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Inflatable Surveillance Balls for Mars

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 09:10 PM CDT

Each foot-wide, 11-pound ball can roll up to 62 miles, snap photos at any angle, and take soil samples, drawing its power from the solar panels on its shell. Unlike wheeled rovers, the rounded scouts have fewer motors to repair, never flip over, and are easier to seal from dust. Plus, they rarely get stuck.

Bob Herbert: Palin’s Words Raise Red Flags

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 09:00 PM CDT

If Gov. Sarah Palin's fumbled interviews are an accurate reflection of her qualifications, John McCain should find a replacement on the ticket.

You have reached the error page for the error page [PIC]

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 09:00 PM CDT

Oh how I love you, Google.

Chemical irritant empties Islamic School in Dayton

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 08:50 PM CDT

Njie was one of several affected when a suspected chemical irritant was sprayed into the mosque at 26 Josie St., bringing Dayton police, fire and hazardous material personnel to the building at 9:48 p.m.Someone "sprayed an irritant into the mosque," Dayton fire District Chief Vince Wiley said, noting that fire investigators believe it was a hand-

Live DVD for Linux Games

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 08:40 PM CDT

lg-live is a live Linux DVD pre-installed with some of the top linux games out there.

Palin Took Freebies, Help Selling House As Mayor

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 08:30 PM CDT

Though Sarah Palin depicts herself as a pit bull fighting good-old-boy politics, in her years as mayor she and her friends received special benefits more typical of small-town politics as usual, an Associated Press investigation shows.

Don't Feed The Pigeons!

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 08:20 PM CDT

Video Game Consoles Stored In Gamestop Bathroom

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 08:10 PM CDT

On a serious note, we're telling ourselves that there's just no way this happens in even a meaningful amount of Gamestop locations, but more than anything, the video waiting just after the break is for chuckles and chuckles alone.

Earth Is Not Huge

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 08:00 PM CDT

Favre's 6 TDs lead Jets past Cardinals 56-35

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 07:50 PM CDT

The New York Jets' defense rattled and roughed up Kurt Warner in the second quarter, and Brett Favre took care of the rest. Favre threw a career-high and Jets-record six touchdown passes, including three to Laveranues Coles,

Boy killed when caught stealing snacks

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 07:40 PM CDT

A Texas jury acquitted a man accused of killing a boy who broke into his home looking for a snack ? A case that sparked outrage in this border city, where many thought the man should not have even been charged.

McCain and Team Have Many Ties to Gambling Industry

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 07:30 PM CDT

John McCain, Congress's most influential member on gambling issues, has a history with the industry complicated by personal ties and opposing loyalties.

Iowa College Apologizes for a Most Unfortunate Typo

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 07:20 PM CDT

A calendar entry for Feb. 16, 2009, was supposed to read "Black History Lunch and Learn." Instead, it says "Black History Linch and Learn."

John Kerry Takes It To McCain On Fox News

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 07:10 PM CDT

How many ways can you say John McCain is a trainwreck by reciting simple facts? LOTS!

Perfect Match (pic)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 07:00 PM CDT

Preparing for the First Debate (PIC)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 06:50 PM CDT

Democratic Presidential Nominee, Senator Barack Obama participates in the first presidential debate with Senator McCain at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS on Friday, September 26, 2008.

Super Mario Cake

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 06:40 PM CDT

Now that's what I call a cake!

Search Flickr Images by Color

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 06:30 PM CDT

Use the Multicolr Search Lab to search the 10 million most interesting creative commons pics on Flickr - by color. You can pick up to 10 colors to search by, and the results are absolutely stunning. Take a peak.

Honda to Sell Hybrid Motorcyles In Two Years

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 06:20 PM CDT

Honda will start selling gas-electric HYBRID MOTORCYCLES in two years, according to a report in Japan's Mainichi newspaper. The hybrid hog will use the same technology as Honda's hybrid cars, but miniaturized. The conventional wisdom has been that hybrid motorcycles are impossible, but Honda says they can do it.

McCain Camp Can't Get Story Straight On Bailout

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 06:10 PM CDT

At the same time that Sen. John McCain was saying that he didn't deserve credit for getting a economic bailout package to the brink of completion, his campaign's chief strategist was arguing that the Senator played an integral role.

Elgg: The Open Source Social Network Creator!

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 05:50 PM CDT

Elgg is an open source application for rolling out a social network. It installs like any Web-based software, but instead of a blog or a wiki, it gives you all the components of a social networking site -- your own MySpace!

