Elephants caught in Sri Lanka war

The renewed civil war between Sri Lanka's government and the separatist Tamil Tigers is claiming many victims, among them increasing numbers of the island's wild elephants. Of the 74 elephants which died in the north and north-west region last year, 44 were killed by gunfire. The others fell victim to poison, were deliberately electrocuted by far

10 Most Outrageous Cars of 2008

With all the changes in the automotive world, there's never a shortage of crazy ideas floating around.Fortunately for car enthusiasts, many of those wacky ideas actually see the light of day -- and we've got the 10 best for you right here.

Fast Food Goes Organic

The history of the demand for organic food starts where you would expect: at a little farm in the country, with a farmer picking his way through his field. That's nice and quaint, but not business for the masses. Co-ops brought the food to more people. Farmers markets caught on, even blocking traffic on busy streets in big cities like New York...

Largest Money-Bomb goal yet! Help Raise 10 Million for Obama

Organizers on DailyKos want to show republicans exactly what kind of grassroots fundraising they are up against.

The 20 Most Time-Draining Airports in America

In order to determine where delays are the most egregious, we looked at 2007 Bureau of Transportation statistics for 100 of the country's largest airports and included here information on the 20 worst. We ranked performance in six different delay categories: security, late aircraft, traffic control, cancellations, carrier problems and weather.

China and the arms race in space

Outside scrutiny of China has, understandably, been muted in the weeks following the Sichuan earthquake. But a new battle of strength between Asia's emerging superpower and the US is fast emerging - in the skies. In comments reported this week, Chinese military bigwigs have warned that an arms race in space is "unstoppable".

Third-party iPhone applications to arrive Monday

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the App Store in March, and third-party applications delivered through the store should arrive Monday.

7 Tips On Using Credit Card Rewards & Avoiding Rip Offs

What has your rewards card done for you lately? Not much most likely. Here are 7 ways to help ...

Swiss Shredded Nuke Documents

Normally placid Switzerland has been caught up in uncharacteristic intrigue since the government announced that it secretly destroyed highly technical blueprints for producing nuclear weapons. At a press conference on May 23, President Pascal Couchepin said the documents had been shredded to prevent them from falling into terrorists' hands...

"Hero" Takes Wheel When Mom Passes Out

The ten-year-old girl called 911 as she steered the car. A police officer running alongside helped stop it. A quick-thinking 10-year-old girl is being called a hero after taking control of the car her mother was driving when the woman had a seizure and passed out.

Can a Drunk Person Fly the Space Shuttle?

How sober do you need to be to fly the shuttle, anyway? We’ve sent dogs, monkeys, spiders, and even fruit flies into space, so how hard can it be?

6 Ways to Make Vista and XP Work Your Way

Had enough of Windows' shenanigans? I'll show you how to print elegant folder lists, dispatch Balloon Tips and annoying icon wizards, and copy files that won't copy. Plus, I debunk a performance hoax that's making the rounds on the Net.

Jimmy Wales Reboots His 'Google-Killer'

The Wikipedia founder launches his community-powered search engine--again.

10 Slickest Suites at Sea

One of the rooms is 5,000 square feet. [[or 25X the size of an average cubicle]]

Japan Gets A New, Red PS2

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ), a division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) responsible for business operations in Japan, announced today that it would introduce PlayStation®2 in a new color “Cinnabar Red” (SCPH-90000 CR), on Thursday, July 3, 2008.

Awesome Structural Designed Building in Osaka // Pic

Is the Black Market for Recycling Garbage in Peru Good?

The article describes problems with waste management and recycling in Peru.

Obama Supporter Denied Communion

Douglas Kmiec, a staunch Republican, firm foe of abortion and veteran of the Reagan Justice Department, had been denied Communion because he endorsed pro-choice Senator Obama. Kmiec was denied Communion in April at a Mass for a group of Catholic business people he later addressed at dinner.

