George Lucas

I just watched the directors cut DVD of THX 1138. It is truly a wonder that anyone ever let George Lucas make another movie!

Town of 'DISH' gets free satellite TV

Town of 'DISH' gets free satellite TV

Just rename your town to Dish, and everybody gets free satellite TV.

WiFi, it the San Francisco treat

San Francisco launches citywide Wi-Fi plan - Wireless World - MSNBC.com

NBC is reporting that the next shuttle launch will be next March

Next shuttle mission delayed until March - Return to Flight - MSNBC.com

What your cable company really thinks of you...

Woman Gets Cable Bill With Derogatory Name - Yahoo! News

Viruses attacking each other

Computer virus writers at war, security firm says - Yahoo! News

Top Ten Reasons Saddam Hussein Loves Doritos

Got this in an email and thought it was funny...

Top Ten Reasons Saddam Hussein Loves Doritos


10. Three-cornered chips remind him of the Sunni Triangle

9. Chemical Ali taught him how to convert the spicy powder into a nerve agent

8. The "crunch" sounds like the breaking of a dissident's bones

7. Pringles are for Kurds

6. They are corn chips of mass deliciousness

5. Goes perfectly with a tall glass of camel milk

4. Endorsed by his favorite late night television host, Al-Asaad Muhammed Leno

3. "Cool ranch" flavor is a preview of the paradise that awaits a martyr

2. When beard is full of orange crumbs, he can do hilarious "Yosemite Saddam"

1. Delicious taste allows him to momentarily forget he'll spend eternity in hell

Japanese agency issued alert 14 seconds before major tremor - Yahoo! News

Japanese agency issued alert 14 seconds before major tremor - Yahoo! News

Even a little warning is progress.

The fish strikes back!

Fisherman dies chasing fish that stole his pole - Yahoo! News

S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games - Yahoo! News

S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games - Yahoo! News

Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games...
That decision didn't work out so well for him.

Space shuttle Discovery lands safely in California - Yahoo! News

Space shuttle Discovery lands safely in California - Yahoo! News

Good news!

Biblical Pool of Siloam Is Uncovered in Jerusalem

Biblical Pool of Siloam Is Uncovered in Jerusalem


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Biblical Pool of Siloam Is Uncovered in Jerusalem
Tue Aug 09 2005 00:09:33 ET

Workers repairing a sewage pipe in the old city of Jerusalem have discovered the biblical Pool of Siloam, a freshwater reservoir that was a major gathering place for ancient Jews making religious pilgrimages to the city and the reputed site where Jesus cured a man blind from birth, the LOS ANGELES TIMES reports.

The pool was fed by the now famous Hezekiah's Tunnel and is ``a much grander affair'' than archeologists previously believed, with three tiers of stone stairs allowing easy access to the water, according to Hershel Shanks, editor of Biblical Archeology Review, which reported the find Monday.

``Scholars have said that there wasn't a Pool of Siloam and that John was using a religious conceit'' to illustrate a point, said New Testament scholar James H. Charlesworth of the Princeton Theological Seminary. ``Now we have found the Pool of Siloam ... exactly where John said it was.''

A gospel that was thought to be ``pure theology is now shown to be grounded in history,'' he said.

The discovery puts a new spotlight on what is called the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a trip that religious law required ancient Jews to make at least once a year, said archeologist Ronny Reich of the University of Haifa, who excavated the pool.

``Jesus was just another pilgrim coming to Jerusalem,'' he said. ``It would be natural to find him there.''

The newly discovered pool is less than 200 yards from another Pool of Siloam, this one a reconstruction built between A.D. 400 and 460 by the empress Eudocia of Byzantium, who oversaw the rebuilding of several Biblical sites.

European nations oust imams

European nations oust imams

More news of the Europeans cracking down on radicals.

Sony will pay unhappy audience

Sony will pay unhappy audience
They are offering refunds for 'Vertical Limit', 'A Knight's Tale,' 'The Animal,' 'Hollow Man' or 'The Patriot' due to deceptive advertising. They just made up a movie reviewer to give recommendations.

Texas Man Aims to Visit Every Starbucks - Yahoo! News

Texas Man Aims to Visit Every Starbucks - Yahoo! News

"Every time I reach a Starbucks I feel like I've accomplished something," Winter said, "when actually I have accomplished nothing."

On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (Look-Up)

On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (Look-Up)

Deep Hal, this has got to be in the running for one o fthe most obscure sites on the web.

Eleven holes-in-one in a single round... - Yahoo! News

Eleven holes-in-one in a single round... - Yahoo! News: "Eleven holes-in-one in a single round..."

Do you think maybe his caddy questioned the scorecard, and was promptly shot?

Man pays in pennies; judge gets even

Man pays in pennies; judge gets even

Pretty funny.

Spacewalking astronaut repairs heat shield

Spacewalking astronaut repairs heat shield

Excellent news!