Town Fails To Rally Around Adult Trapped In Well
theonion.com — "I don't understand," said Janice Peters, who has spent every day since first hearing of Ennis' plight gardening in her backyard. "What's a man of that age even doing around a well to begin with? The whole thing's a bit ridiculous if you ask me."Added Owens, "He must have been drunk." .....More… (Movies)
Serbian Mafia
digitalcypher.com — This picture was taken on Ada Ciganlija in Belgrade. In focus: a member of Serbian mafia establishment. He looks friendly, doesn't he? And religious... Obviously with appendix surgery in the past ... .....More… (Movies)
Franken vs. Coleman- Still Counting in Minnesota
time.com — Since the recount was completed, the two campaigns have been fighting over crucial handful of challenged ballots. On Friday, Franken won a round in court when a state elections board ruled that more than 600 rejected absentee ballots could be sorted and counted, and that 133 missing ballots from Minneapolis could be counted. Coleman will appeal......More… (Politics)
McCain Palin campain sold BlackBerry Didnt Wipe Contacts
engadget.com — A fire sale led a reporter to get a $20 BlackBerry from the McCain campaign that still had all the contacts and e-mail. Smart? You betcha! .....More… (Technology)
12 Unusual Things Affected by the Financial Crisis
mentalfloss.com — It?s hard to find something not impacted by our current financial crisis. Here are 12 examples of what the recession means for specific things, from Spam to sex addiction......More… (Politics)
Rare White Lion Cubs Born (Video)
news.nationalgeographic.com — Born this week in a Serbian zoo, the cubs are from an uncommon subspecies that is nearly extinct in the wild......More… (Movies)
Company Demonstrates Li-Ion Battery with 180k Mile Lifespan
zoomilife.com — One of the things that holds back electric car production and mainstream EV acceptance is the lifespan of the average battery. Well, Southern California Edison (SCE) demonstrated a lithium-ion battery capable of staying within operating parameters for over 180,000 miles. That's about 12 years of solid service from a battery pack......More… (Technology)
Van Johnson MGMs boy- next-door dies at 92
latimes.com — Johnson rose to stardom in 'A Guy Named Joe' and 'Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.' His World War II-era films drew such a huge bobby-soxer following that columnists dubbed him 'The Voiceless Sinatra.'.....More… (Movies)