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March 8 2010

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66 diggsThe woman accusing Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault was...
78 diggsMale pregnancy is a rare but real phenomenon in the animal kingdom. In some instances, male pregnancy is the result of man-made chemicals having strange effects on male frogs and bass, prompting weird intersex developments. In other situations, male pregnancy is a natural part of how seahorses, pipefish and leafy sea dragons reproduce.
217 diggsSymantec and McAfee are two top contenders when it comes to antivirus software. But one of them needs to re-educate its support technicians...again.
291 diggsPhoto manipulation is an art that requires lots of patience along with the expertise in Photoshop and other photo editing tools. With your creativity and imagination, you can manipulate any photograph the way you want! Now it’s all about your imagination and using Photoshop’s effects and other tools cleverly.
138 diggsSam Pitroda, adviser to the PM of India delivers his views on cell phone voting and how the paradigm of the classroom will change in the future. He also states the "internet is going to bring this whole idea of guru back."
195 diggsThere two squirrels looked like astronauts after putting coconut shells on their heads.
171 diggsMembers of MIT's Bits and Atoms lab visited Afghanistan some time ago. While there, they showed locals how to turn pieces of board, wire, a plastic tub and some cans into reflectors for a wireless network. The result? Fab Fi.
158 diggsThere's some scary creatures in the ocean... none more scary than plastic. :(
126 diggsHamburg based photographerOliver Schwarzwald has an eye for the most important meal of the day. His series "Breakfast" depicts common breakfasts in six different countries.
322 diggsAttacking lawyers who take on controversial causes makes it harder for unpopular people to get representation — and weakens all Americans’ constitutional rights.
295 diggsThis cool new architectural concept created by the Russian Arch Group could turn into a life saver for most of the frequent travelers and business men. This is your portal to a session of sound sleep in a city where an accommodation or the possibility of finding an accommodation for a night’s sleep is pretty low.
129 diggsAmazing Scanning Electron Microscope pictures of insects and spiders.
152 diggsThe virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.
226 diggsYou remember the Matrix Punchograph's and punch card's in Gnomeregan and always wondered what all that binary (01010101) really means?Well, here's the translation to them all.
111 diggsAre receptionists a casualty of the recession? Are start-ups trying to prove that they’re being frugal with their investors’ money? Both?
113 diggsHe told radio station WKPQ, "this administration and this House leadership have said, quote-unquote, they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill. And now they've gotten rid of me and it will pass. You connect the dots."
146 diggsThe United Nations says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned.
219 diggsThe A&E series Hoarders is pretty much the most fascinating reality show ever, and I am including Flavor of Love. Thanks to reality TV, this destructive psychological problem is probably the easies...
220 diggsFor most celebrities, the limelight is a fickle beast. When the casting agents stop calling and TMZ stops reporting, the majority of Hollywood’s has-beens tend to fall into one of two categories – struggling actor or drug addict (and often, both)
182 diggsLanguishing in a galactic nuclei 50 million light years away is a voracious eater, destroying stars, but possibly building its host galaxy...twice the mass of the supermassive black hole that lives in the center of the Milky Way. The NGC 1068 supermassive black hole is incredibly active
211 diggsHarmless interstellar hydrogen becomes deadly ionized radiation that would fry the crew and electronics of starships traveling near light speed, according to a physicist.
232 diggsDid Justin Bieber steal his hit song "Baby" from Raaaaaaaandy?
243 diggsIt is a universal political truth that administrations do not begin to fragment when things are going well: it only happens when they go badly, and those who think they know better begin to attack those who manifestly do not. The descent of Barack Obama's regime, characterised now by factionalism in the Democratic Party and talk of his being set...
128 diggsIt's an old Hollywood proverb that James Cameron understands a little better today than he did yesterday.
119 diggsAt least 57 killed after quake of 6.0-magnitude strikes province of Elazig.
