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Friday, June 17, 2011

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Your Dollar-Draining, Energy-Sucking, Carbon-Polluting Cable TV Habit

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TVs aren't just energy-suckers when they're on; DVRs and set-top boxes have been found to use plenty of energy even when they're off.

The 4 Most Potentially Badass Fathers Who Never Had Kids

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Pointing out the people who shouldn't have had kids (Hitler's Dad, his Mom, and so forth), is easy and boring. So, in honor of Father's Day, I've rounded up a bunch of awesome and badass historical figures who absolutely should have filled this planet with their offspring.

The Double-Dip Housing Recession: Where It Hurts the Most

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Housing prices are back in the dumps. Nationwide, average prices have sunk to levels not seen since 2002. But when it comes to real estate, it's all about location, and some areas have seen their declines stretch back even farther.

Chantix smoking pill can raise heart risk, FDA warns

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Pfizer's stop-smoking drug Chantix can lead to a small increase in cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks for patients who already have cardiovascular disease, U.S. drug regulators said on Thursday.

Bill That Makes Illegal Streaming a Felony Passes Senate Committee

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Remember the bill that makes illegal streaming a felony? It cleared its first hurdle and was approved by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today. The bill targets those underground websites that stream movies and TV shows illegally over the Internet.

10 Expensive and Exploitative Beauty Pageant Strategies

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You may have been born ugly, but your children are the future! Thanks to medical science, technology and your low self-esteem, you can now make them beautiful and live vicariously through them. All it takes is beauty pageant, a checking account and no moral qualms about righteously screwing up your child's mind.

Vancouver Mayor: “The people have taken our streets back.” (VIDEO)

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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson on thousands of residents showing up downtown today to help clean up the mess the hooligans made last night.

Eight Awesome Ways People are Messing with Telemarketers

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The telemarketer, that relentless annoyance, is becoming blissfully rarer as time goes on. However, there are still plenty of telemarketers gleefully dialing away, annoying the hell out of anybody they can find. But sometimes people annoy back.

Iceland is writing its constitution on Facebook

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In the modern era, how can a troubled nation that's seeking to overhaul its government reboot its constitution in a way that involves the input of as many citizens as possible?

The Instruments Of Change: Reed Ghazala

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We take a look at some innovative individuals who don't follow the usual rules when it comes to equipment. Why buy instruments when you can make your own?

#killswitch: A Documentary About the Free Internet

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From historic uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East to the Telecom mergers in the States, 2011 has already proven to be a pretty tumultuous year for the Internet… and we've still got 6 months to go.

5 Must Watch Videos of Vancouver Canucks Fans Rioting

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So... If you turned off your TV and went to sleep last night after Bruins captain Zdeno Chara hoisted the Cup, you missed, like, 30% of the fun when pandemonium broke out on the streets of Vancouver.

India to build world's tallest statue

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The Indian state of Gujarat has invited global tenders to help build the world's tallest statue - a 182-metre memorial to an independence hero that will cost $300 million.

Keith Olbermann Warns Of "Bullshit" Attacks On His New Show

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Olbermann warned reporters in a conference call not to be swayed by ratings "bullshit" as rivals release data showing that few people will be watching his new show. "We're in this for the long haul," he said adding that there are no set audience targets. If just 10 technicians for the show can see it on Monday "that would be a satisfactory audience." Current reaches about 60 million cable and satellite homes which puts it at a disadvantage to MSNBC, which goes to about 97 million and Fox News at about 102 million.

'Interbreeding' with Neanderthals helped protect modern man against diseases, suggests new research

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The first modern humans may have protected themselves against unfamiliar illnesses through intimate relations with Neanderthals after leaving Africa.

Batmobile Designed by Maker of McLaren F1

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It's fair to say we have a few reservations about the Batman Live world tour. Only time will tell, but what we have learned today is that the Dark Knight will be cruising the boards in a very plush ride.

Vancouver Riots 2011: Kissing Couple Identified

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We introduced you to the romantic heroes of the Vancouver Riots of 2011, The Kissing Vancouver Couple, yesterday. Now we can put names to the lip-locked faces.

The 'Scream' mask and a skittish coworker are perfect for office pranks (Video)

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This should be a hidden scene on the Scream 4 DVD.

Howard Dean's Koch/C*ck 'Freudian Slip' (VIDEO)

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Howard Dean gave a classic Netroots Nation keynote here last night, hitting all the buttons -- but the biggest crowd-pleasing button was one he hit accidentally.

Jihad: The end of an era

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THE careers of foreign correspondents are defined by certain epochs: the second world war, the cold war, post-colonialism and the Vietnam war, for example.
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