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Chester Pitts, Kris Brown are last original Texans

They've outlasted a head coach, a handful of assistants and dozens of teammates, including 2002 top overall pick David Carr.

Clint Eastwood nominated for Globe music award

Clint Eastwood could be taking home a Golden Globe not for acting or directing, but for best original motion picture score in his film "Changeling."

Wendy's to Close Original Restaurant

Wendy's International Inc. said Friday that sagging sales will force it to close the restaurant where the nation's third-largest hamburger chain began in 1969. The iconic restaurant, filled with memorabilia and photographs of the late Wendy's founder, Dave Thomas, will close March 2.

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How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect
Source: The New York Times

In addition to assorted bad breaks and pleasant surprises, opportunities and insults, life serves up the occasional pink unicorn. The three-dollar bill; the nun with a beard; the sentence, to borrow from the Lewis Carroll poem, that gyres and gimbles in the wabe.

Meet Liudmila Quincose, Love Letter Writer
Source: BBC News

With electronic media dominating most modern communications, letter-writing could be a dying art.

New Take On Dumpster Diving: Just Add Water!
Source: NPR

On an industrial lot in Brooklyn, N.Y., three garbage bins have been transformed into swimming pools. They're set in what looks like an urban country club — with tent cabanas, barbecue grills and a dozen plastic beach chairs.

Endless original, copyright-free music
Source: PhysOrg.com

A group of researchers from the University of Granada has developed Inmamusys, a software program that can create music in response to emotions that arise in the listener.

Calvin's Snowman

I hate him. I hate him so much. Look at Snowy across the street. Sure, he has a stupid name, but look at him. He's normal. Big lump, middle lump, small lump. Happy human facial features. Why couldn't I look like that?

Ladies, Get Your Men To Smell Like Beef This Christmas
Source: EW.com

Now it appears that men can be treated like a piece of meat, scent-wise that is. At $4 a tube, you can make your man this holiday season smell like a flame broiled burger.

Hurricane Gustav and the Gulf Energy Infrastructure
Source: theoildrum.com

By now most people know that by this weekend there will likely be a hurricane spinning its way somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. This open thread outlines the initial analysis by Chuck Watson/KAC/UCF and some resources on GOM oil and gas infrastructure.

Gore sets goal of 100% carbon-free electricity by 2020
Source: theoildrum.com

Al Gore has made a major speech in Washington this morning, setting out an ambitious goal for the USA to produce all of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2020.

Electric Railways!
Source: theoildrum.com

Electrifying our freight rail system will provide a Non-Oil Transportation alternative in an oil emergency, whether acute or chronic. Regardless of oil prices or availability, there would be a backbone of essential long distance transportation that requires no oil.

The 10 commandment problem.

New American Standard Bible (©1995) So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread or drink water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.   My Story – (My opinion on what really happened)

About Darwin & Evolution...

Humans have, throughout most of history, sought to ensure lineage and protect the family Name...often referred to as Blood.

Seeding vs. Original Work... Which is more valuable?

Over the past 6 months, I have noticed a great deal of debate over the worthiness of articles that are created by the (meme's), versus articles that are seeded.

Star Trek's 10 Cheesiest Classic Creatures
Source: Wired News

Having conquered television, movies, videogames, comic books, paperbacks and lunch boxes, the original Star Trek crew moves into high definition this week.

Comics Squander Opportunity to Wow NBC Execs
Source: STAGE TIME Magazine

Comics and bookers' both squander the opportunity to give diverse and original comics a chance to impress some TV executives.

Free Desktop WideScreen Wallpapers Download Now!
Source: hotemailtemplates.com

Free computer wallpaper for your desktop. Original photo composites and artwork.

4 Digital group awarded new national digital radio multiplex licence
Source: Ofcom

The licence is valid from July 2008, and Channel 4 will provide three of the services on the multiples. Sky News Radio, Sunrise Radio, and Original are some of the other radio stations which will be available on the multiplex. INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS ITEM

Nobel Prize for Medicine: RNA Interference - Open Access to Papers and Animation

The journal Nature is providing open access to a 'web focus' on RNA Interference (click here): Cells utilize RNA interference (RNAi) to regulate protein expression in many contexts.

Dude, Nuk-me ... Forever
Source: bytepress.com

There was a time when pigs could fly, and Duke Nukem Forever was awaited by drooling gamers. And in the theory that history repeats itself, we've been announced that it is possible that by the 31 December 2006, we would see a 'commercial release' of Duke Nukem Forever.

Call Of Duty 2: Game Of The Year, Special Edition
Source: bytepress.com

Activision, Inc., today announced the release of Call of Duty™2: Game of the Year for the UK market.

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