10 Year Old on Britain's Got Talent - Video

Guess what........? They have managed to find yet another STAR.....this time just a little younger with a more promising future. You be the judge...................

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YouTube - Taps Buglers at Arlington National Cemetery

Only two people in the world would sacrifice their lives for you. Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other, for your freedom.

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Photography: Water Droplets Used as Lenses

Amazing photo of a few flowers made using the dew to focus. (Absolutely beautiful!)

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Two Must See Videos On Memorial Day 2009

Two Must See Videos: Kurt Wilson’s “Tribute” & Andrew Acostaâs Iraqi Army: Patriots 4 Freedom...

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Gruesome Facial Tumor Disease Threatens Taz with Extinction

The disease referred to as “a contagious cancer”, Devil Facial Tumor Disease, is decimating the population of Tasmanian Devils, leading experts to predict the extinction of the species in as little as 20 years. Tasmanian devils have now been put on the Tasmanian endangered species list due to the decimation of the population by up to 70%.

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American Airlines pilot fails breathalyzer test @ airport

American Airlines says one of its pilots failed a breathalyzer test at London's Heathrow airport.

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Pardon me, But Is That A Sausage In Your Pants?

Cops: Florida woman left 7-Eleven with "Big Mama" bulge in her pants

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Excessive Cola Can Lead To Super-Sized Muscle Problems

Doctors have issued a warning about excessive cola consumption after noticing an increase in the number of patients suffering from muscle problems."A number of health issues have already been identified including tooth problems, bone demineralisation and the development of metabolic syndrome and diabetes"

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Should we worry about swine flu or not

It's all just so confusing.

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Shells hit Baghdad's Green Zone after 3-month lull

Suspected militants shelled Baghdad's protected Green Zone on Saturday in the first such bombardment in more than three months.

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Jon Gruden in for PTI's Kornheiser on Monday Night Football

There's news today via press release that Tony Kornheiser will no longer be part of Monday Night Football. He'll be replaced by Jon Gruden, who was let go by the Bucs at the end of last season. Kornheiser is leaving because he can't handle the travel schedule and fears flying.

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20+ Tutorials using Vector and Raster

Vector and Rasters are two different graphics for design. We even differentiate them on a recent article. In creating designs and illustrations, Why not use them both? Each has their strengths and combining them can make awesome outputs. In this post we’ll feature over 20 of the best tutorials that uses both Vector and Raster.

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Sexy mascot can stay if curves covered

READING, Ohio — A curvaceous, scantily clad mannequin can keep her spot outside a Cincinnati area barbecue joint, but local officials want her to cover up a bit.

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Google Blames Outage On System Error And Online Traffic Jam

Google said that it had mistakenly re-routed some connection requests via servers in Asia, which in turn led to a “traffic jam” that bought the internet grinding to a halt in some places, and left many users experiencing a slow web connection in others.

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One way to kill fire ants: Turn them into headless zombies

Some researchers in Texas are trying an unusual approach to combat fire ants — parasitic flies that turn the pesky insects into zombies whose heads fall off.

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404 Error

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5 Miami men convicted of Sears Tower attack plot

Five men were convicted Tuesday of plotting to join forces with Al-Qaida to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-government insurrection.

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European Banks Rally Despite Credit Crunch

European Bank stocks have started to rally on evidence that US banks may not run out of money during the recession. The banks of America are currently being tested to discover whether they have enough money in their reserves to be able to cope under the economic pressure should the credit crunch worsen.

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10 Best NBA Buzzer Beaters or Clutch Plays

Given how Glen Davis yesterday hit a huge buzzer beater to win for the Celtics, I thought this list was timely and appropriate.

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Couple die after attempt to rescue dogs from river

Baby left on riverbank as pair tried in vain to save pets.

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Cheapest Beach Vacation in World? Try 'Flu-Ridden' Mexico

Mexican beaches & resorts are empty, its tourist industry a disaster & Mexico's gov't is trying to lure tourists back. How about a 'flu guarantee'...You catch flu, you get 3 free additional vacations

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15 Fresh High-Quality Free Fonts to Boost Your Site Design

Every now and again we take a look around, select “fresh” high-quality free fonts and present them to you in a brief overview. The choice is enormous, so the time you need to find them is usually the time you should be investing in your current projects. We search for them and we find them, so you don’t have to.

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Zachary Quinto's fingers glued together for Spock's salute

IT'S probably the most famous greeting in the universe, but the simple Vulcan salute left makers of the new Star Trek film with a galactic-sized headache.Mr Spock just couldn't do it.After much head-scratching, experts on the $150 million special effects blockbuster hit upon a low-tech but logical solution - gluing actor Zachary Quinto's fingers...

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EDITORIAL: Arming sailors - Washington Times

Somali pirates attacked a U.S. vessel and captured a Dutch ship on Thursday. These raids could be prevented if merchant mariners had guns and could defend their ships.

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Why Outrage Over Steroids In Baseball Is Boring

“You give me the opportunity to earn $22 million a year by taking steroids, I’ll shoot the pharmacist if I have to. I’m not saying it’s right. ... I am saying it is self-righteous to pretend that I don’t have the same human failings that these guys do, and further, if you are insisting that you don’t have them, I don’t believe you.”

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Apple’s Popular Electronic Playground

Apple announced recently that iPhone and iPod users had downloaded an impressive one billion programs from the company’s online App Store in a mere nine months. Meanwhile, 15 of the 20 most popular paid downloads since the service opened have been games.

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Pirate Bay attorney outlines arguments for appeal

Peter Althin, an attorney for a defendant in the high-profile case, tells CNET News that his appeal is about more than just the judge's alleged conflict of interest.

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Are you my Mommy?

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Want $12,632? Take A Train

Boston leads 20 other American cities in the amount that people can save if they take public transportation, according to a new survey.

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Top 10 Drinking Songs of All Time

Ten songs you'll want to raise your glass to.

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Depressed Bear looking for the end of recession

Interesting

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A Wheelchair Controlled By Man's Mighty Will

The chair displays a realtime 3D HUD while the user concentrates on basic functions, such as rotating the chair left or right. That information is read by the chair via EEG waves (the electricity running along your scalp as a byproduct of your brain working).

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Could Jupiter's Gravity Throw the Solar System Into Chaos?

There has been a lot of media attention over the possibility of asteroids and meteors striking Earth and causing cataclysmic damage, but now some scientists are saying that the planet Mercury could also possibly smash into our planet. Huh?

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The Falcon & The Snake

Interesting pic.

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8 Tips for Super Internet Searching

Plain old Web searching doesn't do the trick anymore: It yields too much random data, or not what you need. Here's how to get what you want when you want it—sometimes before you ask for it. Nobody "surfs" the Web anymore. Some 80 percent of all online sessions now begin with a search. Google proves the point by making over a billion dollars....

