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| Police catch man with nearly $2 million in traffic fines Posted: 27 Sep 2008 09:10 PM CDT Police reportedly have caught up with a motorist who owes the equivalent of nearly $2 million in unpaid traffic fines. |
| Paul Newman's Greatest Films (w/PICS) Posted: 27 Sep 2008 09:00 PM CDT Playing Brick, a deeply unhappy man who'd rather drink than have sex with his wife (Elizabeth Taylor), Newman picked up his first Oscar nomination for the 1958 adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play. |
| Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequence Posted: 27 Sep 2008 09:00 PM CDT In what local authorities are calling a "near tragedy," Charles Wentworth, a 17-year-old Rutgers Preparatory senior and member of the affluent Wentworth family, came perilously close to suffering a consequence resulting from his own wrongdoing Saturday. |
| Oscar-O-Meter: A Guide To The Fall Prestige Movies Posted: 27 Sep 2008 09:00 PM CDT For last year's preview of the prestige films of fall, we introduced the Oscar-O-Meter, a handy prognosticating formula that measured, on a scale of 1 to 10, just how much interest the Academy might have in a given film. The formula was very scientific—unimpeachably rigorous, if you ask us—and considered each film through the following criteria... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2008 08:40 PM CDT Even if you're a hyper-organized, task-oriented worker with an expansive mind and endless ambition, you won't get a lot done if your mind and body are demanding you curl up and doze off. Luckily, you can overcome a late night of net surfing, a rough morning, or just the post-lunch stupor without becoming an over-wired mess. |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2008 08:20 PM CDT Maybe its the fear of turning 40. Maybe its the feeling of unfinished business. Maybe its the fire in the belly that has not quite extinguished. For retired elite athletes, the itch is always there to make a return after experiencing "life after sport". For some, it becomes too strong to ignore. |
| Newsweek: Palin Is Ready? Please. Posted: 27 Sep 2008 08:00 PM CDT Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president.... In these times, for John McCain to have chosen this person to be his running mate is fundamentally irresponsible. McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, it is simply not true. Bring on the next debate.... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2008 07:41 PM CDT In April of 1965, Electronics magazine published a prescient article by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore. The article and the predictions that it made have since become the stuff of legend, and like most legends it has gone through a number of changes in the telling and retelling. |
| Armstrong may not be able to begin comeback in Australia Posted: 27 Sep 2008 07:20 PM CDT Lance Armstrong may not be able to start his comeback at the Tour Down Under in Australia because of the anti-doping re-entry rules, cycling's governing body said Saturday. |
| CEOs Who Lose Millions In Minutes Posted: 27 Sep 2008 07:00 PM CDT There are 30 chief executives of public companies on the latest Forbes 400 list, and most of them are losing hundreds--even thousands--of dollars a second. |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2008 06:50 PM CDT Explanation: Big, bright, and beautiful, spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra. Prominent spiral arms traced by dark dust lanes and blue star clusters lend this galaxy its popular name of the Southern Pinwheel. But reddish star forming regions that dot the sweep |
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| A Shadowy, Wet World of Squirt-Gun Assassins Posted: 27 Sep 2008 06:10 PM CDT When StreetWars started, each of the 250-plus contestants was handed a black envelope marked "Shadow Government," with the name, home address, workplace, e-mail address, cellphone number and photograph of a player to kill with a squirt-gun. After each kill, the shooter acquires the dead rival's target and begins stalking this new person... |
| My Bloody Valentine to Record First New Album in 17 Years! Posted: 27 Sep 2008 06:10 PM CDT Kevin Shields and his band are to begin work on their first album in 17 years after he realised the material he abandoned in 1996 was pretty good after all. Shields confirmed the rumours at the My Bloody Valentine-curated All Tomorrow's Parties festival this weekend. |
| Pandora Issues a "Call to Arms" to its Listeners Posted: 27 Sep 2008 06:00 PM CDT Call to Arms: "Please call your Congressperson right now and ask them to support H.R. 7084, the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - and to not capitulate to pressure from the NAB. Congress is currently working extended hours, so even calls this evening and over the weekend should get answered." |
| Michael's: "It's Store Policy Not To Accept Change" Posted: 27 Sep 2008 05:50 PM CDT Young boy wanted to buy a $4 wood plaque for his mother as part of a last-minute birthday gift, but Michael's craft store and the cashier wouldn't accept 16 quarters as payment. "It's store policy not to accept change," a cashier explained, forcing an embarrassed Hayden to borrow a few bucks from his younger sister. |
| S.E.C. Concedes Oversight Flaws Fueled Collapse Posted: 27 Sep 2008 05:31 PM CDT WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a longtime proponent of deregulation, acknowledged on Friday that failures in a voluntary supervision program for Wall Street's largest investment banks had contributed to the global financial crisis, and he abruptly shut the program down. |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2008 05:10 PM CDT Smells Like Greed Spirit. Parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit album cover |
| Horny Goat Weed Could Be Better Than Viagra Posted: 27 Sep 2008 05:10 PM CDT The soft green heart-shaped leaf of the horny goat weed could hold the key to a new drug for treating erectile dysfunction. Researchers say the Viagra alternative could be as effective as the famous blue pill, but have fewer side-effects. Mario Dell'Agli of the University of Milan, Italy, and colleagues tested four plants which are used as natural |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2008 04:40 PM CDT Ole Miss 31 - Florida 30 |
