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| Obama watches Wizards embarrass hometown team in Washington Posted: 28 Feb 2009 06:20 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Caron Butler implored the officials not to start the game until a certain special spectator reached his front-row seat.  |
| One tank of gas costs Spokane man $81 Billion Posted: 28 Feb 2009 06:10 PM PST On Tuesday he stopped at a Conoco station, fueled up and paid for $90 dollars worth of gas. At least he thought he paid for $90 of gas until he got a phone call. "A pre-authorization at an automated gas station dispenser was approved at $81,400,836,908," the automated recording said. "I broke it down and its like $550 Million a gallon.."  |
| 13 Unsolved Scientific Puzzles Posted: 28 Feb 2009 06:10 PM PST Author Michael Books has investigated some of the most puzzling anomalies of modern science, those intractrable problems that refuse to conform to the theories. Here he counts down the 13 strangest.  |
| Mac OS X 10.5.7 may have Nehalem, Radeon HD 4000 support Posted: 28 Feb 2009 05:40 PM PST In addition to expected fixes, Apple's upcoming 10.5.7 update to Mac OS X Leopard is now claimed to recognize Intel's newer Nehalem architecture as well as AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4000 graphics chipsets.  |
| RIAA Sued for Fraud, Abuse and Legal Sham Posted: 28 Feb 2009 05:30 PM PST It's been a rough week for the RIAA as massive layoffs are about to cost many employees their job. On top of that, the anti-piracy outfit is being sued for abusing the legal system for its war on piracy, civil conspiracy, deceptive trade practices, trespassing and computer fraud.  |
| Cities face 20% cuts in water use during crisis Posted: 28 Feb 2009 05:20 PM PST Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought emergency Friday, urging cities to cut their use of water 20 percent and paving the way for projects such as desalination plants and water recycling projects to bypass standard environmental reviews.  |
| Matt Cassel traded from New England Patriots to Kansas City Posted: 28 Feb 2009 05:00 PM PST Matt Cassel, whom the New England Patriots named as their franchise player in early February, has been traded to the Kansas City Chiefs.  |
| Paralyzed Guitarist Becomes Inspiration to All Posted: 28 Feb 2009 04:50 PM PST "I never, ever thought even twice about not being able to walk," says Nelson, 23, who is now confined to a wheelchair. "I didn't care about walking – I couldn't play guitar. I'd hear a song that I used to be able to play and I'd just start tearing up."  |
| Poppies Poppies Everywhere! (PIC) Posted: 28 Feb 2009 04:50 PM PST The California poppies are in bloom in Antelope Valley. It is such an incredible sight to see. It is like a scene out of The Wizard of Oz.  |
| Intel Shows Futuristic R&D Efforts, Electromagnetic Catoms Posted: 28 Feb 2009 04:40 PM PST The devices could then be morphed through software controls or even human touch. Think about having the ability to squeeze your cell phone down to the size of pack of gum when it's in your pocket, and then being able to pull it out, and stretch it to the size of a paperback book so its screen could be larger while browsing the web, for example.  |
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| Mugabe hosts lavish party despite national crisis Posted: 28 Feb 2009 04:30 PM PST Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was celebrating his 85th birthday with a lavish all-day party Saturday despite the fact that the country is gripped by an economic and health crisis.  |
| Solar Panel Drops to $1 per Watt Posted: 28 Feb 2009 04:20 PM PST A solar power milestone was reached on Tuesday when First Solar Inc brought its manufacturing costs for solar panels down to $1 per watt. But a study from the University of California and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs suggests that this might be the bottom for a price-point  |
| HIV Evolving To Evade Human Immune Responses Posted: 28 Feb 2009 04:20 PM PST HIV is evolving rapidly to escape the human immune system, an international study led by Oxford University has shown. The findings demonstrate the challenge involved in developing a vaccine for HIV that keeps pace with the changing nature of the virus.  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2009 04:00 PM PST Tiger Wood's return should convince sponsors to stick around despite the downturn. Since turning pro in 1997, about 1.6 million more households have watched major tournaments in years Woods has won them than in years he didn't, according to Nielsen  |
| Shaq of old returns, scores 45 in Suns' win Posted: 28 Feb 2009 03:50 PM PST Shaquille O'Neal feasted on the Toronto Raptors in a dominating performance that harkened to his best days alongside Kobe in Los Angeles. A week shy of his 37th birthday, O'Neal scored 45 points Friday night — his biggest offensive performance in six years — powering the Phoenix Suns to a 133-113 victory.  |
| Review: Samsung's 256GB Solid State Disk Drive Posted: 28 Feb 2009 03:40 PM PST I put the drive up against Intel's X25-M SSD, which I consider the industry leader for SSDs when it comes to performance.  |
| CO-OP 0004 - GTAIV: The Lost and the Damned & Street Fi Posted: 28 Feb 2009 03:40 PM PST The last episode of Season 0.  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2009 03:30 PM PST The government has also contracted with several companies to build thousands of railcars, some reportedly equipped with shackles, ostensibly to transport detainees. According to diplomat and author Peter Dale Scott, the KBR contract is part of a Homeland Security plan titled ENDGAME, which sets as its goal the removal of "all removable aliens" ....  |
| John McCain still really hates science Posted: 28 Feb 2009 03:30 PM PST "Ah, McCain. Maybe you've changed enough to learn some new tech, but it's nice to know some things don't change, like that you're an antiscience know-nothing. "  |
