1. Can you bake with something in the grass?

2. Can a woman have a baby in the sky? 

3. What colour is the same as some one reading?

4. What animal is on your head?

6. Not very tough for 7 days.

7. When you look at it you do it!

8. It walks in the woods, with nothing on.

9. Begin a letter living in forest.

10. Wear silver clothes after day.

11. You ride one when your throat is sore.

12 . Can you eat it and play golf at the same time?

13. The Queen and the sky both do this.

14.  A girl's name in the morning.

15. Part of a shoe in your body.

16. Not a girl floating in the sea.

17. All around and next to the throne.

18. Trapped in prison but not buying.

19.  A tree with lots of grains.

20.  Meaning of a clock and a herb.

21. Hard thief.

22. Walk up and down using your eyes.

23. Are you dull and made of wood?

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Answers

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This word has exactly 1787 letters. The hyphenation was done by hand, so it may look weird on some machines.

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We have all heard of the 'bat cave'. The cave used by Batman and Robin the popular TV series that has also been made into numerous movies. The cave is usually filled with computer equipment, Batman's costume, and of course a great place to stash the bat mobile. All concealed behind a secret door in the house of Bruce Wayne.

Law enforcement officials in middle Tennessee made a discovery that would make even Batman's jaw drop. The cave in Trousdale county Tennessee was used to house a sophisticated underground marijuana growing facility. The stash was complete with offices, sleeping quarters, restroom, and a huge climate controlled growing area large enough for 1,000 marijuana plants. All concealed within one of Tennessee 9,000 natural caves and accessible through a hidden passageway below a beautiful vacation home. Did I mention the escape hatch down a 150 yard long corridor complete with a trap door below a hydraulic controlled boulder.

The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious, hotly contested Poker event in the World. From a humble, and somewhat questionable, origin, the WSOP has evolved into a multi-week tournament that attracts the top players from all over the world, and rewards its champion with a multi-million dollar payday.

In the years leading up to the 1970s, Poker had a checkered reputation. The lack of legitimacy in card gambling, and the inherent difficulties in keeping cheats out of Poker rooms kept the game on the fringes of mainstream acceptability. This was all about to change.

The first World Series of Poker was the work of Riverside Casino boss Tom Morehead; it was held in the Riverside at Reno and was a purely invitational event. A young Benny Binion saw this event occurring and was inspired to develop the multi-week, multi-tournament format we have today. From this visionary idea, Binion hosted the first WSOP tournament in 1970 at his Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. There were only 7 players, and legend Johnny Moss was declared the victor; his prize was a silver cup and the title of first ever World Champion.

In 1970 Johnny Moss was elected as Champion by his peers; From 1971 on, the tournament would remain a Freezout format, meaning that at the end of the tournament all players except 1 has been eliminated. The main event of the Championship has always been No Limit Hold’em, and in 1973 Five Card Stud was added to the bill. Over the years, new games have been added and removed, but the number of events has grown steadily, peaking at the current total of 36. In addition to the standard games, there are also special events for seniors, women, and casino employees.

Why all the hype about this event? Two reasons: prestige and LOTS OF MONEY. In addition to the title of World’s Best, this includes bragging rights, winners get the special Golden Bracelet which identifies them as Champions and a considerable cash prize. In 2004 Main Event Champion Greg Raymer took home a cool $5 Million for his victory in $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold’em. In all, over $25 Million in prizes was distributed to the top players.

The World Series of Poker has shown phenomenal and consistent growth over the past years, and much of this is due to the popularity of the World Poker Tour, as well as a booming online Poker market. The 2005 event promises to be bigger than ever, and while the final two days main event will remain at the traditional Binion’s location, the other events will take place at the Rio Casino, owned by entertainment giant Harrah’s who recently purchased Binion’s Horseshoe.
Regardless of location, the WSOP can be counted on to deliver the biggest pots, and attract the very best players in the Poker World.

"I learned how to chip-shuffle before I learned how to play poker because I felt like these are things all the men do," she said.

Though an actor for more than two decades, Tilly doesn't just look the part when playing poker for keeps — a world away from some of her movie roles as a ditzy bimbo with a whispery, childlike voice.

She draws on lessons from 10- to 12-hour days at the tables, devouring books on strategy and the guidance of her poker-pro boyfriend, Phil "The Unabomber" Laak. (She says he talks poker in his sleep.)

As a woman and a celebrity, Tilly is battling odds on two fronts in a game dominated by men known for their moves, not their movies. But "The Unabombshell," her nickname since pairing with Laak, says one reason she is "obsessed" with poker is that chips trump critics.

"Acting is one of the arts where somebody has to validate you, say, 'Yes, I think you're great, and I'm going to give you this wonderful part,' " she said in a piano bar at the Bellagio hotel/casino. "With poker, everyone can think you're the worst player in the world. You can still pay your five thousand, pay your 10 thousand and sit down and play, and the person that has the most chips at the end, that's the winner."

A year ago, Tilly earned a gold bracelet and $158,335 by winning the Ladies Event in the World Series of Poker.

After that 2005 victory in a field of 600 which included top female pros, she won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ladies Night Invitational a few months later in Los Angeles.

No woman has won a WPT open event or the World Series main event, where Tilly went out in the first round last year.

"It's definitely going to happen. Everyone wants to be the first," said Tilly, who'll be back in the World Series main event starting Friday.

She was eliminated early in this year's Ladies Event, which drew 1,128 players.

