- posted by David Teeghman at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 hour agoThe Chinese language will soon be the most used language on the Internet, replacing English.
- posted by Ray Villard at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 hour agoIf a tree casts a shadow in the woods, can anyone see it from light-years away?
- posted by killing Mother at killing Mother - 3 hours agoToday, Yes Magazine is launching its annual No Impact Week experiment. No Impact Week is not a test, and you will not be graded on your performance. Rather, the week presents an exercise in self-awareness....
- posted by Amy Dusto at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 hours agoIn many states, it's unlawful to toss out your old electronics.
- posted by address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 4 hours ago*When your New Year's wish was* daring to change to Linux Ubuntu or Mint, it is the right time to do so. Of course there is little to it as I and many others have reported many times already. Just download...
- posted by Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 4 hours agoIncredible. In the wake of the Sheridan trial Euan McColm, political editor of the Scottish edition of *News of the World* has called for the police to take action against Socialist Unity. John Wight has ...
- posted by Laban at Biased BBC - 4 hours agoStephen Pollard : I took part in Radio 4's Sunday programme this morning. To say I was flabbergasted by the report on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 is an understatement. Nick Cohen : Alas, whenever yo...
- posted by sue at Biased BBC - 6 hours agoNew Open Thread for more of your 2011 general comments. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
- posted by Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 7 hours agoHere's the first batch of new(ish) blogs for 2011. Hopefully the first of many! 1. Andy Worthington (Unaligned/Anti-Imperialist) (Twitter) 2. AlysAnalysis (Labour) 3. Camden School Sit-In (Unaligned/anti-c...
- posted by sue at Biased BBC - 7 hours agoHooray. Three cheers for Yolanda Knell’s report on the recent bomb attack in Egypt against Copts. A balanced report at last! She rectified the omissions we’ve been pointing out on B-BBC, and more. Listen t...
- posted by noreply@blogger.com (BenefitScroungingScum) at Broken of Britain - 9 hours ago
- posted by Robin Horbury at Biased BBC - 9 hours agoGuess which distinguished BBC correspondent has made these carefully neutral predictions for people to watch in 2011? Sarah Palin: The momentum is there to nominate her, so how will the world react to th...
- Image via WikipediaYADDA YADDAposted by Robin Horbury at Biased BBC - 11 hours agoBack in December 2006,when there was no snow in Red Square, no ice on the Moskva river (for the first time in decades), and some European ski resorts were without snow, the BBC were very keen to report mat...
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 14 hours agoAfghanistan, Colombia, Vietnam: The Deep Politics of Drugs and Oil By Peter Dale Scott OpEdNews.com January 1, 2011 Since World War Two, the United States has had in effect two conflicting styles of condu...
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 15 hours agoThe German poet and dramatist Heinrich von Kleist wrote in one of his letters: "The greatest wonders of military discipline, while objects of awe to all the experts, became objects of my own most heartfe...
- posted by AdamS at Politically Confused - 19 hours agoOsama bin Laden is dead (not news! lol!) Police demand new stop and search powers Boiler Boiler, Toil and Trouble. . . 14 of the Most Ridiculous Things That Americans Are Being Arrested For FBI Delivers ...
- posted by laura k at wmtc - 1 day agoThe incomparable Glenn Greenwald, December 24, 2010. Throughout this year I've devoted substantial attention to WikiLeaks, particularly in the last four weeks as calls for its destruction intensified. To ...
- posted by Elephant Buddy01 at Our Manmade Disasters - 1 day agoPosted: 01 January 2011 0928 hrs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ MAJURO, Marshall Islands: Twenty people were missing after a supply ship sank about 80 mil...
- posted by Elephant Buddy01 at Our Manmade Disasters - 1 day agoDec 19, 11:26 AM (ET) By SETH BORENSTEIN and JULIE REED BELL *This was the year the Earth struck back.* Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, blizzards, landslides and droughts kil...
- posted by BKLim Independent Geohazards Specialist at Our Manmade Disasters - 1 day ago*KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 14, 2010):* Six people were injured when fire broke out at the Bekok C platform operated by Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, 200km off Terengganu early today. Alias Abdullah, Hamzah Abdullah, ...