197 diggsIn rambling messages to family, friends, police and the owners of Shoot Straight, the gun range she chose for the fatal shooting, Marie Moore said the murder-suicide was the only way to save her son Mitchell Moore, her family and the world from violence and eternal damnation.
121 diggsBack pain is very common and affects about 8 out of 10 people.
140 diggsThis spoof of the Jay-Z & Alicia Keys NYC anthem "Empire State of Mind" is a tribute to the internet's most successful social media entrepreneurs and a testament to the rise of tech in pop culture.
170 diggsAnd the winner of the most frightening mountain chase is...
165 diggsIn a conversation with Ars Technica, Google's top privacy people defend the company's data retention policies and the tracking practices of (Google-owned) Doubleclick.
125 diggsThe first three-way kidney transplant operations have been carried out in Britain, it has been announced. The pioneering operation involved three pairs of donors and recipients. Each donor was not a match for their own loved one but was prepared to offer a kidney to a stranger in return for one for their spouse or relative.
141 diggsCan Apple really see themselves competing, with a minuscule desktop market share and 25% of the smartphone sector?
111 diggsFrom Edwards' Facebook: "My options: Considering that Brad wrecks me with no regard for anyones safety or hard work, should I: A-Keep letting him wreck me? B-Confront him after the race? C-Wait til bristol and collect other cars? or D-Take care of it now? I want to be clear that I was surprised at his flight and very relieved when he walked away."
222 diggsPenguins forward Matt Cooke injured Marc Savard on a viscous hit during Sunday's Boston-Pittsburgh contest. Savard didn't see him coming and got absolutely rocked on the play.
152 diggsLast Nov, a Portland State economics student gave a presentation on what he described as the U.S. military's flawed reliance on one of its key combat rifles. As a visual aid, the student disassembled parts of a Colt AR-15, a semiautomatic version of the military M-16. The professor didd't mention it and now everyone is "up in arms" about it.
160 diggsIn a recent Gallup Poll, Obama was losing by 14 points among these swing voters in a 2012 matchup to something called the "generic Republican." Will Obama become a one-term president or stick it out?
180 diggsWhen Sarah Palin wrote a few notes on her hand during her speech to a tea party convention last month, she was widely ridiculed by bloggers, comedians and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. This weekend, she defended the notes at an Ohio pro-life fund-raiser, saying she was in good company.
205 diggsIt's an arms race around the country's quieter quarters to get Google to bring broadband Internet to their parts. Topeka, Kansas is so desperate, they are willing to rename the city "Google, Kansas." Gag.
130 diggsDifferent from medical-grade silicone, the substance used in the botched procedures was believed to be a diluted version of nonmedical-grade silicone. "The same stuff you use to put caulk around the bathtub," said Steven M. Marcus, executive and medical director of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System.
290 diggsЕб твою мать!
204 diggsSitting alone in the school nurse's office, local student Vanessa McMillan, 12, was welcomed to the most beautiful and special time in her life Tuesday by a four-page educational pamphlet.
145 diggsWhen the NASDAQ stock index hit its all-time high on March 10, 2000 – having more than doubled in a year -- the now legendary dot-com bubble was already leaking in a big way. A week later the NASDAQ had fallen 9 percent. A year later … well, here’s a look back.
100 diggsWall is joined on the all-freshman team by Kentucky teammate DeMarcus Cousins, Georgia Tech's Derrick Favors, Arizona's Derrick Williams and Kansas' Xavier Henry.
115 diggsPlay.com has been listed on Google Products as selling the Apple iPad for the UK price of £499 for the 16GB version and a whopping £699 for the bigger 64GB version.
197 diggsThe tale of ski equipment company Loucon illustrates how to re-envision a bricks-and-mortar business, harness it to the Internet and turn it into a 21st-century success.
174 diggsIt's come to this: Your bags are a drag. Checking them can cost more than your airline ticket. United Airlines, for instance, recently offered a $119.40 round-trip fare, taxes included, from Los Angeles to San Francisco. If you were to check two bags both ways, your luggage charges would total $120.
