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Newly Discovered Brazilian Monkey At Risk
It?s tiny and cute, with a mottled back, a long tail and bright, curious eyes. The Mura saddleback tamarin was just discovered in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon, but already, its future is in question thanks to the ever-growing presence of humans in its habitat.
What to expect from the next version of Ubuntu
Due October, Karmic Koala is taking cloud computing seriously. You can generally get an inclination of what Ubuntu is going to feel like from the name, and we think the Karmic Koala is going to be more of an interim release than a major overhaul.
The USB Powered Chainsaw: Best. USB Peripheral. Ever.
Boss got you thirsty for blood? Need a way to cut trees while still remaining active on Digg? Really into bringing weapons to the office? Attention Dwight Shrute -- we know what you're getting for Christmas. Meet the iSaw, the world's first USB powered chainsaw. Yes, you read that right.
NY Times: 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe (The Last Pontiac)
The new targa-top Solstice is the last of the Pontiacs, the final breath of a brand that failed to adapt to a changing world.
Best Fast Food Values: Dollar Menus to donuts
100,000 readers voted and chose the fast food items - from burgers and fries to coffee - that deliver the best bang for the buck.
Fantastic Fire Round Up: Photography, Illustration and Logos
Fire, the most intriguing of the four elements, has a visual representation that's very powerful and is consistently the core of many artworks. Working with fire in photography, illlustration, and logo design has become an art in and of itself. Here are some awesome examples of using fire in such an artistic manner.
Hackers Undermine Piracy Evidence With Hadopi Router
Yesterday we reported that a provision in the revamped French ?3 strikes? bill will allow for the punishment of ISP account holders for the copyright infringing actions of others. Now a group of hackers has set out to compromise WiFi routers en masse, in order to create an environment of plausible deniability.
TN Man Travels 1,774 Miles to Phoenix in Mule-Powered Cart
The only one who wanted to come with him on the slowest cross-country trip in recent history was his dog, Britt.
Plum TV Fires Victim of Police Brutality
A Greenpoint woman's altercation with a police officer over carrying her sick dog through the subway has put her out of a job. While carrying her sick dog out of the subway Chrissie Brodigan was arrested by Officer Joel Witriol who grabbed her breasts and punched her in the back.
The World's Hardest-Hit Economies
To find the hardest hit countries, we created a misery indexof countries with the fastest shrinking economies, the worst inflation rates and diminishing purchasing power.
Reading The Rule Book of Baseball
One of the problems most people have when trying to interpret, or understand, baseball rules is that the rules aren't necessarily guided by what is considered common sense.
10 Wind Turbines Pushing the Limits of Design
Here are 10 incredible wind turbine designs that will 'blow' your mind... Photos and videos included
Grizzlies' owner, Iverson's agent in contract talks
Free agent Allen Iverson is in talks with the Memphis Grizzlies about a new contract, but owner Michael Heisley said Wednesday that talks between the team and the 10-time All-Star are only in the preliminary stages.
AIG Is Preparing to Pay Millions More in Bonuses
WashingtonPost.com ? American International Group is preparing to pay millions of dollars more in bonuses to several dozen top corporate executives after an earlier round of payments four months ago set off a national furor.
6.0 Earthquake in China Injures Over 300 People
State media says an earthquake has rocked southwestern China and injured at least 336 people. The Xinhua News Agency said the magnitude-6.0 quake in Yunnan province damaged some 2,700 homes on Thursday night.
Top 10 Poisonous Plants
They look so pretty, but they could kill you.
Looking Back on the Harry Potter Films ... So Far
By now there can?t be too many people who haven?t heard of Harry Potter or seen one of the movies based on J.K. Rowling?s books. The latest film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is set to open worldwide on July 15 and promises to be much darker than its predecessors. Here is a look back at the first five Harry Potter films.
Photos Where Black People Were Photoshopped In Or Out
For some reason, black people and white people still don't seem to like taking photographs together. Which makes it awfully difficult when a magazine, newspaper or brochure wants to demonstrate diversity.
Corporate Branding Races to iPhone Apps: Winners and Losers
Corporations are scrambling and fighting for the business in poor economy. Some companies are successful in marketing or branding with the iPhones and some fail miserably, tarnishing what used to be a good reputation.
