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Sears Tower to Be Revamped to Produce Most of Its Own Power
The 1970s-era modernist building in Chicago will undergo a $350 million green retrofit, which includes the installation of wind turbines on its roof.
'I took a decision to go back to find the woman I raped.'
Dumisani Rebombo and his friend raped a young girl in their village in South Africa when they were teenagers.
The Worst Consequences of Drinking on the Big Screen - Movie
Nine worst consequences.
More speculation over Facebook: The Movie
A movie about the duo behind Facebook is in the works, with Aaron 'West Wing' Sorkin writing. However, the rumour mill is a churning and some interesting names have been attached to the project.
Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly
We finally received the official word on Windows 7 pricing. For the most part, people itching to upgrade immediately or buy a new Win 7 machine are in luck.
All Major Networks Plan Michael Jackson Tribute Tonight
Hollywood Reporter - ABC, CBS and NBC (and maybe Fox) are reworking their primetime lineups tonight for the King of Pop.
Which Movies Would Have Snagged The 5 Extra Noms Last Year?
Everyone seems to think that the Academy?s expansion of the Best Picture category to ten nominees is a direct rebuttal to last year?s crop. So, then, it?s reasonable to ask: Had this rule been around last year, what additional five nominees would have been added to the category?
Mummified 'Lady' Was Actually a Man
A scan performed at a suburban New York City hospital shows an ancient Egyptian mummy thought for centuries to be a woman is a man.
Science Still Cannot Explain Why Women Sleep Around
The accepted wisdom is that females mate with many men because they can choose which sperm fertilize their eggs after mating. So if multiple mating does not award females with genetic benefits, what exactly does it all wore them with? Is it possible that they're sleeping around just for fun?
Guards are the worst prison-rapists!!
The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission final report is grim reading, especially the finding that prisoners report more rape committed by guards than by other prisoners.
Comprehensive List of Nickelodeon Compounds
Nickelodeon Compound is the name given to several molding substances created and sold by Nickelodeon (TV channel) and Mattel in the 1990s. Like most molding compounds, they could be kept in their container to retain plasticity, or molded and allowed to harden overnight. They featured a wide variety of compounds with different attributes.
Snoop Dog & Buzz Aldrin Team up for a Rap Song....Seriously
It was probably one small step for Snoop Dogg but it was one giant leap for Buzz Aldrin when he teamed up with the hip-hop artist to record a rap single.
The 8 ***** Transformer Disguises
Robots In (***** ) Disguise!
Classic Michael Jackson Videos
Michael Jacksons YouTube channel has all of his most popular videos, some have been viewed tens of millions of times. There's Thriller, Don't Stop, Bad, Smooth Criminal, Beat it and more.
$1,000,000,000,000.00 Health Bill Possible
A bipartisan group of senators at work on health care reported progress Thursday in holding the cost of legislation to their $1 trillion target, but Republicans quickly added there was no agreement on even the outlines of a bill.
9 High Res Photos/Concept Art From Tim Burton's 'Alice'
Walt Disney Pictures has released 9 new images from Tim Burton?s upcoming adaptation of the popular novel for your viewing pleasure.
Meet the 2ft Teenager Set To Become World's Smallest Man
At just two feet tall, Khagendra Thapa Magar is just four months away from being named the world's smallest man.
7 Solar Sensations: From Your Pocket to the Sky
The sky would be the limit if it were possible to effectively harness the power of the sun. That's not the case yet. But now that President Barack Obama and other world leaders are committing to developing green technology, experts say we could be getting closer. Phones, Planes, Cars and More Harness Energy from the Sun.
The Pirate Bay to Sue Sweden for Human Rights Violations
Today the Swedish Appeal Court decided that the judge who handled the Pirate Bay trial was not biased, despite his membership of several pro-copyright organizations. In true Pirate Bay style spokesman Peter Sunde responded full force, and says they are ready to sue Sweden for human rights violations.
