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Monday, January 24, 2011

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Crysis 2 new multiplayer trailer released

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Crysis 2 new multiplayer trailer released

Drawing a Murderer

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One artist details the process of turning Jared Loughner into art.

TSA Dance Party (Vid)

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The unofficial parody featuring the hard working men and women of the TSA!

Smoking Increases the risk of Breast Cancer

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Women may have yet another reason not to smoke. In addition to causing lung cancer, heart attacks and strokes, a new study suggests that smoking also may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer.

From Teen Sensation To Addicted Frustration: Aaron Carter Enters Rehab

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Former teen idol/Justin Bieber pre-cursor, Aaron Carter, 23, has checked into rehab for addiction issues. The last we really heard from Carter he was on Dancing With the Stars Season 9 in 2009. Prior to that he had a successful music career, establishing himself beyond just being the little brother of Backstreet Boys Nick Carter... and maybe most famously he dated Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan causing a reported feud between the two. The press release has some very odd and creepy wording, and it feels icky to see the young, energetic, happy, tan, fresh-faced kid get to this place over several years without friends and family stepping in to help.

Christina Aguilera Will Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl

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She will not be performing cuts from Burlesque.

Report Lists OLED Screen, 3G as Likely PSP2 Features

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Whatever your thoughts on Sony, admit they know what they want: Powerful consoles with plenty of bells and whistles. The PSP2 is rumored to be PS3-powerful, and now we think it will have an OLED screen and 3G connectivity too.

VISION: Can a New High-Speed Rail System Save the American Dream?

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America is looking for answers and solutions, and it may have found a good one in the form of an ambitious national high-speed rail network.

Wizard Magazine Is Dead

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Wizard Entertainment shut down Wizard magazine today. I've heard some people say it's just the print edition, Bleeding Cool says everyone on staff was fired, but all I know for sure is that if you want to buy an issue...

Nurse suspended for 20 years for sexing up dying man

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He was wheelchair-bound and dying of Lou Gehrig's disease. That's when he started a relationship with his visiting nurse. But when she became pregnant by another man, he tried to commit suicide and turned on her.

Awesome Mario 8-Bit Papercraft Magnet Diorama (PICS)

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A major fan has made an awesome Mario Magnet Diorama using some amazing papercraft skills, bringing the game down to earth.

Oyster bed restoration among first since oil spill

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Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico's delicate shoreline, hoping to revive oyster...

Bacon Rocket: To Infinity & Beyond!

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Ever wondered if you could make a rocket from bacon? These guys did.

Six Cartoon Villians who Absolutely Rock

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Cartoons wouldn't be cartoons if there weren't some sort of archenemy villain.  I mean what would make the show fun if Popeye didn't have a Bluto?  Where

The Top 100 Blogs of 2010

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To put the list together we polled 30 Internet professionals who make their living as online influencers: social media experts, publishers, internet marketers. This left us with a list of over 360 unique blogs. From there, our editors identified the most commonly nominated blogs and made sure to include them in their respective category

Facebook Has an App for Feature Phones. Should You?

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Facebook recently joined other high-profile brands in releasing a new app for feature phones. The move suggests a wealth of expanded opportunity for distributing products and extending their reach, but should developers target feature phones in addition to smartphones running newer, more powerful platforms? Maybe.

Man accused of hiding baby monitor in neighbor’s bedroom and Feng Shui-ing their home

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Man who hid baby monitor in neighbor's bedroom is charged with second-degree home invasion, larceny in a building, eavesdropping and aggravated stalking. Authorities also claim he burned and buried clothing belonging to the neighbors, broke furniture and rearranged items inside the house.

$5 Million Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Taco Bell Sells Fake Beef

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A class-action lawsuit filed in US Federal Court is alleging that Taco Bell misleads consumers by advertising that it sells beef in its tacos when it doesn't. So what is it? Well...

