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Researcher finds an SOS response to cancer-causing agents

2008-05-15T12:51:00.001-05:00

University of Saskatchewan microbiologist Wei Xiao has found a way to trigger a protein combination called 9-1-1 that sends an SOS signal for cells to fight cancer-causing agents such as industrial toxins, ultraviolet radiation, and X-rays.

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Amazing Young Guitar Player

2008-05-10T01:28:00.001-05:00

Following in the footsteps of other Asian musical prodigies this kid is pretty awesome at guitar. I am jealous.

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Hackers Bombarded Epilepsy Forum With Images to Hurt Users

2008-05-08T12:54:00.001-05:00

Computer attacks typically don't inflict physical pain on their victims. But hackers recently bombarded the Epilepsy Foundation's Web site with hundreds of pictures and links to pages with rapidly flashing images. The breach triggered severe migraines and near-seizure reactions in some site visitors who viewed the images.

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Americans Change Faiths at Rising Rate, Report Finds

2008-02-25T20:08:00.001-05:00

More than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood to join another religion or no religion, a new survey of religious affiliation says.

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An Underwater Lake at the Bottom of the Ocean

2008-02-21T16:47:00.001-05:00

The sight of a lake at the bottom of the ocean is simply amazing. Brine pools are large areas of brine on the ocean basin. These pools are concentrations of water having an extremely high salinity as compared to the surrounding ocean, caused by the motion of large salt deposits through salt tectonics.

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Stanford is free to students whose families make less than$$

2008-02-21T16:45:00.001-05:00

In a radical change to its financial aid program, Stanford University will announce today that it will no longer charge tuition to students whose families earn less than $100,000 a year.In addition, the university will waive room and board fees for students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year.

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'Jaws' Actor Roy Scheider Dies at 75

2008-02-11T03:43:00.001-05:00

Roy Scheider, a stage actor with a background in the classics who became one of the leading figures in the American film renaissance of the 1970s, died on Sunday afternoon in Little Rock, Ark. He was 75 and lived in Sag Harbor, N.Y.

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Anonymous Reflects on Feb. 10

2008-02-11T03:42:00.001-05:00

As we reflect upon the tenth of February, we are pleased to announce that our day of action has been crowned with great success. A wave of demonstrations spearheaded by Anonymous has swept the world. These spanned four continents, occurring in over 90 cities and involving over 7300 individuals in total.

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Scientology Raid Austin, Texas

2008-02-11T03:41:00.001-05:00

Pictures from this morning's events in Austin, Texas.

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LA Times: 'Anonymous' takes anti-Scientology to the streets

2008-02-11T03:40:00.001-05:00

Asked to explain the sudden groundswell of opposition to Scientology, Lynn Fountain Campbell, who said she'd been part of the church for 40 years, said, "It's just reached a critical mass. People just aren't scared anymore."

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Sun buys MySQL

2008-01-16T17:39:00.001-05:00

Didn't see that one coming. Blog contains details to what this could mean for both companies. May as well be one of the most important takeovers of 2008 already!

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Ford: You're a pirates if you distribute pics of your car

2008-01-14T22:54:00.001-05:00

"The folks at BMC (Black Mustang Club) automotive forum wanted to put together a calendar featuring members' cars, and print it through CafePress. Photos were submitted, the layout was set, and... CafePress notifies the site admin that pictures of Ford cars cannot be printed."...

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Why Isn't Antarctica Melting Like the Arctic?

2008-01-10T22:49:00.001-05:00

Antarctic sea ice hasn't shown the same obvious melting patterns in recent decades as the Arctic, fueling the global warming denialist crowd. Though the data isn't as consistent as in the North, where the extent of sea ice this summer hit a stunning record low, southern sea ice has been expanding.

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Building a .com in 24 hours

2008-01-08T03:46:00.001-05:00

This is about how I spend 24 concentrated hours spread out over 4 days during Holidays to build the online service Wigitize.com. What I tried to do for this project is use some new methods/tools out there to solve practical problems in my weakness area: design, frontend coding, system administration and SEO.

