Jan 29 2009

[CY&H] Makover Time!

Makover Time!

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Jan 29 2009

Iraq bars Blackwater from protecting U.S. diplomats

Iraq said Thursday it will bar Blackwater Worldwide from providing security protection for U.S. diplomats because its contractors used excessive force, sanctioning a company whose image was irrevocably tarnished by the 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians.The move will deprive American diplomats of their main protection force in Iraq.

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Jan 29 2009

Invasion [PIC]

An amazing picture of the invasion of Normandy on Utah Beach

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Jan 29 2009

Jobless Rates Up In All 50 States

While some states fared better than others, December was a cruel month for many workers nationwide, and economists predict job losses will continue for the rest of this year.

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Jan 29 2009

Vertical Descent

Photo snapped at Ptarmigan Cirque located in Kananaskis Country, Province of Alberta, Canada. Photo credit: Phil & Thai (Picasa Web Albums user phil.bakes)

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Jan 29 2009

If Everyday Objects Were Designed by MC Escher

Everyday life would look a lot cooler. Also, nothing would work.

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Jan 29 2009

Rod Blagojevich defends himself at his impeachment trial

Alternately praising and upbraiding those who will decide his political fate, Gov. Rod Blagojevich today urged the Illinois Senate not to remove him from office, saying he has “done absolutely nothing wrong” and “never, ever intended to violate the law.”

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Jan 29 2009

Cigarette Lighter Camera

Ajoka’s cigarette lighter video camera discreetly records 640 x 480 QVGA in AVI format at 30 frames per second and supports microSD up to 8GB. It’s got a lithium ion battery for 6 hours of filming and is charged via USB.

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Jan 29 2009

Army to report record number of suicides

The U.S. Army will report Thursday the highest level of suicides among its soldiers since it began tracking the rate 28 years ago.

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Jan 29 2009

iPhone: A web developer’s new best friend

iPhone is not going to become the way developers create new sites from scratch (yet, anyway). But a lot of iPhone apps can make it easier to fix and manage things on the fly.

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