General Discussion http://babelcon.yuku.com/forums/70 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:39:05 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://babelcon.yuku.com/forums/70 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Ghostly Pirates ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1075/t/Ghostly-Pirates.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/books/review/Hughes-t.html?8bu&emc=bu

The... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (chuped) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1075 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:39:04 GMT <![CDATA[ Randy Richards - Business Person of the Month ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1072/t/Randy-Richards-Business-Person-of-the-Month.html How Did That Happen?
Business Person of the Month

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1072 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:56:37 GMT <![CDATA[ Sting Ray Leaps Onto Boat, Kills Woman ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1068/t/Sting-Ray-Leaps-Onto-Boat-Kills-Woman.html Sting Ray Leaps Onto Boat, Kills Woman
An eagle ray leaped onto a boat off the Florida Keys on Thursday and stabbed a woman with its barb, knocking her to the deck and killing her, a Florida wildlife investigator said. The woman and her family were aboard a boat in the Atlantic Ocean, off the city of Marathon in the Florida Keys.

"A large ray jumped out of the water and collided with the victim and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/1068 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:38:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Free Acting Workshop ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/976/t/Free-Acting-Workshop.html feeds@yuku.com (Renwiz) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/976 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:17:18 GMT <![CDATA[ TV-Movie Writers Deal May Come This Week ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/930/t/TV-Movie-Writers-Deal-May-Come-This-Week.html TV-Movie Writers Deal May Come This Week

An agreement to end the three-month-old Hollywood writers strike could be ready in time to avoid disrupting the Oscars but studios and the union are still haggling over the precise language, two people familiar with the talks said.

The Writers Guild of America bargaining committee and board of directors received updates on the status of informal talks with studio executives, the pair said... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/930 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:57:18 GMT <![CDATA[ Polaroid Closing All Instant Camera Factories ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/926/t/Polaroid-Closing-All-Instant-Camera-Factories.html Polaroid Closing All Instant Camera Factories
Polaroid Corp. is dropping the technology it pioneered long before digital photography rendered instant film obsolete to all but a few nostalgia buffs.

Polaroid is closing factories in Massachusetts, Mexico and the Netherlands, and cutting 450 jobs as the brand synonymous with instant images focuses on ventures such as a portable printer for images from cell phones and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/926 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:55:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Snow! ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/871/t/Snow-.html image

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]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/871 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:29:38 GMT <![CDATA[ New Year's Eve Party! ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/806/t/New-Year-s-Eve-Party-.html
We will have a projector and DVD plsyer, so please bring entertainment.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/806 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:55:12 GMT <![CDATA[ My 2008 New Year Resolutions ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/784/t/My-2008-New-Year-Resolutions.html Randy Richards' 2008 New Year resolutions:

--Start buying lottery tickets at a luckier store.
--My digital camera's New Year resolution: 3254 x 2448
--Exercise less. All work and no play can make you a dull boy.
--Remember to replace the gas nozzle before driving away from the pump.
--Spend less than 14 hours a day on the Internet.
--Check my pants for stray toilet paper when leaving the restroom.
--Read less books. A little learning is a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/784 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:21:48 GMT <![CDATA[ Laser Tag of Baton Rouge ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/773/t/Laser-Tag-of-Baton-Rouge.html
Dec. 20-21
Dec. 26-28
Dec. 31- Jan. 4

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/773 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:05:22 GMT <![CDATA[ LSU Students Found Dead ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/769/t/LSU-Students-Found-Dead.html LSU Students Found Dead
Two students were found shot to death in an apparent home invasion at a Louisiana State University apartment, and officials decided to keep the campus open Friday while police searched for three suspects.

The victims, Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma and Kiran Kumar Allam, both international Ph.D. students, were found inside an apartment at the Edward Gay complex late Thursday night after... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/769 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[ CompUSA Shutting Down Retail Stores ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/753/t/CompUSA-Shutting-Down-Retail-Stores.html CompUSA Shutting Down Retail Stores

Retailer CompUSA will be closing its 103 brick and mortar stores, giving gamers one less physical option for getting their hands on software, hardware and accessories. Reuters reports that the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim sold the retail chain to Gordon Brothers, who will oversee the liquidation of store assets. That could mean slashed prices on video games, computer hardware and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/753 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:01:40 GMT <![CDATA[ Secret Electronics Sale - Dec. 7th! ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/739/t/Secret-Electronics-Sale-Dec-7th-.html ONE DAY in-store-only sale on December 7th, starts at 8am.

50" Plasma TV - $998 <----
Gateway Laptop - $298
Playstation 3 40GB - $399
HDDT DVD Player - $298
iPod 1GB - $78
feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/739 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:39:58 GMT <![CDATA[ Million Dollar Bill, Can't Buy Groceries ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/709/t/Million-Dollar-Bill-Can-t-Buy-Groceries.html Million Dollar Bill, Can't Buy Groceries
For the second time in the last few months, a man has been arrested for trying to pass a million-dollar bill. In yesterday's story, a man in Aiken, South Carolina tried to open an account with the bill. In October, a man in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/709 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:07:44 GMT <![CDATA[ Windows Vista Joke Video ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/697/t/Windows-Vista-Joke-Video.html feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/697 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:10:17 GMT <![CDATA[ New Library Will Have Every Book Every Made ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/696/t/New-Library-Will-Have-Every-Book-Every-Made.html New Library Will Have Every Book Every Made

A few years ago, the idea of getting random people around the world to write their own encyclopedia would have been madness - but that didn't stop the founders of Wikipedia doing just that, and it has turned out to be one of the most successful web projects of recent years.

With that in mind, does it sound mad to want to try and build an online catalogue of every book ever published,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/696 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:06:41 GMT <![CDATA[ Ho, Ho, Huh? ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/692/t/Ho-Ho-Huh-.html Ho, Ho, Huh?
When kids hear Santa Claus bellow, "Ho, ho, ho," is their first thought prostitution?

That concern has prompted an attempt to gag the traditional greeting, and many Santas are now fighting back. Santas across Australia are rebelling against attempts to change their saying to a more politically correct, "ha, ha, ha." What?!

It all started when the recruitment... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/692 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:54:44 GMT <![CDATA[ Sesame Street Warning Labels? ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/691/t/Sesame-Street-Warning-Labels-.html Sesame Street Warning Labels?
The producers of Sesame Street have slapped volumes 1 & 2 of the eternally running children's show with the following warning: "These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child." Why?
The official reasons -- and I'm not kidding -- are political correctness run... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/691 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:53:29 GMT <![CDATA[ Electronics Super-Sale ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/416/t/Electronics-Super-Sale.html
Nintendo Wii Game Systems, $79 (normally $250)
Panasonic 7.5MP Digital SLR Cameras, $499 (normally $1,150)
Razor E100 Electric Scooters for $29 (normally $90)
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/416 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:19:03 GMT <![CDATA[ The Death of Analog TV ]]> http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/417/t/The-Death-of-Analog-TV.html Analog TV Doomed in 2009

Its the end of an era. February 17, 2009, is getting closer and closer. That's the magic day when every television station in this country, by federal decree, will shut off their analog transmitters. If you're watching TV with an antenna -- rabbit ears or an outdoor aerial -- you'll get... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bayou Halfling) http://babelcon.yuku.com/topic/417 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:04:14 GMT