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- Remember: all of your equipment was furnished by the lowest bidder.
- Never plant a piece of evidence with your initials engraved on it.
- If they're talking to you -- they're lying.
- Tazers speak louder than words.
- They didn't give put that gun on you to feng shui your belt.

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Comedy Central Press | RENO 911!
The Comedy Blog for Comedy Fans: Ben Garant
Exclusive Interview WIth Lt. Dangle (Tom Lennon) of Reno 911!

Ben Garant and Tom Lennon of Reno 911! | The A.V. Club

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MANTIME Does Reno 911! Video - Heavy.com

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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Turkey: U.S. Won't Stop Iraq Invasion
Iranians Gain From Crisis Over PKK Attacks on Turkey
Turkish leaders pressure US, Iraq over incursion threat
U.S. says to help free eight seized Turkish soldiers

US soldiers shy from battle in Iraq
"We were hit by so many roadside bombs we became incredibly demoralized,
so we decided the only way we wouldn't be blown up was to avoid driving
around all the time."

Millard told IPS "search and avoid" missions continue today across Iraq.
"One of my buddies is in Baghdad right now and we email all the time,"
he explained, "He just told me that nearly each day they pull into a parking
lot, drink soda and shoot at the cans.

"So we would go find an open field and park, and call our base every hour to tell them we were searching for weapons caches in the fields and doing weapons patrols and everything was going fine,"

State Department security chief to resign amid Iraq scandals
US embassy offers blood money in Iraq
Lawmakers skewer Rice on Iraqi corruption

Sarin-loaded bomb explodes in Iraq
Two US soldiers killed in Iraq, civilians kidnapped in Kirkuk

U.S. envoy warns of growing power of Iraqi militias

Computer system down for a month in Iraq

Iraq: Child prisoners abused and tortured, say activists

Gay Iraqi group will close two of five safe houses

Sunni teacher pulled from car, shot to death in Iraq by suspected Shiite Militia
The American military has reported 30 military deaths
so far in October, down sharply from last month.

Oil contract could lead to regional autonomy - or aggravate sectarian strife

Fallen but not forgotten: 9 more deaths

Fifty Iraqi policemen to be arrested for terror links

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Bud Light
Did Budweiser run advertising with homosexual theming?

PolitiFact | 1 out of 56 equals 'most'? No, it doesn't
The signers of the Declaration of Independence were "brave people,
most of whom, by the way, were clergymen." - Mike Huckabee

Giuliani Hires, Defends Accused Child Molester

Storm worm strikes back at security pros

The 'Hannah Montana' Stock Index

Feed Each Other.com
FeedEachother, Smart Social RSS Reader

Filesharing Website Raided and Closed Down

Halo DS petition

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Iraqi blood is 'on your hands,' anti-war protester tells Condi
"War criminal! ... War Criminal!"
Rice Accosted By Anti-War Protester, Secretary Of State Called A 'War Criminal' At House Committee Hearing

Rice admits U.S. handling of Arar case 'imperfect'
Arar, now 37, was interrogated and tortured after U.S. officials sent him to Syria

Iraq, Afghan wars could cost US 2.4 trillion: report

Admiral Mullen Says U.S. Should Mount Diplomatic Offensive
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
says that one way to relieve pressure on America's military
would be to put more effort into diplomatic and foreign aid
offensives. Mullen told a group of officers that although
security is important, the military has limits.

Turkey shells Kurdish targets in Iraq
Bush offers to bomb Kurds
Turkish planes bomb rebel positions inside Turkey

State Department Use of Contractors Leaps in 4 Years
Over the Past 4 years it has soared to nearly $4 billion a year.

