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1 million flee Congo fighting, U.N.

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 09:00 PM CDT

About 1 million people have been forced to flee because of fighting between rebel and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday, adding that it was investigating reports of camps being looted and torched.

Heidi Klum's Halloween Costume is Really Scary [PIC]

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 08:41 PM CDT

Holy crap that's some real effort for a Halloween costume. She's probably doing Kali, a Hindu goddess associated with death and destruction.

APOD: A Spectre in the Eastern Veil

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CDT

Heterosexual man takes legal action over 'gay taunts'

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 08:10 PM CDT

A married father-of three who claims he was the victim of homophobic taunts from colleagues after they found out he lived in Brighton is bringing an anti-discrimination test case.

Docs show how 2004 Ohio voting routed through GOP servers

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CDT

Newly obtained computer schematics provide further detail of how electronic voting data was routed during the 2004 election from Ohio's Secretary of State's office through a partisan Tennessee web hosting company. A network security expert with high-level US government clearances says the documents raise troubling questions.

E-mail error ends up on road sign

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CDT

When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed.Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated."

Amnesty: Rape girl, 13, killed for adultery

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CDT

Dozens of men stoned Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow to death Oct. 27 in a stadium packed with 1,000 spectators in the southern port city of Kismayo, Amnesty International and Somali media reported, citing witnesses. The Islamic militia in charge of Kismayo had accused her of adultery after she reported that three men had raped her, the rights group said.

Bat Disease Fungus Identified

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 07:30 PM CDT

Something is killing the little brown bats of the Northeast, and researchers may have fingered the culprit: a fungus.

VIDEO: OPRAH'S OWN PRESIDENTIAL VOTE DROPPED BY TOUCH-SCREEN

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 07:00 PM CDT

'I went back to check it, it had not recorded my presidential vote!', Says Terrified, Potentially Disenfranchised Queen of Television...

Windows 7 Pre-Beta Hits BitTorrent

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CDT

The pre-beta version of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system released to developers at the Professional Developers Conference has already made it onto prominent BitTorrent sites, where thousands of enthusiasts around the world are currently downloading it.

Blood Splattering Zombie Mode in Call of Duty: World at War

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CDT

Dismember and kill wave after wave of WWII Nazi Zombies in the new COD trailer. Trick or Treat.

Trio allegedly used children at sex party

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CDT

Two women and a man have been charged with abusing two young girls during a sex party at an Indiana hotel. Federal prosecutors in southern Illinois say Tabitha Robinson of Midlothian, Ill., brought a 3-year-old in her care to the party, the Chicago Tribune reported. Louise Helen Masulla of New Athens, Ill., allegedly brought an 11-year-old.

Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 staff after Facebook criticism

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CDT

Virgin Atlantic said Friday it has sacked 13 of its cabin staff after they criticised the airline and some of its passengers on social networking website Facebook.

What Not to Say After Delivering a Baby

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CDT

In case you needed to be told.

Google turns on OCR for scanned PDFs

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CDT

Google has been working on OCR technology that can peek inside scanned PDFs for at least a couple of years. Now it's flipped the switch, bringing search to a library of scanned documents that previously could not—or, in some cases, should not—have been indexed.

Flaming Lips' Freaky, Martian Musical Finally Touches Down

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:00 PM CDT

As frontman for the Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne always makes sure his audience gets the most whiz-bang for its buck. At live gigs, that means trotting around inside a giant hamster ball while dozens of Santas and aliens shimmy onstage. And this holiday season it means a feature film....

Exclusive: The LEGO Minifig Timeline

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 05:50 PM CDT

We've worked with LEGO to painstakingly collect 7 catalog almost every minifig ever produced into a photographic timeline. See the evolution of the iconic figure, from the very first sets in the 70s seen in Gizmodo's exclusive tour of the secret LEGO vault to the latest and greatest ones in 2008. A LEGO sensory overload that will blow your mind!

World's first truly blue roses go on display in Japan

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 05:50 PM CDT

They are the stuff of legend - signifying mystery and traditionally believed to be able to grant the owner youth. For years breeders have crossed different colours of roses in an effort to create the impossible. But rose petals lack the enzyme needed to create a blue pigment. Now for the first time, thanks to genetic engineering, they exist.

No WAY!! Sarah Palin Pranked by Radio DJs

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CDT

MONTREAL — A Quebec comedy duo notorious for prank calls to celebrities and heads of state has reached Sarah Palin, convincing the Republican vice-presidential nominee she was speaking with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. I cannot believe these guys got through!! WOW!http://www.justiciers.tv/

Top 10 Guy's Directors

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 05:20 PM CDT

There are plenty of directors who've spent their entire careers catering primarily to men; though, for the purposes of this list, we're going to focus solely on those filmmakers who've made it their business to crank out efforts geared toward everyday guy's guys. That said, here are our top 10 guy's directors of all time.

