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Who Said It: Bush or Batman?: Can you guess which of these quotes belong to our president, George W. Bush, and which belong to Batman? Its harder than you think...

Rush Plays Rock Band Backstage at Colbert: Rush playing Tom Sawyer on rock band

The US is too far gone for 2 parties to fix - 44% agree: New Zogby poll asks: I believe the United States system is broken and cannot be fixed by traditional two-party politics and elections:Agree: 44% Disagree: 53% Not sure: 3%.... and.. 18% would support efforts for their state to secede from the

When Battling Cancer, Do Appearances Deceive?: On average, patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer have only a one-in-20 chance of being alive five years after the cancer is found, according to the National Cancer Institute. The average life expectancy is grim as well. But, can you judge

Cancer center issues warning on cell phone use: The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of

The Hottest Female Grease Monkeys: Any girl can up her hotness with a set of indispensable skills, but nothing gets a guys libido racing faster than a sweaty chick who knows her way around the underbelly of our automobile.

Woman kills self prior to foreclosed home being auctioned: Balderrama faxed a letter to her mortgage company at 2:30 p.m., telling them that by the time they foreclosed on the house today shed be dead.The mortgage company notified police, who found her body at 3:30 p.m.She left a note

Save Your Data With One of These Top Backup Programs: We test five new apps that make saving--and restoring--your vital data a lot easier than tools youve tried in the past.

75 Things That Every Man Should Do Before He Dies: In honor of Esquire’s seventy-fifth anniversary, we look at the seventy-five things, from flying a Cessna to building a reputation, that every man should do before he dies.

Hand over your gun (no questions asked), get $100: The buy-back program was challenged last week by Dr. Carl Bell, a psychiatrist and president and CEO of Chicagos Community Mental Health Council, who said at a City Council hearing that the guns being turned in dont work in the

Worms Do Calculus to Find Food: Worms calculate how much the strength of different tastes is changing, equivalent to the process of taking a derivative in calculus, to figure out if they are on their way toward food or should change direction and look elsewhere....the calculating-worm

The Biggest UCLA Undie Run Yet: It took just under 20 minutes for thousands of underwear clad students to run through the tunnel. The police were ridiculously in force with their tactical/riot gear. What a crazy party prior to UCLAs graduation.

Protester Glues Himself to British PM: A protester who wanted his message to stick managed to superglue himself to the British prime minister Tuesday evening.

Digg To (Finally) Integrate OpenID?!: When Digg’s Lead Architect Joe Stump took the stage at the Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco earlier today, something in one of his screen shots caught our attention. He was there to show how users will soon be able

Al Gore's Doomsday Clock: As Americas leading peddler of both doom and salvation, Mr. Gore has moved beyond the constraints and obligations of reality. His job is to serve as a Prophet of Truth.

Digital revolution could be Olympics' salvation: If the Games lose their cachet in years to come, billions of dollars from sponsorship and broadcasting rights that support the Olympic movement could melt away.

Sex, blood and baby names: Some U.S. motorists sick of getting clobbered at the pump seem willing to do just about anything for free fuel, from giving up the right to name their children to stealing from day-care centers to donating blood.

Net firms in music pirates deal: Six of the UKs biggest net providers are believed to backed a government plan to tackle music piracy online.

Lazy Locavores & Remote-Control Gardens: As a result of interest in local food and rising grocery bills, backyard gardens have been enjoying a renaissance across the country, but what might be called the remote-control backyard garden — no planting, no weeding, no dirt under the

No Mistranslation In Maliki Interview: He Endorsed Obama: Contrary to claims made by people trying to downplay the impact of the Iraqi prime ministers statement in support of Barack Obamas Iraq plan, its now clear the translation was correct.

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XM and SIRIUS Confirm Discussions to Settle FCC Enforcement Matters (PR Newswire): PR Newswire:XM and SIRIUS Confirm Discussions to Settle FCC Enforcement Matters — XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: XMSR - News) and SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI - News) today confirmed that the companies are

3G iPhone Availability (Top Muffin): Top Muffin:3G iPhone Availability — DISCLAIMER: This page uses data from Apples site that is retrieved every 15 minutes. — However, it does appear that Apple only updates the data every night at midnight PDT.