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Recession in the US 'has arrived'

2008-01-08T03:37:00.001-05:00

The feared recession in the US economy has already arrived, according to a report from Merrill Lynch.

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Mozilla Gets a New CEO ahead of Firefox 3 - Meet John Lilly

2008-01-08T01:28:00.001-05:00

Mitchell Baker intends to step down as the CEO of Mozilla. Mozilla COO John Lilly will take over the CEO position and plans to make a strong Firefox 3 release his top priority.

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Shrub Plants for the New Year: Exciting & Unique Ornamentals

2008-01-07T00:51:00.001-05:00

See the best of the new flowering and ornamental shrubs for home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.

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Amazing Pic of Nano Wires Exploding

2008-01-04T00:13:00.001-05:00

Taken with an electron scanning micrograph by Fanny Beron from the École Polytechnique de Montréal, it just (understandably) won first prize in the "Science as Art" competition.

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Scientists to Make Cows Fart Like Kangaroos to Cool Earth

2008-01-04T00:07:00.001-05:00

Cow farts are a source of greenhouse gases, while kangaroo farts are methane free thanks to a particular bacteria in their stomachs. Now, in a bizarre twist of science-reality, scientists from Australia are trying to neutralize cow-produced methane by transferring that kangaroo bacteria to cattle and sheep’s guts.

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What If The Government Broke Up Google?

2008-01-01T00:33:00.001-05:00

Imagine in the future that an anti-trust action forces Google to breakup. Here's a look at the "Baby Googles" that might emerge....

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3 down, 1 to go: Warner Music Group drops DRM

2007-12-27T22:31:00.001-05:00

Warner is making all of its music available as MP3 files for sale at Amazon's music store.

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Adult Swim airs every Futurama episode starting tonight

2007-12-27T03:51:00.001-05:00

Starting tonight at 11:00 PM, and continuing until 11:30 PM on the last day of the year, there will be nothing on the schedule but Fry, Leela, Bender, and the rest of the team from Planet Express.

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Solar Power Now Cheaper than Coal

2007-12-26T08:34:00.001-05:00

New technology makes solar power affordable to install and cheaper than current environmentally unfriendly energy sources.

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Referee pulls out red card, then a gun

2007-12-26T08:31:00.001-05:00

A Malaysian referee took out his gun and fired warning shots in the air after a local soccer match turned unruly following the suspension of a player.

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Most Expensive LEGAL Pets To Own

2007-12-19T13:17:00.001-05:00

Monkeys, Lions and Chimpanzees are animals we often see in the wild and these exotic animals can be purchased legally within the United States. Living in an acceptable jurisdiction and acquiring the correct permit could turn your home into a modern day zoo. These animals, however do come with a heavy price tag and that is not including the upkeep.

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Ahoy! Pirate Ship Found

2007-12-14T02:35:00.001-05:00

The wreckage of a pirate ship abandoned by Captain Kidd in the 17th century has been found by divers in shallow waters off the Dominican Republic, a research team claims.

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Criminals Launch Exploit Of Microsoft Access Database Files

2007-12-12T19:04:00.001-05:00

Cyber criminals are actively exploiting a flaw in the Microsoft Office Access database in order to install malware on computers, according to a warning issued by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team.

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Milky Way Galaxy's Über-Splendorous Galactic Center!

2007-12-09T12:41:00.001-05:00

I-I-I'm like all choked up over this HUMONGOUS (7002 x 5050 pixels at 46,368,664 bytes) photo! Why? One reason is because the Milky Way Galaxy is my home galaxy (home planet Earth sits in one its arms). See that big bright white spot at the photo's center? Well, I'm told there's a massive black hole there...Well, hello my new vacation destination!

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The Most Awesome Maglite Collection you will ever see

2007-12-09T12:38:00.001-05:00

In the true spirit of CPF and excessive flashlight collecting and $$ spending I would like to introduce my updated collection:The Wall O' Maglites.

