Soldiers serving overseas will lose some of their online links to friends and loved ones back home under a Department of Defense policy that a high-ranking Army official said would take effect Monday. The Defense Department will begin blocking access “worldwide” to YouTube, MySpace and 11 other popular Web sites on its computers and networks, according to a memo sent Friday by Gen. B.B. Bell, the U.S. Forces Korea commander.

The policy is being implemented to protect information and reduce drag on the department’s networks, according to Bell.
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via Waxy.

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The Rev. Jerry Falwell has died, a Liberty University executive said Tuesday. He was 73.

Earlier, the executive said Falwell was hospitalized in “gravely serious” condition after being found unconscious in his office.

Ron Godwin, the executive vice president of Falwell’s Liberty University, said Falwell was found unresponsive around 10:45 a.m. and taken to Lynchburg General Hospital. Godwin said he was not sure what caused the collapse, but “he has a history of heart challenges.”

All Is Well That Ends

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Finally there is proof. Scientific proof that explains so much…

I AM a night owl. I cannot help it:

A genetic mutation called the “after-hours gene” may explain why some people are night owls, it is revealed in Science journal today… The altered gene, named “after hours” or Afh, is a variant of a gene called Fbxl3, which had not been linked to the body clock that keeps our metabolism, digestion and sleep patterns in tune with the rising and setting of the sun. FULL STORY.

via pragm@ist.

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Is this anything new? I think I am on the rag…

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Sources have concluded that Anna Nicole Smith’s death was indeed caused by murder. Authorities are attempting to round up the suspect, whom they have identified as a public figure who made disparaging comments about Miss Smith just hours before her death. When asked to elaborate further, Broward County officials denied working in conjunction with Donald Trump to charge Rosie O’Donnell in the death of Anna Nicole Smith. They instead obliquely referred to the legendary Gay Mafia that is well known and feared throughout the entertainment industry.

Full Story.

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MySpace Murder Plot Foiled via Fimoculous.

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I am mostly ready for work. I was hoping to make a lunch though. But I sat down to finish my coffee. I pretty much stayed sitting. I’m tired. Betty even told me not to stay up too late tagging. Heh. Woops! I had wanted to even go in a bit early today too. Ah well. So today I buy lunch. Again.

I did at least take a moment this morning to look at the news. It is the anniversary of 9/11. The first time I had been totally unaware. Now I do make it a point to look at CNN once a day. Just to be sure…

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CAIRNS, Australia

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Hmmm. I’m not sure about the ethics of these officers of the law, but sometimes you do what you have to do…

Bananas wrest confession from alleged soap thieves

...I can see your imagination working overtime! Don’t lie! There is more to the story…

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To the whole trial moving here…

San Mateo Daily Journal

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