Chuck Grassley knows it when he sees it. The “it,” of course, is pornography. And Grassley has seen it deep in a demurely titled section of a report from the National Science Foundation — a report that says NSF employees have been spending significant amounts of company time on smut sites and in other explicit pursuits. Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committ... read full post picked by Jetka 10 months ago

A new study by an international team of public health researchers documents the devastating impact of alcohol abuse on Russia — showing that drinking caused more than half of deaths among Russians aged 15 to 54 in the turbulent era following the Soviet collapse. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

When it comes to designing web sites, writing business plans, creating spreadsheets, writing newsletters or creating other types of documents, templates can of course be a huge help. When using a ready made template, writers are relieved of much of the drudgery, including formatting, setting margins, choosing fonts, creating formats, and the like. The problem, however, is that these templates can ... read full post picked by dolly78 2 years ago

Opacity documents the compelling beauty in the decay of the abandoned; frozen steps on the inevitable path towards entropy in urban environments.

What was once familiar rapidly becomes alien when left alone, as these galleries show. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

What kind of people allow their faces and names to be shared publicly on a YouTube video that documents them roaming the Twin Cities, laughing for the camera as they assault pedestrians, bike riders and children?

(Video in article) picked by icepigs 1 week ago

Documents Health Net was forced to hand over reveal senior analyst, Barbara Fowler, single-handedly dropped hundreds of policy holders like Bates from the rolls every year.

*I.am.speechless. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Two law enforcement officers killed in a bank bombing last week believed the device was a hoax and were trying to open it when it exploded, according to court documents released on Tuesday. picked by muppet 12 months ago

Police say a woman stole two 14-karat gold bracelets _ by swallowing them. An employee at Hy & Mike's Pawn and Bail Bonds told police he saw the woman put the bracelets in her mouth May 27. Court documents say Salt Lake City investigators confirmed it by watching the surveillance video. picked by goober 1 year ago

Securities and Exchange Commision looking into charging Apple for irregularities. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A Dutch Company has the world's first cell phone that features a fold-out display for viewing email, podcasts, text documents, news, and blogs. This device is the size of a typical cell phone and has a large 5-inch screen that folds out from the body of the phone. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

The affecting cloak-and-dagger documentary “The Cove,” which documents a brutal dolphin hunt off the Japanese town of Taiji, is putting would-be amusement park visitors in an ethical bind and park owners on the defensive. “The captivity industry keeps the slaughter going,” O’Barry charges in movie. If he has his way, the gruesome images of bloody dolphins will keep yo... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 4 months ago

After the controversy of the false Bush National Guard documents Dan Rather took a lot of heat and eventually left CBS. Now, later, much much later, he has decided to sue to the tune of $70 million. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

While that’s the name father Mark Ciptak of Elizabethton put on documents for his baby girl’s birth certificate, it isn’t the name he and his wife originally agreed on. And it isn’t the name his wife, Layla, thought the baby was given. picked by Chez 1 year ago

In the 911 call, Mark Newby calmly told dispatch that his wife was bucked off her horse and was lying at the bottom of a canyon. For family and friends of Sue Newby, the story of an accident never added up. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Browse through 55 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago. Or download a collection of free audio and music clips. There's even an archive of free creative commons documents. picked by SeanJA 3 years ago

Newly discovered documents reveal the Frank family’s desperate efforts in 1941 to get to the U.S. or Cuba. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

The International Tracing Service, an arm of the Red Cross, is about to release its archive of Holocaust documents. The enormous archive, containing ledgers, letters, and envelopes filled with personal effects, has been kept closed due to concerns about victims' privacy. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Flight restrictions imposed around Manhattan after New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed his single-engine plane into an apartment tower will be made permanent, government documents indicate.

I say it's about time picked by suebe 3 years ago

Here are the documents detailing his 'bizarre tax avoidance scheme'. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

"Advocates of open government have another reason to celebrate New Year 2007: at midnight hundreds of millions of U.S. government documents that were classified more than 25 years ago got automatically declassified. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago