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| Best tour of the Summer! NIN/Jane's and Morello! Posted: 05 Mar 2009 07:10 PM PST "Our tour this summer with Jane's Addiction just got that much cooler. I'm happy to announce the addition of Street Sweeper - the new project featuring Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine / The Nightwatchman) and Boots Riley (The Coup)." Follow the link for an exclusive first listen of Street Sweeper!  |
| Hugo Chavez orders takeover of U.S. rice plant Posted: 05 Mar 2009 07:10 PM PST Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the expropriation of a rice-processing plant in Venezuela owned by an American food giant because the company allegedly was not distributing rice at government-imposed prices.  |
| Bob Cesca: Why the GOP is Screwing Itself Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:50 PM PST The Republican Party has become the purview of The Dittohead: the thoughtless undead automaton who lazily yet proudly announces on the radio that he or she doesn't simply "ditto" but, in fact, "mega-dittos" everything spoken by Rush Limbaugh..  |
| Why China and the U.S. Should Swap Stimulus Packages Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:40 PM PST The U.S. and China have proved that opposites do indeed attract — even economically speaking. China is thrifty to a fault; the U.S. (until recently, anyway) reveled in spending money it didn't have.  |
| 9 Cruise Ship Activities for Sports Enthusiasts Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:20 PM PST While deck-based driving ranges remain a thing of the past, modern cruise passengers aren't exactly lacking for things to do. Here's a sampling of some of the more interesting offerings.  |
| Easy Money: Five simple ways to save taxpayers $100 billion Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:20 PM PST Last week President Obama submitted to Congress a blueprint for his $3.6 trillion budget, laying the groundwork for a fierce political battle over hot-button issues ranging from earmarks to tax cuts. In the meantime, taxpayers already are paying a steep price for the government's bailout and stimulus programs, which will only add to the intensity..  |
| Has Obama Buried Reagan? Conservatives Need to Regroup Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:00 PM PST The GOP is faltering in its defense of Republican ideals. Republicans have forgotten how to articulate the message that PRIVATE economy is the way to a recover, and as a result they're getting buried under liberal rhetoric.  |
| Linux companies sign Microsoft patent protection pacts Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:00 PM PST Microsoft is suing TomTom because of Linux-related patent violations. One reason why they think they can get away with it? It turns out Microsoft already has Linux-using customers who've signed similar deals.  |
| Opinion: Medical Marijuana Benefits - CBS News Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:50 PM PST Medical Marijuana Benefits  |
| The Most Powerful Street-Legal Bentley Ever Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:50 PM PST E85 Ethanol makes the Continental Supersports the most powerful street-legal Bentley ever.  |
| Why is Her Paycheck Smaller? (NY Times Graphic) Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:50 PM PST Nearly every occupation has the gap — the seemingly unbridgeable chasm between the size of the paycheck brought home by a woman and the larger one earned by a man doing the same job. Economists cite a few reasons: discrimination as well as personal choices within occupations are two major factors, and part of the gap can be attributed to men having  |
| Does Your Car Know What TPMS Is? Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:40 PM PST Although looked down upon, and looking very technologically backward, the tires are actually one of the most critical elements in a car. They are one of the most important factors in driving on various surfaces (dry or icy) and are vital system components when trying to prevent accidents.  |
| 'Heroes' Will Return Next Season Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:40 PM PST Hollywood Reporter - Despite rumors the show will be cancelled, 'Heroes' will be renewed. However, the show will only get 18-20 episodes compared to the 23-26. A spokesperson for the show also confesses that they are considering an end date for the wounded show.  |
| 7 Countries Competing in the Next Space Race Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:30 PM PST Getting to space is no longer for a few, technically apt nations. Here's a look at seven countries that have their sights on orbit and the capabilities to get there.  |
| Watchmen: The Saturday Morning Cartoon Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:30 PM PST What if The Watchmen had been turned into an '80s cartoon? It would probably look something like this  |
| You're all over-exerting yourselves! Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:10 PM PST  |
| What Determines The Size Of Giant Dunes? Posted: 05 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PST Physicists at the Laboratory of Physics and Mechanics of Heterogeneous Media (CNRS / Université Paris Diderot / ESPCI ParisTech / Université Pierre et Marie Curie) have shown, in collaboration with scientists from the US and Algeria, that the size of giant dunes is controlled by the depth of the atmospheric convective boundary layer.  |
| The Health Care Crisis Hits Home Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:50 PM PST When my brother got sick and his insurers refused to pay, he needed help. After a dizzying, infuriating trip through the system, here's how we found it.  |
| Gus Visser and His Singing Duck Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:40 PM PST An early sound recording of a vaudeville act: A man who sings while being accompanied by his duck. With many references made to a 1920s economy, here's some 1920s entertainment: Gus Visser and His Singing Duck. Though I'm still wondering where exactly Gus' right hand is located. Enjoy!  |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:40 PM PST Superhero movies are like highlight reels--they only show us our heroes on good days. But what happens when the superpowers get in the way of leading a normal life? What happens when they get in the way of getting to the bathroom on time?  |
