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| Video: Driver does handbrake turns on M62 motorway after row Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:50 PM CST A driver performed two handbrake turns on a motorway after stopping on the hard shoulder during a row with his girlfriend.  |
| 60 Minutes: Hero Pilot's First Interview Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:40 PM CST When US Airways flight 1549 crash-landed into New York's Hudson River, what seemed destined to be a tragedy became an extraordinary tale of success and survival. In an instant, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger found himself at the heart of an uplifting news story people all over the world wanted to celebrate.  |
| Free Game! "Wolverine MRD Escape" from Marvel Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:30 PM CST Prison Break - You're Wolverine and must escape the MRD! Use stealth and problem solving skills to escape. Avoid cameras, laser wires, collect access passes, take out guards while not tripping the main alarm.  |
| 60 Minutes: Hero Pilot's First Interview, Part 3 (Video) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:30 PM CST 150 people might not be alive today if it weren't for Capt. Sullenberger and the crew of U.S. Airways Flight 1549. 60 Minutes invited some of the passengers to reunite with them in, of all places, Charlotte N.C.  |
| 5 ways Nintendo completely screwed up WiiWare Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:20 PM CST So when TellTale announced that they had the Wallace and Gromit license, I posted about it. I did this because I, like almost everyone else who saw the announcement, presumed the game would be heading to WiiWare as a successor to Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People. Some sites labeled the original announcement Wii news, or listed the launc  |
| How Companion Cells To Sperm ProtectThem From Genetic Damage Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:10 PM CST In plant pollen grains, sperm cells, which carry the genetic material to be passed on to progeny, are cocooned within larger "companion" cells that are called pollen vegetative cells. These companions provide sperm with energy and nourishment, and push them towards their targets during fertilization.  |
| IBM Readies Monster Supercomputer Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:10 PM CST The powerful supercomputer will perform at speeds 20 times faster than the runner-up, also from IBM.  |
| Parents Blamed for Childhood Obesity Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:00 PM CST Children tend to eat what their parents eat, finds a new study that suggests a parental contribution to the growing obesity problem among young children and teenagers.  |
| US military develops anti-aircraft laser Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:00 PM CST The latest weapon developed by US engineers is a Humvee jeep mounted with a giant laser capable of shooting down aircraft.  |
| Alex Rodriguez Through The Years [PICS] Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:50 PM CST Evolution of playing days, style, teams, appearance...  |
| Amazon's Kindle Becomes Apple iPod For Books? Or Better? Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:50 PM CST This is a big day for Amazon and its legions of Kindle fans who were shut out for the past couple of months if they were trying to buy one of those new electronic book readers that have been sold out everywhere.  |
| Unemployment benefits safety net is fraying Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:40 PM CST WASHINGTON - The government safety net designed to protect laid-off workers from financial catastrophe is falling short, leaving nearly half the 11.6 million jobless Americans without unemployment benefits.  |
| 5 of Best Video Game Sniper Rifles Ever Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:40 PM CST Sniper rifles are powerful, accurate over long distances, and relatively light compared to weapons that fire explosive charges. poor sniper rifle has low penetration, high recoil, slow reload time, and a small magazine. (I'm looking at you, Gears of War 2). On with the best sniper rifles ever!  |
| Thief Steals Everything But The Zune Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:20 PM CST He probably mistook the Zune for a worthless, unpopular piece of technology. He was wrong. You can get about $5 for selling one on Ebay.  |
| Archos set to release Android phone Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:20 PM CST In a slightly left-field move, Archos has announced plans to release a new version of its Internet Media Tablet range... but this time it's a smartphone.  |
| Jamal Anderson Arrested for Doing Cocaine Off a Toilet Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:20 PM CST Former Atlanta Falcons running back Jamal Anderson was arrested late Saturday night on a felony possession-of-cocaine charge and possession-of-marijuana. The officer went into the restroom, heard the same sniffing and peered over the stall door. He saw Jamal Anderson and Mark Hudson sniffing two lines of powdered cocaine off the back of the toilet.  |
| "Arsonists committed mass murder" Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:10 PM CST "Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said arsonists in Victoria had committed mass murder as the death toll in Australia's worst ever bushfires rose to 108 this morning."  |
| Microsoft plays catch up to MobileMe with My Phone Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:10 PM CST Microsoft's answer to portions of Apple's MobileMe service was expected to be called SkyBox, but the company is now rebranding the mobile data sync service as My Phone, according to pages posted to the company's Windows Mobile website.  |
| Linux Phones on Tap for 2009 from Verizon, Others Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:10 PM CST Your next cheap phone might be a Linux phone – but you might never know it. The LiMo Foundation announced Monday that Verizon Wireless and other global carriers will be rolling out Linux-based phones in 2009, possibly including low-cost devices capable of running advanced Web apps.  |