- posted by Debra at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago2010 was a wonderful year and I am really looking forward to this year! Here is a recap of the most popular posts of 2010. One of the best things about 2010 was the addition of the blogshare community. It...
- posted by laura k at wmtc - 1 day agoThe winners of the the 2010 Canadian Weblog Awards have been announced. I am pleased to note that wmtc was honoured with second place in the political category. Congratulations to my blog-friend Tornwordo,...
- posted by laura k at wmtc - 1 day agoIt's 1.1.11! Or 01.01.11. Either way, I like it. Posting this at 11:11, of course
- *Florian (14) and his brother Seppli (12)* from Switzerland were hands-down big winners of a talent contest held by the popular German-Swiss-Austrian folk-music-show "Musikantenstadl". Where other partici...
- posted by laura k at wmtc - 1 day agoBefore I started grad school in September 2009, I treated myself to a new backpack, one designed to carry and cushion a laptop. I got this "ePac" from Heys, which looks sharp and is full of compartments an...
- posted by laura k at wmtc - 1 day agoHave you all seen this movie? It's out on DVD, and it's a must: anti-capitalist, activist humour. It's a kind of companion video to Naomi Klein's *Shock Doctrine*, humour edition. Check out the website an...
- posted by Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 1 day agoIt's new year. As blogging comrades stumble out of bed nursing aching skulls and wobbly stomachs, they're probably looking for some filler that doesn't overtax the much-abused synapses. If that's the case...
- posted by David Vance at Biased BBC - 1 day agoThe end of year "topical news quizzes" featuring the BBC cabal of rancid venomous left wing "comedians is also a major threat to festive good health. I caught a bit of the News Quiz I think it was, with *...
- posted by David Vance at Biased BBC - 1 day agoThe guile of the BBC is a wonder to behold. Consider this; The BBC is facing action by gay viewers and listeners, who have been asked to withhold the licence fee in protest at a succession of broadcasts t...
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 1 day ago"Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men ...
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 1 day agoAmerica's Dangerous Self-Deceptions By Lawrence Davidson Consortium News Published: December 27, 2010 Benjamin Disraeli once labeled Britain’s government "an organized hypocrisy." That was in circa 1845....
- posted by Gail at Wit's End - 1 day ago
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 1 day agoPaul Craig Roberts: 2011 Is 1984 - Alex Jones Tv 1/2 2/2
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 1 day agoLew Rockwell: DHS's Psychological Warfare Op on The People - Alex Jones Tv 1/3 2/3 3/3
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 1 day ago10 Modern Methods of Mind Control Nicholas West *Activist Post* December 31, 2010 The more one researches mind control, the more one will come to the conclusion that there is a coordinated script that has...
- posted by Debra at Housewife Eclectic - 2 days agoI'd thought I would join Elizabeth from Twelve Crafts today in sharing some of my favorite dips for your New Years Eve party. Fruit Dip My mom always made this when I was a kid and it is delicious! 8 Ounce...
- posted by David Vance at Biased BBC - 2 days ago2010 draws to an end and I wanted to take a moment to* thank you all*, fellow-writers, commentators and those who just like to read, for your support to B-BBC over this past 12 months. Sometimes it can be ...
- posted by éminence grise at Cherchez la Verite - 2 days agoPosted originally 25 December 2010 — http://bit.ly/idBtTF — Cherchez la Verite
- posted by Amy Dusto at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoIn many states, it's unlawful to toss out your old electronics.
- posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 days ago*Censored in 2010: Defense of Mother Earth, the racist right, US torture and collapse of the media* By Brenda Norrell/Censored News/http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com *(Photo: Dine Water Rights/march 2010)...
- posted by laura k at wmtc - 2 days agoWhen we state our wishes and dreams - out loud, in public - we open ourselves to ridicule and snark. So many people claim to know the future with great certainty - which is, of course, impossible. Wishes...
- posted by laura k at wmtc - 2 days agoFor anyone interested, the wmtc redesign is complete. All the tabs (static pages) along the top are now written. Tonight at midnight, "L-girl" will be retired and "laura k" will take her place. I've use...
- posted by Emily Sohn at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoSome infants have weight problems starting as young as nine months.
- posted by Christina Reed at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoMount Merapi, Eyjafjallajökul, Tungurahu and others shook the world in 2010.