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Megan Fox Pics from Transformers 2

Great behind the scenes pics from Transformers 2 starlet Megan Fox!

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Kraftwerk - The Robots (1977)

Classic 1977, Kraftwerk videoclip of The Robots(Kraftwerk, the pioneers of electronic music)

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First look at Iron Man 2

The sequel to last summer's blockbuster, which began shooting three weeks ago and opens May 7, 2010, takes place six months after Stark revealed his identity as Iron Man, says director Jon Favreau. And the development is playing out with unexpected results.

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Computers Smarter Than Humans Are Inevitable This Century

For 50 years now we have been inculcated by science fiction, so we have to take the blame for it as writers, I guess, that computers are inherently evil. Starting with HAL in 1968 (2001: A Space Odyssey), every computer that Captain Kirk every dealt with, The Matrix, the Terminator films ... all of this stuff preaches that AI, artificial intelligen

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Dad, Son Dangle 10 Floors Over San Diego

Hundreds of people gathered downtown Thursday to watch the rescue of two window washers dangling 10 floors up on a high-rise building. A father and son team who work for A to Z Window Cleaning, held on for their lives for 35 minutes. Fortunately, both men were strapped into safety gear when the scaffolding gave way.

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Empire State Building: Made by Hand [PICS]

The 102-story Art Deco tower in Midtown Manhattan known as the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from its completion on May 1, 1931, until the World Trade Center eclipsed it in 1972. It was the product of the labor of 3,400 men.

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Hundreds of Rogue Black Holes May Lurk in Our Galaxy

Hundreds of massive black holes left over from the early universe may wander the Milky Way, according to new calculations.

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8 Reasons Competitive Eating is The Worst Thing Ever

The essence of competition is the reason we learned to walk upright and turn dumbass animals into footballs. But competition isn’t always a good thing.

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The 10 greatest football teams of all time

There have been unforgettable club and international teams over the last century - our job has been simply to select the top 50. Let us know your thoughts.

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10 Essential Herbs to Grow [with Planting Tips]

Coriander -- Uses: Grind dry seeds to powder and dust over veal, pork, or ham before cooking. Young leaves are knows as cilantro. The roots, which can be frozen are used to flavor soup; serve chopped with avocados.

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10 Excellent fonts for professional design

Typography plays a vital role in creating professional designs. Professional fonts can help us to convey our message in a more convenient way. But most of the fonts are not royalty free, it does cost some price. Before purchasing a font you might want to take a glance at outstanding free alternatives first.

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7 Dangers of Coffee Addiction

* Coffee addiction can lead to many dangers and medical problems, including high blood sugar and insomnia * If you suffer from coffee addiction you may experience withdrawals for a few weeks after you stop drinking coffee * Coffee addiction can lead to depression and anxiety

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Blue Laser Could Lead to Autism Cure: Discovery News

Lasers could one day cure, or at least aid in the search for drugs that treat diseases ranging from autism to schizophrenia, according to two new studies.

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The 5 Biggest Medical Breakthroughs of 2008-2009

Each year we hear of the latest in medical innovations. Although these improvements amaze us at times, the majority of Americans will never come in contact with the latest breakthroughs…or so you think.

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50 Great Wallpapers about Design

Nothing compares to a good wallpaper on your desktop. And here’s a collection of great wallpapers that most likely would fill in as your new wallpaper and suit your taste for design. The wallpapers talks about Design and it’s meaning to each designers and artist.

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Create HD Videos in Windows Movie Maker For Windows XP

If you have Windows Vista, depending on the version, chances of rendering HD video's in Movie Maker are pretty good. What about in Windows XP though? Here we show you how to render HD videos in Windows XP.

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Three Test Positive For Swine Flu In New Zealand

Health officials have tonight announced that three of the Rangitoto College party have tested positive for swine flu H1N1. Results from three of the samples were received earlier this evening by World Health Organisation's Melbourne laboratory and all tested positive for the same swine flu strain.

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Top 30 Design Blogs To Get Inspiration From

The web is full of web design blogs, many of which are very similar, and many have their differences. I have compiled a list of the top 30 web design blogs, that have a continuous stream of content.

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Lego Half-Life (Pic)

View this Half-Life 2 image titled "Lego Half-Life"

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The 6 Greenest Republicans in Office

"There have been few times in recent memory when Republicans have gotten as bad of a rap they do now—especially on the environmental front. It's easy to point fingers and blame the entire party for the US being late to the table on important green issues like climate change, and renewable energy."

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America's Most Scariest Drives

Check this out!

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Breaking: YouTube Strikes Multi-Studio Deal To Stream Films

Hollywood Reporter (Exclusive) - YouTube is set to announce a deal with multiple studios Thursday that will seed the site with full-length, ad-supported films.Details are still emerging, but essentially film fans who click on a YouTube-based film will be redirected to sites controlled by the studios...

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Castle and Full Moon

APOD

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Hitler paintings to go on sale

A British auction house intends to sell 13 paintings attributed to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler next month. The works include a self portrait painted when Hitler was a struggling artist in Vienna,

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Discovered: Temple That Sheds Light On So-called Dark Age

The discovery of a remarkably well-preserved monumental temple in Turkey — thought to be constructed during the time of King Solomon in the 10th/9th-centuries BCE — sheds light on the so-called Dark Age.

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Smiles on old Photos Predict Your Marriage Success

If you want to know whether your marriage will survive, look at your spouse's yearbook photos.

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Happy 20th Anniversay Dilbert! 10 Fun Dilbert Animations

To all the Dilbert fans it must seem like the character was born just yesterday but today marks the 20th anniversary.

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Refrigerators on wheels? Cool, say the kids

There was a time when the aimless youth of our nation lusted after long, sleek vehicles with gigantic V8's and tail fins. Today's version of aimless youth appears to want boxes on wheels, and the uglier the better. Ex. the Kia Soul and the Nissan Cube. They're rational, flexible, economical with more power in the amplifier than under the hood.

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Manifesto of a Comic-Book Rebel

Yoshihiro Tatsumi was at the rowdy vanguard of Japan’s postwar comics revolution, and his outsize graphic autobiography is one of the genre’s signal achievements.

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Fiji military ruler tightens grip

FIJI'S military government has tightened controls on the media, devalued the currency and says it will not tolerate opposition to plans for a sweeping overhaul of the country's politics.