| Famous tech myths that just won't die Posted: 27 Sep 2008 04:20 PM CDT One day, Bill Gates was standing on a street corner, watching the clouds roll by. Absentmindedly, he dropped a $1,000 bill out of his pocket. A bystander noticed and said, "Are you going to pick that up?" |
| The amazing bicycle powered by the sun Posted: 27 Sep 2008 04:20 PM CDT A solar-powered bicycle has been invented, which could soon take the strain off a commuter's legs and the environment. The bright yellow 'Cycle Sol' operates like a normal pedal cycle but has a canopy lined with solar cells overhead. When the user pedals, sun's rays charge up a battery which powers a small electric motor hidden in the back wheel. |
| Gorgeous Panorama: Astronaut Floating Above Earth [NASA Pic] Posted: 27 Sep 2008 04:10 PM CDT At time, longest distance an astronaut ever "floated" free from his ship. Beautiful, dramatic shot. (Can be enlarged.) |
| Man steals Dodger uniform, poses for pics on field Posted: 27 Sep 2008 04:10 PM CDT The 47-year-old Higgins was arrested Wednesday morning after a security guard found him walking on the field in a Dodgers uniform and holding a glove with two balls... |
| Rumor: Is the Apple TV being replaced? Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:40 PM CDT We just got an e-mail from an anonymous Apple reseller, stating that they received an e-mail from Apple with instructions to remove all Apple TV displays and literature and to destroy them (which I assume means throw away the literature, send back the Apple TVs) by September 30, 2008 at 5 PM. |
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| Grounded space tourist wants $21 million refund Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:10 PM CDT A Japanese businessman who trained for a 10-day flight aboard the International Space Station has sued to get his money back, claiming he was defrauded of $21 million by the U.S. firm that arranged the venture. |
| Gallery: Stunning Vsualizations of Science Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:10 PM CDT It's a feast for the eyes: the winners of the 2008 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge have been announced. The awards are given to the best photographs, illustrations and interactive media that visualize science and technology. The image on the right won the "illustration" category |
| Apple selling unlocked iPhone 3G in Hong Kong Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:00 PM CDT Apple is selling the iPhone 3G on its Apple Store Web site in Hong Kong, promising the phones "can be activated with any wireless carrier." |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2008 02:50 PM CDT Why videogame developers make games only the most skilled and determined players can complete. |
| Amazing House Created Entirely from Plastic Bottles Posted: 27 Sep 2008 02:10 PM CDT It's no secret that our obsession with plastic bottles is turning into a bit of an environmental crisis, and no wonder, in the US alone 70 million bottles are purchased every day yet only a measly 10 million are recycled. So it's good to see someone doing something useful with the bottles instead of adding them to giant mounds of garbage. |
| Chinese Astronauts Complete First Spacewalk Posted: 27 Sep 2008 02:00 PM CDT A Chinese astronaut has completed his nation's first ever foray into space beyond the confines of a spacecraft. |
| Landis Turns To Courts On Doping Decision Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:50 PM CDT Suspended cyclist Floyd Landis has taken the unusual step of challenging his doping conviction, stepping outside the anti-doping adjudication system to try to prove in a U.S. court that his case was not fairly heard by a sports arbitration panel. |
| WebKit becomes first browser engine to fully pass Acid3 test Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:40 PM CDT Maciej Stachowiak of the WebKit team has announced that the browser engine behind Safari is the first to fully pass the Acid3 test, including the test's condition of smooth animation rendering. |
| McCain dead wrong about Kissinger's stance on talk with Iran Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:20 PM CDT Kissinger, speaking Monday at George Washington University along with four other former U.S. State Department secretaries, said the next president should initiate high-level discussions with Iran "without conditions," ABC News reported. |
| The Next Bull Market: It's Green Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:20 PM CDT "There's always a bull market somewhere," goes the old Wall Street saw. While financial markets collapse, a whole new multi-billion dollar green economy is on the rise. Washington is spending billions to bail-out Wall St but just a fraction of that would create millions of jobs, bring huge returns to investors, and, oh yeah, save the planet. |
| The hottest wedding dress ever! Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:10 PM CDT A picture of one of the sexiest wedding dresses ever! |
| Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloads Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:10 PM CDT A security hole in Adobe Systems Inc software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com Inc's video streaming service. |
| Giant prehistoric geese the size of small plane Posted: 27 Sep 2008 12:40 PM CDT Giant prehistoric geese the size of small aircraft once flew over Britain, scientists have discovered. Dasornis, which had a 16 ft wingspan and sharp teeth, lived 50 million years ago and was related to present-day ducks and geese. Once it skimmed the waters which covered what is now London, Essex and Kent, snapping up fish and squid... |
| Wal*Mart shutting down DRM server Posted: 27 Sep 2008 12:30 PM CDT Hey suckers! Did you buy DRM music from Wal*Mart instead of downloading MP3s for free from the P2P networks? Well, they're repaying your honesty by taking away your music. |
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