That's what you get for showing "Borat" in the school auditorium. Landon said until further notice, the school will focus the first 20 minutes of each day on character traits, beginning with respect and kindness. Homeroom teachers will speak with the students about these traits and will focus on bullying prevention, he said. Videos on the topic will be sought out and used as part of the... read full post picked by cecilberman 1 day ago

A Connecticut gym continued to withdraw membership dues for a man for two years after he was killed in a shooting. picked by suebe 1 day ago

Online gamers, get ready for possible alerts on your consoles! New York State authorities are testing a plan that would see the Emergency Management Office issue alerts over online gaming networks in addition to regular channels. picked by suebe 1 day ago

"..this thing lit up the sky, literally. It was like daylight."

*Includes some great footage and photos* picked by cb__ 1 day ago

The Mandelbrot fractal, finally rendered in 3D and thoroughly explained. picked by suebe 1 day ago

A man has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for witchcraft because he makes predictions on television. The case is causing outrage among human rights campaigners. The Lebanese citizen was only visiting Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage when he was arrested in Medina last year. picked by equinox 1 day ago

Twenty-two years ago Heidemarie Schwermer, a middle-aged secondary school teacher just emerging from a difficult marriage, moved with her two children from the village of Lueneburg to the city of Dortmund, in the Ruhr area of Germany, whose homeless population, she immediately noticed, was above average and striking in its intransigent hopelessness. picked by iamamaniac 2 days ago

Washington (CNN) -- The United States won't join its NATO allies and many other countries in formally banning landmines, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said during his midday briefing Tuesday.
Russia and China also have not joined the 156 nations that have endorsed the ban, he said. picked by Chamale 2 days ago

How you choose to define, or quantify, the "best" player in the NHL over the last decade will determine your level of agreement with this ranking, which is sure to be one of our most controversial End of Decade lists. picked by iamamaniac 2 days ago

New images show the "last meal" of a giant cannibal galaxy as it gobbles down a smaller spiral galaxy, which has been twisted and warped from being devoured.

The giant galaxy, Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the nearest giant, elliptical galaxy, at a distance of about 11 million light-years. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Australian astronomers have discovered that the universe is full of tiny blue dwarf galaxies.

Known as 'blue fuzzies', these tiny galaxies are made up mostly of young hot stars that shine brightly, dominating the light from the galaxies they're in. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

This strange alien-like creature is not a character from a science-fiction blockbuster but actually from far closer to home. The eerily beautiful image is of a water flea with a radiant green 'crown of thorns' to protect it from predators.

It took top prize in the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition, the world's foremost forum for showcasing microscope photos and movies. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness high above the ringed planet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

I would too if I had a slow leak. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

We live in a world where people are arrested and honestly think: "I should tweet about this." From celebrities, to hipsters, to rappers and journalists, here is a compilation of the best tweets from the Inside. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

Nearly 100,000 passengers were pulled aside by TSA behavior watchers last year, and it remains to be proven whether you can spot terrorists by the looks on their faces. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

His parents must be so proud.

In attendance were a live audience, an MC, the bride's virtual video game girlfriend — who made a speech — and a real human priest. picked by cecilberman 2 days ago

This was here on base--they closed all the coast line area earlier today, wasn't sure why, been a flurry of air planes and emergency vehicles.

There's also another fire on base!

(pic of Minuteman Beach) picked by maven 2 days ago

Osmotic power is one of a number of experimental renewable energy projects betting on a expected climate pact in Copenhagen next month unlocking funding and subsidy schemes that will help develop the technology and slash production costs. picked by DAVEthefish 2 days ago

Australian Kurt Fearnley, who won the marathon gold in the Beijing and Athens Paralympics, had just completed a gruelling 60 mile crawl using his hands along a Papua New Guinea jungle track and complained bitterly about the weekend incident. The equivalent for an able-bodied person "would be having your legs tied together, your pants pulled down and be carried or pushed through an airport&qu... read full post picked by DAVEthefish 2 days ago

White House finally makes decision.

"Obama is expected to announce his Afghanistan strategy "early next week,"" picked by Qpon 2 days ago

Authorities are saying a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest committed suicide and staged his death to look like a homicide.


Update to this picked by hoosker 2 days ago

If we have a full-frontal hug, it could lead us into temptation. So, please just give me the Christian "Side-Hug" until we are married.

<---not going to hell picked by icepigs 2 days ago

A new study suggests that people's political views may affect how they perceive President Obama's skin tone, with liberals tending to "lighten" his skin and conservatives tending to "darken" it. picked by lynxears 2 days ago

There's a fight brewing this Christmas between the good old traditional book and the flashy newcomer: the e Reader. picked by iamamaniac 2 days ago