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Fireworks over Baghdad as U.S. troops leave
Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for U.S. combat troops to finish their pullback to bases.
Stan Lee will play Larry King In Iron Man 2
Stan Lee filmed his cameo for Iron Man 2. I was told Stan filmed earlier this week and he was dressed as Larry King. The scene has Stan asking Tony Stark when he?s going to be on his show.
Stealing Home: Studying Baseball's Most Exciting Play
In addition to being the rarest, fastest and most surprising play in the game, stealing home is also the one most apt to render a major league baseball player, that most confident of athletes, a nervous wreck.
The Ecological Disaster that is Dolphin Safe Tuna
By trying to help dolphins, groups like Greenpeace caused one of the worst marine ecological disasters of all time. Few other fisheries are as bad for groups like sharks and sea turtles as the purse seine fishery, and none are as large in scale.
What?s On Tap for Firefox in 2010
Scheduled for early-to-mid 2010, Firefox 3.6 promises a number of major feature improvements over the current generation, so much so that it could actually see a bigger number jump (in the same manner that Firefox 3.5 was originally called ?3.1,? until its newness made it more than just an incremental release).
Men who cycle more than 186 miles a week face fertility risk
Spanish researchers found those who cycle more than 300km (186 miles) a week have significant fertility problems with less than four per cent of their sperm classed as normal.
10 Super Creative Business Cards
If you are thinking of getting a new business card to impress everyone that sees it, here is the inspiration you need. This selection you will see all kind of things people thing of just to be different and very creative by having a business card that stands out a lot from the others.
Megan Fox - 'Rose Boy' Misses Fox Again
The British boy who was flown to New York to meet MEGAN FOX after she accidentally shunned him in London has been snubbed by the star again
Houston Rockets could lose Yao Ming for season, maybe longer
As the NBA draft approached, the grim truth about Yao Ming?s(notes) broken left foot hung like an anvil over the Houston Rockets. The fear isn?t that he?s just lost for next season, but that he might never play again.
Bailout Abuse? GE Exploits Loophole to Benefit Big
General Electric, the world's largest industrial company, has quietly become the biggest beneficiary of one of the government's key rescue programs for banks. At the same time, GE has avoided many of the restrictions facing other financial giants getting help from the government.
Toyota develops thought-controlled wheelchair
A new system, developed by a collaboration of scientists working with Toyota, allows a person to control a wheelchair using nothing but his brain. Wearing a cap that monitors brain activity, a user can advance and turn the chair.
Young music celebrities - before they were famous
Take a look at this selection of photos of music stars in their youth when they weren?t yet known and were not in the spotlight...
Taking the Michael Jackson thing a bit too far... [PIC]
This is actually disturbing if real.
TransMedics: Transplanting a Real Beating Heart
TransMedics Incorporated has designed a system that allows doctors to transplant still-beating hearts up to 12 hours after they are removed from the donor (compared to the standard 4 to 6 allowed by current technology where they freeze the heart). Yup. Scientists have invented a box that keeps the heart beating outside of the body. Holy crap!
Keep Khan out of Star Trek 12
Will J.J. Abrams really make Star Trek 2: The Rehash Of Khan? Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman told an interviewer there's "a 50/50 chance" Khan will show up in their sequel. Here's why it's a terrible idea.
People reject free money out of anger
The Ultimatum Game, in which test subjects respond to take-it-or-leave-it offers, has allowed psychologists to explore how humans handle issues like fairness and punishment. But a new study shows some people attempt to punish even when the rules of the game are stacked in a way that makes it impossible.
Is Obama Losing His Mojo?
The international scene threatens to play into this sense of hopefulness gone astray. The world shows no signs of vindicating Obama's belief in the power of speaking softly while carrying a dubious stick.
Genetically Modified Foods
Genetically modified foods are becoming more prevalent. Why are some people concerned?
The Troubles of Crowdsourcing: How Do You Keep a Secret?
Pulitzer Prize winner David Rohde, a journalist for the New York Times, was held captive by the Taliban for 7 months starting last November. He credits the Times' ability to keep the news a secret by preventing news leaks to Wikipedia as instrumental to his survival. But in the modern era of information, how did the New York Times do it?
