May 31, 2004
Exiled Allawi was responsible for 45-minute WMD claim
"The choice of Iyad Allawi, closely linked to the CIA and formerly to MI6, as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 30 June will make it difficult for the US and Britain to persuade the rest of the world that he is capable of leading an independent government."
Independent
Bizarre tale of boy who used internet to plot his own murder
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Bizarre tale of boy who used internet to plot his own murderMay 25, 2004
May 24, 2004
Bad People
"Bad people have celebrations, too. Bad people have parties, too"
'Wedding video' clouds US denials
Bush the Clown
Bush Bike Tumble: why George Jr is the unfunniest clown in town :: The London News Review
Lynndie England Fansite
Official Lynndie England Fansite
I can't wait for the video. ;-)
Update: Hang on, it's serious! Oh dear...
Germans, Sex and Traffic
A third of German motorists think about sex when stuck in traffic, whilst German women may think about traffic during sex.
Sex - why?
Why are there two sexes?Imagine a population of hermaphrodites.
1) Some will be genetically biased towards putting more time and effort into mating, their genes will thrive as they inseminate many others.
2) Others will be biased towards expending energy by producing eggs and bearing babies, they will also be genetically successful as can do their best to ensure their children survive.
Those individuals who lie in the middle , and specialise in neither activity, will die out.
The first type leads to a small active gamete, the second a larger, static gamete. The union of two unequal gametes in reproduction is known as anisogamy. Inter-sex competition ensures that this dichotomy persists.
Reference:
Parker, G.A., R.R. Baker, and V.G.F. Smith. 1972. The origin and evolution of gamete dimorphism and the male-female phenomenon. Journal of Theoretical Biology 36: 529-553.
Why do we have frequent sex?
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Famous sex theory questioned
May 23, 2004
May 22, 2004
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey -- In These Timesby Kurt Vonnegut
Back, by popular demand.
Emma's hero - "funnier than Chomsky, more satirical than Twain"
Vanessa's desire - "I always wanted to marry Mr Vonnegut"
May 21, 2004
Women make better spies - as long as they forget sex
'Female spies, if not "oversexed", are more effective secret agents than men, according to an internal MI5 history released today. Women, it says, obtain more information when resisting the temptation to sleep with the enemy.'Guardian Unlimited
Krispy Kreme employee struggling with masturbation problem
'Rick, a 20-year-old Krispy Kreme employee from Washington says he is struggling with a serious masturbation problem. He and several other Christian men have pledged not to "defile themselves" for 40 days. Rick is writing about his struggle on his blog.'Exploding Cigar
May 20, 2004
Wedding Party Strike
US denies bombing wedding partyIraqis bury victims of US strike
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 'US soldiers started to shoot us, one by one'
May 18, 2004
Nick Berg's Killing
Nick Berg's Killing: 50 Fishy Circumstances, Contradictory Claims, and Videotape Anomalies || kuro5hin.orgMay 17, 2004
Child Victims of War
May, 1997
Rise in birth deformities blamed on Allies' deadly weaponry
"I have been to Iraq under Saddam and sanctions - most people know how bad things were - but what has happened this year has plunged Iraq into a plight which is actually far, far worse,"
childvictimsofwar.org
May 14, 2004
Nicholas Berg
Aljazeera.Net - Bloggers doubt Berg execution video
CBS News | Bizarre New Link In Berg Murder | May 13, 2004 23:37:03
CNN.com - CIA official: Al-Zarqawi likely beheaded Berg - May 13, 2004
CNN.com - Berg's encounter with 'terrorist' revealed - May 13, 2004
80% in Iraq Distrust Occupation Authority
80% in Iraq Distrust Occupation Authority (washingtonpost.com)Google: An explanation of our search results
Google Blog
Google blog somewhat less than 'bloggy' | CNET News.com
Cryptologists decipher a term censored in a CIA "memo" to George Bush
Cryptologists decipher a term censored in a CIA "memo" to George BushMay 13, 2004
Cicadas
BBC NEWS | Americas | Trillions of cicadas to plague US
Cicadas with prime (e.g. 17-year) cycles have evolved in order to escape predators. Model nature, and we can generate large prime numbers...
