How to Eat Sushi (Sushi Etiquette)

"I have spent years studying the nuances of Japanese formal dining have learned many of the rules for eating sushi in a traditional restaurant. That said, there really are no absolute requirements, other than general politeness, there are certain behaviours that may make your dining experience more pleasant..."

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Why I'm Banned in the USA

For more than two years now, the U.S. government has barred me from entering the United States to pursue an academic career. The reasons have changed over time, and have evolved from defamatory to absurd, but the effect has remained the same: I've been kept out

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Plane overruns runway and crashes into bay

Then engines spool up, and the plane powers through the water. Nuts.

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Why Apple Will Change TV

Steve Jobs described the iTV as Apple's entry into the living room, as if it were a strategic move in a larger game plan. But with several wireless TV extenders already on the market, why will Apple's be any different? Here's why - Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine

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Lighter igniting in slow motion

Everything looks cooler in slow motion.

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The Daily Show: Interview With Johnny Knoxville

John Stewart interviews Johnny Knoxville about his latest movie jackass number 2. He puts Johnny in The Seat Of Heat, asking him who will be the first of their group to die, and what will their scrotum be stapled to?

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The most satisfying game I've ever played. :)

If you just can't take any more from your boss, but don't want to end up in handcuffs for assaulting them, then this page is for you. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

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The Top Ten College Pranks of All Time

The staff at the Museum of Hoaxes studied hundreds, if not thousands, of examples of the genre of the college prank to find the ten most worthy of immortal fame. The pranks were judged according to three criteria: creativity, fame, and shock value. A must read.

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Stop Punting!

A year ago at the Hall of Fame reception in Canton, Ohio I found myself sitting between Bill Walsh and Don Shula. I posed this question: In a day when the Bears line up five-wide and Texas Tech passes 60 times a game, are there any fundamental innovations that have not been tried? Shula said: "Someday there will be a coach who doesn't punt."

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Incredible Massive Drawing

This drawing is beyond massive, just wait till the people come out to make up the hairstyles.

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What Schizophrenia Does

A 20th-century artist, Louis Wain, who was fascinated by cats, painted these pictures over a period of time in which he developed schizophrenia. The pictures mark progressive stages in the illness and exemplify what it does to the victim's perception.

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Amazing Staircase Design

The inside of the new Thomas Heatherwick designed Longchamps store, Spring Street, New York.

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Amazing Drinking Trick

Great viral ad for Wild Turkey. This is viral marketing NOW.

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High Speed Camera Captures Objects Getting Shot in Slow-Mo

There are several items shown but my favorite is the Egg.

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One of the funniest...and scariest videos that I've ever seen...

I happened upon this video the other day, and since then my roommates and I have watched it approximately 50 times. Enjoy...

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eBaum's World - Dude, That Is So Not Funny

Eric Bauman made big bucks posting other people's homemade grossout videos to his Web site. Now the geeks whose clips he swiped on the way up are trying to knock him down.

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Amazing Liquid Sculptures

What you see on this site are high-resolution photographs of liquids in motion, captured with high-speed flash photography.

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Amazing Staircase Design

The inside of the new Thomas Heatherwick designed Longchamps store, Spring Street, New York.

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Amazing Staircase Design

The inside of the new Thomas Heatherwick designed Longchamps store, Spring Street, New York.

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Amazing Staircase Design

The inside of the new Thomas Heatherwick designed Longchamps store, Spring Street, New York.

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50 Pounds Of Silly Putty Off A Building

Ever wonder what would happen if you dropped 50 lbs of Silly Putty from the 7th floor of an office building? Wonder no more!

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Musharraf on the Daily Show

Jon Stewart's entire interview with Pakistan's Pres. Musharraf (11 mins).

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Tony Snow: �Please Show Me� Where The NIE Says �We�re Not Winning'

In today
�s briefing, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow challenged a reporter who said the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) concluded that we�re not safer. Snow retorted, �Look for, �We�re not winning.� Please show me. Well, the President says we�re winning

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Surveillance video of a static spark from a girls sweater igniting gas pump

Title says it all.

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See 5000 years of history in 90 seconds

Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Greeks, Persians, Europeans...the list goes on. See 5000 years of history in 90 seconds.

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How to put drug dealers out of business without an arrest

The police did something unusual: they determined the "influentials" in the dealers' lives - mothers, grandmothers, mentors - and cultivated relationships with them. When police felt they had amassed ironclad legal cases, they did something even more striking: they refrained from arresting most of the suspected dealers and gave them a second chance

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How to put drug dealers out of business without an arrest

The police did something unusual: they determined the "influentials" in the dealers' lives - mothers, grandmothers, mentors - and cultivated relationships with them. When police felt they had amassed ironclad legal cases, they did something even more striking: they refrained from arresting most of the suspected dealers and gave them a second chance

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Giant bugs in Germany!

