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| Footballer Tackles Opponent With Chainsaw Posted: 24 Dec 2008 09:00 PM CST A footballer who was sent off returned and attacked an opposition player with a chainsaw, a court heard. Anthony Lloyd, 20, was ordered off the park pitch for foul language but returned with the running power tool and tried to chop the hands off rival Paul Westwood while yelling: "I'm a crank."  |
| The Treasury & the Fed are making up a game plan on the fly! Posted: 24 Dec 2008 08:50 PM CST Sounds like a solid business plan! Let's give away a few more billion just because we can! "American Express Co and CIT Group, received approval to get $5.72 billion under the government's financial bailout program on Tuesday" Neither company would explain how they intend to use the taxpayers' money" || The cherry on the cake, no oversight! Hurray!  |
| PowerBeam steps closer to launch of wireless electricity Posted: 24 Dec 2008 08:30 PM CST Grier Graham, vice president of product development, said the company can use a laser to generate about 1.5 watts of power to a solar cell as far away as 10 meters. That's enough to power an electronic speaker or small low-wattage light-emitting diode (LED) lights. It can also charge the battery in a digital picture frame.  |
| Top Five Amazing Astronomy Discoveries of 2008 Posted: 24 Dec 2008 08:20 PM CST Astronomers have continued to cast their eyes to the heavens, with bigger and better telescopes and as much passion as ever this year, but some of the coolest findings of 2008 were right in our own backyard — or at least looked like they were.  |
| Posted: 24 Dec 2008 08:10 PM CST With animals going extinct at rates unseen since the dinosaurs disappeared, it's nice to be reminded that some species haven't even been discovered.  |
| 2008's Best Contest Photos You Never Saw Posted: 24 Dec 2008 08:00 PM CST  |
| Weapons, Ammo Seized at Plaxico Burress' Home Posted: 24 Dec 2008 07:40 PM CST Authorities seized a small cache of weapons and ammunition from the New Jersey home of New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, the New York Post and Newsday both reported Wednesday, possibly setting up the embattled player for more legal trouble. The Post said a 9-mm handgun, a rifle and ammunition for three other guns were seized.  |
| Alabama's Saban selected AP Coach of the Year Posted: 24 Dec 2008 07:10 PM CST Alabama's Nick Saban is The Associated Press college football coach of the year...This is the second time Saban has won the award. He also was coach of the year with LSU in 2003.  |
| 20 seasons in, The Simpsons lands on iTunes Posted: 24 Dec 2008 07:00 PM CST But don't get too excited just yet — it's only the current 20th season that is available right now. And no, it's not available in high definition. But it's a start for a show that is near and dear to the hearts of many.  |
| Vatican Approves iPhone Application Posted: 24 Dec 2008 06:50 PM CST The Vatican has lent its approval to an iPhone application – with the iBreviary bringing the book of daily prayers to Apple's handset.  |
| 5,000-10,000 new Twitter accounts a day: study Posted: 24 Dec 2008 06:30 PM CST Micro-blogging service Twitter is gaining 5,000 to 10,000 new accounts a day and most of its users have joined this year. Internet marketing company HubSpot, in a "State of the Twittersphere" report released on Tuesday, said 70% of the estimated 4 to 5 million people using Twitter have signed up in 2008 and 20 % have joined in the last 60 days.  |
| Cat Falls 24 Storeys And Survives Posted: 24 Dec 2008 06:20 PM CST A CAT fell 34 floors from a penthouse and survived to see out the rest of his eight lives, its owner says.  |
| HS Football Coach Never Punts On 4th Down, Wins State Title Posted: 24 Dec 2008 06:00 PM CST Uses statistical probablity to decide that punting just isn't worth it. I don't think this would work in the NFL, but I could see someone trying it and succeeding at the college level.  |
| Posted: 24 Dec 2008 05:50 PM CST Check your reaction in this flash, I liked that.  |
| New material 'Opal' can take on any colour like a chameleon Posted: 24 Dec 2008 05:40 PM CST A new material could give a chameleon a run for its money - it can rapidly change colour to match that of any in the visible spectrum.  |
| Toxic melamine is suspected in seafood from China Posted: 24 Dec 2008 05:20 PM CST Industry experts and businesspeople in China say that the industrial chemical has been routinely added to fish and animal feed to artificially boost protein readings.  |
| 40 Impressive Product Ads You Don’t See in Magazines Posted: 24 Dec 2008 05:10 PM CST Check out some of the most Impressive Advertisements with Awesome Design & Color combination that you probably haven't seen before.  |
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| The Top 10 Medical Stories of 2008 Posted: 24 Dec 2008 04:50 PM CST This year marked a number of important medical advances and intriguing health news. To help narrow the large list, ABCNews.com reached out to the top medical centers and doctors in a wide range of fields.  |
| Digg user TheDataWhore talks about his banning Posted: 24 Dec 2008 04:50 PM CST How I became a Digg Power User with a 75% popular ratio, completely legitly, yet got banned for it  |
