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March 29 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31177 diggsTiVo has taken its sweet time to build its latest DVR, TiVo Premiere, which takes most of what was good with the TiVo HD and updates it with new hardware and software. The TiVo Premiere is a Series4 DVR and features a 320GB hard drive, good for about 45 hours of HD programming, or more than 400 hours of standard-def recordings. 167 diggsFour employees of the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, including an Australian citizen, were convicted by a Chinese court and sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison. 315 diggsAnd then we feel flustered and slightly shamed when we encounter the subjects of our erotic dreams in real life. 186 diggsDo you have an Internet connection, some free time and a penchant for staring off into space? Then Galaxy Zoo needs you. 234 diggsDownloading content is becoming increasingly big business for the online retailer, which already has download offerings for its Kindle eBook, MP3 music and movies. 106 diggsThe number of people trapped underground after a coal mine flooding in north China's Shanxi Province was revised -- for a second time -- to 153 from 123, rescuers said late Sunday night. 261 diggs 356 diggsBoeing bending the wings upwards of its new 787 Dreamliner for the final stages of its static test. 170 diggsThe opportunity to save tens of thousands of HIV patients with a simple, cheap, drug treatment is being missed, say researchers. 171 diggsA new programme from the world's largest single buyer of condoms could boost rubber tapping and reduce deforestation. 269 diggsThe latest images from Moscow, where co-ordinated bomb attacks on the city's bustling underground system have killed dozens. 88 diggsWarner Bros Entertainment UK is recruiting tech-savvy students to help the company with their anti-piracy efforts. During the 12 month internship the students will have to maintain accounts at private BitTorrent sites, develop link-scanning bots, make trap purchases and perform various other anti-piracy tasks. 142 diggsSANDY HOOK, Ky. -- Tom Payne has had a long time to search for an answer to the question. More than 40 years ago, he became one of the historic figures in the history of college basketball -- of all sports, perhaps -- when he became the first black player at the University of Kentucky 336 diggsThe president and his supporters, historians will note, were equally shortsighted and self-centered—though their quest was for political glory, not financial gain. 82 diggsESA's Maxus-8 sounding rocket was launched last week from Kiruna in northern Sweden carrying four microgravity research modules on a hectic 12-minute space voyage. The ultimate results may include improved turbine blades for aircraft engines. 124 diggsThe Undertaker pinned Shawn Michaels after two Tombstone piledrivers at WWE WrestleMania 26. The Streak vs. Career Match finished out one of the best WrestleMania events in years and stole the show for the second year in a row. Sadly, the show finished with the end of the career of Shawn Michaels. 314 diggsYour very existence completely mortifies women. 92 diggsA sold-out concert by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at House of Blues in Cleveland came to an abrupt end Sunday night when 50 Cleveland police officers descended on the venue and took a member of the Grammy-winning hip-hop group into custody. 507 diggsDespite what you may have heard from the liberal media, America has very much won its recent, God-sanctioned wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Angry Allah loses again! 115 diggsThe proof was in the pudding. 99 diggsIt was meant to be an imaginative way of highlighting how easy it is to break into people's homes – but police today faced criticism for posing as burglars and sneaking into the homes of unsuspecting residents and collecting valuables in "swag bags". 379 diggsEver since health care passed, the president is getting comfortable with flexing his muscles. Peter Beinart on the rise of the liberal Reagan. 147 diggsA specific region of the brain could be responsible for the human ability to resist temptation, a new study says. 296 diggsAt the world's current population, about 57 million people die each year. Smoking contributes to six of the top eight killers; snuff the butts, and you stop many of the deaths 176 diggsNow, there’s more reasons to believe iPad sales so far have been phenomenal. According to Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty, Asian suppliers have revised their shipping forecasts for the iPad, and they now expect to ship 8-10 million devices by the end of 2010. 104 diggsOn the streets commentary from New Jersey salons talking about the controversial 10 percent tax on tanning salons in the federal health care overhaul. 108 diggsMore than seven years ago, a suspected Afghan militant was brought to a dimly lit CIA compound northeast of the airport in Kabul. The CIA called it the Salt Pit. Inmates knew it as the dark prison. 