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| Minnesota Woman Tried to Set Boyfriend on Fire Posted: 13 Jan 2009 11:30 PM CST A St. Cloud woman is in jail after police say she tried to set her boyfriend on fire using a lighter and air freshener.  |
| Jackie Chan to play Mr. Miyagi in Karate Kid Remake Posted: 13 Jan 2009 11:20 PM CST The Hong Kong martial-arts star is in negotiations to star in Columbia's remake of "The Karate Kid." He would take on the role of mentor Mr. Miyagi that Pat Morita made famous in the original franchise.  |
| What We Know About The Star Trek Movie Posted: 13 Jan 2009 11:00 PM CST The original James T. Kirk (William Shatner), is noticeably absent from the flick but that doesn't mean it's going to suck. Fans and summer moviegoers will instead be treated to we're-not-worthy ILM special effects, a sprawling feel to Trek's galaxy the franchise has never seen until now and lots of time traveling with Spock Prime (Leonard Nimoy).  |
| Have you ever seen broccoli that forms a fractal? Posted: 13 Jan 2009 10:50 PM CST I found this stuff at my farmer's market and was amazed!  |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2009 10:40 PM CST Twenty-two-time Grammy winner Stevie Wonder has created new sounds, even genres, by absorbing and reshaping every musical and audio technology he's encountered.  |
| The Top Ten Video Games of 1999 Posted: 13 Jan 2009 10:30 PM CST Many classic series got their starts this year, and you might have a laugh at what we thought used to be "cutting edge" and "graphically stunning."  |
| Ubuntu 9.04 Boots in 21.4 Seconds Posted: 13 Jan 2009 10:10 PM CST Ok how will the end user benefit from this EXT4 filesystem? Well, first of all, the whole system will be much faster and more reliable compared to one with EXT3, it will boot faster (the current article proves that) and it's able to handle files with sizes of up to 16 terabytes (1 TB = 1000 GB).  |
| Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens Could Get Hall Snub Posted: 13 Jan 2009 10:10 PM CST Bonds is scheduled for trial in March. He and Clemens are scheduled to appear on the Hall of Fame ballot four years from now, the time of reckoning for baseball's steroid era.Bonds, the all-time home run leader, and Clemens, winner of an unprecedented seven Cy Young Awards, normally would be locks for first-ballot election to the Hall of Fame.  |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2009 10:00 PM CST Note to would-be criminals: Police can access the Internet, too. Four Calgary teenagers found that out the hard way after taking photos of their alleged graffiti handiwork in the southeast community of McKenzie Lake.(Oops!)  |
| I have a very bad feeling about this (PIC) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 09:50 PM CST You don't want this guy's road rage.  |
| Why the Red Sox are Bullish on Professional Bull Riding Posted: 13 Jan 2009 09:40 PM CST As we reported last year in "The Red Sox Secret Line-up," Boston's baseball franchise has become a model of innovation and creativity throughout sports.  |
| The Daily Show Goes to Pundit School Posted: 13 Jan 2009 09:30 PM CST I never went to pundit school, but I did go to public school, which is pretty much the same thing. After all, "pundit" and "public" almost rhyme, and in public school, I never learned about Neville Chamberlain either.  |
| Online Verification: Who Can You Trust in the Virtual World? Posted: 13 Jan 2009 09:10 PM CST Alfred Adler, a psychologist who collaborated with Sigmund Freud, said: "Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement." The philosophy transfers to the online world quite well. Don't just trust words, authenticate them. This is especially vital when the communication involves your business.  |
| Ship Sunk ! Hopes dim in Indonesia sea search Posted: 13 Jan 2009 08:51 PM CST An air and sea search continues two days after a ferry sank off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, with hopes slight for the 200 people still missing.  |
| Good night's sleep may prevent a cold, study finds Posted: 13 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST People who averaged less than seven hours of sleep a night were about three times more likely to develop cold symptoms than study volunteers who got eight or more hours of sleep, Pittsburgh researchers reported yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.  |
| Washing Machine Hack Texts Your Phone When Load is Done Posted: 13 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST The TiVo senior programmer from San Jose spent a week modifying his 25-year-old washing machine to send a message to Twitter when his laundry is ready.  |
| Human-animal clone research halted amid funding drought Posted: 13 Jan 2009 08:10 PM CST Britain's research into the creation of human-animal clones has ground to a halt due to a lack of funding.  |
| Bailout Has A Hidden $20 Monthly Tax Break For Cyclists Posted: 13 Jan 2009 08:00 PM CST "The Feds are giving out a $20 dollar tax credit per month to anyone who rides their bike to work."  |
| Facebook Ad FAIL: Battlestar Galactica Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:50 PM CST If you're going to go through the trouble of creating and paying for a Facebook ad that capitalizes on BSG's popularity, can't you at least SPELL the show's name right? Spell check is your friend. Creepy cartoon characters are not.  |
| Two Headed Fish Blamed On Farm Chemicals Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:40 PM CST CHEMICAL contamination from farm runoff has been blamed after millions of fish larvae were found to have grown two heads.  |
| Pursuit of Happiness Got You Depressed? Some Tips... Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:40 PM CST In last decade the "happiness industry" has exploded. How to find it--from books/vids/lectures--has become a sometimes overwhelming & unrealistic priority. Time to take a step back? Some thoughts & suggestions here on the craze & response.  |