| With fewer hours at work, productivity rises Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:10 PM CST Productivity -- measured by output per hour -- rose 2.8% in the nonfarm business sector in 2008. It was the largest productivity increase since a similar gain in 2004, and was due more to the declines in hours than in the small gains in output, according to preliminary productivity data. All this on a day when unemployment rose again, now at 7.6%.  |
| Japan scientists identify cancer-suppressing enzyme Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:00 PM CST Scientists in Japan have identified an enzyme which appears to suppress breast cancer and they hope the finding will spur new therapies to control the second most common cancer in the world.  |
| Babies to have genetic code mapped at birth from 2019 Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:50 PM CST Babies born from 2019 onwards will have their genetic code routinely mapped at birth, Jay Flatley, one of the world's leading genome sequencing experts has predicted.  |
| "RevoLucian"ized: Christian Bale Techno Remix Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:50 PM CST Christian Bale flipped out and I remixed it. - RevolcianDownload the free mp3 @ http://www.revolucian.com/BaleOut-Download.html  |
| Lumberg Returns! The Office Space Ten-Year Reunion. Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:40 PM CST Office Space director Mike Judge and a handful of cast members turned up at Austin's historic Paramount Theater, to celebrate the film's 10-year anniversary Sunday night, February 8.  |
| Ruper Murdoch: "Don't Give Up on Open Markets" (VIDEO) Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:40 PM CST "We must keep markets open in this world. We've seen open markets have benefited everybody, rich and poor alike. Particularly the poor. And yet, right now we're seeing a very dangerous move to protectionism in many places."  |
| HIV Mutates to Death With New Drug Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:20 PM CST HIV is notorious for its ability to mutate and evade drugs designed to destroy it. Now scientists are testing a new drug that actually speeds up that rate of change in the hope that the deadly virus will mutate itself to death.  |
| A-Rod Goes from Supporting Bonds to Joining Him in Misery Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:20 PM CST Outside of Curt Schilling and Cory Lidle, very few Major League Baseball players ever dared criticize Barry Bonds, at least on the record. Either they were afraid of Bonds, afraid of the Players Association, or afraid of the possibility that their own lives would become subject to the same scrutiny as his. The same scrutiny A-Rod is now under.  |
| Google Sync on iPhone and Windows Mobile Officially. Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:20 PM CST Google just announced a new service for pushing Gmail contacts and Google Calendar updates to mobile devices. For iPhone and Windows Mobile devices Google is using Exchange ActiveSync with some limitations due to the beta nature of the service, but it'll also work on many other devices that support SyncML.  |
| Scientists create 'living' doll made of human cancer cells Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:20 PM CST A "living" doll made of human cancer cells has been created by scientists to illustrate a new method of testing potentially life-saving treatments.  |
| Amazing Water-Powered Jet Pack Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:10 PM CST  |
| Couple Charged w/ Sexual Assault Sues 178 Keyboard Warriors Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:10 PM CST Hundreds of people who posted their opinions of a sexual assault trial in an online forum are now the targets of a lawsuit. The authors of those comments on a Web site thought they were anonymous, but this week, a judge ruled their names should be revealed. Mark and Rhonda Lesher lived quietly in northeast Texas; Mark practiced law.  |
| Improv Everywhere - High Five Escalator Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:10 PM CST For our latest mission, Agent Lathan gave out 2,000 high fives by standing next to a subway escalator during the morning rush. Five additional agents spread out along the adjacent stairs, holding signs that prepared commuters for the upcoming high five fun.  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:10 PM CST Kitteh has a broken axle...Lose 5 days!  |
| Linux: Microsoft Looks for Open Source Desktop Strategy Czar Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:10 PM CST Are you interested in taking the job of Director of Open Source Desktop Strategy at Microsoft? If so, here's the LinkedIn job description. Matt Aslett at The 451 Group notes that Microsoft is looking for "a strong team member to lead Microsoft's global desktop competitive strategy as it relates to open source competitors."  |
| Why I Don't Feel Sorry for Jessica Simpson Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:00 PM CST All of the talk about Jessica Simpson's weight gain has sent a message to little girls: Don't be a no-talent shell of a celebrity with absolutely nothing going for you aside from your kicking body.  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2009 05:50 PM CST Linux is different, you see. Open source, as Microsoft is starting to recognize, is just another part of its ecosystem, one that it must support if it wants Windows to continue to be a first-class computing citizen.  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2009 05:40 PM CST *Patent Pending  |
| Will Bolivia Be Ruined or Improved Because of Electric Cars? Posted: 09 Feb 2009 05:30 PM CST With growing speculation that electric cars and other energy efficient vehicles will soon dominate markets worldwide, Bolivia is a nation that perhaps stands to benefit (or suffer) more than any other from the energy revolution. The reason: lithium.  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2009 05:20 PM CST Alison Krauss and Robert Plant cleaned up at the 51st Grammys, winning Album of the Year, Record of the Year and 2 others. Radiohead won Best Alternative Album, Lil Wayne won Best Rap Album, and Coldplay won 3 Grammys, including for Best Rock Album and Best Song.  |
| Compiz community shakeup could bring big improvements Posted: 09 Feb 2009 05:10 PM CST The Compiz project has announced plans for a major reorganization and a new roadmap for integrating major architectural changes.  |
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