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| Terrorists, Secessionists, Sarah Palin and Guilt by Associat Posted: 05 Oct 2008 09:10 PM CDT You have never distanced yourself from a radical secessionist movement aimed at the breaking up of the Federal Union. You, Governor, have never stated a single time that the AIP is not only wrong-headed, but outright dangerous. Instead, you have videotaped welcoming comments for their annual conventions. Instead, you have a "close association" with |
| The Man Who Stuck His Head Inside a Particle Accelerator Posted: 05 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT Bugorski, a 36-year-old researcher at the Institute for High Energy Physics in Protvino, was checking a piece of accelerator equipment that had malfunctioned - as had, apparently, the several safety mechanisms. |
| PayPal to refund shoppers defrauded on eBay Posted: 05 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT PayPal, the payment service used by 20 million online shoppers in Britain, has given in to consumer demands to offer full refunds to buyers defrauded on eBay. |
| The History of the Sega Dreamcast Posted: 05 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT This is the sad story of the Sega Dreamcast. See what made this console a wonderful breakthrough and a disappointing failure at the same time. The fact that I have to submit this under 'Industry News' because there's no Sega section in 'Gaming' lets you know things have really changed in the past 10 years. Part 2/2 is posted below. |
| Scientists spurn 'unfashionable' cancers, report finds Posted: 05 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT As money floods in for UK breast cancer and leukaemia research, 80 per cent of people with lung tumours are dying within a year of diagnosis. But, patients suffering from "unfashionable" cancers are being neglected by scientists in spite of record spending on cancer research, according to a new report by the National Cancer Research Institute. |
| Creative Photography by Romain Laurent Posted: 05 Oct 2008 08:30 PM CDT Today's inspiration comes from Romain Laurent, a highly talented French photographer, famous for his brilliant work with some of the biggest advertising agencies in the world |
| Sam Stein: Noonan Says Palin's Type Of Populism Is Bad For C Posted: 05 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, conservative columnist Peggy Noonan said that the "populist" tactics being deployed by Sarah Palin was "not helpful to the country" and painted her candidacy as built on class warfare. |
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| Beautiful Rainbow Cake...With a Pot of Gold Too! [PIC] Posted: 05 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT Was browsing Flickr when I came across this awesome looking cake. Don't know much about cake designs but I thought this was pretty well done. |
| ESPN - Cubs' latest failure is worse than ever Posted: 05 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT It wasn't a collapse. "Collapse" is too nice of a word. A collapse would mean the Chicago Cubs actually showed up for the NLDS. |
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| This is the kind of man Barack Obama is... Posted: 05 Oct 2008 07:30 PM CDT An amazing true story of how Obama helped a complete stranger. |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2008 07:20 PM CDT We've all been there: you've downloaded an episode of your favorite TV show to watch on your commute or stream to your living room, but the file you downloaded isn't supported on the device you want to use it with. Once a significant obstacle to enjoying your media anywhere, this problem is easily solved by any number of free media converters. |
| Ancient Peru pyramid spotted by satellite Posted: 05 Oct 2008 07:00 PM CDT A new remote sensing technology has peeled away layers of mud and rock near Peru's Cahuachi desert to reveal an ancient adobe pyramid, Italian researchers announced on Friday at a satellite imagery conference in Rome. |
| New Zealand to 'tax' farts and burps to cut emissions? Posted: 05 Oct 2008 06:50 PM CDT Committed to the Kyoto Protocol, New Zealand promised to cut its emissions to 1990 levels. The country's biggest source is methane from cattle, and the issue is raising a stink among local farmers. The New Zealand government has come up with the idea of putting a levy on the global-warming emissions of sheep and cows. |
| Athletes Who Played in Pain [PICS] Posted: 05 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT Great mix & gallery, from multiple sports. From Johan Santana (NY Mets, 2008), Curt Schilling (Red Sox, 2004) to Michael Jordan (1997), Kirk Gibson (1998), Willis Reed (1970), Ben Hogan (1950), a lot more. |
| Kid rages in the middle of a WoW match Posted: 05 Oct 2008 06:30 PM CDT Swarm of Team SK Gaming US shows some emotions in a match at Intel Extreme Masters Los Angeles. |
| Why is the NY Times ignoring McCain's own 'radical' Liddy? Posted: 05 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT For the 18th time this year NYT has run an article on Barack Obama's 'association' with Bill Ayers, former radical (Obama was 8 when Ayers was active). How about McCain's closeness to G. Gordon Liddy, convicted in Watergate? |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT Atmosphir is a third person, 3D, platform/adventure game that runs on Linux. |
| Can Reading Help Kids Lose Weight? Posted: 05 Oct 2008 06:10 PM CDT When doctors urge overweight kids to pick up more activities, reading probably isn't what they have in mind. Yet a new study by obesity researchers at Duke University finds that the simple act of reading — depending on the choice of material — can spur weight loss in tween-age girls. |
| Iraq: The Surge Is Not Working. Posted: 05 Oct 2008 06:00 PM CDT MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Eleven Iraqis were killed on Sunday during a U.S. raid on a home in northern Iraq in which a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among civilians inside, the U.S. military said. A U.S. military spokesman said it was not... |
