Overloaded is a series of photos at Ezpresso.com about what happens in some parts of the world when the load far exceeds the apparent capacity of the vehicle available to transport it.

Sometimes it works /\, sometimes it doesn't \/.

It's just one theme in the site's Crazypics collection.

More at the link.

A dodgeable bullet? Studies Suggest Avian Flu Pandemic Isn't Imminent. NYT:

...cells bearing the type of receptor the avian virus is known to favor are clustered in the deepest branches of the human respiratory tract, keeping it from spreading by coughs and sneezes.

The '60s: Rehearsal for what?Bring the Sixties Out of the Closet by Don Hazen, executive editor of lefty news site AlterNet.

The same clamoring for better ways persists, but the answers don't lie in the old new forms.

Be sure to read the comments at the end of his essay.

Kindness of strangers: One blogger casts around for better media blogs than the Washington Post's and points... here. I'm as surprised as you are.

At your own risk: Re-surfacing CDs so they work again. A simple way to remove scratches from a cd so you can get your data back off the disc again.

Materials: - Paper towel (softer is better) - Polishing cloth (eyeglasses cloth will do fine) - CD scratched beyond playability (Easy to find) - Can of Brasso Metal Polish.

Commenters chime in with alternatives, including,

A good autopart store will carry a bottle of spray on cleaner/polish specifically for plastic windows in convertible tops, helmet face shields, motorcycle windscreens, etc. This stuff works GREAT and is very affordable too. Same technique.

Try it on something you've already considered lost. And be prepared to burn a new CD if it works. I wouldn't consider it repaired.

I have a pile I'll try to recover this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes.
This comes from Instructables