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How to Spot Satellites
If you go out and carefully study the sky near dusk or dawn, and you have relatively dark skies, the odds are that you should not have to wait more than 15 minutes before you see one of the more than 35,000 satellites now in orbit around Earth.
Dog, Owner, Reunited After 18 Months and 336 Miles
A 5-year-old dog named Bear who escaped from a Louisiana yard in 2007 turned up in Florida. Animal control officers identified him thanks to a microchip implanted in his back.
Church of England offers beer, bacon to male churchgoers
Concerns over the lack of men attending services year-round has led clergy to offer a range of incentives today, including free beer, bacon rolls and chocolate bars.
Why Yahoo! (YHOO) Will Never Recover
Yahoo!?s new CEO, Carol Bartz, has made a series of mistakes early in her tenure, and the company probably cannot recover from them.
Supermarket suppliers helping destroy Amazon rainforest
Brazilian authorities investigating illegal deforestation have accused the suppliers of several UK supermarkets of selling meat linked to massive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Brazilian firms that supply Tesco, Asda and Marks & Spencer are among dozens of companies named by prosecutors.
Packers Turn $20 Million Profit Despite Bad Season, Economy
The Green Bay Packers haven't been sacked by the recession despite a rough season on the field and significant financial challenges off it, but officials remain wary of the future. The NFL's only publicly owned franchise turned a $20.1 million operating profit last year, according to team officials.
Pitcher Scott Proctor Revisits Past With New Perspective
The injured Marlins reliever Scott Proctor says he is a recovering alcoholic whose career with the Yankees was affected by his drinking.
Ancient Holy Land Quarry Uncovered
The 4,000-square-meter (yard) cavern, buried 10 meters beneath the desert near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho, was dug about 2,000 years ago and was in use for about half a millennium, archaeologist Adam Zertal said.
Thief Steals Camper with Sleeping Owner Inside
A thief made off with a caravan in Skovde in southern Sweden on Saturday night. To his surprise he later found that the caravan's owner was asleep inside at the time.
Neda Agha Soltan - Wikipedia
Neda Agha Soltan was an Iranian woman whose alleged killing by Basij militia during the 2009 Iranian election protests was captured on video by bystanders. The graphic videos were posted on the Internet, and her name quickly becoming a rallying cry for the pro-reform demonstration. Neda means "voice" in Persian.
Grey hair may be protecting us from cancer
Loss of hair color may be unwelcome, but the processes that produce it could be protecting us from damaged DNA
Sunrise over the Parthenon
Sunrise over the Parthenon
EFF: ASCAP Wants To Be Paid When Your Phone Rings
ASCAP (the same folks who went after Girl Scouts for singing around a campfire) appears to believe that every time your musical ringtone rings in public, you're violating copyright law by "publicly performing" it without a license. At least that's the import of a brief [2.5mb PDF] it filed in ASCAP's court battle with mobile phone giant AT&T.
Giant Dinosaurs Get Downsized
Some dinosaurs were the largest creatures ever to walk on land, including the classic long-necked, whip-tailed Diplodicus, but a new study suggests it and its many extinct brethren weighed as little as half as much as previously thought.
Revision for space vision?
An independent panel was mostly in listening mode during today's first hearing on the future of America's spacefaring effort, but the fact that so many perspectives were heard suggests that the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee is really going to review a wide spectrum of options.
Substitute teacher beats up 11 year old over dodgeball game
A substitute gym teacher turned into a schoolyard bully after he got into a fight with an 11-year-old Westchester student over a dodgeball game, called him a "crybaby," and put him in a chokehold, New Rochelle police said.
And the true identity of The Stig is . . . .
Some say that it was a publicity stunt, and that the BBC almost broke its own guidelines by allowing a guest to plug a brand of rum. All we know is: Top Gear has claimed that Michael Schumacher is The Stig.
Apollo ... the dream that fell to Earth
It is 40 years since the words, 'The Eagle has landed,' sent a thrill around the world. The Apollo moon missions were to herald a new dawn of space exploration, of lunar bases, manned missions to Mars, and more. But in the decades since - and after the Shuttle disasters - America's appetite for interplanetary flight dwindled.
Followup: Michael Bay Is NOT Quitting Action Movies
"I hinted at the possible unreliability of the ?Michael Bay is retiring from Transformers? story yesterday - it?s always suspicious when they quote someone without saying when, where or how they talked to him - and now it looks like the story was mostly made up. "
Squirrels Eating Old Verizon Phone Lines, So Upgrade to FiOS
Verizon told Debbie that upgrading to FiOS was the only way to guarantee uninterrupted phone service because apparently, the old copper lines are no match for the insatiable appetite of copper-munching squirrels. Never mind that FiOS doesn't work during a blackout for more than a few hours, or that the problem had nothing to do with squirrels.