Why Facebook Connect Matters & Why it Will Win (Om Malik/GigaOM): Om Malik / GigaOM:Why Facebook Connect Matters & Why it Will Win — Facebook kicked off their second annual developer conference in San Francisco this afternoon with a keynote by

Qualcomm, Nokia Reach Deal to End Fight Over Patents (Don Clark/Wall Street Journal): Don Clark / Wall Street Journal:Qualcomm, Nokia Reach Deal to End Fight Over Patents — Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp. said they agreed to end their legal battles, a deal

Music industry to tax downloaders (Nigel Morris/The Independent): Nigel Morris / The Independent:Music industry to tax downloaders — £30 ‘licence fee’ set to revolutionise illegal file-sharing — Internet users could face an annual charge of up to £30 to download music, under plans

Attack code published for DNS flaw (Ryan Naraine/Zero Day): Ryan Naraine / Zero Day:Attack code published for DNS flaw — The urgency to patch Dan Kaminskys DNS cache poisoning vulnerability just went up a few notches. — Exploit code

Apple's MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable (Walter S. Mossberg/Personal Technology): Walter S. Mossberg / Personal Technology:Apples MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable — People who work for large corporations are used to having their email, contacts and calendar appointments synchronized instantly among their

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Person familiar with test: Hardy tests positive: Jessica Hardys first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks to pursue any appeals before the Beijing Games.

Existing home sales fall 2.6 percent in June: Realtors group says sales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades.

Crocker optimistic about Iraq's future: U.S. ambasssador to Iraq Ryan Crocker tells The Associated Press that significant progress has been made in the war there and it will take an enormous shift in sentiment among Iraqis to undo the gains.

Poll: Latinos favor Obama by big margin: Democrat Barack Obama has opened a big lead among Hispanic voters, winning support from the vast majority of those who had voted for rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primaries, according to a poll released Thursday.

Rice says US-India nuclear deal good for the world: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that a proposed U.S.-India nuclear energy deal is good for both countries and for global efforts to reduce the spread of atomic technology and greenhouse gas emissions.

Report: Taliban using sophisticated media network: The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militias views through songs available as ring tones, according to a report released Thursday.

Rice unconcerned by freelance campaign diplomacy: If Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is worried that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is complicating the Bush administrations foreign policy with freelance campaign diplomacy, she isnt showing it.

Wachovia's CEO buys 1 million shares: Wachovia Corp.s President and Chief Executive Robert Steel has bought 1 million shares in the nations fourth-largest bank, according to a regulatory filing late Wednesday.

Pamela Anderson starring in new reality show: Pamela Anderson is shacking up with Tommy Lee again — but not like that.

Rice defends US-India nuclear deal: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. deal with India on nuclear energy cooperation will be good for both countries and for global efforts to prevent the spread of atomic technology that could be used to make bombs.

Key issues in US-German relations: Key issues in relations between Germany and the United States as the 2008 U.S. presidential election approaches:

Famous US speeches in Berlin: Berlin has been fertile ground for speeches by sitting U.S. presidents. John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan are remembered for their bold declarations during the Cold War, and Bill Clinton made a simple declaration about reunified Germany.

Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on asset write-downs: Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter and will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants to build small, fuel-efficient vehicles.

Scientists recover complete dinosaur skeleton: Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday.

E.W. Scripps 2Q profit drops 48 percent: E.W. Scripps says second-quarter profit fell 48 percent on a sharp revenue decline at its newspaper properties and costs related to splitting off its digital businesses.

Visa program expanded for Iraqis who worked for US: The U.S. Embassy on Thursday launched an expanded immigration program that provides 5,000 more visas each year for Iraqis who have put themselves at risk by working for the U.S. government.

Credit Suisse profit falls 62 pct: Credit Suisse Groups profit skidded 62 percent from a year ago, but was a major improvement from the loss it posted in the first three months of this year.

Occidental Petroleum 2Q profit sets record: Oil producer Occidental Petroleum Corp. says its second-quarter profit rose 62 percent as record crude prices and higher production propelled results.

Dissident actors could sway outcome of SAG talks: More than 30 actors dissatisfied with stalled contract talks said Wednesday they have joined to campaign for seats on the Screen Actors Guilds board of directors, a move that could eventually break the stalemate with Hollywood studios.

Southwest 2Q profit up, sales rise 11 percent: Southwest Airlines says its profit rose in the second quarter as the company saved money on fuel, and revenue increased 11 percent.

