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Assange File Reveals Extraterrestrial Contact - Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, had an interview with the public through the website of The Guardian newspaper on Friday. In the short question-and-answer session, Assange talked about WikiLeaks' future course of action and vision, as well as the alleged threat to his life. He also indicated that WikiLeaks has unreleased documents about UFO, sparking concerns about the existence of the second form of life. Assange File Reveals Extraterrestrial Contact In that chat, he said, 'Many weirdos email us about UFOs or how they discovered that they were the anti-Christ whilst talking with their ex-wife at a garden party over a pot-plant.' 'However, as yet they have not satisfied two of our publishing rules. However, it is worth noting that in yet-to-be-published parts of the Cable Gate archive there are indeed references to UFOs.' On Friday, Nasa researchers revealed that they discovered a new microbe tha...

DJK Arrested For Drugs - The Hawkeyes' all-time leading receiver won't get to finish out the football season at the Insight Bowl. Derrell Johnson-Koulianos has been suspended from the team after getting arrested on drug charges. According to a report in the Cedar Rapids Gazette, Johnson-Koulianos was arrested Tuesday and held in the Johnson County Jail on several drug related charges. Johnson-Koulianos posted $8,000 bail and was released from custody Tuesday night During a search of Johnson-Koulianos's residence Tuesday afternoon, police found marijuana, cocaine and prescription drugs. They had a search warrant as part of a drug investigation. Johnson-Koulianos and his roommate are charged with possession of controlled substances, unlawful possession of prescription drugs and keeping a drug house. DJK Arrested For Drugs Hawkeyes Head Coach Kirk Ferentz released the following statement: "I am highly disappointed to learn of the charges. Derrell has been s...

Unemployment Extension Tier 5 - It appears that the Republicans have answered the call of President Barack Obama to work together on burning issue. But before committing anything they have asked for the Democrats to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the two percent rich for two years. Initially the Democrats were opposed to it. But now it looks that top leaders in the party are ready to give it another extension for two years. Vice President Joe Biden is spearheading the campaign to convince other Democrats to agree to the new changes. The VP is expected to visit Senate Democrats, who are opposed to the extension. It is understood that he will try to convince the surly Democrats who say it conceded too much to Republican demands. Unemployment Extension Tier 5 Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio said: “I’m not at all happy with this. I want to see all the details before I make some kind of commitment.” Many Democrats are convinced that the President surrendered to the Republican...

99ers Unemployment Extension - The unemployment extension 2010 is available, but still no tier 5 for the 99ers in sight. However, it's a good thing that the bipartisan agreement for an extension of both unemployment benefits and tax cuts is going to be passed as early as this week. Still yet, it's vital to pass the extension, and the proposal will add an unbelievable 13 months to the amount of time the benefits are available. However, the move doesn't actually add time to the availability of benefits. That being said, 99 weeks is a lot better than 26 weeks. 99ers Unemployment Extension The Democrats aren't very happy with Obama, mainly because the passage of the unemployment extension makes him required to break a campaign promise of raising taxes on wealthy Americans... However, if it takes extending the Bush tax cuts to extend unemployment, that's a small price to pay. 99ers Unemployment Extension

FSU Admissions Open - FSU Admissions are now available to incoming freshmen and potential transfer students hoping to be accepted for the 2011-2012 school year. That’s Florida State University, for anyone who doesn’t do well with acronyms. To apply, visit the website of Florida State University; locate the admissions section, fill out the required information, pay the fee and log in and out whenever you’d like to check on the status of your application (hint: results won’t be instantaneous). You might also be required to fill out a temporary account with the site. FSU Admissions Open As is the case with many universities, the school will likely keep the FSU admissions process open until the limit of potential new students has been reached. Potential Florida State applicants shouldn’t get mixed up with the other FSU admissions process making news today; Fayetteville State University is submitting an admission application of its own, with the Board of Nursing. The school suspend...

Fortune Brands Plans Split - Fortune Brands Inc., the maker of Jim Beam bourbon and Titleist golf balls, may split into as many as three separate businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. The home and security unit could be spun off to shareholders and the same may be done for the golf division while Fortune Brands would continue as a publicly traded liquor company, the Journal reported yesterday, citing people briefed on the plan. An announcement may come as soon as today, it said. Activist investor William Ackman, who previously pushed for change at Target Corp. and Wendy’s International Inc., disclosed an 11 percent stake in Fortune Brands two months ago. The Deerfield, Illinois-based company hired Credit Suisse Group AG and Centerview Partners for advice ahead of meetings with Ackman, four people with knowledge of the matter said in October, declining to be named because the talks were private. Fortune Brands Plans Sp...

Derrell Johnson Koulianos Drug Charges - Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says Derrell Johnson-Koulianos has been suspended from all team activities following the wide receiver's arrest on drug charges. Johnson-Koulianos was released from Johnson County Jail after posting $8,000 bail Tuesday. The 23-year-old was expected to make an initial court appearance Wednesday on four counts of possession of controlled substances, keeping a drug house and two counts of unlawful possession of a prescription drug. Ferentz says in a statement that he is "highly disappointed to learn of the charges." Derrell Johnson Koulianos Drug Charges Court documents say Johnson-Koulianos and a roommate were arrested after officers executed a search warrant as part of a drug investigation. Police say investigators found more than $3,000 in cash, marijuana, cocaine and prescription drugs in their house. Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa's career leader in receptions and receiving yardage, was named first...