Complements of the Scout Report's editor, here is a rather fun addition to this week's In the News for the Scout Report. Jib Jab Media, a product of Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, has produced this great parody. In fact, the brothers are getting so much attention from national and international media that their server is ready to blow.

The olympics are coming! Check out the official website for the 2004 Olympic Games which begin in less than a month.

As summer heats up and you head out to the lakes with your bobbers and worms, check out the Hall of Fame to see if your catch of the day is a record breaker. Also, there's information on how to become a member of the society!

At over 1,000 feet long, 236 feet tall, and 151,400 tons, the Queen Mary II is the biggest ship to ever sail the seas. And, at a price tag of $800 million, it's a pretty cool ship. Check out all of the interesting facts and figures and interactive stuff at its web home.

Here you go all you librarian-nerds. This library science grad student took her seminar assignment to a previously unheard of level. Each week, Nichole transcribes the decidedly random, odd, and goofy ramblings of a local talkshow called Mel and Floyd. The show is aired on the community radio station -- W.O.R.T. The only problem with the transcript is that you don't get the effect of Mel and Floyd's trademark giggling. Thus, add those as needed. Enjoy.

It's baseball time again. If you haven't been there, you can still check out the Baseball Hall of Fame online. There's lots of cool stuff including interviews with the class of '04 and various exhibits.

We reported on this site a while back, but many readers may have glassed past it. In case you haven't heard, Ben Saunders is currently --at this very second-- in the midst of crossing the Arctic. Solo. On skis. This site has daily dispatches from Ben with updates regarding his whereabouts and adventures. There's even a satellite map that tracks his progress.

Born a country girl in southern Wisconsin, Georgia O'Keeffe blew the doors off of painting by making small, simple things bigger. In keeping with her progression in life from Wisconsin to New York and New Mexico, the O'Keeffe museum in Santa Fe serves as a great portal to the public -- as does this exceptional website. Check it out.

What could be more honorable than remembering those "who improve our gene pool...by removing themselves from it?" The Darwin Award website has all sorts of enlightening stories to help you feel better about yourself and your relative standing in the human race.

If you thought your winter was long and dreary, take a look out the window at the Halley Research Station -- Antarctica. The image is updated weekly.

In order to come to a conclusion regarding the issue of President Bush's blurry record with the National Guard, Doonesbury has found the answer. Simply stated: If you have the proof, then come forward and win $10,000 (Note: You'll want to read the creatively construed fine print).

If you're fascinated by, or you've never seen, the northern lights, then check out this great site: Michigan Tech University's Aurora Page. The site has all sorts of good aurora info -- including forecasts -- but, be sure to scroll down to the Images section for some unbelievable pics of the aurora borealis.

As the site states, the thirty-second running of this famous sled dog race will begin in Anchorage at the intersection of 4th and D at 10:00 a.m. March 6. There's all sorts of cool stuff at this site and it will be one to bookmark for updates once the gun goes off. Also, check out the websites of this year's mushers.

For those who have fallen prey to becoming a Wobegon boy or girl, check your knowledge of the only classic radio show still standing.

27,000 blocks of ice later, and standing at nearly 75-feet tall, the Ice Palace is finished. Returning to the Saint Paul Winter Carnival after a decades long absence, it's truly the talk of the town.

USAToday.com offers this intersting piece on the coldest temps ever recorded in the U.S. Believe it or not, only one state hasn't plummeted below zero degrees Fahrenheit...and it wasn't Florida. Check out your state's record and when and where it was recorded.