fine art, wherein the value of a piece is sure to rise (once the artist finally dies), fans must capture the moment. That's what Josh Wingding fully understands as he positions h...
D.C. -- Just when you thought it was left behind (ignore that pun), now comes a priest from Gozo (can't improve on that) to say that he and Foley played slap and tickle in the Golden Age.
Atlanta -- The first ever Asperger Syndrome Convention began with the same promise as any other convention. There were booths with vendors catering to attendees, a full agenda with plenary sessions and breakouts on various topics.
Mars - NASA has published pictures from the Orbiter as it spotted the Rover on a Martian crater.
New York - Americans love to cover up their coffee (Those beans ARE suggestive in their nakedness. Or is it just me?), and now the taste of your java break can take a radical turn.
Washington, D.C. - Revelations flooded the (tender?) ears of members of a House subcommittee (and C-SPAN addicts) during a hearing to investigate Hewlett-Packard's spying activities. Not since Watergate have we witnessed covert operations like this.
London - Ever ready to outdo itself, Heathrow management has taken a page from Disney's book, pulled the plug on boring mega-waits and turned its "security features" into attractions.