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4 Members of Cowboys Staff Injured as Roof Collapses
Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple said all players and coaches were accounted for, and he didn't know the extent of the injuries to the four staff members, who were hospitalized.
How To Trace a Mobile Phone Location with Google Latitude
The one drawback of being so heavily into both the latest technologies and cool Internet applications is that when the two seamlessly combine to form the ultimate,
Protesters rally for Million Marijuana March
Thousands of marijuana supporters are expected to gather this afternoon in downtown Vancouver to enjoy some ganja and protest Canada's drug laws, which prohibit smoking the green stuff.
Miss CA Tries to Redefine Traditional Breasts for Everyone
Miss California Carrie Prejean lost the first prize in the Miss America Pageant because of her views on same-sex marriage. But, as the new spokesperson for the National Organization for Marriage, is a woman with capped teeth and new fake breasts really qualified to speak out against things "unnatural" that aren't "Biblically correct?" Let's see.
The Biocentric Universe Theory
A theory where life creates time, space, and the cosmos Itself. Stem-cell guru Robert Lanza presents a radical new view of the universe and everything in it.
Expert says 'just another flu virus,' so why the fear?
"There's nothing we've seen so far that shows that this influenza is different than any other influenza," said University of Washington epidemiologist Ira Longini, a nationally-recognized scholar who has made a career out of studying the flu."It's just another flu virus," Longini said. But he added: the flu can kill.
Neighbors Go To War Over 4-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Neighbors Try To Restrict Boy, Family To Home, Driveway
Italian Pirate Bay Trial in the Making
Following the Swedish verdict, Italy is now considering starting its own trial against the people involved with The Pirate Bay. This would be the first criminal prosecution against the Pirate Bay ?founders? outside their home country
?Abu Ghraib US prison guards were scapegoats for Bush
Prison guards jailed for abusing inmates at the Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq are planning to appeal against their convictions on the ground that recently released CIA torture memos prove that they were scapegoats for the Bush Administration.The photographs of prisoner abuse at the Baghdad jail in 2004 sparked worldwide outrage but the previous..
Darwin in a test tube: Scientists make molecules that evolve
As described in an article published this week in an advance, online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the work demonstrates some of the classic principles of evolution. For instance, research shows that when different species directly compete for the same finite resource, only the fittest will survive.
20 Most Incredible Cartoon Cars Of All Time
A list of the most incredible cartoon cars of all time. The reason we use the term ?incredible? here is that some of the items on this list wouldn?t be classified as ?great? or ?amazing? - some of them are incredible for other reasons (i.e. they are obnoxious, or major FAILs compared to the show they were featured in).
Wife: Sleep-walking husband may have drowned
OSHKOSH (AP) - An Oshkosh area woman says she fears her husband may have gone sleepwalking and drowned in the Fox River.
MPAA Website, Now With Torrents
If it was up to the MPAA, every website with links to copyright infringing files would be banned from the Internet. Perhaps they should take a closer look at their own website first though, since it?s vulnerable to an XSS attack, making it possible to browse The Pirate Bay directly from the MPAA website.
Pro Tips to Breathe New Life Into Your Website
How a quick design refresh can be as effective as a full redesign.
The Most Expensive Two Minutes in Sports
A look at the money required to have a horse run, as well as some little-known facts surrounding the event, reveal another side of the Run for the Roses.
The cover-up of an Olympic tragedy
As Liu Yan rehearsed her moves on the stage at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium one evening last July, she had no idea that it would be the last time she would ever dance.
Linux : 3 ways To Record Your Linux Desktop.
In this article I'll include three ways to screencast your Linux desktop with the help of recordMyDesktop, XVidCap and Istanbul. These three applications are included in every major distribution.
China has 'canceled US credit card': lawmaker
China, wary of the troubled US economy, has already "canceled America's credit card" by cutting down purchases of debt, a US congressman said Thursday.
Sen. Nelson (D-NE) Will Oppose Optional Public Health Bill
Nelson said Friday that he will oppose legislation that would give people the option of a public health insurance plan. The move puts him on the opposite side of two-thirds of Americans. A poll released this week by Consumer Reports National Research Center showed that 66 percent of Americans back the creation of a public health plan.
Adblock Plus and (a little) more: Attention NoScript users
NoScript stupidly goes to war with Adblock plus.. n00b mistake!
Deadly arsonist free after 20 years
Gregory Brown, the serial arsonist who lit the Kings Cross backpacker fire killing six people has been released from jail amid warnings he could strike again. He confessed after his arrest that he was involved in starting some of the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires, which killed 46 people in Victoria Australia, and destroyed more than 2000 homes.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
On December 10,1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is the document. Article 5:"No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."
Interesting Eco Art/Advertising: 50 Cars or 1 Bus?
