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The Progressive Alliance:United We Must Stand | NEWS JUNKIE
There Are Many Ways Of Moving Forward, But Only One Way Of Standing Still -FDR. The battle for change did not end with the election, in fact it has only grown more intense. Everyone has their own particular issue that they need addressed, but unless every progressive group stays active and helps each other out, nothing meaningful will get done.
Top Products For Smuggling Alcohol Into Venues
There's food in beer, but no beer in food. Because in just a few hours the mid-summer classic will commence, and because you probably spent so much money.
Harry Potter Movie Review
It?s already sold out hundreds of theaters across the country, but is it worth it? There will be no spoilers in this review, so you can all just calm down.
7 Gadgets From Movies Every Human Alive Wants
We decided to fuse the two together to bring you ?7 Gadgets From Movies Every Human Alive Wants?. Trust me, you?ll definitely want some of these gadgets
Pickens to Sell Off 667 Wind Turbines
The plan to build a 4,000 MW wind farm in Texas is on hold and Pickens is trying to sell off the turbines ordered for phase one. That's a lot of turbines!
Lower IQ Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Deaths
Scottish researchers analyzed data on 4,289 former U.S. soldiers, and found that IQ accounted for more than 20% of the difference in heart disease & stroke deaths between people of high and low socioeconomic status. This was in addition to well-established cardiovascular disease risk factors such as obesity and smoking....
Plug being pulled on WBCN, Boston' rock radio pioneer
For decades, WBCN carried a reputation as perhaps the most progressive commercial rock station in the country, featuring such well-known air personalities as Charles Laquidara, with his ?The Big Mattress? morning show, Danny Schechter the News Dissector, and J. Geils Band lead singer Peter Wolf, who worked as a DJ there. The end is slated Aug. 13.
No Sex, Please: Ukraine Bans Bruno
Baron Cohen's comedy may be raking it in at the U.S. box office, but the Ukrainian Culture Ministry has failed to see the funny side. It has decided that Bruno's edgy parody of homophobia, with its numerous risque sex scenes, is too much for Ukrainian citizens to handle and has nixed the film's distribution. Maksym Rostotskiy, a member of the Minis
Motherly Love: Mom Helps Son Dispose of Girlfriend's Corpse
Let's talk about family values, folks. Nothing says family love like helping one another dispose of a corpse when times are tough. A Wisconsin mom is accused of helping her 36-year-old son dispose of his girlfriend's body after he strangled her to death. She is jailed and charged with assisting a felon and helping mutilate a corpse.
Bringing your iPhone to the States? Your options are limited
The iPhone seems like it should be the perfect companion for the international traveler. Not only can it make phone calls in pretty much any country, it can also help keep you entertained on long flights.
Recreating 'Star Wars' on the Web, 15 Seconds at a Time
Casey Pugh, an enterprising blogger and Vimeo employee, has embarked on an auspicious film project bringing together hundreds of amateur contributors on Vimeo to recreate 'Star Wars,' piece by piece.
Drunk Teacher Climbs into Trash Bin, gets Crushed to Death
The man crushed to death by a Brighton bin lorry was a respected math teacher and rugby coach.
Bentley Holds First Garage Sale
For two days, September 26 and 27, the Bentley is having what can only be called a garage sale. Bentley itself calls it a "one-off parts and accessories sales fair," to be held at its warehouse outside Crewe.
Ontario Paying $10,000 in Incentives for Plug-In Hybrids
The government of Ontario is announcing some pretty substantial incentives for EVs today. Premier Dalton McGuinty said that people who purchase a plug-in hybrid or battery electric car after July 1st of next year will receive rebates of between $4,000 and $10,000.
Survival in the wild: great escapes from nature
British backpacker Jamie Neale was found after surviving 11 days in the Australian outback.
Visa Charges Man $23,148,855,308,184,500 for Cigarettes
A "small number" of Visa cardholders were surprised to find that recent purchases cost them a little more than expected ? $23 quadrillion, plus change.
Man Ticketed for Honking TOO Much for Peace
Police say it's one thing to honk for peace and it's a ticket-worthy offense if it's extreme honking for peace.
Feds: Would-be Satellite TV Pirate Offered $250,000 Reward
A would-be satellite TV pirate was arrested after offering a $250,000 reward for secret code from a satellite TV smartcard, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Monday. Jung Kwak allegedly conspired with two others to hire someone to break the latest encryption scheme used by Echostar?s Dish Network.
Breaking: Apple Blocks iTunes Sync on the Palm Pre
Apple has blocked the Palm Pre from syncing with iTunes with its latest iTunes 8.2.1 update.