Teenager convinced home was haunted, hangs self sleepwalking

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 05:20 PM CDT

A teenage girl convinced her flat was haunted by a former tenant who hanged herself, may have killed herself in the same way while having a nightmare.

A review of Formula 1's rollercoaster race to the title

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CDT

A look at the key moments from the race season as F1 goes to wire.

No charges; US may never release Guantánamo Chinese

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CDT

Seventeen Chinese prisoners who have been held for nearly seven years in Guantánamo Bay will be informed on Monday that they could spend the rest of their lives behind bars, even though they face no charges and have been told by a judge they should be freed.

A Ferrari literally wrapped itself around a telegraph pole

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CDT

A $160,000 Ferrari literally wrapped itself around a telegraph pole after its driver lost control in Adelaide, Australia. The driver and his passenger walked away from the crash with minor injuries

Space Station Trash Is Plunging To Earth

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CDT

Tank of toxic ammonia coolant thrown from station more than a year ago

The Top 10 Car Chase Scenes in Movie History

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CDT

A spectacular car chase can turn a run-of-the-mill action adventure-flick into an instant classic, revered by moviegoing gearheads around the globe. Filmmaker D.J. Caruso, director of the blockbuster Eagle Eye starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan, is a true student of these classic high-speed pursuits.

White Ninja Gives Thanks

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CDT

White Ninja is not a bright man.

How, Mountain Goat? Please Tell Us How You Got There!

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CDT

G. Dan Hutcheson, the photographer who snapped this incredible photo, says: "I never did find out how this Mountain Goat, Oreamnos americanus, managed to get down. I was there for more than an hour and it kept licking away at the mineral in the rock. It was a sheer drop below, there was no apparent way up or sideways."

Madden's Hit Stick Illustrated in Real Life

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CDT

Cool compilation of amazing football hits.

Nudists Seek Clothing-Optional Voting

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CDT

Residents of the clothing-optional Caliente Resorts in Land O' Lakes, Fla., said they are lobbying to create the first clothing-optional U.S. polling place.

Palin Movement Urges 'Godly' To 'Plunder' Wealth of 'Godless

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CDT

The McCain campaign has repeatedly attacked Barack Obama for advocating "spreading the wealth." But the religious movement detailed in a ne 36 page study and which Sarah Palin has extensive ties with, urges that the 'godly' should 'plunder' the wealth of the 'godless'.

Twitterers Stage Mock Martian Invasion a la War of the World

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 04:10 PM CDT

A spontaneous re-enactment of Orson Welles' 1939 War of the Worlds radio broadcast unfolded Friday on microblogging site Twitter. Hundreds of tweets detailed a mock Martian invasion, with reports both

Why netbooks will soon cost $99

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 04:10 PM CDT

Netbooks like the Asus Eee PC will soon cost $99. The catch? You'll need to commit to a two-year mobile broadband contract, just like your cell phone. Why so low? 1) the economy; 2) the cell phone sales crash; 3) the netebook explosion; 4) the netbook glut; 5) the netbook's Internet dependency; 6) the backlash against 3G; and 7) Moore's Law!

Windows 7: Microsoft's Linux killer?

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 03:50 PM CDT

Linux has been making inroads into PC sales lately because it runs so well on lightweight netbooks with limited RAM and processing power. Windows 7, though, appears to run well on lightweight hardware as well, which could mean that it's Microsoft's Linux killer.

Self-propelled microbots navigate through blood vessels

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CDT

Researchers at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, in Canada, led by professor of computer engineering Sylvain Martel, have coupled live, swimming bacteria to microscopic beads to develop a self-propelling device, dubbed a nanobot.

Britain's Biggest Dog Goes On Crash Diet !

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CDT

The biggest dog in Britain has been put on a crash diet after vets decided he was too heavy to undergo a life-saving operation.

Where's The Toilet Please?

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 03:00 PM CDT

For restrooms, go back towards your behind.... What the???

Is Cannabis Being Doped With Viagra?

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 02:50 PM CDT

Illegal drugs are not always pure is no surprise, but is cannabis being laced with a Viagra-like compound?

Tragic patient's agonised cry for help as doctors ignore her

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 02:40 PM CDT

A woman bled to death following a routine NHS operation after doctors said they were too busy to assess her. Kathleen Doherty, 29, screamed for help after a procedure to remove gallstones, crying: 'I need water, I'm dying.'

Secrets Of Great Characters, According To 6 Sci-Fi Authors

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 02:40 PM CDT

Amazing stories need great characters. And when you're writing a story set in a futuristic or fantastical world, it's more important than ever for readers to be able to relate to your characters. It's also harder than ever, because your characters' lives and experiences will be totally different than your readers'.

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