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The Best And Worst Cover Celebrities For Magazine Sales

Some of the least salable cover faces for fashion monthly titles included Nicole Kidman, Carrie Underwood, Rachel Weisz and of course, Rosie O’Donnell:

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Michael Vick seeks reality-show deal

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Michael Vick is hoping to play the reality game.The incarcerated NFL star has talked to producers about launching an unscripted program. The proposed documentary series would follow Vick beginning July 20, the day of his scheduled release from federal custody, and show him trying to "make amends for his past."

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Twitter Power: Unknown Band Gets 3000 Downloads

It's no surprise that bands and musicians are trying to harness the viral power of Twitter. Moonalice got 3,000 downloads and nobody outside of Silicon Valley has even heard of them. Imagine what would happen if a major band or performer did the same thing. It appears that some bands and artists are catching on to the buzz behind live music action

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Chinese Electric Car Company Led by Charasmatic CEO

BYD, a battery and electric car manufacturer, is led by Wang Chuan-Fu. Wang has built BYD into a global leader but still wants to be environmentally friendly. To that end, BYD has developed a nontoxic electrolyte battery fluid. "If we're going to help solve environmental problems, we can't create new environmental problems with our technology."

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Mythbuster's Fridge (PIC)

Ever wondered what the rules say on the Mythbusters fridge? Here it is.Source: http://twitpic.com/327qf (Grant Imaharas page)

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The Only Anti-Depressive You'll Ever Need

His name is Colbie and he's a British Creme Golden Retriever. His qualities include being cute, not peeing on the furniture, cuddling with you while watching a scary movie, and protecting you from people with cats. Found via TheDailyPuppy.

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Bring Me Up: The Sound: Exciting Regina Spektor News

Set for a June 23rd release, FAR continues to reveal new layers in Spektor's songwriting as she pursues the next level in her inimitable musical style.

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Newly-Unveiled Mercedes ML450 Dispels ‘Hybrid is Green’ Myth

Introduced last week at the New York International Auto Show, the hybrid achieves just 21 m.p.g. in the city and 24 m.p.g. on the highway, and also comes without a price tag.

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The Obama Administration: War By Any Other Name

Obama's new terminology has started a trend... "It's juvenile, it's demeaning, and it's judgmental," says a high-ranking administration spokesman. "From now on, the bad guys will be referred to as 'the ostensibly malefic.' We'll get back to you when we have a new term for 'the good guys.'"

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County-By-County Map: Who Says Soda, Pop, or Coke

I grew up my entire life thinking it was universally called soda. Pop is something we call our dads, or what a balloon does when you stick a pin in it. And Coke is just a proper noun, a specific name for soda, when you don't want a Pepsi. What the hell is POP?

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Ever Heard Of A real Four-Eared Cat? [Pic]

Despite sharing names with Luke Skywalker's diminutive mentor in the Star Wars films, this unique moggy does not have Jedi powers - in fact he does not even have special hearing.

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Deadlock: Rise of the endless election

As the Minnesota Senate recount drags into its sixth month and the March 31 New York special election looks likely to remain undecided for at least another week, now may be the time to ask: Why can’t voters pick a clear winner anymore? In 2008 alone, nine House and Senate races remained undecided after the polls closed on Election Day.

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10 Superhero Soccer Players

Portugal and the Champions League’s newest footballing sensation is Porto’s Givanildo Vieira de Souza. Never heard of him? Perhaps you may know him better as his footballing nickname of Hulk. Naturally, he’s not the only super-hero to have played professional football. Let’s take a look at some other super-powered soccer stars.

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Last.fm for Android Review

Last.fm for the Android platform has the makings of a nifty mobile radio app, but...

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Facing hard times, Shriners may close 6 hospitals

Shriners hospitals, which have provided free care since before the Great Depression, are considering closing a quarter of their facilities as donations stagnate, costs increase and the charity's endowment shrivels. Patients and their families are vowing to rally at the annual meeting. And some Shiners who have spent years raising money and

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The Greatest Jewish Superheroes Of All Time

It's Passover, and that means it's time to celebrate the greatest Jewish superheroes ever to save the planet. From The Thing to Colossal Boy, they've helped stop some of the worst supervillains in the universe...

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Little House On The Moon? Creating Robot for 1st Moon House

Mälardalen University is working to create a robot to be sent to the moon to construct a house. The House on the Moon is a project that aims to put a little read cottage on the moon as a symbol of what one man can achieve. The robot will roll out a little cabin from the space rocket, find a stable vacant lot, and erect the planet’s first building.

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The Unhealthy Obsession With DoFollow Blog Links

Many webmasters or bloggers are infatuated with dofollow blogs. Not everyone is obsessed with them, but there are many who spend time or money trying to leave keyword comments on dofollow blogs, in order to improve their website’s search engine rankings.

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31 Things Every Man Should Own // Pics

The things we love. The things we need. The items, were they to be lost, we would briefly mourn and immediately replace, like a passport, a can of WD-40, and the Joy of Cooking. How many do you have?

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A Future World Without Ice Caps?

Red represents areas where temperatures have increased the most during the last 50 years, particularly in West Antarctica, while dark blue represents areas with a lesser degree of warming. Temperature changes are measured in degrees Celsius. Rising sea levels will not extinguish humanity, but they will transform life on planet Earth as we know it..

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Google and Sherrin team up to test GPS-enabled AFL footballs

A HI-TECH Aussie Rules football with built-in GPS will be kicked off in school ovals around the country this weekend.

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The New York Times Goes Trend-Mongering

The Times' A.O. Scott defines elitism. Is it "Neo-Neo Realism," or just "filmmaking"?

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A Firm Vows to Grow 1st Flowers on the Moon!

Paragon Space Development eng. firm plans to build a greenhouse to fly to the moon. It is set to travel on a lunar lander designed by Odyssey Moon, a competitor for the Google Lunar X Prize, a $30 million contest to send an unmanned lunar rover to the moon. The greenhouse will be used to incubate fast-growing mustard seeds on the lunar surface...

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Cop who lost his sense of smell gets fired

A Pennsylvania appeals court says a township is allowed to discharge an officer because he lost his sense of smell in an off-duty motorcycle accident.

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US Lagging In the Global Scheme of Solar PV

It was a proud moment indeed when we turned around and realized that the US was leading the world in wind power production. Sadly, though, we can’t say the same thing about PV power production; not only are we not number one, but we’re not even close.

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Pick My Tattoo

A young guy, although steeped in the world of the late 19th century, wonders whether he should get a tattoo and what your suggestions might be.

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A “Squeaky Clean” Start Up Company?

A previous basher talks about start up companies. And how one particular company is starting their journey off on the right foot

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Top 10 Music Festival Moments

From Flaming Lips at SXSW to the Stones at Altamont. The 10 best music festival moments as compiled by Time.com.

