Beautiful Close-Ups of Butterflies. [PICS]

Nice mix of photos. The intricate coloring & shadings & the delicacy of some of the butterfly wings are pretty amazing.

Big Ben sculpture marks recycling

A 6m (20ft) high sculpture of Big Ben made from Coca-Cola cans has been unveiled in London's South Bank to inspire more people to recycle.

Drink This, Not That! 16 Beverage Swaps For Healthy Living

There’s good news and bad news when it comes to liquid calories. The bad news is they are the most difficult calories for us to gauge, because we have none of the greasy, cheesy visual cues we get when we go face-to-face with a plate of loaded nachos or a triple cheeseburger. The good news is that they are the easiest calories to cut from your diet

Longer Life Has Complications for Down Syndrome People

Researchers are trying to untangle the connection between Down syndrome and the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease. There is the hope, too, that the research could have broader implications....is there something there that we may actually learn about that may actually prevent Alzheimer’s disease in other people?

3,000-Year-Old Egyptian City Unearthed in Sinai

Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed 3,000-year-old remains from an ancient fortified city, the largest yet found in Egypt.

CERN video: How The Grid will revolutionize computing

CERN has taken a big gamble on grid technology, and is pushing the technology forward to solve a huge data storage and analysis challenge when the Large Hadron Collider fires up this summer and thousands of scientists worldwide will be clamoring for the data

8 Ways to Sell Your Body Parts & Fluids For Cash

Somehow a stimulus check just doesn’t seem stimulating enough to jumpstart my flatlining bank account.... So instead I’m looking to make the most (money) using what I’ve got at my fingertips.

Once Jesus Got Famous He Changed, Man

You wouldn't think a guy with the last name "of Nazareth" would be so quick to forget where he came from.

US accused of holding terror suspects on prison ships

The United States is operating "floating prisons" to house those arrested in its war on terror, according to human rights lawyers, who claim there has been an attempt to conceal the numbers and whereabouts of detainees.

150 Funniest Resume Mistakes, Bloopers and Blunders Ever

People write the strangest things on their resumes, sometimes downright hysterical. Why should only recruiting managers get to laugh at these? The Top 10 are at the bottom. Enjoy!

NYT Public Editor Blasts Op-Ed That Tied Obama To Islam

Under “Muslim law as it is universally understood,” Luttwak wrote, Obama was born a Muslim, and his “conversion” to Christianity was an act of apostasy, a capital offense and the worst of all crimes that a Muslim can commit. I interviewed five Islamic scholars. All of them said that Luttwak’s interpretation of Islamic law was wrong.

Japan's Detergent Suicide Epidemic

Japan is facing an alarming new trend: Websites that explain simple ways to commit suicide with household chemicals have led to several deaths and emergency room nightmares.

Barack Obama Wins the Popular Vote!

Contrary to what hillary clinton would like us to believe, more people have voted for Barack Obama than any other candidate in the history of presidential primaries - not her.More importantly, however, delegates, not popular vote, is what decides a Democratic Presidential Nominee...no matter what Hillary and her sychophants say.

Obama a Muslim? About.com poll: 57% Yes, 37% No, 10%

Let's correct this.

How Many Sex Partners Have You Really Had?

Interesting 2006 article on the different methods men and women use to estimate the number of sexual partners they've had...and why they tend to yield incorrect results.

OiNK Pre-Releasers Accused of Defrauding Music Industry

Following revelations on Friday that police had begun to arrest ex-OiNK users, we are now in a position to add further details. The police are arresting people allegedly involved in the pre-release uploading of music albums, accusing them of ‘Conspiracy to Defraud the Music Industry’.

The New Default Plasma Desktop Theme for KDE 4.1

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you the brand new shiny Plasma theme that will be used for KDE 4.1. You can see the new applet and KRunner backgrounds, the new panel, our brand-new carbon fiber clock and some items that once upon a time weren't themed at all, like the pager and the taskbar. The theming support is now even more extensive.

AP: "It's Barack Obama's Party Now"

It's Barack Obama's party now. He beat the ultimate insider at the insider's game. And he's already turned his full-bore attention to the general election contest against Republican John McCain.

