From the website:

This mysterious mongrel has called the 5,000-acre contaminated expanse of the Berkeley Pit federal Superfund site, combined with Montana Resources' active mine permit area, its home since 1986. Ironically, its only help in surviving has come from the compassion of miners.

"He really is a neat dog,'' says MR Operations President Steve Walsh.

The Auditor, who got his name by always showing up "when you least expected it,'' has served as the open pit copper mine's de facto mascot since its employees befriended the stray nearly 16 years ago. Numerous snap shots of him are proudly placed alongside ore samples and awards plaques in the main office's glass display case.

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As always, for more cool collection of political cartoons, see Daryl Cagle's website.

This Japanese website has cool paper models of Harry Potter's Buckbeak (with moving wings!) for about $10, Knight Bus for $16, and Quidditch Stadium for $21. http://www.don-guri.com/harry/index.html (via Paper Forest)

This is one of Tim Flach's interesting animal photos (the other one I like is the elephant! Check it out: Link [Updated 1/14/09: Link went bad - thanks for letting us know, Kimberly!]

Marc De Repentigny built these awesome fully transformable Transformers' Halloween costumes. Link (via BoingBoing)

The danger of glue sniffing, according to Moscow's Wax Figure Exhibition. (Don't miss Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury wax figure!) http://www.mosnews.com/images/p/12068.shtml

Camille Allen made these amazingly detailed and life-like tiny babies from polymer clay (no, actually not marzipan). http://www3.telus.net/camilleallen/camilleallen/index.htm (Thanks Kandra!)

Clark Sorenson made these fully functional flower urinals for men who are in touch with their femininity. Link

Having just moved to Arizona for a new job and not being able to afford real furnitures, Jose opted to make all his furnitures (yes, all - table, sofa, bed, desk - everything) from FedEx boxes. FedEx lawyers, however, are not amused. Link