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Green Tea Extract Useful for Genital Warts

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 08:50 PM CDT

A botanical ointment containing a green tea extract is an effective and well tolerated treatment for external genital and anal warts.

Gum Care Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes and Its Complications

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 08:30 PM CDT

"Several recent studies have shown that having periodontal disease makes those with type 2 diabetes more likely to develop worsened glycemic control, and puts them at much greater risk of end-stage kidney disease and death," (George W. Taylor, University of Michigan schools of Dentistry and Public Health)

U.S. demanded records of Amazon Book buyers

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 08:10 PM CDT

Heavy handed approach led to abuse of power.

UN Inspector Scott Ritter: Fools would Bomb Iran

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 07:50 PM CDT

First Look: Tom Hanks in "Angels & Demons"

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 07:30 PM CDT

B2 Stealth Bomber Crashes- Bye Bye tax dollars

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 07:10 PM CDT

Here's a good way to destroy $1.4 billion in a matter of seconds. This footage was just released today and is from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. It happened on Feb 23, 2008.

US threatens Britain with legal action over airline taxes

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 07:01 PM CDT

Gordon Brown is embroiled in a major diplomatic row with the United States over controversial plans for new airline taxes which could see British families paying £400 extra for transatlantic flights.

The Most Stunning Metal Gear Solid Artwork (PICS)

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 06:48 PM CDT

It's hard to believe that the original Metal Gear Solid was released nearly a decade ago. Now that Metal Gear Solid 4 is ready for release, I thought it would be fitting to see some artistic interpretations of this famous franchise.

TF2 Pyro Update: 1st Unlockable Weapon Revealed

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 06:35 PM CDT

The upcoming Pyro update bound for Valve's multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2 is "almost completely wrapped" and will include changes to the core class beyond the addition of unlockable weapons and achievements.

BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Suspends Campaign. Supports Barack

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 06:35 PM CDT

WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton suspended her historic campaign for president on Saturday.

Bilberberg attracts prominent American politicians

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 06:12 PM CDT

The 56th Bilderberg Meeting, an annual conference of influential politicians and businessmen, began Thursday in Chantilly, Virgina, according to a press release from the organization.

Plastic wrap + post-it notes + the principal's car

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 06:11 PM CDT

Class of '08 sends farewell message to Principal Costello: "Let's call it a wrap."

Protesters blockade oil refinery

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 05:32 PM CDT

Protesters blockaded an oil refinery in Cheshire in a bid to put pressure on the government over rising oil prices.

Worldwide Developers Conference 2008 Rumor Roundup

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 05:20 PM CDT

With the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) beginning next week, MacRumors provides this Rumor Roundup as a summary of major rumors circulating around the Mac Web before the big event. The 3G iPhone will be announced at WWDC 2008. There ...

Ex-Steel Curtain DE Dwight White dead at 58

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 05:00 PM CDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dwight White, the Steel Curtain defensive end known as "Mad Dog" who helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 58.

Clinton To End Historic Campaign Today

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 04:40 PM CDT

Hillary Rodham Clinton is ready to swing her full support behind Barack Obama and ask her backers to follow along, while thanking them for sticking with her on a roller coaster ride from sure thing to also-ran.

McCain Believes Wiretapping is Constitutional !!!

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 04:20 PM CDT

WASHINGTON: A top adviser to Senator John McCain says McCain believes that President George W. Bush's program of wiretapping without warrants was lawful, a position that appears to bring him into closer alignment with the sweeping theories of executive authority pushed by the Bush administration legal team.

New Meaningful Life Of Famous Logos

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 04:00 PM CDT

Smart photoshop contest.

New Revelations in Israeli Attack on American Ship

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 03:40 PM CDT

"You just don't shoot at a ship at sea without identifying it, making sure of your target!"Four decades later, many of the more than two dozen Liberty survivors located and interviewed by the Tribune cannot talk about the attack without shouting or weeping.

Google's experimental Gmail toys

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 03:20 PM CDT

In a first, Google is opening up its testing process by calling on tens of millions of Gmail users to put new features of the service through their paces.Gmail Labs has launched 13 settings for users to play around with and tell engineers directly what they think of them. The new developments, which are only available in the UK and the US.

US quits Human Rights Council | HRTribune

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 03:00 PM CDT

ne - The news that the US has completely withdrawn from the Human Rights Council spread like wildfire Friday afternoon (June 6) through the corridors of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. There was general consternation amongst diplomats and NGOS

The very beginning of the end...

