Yes, I know it's a year until the world cup, but with all of the little cups this summer we're getting a nice preview of things to come. The absence of my usual winter staple (hockey) allowed me to watch a lot more world football than I usually do.I was very excited with the USA - Cuba...

Yep. Tomorrow. Edited by me: removed too-happy comments.

okay, new orleans just got through what could be called an environmental fender-bender, what with tropical storm cindy rumbling through over the 5th/6th. some stuff was torn up, some flooding, downed trees and powerlines. basically, no one likes a storm, but new orleans and the region has managed...

Re: Incidents in London. UK people, others in the area, please fill us in as it happens. My brother is flying to London in a few days :wow:

What is going on in Aruba? Holloway has been missing for over a month and is presumed dead, but there is little or no real information about what happened to her. Aruba has put several men in jail without charge, periodically freeing and re-arresting them. There is no body and no one seems to be...

Although I've flown to Asia (specifically Thailand) a few times, I've yet to explore the rest of the continent. Since I've just about had it with working at my current job (read: boss is an absolute lunatic who deserves a thread of his own) I, and my girlfriend, are planning to go...

If the strike happens, I'm working at home. I don't think I'd want to be on the road tomorrow. (I ride BART daily to and from the office in San Francisco.)We'll see how dirty this gets depending on how long it lasts. I'd offer an opinion on the matter, but I don't...

Here is a very interesting read. It may have been posted before. If so, I apologize. :) http://www.mercola.com/2005/jul/5/steve_jobs.htm

I'm not hiring. Actually, I'm moving from Austin to Houston (wife got a fat lawyerin' gig) and I'll be needing to find a new job.So, show me your super cool resums so I can spruce up my complete crap resum. Go ahead and fill your template with fake information, put in .pdf if p...

...or so they say. The organizers of World Jump Day think that if 600 million of us jump simultaneously it will somehow alter Earth's orbit and kill global warming. Sounds ambitious, but takes nothing more than a simple jump and depending on where you live, getting up early. Can't hurt t...

Anybody run?I've never been very sporty, but lately i've wanted to get fit. I'm not sociable enough to want to play a team sport, and I can't afford a gym membership, so i'm going the practical (and cheap) route and i'm taking up running.I've got a beginners runn...

Starting at July 24, I will travel to New England for three weeks. I'm interested in the Boston Area, the hills of Vermont, and the coast of Maine. I'll be travelling with a friend of mine by rental car, and we're on a budget (well, we have some money to spend, but the Boston Harbor...

There was a thread here which served members of this Forums. It was a useful thread, it was at some level an important thread, but it is now gone, deleted by an administrator (Kasper?) for reasons that are locked away in that person's vindictive mind.It isn't at all clear to me why peopl...

This may not be the best location for this topic, but I am looking to see if anyone here (AppleNova Members) are aware that the domaine for www.applenova.com is in the process of expiring. I am sure that AppleNova's web folks are hard at work and I am wondering of any news.The site was starte...

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/images/michael_jordans_house.jpg I literally don't believe it. But it does have a basketball court! :P If it's in North Carolina I'm going to Google Map it and prepare for my assault and takeover.

I'm sure a lot of you are watching/listening to the concerts around the world now. Excellent music and an excellent cause! Don't forget to SIGN HERE ( http://www.live8live.com) MAKE POVERTY HISTORY :)

Let's hear the most hilarious/appalling/sad/etc. quote you've personally heard come out of another person's mouth...and they were saying it in all sincerity.Mine is from a couple of years ago. I was at a local Wal-mart when a father and his 5ish year old daughter turned a corner fr...

Johnny Sketch & The Dirty NotesSaturday, July 2The Elbo Room647 Valencia St San Francisco 94110 http://www.elbo.com(415) 552-7788The band is Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes from New Orleans. In less than a year they've become one of my top 5 favorite bands, and they are definitely the best new...

there was a lot of hype about this movie and i went to see it last night. i thought it was great. some people said it had a dumb or fast ending, but it is a remake, and the original film ended the same way, i like how they even kept the creeping hand coming out of the ship.o yea, and i loved the...