219 diggsSo much for 'Avatar's' record opening for a 3-D movie. Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' set opening weekend records for both IMAX and 3-D while taking in an estimated total of $116.3 million in ticket sales between Friday and Sunday midnight.
223 diggsThe Vatican is currently embroiled in a gay sex scandal, but the best part of this story is the photo used.
90 diggsThis year's ceremony promised something for everybody. So why did it feel like it was meant for nobody? Here are five ways the Academy can fix the Oscars in the future.
64 diggsHousehold dust consists of a potpourri that can include lead, arsenic and other potentially harmful substances.
169 diggsConservationists say rate of new species slower than diversity loss caused by the destruction of habitats and climate change.
203 diggsThe girl shot herself in the abdomen allegedly after mistaking a semi-automatic handgun for a Wii remote.
66 diggsMonkeys are getting high for science in North Carolina. An analyst at the Civitas Institute seized on that image when selecting a cocaine addiction study at Wake Forest University Medical School as No. 1 on a list of the "10 worst federal stimulus projects in North Carolina." Civitas' Brian Balfour takes swipes at projects, writing that they "see
115 diggsThe White Stripes first ever live album won't debut until March 16, but NPR scored an "exclusive first listen" of the blistering barreling through of a decade-spanning assortment of newer songs and older fan favorites.
337 diggsObama's stumbles atop the high-wire of running the federal government has created perhaps the greatest danger to his presidency, and they are oddly reminiscent of the misguided practices which tripped up his predecessor.
306 diggsJon tries Chatroulette and runs into Keith Olbermann, Katie Couric and Brian Williams. Plus a history of The Daily Show's coverage of Internet trends, from Napster to Twitter.
270 diggsIf you could design a perfect laptop, what features would you include or leave out? Best Buy asked its customers, then channeled the info back to laptop manufacturers. The Satellite E205 is Toshiba's offering and it weighs in at a decent price, with solid performance and Intel WiDi wireless display to TV technology on board.
191 diggsThe relationship between money and happiness is stronger for people paid hourly because they're more often reminded of how much they earn, according to researchers at Stanford University and the University of Toronto. That lets workers more easily measure their value, which in turn increases happiness.
136 diggsWhy bother to recycle? Advocates say recycling is essential for a healthy planet, but others say recycling has more to do with conspicuous 'good citizenship' than good waste management. Thomas Deichmann believes the best way to dispose of household waste, he says studies show, is to burn it.
99 diggsRock, paper, scissors is for pu$$ies...
108 diggsWe can save billions of dollars by cutting out unnecessary exams and tests that kill tens of thousands a year. Here's a list of just a few.
93 diggsSure, Andrews is probably only on Twitter to promote "Dancing With the Stars" but still, it's a pretty big step for someone so horribly harmed by the interwebs.
51 diggsOn his daily radio and television shows last week, Fox News personality Glenn Beck set out to convince his audience that "social justice," the term many Christian churches use to describe their efforts to address poverty and human rights, is a "code word" for communism and Nazism.
84 diggsScott Fujita, a LB on the winning Super Bowl team, recently signed as a free agent with the Browns. Before leaving town he gave half of his Super Bowl check to charity. He said "The people of this city and region have been so good to me and my family that we just felt strongly about doing something to protect the city we have come to love so much"
229 diggsThe general thinking in companies marketing green products goes something like this: “It’s the young people we need to target! They’ll buy anything green.” But this perception is out of whack with reality, and Millenials (those aged 18-24) are less likely to have changed behaviors or made green purchases than the overall population.
122 diggsUnemployed? If you're looking for something to get you out of the house, the Census Bureau will be adding 700,000 people during the spring and summer.