- posted by Kieran Mulvaney at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoYes, it's cold. Yes, the planet is warming anyway. Yes, humans are responsible.
- posted by Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 2 days agoOne year. Ten top electronic tunes. 'nuff said. 10) *Rocket* by Goldfrapp 9) *Could This Be Real* by Sub Focus 8) *Stereo Love* by Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina 7) *Orbion* by Armin van Buuren 6) *Remember ...
- posted by rhydianfon@gmail.com (Rhydian) at Broken of Britain - 2 days ago
- posted by Robin Horbury at Biased BBC - 2 days agoI was very pleased when Richard Sambrook contacted B-BBC, ostensibly to put the record straight about why he had spoken to the Common Purpose group. My recollection of him - mainly from when he was head o...
- More countdown widgets at Widgia.com *Zeitgeist 2011* - predicting the future? Url movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs If you haven't got time to see this 2 hour movie then read this, or go t...
- *Rumours whisper the secretive existence* of a brand-new A-Pad/E-Pad running a special version of Ubuntu Netbook. Since *TenQ Electronics*, leading Chinese manufacturer and wholesaler of hand-helds, is me...
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 2 days agoAnecdote From The Recent War by Heinrich von Kleist "The most horrendous pun ever to pass human lips, perhaps since the world began, was made in the course of the recent war by a drummer; the drummer, I b...
- posted by Geezer Power at GEEZERPOWER - 2 days agoPRESSTV Thursday Dec 30, 2010 Zahid Hussain, Press TV, Peshawar In Pakistan, hardly a day passes without the killing of innocent civilians in US drone attacks in northwest tribal belt. In at least 170 ...
- posted by Gail at Wit's End - 2 days ago
- posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 days agoDecember 30: Issaquah, Washington Analysis and Commentary by Two Eagles (Perry Chesnut) Secretary of State, Modoc Nation *State Department White Paper Contradicts Obama’s Statements at Tribal Nations Confe...
- posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 days agoBREAKING NEWS - PRESS RELEASE FROM RAPA NUI December 29, 2010 Today, December 29th just before 7 PM, an contingency of 200 armed police began violently dislodging the Rapanui Parliament from their headquart...
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 2 days agoThe video above of Alex Jones's speech at Cocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz, California on Sunday October 24, 2010 was posted on YouTube on December 18, 2010 by TheInfoWarrior. It is the highest quality and f...
- posted by David Vance at Biased BBC - 2 days agoOK, we are almost at the end of 2010 and the BBC has clocked up another year of seething bias, or, as they prefer to call it, professional impartiality so profound it is in their DNA. So, let me ask you wh...
- posted by David Vance at Biased BBC - 2 days agoSorry about frequency of my posting here - but I live in *a drought in the wettest part of the United Kingdom*. BBC doing everything possible to avoid holding the Minister directly responsible (IRA terrori...
- posted by Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 2 days agoMetal artifact found in Cordillera de Colan. Photo courtesy: ANDINA / Alberto Pintado. Rangers at the Cordillera de Colan Reserved Zone in Amazonas, northern Peru, have found what is believed to be an I...
- posted by John D. Cox at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoOut of a year of chaotic weather extremes, climate scientists are beginning to see a pattern.
- posted by Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 2 days agoThe beverage that is most often consumed by people the world over is water. The second most commonly sipped liquid is tea. In many countries, wedding rings are exchanged between a bride and groom as a s...
- posted by Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 2 days agoMagical: Mistletoe's healing properties are being harnessed at a cancer unit in England. Photo courtesy: dailymail According to folklore, mistletoe 'magic' may seal romance, bestow fertility and bring pea...
- posted by Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 2 days agoAll photos courtesy: Salem-News Depiction of Paiute braves fighting with the "red-headed giants". There have been many stories about giants - Jack and the Beanstalk; Gulliver's Travel; the nephilim of b...
- Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoWatching 3D images for a long time could adversely affect the eyes of children ages 6 and younger.
- posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 2 days agoFASHION/HEALTH - Isabelle Caro, a French model whose anorexic body appeared in an Italian shock ad campaign, has died at the age of 28. She had been suffering from anorexia since the age of 13. Caro is mo...
- posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 2 days agoPOLITICS/RELIGION - Almost a hundred years ago, on December 24th 1914, troops on both sides of enemy lines committed treason by having an unofficial truce. In modern society religion, ideology and nationa...
- posted by Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 2 days agoPhoto courtesy: Scott Bauer, ARS.USDA Sometimes being Canadian doesn't feel so good. Canada has made a controversial move; and, I fear it is another giant step forward in the race to a world-wide diet m...
- posted by Alyssa Danigelis at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoWriter Alyssa Danigelis lifts the curtain on blogging for Discovery News. Get the popcorn ready.
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 2 days ago
- posted by éminence grise at Cherchez la Verite - 3 days ago------------------------------ POSTED: December 20, 10:52 AM EDT | By Matt Taibbi *Crisis Dominoes Start Falling With Lehman Auditor* It took more than two years, but there might finally be some capit...
- posted by Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 3 days agoGuido today leads with the news that Britons are "saddened, ashamed and disgusted" by the demonstration that took place on December 12th. In a series of questions, polling firm Angus Reid asked the 2,000 ...
- Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoHas Obama’s high-tech vision completely transcended from his campaign to the presidency?
- posted by laura k at wmtc - 3 days agoIn which we betray our gender, by gabby of Gabby's Playhouse. Let me state unequivocally that I am proud to know many feminist (i.e. non-sexist) men. Indeed, any male I call my friend qualifies, by defini...
- posted by Eric Niiler at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoThe special effects in Toy Story, Harry Potter and other blockbusters would not be possible without the complex field of fluid dynamics.
- posted by Kieran Mulvaney at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoTwenty years ago, Voyager 1 snapped a photograph that yielded an iconic image of Earth.
- posted by Emily Sohn at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoAfter the countdown ends, the confetti falls and the champagne bottles are empty, all that's left is a hangover.
- posted by sue at Biased BBC - 3 days agoI wrote the following article last week, but events prevented me from finishing it. Now I see that E.O.Z. has written on a similar theme, and has come to similar conclusions. So here’s mine. I’ve touched ...
- posted by sue at Biased BBC - 3 days agoOut with the old, in with the new Open Thread. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
- posted by Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 3 days agoHere is a summary of the top 10 biggest shipping companies of 2010 in United States. They not only just national winners but continue to be the universal leaders as well. 1. United Parcel Service of Ameri...
- posted by sue at Biased BBC - 3 days agoOften you have to make allowances for things you see or hear, especially when the topic is you-know-what. For example, when you suspect that English isn’t someone’s first language, or in certain cases, tha...
- posted by Amy Dusto at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoFlying autonomous wind turbines leave ground-based turbines behind.
- posted by Amy Dusto at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoA new online music-making platform aims to bring out everyone's inner musician.
- posted by David Teeghman at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoNew rules in the House of Representatives will allow congresspersons to use electronic devices on the House floor.
- posted by Truth Excavator at The Excavator - 3 days agoMark Stepnoski: "Stepnoski's professional career in the NFL was spent with the Dallas Cowboys (1989–1994, 1999–2000), and the Houston Oilers (1995–1998). Stepnoski won two Super Bowls while with the Cowb...
- posted by Tim Wall at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoModifying yeast eating habits could lead to improved ethanol production.
- posted by Banco de Imágenes Gratuitas at Fondos para tu computadora - 3 days ago[image: Mensajes para el Año Nuevo 2011 (3 versiones de lujo)]*Nota:* *Haz click aquí o sobre la imagen para ver todas las imágenes.* *Haz click sobre las imágenes para AMPLIAR el tamaño* [image: Haz cl...
- posted by AdamS at Politically Confused - 3 days agoBritons forced to work two extra days to pay next year's tax bill British workers will have to toil until the end of May before their earnings are truly their own. For the first 149 days of 2011, every pen...
- Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoThis year the sun pulls out of a trough of low activity and heads into a long-awaited and possibly destructive period of turbulence.
The latest Blogs of Note
December 20, 2010http://cobwebbedroom.blogspot.com/
Just before I start a bunch of Ubuntu links : I used Wubi to install Ubuntu 10.4 on a Windows XP for a dual-boot system...and the computer can't find the Ubuntu file on boot ! I hate researching Launchpad for ideas...mostly because I don't understand many of them.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
2 January - Blogs I'm Following
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