Swedish advertising company, Acne, put together a rather eye-catching advertising campaign for Flygbussarna, an airport coach bus service, to inspire individual car drivers to take the coach bus instead. An installation made up of 50 wrecked cars resembling a Flygbussarna coach bus was placed next to the highway leading to the Swedish airport.
In El Salvador, Where Abortion is Illegal....
What happens when you completely criminalize abortion? Over the last eight years, El Salvador has found out. I'm posting this 2006 article in light of today's news that the Dominican Republic has outlawed abortion.
Senator Says Green Jobs Are A Waste
Missouri Republican Senator Kit Bond, who is also a ranking member of the Senate's Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, trashes the benefits of green jobs in a new report.
West Coast Salmon Fishery Gets $46.4 Million Disaster Aid
The federal government is sending $46.4 million in disaster aid to California salmon fishermen, who are struggling for survival. U.S. Commerce Department officials announced today that they were extending last year's salmon disaster declaration on the West Coast and distributing $53 million in disaster funds left over from 2008.
Dolphins Keep an Eye Out While Sleeping?
Dolphins have a clever trick that doesn?t involve jumping in the air for fish: They can overcome sleep deprivation and remain constantly vigilant for days at a time by resting one half of their brain while the other half remains conscious. Because they need to periodically come up for air and keep an eye out for potential predators.....
Public's support for pot legalization grows
46 percent of Americans now favor legalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use, the most in data back to the mid-1980s and more than double its level 12 years ago. While 52 percent remain opposed, that?s down from 75 percent in the late 1990s and 78 percent in 1986
16 Preposterous Products for Pets
As proud pet owners, we understand the desire to spoil and pamper your furry, feathered and scaled little friends. But some people take spoiling their pets to a new level, and manufacturers are making it easier with weird and crazy, sometimes preposterous products for pets. We found 16 of the craziest pet products the internet has to offer.
Piracy Works! WOLVERINE Is A HIT
Despite fears that the Wolverine leak would hinder the film's performance, studio execs woke up today pleasantly surprised... to the tune of 35 MILLION dollars in one day.
The Effective Strategy For Choosing Right Domain Names
Naming is linguistic design, and a good domain name is an important part of the overall design of a website. Name plays a prominent role when people discover, remember, think about, talk about, search for, or navigate to a website. It establishes a theme for the branding of a website before people even visit it for the first time
Breaking News: Somali Pirates Hijack British Owned Ship
A NATO spokesman says Somali pirates have hijacked a British-owned cargo ship crewed by Ukrainians. Fernandes said Saturday that the Ariana was taken in a rare overnight attack. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Why Invasive Plants Take Over
New research shows that two key causes of plant invasion--escape from natural enemies, and increases in plant resources--act in concert. This result helps to explain the dramatic invasions by exotic plants occurring worldwide. It also indicates that global change is likely to exacerbate invasion by exotic plants.
Future to be very exciting, says Head of Google's University
The head of Google's new university, Ray Kurzweil believes the advance of technology will solve the energy crisis, upgrade the human genome and even lead to everlasting life - no wonder he is so optimistic.
Mercury In Tuna - Mercury Contamination Increasing
If you eat tuna, read this.
Clash of the Uber-Geeks: Gigabyte's Overclocking Competition
Think of it as PC drag racing. And for the same reasons drag racing draws spectators, extreme overclocking has steadily grown in popularity through the years. Some manufacturers are even designing parts made specifically for this exclusive crowd. The extreme enthusiast scene is evolving.
New Trailer For District 9 Suggests Sci-Fi Greatness
The film is done documentary style and tells the story of an alien race that comes to Earth for an unknown reason. They attempt to settle in South Africa but encounter fear, anger, and racism (speciesism?) from the locals. Like the short it?s based on, District 9 plays as a not-so-subtle analogy for past and present human race relations
13 Super Cool Computer Keyboards
Keyboards are an essential part of out computers. We use computer keyboards mostly to type. However in recent times we have seen a diversification in the use and design of keyboards. Take a look at some of these unusual but cool computer keyboards that make them easier to use and much more sophisticated.
Linux : Internet Censorship in the US? Just Law Enforcement?
It would seem that George Orwell might have been more prophetic than we perhaps gave him credit for. Currently, our televisions cannot watch us, but at the rate things are progressing, it is only a matter of time. After all, most PCs now come with web cams and certainly 90% of cell phones.
FedEx to power jets with 1/3 biofuel by 2030
FedEx wants a third of its jet fuel to come from biofuels by 2030, the company?s chief executive said Wednesday in a speech delivered during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit. The target, dubbed ?30 by 30,? aims to take advantage of second-generation biofuels from feedstocks such as jatropha, algae, switchgrass and camelina.
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