40 Years for 'Shutter Island' Stabber

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Prosecutors say Landry Boullard stabbed a fellow movie-goer in the neck with a thermometer.

WikiLeaks: The Movie

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Film studio secures screen rights to forthcoming biography about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

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WA Supreme Court Hears Case: Woman Fired For Medical Marijuana Use

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Can medical marijuana patients be fired from their jobs for legally using cannabis with a doctor's authorization? That's the question before the Washington Supreme Court, which heard arguments Tuesday from attorneys in the case of a medical marijuana patient fired by a telemarketing firm for failing a drug test in 2006.

Woolly Mammoth May Be Resurrected by Scientists

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Japanese scientists believe they have found a way to bring woolly mammoths back to life.

When Will Women Beat on Women in the UFC Octagon? Dana White Says 'Never'

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While leaving a club, bar or late-night workout, when posed the question, White told one of the many paparazzi trailing him out the door that women would "never" fight in the UFC. White followed the response with a chuckle, so that may not be an iron-trap rejection, but it doesn't bode well for the future of female MMA.

Why The ChildFund Doesn't Deserve Your Money

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You know those starving children Sally Struthers was talking about? They might get some assistance if ChildFund wasn't pocketing 25% of your donation.

Solar Firms Frustrated by Permits

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If someone is looking to cut government regulations this is good place to start: The solar permit process varies widely from municipality to municipality, which the industry says adds to its costs and delays its expansion.

Paul 'The World Cup Predicting Octopus' Gets A Memorial

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Fans of Paul the Octopus can admire a memorial to the mollusk at the aquarium where he became the World Cup prognosticator.

Nebraska Bill Allows K - 12 Teachers to Carry Guns to School

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A state senator in Nebraska has introduced a bill to allow certain staff and faculty to carry concealed handguns in their K-12 schools.

The Good Old Days (PIC)

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I miss the 80s.

And They’re Off! (GIF)

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A bunch of guys face-planting on bikes, or what it feels like to wake up being Charlie Sheen...

Time for the Apocalypse Already?

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Bioshock Infinite - The Sky's the Limit

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Like Atlas, "Bioshock Infinite" carries a heavy burden upon its shoulders as the successor to the "Shock" series of games. We take a look at the impact that "Bioshock Infinite" may have on the FPS genre and the titles that lead up to it.

The 30,000-Year-Old Cave That Descends Into Hell [VIDEO]

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There's a cave in France where no humans have been in 26,000 years. The walls are full of fantastic, perfectly-preserved paintings of animals, ending in a chamber full of monsters 1312-feet underground, where CO2 and radon gas concentrations provoke hallucinations.

Real Witches Don't Curse the President

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Vice's Jonathan Smith spoke to Rodica Gheorghe, a Romanian witch, about the country's new tax law, which recognizes the practice of witchcraft and magic as a legal profession – and levies a tax on it. Not surprisingly, she doesn't love her president, Traian Băsescu, and she doesn't sound particularly impressed by the new recognition. But you don't see her throwing potions made of cat feces into the Danube.

A restaurant in Arizona will serve tacos filled with lion meat

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The same place has offered kangaroo and python in the past, but lion just seems like another level of WTF. Where's PETA on this one?

Pepsi Reduces Landfill Waste by 88% in Two Years, While Growing 15%

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Business Green reports that since 2008, PepsiCo has grown by more than 15%, but has reduced overall carbon footprint by 3.7%, reduced total energy use by 7.3%, reduced water use by 14.6%, and cut landfill waste by 88%.

How Apple is "screwing" with the iPhone & MacBook so that you can't

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Apple is switching to an unusual and rare type of exterior screw for its iPhone and other mobile products, making it much harder for users to take them apart and fool around with the internals, according to a Website that specializes in dissecting popular electronic devices.

Why China Does Capitalism Better than the U.S.