Google earth image of a giant bug over Germany.

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Bush's Response to Clinton, 9/11

A woman asks Bush at a recent press conference if Clinton's allegation is true that Bush had no meetings about dealing with Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda threat for nine months after Clinton left office, and left Al Qaeda intel for Bush. Bush's response? "No comment."

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The surfing with a paddle revolution led by Laird Hamilton

"As the figure slowly comes into view, they do a double take. The clown is the brawny alpha dog of surfing, Laird Hamilton. Dipping his paddle into the swells, Hamilton maneuvers along the breakers, occasionally riding them in - but without ever lying or sitting on his board."

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Tanker Goes KABOOOOOOOM!!!

This is why when you see a tanker on fire you should run as fast as you can in the opposite direction.

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MSNBC's Olbermann calls Bush out as a lying coward on National TV!

Olbermann makes an amazing retort to the Clinton interview on Fox. I've never seen a member of the media make such a politicized speach... and it was dead on! I hope this is a turning point for this God awful administration.

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Why artificial daylight could brighten up your day

Scientists have long been interested in the biological rhythms that affect our levels of alertness during the day. They know that the post-lunch dip occurs even in people who don't eat lunch. Now they believe these rhythms can be influenced by a hitherto neglected feature of the office environment - the lighting.

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Hypnotically Beautiful Photo - New York City Island - From Clouds

Dramatic and mesmerizing - ALMOST the entire island of Manhattan - A perfect moment in time

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Human Katamari

commercial inspired by katamari damacy

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Rice: Bush�s Pre-9/11 Anti-Terror Efforts Were "As Aggressive" As Clinton

The 9/11 Commission report proves she's wrong.

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The 7 deadly sins of resumé design

So you
�ve labored with sweat and tears writing your resumé, and now you�re all set to turn it into a magnificently designed creation. Unfortunately, when it comes to resumé design, both non-designers and professional designers can commit some almost unforgivable sins. For a better looking resumé, avoid these common mistakes:

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Breakfast is NOT the most important meal of the day

Be it eggs or a hearty bowl of oatmeal, morning fare has long been branded the most important meal. Now scientists are saying it is not so important.

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AMAZING - How Tin Foil Is Made

Really cool video showing the manufacturing of tin foil

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Olbermann's Special Comment: Are YOURS the actions of a true American?

Another Monday, another brilliant delivery from Keith Olbermann, who is quickly becoming the voice of reason on television. Tonight's topic: Clinton versus Faux News.

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FOX is wiping the Clinton interview from YouTube

"Only FOX, I swear. While the video of Olbermann a few weeks back was taken down by Google Video because they had squirreled out that I was not the creator of the content, YouTube had let me use news videos from various sources with no problems."

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Jon Stewart's Take on the Bill Clinton Foxnews Interview

Jon Stewart on Monday's Daily Show reviews the Chris Wallace interview of Bill Clinton and makes fun of how the media spins the event in an attempt to make Clinton appear to have "lost it". Obviously, Clinton put Wallace in his place.

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Dragon Skin Stops AK-47 Rounds

So naturally, the House Armed Services Committee had it banned. Why would they opt for inferior armor instead? Maybe because "... of 23 body armor companies [that currently produce the US army's body armor], 18 would go away." Once again corporate lobbying trumps quality so more US troops will die needlessly.

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When you put a soap into the Microwave..

Nuked Soap
Recipe: 1 bar Ivory soap, 1 microwave, 2 minutes time.

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When you put a soap into the Microwave..

Nuked Soap
Recipe: 1 bar Ivory soap, 1 microwave, 2 minutes time.

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Coolest toy EVER ! - Virtual Reality + RC plane

A Canadian RC airplane enthusiast shows us some sweet unanticipated convergence between a model RC airplane and virtual reality gear.

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What's Wrong With American Media: In Four Simple Pictures

Can it be possible to simply and eloquently show how the American media has a problem with a few pictures? You be the judge. Some may say these pictures sum up what's wrong with America, period.

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Art... Made from toast!

The best art since sliced bread? We met up with acclaimed "Toast Artist" Lennie Payne, who gives you some insight on how to make art from toast...

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A Smart Car Vs A Ferrari

Yeah one of those tiny cars that get to park just about anywhere in a big city racing a ferrari who wins?....Video

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Acid Trip Through the Eyes of an Artist

9 drawings by an artist at various stages of an acid trip.

