A TSA agent at the Philadelphia International Airport slipped a baggie full of white powder into an unsuspecting passenger's baggage, then terrorized her when he “found” it, before announcing that he was just kidding. When she complained to airport security, she was dismissed because “the TSA worker had been training the staff to detect contraband.”
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John Gary Maxwell: Health reform from my side of the surgery table | StarNewsOnline.com | Star News | Wilmington, NC
Health care is already rationed and socialized. We have an unacknowledged disparity between insatiable demand for health care and a capability that cannot meet it. We now find health care rationed on the basis of [...]
10 JavaScript Quick Tips and Best Practices | Impressive Webs
Recently, a few blogs and tutorial sites have posted some really good articles on JavaScript tips and best practices, and I thought that was a good topic that could easily be expanded upon. So I put together a list of 10 fairly simple JavaScript tips [...]
The Atlantic Monthly: How the Crash Will Reshape America
The crash of 2008 continues to reverberate loudly nationwide—destroying jobs, bankrupting businesses, and displacing homeowners. But already, it has damaged some places much more severely than others. On the other side of the crisis, America’s economic landscape will look very different than it does today. What fate [...]
Once again I’ve gone pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.
CSS Framework Roundup | Konigi
Hidden Pixels recently rounded up the available CSS frameworks into a list. I happen to be evaluating CSS frameworks as well to find a flexible system to provide on a CMS I’m working on. The Hidden Pixels list isn’t very descriptive of the specific usage or value each framework has to [...]
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First there were invaders in his house (the landlord, the ac guy and the plumber), then the gooshy was gone. Twas a situation not to be tolerated. The only thing tht helped was an immediate and continual application of full attention and pettins.
The ac guy said it must have frozen, he [...]
Bush admits he approved torture
Simple Stretches You Can Do at Your Desk for Increased Energy – Dumb Little Man
If you ever experience an afternoon slump, there is an easy way to revive your energy. Follow this simple stretching series and you’ll feel like a completely new person. Why does this work?
There are 3 reasons. Stretching causes you [...]
Shelf Check: Shelf Check #106
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OMG It’s the LOLCat dialect as a programming language. I die now.
Librarian Avengers » Gutting the Endangered Species Act
I guarantee the final draft will be titled “Helping Endangered Species Act†or something similarly compelling. The “Saving Wolves Act†would be nice. Or how about the “Freedom for Endangered Species From Government Interference Act�
Favorite Quote
Dad: You are *not* taking a knife to a gun fight.
Favorite Gift
My 62 year old aunt got an electric guitar just like her grandsons’
Favorite Geek Moment
When I showed Delicious Library to my aunts, one said “We have to have that.” (Whole family are voracious readers.) I explained that it’s Mac only and she goes [...]
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