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| Actual Footage/Documentary on the "Pacific Garbage Patch" Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:47 PM CDT For years we've been reading about a patch of garbage the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ingeniously dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.For all the breathless accounts of the mess and its impact on the area's sealife, however, no one seemed to have a picture of the buildup. Until now........... |
| Gold found in safe deposit raids Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:20 PM CDT Six suitcases packed with suspected gold dust and about £30m in cash has been found during searches of safety deposit centres in London, police say. |
| Gasoline thieves adopt a new drill Posted: 08 Jun 2008 07:55 PM CDT With gas prices at record highs and service stations thwarting drive-offs with pay-before-you-pump policies, gas thieves are becoming more creative. |
| New Hulk TV Spot Featuring Tony Stark Posted: 08 Jun 2008 07:30 PM CDT TV spot for The Incredible Hulk that starts out with a glimpse of Tony Stark's cameo in the movie. Take a look at it plus new footage from the movie that opens June 13th in theaters everywhere. |
| Nectar of the Broke: The World's 5 Worst Ways To Get Drunk Posted: 08 Jun 2008 07:10 PM CDT Now, we don't advocate reckless drinking, but heres … |
| Man with one leg accused of stealing cars Posted: 08 Jun 2008 06:43 PM CDT Police agree it seems like a very difficult crime for anyone to commit, stealing rental cars right off the lot at the airport, with security all around. But, police say, somehow a Philadelphia man without a right leg, stole five rental cars in less than a month.The suspect is 44 year old Benjamin Copeland. He is accused of stealing five cars... |
| E.T. Hunters Shift Gaze Upon Our Own Backyard Posted: 08 Jun 2008 06:19 PM CDT Scientists scouring the skies for radio waves from any extraterrestrial neighbors had an epiphany recently: Assume ET knows about us and wants to make contact. |
| Five feared dead in Tokyo stabbing rampage Posted: 08 Jun 2008 05:54 PM CDT As many as five people might have died and at least 10 more were wounded after a man went on a knife rampage through Tokyo's popular electronics district on Sunday, a fire department official said. The man, identified as a 25-year-old member of one of Japan's yakuza crime syndicates, began shouting and stabbing passers-by in the Akihabara area... |
| How to order pizza from Domino's by using the command line Posted: 08 Jun 2008 05:33 PM CDT Only in *NIX could you order pizzas from Domino's Pizza with any topping, any size, any crust using only the command line! |
| 37 Missing In Ukraine Mine Explosion Posted: 08 Jun 2008 04:51 PM CDT 37 people were missing today after an explosion ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, an emergency official said. |
| Sam Raimi Wants to Direct 'Spider-Man 4' Posted: 08 Jun 2008 04:23 PM CDT Personally, I'd be happier if he offered to re-direct 'Spider-Man 3,' but Sam Raimi is getting the itch that only a spider can scratch, apparently. He's nominating himself to direct the fourth 'Spider-Man' movie, which is due out in a couple of years. |
| One Historic Night, Two Americas Posted: 08 Jun 2008 04:02 PM CDT Barack Obama's resolutely cheerful embrace of the future is a wildly different vision of America than John McCain's promise of vigilant conservation of the past. |
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| Replacement Hybrid Battery Costs Plummet Posted: 08 Jun 2008 03:00 PM CDT In the early part of this decade, some of the biggest worries about hybrids were how could the batteries possibly last, when would they finally give out, and how much would it cost to have them replaced. These days, concerns about batteries have largely faded out of the minds of new car buyers. |
| Franken wins endorsement for Senate in Minnesota Posted: 08 Jun 2008 02:43 PM CDT Al Franken has won a resounding endorsement for U.S. Senate from Democratic activists at the Minnesota state convention. |
| Paleontologists have found fossilized burrows of tetrapods Posted: 08 Jun 2008 02:18 PM CDT For the first time paleontologists have found fossilized burrows of tetrapods -- any land vertebrates with four legs or leglike appendages -- in Antarctica dating from the Early Triassic epoch, about 245 million years ago. The fossils were created when fine sand from an overflowing river poured into the animals' burrows and hardened into casts |
| Oil Prices Raise Cost of Making Range of Goods Posted: 08 Jun 2008 01:50 PM CDT Companies that make hard goods using raw materials derived from oil are seeing their costs skyrocket and are pondering difficult choices. |
| Why can't the news be like this? Posted: 08 Jun 2008 01:30 PM CDT Don't bother clicking the links. These idyllic headlines only exist in fantasy. But it's nice to dream of a better world.... |
| Iron Man's Takes on The Mandarin in Sequel Posted: 08 Jun 2008 01:04 PM CDT When the original film made mention of the terrorist organization The 10 Rings, it was a clear reference to Marvel history and the alien artifacts The Mandarin discovered before beginning his career of oppression and supervillainy. It seemed like a pretty obvious clue from Favreau and his writers that Iron Man's arch-nemesis would appear in a seque |
| A New Jersey Douchebag at Age 70 Posted: 08 Jun 2008 12:40 PM CDT Recognize the guy? He's the CEO of Countrywide, everyone's favorite mortgage company. His ridiculous tan is actually real and permanent - the unfortunate result of WAY too many tanning salon visits. He's almost as freaky-looking as Michael Jackson. Here's another nice photo: http://www.ceosmack.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/angelo-mozilo. |
| Apple to allow subsidies on iPhone Posted: 08 Jun 2008 12:20 PM CDT A $200 price subsidy overlaps with analyst expectations of a low-priced iPhone. |
| Posted: 08 Jun 2008 11:56 AM CDT Fox News' Porter Berry, producer for Bill O'Reilly shows up at the National Conference on Media Reform in Minneapolis to ambush Bill Moyers. Moyers gives them a taste of of their own medicine as about 20 cameras film the show... |