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Teen's Message In Bottle Reaches Spain

Dennis Davis has reached celebrity status in a Spanish village he's never visited. Three years ago, the 16-year-old put a message in a bottle that eventually washed up on a beach near Malpica. Now, thanks to an article about the bottle published in a Spanish newspaper Aug. 26, the whole town knows more about the American who lives more than 4,000

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Awesome homemade flamethrower

Some guys take a super soaker and turn it into a flamethrower!

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U.S. Global Politics in 17 Seconds

Wonder Showzen accurately teaches kids about US Global Politics in 17 seconds.

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U.S. Global Politics in 17 Seconds

Wonder Showzen accurately teaches kids about US Global Politics in 17 seconds.

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Civilization 4 Anonymous - Hilarious!

Funny Civ 4 trailer.

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The Death And Rebirth of a Frog!

You got to see it to believe it.

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Steve Wozniak describes Prankster days, Harrowing Adventures; Calls Pope

I remember one very, very late night in the dorm when I decided to call the pope. Why the pope? I don't know. Why not? I got to the Vatican and in this heavy accent I announced I was Henry Kissinger calling on behalf of President Nixon. I said, ``Ve are at de summit meeting in Moscow, and we need to talk to de pope.''

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Large Cave Discovered in Sequoia National Park (Pictures Included)

Four amateur cave explorers in Sequoia National Park have discovered a vast cave formed 1 million years ago, a labyrinth that stretches more than 1,000 feet into a mountain and features some of the most beautiful rock formations ever seen. With Millions of crystals along its walls shimmering like diamonds

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Why music stereotypes tend to be true

Ever wondered whether the classical music aficionado next door has had a bit more schooling than the guy blasting rap from his car? New research suggests you may be on to something. A lot of the stereotypes concerning musical taste and socioeconomic status appear to be true.

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The Most Bizzare (and Hilarious) Home Run Ever

The fly ball hits off of outfielder Jose Canseco's head, bouncing over the wall for a home run. A classic clip.

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Worried about the airline losing your luggage? No problem. Just pack a gun.

The airline wouldn't want to be responsible for losing a gun, right? That's one photographer's solution to making sure his expensive camera equipment is watched carefully by the airline when he has to check it as luggage. He packs a starter pistol in his camera bag and declares it as a firearm.

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Top Ten coolest things seen with google earth.

Top Ten coolest things seen with google earth.

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TheFunniest Video on YOUTUBE TODAY!

Why is he smoking ? that is just wrong!

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Half of world's oxygen comes from phytoplankton

When we think about Earth
�s sources of oxygen, we usually think of vast forests such as the Amazon, but about half of the oxygen we breathe comes from elsewhere; it�s produced by phytoplankton. Phytoplankton also serve as the base of the oceanic food chain. This image shows nine years of ocean chlorophyll from phytoplankton.

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Secrets Of The Self-Made

Fourteen self-made members of the vaunted Forbes 400 shared candid, contrarian and even comedic answers to 20 thoughtful questions--ranging from what they eat for breakfast and how they pray to the importance (or lack thereof) of getting an M.B.A. and what advice they would give aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Thousands of the Most Important Photographs of the Last 150 Years

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Even with a thousand words, how do you describe the look in a Mother's eye who does not know how she will feed her children, or the look on the face of a paratrooper minutes before the D-day invasion. The simple answer is that there are some stories that can only be told with pictures.

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The ULTIMATE Owned Compilation (450 videos in one)

A 33 minute compilation of funny, crazy, accident videos. Over 450 videos in this excellent compilation. If you're behind on the Internet video scene this should bring you up to date. Enjoy!

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Billionaires only: The 400 Richest Americans

A nine-figure fortune won
�t get you much mention these days, at least not here. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net worth of the nation�s wealthiest climbed $120 billion, to $1.25 trillion.

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F-18 drops bomb, hits A4 chase plane.

F18 drops a dummy bomb, which flies up and hits a Skyhawk chase plane. Includes amazing in-flight camera views. Must see!

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The Man That Can Swallow ANYTHING!

This is an unbelievable display of someones talents. This guy swallows a 5-ball and spits it right back up!

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46 Things I Wish My Mom Taught Me About Money

A few of these tips are obvious, a few not so. Ofcourse, the age-old problem in personal finance, love, or dieting is having the discipline to follow the advice!

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I'll Fix Your Computer if You Let Me Feel Your Boobs

A post (now removed from Craigslist) advertising this guys technical expertise in exchange for reaching second base.

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Man Plummets 50 Feet to Grab a 20 Dollar Bill

Mark Giorgio figured a 50-foot fall was worth $20. Giorgio, 47, was counting his money Monday while walking across the U.S. 41 bridge over the Manatee River when a $20 bill blew out of his hand and flew over the rail.

