On The Evening Of Sept. 9, 1965, Hurricane Betsy, A Category 4 Storm, Roared Into Louisiana With Winds Of Up To 160 Miles Per Hour. The Next Day, President Lyndon Johnson Was On The Streets Of New Orleans With His Secret Service Agents Giving Out Water.
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High above Earth, NASA astronaut Dr. Edward Tsang Lu had a different reaction. He took an International Space Station (Expedition 7) camera and snapped a picture of that fearful eye -- that eye-of-disaster-to-come. And it's a stunning and spectacular photo too.
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The very rich in America pay taxes at a lower rate than most working people, private-equity partners enjoy some of the lowest tax rates of all. At a fund-raiser in New York last month, Warren Buffett: "This is what Congress in its wisdom did: the 400 of us [here] pay a lower part of our income in taxes than our receptionists do...'
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While scientists knew that some snake species could survive for up to two years without a meal, no studies have examined the physiological changes that take place when a snake goes for prolonged periods without food.
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Next time you fly, make sure you choose good seats.
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...And lived to tell the tale!
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I, for one, welcome our... ah buggar it, just go and have a look at the bastard.
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Published Saturday, August 25, 2007 by
Stangrunner. 
These are photographs of the worlds largest helicopter which happened to be on the tarmac in Dease Lake , B.C. this week. It is to be used for taking mining equipment and cargo out to a new mine called Galore Creek. It is owned by a Russian company. It is called the Utsky...
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** YET ANOTHER REASON TO MAKE THE JUMP TO APPLE ** Microsoft is working on the problem, and is telling users who are affect that they should "try again" later, with some support techs telling readers that Microsoft is aiming to have a fix in place by Monday, August 28th.
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Here is a truly strange creation, made upon orders of the president of Belarus. It is the new National Library for Belarus, but some people say that it looks like the Death Star. The oddly shaped building was made with public tax money and involuntary contributions from teachers salaries and school children.
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These images are NOT intended to offend anyone; We need to learn from past events other wise we will keep repeating history. There are so many past events that we must never forget about.....
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Actor and Internet personality, Wil Wheaton, has been indicted by federal prosecutors on charges of promoting and hosting a robot fighting ring. Prosecutors allege Wheaton kicked and electrocuted robots that weren't performing well, as many as fifteen robots. "He just blew their circuits," said US Attorney Bob Schrumpkin... :)
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Published Thursday, August 23, 2007 by
Stangrunner. 
Matt Tovey collected several hundred old CPUs during a company upgrade and made this awesome desktop! Then he posted the process with pictures.
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(AUDIO=NSFW!!!!!!) Text is boring! But sexy women moaning your IP is hot! A new twist on an old concept. It's fun, but practical! You get your IP in a sexy way.
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I'm selling a bunch of Pokemon cards. Why? Because my kids sneaked them into my shopping cart while at the grocery store and I ended up buying them because I didn't notice they were there until we got home. How could I have possibly not noticed they were in my cart, you ask? Let me explain.
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US job website Monster.com has suffered an online attack with the personal data of hundreds of thousands of users stolen, says a security firm.
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**DORKS** Note to any try-hard gangsters out there: When taking a photo of your posse be sure to remove the vines from your mothers curtains. Or at the very least, try to look less like N*Sync.
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Best Private Parking Sign Ever. Anyone know where this is located?
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As seen on a clothing tag: Machine wash warm, inside out, with like colors... or...
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Exactly what the title says!
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My son and his friend, Julio, spend most of their time huddled together, whispering about boobs or XBox or the latest crisis at school. They are good boys, but my son will occasionally have a brain fart.
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Published Friday, August 17, 2007 by
Stangrunner. 
A KLM pilot in a Boeing 747 lands extremely low at St. Marteen (The holiday landing strip with the airport right next to the beach). You could probably touch the plane its that low.
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Amazingly, the damn thing still works. I know what laptop I am getting next!
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Some crazy and strange stairs, I would love in my house
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Published Monday, August 13, 2007 by
Stangrunner. 
"Puss in Boots...er Sneakers" .......She's gonna be stinky.
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These rocks, some as heavy as 700 pounds, are inexplicably transported across a virtually flat desert plain, leaving erratic trails in the hard mud behind them, some hundreds of yards long. They move by some mysterious force, and in the nine decades since we have known about them, no one has ever seen them move.
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WTF????? The plot just continues to thicken in the "Chinese poison train" issue.....
Report: Toy company CEO kills self - CNN.com
We can only hope that someone in prison/jail takes care of this ass-hat.
Man arrested after attack on 4 grandmothers at beauty salon - CNN.com
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Published Saturday, August 11, 2007 by
Stangrunner. 
You're smacked with a photo which almost makes you forget that there's an article to read. So after the ironic-humor-shock becomes manageable, read on -- it's a very good story.
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It may look, feel, shine and even taste like an iPhone. But believe it or not, what you are seeing is not an iPhone. As you can see in the gallery, a guy frustrated by the fact that the JesusPhone is not available in Japan built his own from scratch.
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... determining store hours, payment methods, etc.
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Play with a real, live dot Mac web gallery.
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Published Monday, August 06, 2007 by
Stangrunner. 
This is one of many reasons why women need to wear glasses.
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MacGyver and Apple both know a good tool when they see one. Check out the "Official iPhone Tool" they included with my warranty service packet.
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Extremely handy terminal command reference sheet, available as a PDF file (image visible and readable on the page). Divided into the following categories: File Commands, Process Management, File Permissions, SSH, Searching, System Info, Compression, Network, Installation, and Shortcuts. Licensed under Creative Commons.
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Folks....the SEC needs to investigate this stuff and people need to held to the fire for it....incredible....
MacDailyNews - Nonexistent trading note knocks $8 billion off Apple’s market cap
The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland.
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