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Science Could Stand To Learn From Science Fiction

Science fiction often gets basic science wrong, but it still has a lot to teach scientists about the implications of their work, says science educator and SF author Mike Brotherton.

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Report: Natasha Richardson dead at 45

NEW YORK, March 17 (UPI) -- Natasha Richardson died Tuesday, a day after suffering a head injury in a Canadian skiing accident, a source close to her family told OK!. She was 45.

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Yes, the CRA Really Did Help Cause the Housing Crisis

There has been a lot of push back against the idea that the Community Reinvestment Act nudged banks to give mortgages to people who should have not gotten them. But then here comes this fantastic story, courtesy of the Boston Business Journal, about East Bridgewater Savings in Boston...

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A.I.G. Lists the Banks to Which It Paid Rescue Funds

Amid rising pressure from Congress and taxpayers, the American International Group on Sunday released the names of dozens of financial institutions that benefited from the Federal Reserve’s decision last fall to save the giant insurer from collapse with a huge rescue loan.

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How to Be A Geek Without BEING A Geek

Dictionary.com defines geek as:A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept. ...

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Crash of speeding Ferrari kills MMA figure Charles Lewis

He was a former lawman who called himself "Mask" and advocated a hold-nothing-back lifestyle that helped transform MMA fighting into a craze and turned his own fighting apparel company into a multimillion-dollar business. Before dawn Wednesday in Newport Beach, Charles Lewis was killed when his Ferrari Ferrari collided with a white Porsche.

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Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd's Irish "Cottage"

Another funny transaction for the Ethics Committee... Connecticut voters might want to know why their senior senator has hung around for years with Edward Downe, the kind of financial scoundrel Dodd spends so much time denouncing.

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UN: Iran Broke Weapons Ban

The UN's Security Council committee said Iran violated international sanctions banning it from exporting munitions, which were headed to Syria. The incident occurred Jan. 19 and 20, when the Cypriot-flagged Monchegorsk, which originated in Iran, was boarded in the Red Sea by the USS San Antonio.

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Iraqi Journalist Sentenced for Throwing Shoes at Bush

The defense lawyer for an Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-President George W. Bush said his client has been sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign leader.

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California Planning for Alternative Fuel Highway

Soon after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) took office in 2003, he set in motion a campaign promise to build, by 2010, a "hydrogen highway" composed of 150 to 200 fueling stations spaced every 20 miles along California's major highways.

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Awe-Inspiring Desert Storm Engulfed the Saudi Capital [PICS]

With terrifying majesty, a giant dust storm swept in from the desert and enveloped large parts of the Saudi capital Riyadh today. The vast, whirling clouds cast an apocalyptic yellowish hue over the city's sprawling surburbs, choking residents with a blanket of grit and sand.

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Top 5 Greenest Vehicles at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show

These days it seems that every car manufacturer in the world is desperately trying to green their entire line of vehicles, and nowhere was this trend more evident than at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.

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The 7 Lamest Bad Guys In Movie History

Singling out the seven worst big-screen villains of all time.

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The Ultimate Homeless Shopping Cart.

The EDAR, a four-wheeled combination cart and sleeping unit created for use by people experiencing homelessness, is beginning to make its presence known in the greater Los Angeles area.

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Why Dreams Are So Difficult To Remember

By listening in on the chatter between neurons in various parts of the brain, researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have taken steps toward fully understanding just how memories are formed, transferred, and ultimately stored in the brain--and how that process varies throughout the various stages of sleep.

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House Bans 'Driving While Mexican'

All hail the end of free trade.

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Book Review: Enemies & Allies

The Dark Knight meets the Man of Steel in a 1950s Cold War setting, reimagined by Kevin J. Anderson.

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"Watchmen" Uncompromising Look at Gritty Alternate History

Both greater and less than "The Dark Knight" depending on how you end up measuring a film's success, "Watchmen" is nonetheless bound to be a pleaser for the long-suffering fans of the original graphic novel.

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Humane Society alleges mistreatment at primate center

The Humane Society has accused a federally funded primate center of mistreating chimpanzees and other primates, saying that some animals showed signs of psychosis and self-mutilation.

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Anti-surveillance filmmaker plans eye-socket camera

A Canadian filmmaker plans to have a mini camera installed in his prosthetic eye to make documentaries and raise awareness about surveillance in society.

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Monopoly Man Goes Bankrupt

because the business & finance section needs more cartoons ;)

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GOP Within Striking Distance of Killing Spending Bill

That would be the GOP and a couple of rational Democrats.

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Brits Offended By Michelle Obama's Treatment of Brown's Kids

Offended, yes. But surprised . . .?

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Rossputin's picture Jim Cramer (Democrat) slams Obama

While the Democrats have had some fun in recent days with the mini-tiff between Rush Limbaugh and Michael Steele, now we have a high-profile Democrat with a large following (though many people aren’t sure why) calling the president out as the radical that he is.

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Uncle Sam Takes His Share From Jobless Benefits

At a time when the newly laid-off are swelling unemployment rolls to record numbers, the painful surprise for many is that jobless benefits are taxed like income. That leaves many on the hook for hundreds or thousands of dollars because the taxes aren't automatically withheld from benefit checks.

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Obama's Stock Market Nonsense

Barack Obama compared the actions of the symbol of free market capitalism to the uninformed opinions that make up opinion polls. This apparently is what happens when your worldview is more informed by socialism and communism than by capitalism.

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Buyer's remorse at the New York Times?

Maureen Dowd takes John McCain's side on the President's budget and actually rips into Obama pretty well. Where were you during the campaign when you had influence, Ms. Dowd? Actually, she even almost admits it at the end of the piece.

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Tractor Killer: "An open Quran in the driver's compartment"

"The officers shot the terrorist and neutralized him. Seconds later, a cab driver who pulled over fired as well, as did another police officer who arrived at the scene. The driver was critically injured, taken off the tractor and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died of his wounds. We found an open Quran book in the driver's compartment"

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Obama's Soak-The-Rich Plan Will End Up Hurting Middle Class

"...generating upward pressure on the prices Americans pay for food, gasoline, clothing, computers, pharmaceuticals and thousands of other products that affect our daily lives. Why would Obama do anything to make life harder for American consumers in already tough times?" - Why not, Democratic Partisans always do.

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Obama To Meet The Queen

Barack Obama will meet with Queen Elizabeth in a “getting to know you” session during his visit to Great Britain on March 31.

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Entire SEINFELD Cast To Reunite On 'Curb', Multi-Episodes!

BREAKING - The four stars of the hit NBC comedy -- Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards -- will appear together, playing themselves, in a multi-episode arc alongside David!