Clinton Demonstrators Threaten to Vote for McCain

This is exactly the wrong sentiment to be spreading for the national news media to grab onto.

3-Alarm Fire breaks out on Universal Studios

UNIVERSAL CITY -- A Los Angeles fire official says Huge fire burning on the back lot as Universal Studios lot.

Jason Linkins: DNC's Brazile Says Clinton Camp Refuses Obama

According to Brazile, the Obama campaign had enough votes to get a fifty-fifty split of the Michigan delegation, a result that would have greatly advantaged the Obama campaign and minimized the delegate gains Clinton garnered from Florida. However, the Obama camp passed on pulling the trigger on that deal in favor of the less favorable 69-59 split.

Bush mulls making Pearl Harbor a national monument

President Bush has asked his defense and interior secretaries to look into designating Pearl Harbor and other historic World War II sites in the Pacific a national monument.

Clinton Now Resigned To Obama Nomination

The party faces the drama of how, when and even whether Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will drop out.

How Android Will Change Your Shopping Experience Forever

Android application scan finds pricing and metadata for anything with a barcode. You will be able to source detailed reviews, search online/offline stores for better prices, get directions to other local stores, preview cd's (yes people still buy cd's unbelievably!) and check for books in the local library.

McCain Econ Advisor Pitched Macbre "Death Bonds"

McCain's campaign is already distancing itself from some of Gramm's other work for his big investment banking client, UBS: his involvement in attempts to sell financial products known as "death bonds," to Texas. Death bonds were a vehicle for State Government to borrow money for its pension fund against life insurance policies taken on the teachers

Shuttle Discovery Heads Toward the Space Station

The shuttle blasted its way into orbit through wispy clouds against blue skies on its way to deliver a bus-size laboratory to the International Space Station.

Which World Currency Has Become Stronger Than The Euro

The Israel Shekel has become stronger than the Euro and US Dollar for 2008

Frank Miller Assures That ‘Spirit’ Is Not Another ‘Sin City'

In an upcoming entry in his production blog, writer/director Frank Miller addresses some concerns regarding his upcoming adaptation of Will Eisner 1940’s comic book series.

Apple Buys Me.com... .Mac's New Name?

So, Apple does appear to own Me.com. It was likely purchased sometime in December 2007, and it could very well be the rebranding for Apple's .Mac service.

That License to Kill Is Unexpired

Ian Fleming, had he lived, would have celebrated his 100th birthday on Wednesday. James Bond, his greatest invention, is ageless and immortal.

Yup, I Think That About Covers Everybody...(PIC)

No one is left out..

Market Forces in the Third World

HP Exec Cuts Birthday Cake With MacBook Air

Those that know Rahul Sood, founder of VooDoo PC and CTO of HP's global gaming business, might not be so surprised to hear he used a working MacBook Air to cut his thick, rich, chocolatey birthday cake. While wearing an HP shirt. And then posted it to his site.

Weirdest Looking Animals on Earth

Evolution is amazing, kids.

Hillary Gets Ruled and Bylawed

"The Clinton campaign lost their biggest rationale for staying in the race," said California-based Democratic consultant Bill Carrick. "Any potential for Senator Clinton to pick up a large block of delegates is gone and the superdelegates will likely move to Senator Obama and end the race."

Congratulations George/Our sincere apology

Japanese "suzukaze" device cools your butt while you sit

Nothing like sitting down for a day at the office on your favorite butt-cooling chair.

It Really Looks Like There is Ice on Mars [PIC]

Take a look at this image sent back from the Phoenix Mars lander. It shows that below the lander there may be a ice layer covered by a thin blanket of soil, exposed in the blast zone by the retrorockets used for the landing. This is just what the Phoenix mission was hoping to find, and how incredible to land directly over your goal.

Study suggests drug can cut risk of cancer's return

A drug to prevent bone loss during breast cancer treatment also substantially cut the risk that the cancer would return, results that left doctors excited about a possible new way to fight the disease.

2012: The Year The Internet Ends

How the industry will kill the Internet in about 4 years from now.