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Christian upbringing leads to suicide of college student?

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 09:00 PM CST

After years of being "raised" by a far-right Christianist family, 22 year old military vet becomes depressed to the point of suicide.

Don't trust food labels that say gluten-free at Whole Foods

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST

Exclusive Chicago Tribune investigation finds the gourmet grocer's brand products with "good manufacturing" labels on them pose risk to people with allergies. Also, check out the Trib's searchable database of foods recalled for allergen misinformation.

Defending the flame of Linux freedom

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST

Interview: Former Fedora Project Leader Max Spevack Increasingly we're seeing big business jump on the Linux bandwagon, as companies wake up to the money that can be made out of a community of developers working for free.

$5 Million Lawsuit Charges Apple With Fraud Over 3G Speeds

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST

A new lawsuit filed this week against Apple and AT&T charge the companies with a host of offenses related to the speed of the 3G network and the performance of the iPhone.

Girl, 15, Faces Child Porn Charges for Nude Cell Phone Pix

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST

A 15-year-old Ohio girl is facing felony child pornography charges after allegedly sending nude cell phone images of herself to high school classmates.

McNabb Benched

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:20 PM CST

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was benched after the first half of Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens following a miserable performance in which he committed three turnovers and failing to produce any points.McNabb was 8-for-18 for 59 yards and two interceptions and a fumble — a miserable 13.2 quarterback rating.

IMF chief: Worst yet to come for global financial crisis

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:20 PM CST

The IMF's chief economist has warned that the global financial crisis is set to worsen and that the situation will not improve until 2010, a report said Saturday.

The Future of Digital Culture: We Are People of the Screen

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:10 PM CST

When technology shifts, it bends the culture. Once, long ago, culture revolved around the spoken word. Now invention is again overthrowing the dominant media. A new distribution-and-display technology is nudging the book aside and catapulting images, and especially moving images, to the center of the culture.We are becoming people of the screen.

13 Year-Old Student Arrested For 'Passing Gas'

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:10 PM CST

A student at a Florida school has been arrested after authorities say he was "passing gas"

Moto RAZR Stops Bullet, Saves Man's Life

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST

This may be the first good news Motorola's had in a long while: A feller named RJ Richard down in the New Orleans suburb of St.

Police dash cam of Meteor over Edmonton [VIDEO]

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST

Filmed about 5:30pm Thursday November 20th 2008

Will SearchWiki Give Google Even More Personal Information?

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:50 PM CST

Google has rolled out its SearchWiki project, allowing users to customize their searches based on their own preferences. The SearchWiki makes for a customizable search engine experience that also allows a curious Web browser to see what the community at large is saying about a particular search result.

The Top 10 Reasons Why Kanye West is a Douche

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CST

Listen, I'm a fan of a lot of his music, but Kanye has brought on a TON of criticism, rightfully so.

Clint Eastwood to retire from acting

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:30 PM CST

Clint Eastwood is to retire from acting after his next film after a Hollywood career spanning five decades. The Dirty Harry star says he has no plans to appear in films again after starring in Gran Torino, a drama about a racist veteran of the Korean War.

Visualizing Facebook From Outer Space

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:20 PM CST

This video showcases a Hackathon project that visualizes all the data Facebook receives.

Ant Facing Its Prey. Next Missing Scene: Prey Is Toast [PIC]

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:20 PM CST

Great shot...An insect world confrontation

How to tweak and fine-tune Time Machine

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:10 PM CST

It's a good idea to find out more about how Time Machine ticks so that you can fine-tune it to your exact requirements. You might, for instance, want to change the interval between backups, or perhaps exclude certain folders from being backed up in the first place.

Motorcycle accident

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:10 PM CST

This patient was not using a helmet.. Extensive facial and mandibular fractures are present. The patient has an endotracheal tube, and a orogastric suction tube.

Will 'X-Men' Fans Accept a 'Gossip Girl' Script?

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:00 PM CST

It was announced on Wednesday that Josh Schwartz, the creator of the TV teen dramas "The O.C." and "Gossip Girl," will be writing "X-Men: First Class," another installment of the superhero franchise. Variety reports that the new film will focus on the students at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, rather than the adults like.

Why mailmen don't deliver the mail.

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:00 PM CST

It's a discovery worthy of a murder mystery: In a parking lot in the mountains outside Santa Cruz, Calif., a truck is found abandoned, the keys still hanging in the door. Inside the police find … a note? A body? Not quite. Try 13,000 pieces of undelivered mail.

