Even more random interesting news links

I've been busy and havnt had the time to give each link the tender loving care it deserves.

16 Earth-like planets discovered
Mother steals money donated to pay for son's cancer treatments
Father of 3 missing boys set free after claiming he "gave away" kids
Tribes retroactively purging blacks granted tribal citizenship
School's to require sexual knowlege testing for kids in DC area
Google earth street view takes photo of nekkid woman
Afghani Air force pilot flies combat missions with 5yo daughter
Australian government unviels offical 3rd gender option "X"
FBI agent lesson program calls all muslim violent and radical 

Random interesting news posts

A little something for everyone

Another Star Wars trilogy in the making
Multiple choices in the UK school system
Laser based Fusion power source making progress
Transcontinental Railroad was built to fail but make corporations rich
Long list of skills that have become obsolete

and a SONG OF THE WEEK (remember those?) for 911. This is Toby Keith's "Beer for my horses" and a video from World of Warcraft

Dog sized crabs decimate Arctic ecosystem

As water temps rise large predators are on the move into waters previously too cold for them to survive. I for one welcome our new Crab overlords. Crab-People! Crab People!

5 Million without power

The authorities would like us to believe that 1 employee tinkering with a substation in Yuma, Az has "accidently" cut power to over 5 million people. San Deigo, Yuma and nearby Mexican boarder cities are all reporting blackouts. 2 Nuclear plants went into auto shutdown. Sony Online gaming network, headquartered in San Deigo, collapsed. Several sewage treatment facilities overflowed and leaked into the ocean. Traffic system are all down. I say no way - there are firewalls and trip switches to prevent massive surges across multiple grids. This event stinks of EMP weapon testing.

NPR charts Republican anti-science quotes

Via Fark; I found this chart informative and fairly scary. Whats more distubing though - that the candidates actually believe what they are saying or that they think millions of voters do?

Mel Gibson filming the story of hanukkah

Cant help but respect Mel for this! First - the Maccabees story is one of the great stories never told by like anyone so Mel's really got a chance to do another Braveheart. And Mel - hes like - wanna call me a anti-semite? Fine I'll make a movie about Jewish people. Tyrion Lannister said "If they want to give you a name take it make it your own. Then they can’t hurt you with it anymore." Look like Mel took him to heart. 

NASA tests long range ship engine

This is the one that is suppose to get us to Mars