| 5 Ways Facebook Can Carry Business Democracy Too Far Posted: 28 Feb 2009 03:20 PM PST Quality slideshow on the 5 ways in which Mark Zuckerberg's goliath facebook can carry business democracy too far. check it out!  |
| New E-Cigarettes Attract Attention, Scrutiny Posted: 28 Feb 2009 03:20 PM PST They cost a lot - but many users say e-cigarettes are the best replacement for smokes they have tried yet. Do they work? How do they work? And are they better than the patches and gum people use to get off smoking?  |
| Consumer Reports: Top car picks for 2009 Posted: 28 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PST Consumer Reports has released a list of cars and trucks that received a coveted "top pick" rating for 2009 in its annual April Autos issue.  |
| Top 10 Tools for Running Your Own Blog or Web Site Posted: 28 Feb 2009 02:50 PM PST Having your own hosted web domain has never been cheaper, or easier, with the vast array of free resources out there. Here are our ten favorite tools to help anyone launch and maintain their internet presence.  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2009 02:30 PM PST Photographer: Don Durfee  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2009 02:30 PM PST The movies always make everything seem more exciting :(  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2009 02:20 PM PST A shrill scream from the next bedroom jolted Maria Felix Flores from her sleep shortly after midnight on the muggy, tropical night of Feb. 22. She dashed into the adjoining room to find her adult son, Carlos, and his wife, Maria Josefa, sitting upright in bed with the lights on, panicked by the sight of the blood-drenched sheets.  |
| 'Slumdog' surge in Indian child sponsorship Posted: 28 Feb 2009 02:10 PM PST Anti-poverty charity ActionAid said Friday there had been a surge in Indian child sponsorship enquiries in Britain since Oscar triumph of "Slumdog Millionaire".  |
| Science Grants Rise with Stimulus Spending Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:50 PM PST The stimulus bill was conceived as a way to jumpstart the economy with 'shovel-ready' infrastructure and construction projects. At agencies such as the NSF and the Department of Energy's office of science, however, much of the money will be spent on grants.  |
| Revealed: Scientific Evidence for the 2001 Anthrax Attacks Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:40 PM PST The FBI had previously prevented the scientists involved from speaking publicly about their findings in case this interfered with court proceedings, but last August, after chief suspect Bruce Ivins committed suicide, the case collapsed and the FBI lifted many of the restrictions. This week, some of the scientists involved revealed their results....  |
| Michele Bachmann Teaching Your Peeps to Speak "Urban" Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:40 PM PST No one understands the importance of re-inventing the GOP as a 21st Century "urban-suburban hip-hop" joint better than Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. Just the other day, she taught the Conservative Political Action Conference about the proud African American experience by bestowing Michael Steele with the following honor, "You be da man."  |
| Beautiful Girl. Impossible Cliff. Amazing Camera Angles Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:30 PM PST  |
| Human waste spills into SF Bay more than 5 times a day Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:20 PM PST In 2008 alone, more than 2,000 spills dumped an estimated 15 million gallons of raw or partially treated human waste into the waters of the bay, state officials said. Last weekend, 890,000 gallons of raw sewage and stormwater spilled into San Francisco Bay. Five days earlier, a ruptured pipe released 400,000 gallons of filth into the bay.  |
| Barry Bonds' perjury trial delayed indefinitely Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:10 PM PST Federal prosecutors indefinitely postponed Barry Bonds' trial on perjury charges Friday while they appeal a judge's ruling that put alleged positive steroid tests and other key evidence off limits.  |
| How obsessed daredevil walked high wire between Twin Towers Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:00 PM PST In 1974 Philippe Petit, a 24-year-old tightrope walker, attempted the seemingly impossible: a death-defying crossing of the 200ft void, without a safety net or harness.  |
| MIT Unveils 90 MPH Solar Race Car Posted: 28 Feb 2009 12:30 PM PST MIT's latest solar race car might look like a funky Ikea table with a hump, but don't laugh. It'll do 90 mph and is packed with technology that may end up in the hybrids and EVs the rest of us will soon be driving. The university's Solar Electric Vehicle Team, the oldest such team in the country, unveiled the $243,000 carbon-fiber racer ...  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2009 12:20 PM PST Nice to see he is taking some time off.  |
| Revealed: The secrets of belly button fluff Posted: 28 Feb 2009 12:20 PM PST In what must be the ultimate exercise in navel-gazing, an Austrian scientist has solved the mystery of belly button fluff.  |
| How To Turn Customers Into Pirates Posted: 28 Feb 2009 12:00 PM PST In the past we've given plenty of examples of how DRM hurts paying customers instead of the people it is meant for. Still, many software companies prefer to see their customers as potential 'thieves' but what they don't realize, however, is that they are actually breeding pirates instead of stopping them.  |
| Air-breathing planes: the spaceships of the future? Posted: 28 Feb 2009 11:50 AM PST Even the most basic space rockets require multiple stages, whose weight is mostly taken up by oxidisers needed to burn fuel. Since most of a rocket's weight is taken up by oxidiser, one logical approach is to save weight by developing an engine that can use oxygen from the atmosphere to burn fuel...  |
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