Who here has heard about, supported (in any way), and even promoted the ONE campaign? http://www.one.org/index.aspxWhat are your thoughts on it? Support? No? Why? Why not?I think this ABC News Podcast has an episode called "Star Power" that talks about it: http://abcnews.go.com/xmldata/xmlAudio?id=7...

Not satisfied with earthly fireworks on July 4th?How about an impact intended to vapourize a football stadium sized hole in a comet! http://www.planetary.org/deepimpact/images/di_art_rawlings-pat_600x400.jpgSpace.com summarizes the mission ( http://www.space.com/deepimpact/)NASA official site (http:...

and so on it goes until someone steps back and realises what has happened. OMFG :wow: WOOHOO!!! dancing round room!

This is the most serious question i need an answer too... can a man really be free until he knows... why he is free? Think very carefully.

This will be the first-ever LA performance for the incredible New Orleans LA band known as PAPA GROWS FUNK.Los Angeles gonna get funky! Friday, July 1stCafe' Fais Do Do5257 West Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA(323)954-8080Doors @ 8pm w/ special guests The Gila Monsters "Just imagine the chops it...

Just curious about how everyone views themselves in terms of how they developed to be who they are. The argument used to be Nature vs. Nurture (i.e. one or the other), but now it's recognized to be more of a bidirectional thing, Nature and Nurture.What had the greatest influence in making yo...

I am a huge fan of chipotle; but I can't afford to eat there on my diet everyday. While its a 5 min walk from my office, I need to resist. However, something that would help me hold over is a red chili sauce that I can buy in grocery store. Chipotle's hot salsa tasets sooooo good, but...

Here is a thing I dont understand.While we believed the world was flat we knew all of europe and africa. How was the differences of the suns positions in the sky between scandinavia and south africa explained?Perhaps its because they thought the sun is much much closer to the earth so looked from...

I would have to pick the following dreamcars:2005 Brabus Mercedes M-Class ( http://www.tuningnews.net/news/050621/brabus-m-class.php) http://www.tuningnews.net/news/050621/brabus-m-class-01.jpg2007 Ford Shelby Cobra GT500 ( http://automobilemag.com/photo_gallery/0505_shelby_gt500/index1.html) http:/...

I know there's a few boxing fans in here. Just whatched the Floyd Mayweather vs Arturo Gatti fight. For those unaware The Mayweather name well known in boxing. Floyds father and uncle were both fine boxers. The Pedigree is there. Arturo Gatti is a throwback brawler cum boxer in the mode of a...

As if my very poor service wasnt bad enough, I have been getting text messages selling me vision, which I already have!!!! I called and talked to a rep who said there may be something I can do, likely for a fee (the money sucking bastards) then (s)he hung up on me. I call back and the guy I got...

So it happened. Google discovered my hangout here on the planet. Lets all do the Google map thing again and show where we live ;)Here is my place: http://surl.dk/st/ Zoom in and I live on the right side of the north-south street at the right of the picture with a view over the harbour.Its extremel...

Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later, etc.: People turn into mindless killers, a few non-zombie people try to survive and kill a bunch of the zombies along the way.To be such a popular plot, it must strike some kind of deep chord in people. I just haven'...

Are YOU a Reptoid ? Check this out ... http://paranormal554.tripod.com/And tell us about yourself.I know you guys created LIBERALs so that Reptoids would have sympathy in this world and you could live here and feast on HUMANs, but liberals are in BIG decline, I guess you eat them ALL -- BETTER SPE...

remember last november we had a thread about Christmas shopping, in which I commented that lots of other dieties based on sun-worship had birthdays relating to 25th December.If you recall, during this thread I made a comment that a mirror I had on the wall fell down and scared the crap out of me w...

