According to official figures, more than 2,700 women and about 1,300 men have been killed in honour-related offences in Pakistan since 2001.

Until now, I didn't know that men were victims of honour killing as well. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Dreamlines is a non-linear, interactive visual experience. The user enters one or more words that define the subject of a dream he would like to dream. The system looks in the Web for images related to those words, and takes them as input to generate an ambiguous painting, in perpetual change, where elements fuse into one another, in a process analogous to memory and free association. picked by Maiden 2 years ago

Two rare and related diseases leave their sufferers with no fingerprints. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

Relatives of the skipper of a catamaran that was found drifting empty off the Great Barrier Reef said today that they had been in "spiritual" touch with him and believe that he is fighting for his life "somewhere dark".
Update to an earlier post picked by suebe 1 year ago

Soup Soup displays news articles from news sources such as CNN, BBC, FOX News, etc. with related articles from Wikipedia and other sites and photos from Flickr. The system uses Yahoo Pipes. It pumps the news items and runs them through content analyzer. It then performs search based on extracted keywords, over Wikipedia, Flickr, Technorati, Vizu. picked by stanestane 1 year ago

This site is a cool online community related to all things Disney, but what's really neat is that it is geared specifically to Canadians. I just joined the forums and everyone seems to be very friendly and open. Come and join the fun :) picked by Shin0bi 2 years ago

Google will on Tuesday launch a customisable search engine that users can carry on their own blogs and other websites, a move that potentially opens up a big new market for its search listings and related advertising picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

In a stadium named after the president of one of America's largest beer brewers, the St. Louis Cardinals have banned alcohol from the clubhouse, five days after relief pitcher Josh Hancock was killed in a alcohol-related traffic crash. Manager Tony La Russa said the decision was largely symbolic because today's players don't hang around the clubhouse to drink as in days past. picked by sholom22 1 year ago

In related news: NFL bosses considering new stat to track APW (Arrested Players Weekly) picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

"Why Iceland of all places?" you might ask? "Why not some other country, like, say, Pakistan or Nepal?"

related picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

MIT has published an "open courseware" site on the web containing lecture notes, assignments and related materials for hundreds of classes offered by the university - all free of charge without any need for registration. picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

At least it wasn't in a dumpster behind the hospital....


(picture not related) picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

Two professors propose an inte-grated and dramatic mechanism for the formation of kimberlites, the enigmatic structures bearing most of the world’s diamonds. Their theory explains many puzzling features of the formations and also suggests that the location of kimberlites is not related to near-surface geology. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Fun game...and the site it's on is Ninja related - hurrah! picked by murphyz 1 year ago

Federal Judge Mark Wolf ruled on Friday that public schools are "entitled to teach anything that is reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy." Homosexuality in public schools OK, but Christianity still isn't. picked by MaskedWriter 2 years ago

He also says "The check's in the mail" and "I'm from the government and I'm here to help".

Related philosophical question: If an album is released and there's no one around to care about it, does it make a sound? Discuss. picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

Still not quite a mixed gender couple...

image not related to article picked by suebe 1 year ago

In research published on Monday, scientists seeking clues to the origins of human language analyzed the way two types of apes genetically closely related to people -- chimpanzees and bonobos -- use such hand and limb gestures to communicate. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Three mail bombs have exploded within the last three days in the UK, a total of seven bombs over a three week period. The last three targetting, it seems, motor vehicle related companies: Monday - Capita offices, London - dealing with the congestion charges Tuesday - Vantis, Wokingham - provider of digital speed cameras to policeWednesday - DVLA offices, Swansea (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Age... read full post picked by murphyz 2 years ago

The site is www.thisjustin.com,and 'it will focus on current events-related humor. picked by wickedsmart 2 years ago