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An Artificial Heart That Doesn't Beat

A new concept for an artificial heart could solve some problems with older models--and test the idea that we don't need a pulse.

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50 Smartest things to do with your money

How to earn more, save more, invest better, spend wisely and protect your family. The 50 smart money moves below are as close to sure things as you can get.

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Cingular's One-Way Contract

Cingular user received a letter from Cingular asking her to voluntarily discontinue her service because more than 50% of her calls were using competing networks and she was no longer economically feasible for Cingular. In return, Cingular would allow her to keep her numbers. No refund. No apology. No free unlocked phones.

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MUST READ: Full Text of Chavez Speech to UN

What are we to do when the so-called "madmen" of the world make articulate well founded points that disgrace our own failed leadership. Read what Hugo Chavez actually said instead of what Drudge wants you to think.

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Oprah doesn't know how to pump gas or read how much it costs.

I thought Oprah was smart too... or so i was told. I can't wait to show my mom this, lol.

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Coming to your backyard: a nearly extinct tree

The wollemi pine is so ancient that it may have provided shade and sustenance to the dinosaurs. Though the tree was thought to be extinct for two million years, a small pocket of the evergreens eventually was discovered in the wilds of Australia. Now you can buy it for yard.

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Psycho Throws a Hand Grenade at Cops

This crazy guy pulls a pin out of a grenade and throws it at the cops.

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5 voiceover guys in a limo (including the annoying Disney guy)

5 voiceover guys in a limo (including the annoying Disney guy). don't know what else to say.

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Find the 50 "dark" movies in the M&M painting

find the 50 dark movies in the painting.

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Hydrofoam R/C Flying Boat. Can't help it.. I want one!!

Kick ass toy!

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How to Destroy the Earth With a Coffee Can

It's not as easy to destroy the Earth as you might think; evil geniuses everywhere have been trying for years. The problem lies with the fact that the Earth is pretty big (at least compared to you and me) and it takes quite a bit of energy to destroy it. There is a way however, to do it with nothing more than a coffee can.

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Putting his Math Where His Mouth Is

A billionaire ex-mathematician believes he has a simple formula for improving math education and making America more competitive.

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X-rated font used on third-grade handout

School officials apologized after an X-rated font was used on a third-grade spelling packet handed out to parents. The font showed male and female stick figures in provocative poses to form the letters of the alphabet. Bet this kept the kids attention.

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iTV: What you need to know

Its not every day that Apple gives use a preview of a piece of hardware thats not going to arrive for at least three months, and maybe as long as six. But the release of the new iTunes Store, including the sale of full-length motion pictures, wouldnt have had as much impact ....

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California fire creates huge smoke plume - hi res satellite image

Northwest of Los Angeles, the Day Fire was churning out a thick, snake-like plume of smoke on September 17, 2006. The human-caused fire started on September 4 in mixed brush and scattered timber in the Los Padres and Angeles National Forests and the Sespe Wilderness. As of September 18, the 60,589-acre fire was only about 15% contained.

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New Red Bull Drink: Cocaine

There's a new Red Bull drink on the market, and it's called "Cocaine". "They say a high hits you within five minutes, followed by a caffeine boost 15 minutes later. But hold on
�the ride lasts five hours and the concoction is "350 percent stronger than Red Bull," they claim." Read on

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Which these Photos were Manipulated or are Real? Take the Quiz

Test your pop culture literacy by determining which are the hoax photos (i.e. those that have been manipulated in some way) and which are real. For each image, click either HOAX or REAL to begin scoring the test. When you're done, click the box at the bottom of the page to see your score

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Why Apple is taking its time in launching an iPhone

the most talked-about product among Apple-watchers is one that the company has yet to admit even exists: an Apple mobile phone, or iPhone. The problem for Apple is that mobile phones are not like iPods, but are sold in a completely different way. People do not generally buy them in shops, but from mobile operators...

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Strongman lifts helicopter

An Austrian strongman has set a new world record after a 1.8 tonne helicopter Landed on his back. Franz Muellner supported the machine for almost a minute after it landed on his shoulders to secure his place in the Guiness Book of World Records.(picture included)

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How Paris Hilton Can Help Your Web Development (seriously)

A surprisingly insightful article on why Paris Hilton is famous and what web developers can learn from that.

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Ford and GM discuss merger

Rumors are surfacing that GM and Ford have recently been engaged in talks that would form an alliance, possibly even a merger, between the two financial troubled automakers.

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Researchers Find Underwater Lost World

Two recent expeditions off the coast of Indonesia have revealed a remarkable "lost world" of marine species that researchers believe are new to science, including a shark that "walks" on its fins.

