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| FCC Spends $350k to Sponsor Race Car; Vehicle Catches Fire Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:10 PM CST A nine-car NASCAR pileup may have wrecked a vehicle sponsored by the Federal Communications Commission, but it gave the agency more mileage in advertising the imminent switch to digital TV signals, the FCC's chief said on Monday. The FCC spent about $350,000 to sponsor the car in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing event on Sunday.  |
| White powder sent to Mormon temples in Utah, LA Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:00 PM CST Letters containing a suspicious white powder were sent Thursday to Mormon temples in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City that were the sites of protests against the church's support of California's gay marriage ban.  |
| $100 laptop to be sold in Europe Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST Europeans will soon be able to buy their own XO laptop.  |
| Three held in bank heist inspired by Ocean's Eleven Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST Three men who allegedly staged an inside-job San Jose bank robbery after watching the movie "Ocean's Eleven" will be in court today. They were arrested Wednesday evening for allegedly stealing $100,000 from the Wells Fargo branch inside the Safeway store.  |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:20 PM CST There has been a sea change in Washington since then, as the wonks, tech pundits and lobbyists align themselves with new leadership and the likelihood that Net Neutrality could become law soon.  |
| Nebraska parents rush to leave kids before law changes. Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:10 PM CST To the state's surprise and embarrassment, more than half of the 31 children legally abandoned under the safe-haven law since it took effect in mid-July have been teenagers.  |
| How does Microsoft explain seven-year patch delay? Posted: 14 Nov 2008 07:50 PM CST The software giant says that fixing the flaw earlier would have broken customer network applications.  |
| Eco-Friendly Billboard for Times Square Posted: 14 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CST By generating its own electricity, a new billboard planned for Times Square could save 18 tons of carbon emissions yearly. Fitted with 16 wind turbines and 64 solar panels, but when there's no sun, and no wind? The $3 million billboard goes dark: there is no backup generator.  |
| More than 50,000 migrant workers move into Olympics borough Posted: 14 Nov 2008 07:20 PM CST More than 50,000 migrant workers have registered for jobs in the borough which will host the 2012 Olympics since the games were awarded to London, sparking fears British workers could be losing out.  |
| Study: CA Dirty Air Kills More People Than Car Crashes Do Posted: 14 Nov 2008 07:10 PM CST According to a study released Wednesday, decreasing air pollution in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley would save more lives annually than ending all motor vehicle fatalities in the two regions. The study also said meeting federal ozone and fine particulate standards could save $28 billion annually in health care costs.  |
| Google Search Will Hear You, If You Have an iPhone Posted: 14 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST Expectations are mounting that a Google iPhone app will drop later today, bringing with it a minor revolution in how we conduct web searches. While it's unclear whether this will be a new app or an update to the exiting Google iPhone application, it will support voice searching, allowing you to speak what you want to find into the iPhone's mic.  |
| Texas has toughest task of one-loss teams Posted: 14 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST Is there anything better than a Saturday in November? Last week, we saw the No. 1 ranked team in the nation win on the road in overtime, the No. 2 ranked team score touchdowns on seven straight possessions against a top 10 team, and the No. 3 ranked team squander a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter. What's up ahead this weekend?  |
| The Dark Knight Probably Not Going To Win All The Oscars Now Posted: 14 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST It's just been announced that The Dark Knight can't win the Oscar for Best Score because it was composed by too many people. That'll be disappointing for the crew, but they'll get over it. The 2009 Oscars will introduce categories for Best Irredeemably Bleak Summer Movie and Silliest And Most Indecipherable Voice Employed By A Lead Actor, hehehe.  |
| Realistic Names for Videogames [PIC] Posted: 14 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST Your favorite classic games get renamed.  |
| Pierce Helps Celtics Beat Hawks With .5 Seconds On The Clock Posted: 14 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CST You had to double-check the calendar after this one. It's still November, right? In fact, the midpoint of the month has not yet arrived, so this still qualifies as early November, correct? Because the scene at the end of this barnburner -- and more importantly, a half-second before the final buzzer, was like something you'd see in late May.  |
| Life Preservers for Polar Bears On Sinking Arctic Ice Posted: 14 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CST As the climate crisis mounts and Arctic icebergs slip away, polar bears are suffering starvation, population declines, and drowning as they must swim further and further to find food. Seeking to raise awareness for the endangered species' plight, ADDI Concepts has taken wildlife preservation literally by designing a life-vest for displaced polar...  |
| Belkin Switch-to-Mac Cable Automatically Switches You to Mac Posted: 14 Nov 2008 05:42 PM CST PC-to-Mac USB file-transfer cables and migration utilities have been out for a while, but Belkin's out today with a new take on the idea it says makes the transition "as seamless as possible."  |
| Big, Long, Hot Lightning Bolt--BAM!--Visits The Neighborhood Posted: 14 Nov 2008 05:20 PM CST  |
| Stephen Colbert Gives Obama's Cheif Of Staff A Middle Finger Posted: 14 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST Stephen Colbert makes a bold gesture toward Rahm Emanuel to try and get a position in Barack Obama's cabinet.  |