| USDA: Ethanol Accounts for Only 3% of Increased Cost of Food Posted: 08 Jun 2008 11:40 AM CDT Diggers who buy the "they're turning food into fuel!" myth should take note: the number one reason for the rising cost of food is oil prices. Who perpetuates the food/fuel myth? The Oil Lobby. |
| The wife John McCain callously left behind. Posted: 08 Jun 2008 11:10 AM CDT There is another Mrs McCain who casts a ghostly shadow over the Senator's presidential campaign. She is seldom seen and rarely written about, despite being mother to McCain's three eldest children.She is McCain's first wife, Carol. |
| Ivanovic Wins First Grand Slam Title Posted: 08 Jun 2008 10:50 AM CDT After letting her nerves get the best of her in last year's final, Ana Ivanovic won the French Open in style on Saturday by defeating Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3. |
| NASA Photo of the Day: Mars Soil Sample Posted: 08 Jun 2008 10:27 AM CDT What surprises are hidden in the soils of Mars? To help find out, the Phoenix Lander Phoenix Lander which arrived on Mars two weeks ago has attempted to place a scoop of soil in Phoenix's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA). |
| Top 10 Moments in the History of the Celtics-Lakers Rivalry Posted: 08 Jun 2008 10:04 AM CDT With 10 NBA Finals series under their belts, the Boston Celtics & Los Angeles Lakers have had plenty of historic moments. Below is a list compiled by ESPN Research of the top 10 moments in Finals history between the Celtics and the Lakers. |
| Mars dirt fails to reach lander's testing oven Posted: 08 Jun 2008 09:53 AM CDT The first sample of Martian dirt dumped onto the opening of the Phoenix lander's tiny testing oven failed to reach the instrument, and scientists said Saturday that they will devote a few days to trying to determine the cause. |
| Transportation Bill Gives $45 Million To Maglev Project Posted: 08 Jun 2008 09:51 AM CDT A new transportation bill signed by Bush on Friday would free up $45 million to build the U.S.'s first maglev train. The train will travel between Disneyland and Las Vegas at up to 300 mph and is meant to help ease traffic on the 250+ mile ride on Interstate 15. |
| Walgreens Being Sued Over Infant Death, Due to Cold Medicine Posted: 08 Jun 2008 09:39 AM CDT Walgreens and the parent company of Tylenol are being sued by an Illinois woman whose infant son died after being given 2 separate medicines marketed by those companies for use on children. |
| A politician who actually games Posted: 08 Jun 2008 09:39 AM CDT Meet Jeanne Stevens, the Republican nominee for Connecticut's House of Representatives (101st District). She will not allow Grand Theft Auto IV in her home. That's OK, she's also a level 70 Orc hunter in World of Warcraft. As for GTA IV, "If you'd like to play it in your home, go for it." |
| The World's Most Eligible Royals Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:39 AM CDT They're single, wealthy and part of the most exclusive club on earth. |
| Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:36 AM CDT By Jeremy Scahill, a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute. He is the author of the bestselling Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, published by Nation Books. He is an award-winning investigative journalist and correspondent for the national radio and TV program Democracy Now!. |
| Life Is A Chess Match He Can't Afford to Lose Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:35 AM CDT "I'm a pawn," Marte Garner says happily ..."I would...sacrifice myself for my family," says the 15-year-old....Just because you may think you are a pawn, they tell him, doesn't mean you can't one day be king. Marte is trying to connect the dots. "Chess is like life," ..."Then it kind of isn't because it is still a game." |
| Mexico's crystals skulls, from reel to real life Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:34 AM CDT There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, have the power to save the Earth -- a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie. Today Mayan priests worship the skulls and real-life treasure hunters still search for them. |
| One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:12 AM CDT You may have noticed that Google has a new favicon, the small icon you see in your browser next to the URL or in your bookmarks list. Some people have wondered why we changed our favicon -- after all, we hadn't in 8.5 years(!). The reason is that we wanted to develop a set of icons that would scale better to some new platforms like the iPhone |
| Father slays family as hunger returns to haunt North Korea - Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:09 AM CDT THE first case of murder and suicide caused by North Korea's new food crisis has emerged with the account of a man who killed his hungry wife and children and then took his own life in despair. |
| Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:08 AM CDT Sleek coaches are touting $1 fares from New York to D.C., Chicago to Cleveland and Kansas City to St. Louis. More than a cheap ride, the vehicles feature amenities unheard of on traditional bus lines — including real flush toilets, wider seats and power outlets. |
| High and Mighty: Comedy Stoners Harold & Kumar Are Heroes Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:04 AM CDT Harold and Kumar are blazing a trail for a new breed of Hollywood weed-friendly hero. Straights are so convinced that potheads constitute a threat to society that the potheads become rebels and anarchists almost by default. Why? Because pot makes the people who don't smoke it even more paranoid than the people who do. |
| Posted: 08 Jun 2008 08:03 AM CDT The Russians are usually credited with building good, simple weapons (like the Kalashnikov series and RPG-7 ) but considered weak when to comes to high tech. A close look at one of their tank-busting smart bombs shows how far they've come, however.... |
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