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New Kayak Waterfall Record: 127-feet

Pedro Oliva shattered the record for the largest waterfall run in a kayak with a 127-foot freefall on Brazil's Rio Sacre. Although falling into water from such heights have almost certainly killed people in the past, they predicted accurately that the high volume of the river would soften the landing.

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Letter to Liberals from a Law Student

John J Wall, Law student and an American, writes this letter to the liberals in the United States. It makes for a good read!

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10 Most Expensive Medical Conditions

What's the cost of poor health? A lot more than you may think. The nation's 10 most expensive medical conditions cost about $500 billion to treat in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This includes money spent on visits to doctors' offices, and clinics and emergency departments

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Money Talks Where Humanity Failed in Death Penalty Debate

After decades of debate over disparate application, human rights issues, and the high error rate in death penalty cases, legislators seem finally to have stumbled on an argument that flies: it costs a lot of money to kill people.

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Nation o' Drinkers: Scotland Takes on Alcohol Abuse

Scottish ministers this week announced radical plans to curb excess drinking. "The scale of Scotland's alcohol misuse problem is shocking," said Nicola Sturgeon, Health Secretary to Scotland's devolved government. And shockingly expensive, costing Scotland $3.2 billion.

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Vaccine that could prevent childhood diabetes in research

A vaccine to prevent children developing diabetes could be developed within 20 years bringing hope to hundreds of thousands, scientists have claimed.

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Indie Artist Profile: Scrabble Tile Art

I have been collecting vintage books and pictures for over 10 years and I am very happy to be offering my creations here on Etsy! My designs come from the things that bring happiness to my life. I hope they will do the same for you!

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Get Your Twitter Alerts Via SMS Worldwide For Free

Many of us are really an addict of twitter. Twe2 is a service that makes you enjoy the twitter more than before. This is Free SMS alerts worldwide service and specially in Europe to get twitter updates. You will not charge a single cent to receive a twitter alert SMS on your mobile phones.

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Congresswoman Norton Gets a Rude Awakening from NRA Members

Watch her reaction as she comes face to face with her constituents, who also happen to be pro-gun, NRA supporters. It's a classic, and her nasty response shows her complete disregard for the wishes of her constituents, telling them to "pipe down".

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Ladies at the Post-Feminist Renaissance Fair / pics

The Florida Renaissance Festival had large crowds blessed with nice weather and many different types of entertainment.

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Top 25 Wrestlers in WrestleMania History

In honor of the upcoming WrestleMania 25, here are the top 25 wrestlers to ever appear in a WrestleMania. Video of each wrestler is included.

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Alaska Wins!

Since Alaska became a state 50 years ago, Alaskans have heard about a pipeline that will move its natural gas to US markets.For 50 years the government of Alaska has failed at this task. Governor Palin has accomplished something that no other governor in Alaskan history has been able to do; she is getting the pipeline built

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5 Memorable Instances of NBA Insubordination

Carmelo Anthony just got suspended a game for defying his coach. He's not the first player to take a shot at his authority figures.

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NC State Senator becomes CAIR's Board Chairman

Sen. Larry Shaw of Fayetteville has been elected chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations...among other things, Shaw traveled to Saudi Arabia to participate in a Muslims-only conference on Islam and its "enemies" (why doesn't Buddhism have "enemies"?).

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GOP and Big Business Parting Ways?

In the midst of a deepening economic recession, the Republican Party is turning a cold shoulder to one of its closest allies: business. Why have GOP-ers changed course on business? They say business has changed course on them.

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Geithner Tries to Resell the Bank Plan — and Himself

It's ugly, but it's true: when a Washington power player looks set to fall, the capital drools. So Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner found himself the object of intense interest when he came before the House Ways and Means committee to testify Tuesday.

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50 Things Every Mac Geek Should Know

Like a champion cyclist knows bike parts,a car buff knows model years, and a sports fan knows win-loss records, all Mac geeks worth the title must know these things.

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Sudan soldier: 'They told me to kill, to rape children' WTF!

I wanted to believe the man in front of me wasn't a rapist. I knew he was a former Sudanese soldier, I knew he wanted to talk about rape in Darfur. A humanitarian group working on Darfur issues had introduced him to us. They told us his testimony was important to hear.

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State Senators Reject Repeal of Death Penalty in Maryland

The state senate's action deals a blow to Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley, who's made repeal of the death penalty one of his major priorities this year.

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Top 10 U2 Songs

Spanning the course of 20 years and eight different albums, this list proves that U2 has kept up a high standard throughout its celebrated career.

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Nasa set to launch first mission to find Earth-like worlds

Nasa is set to launch a £428million space mission to hunt for Earth-like worlds that may harbour alien life.Scientists believe that the three-and-a-half year voyage of the Kepler telescope, considered one of the agency's most exciting unmanned spacecraft, will help answer the centuries-old question: 'Are we alone?'

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XKCD: Etch-a-Sketch

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10 Green Tips for this St. Patrick’s Day

Useful Green tips to celebrate the traditional St. Patrick's Day in a greener way.

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Bernanke Says Stimulus Will Provide Economic Boost

Bernanke appeared to back the White House's efforts to stimulate the economy, saying aggressive action is needed now to avoid an economic calamity.

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Schabir Shaik Released On "Medical Grounds"

In an unprecedented move, the South African department of Correctional Services has released convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik on parole for “medical grounds”.

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Dial H for Happiness: How it May Change Your Brain?

We're a long way from building a Penfield mood organ, but we already have ways of prodding our brains. Sometimes we achieve miracle cures, sometimes just trim the edge off the pain, but even the little tweaks can mean the difference between the livable and unlivable life...

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Legalized defensive handgun carry coming to Illinois?

For the first time in years, there is serious discussion of real change coming to Illinois' grotesque mandated defenselessness laws.

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Buckley's Buyer's Remorse

Christopher Buckley, who ever so eloquently drove ever so many "intellectual conservatives" away from McCain and toward Obama, ever so eloquently dances around what is most assuredly an ever so burdensome case of buyer's remorse in his choice for president.

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Uranium Ore: Customer Reviews on Amazon

Excerpt: "I've owned my can of Uranium Ore for over four years now and I have to tell you, this is not my favorite product from Amazon.com. I experienced several problems once my Uranium arrived at the house and in the last few months I've noticed some more serious issues."

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Kevin Smith's Next Movie Revealed: A Couple Of Dicks

Warner Bros. recently confirmed a date with director Kevin Smith. The View Askew auteur's next film, "Couple of Dicks", starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan ("30 Rock"), will go down January 29th, 2010. Teaming with a big wig studio is a departure from previous Smith films, which have typically been released under indie labels like Miramax.

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Pink dolphin appears in US lake

The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone.