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U.S. historian Francis Fukuyama, who proclaimed two decades ago that liberal democracy was now the only game in town, sees China as having proved the opposite - and doing better for it

9,400 Years Ago, Man's Best Friend Was Also His Dinner

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Archaeologists say they've discovered evidence of what's believed to be the oldest domesticated dog in the Americas, and that more than 9,000 years ago, man's best friend may also have been his dinner.

Learning to Play ‘Angry Birds’ Before You Can Tie Your Shoes

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These kids today. They're playing with apps and computer games and learning to use a mouse. Whatever happened to tying their shoes and learning to ride a bike?

Larry Page to Take Over as CEO of Google on April 4th

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Eric Schmidt will be moving up as Executive Chairman
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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Sore Loser (GIF)

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'Dark Knight Rises' officially has its Catwoman

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Warners made the announcement this morning...

The Threat From Within: Dominionists Taking Over America

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Politicians in Congress and state legislative bodies who subscribe to fundamentalist Christian beliefs are making dangerous moves to change religion-neutral laws to a theocratic-themed set of statutes meant to reflect evangelical core beliefs that define immorality and sin as the greatest threats to America's greatness.

Genetically Modified Chickens Don't Pass On The Flu

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British researchers have inserted a gene into chickens that blocks flu viruses from replicating and spreading to humans. But it could take years before these genetically modified birds end up on your plate.

One in 16 U.S. Surgeons Consider Suicide

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A considerable number of U.S. surgeons struggle with thoughts of suicide, with burnout and past medical errors as possible reasons, according to a survey covering thousands of surgeons. A

Scientists Make Dozens of Storms in the Abu Dhabi Desert

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A Swiss company, Meteo Systems, is poised to earn a pretty penny in Abu Dhabi with a controversial weather modification system said to be responsible for dozens of rain showers in the desert last summer.

Burglars Snort Man's Ashes, Thought It Was Cocaine

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Burglars snorted the cremated remains of a man and two dogs in the mistaken belief that they had stolen illegal drugs, Florida sheriff's deputies said on Wednesday.

Hu Jintao Welcomed to White House with Human Rights Rebuke

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Mr Obama, in reference to China's human rights record, told the Chinese leader that the world is more just when universal rights of all are upheld. Straying into the contentious issue of human rights....

11 Reasons Dark Skies Is Better Than The X-Files

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Don't kill us. We love The X-Files. It's just that in some ways, Dark Skies COULD BE CONSIDERED to be better. Really. Don't kill us.

An uprising in Tunisia - The Big Picture (PICS)

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Beginning in December of last year, a series of ongoing protests in the streets of Tunisia escalated to the point where President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali - who had ruled the country for 23 years - at first declared he would not seek re-election, then fled the country on January 14th. An interim government was assembled, but protesters remain in the streets, demanding removal of all traces of Ben Ali's old RCD party. Protesters' frustrations with high unemployment, inflation and corruption drove them to the streets after a pivotal event, when a young Tunisian vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after police confiscated his produce cart. Bouazizi died of his injuries days later. Collected here are images of the turmoil in Tunisia over the past couple of weeks.

Father-Son Spy Drama Ends With Dad’s 8-Year Sentence

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A disgraced CIA agent serving 23 years for being a Russian spy was handed eight more years for hiring his son to collect overdue bills linked to the father's nefarious espionage activities.

6 Animals That Altered History Forever

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There have been plenty of memorable animals throughout the ages. While most of these animals may simply be known for their television prowess or amazing adorable-ness, a few have actually helped sculpt and shape the course of history. Below are six of these animals.

Best Headline Ever? (PIC)

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Rex Ryans postgame statements are translated for Louisiana.