HBO Iraq mini-series begins shooting in Mozambique

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Monday, October 22, 2007

Dumbledore was gay, JK tells amazed fans

Tavis Smiley - Sen. Barack Obama - Thursday, October 18, 2007 | PBS

I Was a Hacker for the MPAA - Wired

E3 video game trade show in radical downsizing
Carmack finds DS underpowered compared to phones

Scientists Race to Detect First Gravitational Waves
NASA - The Fantastic Skies of Orphan Stars

Digg - NBC pulls YouTube channel

The 10 Best Sci-Fi Films Never Made | Cracked

TrustedReviews - The Orange Box: Half-Life 2: Episode 2 etc.
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Preview

Keeping the faith
The US may be one of the most religious countries
in the West but is it undergoing a period of doubt.

Comic-Images.com --Home
Gkko.com - Funny Video Clips

Crazy pictures of insane internet
OpticalPoptitude
My Confined Space
Bits & Pieces
B.A.'s Weblog
Gran Angular Blog - Humor, NSFW...

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U.S. Baghdad strikes kill 13, including toddlers
The body of Ali Hamed, a child who was killed in a raid in Baghdad by U.S. troops

Billions over Baghdad: Politics & Power
At least $9 billion has gone missing, unaccounted for.

Iraqi Violence Moves South

Weapons expert David Kelly 'was assassinated' claims MP

70 punished in accidental B-52 flight - U.S. Security - MSNBC.com

2 US female sailors shot to death in Bahrain

GOP Recommends Florida, 4 Other States Lose Half Convention Delegates

Dollar hits new record low against euro

Japanese carmakers vie to be greenest

Former ttorney General Alberto Gonzales could be prosecuted, McKay says

Maher boots protester from audience
Video: 9/11 Truthers Infiltrate Bill Maher’s ‘Real Time’

Director De Palma disturbed over Iraq film edit
De Palma's film, "Redacted," is based on the true story of a group
of U.S. soldiers who raped and killed a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and
murdered members of her family.

70 punished in accidental B-52 flight

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Friday, October 19, 2007

US lawmakers' apology to Canadian tortured in Syria
Real-Life Rendition: Tortured in Syria

Maher Arar - Wikipedia
Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a formal apology to Arar on behalf
of the Canadian government and announced that Arar would receive $10.5
million settlement for his ordeal and an additional $1 million for legal costs.

Calls for Bush to Apologize to Torture Victim

Putin: U.S. in Iraq is 'pointless'

Bush: Expect WWIII if Iran Goes Nuclear

Officers in on B-52 Flight May Be Fired

Scarborough: '90% of Americans' would approve waterboarding

Technology Review: SETI: The Next Generation
Technology Review: The Authority on the Future of Technology

Nokia N810 Internet Tablet Officially Announced

Chatty Cave Men? Me Neanderthal, Talk Just Fine

MAKE: Blog: Blood puddle pillows

First Look: The Cast of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek

ABC News: Will You, Your TV Be Left in the Dark?
Why Next-Gen Formats Have an Uphill Battle - Talk Back - Digital Trends
Taking a Whack Against Comcast
Study: Gamers losing sleep role-playing - CNN.com

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Language (Acronyms)
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Etymology of Fuck

Test Exam Answers - Funny

Your Age On Other Worlds

The Landlord - Will Ferrell meets his landlord.

The Landlord Out Takes - by Will Ferrell

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Turkish parliament approves Iraq mission
Turkey approves Iraq incursion plan

Turkish 'Genocide' Bill Loses House Support
Turkish General Warns US: Military Ties at Risk
Politicians, Stay Out of Our History
The U.S. Congress has no moral authority to pass judgment on any other country’s
history, particularly with its Iraqi invasion record in public view.

Bush: Threat of World War III if Iran goes nuclear

The Real Iraq We Knew - By 12 former Army captains
Army ex-captains want US out of Iraq or a new military draft

Apple OKs 3rd-party iPhone applications

Skies to be swept for alien life

Cheney and Obama are distant cousins: Mrs. Cheney

Nobel scientist in 'whites more intelligent' race row
James D. Watson - Wikipedia

Star Wars TV series planned:Lucas

Astronomy Picture of the Day: 2007 October 17 - I Zwicky 18: The Case of the Aging Galaxy

