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Modular designs make nuclear reactors fast & cheap?
A new type of nuclear reactor that is designed to be manufactured in a factory rather than built at a power plant could cut construction times for nuclear power plants almost in half and make them cheaper to build. That, in turn, could make it possible for more utilities to build nuclear power plants, especially those in poor countries.
Sammy Sosa Said to Test Positive in 2003
Sammy Sosa is among the players who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, according to lawyers with knowledge of the drug-testing results from that year.
10 Things That Will Not End Well
The Internet has made everything easier for everyone. Not the least of which involves hurting yourself in increasingly imaginative ways.
Digg API changes could mean profit for developers
The most major one being that the company has let up on its use for commercial applications, meaning that developers will be able to create services that take advantage of Digg's content and community without first having to ask for permission from the company. This includes pulling in content from the service and either charging to do so, or ...
U.S. Government Asks Twitter to Stay Up for #IranElection
A short while from now, Twitter will go down for maintenance due to extraordinary circumstances: The #IranElection Controversy. Originally scheduled to perform maintenance last night, the work was moved to 2 PM PT today so that Iranians could tweet about the crisis.
JK Rowling Sued for 500 Milions For Coyping Willy The Wizard
JK Rowling and her publisher are being sued for 500million for allegedly copying Harry Potter from an earlier children's book, also by an English writer.
How To Create Your Own Stats Program (JavaScript, AJAX, PHP)
Webmasters use certain programs, such as Google Analytics or Awstats, to complete this job for them. These programs obtain a wide variety of information about visitors to a site. They find page views, visits, unique visitors, browsers, IP addresses, and much more.
Shia LaBeouf Says Spielberg Gearing Up for Indiana Jones 5
We?d heard rumblings that another Indiana Jones sequel might be in the works, but we dismissed them instinctively; after all, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull took nearly twenty years to get off the ground, and it seemed unlikely that another decade or so of George Lucas script vetoes would lead to anything fruitful. And yet...
7 killed in attack in Tehran
Seven people were killed after they reportedly attacked a military post in central Tehran. Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi had told followers that he will "pay any cost" to contest the country's presidential election results, but said he had little hope his challenge would succeed.
Woman Cancels Wedding After Finding Fiance was Porn Star
Haylie Hocking, 27, only found out that strapping 30-year-old fitness fanatic Jason Brake made adult films just weeks before the big day. A friend organising her hen night searched online for a male stripper and spotted Jason with a woman in a porn movie.
Breastfeeding May Boost Grades
Breastfeeding was associated with an increase in high school grade point average and an increase in the odds of attending college, according to a study published in the Journal of Human Capital.
Blue butterfly colonies thriving
"The restoration of the large blue butterfly to Britain is a remarkable success story, illustrating the power of ecological research to reverse damaging environmental changes..."It is, moreover, a tribute to the dedication of many practical conservationists who have skilfully recreated its specialised habitat in our countryside."
Phelps lands first sponsor since infamous bong photo
Michael Phelps is set to announce his first endorsement since the furor over the photo began. Phelps and H20 Audio are entering a multiyear partnership for the company's line of waterproof sports headphones and accessories.
The 100 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language
Here are the 100 most beautiful words in English. How do we know we have the most beautiful? They were chosen by Dr. Goodword (Robert Beard), who has been making dictionaries, creating word lists, and writing poetry for 40 years.
Adobe challenges Google Docs with launch of Acrobat.com
Adobe has launched its next salvo in the SaaS battle, creating a suite of online document creation and collaboration tools. Leveraging its AIR framework and Flash for a rich interface, the tools can replace traditional office suites?but overall, the tools don't seem quite ready for prime time.
Frog expert's name honored with 2" penis-shaped mushroom
A bizarre African mushroom that triggers snarky laughter and double-entendre jokes, has brought dubious fame to an eminent Bay Area botanist and his colleague working on a tiny cluster of African islands far older than Darwin's fabled Galápagos. The fungus, a new plant species called Phallus dreweseii, is named for herpetologist Robert Drewes.
Man Conquers Fear of Flying by Spending 30 Days on AirTran
Mark Malkoff is scared of flying. Or was. He's halfway through a 30 day stayaboard AirTran planes in an effort to conquer his fear of flying. How fardoes his dedication extend? He's "showering" in the freaking lavatory.
Barcodes could reveal your food's credentials
WHERE does your food come from? A few years ago, most consumers were satisfied with a sticker showing the country of origin. But concerns about fair trade and the environment, as well as food safety, are now driving a wave of projects aimed at tracking food from farm to shopping basket.
Vampires Rule: TRUE BLOOD Most-Watched HBO Show In 2 Years
Hollywood Reporter- HBO's second season premiere of "True Blood" earned a series record-setting 3.7 million viewers, making it was the most-watched program on the network since "The Sopranos" finale two years ago.
