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Saturday, March 12, 2011

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FBI Warns of Three Online Scams: Sex, Taxes and a Desktop Hi-Jack

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Making a list of federal scam alerts this week is a fraudulent dating site; a phishing email that claims your federal tax payment has been rejected; and a bogus virus-removal service that allows criminals to hijack your computer.

Arab League Asks For No-Fly Zone Over Libya

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The Arab League asked the U.N. Security Council Saturday to impose a no-fly zone over Libya to protect civilians from air attack by forces of Moammar Gadhafi's embattled government, giving crucial backing to a key demand of the rebel forces battling...

Antarctic ice theory is turned on its head

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Scientists working in the remotest part of Antarctica have discovered that liquid water locked deep under the continent's coat of ice regularly thaws and refreezes to the bottom, creating as much as half the thickness of the ice in places, and actively modifying its structure

Julie Taymor and 'Spider-Man': Punished for Ambition

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I'm not sure whether, at the end of the long, painful gestation of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the product will amount to a viable evening of entertainment. But I know there's a Shakespearean tragedy lurking somewhere in the backstage drama that has resulted in director Julie Taymor being ousted from the troubled show that she had spent the past nine years nurturing.

HOW TO: Actually Get Something Done At SXSW

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This post outlines five basic things that you can do to actually get things done amidst the insanity that is SXSW 2011.

Tar Heels Storm Back for wild ACC win

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Zeller shot at buzzer caps rally as No. 6 UNC rallies from 19-point deficit

Microsoft to Launch IE9 on March 14

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On the heels of its push to dissuade users from using Internet Explorer 6 , Microsoft has announced the launch date of Internet Explorer 9.

I’m Going Down On My Date, But She Is Hairy, What Now?

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Having a GF who doesn't shave her beaver is like child's play compared to a date who you've just started going down on. It's kind of like Luke Skywalker seeing the vision of Darth Vader in the cave on Dagobah, vs fighting him in Return of the Jedi.

Study: Tiger Poo Effective Pest Repellent

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Researchers in Australia have discovered that the smell of tiger feces is a great deterrent for crop-chewing creatures like goats and kangaroos. The idea is that the smell of a predator nearby will keep these animals away from certain plants. Read more at Yahoo!News A team of researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia spread tiger poo collected from zoos near the feeding troughs of goats and found it to be the most effective repellent. It was even more effective when the tiger had been fed goat.

Snake Bites On Model's Boobs For Trying To Lick Its Face [VIDEO]

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Snake got a mouthful of silicone.

"Eye-of-Sauron" Galaxy: Bright Blue Core Created by Growing Super-Massive Black Hole

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43 million light years away from Earth, NGC 4151 named by astronomers, Eye of Sauron, after the all-seeing symbol of evil in The Lord Of The Rings, is one of the nearest galaxies to Earth to contain an actively-growing black...

Inside Airport During Tsunami

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The view from inside the airport in Sendai—nearest to the epicenter of the quake— during the tsunami that followed. Visitors watch helpless as their cars get washed away in the flood.

AOL Lays Off 20 Percent of Its Workforce

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As AOL looks to the future following its $315 million acquisition of the Huffington Post, a good chunk of the old regime will be left behind. AOL is in the process of handing out around 900 pink slips, which represents 20 percent of the company's workforce. All affected employees have already been notified, who according to All Things Digital,...

New Super 8 Trailer Invokes Young Spielberg

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We had our first look at JJ Abram's Super 8 back during the Super Bowl and now the first real trailer is out.

iPad 2 teardown upshot: Don’t take it apart, or risk cracked glass

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Apple's iPad 2 tablet, which became available Friday, boasts a big battery, tiny speakers, an ample 512MB of RAM and a glass front that's tricky for tinkerers to take off, according to iFixit teardown.

Massive Explosion Rocks Japan Nuclear Plant- Radiation Facts

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With the news of an explosion at the Fukushima reactor in Japan, you are likely to hear about milli-rems and Sieverts on the news, and this should help you make sense of it.

Obama Calls for More Domestic Oil Production

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President Barack Obama moved Friday to counter Republican criticism that he hasn't taken steps to respond to rising oil prices, saying he supports more domestic oil production, and calling on oil companies to develop leases they already hold. Mr. Obama did not offer any new timetable for approving new offshore drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico—despite pressure from Republicans and some Democrats to do so. He also declined to order a release of oil from government stockpiles...

Teabag Fascists: Scott Walker and Rick Snyder’s Assault on Freedom

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Teabag fascists, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, have appointed themselves dictators and don't care about rights or the law.

A Recent History of Violent Right-Wing Extremism

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Since 9/11, right-wing extremists including neo-Nazis and other white supremacists have been involved in 63 domestic terror plots.

Meet The Guy Who Bought The First iPad 2 At The SXSW Apple Pop-Up Store

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Because the iPad 2 launch had the fortitude to coincide with SXSW, Apple did well by the thousands of fanboys and fanladies that have descended upon the city and built a pop up shop at 6th and Congress. We braved the line today and got the chance to speak to the lucky man who bought the very first iPad 2 sold in Austin, Texas. Austin native and conference attendee

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