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Girl with Down syndrome voted Homecoming Queen

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:20 PM CDT

A suburban Chicago high school crowns a 17 year-old girl with Down syndrome their 2008 Homecoming Queen.

How to Improve Your iTunes Experience (Part 1) [Mac Only]

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:20 PM CDT

I love my music and everything else that goes along with it. I love the fact that in my iTunes, every song is properly labelled, is nicely arranged alphabetically by artist and have their particular album artwork attached in high resolution.

Colin Powell Destroys McCain's Negative Smear Campaign

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:10 PM CDT

From Ayers to using "Muslim" as a smear, Bachmann to the socialism charges, Powell gives a bit of straight talk. Thank you for some real honesty.

Would You Like to Live Here? [PIC]

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT

Malé, population 104,403 (2006), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Maldives. The island is heavily urbanized, with the city taking up essentially its entire landmass.

Police Arrest Mich. Man For Car Wash Vacuum Sex

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT

olice say a Michigan man has been arrested after "receiving sexual favors from a vacuum" at a car wash.

Record Label ‘Infringes’ Own Copyright, Site Pulled

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT

The website of a record label which offers completely free music downloads has been taken down by its host for copyright infringement, even though it only offers its own music. Quote Unquote Records calls itself "The First Ever Donation Based Record Label", but is currently homeless after its host pulled the plug.

Hollywood - happy at last?

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT

Personifying happiness as a hard-won philosophical stance in what the director proudly calls an "anti-miserablist film," Poppy may be just the character to snap the cinema out of its love affair with gloom and doom. "Happy-Go-Lucky" is showing in select theaters.

10 weirdest sports

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT

Really weird and funny

The First 10 Minutes of Fable 2, albeit in Polish

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 07:40 PM CDT

It goes without saying this needs a major spoiler alert, which is why I'm sticking the video on the jump. Video of the first 10 minutes of the game turned up this week on the Polish gaming site Polygamia. The dialogue is in English, subtitled in Polish. If you can't wait until Tuesday to get the game (North America) or you don't mind getting a...

Business tech born in Cern's Big Bang lab

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 07:30 PM CDT

Cutting edge particle physics is being used to hone new technology that will eventually make its way into enterprises

Six Diet Culprits That Deprive Your Body of Nutrients

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 07:20 PM CDT

There are literally hundreds of diets that have been promoted as the latest, greatest, and easiest way to lose weight. Unfortunately for those of us who try them, most of these fad weight-loss plans leave us eliminating foods, entire food groups, and the calories we need to fuel our hearts, brains, and nervous systems—not to mention they leave...

Death Watch

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 07:00 PM CDT

Okay, let's not panic everyone. Yes, there's the odd eerie echo of the last bust, and yes, times are suddenly a lot tougher, and yes, investors are suddenly asking awkward questions like "Do you have a revenue model for this?" On the other hand, at least this time we get to blame the bricks-and-mortar people, and not the other way around.

Pierre-Luc Gagnon Wins Dew Tour Skateboard Vert Title

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 06:50 PM CDT

Canada's Pierre-Luc Gagnon won the skateboard vert on Saturday night in the PlayStation Pro to take the Dew Cup title as the season champion.

Google Docs Guide: How to do Stuff with Google Docs

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT

A Practical guide to Google Docs: Learn how to do anything and everything with your online Google Office.

Rotating 3D Cube in Javascript

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 06:30 PM CDT

Very cool 3D effect achieved with only using JavaScript.

Waiting for the Wave (Teahupoo)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT

A classic shot by Tony Nolan.

Democracy is... (PIC)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 06:10 PM CDT

One picture worth a thousand words.

What does your tattoo say about you?

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 06:10 PM CDT

Real Life Skills Learned by Playing Video Games (Pics)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 06:00 PM CDT

They took their favorite games and edited them slightly to show off all those valuable real world skills they learned

TBS Replaces Beginning of ALCS Game 6 With Steve Harvey Show

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 06:00 PM CDT

When the top of the second inning began, broadcaster Chip Caray said: "We again apologize profusely for the technical difficulties we had back in Atlanta. You haven't missed much."

