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| Blackwater Floats Private Navy To Fight Pirates Posted: 24 Oct 2008 09:50 PM CDT Although Blackwater temporarily lost its license to operate in Iraq, the U.S. State Department ultimately reinstated it. The company's decision to provide maritime security services reflects rising concerns in the maritime industry about sea piracy- we must not forget the world currently transports 80% of all international freight by sea. |
| NFL: Rash of Positive Tests under Steroid Policy Posted: 24 Oct 2008 09:30 PM CDT There has been a "rash of positive tests under the steroid policy as a result of players taking water pills to lose weight," a highly-placed NFL source said. "There are about six to ten overall positive tests. Three to four of them are from the Saints organization alone including McAllister and Smith." |
| Jennifer Hudson's Mother Found Dead, 7 y/o Nephew Missing Posted: 24 Oct 2008 09:20 PM CDT Jennifer Hudson's mother was one of two victims shot and killed in Chicago earlier today. An all points bulletin has been issued for Hudson's 7-year-old nephew who may have been taken from the scene. Police are looking for 1994 white Suburban with license plate X584859. |
| Missing: Invisible Bicycle [PIC] Posted: 24 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT |
| 12 Songs to accompany McCain's Joe the Plumber Tour Posted: 24 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT The is a fun list of songs that refer to the Joe's and taxes that have been the center of much debate from McCain's new favorite phrase: Joe the Plumber! Palin's favorite phrase is still Maverick. And let's not forget there is a "Joe" Biden in all of this mess. Look and give a listen. |
| Leaked Excerpts From 15 Year-Old Miley Cyrus's 'Memoir' Posted: 24 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT If someone asked me to write a memoir when I was 15, I can't imagine it would be all that inspiring. It would presumably include one chapter about how much I liked the WWF, one chapter about how unfair it was that my high school cafeteria only had corndogs, like, ONCE EVERY MILLION YEARS, and the rest of the chapters would have been dedicated to bo |
| Genetically Engineered Glow-in-the-Dark Cat [video] Posted: 24 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT The Today show introduced Mr. Green Genes, the first glow in the dark cat in the US. Fast forward to 0:52 for the really cool bits. |
| Posted: 24 Oct 2008 08:10 PM CDT Remember those Budweiser "Whasssssssssupppppppppppp!!!" ads, that made you want to crush and kill everyone in your pat? Yes, well someone has put the idea to use for the sake of good. We won't ruin the clip for you. |
| Haunting Pictures That Bring The Drama Of WWII To Life Posted: 24 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT The war we never saw! Max Hastings tells the stories behind haunting images that bring the drama of WWII to life. |
| 10 Insane Book Titles - A You Ready for a WTF Moment? Posted: 24 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT 10 Insane Book Titles - A You Ready for a WTF Moment? |
| It's official - my wife likes Ubuntu, too Posted: 24 Oct 2008 07:40 PM CDT "I really like Ubuntu…it's very intuitive and I was able to do everything I needed to do today with no problem. Everything seems to be faster, too. You can leave this one on my computer." This is high praise indeed from a neo-Luddite who finds nothing intuitive about computers. |
| McCain Staffer Gave Reporters Incendiary Version Of Hoax Posted: 24 Oct 2008 07:30 PM CDT John McCain's Pennsylvania communications director told reporters in the state an incendiary version of the hoax story about the attack on a McCain volunteer well before the facts of the case were known or established -- and even told reporters... |
| Posted: 24 Oct 2008 07:20 PM CDT Halloween holds an extra special thrill for some people... |
| One of the world's smallest ever dinosaurs is discovered. Posted: 24 Oct 2008 07:10 PM CDT One of the world's smallest ever dinosaur skulls has been discovered and scientists believe it may fill a gap in their knowledge about why some of the creatures turned vegetarian. The skull, less than two inches long, belonged to a baby Heterodontosaurus which lived 190 million years ago and was just six inches tall and 18 inches from head to tail. |
| China Blocks Blogs, Search Results on Tainted Milk Scandal Posted: 24 Oct 2008 07:00 PM CDT The evidence is accumulating. The censorship imposed on the Chinese media about the contaminated milk scandal has had disastrous consequences. |
| Signs Of The Coming Green Dictatorship Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT Have environmentalists gone too far when they tell you when you can run your air conditioner? How about when they tell you if you can keep your job? Or who you should be dating? |
| The Science of Snacks: Thinking Makes You Hungry Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT A study in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine contends that intellectual work—that's right, I'm calling writing this stuff, ya know, intellectual—induces a big increase in caloric intake. |
| Ten Cars You Can Live In After Your Home is Repossessed Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:30 PM CDT As shelter is the largest single expense for most people, the ongoing "Financiapocalpyse" could see more people trading that Tudor for a four-door. As your guides through this challenging time, we've identified ten cars you'd be happy to call home until your 401k is worth more than the postage used to send you those depressing reports. |
| Microsoft earnings beat estimates, outlook lower Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT Microsoft on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings that narrowly topped estimates, while saying that it expects the holiday season results to be slightly lower than analysts were projecting. |
| Cool Russian 'Propaganda' ad (PIC) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT At first glange, the posters seem to be in Russian. Buuuut.... |