216 diggsHappy - and very unusual - news! Delivered to a cheering crowd, two male calves were born in the north-eastern province of Surin to a 35-year-old mother named Phang Thong Khun. They're the very first known male twins, and follow the birth of a set of female twins born in Thailand 15 years ago.
141 diggsA cobbled shopping street dating back to the middle ages has been voted Britain’s most picturesque street in the first ever Google Street View Awards.
320 diggsWell, here's one way to make sure you get your dog back.
125 diggsAt first glance, beauty pageants should grab the attention of men and women alike. By definition, a beauty pageant’s purpose is to showcase the most beautiful, desirable woman for all to see. But, the truth of the matter is beauty pageants fall drastically short. Who’s definition of “desirable” and “beautiful” are we using?
358 diggsNine days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of people in south-central Chile, relief efforts were beginning to reach those in need, rescue missions became recovery missions, and rebuilding is already under way. In the days since the February 27th quake, nearly 150 aftershocks have been recorded, including thirteen above magnitude 6.
91 diggsnom nom nom
179 diggsSarah Palin, who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care, admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada.
132 diggsThe world’s oldest story is on a collision course with cutting-edge Hollywood technology. I’m told that Paramount Pictures and former Walden Media co-founder Cary Granat producing with Reel Fx are mounting In The Beginning, a 3D telling of the creation story. The film is using The Book of Genesis as its primary resource.
159 diggshe Department of Defense already has omnipresent eyes in the sky, underwater and, of course, on the ground. It’s only when you start going underground that the surveillance powers of the Pentagon begin to wane — at least until now.
170 diggs Joystick Division chats with the creators of Bejeweled about its humble beginnings and what it's been like to work on the most successful casual game franchise of all time.
132 diggsA new book features over a million condolence letters sent to Jackie Kennedy after President Kennedy's assassination. It includes more than 200 never-before published letters divided into three categories.
116 diggsMore than 7,000 of Kenya's zebras are being moved from private game conservancies to Amboseli National Park, which has been depleted of the grazing animals by a severe drought. The zebras will be released in the park to take their chances against hungry lions.
114 diggsApple's iPhone can be addicting for users, a study finds. Yes, someone at Stanford thought this needed to be answered and it warranted a survey.
110 diggsThis is a demo of Shera Jutt a game which was supposed to come out 2 years ago but couldn't due to sponsorship issues.
183 diggsVideo games like “Halo 3” and “Modern Warfare 2” have made headlines for the amount of money they earned, but the Hollywood-sized budgets needed to create them are just as noteworthy. And like the box office blockbuster hopefuls, there is no guarantee that a huge budget will equal a hit – there is a bloated failure here for every critical success.
187 diggsMight be very cheesy or very true.
134 diggsFans of the classic football game franchise, Tecmo Super Bowl, are cheering. Game publisher Tecmo officially announced on Tuesday a downloadable console game for Xbox based on the Nintendo classic.
142 diggsFormer Alaska governor Sarah Palin, a fierce opponent of Democratic health-care reform who has said America under Obama is headed toward socialism, told a Canadian audience in a speech Saturday that her family used to go to Canada to get medical care when she was growing up.
182 diggsIt doesn’t appear that movies about racism exist as much as they used to. In fact many movies today have more of a “racial undertone” type of approach. Although a touchy subject; there have been great films that revolved around the themes of race and equality; and here's ten of them.
112 diggsThe practice of Supreme Court justices reading a dissent from the bench to note their unhappiness is on the rise.
147 diggsAnyone who lives in Europe, has ever been there, or even dreamed of visiting knows the incredible variety, striking characteristics and history driven culture that exists on this continent. Here is collection of 44 beautiful photos from Europe.
143 diggsActually he does (though he appears later "bearded" again).... But proving he'll do anything for his craft, Galifianakis shaved his beard (between SNL sketches) for the 'Pageant Talk' skit. Here's the backstage 'shave', along with a vid of the sketch w/the newly 'clean' Zach...
