BBC NEWS | Americas | Republican Ney sentenced to jail Before the Abramoff scandal erupted, Ney was perhaps best known internationally for his role in renaming French fries "freedom fries" in the Congressional cafeteria due to US anger at Pariss refusal to support the invasion of Iraq. Ney's going to prison, the first Congresscritter convicted in connection with the Abramoff scandal. No word on what kind of prison job he'll take once inside Club Fed, but I'm hoping he'll be working the prison grill line.
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Sleepy City | urban photography The photos are monstrous good and eerily beautiful. The backlit shots are especially haunting. Should be BoingBoinged but I can't read them from work.
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Losing Weight–Start By Counting Calories Tucked away in the registry's database is information about the weight-control behaviors of more than 3,000 American adults who have lost an average of 60 pounds and have kept it off for an average of six years. How do they do it? These successful weight losers report four common behaviors, says Wing. They eat a low-calorie, low-fat diet, they monitor themselves by weighing in frequently, they are very physically active, and they eat breakfast. Eating breakfast every day is contrary to the typical pattern for the average overweight person who is trying to diet, says…
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NPR : Somalia Raids Were Long in the Making
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NPR : U.S. Raids Iranian Consulate in Iraq U.S.-led forces raided Iran's consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Thursday and detained five staff members. Let's see: Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Iran (symbolically) and by extension our staunch allies in Iraqi Kurdistan. Any Muslim countries we're NOT going to attack? This is a foreign policy?
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Did 10 minutes on the elliptical at 150bpm for an average speed of 3.5-4 mph to warm up, then did some upper-body work with weights for 20 minutes. All was noted on my personal training sheet and filed.
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I'll figure this out tomorrow. Something about making a link using the WordPress Press It! bookmarklet to a Washington Post story always throws all this extra stuff in – javascript, everything else on the page, and all. Sorry about that. To cover the awkward silence, how about a little Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass? With the thanks of a grateful if clueless reader to Adam Felber.
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Britain plans first Moon mission Britain plans its first lunar probe… with the goal of an international lunar colony by 2020. Better late than never.
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Old Spice goes racy, retro to woo young men | Oddly Enough | Reuters.com Proctor and Gamble went for a little edgier sales pitch with classic men's fragrance Old Spice. Well, if my dad hadn't worn it, I probably wouldn't be here either. And when David wears it… look out!
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NYO – The Transom – Ms. Hedberg Presents Ms. Bush ascended the stage on the arm of her brother, with the diligent Mr. Wolk trailing close behind carrying the American flag. She then let go of her brother’s arm and proceeded to “Texas dip.” First she spread her gloved arms out to the sides, plié-style, then slowly bent all the way down, transitioning further into an almost seated position on the floor. Then she touched her nose to her toes. And then slowly all the way back up, with the gentle assistance of Pierce’s hand. And all without breaking wind.…