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Services Division to Split Into Two Groups and Report to CEO Steve Ballmer.: Platforms & Services Division to Split Into Two Groups and Report to CEO Steve Ballmer. Kevin has built a supremely talented organization and laid the foundation for the future success of Windows and our Online Services Business. This new structure

Active IPod Speakers Might Actually Be Tolerable: The iPod Touch makes an admirable replacement for an iPhone, especially if you dont care for ridiculously high data charges. But it comes with several disadvantages: You need to find a Wi-Fi hotspot when out and about, you dont get

HP Folds Voodoo PC Business Unit: Hewlett-Packard has merged its Voodoo PC business unit with its consumer business, the company said Wednesday. Voodoos laptops and desktops will now be sold alongside HPs consumer Compaq Presario and Pavilion PC lines, said Ann Finnie, an HP spokeswoman. It

"President of the World?": Is all of this meant to instill confidence in a man who has only 143 days working experience in the Congress (with no signature piece of legislation to his name) a whisper thin resume and some dubious policy ideas ?

Barack Obama heckled as he visits Western Wall: Read Barack Obamas comments in the Yad Vashem visitors book Barack Obama completed his trip to the Middle East with a pre-dawn visit to

Lightning GT unveiled, in action, and spotlighted: Another comment we heard a lot yesterday was that its still vapor because its not driveable. Our second video, though brief, dumps a lake full of cold water on this assumption. From RockaboxMedia comes teaser footage of the Lightning GT

Defending Joe Klein (Kinda): Joe Klein of TIME goes well over the top in defending The One from a nearly reasonable observation by John McCain: John McCain said this today in Rochester, New Hampshire: This is a clear choice that the American people have.

Google's Knol Launches: Like Wikipedia, With Moderation: After six months of testing , Google has formally rolled out Knol , a service designed to let people create pages of knowledge on any topic they choose. While Google says Knol is not designed to compete with Wikipedia --

Windows iPhone 3G jailbreak tool released: Filed under: Cellphones Sure, it was already possible (if complicated) to jailbreak a first-gen iPhone running the 2.0 software under Windows, but this is the one-click tool all you crazy cats with those extra Gs need if you dont have

Brooke Hogan, future Playboy Bunny?: Heads up, Hulk! Your daughter might be headed for Playboy. Brooke Hogan has been approached to pose nude for the famous mens magazine, her publicist told the Daily News on Wednesday.

iPhone 3G going RED for the holiday season?: While rumors of the salt and pepper colored iPhone 3G pair reigned true, it is now time to look toward the emergence of yet another addition to the team. MacBlogz has learned through an unconfirmed source that a possible red

David Cameron launches biggest Conservative shake-up for decades: The Tories are to forge a new party with the Ulster Unionists to try to secure broader backing for Mr Cameron before the next election. He is facing the prospect of winning the next general election with almost no MPs

World Exclusive: First look at the ZEN Mozaic: Im not even done with the ZEN X-Fi review and Creative just released another media player. Not that I mind really, the ZEN Mozaic is said to be the player to replace the aging ZEN V series. Capacity: ...

Acrylic Cowboy cases artfully expose your components, are not childproof: Filed under: Desktops Heres the thing about PC cases -- they spend a good bit of time showing off how fantastic the outside of component-filled boxes can look, but generally speaking, the innards are completely overlooked. ...

Liveblogging the Facebook Developer Conference: The TechCrunch team is on site at the Facebook Developer conference , and well be live blogging the news. Mark Zuckerbergs Keynote starts at 1:30 pm PST. Facebooks press release is here . Live Coverage In a press briefing after

Media's guilt plays well for Obama and McCain: The Drudge Report ran a juicy item about the fact that only one reporter showed up to cover Republican John McCain at a campaign stop in New Hampshire the other day. Hes always seen as presidential, cool, smiling, shaking hands,

Protocol-level DNS Flaw: JPG longdesc=The Purdue Memorial Union now contains a Starbucks. You used to be able to get Starbucks coffee, which was brewed in the main store, but it was of questionable quality, even for Starbucks. The tables and chairs in the

Obama Makes $5 Million Buy: NBC Universal is airing 3,600 hours of Olympics coverage on its broadcast network and cable networks including NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network, Oxygen and Telemundo, and while some of the Obama campaigns spots will air on network TV, the breakdown

Could a robotic dragonfly save your life?: Bart Remes and his team at the Technical University of Delft have just produced the smallest-ever flapping wing robot ( ornithopter ) with a built-in camera.With a wingspan of just 10 centimetres, the DelFly could easily be confused with a

CBS Spokesman distorts Standard of Editing on Couric-McCain interview. Here's the proof: As I reported earlier, CBS violated their own Sandards when it aired the heavily edited interview of John McCain with Katie Couric. A CBS spokesman tried to defend their behavior and told TV Newser : ...

