This is on digg. I HAD to post it here though.

"Two weeks ago, the University of Florida voted to deny Jeb Bush an honorary degree. By a 38-28 vote, the faculty Senate rejected the former governor’s nomination, citing concerns about some of Bush’s education initiatives, including his dismantling of affirmative action programs in the state:

Upset by this lack of Jeb Bush adoration, the conservative-controlled House Schools & Learning Council voted yesterday to force the university to rename its education school the “Jeb Bush College of Education.”"

Now, I know that many of you may not be interested in reading an article by and for people in the financial industry, and it's somewhat dryer than most of our Scylla fare, but if you get past the first paragraph and ignore the last, it's a frightening practical discussion on why corn ethanol might just be the end of our country's economy.

Enjoy.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that a new armoured version of the Phantom will be launched, offering substantial security benefits for those customers that require the highest levels of personal protection.

Engineered to VR7 level, the highest current international protection rating, the Phantom Armoured is virtually indistinguishable from the standard version, inside and out. The car features high-tech fibre composites and special purpose steel to provide protection for the bodywork, while the glazed area is constructed from sheets of thickened glass. In addition, a polycarbonate layer is fitted to the inside for extra passenger protection.

A Toronto principal was given an absolute discharge after a year long legal battle, kicked off by her flinging poo at a 12 year old.

Proctor and Gamble won a 12 year court case on whether or not they subsidised Satanic cults.

First there's Ficlets, a collaborative story writing page, which features Real Writers like Scylla favorite John Scalzi. All the stories are posted under a Creative Commons Attributions-Share Alike license.

There's also comic book blog Comics Alliance.

HONG KONG - Sunday marked the start of the Chinese New Year and it's a lucky one for those starting out in life. But the rest of us are in for a rough ride. Expect epidemics, disasters and violence in much of the world.

"The Year of the Pig will not be very peaceful," said Hong Kong feng shui master Raymond Lo ...

The year's biggest boors, buffoons, and blunderers From AOL's customer service and search engine. To The US Mint and the CIA. No one was safe from this list. *My* favorites include: McCain Foods ship sacks of potatoes with WW I and II Grenades in them. Microsoft workers use Macs. The Home Depot on drugs. Tesco's home pole dancing kit and OMG awesome, toy tattoo gun.

This genius shows the smart way to auction off your license keys.