The Evolution of Nicolas Cage's Hair

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Montage of Nic's various hairstyles. Montage of Nic's various hairstyles. For list of films: http://www.pajiba.com/guides/the-evolution-of-nicolas-cages-hair-a-video-by-harry-hanrahan.php

Berlusconi criticised for 'use of policewomen's outfits in villa striptease shows' |

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Documents claim 'bunga bunga' parties involved Italian PM's female guests putting on – and then gradually taking off – uniforms

I Am The Ironman! (PIC)

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Apple To Spend $3.9 billion on Components They Don't Wanna Reveal

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During Apple's fiscal Q1 call, Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook revealed that the Cupertino company has entered into a contractual agreement worth $3.9 billion over the next two years for components that Tim doesn't wish to name.

The Orion nebula: Still full of surprises

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This ethereal-looking image of the Orion Nebula was captured using the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory, Chile. This nebula is much more than just a pretty face, offering astronomers a close-up view of a massive star-forming region to ...

Hard Rock Cafe Employees Sue For Minimum Wage

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Restaurant workers at the biggest Hard Rock Cafe in the world claim the company ripped them off.

Phoenix Lander blasts away Martian dirt, uncovers new way to dig

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When the Phoenix Lander touched down on Mars in 2008, its rocket engines blasted away so much dirt that they exposed a subsurface ice layer. While the discovery of underground ice was exciting, some scientists were puzzled because the engines shouldn't have been strong enough to do that much digging.
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Monday, January 17, 2011

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Malaysia Welcomes Bona Fide Tourists...but not hippies, ok? [PIC]

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IMMIGRATION WARNING: Your visit pass will be canceled and you will be ordered to leave. You can prohibit hippies?

How Much is a Pot Bust Really Worth?

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When the police sieze "11.5 million dollars worth of marijuana", the math they use to arrive at that number is fundamentally flawed. Here's why.

Toyota developing alternative electric motor

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Toyota Motor Corp., maker of the popular Prius hybrid car, is developing a new type of electric motor to cut its dependence on rare earth metals and lower costs, a company spokesman said Monday.

Gawker's Must Watch Web Series: Remember When

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Comedy webseries are a dime a dozen these days. But it's not often you find a poignant and funny one, with high-quality production values. Meet Remember When. It's got kind of a Lonely Island meets indie Arrested Development feel.

75 Year Old Italian PM Caught With 17 Year Old Prostitute, Official Charges Made Public

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Italian prosecutors release details of sex allegations against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Natalie Portman's Geeky Golden Globes Giggle [VID]

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That giggle, on a loop (a brief loop), that we'd like to share with you today. Because it really is that geeky, that cute, that kooky, that... Natalie Portman.

7 Coolest Camera Apps for Android and iPhone

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Let's break down seven of the best photo apps available, so you can tap into your creative genius and become something of a mobile Ansel Adams.

Dear Gwyneth Paltrow: Understanding Why Everyone Hates You

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2011 Index of Economic Freedom (Infographic)

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In this simple infographic, The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation point towards the trends in the US and around the world. What can we learn from this data? Is the country and the world in general heading in the right direction with the economy? Take a look at the graphic below and check out the information about the Index itself.

Business Booms at Tucson Gun Fair :Arizona shooting

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The Stars and Stripes were fluttering at half-mast at Tucson's Pima County Fairgrounds on Saturday, but the demand for guns among its visitors was higher than ever before.

People Living at Higher Altitudes May Be at Greater Risk for Suicide

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Researchers looked at suicide data in all 2,584 U.S. counties from 1979 to 1998. In that time there were 596,704 suicide deaths in 42,868,100 total deaths. Although they discovered a lower general death rate at higher altitudes, the same was not true for suicide.

Lacrosse Halftime Show Includes Lap Dances (Video)

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The Boston Blazers mascot seemed to have a jolly old time during halftime of a recent game. Not sure what organizers were thinking but somebody, had the genius idea of lap dances at midfield. I'm guessing that creative intern is now unemployed.

A Look at America's Assassins (PICS)

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In its relatively short history, America has spawned a unique breed of political assassin: mentally deranged loners who take out their failures and frustrations on public officials. Here's a look at the country's strange and sordid history of political assassins, whose aims are anything but political.