ADN Confirms: Palin's Story Doesn't Hold Up
A large chunk of that work went into the personnel board "Troopergate" investigation, which Palin herself initiated on the grounds that a legislation investigation was politicized. Only three of the ethics complaints are still pending, a fact that makes Palin's explanation seem even less sensible.
20 Totally Overused Words in Game Names
There are roughly a million officially recognized words in the English language, but these 20 crop up everywhere when it comes to naming video games. Is it due to a lack of originality or just a set of universal themes? Flip open your dictionaries and join us for a definitive look at the most overused words in game names.
The 25 Best Salesmen in Movies
Coffee is for closers ?
Ohio.com - Akron police investigate teen mob attack on famil
A bunch of punks
I wanted slippers, but I got a bondage catalogue
A home shopper who ordered a pair of slippers and was shocked to receive an explicit catalogue for sex aids and erotic clothing should not have been sent the unsolicited advertising, a watchdog ruled.
Mojave Desert DOD Project Tests SmartGrid Concepts [graphic]
The Department of Defense and GE are teaming up to prototype a Micro SmartGrid. Utilizing the vast Twentynine Palms Base, a Marine Corps Combat Center that occupies 932 square miles in the southern Mojave Desert, the project will test the viability of intelligent microgrids -- which are basically smart, site-specific power grids.
States Look To Cigarettes To Bridge Budget Gaps
As state legislatures struggle with big budget deficits, some are looking to smokers to help balance the books. But as the number of smokers declines nationwide, analysts warn that tobacco taxes are a declining source of revenue.
Think soy is the ultimate health food? Not so fast.
Too much may just be too much of a good thing.
Ghostbusters: Our Parallel Dimension's Most Quotable Movie
Do you believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis?
Michael Phelps Breaks 100 Fly World Record at US Nationals
The 14-time Olympic gold medalist swam the two-lap final in 50.22 seconds at the Indiana University Natatorium on Thursday night. He lowered Ian Crocker's mark of 50.40 set at the 2005 world championships in Montreal.
5 of the Most Hated Games From Top Franchises
Mistakes are easy to come by when you're the owner of a popular video game franchise. The sheer number of sales Mario's face can wield would drive weak men to make greedy and stupid decisions. Every now and then big name franchise duds happen. I'm sure Miyamoto gives himself a facepalm every time someone mentions "Hotel Mario".
I'm Not a Crook and 505 Other Richard Nixon Gems [Audio]
Richard Nixon: "There are times when abortions are necessary, I know that, you know that's when you have a black and a white." Colson: "Or rape."
New More Prominent Twitter Ads Spotted
Friendfeed user Alphaxion just posted a screenshot of a Firefox ad placed above his stream on the Twitter.com homepage.Previous to this there had been reports of ads appearing the twitter.com sidebar, but this is without question the most prominent ad placement yet.
Avs Joe Sakic announces retirement after 20 seasons
Longtime Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic officially retired on Thursday after 20 seasons and two Stanley Cup titles. The 40-year-old Sakic has been the face of the franchise since the team moved to Denver in 1995.
How Real Is 'Bruno'?
An exclusive look at a small Southern town presented as a hotbed of homophobia in the film.
New Robot Designed to Remove Trash & Pollution From Water
The WatCleaner has detectors on the bottom that monitor water for pollution, everything from basic garbage to oil, and clean the water. Absorbent socks on the top of the WatCleaner absorb oil and cleanse it.
Best shirt for a graduation [PIC]
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7 "Flying" Animals (Besides Birds, Bugs, & Bats)
Flying snakes? Oh yes.
Ancient supernova is oldest and most distant found
The calculated distance of the newly discovered blast suggests it occurred 10.7 billion years ago ? about 1.5 billion years earlier than the previous record holder and detonated just 3 billion years after the big bang.
Family Forced to Move Due to Neighbor's Loud Sex
The Thompsons say they have been woken repeatedly in the night since the amorous middle-aged couple moved next door to their home five weeks ago.
Stephen Colbert to Give ASU Commencement?
The class of 2009 had Obama, but Arizona State University's class of 2010 is recruiting the leader of a different sort of nation to deliver their commencement address: The Colbert Nation.
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