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Rep. Giffords' Next Major Test: Speaking

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The important step taken yesterday in the treatment of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords — freeing her from a ventilator so that she's now breathing completely on her own — will allow doctors to judge something that should tell them a lot more about how well she's doing.

Neanderthals were not ugly because of the cold, new research finds

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The characteristic broad foreheads and large noses of Neanderthals did not give them any special advantage in the cold arctic conditions of the last ice age, according to new research that has raised new questions about the habitats our prehistoric relatives lived in and why they died out.

SNL: Pee-wee Herman and Andy Samberg get drunk, clobber Anderson Cooper

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After an epic tequila bender --and yes, they sang Tequila, Pee-week Herman and SNL's Andy Samberg wallop Anderson Cooper with a chair.

Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer plans to hand over offshore banking secrets of the rich and famous to WikiLeaks | Media | The Observer

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He will disclose the details of 'massive potential tax evasion' before he flies home to stand trial over his actions

New carbon nanotube aerogel is now the world's lightest material

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Frozen smoke (read: aerogel) -- not to be confused with the stuff your Grandma uses to flavor her turkey -- is the world's lightest material, and it just keeps getting lighter. Researchers at the University of Florida have created a new form of the super material, known as multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) aerogel, that has a density of just four milligrams per cubic centimeter and can be used in sensors to detect pollutants and toxic substances, chemical reactors, and electronic components. Aerogels, which are known as the world's most effective insulators, have been around since the early

Palin's Breath

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Sarah Palin breathing taken from her speech about the attacks in Arizona and on her. http://www.wreckandsalvage.com

Man discovers glasses-free 3D tech in the blink of an eye (video)

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Who's got two thumbs and needs glasses to see 3D? Not this guy! Francois Vogel's figured out a way to remove those pesky spectacles from the equation, and he's ready to revolutionize the stereoscopic industry forever. Sure, you'll need a monitor with a 120Hz refresh rate, but that's a prerequisite these days anyhow, and the rest is sweet, sticky gravy dished directly to your eyeballs. Get a sneak peek at the game-changing tech in the video above. You'll never look at 3D the same way again, we promise. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Man discovers glasses-free 3D tech in the blink of an e

The 30 Most Profitable Films of 2010: Animation Domination

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If you were a 3-D cartoon character in 2010, chances are you earned a studio head plenty of money.

A planetary map of the entire Star Wars Universe

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Say you're on Mustafar and need to swing by Endor to pick up an illicit shipment of Ewok chitterlings. Where do you go? This map from Star Wars: The Essential Atlas will show the way. [Entertainment Weekly, thanks Ryernl!]

What Mcdonald's chicken nuggets really contain

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Certainly, Chicken McNuggets are not an icon of nutrition. But neither are they a "McFrankenstein creation" made of elements not used in home cooking, as described by a New York State judge in his ruling dismissing a complaint by two teenagers that deceptive marketing by Mc-Donald's had caused them to become obese.

If everything breaks right, the global economy could grow by 4 percent in 2011.

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The outlook for the global economy in 2011 is, partly, for a persistence of the trends established in 2010. That means an anemic U-shaped recovery in advanced economies, as firms and households continue to repair their balance sheets, and a stronger V-shaped recovery in emerging-market countries, owing to their better macroeconomic, financial, and policy fundamentals. It adds up to close to 4 percent annual growth for the global economy, with advanced economies growing at around 2 percent and emerging-market countries growing at about 6 percent.[more ...]

Tinnitus is the result of the brain trying, but failing, to repair itself

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The phantom ringing sounds heard by about 40 million people in the U.S. today are caused by brains that try, but fail to protect their human hosts against overwhelming auditory stimuli, the researchers say in the Jan 13th issue of Neuron. They add that the same process may be responsible for chronic pain & other perceptual disorders.

Young Adults Choose Self-Esteem Boost Over Sex and Money

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It's hard to imagine anything young people might value more than food, getting an extra paycheck or even having sex, but according to the results of a recent study in the Journal of Personality there is one thing prized most among college students: a boost to their self-esteem.

Insane Russian Street Bike Rider is Insane

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Nicknamed the "Black Devil of Moscow", this Russian madman weaves and wheelies his Yamaha R1 through Russian traffic at a pace that is hard to believe. We hope the Black Devil remains a continent away from our daily commute. [EnglishRussia]

AZ Shooting Victim Arrested For ‘Death Threat’ To Tea Party Leader (With Vid)

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Merely a week after a crazed gunman shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in the head and left several others dead and wounded at a local political event, a Tea Party spokesman in the same area received a public death threat at a town hall meeting-- from one of Jared Loughner's victims.

No One Listened To Gabrielle Giffords

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In March 2010, few of our leaders wanted to see what Giffords saw — that the vandalism and the death threats were part of a tide of insurrectionism that had been rising since the final weeks of the 2008 campaign.

Aliens vs Human Intelligence DNA Evolution: SETI 2012 Neil Tyson

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Neil Tyson talks about our difference with chimps, who have plus 98% of the same DNA as we do and aliens who might just have just another small difference in the other direction. Are we as smart as we think?

Man Waiting Until Parents Die Before Doing A Single Thing That Makes Him Happy

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MT. VERNON, WAThirty-seven-year-old bank employee Brian Terlaine is apparently spending his entire adult life avoiding any activity or decision that might give him the smallest bit of satisfaction until both of his parents have died.

Why consumers balk at companies’ efforts to rebrand themselves

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Why does bad branding happen? Most of the people who spend their lives creating new logos and brand names have a peculiar weakness for management drivel.

Sean Hannity: We Should Take Kuwait & Iraq's Oil And Make Them Pay For Their Liberation

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Kuwait's energy sector has always been sacrosanct — unless you're Sean Hannity. Kuwait's oil industry was nationalized by the government in the 70s. Fox News host Sean Hannity, criticized the nation's oil minister Friday for 'lecturing us' then suggested that the U.S. "has every right to go in there and.....
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