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FAA Video Makes Case for Air Traffic Control Revamp

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:20 PM PDT

The Federal Aviation Administration wants a new air traffic control system. Badly. And it's just released a six minute video to try and sell its vision to members of Congress and the US public.

28 Beautiful & Inspiring Photographs Dedicated To Earth Day

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:10 PM PDT

SmashingApps is dedicated to designers and developers, but today, we would like to showcase some environmental inspirations for our readers. In this post we are listing 28 Beautiful And Inspiring Photographs Dedicated To Earth Day.

Madoff's Mets Season Tickets sell for $38,100 on eBay

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:40 PM PDT

The crazy part.... this is actually a bargain compared to the listed price at Citi Field.

Global Warming Brings Love [Pic]

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT

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Free Diving: One of the World's Most Dangerous Sports

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Four years ago she was a yoga teacher living with a camel, six cats and a dog. She had never even heard of free diving. Now Sara Campbell, aka Mighty Mouse, is the world champion in one of the world's most dangerous sports. Here she talks to Guardian about her love for free diving.

How to Create a Sleek and Textured Web Layout in Photoshop

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:10 PM PDT

In this Photoshop web design tutorial, you'll learn how to create a full web page layout that combines the sleek and textured look-and-feel using a combination of beginning to intermediate Adobe Photoshop techniques.

British scientists study Hawaiian happy face spider

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Scientists have found themselves raising a smile when studying this creature - the happy face spider.

The Moon Gets Stickier in the Middle of the Day

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT

The first astronauts to walk on the moon were inundated by sticky lunar dust. The new research, which drew on the personal files and paper charts of physicist Brian O'Brien of Perth, suggests that future lunar astronauts may have greater problems with dust adhesion in the middle half of the day than NASA's Apollo missions faced in the morning.

U.S. Can Save $465 Billion in Energy & Reduce CO2 by 2030

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT

An analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists, "Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy," states that the U.S. could meet an emissions-reduction cap 56% below 2005 levels by the year 2030, and consumers and businesses could also save $465 billion that year.

Entire State of Texas Could be Powered by Solar

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:40 PM PDT

148,000 megawatts of power could be generated by just one formof solar, and there are many that could be used.

Happy Earth Day: Court Approves Timber Sales in Nat'l Forest

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Today is Earth Day, so it'd be bad karma to toss plastic bags in the ocean or randomly scatter wads of used chewing gum on the sidewalks. But the U.S. government can cut down its share of trees in a national forest, thanks to a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Polar Bear vs. Polar Bear... Let the Battle Begin! (PIC)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Two young male polar bears are captured play-fighting on the Hudson Bay shore, Canada. (Photo by Flip Nicklin).

5 Things You Didn't Know About Garbage

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:10 PM PDT

Today is Earth Day, & the environmental movement is turning 39 years old. What began as a grassroots campaign to put the interests of planet Earth on the national agenda in America has grown into a global cause with deep, sprawling roots in, well, everything. Let's celebrate Earth Day by looking at five things you didn't know about garbage.

The Running Shoe Debate: Barefoot v. Pricey Shoes

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PDT

A group of running rebels are shedding their shoes and reporting years of injury-free miles. Meanwhile, running shoe companies continue to precisely measure runners, and pound and flex shoes in their high-tech labs. Could shoes-and shoe companies-be covering hundreds of thousands of perfectly able bare feet? If shoes are doing damage, just what are

Nefarious Conficker worm racks up $9.1 billion bill

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:50 PM PDT

Chicago (IL) - Researchers at the Cyber Secure Institute estimate that the nefarious Conficker worm has racked up a staggering $9.1 billion bill. The Institute also warned against "downplaying" the worm's significance.

First Glimpse Of Peter Jackson's Heaven

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:50 PM PDT

The world has got its first glimpse of heaven, or at least the version according to Kiwi movie director Peter Jackson. In the film, based on a novel by Alice Sebold, Susie watches from heaven as events unfold after her rape and murder in rural Pennsylvania during the 1970s.

Woman Arrested Twice in 3 Hours for Drunken Driving

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Authorities released her on bond and thought she was getting a ride from a friend, but another officer pulled her over shortly before 4 a.m., about a half-mile from where she was first arrested.

