Air Canada Jazz removes life vests to lighten planes

It's hard to imagine myself swimming 50 nautical miles with only a seat cushion to keep me afloat. I think I would prefer it if they got rid of the seat cushions and kept the life jackets!

TORONTO, Ontario (AP) -- An official with Air Canada's regional carrier Jazz says the airline is removing life vests from all its planes to save weight and fuel.

Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stuart said Thursday that Transport Canada regulations allow airlines to use flotation devices instead of life vests, provided the planes remain within 50 miles of shore.

Magic is magic, in any language

Mad Magazine's War on Bush

Mad Magazine's "The Mad War on Bush" gathers a truly superlative collection of parody and satire from eight years' worth of Mad lampoons.

As Jimmy Kimmel notes in his introduction to the book, there are many things to hate about the Bush regime, but it has been very, very kind to political satirists.

Mad Magazine has had a glorious eight years with this presidency.

BoingBoing has added some great links to the story.

Aliens living among us - Vido evidence!

Once you see what is living around us in the world, you might not take the idea of alien life as lightly anymore ...

[ Time lapse video of slime mold and mushrooms - cool! ]