133 diggsComcast is fairly evil, to be sure. But if they're doing one thing right, it's the latest version of their free iPhone app, Comcast Mobile App 2.0.
138 diggsFollowing reports that Apple began rejecting App Store software with "minimum user functionality," the iPhone maker has now set its sights on applications that employ a "cookie cutter" formula.
182 diggsLooking to facilitate what it calls free speech rights in countries that don't look favorably at such liberties, the US government Monday said it would ease the regulations around exporting Internet-based applications such as e-mail, blogging and social networking software to Iran, Sudan and Cuba
98 diggsOfficials and human rights groups in Nigeria said Monday that about 500 people had died in weekend ethnic violence near the central city of Jos, considerably more than what had initially been reported. The victims were Christians killed by Muslim herdsmen this weekend, apparently in reprisal for similar attacks on Muslims in January.
167 diggsThat's the thing about free agency: We celebrate it like it's a huge event, like if you get nothing done the opening 72 hours, your season's down the drain. There's a clarion call out there, and it's screaming: Free agency is vastly overrated.
103 diggsPrecise GPS measurements from before and after the earthquake show that the magnitude 8.8 quake that struck near Maule, Chile Feb. 27 moved the entire city of Concepcion 10 feet to the west.
132 diggsIt's International Women's Day today, a day to celebrate women's achievements throughout the world. But, it seems, despite the hard work, women still don't face equality in many areas, including pay in the work place.
144 diggs A new report has been released listing the 500 strongest brands globally. It proves that the best way to protect a business from major shocks is to build a successful brand - but what is the world's biggest brand?
121 diggsJudge sides with MPAA in case against Real Network's RealDVD software that would allow consumers to make backup copies of purchased DVDs for personal use.
75 diggsYou know how retail clothing stores always have signs up saying they don’t allow pantie returns? Lies, they’re all lies.
105 diggsThere are certain design elements that all blogs should have to keep readers happy and engaged in your content. With the evolution of blogs and social media sites, the expectations for a blog are much higher.
287 diggsDon't get us wrong, we're all for saving things. It's just the sheer volume of things that people want to save that amazes us.
85 diggsShe didn't even let him finish! The story behind Oscar night's most awkward acceptance speech.
148 diggsA UK window cleaner died after stabbing himself in the groin repeatedly with a jumbo souvenir pencil, an inquest heard. And here's the understatement quote of the year: “It’s a mystery to me," said the coroner. "If you were choosing to take your own life, that’s not the way you would do it."
208 diggsSee ink that permanently -- and regrettably -- marks up some of our favorite stars.
420 diggsState Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Calif.), the fierce opponent of gay rights who was arrested last week for drunk driving after leaving a gay nightclub, confirmed in a radio interview Monday that he is gay.
268 diggsThe magnitude 8.8 quake that struck near Maule, Chile, Feb. 27 moved the entire city of Concepcion 10 feet to the west.
96 diggsOECD, the rich nations' club, reckons that shopping, soaking in the bath, doing your hair, having a lie-in or taking a long lunch all count as work rather than leisure.
248 diggsA series of easily preventable events and sheer stupidity led a Texas man to receive a whopping 35 year prison sentence for something as minor as marijuana possession.
180 diggsWhether you’re looking for your first job, exploring a career change, or just setting yourself up for future success, social media sites have proven themselves as important platforms for facilitating connections, demonstrating passions and interests, and ultimately landing you the job you actually want.
97 diggsGoogle has just launched Google Public Data Explorer. The new Google Labs tool offers a visual way to look at and analyze large public data sets on a variety of popular search topics.
180 diggsNever, in the entirety of history, has there been so much gaming to be done. You'll need great tools! Here is our list of vital tools for today's gamer. First up, because almost every game today has a multiplayer aspect, is communication tools. Read more:
213 diggsKevin Wray needs to brush up on his conflict management skills. Pissed that parents use his yard as a turnabout when dropping their kids off at a bus stop in front of his house, Wray decided the appropriate response was to pull out his 12-gauge on a father and his son.
