] fellow built a hovercraft for his son out of junk in his
] garage using the plans he found online. He used a
] countertop as the base, a leaf blower as the "lifter",
] PVC pip, Goop glue, plastic sheeting and duct tape.

Hmm... I might have to try this. This guy used a corded leaf blower - but if you used heavier tarping and a more powerful gas powered blower; this might be a fun thing to race around the neighborhood.

MAKE: Blog: Garage Hack: Hovercraft

] The "Pulsed Energy Projectile" (PEP) device "fires a
] laser pulse that generates a burst of expanding plasma
] when it hits something solid", the New Scientist
] explains. If you happen to be that something solid, then
] you get temporarily incapacitated without suffering
] permanent injury.

Very cool stuff.

Scientists slam US plasma weapon | The Register

] he New York Times revealed yesterday that the US Air
] Force is lobbying president Bush to approve a national
] security directive which "could move the United States
] closer to fielding offensive and defensive space
] weapons".

Sweet.

USAF seeks space weapon mandate | The Register

] WASHINGTON %u2014 The Treasury Department (search), in
] the Bush administration's hardest stance yet, warned
] China that, unless it overhauls its currency, it likely
] will be accused of manipulating it to gain an unfair
] trade advantage over the United States

In addition Bush asked that China please include 1 eggroll with every order of Mongolian Beef.

FOXNews.com - Business - U.S. Treasury: China Needs to Overhaul Currency System

] WASHINGTON - The Senate's top leaders have ended their
] attempt to find a compromise on
] President Bush's stalled judicial nominees, but other
] members continued to work on a possible deal to clear
] five blocked appeals court appointees and end threats to
] change the long-standing filibuster rules.

Just let them vote. If you don't like the nominee, vote down.
Republicans were guilty of this same thing just a few years back - but Democrats/liberals are taking this to a new level.

But this just reinforces the notion that maybe, yeah, we do need to change the rules so that losers from either side can't filibuster everything. WTF do these people even get paid for anymore if they aren't working?

Showdown Over Filibusters Appears Imminent - Yahoo! News

HAHAHAHAH What a frickin' moron.

Fox Says Comments Were Misinterpreted - Yahoo! News

] FLUSH TO JUDGMENT
] Muslim double standard on religious desecration?
] Islamic world blasted for protesting Quran 'story' yet
] staying silent on trashing of other faiths' sites

Yes of course, this from Islam; the religion of peace (that is unless you are not islamic, then they want you dead, wrapped in bacon, burning on a cross, and the flames put out with urine).

Sure, don't worry about destroying Christian/Jewish items - but if you mess with the Quran; then peace be with you.

WorldNetDaily: Muslim double standard on religious desecration?

This is what they get for paying the terrorist financial demands in the past. Hell, I might go kidnap an Italian to get some quick cash.

PolitInfo.com - Italians Face New Kidnapping Nightmare - May 17, 2005 Rome

They are guestimating the loss in productivity nationwide will be about $626 million dollars - and that they say is their conservative estimate.

IOL: North America

] Governor of Iraq%u2019s W. Anbar province kidnapped.
] Relatives say he will be released when US troops leave
] Qaim region near Syrian border, site of largest US
] air-ground counterinsurgency offensive in Iraq in 6
] months

Do the insurgents not realize that by taking action to try and prevent us from being somewhere, that it only strengthens the fact that we should in fact be there?

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