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 02:40 PM CDT

the beginning of the robot take over

Honey I Shrunk Your Feet

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 02:20 PM CDT

As disgusting as it gets...

Bill Maher's "Religulous" Movie Trailer Released

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 02:00 PM CDT

Lionsgate has finally released a movie trailer for Larry Charles' documentary Religulous, which follows Bill Maher as he travels around the globe interviewing people about God and religion.

UK ISP bows to record industry, to send P2P warning letters

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 01:20 PM CDT

British ISP Virgin Media has come to an agreement with the BPI, which represents the record industry, to warm filesharers on its network about the dangers of copyright infringement.

Naked Gun intro done in GTA IV

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 01:10 PM CDT

GamesRadar recreates the Naked Gun introduction using Grand Theft Auto IV

New Soul Calibur IV Trailer Shows the "Secret Apprentice"

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 01:00 PM CDT

You may have heard by now that the upcoming Soul Calibur IV will be getting one more Star Wars character thrown into the action with "Starkiller," the protagonist of the also-upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. That means Namco Bandai has to unveil a new trailer for the game, complete with a brief, teasing segment about the new character.

WOW the Opposite Sex! 10 Ways to Change Your Eating Habits

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 12:40 PM CDT

When you look into the mirror what do you see? If you don't like what you see, it's time to change your eating habits. Avoid zig zag dieting and learn how to change your eating habits for good with these 10 simple rules.

APOD: June's Young Crescent Moon

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 12:00 PM CDT

Serene skyviews were enjoyed across planet Earth earlier this week with a young crescent Moon low in the western sky just after sunset.

9 Unexpected Benefits of Trains

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Gotta love the train ride

Caribbean monk seal is extinct

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 11:20 AM CDT

It's official & incredibly sad, the Caribbean monk seal has gone the way of the dodo. It is the only seal to go extinct due to human activity and two more species are at risk.

Clarke On Iraq War Architects: They Shouldn't be in Society

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Noting that "prominent Democrats" had ruled out impeachment, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann asked former counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke on his show last night, what "remedy" there could be for the lies and misinformation highlighted in the new Senate Intelligence Committee reports on the Bush administration's misuse of pre-war Iraq intelligence.

The Evolution of Pre-Launch Gmail In Screenshots

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 10:40 AM CDT

While the screenshots were not identified by particular dates, they were laid out from left to right in rough order of where they stood in Gmail's evolution. In the very first screenshot, dating back to March 2002, we see Gmail when it was a simple Paul Buchheit hack to search his messages by keyword.

Be Afraid of BitTorrent, Very, Very Afraid

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 10:20 AM CDT

A new file-sharing service called Rhever is using an interesting tactic to get customers. It appears to be trying to scare users away from BitTorrent and LimeWire, and onto its service. Their promo videos are entertaining, I admit that, but are you scared enough dump torrents and try it? I don't think I am.

Customers Cry Fraud Over Comcast P2P meddling in new lawsuit

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 10:01 AM CDT

Comcast has run into more legal troubles over its forced TCP reset packets, as three class-action lawsuits have been filed this week against the company for false advertising and fraud. Time Warner is in a bit of hot water with the city of Los Angeles, too, for deceptive business practices and false advertising.

Airports Install See-Through Body Scanners

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 09:37 AM CDT

Body-scanning machines that show images of people underneath their clothing are being installed in 10 of the nation's busiest airports in one of the biggest public uses of security devices that reveal intimate body parts.

Heartbreaking PulitzerPrize Pics:Family Coping W/Mom's Dying

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 09:37 AM CDT

Won 2008 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. Pics chronicle family's experience, coping with mother-wife's terminal illness. Images are simple, unsparing, wrenching.

Who has the hotter fans: Cubs or Sox?

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 09:31 AM CDT

A interesting way to decide which team to go see play.

A Look Behind China's Great Firewall

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 08:59 AM CDT

In light of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, more scrutiny is being placed on China's Web-filtering practices.To Truly understanding this cat-and-mouse game means taking a close look at what exactly the government filters out, how the Great Firewall works, and how others have found ways around it."

The Animal Lovers Spending £500 To Bury Their Best Friends

Posted: 07 Jun 2008 08:50 AM CDT

Animal funerals are big business. Dignity, a firm run by Kevin Spurgeon in Hampshire, carries out around 15 a day and the price varies from £50 to £500. Kevin, 33, is the second generation of his family to dedicate his life to the cremation and disposal of everything from goldfish to horses.

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