Copper door handles kill 95% of superbugs in hospitials

Making door handles, taps and light switches from copper could help the country beat superbugs, scientists say. A study found that copper fittings rapidly killed bugs on hospital wards, succeeding where other infection control measures failed.

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Finacial Times: Obama is the better choice

The challenges facing the next president will be extraordinary. We hesitate to wish it on anyone, but we hope that Mr Obama gets the job.

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"Civil War" for the GOP?

Senior Republicans believe that John McCain is doomed to a landslide defeat which will hand Barack Obama more political power than any president in a generation. After that, what will become of the republican party. Will they return to their roots or will the neo-cons hold sway?

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What's Apple Really Worth?

Apple released its fourth quarter earnings and while earnings per share handily beat the Street, revenue came up light.

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Republicans Voting for Obama: In Their Own Words

There are a number of people in my life -- some family, some friends, some colleagues -- with whom I have never agreed upon anything political. Ever. These are my political opposites. My bizarre-o twins. And they have been my adversaries in countless debates; the kind nobody ever wins, but nobody ever seems to tire of, either.

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Larry David: Waiting for Nov. 4th

This is like waiting for the results of a biopsy. Actually, it's worse. Biopsies only take a few days, maybe a week at the most, and if the biopsy comes back positive, there's still a potential cure. With this, there's no cure. The result is final. Like death.

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Sarah Palin's clothing + maintenace = $150,000 in 2 months

Joe Six Pack can relate to this, of course. "If Edwards had gotten one of his legendary haircuts every singe week, it would still take him 7.2 years to spend what Palin had. Palin, in the end, had received the equivalent of $2,500 in clothes per day."

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XKCD: Scrabble

this always happens to me in family scrabble games

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WTF, BROCCOLI?

Look carefully at the broccoli. Very carefully. Allow your eyes to unfocus, if you need. You might be surprised what you see....

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Palin's Campaign Vs. McCain's

When Sarah Palin disagrees with Joh McCain, it means something. Or does it?

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How Local Teens Beat Sarah Palin Over Skate Park

A member of the band Portugal. The Man recalls a flap with then-Mayor Palin that took place 10 years ago over a local Skate Park.

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5 things they skipped in college orientation

College orientation can be exciting. You get a jist of how college life will be (a crash course if you will)…Thats why we decided to crank out a list dedicated to what they will not tell you.

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Is Steve Jobs Preparing To Leave Apple?

Steve Jobs is leaving Apple. Not tomorrow, but probably very soon. That's why he started to say good bye today, doing something more important than just presenting new MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and an updated MacBook Air. Today's event was a play in which he clearly told everyone that the company is more than himself.

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How McCain Will Steal the Election from Obama

Conservatives are scared of a progressive majority. And they're going to lie, cheat and steal to prevent it from happening. But they can only be successful if we let them.

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What the Troopergate Report Really Says - TIME

"Even though she won't likely face any legal repercussions, the amateurism and cronyism of her brief administration hardly leaves Palin sitting pretty. Troopergate's final verdict may be even more damaging than a rebuke: her administration was, at least this regard, just as self-motivated as the Washington fat cats and lobbyists she hopes to unseat

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"He Lied" About Bill Ayers?

McCain cranks out some false and misleading attacks on Obama's connection to a 1960s radical.

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Schiff: "Our economy will now face death by hyperinflation"

Peter Schiff predicted the current economic crisis with stunning accuracy over two years ago and now he is sounding another alarm bell. He is predicting that our economy will now face death by hyperinflation, which will cause a complete loss of confidence in dollar and will inevitably die from the disease. Food shortages, marshall law to follow.

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Searching For a Market Bottom? Keep Looking

For those hoping that the seven-day blowout on Wall Street may have created a market bottom, there are two words to contemplate: Not yet.

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Man kills bear with stick (and he's got scars to prove it)

A Canadian man who was attacked by a bear while walking his dogs survived only after crushing the creature's skull with a stick. British Columbia resident Jim West needed 60 stitches on his head and body to close wounds from the terrifying attack.

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Meet Sarah Palin's radical right-wing pals

Extremists Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll helped launch Palin's political career in Alaska, and in return had influence over policy. "Her door was open," says Chryson -- and still is.

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Barack Obama's $3 Million Overhead Projector

I'm already tired of hearing these guys talk, but that caught my ear. A $3 million dollar projector? What does that even look like? Gearlog did some digging and found out that appropriation was requested by the planetarium to replace an awesome (but obsolete) 40-year old Zeiss Mark VI star projector with a newer model. . .

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We Must Stop Daylight Savings!

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The zombie apocalypse is less terrifying in LEGO

The question is not IF there will be a zombie apocalypse, but whether or not said end of the world will occur before or after singularity and the robot uprising.

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Unleashed, Palin Makes a Pit Bull Look Tame

FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 6 John McCain is collapsing in the polls in Florida and other swing states, but Sarah Palin, God bless her, has a solution.

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Incredible Pictures of Earth from Above [PICS]

Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand will bring his work to the United States for the first time in 2009. Aiming to inspire people to think globally about sustainable living, Arthus-Bertrand has been photographing unique views of our planet, seen from the sky, since 1994 - and has produced an exhibit of over 150 4-ft. by 6-ft. prints

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6 Famous Unsolved Mysteries (With Really Obvious Solutions)

At the heart of pretty much every 'paranormal' phenomenon you find some lonely, attention-seeking soul, or several of them, willing to put a spooky little twist on an otherwise boring story. But it usually doesn't take a whole lot of examination to find the truth.

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5 Great Science Books to Expand Your Mind

One of the great discoveries of modern science was the realization of how interconnected the world is. The deterministic, Newtonian view of a clockwork Universe was replaced by the much more dynamic, uncertain and entangled world of Quantum Mechanics.

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Down The Mountain

Awesome downhill mountain biking.

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Original Locations of 15 Mega-Chains (pics)

All these ubiquitous chains started somewhere with only one location, so if you ever wanted to know where to go to shake your fist in the air to curse the strip-malling of America, these 15 locations below would be a good start. Awesome Pics of 15 Giants of retail and their humble beginnings!

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Fascinating look at the tortured mind of a Stock Trader

This is a really funny window into the mind of a Stock Trader

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Ron Paul: Buying bad debt is the wrong solution

Two days after the House rejected the $700 billion bailout bill, the Senate is set to vote on the rescue plan for financial institutions.

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