| Oldest 'Footprints' on Earth Found Posted: 05 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT The oldest-known tracks of a creature apparently using legs have been discovered in rock dated to 570 million years ago in what was once a shallow sea in Nevada. |
| New Solar Cell is as Cheap and Easy to Make as a Pizza Posted: 05 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT An Australian scientist has developed a new method of manufacturing solar cells using nothing more than some nail polish remover, a pizza oven and a standard inkjet printer. The iJET technique is so easy and cheap to carry out that it could revolutionize access to solar technology in the developing world. |
| Interview - Naomi Wolf - Give Me Liberty Posted: 05 Oct 2008 05:30 PM CDT Interview with Naomi Wolf author of "Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries" given October 4, 2008 on Mind Over Matters, KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle. |
| Tim Burton and Johnny Depp take on Alice in Wonderland Posted: 05 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT So imagine how excited I am to hear that Tim Burton is filming a live version of Alice in Wonderland with Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter. They've just started filming here in the UK (I missed the extras casting call by a few weeks which would have been fun!) and there have already been some leaked pictures of Mia Wasikowska.... |
| Fun Things To Do With Your Mom Posted: 05 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT |
| What It Will Cost To Heat Your Home Posted: 05 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT Buffalo, N.Y., gets cold during the winter. Really cold. Yet the typical Buffalo family will spend $333 less to heat a home this year than families in Boston do or ones in Washington, D.C. Read why... |
| i wanna work for NASA real bad Posted: 05 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT Ground control to Major Tom |
| Bank buyouts raise question of names for venues Posted: 05 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT Performance venues love blockbuster events, but not the kind that are currently affecting their naming-rights partners. The stunning takeovers of big banks like Washington Mutual (WaMu) and Wachovia are forcing venues with long-term naming-rights deals with these institutions to grapple with unexpected branding challenges. |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2008 04:40 PM CDT Rick roll'd |
| Palin's Attack Legitimizes Questions re Todd's Associations Posted: 05 Oct 2008 04:30 PM CDT Sarah Palin attacked Obama's patriotism today over his association with former Weatherman Bill Ayers -- a move that makes it perfectly legitimate to raise questions about the Palins' associations with a group founded by an Alaska secessionist who once professed... |
| The Power of Unconscious Thought: Creative problem solving? Posted: 05 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT No doubt many of us have all experienced a situation where, after long hours of trying to solve a certain problem, we give up, and go get a break, only to come back and solve the problem within moments. |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT Free minix-like kernel sources for 386-AT, was the subject of Linus Benedict Torvalds post to comp.os.minix on October 5, 1991 -- seventeen years ago today. |
| Has Microsoft lost it? MS is fighting for its very survival. Posted: 05 Oct 2008 04:00 PM CDT Rejected by Yahoo!, outgunned by Google and humiliated by Apple, Microsoft is fighting for its very survivalOn the face of it, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Gordon Brown don't have much in common. One is a plain speaking, unpretentious, horny-handed son of toil who, after what seemed like an eternity, took over the top job from his best friend |
| The Final Curtain for the Kimbo Slice Show Posted: 05 Oct 2008 03:50 PM CDT It was just a matter of time before Kimbo got exposed. He was little more than a character out of central casting, a bunch of addictive YouTube videos and a lot of insane hype by CBS, which made him a headliner before he made himself a fighter... |
| GOP dread: Dems could hit 60 Senate seats - Jim VandeHei Posted: 05 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT The possibility that Democrats will build a muscular, 60-seat Senate majority is looking increasing plausible, with new polls showing a powerful surge for the party's candidates in Minnesota, Kentucky and other states. |
| Audi ships A4 Driving Challenge iPhone game v2.0 Posted: 05 Oct 2008 03:20 PM CDT They say you get what you pay for. Unfortunately, even with the second release of the Audi A4 Driving Challenge for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the price tag is still fairly representative of the quality of the game. |
| McCain Didn't Think Osama Bin Laden Was A Bad Guy In 1998!! Posted: 05 Oct 2008 03:10 PM CDT Entry showing that John McCain questioned whether Osama bin Laden was a bad guy in September 1998, right after the August 7th, 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Africa by Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda. |
| Download the Eee version of Ubuntu! Posted: 05 Oct 2008 03:10 PM CDT Sporting a brand new interface, dozens of fixes, enhanced hardware support, and brand new support for the latest Eee models, Ubuntu Eee is better than ever. Check out the big improvements in Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1 and how they will make your mobile computing more productive than ever! |
| World's Heaviest Man Helps Another Obese Man Diet Posted: 05 Oct 2008 03:10 PM CDT Garza is getting diet advice from Manuel Uribe, a fellow Mexican who has been fighting to lose his title as the world's heaviest man. Both men live around the Monterrey area in Mexico. Neither can get out of bed. Although Garza has not been on a scale in years, doctors estimate he could weigh about 990 pounds. He got a call from Uribe... |
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