pics and babbling

Liechtenstein: no retaliation for Swiss invasion | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited Swiss soldiers accidentally crossed into neighbouring Liechtenstein above yesterday. The Swiss army is not renowned for its aggressive expeditionary adventures - but...

Published on February 26 2007

UNs top court clears Serbia of genocide during Bosnian war THE HAGUE AFP - The UNs top court on Monday cleared Serbia of direct involvement in genocide during the war in Bosnia, but said Belgrade did breach international law by failing to prevent the...

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Weekly horrorscope

Published on February 26 2007

This week February 26 through March 4 Libra The week begins with good news on the job. Enjoy it while it lasts, because the tension begins to mount as the week progresses. On Wednesday, a friendship or love affair may end. Your friend or lover may have...

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Headline of the Day

Published on February 25 2007

Indonesia drops balls into mud volcano There. is. no. possible. comment.

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completing my essay

Published on February 25 2007

Tomorrow's news will provide the last paragraph to the short case report I wrote for the last class. After all the reading I did on the case, I am *really* interested in seeing the final ruling and how it will affect Serbia's application to the European...

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Joke of the Day

Published on February 24 2007

And just for the record, it was sent to me by a rabid Democrat. A driver is stuck in a traffic jam on US 95 south, just outside Washington D.C. Nothing is moving north or south. Suddenly a man knocks on his window. The driver rolls down his window and...

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Eloquent Solutions to tough problems

Published on February 24 2007

One of my favorite bloggers is The Anchoress. I've loved her take on current affairs since I discovered her blog a couple of years back. The other day, she posted a series of images of math problems and the creative solutions students had come up with....

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2/21/79

Published on February 21 2007

I was digging around in an old datebook when I came across the significance of the above date. It was the day that a scared green barely-18-year-old college-dropout-'cause-she-ran-out-of-money walked into a mill with a 99% male to female ratio to begin...

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Spam email of the day

Published on February 19 2007

Sometimes these emails are pure poetry... From: Therese Keene Subject: the arteries of broken sinks The officers is undoubtedly grateful to have gained your home bank petition affirmation. we accepted about 21 hours ago We are going to push thru your...

URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois will retire its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, following the last men's home basketball game of the season on Wednesday.The NCAA in 2005 deemed the buckskin-clad Illiniwek an offensive use...