The 6 Most Unfortunate HBO Cancellations
Though HBO tends to have the best shows on television, occasionally a show meets its unfortunate end prematurely. These are some of those shows.
9 of the Best Actresses to Tackle Potential Video Game Roles
Hollywood is always prying its head into the video game industry to attempt and poach some of our favorite stories for their own personal and unoriginal profit. And since they've begun, we've seen plenty of bad video games movies, but none that stand out in all elements.
Dave Chapelle gives free midnight show to fans in Portland,
The comedian treated lucky fans in Portland, Oregon to a free show early Wednesday morning.
14 Music Flops and Comebacks
In America, we are in love with polar-opposite things: the fall from grace and the comeback. Music is definitely no stranger to either phenomena. After all, most major artists have either an album that didn?t sell as many copies as projected, or at the very least an album they would like to forget.
Ubuntu?s Karmic Koala Needs You!
The Canonical Design team is currently running a contest for beautiful desktop wallpapers for its upcoming Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 scheduled to be released in October 2009. They have created a photo pool on Flickr where you can submit or just browse proposed background
Potter Witching Hour: Harry Breaks All-Time Midnight Record
Harry Potter went big, really big...
10 Tips to Help Conserve iPhone Battery Life
The iPhone, thanks to its expanded capabilities, gets used more ? and this additional use over a standard cell phone leads to faster battery depletion. But fear not. There are steps to take that will prolong the run time for your iPhone, allowing you to have your cake and look it up on the web too.
Amtrak Unveils First Rail Car Funded by Stimulus
This Shiny Amtrak Car Brought to You by... You. Amtrak has wasted little time using its $1.3 billion slice of the federal stimulus package, unveiling the first of 81 passenger cars to be restored with the help of economic recovery funds.
Color-Coded Terror Alert System May Be Replaced By Obama
WASHINGTON ? The Obama administration has begun a review that could spell the end of the color-coded terrorism advisories, long derided by late night TV comics and portrayed by some Democrats as a tool for Bush administration political manipulation.
12 Emerging Technologies That Will Make You A Cyborg
The following are twelve advances in science that will eventually take us from ?mere human? to ?super human?.
Toddler starved for not saying Amen after meals
Two women members of a fanatical religious cult are accused of starving a toddler to death after the boy refused to say 'Amen' after meals.
CIA's Secret Plan, Revealed
How long does it take for the CIA to declare an operation infeasible? In the case of stealth assassinations of al Qaeda leaders. As it turns out, the initiative's label as "sporadic" and "embryonic" is what justified it being kept secret from Congress.........................
Ultimate 11 Worst Movie Sequels
Well summer is half and over and we've found ourselves knee deep in summer blockbusters. This week we thought we pay tribute to one of our least favorite aspects of movie making, "The Sequel".
Steven Soderbergh: The End of My Career May Be Near
As we all know, Soderbergh has encountered endless problems recently, both with Moneyball, which Sony kicked him off of, and that rock 'n roll Cleopatra musical he wanted to do. But it sounds like it was Che that really took the most out of him.
Europe's New Space Truck Takes Shape
Europe's next space freighter - Johannes Kepler - is being built for a mission to re-supply the space station in 2010.
DIY Earthquake: Testing a (Wooden) Shake-Proof Home
New designs for big buildings may help make cheap materials like wood as earthquake-proof as expensive ones. But first, researchers have to test the designs first....by making an earthquake in the world's largest shake lab.
Bruins to host Flyers at Fenway Park for Winter Classic
The home of the Boston Red Sox will finally host a National Hockey League game. The NHL announced on Wednesday that the 2009-2010 regular season schedule would be highlighted by a matchup at Boston's Fenway Park between the Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 1.
Anti-Drug Groups Give Up on Trying to Stop Marijuana
Over the several years, without many people realizing it, the U.S. government has changed the focus of its anti-drug efforts, deemphasizing marijuana in favor of prescription drugs. A CBS News survey of government and nonprofit anti-drug groups has found a retreat from anti-marijuana campaigns over the past several years.
The Great White Flight: Folks Fleeing MySpace for Facebook
Last week, a study showing that older folks have flocked to Facebook was all over the news. But word of an even more provocative trend waits in the wings: white flight from MySpace to Facebook. " MySpace has become the "'ghetto' of the digital landscape".
20 Brands & Products That Died In 2009
2009 is 50% over, but has already left a decade?s worth of brand carnage in its wake. In May alone, 376 companies per day sought protection from creditors in bankruptcy court, according to Aacer?s court records.
Handicapped? Expecting Mother? Hybrid Vehicle Owner ...WTF!
No need to borrow (steal) grandmas handicapped pass for a premium parking space. Just get a hybrid!
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