207 diggsFinally, the game that started the Kart frenzy will make its way onto the Wii Shop Channel on April 2nd. The game was originally released a mere seventeen years ago bringing all the breathtaking Mode 7 graphics. 247 diggsBarron's estimates a healthy Jobs accounts for $25 billion of Apple's market value. 127 diggsControlling the way liquids spread across a surface is important for a wide variety of technologies, including DNA microarrays for medical research, inkjet printers and digital lab-on-a-chip systems. But until now, the designers of such devices could only control how much the liquid ... 205 diggsA CHEEKY brewer has won the right to market a beer named after the Austrian village of F**king. 104 diggsWhat if the Tea Party ruled? Imagine a land, let's call it Glennbeckistan, where white, patriarchal, religiously zealous, Tea Party-type patriots hold a super-majority in both houses of the legislature ... It's a place where gun-ownership trumps all other rights ... and miscarriage can be investigated as a potential crime. Welcome to Utah. 256 diggsEveryone seems to be up in arms about a fight that developers and publishers have been engaged in since the birth of the video game, well really since the birth of recording equipment. Are these people justified in their arguments? 224 diggsDespite their acting or singing talents which brought them the spotlight to begin with, celebrities' personalities don't always shine so bright. 185 diggsThere have been numerous myths, mysteries and conspiracies dating from the dawn of the civilization to the advanced world. 264 diggsDeath by hamburgers? Most likely. If you ate every single one of these delicious looking hamburgers, you'd definitely be bound for a cardiac arrest. We hope you die happy! 158 diggsThe largest recorded die-off of great whales has experts trying to figure out the unknown cause of death. 158 diggsTen managed to earn more in 2009 -- some despite lousy financials -- while 12 took compensation cuts. And, of course, there’s Steve Jobs and his dollar. 84 diggsWASHINGTON: Thousands of mothers and fathers polled as part of the report believe that those running American homes, such as themselves, cannot be trusted to keep their kids safe. "Simply put, it's not the job of parents to raise these kids," said one parent. 94 diggsScientists are building a levitation chamber to suspend a drop of liquid and watch its atoms as it cools into glass. 202 diggsThe Daily Caller's Jonathan Strong has basically won the morning with a story about RNC Chairman Michael Steele's lavish lifestyle on the road. Strong reports that Steele 'once raised the possibility of using party money to buy a private jet for his travel,' and has run up some substantial tabs at some of our nation's nicest hotels 178 diggsStar Wars meets Jay-Z. He’s got 99 problems but a Jedi ain’t one. 116 diggsWanted: Luxury-loving couples available to globetrot for six months and get paid to test out the most romantic wedding and honeymoon destinations around the world. Why not? 223 diggsI don't remember my first time, though. I was probably in Europe and it just happened--I stuck out my thumb and got a free ride. It was so easy and I was so hooked. Others chased drugs and girls but I chased cars. Free travel is addictive. 130 diggsAccording to research from Symantec, nearly 30 percent of all malicious attacks came from China — with 21.3 percent from Shaoxing alone. Runner-up to the crown was Taipei, at 16.5 percent, with London taking the bronze at 14.8 percent.That's just one of th 161 diggsScientists have found the first evidence that tyrannosaur dinosaurs - relatives of the famous T. rex - existed in the southern hemisphere. 220 diggsLap dances were a mere $5, and the "VIP special" came in at the low, low price of $20. 246 diggsWe can all agree that it is annoying to have to turn your phone off when you board a plane, but do you know why you have to do it? 274 diggsA recently discovered hardware device, for sale to law-enforcement agencies, has raised concerns about the security of SSL. The encryption itself is secure: the weak link is the trust placed in Certificate Authorities, trust which they might not deserve. 225 diggsThis is the definition of "one-hitter quitter". This caviar is high-grade marijuana, with between 5 and 20 percent THC, infused with 30 to 80 percent THC hash oil. It also burns for long periods of time. This nice blend will set you back around sixty per gram, but it's worth every penny. =) 268 diggsPresident Obama will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day, at Nationals Park continuing a tradition that began 100 years ago and making him the second sitting president to throw the pitch since baseball returned to Washington in 2005. 