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Invisible Skateboarding

This is a video of guys who used the green screen technique on skateboards. They made their skateboards green then digitally took out the boards. It looks quite cool.

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Radio is dead. Movie theatres are next.

How do you kill the movie industry? Well, first you make it so you don
�t have to actually go anywhere to watch the movie. Then you bring the movie into peoples homes for only one third of the cost of what it would be to go to the theatre. Then, you sell a device that allows people to take the movie with them so they can watch it anywhere.

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The Vending Machines of Japan (Photo's Included)

Estimates suggest there are 5.6 million vending machines in Japan which works out to be one for every 20 people. Sales from vending machines in 2000 totaled $56 billion! The most common are drink and cigarette machines followed by machines with pornography. Check out some of these in this collection...

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Global Firepower: Military Strength Rankings

GlobalFirepower (GFP) provides a unique analytical display of national military strength based on sources from all over the globe. It is based on statistics such as yearly military expenditure, weapon inventories, oil reserves, and available manpower. You can also compare how to nations stack up against each other.

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Pictures of the world's ugliest Corvette

This is -- used to be -- a 1985 Corvette. The owner, who calls himself "Buckeye", says: "Women love this car. Every time I stop for gas, women come up to me. I could have as many girlfriends as I want -- old ones, fat ones, anything. They're all over me."

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Elephant Dyed Red For Los Angeles Art Exhibit!

World famous artist Banksy dyed an elephant red on Thursday as a part of his Los Angeles exhibit, "Barely Legal". Needless to say, animal lovers are NOT stoked...

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Speed Camera Test - How fast is too fast?

There is a common belief which is - if you go fast enough infront of a speed camera the second shot the camera takes your car will not be present for the picture. It would be too far away for the camera to take a picture since it is going so fast.

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Amazing 4 Year Old Drummer

An amazing 4 year old drummer.

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Humans, the stupidest species on Earth!

I am embarrassed to be a human after watching this....

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Apple's Chief Designer, Jonathan Ive, iin Business Week

Who Is Jonathan Ive? An in-depth look at the man behind Apple's design magic

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Attack on US Soil Since 9/11

Perhaps the single most common refrain from the White House is that there have been no terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11. That's incorrect � about a month after 9/11, weaponized anthrax was sent to two Democratic senators and several news outlets. Five Americans were killed and 17 wounded. Five years later, the perpetrator is still free.

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9/11 Toxic Dust Whistle blower Raided By SWAT Team

If you think we aren't in civil liberties crisis, check out this story.

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Don't answer your cell phone is this prof's class

Hilarious.

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Top 10 Vehicles Owned by Billionaires

If your pockets were as deep as Bill Gates
� what would you drive? A new Porsche or a seven-year-old one? Each year, Forbes magazine compiles a list of the world�s wealthiest people. Now, ForbesAutos.com gives you a look at the vehicles driven by the billionaires at the top of the 2006 list.

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Matt Damon Curses up a Storm on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Obviously it was a joke, but was Matt Damon in on it? I guess he really is a great actor. I'd love to see Ben Affleck try and pull this off, he would probably just end up with Jimmy on his lap and making a bunch of weird sexual comments.

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The Stanford Prison Experiment

24 college student volunteers, paid $15 a day, are divided by a flip of the coin into prisoners and guards. In just a few days, the 'prisoners' stop thinking of themselves as people but instead as numbers, and the 'guards' stop treating the prisoners as human. Sci-Fi movie? Nope, a real psychology experiment you have to read to believe.

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Lease a Bugatti Veyron for $24K a month

$400,000 down, $23,595 a month, 2,500 miles/year, 60-month lease.

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How "dumb blondes" got their reputation

The original "dumb blonde"

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The guy that ruined it for the rest of us

Here is another funny animation.

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Report: Majority Of Americans Unprepared For Apocalypse

Over 87 percent of Americans are unprepared to protect themselves from even the most basic world-ending scenarios. Less than one million American households have taken even the simplest precautions against nuclear shockwaves, asteroid impact, or a host of angels bearing swords of fire, the study concluded.

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DON'T Play With Live Grenades!

But if you're going to, definitely don't pull the pin with your teeth, hold in your hand and stare at it. Throw the damn thing. We'll call him Mr. Lucky!

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WTF!!! is he talking about?!?!?! (Video)

Sorry for the title, but that's how it's labeled on the site. This is a hilarious video where most of the words spoken are not understandable. The second half of the video in particular sounds like a foreign language.

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Science Fiction or Science Fact - Photograph

I don't know about you, but this hi-res image from NASA of two astronauts building the Space Station looks like something from a science fiction film. Of course it's real. The two STS-115 mission specialists are translating along the side of one of the station's trusses.