21 Years of Mike Valley's Professional Skateboarding Career

This is a great montage that chronicles Mike Valley's 21 years of professional skateboarding. There are some very impressive moves and great music to go along with it.

The 100 Greatest Movie Posters

All on one page people! To get things started, ranked in order from 1 to 100, here are the best ever examples of cinema poster art.

Calif. HS Tells Student with Cancer She Can't Graduate

18-year-old Leanna Elizalde knows she's behind in her classes. Since December she had two cancer surgeries and faced weeks of radiation therapy that left her with at least one English class she has to finish. Leanna's mother said she asked the school to allow her daughter to graduate with her fellow students. "Nope, nope, nope, absolutely not"

Live longer, hang out with young people

Hanging out with younger, healthier people might help the elderly to live longer, suggests a study of fruit flies.

Pirates Slowly Killing MediaDefender

It has been a rough year for MediaDefender and their parent company ArtistDirect. Last September a database of internal emails leaked, and last week they received more bad press for DDoSsing Revision3. Unsurprisingly, MediaDefender’s revenue has dropped significantly as a result.

Crazy Office Guy Second angle

Some guy caught with a camera phone from a second angle.

25 Things I Learned About Business from "South Park"

Over the last 12 years, the cartoon residents of South Park, Colo. have taught us about life, love, Canada, Saddam Hussein and yes ... business. Here are 25 things that "South Park" has taught the world about making a buck.

Starbucks offers new flavor: Free Wi-Fi

Thirsty for more business during the worst slump in its history, Starbucks will try to lure more customers by offering two hours of free AT&T Wi-Fi a day.

Office Worker Goes Absolutely Insane

This might be the best office flip out video every captured on film. Some dude goes absolutely insane.

The Making of a Candidate: Barack Obama - PHOTOS

Some pictures of Obama from the beginning of his campaign to the end. Including a really bad game of bowling.

BMW’s Hydrogen Car Cleans The Air as You Drive

The vehicle was unveiled at last month’s SAE Congress in Detroit. BMW stole the spotlight with its hydrogen-powered 7-series sedan that emits less carbon monoxide than is present in its environment. The car’s engine breaks down and converts carbon monoxide, essentially cleaning the air as it is driven.

URGENT MESSAGE TO CANADIANS, Our way of life is in danger!

New laws will be passed by the Canadian government which will effectively OUTLAW the use of modchips and flash carts, among other things.Please go here to see how you can change this.

Modern Day Elephant Man Heroes

Joseph Merrick — known as the Elephant man — shocked the world in the 1800’s with his disfiguring disease. Now known as Neurofibromatosis — a genetically-transmitted disease in which nerve cells grow massive tumors occurring in as many as 1 in 3,000 children

Michael Johnson to give back 2000 relay gold

Olympic great Michael Johnson says he was "shocked" by former teammate Antonio Pettigrew's doping admission and will return the gold medal the two of them helped the United States win in the 1,600-meter relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Which is the World's Best Watery Paradise?

A vacation you will never want it to end.

Man Dies After Being Shot By Cop And Handcuffed To A Tree

An American man shot by the RCMP near Williams Lake, B.C., died while he was handcuffed to a tree, a coroner's inquest heard June 2.Donald Dwayne Lewis, 43, died on Aug. 13, 2006, following an altercation with a Williams Lake RCMP officer near McLeese Lake, off Highway 97.

No, I Will Not Fix Your Computer

The real reason your company’s computer guy doesn’t want to work on your personal PC.

It's Tough Being a Female Reporter

Poll: Obama Overtakes McCain In National Poll

Barack Obama leads John McCain 49%-44% among "likely" voters, the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. A month ago, McCain had a 48%-47% advantage.

Perfect Forecasting Method [PIC]

Firefox to pass 20% before July?

With 'download day' to take place any day now, Net Application's growth estimate may turn out to be a bit conservative...

Post-War New World (Order) Map

sawit on reddit, and stoleit.