140 diggsSources are saying that CBS tried to hire Conan O'Brien to host this year's Tony Awards on June 13th. But he had to turn down the offer because of the restrictions NBC put on his activities until September 1st. However, "Team NBC" says that's not true, and starts war-of-words with "Team Conan", saying it's BS that he can't perform hosting gigs. 119 diggsThis is just about the best cat product invention I’ve ever seen. Inventor Mathew Newton devised this DIY internet-enabled cat feeder, which has a full web interface that lets you control when kibble drops down into the bowls. It even streams a video feed of what’s going on at home. 113 diggsA short list of the most unbreakable, but lesser-known records in sports. 198 diggsFor college students, studying abroad can have both personal and professional pay-offs (not to mention the fun of pub-hopping in a foreign country). Despite the weak American dollar and the rising cost of higher education, students are still finding ways to study abroad and minimize costs in the process. 58 diggsToday, a two-count complaint and warrant1 was filed charging Norman Leboon with threatening to kill United States Congressman Eric Cantor and his family, and threatening to kill Congressman Eric Cantor, who is an official of the United States, announced United States Attorney Michael L. Levy and FBI Special Agent in Charge Jan Fedarcyk. 259 diggsThe CBO is forecasting that the Social Security system will pay more in benefits than it collects in payroll taxes this year. This watershed moment wasn't expected for another six years, but the recession has accelerated the timetable by putting millions of Americans out of work meaning they've stopped paying into the system. 152 diggsOn this week's South Park, opinions are split when medical marijuana comes to town. Randy does everything he can to get a prescription, but Cartman is upset to find his beloved KFC replaced by a pot dispensary. 331 diggsWhile he is certainly the slow and steady fire, Tim Duncan is not a good enough player to be considered one of the best. Only a few NBA players can make a case for cracking the top ten of all time, and Tim Duncan is not on that list. 161 diggsIt looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for the film version of The Hobbit, with all the evidence currently pointing to a delay in principal ... 102 diggsA British expatriate in Dubai is facing jail and deportation after being accused of making a single-finger gesture in an argument. 147 diggsA team of archaeologists have unearthed five chamber tombs at Ayia Sotira, a cemetery in the Nemea Valley in Greece, just a few hours walk from the ancient city of Mycenae. The tombs date from 1350 – 1200 BC, the era in which Mycenae thrived as a major centre of Greek civilization. 219 diggsArchaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old door to the afterlife from the tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian official near Karnak temple in Luxor. 123 diggsNearly five months after OS X 10.6.2 hit the pipes (and just seven months after 10.6.1), Apple has updated its Snow Leopard operating system. 307 diggsI have no idea what district would allow such material to be portrayed by children, but I wish my old school was this cool. 102 diggsA new FBI terrorism case provides a rare nugget of intelligence about Osama bin Laden: the Al Qaeda leader is alive, well, and personally “giving the orders” for the terror group’s operations, according to comments made by an alleged American Al Qaeda operative on a secret bureau recording. 230 diggsLast week, Adm. Robert Willard, the head of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), made an alarming, but little-noticed disclosure. China, he told legislators, was “developing and testing a conventional anti-ship ballistic missile based on the DF-21/CSS-5 [medium-range ballistic missile] designed specifically to target aircraft carriers.” 204 diggsIt is time to discard the word euthanasia because it mixes ideas and values that confuses the debate about dying, states an editorial in CMAJ.............. 186 diggsJust over half of younger, prospective iPad buyers would rather have a netbook or notebook than the Apple tablet. 276 diggsIn a mere 12 minutes, this video about Japan covers everything from its strange cultural mores to its equally strange economy. Before you get hung up on the ugly caricatures of Japan people and exclaim racism, consider: The creator, Kenichi Tanaka, says, "By the way, please don't call me racist, because I am one of short, small eyes Japanese." 198 diggsBack in the day, political correctness in advertising didn't exist. 107 diggsSchoolkids have "the dog ate my homework." Now Amazon.com has its own ridiculous excuse for failing to deliver: the alligator ate it. 274 diggsThe year was 1951 – the height of the Cold War – and in the sleepy, scenic town of Pont-Saint-Esprit in southern France, a beautiful summer’s morning was about to get ugly. 153 diggsSheriff John Rutherford said five officers fired 42 shots at the unnamed suspect as he tried to drive away in the car. 71 diggsScientists confirm that there is no slowing of the Gulf Stream ocean current, as predicted by some models of climate change. Commence Flame War in 5....4....3.... 