APOD In the Vicinity of the Cone Nebula

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST

Strange shapes and textures can be found in neighborhood of the Cone Nebula. The unusual shapes originate from fine interstellar dust reacting in complex ways with the energetic light and hot gas being expelled by the young stars.

Incredible Frozen Waterfall Beauty of BC (PIC)

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST

Incredible photo of a frozen waterfall in Yoho National Park in British Columbia Canada. Enjoy!

$10 Million to Resurrect the Mammoth

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST

Scientists are talking for the first time about the old idea of resurrecting extinct species as if this staple of science fiction is a realistic possibility, saying that a living mammoth could perhaps be regenerated for as little as $10 million.

Why Detroit Can't Keep Up

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST

Washington cannot save GM and Ford by handing them money and waiting for them to produce (or even demanding that they produce) an advanced hybrid. One can't order up innovation; one has to empower entrepreneurial teams to assemble delight, piece by piece, for specific customers. The Volt will need to be a part of a family of cars for GM to succeed.

US Food System Fertilized With Industrial Chemical Melamine

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST

Fertilizer companies commonly add melamine to their products because it helps control the rate at which nitrogen seeps into soil, thereby allowing the farmer to get more nutrient bang for the fertilizer buck. But the government doesn't regulate how much melamine is applied to the soil.

17 Christmas Gift Ideas for Geeky Kids

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CST

Don't know what to get the kids in your life for Christmas this year? Well it turns out that little people get the biggest thrill out of getting geeky gifts - particularly gifts you do stuff with. So, if you're stuck on what to get your niece, nephew, friend, or even your own little person, take a look at our gift suggestions below.

Key to Hallucinations Found

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 05:50 PM CST

Almost fifty years ago, the beat poet Brion Gysin (1916 - 1986), described a visual hallucination that he experienced while riding a bus:

Young Stormtroopers in Love at the Beach (PICS)

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST

They're just like us!

NYTimes: Inept Bush/Cheney Should Resign NOW, Let Obama In

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST

Can I see a show of hands? How many people want George W. Bush out and Barack Obama in right now?

Spain Optimizes Solar Energy - Puts Panels On Graves

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CST

A new kind of silent hero has joined the fight against climate change. Santa Coloma de Gramenet, a gritty, working-class town outside Barcelona, has placed a sea of solar panels atop mausoleums at its cemetery, transforming a place of perpetual rest into one buzzing with renewable energy.

US officials flunk test of American history, econ, civics

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST

US elected officials scored abysmally on a test measuring their civic knowledge, with an average grade of just 44 percent, the group that organized the exam said.

Space station's new $250 million urine recycler has glitches

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST

NASA is having problems with the system it just delivered to the International Space Station to recycle urine and other wastewater into drinking water for astronauts.

Jets Hand the Titans Their First Loss of the Season

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST

The Tennessee Titans are unbeaten no more. Brett Favre and the New York Jets served notice they will be a factor in the AFC this season. Favre threw two touchdown passes, Leon Washington ran for two scores and the Jets routed the Titans 34-13 on Sunday, snapping the 13-game regular-season winning streak by the NFL's last undefeated team.

Police Officer Knocks Out Old Lady [VID]

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 04:00 PM CST

Fossils Are Fine; a Live Beastie Is Better

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 03:50 PM CST

A researcher at Pennsylvania State University, Stephan Schuster, said in the journal Nature last week that he might be able to regenerate a mammoth from ancient DNA for just $10 million.

William Shatner's Reactions to Star Trek XI Movie Trailer

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 03:40 PM CST

"William Shatner gives his reactions..."

Antarctic Ice Shelf Disintegrates

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CST

Scientists conduct an aerial survey of massive ice field that has broken off Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf.

Pain Killer Took Former NFL Player's Life

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST

Former NFL player Tom McHale, who spent his formative years in the Maryland suburbs, lost his life after a drug overdose brought on by the residual pain of a nine-year playing career.

Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 03:10 PM CST

Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple's Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an attacker's choice, and a hacker tool for creating backdoors, according to security vendors....

On Virgin America's inaugural GoGo WiFi flight

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 03:00 PM CST

So I took a little a break from working on gdgt to get on Virgin America's inaugural Aircell GoGo WiFi party flight, posting this at altitude. If you haven't already caught one of the early Aircell flights on Delta, American, or Air Canada, their now-active GoGo service provides in-flight internet.

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