The Schoolboy Terrorist

Britain's youngest terrorist: Hammaad Munshi, faces jail after guilty verdict.

A 16-year old schoolboy faces a jail term after being convicted today as Britain's youngest terrorist.

Hammaad Munshi, who was taking his GCSEs when he was arrested, was part of a cell of cyber-groomers which set out to brainwash the vulnerable to kill "non-believers". He was convicted at Blackfriars Crown Court of making a record of material likely to be useful for terrorism over a guide to the manufacture of napalm.

For nearly a year the teenager, whose grandfather is a leading Islamic scholar, led a double life, the court heard. By day he attended lessons at the local comprehensive, and did as he was told. But in the evening, he spent hours surfing jihadist sites and distributing material to others as part of what the Crown branded a "worldwide conspiracy" to "wipe out" non-Muslims.

There's no recess in jail.

Cheney Does Something

Vice President Dick Cheney actually did some work at the office today. He wrote a note:

"To the people of Georgia in this hour of sorrow, I offer the respect, condolences, and solidarity of the United States of America." - Dick Cheney

Roseanne Bit Her Cuticle

At Roseanne Barr's blog: bit my cuticle, its infected.

must go to hospital to get it lanced. Must get drunk first. This happened to me twenty years ago also, and it was hell. Buck said he told me to stop biting my nails. I had to pay buck five dollars every time he caught me doing that, and yesterday he said: "Mom, i guess your giving up one thousand dollars to me taught you nothing!" I didn't realize that I had paid him that much money...

now i have to get a needle stuck in my cuticle and get it drained. It sure hurts. Johnny said if i do not go I will need to hire someone with an aposable thumb to get my work done. damn, i wish i had not bit that damn thing man!

Being obsessive compulsive is such a drag sometimes. I used to bite my nails up to eight solid hours a day until my dad would hit me across my head real hard to stop me. this nutty thing doesn't really go away all the way, it just moves its focus around. I am now obsessing on driveway gravel to plug up the holes in my roads and pathways up here in shangri-la. getting new atvs for the kids tomorrow.

Displaying Time

Conventional clocks are so old-fashioned. Here are the top 10 creative ways to display time.

Here's a 1:19 image from the Human Clock.

(via PTS Blog)

Question For Psychics

Santhia C posted an open question at Yahoo Answers:

Psychic do u see me having health class in my first semester of senior year? if so which block will it be?

and who will be my teacher, give me the first letter of that name. thanx

Oddly, no one has answered.

School Start Tueday

At Chicagoist. The answer to Bush's question, Is our children learning?

Condi Steals Idea From McCain

Last week, John McCain said:

"In the 21st century, nations don't invade other nations."

Today, Condi Rice said:

"Russia is a state that is unfortunately using the one tool that it has always used whenever it wishes to deliver a message and that's its military power. That's not the way to deal in the 21st century."

Somebody should tell George W.

Congress Update

From the Wall Street Journal: As U.S. Economic Problems Loom, House, Senate Sweat the Small Stuff.

Barring a burst of legislative activity after Labor Day, this group of 535 men and women will have accomplished a rare feat. In two decades of record keeping, no sitting Congress has passed fewer public laws at this point in the session -- 294 so far -- than this one.

But they've done some important work:

With the mostly symbolic measures, Congress has saluted such milestones as the Idaho Potato Commission's 70th anniversary and recognized soil as an "essential natural resource." As legislation on gasoline prices, tax fixes and predatory lending languish, Congress has designated May 5-9 as National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week, and set July 28 as the Day of the American Cowboy.

And that's not all.

Democratic Rep. Charlie Wilson of Ohio, a fourth-generation undertaker, sponsored a National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss, whose home state of Georgia has 24,000 acres planted in watermelon, pushed a resolution establishing July as National Watermelon Month.

Green Giant Head

At eBay: Disembodied head of Green Giant.

Disembodied head of the Jolly Green Giant. It is used, dirty and scuffed. The cut end is rough, and the head is mostly filled with poly-fill. Human-sized head made of soft green fabric. Nose is scuffed. Was used in unsuccessful intimidation package sent to Keebler Elves.

The current bid is $3.00. The listing doesn't indicate that the Pepsi is not included, so we can assume that it is included.

Nepalese Nabbed

Kuwait crime news: Nepalese held for alcohol.

Police have arrested three Nepalese for consuming alcohol, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.

According to a security source the drunkards were arrested by a police patrol on a road in Mina Abdullah. Police have also reportedly seized a bottle of locally manufactured booze from the drunkards.

Let that be a lesson.

Nothing But Tears

Today's blog posts are sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, makers of the new Nothing But Tears shampoo.

"It's time our children got the wake-up call that's been coming to them," Weldon continued. "It's time they cried their precious little eyes out."

Famous Headline

Interesting: The Rarely Told Story of Chicago Tribune's Most Famous Issue.

While the screaming headline was the most famous error of this issue, it wasn't the only mistake. Calling further attention to the strike and a lack of typesetting experience, the replacement staff used a typewriter for news on the front page and portions of a few others. For the sake of time, typos were corrected by "X"ing over them with the typewriter. And, perhaps most embarrassingly, five lines of election coverage in the far-right column were typed upside down!

Clean Lasagna

Another one of those recipes that's cooked in a dishwasher: Dishwasher Lasagna Florentine.

Securely wrap lasagna in the aluminum foil by taking the two longest sides of the foil and bringing them to meet in the middle, above the lasagna...

Set dishwasher on normal cycle and select heated dry' and 'sanitize' for extra heat. This cycle should take about two hours.

Particle Will

A question to ponder: Do subatomic particles have free will?

Human free will might seem like the squishiest of philosophical subjects, way beyond the realm of mathematical demonstration. But two highly regarded Princeton mathematicians, John Conway and Simon Kochen, claim to have proven that if humans have even the tiniest amount of free will, then atoms themselves must also behave unpredictably.

One thing is certain: Subatomic particles can be saved if they accept Jesus as their personal savior.

Guess The Veep

Report: Obama could pick VP tomorrow, Wednesday.

The conservative-leaning Drudge Report, citing a leak from the New York Times, claimed late Monday that the vice presidential choice for Sen. Barack Obama could come as early as tomorrow morning.

He also cited a second source close to the Obama camp that said an announcement was more likely expected Wednesday.

This is your chance to predict the future. Who will BHO pick for his VP? I'm hoping Jon Stewart or Keith Olbermann -- but both are REAL long shots.

Keep in mind that a not insignificant number of people think Obama will be assassinated, so his VP choice is pretty important. Similarly, a not insignificant number of people think that McCain will die of old age. So, never in the history of our country has the VP candidates been more important.