What Happens When Marketing Reps Advertise for Holiday Inn

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT

A marketing rep freestyles in this Holiday Inn Express commercial

The First Minute of "Who's Nailin' Paylin" [Safe for Work]

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT

This is the first minute of "Who's Nailin' Paylin" starring a Sarah Palin lookalike who greets two friendly Russians in this opening scene. This first minute is totally safe for work, but I'm guessing what comes after isn't.

Has eBay hit its twilight?

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT

With listings up but sales flat, eBay isn't yet showing any benefit from a blizzard of drastic changes made earlier this year to its e-commerce site.

If you don't vote Obama, your momma's next...

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT

Stunning View from Joshua Tree National Park [HUGE PIC]

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:30 PM CDT

Panorama of the view south from Keys View in the Little San Bernadino Mountains, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA. Visible landmarks are the Salton Sea (230ft below sea level) at rear left, along towards the center the Santa Rosa Mountains behind Indio and the San Jacinto Mountains behind Palm Springs.

Google Gadgets For Linux! Finally!

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT

Google Gadgets for Linux provides a platform for running desktop gadgets under Linux, catering to the unique needs of Linux users. It's compatible with the gadgets written for Google Desktop for Windows as well as the Universal Gadgets on iGoogle. Following Linux norms, this project is open-sourced under the Apache License.

New Google Chrome Builds Show Greasemonkey Support

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT

Remember that thing Google put together a comic book about? Chrome is its name, and Web browsing and AJAX crunching is its game. Well, just recently the latest beta builds are said to have basic Greasemonkey support. With emphasis on basic.

15 Castles That Will Take Your Breath Away

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT

Some look like fairytale castles while others resemble nightmarish monstrosities. But they all have one thing in common: They will take your breath away.

The Suburban Life [PIC]

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT

An aerial view of housing developments near Markham, Ontario...a town located in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. All the neat, tiny boxes in a row..

Jamaica Puzzled By Theft Of Beach

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT

Police in Jamaica are investigating the suspected theft of hundreds of tons of sand from a beach on the island's north coast. Detectives say people in the tourism sector could be suspects, because a good beach is seen as a valuable asset to hotels on the Caribbean island.

APOD: In the Center of the Lagoon Nebula

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 04:40 PM CDT

UK Wind Farm Plans on Brink of Failure

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 04:30 PM CDT

Planning delays, long delivery times, escalating costs, 10-year hold-ups in connection to the national grid and technical problems in building offshore wind farms all threaten to derail PM Brown's ambitions.

Marilyn Manson Puppy Wants to Play

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 04:10 PM CDT

24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Day One

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 04:00 PM CDT

What a day! Being a LeMons Supreme Court justice at the Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons event means that the action never stops; the black-flag brigade at MSR cut no slack to those who bash into each other, slide off the asphalt, spin out....

Switzerland Creates Law Banning the Humiliation of Plants

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:50 PM CDT

Recently, the Swiss Parliament asked a panel of philosophers, lawyers, geneticists and theologians to determine the meaning of dignity when it pertains to plants. As a result, Switzerland created a new amended law that protects the dignity of vegetation.

Brzezinski: Powell Just Pwnd McCain-Palin

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:40 PM CDT

Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski tells the Huffington Post that Gen. Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama represents a "comprehensive indictment" of the McCain-Palin ticket.

'1984' (COMIC)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT

Think Different.

No, THIS is What Digg Has Become [PIC]

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:10 PM CDT

Stop being such whores, you damn abusers

Peter Schiff June 26 2008 arguing WITH TWO DUMB ASSES

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:00 PM CDT

Peter Schiff on Fox back in June 2006 being attacked by the idiot host, Stuart Varney, and a guest, Gary Smith, for predicting a downturn in the economy. Now those idiots can eat their words. Digg to embarrass them more.

40 of The Most Creative Lamp Designs Ever [w/ pics]

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 02:50 PM CDT

We all know that one of the easiest ways you have to light a dark corner in any room or add some atmospheric lighting to your living-room area, is to place your choice of lamp. In today article you can see 40 of the most creative lamp designs that you can find on the internet these days. So let's begin ….

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