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Monday, April 4, 2011

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Why 'Star Wars' Is Secretly Terrifying for Women

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Leia is one of the few females in the universe who's not a hooker, and even she is a terrible role model for women.

50 Reasons Why Hockey Rules!!!

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Hockey is often misunderstood by many who have never watched it for whatever reason. Perhaps they're too involved in the NBA or NFL to care. Or maybe they think it would be too confusing to follow...

DOE Contest Will License National Lab Patents for $1,000

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If you're an entrepreneur with $1,000 and a strong business plan, the Obama Administration has a deal for you: A deep discount on the price for startups to license patents and patent applications held by the national labs for groundbreaking energy technology.

Who Knew: A 'Royal Bahamian Potcake' is a Dog, Not a Baked Good

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While American students on Spring Break are partying hard in Paradise Island, across town the second graders at St. John's are still in school. But who can complain when the day's lesson includes a visit from a Potcake?

Fallout: The Lost Mechanics of a Forgotten Era

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Over a decade ago, Fallout captured the hearts and minds of both gamers and game developers. We take a look at what it brought to the video game industry and what it still has to offer.

Why the US needs to blacklist, censor pirate websites

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Daniel Castro's ideas for addressing Internet piracy have made their way into the controversial COICA Internet censorship bill being debated in Congress. In a conversation with Ars, Castro makes his case for why we need COICA.

Glaciers Melting Faster Than Originally Thought

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A team of scientists from Aberystwyth University, the University of Exeter and Stockholm University, led by Welsh scientist and Professor Neil Glasser, have released at study published in Nature Geoscience showing that the glaciers of Patagonia in South America are melting at a much ...

Nintendo 3DS vs. Microwave [Video]

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Some things you definitely should not try at home, like microwaving electronic components

Ice Cold Rhoda In South Beach (Vid)

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What did you do this month? Did you hang out on South Beach in your pink visor and blinged-out sunglasses chain talking about pistol whipping Busta Rhymes?

UK to Ban Animal Circuses After Cruelty Exposed : TreeHugger

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Photo: downing.amanda / cc The truth, it seems, has the power to set the most inhumanely treated animals free from their abusers. Last week, troubling undercover footage of a circus elephant named Anne being bound and brutally beaten by

Study Shows Lubricant Makes Sex Better for Women. Duh

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The Journal of Sexual Medicine recently released the results of a study that examined the role lubrication - the bottled kind - plays in the bedroom. A team conducted a five-week diary-style study via the Internet, resulting in feedback from almost 2,500 women who shared their pleasure (and displeasure) while using one of six different water- and silicone-based lubes.

Data caps: How long can Verizon, Sprint offer unlimited plans?

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Data caps on nearly all wireless and wired networks in the U.S. seem likely to be in place soon, even though Verizon Wireless and Sprint continue to make unlimited data offers.

McDonald's to hire 50,000 workers - in 1 day

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McDonald's said Monday that it is planning a one-day hiring spree of 50,000 new workers on April 19 for its U.S. restaurants.

'Jumpers' offered big money to brave Japan's nuclear crisis

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Jumpers are workers who "jump" into highly radioactive areas to accomplish a job in a minimum of time and race out as quickly as possible.

Bill Clinton: ‘Birther’ doubts about Obama are ‘ludicrous’ | Raw Replay

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Former President Bill Clinton told ABC's Bianna Golodgrya that President Barack Obama against "birthers" who questioned his citizenship.

Ten Strange PC Storage Formats

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You need to back your data up, but you may want to think twice before using one of these formats

How A Fraction Of A Battery Can Cripple iPod Production

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There could be a delay in iPod production as a result of the closure of a polymer factory, owned by Kureha, near the Japanese earthquake's epicenter. The polymer is a tiny but important part of lithium ion batteries and Kureha dominates that market. Here's why:

Will buying an electric car make an environmental difference?

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Experts say that depends on three factors: What were you driving before? How is your electricity generated? And how many other electric cars are going to be sold? Advocates: EVs are a game-changer

Windows 8 Rumors: 'Ribbon' for Windows Explorer?

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The latest rumor is that Windows 8 will incorporate the

Haunting Musical Performance by The Saw Lady in a Subway (Vid)

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The Saw Lady, musician/street performer Natalia Paruz, plays a song written by Scott Munson that was composed specifically for the musical saw.

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