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8-year-old teaches grown-ups how to play Halo for $25/hour

A shy 8-year-old Long Island boy wonder is making money hand over fist by teaching grownups how to master Halo.

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Artist Draws 'Clean' Graffiti from Dirty Walls

British authorities aren't sure what to make of the artist who is creating graffiti by cleaning the grime of urban life.

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The Daily Show - 2006.09.12 - The misappropriation of 9/11

The Daily Show comments on the Bush's misappropriation of the events of 9/11. lol the little richard part is funny.

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What are they adding to the Space Station?

This week, the Space Shuttle Atlantis added a piece to the International Space Station (ISS). In a series of three spacewalks, Atlantis astronauts assembled and connected a new power and communications module, which they had carried into space onboard the Space Shuttle, to the ISS's port side.

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MySpace: We�ll Crush YouTube

As if we needed more proof of MySpace
�s intolerance of outside development, News Corp. chief operating officer Peter Chernin told investors at an industry conference today that since much of YouTube�s traffic comes from MySpace, it�s time to cut out the middle man.

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The Freakiest Lab Animals

Some genetically altered creatures are loaded with human
cells and even organs. Others glow. Vote for the freakiest.

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Five Great Comedians who have lost it

FANTASTIC ARTICLE. An entertaining look at 5 great comedians who have lost much of what once made them great

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Fired Weather Man

This guy obviously forgets that they're broadcasting live and won't have a chance to re-do his "weather report." His expression at the end is priceless.

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Teacher won't shave until bin Laden caught

After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Gary Weddle followed the news so closely he forgot to shave. After a week he decided not to shave until Osama bin Laden was caught or killed.He said he would keep the beard, which stretches more than a foot and has started turning gray, as long as bin Laden remains at large - even he gets buried with it.

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Map of Simpson's Springfield!

Pretty rad!

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Matt Lauer Corners Bush on Torture

If you want to see the beauty of body language at work, watch this interview. First, Bush is all over Matt Lauer -- check out the pointing and the aggressiveness. Then, when it's clear that Lauer's not buying it, he starts saying that he won't talk about what he's already been talking about.

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Laptop Thief Gets Owned!

Berkeley professor gets his laptop stolen and has some fun.

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msnbc doesnt like outcome of their daily poll on 9/11 - changed the quest.

msnbc and other media apparently didn't like the answers of the majority of their readers to their daily poll on 9/11/2006, so they changed their poll all together.

great example of brainwash and mass media delusion

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Steve Jobs - "Bill, thank you. The world's a better place."

I was looking around the Time Magazine website, and I found a magazine cover, that you would never see in stores today. It's a cover that has Steve Jobs on a cell phone thanking Bill Gates for saving Apple. Interesting to look back, and see how different things are now.

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INSANE Japanese manhole cover spews cockroaches.

Found this video on youtube. Footage of a manhole cover which appears to be holding back millions of roaches. It is absolutely disturbing. This manhole either leads straight to hell or New Jersey. Since this footage is from Japan (and since cameras are huge in Japan) there are already dozens of similar videos on youtube.

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Inflatable Iceberg: 15 feet of fun and belly flops.

he Inflatable Iceberg is the biggest, most insane, most awesome pool toy I have ever seen. Inflating to a monster 15 feet above the water, the Inflatable Iceberg is like your own private water park! If only I had a swimming pool and $8,860, my life would be complete.

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10 Steps to Making a Zack Braff Film

Great blog entry giving you the 10 steps to making a zack braff film. Apparently its that easy - and visually this guy did a great job. [via NOTCOT]

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The Strength of the New Freedom Tower

The building is a solemn monument to the fallen, but also an obvious target, a test of our will and ingenuity to ensure that history doesn't repeat itself. The architects designing the tower have taken that imperative literally: If terrorists pilot a fully-fuelled commercial jet into their building, they believe it will stand.

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Want to be hit by a car while riding a bicycle? Wear a helmet!

o get a greater sense of motorist-bicyclist interactions, a researcher named Dr. Ian Walker put his body on the line and went out on his bicycle, armed with a ultrasound distance meter. Now, having been passed by motorists over 2,500 times and hit twice, he reached the conclusion: drivers passed closer to a cyclist that was wearing a helmet.

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How gender affect Insurance payments

Luke's real life auto insurance quote came back at 303 dollars a month. Luke got pissed... and put his new webcam to use.

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US Military had plans to attack US Cities

The military had a plan approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to attack US cities and make it look like the Cubans did it.