189 diggsDon't you hate it when something breaks just after the warranty runs out? Or what about that new electronic gadget that fails to work with your old accessories from the same manufacturer? Some of these infuriating problems were caused on purpose, by product designers practicing "planned obsolescence." Read on for some infuriating examples... 93 diggsThe Blue Devils had reached the Final Four 10 times under Mike Krzyzewski before Sunday – but all of those appearances were before 2004. By winning the South Regional, Duke ended a five-year drought and Coach K. silenced his critics. 441 diggsWhat Gerard Butler is doing to Jennifer Aniston in this picture is fitting, because its exactly what the couple did to everybody who forked over $10 to see their new movie, Bounty Hunter. 126 diggsTwo female bombers set off bombs in two underground metro stations, re-igniting fears of terrorism in Russia 173 diggsDeveloped and powered by Vitrue, the new page puts the App Store inside Facebook — making it easy to search for apps, share them with friends, find out which apps are hot right now and which are deemed “essential” by the iTunes editors. 257 diggsThousands make their way to Hetauda community eye hospital, about 18 miles south of Katmandu, Nepal. Those who have lost their site & have never seen a doctor before, traveled for days by bicycle, motorbike, bus & even on their relatives’ backs to reach Dr. Sanduk Ruit’s mobile eye camp. Ruit estimates sight has been restored to 3-4 million people. 127 diggs want a 9 car garage and be able to enjoy viewing one of them in the living room." And so it came to pass, and the people rejoiced. I love it when rich people go bonkers, don't you 155 diggsThey’re fah-hee-tahs, not fah-jee-tahs. 225 diggsIf these rumors become true, Call of Duty: Black Ops is a game you won't want to miss... 106 diggsThe ongoing battle between Google and China sometimes reads like a spy novel, featuring a giant technology company clashing with a cadre of totalitarian overlords, attacks by hackers apparently aimed at pinpointing citizen activists and dissidents, and grandstanding speeches by senators and congressmen about the Chinese threat. 226 diggsEveryone's favorite gigantic, havoc-wreaking lizard, Godzilla, is on his way back to the big screen... 100 diggsThe Obama administration unveiled Monday $600 million in financial aid for five more states with high unemployment that have been slammed by the housing bust. 286 diggsClassic reaction by this baby bear cub when he looks up only to realize a lion is less than 6 inches from him. 142 diggsForget about fat. What's really killing Americans is salt. We've increased our sodium consumption by 50 percent in the past two decades, and the results are shocking: excessive sodium intake leads to high blood pressure, stroke, and a variety of other health woes. 279 diggsThese are tough times for the Vatican. Not only is the current pope under fire for allegedly helping cover up child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, but questions have recently been raised about a miracle attributed to the previous pope, John Paul II. 188 diggsA father in Florida tried to give his 11-year-old daughter a punishment, she responded by throwing a toy gun at him, and he responded by getting her arrested for battery. 108 diggsJon Stewart and the Daily Show gang have been able to enjoy many laughs with (and at the expense of) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. In honor of the recent passage of the health care reform bill, here is a collection of the best Pelosi moments on the show. 132 diggsBats can subtly adjust the frequency of the sounds they use to do echolocation to adjust to particularly cluttered terrain. 371 diggsA Senate committee today held a field hearing in Philadelphia to discuss whether the alleged webcam spying by the Lower Merion school district should count as "wiretapping." Right now, silent video recordings are not covered. 137 diggsOh Ryan Seacrest. You be a fool 126 diggsFacebook will store your payment account data without asking first and will be more liberal in sharing data about you with third parties. 205 diggsMost savvy netizens would know better than to install a site-specific antivirus app...But unfortunately for the Internet, there are plenty of people who will believe that something called Facebook Antivirus could really offer them protection from malware on the popular social networking site. Nothing could be further from the truth, of course. 119 diggsThe iPad doesn’t run Flash. If your website uses Flash, it won’t play well on the iPad. Turns out, a lot of people want their sites to look pretty on the iPad. So the internet’s already starting to look different. 213 diggsFor Republican donors and strategists, the revelation that Steele spent lavishly on gratuitous and questionable expenditures sparked yet another round in a lengthy debate over whether the rambunctious GOP leader really is the right fit for the party in the minority. 347 diggsThe world of gaming may seem exciting and unpredictable at times, but it's actually all pretty formulaic once you break it down. 275 diggsIn this economy? Raising prices? Making it harder for people to afford to go to movies? What sort of psychotic business model are they using? 