Japanese 'woman-crushing-train-set' Fetish
Japanese Farting Fetish

RF Online Goes Free to Play as Codemasters Online Re-launch Game
Best Buy ends sales of analog TVs

Astrophysicist Replaces Supercomputer with a Cluster of Eight PlayStation 3s

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

GTA IV will have 16 multiplayer for PS3 and 360

Play WoW with your Xbox 360 controller
Playing WoW with an Xbox 360 controller via Switchblade
SWITCHBLADE GAMING ™

Prices for Arena Season 1 items revealed - WOW Insider

HEXUS - Guide :: Intel Core 2 Duo basic overclocking guide for beginners

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U.S. Commanders Encourage Shiite-Sunni Truce
Mentions using google earth to plan rocket attacks

BBC NEWS | Iraq fears action 'may escalate'
An alarmed Iraq warns a cross-border raid by Turkey
could trigger intervention by other neighbouring states.

Iraqi VP in Turkey as Vote on Incursion Looms
Putin warns US against attacking Iran
Oil surges over $88 a barrel
US works on alternative to Turkey supply route to Iraq

Iraq’s ex-oil chief accuses Kurds of suspect deal with US firm
Inquiry urged on Hunt Oil contract in Iraq

U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,828
Militants mortar Polish bases in Iraq
Navy protects Iraq's economic lifeline in Persian Gulf

U.S. Honor for Dalai Lama Angers China

Shi'ite tribal leaders in Iraq say Islamism on rise
The sheikhs blamed Washington for giving Shi'ite Islamists a free hand in the south.

"We are suffering from two occupations -- America and Iran. We have told American
officials this and we have met some of them, but they are not listening to us,"
one sheikh complained.

Buffett predicts a long flight for loonie
Buffett, Darfur, Mutual Funds and Myanmar

US ponders Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton White House

Death special: How does it feel to die?

US Patriot missile fired 'by accident'

Woman Overheard Yelling Obscenities at Toilet Could Face Jail Time

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Monday, October 15, 2007

Drive advance fuels terabyte era
A single hard drive with four terabytes
of storage (4TB) could be a reality by 2011

Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Allen Telescope Array Begins Scientific Observations
The University of California, Berkeley and the SETI Institute have announced
that the first 42 radio dishes of the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) have been
activated and collecting scientific data from the far reaches of the universe.

Slashdot | Does Computer Use Actually Cause Carpal Tunnel?

Gore and UN panel win Nobel prize
Gore says prize must spur action

Vatican archive yields Templar secrets

Dual Boxing.com - MMORPG Multi-Boxing Site!
Solid ICE Technologies

YouTube - WOW 5 boxing BFD
YouTube - 5 Shamans, 1 Man. AV PVP VIDEO

Picture Bookmarking :: Uploaded

TV Links - Anime

PC Review: Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 review
Team Fortress 2 Review

GodTube: The Big Guy Goes Online

AMD Introduces New Tuner Products to Deliver Exceptional HDTV on PCs
Vista vs XP: Where is Windows Going?

David Hasselhoff Drunk - Youtube

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Thursday, October 11, 2007

Richardson wants U.S. troops replaced in Iraq
Peacekeeping troops from Arab countries and Turkey
should replace U.S. forces in Iraq within a year.

Those troops should come from Egypt, Saudi Arabia,
Jordan and Turkey, but not Syria, he said.

More bad news in Iraq
Turkish cross-border military operations in northern Iraq could
achieve what we hoped was impossible and make matters worse.

Turkish PM clears way for Iraq assault

US Marines propose moving force from Iraq to Afghanistan
Gates plays down report Marines want Iraq exit

U.S. may shift use of guards in Iraq
Many Iraqis Want Security Firms Out

Soldier from Killingworth, CT dies in accident in Iraq
He died accidentally after he was pinned between vehicles.

Six Iraq insurgent groups join forces against US

Iraq: Rocket Attack kills 2 soldiers
Two members of the U.S.-led coalition force were killed
and 40 others were wounded in an attack at Camp Victor.

Included two "third country nationals," meaning they were neither American nor Iraqis.