Police told: stop 'kettling' activists
Police chiefs must rethink the controversial tactic of "kettling" participants of mass demonstrations, a report said today.
Leading Professionals-Best Advice they ever got (slideshow)
In a world of uncertainty, we could all use a little advice. So we asked 22 influential leaders to share with us the wise words that changed their lives forever.
Chris Evert: Women's Grunting Getting Out of Hand
SYDNEY -- Tennis great Chris Evert has joined the chorus of complaints about the noise level in women's tennis, saying the "grunting" was getting out of hand.
Rhythm games: the Five Commandments all titles must follow
While the upcoming slate of rhythm games may not offer much that's new, there are Five Commandments every rhythm game must follow.
Alice in Wonderland Through the Years (Pics)
Tim Burton's film adaptation of Alice In Wonderland isn't out until next year, but if the promo photos are any indication, it's going to be the most visually arresting, luxurious Alice yet. Here's a look at how new Alice stacks up against older Alices from a fashion perspective.
Molecule Sized Delivery System for Drugs and Vaccines
It is now possible to engineer tiny containers the size of a virus to deliver drugs and other materials with almost 100 percent efficiency to targeted cells in the bloodstream.
A new approach to engineering for extreme environments
Composite materials such as fiberglass, which take on a mix of properties of their constituent compounds, have been around for decades. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites to the nanoscale, where entirely new properties, not found in any of the original compounds, can emerge.
Teacher Admits Watching Child Porn on Laptop in Classroom
A High School teacher faces 16 counts of possession of child pornography after a computer shop technician discovered the files on the teacher's computer.
How Britain planned to rain death on the Nazis with needles
The concept sounds almost medieval in its crude simplicity.A war strategy to shower enemy troops with tens of thousands of poisoned darts made from sewing machine needles that could bring death in minutes.Incredibly, it was a plan considered by Britain at the height of the Second World War.
Zoo Display Shows Troubling Wildlife Habitat
The installation is the work of Austrian artists Christoph Steinbrener and Rainer Dempf who have set up six different enclosures at the zoo. There are oil pumps in the penguin pen, toxic waste in the aquarium and abandoned cars in the rhino enclosure to name a few.
Swedish city legalizes topless bathing....at public pools
Sweetish
The lost NASA tapes
A Mac Pro and 40-year-old tape drives are helping restore the original Lunar Orbiter tapes
ISPs Doubt Accuracy of Anti-Piracy Evidence
Lawyers ACS:Law and their anti-piracy partners Logistep are currently harassing around 6,000 alleged file-sharers, demanding £665 from each to make threats of legal action go away. In yet another blow to their tenuous claims, ISP association ISPA says that its members are ?not confident? that the evidence accurately identifies infringers.
Now Ubuntu doesn't need to reboot even after kernel updates
Ksplice Uptrack is a new service that lets you effortlessly keep your systems up to date and secure, without rebooting.Once you?ve completed the easy installation process, your system will be set up to receive rebootless updates.
Why a College Degree Isn't Worth It
The four-year college degree has come to cost too much and prove too little. It's now a bad deal for the average student, family, employer, professor and taxpayer.
Zicam Warning Reveals Holes in Drug Regulation
The Zicam warning issued last week by the FDA reveals a little-known third class of chemicals marketed for your health?homeopathic drugs. These drugs do not have to go through the long approval process; they receive automatic approval from the FDA as long as the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States adds them to their list.
6 Items You Touch Everyday That Are Filthier Than a Toilet
If you carried around a microscope everywhere you went, you'd be a lot more hesitant to touch these things.
StarCraft 2: No Lan Confirmed, New Gameplay Footage
Blizzard just recently confirmed that there will be no LAN (local area networking) game mode in StarCraft 2.
13 Brutal and Inhumane Judicial Punishments Still Used Today
The 13 Most Brutal and Inhumane Judicial Punishments Still Used Today
Boston Public Schools' Epic Failure/Neglect of its Athletes
Detailed, disturbing 7-part series into how Boston public school system has left is student-athletes in challenging, sometimes violent, often neglected environments & circumstances.
Ten Things About Transformers 2 That Didn't Make Any Sense
Warning: This article contains heavy Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen spoilers. If you're still planning on seeing the film then you should transform right on out of here. We don't want to ruin what is certain to be an interesting experience for you.
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