4 Direct-to-DVD Van Damme Films That Will Explode Your Balls
Jean-Claude Van Damme is arguably our country's greatest President. He has a fight record of 4078-0 with 831 no contests due to Doing the Splits and Punching Balls. He gets a boner on
Coach Fines Himself $10,000 After Drunken Night Out
Insert Tony LaRussa joke... Here!
Is TripAdvisor.com one big joke?
TripAdvisor's messy, user-generated system is increasingly under fire for fomenting propaganda. The objections are piling on so quickly that the Web site has placed disclaimers on at least 92 hotel pages.
The 10 Most Important Technologies of Modern World History
In the last 200 years, a series of inventions have changed the modern world in a way that we can never go back. From the automobile to atomic power, the light bulb to the internet, these technological advancements have taken us a step closer to a singularity-- and hopefully a step closer to a more evolved human race as well.
Late Tycoon Burned Money for Fun
A Hong Kong bartender-turned-feng shui master who is fighting for the US$13 billion ($19 billion) estate of Nina Wang said in court Thursday that he and the eccentric tycoon burned money for fun.On the second day of his testimony in the epic court battle over Wang?s will, Tony Chan denied having advised Wang to burn real banknotes.
8 Crazy Condiments
You had me at Baconnaise...
5 Ways Social Media Can Do Good
We could say we know that a big proportion of all economic activity is social or altruistic, we just don?t know how big.
EFF sues for publication of FBI domestic surveillance manual
If you wanted to know what guidelines the FBI sets for itself internally to govern the surveillance of US citizens, you'd be out of luck. The document that the FBI looks to for guidance in protecting your civil liberties from its own snooping is itself a secret, so the EFF has filed suit to have it released.
Ryanair Goes Too Far
Not content with charging for having baggage at all, now Ryanair want passengers to carry their own baggage to the aircraft too.
Immigration: Subway Crash Victim's Family Getting Hate Calls
Not all of the calls to the family of Ana Fernandez, 1 of 9 confirmed dead passengers from Monday's Metro crash, have been well-wishing. Some callers read a Hispanic last name, read that she is from El Salvador, and called her sister and children to badger them with cable news-esque spittle about their dead family member's immigration status.
Nigerian scam disguised as a puppy sale
"I didn't think they'd use puppies," she said.
U.S. economy contracts less but jobless claims up
The U.S. economy shrank slightly less in early 2009 than previously thought, the government reported on Thursday, though there was widespread weakness in activity and demand was soft. Gross domestic...
Michael Jackson Dies
RIP
New cancer drug 'shows promise'
Olaparib was given to 19 patients with inherited forms of advanced breast, ovarian and prostate cancers caused by mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
Bodies of Air France Captain, Steward Found
Search crews have recovered the bodies of the flight captain and a steward from the Air France flight that crashed off the coast of Brazil. The two flight members are among the victims that have been identified, Air France said in a statement Thursday.
Lakers Sell First Round Draft Pick To The Knicks For $3M
The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers have sold the No. 29 pick in the first round of the NBA draft to the New York Knicks for $3 million, multiple sources told ESPN.com.
The 30 Greatest Gangster Movies
A collection of the 30 best mobsters, molls, heavies & hoods. It's an offer you can't refuse.
Jacko Rushed to the Hospital for Cardiac Arrest
We've just learned Michael Jackson was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Los Angeles ... and we're told it was cardiac arrest and that paramedics administered CPR in the ambulance.
Turns out almost every technology 'is like crack'
The Crackberry is the least of it. When people are searching for a simile to describe addiction to a particular technology or Web site, nothing feeds that need quite "like crack."
Water on Enceladus?
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus could contain watery underground caverns, forming a potential home for alien life, say scientists.
LEGAL KOMBAT! Midway Sued Over Mortal Kombat Rights
Lawrence Kasanoff, the producer behind the Mortal Kombat movies, television show, and animated series has filed suit against Midway in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in order to make sure he retains series milking rights. This battle will not end in FRIENDSHIP.
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