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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Investing 101: Portfolio Management Made Easy

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The recession of 2007-2009 had a significant negative impact on your investments. Personal Investing: The Missing Manual gives you the tools and insight you need to evaluate and make investments designed to grow over the long term.

The 50 Best Mario Video Games of All Time [Videos]

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With (Super) Mario turning 25, here is a look back at our favorite plumber's 50 greatest adventures, with video evidence. Mario has more adventure than you'd expect. It could've been 200.

Calling all developers! FCC releases APIs for key databases

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Perhaps you've been burning to build an online feature around some interesting government data source; if so, the Federal Communications Commission just made the task simpler. The agency has released the Application Programming Interface (API) specs for four of its big repositories of information: its consumer broadband test, broadband provider database, license owner storehouse, and latitude/longitude to county converter. "We want the FCC's Web presence to be larger than a single Web site," FCC Geographic Information Officer Michael Byrne posted on Tuesday. "We want the developer community to run with these APIs to make mash-ups and data calls connecting FCC data assets to other sources for creative and useful applications to the public." Although the Commission has done a fine job of making its public filings much more accessible, that's only the tip of the vast data iceberg which is the FCC. The biggest challenge is figuring out where this juicy stuff actually resides at fcc.gov. Read the comments on this post

Americans Confused By Smart Grid, Want it Anyway

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Despite not fully understanding what the smart grid is, a recent survey found the majority of Americans actually support it.

Lady Gaga Stirs Controversy Over Raw Meat Photo

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Lady Gaga's latest outfit is one you can sink your teeth into, literally. The pop superstar is wearing nothing but strategically-placed hunks of raw meat on the cover of September's Vogue

MI5 Warns of Growing Threat From Former IRA Men and Plan for 'Spectacular' Attack

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In the first eight months of 2010 there were 49 bombings in Northern Ireland. As the numbers of bomb attacks in Northern Ireland continues to rise the MI5, and security and military sources, have warned that former Provisional IRA bomb makers have joined dissident republicans.

I Think You’re Going To Need A Bigger Bowl (PIC)

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Raphael Biagini took ten minutes to reel in this monster during a fishing trip in France.

Retro Car Goes From Canada to Mexico On a Single Tank

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Energy efficiency has only recently become a popular concern among vehicle owners, but some people have been thinking about it for a long, long time. Craig Henderson and Bill Green designed the Avion, a fuel-efficient sports car, in 1984. Two years later, the vehicle set the Guinness World Record for fuel economy, getting an average of 103.7 mpg all the way from the Mexico border to the British Columbia, Canada, border. Now Henderson has revived the Avion for another jaunt from Canada to Mexico.The latest iteration of the vehicle is just 1500 pounds and features an aluminum monocoque frame, a carbon fiber, kevlar and fiberglass body, and Goodyear "Fuel Max" tires. After receiving a sponsorship deal from Goodyear, Henderson decided to go from border to border once again--this time, on a single tank of gas. Jalopnik reports that Henderson began his latest journey on August 29th. He stopped only to go to the bathroom, grab food, and catch a night's rest. The result: Henderson burned only 12.4 gallons on his journey to the Mexican border for a fuel economy of 119.1 mpg, breaking his own Guinness World Record from 1986. (He drove at a pretty constant 55 mph.) Henderson is gearing up for limited commercial production of the Avion. If our fascination with fuel economy is any indication, he won't have any trouble selling it. Below, check out a video about the Avion from 1982.[youtube umDk0_01nmY] Ariel Schwartz can be reached on Twitter or by email.

Rock Band 3: Keyboard Trailer

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The new trailer shows off Rock Band 3 keyboard gameplay from tracks by Huey Lewis and The News, Ida Maria, Tears for Fears and Them Crooked Vultures. Rock Band 3 will be released on October 26th in North America and October 29th for the rest of the world for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and Nintendo DS.

The Capuchin Crypt: Human Bones As Far As the Eye Can See

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Imagine you're in a room filled with thousand year-old human bones from floor to ceiling, everywhere you turn. Sounds like something out of a Stephen King novel or a horrible nightmare, doesn't it? Well, actually a place like this does exist

Harvard Gets Knocked Off the Top in University League

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The University of Cambridge has knocked Harvard University off the top of the QS World University Rankings, as the U.K. establishment's number of academic citations rose.

Platform Wars: PC versus Consoles

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The biggest dilemma for gamers all around the world is that which platforms they should consider for their games. With a ton of games going multiplatform, a video gamer is forced to think which platform he/she should pick the game for. The decision becomes even more difficult when a gamer has both: an amazing rig or an Xbox 360.

A Look at 371 Recent High Profile Data Breaches

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Security breaches happen every day to nearly everyone -- from banks to small businesses. Here are the Identity Theft Resource Center's findings from their 2010 report.

Confidence

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Samsung Galaxy Tab vs. Apple iPad: Specs!

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See Samsung's up-and-coming Android tablet measured up next to the reigning champ.

Inventing to Survive in Cuba

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In 1991, Cuba's economy began to implode. "The Special Period in the Time of Peace" was the government's euphemism for what was a culmination of 30 years worth of isolation. It began in the 60s, with engineers leaving Cuba for the Unites States, and continues in part today, under the longest trade embargo in modern history. When Ernesto Oroza, a Cuban-American designer and artist, began studying the technological innovations that have been made during this period, he uncovered a trove of homespun, Frankenstein-like machines that ordinary citizens made for their survival, out of day to day objects.

10 Restaurants To Avoid At All Cost

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I know about a dog named Monkey and now I know about a restaurant called "My Dung" as well.

The Crime of Giving Water to Thirsty People

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Do humanitarian motives outweigh laws against littering? A court of appeals leaves the question open

Toke of the Town - Pot Docu 'High' Now Available Free On Hulu... And Right Here

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Director John Holowach's acclaimed marijuana documentary, High: The True Tale Of American Marijuana is now available, free of charge, on Hulu -- and right here.

City Council Meetings to Begin with Muslim Prayers

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In the wake of the battle over a mosque at Ground Zero , a move by Hartford City Council is sure to have its critics. The Council announced Tuesday that it has invited local imams to perform Islamic invocations at the beginning of the Council...

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