U.S. Contractors in Iraq Rely on Third-World Labor

Israel-Syria Conflict Reportedly Split White House

Turkey recalls ambassador for talks after U.S. vote on genocide
Armenia Hails Controversial U.S. Vote Recognizing Genocide
US' Gates warns of Turkish response over Armenia resolution
AFP: US vies to placate Turkey after Armenia vote

Armenian Genocide - Wikipedia
To date twenty-one countries have officially recognized it as genocide.
The government of Turkey rejects the characterization of the events as genocide.

Evangelical leaders warm to Romney
Two social conservatives leaders — in surprise moves yesterday
criticized fellow evangelical and Republican presidential hopeful
Mike Huckabee, while praising another party hopeful, Mitt Romney, a Mormon.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Hannity to Dobson: Support Rudy or face Hillary 'landslide'

YouTube - Fred Thompson on James Dobson
YouTube - Dr. Dobson On Fred Thompson

YouTube - Christian right leaves the GOP?

White House denies leaking al-Qaeda info
U.S. Intelligence Officials Will Probe Leak of Bin Laden Video

Dragonfly or Insect Spy? Scientists at Work on Robobugs

Russia warns against hasty Iran action: report

Turkey bombs suspected Kurdish rebels
Britain to resettle its Iraqi interpreters

When silence speaks volumes
On the Israeli Air Force's raid on a target in Syria last month

US detains nearly 25,000 in Iraq
860 of whom are under the age of 16.

Tibetan exiles storm Chinese embassy in India

A.J. Jacobs - The Year of Living Biblically
A. J. Jacobs - Wikipedia
A.J. Jacobs follows Bible, literally, for 'Year'

Jena six case triggers copycat noose threats

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Broward County soldier killed in Iraq is buried (June 2007)

MySpace.com - WHOES YOUR BAGHDADDY?
MySpace.com - Jay Hova R.I.P. Daniel Agami. The good die young!!
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Newsweek: Early report from Iraq surge (April 2007)

Even one of the most gung-ho men in the unit, a Miamian known affectionately as GI Jew, didn't buy the pep talk. "There's no way that's happening," he said, almost loud enough for the colonel to hear.

Nevertheless, Charlie Company is still obeying orders—after a fashion. Its soldiers have gone out on dismounted patrols, but with the heavy firepower of their gun trucks rumbling along right behind them. They couldn't go unprotected, says Pfc. Daniel Agami: "Walk out of here in the middle of the day without enough firepower and you have to retreat? Guess what, your whole platoon is f---ed."

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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Online videos: From home videos to premium internet television content | Veoh Video Network
Watch Now in VeohTV | Veoh Video Network
What's VeohTV? | Veoh Video Network

I am fooling around with the Swicki stuff, kinda interesting.
Eurekster Swicki Home
Family Guy Clips swicki - powered by eurekster

Grab this swicki from eurekster.com

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Nikon Small World - Gallery

Visualizations: The Internet Is A Series Of Tubes on Compiler

Sony Japan's ceramic white PS3 and DualShock 3 announced - Engadget

Free Pandora Music Downloader – How to Download Pandora Music Using Orbit Downloader

Upcoming Nude Scenes (NSFW)

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$6.1 Million dollar Settlement in McDonald's Strip Search Hoax Case

Strip search prank call scam - Wikipedia
A hoax most cruel

ABC News: Restaurant Shift Turns Into Nightmare

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Monday, October 08, 2007

Britain to cut Iraq force to 2,500
Iraqis Say Basra Quieter After British Troop Pullout

Report says war on terror is fueling al Qaeda
The "war on terror" is failing and instead fueling an increase in support
for extremist Islamist movements, a British think-tank said on Monday.

Knowing the enemy difficult in Iraq
U.S. sentries fatally shot three guards near an Iraqi-manned checkpoint south of Baghdad

Incidents of shooting of civilians at checkpoints has drawn allegations
by many, in Iraq and beyond, that U.S. troops and contractors are quick
to fire and ask question later.