| Bulldog Found with 15 Pacifiers in Its Stomach Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:40 PM CST Last month the pooch underwent surgery to remove 15 pacifiers, a bottle cap and a piece of a basketball from its stomach. Apparently Lulu's owner, Jennifer Zwart of suburban Warson Woods, thought her child's missing pacifiers dropped from the stroller during walks or disappeared under the couch.  |
| The State of 9.9 Million Refugees Worldwide [Infographic] Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:30 PM CST Wars, famine, and natural disasters are just a few of the reasons people are forced to leave their homes and flee their countries  |
| Cheney 'Aggravated’ NYT Won Pulitzer for Exposing Wiretaps Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:20 PM CST Discussing the wiretapping program on Bill Bennett's radio show today, Vice President Cheney called the program "important," adding that it "always aggravated" him that the Times was rewarded for its reporting.  |
| NY director accused of attacking wannabe actresses Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:10 PM CST At least four women have accused the Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" of luring them to his home and sexually assaulting them while they auditioned for movie roles, police said. Police are investigating whether director Joseph Brooks, advertised upcoming film roles on Internet postings as a ploy to assault women.  |
| The Artistry of Star Wars on Display Down Under Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST A fanboy's photo tour of the Star Wars Exhibit in Australia which features over 80 costumes and actual models and full-scale replicas from all six Star Wars films. If you're lucky enough to live in Sydney you'll want to catch this show which will be running until the end of April at the Powerhouse Museum.  |
| Secrets of Super-Healthy People Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST Steal the secrets of people who never seem to get sick and take steps to boost your body's immunity.  |
| Opinion: Apparently We're All Keynesians Again Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST Nobody can accuse the government and the Fed of inaction.  |
| A Clean River is a Fun River... [pic] Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST  |
| If Movie Posters Were Honest (PICS) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:40 PM CST We here at The Taco hate when people lie to us. So, we like to show you what t.v. shows and ads are really saying. But more than anything, we wish movies posters would be honest with us, so that we know what we're getting before we fork over 11 bucks.  |
| Fedora 11 codenamed Leonidas, will kick bad guys into pit Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:40 PM CST According to Fedora project leader Paul W. Frields, the next major version of the popular Linux distro will be codenamed Leonidas. The developers plan to improve boot time, integrate DeviceKit, add support for delta RPMs, and include KDE 4.2.  |
| Today is a good day to type...with a Klingon keyboard Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:20 PM CST Yep, a keyboard with Klingon letters.  |
| Adventurers Travel From London To Timbuktu In Flying Car Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST A team of adventurers has launched an expedition to travel from London to Timbuktu by flying car. The group, led by Neil Laughton, will make the 6,000km (3,600-mile) journey by land and air in the Parajet Skycar, effectively a dune buggy with a fan motor and paragliding wing attached.  |
| The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks (Actual Blog) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST Akin to the FAIL blogs and the many imitations of the icanhascheezburger websites out there, comes a site (that's been around for quite some time apparently) that solely features actual photographs of signs and notices of quotes being used in ways that are quite hilarious.  |
| 12 Reasons To Love Bush -- His Animated Faces Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST  |
| Cop, Fired For Opposing Drug War, Gets Job Back, Settlement Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST A Mountlake Terrace police sergeant who was fired in part for alleged dishonesty has gotten his job back and an $812,500 settlement. Jonathan Wender's battle to clear his name centered on allegations that police investigators and the prosecutor's office targeted him unfairly because of his outspoken views in favor of decriminalizing marijuana.  |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2009 05:50 PM CST Hollywood Reporter - Fox is going to cancel 'Prison Break' after this season. "The show is just played out," says Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly.  |
| App Store Wars: Developers, Spamming, and Bogus Reviews Posted: 13 Jan 2009 05:40 PM CST App Store wars getting heated... The developers of NJection Mobile are claiming that the people or developers from Trapster are posting invalid and fake reviews, as well as searching for reviews on websites, spamming them and writing phony, bogus reviews of the competing application.  |
| Mac clone maker claims it bought OS X from Apple Posted: 13 Jan 2009 05:30 PM CST The Mac clone maker being sued by Apple Inc. because it installs Mac OS X on generic Intel-based systems said it bought copies of the operating system from Apple which can't tell it what to do with legit copies, court documents show  |
| Carol Bartz To Become Yahoo CEO. Posted: 13 Jan 2009 05:20 PM CST Former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz, credited for that company's turnaround, has agreed to face another challenge, but on a much larger scale, accepting an offer to become Yahoo CEO.  |
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