Monday, August 27, 2007

[pic] The African iPod

I'm impressed with how the battery is ballanced as well.

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Worst book cover ever! [PIC]

You could arrange a boy holding a pile of wood, and a cowboy staring knowingly into his eyes all day long and not get a more suggestive pose than this.

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Study Links Diabetes and High Fructose Corn Syrup Found in Soda

A new study released Thursday suggests sodas sweetened with high fructose corn syrup may contribute to the development of diabetes. The study from researchers at Rutgers University, shows sodas sweetened with high fructose corn syrup contain high levels of compounds that previous research suggests may play a role in the development of diabetes.

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Saturday, August 25, 2007

5 Hottest Celebrity Goths

The word “goth” has almost been phased out in popular culture, replaced with “scene,” “emo,” and the like. This is rather unfortunate, all things considered: for while many goth males are irritating, pretentious, and pathetic, goth women have the potential to embody a very special, very unusual sort of hotness.

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Google Earth Captures Blunt Message Aimed At Bush

A message that was mowed into a field in a Boston suburb lives on the Internet with Google Earth.

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Nintendo Necklace for Girl Gamers with Style [ Pic ]

A perfect gift for a gamer girl ...

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What Doctors Don't Say About Obesity

If there's one place where it's a good idea to come clean, it's the doctor's office. Patients with an ache, a symptom or a bad habit like smoking do no one any good if they keep it to themselves. Yet there's one time doctors are often less than forthcoming: when they have to tell patients they need to lose weight.

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World's Highest Escalator [Images]

The Umeda Sky Building is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center.

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10 Reasons Why You Should Be Curious

Do you want a rewarding life? Then be curious. The more curious you are, the more possibilities you will open throughout your lifetime. Open your eyes and look around. How many blind assumptions have you made? What do you want to know more about?

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Friday, August 24, 2007

YouTube Implements New Comment System

And it's a hell of a lot like Digg's! Thumbs up and thumbs down system.

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YouTube Implements New Comment System

And it's a hell of a lot like Digg's! Thumbs up and thumbs down system.

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American Gladiators is Back!

NBC is getting into the ring with "American Gladiators," which has been revived by the Peacock for midseason.Could they possibly top the original?

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American Gladiators is Back!

NBC is getting into the ring with "American Gladiators," which has been revived by the Peacock for midseason.Could they possibly top the original?

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10 Habits of Highly Effective Brains

The LA Times just completed a wonderful 4-part series on how learning and memory work. The NYT re-emphasized the importance of physical exercise for neurogenesis (the creation of new neurons). To put this news in better perspective, let's review some good lifestyle options we can follow to maintain, and improve, our vibrant brains.

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Catching your boyfriend with porn on his computer: Guys should read this!!

Written from a woman's perspective, a very embarrassing tale of confronting the boyfriend after finding porn on his computer. "Every one does it. It is normal." Haha, you'll have to do better than that!

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5 Benefits of a Blog Redesign

With so many blogs getting face lifts lately, here's a look at 5 benefits of almost any redesign.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Earth and Mars are Converging at 25 Miles per Sentence

By the time you finish reading this sentence, you'll be 25 miles closer to the planet Mars. Earth and Mars are converging, and right now the distance between the two planets is shrinking at a rate of 22,000 mph--or about 25 miles per sentence.

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Dell takes huge hit as Apple laptop sales soar

'Halo effect' generated by demand for iPhones has caused a transformation in Apple's laptop sales

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Friday, August 03, 2007

Show Soccer Skills on Youtube; Get Recruited by Manchester United!

Manchester United has recruited a 9-year-old soccer prodigy based on video footage featuring his skills. The length of the YouTube clip is 4 minutes and features Davis's dribbling, stepover and goal-scoring skills – been viewed more than 800,000 times on the site.

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Top 10 Worst Sci-Fi Shows Ever! (With Videos)

We present to you the 10 WORST Sci-Fi Shows of all time. Complete with video of each horrible, horrible, television mistake.

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Is sugar more addictive than cocaine?

Although quantifying substance addiction is difficult, if the answer to this question turns out to be definitive and "yes," it's likely that few people will be surprised.

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5 Summer Sex Positions That Could Get You Hospitalized. Or Arrested.

"Some of these would challenge the acrobats of Cirque Du Soleil, let alone a 30-something couch jockey with a bum knee."

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Katrina Victims Screwed By Insurance Companies Because Of God

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against Hurricane Katrina victims who argued their insurance policies should have covered flood damage caused by levee breaches that flooded 80 percent of New Orleans. policies did not distinguish between floods caused by an act of God — such as excessive rainfall — and floods caused by an act of man.

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Russia plants flag on North Pole seabed

Russia today planted a flag on the North Pole's seabed in an attempt to declare sovereignty of the unclaimed land. The journey to the bottom of the sea began at an ice hole near the North Pole and the two Russian submarines dived to more than 4200 metres, according to the Itar-Tass news agency.

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