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New antivirus software looks at behaviors, not signatures

In the war with online scammers, security vendors like AVG and Damballa are increasingly turning to software that monitors behavior of code rather than its signature.

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37 Shopping Cart Options for Developers

If you’re building an e-commerce website or adding a small store to an existing website, you have plenty of options to choose from. With so many different options and so much variety from one to another, there is no right or wrong solution, just different choices that may work best for you in different situations.

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AllXClub Officially Launched Tonight (3/2/09) Worldwide

Make money from the billion dollar adult industry without being in the adult industry. You can have what over 600 million people want! All confidentially. 1 out of 7 clicks online (globally) are adult oriented. Isn't it time for you to get your part of the billion dollar, recession proof, adult business.

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Dating: Does Her Guy Roommate Like Her?

Question numero dos today! A certain 22 year-old girl wants to know the scoop on her guy roommate. She doesn’t understand why he hasn’t talked to her yet, and he knows that she likes him. You gotta keep that on the “DL” (Down Low). Don’t let him know you like him by saying it! Just show it through your actions. It keeps that bit of...

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Join the National Taxpayer Tea Party Revolt!

Does it bother you that your hard-earned dollars are going to be wasted to support Porkulus projects? Are you having a hard time understanding how government infrastructure projects are going to create long-term jobs? Are you ready to make a difference by standing up for our rights and our future?

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The Banality of Evil

Anti-Semitism never really died after the Holocaust, it just became unfashionable. That is no longer the case. In the wake of the Gaza War and with the global economy in a tailspin, disturbing events have been occurring in Britain – events that do not bode well either for the future of British Jewry or for the future of British democracy.

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High Court to Rule on Cross, Memorial

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to step into a long-running legal fight over an 8-foot cross that stands as a war memorial in the vast Mojave National Preserve in California.

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Primary Challenges for the 3 GOP Turncoats?

3 GOP turncoats voted in favor of Obama's 1.2 trillion dollar pork boondoggle. And now the new Chair of the Republican National Committee says he is open to primary challenges to the 3 Senators in their next bid for re-election. It seems that Senators Specter, Snowe, and Collins may have a fight on their hands.

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Hollywood’s Arrogance, Hollywood’s Hypocrisy

For years now the self-important, bloated, super rich in Hollywood have been preaching socialism to the rest of us while personally engaging in both the worst form of capitalist exploitation of the masses and a very un-socialist snobbery. Hollywood Extols National Healthcare While Closing Its OWN Actors Hospital....

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Pepsi Reverts To Old Tropicana Packaging After Public Uproar

Tropicana announced this week that it would scrap its newly redesigned packaging and return to the old straw-in-an-orange packaging. The company cited forceful objections from "some of our most loyal customers" whose "deep emotional bond" to the packaging had crushed their spirits and broken their wills.

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CW does Melrose, Leibovitz pawns photos

Plus, Jonas Brothers surprise fans with unexpected "pop-ins" at numerous 'Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience' showings coast-to-coast this weekend! Rachel Bilson's engagement ring. And the updates on: Annie Leibovitz, CW, Hayden Christensen, jonas brothers, melrose place, Rachel Bilson, stevie wonder, watchmen

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Vitamin D: The Cold and Flu Correlation

Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold, report investigators from the University of Colorado Denver (UC Denver) School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Children's Hospital Boston.

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JDate No-No: Wedding Dress Profile Pic

Attention online daters… this is exactly how not to attract your future spouse:

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Google's New Do-Good Strategy: Cutback In Disguise?

Larry Brilliant is stepping down from Google.org to become chief philanthropic evangelist at Google.com;Megan Smith, the company's VP of new business development, will add Google.org to her portfolio.

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Future Oscar Roles? Casting Would-Be Video Game Movies

PWN or DIE has chosen to focus on video games as films and who we would like to see playing some of our favorite characters. We came up with thirty examples of actors and actresses we feel would fit as video game icons. Perhaps some of these movies will be made and yield Oscars for these thespians in years to come?

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Ian Morison: Did Ancient Mars Support Life?

Recent evidence has shown that there was indeed water on the surface of Mars at one point, but could the planet have supported life as well?

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The GOP is Underestimating Obama

Just a month into his administration, Republicans are already smelling blood for the midterm elections next year, waiting for President Obama to fall on his face.

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Paul Gascoigne speaks about drink and drugs hell

Gazza reveals all

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AT&T Charges $27,788.93 To Watch A Bears Game On Your Laptop

Wayne has an AT&T wireless card that he uses in combination with his Slingbox to watch TV while he travels. It's normally a good system, but he recently got a shockingly huge bill after watching about 2 1/2 hours of a Bears game while waiting for his cruise to depart Miami.

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Hollywood's Least Fit Celebs

Eight famous guys who could use a fitness overhaul.

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Worst and most hillarious weather man ever!

This guy dosent seem to have a clue to what he is doing!

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55% Say Government Mortgage Help Rewards Bad Behavior

55% of American adults say the federal government would be rewarding bad behavior by providing mortgage subsidies to financially troubled homeowners, just 32% disagree.

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How Google Can Save Detroit

Imagine open source cars available in beta with upgrades based on users' recommendations... Jeff Jarvis, one of the world's 100 media leaders, explains how automobile companies can save themselves.

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13 Fantastic WoW Papercraft Figures

Fans obsessed with World of Warcraft spend many of their waking hours enjoying adventures in this surreal world. Some have even taken it a step further – recreating these amazing characters and props out of paper. These are some of the best paper craft figures, created by very talented WoW fans.

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Land of Opportunity or Land of Entitlement?

The Land of Opportunity side allows people to make their own destiny. The Land of Entitlement side gives them a small salad bar of options for using government bureaucracy to find a place of their own, from distributing the dole, to being on the dole, to delivering the dole, to passing new dole funding regulations. That's the gist of it.

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Man Drowns Trying To Show How Long He Can Hold Breath

A 23-year-old man who told his friends he could hold his breath underwater for a long period of time drowned while trying to prove it Sunday evening.

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Dick Oliver: PWND!

Former TRP nemesis Dick Oliver finally gets the come-uppance he so richly deserves during a live television broadcast of Good Day NY.

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Babel Tales: Manhattan Candids (PICS)

Posed, candid or Photoshopped? Who cares?! In the eye of photographer Peter Funch, the denizens of Manhattan live in a magic world all their own.

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S.F. Mayor Newsom Bans Bottled Water,Gets Caught With a Case

Busted!

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Deep Sea Fishing In Cancun

Who says that Cancun is just for Spring Break?

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Pentagon Funds 'Cyber-Range' For Web Warriors

Just as foot soldiers need to practice their skills before heading into combat, America's cyber warriors need space in the virtual world to hone their skills as well. That place will be the National Cyber Range, a virtual proving ground to simulate battles and develop virtual weapons to fight our nation's enemies.

