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The 4 Most Harmful Ingredients in Packaged Foods

Posted: 22 May 2008 09:08 PM CDT

Most processed foods are laden with sweeteners, salts, artificial flavors, factory-created fats, colorings, chemicals that alter texture, and preservatives. But the trouble is not just what's been added, but what's been taken away. Here are the big 4 ingredients in processed foods you should look out for...

GTA IV's Roman is Looking for Work

Posted: 22 May 2008 08:52 PM CDT

You may have heard how some of the voice actors from GTA IV don't feel they were compensated well enough for their work, most prominently Michael Hollick, the voice of Niko. Well, the voice of Roman, Jason Zumwalt, feels the same way; but he's not sitting around doing nothing about it.

20 Websites From Before the Internet was Invented

Posted: 22 May 2008 08:38 PM CDT

What would some of your favorite websites have looked like before you were born?

McCain's Veepstakes Survivor

Posted: 22 May 2008 08:25 PM CDT

McCain's Veepstakes Survivor

When are the Superdelegates going to stand up!

Posted: 22 May 2008 08:10 PM CDT

I totally agree with Ms. Huffington - we need to put the pressure on the Superdelegates to demonstrate LEADERSHIP. I naively believed Clinton would accept things and find a way to gracefully step away. Instead she is going over the deep end & tryint go ruin Obama's chances. It is unaccepted the supers are letting this happen in light of latest.

Tasmanian Devils May Face Extinction within 15 Years

Posted: 22 May 2008 07:54 PM CDT

The world's most famous marsupial predator may face extinction within 15 years from a contagious cancer.

APT-GET WIFE (pic)

Posted: 22 May 2008 07:40 PM CDT

A excellent geek perceptive of the way to get Married...

Ron Paul Wins 15 Percent in Oregon

Posted: 22 May 2008 07:30 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul received 15 percent of yesterday's primary vote in Oregon, a state in which he inspired both strong grassroots activism and online support but did not physically visit."Oregonians and Americans are hungry for the leadership that will protect the traditions that made our country so great,"...

Restaurant grease sizzles as fuel source

Posted: 22 May 2008 07:15 PM CDT

Restaurants increasingly are being paid for their used cooking oil, icky stuff that historically they've had to pay to have hauled away. And sales of kits that allow diesel-powered cars to run on used cooking oil are soaring.

McCain Refusing To Release His Psychiatric Records...

Posted: 22 May 2008 07:02 PM CDT

He'll be releasing everything about his repeated cancer surgeries. But he won't release his psychiatric records, which hold clues to the effect of his Vietnam captivity, which included two years in solitary confinement. It is well documented that the sort of treatment McCain endured can harm the mind.

20 of the World's Most Brilliant Bookcases (PICS)

Posted: 22 May 2008 06:48 PM CDT

If you need something to store books anyway, why not choose something that makes a statement or serves two purposes like a bookcase that doubles as a secret door or even a bed? Some of these shelving systems are virtually invisible while others are virtual works of art in their own right. So, if you or a book-lover you know are stuck on how to...

Best Buy Salesman Dances His Ass Off to Seal the Deal

Posted: 22 May 2008 06:33 PM CDT

GOB: You should have stuck around to see me get some major action. From a major blonde. Who just "majored" in marine biology, if you know what I mean. MICHAEL: No, I don't know what you mean. I can't imagine what that means.

10 Quick Fuel Efficiency Tips to Beat the Gas Crunch

Posted: 22 May 2008 06:18 PM CDT

The summer season of highway hell has officially arrived—and $4/gallon prices at the pump certainly aren't making life on the road any easier. As the next generation of hypermilers develops new ways to hack your car's fuel economy, our guest MPG geek breaks down the vehicle mods, driving habits and common-sense fixes you need to know to max out you

McCain Tells Ellen: You Shouldn't Be Able To Get Married

Posted: 22 May 2008 06:02 PM CDT

Appearing on Ellen DeGeneres's show today, McCain said, "I just believe in the unique status of marriage between man and woman." Ellen replied, "We are all the same people. All of us. You're no different than I am. Our love is the same."

Penny Arcade promotes their game with blog comment flamebait

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:50 PM CDT

Instead of using positive review quotes from gaming publications they went with the most ridiculous comments that one hater has been systematically posting on Wired. Dtoid also found out that the guy has been trolling them since 2005 on various sites. Can you imagine his face when he discovers this?

Rising Gas Prices, Planet Warming: Time To Drive 55 Again?

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:31 PM CDT

Congress adopted a nationwide 55 mph speed limit law during the oil embargo of the 1970s. It repealed the law 13 years ago, when oil was cheap and gas plentiful. But with prices going through the roof and everyone worried about global warming, there are increasing calls for Congress to bring back the double-nickel speed limit.

Last.fm gets a facelift

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:22 PM CDT

Last.fm has quietly rolled out a beta version of its new site, testing the water by initially introducing this just to a small group of its most hardcore, subscription-paying users.

Ethanol Use in US and Brazil Rises Sharply

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:10 PM CDT

Now that ethanol is the second biggest energy source in brazil after petroleum products, it seems that it's definitely a force that is here to stay.

30 Websites to follow if you’re into Web Development/Design

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:00 PM CDT

The role of the web developer is ever-expanding.The list includes variety of sites that covers fields relating to web development - such as information architecture, user interaction, and web/graphics design.

Guys backflip into jeans

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:00 PM CDT

Guys do crazy stunts and backflips into their pants. In a weird kinda way, this looks pretty cool!

