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Rays Advance to Their 1st ALCS
" B.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home — to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors last year, the Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing...
Conan's stalker priest stripped of his robes
I've heard of deranged fans turning into obsessive stalkers, but priests? The fact that Conan O'Brien has a clergyman stalker is old news, but today that priest was officially stripped of his robes by the... Spermicide Coke, stale chips research wins Ig Nobels
" A researcher who figured out that Coke explodes sperm and scientists who discovered that people will happily eat stale chips if they crunch loudly enough won alternative "Ig Nobel" prizes Thursday. Other winners... 401k plans at risk as Wall Street struggles
If you think that the financial crisis can't hit any harder, think again. While politicians debate on just how to bailout the financial sector, average Americans are watching their retirement savings turn to... Mexico's tycoon and billionaire Carlos Slim buys 6 percent of New York Times
The owner of Telmex , richest man in Mexico is now investing in USA. He doesn't waste time investing in little business, he aims big. He already owns part of Saks Fifth Avenue Stores.UPDATE SEPT 30 Carlos Slim give... Debunking the Google Earth Censorship Myth
I found this interesting enough to share with NP. Nothing more to add yet.""There's a persistent Web meme to the effect that Google obscures sensitive or top-secret locations in Google Maps and Google Earth at the insistence of national governments. A July IT Security article... Monarch's Generational flight From Mexico to New England
Mexico has been the santuary of Monarch butterflies, millions come to mate a magnificent spectacle, trees that seem to have black and orange leaves, lots of orange-black breath taking movement all... Ted Kennedy Hospitalized AGAIN
CNN is just reporting that Senator Ted Kennedy has been rushed back to the hospital in his home state.More details to follow"BOSTON (WBZ) ― Sen. Ted Kennedy is at Cape Cod Hospital, staff members... Bratz banned from Scholastic school book sales
I had no idea that elementary schools are still doing the whole Scholastic book ordering program. I remember I was buying books such as Franklin and Clifford the dog back in elementary and this was a LONG time ago.... A hearty taste of cowboy life in Brazil
That is another example of life in isolated places, The Pantanal which includes parts of Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay, is an isolated landscape of meandering rivers, gallery forests, and grasslands. It contains the... The Sun has hit a 50-year low
The sun is apparently taking a big old nap, that only happens once in a century. The particles are now blowing with less vigor than before and less heat.Data collected by the 18-year-old Ulysses spacecraft has...Red Sox To Retire Johnny Pesky's Number 6
It takes a lot to get the Boston Red Sox to retire your number. The storied franchise rarely takes one of its jersey numbers out of commission, but has decided to make an exception for local legend Johnny Pesky.The... Top Economists Question Wisdom of Bail Out
Some of America's top economists are signing a letter asking the US Government to give the Administration's hastily conconcted bail out plan a sober second thought. Here is the letter with signatories (so... NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun
"MEDIA ADVISORY : M08-176 NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun ... BigDog: Military Packbot
This one was handballed to me by Truemors... BigDog, man's best friendbot may soon be joining US troops in the field, though there is still some work to be done. This quadruped pack-robot needs no obedience school,...
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