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Never before seen 30 minute video of WTC attack

A video blogger has uploaded an unedited 30 minute video of the WTC attacks to Revver. It was filmed from their home 500 yards from the north tower. This is the first time this video has been publicly released.

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10 Reasons To Drink More Water

Your mother may have told you to drink more water when you were young, but you may ignored the advice. As being a logical person, you need reasons on why spending all those time to drink water. Here you go - The Ririan Project gives 10 reasons why drinking water is good for you.

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Record Labels Don't Want To Answer Questions About Their Own Use Of p2p

"lawyer Ray Beckerman (famous for defending plenty of people accused of file sharing) got the court to ask the record labels in the case to explain how employees at the labels actually used peer-to-peer file sharing apps in sending songs to radio stations."

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Part Apollo, Part Boeing 787

Officials at Lockheed Martin say the Orion crew vehicle, NASA's Moon-bound successor to the space shuttle, will combine retro-1960s and cutting-edge aerospace technologies.

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Monkey Checks Out a Dog's Package Then Laughs At It

Just watch it and laugh at it. Poor dog.

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Bully gets his

Anyone who's ever been picked on by a bully will love this. Ah, sweet justice.

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How to See a Girl Naked

Great Commercial. Why can't they make commercials like this here?

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Galileo's Middle Finger

After Galileo Galilei died, his students stole the middle finger off of his corpse and managed to preserve it. Amazingly it still survives today. It stands displayed upward defying all those that oppose the advance of science.

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When a cyber sex goes wrong.

LOL...now that is the worst thing that can happen to a person.

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Newsanchor faints on air!

I laugh every time I watch this video of a newsanchor fainting and destroying herself with the set.

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Seeing is Believing: Cat Climbs In... and Out of Glass Bottle

Can a cat climb into a standing bottle and climb out from it, without fumbling?

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WMD or Not, Bush Would have Ordered an Invasion of Iraq, says VP Cheney

President Bush would have ordered an invasion of Iraq even if the CIA had told him that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction, Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday during an interview with Tim Russert on "Meet the Press"

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Beautiful Paper Sculptures - (Pictures)

This artist creates many Amazing 3D sculptures from paper. You'll have to see it.

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Python Chokes down a Pregnant Sheep!! You've got to see the picture.

Amazing Photos! Pythons eat no more than once a week but when they open their incredible hinged jaws, anything is fair game. This 5.5m python found its eyes were definitely bigger than its belly.

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The Gray Ooze That Ate the Indonesian Villages

"The expanding, surreal gray lake with the stench of rotten eggs has enveloped more than 10 square miles of land in eastern Java, Indonesia's most densely populated island. For more than three months, the hot, noxious goop has spewed up through a crack in the earth at a natural-gas exploration site, swamping everything in its path."

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Funny Baby Panda Scares Mom

Mom tries to eat but baby panda disapproves...

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The Story Disneyland Doesn't Want You To Know

Families visiting Disneyland on their holiday this week saw a life-size Guantanamo bay inmate statue placed inside Rocky Mountain Railroad ride at Disneyland in Anaheim California.

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What the earth would look like if there were only 100 people

A short flash animation that shows what our world really looks like.

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The top-secret warplanes of Area 51

"Stealth jets? Hypersonic bombers? What's really being developed at the military's most famous classified base? "

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Smart Birds use cars to open their food

These birds are getting very smart and learning to adapt. Very fascinating stuff.

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Ten major news stories the media is ignoring

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- The San Francisco Bay Guardian newspaper has printed a list of stories we in the media seem to have largely ignored over the past year. The story is gleaned from an annual list developed by Project Censored, a media research group out of Sonoma State University that tracks the news published in independent jour

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"Office Space" Follow-Up Gets Very Limited Release

Want to know when Mike Judge
�s follow-up movie to �Office Space� is coming out? It�s been out � for a week

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The Hubble Deep Field: The Most Important Image Ever Taken

A brief commentary on the size of our universe and the number of galaxies out there with cool space telescope images and 3D animations from NASA and the European Space Agency too.

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Panthers fan who was faked out of getting a car by FOX gets a free truck

"I'm coming to Charlotte Friday to apologize to Mr. Good for a joke that went terribly, terribly wrong," [FOX Sports CEO David] Hill told The Observer. "We are morally obliged to correct what was an appalling piece of misjudgment. And we want to give him a brand new Ford F-150 truck, which I will present to him personally."

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Panthers fan who was faked out of getting a car by FOX gets a free truck

"I'm coming to Charlotte Friday to apologize to Mr. Good for a joke that went terribly, terribly wrong," [FOX Sports CEO David] Hill told The Observer. "We are morally obliged to correct what was an appalling piece of misjudgment. And we want to give him a brand new Ford F-150 truck, which I will present to him personally."