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Consumers afraid of identity theft are using a credit freeze

2007-12-08T12:25:00.001-05:00

As of November 1st, 2007 all consumers in the US can now freeze their credit reports, protecting them from identity theft. Credit bureau's spent $1.4 million last year lobbying against credit freeze laws. As more states adopted the practice, the bureaus finally gave in. With 10 million identity theft victims a year this could turn the tides.

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Digg Clone that Tracks Future

2007-12-06T02:13:00.001-05:00

Future Scanner brings social news voting to future predictions; think Digg but only for stories about the future.

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Estimate of AIDS Cases In U.S. Rises

2007-12-01T00:33:00.001-05:00

New government estimates of the number of Americans who become infected with the AIDS virus each year are 50 percent higher than previously believed, sources said yesterday.

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Eavesdropping on Bluetooth Headsets

2007-11-30T12:59:00.001-05:00

A demo on how to attack and capture audio on a Bluetooth headset using a handheld Nokia.

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Official: Google's quest for 700MHz is so on

2007-11-30T12:56:00.001-05:00

Hear that America? That's the sound of the hammer dropping on our beloved cartel of carriers. Google's bid for the 700MHz "C Block" is on. Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO, says the following: "We believe it's important to put our money where our principles are. Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today's..."

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Neutering Your Dog: An Important Part of Responsible Pet Ownership

2007-11-29T18:24:00.001-05:00

Contrary to any myths you may have heard, your growing puppy will most definitely not be happier left entire. He (or she) will constantly want to roam, feel incredibly stressed, aggressive and frustrated, and be at risk of various illnesses. Furthermore, your dog won’t be any happier if you allow him to breed once or her to have one litter of puppi

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Report: EMI looking to slash funding for RIAA, IFPI

2007-11-29T18:14:00.001-05:00

EMI is reportedly preparing to significantly cut its funding to trade groups like the RIAA and IFPI. If true, it may force the RIAA to reassess its commitment to its ongoing legal campaign against P2P users.

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Asked for Your Password? Sue Microsoft.

2007-11-29T18:11:00.001-05:00

Microsoft is succumbing to patent trolls today, as they’re being ordered to pay over $140 million for, get this, asking for two passwords. Why? asking users to “input two passwords during the process of activating newly installed software with the aim of deterring piracy.”

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Google Experimenting With Digg Style Voting On Search Results

2007-11-29T18:06:00.001-05:00

If you saw this one coming, give yourself a very large prize. Google is experimenting with Digg style voting features on search results that allow users to vote up or bury search results they see.

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Fun CSS Trick - Secret Message

2007-11-28T19:00:00.001-05:00

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Bluetooth Headset Hides In The Cell Phone

2007-11-26T14:28:00.001-05:00

The NX788 cellphone made by Chinese company Naxin easily wins the best storage of Bluetooth headset award. The phone comes with a standard Bluetooth headset hidden in the back which you take out when required and place back for charging. Available in Hong Kong for $190, but don’t get too excited because it may never make it over here

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Former Canadian Prime Minister "Especially Proud" He Didn't Join Iraq War

2007-11-26T14:17:00.001-05:00

Former prime minister Jean Chretien says one of the major victories in his career was standing up against pressure to join the U.S. invasion of Iraq. During an exclusive interview with Canada AM's Beverly Thomson, Chretien says he doesn't worry about what kind of legacy he has left, saying that's up to other people to decide.

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SuicideGirls rated F by the Better Business Bureau

2007-11-26T14:16:00.001-05:00

Los Angeles, CA - A BBB F rating designates that "We strongly question the company’s reliability for reasons such as that they have failed to respond to complaints, their advertising is grossly misleading, they are not in compliance with the law’s licensing or registration requirements, their complaints contain especially serious allegations..."