| The top 5 Linux myths: Why you shouldn’t fear the penguin - Posted: 24 Dec 2008 04:40 PM CST Now, what to the do with the old computer, or even with the netbook? Why not give your old computer a new life by running Linux on it? It may seem like a scary thought, but chances are you have a few misconceptions about Linux and that's keeping you from making the jump.  |
| US Laser Warplane Under Threat From Barack Obama (VIDEO) Posted: 24 Dec 2008 04:30 PM CST The future of a US warplane that fires lasers at the enemy is under threat from Barack Obama's administration. One of first the first decisions of US defence that the President-elect will face in office will be whether or not to continue funding for the futuristic Airborne Laser weapons programme.  |
| 5 Sports Franchises That Folded Posted: 24 Dec 2008 04:20 PM CST It's not uncommon for a sports franchise to move to another city. Before this season, for example, the NBA's Seattle Supersonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder. But it's rare for a franchise to pack it in and fold entirely. Here are some examples of teams who called it quits.  |
| Posted: 24 Dec 2008 04:10 PM CST The wind chill was 22 below...and he went surfing.  |
| Obama's Energy Nominee Is No Fan of Fossil Fuel-Based Energy Posted: 24 Dec 2008 04:00 PM CST With the announcement of his energy-environmental team last week, Barack Obama has signaled a clear intention of pursuing policies that differ sharply from those of his predecessor. At this point, one thing appears certain - His choice for secretary of energy, the highly respected Nobel laureate Steven Chu, is definitely NOT a fan of fossil fuels.  |
| 8 Old School Toys That Got Badass Makeovers Posted: 24 Dec 2008 04:00 PM CST Sometimes we feel sorry for what today's youth will have to deal with in the future. But then we see the toys they have, which pretty much put our old playthings to shame.  |
| Reflection: Was This Summer’s Mobile Me Meltdown Worth It? Posted: 24 Dec 2008 03:40 PM CST This past summer Apple revamped its online suite of applications changing its name from dot-mac to Mobile Me. The transition was painstaking and users that were most affected suffered months of email being lost or deleted. One question we've been wondering ourselves is, was it worth it?  |
| Porn in Microsoft's Seadragon! Posted: 24 Dec 2008 03:30 PM CST Download Seadragon by microsoft then go to Browse Photosynth. Then the libraries named "home_two" and "home_s12" are full of it.  |
| Celtics set franchise record with 19th straight win Posted: 24 Dec 2008 03:20 PM CST The Boston Celtics set a franchise record with their 19th consecutive victory on Tuesday night over the Philadelphia 76ers 110-91. The Celtics also improved to 27-2 - the best start for a two-loss team in NBA history.  |
| Zero Punctuation: The Year in Review - 2008 Posted: 24 Dec 2008 03:10 PM CST This week, a series of our favorite Zero Punctuation jokes. Sorry for the clip show, but we'll make it up to you with a contest for a shiny new badge!  |
| Posted: 24 Dec 2008 03:00 PM CST Taiwanese breeder You Xueyin feeds giant pandas at a the base in Ya'an. Photo by Chen Xie.  |
| Oil company Flying J files for bankruptcy...cites oil prices Posted: 24 Dec 2008 02:50 PM CST Flying J, a big privately held firm that operates oil refineries and truck stops, said Monday it filed for bankruptcy protection, hit by the abrupt fall in energy prices and a credit crunch.  |
| Audit Finds Obama Staff Had No Improper Contact With Blago Posted: 24 Dec 2008 02:40 PM CST Obama's office said in a report that its staff had no inappropriate communications with the office of Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, who is at the center of a corruption probe. (Report)  |
| Hacker's Plan to Rule Black Market in Stolen Credit Cards Posted: 24 Dec 2008 02:30 PM CST The heat in Max Butler's safe house was nearly unbearable. It was the equipment's fault. Butler had crammed several servers and laptops into the studio apartment high above San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, and the mass of processors and displays produced a swelter that pulsed through the room.  |
| Create An Amazing Illustration Using Scraps [Photoshopped] Posted: 24 Dec 2008 02:20 PM CST A stunning step by step tutorial on how to create a head made of scraps using Photoshop.  |
| Bush pardons mortgage fraudster Posted: 24 Dec 2008 02:10 PM CST New Yorker pardoned by Bush pled guilty in 'largest ever' New York real-estate minority discrimination lawsuit; Father gave $28,500 to RNC this year; escaped restitution after records were destroyed in WTC.  |
| Merb will be merged into Rails 3! Posted: 24 Dec 2008 02:00 PM CST We're ending the bickering between Merb and Rails with a this bombshell: Merb is being merged into Rails 3!  |
| Beautiful photos of Belgrade and Serbia Posted: 24 Dec 2008 01:50 PM CST  |
| Artificial Human Bone Marrow Created In A Test Tube Posted: 24 Dec 2008 01:40 PM CST Artificial bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells has been created in a University of Michigan lab.  |
| Mixing Gen Y with big business: It is all or nothing Posted: 24 Dec 2008 01:30 PM CST A changing Internet changes corporate America. Generation-Y professionals, a name typically referring to young employees between the ages 22 and 28, are bringing the work environment to a completely different level  |
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