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Microsoft Reorgs, Kevin Johnson To Leave: This is pretty big news. Kevin Johnson, President of Platforms and Services at Microsoft is leaving to head up Juniper.

Congo prisoners 'starve to death' In Custody; before Conviction: Congo prisoners starve to death Congo prisoners starve to death The UN says there is acute malnutrition at the prison The United Nations says it is alarmed by the number of deaths in a prison in the ...

Google Maps now offers Walking Directions: Well, isnt this pretty nifty?! You can complain all you want about elevated gas prices, but the facts remain.

Iraq and the Presidential Election: The Iraqi government wants troops out of Iraq on a timeline similar to that of Presidential candidate Obama, a fact highlighted in Obamas visit to Iraq this week.

Longtime Hunterdon firefighter charged with molesting 7 children pleads not guilty: A longtime Hunterdon County firefighter accused of molesting seven children across two counties appeared in court Wednesday to plead not guilty to a 15-count indictment outlining the local charges against him.

Plainfield man charged with drug possession, ramming into cop car: A Plainfield man was arrested on charges of having crack cocaine and ramming a police car in the parking lot of the Pathmark on Route 22.

The frosting shot heard round the world: So apparently the AP story on frosting shots by Terry Tang was very popular. Lots of people are lining to it and marveling over the existence of frosting shots, including Leslie Goldman over at the Huffington ...

Google Buying Digg for $200 Million?: Rumors are spreading all over the blogosphere that Google and Digg are talking acquisition again as Google will be buying Digg for $200 million and bringing it in under the Google News umbrella, as TechCrunch ...

Down Memory Lane: We keep mentioning old pubs, clubs & restaurants in other threads. Some examples of old pubs now gone, that i remember, are: Platform 3 in tuggers hyperdome, before they got modern, they were a bikie bar.

City Fires Teen After Arrest: City Hall removed a teen from a summer job after he was arrested for an alleged carjacking which involved a 6 year-old girl.

Game 100: Detroit @ Kansas City: Game Date: July 21, 2008 Tigers 19, Royals 4 / Box Score WP: Miner , LP: Hochevar Royal Home Runs: None Royals Record: 45-55 Youd think that there wouldnt be much to say after a 19-4 drubbing, but there is

Christian Bale Accused Of Assault By His Own Mother: Batman star Christian Bale was arrested Tuesday on allegations of assault, police said.

Sony Ericsson launch W902, W595 & W302 Walkman phones plus accessories: Sony Ericsson has launched a trio of new Walkman phones, the W302, W595 and W902.

Rockies' streak hits wall: It wasnt a happy return to the starting rotation for veteran pitcher Kip Wells, who gave up eight runs on seven hits in one-third of an inning Monday night.

The Times and the McCain Op-Ed: The Op-Ed section of The New York Times has decided not to publish an opinion piece submitted by Senator John McCain in response to one published last week by his Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama, on his ...

Apple 3Q profit jumps 31 percent: Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple said Monday it earned $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per share, 11 cents ahead of Wall Streets expectations, according to a Thomson Financial survey of analysts.

Court says "No Fine" for Janet's boob: A federal appeals court has thrown out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp.

Dobson Flips, Says He Might Endorse McCain: Conservative Christian leader James Dobson has softened his stance against Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, saying he could reverse his position and endorse the Arizona senator despite serious ...

Lt. Colonel Implicated in Shooting of Unarmed, Blindfolded Palestinian Civilian: The Israeli military once had a storied reputation for bravery, integrity and willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Obama debuts new campaign plane: The president arrives in foreign countries aboard Air Force One with the words United States of America emblazoned across the fuselage.

