http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/21/63316/4624/805/605329The skit accurately roasts McCain's willingness to sacrifice any shred of decency to win an election with his ridiculously specious attack ads.It evens throws in this likely McCain ad: "Barack Obama fathered TWO black children IN WEDLOCK."
2 - Over The Top Limousines [PICS]
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/09/over-top-limousines.htmlIn our day and age of automotive downsizing (Smart car is all you really need) these atrocious exercises in overblown style and scale remain popular, mostly because you don't have to own one of these yourself.
3 - Host Up To 1TB Of Media For Free With Oosah
http://shockset.com/?p=298Oosah, is a modern web application that lets you host up to 1Terabyte (1024GB) of media for absolutely free. With Oosah you can host all your videos, pics, and music as well as at the same time easily add your media to your accounts on Flickr, Facebook, Youtube and a few other sites currently just by dragging and dropping media in just one folder.
4 - Scholar Claims To Find Medieval Jewish Capital
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26809309/A Russian archaeologist says he has found the lost capital of the Khazars, a powerful nation that adopted Judaism as its official religion more than 1,000 years ago, only to disappear leaving little trace of its culture."The discovery of the capital of Eastern Europe's first feudal state is of great significance," he told The Associated Press.
5 - Global Warming's Ecosystem Double Whammy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080917145131.htmPlants and soils act like sponges for atmospheric carbon dioxide, but new research finds that one abnormally warm year can suppress the amount of carbon dioxide taken up by some grassland ecosystems for up to two years.The findings, which followed an unprecedented four-year study of sealed, 12-ton containerized grassland plots at DRI.
6 - Apple Recalls iPhone 3G Power Adaptors
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/20/apple_iphone_3g_ac_recall/Got an iPhone 3G purchased in the US, Canada, Mexico or Japan? Then you'll own one of Apple's latest USB power adaptors, and the company wants it back.Apple recently announced it was recalling all of its "Ultracompact USB Power Adapter" because "under certain conditions the... power adapter can cause electric shock".
7 - Sexy James Bond girls are feminist icons says producer
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3024355/James-Bond-girls-are-feminist-icons-says-Cubby-Broccolis-daughter.htmlFor decades, the Bond girls who accompany 007 on his missions have been dismissed as sexist eye candy and lampooned for their suggestive names like Honey Rider and Pussy Galore. But now Barbara Broccoli, the joint owner and producer of the James Bond franchise, has publicly defended the depiction of women in the secret agent's early adventures.
8 - Zaibatsu Banned from Digg.com
http://rizzywrite.blogspot.com/2008/09/zaibatsu-banned-from-diggcom.html?showComment=1221988800000#c6994910642125827221A very loyal member who was a digg member since the first month is banned from digg. His name is zaibatsu. Find out why was he banned and digg's responce.
9 - Quebec Man Changes Name To Avoid No-Fly List
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080911/canada/canada_nofly_nameMontreal resident Mario Labbé says his Canadian passport triggers a red alert on the computers of U.S. customs agents every time he tries to board a flight to the U.S. So he changed his name to François Mario Labbé. Although it's not a big change, it's been enough to foil the U.S. customs computers.
10 - Index of Global Relevancy to the Average American Citizen
http://graphjam.com/2008/09/20/song-chart-memes-index-of-global-relevancy/A map of the countries Americans know, care about, or neither. Supposed to be fun....
11 - Malware ruins workers life after child porno found on laptop
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=747The case of a Massachusetts state worker who was fired for having pornography on his laptop but later discovered to be innocent because the security software wasn’t working and the computer was filled with malware should be a sobering anecdote for IT departments.
12 - Marriot Massacre: Death toll raises to 57
http://mnewz.blogspot.com/2008/09/marriot-massacre-death-toll-raises-to.htmlISLAMABAD: The death toll in the suicide bombing at Marriot Hotel Islamabad raised up to 57 as the rescue workers retrieved eleven more corpses from the wreckage of the building on Sunday.
13 - Google Billionaire Lives With Genetic Timebomb
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4794932.eceSergey Brin, one of the billionaire founders of Google, announced last week that he is carrying a mutant gene regarded as an indicator of Parkinson’s disease.Brin, 35, revealed that his DNA had been examined by 23andMe, a genetic testing company co-founded by his wife, Anne Wojcicki. The results showed that his genetic make-up included a mutation
14 - George Michael's highs and lows
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7444297.stmAfter more than 25 years of success, scandal and tragedy, George Michael is back in the headlines after he was arrested in a public toilet and cautioned for possession of drugs.
15 - Naphthalene Found In Interstellar Space
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080919075007.htmA team of scientists led by researchers from the Instituto Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has succeeded in identifying naphthalene, one of the most complex molecules yet discovered in the interstellar medium.
16 - Amazon Enters the File-Shipping Business
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/amazon-enters-the-file-shipping-business/Amazon's computing services push has taken a new turn with a MP3, photo and software delivery business. The company this week revealed a new service that will help companies of all sizes ship files like MP3s and software packages to people scattered around the globe.
17 - Barack Obama and John McCain prepare for first debate
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/3024035/Barack-Obama-and-John-McCain-prepare-for-the-first-debate.htmlBarack Obama and John McCain have gone back to school to prepare for the crucial examination that may decide who wins the election: the first presidential debate this Friday.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.olmert/index.htmlIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dogged by allegations of corruption, formally announced his intention to resign Sunday at a Cabinet meeting.
19 - Nomura interested in Lehman Europe operations
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUST7120320080921TOKYO (Reuters) - Nomura Holdings, Japan's largest brokerage, is interested in buying the European operations of failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, Japan's Mainichi newspaper said on Sunday.
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Aggressive bullfrog swallows a sparrow
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=KOrOSi_y8iAJust like a crocodile pulling down a drinking wildebeest, this frog waits for an unwary bird by lurking near the shore, just beneath the surface of water.
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