Recent heat wave-related blackouts in California and New York are at least partly being blamed on creaky transformers, circuit breakers and cables.

And smaller outages in cities such as Detroit, Chicago and Houston will be investigated to see if aging parts played a role, says Stan Johnson of the North American Electric Reliability Council.

Low investment in interstate transmission lines could lead to more regional blackouts, such as the one that hit the Northeast in August 2003. The trends show the need to pump more money into the power grid to meet demand, federal officials say. That would mean higher consumer rates.

"There is a need to spend more," says Gerry Cauley, vice president of standards for the reliability council.

While Johnson says the USA's power grid handled the heat spell well, key trouble spots were exposed:

• In Queens, N.Y., as households boosted their electricity usage during last week's heat wave, high-voltage feeder cables failed, plunging 25,000 Con Edison customers into darkness for up to nine days. Reports to state regulators show that the Queens system had 71 equipment failures last year and that many parts were 30 to 60 years old.

"Age is not necessarily an indicator of performance," Con Ed's Chris Olert says.

While even new cables break if stressed, older ones have more cracks that absorb corrosive moisture, says Gerald Wilson, a power-system expert at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. New York last year told Con Ed to spend $3.4 billion on upgrades by 2009.

• In Southern California, more than 1 million customers of Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have lost power since July 13. Utility executives blamed the record heat wave and transformers that weren't built to handle customers' new central air conditioning systems, multiple computers and big-screen TVs.

Southern California Edison already planned to spend $7 billion by 2011 on upgrades, and may seek further rate increases for extra transformers, Senior Vice President Ron Litzinger says.

• In Franklin, Tenn., 10,000 homes lost power for 90 minutes in May as a 40-year-old surge protector broke.

A bigger weak spot may be the transmission lines that bring electricity to regions. As demand and power supply rose 2.5% a year from 1993 to 2004, delivery lines grew just 0.75%, says the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

"You're raising the prospects we will see another major regional blackout," FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher says.

New rules allowing utilities higher returns should spur construction. Yet, local regulators may be loath to clear rate increases for other upgrades with rates in some states soaring, Johnson says.

On average, 42% of IRS supervisors sampled in the audit certified that they had reviewed security reports showing whether their staffers gained access to taxpayer information without authorization.

The certification rate ranged from a low of 15% for IRS supervisors in Austin to a high of 75% for their Brookhaven, N.Y., counterparts, according to the audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

"As a result, employees may be browsing their spouses' or other employees' tax information with little chance of detection," the audit concluded.

Underscoring the potential danger, auditors reported that they found "a clear violation" of data safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized access to taxpayer information during a site visit to one unidentified IRS location.

Auditors also said the IRS paid a government contractor $2.4 million for the data security system in 2002, even though it did not completely meet the agency's requirements. The IRS did not renew the contract last year because the contractor was unable to develop an anticipated upgrade.

Auditors recommended that the IRS emphasize the importance of reviewing data security reports and hold managers accountable. They also recommended that the agency hire a new contractor quickly to upgrade the security system. The IRS agreed with most of the recommendations.

Nonetheless, the audit results prompted criticism from Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the ranking minority member on the Senate Finance Committee.

"With recent reports of security breaches at the VA (Veterans Affairs) and the Social Security Administration, it's unbelievable that IRS isn't doing what it takes to keep information safe in-house," Baucus said.

Now why would I think that Texas will get it. 
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"Today I am pleased to announce that the United States will sponsor a $1 billion, 10-year demonstration project to create the world's first coal-based, zero-emissions electricity and hydrogen power plant..."
                               President George W. Bush
                                February 27, 2003

2 Texas cities make FutureGen shortlist

Thursday 7-27

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Unscramble the State Capitals

1. NNLSIGA
Capital of Michigan

2. INNOAPASL
Capital of Maryland

37. TNIELOMPER
Capital of Vermont

45. MGYNTROEOM
Capital of Alabama

48. NATOB GROEU
Capital of Louisiana

Hewlett-Packard is adapting jet engines from radio-controlled jets to help cool their servers. It's a good idea and a wonder why nobody has thought of it yet. Imagine the difference between a propeller and a jet engine, and the amount of hot air they could potentially move.

A rare rainbow known as a circumhorizontal arc was spotted over Idaho on June 3rd. The arc isn't a traditional rainbow, but rather caused by light passing through wispy, high-altitude cirrus clouds, and only occurs when the sun is very high in the sky - more than 58 degrees above the horizon. Additionally, the hexagonal ice crystals that make up the cirrus clouds must be shaped like thick plates with their faces parallel to the ground, so that light enters through the vertical face of the ice crystal and leaves from the bottom face; refracting the way light passing through a prism does.

The progress of the earth sciences and the advancement of technologies associated with the understanding of our planet during the 1940's and 50's have led geologists to develop a new way of looking at the world and how it works. This exhibit explains the history of our new understanding of the Earth and provides a brief overview of the theories behind it.

Plate Tectonics

This playful Swiss Army-inspired seating landscape is cut, to fold, like a knife. The Swiss knife seating unit is product design done on the scale of furniture.
The design goal is to allow you to minimize your furnishings, maybe you can get away with just one piece that you unfold for parties.

Anybody can own one of those lame stand alone hammocks but it takes a real innovator to own one with fake palm trees attached. What better way to remind yourself your life is bad and you can't afford a real vacation by laying in this bad boy in your backyard and weeping the days away.