"Juggalo News" Is Heading To HBO (Vid)

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Insane Clown Posse be droppin' mad cable news up in this *****.

Allergic to Sex? That and 9 Other Really Messed Up Allergies

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More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies, but the root cause is not always pollen, peanuts and pet dander. These are some of the most common allergy triggers, but because an allergy is simply an immune response to a harmless substance, a person could conceivably be allergic to anything — even water. Here's a look at some of the strangest allergies ever documented and how people cope with them.

Tablets vs. laptops?

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So your laptop is getting old: Should you buy a new one or change horses and try out one of these tablet computers? That all depends on what you want to do with it.

10 Classic Public Service Announcements From Childhood [Video]

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The other day a friend of mine sent me the link to this public service announcement. It was in huge rotation when we were kids on a local station that played cartoons for a couple hours every morning. It got me thinkin about about all the rest of those classic PSAs from our childhoold

Proton therapy: The best-kept secret in cancer treatment

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It was more than 60 years ago that researchers and physicists theorized that energized sub-atomic particles could be put to good use in fighting cancer. We could split atoms not just to produce weapons, but to save lives.

Study Finds Plants Absorb 33% More Pollution Than Previously Thought

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A new study found that trees and other deciduous vegetation absorbed roughly a third more pollution than previously expected. The research, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), used direct observation, gene expression studies, and computer modeling to show that deciduous plants absorb about a third more of a common class of air polluting chemicals than was previously suspected.

Eisenhower's Military-Industry Complex Warning, 50 Years Later

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On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave the nation a dire warning about what he described as a threat to democratic government. He called it the military-industrial complex, a formidable union of defense contractors and the armed forces.
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Sunday, January 16, 2011

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Rep. Giffords' Next Major Test: Speaking

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The important step taken yesterday in the treatment of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords — freeing her from a ventilator so that she's now breathing completely on her own — will allow doctors to judge something that should tell them a lot more about how well she's doing.

Neanderthals were not ugly because of the cold, new research finds

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The characteristic broad foreheads and large noses of Neanderthals did not give them any special advantage in the cold arctic conditions of the last ice age, according to new research that has raised new questions about the habitats our prehistoric relatives lived in and why they died out.

SNL: Pee-wee Herman and Andy Samberg get drunk, clobber Anderson Cooper

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After an epic tequila bender --and yes, they sang Tequila, Pee-week Herman and SNL's Andy Samberg wallop Anderson Cooper with a chair.

Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer plans to hand over offshore banking secrets of the rich and famous to WikiLeaks | Media | The Observer

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He will disclose the details of 'massive potential tax evasion' before he flies home to stand trial over his actions

New carbon nanotube aerogel is now the world's lightest material

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Frozen smoke (read: aerogel) -- not to be confused with the stuff your Grandma uses to flavor her turkey -- is the world's lightest material, and it just keeps getting lighter. Researchers at the University of Florida have created a new form of the super material, known as multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) aerogel, that has a density of just four milligrams per cubic centimeter and can be used in sensors to detect pollutants and toxic substances, chemical reactors, and electronic components. Aerogels, which are known as the world's most effective insulators, have been around since the early

Palin's Breath

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Sarah Palin breathing taken from her speech about the attacks in Arizona and on her. http://www.wreckandsalvage.com

Man discovers glasses-free 3D tech in the blink of an eye (video)

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Who's got two thumbs and needs glasses to see 3D? Not this guy! Francois Vogel's figured out a way to remove those pesky spectacles from the equation, and he's ready to revolutionize the stereoscopic industry forever. Sure, you'll need a monitor with a 120Hz refresh rate, but that's a prerequisite these days anyhow, and the rest is sweet, sticky gravy dished directly to your eyeballs. Get a sneak peek at the game-changing tech in the video above. You'll never look at 3D the same way again, we promise. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Man discovers glasses-free 3D tech in the blink of an e

The 30 Most Profitable Films of 2010: Animation Domination

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If you were a 3-D cartoon character in 2010, chances are you earned a studio head plenty of money.