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Police Forum Comments About The Latest Tasering Incident (DISTURBING)

2007-11-26T14:05:00.001-05:00

Meet "Ronnin," "HotTamale," and "7mmMag," and their friends, discussing why the cops lack of reading Miranda rights, use of excessive force and justification for breaking the rule of law is normal and acceptable for police on a daily basis.

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Kermit watches 2 girls one cup

2007-11-26T14:02:00.001-05:00

Kermit the Frog's reaction to 2 girls one cup....... poor Kermit?...

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10 Reasons We Are Doomed... SkyMall Edition

2007-11-26T13:19:00.001-05:00

"Gadgets and gimmicks, featured in the Holiday 2007 SkyMall catalog, prove without a doubt that the human race is going straight to Hell"

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Most Americans Oppose Use of SWAT-Style Tactics in Drug Raids

2007-11-26T13:02:00.001-05:00

A year ago this week, 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston was gunned down by Atlanta narcotics officers when she opened fire on them as they kicked down her door in a "no-knock" drug raid. The killing has had immense reverberations in the Atlanta area, especially since it opened a window on corrupt and questionable police practices in the drug squad.

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IBM patent could pause your DVD movie for "a word from our sponsors"

2007-11-26T12:55:00.001-05:00

Would you buy or rent ad-supported movies if they were priced lower? A new patent from IBM details a system to make that option a possibility.

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Cooties, girl germs, and your precious bodily fluids

2007-11-25T13:22:00.003-05:00

"You Are Being Feminized and You Don't Even Know It." It's an ad for one of those fake 'natural male enhancement' products, but it has an interesting premise: that your impotency problems are not your fault, but a consequence of the flood of estrogen entering our drinking water. You need Estro-Blaster to blast the estrogen out of your system.

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New Dinosaur Species Discovered ... Largest Horned Dino Found to Date

2007-11-25T13:22:00.001-05:00

A new and larger species of dinosaur has been discovered ... an ancestor of the infamous triceratops. This species is possibly the largest horned species over discovered. What a find!

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How-To Make A Curiously Complex Origami CD Case

2007-11-23T19:42:00.001-05:00

The Spiral Data Tato opens and closes, using a charming innovation we like to call The Origami Zipper.

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Travis Barker makes that annoying 'Crank That' Soulja Boy song MUCH better

2007-11-23T19:41:00.001-05:00

Travis Barker adds drums to the songs. Lots of drums. I hated that song before, this I can actually listen to.Nice Remix.

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Definr: Super Fast Dictionary You Haven't Used Before

2007-11-23T19:37:00.003-05:00

This dictionary is lighting fast

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Mark Cuban to ISPs: block all P2P traffic; Ars to Cuban: um, no

2007-11-23T19:37:00.001-05:00

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has called for Comcast and other ISPs to block P2P traffic on their networks. But Cuban overlooks some of the most important uses of P2P, and why things like BitTorrent are so widely embraced.

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Harder Bodies Faster Stronger

2007-11-15T02:55:00.001-05:00

A new twist on a new classic!

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World’s Most Powerful Rail Gun Delivered to Navy

2007-11-14T15:32:00.001-05:00

For true sci-fi fans, any mention of a real-world rail gun will draw an instant, slightly audible gasp. Instead of relying on chemical propellants - such as gunpowder - a rail gun uses magnetic “rails” to launch a solid, nonexplosive projectile at incredible speed.

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Image # 2,000,000,000 uploaded to Flickr

2007-11-13T16:53:00.001-05:00

Yes that is two Billion - with a "B"

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25 Greatest Viral Video Hits of All Time

2007-11-13T02:01:00.001-05:00

From crooning politicians to a grocery store manager who can crush windpipes with his mind, these are the greatest hits of the YouTube Age.

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US right to bear arms may get its day in court

2007-11-13T00:18:00.003-05:00

For the first time in 70 years, the US Supreme Court may decide next week whether to examine the question of the right to bear arms, something which is fiercely upheld by millions of Americans.

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Hilarious Apple Ad. Enough Said.