I remember reading some books a long time ago, 4th or 5th grade perhaps (so this is 15-17 years ago), and I would really like to find them. Does anyone know the title? Here's what little I remember...- I believe it was a series of books - 5 maybe?- It took place in England- It was about a boy...

While the wheel is probably ths single most important invention of all time, and fire is probably the most important discovery, what would you say are some of the other inventions that would be at the top of the list, and why?

I guess not but I need to vent anyway.British Lions: wtf is Woodward doing ?? Wilkinson instead of Henson ? Out of position AND when he hasn't played competitive rugby for something like a year.This is just more of the Woodward English mentality: select the team for kicking ability solely, bo...

did anyone watch this? what do you think?The American Film Institute released Tuesday its top 100 movie quotes list.1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," "Gone With the Wind," 1939.2. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse," "The Godfather," 1972.3. "You don't un...

My boss has asked me to set up a webcam-based video surveillance system in the research lab I work at. I've been looking around and can't seem to find a good, inexpensive multi-camera solution.I need software that can handle two or three cameras with independent motion-detection-based r...

Here's a religion that everyone can enjoy mocking! I heard about it again recently because of Tom Cruise ( http://www.tvgasm.com/archives/miscellaneous_tv/000829.php) talking about it as he promotes his newest blockbuster.Here ( http://www.scientology.org/en_US/religion/index.html) is how the C...

Anyone watch Monday night's Charlie Rose Show? It was good. When he has interesting guest's on the show, it runs out of time much too quickly.He had three guest's on, WALTER MOSSBERG Personal Technology Columnist,The Wall Street Journal,THOMAS BLEHA Journalist, "Down to the Wire" in...

Figured i would try this here:Underneath my kitchen sink a leak formed between the bottom of the sink and the white plastic piping attached to it.Roto rooter came by and took off the bad piping and put in a new strainer, trap, and tailpiece. He used copper pipe directly under the sink and attached...

I wondered, what is the oddest thing you have gotten a sales call for at supper time? This question came up because about 15 minutes after I finished dinner, I got a call trying to sell me porno videos...I wish the Do_NOT_Call list ment something, but since it obviously does not,,,lets have at it!...

From tonight's episode of Family Guy: Stewie's iPod Commercial ( http://homepage.mac.com/mmurph/stewieipod.mpg) I thought it was hilarious and just wanted to share.

F1 is now dead. at least in the states with this crime of a start. the smartest most advanced racers in the world cant handle a ~4 degree bank? that is fucking hilarious! those guys would shit if they saw the track at Bristol Tenn that Nascar uses 2 times per year.So glad I decided not to get a ba...

Aiight here's my problem...I inflated my basketball to the proper lbs...between 7-9lbs...but not only does the basketball seem like it's lopsided, it also feels like it weighs 10lbs??What's going on? I've never seen this before...no, yes i have...the basketball i had before did...

So here in the UK we have had Bob Geldof moaning at eBay for letting users sell the "free" tickets. Have a look at the BBC News ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4100440.stm) pages to get the gist of it, if you aren't aware (not sure how much news spreads out of the UK).This sit...

**MILD SPOILER WARNING**Well, we all know which came first.I watched the Mini Series (2004) though, (haven't watched full season 1, just pilot miniseries), and it brought back good memories of Wing Commander 1 and 2, and Privateer. Note: the GAMES, not the ill-fated and dreadful Wing Commande...

If someone told you that a special rhodium-plated, oxygen-free, "time aligned" CAT-5 patch cable placed between your computer and your cable/DSL modem was going to make web pages look sharper and e-mail text easier to read, would you believe them? Would you pay $100/meter for this amazing advance...

Wild West Bank ( http://www.brand.co.il/unik/westbank/index_en.html) You have to dismantle the settlements and throw the soldiers out of the West Bank back into Israel.Pretty difficult, the settlements keep multiplying, as soon as you get rid of one another springs up. At least you don't get r...