117 diggsA package containing 50 hockey cards valued at $5,000 disappeared in Canada's postal system and an official said "it's nowhere to be found."
157 diggsOhio State head football coach Jim Tressel did something recently that shouldn't be a very big deal -- but is a big deal, at least symbolically: He granted an interview to Outlook Columbus, a magazine that caters to the area's gay community.
201 diggsThe Supreme Court agreed Monday to delve into the sensitive question of whether the First Amendment protects anti-gay protesters carrying placards outside military funerals saying “America is Doomed,” “Thank God for 9/11″ and other volatile phrases like “Thank God for dead soldiers.”
114 diggsFive foods so annoying to eat that the payoff at the end is not worth the work required to get there... artichokes?
175 diggsThousands of bodies are already cryonically frozen, waiting for faster computers and medical advances that will undo their cause of death.
114 diggsGladstone counts off Gaga's terrifyingly compelling sexuality in his latest "Hate by Numbers" -- the first at HBN's new home on Asylum.
194 diggsBetty White fans, your prayers have been answered. The former Golden Girl will appear on Saturday Night Live in the near future, she confirmed to PEOPLE at Elton John's annual Oscars viewing party on Sunday night.
283 diggsSean Penn's introduction of the Best Actress category was another big "WTF?" moment during the Oscars last night. Sean Penn's brain is a strange place to be.
241 diggsOne prominent Johns Hopkins physicist claims that even if we could figure out how to travel at near-light speeds, we'd be vaporized--all because of some stray hydrogen atoms.
81 diggsLuckily people continue to imagine and design new ways to capitalize on the power of the wind. Let’s take a look at some of the “standard” and not-so-standard ideas for catching the power of the wind..
125 diggsThe flavor and availability of coffee in the workplace can affect people's attitudes and even productivity.
87 diggsMore than 50 vintage Playboy issues can be browsed in Take Two's upcoming video game, Mafia II.
67 diggsPlacidoDomingo has undergone surgery for colon cancer, a spokesman for the opera singer has said.
63 diggsLil' Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in prison.
199 diggsThe pirates balanced a ladder in their tiny boat and crawled up the side of the ship, he said. The first pirate crept through barbed wire the crew had stretched across the ship's freeboard and fired a burst of automatic gunfire into the air...
180 diggs One of the newer products to hit the recreational drug market is Salvia Divinorum, better known as Salvia. It has only garnered attention recently because of its psychedelic effects, but much to the surprise of many, it is still legal in this country.
196 diggsTicketmaster had posted the event on its website with minimal details and a guarantee that Coco Nation could purchase tickets on March 8, but when eager fans flocked to the site, they realized that Ticketmaster had unceremoniously yanked the event from its website. Conan's agent gave the following quote, "There will be an announcement this week.”
255 diggsU.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year.
182 diggsThrough an innovative partnership with Take Part, American Express will not only donate $4 million annually to causes selected by the public, but it will actually reward volunteer service.
96 diggsIf there was ever a greater feeling in the world than that of levelling up, we are yet to experience it. While this is true of you in-game, it's also true of you and your own abilities themselves. Increasing with each game, your own attributes are advancing as gaming teaches you to 'evel-up' yourself in ways that make you almost super-human.
222 diggsFerrari will offer hybrid versions of every model by 2013, says the supercar maker, cutting CO2 emissions by 35%.
140 diggsThe script follows the downward spiral of a wealthy Chicago family who loses everything and moves to the sticks.
155 diggsBernie Hou, creator of the popular long-running webcomic, Alien Loves Predator and a rabid fan of the Alien and Predator franchises gives his (hilarious) take on AVP.
76 diggsUnder a futon in her Charleston, S.C., apartment, Stacy Smith has stashed boxes of soy bars, bags of potato chips, bottles of vitamin water, canned vegetables, soup, barbecue sauce and antibacterial wipes. Her bedroom closet is jammed with soda and shampoo, her bookcase with garlic salt and meat marinades.