133 diggsNo one invented our genes, and no one should be given exclusive rights to any gene, or to all the drugs that might depend on a gene – by inhibiting or facilitating its action..... 89 diggsGoogle just announced a small but useful update to the chat feature in iGoogle and Orkut, Google's social network. You can now use the chat feature to send ... 371 diggsAfter years of speculation, Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin has come out of the closet. 125 diggsLast year, Y Combinator launched around 40 companies, some of which have taken off while others are poised to break out in 2010. With the recent 2010 Demo Day complete, we take a look at current YC companies that are poised to break out this year and become the next big thing in Silicon Valley. 371 diggs"Malaika Brooks had no weapons and had not harmed or threatened to harm a soul,” Judge Marsha Berzon wrote. “Although she had told the officers she was seven months pregnant, they proceeded to use a Taser on her, not once but three times, causing her to scream with pain and leaving burn marks and permanent scars.” 111 diggsEmptywheel writes about the death of a detainee named Gul Rahman. While no one will ever know whether he really was a militant, as claimed, we do know that the CIA tortured him to death. And he likely was far from alone. And John Yoo basically provided the "Get out of jail free" card for it all. 158 diggsIn the ruins of a city that was once Rome's neighbor, archaeologists last summer found a 1,000-pound lead coffin. 162 diggsCompanies are offering employees more chances than ever to work at home or outside their office through "flex time." But fewer workers are accepting the offers for a more convenient schedule. The reason is simple: fear. Many employees feel there is more pressure than usual to be in the office. Blame it on the recession, workplace experts say. 134 diggsAbout ten days ago, developers got the opportunity to start submitting their iPad apps to the App Store and those that are deemed ready will be available on day one. 159 diggsYou heard right, folks -- according to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is currently "developing a new iPhone to debut this summer," and as if that weren't enough, it's also "working on another model for US mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless." 105 diggsLower prices for everything from flights to hotel rooms and rental cars have encouraged Americans to start spending again. The dramatic increase in the number of purchases has driven overall spending upwards as travel deal sites have become some of the web's most popular destinations. 160 diggsThis is amazing hummer of one crazy russain! 210 diggsMexican President Felipe Calderon apparently feels that its freer use in places like California doesn't help his nation's increasingly bloody drug war. 88 diggsA dying patient had to ring a hospital switchboard on his mobile to ask for a glass of water, after nurses ignored his pleas. Officials from the South London NHS Trust have apologised to the family of Derek Sauter, who later died in hospital of pneumonia. The 60-year-old did not receive a "proper and professional standard of care" when he was adm 111 diggsShe's just trying to earn a living. 123 diggsSaudi Arabia's first ever beauty pageants for goats. 301 diggsWe all loved superheroes growing up and still share love for them to this day. I always said I want to be like them when I grow up. 75 diggsIndividuals with weak constitutions, young children and pregnant women may want to leave the room. What you are about to see is the single worst custom Corvette in history. We present: the Dragon Vette. 112 diggsToday an audience of prestigious economists was told that the healthier school dinners introduced by the celebrity chef had not only significantly improved pupils' test results, but also cut the number of days they were off sick. The effects were comparable in magnitude to those seen after the introduction of the literacy hour in the 90's. 347 diggsThey've left a noose on his porch and spray-painted threats on his home,warning they'll burn it down. But the beefy victim isn't scared. "I wantto hurt this person," he says. 81 diggsA very naked video of Erykah Badu is all over the news, but that didn't stop Dallas City Hall from saying they don't approve of her naked, "guerilla filming" near where JFK was assassinated. 108 diggsA new study has found magnetic fields can be used to confuse a region in the brain that controls a person's sense of morality. Using a powerful magnetic field, scientists are able to scramble the moral centre of the brain ... 169 diggsAnd all this time you birthers thought he was a secret Muslim. Little did you know... 178 diggsMega Man, Sonic, and Castlevania would make great first-person shooters, don't you think? 