Archive for April, 2008
Monday, April 28th, 2008
This sounds really disgusting - evidently South Park was right: Cyrus didn't imagine the photos looking so provocative either. The images were snapped by the legendary Annie Leibowitz, and according to a magazine source, "Cyrus felt that she was in eminently good hands."Read the full story
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Biggest story of the wekeend? Sign of failure of war on terror? The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault that sent President Hamid Karzai and foreign ambassadors scurrying for cover, underscoring the fragile grip of his U.S.-backed government.Read the full story
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
The New York Times today reports on the $9,995 Microfueler, a home-based appliance for brewing ethanol for your car. The MicroFueler will use sugar as its main fuel source, or feedstock, along with a specially packaged time-release yeast the company has developed. Depending on the cost of sugar, plus water ...
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
When dying patients need a transplant, should it be held against them if they've used dope with a doctor's blessing? "Most transplant centers struggle with issues of how to deal with people who are known to use marijuana, whether or not it's with a doctor's prescription," said Dr. Robert ...
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Local paper harmed by impact of Craigslist looks at dark side of Craigslist.
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
What's black and white and warm all over? A penguin in a wetsuit, naturally. Sounds like a joke, but it's quite serious for biologists at the California Academy of Sciences, who had a wetsuit created for an African penguin to help him get back in the swim of things.Read the ...
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
via
Crosscut
: I can't help but wonder if the lackluster Windows/Office results also can be attributed to Microsoft brass's complete and crazy obsession with Google (and taking over Yahoo) has resulted in no one minding the Windows store. Kevin Johnson, the head of Microsoft's Platforms & Services division seems to be ...
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh downplayed his "dreaming of riots in Denver" statement, saying that he wasn't calling for riots and was referring to warnings of trouble if super delegates decide the nomination at the Democratic National Convention. See all
Mike Malloy on Recreate 68Read the full story
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Maybe South Park was right: People magazine reports that the Miley Cyrus franchise will be worth a projected $1 billion by the end of the year. She tops the magazine's list of the richest teen celebrities.Read the full story
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Online auction site eBay acquired a 28.4% stake when it bought shares from a former employee who had been given equity by Mr Newmark. Mr Newmark and Mr Buckmaster give away for free most of the services that Craigslist provides.Read the full story
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