2007-11-13T00:18:00.001-05:00

Makes fun of windows users for downgrading back to XP from Vista.

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Yellowstone rising: Volcano inflating with molten rock at record rate

2007-11-09T01:00:00.001-05:00

The Yellowstone "supervolcano" rose at a record rate since mid-2004, likely because a Los Angeles-sized, pancake-shaped blob of molten rock was injected 6 miles beneath the slumbering giant.

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Congress overrides Bush veto first time

2007-11-08T22:18:00.001-05:00

President Bush suffered the first veto override of his seven-year-old presidency Thursday as the Senate enacted a $23 billion water resources bill despite his protest that it was too expensive. It was the first in a decade that Congress has passed a bill over a presidential veto.

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YouTuber Warned of Finnish Gunman in June, But No One Listened

2007-11-08T21:29:00.001-05:00

18 year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen killed seven students and his principal at a Finnish high school Wednesday in an attack eerily similar to Columbine, media outlets reported that Auvinen had posted a YouTube video describing the shooting before he launched the attack leading pundits to question why no one had noticed it in time to prevent the massacre

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Vestigial Organs Seem Ripe for Transhumanist Tweaks

2007-11-07T01:19:00.001-05:00

A lot of transhumanist types focus on replacing perfectly good body parts with even better ones, giving us more durable hearts or prettier eyelashes, but it seems to me we ought to start by dropping some of our vestigial organs in favor of something more useful, or at least more classy.

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Microsoft Denies Breach of Xbox Live Security

2007-11-04T23:44:00.001-05:00

Microsoft has several good reasons to try to get to the bottom of the alleged Xbox Live hacking as quickly as possible; first and foremost would be the sheer popularity of its Xbox Live service, which boasts some six million gamers playing titles such as Halo 2 and Gears of War.

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If not in atmosphere, where does carbon go?

2007-11-02T14:15:00.001-05:00

A prominent atmospheric scientist Monday (Oct. 29) called for more research into natural carbon “sinks,” which today absorb almost half of man-made carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere and which will play a large role in determining the extent of future global warming.

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Sneak Peek: AMD's Phenom Quad-Cores, Spider Graphics Platform

2007-11-02T14:05:00.001-05:00

Advanced Micro Devices is getting set to launch its first quad-core desktop processor and accompanying Spider platform for high-performance desktop systems. The specific details are under lock and key until the release date, but we can tell you that Spider is coming sooner than earlier reports indicated, and it's the first desktop platform from AMD

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Video Game Reviews Are Broken, Please Fix

2007-10-31T13:56:00.001-05:00

There are some of you out there who love the way writers and publishers handle video game reviews. This article is not for you.

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U.S. Is Stuck In The Slow Lane When It Comes To Internet

2007-10-31T13:35:00.001-05:00

The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet. Examples abound of countries that have faster and cheaper broadband connections, and more of their population connected to them.

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Blackwater not offered immunity

2007-10-31T13:34:00.001-05:00

Despite what you'll read in about half a dozen other stories submitted in the last hour: "No immunity deal was offered to Blackwater USA guards for their statements regarding a shootout in Iraq last month that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, a senior State Department official told CNN Tuesday."

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Visa says, "Merchants Comply or Else!"

2007-10-31T13:23:00.001-05:00

Visa made a pretty significant announcement today. Here is some context for what they are trying to address. Over the past few years, Point of sale (POS) systems used by retailers and restaurants have been a gold mine for criminals stealing credit card. This has been the case because certain POS systems have been designed to store prohibited ......

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23 Must-Have Toys from the 1950s and Beyond

2007-10-31T13:22:00.001-05:00

Times have changed since the days when an imaginative kid was happy to play with an empty cardboard box. Today, about 2.6 billion toys are sold every year, creating a $20.3 billion industry. It seems that every decade manufacturers create a toy that launches a buying craze. So without further ado, here are some of the best toy fads of the 20th cen

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MotorHead Messiah: GM Says it can't be done. Inventor proves them wrong

2007-10-31T13:12:00.001-05:00

Johnathan Goodwin can get 100 mpg out of a Lincoln Continental, cut emissions by 80%, and double the horsepower. This is more than a mere American Chopper--style makeover. Goodwin's experiments point to a radically cleaner and cheaper future for the American car.