"We've given them their road guard vests," Newman said.
"So, he'd better be wearing that vest if I see him carrying an AK-47."

Blackwater Shootings ‘Murder,’ Iraq Says
Iraqi Says Investigation Shows 17 Killed in Blackwater Shootings, Recommends Trial

Second Army officer faults Gitmo panels

Iran reopens north Iraq border crossings

Father's journey to Iraq chases son's ghost
US Army Staff Sergeant Darrell Griffin, Jr. was serving his second tour
of duty in Iraq when he was killed in action. Griffin's father Darrell Sr.
travelled to Iraq to see where his son was killed and is finishing a book
that the pair were writing together.

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Friday, October 05, 2007

Religious right aims 'to hurt' GOP

Dems Demand Secret Interrogation Memos
Bush defends CIA detentions, says no torture
Report on U.S. Torture to Affect DOJ Top Post
CIA detention program remains active: U.S. official
Guantanamo prosecutor quits post, Pentagon says

Crane predicted Iraq problems
Retired colonel wrote pre-war report on expected
problems, but says “we weren’t listened to.”

US military blames Blackwater for Iraq shooting: report
Five Iranians detained in Iraq should not be released: US general
Army Enlists Anthropology in War Zones
Iraq Neglects Displaced Countrymen
Can We Support Troops and Not the Iraq War?

Iraq buying $100m of light arms from China
Iraq is buying 100 million dollars of light military equipment for
its police from China because the US cannot provide the material.

raq's security forces already cannot account for some 190,000 weapons
already provided by the United States, including 110,000 AK-47 assault
rifles supplied in 2004-2005.

Double US air strike kills 25 in Iraq
Women, children 'killed in US strike'
FOXNews.com - U.S. Forces Kill 25 Shiite Militiamen in Iraq

The year of living biblically
And, naturally, to leave the edges of my beard unshaven (Leviticus 19:27).
For the next year, I will try to obey the entire Bible, without picking and choosing.

The Bible says to avoid wearing clothes made of mixed fibres (Leviticus 19:19)

The Bible forbids men to wear women's clothing (Deuteronomy 22:5)

Israeli communications said to prove IAF knew Liberty was U.S. ship

Japanese civil servants 'shirked duties to edit Wikipedia'

'Gay bomb' scoops Ig Nobel award
Penguin poo wins Ig Nobel prize

Sony 'plans to cut price of PlayStation 3 by Christmas'
2008 debut for PlayStation 3 Home

10 Best Beers with Balls of 2007 | Inventor Spot

Topps Meat, hit by recall, goes out of business

'Halo' creators leave Microsoft

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Thursday, October 04, 2007

NCsoft Loads Up Carbine
According to NCsoft, 17 former Blizzard employees are part of Carbine,
which has “lead and senior developers” from the WoW team on board.

Carbine Studios - Aliso Viejo, California
Carbine Studios is currently working on an unannounced Massively Multiplayer Game.
Return here in the coming months for more information about the project.

Tabula Rasa launch postponed

NCsoft CEO Stands at Crossroads(The Korea Times)
There is no official information on how much NCsoft spent on the ``Tabula Rasa'' project.
But sources say it could have cost the firm around $100 million in total over six years

NCsoft is to release ``Tabula Rasa'' on Oct. 19, which will be a critical test for
its long-term survival. A failure could be too much for the firm and its CEO Kim,
considering the amount of investment and resources the project has devoured.

NCsoft Not to Fund US Director’s Space Trip(The Korea Times)

CCP Opens North American Headquarters
CCP North America plans to hire more than 100 new employees for MMO game development
and design positions at its Stone Mountain, GA office over the next 12 months.

World of Darkness MMO: Maybe in 2011

World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Review | TenTonHammer

Why I Downgraded to Windows XP From Vista » PC Mechanic

Rock of Ages Granite Quarries - Barre, VT
Barre, VT - GoogleMaps

Create Lock Desktop Icon in XP
How to Lock and Use Other Windows Logo Shortcut Keys

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