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Monday, January 17, 2011

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Malaysia Welcomes Bona Fide Tourists...but not hippies, ok? [PIC]

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IMMIGRATION WARNING: Your visit pass will be canceled and you will be ordered to leave. You can prohibit hippies?

How Much is a Pot Bust Really Worth?

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When the police sieze "11.5 million dollars worth of marijuana", the math they use to arrive at that number is fundamentally flawed. Here's why.

Toyota developing alternative electric motor

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Toyota Motor Corp., maker of the popular Prius hybrid car, is developing a new type of electric motor to cut its dependence on rare earth metals and lower costs, a company spokesman said Monday.

Gawker's Must Watch Web Series: Remember When

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Comedy webseries are a dime a dozen these days. But it's not often you find a poignant and funny one, with high-quality production values. Meet Remember When. It's got kind of a Lonely Island meets indie Arrested Development feel.

75 Year Old Italian PM Caught With 17 Year Old Prostitute, Official Charges Made Public

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Italian prosecutors release details of sex allegations against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Natalie Portman's Geeky Golden Globes Giggle [VID]

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That giggle, on a loop (a brief loop), that we'd like to share with you today. Because it really is that geeky, that cute, that kooky, that... Natalie Portman.

7 Coolest Camera Apps for Android and iPhone

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Let's break down seven of the best photo apps available, so you can tap into your creative genius and become something of a mobile Ansel Adams.

Dear Gwyneth Paltrow: Understanding Why Everyone Hates You

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2011 Index of Economic Freedom (Infographic)

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In this simple infographic, The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation point towards the trends in the US and around the world. What can we learn from this data? Is the country and the world in general heading in the right direction with the economy? Take a look at the graphic below and check out the information about the Index itself.

Business Booms at Tucson Gun Fair :Arizona shooting

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The Stars and Stripes were fluttering at half-mast at Tucson's Pima County Fairgrounds on Saturday, but the demand for guns among its visitors was higher than ever before.

People Living at Higher Altitudes May Be at Greater Risk for Suicide

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Researchers looked at suicide data in all 2,584 U.S. counties from 1979 to 1998. In that time there were 596,704 suicide deaths in 42,868,100 total deaths. Although they discovered a lower general death rate at higher altitudes, the same was not true for suicide.

Lacrosse Halftime Show Includes Lap Dances (Video)

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The Boston Blazers mascot seemed to have a jolly old time during halftime of a recent game. Not sure what organizers were thinking but somebody, had the genius idea of lap dances at midfield. I'm guessing that creative intern is now unemployed.

A Look at America's Assassins (PICS)

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In its relatively short history, America has spawned a unique breed of political assassin: mentally deranged loners who take out their failures and frustrations on public officials. Here's a look at the country's strange and sordid history of political assassins, whose aims are anything but political.

"Juggalo News" Is Heading To HBO (Vid)

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Insane Clown Posse be droppin' mad cable news up in this *****.

Allergic to Sex? That and 9 Other Really Messed Up Allergies

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More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies, but the root cause is not always pollen, peanuts and pet dander. These are some of the most common allergy triggers, but because an allergy is simply an immune response to a harmless substance, a person could conceivably be allergic to anything — even water. Here's a look at some of the strangest allergies ever documented and how people cope with them.

Tablets vs. laptops?

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So your laptop is getting old: Should you buy a new one or change horses and try out one of these tablet computers? That all depends on what you want to do with it.

10 Classic Public Service Announcements From Childhood [Video]

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The other day a friend of mine sent me the link to this public service announcement. It was in huge rotation when we were kids on a local station that played cartoons for a couple hours every morning. It got me thinkin about about all the rest of those classic PSAs from our childhoold

Proton therapy: The best-kept secret in cancer treatment

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It was more than 60 years ago that researchers and physicists theorized that energized sub-atomic particles could be put to good use in fighting cancer. We could split atoms not just to produce weapons, but to save lives.

Study Finds Plants Absorb 33% More Pollution Than Previously Thought

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A new study found that trees and other deciduous vegetation absorbed roughly a third more pollution than previously expected. The research, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), used direct observation, gene expression studies, and computer modeling to show that deciduous plants absorb about a third more of a common class of air polluting chemicals than was previously suspected.

Eisenhower's Military-Industry Complex Warning, 50 Years Later

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On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave the nation a dire warning about what he described as a threat to democratic government. He called it the military-industrial complex, a formidable union of defense contractors and the armed forces.
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