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Soldier doubts eligibility, defies president's orders

A U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq has called President Obama an "impostor" in a statement in which he affirmed plans to join as plaintiff in a challenge to Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief.

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"Jupiter-sized" comet to streak past Earth tonight

We have known of its existence for only two years. But if you raise your eyes heavenwards tonight, you might just catch a glimpse of the comet Lulin. Glowing green, it will come within 38million miles of Earth, the closest it has ever been, and about the same distance away as Mars.

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Why iPhone Service Prices Probably Won't Budge

There's no shortage of buzz over predictions that iPhone service costs are about to drop, but I wish to respectfully disagree with that expectation. The predicted price drop is supposed to be the result of a trickle-down effect from the heating up of competition for cellular customers

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Top 10 Made-For-Internet Oscar Parodies of All Time

The 2008 Academy Awards are officially over, and all of the 24-karat, non-chocolate filled statues (sorry, Queen Latifah) have been distributed to Hollywood elite.

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Slumdog's Freida Pinto Teams Up With Woody Allen

Freida Pinto has now signed on for her post-Slumdog Millionaire role, playing the ingenue in Woody Allen's untitled new project, which shoots in London this spring. She's signing on along with Naomi Watts, and they'll both be joining Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin in the film. (Personal Note: Freida Pinto is not related to Michael Pinto)

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About LCD Monitors

The next time you buy a monitor, will you have a clue what you're buying? Or will you be winging it based on little more than size, price and maybe the number of input options? Fear not - we're going to give you all the information you need to sort the good panels from the bad.

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Prince Williams moving one step closer to his marriage

Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton are moving one step closer to marriage as they’re in the middle of making plans to move in together in a refurbished house at Royal Air Force Base in Shropshire.

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15 Golf Scorecard Applications for the iPhone

While the iPhone is primarily a desirable smartphone that truly kicked off the full multi-touchscreen phenomenon on a mobile basis, that doesn’t mean it remains in the realm of seriousness. After all, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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Windows 3.1 running on a Nokia N95

In what can only be called "totally frakking awesome", someone installed Microsoft Windows 3.1 on a Nokia N95. By using DOSBox, Polish developer Marcin-PRV was able to install the ageing operating system on the Symbian-powered smartphone, allowing both operating systems to run side-by-side.

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First evidence of a supernova in an ice core

There hasn’t been a decent supernova in our part of the universe in living memory but astronomers in the 11th century were a little more fortunate. In 1006 AD, they witnessed what is still thought to be the brightest supernova ever seen on Earth (SN 1006) and just 48 years later saw the birth of the Crab Nebula (SN 1054).

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FBI recovers 48 juveniles in prostitution raid. Giant raid.

# Police booked 464 adult prostitutes, 55 pimps and 55 customers on state charges# FBI: 19 searches netted $438,000 in cash, plus illegal drugs, cars, computers# Officials say Innocence Lost task forces recovered about 670 children in 6 years

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In Obama We Trust?

The president doesn't lack self-confidence. In fact, all he talks about is himself. As the author of this column says, Obama's lack of modesty is morphing in a lack of modesty about his policies; maybe tonight, Obama will give a nod to the small business owner and entrepreneurs who can make his "Yes we can" campaign slogan into reality.

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Should self-defense be limited to the fit and strong?

Opponents of armed self-defense sometimes argue that relying on a firearm for defense is "cowardly." Are we to believe that the law of the jungle--survival of the fittest--is the proper way for people to live? As a paraplegic, confined to a wheelchair, I think not.

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Your Share of Stimulus Tax Breaks

Roughly 97% of American households could see tax savings as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a new analysis by a nonpartisan research group.The Tax Policy Center crunched the numbers and concluded that the average savings would be $1,179.

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WTF Vista?!? I won't even live that long! (PIC)

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Carls Jr. Happy Star Costume Saves Rob Dyrdek's Life (FAKE)

Rob Dyrdek of MTV's Fantasy Factory falls from a zip line and narrowly escapes death. I'm putting fake in all caps because there is just no way this viral ad is real. I'm hoping someone can please explain to me exactly how they edited it so smoothly and possibly ballpark the number of free burgers and star shaped nuggets Rob is getting for this.

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Northern Lights Are Quieter Than They've Been in Decades

The Interior’s normal wintertime light show has been noticeably absent this winter. “I talk to people in town and everybody asks me, ‘Where is the aurora? What’s happening?’"

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Teaching Grandchildren To Love The Scriptures… | The LDS Gra

As our grandchildren begin to develop their reasoning skills, and are learning how to exercise their personal agency, this creates the perfect opportunity to begin a little one-on-one time with them, and the scriptures.

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Ice Ages and Sea Level

The Earth is currently in an interglacial period of an ice age that started about two and a half million years ago. The Earth’s current ice age is primarily caused by Antarctica drifting over the South Pole 30 million years ago.

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Russian Strategic Submarine Patrols Rebound

The ten Russian patrols in 2008 raise the question whether Russia has now resumed continuous SSBN patrols. Neither the duration nor the dates of Russian SSBN patrols are known, but if they east last more than 36 days and do not overlap, then Russia could have a continuous at-sea deterrent. If the patrols cluster like in 2006,

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Navy Cross | Department of Defense New Media

Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter presented two Navy Cross Medals to the families of two fallen Marines. Pentagon

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China Rethinks It's Stimulus Plan

Due in large part to fears of dire consequences if nothing were done to tackle the economic crisis, China rushed through a 4 trillion yuan (US$586 billion) economic stimulus package in November 2008. But now that the sense of immediate crisis has passed, the stimulus policies are being rethought -and- they are being vigorously debated in the media.

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Evolution of the Rubik's Cube (VIDEO)

But now you can't simply rearrange the stickers...

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Contest: "Watchmen" Mini-Poster Collection

The Comedian, Ozymandias, Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre all strike iconic poses next to quotations taken from their own dialogue, the striking "Watchmen" logo running along the border just as it did on the original comic book series.

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Obama And ACORN Connections, Obama Lies Once Again

Here is a video linking Obama directly to ACORN via Deepak Bhargava. So it looks like Barack Obama is lying once again about his past. Obama says organizations like ACORN will help shape his agenda.

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The Most Important Innovations, Give or Take a Few

PBS' Nightly Business Report this week unveiled its list of the 30 most important innovations of the last 30 years, based on the judgment of a panel of faculty from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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No right to arms, no vote in Congress!

Commentary urges Congress to preempt DC Council on gun control as a condition of Congressional voting rights

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8 Beautiful Themes For Enlightenment WM

Enlightenment features an iconbar, which the Dock of OS X is based on, and is quite different from the traditional WM and DE that we are used to.