Little girl killed in 2002 car crash could 'live' again...

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:40 PM PDT

...as a clone..She died at the age of ten in a horrific car crash, but now the little girl known only as Cady could be brought back to life by controversial fertility expert Panayiotis Zavos. In the past, Dr Zavos has defended accusations that he is playing at God. "'I am not God, I play no God, I just do God's work.,

6 Incredible Real World Supervillain Lairs

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Some guys out there had the money, desire and imagination to live the dreams of men everywhere: to have their very own secret lair.

Is It Time to Retire Earth Day?

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

But when it comes to environmental progress, shouldn't we be further along in 2009? And if we're not, it's certainly a signal that we've got to move faster. "We've got to accept that we're never going to solve a problem as big as global warming as individuals," says Adam Rome, a Penn State professor of human interaction with nature

Can the iPod Shuffle Be Swallowed? [VIDEO]

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Someone asked that question when the tiny shuffle came out, so we tried it. Well, we didn't, but we found someone who did: The very sweet sword-swallower Heather Holiday, from the Coney Island Circus.

10 Massive High School Movie Pricks

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

If you ever feathered your hair, you were a prick. This rule still applies today and has even expanded to other prick-proven attributes. Popped collar? Prick. Moustache? Prick. Faux-hawk? Prick.

Firefox 3.0.9 targets 12 security vulnerabilities

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Web browser's third update this year fixes 12 vulnerabilities--four rated critical--and comes as its open-source developers ready the fourth beta.

Colbert on Justice for Torturers

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:40 PM PDT

f we can't punish the interrogators who carried out the orders, and we can't punish those who gave the orders, that means we can only punish the victims themselves.

Norwegian Warner Music calls blogger a "brat" on Twitter

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Today the record labels war on illegal downloads of music took a new low. The norwegian student Even (18) shared his frustration with his twitter followers about iTunes not letting him download the newest album from Dave Matthews Band, Warner Music replied calling him a brat and told him to write about how to steal music on his blog.

Special Forces officer schools O’Reilly in debate on torture

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:20 PM PDT

Bill O'Reilly was desperately in search of a good argument for torture, but thanks to Cato Institute legal analyst David Rittgers — a former Army Captain — he came up empty.

10 Great Books For (Traumatizing) Children

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:20 PM PDT

Hiroshima. Alcoholic parents. Horses on drugs. You can get them to make any insane ***** into a children's book if you just toss in a few watercolor illustrations.

Vintage Photos: Secretaries Through The Years

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:10 PM PDT

Happy Secretary Day!

Chocolate-powered 145mph racing car made of vegetables

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:00 PM PDT

A new racing car made of vegetables and powered by chocolate will hit speeds of 145 miles per hour when it is launched next month.

Ubuntu 9.04 'Jaunty Jackalope' Major Improvements

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Ubuntu 9.04 will represent the next upgrade from either 8.04 Long Term Release (LTR), which is supported through April 2011; or the 8.10 standard release, which is supported through 2010.

Woman attacked by 200-pound wild hog in her yard

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:50 PM PDT

At first Officials thought that it was just Oprah trying to get her to follow her on Twitter, but later said a wild hog attacked a woman in the back yard of her home and tried his best to make her squeal.

Why New York Is No Place to Try Somali Pirates

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:30 PM PDT

-- and increase the peril on the high seas

Digg Blog: DUI.Stream and MXHR

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:20 PM PDT

"Although we usually wait until a feature is fully baked before showing off the technology behind it, we're just too excited about this new project to keep it to ourselves." Schnikes that's fast!

Bluetooth 3.0 may pave way for iPhones that sync wirelessly.

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:10 PM PDT

The next version of the Bluetooth short-range wireless protocol officially launched this week, promising an eightfold speed increase that could help device makers like Apple offer true wireless syncing on their handheld products in about a year's time.

America's Most Foreclosure-Ridden Towns

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:10 PM PDT

Brad Ramos, the police chief of Indio, Calif., population 79,000, does everything he can to contain his town's foreclosure epidemic. In a town where on the worst streets, 75% of homes are in foreclosure, Ramos hopes that if he can keep the neighborhoods looking presentable, he might be able to hold out long enough for when buyers return.