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DOS In Your Browser

2007-10-31T04:59:00.001-05:00

A while back, I had an idea to try and re-create the look and feel of Microsoft DOS using modern web-based techniques. I think it'd be nice to go back and take another look at it.

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5 Free Feature films that the MPAA don't mind

2007-10-26T00:59:00.001-05:00

... Or at least, that they can't do anything about. Five of the best Creative Commons or otherwise free and legal feature films from the 'net. From documentaries about Firefly to heart-warming indie movies to action-adventure Machinima.

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Preemptive Memorial Honors Future Victims Of Imminent Dam Disaster

2007-10-25T11:45:00.001-05:00

Officials in California dedicate the Folsom Dam Memorial, which will honor the hundreds, or possibly thousands of people that will die when the dam breaks.

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This Man Receives 300 Marijuana Joints a Month From the Federal Government

2007-10-25T11:08:00.001-05:00

Everyone knows the U.S. government hates medical marijuana. Still, most people understand that, illegal or not, marijuana is a very beneficial treatment for patients with certain conditions. But few people are aware that the federal government actually supplies marijuana to a small group of patients, while still claiming that it isn't medicine.

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HIV Is Spread Most By People With Medium Levels Of HIV In Blood, Says Study

2007-10-25T08:39:00.001-05:00

People with medium levels of HIV in their blood are likely to contribute most to the spread of the virus, according to new research. The study found that those with a high viral load are the most infectious group, but have only limited time to infect others, because they generally progress to AIDS quite quickly.

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You Know the Fires are Really Bad in California When.... [PIC]

2007-10-25T08:31:00.001-05:00

Really, this photo really makes you wonder what the hell happened.

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110 Resources for the Creative Mind

2007-10-25T08:21:00.001-05:00

Great collection of various links to get your creative mind going! Lots of links to various topics!

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Spot a Liar At Work!

2007-10-25T00:12:00.001-05:00

How many times has your business suffered because you trusted the wrong person? If you're like most people, you've been lied to thousands of times.

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Wrongly Convicted Man Sued for Child Support

2007-10-24T19:11:00.001-05:00

A man who was pardoned after spending 18 years behind bars for a rape he didn't commit has been sued for back child support.

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Geeky Weddings LMAO

2007-10-24T19:04:00.001-05:00

Geeky Weddings (PICS)

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The 10 Most Terrifyingly Inspirational '80s Songs

2007-10-24T15:58:00.001-05:00

Great music can inspire us to do anything: love one another, protest an unjust war, make sweet, sweet love to a large black man in the 1970s.But in the '80s there were a series of songs that inspired us to kick ass in every way possible. None inspired more ass kicking than these.

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Fossil record supports evidence of impending mass extinction

2007-10-24T15:53:00.001-05:00

Matching data sets of marine and terrestrial diversity against temperature estimates, evidence shows that global biodiversity is relatively low during warm ‘greenhouse’ phases and extinctions relatively high, while the reverse is true in cooler ‘icehouse’ phases.

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Can You Feel The Heat? Your Cilia Can

2007-10-24T15:35:00.001-05:00

Johns Hopkins researchers and colleagues have found a previously unrecognized role for tiny hair-like cell structures known as cilia: They help form our sense of touch.

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Amazing Boat Lift in France [PICS]

2007-10-24T15:34:00.001-05:00

The inclined plane comprises a single chamber, reminiscent of a giant bath tub, which is called a caisson and slides laterally up or down the hillside on rails set at an angle of 41 degrees.