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Fox Sports did a bad thing to a good man on national television

On August 24 a football fan was humiliated on national television. Fox Sports announced on air that they would be giving away a car during the 4th qtr. When it came time to give away the car they chose "Catman" as the winner. But Fox Sports was playing a joke. It wasn't funny. It was badly planned, poorly executed and outright mean.

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Ariston made The BEST AD in the world!

This is the best AD i've seen in years!
Very creative!

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Ariston made The BEST AD in the world!

This is the best AD i've seen in years!
Very creative!

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Dolphins seem to be deep thinkers

Dolphins can also use tools to solve problems. Scientists have observed a dolphin coaxing a reluctant moray eel out of its crevice by killing a scorpion fish and using its spiny body to poke at the eel.

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Dolphins seem to be deep thinkers

Dolphins can also use tools to solve problems. Scientists have observed a dolphin coaxing a reluctant moray eel out of its crevice by killing a scorpion fish and using its spiny body to poke at the eel.

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Dolphins seem to be deep thinkers

Dolphins can also use tools to solve problems. Scientists have observed a dolphin coaxing a reluctant moray eel out of its crevice by killing a scorpion fish and using its spiny body to poke at the eel.

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The honest speech a college president never got to give...

"When I was a college president, I was never able to give incoming freshmen the honest talk I wanted to. But had I done so, here�s what I would have said"

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The War Is Lost: Read the Pentagon's Latest, Dismal " Progress Report"

The Pentagon
�s latest quarterly "progress" report to Congress on Iraq is a grim tale of a lost war. The Pentagon told Congress what Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and propaganda organs such as Fox "News" never tell the American public, namely: see list below.....

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Next Hot Commodity? Arabica Coffee Beans

New York, home of the $4 cup of coffee, may be where the commodity gets its next price jolt. Prices for arabica coffee beans on the New York Board of Trade could climb more than 20 percent in the next 12 months and outperform some of this year's best commodities investments, including copper and silver.

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Flashback: GOP Congress blocks Clinton's push for anti-terror legislation

Bill Clinton, rather than just breaking the law as Bush did, decided to go to the Republican congress in 1996 and ask them for authority to do more eavesdropping in order to stop the terrorists. Ironically, the Republican Congress many of whom are still in office, shot it down citing the Constitution and personal liberties.

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Flashback: GOP Congress blocks Clinton's push for anti-terror legislation

Bill Clinton, rather than just breaking the law as Bush did, decided to go to the Republican congress in 1996 and ask them for authority to do more eavesdropping in order to stop the terrorists. Ironically, the Republican Congress many of whom are still in office, shot it down citing the Constitution and personal liberties.

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How much less are you making?

"here's a handy map showing how far median incomes have dropped over the past six years. And it's good news for most of you: Compared to Michigan and North Carolina you're not doing so badly after all."

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Carrel and Colbert debate Religion

Even Steph(v)en. Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell debate Islam vs Christianity in three minutes on this segment. Carrell is for Islam and Colbert is for Christianity. Who is right, they decide. one of the funniest daily show segments i have seen in a while.

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The Lethal Blue Ringed Octopus

You knew that the blue-ringed octopus is extremely poisonous but how were you to know that this was one when its tiny parrot-like beak bit through your wetsuit. The last thing the victim sees are the blue rings - visible only when it is about to attack. First you feel nauseous. Within seconds you are blind. You cannot speak or swallow. Then...

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THE Crocodile Man, Steve Irwin, is dead.

It is understood he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest.
He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occurred.

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Boredom in the West fuels Binge Drinking

"The open space means room to roam and a sense of frontier freedom. It also means that on any given night, an unusually high percentage of young people here are drinking alcohol until they vomit, pass out or do something that lands them in jail or nearly gets them killed."

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99 wolves crashing into a wall

'Head On' by Cai Guo-Qiang at the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin. The installation consists of 99 life-sized wolves, fabricated from painted sheepskins and stuffed with hay and metal wires, barreling in a continous stream towards - and into - a glass wall.

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Possessed Demon Cat From Hell!

This is one seriously pissed off cat...someone please call a priest!

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California to give presidential electoral votes to nation's pop vote winner

The California Legislature passed a bill that would give California's 55 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, rather than the candidate who captured the state

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PhotoStory: Giant Shark Caught On Fly Rod

A software developer from Seattle, caught this enormous Mako shark. The shark is estimated at 11 feet long and well over 600 pounds in weight. After hooking the shark, it took Mason about 40 minutes to land it on his 16-weight fly rod. The fish jumped more than 10 times during the fight. This may be the largest fish ever caught on a fly.

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