| The Periodic Table of Cartoons [PIC] Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:30 PM PST Main characters from cartoons are organized into the periodic table of elements. The first letter of their name is represented by the first letter of the element. The following letter(s) will be somewhere in their name in the same order.  |
| Broad angry at security failures Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:30 PM PST Chris Broad has angrily criticised security in Pakistan after witnessing Tuesday's terror attack in Lahore.  |
| Coal industry tries to hide dirty facts behind clean claims Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:20 PM PST The fightback begins here. Well, we can hope. The misleading and downright duplicitous ads against clean coal chronicled here are now being contested by you guessed it an ad.Last week the Academy award winning movie producers Joel and Ethan Coen began airing their commercial on cable TV in the US.  |
| Dear Dittoheads: 70 Million Voters Helped Obama Win Debate Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:10 PM PST You may recall an 18-month span of time that included conventions, stump speeches, lots of waving flags, a face-carving hoax, malfunctioning green screens, a "nation of whiners," $5000 pants suits, $2,000 hairdos, quasi-suspended campaigns, & tax dodging plumbers. This period of time -- which some call "a campaign" -- concluded in November of 2008.  |
| iPhone and iPod touch create sweet music, cool video Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:00 PM PST A video of The Mentalists performing MGMT's 'Kids' on iPhones and iPods is proving an online hit.  |
| What's On Watchmen's Cutting Room Floor? (SPOILERS) Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:50 PM PST Translating Watchmen into a single movie is next to impossible, without giving some plot lines and characters the axe. But what can you live without? Find out what was cut from Watchmen, including spoilers.  |
| Nation o' Drinkers: Scotland Takes on Alcohol Abuse Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:40 PM PST Scottish ministers this week announced radical plans to curb excess drinking. "The scale of Scotland's alcohol misuse problem is shocking," said Nicola Sturgeon, Health Secretary to Scotland's devolved government. And shockingly expensive, costing Scotland $3.2 billion.  |
| Edgar Allan Poe To Publisher: Sorry For Drinking Too Much Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:40 PM PST "Writing from Philadelphia, Poe blames his friend William Ross Wallace, a poet and lawyer, for making him drink too many ''juleps'' and for misbehaving on a visit to New York." An old familiar tale...  |
| Co-Workers to Split $216 Million Lottery Jackpot Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:30 PM PST Ten co-workers from New Jersey say they will split a $216 million Mega Millions jackpot, thanks to the five bucks they each kicked into a pool.  |
| Eminem plans two 'Relapses' for 2009 Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:30 PM PST Get ready for a double dose of Slim Shady. The long-dormant Eminem has not one but two albums slated for release in 2009, his record company announced today. The highly anticipated "Relapse" will be released May 19, and a second album of all new material, "Relapse 2," will be released in the second half of the year.  |
| The Beatles: Rock Band Hits September 9th Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:20 PM PST MTV, Harmonix, and Apple Corps Inc have announced that Beatles: Rock Band will be released on September 9th, 2009, Kotaku reports.  |
| 20 shocking and tragic sports deaths Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:20 PM PST Gone too soon. 20 deaths from the sports world that shocked us all.  |
| Scientists Closer To Making Invisibility Cloak a Reality Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:00 PM PST J.K. Rowling may not have realized just how close Harry Potter's invisibility cloak was to becoming a reality when she introduced it in the first book of her best-selling fictional series in 1998.  |
| The Real Reason for Microsoft's TomTom Lawsuit Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:50 PM PST Samba's Jeremy Allison says it's all about forcing TomTom either to violate the GPL or to switch from Linux to Microsoft's embedded software - and that this isn't the first time a company has had to choose.  |
| Six Highest Paid Premier League Football Managers Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:40 PM PST With the players earning bucket loads of cash, it seems the managers are not doing too badly either.  |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:40 PM PST Mario is always up to something  |
| Another Chronicles Of Riddick Movie Is Happening Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:10 PM PST In an interview, one of the head honchos in charge of the Riddick video game series drops this throwaway line: "New Riddick films are in the works."  |
| Baby Olympian? DNA test screens sports ability Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:10 PM PST It is drawing fire from scattered coaches, therapists and genetic experts who worry some parents will misuse the data and that the young science will inject even more pressure and politics into childhood games.  |
| The Importance of Milk Money (Comic) Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:10 PM PST Click on the kid's face in the third panel for the hidden comic.  |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:10 PM PST Marijuana already plays a huge role in the California and national economies. It's a revenue opportunity we literally can't afford to ignore.  |
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