Cicadas appear in their prime
Goles, E., Schulz, A.B. & M., A.B.Prime number selection of cycles in a predator-prey model. Complexity, 6 , 33 - 38, (2001).
May 12, 2004
May 11, 2004
May 10, 2004
'US soldiers abused young girl at Iraqi prison'
'US soldiers abused young girl at Iraqi prison'
"The US military has said it will investigate claims by a former inmate of Abu Ghraib prison that a girl as young as 12 was stripped and beaten by military personnel."
Bird Sketch
There are two ways of getting a good close-up photo of a bird. One is to purchase an expensive zoom lens, the other is to use a sick bird...
May 9, 2004
Iraq
Telegraph | News | US soldiers 'seen raping woman' in new jail photos
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | UK forces taught torture methods
MSNBC - U.S. says no plans yet to close Abu Ghraib
The New York Times > National > Prisoners: Mistreatment of Prisoners Is Called Routine in U.S.
May 8, 2004
More Abu Ghraib Photography
FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Officer Accused of Abu Ghraib Shower Cam"A former National Guard commander is accused of taking naked pictures of female U.S. soldiers while they showered last year at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, a newspaper reported."
Arse
2theadvocate.com: News - No ifs, ands or butts 05/07/04
'Wearing sagging or baggy pants that expose your underwear or buttocks would make you a criminal under a bill approved by a House panel Thursday.
"I don't relish the idea of seeing the beginning of people's pubic hair," Westwego City Councilman Glenn Green told the House Criminal Justice Committee on Thursday.
"I don't relish seeing the beginning of the crease of people's buttocks. And I don't enjoy watching young men letting their sexual organs show through their red or black silk underwear," Green said.'NBC 4 - Irresistible Headlines - Engineers Create Butt-Kicking Machine
"Backside Booter Designed To Motivate"
ABC7Chicago.com: Woman sues officers for allegedly photographing her butt
"April 28, 2004 (Follansbee, West Virginia) — Nancy Kay Pegg is suing authorities in Follansbee, West Virginia, for allegedly forcing her to pull down her pants."
States with the highest IQs vote Democrat
The American Assembler - States With Higher IQ Vote Democrat
May 7, 2004
Taguba Report
Army Report Details Iraqi Prisoner Mistreatment - May 5, 2004ARTICLE 15-6 INVESTIGATION OF THE 800th MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE (.pdf file)
Penis attack
Buena teen charged after hazing claim
"the assailant then struck the boy in this head with his penis"
New Prison Images Emerge
New Prison Images Emerge (washingtonpost.com)
Graphic Photos May Be More Evidence of Abuse
U.S. Army report on Iraqi prisoner abuse
MSNBC - U.S. Army report on Iraqi prisoner abuse
Complete text of Article 15-6 Investigation of the 800th
Military Police Brigade by Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba
May 6, 2004
Masturbation Incident Disturbs Students
The Cornell Daily Sun - Masturbation Incident Disturbs Students
May 5, 2004
May 4, 2004
Russian Museum to Exhibit Rasputin’s Penis
Russian Museum to Exhibit Rasputin’s Penis - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM
Geeks vs Nerds
On Friday evening, having hijacked a friend's do (he had the flu), and to avoid any transition on my part, I brought together (in The Lamb) two of the least disparate groups of people imaginable: Computer Scientists and Internet Friends.
The good thing about drinking with bloggers is that one gets a reminder before the do, "I'm going out to have a blogmeet now...with Martin and Looby", a recap of what was said, "(conversation in a pub)" and a post-evening analysis, "Martin came with this group of computer people from UCL, who talked in this distanced ironic sort of way, as though they're commentating on another conversation they could be having."