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Anger can make a man verbose: Giles Coren is restaurant critic at the Times (of London). Last week he wrote a very angry letter to the subeditors complaining that they were "tinkering with his copy". The subs were guilty of deleting a single indefinite article. Coren

Next time around, I'm going to stay in bed!: Days with my Father

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What's nu?: A linguist and a sociologist at Hebrew Union College have teamed up to track the inroads made into American English by words and idioms from traditionally Jewish languages, including Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), and Hebrew. Theyve created an online survey

Shut Em Down?: We done heard your voice, we saw your marches, we dont want to hear that any more. Music artist Nas directs pointed criticism toward civil rights stalwart Jesse Jackson and his generation. But hes not alone. Kevin Powell is running

Carlos Is an Asian at Heart: Why do Asian-American students achieve higher grades than Latino-American students? Despite the fact that the students come from the same socioeconomic background (median annual household incomes below $50,000 in working-class Los Angeles neighborhoods), Asian-American students disproportionately get better grades, attend

Anything you want, for $2: Webcomic artist D.J. Coffman offers to draw anything you want for $2 apiece.

Kind of like Corel Painter, but without the crashing: Artweaver is a freeware "natural media" paint program, of the same type as Corel Painter. Natural media means it uses tools that are intended to simulate actual art tools, like oils, pastels, pencils and so forth. Its not as feature-rich

George, you old dog, you...: Meet Lonesome George. George is the last known remaining Pinta Island Tortoise. Thats pretty lonely. Hes also, according to some, the most famous reptile in the world. via. But theres good news: George might be a dad!

Cops on Segways: Cops on Segways From Kevin Kelly. Criminals beware!

"We don't know whether to cry. Or laugh. Or hope to God that...": Hes 25, Shes 84. It is Harold & Maude, The Musical? (slyt, set to Coldplay)

Church Committee 2.0: TSP, Main Core & PROMIS?: Is Congress gearing up to hold a new American Truth Commission? What new horrors would they find if they did? The last time we tried this we uncovered MK/ULTRA, plots to kill Castro & Project SHAMROCK. One of the most

The Devastation of Iraq's Past: The Devastation of Iraqs Past. "Since the looting of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad in April 2003, the international press has accorded considerable space to the countrys imperiled ancient heritage. Much of this coverage, however, has been devoted to the

Hitmanforhire.com: We all nurse private ambitions. Essam Ahmed Eid, a 53-year-old Egyptian man living in Vegas and dealing poker at the Bellagio, dreamed of becoming a hit man. He longed to take off the casino clown suit, the Nehru shirt and

Knol goes live: Knol, Googles single-author answer to Wikipedia, has gone live. Or at least beta. Early beta. While there is a great Knol (defined by Google as "a unit of knowledge") on unclogging a toilet, it still has a way to go,

you say you want an evolution: EO Wilson believes in Darwinism group selection: "evolution as a multi-level process1 that can evolve adaptations above the level of individual organisms."

Don't Cry for Me, I'm Already Dead: Dont Cry for Me, Im Already Dead. A comic about brotherly love, loss and quoting the Simpsons. A brilliant short comic by Rebecca Sugar, creator of the excellent Pug Davis. Stupid sexy Flanders.

Closer to Disney than punk: "I haven’t figured out whether cracking open your computer, attaching it to an Underwood typewriter, then inserting it into a combination Victorian mantel clock/desk and calling it “The Nagy Magical-Movable-Type Pixello-Dynamotronic Computational Engine” is some sort of daft wit or

"you have the legs and you have the head": Its almost time again for everyones favorite WTF Olympic Sport -- Modern Pentathlon. But as the Games approach, the sport is rocked by scandals -- faked scores, questionable competitions, international disputes. Meanwhile, the French MP team, not content to merely

Fowler Museum of Cultural History: The UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History has an extensive, searchable online collection. It focuse on material art and household items and has objects from all over the world. The website can be browsed either by geographic orgin: Africa, Asia,

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Mystery Coating Makes Your Devices Waterproof: clipped by: William HungClip Source: blog.wired.com If you havent done it yourself, you know someone who has either 1.)dropped a beloved gadget in a pool of water or 2.) spilled liquid onit. Strangely

Survey: Real guys cry, pine for love: clipped by: William Hungclippers remarks: You wont see me cry. Clip Source: www.nydailynews.comMen are stereotyped as immature, insensitive and noncommittal, but deep down inside most guys are blubbering romantics dreaming of finding a soul mate, an online survey reveals.These survey

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