24 August 2003
The falsehood of America founded as a "Christian
Nation"
Men are doomed to
extinction, victims of the decaying human Y-chromosome, the only piece of DNA men possess
and women do not.
23 August 2003
A whale jumping out of the water and on to your yacht seems like a
billion-to-one
shot, but it happened last week. And, as David Randall reveals, those who investigate
unbelievable events know that the extraordinary happens every day.
You are where you live.
On Aug. 27, Mars will be closer to Earth than in nearly 60,000
years. This "close approach," as it's being billed, has some folks worried about
potential dangers here on our
planet.
Why did the salmon cross the road?
Gun in Oven Shoots Woman.
Woman bares all in
anti-circus demonstration.
Mob Beats
Driver, Sets Car On Fire After Hydrant Crash.
Thunderstorms
pack an awesome punch. Every once in a while, we see just how devastating they can be.
Microsoft Is Using Linux
To Protect Its Own Web Site.
Pavlov's dogs were trained to salivate at the sound of a bell. Humans, it
seems, can be trained to crave vanilla ice cream and peanut butter at the sight of an
abstract computer image.
21 August 2003
Try this.
Giant
gerbils infest China.
20 August 2003
When you hit the snooze alarm on a clock
radio or alarm clock, the alarm goes off again in nine minutes. Why nine minutes?
Humans could be living on the
Moon within 20 years but European experts say whether science fiction becomes reality
depends on the world's politicians.
Chinese police arrested the director of a psychiatric hospital for
drugging female patients and selling them off as wives.
The penguins
at the St. Louis Zoo are eager to make new friends - perhaps too eager.
A teenage girl who was facing a jail sentence on a Greek island
after being accused of baring
her breasts, has been released.
Cat returns after seven
years away.
16 August 2003
A landscape architect is one of the drunkest women ever caught driving in Australia after
registering a blood alcohol concentration of .401 -- more than eight times the legal
limit.
It was a classic start to a beautiful romance: An airman about to
leave for war eyes a striking
blonde woman in a smoky bar.
Whale flatulence stuns
scientists.
The Top
Ten Theories About What Caused the East Coast Power Blackout.
Religion
remains central to American life, and is getting more so, in a way that is true of no
other industrialized country, with the possible exception of South Korea.
Power grids and
blackouts.
14 August 2003
Dubya has a plan to prevent
forest fires: cut down the trees.
Genome Hunt Shows We're Closer to
Rats Than Cats.
Iraq's brutal dictatorship has been replaced by a crime wave. Now sex and drugs
are freely available on the street.
Why are our troops suffering in such filth and
discomfort over in Iraq?
13 August 2003
A hiker escaped with minor injuries from a bear that had knocked
her to the ground by bashing
its nose with her elbow.
Almost anywhere they go these days, Americans are on camera: at
work, on the road, at public events. Why should schools be different?
A government report that urges the U.S. Postal Service to create "smart stamps"
to track the identity of people who send mail is eliciting concern from privacy advocates.
10 August 2003
As every Good Little Wifey knows, the fastest way to a man's heart
is through his gullet.
(Thanks to Dan W)
Vote early, vote often and vote drunk...if you
live in Norway.
Turkish authorities are investigating 47 village leaders on
charges they siphoned money from a toilet-building project to hire prostitutes.
Norwegian kittens are in mortal danger from pet
snakes.
Clone your kitty.
It is still cool for
children to talk about things being "cool."
Lingerie maker to sell underwear to Muslim women.
Models show off Viking fashions.
9 August 2003
Older women urged to become lesbians.
Are you a Web addict?
The Bush administration has repeatedly mischaracterized scientific facts
to bolster its political agenda.
8 August 2003
Bicycle ban
is upheld for Wauconda school.
6 August 2003
Murder, torture and imprisonment - these are the standard tools of
repressive regimes. But if you imagine that human societies have a monopoly on such
tactics, think again. Social
insects perfected the police state long before people got in on the act.
4 August 2003
Stupid security
A man has been cleared of child porn charges, after investigators
found that an Internet
attacker was responsible for the presence of illicit images on his PC.
Did Loyola
University Chicago lose its innocence to the RIAA?
Can we cure cancer?
Recent results leave many with doubts.
From 1979 –1999, excessive heat exposure caused 8,015
deaths in the United States.
2 August 2003
Recent discoveries in the world of Engrish.
As the Earth spins slower, methods of telling time
diverge. Experts warn this could end in disaster.
Health & Safety Information on Household Products.
Prosecutor fighting meth using law that
punishes terrorism.
Big, assertive guys don't always
get the girls.
Supermarket cashiers in Argentina are being forced to wear diapers
to keep them from taking toilet breaks at work, a union says.
1 August 2003
Around the world in 4,000 days for duck
flotilla thought lost at sea.
Top Ten Urinals
The W Page
Cheese
Filtered Cigarette
August 2003 Desktop Wallpaper
