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Sunday, October 3, 2010

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5 Great Portrait Artists

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For legacy or vanity, painted portraits still hold great appeal. Departures looks at five artists who are bringing the tradition into the 21st century.

Not Gonna Get Us (Pic)

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Man Loves Goat...

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What happens when a seemingly decent man falls for the udder woman...

Interactive Map: Poverty Data by Congressional District

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On September 28, the Census Bureau released 2009 state- and county-level poverty data from the American Community Survey. The Half in Ten campaign created the map below which displays the data by congressional district.

Chevrolet Volt mileage after battery depletion finally released?

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When it comes to Chevy's upcoming Volt, there isn't much that isn't already widely known thanks to an inordinate amount of media coverage driven by curious consumers and political plays alike. One major remaining question, however, was what kind of mileage the Volt would get after the initial battery charge is depleted.

The 5 Most Bogus Rapper Apologies

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For rappers and celebrities, apologies are statements drafted by lawyers and publicists with the sole intention of appeasing business partners. Here's a roundup of some bags of bologna masquerading as apologies.

As computers quickly make pen & paper obsolete, pen retailers must learn to be more useful.

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Eating during homework makes sense with these

The Best iPad Apps

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While pretty much any iPhone app can blow up to iPad size, here are a few of our favorite iPad-centric apps that really leverage the new platform--games, utilities, next-generation media apps, and more.

HTC Merge Lexkon Gets Fondled

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HTC's latest hasn't even been officially announced, but the Merge (or Lexikon) already has been put through a review. The device is also a nice little reminder of where HTC is headed in terms of design and style – very sleek with metal accents and backing. It appears to be well-built, typical of the manufacturer, with a solid keyboard all on top of Android 2.2 or Froyo.

Eight Pokemon revelations you may have never noticed

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Back in the late nineties, kids like me were so fiendishly obsessed with Pokemon, that we just assume that we should know everything there is to know about the franchise. It's only when you take a retrospective look as an adult that you begin to pick up little details that the games, cartoons, and cards sneakily revealed. Pokemon has a lot of excess baggage and weird little easter eggs that you all probably missed out on. Without further hold up, I present merely some of Pokemon's many secrets.

10 of the Most Stunning Innovations in Video Games

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For anything to survive there must be innovation. As one wise guy said, "Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things." And fortunately that is what the video games industry is doing at the moment. This has resulted in to higher quality games with superior game play mechanics.

The 7 Most Incredible Crime Sprees Carried Out by Animals

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What's the worst thing you've ever done? Ever organized a riot, caused a blackout or intentionally tipped over a boat with people in it? If you said no, you have nothing on these animals.

5 GOP Candidates Who Want to Force Rape Victims to Bear Their Attacker's Child

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Tea Party-backed candidates who decry government intrusion into people's lives want abortion outlawed even in cases of incest or rape.

Ireland at Economic "Ground Zero"

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Will the government of Brian Cowen, with Finance Minister Brian Lenihan be able to save the Irish economy from the debt of the Celtic Tiger years?

Star Wars The Old Republic: Designing the Advanced Classes System

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To explain some of the choices in BioWare's approach to the advanced classes system in The Old Republic, this Friday's update gives us a BioWare blog post from Principal Lead Systems Designer, Georg Zoeller.

Black, White and Green All Over (Pic)

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Way too cool to be roller skates, are they roller shoes? I am not sure what they are but they have Spitfire Wheels and good trucks on em though.

Apple's iOS beats Android in Usage Market Share

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Apple's iOS and Google's Android are probably the only two operating systems that are attracting thousands of users each day. Both the companies have been improving their operating systems to fulfill the needs of mobile phone users.

Prior to His Death, Segway Company Owner Donated 1K Transporters to U.S. Vets

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James Heselden, the late Segway company owner, died last weekend. It was ironic in two ways: he died after driving his ruggedized Segway off a cliff and into the River Wharfe, and he was about to be honored for donating 1,000 Segways to U.S. veterans. Jerry Kerr, president and co-founder of Disability Rights Advocates for Technology (DRAFT)...

Pig Races (Pic)

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Epic dog makes ridiculous escape [GIF]

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Pssh, your stupid doggy door won't stop me. Wait...ow, fffffuuuuu! Guys help! See, I told you

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