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Financial Times revolutionizes job market:3-day working week

The Financial Times, the world's leading financial newspaper, will offer staff the chance to work three days a week over the summer as part of its drive to cut costs, a company spokesman said Monday.

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Moscow Splendid War Photos: Now and Then

History has told us all but frequently we forget about the hardship experienced by generations past, especially during certain wars. However, some people have a very creative and profound way of reflecting on times gone by, presenting their take on the world in a new light........

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Charles Barkley Is Going to Jail

Hope they've got XXXXL jumpsuits in AZ, 'cause Charles Barkley is officially going to jail.

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World's oldest dog wears goggles

Chanel, the world's oldest dog, needs a jumper and goggles to go outside. The blonde wire-haired daschund, is 20 years old, or 102 in dog years. A retired Army veteran who now works as a school secretary adopted Chanel in 1988. "She takes things very easy these days," said owner, who lives in Port Jefferson Station, New York.

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Unreleased Beatles material surfaces online

A previously unreleased version of The Beatles' 'Revolution 1' has found its way online.

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Man Loses Job Then Wins This $2 Million House

A couple spent $150 on a home raffle and won the $2 million house. The victory should alleviate some of the pain for the husband, who lost his job the week before.

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Meet Girls at the GYM: Give Her Pointers

My buddy and I were discussing the best methods for meeting girls at the gym over this last weekend. We both acknowledged that it’s not always an easy task. Unless, of course, your name is Scuba Steve. Let’s pretend your name is Joe Schmo for now.

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Atlas Shrugs: ROME: WILDERS RECEIVES THE ORIANA FALLACI AWAR

Geert Wilders was in Rome this past week to receive the Oriana Fallaci award. How perfect. Atlas reader Sergio went to see Wilders and sent us this video of Geert Wilders having a walk with Sam Solomon and Armando Manocchia(from "una via per Oriana") in Rome' Forum and in down town shopping center, plus the presentation of the "Oriana Fallaci Award

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Exploiting Peer-to-Peer Networking: I have lost faith!

I think just about anyone who meets me and talks to me for long enough comes to terms with the fact that I am a very sick, twisted person. Also factor in a few mountain dews, a Peer-to-Peer connection, and boredom and you get what might be the funniest combination imaginable

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XKCD:Simple

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Heads will roll - By Barbara Simpson

Barbara asks if America's multiculturalism will lead to allowing "honor killings" by Muslims as prescribed by their Sharia law. Media coverage is always low key and virtually non-existent. Octuplets and a rampaging chimpanzee get headlines; a beheading gets a media pass. It's not acceptable to say or think anything untoward of Muslims or Islam.

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Oh where, oh where has my Afghan gun gone?

As part of international efforts to equip the Afghan National Army & the Afghan National Police, the U.S. has been responsible for procuring and distributing about 380,000 small arms & light weapons. No surprise given the U.S. commitment to preventing the re-emergence of terrorist forces. What is surprising is how many guns are unaccounted for.

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MENSA Test: Smart arse!

Puzzle: What do the letters mean? -- Example: "24 H in a D" = "24 Hours in a Day". -- According to MENSA, if you get 23 of these, you are a "genius". -- Only 2 MENSA members achieved full marks.

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Stimulus Bill Contains Healthcare Rationing Provision

Hidden in the 1.2 trillion dollar Obama/Democrat pork spending bill is a hidden provision inserted by Democrats to ration healthcare, particularly for senior adults who may be deemed too old or sick to justify expenditures. The provision calls for a national healthcare coordinator who will make sure your doctor doesn't spend too much in your care.

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Bullet Pierces Crayons [High Speed Photo]

Amazing picture of what happens to bullets when they are shot.

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The Fifth Columnist In The White House

The fact is that Israel faces the nightmare scenario that it now stands alone -- and against America. Whether through naivety, ideology or rank malice, there is now a fifth columnist in the White House, delivering (however unwittingly) the agenda of the enemies of the west and undermining the cause of the free world.

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6 Interesting online presentations for web developers

If you are looking for free resources to learn Ajax, PHP, CSS and JavaScript take a look at this collection with six interesting online presentations about these topics. The list includes a short introduction to Ajax, how to write modular CSS code, PHP Object Model fundamentals and an overview about the most popular JavaScript libraries.

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Amazing 3D pavement art that has pedestrians on edge (w/VID)

Giant ice-age crevasses are few and far between - especially in Ireland. Don't worry, it is the latest creation of 3-D street artist Edgar Mueller. The crack, appearing to show a fault in the earth's crust, was created for the town's 'Festival of World Culture' last year in the town of Dun Laoghaire.

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Red Dog: Can you teach old Windows hounds new tricks?

It has been four months since Microsoft took the official wraps off its cloud-computing initiative. Yet still relatively little still is known about the Azure platform and plans.The part of Azure which intrigued me the most was the cloud operating system, code-named “Red Dog,” that is at its heart.

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5 Actors Who Haven't Mellowed With Age

For some guys, turning 60 means a 15 percent discount at Applebee's and winters in Boca Raton — but these five famous men are living proof that life doesn't end once you become eligible for Social Security.

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Giving Obama a Chance

I won't take that leaf out of the Left's book. I'm not a child and don't play tit-for-tat. If Obama is right about something, I'll acknowledge it and just chalk it up to the inevitable twice-per-diem correctness of a broken clock. What I also won't do, however, is "give Obama a chance." I'll explain why with a couple of analogies.

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7 Most Likely Governorships to Switch Party Control in 2010

A couple of surprises in store?

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Unlike Diamonds, Most Minerals Not Forever

Diamonds may be forever, but that's not true of most minerals. In fact, about two-thirds of the 4,300 known minerals on Earth today owe their existence to biological processes, and thus evolved fairly recently in geological terms.

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A Frank (and John) Discussion of Race

The Right Perspective's Frank and John respond to US Attorney General Eric Holder's declaration that Americans are "cowards" who cannot have a "Frank" discussion on racial matters.

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You Fail! [Pic]

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Year after tragedy, High School basketball team triumph

A year after a tragic highway crash killed seven of their players, a New Brunswick boy's basketball team found a way to win their province's AA championship.7 players + the wife of a former coach were killed in January 2008 when their van swerved into the path of a transport truck in poor highway conditions as they travelled back from a road game

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It’s Criminal That The Space Shuttle Is Allowed To Take Off

In fact the design of the space shuttle itself dates to the disco era — it’s just pathetic that over all of these years there’s never been a replacement vehicle in the works. Add to that the fact that two have blown up on both take off and reentry you’d think that we were well past the wake up call at this point in time.

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