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How Streaming Media Works

2007-10-17T12:51:00.001-05:00

In the early days of streaming media -- the mid-to-late 1990s -- watching videos and listening to music online wasn't always fun. It was a little like driving in stop-and-go traffic during a heavy rain. If you had a slow computer or a dial-up Internet connection, you could spend more time staring at the word "buffering" on a status bar.

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Why Commercials Before Movies Is Worse Than Piracy

2007-10-17T12:48:00.001-05:00

I estimate the movie industry owes me $480 for uncompensated ad watching time out of the $456 million they made off pre-movie commercials. The principle for piracy and time theft is the same. Taking an asset (a movie, or your time) without providing the due compensation for taking that asset. So where do we start the class action lawsuit?

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Walmart Sanctifing Toy Aisle With Talking Jesus Action Figures?

2007-10-16T20:12:00.001-05:00

The DesMoines Register would like you to know that Walmart is test marketing some talking Jesus action figures! Yes, and the dolls will only set you back $14.95! Holy, even the Son of God can be had on the cheap at Wally World!

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VIDEO - Tesla Roadster

2007-10-14T17:57:00.001-05:00

It costs $100,000, does 0-60 in under four seconds, and charges its 900-pound lithium cell battery from a wall socket: is the Lotus-built Tesla Roadster the future of sports cars?

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Girl age 3, engaged to her 7 year old cousin

2007-10-14T16:24:00.001-05:00

When asked about her engagement party this summer, little Sunam glanced blankly at her family, then fiddled with her gold-sequined engagement outfit - a speechless response not out of shyness, but because she does not yet talk much.Sunam is 3.

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Rice says Kremlin's consolidated power endangers democracy

2007-10-14T00:19:00.001-05:00

The Russian government under Vladimir Putin has amassed so much central authority that the power-grab may undermine Moscow's commitment to democracy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.

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Analysts Find Israel Struck a Nuclear Project Inside Syria

2007-10-14T00:11:00.001-05:00

Oct. 13 — Israel’s air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence analysts judged was a partly constructed nuclear reactor, apparently modeled on one North Korea has used to create its stockpile of nuclear weapons fuel, according to American and foreign officials with access to the intelligence...

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Poll: More than half of straight Americans want gays treated equally

2007-10-12T14:21:00.001-05:00

More than half of straight Americans back equal treatment for gays, and seven out of 10 said they have spoken out for the homosexual community in the face of verbal attacks, a poll said Thursday.

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Find the 5 Differences

2007-10-12T14:16:00.001-05:00

An interesting and well animated "find the differences" game which comes with another feature- if you cross your eyes and let the scenes overlap, they look 3D!

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Blackwater drew guns and disarmed American Soldiers

2007-10-12T14:07:00.001-05:00

Outrage doesn't even begin to describe that. A private mercenary army pulling guns on our real American soldiers? Eric Prince should be tried for treason. Disarming American troops in a war zone is definitely aiding the enemy

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R.E.M. debuts song on 'AC 360°'

2007-10-11T00:54:00.001-05:00

Rock group R.E.M. debuted a song from its upcoming album Wednesday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360°" program. The song "Until the Day Is Done" also will appear later this month in "Planet in Peril," a four-hour CNN documentary that looks at environmental crises around the world.

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The Two Cubas

2007-10-11T00:00:00.003-05:00

The contrast between the shrouded Communist Party line and the candor of the kind and hospitable people could not have been starker.

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White House Intel Leak to Fox News Tips Off Al Qaeda, Ruins Spy Effort

2007-10-11T00:00:00.001-05:00

The founder of the company, the SITE Intelligence Group, says this premature disclosure tipped al-Qaeda to a security breach and destroyed a years-long surveillance operation that the company has used to intercept and pass along secret messages, videos and advance warnings of suicide bombings from the terrorist group's communications network.

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Google 'golden boy' defects to Facebook

2007-10-10T23:59:00.003-05:00

Benjamin Ling, a high-ranking engineer described by Google (GOOG) watchers as one of “Larry and Sergey’s golden boys” has defected—to Facebook.

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