Mexico On Path To Become Biggest Security Threat Since Iraq

Indiscriminate kidnappings. Nearly daily beheadings. Gangs that mock and kill government agents.This isn't Iraq or Pakistan. It's Mexico, which the U.S. government and a growing number of experts say is becoming one of the world's biggest security risks.

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U.S. military report warns 'sudden collapse' of Mexico

EL PASO - Mexico is one of two countries that "bear consideration for a rapid and sudden collapse," according to a report by the U.S. Joint Forces Command on worldwide security threats.

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Racoon - The Other Dark Meat.

He rolls into the parking lot of Leon's Thriftway in an old, maroon Impala with a trunk full of frozen meat. Raccoon — the other dark meat.

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Squirrels Start Fire At MP's Home

Squirrels have been blamed for setting a former attorney general's house on fire. The rodents are believed to have gnawed their way through cables, sparking the blaze at the property belonging to former MP Lord Mayhew on Wednesday afternoon.

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Saving a Squirrel by Eating One

While some have difficulty with the cuteness versus deliciousness ratio — that adorable little face, those itty-bitty claws — many feel that eating squirrel is a way to do something good for the environment while enjoying a unique gastronomical experience.

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Jackie Coogan on the Lucy Show

My grandfather, Jackie Coogan, having a ball on The Lucy Show. Part 2 of 3. Check out the whole episode on youtube.

Operation “Cast Lead”

The longer term objective of this plan, as formulated by Israeli policy makers, is the expulsion of Palestinians from Palestinian lands:

“Terrorize the civilian population, assuring maximal destruction of property and cultural resources… The daily life of the Palestinians must be rendered unbearable: They should be locked up in cities and towns."

-Wow, if you're going to want to achieve a goal, then you would have to have a plan. If this were the goal I was shooting for, this plan would surely work. Words cannot describe the pain I feel in my heart when I read these types of "business plans".

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The Iraq War Is Now Illegal

Congress' authorization RAN OUT on 12/31. Bush's "Status of Forces Agreement" (SOFA) was never authorized by Congress. The terms are somewhat in line with Obama's plans for withdrawal, but he & Congress MUST pass it as legislation to curtail the precedent.

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I support the Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors

"I support the Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors request for members to vote YES to empower the National Board to decide whether to call a TV/Theatrical contract strike, and if so, determine its timeframe.

We must arm our negotiating committee with the collective unity and strength of the Screen Actors Guild Members."

Anthony Anderson
Ed Asner
Leslie David Baker
Scott Bakula
Anita Barone
Justine Bateman
Tony Lo Bianco
Alexis Bledel
Eric Bogosian
Clancy Brown
Candace Cameron Bure
Dixie Carter
George Coe
Mindy Cohn
David Clennon
Keith Coogan
Brett Cullen
Patti D’Arbanville
Ann B. Davis
Laura Dern
Anne DeSalvo
Susan Dey
Kevin Dobson
Frances Fisher
Fionnula Flanagan
Scott Foley
Mo Gaffney
Mel Gibson
Sharon Gless
Brian Goodman
Elliot Gould
Larry Hagman
Valerie Harper
Ed Harris
Robert Hays
John Heard
Marg Helgenberger
Hal Holbrook
Holly Hunter
Anne-Marie Johnson
Lainie Kazan
Sally Kirkland
Diane Ladd
Piper Laurie
Angus MacFayden
Stephen Mach
William Mapother
Mary Stuart Masterson
Kent McCord
Anne Meara
Joanna Miles
Matthew Modine
Rob Morrow
Taylor Negron
Barbara Niven
France Nuyen
Jerry O'Connell
Sandra Oh
Joyce Van Patten
Harold Perrineau
Patricia Richardson
Alan Rosenberg
Alan Ruck
William Russ
Charles Shaughnessy
Martin Sheen
Nancy Sinatra
Jeremy Sisto
Brooke Smith
Connie Stevens
Jerry Stiller
Wes Study
Renee Taylor
Ted Wass
Chandra Wilson
Scott Wilson
Lisa Ann Walter
Alicia Witt
Danny Woodburn

Hanna-Barbera - HDR

HannaBarberaHDR, originally uploaded by hollywoodkids.

So dark, I kind of like the other, brighter "fake" HDR photos. This is the only one that I finished all the photoshop steps on, somehow I don't like it as much. By the way, this used to be the Hanna-Barbera building.

Downtown Los Angeles - HDR

DowntownLAHDR, originally uploaded by hollywoodkids.

Yeah, that's right, I can turn my photos into awesome postcards from the 60's with my "fake" HDR effect. The view is from the restored Griffith Park Observatory.

Santa Barbara Plaza - HDR

PlazaHDR, originally uploaded by hollywoodkids.

This looks like a travel postcard, but it's just a "fake" HDR effect. This is a landmark plaza in Santa Barbara, hidden in plain site right next to their city hall!

Capitol Records - Stacked - HDR

StackedHDR, originally uploaded by hollywoodkids.

My favorite "fake" HDR photo. The Capitol Records Building and some parked cars on hydraulic lifts.

Domestic Militarization Comes to San Bernardino 12.14.2008

The Marine Corps Air and Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Provost Marshal (head of a unit of military police) and the local California Highway Patrol office will begin working together 12/12 — and through the holiday season — in a joint effort to reduce accidents and drinking and driving.

18 U.S.C. § 1385. Use of Army and Air Force as posse comitatus

Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.



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Oh Crap! They've got lasers!

Protesters aim a laser pointer at a riot police officer during clashes in Athens, Greece

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Mysterious Case of Disappearing Acorns - Squirrels Starving

Similar to the Bee Colony Hive Collapse, now acorns are missing from the food chain. The squirrels will be hungry. The best guess as to what the squirrels will now do for food is a rather chilling one. It is obvious. Our flee-ridden bags of fur will turn towards eating human flesh.

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Kick Nuts (Kung Fu Squirrels!)

Karate Squirrels. For those of you that know me and my obsession with all things squirrel, I present to you probably the best news article of 2008.

Mad martial art skills of the rat of the trees!

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Hell Unleashed on the Web: DOOM Successfully Ported to Flash

Today it is a momentous day in the history of gaming. The original DOOM has been ported to Flash, the webs most popular game development platform.

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Flash Doom!

I've simply got to get this monkey (squirrel) off my back!

Dead Snow - Best Zombie Movie Trailer Ever!