Facebook Chat: 1 BILLION Messages Sent Per Day
Facebook launched its own IM system, FbChat, back in April 2008. Since then, it?s been working hard on adding features: It arrived on mobile phones last year, added friend lists in May and even has been experimenting with video chat. Now, it looks like that work is paying off in a big way.
Federal Reserve to Gain power under Obama plan
The Federal Reserve, already arguably the most powerful agency in the U.S. government, will get sweeping new authority to regulate any company whose failure could endanger the U.S. economy and markets under the Obama administration's regulatory overhaul plan.
Top Blockbuster Video Games Face Off (Flipbook)
Some of the biggest names in video games placed in head to head battles, from Beatles Rock Band to Madden, see which of your favorites will come out on top.
Why Facebook Turned Down Millions To Give Away Vanity URLs
We heard that instead of giving Vanity URLs away for free, like it did last weekend, Facebook originally planned to auction them off to the highest bidder. Now a Facebook spokesperson tells us it's true.
15 Free Awesome Social Bookmark Icons Sets
In this article author going to present you 15 free Social Icons Sets that you can use for your blog for bookmarking. These Icons are free.
World's first face transplant patient dies
A 30-year-old French burn victim who received the world's first face and double-hand transplant has died of cardiac arrest during a follow-up operation.
March of the killer robots
The development of mechanical soldiers and remote-controlled tanks and planes is changing war for ever - but the moral consequences have often been overlooked.
Troy McClure: The Simpsons' Most Underrated Quote King
You may remember this Simpsons regular from such memorable quotes as these.
Airline Activities: The 2009 In-Flight Entertainment Report
2009 has been the year when the US Domestic air carriers have really begun to step up their in-flight entertainment systems. We are no longer in the post-WWII era where airlines can cling to an occasional projector movie during longer flights. Here is a look at what each airline has to offer.
NASA ready to explode one of the coolest space missions ever
In an unprecedented scientific endeavor ? and what may be one of the coolest space missions ever ? NASA is preparing to fly a rocket booster into the moon, triggering a six-mile-high explosion that scientists hope will confirm the presence of water.
How To Use The Best 40 Features of iPhone 3.0
The new iPhone operating system, iPhone OS 3.0, which is coming out Wednesday June 17th, gives the iPhone tons of new features. While some of them are brand new, others are just small little additions which change the way you iPhone. The following list details every cool new feature and describes exactly how to use each one.
Jason Jones to Report from Iran All Next Week
If you've been watching The Daily Show in recent days, you've caught a few glimpses of Jason Jones's trip to Iran. Well, starting next Monday, you're in for an entire week of reports from Persia with Jason Jones in Iran: Access of Evil.
G.M. Sells Saab to Swedish Sports Car Company
General Motors announced that it had reached a tentative agreement to sell its Swedish unit, Saab Automobile, to a consortium led by the sports car maker Koenigsegg Automotive.
'Lost' Ending Will Be Very Sad, Info On Next Season
Matthew Fox plays Dr. Jack Shepard on ?Lost,? and as the sexiest and most important character (sorry, Sawyer) on the show, he?s the only actor so far to have learned how the series will end at the conclusion of Season 6. And he makes it sound pretty good.
MySpace Slashes 30% of Staff: Is the End Near?
MySpace, once the undisputed leader in social networking and the most popular topic on Mashable, announced it is cutting nearly 30% of its staff today.
12 of America's Deadliest Unmanned Killing Machines
These 12 machines were purpose-built to kill and destroy while saving American lives in the process. It may be an ugly idea, but it works.
Daily Show Pwned CNN on Iran
Comedy Central's not tooting their own horn here or anything ... Andrew Sullivan said that someone else said it first. Basically, the Daily Show has treated the Iran elections as if they were ... well, news.
3 Seconds and 50 Pounds of Hula Hoops and You're in History
107 hula hoops twisting around Aleysa Gulevich's body for 3 seconds is all she needed to break into the Guinness Book of World Records. The beautiful and supposedly ageless Russian circus girl prides herself on her talent and started very young. She has held the title before, but will obviously do anything to keep it in her name.
The Greatest NFL Players That Never Won a Super Bowl
These are some of the greatest players that the NFL has ever witnessed. Besides their great abilities & personal success, these players have something else in common - a gigantic void in their career resumes. This void is caused by an inability to win the biggest game of the year: The Super Bowl.....
Protesters plan more mass rallies in Iran
Iranian demonstrators called for more mass protests on Tuesday, a day after Islamic militiamen killed a man during a march by tens of thousands against a presidential election they say was rigged.
Germany is on the verge of censoring its Internet
Germany is on the verge of censoring its Internet: The government ? a grand coalition between the German social democrats and conservative party ? seems united in its decision: On Thursday the parliament is to vote on the erection of an internet censorship architecture.
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