Zoroastrians in Iran A BBC pictorial around the Zoroastrian community of Iran.

The Treasures of the Library at NOAA The Treasures of the Library album and collection has been developed to share images from rare and unusual books that reside within the NOAA Central Library. more inside

Abused children of Angola - Exorcisms carried out to rid children of Kindoki. A BBC report, sparked by a recent case in London. more inside

Ride to Work Day All you Momo riding monkeys, July 20th is the 14th Annual Ride Your Bike to Work Day! At least if you're not hardcore like the rest of us and ride at least 10 months out of the year. more inside

Fabio After Dark! Listen up men, and listen up good. If you want to score with the ladies, the special ladies, there's only one way to go about it... if you want to open the lock to their hearts, then consider Fabio to be the key. Fabio is a muscular man of mystery. . . Sure, you could pick up one of the many, many, many romance novels that he's appeared on the cover of... But if you really want to get into the mind of this Italian inamorato, you need to hear his thoughts on love straight from his pulpy lips. Yes, Fabio recorded an album called "After Dark," and while you may not see it on TRL anytime soon, it boggles my mind why it hasn't become the #1 selling album in the history of the world . . . via Linkfilter

MYPETCAMS is the world’s first website that lets you use your webcam to watch your pet from any computer in the world for FREE! Which, of course, begs the question: Do you really want to know what your pets do while you're at work?

WorldCom's Ebbers Gets 25 Years in Prison Bernard Ebbers, who as the once-swaggering CEO of WorldCom oversaw the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history, wept in court Wednesday after a judge sentenced him to 25 years in prison — the toughest sentence yet in the string of recent corporate scandals. [Yahoo!News] I know it's newsfilter, but I couldn't find an appropriate thread to post it to.

Interview with Frank Herbert from 1969 - Long, but for me at least, rather interesting. Subject: the novels Dune and Dune Messiah. Vous l'apprécierez, ou vous ne pouvez pas.

How to trim squirrel's teeth . "If you have a wild squirrel that comes in with overgrown teeth, here is one way to trim them without anesthesia with simple at home tools." Complete with some sample before and after shots. more inside

James Jean (might be NSFW) is an artist whose work I really enjoy. more inside

Beginner's Guide to Podcast Creation You'll need a small combination of hardware and software in order to create your own recordings, and in this iPod 101 tutorial, we'll walk through the different elements you need to create a simple podcast, from computer and microphone through to the finished product. more inside

First action-adventure for your cell phone. "Go underground with Jenny Jet as she investigates the truth about the alien/government conspiracy. Featuring alien Greys, Reptoids, the Feds, and other unsavory characters. Get text alerts from Jenny as she uncovers extraterrestrial installations, biogentic labs, and the coming alien conflict. Invading your cell phone this Fall!"

Whitehouse Press Corps grilling McClellan Yesterday, Scott McClellan held a press conference at the Whithouse. The Press grilled that SOB on the recent reveleation that Karl Rove is most likely the person who leaked to the press that Joe Wilson's wife was a CIA agent. Not surprisingly, McClellan said nothing.

"SCIENTISTS have been warned that their latest experiments may accidently produce monkeys with brains more human than animal." " In cutting-edge experiments, scientists have injected human brain cells into monkey fetuses to study the effects. Critics argue that if these fetuses are allowed to develop into self-aware subjects, science will be thrown into an ethical nightmare." more inside

Using a cell phone — even a hands-free one — while driving quadruples the risk of getting into a crash with serious injuries, a study finds. more inside

The power of this guy's dad impels you ... more inside

Archaelogical finds at Jinsha in China provide more evidence about the sophisticated but previously unknown culture revealed by earlier discoveries at Sanxingdui.

Lego Turing Machine. You know, that thing. Principles. The Turing machine was an abstract machine devised in 1936 by Alan Turing to give a mathematically precise definition of an algorithm or 'mechanical procedure'. In other words he formalised the concept of the algorithm. He was also dead sexy.

Did you know that Republicans were the party of troop withdrawal? Neither did I. Good for President Bush to do the right thing by removing our troops from harm's way. It shows true leadership and courage to stand up to those damn warmongering Democrats, who ought to be taught a lesson in the 2006 midterm elections if you ask me. If they didn't want the blood of eighteen hundred of our brave sons and daughters on their pretty little hands, didn't want to butcher them in a foreign desolate land, didn't want them to die for obscure reasons and an ill-defined end, didn't want to commit treason in other words... well, they should have voted against the Iraq War Resolution. But they didn't. They are the reason your friends and relatives are dying in that quagmire, and by God they will regret that resolution. I say, in 2006, vote for the party that wants our troops to return home safely. Vote for the party that will get them out of this misbegotten war. Vote for the true patriots. Vote Republican!

Better than Berlinner The Germans have a sense of humor. I think. more inside