'Thank John McCain' TV Ad, final version on the air

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 05:30 PM CDT

Apple to Make iTunes & iPod Completely Accessible to Blinds

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 05:10 PM CDT

Apple has committed to work with the state of Massachusetts to use its VoiceOver technology from Mac OS X to make its iTunes and iPod ecosystem fully usable for the blind.

Wal-Mart Gives Number 1 Reason Why DRM Isn't The Answer

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 05:00 PM CDT

The music industry is struggling to gain a foot-hold in the battle with online piracy. The options available for music lovers to grow their music collection digitally is tremendous and free. So much so that music companies and publishers have struck up agreements with some of biggest names offering digital music: iTunes, Last.FM., Amazon & Wallmart

How Do '88 QBs Stack Up Against '08 Counterparts?

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 05:00 PM CDT

I've never been a great fan of comparing eras while we're in the midst of a season, but it took an e-mail from a British connoisseur of American football, Simon Veness, to give me some serious thoughts about the standard of quarterbacking these days. He called it the "near barrel-scraping state." I always hear extreme views such as these...

Iron Ball Dropped in Sand - Amazing Slow Motion

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 04:50 PM CDT

Awesome high speed camera footage of something that may just seem mundane if not in slow motion.

If Your Elementary School Textbook Could Talk

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 04:50 PM CDT

As Negotiators Worked, McCain Ate at 4-Star Restaurant

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 04:40 PM CDT

So lawmakers struck a deal on the bailout last night, but where was John McCain? Was he part of the negotiations that he rushed back to Washington, DC to rescue? Was he valiantly battling the forces of the status quo on behalf of Main Street? Well, it turns out that he wasn't. Instead, he indulged in a luxury dining experience at CityZen.

Michigan Voters To Decide Medical Marijuana Issue

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 04:20 PM CDT

On November 4, the citizens of Michigan will decide whether to legalize the medical use of marijuana in their state. Polls are showing the measure with 67% support.

The Only Known Photograph of a "Rainbow" P-G Cloud ... WOW!

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 04:20 PM CDT

Stunning, spectacular, and very, very beautiful!

Palin Claimed Dinosaurs And People Coexisted

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 04:10 PM CDT

Soon after Sarah Palin was elected mayor of the foothill town of Wasilla, Alaska, she startled a local music teacher by insisting in casual conversation that men and dinosaurs coexisted on an Earth created 6,000 years ago -- about 65 million years after scientists say most dinosaurs became extinct -- the teacher said.

Palin Contradicts McCain On Pakistan, Seems To Back Obama's

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:50 PM CDT

GOP VP Nominee Interrogated On Foreign Policy During Restaurant Stop

Go Viral: STOP THE BAILOUT OR.... DEPRESSION?

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:30 PM CDT

Is it coming? If it happens, it will be because of what Congress DOES, not what it does NOT.CONGRESS and OUR GOVERNMENT GENERALLY are responsible for the credit lockup. See how and why, then MAKE THIS VIDEO GO VIRAL; we MUST stop the bailout

North Carolina school wants to teach creationism

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:10 PM CDT

"It's really a disgrace for the state school board to impose evolution on our students without teaching creationism," county school board member Jimmy Hobbs said at Tuesday's meeting. "The law says we can't have Bibles in schools, but we can have evolution, of the atheists."

Increase your productivity by using 2 monitors

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 02:50 PM CDT

How'd you like to increase your office productivity by as much as 50%? Add a second monitor to your computer setup. Once you do, you'll never go back to using only one monitor again.

15 Diabetes-Friendly Snack Tips

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 02:20 PM CDT

Keep your blood sugar steady with a smart and satisfying snack! "Don't eat between meals." If you've ever heard that advice, you might want to take it with a grain of salt. If you go more than four or five hours between meals, a mid-afternoon snack might be just what the doctor ordered to help you keep your blood sugar steady.

The 14 best Linux Distros

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 02:00 PM CDT

Given the number of Linux distros out there, how did we pick just 14? Some were obvious; the likes of Slackware and Debian have been around since Linus was in short trousers. SUSE, Fedora, Mandriva and Ubuntu are similarly too significant to ignore. What about the others? To survive, a distro must have something to offer – a large userbase, unique

The 50 most significant moments of Internet history

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 01:40 PM CDT

We decided to plough the history of the entire Internet, from the roots of its underlying technology, to the Web properties that helped it explode, the litigation it endured on the way and disasters companies have suffered as a result of the Net's popularity.

Hey! Wait a minute...

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 01:20 PM CDT

10 Creative Advertising Ideas from Students

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 01:00 PM CDT

10 fantastic ans successful ads designed by STUDENTS!

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