Which of Henry VIII's wives are you?

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Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage: "Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the German head of the Vatican body which oversees doctrinal matters, was quoted on Tuesday as saying Pope John Paul was in poor health and the faithful should pray for him."

Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - News In English: "John Paul II freed from the devil a girl who flew into a rage in san Peter's square, where the Pope was holding a general audience. This was revealed by Gabriele Amorth in an interview to a catholic magazine."

Full Cast and Crew for Trojan War, The (2004)

CNN.com - Librarians oppose shushing action figure - Sep. 8, 2003: "A new action figure of a frumpy-looking librarian who moves her index finger to her lips with 'amazing push-button shushing action!' is prompting librarians around the world to raise their voices in protest. "

Well I konw one librarian who thinks the action figure is great. We have our signed box on display in our living room.

Link thanks to Orkgrrrl

Pope Announces 31 New Cardinals, One Name Secret: "The pope also said one cardinal was 'in pectore,' or secret. Popes use this formula when naming the cardinal may compromise his position in a place hostile to religion."

I know that this is terrible irreverant, but having watched The Bourne Identity, I find myself picturing a top secreat action movie cardinal fighting for the oppressed in some undisclosed location.

Accoutrements - Pope Innocent III Action Figure with Pope hat.

Salon.com Technology | U.S. recalls Segway scooters: "The maker of the Segway Human Transporter has agreed to recall the motorized scooters because riders have been injured falling off when its batteries are low."

I blogged a little humor from defective yeti a ways back. Today I actually got around tor eading it, and I find it's a damn good blog. So check it out, you.

La Verdadera Destreza: "According to Maestro Ram?n Mart?nez, the only known modern Master at Arms who has intensely studied and taught historical Spanish fencing, ''la destreza' can not be translated literally but can be interpreted as 'high level art and skill.'' In this context, it refers specifically to skill in fencing, and thus 'la verdadera destreza' can be translated as 'the true art of fencing.' The Spanish-style of fencing was unique in Europe in its positioning and also in the degree to which geometry is applied to it."

In a Reversal, Ashcroft Lifts Secrecy of Data: "Under pressure from lawmakers and civil rights groups over the Justice Department's antiterrorism initiatives, Attorney General John Ashcroft reversed course today and agreed to declassify data showing how often federal agents had demanded records from libraries and other institutions. "

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Candidate Camera

What if we gave all the California gubernatorial candidates digital cameras and recorded the results? Well, we did!

Salon.com Technology | Court rules against do-not-call registry: "A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating the national 'do-not-call' list against telemarketers. "

Everyone else is blogging Upcoming.org, so I did too.

Nine Israelis face deportation: "NINE Israeli nationals -- who[m] CSIS suspects are possible foreign agents -- were arrested by Immigration and Ottawa police tactical officers last Friday, blocks from Parliament Hill. "

Another installment of the Isreali Art Student tactic? You think they would have tired a new one by now.

Note, however: "This article was pulled by the Ottawa Sun for unknown reasons within hours of posting."

• Spies, or Students? at Commondreams
  
• Annotated Timeline of the 'Isreali Art Student' story from the 911 Timeline
  
• Isreali Art Student Mystery from Salon

NEWS.com.au | Boy could make Mary a saint (September 20, 2003): "A SEVEN-year-old boy's amazing recovery from cancer could clinch Australia's first sainthood for Mary MacKillop."

This story is of particular interest to me, since Mary MacKillop is a distant relative of my sister-in-law.

Poker Pages: Poker Articles: Amarillo Slim: "Betty is the best woman poker player that I've ever seen. Jimmy Chagra bankrolled her with $100,000 to play me head-up out at the Hilton the first time she played me, but I had a tell on Betty and I beat her. You see, I got her to talking to me the first time we played and I knew her hand -- believe me, I knew her hand. That's why a lot of people won't talk to me when I'm playing -- they betray themselves. I had heard Betty say that something she was drinking tasted real good, so I knew how she sounded when she was sincere. Then this pot came up -- it was so big that a show dog couldn't jump over it -- and I asked her, 'How do you like your hand, Betty?' And she says, 'Boy, this is a real good hand.' But it didn't sound the same as before -- I knew she was lyin'. So I called her and sure 'nough, she didn't have anything. "

Just made a web page dedicated to the nation I'm playing in Lords of the Earth, here.

IT'S TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY TODAY!

Thanks to Orkgrrrl for the link.

In a Reversal, Ashcroft Lifts Secrecy of Data: "Under pressure from lawmakers and civil rights groups over the Justice Department's antiterrorism initiatives, Attorney General John Ashcroft reversed course today and agreed to declassify data showing how often federal agents had demanded records from libraries and other institutions. "

Perahps someone can explain to my why a search of Microsoft.com for sql server service pack yields "Sorry, no results were found."