138 diggsThe Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn has caught an interesting new view of the tiny moon Mimas. The probe measured temperature differences across the object's surface and produced a map that looks just like the 1980s Pac-Man video game icon. 64 diggsMaría Conchita Alonso has written an impassioned open letter to Penn about his remarks praising Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, saying that Chavez had been elected in "14 of the most transparent elections in the globe." Conchita Alonso, who was born in Cuba and raised in Venezuela, begs to differ. 83 diggs"I’m on Twitter, and I mentioned to my followers and friends that I was going to be in a fencing tournament and I had ten replies saying ’Blind people can fence? Really? No way!’ Yeah, anything is possible." 109 diggsMonday, a judge in London's High Court of Justice ruled that Newzbin -- a site that indexed files posted to Usenet newsgroups -- had violated the studios' copyrights by helping members who paid a monthly fee stitch together complete movie files from the hundreds of segments posted to Usenet binaries. 204 diggsIs your child physically equipped to join the 3D revolution? It’s a serious question, according to the College of Optometrists in Vision Development — so serious, in fact, that doctors urge parents to make sure youngsters can actually see in 3D before paying $15 when 2D costs a fraction of the price. 34 diggsIf you pen disco songs about aliens and UFOs, you're eccentric. But if you transform your space-case dance jams into music videos, you're asking for a padded cell. Warning: the blinding cheesiness of this disco apocalypse may cause retinal stigmata. 264 diggsIt happened again. While Detroit has been busy talking about "alternative" cars as mythical as the Chupacabra (i.e. the Chevy Volt), students have gone off and built a car that achieves 2,487.5 miles per gallon. 98 diggsScientists at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (Cern), which operates the £5bn atom-smasher on the Franco-Swiss border, are expected to restart high-energy operations on Tuesday morning. Their aim is to steer speeding atomic particles into head-on collisions in a bid to mimic the conditions seen moments after the Big Bang. 135 diggsAmerican children aren't the only couch potatoes with nearly one third of children globally spending three hours a day or more watching TV or on computers, according to study of over 70,000 teens in 34 nations. From Argentina to Zambia, Regina Guthold of the World Health Organization in Geneva and her colleagues found most children aren't getting 97 diggsThe global humanitarian network is not "fit for purpose" and will struggle to cope with the Haiti-style natural disasters that will hit some of the world's poorest people as a result of climate change. 231 diggsJim Gaffigan talks about holiday traditions - the entire clip is hilarious. The part about Easter starts at 1:17. Enjoy! 158 diggsErykah Badu has posted a provocative new video on her website to accompany the song "Window Seat." Currently #28 on Billboard's R&B/hip-hop chart, the song appears on the album New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh. 276 diggsWhere have I seen this before? 144 diggsThe expensive "sheep's milk" cheese in a Manhattan market was really made from cow's milk. And a jar of "Sturgeon caviar" was, in fact, Mississippi paddlefish. 124 diggsEavesdropping Webcams, spying ISPs, toxic PCs, and more. Here are 21 dangers that the industry is hiding from you--and what you can do about them. 124 diggsAn era is formally ending at Apple. Tony Fadell, one of the creators of the iPod and iPhone, is breaking off his nine-year affiliation with Steve Jobs & Co. 139 diggsA federal judge on Monday nullified patents associated with human genes known to detect early signs of breast and ovarian cancer. 104 diggsSome argue it's time for the US to worry about an electro-magnetic pulse attack by setting aside a day every year to worry about it. 190 diggsThe news came to him as he lay chained to a hospital bed, recovering from a chemotherapy treatment. Ronald Taylor, an inmate battling lung and liver cancer, learned Wednesday that a judge had overturned the murder conviction that put him behind bars 16 years ago. 358 diggsResearch done in the 1970s claimed that married women were more depressed than single women or married men. Is this still true today? The short answer is, no. 87 diggsGet what you DON'T pay for: Here are some programs that cost nothing but will make your computing life richer—all while keeping your wallet fat. 102 diggsCigarettes may contain traces of pig's blood, an Australian academic says with a warning that religious groups could find its undisclosed presence 'very offensive'. 66 diggsFive webcasts will be available here on 30 March, starting from 8:30am (Central European Summer Time - CEST). The main webcast will include live footage from the control rooms for the LHC accelerator and all four LHC experiments and coverage of the press conference after the first collisions are announced. 114 diggsOn the other side of the screen, it all look so easy.
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