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Emo to be made illegal in Russia? Posted: 29 minutes ago by tomba
A new Russian law could make being an emo kid illegal in the eastern European country.
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History of a Sign Posted: 40 minutes ago by prish
Winner of the NFB online Cannes film festival: With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez.
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82-year old woman told she can't photograph an empty swimming pool because she might be a pedophile Posted: 1 hour ago by bernardblack
yeah. you read it right. Not much more to add. Woman is prohibited from taking a picture of a pool where children sometime swim because she might be achieving some sort of psychic sexual gratification from the imprint of the souls of all those children that have or will swim there.
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Americans must diet to save their economy Posted: 3 hours ago by bingo
Want to save the US economy? Go on a diet.
That's the message ecologists are trying to get across this week. They say the apparently looming energy crisis could be averted if US residents cut their calorie intake.
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Swapping facial features protects online privacy Posted: 3 hours ago by bingo
After finding itself in hot water with privacy advocates, Google has begun obscuring the faces of people in its Street View service, which lets users of Google Maps zoom in to view street level images. But the images look decidedly odd, with whole streets peopled by blurred faces.
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Welcome to Jowlers Posted: 4 hours ago by keroberos32
Where distortion is cause for celebration!
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Favre headed to mini-camp, for Packers? Posted: 4 hours ago by tacowallace
Favre is on his way to Green Bay to go to the Packers mini-camp. There is an alterior motive here by Favre.
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The UK Times "Reviews" Obama's Trip Posted: 5 hours ago by ImNotBlue
He ventured forth to bring light to the world
The anointed one's pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action - and a blessing to all his faithful followers
SARCASM ALERT!
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Georgia ‘Extreme Makeover’ House In Foreclosure Posted: 5 hours ago by DemureArt
Extreme Makeover and Beezer Homes builds you a luxury home, gives you 100,000 dollars, paid off your mortgage, and you lose the home to foreclosure.
How the hell does that happen?
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Amazing video of Shark vs. Octopus Posted: 5 hours ago by tigertony
Think you know the outcome of this encounter? Want to bet?
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Security Guard Confirms Late-Night Encounter Between Edwards and Tabloid Reporters Posted: 5 hours ago by vexingmodstwo
A hotel security guard told FOXNews.com he intervened this week between a man he identified as former Sen. John Edwards and tabloid reporters who chased down the former presidential hopeful after what they're calling a rendezvous with his mistress and love child.
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Arkansas pulls hundreds "racist" license plates Posted: 6 hours ago by bernardblack
Because of a few complaints Arkansas is removing 100's of license plates from circulation.
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When robot programmers get bored Posted: 6 hours ago by suebe
They play with robots, of course.
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Bad News Robot Posted: 6 hours ago by bernardblack
No one likes to give bad news. What if there was a better way to give out bad news? What if there was a robot that could tell people things they didn't want to hear?
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Spam King Davidson Dead In Murder-Suicide Posted: 7 hours ago by kissmenow
Edward Davidson, convicted "spam king," walked away from a minimum security prison in Florence, Colo. on Sunday. Thursday, four days after his jailbreak, Davidson was found dead at the grisly scene of an apparent murder-suicide outside of Aurora, Colo.
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Seven reasons why people hate reason Posted: 7 hours ago by bingo
From religious fundamentalism to pseudoscience, it seems that forces are attacking the Enlightenment world view – characterized by rational, scientific thinking – from all sides. The debate seems black and white: you’re either with reason, or you’re against it. But is it so simple? In a series of special essays, our contributors look more carefully at some of the most provocative charges against reason. The results suggest that for all the Enlightenment has achieved, we still have a lot of work to do.
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Breast milk banana shake... Posted: 7 hours ago by kissmenow
Researchers believe the rich variety of flavours in breast milk may help a child try new foods later in life.
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I'm not crazy! There is something alive in the walls!!! Posted: 8 hours ago by hmtksteve
A Brooklyn man found himself locked up in a loony bin for four days after he smashed down walls in three apartments trying to rescue a fugitive feline.
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Elizabeth Pisani on Sex, Drugs, and AIDS Posted: 8 hours ago by SkandarGraun
Epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani talks about her new book The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of AIDS— a bracing look at how AIDS is perceived, sexually and politically, around the world.
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Rolling Stones Quit EMI Posted: 8 hours ago by pocksucket
After many years, The Rolling Stones have ended their contract with EMI, switching to Universal instead and taking much of their back catalogue with them.
Although not detailed in the article linked above, this is most likely as a reaction to the appointment of Guy Hands - a man with no experience of the music business - as chairman of EMI.
More detail in this article from earlier in the day when it was still a rumour.
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French Scientists Find New Alien World Posted: 9 hours ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists have discovered a new Jupiter-sized planet orbiting around a distant sun-like star.
This planet takes 9.2 days to orbit its star, the longest period for any transiting exoplanet ever found.
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Ancient Ruins of Southern Africa Posted: 9 hours ago by deEPCHIll
There is an overwhelming consensus by scholars, academics and even mystics that southern Africa is the cradle of humankind and that this is where the first humans walked the Earth before migrating to the distant corners of our planet.
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Scientists expose some of the mystery behind the northern lights Posted: 9 hours ago by tigertony
Magnetic explosions 80,000 miles up
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Randy Pausch takes his last breath Posted: 9 hours ago by dollyllama
Sadly he succumbed to pancreatic cancer. He gave us all a new perspective on life and death. May he never be forgotten.
*Sorry, not much on the story, this link is to the GMA excerpt from a bio on him.
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Build a LEGO Volkswagen Beetle Posted: 10 hours ago by cactushair
The VW Beetle's iconic silhouette presented a serious design challenge for LEGO. However, the Beetle is the classic car most requested by LEGO fans, so designer Steen Sig Andersen took three weeks to craft his interpretation of its rounded profile from angular LEGO blocks.
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