| Warner Brothers releases new Half-Blood Prince trailer! Posted: 14 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CST Exclusively for fan sites for the next week, Warner Brothers has just given Potter fans a great surprise: a brand new trailer for Half-Blood Prince!  |
| Mozilla to Firefox Add-On Developers: Stop Being Lazy Posted: 14 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CST Mozilla evangelists are starting to develop tools to track Firefox's very healthy add-on ecosystem, primarily with regard to how they adapt to upcoming Firefox versions...  |
| Karolyi Still Miffed About Gymnast Probe - Chinese Cover up Posted: 14 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CST No one doubts the Chinese lied about their age, yet they have yet to even be sanctioned. How is this any different than testing positive for drugs? Those Chinese kids are good. I have nothing against the Chinese kids. But how about the other kids who were stayed home? Here's Rebecca Bross, two months short of being able to compete.  |
| Say Cheese (or Croak). Frog That Knows HowTo Pose For a Pic Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST Can a frog be "cute"? Probably not. But this one apparently tried its best. Nice eyes. Actually, nice image too.  |
| The World's Most Expensive Headphones Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST $5,200 for, 18 carat gold and encrusted with 118 diamonds - sweet  |
| Your Brain Goes to Sleep (and Wakes Up) in Pieces Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST If you're too tired to think straight, it might be because parts of your brain are already asleep at the wheel. Scientists are challenging the belief that a specific region of the brain makes the call to hit the sack. Instead, our brains power down in stages, they say. If a certain group of cells in our brain gets fatigued, it simply shuts off.  |
| Intelligent humans evolved because of big-hipped ancestors Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:31 PM CST Intelligent humans developed because our female ancestors had wide hips which allowed them to give birth to babies with big brains, according to new research.  |
| Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of [LIVE] Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST  |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:10 PM CST Kanye West is to music what Michael Jordan was to basketball — at least that's what West thinks, in his humble estimation. "I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice," he said in an interview on Wednesday.  |
| Patriots vs. Jets..Randy Moss Sick TD Catch With 1 Sec Left. Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:00 PM CST No one can catch like this man.  |
| 30 Impressing 3D Portraits That Pass As Real Life Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:50 PM CST Visiting the amazing CG Society site, I've ran into many impressing portraits, which I chose to featured here today. From fantasy portraits, to sci-fi, to just real people, these are stunning, and really amazing pieces. It totally makes me wanna do this! How about some 3D tuts? Anyone good out there willing to deliver us any sweet tuts? Hope to hea  |
| The urban art of the man who turns street objects invisible Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:40 PM CST Joshua Callaghan disguises utility boxes by pasting pictures onto them of the scenery behind, thereby creating the illusion of an uninterrupted view.  |
| Drugmaker ads to target Obama idea Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:40 PM CST The nation's largest pharmaceutical lobbying group is preparing a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign to tout the importance of free-market health care and undercut an expected push by the Obama administration for price controls of prescription drugs.  |
| Quantum of Solace: 16 Places to Learn More About James Bond Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CST You would be hard pressed to go anywhere in the world where people don't know exactly what you mean when you say, "Bond, James Bond." Not surprising seeing as there are 22 movies spanning over a 40 year history. The 22nd film, Quantum of Solace, is opening across the United States today, and so it is a good time to look at James Bond related site  |
| This is not what I was meant to do :( Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CST  |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CST Crazy things crazy people do with snomobiles  |
| Top 10 NFL Punt/Kick Returns, Excitement At It's Best Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CST There are few plays more exciting in the NFL than a punt or kick-off return for a touchdown. These breathtaking moments can change one team's momentum and deflate the other team's morale just as quickly. (10 pretty awesome videos)  |
| Chances Dwindle on Bailout Plan for Automakers Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST Democratic leaders calling for an aid package to help auto companies conceded that they would face potentially insurmountable opposition in Congress.  |
| Study Says Violent Games Affect Boys' Heart Rates Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST Science Daily is reporting on the results of a new study on violent video games, which found that boys aged 12 to 15 experienced a greater variation in Heart Rate Variability when playing games with violent content, than they did on tamer games. The difference remained persistent during sleep, though the boys reported that they'd slept just fine.  |
| The artist who makes sculptures out of old hubcaps (pics) Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST An artist has collected thousands of lost hub caps from roadsides across Britain and turned them into spectacular animal sculptures.  |
| 60+ Vehicle Modifications for Better Fuel Economy Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST Below is a list of well understood mods you can do to your vehicle to squeeze more distance from each drop of fuel. They range from mild to wild, free to expensive. Some admittedly split hairs, while others can make a significant fuel economy difference.  |
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