Strongbad writes a children's book. Someone tell Madonna.

Fun with fusion: Freshman's nuclear fusion reactor has USU physics faculty in awe: "They set to work. They found a neutron detector in an Idaho Falls scrap metal yard. Craig built a neutron modulator (which slows down the emitted neutrons so they can be detected) out of a few hundred spare CDs. They found a broken turbo molecular pump lying forgotten at Deseret Industries."

Link thanks to Philos

"Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe."

Gleaned from anyway.

Zombie Infection Simulation v2.3: "Zombies are grey, move very slowly and change direction randomly and frequently unless they can see something moving in front of them, in which case they start walking towards it. After a while they get bored and wander randomly again.

If a zombie finds a human directly in front of it, it infects them; the human immediately becomes a zombie.

Humans are pink and run five times as fast as zombies, occasionally changing direction at random. If they see a zombie directly in front of them, they turn around and panic.

Panicked humans are bright pink and run twice as fast as other humans. If a human sees another panicked human, it starts panicking as well."

Real Live Preacher

Beauty of the Power Mac G5

Link thanks to Philos

HeraldNet: One part of orb's mystery is solved: "The egg's discovery led observers to wonder whether an ostrich might be living inside the Snohomish County park near the busy I-5 interchange. "

mini-itx.com - projects - falcon-itx: "The basic idea was to place a complete computer inside a toy/model of the Millenium Falcon."

Link thanks to Philos and "Eldy-wan Kenobi".

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | The cheap way to the stars - by escalator: "Engineers say that recent advances in materials science - particularly in the development of carbon nanotubes - mean that such a system, which first gained widespread attention when the science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke described it in his 1979 novel Fountains of Paradise, is no longer pure science fiction. "

Historic Tale Construction Kit

A monster awakens?: "On August 10, the Denver Post reported that Liz Morgan, a U.S. Geological Survey research geologist had discovered a huge bulge underneath Yellowstone Lake that had risen 100 feet from the lake floor. The bulge is two thousand feet long and has the potential to explode at any time. Morgan was quoted as saying that 'The inflated plain is a potential and serious hazard and possible precursor to a large hydrothermal explosion event.' "

Va. Scientist's Killer Gets Life Sentence (washingtonpost.com): "Hulbert, 20, attacked Robert Schwartz, 57, at his secluded Leesburg farmhouse Dec. 8, 2001, at the behest of Schwartz's daughter Clara Jane, Loudoun prosecutors said. Clara Schwartz had told Hulbert that her father hit her, yanked her hair and poisoned her food. Hulbert, who fancied himself a protector of the downtrodden, told police he was haunted by images of his friend's suffering. "

Robert Schwartz's death was briefly associated with the 'mysterious deaths of microbiologists' thread blogged here.

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine Dreadnaughts: "The Ultramarines Dreadnaught. This is one of the few Dreads I've been able to make with a banner on top. If you squint, the glyph in the banner looks kinda like a 'U' for 'Ultra'. According to G.W., the totem on top is supposed to be a golden hawk with folded wings, but I instead decided to put in a stickfig holding a wicked huge knife. Its weaponry consists of a chain gun on the right arm and a power fist on the left. "

Mystery tiles found around Cleveland, the world | wkyc.com: "'That's scary,' said LaKeisha Webster of Cleveland. 'Maybe they're aliens or something.'"

This isn't a new story, and the article has nothing new to say about it, but maybe it's time for a refresh anyway.

CNN.com - Homesick man who flew as cargo recounts journey - Sep. 10, 2003: "A homesick shipping clerk had himself shipped from New York to Dallas in an airline cargo crate, startling his parents -- and a deliveryman -- when he broke out of the box outside their home. "

As feng calls it, the most dangerous thing ever.

About LOTE: "Each player represents some abstract spirit or genius of a nation, not necessarily a specific dynasty or even a specific land area. Dynasties rise and fall, and governments types change. Some nations pick up and migrate to new parts of the world."

The Crazy Engineer - Projects: Skittlebrau: "As with most crazy ideas, the Simpsons thought of it first"

Design Institute: B.U.G.

Link thanks to Philos

Ananova - Asteroid alert is another false alarm: "Fears that a mile-wide asteroid could be due to hit the Earth in 2014 have turned out to be a false alarm."

La Verdadera Destreza: "According to Maestro Ramón Martínez, the only known modern Master at Arms who has intensely studied and taught historical Spanish fencing, ''la destreza' can not be translated literally but can be interpreted as 'high level art and skill.'' In this context, it refers specifically to skill in fencing, and thus 'la verdadera destreza' can be translated as 'the true art of fencing.' The Spanish-style of fencing was unique in Europe in its positioning and also in the degree to which geometry is applied to it."

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