92 diggs Hopes for a sequel to The Birdcage just got dampened. That's because a new bill that increases tax incentives to lure television and movie production to Florida would deny those tax breaks to films that feature gay characters.
206 diggsIn breaking the story around former presidential candidate John Edwards' infidelity, the National Enquirer has beaten mainstream papers at their own game, and is now under consideration for a Pulitzer Prize
177 diggsFollowing in the footsteps of the Swedes and Germans, the Dutch Pirate Party has decided to join the national elections being held this spring. The Pirate Party booked a surprising victory by scooping two seats in the European Parliament last year, but has yet to score its first elected seat in a national Parliament.
94 diggsWhen the fake hit man suggested a fee of $20,000, Susan Williams of Long Island, NY, super-sized her order to murder. Naturally, police secretly recorded the conversation when she put in her order. She gave the cop a $500 down payment, her husband's photo, personal info and his license plate number.
173 diggsGod of War III is billed as the final chapter in Kratos' story, and it's a shame, because this is the iteration that took me from liking the series to loving it. The series has always been fun, but this is the God of War you have to play.
161 diggsMost of the excitement at Geneva this year didn't come from the announcement of new production model cars. No, the task of riling up the auto press was left to the hyper-fuel efficient vehicle concepts trotted
150 diggsDan Rather, longtime anchor at the CBS Evening News and now of HD Net, has been known for his analogies and anecdotes (Ratherisms). But Newsbusters has caught one that seems to have gone way off the rails during an appearance on the Chris Matthews Show Sunday - involving Pres. Obama and watermelons.
121 diggs(#13.5) I'm uglier than you think I am.....
242 diggsAnd awesomely enough, it involves Randy Marsh. And a Pinewood Derby Car. And a ton of F-bombs. You're our bitch, Taft.
264 diggsExcruciating up-to-the-minute coverage of some irrelevant bullshit story that has no ramifications whatsoever.
143 diggsAt the risk of generalizing about the needs of working mothers, we think its fair to say that they not only want to find meaningful employment at a good salary, with comprehensive benefits but they also have specific needs that are unique to raising a family.
175 diggsThe ingredients for life as we know it have been found in the Orion Nebula.
82 diggsBehold the awesome majesty of the Lego Sequencer MR II. This brilliant instrument is the work of Yoshi Akai, an avant garde artist/musician/audio mad scientist from Japan currently blowing the minds of folks the world over from his base in Sweden.
133 diggsEuropean defense and aerospace consortium EADS and its U.S. partner, Northrop Grumman, have handed an apparent $35 billion dollar gift to rival Boeing — by packing up and going home.
139 diggsWith no shot against Jeff Bridges, Clooney figured he might as well get loaded.
333 diggsWhen New Jersey tells you not to use a handheld cellphone to talk or text while driving, they mean it. In the 23 months since New Jersey's ban of talking or texting on handheld cellphones, police have written 224,725 citations, according to the NJ Star-Ledger adding up to about four percent of the...
168 diggsGreedo is everything a bounty hunter shouldn't be.
281 diggsMorgan Freeman didn’t deserve his Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing Nelson Mandela in Invictus. Call it blasphemy if you want, but the Academy simply mailed it in on that one.
124 diggsA new study tracks CO2 emissions using data while accounting for imported and exported goods, and finds that some European countries are outsourcing up to half of their emissions. China is now the largest emitter of CO2 on the planet, as it powers a large industrial base primarily through the use of coal-fired power plants. However, many of those..
156 diggsTim Rogers at Kotaku lets Japan have it.
170 diggsMeet Google. The noun that became a verb. The world's favorite search engine, and the company whose motto is "Don't be evil"...Meet Google the beast, the hungry beast.