L.A. Center, Aspen 20, Can You Give Us A Ground Speed Check?
A "navy F-18 pilot out of NAS Lemoore came up on frequency. You knew right away it was a Navy jock because he sounded very cool on the radios. 'Center, Dusty 52 ground speed check.' Before Center could reply, I'm thinking to myself, hey, Dusty 52 has a ground speed indicator in that million-dollar cockpit, so why is he asking Center for a read-out?
My Dad Saved Me, and I Killed Him
After an injury at birth, my father's passion and perseverance guaranteed that I walked and played sports. But my last memory of him is a mixture of love and pain.
Windows 7 Features on a Vista or XP System
Windows 7 features like ISO image burning, Windows Search, and the great new Windows 7 Calculator are a big part of the new OS. Here's how you can get them--or features just as good--on your current Vista or XP system.
iPhone 3G S Can Record 720p HD Video, But Doesn't
Apple has thus far decided not to take advantage of these HD capabilities for video recording, as the iPhone 3G S video camera will only capture clips in VGA-quality.
The 7 Most Baffling Criminal Defenses (That Sort of Worked)
Let's face it, people will say anything to get out of going to jail. For instance, stats show that less than one percent of insanity pleas actually work, since for every one guy who truly has something broken in his brain, there are at least 99 scumbags who're just making ***** up.
Facebook Click Fraud Enraging Advertisers
Scores of complaints can be found at WickedFire, where advertisers are complaining of massive click fraud and an indifferent Facebook. A few of the recent posts (excuse the language):
10 reasons why open source makes sense on smart phones
"Why is open source going to help raise these phones above the competition? I have 10 reasons why."
The Beginner's Guide to Slackware Linux
Give a man Ubuntu, and he'll learn Ubuntu. Give a man SUSE, and he'll learn SUSE. But give a man Slackware, and he'll learn Linux. Well, so the old internet maxim goes, but while it's normally used with a touch of humor, there's a great deal of truth in it, too.
Wimbledon girls are 'just there to sell sex' says BBC pundit
As a former Wimbledon champion, Michael Stich might be expected to have an expert appreciation for the skill and dedication required to play tennis at its highest level.But on the eve of this year?s tournament, the BBC Radio 5 Live commentator has caused outrage among the sport?s female stars by claiming their role is as much about ?selling sex?
As U.S. Auto Makers Struggle, Toyota Takes Over as Top Dog
The bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler are changing the landscape of the auto industry. The two U.S. companies are shuttering plants, shedding dealers and reducing their product lines. As a result, Toyota Motor will become the largest seller of light vehicles in the U.S. It has held the top spot globally since last year.
Obama: Not Keeping Promise of Transparency | Newsweek Politi
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Iran: Witnesses report fierce clashes on Tehran streets
Reporting from Cairo and Tehran -- Iranian security forces reportedly used tear gas and water cannons to disperse as many as 3,000 people who attempted to gather in central Tehran today, defying warnings from the country's Supreme Leader against further protests over disputed elections.
103-year-old throws out first pitch
A 103-year-old believed to be the oldest living professional baseball player throws out the ceremonial first pitch before an Oakland Athletics-San Diego Padres game in a salute to the Negro Leagues.
BREAKING: Iran asks BBC reporter to leave
Iranian authorities have asked the BBC's correspondent in Tehran to leave the country within 24 hours.
Google Updates Satellite Imagery for Tehran Iran
Many of you have been letting us know through Tweets, emails, blog posts, message boards, and even an online petition that you're very interested in seeing recent satellite imagery of Tehran. Well, we've heard your requests We just received updated satellite imagery of Tehran, taken on Thursday the 18th at approximatly 11:18am local time.
Can You Resell a Used MP3 Like You Would a CD?
Carting a crate of used CDs to your local record store so you can make rent is a rite of passage as ancient as it can be tearful. But what about those MP3s and iTunes songs you're ready to unload? Is there a way to sell those off, too, when you get tired of them or just need some extra scratch?
Alcohol a Common Factor in Suicides
Recent study: 1 in 4 people legally drunk before committing suicide; 1 in 3 had some level of alcohol.
The Therapeutic Powers of Work
Rather than (always) acting as the source of mental illness, work can also serve as a significant aid in finding balance, emotional health.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Twitpics Emergency Landing
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had his flight, uh, terminated on Friday evening when the cockpit of his jet filled with smoke.
In Iran, One Woman's Death May Have Many Consequences
Iran's revolution has now run through a full cycle. A gruesomely captivating video of a young woman ? laid out on a Tehran street after apparently being shot, blood pouring from her mouth...
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