] A firecracker accident which left a 26-year-old man
] incontinent and unable to have sex has prompted warnings
] from police and health authorities about imitating stunts
] from the cult prankster film Jackass.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: GOOD! Get this guy out of the gene pool.

Firecracker stunt backfires on man

] Incineration opponent Craig Williams said the Anniston
] area has yet to receive all the promised safeguards
] against an accident at the incinerator. "All we can try
] to do is get some adult supervision down there," he said.

Nice quote.

Army to make first large burn of sarin near populated area

] MONTGOMERY, Alabama (CNN) -- Mississippi Gov. Ronnie
] Musgrove volunteered Thursday to join neighboring Alabama
] in the fight over the Ten Commandments monument by
] offering to display it in his state's capitol building
] for a week starting September 7.

Coming soon, to a town near you! The ten commandments monument!! Official tour starts September 7...

Mississippi covets neighbor's monument

] Sean Ward, who lives next door to the home where the
] shooting occurred, said he wasn't home, but was shocked
] to hear what happened.
]
] "They're my neighbors. They're good people. Great people.
] Hard working," he said. "I don't understand (why this
] happened). I have no clue. You see this stuff on the TV
] news all the time, but I can't believe it could happen
] here."

Good to see that assholes like Sean Ward never made it out of Lakewood. Brings a warm, fuzzy feeling into my heart.

Lakewood man shot in leg by police

] Fetus Soap $5.00/bar (price includes shipping in the U.S.
] only)
]
] Made with clear glycerin soap and your choice of
] fragrance (citrus, pear, lavender, or mango). I can also
] make the soap unscented. Pictured on the left is
] "Sweetest Fetus" with a bow on her head. The feti are
] made of polymer clay.

Fetus Soap

] New London - When Holland America's 720-foot
] Maasdam enters New London Harbor on May 4 next year, it
] might not equal the lyric grandeur of the OpSail parade.
] But it could inspire more cruise ships to make this a
] regular port-of-call, providing the city is ready.

This is kind of like having a cruise ship stop in Camden of Philly. New London's not -all- bad, but most of it is just ghetto.

Officials Hope To Impress Passengers, Crew During Cruise Ship's ‘Test Visit'

] Power engineers, IEEE members, and
] the Spectrum reporters and editors
] who cover power and energy have been sounding the alarm
] about grid problems and potential
] cascading failures for nearly a
] decade. What follows is a compendium of feature articles,
] news reports, and essays that have
] appeared in IEEE Spectrum magazine
] about previous power outages, grid reliability and
] security, and electric power policy.

If you are interested in the grid failure, everything you need to know is here.

Special Report: IEEE says I told you so (re: the grid)

] Buckle up your seatbelts: "The Italian Job" is returning
] to theaters on Labor Day weekend.

If you didn't see it already, go see it. I'll probably go see it again. It was a fantastic movie, very deserving of re-release.

Charlize Theron talks 'Job' rerelease

] Come fall in love for the first time or all over again
] while relaxing in our new gazebo with breathtaking views
] of Mt.Washington.

If you're ever in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and you're looking for a FABULOUS place to stay, stay here.

The Wildflowers Bed & Breakfast in Mt Washington Valley, New Hampshire

] The Red Planet still will seem small though. Even though
] Mars is twice the size of the moon, it will be 145 times
] as distant.
]
] With binoculars, or better yet a telescope, observers can
] start to pick out details on the planet's surface. The
] view from even a modest telescope should reveal the
] planet's southern ice cap, Beatty said.

Went to New Hampshire this weekend, to check out Mars. Mars would have been a lot more interesting if it wasn't 40 degrees out and winds of 30-40mph. Too bad. :(

Our best look at Mars, ever