191 diggsThe Apple iPad's Oscar debut on millions of TVs may have been the talk of the town Monday morning, but not for long. Rival PC maker HP has launched a sneak
112 diggsOur coverage of recycling airplanes into houses, restaurants, hotels, etc. has proved quite popular. Here is a small collection of further findings of cool converted jets around the world.
104 diggsHigher prices could nip recovery, but could be reined in by lower demand.
188 diggsYou can't hurry love. No, you'll just have to wait. Just trust in a good time. No matter how long it takes. by Phil Collins
100 diggsWhich Rookies Will Start in the Bigs? These rookies will likely make the opening day roster and make an immediate impact.
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244 diggsAn initiative to get sugary drinks out of U.S. schools has begun to work, with diet beverages and smaller portions replacing some full-size, full-calorie varieties in school vending machines, organizers said on Monday.
68 diggsPot brownies from the same medical marijuana dispensary cause hallucinations... but also sickness, breathing issues...
125 diggsThough gaming support on the operating system could be considered as dead, Valve has announced that its Stream, gaming digital downloading service, will be coming to Macs.
80 diggsIn a whirl of limbs and with eyes bulging, the woman is helped to a squat in the ramshackle shed and starts cackling maniacally like a terrified chicken.
228 diggsA 101-year-old woman in China has baffled doctors after growing a huge goat-like horn on her forehead.
264 diggsMary Josephine Ray, who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, died Sunday at age 114 years, 294 days. Ray died just hours before Daisey Bailey, who was 113 years, 342 days
230 diggsThe digital world's top thinkers share their visions of the future. Ge Wang, co-founder of Smule and assistant professor at Stanford University speaks about the power of mobile apps - and how they can enable meaningful human relationships.
262 diggsIt’s time for change in the video game industry. Graphics are getting better, gameplay is evolving, and expectations are rising. The following games need to take that next step to stay relevant in the ever changing gaming landscape.
150 diggsSequoia-backed Bump Technologies Inc. is closing in on 10 million downloads for its nifty contact and data-sharing app.
164 diggsThe behavior of the pilots in last year's crash that killed 50 people has become an all-too-familiar response when airliners go out of control. Over and over again, startled pilots mishandle stalls, icing and other emergencies. The way airline training simulators portray stalls now is so benign it gives the pilot a false impression of reality.
165 diggsThe top conservative activist on the powerful Texas Board of Education, who rejects evolution and has pushed a revisionist right-wing U.S. history curriculum, is on the way out, after a moderate candidate defeated him in a tight GOP primary last week. Thomas Ratliff edged out Don McLeroy 50.4%-49.6% for the seat McLeroy has held since 1999.
132 diggsCiting anti-competitive concerns, the Justice Department sued Election Systems & Software in order to force the company to divest itself of the voting machine assets it obtained from Premier Election Solutions last year.
252 diggsUsually, we just hope they don't break or we don't leave them on the bus. But there's more to umbrellas. Lots more.
93 diggsA star-studded and hilarious look at what goes on in the Handsome Men's Club.
179 diggsThe entire family of devices built on the iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) have been designed to run only software that is approved by Apple..Software developers who want Apple's approval must first agree to the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement.
262 diggsAs frustrating as air travel has gotten in recent years, there's something particularly galling about how far certain carriers have taken the nickel-and-diming of passengers. here are some "extras" for which we suspect most passengers would happily pay $10 more.
94 diggsOver 3000+ users picked the blogging platform they use. See which one is the best blogging platform for your next blog.
269 diggsThe California Highway Patrol has confirmed officers were forced to box-in a runaway Toyota Prius displaying unintended acceleration Monday afternoon. The incident took place around 2:00 p.m., a police spokesman told Leftlane.
280 diggsNorth Korea said Tuesday it would strengthen its nuclear deterrent in response to US military threats and is prepared for both dialogue and war with Washington.
175 diggsA modern adaptation of world war II for the American teenager