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COMPUTER hackers are expected to launch a global attack on the Internet today as part of an illegal contest aimed at causing widespread chaos. Cyber rebels around the world will each aim to attack and disable 6000 websites in six hours. Security has been tightened on United States Government and corporate websites. Computer experts noticed a global surge in surveillance scans this week - something that typically precedes computer break-ins. Contest organisers listed the rules of the hacking contest on defacers-challenge.com. The site opened on June 21 and was closed on Wednesday, but technology experts fear many of the world's...

Band-Aids. Everyone needs 'em. But whether the Band-Aids you have hide your scars or draw attention to them is relative to the skin color you have. Latinos, African Americans, and many other ethnic groups with differently-pigmented skin than your standard peachy-white have to use the same Band-Aids as their white brothers! Where's the logic?!

Win the contest! For the past 18 months the blogosphere and Free Republic has covered crackpots and weirdos peddling notions that range from the merely illiogical to full blown psychosis. Jimmy Carter may have won the Fiskie Award, but for sheer unhinged looniness there are people who top him easily. So, here's your challenge: top this one... if you can. You see, it's all about the Stargate: "This study provides an exopolitical analysis of the policy dimensions of an historic extraterrestrial presence that is pertinent to Iraq and a US led preemptive attack. It will be argued that competing clandestine...

The first annual Russian Army beauty contest has taken place in Moscow. The event, designed to make military service more attractive, saw 16 finalists, ranging from privates to captains, perform song and dance routines and parade around in evening dresses. The 'Beauty in Epaulettes' contest coincided with International Women's Day. Earlier in the week, contestants donned combat boots and fatigues, posed on tanks and showed off their skills on the firing range. Tatyana Posevnina, a junior sergeant and radio engineer from the Leningrad Military District near St. Petersburg, took the crown. Women's Day was invented by feminists in the early...

The Freedom Ads Contest showcases creative "ads" encouraging people to think about and discuss FREEDOM. Your votes will determine the winner! It's your opportunity to create the ad, get the message through, and inspire people with an advertisement for freedom in the Freedom Ad Contest. Make your mark with a film, animation, print, or audio ad and send it in to us! You could win up to $3,000 and have your work viewed and voted upon by people across the world.

Hello everyone; I'm busily downsizing my life right at the moment preparing to go to grad school and live out of the trunk of my car (well, not really). But things that take up space are on the chopping block. One of them is my collection of conservative books. I've read them all, and they've been collecting dust. Yes, it's not a huge collection by any means, but it's there. Rather than Ebay them to someone who is probably going to resell them or have a garage sale, I'm going to give (yes, all you have to do is reimburse...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Cheered by thong-wearing ``Wingettes'' and about 20,000 spectators, two dozen beefy, costume-wearing competitors gobbled and slurped up plates of chicken wings in sports talk radio station WIP's 11th ``Wing Bowl.'' Perennial winner Bill ``El Wingador'' Simmons, 41, of National Park, N.J., outgorged other favorites including Larry ``Buzzsaw'' Shaitelman, 32, Chris ``Beefeater'' Coyne, 33, and Doug ``Damaging Doug'' Canavin, 31, in the annual competition to see who can keep down the most wings. Simmons ate 154 wings for the victory at the Spectrum. The event began in 1993 when the station conceived the idea of a chicken-wing eating...

http://134.186.46.107/ December 2002 Dear Californians: As Chair of the California Quarter Committee, I am sending my thanks to Californians for their participation in the California Quarter Program. As we draw near to the much-anticipated selection of the California Quarter, it is my hope that the final design will visualize the concept of our diverse state. The generous participation of the public has made this historic program possible. From more than eight thousand submissions received between September 9, 2002 and November 9, 2002 the California Quarter Selection Committee has chosen twenty California-inspired ideas! The twenty images posted here give Californians an...

A Few of FR's Finest...........Every Day FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves. Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   I can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars...

A Few of FR's Finest...........Every Day FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves. Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   I can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 November 26 Name This Martian Robot Drawing Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission Team, JPL, NASA Explanation: NASA will launch two robots to Mars next year and you can help name them. The Mars Exploration Rovers are scheduled for launch on or near this coming June, when Mars and Earth are relatively close in their orbits. The landing craft are expected to touch down on Mars in January...

    UAE stages first camel beauty contest  Camels enjoy love and respect in the UAE The United Arab Emirates has held its first national beauty contest for camels with a prize fond of about $27,000 and various trophies for winners."The aim is to mark the respect and love the UAE have for the camel," member of the UAE's National Federal Council Faraj bin Hamouda told the Khaleej Times newspaper.In a special statement, Mr bin Hamouda stressed that the camel was the best companion of his countrymen during the pre-oil era, and the competition in Abu Dhabi would help to pass...

The results are in and the winner is Fresno/Central Valley Chapter with 135 new voter registrations. Second place - NorCal-Capitol Area Chapter (farmfriend); Third place - Orange County Chapter (seenenuf); Fourth place - San Diego County (CyberAnt). Los Angeles Chapter not participating - probably too busy freeping up a storm (which is okay by us).

The lucky winner of the prize promoting the revamp of New Scientist magazine won't be able to collect the award until death when he or she will be cooled to a temperature at which decay of the body stops and then suspended in liquid nitrogen in a state known as cryonic preservation. "We think that the cryonics promotion is a way of making science interesting to everyone, not just scientists, which is exactly the same message we are trying to communicate about the magazine itself," editor Alun Anderson said in a statement. If and when the medical technology allows, the...

They can't vote for Bill Simon for Governor if they're not registered. The Chapter getting the most registrations, wins the following prizes: Each chapter member will receive a 400-page paperback text-book containing the following documents: Constitution of the United States, Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Index to the U.S. Constitution, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Rights of 1765, Declaration of Rights of 1774, Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Articles of Confederacy, Act for the Admission of California Into the Union, Constitutional History of California, California Constitution Revision Commission, Constitution of the State of California, Index to the...

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You know how they say, "If it hadn't been for FreeRepublic.com, Al Gore would be President today"? After November 5th, we want them to be saying, "If it hadn't been for FreeRepubic.com, Gray Davis would be Governor today!" Nothing is more important than getting Bill Simon elected as Governor. All other issues pale by comparison. If Simon doesn't win, California is doomed to a fate worse than death. The democraps control EVERYTHING, led by the "prince of darkness" himself, Gray Davis, our incumbent whore of a governor. (Go to www.egray.org for a good laugh.) The NorCal-Capitol Area Chapter hereby challenges...

A word-puzzle creator has won the 21st annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for horrible writing.Rephah Berg, of Oakland, triumphed over thousands of entrants from around the world.The judges at San Jose State University liked how her composition "was a combination of something atrocious and appropriate," said Scott Rice, the professor who began the contest in 1982.The winning sentence was: "On reflection, Angela perceived that her relationship with Tom had always been rocky, not quite a roller-coaster ride but more like when the toilet paper roll gets a little squashed so it hangs crooked and every time you pull some off you...

Don't you think it's time you followed through with your reservations?  It won't be the same without you at FRiva Las Vegas.See details below.All those who finish tonight's contest will have achieved Sleuth Status.Only one Super Sleuth will emerge.  Good luck to each of you!The FRiva Las Vegas Registration Fees are within reach for several of you. Good evening Sleuths:  Tonight's the night.  One of you will become a super-sleuth.  Others have continued just for the participation.I am glad you have enjoyed the contest.Now, on with the show.Here's that pesky clue.  Elvira Von Pantington  Here we are just moments...