A planetary map of the entire Star Wars Universe

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Say you're on Mustafar and need to swing by Endor to pick up an illicit shipment of Ewok chitterlings. Where do you go? This map from Star Wars: The Essential Atlas will show the way. [Entertainment Weekly, thanks Ryernl!]

What Mcdonald's chicken nuggets really contain

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Certainly, Chicken McNuggets are not an icon of nutrition. But neither are they a "McFrankenstein creation" made of elements not used in home cooking, as described by a New York State judge in his ruling dismissing a complaint by two teenagers that deceptive marketing by Mc-Donald's had caused them to become obese.

If everything breaks right, the global economy could grow by 4 percent in 2011.

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The outlook for the global economy in 2011 is, partly, for a persistence of the trends established in 2010. That means an anemic U-shaped recovery in advanced economies, as firms and households continue to repair their balance sheets, and a stronger V-shaped recovery in emerging-market countries, owing to their better macroeconomic, financial, and policy fundamentals. It adds up to close to 4 percent annual growth for the global economy, with advanced economies growing at around 2 percent and emerging-market countries growing at about 6 percent.[more ...]

Tinnitus is the result of the brain trying, but failing, to repair itself

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The phantom ringing sounds heard by about 40 million people in the U.S. today are caused by brains that try, but fail to protect their human hosts against overwhelming auditory stimuli, the researchers say in the Jan 13th issue of Neuron. They add that the same process may be responsible for chronic pain & other perceptual disorders.

Young Adults Choose Self-Esteem Boost Over Sex and Money

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It's hard to imagine anything young people might value more than food, getting an extra paycheck or even having sex, but according to the results of a recent study in the Journal of Personality there is one thing prized most among college students: a boost to their self-esteem.

Insane Russian Street Bike Rider is Insane

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Nicknamed the "Black Devil of Moscow", this Russian madman weaves and wheelies his Yamaha R1 through Russian traffic at a pace that is hard to believe. We hope the Black Devil remains a continent away from our daily commute. [EnglishRussia]

AZ Shooting Victim Arrested For ‘Death Threat’ To Tea Party Leader (With Vid)

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Merely a week after a crazed gunman shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in the head and left several others dead and wounded at a local political event, a Tea Party spokesman in the same area received a public death threat at a town hall meeting-- from one of Jared Loughner's victims.

No One Listened To Gabrielle Giffords

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In March 2010, few of our leaders wanted to see what Giffords saw — that the vandalism and the death threats were part of a tide of insurrectionism that had been rising since the final weeks of the 2008 campaign.

Aliens vs Human Intelligence DNA Evolution: SETI 2012 Neil Tyson

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Neil Tyson talks about our difference with chimps, who have plus 98% of the same DNA as we do and aliens who might just have just another small difference in the other direction. Are we as smart as we think?

Man Waiting Until Parents Die Before Doing A Single Thing That Makes Him Happy

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MT. VERNON, WAThirty-seven-year-old bank employee Brian Terlaine is apparently spending his entire adult life avoiding any activity or decision that might give him the smallest bit of satisfaction until both of his parents have died.

Why consumers balk at companies’ efforts to rebrand themselves

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Why does bad branding happen? Most of the people who spend their lives creating new logos and brand names have a peculiar weakness for management drivel.

Sean Hannity: We Should Take Kuwait & Iraq's Oil And Make Them Pay For Their Liberation

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Kuwait's energy sector has always been sacrosanct — unless you're Sean Hannity. Kuwait's oil industry was nationalized by the government in the 70s. Fox News host Sean Hannity, criticized the nation's oil minister Friday for 'lecturing us' then suggested that the U.S. "has every right to go in there and.....
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