Why the TSA's new laptop bag policy won't improve anything

Posted: 22 May 2008 04:41 PM CDT

The Transportation Security Administration plans to introduce new rules for laptop bags. Special, new X-ray friendly bags will allow you to leave your laptop in the bag. Unfortunately, this will only increase the pain of passing through airline security. They'll require you to carry a second bag and create general confusion and more delays.

Wait, Who Is She Marrying?! [PIC]

Posted: 22 May 2008 04:40 PM CDT

This was actually displayed on the front page of Yahoo.

Popular Vote Poison:How Hillary's "Math" Now Hurts the Party

Posted: 22 May 2008 04:20 PM CDT

Clinton has continued with one claim that could have a pernicious effect on the Democrats' chances. While she knows that the nomination is determined by delegates, Hillary insists on falsely claiming at every opportunity that she is winning the popular vote. And she has now taken to touting the new HBO movie "Recount," aka Florida 2000.

Kevin Spacey on Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Posted: 22 May 2008 04:13 PM CDT

Kevin Spacey speaks with Keith about the movie 'Recount'.

BioShock Confirmed for PS3! (Holiday 2008 Release Date)

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:50 PM CDT

Cue the I-told-you-so's -- the everlasting rumor about last year's Xbox 360 hit BioShock popping up on the PS3 turns out to be true. According to the July issue of EGM, publisher 2K Games has confirmed that the underwater shooter is making the transition to Sony's shores.

How the Russians stole the Canadians' luck

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:30 PM CDT

After Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winning goal in overtime, the Russians celebrated by chipping away at centre ice and unearthing a loonie that had been secretly planted there to bring the Canadians luck. Alex Ovechkin kissed it repeatedly and passed it around to his teammates before a group of players tried to plant a pole with the Russian flag in..

Senator Clinton: You lost because of Iraq, not sexism

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:21 PM CDT

Hillary Clinton has overcome way more than her fair share of sexism, and that is part of what makes her such an inspiring candidate for so many people. But sexism is not what cost her this campaign: Iraq was, and what's more, she knows it -- or at least she should know, because her staff does.

Twitter refuses to ban abusive users

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:11 PM CDT

Twitter is too scared to ban anyone who violates their Terms of Service.

This is How Japanese Take Photos

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:01 PM CDT

There Style is Unique.Research is Going On, No final Results So far :)

Furious Craigslist Dater's Threats Caught on Tape

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:01 PM CDT

After Gawker posted some cash-waving pictures from this guy's craigslist personal ad, he called up the office and went ballistic....

CA. Company Offers To Clone Dogs In Online Auction

Posted: 22 May 2008 02:42 PM CDT

A Northern California biotech company is offering to clone the dogs ofthe five highest bidders in an online auction next month.

'Indiana Jones' and the Rip-offs of Doom

Posted: 22 May 2008 02:30 PM CDT

When he debuted in 1981, Indiana Jones was never meant to be a wholly original character. And when Hollywood finds something unique -- especially when it does the kind of business Indiana Jones did -- it gets copied and cloned and ripped off in every way imaginable.

Garbage Will Lead the Biofuel Revolution

Posted: 22 May 2008 02:30 PM CDT

Scientists from the Global Invasive Species Program (GISP), the Nature Conservancy and the International Union for Conservation of Nature all warned that bioenergy crops could prove ecologically and economically disastrous, as many of the proposed energy crops are in fact invasive species.

Google Sites now open to everyone

Posted: 22 May 2008 02:10 PM CDT

A few months ago we launched Google Sites exclusively as part of Google Apps for companies and organizations that wanted to use the service on their own domains. Now we've made it easy for anyone to set up a website to share all types of information

System Virtualization Related Projects - Linux-VServer

Posted: 22 May 2008 02:01 PM CDT

Contents[hide] * 1 Emulation * 2 Paravirtualization * 3 Native Virtualization * 4 Operating System-level Virtualization

16 Elusive Objects of Desire in Film

Posted: 22 May 2008 01:51 PM CDT

Objects don't come more pedestrian than the dull recitation of facts and figures comprising Gray's Sports Almanac—unless, of course, you have a time-traveling DeLorean, in which case it's a ticket to untold riches. Perpetually shortsighted when it comes to maintaining the space-time continuum, Marty McFly recognizes the chance to make his fortune..

iPhone line forms at Apple's flagship for no reason

Posted: 22 May 2008 01:43 PM CDT

So word on the street (literally) is that a large number of people are queuing in line outside of Apple's flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City -- keep in mind the Cube is open 24 hours a day. Our intrepid girl-on-the-scene reports that the group is more than 60-deep, though most people seem confused about what they're waiting for

Africans don't understand OSS - Microsoft

Posted: 22 May 2008 01:30 PM CDT

Africans are still learning how to code so there's not much chance they will ever contribute to Linux development, says Microsoft's Jason Matusow. Ever heard of OpenBSD or Ubuntu, Mr Matusow?

10 Steps to Smarter Food Shopping

Posted: 22 May 2008 01:20 PM CDT

#8. "Watch the language." Beware of foods labeled "no sugar added" -- the wording is carefully chosen, because the product may be loaded with natural sugar. You'll find the real story on the label, under "Sugars."

Battered Starbucks Attempts to Reinvent Itself [w/ video]

Posted: 22 May 2008 01:10 PM CDT

Reeling from a depressed stock, the coffee icon is trying to reposition itself by going greener, listening to customers via web 2.0, retraining and more. But will it work? A lot of people love to hate Starbucks...

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