| 7 Bizarre Things (And 1 Bodily Fluid) People Use as Money Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:00 PM CDT 7 Bizarre Things (And 1 Bodily Fluid) People Use as Money |
| Gmail’s Newly Launched Emoticons Features a Pile of Shit Posted: 24 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT After Mail Goggles and Canned Response this is exactly what Google needed to come out with...a set of emoticons with pile of shit |
| Most Effective TB Vaccine For HIV-positive People Developed. Posted: 24 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT UCLA scientists engineered a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine specifically designed for HIV-positive people that was shown to be safer and more potent than the current TB vaccine in preclinical trials. |
| Visualizing Uncle Sam's Debt (Graphics) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 05:30 PM CDT Here are the top seven foreign lenders, visualized as credit cards, while the image at the top shows the total of foreign lending. All numbers have been brought down to the U.S. median household scale. Just imagine your household with these balances and you will have a better perspective on just how large these debts really are. |
| Wikipedia DVD Released on BitTorrent | Posted: 24 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT Today, the latest edition of the Wikipedia school edition has been released by SOS Children's Villages, a charity organization that aims to help orphans and vulnerable children worldwide. The 08/09 edition can be downloaded for free, via BitTorrent only, and comprises over 5500 hand-picked educational articles. |
| Posted: 24 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT Tesla is making some big moves. Literally |
| AMD Launches Midrange Graphics Refresh, The Radeon HD 4830 Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:41 PM CDT As its name suggests, this latest addition to the AMD-ATI Radeon HD 4800 series of graphics cards and is similar to the Radeon HD 4850 but with a couple of processing arrays disabled. The benchmarks with this new Radeon look pretty impressive for a card in its price range ($129). |
| Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:30 PM CDT These guys demonstrate once again that human stupidity has no limits. Watch as they build a ramp to unload a new car out of a semi but don't brace the ramp. |
| Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT John McCain invading your dreams. |
| Linux Foundation: the kernel is worth $1.4 billion Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT The Linux Foundation has released the results of a study that it conducted in order to estimate the financial value of the Linux platform. They say that the kernel is worth $1.4 billion, and the broader platform is worth $10.8 billion. |
| 20 websites you never realised you needed Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:01 PM CDT The internet has changed the world, mostly through big sites like Google, Amazon, MySpace and Facebook.But other smaller sites can, if anything, be even more useful, if only you can find the right ones. |
| McDonald's Cracks Down On Sauce Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:51 PM CDT McDonald's has had enough of your sauce-hogging ways. You will get a certain number of packets of sauce with your order, and if you want more you're just going to have to pay up, damn it. |
| BREAKING: Police called to Isiah Thomas' house on OD report Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:40 PM CDT Police and an ambulance crew went to the home of former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas early this morning on what a police radio report indicated was a possible overdose. "I'm not going to confirm or deny this. Were we there? Yes. But I'm not going to tell you who it is," the police chief said. |
| A Breathtaking, Beautiful View of a Desert Storm at Sunset! Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT Photographer: Sandy Redding |
| Hubble Back on Track to Resume Operations Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:20 PM CDT One week after two anomalous events caused a snag in NASA's attempt to revive the Hubble Space Telescope, the orbital observatory is nearly back up and running, with science operations set to resume this weekend. |
| Apple to oppose anti-gay marriage ballot question Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:10 PM CDT The company announced Friday that it would donate $100,000 to the No on Prop 8 campaign, which opposes a measure to ban gay marriage that California voters will consider a week from Tuesday. Google has also spoken out against the ballot measure. |
| Seagate's 1.5TB, 7200rpm Internal Drive Review Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:10 PM CDT Seagate's new Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 1.5 terabyte drive packs a lot of performance into its 8-head 4-disc drive, proving that you can have size and speed in a single internal hard drive. |
| Fifty-two cows are killed after lightning hits a wire fence. Posted: 24 Oct 2008 02:51 PM CDT Fifty-two cows were killed after lightning hit a wire fence they were grazing next to. |
| Scifi Tattoos That Say 'I'm A Futuristic Bad-Ass' Posted: 24 Oct 2008 02:51 PM CDT Some of the coolest characters in science fiction sport bad-ass tattoos that signify membership in a secret society. And if you're a futuristic assassin, there's nothing like having some ink on your face to set you apart from the regular tough guys. |
| Doctor Estimates McCain's Cancer Death Risk Posted: 24 Oct 2008 02:30 PM CDT Whether pundits dub it melanoma-gate, relapse-gate, or perhaps prognostic model-gate, there's an unprecedented amount of interest in the odds that John McCain will drop dead in the next four to eight years due to a skin cancer relapse. The latest armchair doctoring comes in the pages of The Lancet, from a physician who has donated $4600 to the... |
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