Blog Alert for digg.com: Stories , Apr 14, 2011

New Posts to
digg.com: Stories
on Apr 14, 2011:

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An Apple a Day Keeps Cholesterol at Bay?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/q3SSXsLl8A8/an_apple_a_day_keeps_cholesterol_at_bay

Lending credence to the old adage about eating an apple a day, a new study finds that women who ate the fruit daily saw improvements in cholesterol levels and markers of inflammation â€" suggesting a lower risk of heart disease in a year's time.

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I've Got My Eye On You (Pic)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/PQwto88ZF2E/i_ve_got_my_eye_on_you_pic

"This is my green cheek conure, Birdie. She loves to cuddle!"

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Wakeboard Like A Boss (Video)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Gok9_CY0Vaw/wakeboard_like_a_boss_video

No swimsuit. No rope. No driver. No problem.

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Google?s Software Battle with U.S. Government Heats Up

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/JldVo0ML2s8/google_s_software_battle_with_u_s_government_heats_up_2

New details emerged recently in the battle between Microsoft, Google, and the U.S. government?s choice of default software. Here?s the rub..

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'My Years As Gaddafi's Nurse'

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/uH5x9jz5Jqw/my_years_as_gaddafi_s_nurse_2

This Ukrainian beauty left Libya mere days before the first riots broke out, but two of her friends are still stuck there. Oksana Balinskaya describes attending to the man with "a heart rate and blood pressure of a much younger man," and who "just liked to be surrounded by beautiful things and people."

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The Top Ten Best Video Games That Were Commercial Failures

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/pOcp6q6wjVk/the_top_ten_best_video_games_that_were_commercial_failures

Throughout history, many notable games have failed to meet expectations commercially, but have blown away critics and the fans who work hard to discover them. This is a tribute to those games.

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This Is Why You Should Always Check Voicemail

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/UEhHW-iTq-w/this_is_why_you_should_always_check_voicemail

Voicemail was invented for a reason.

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Stuck on an Escalator? (Image)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/-VYIe18tiQ4/stuck_on_an_escalator_image

She was only one escalator step away from reaching the top

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40% of Americans say they can't afford retirement

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/4JWJjXWogiw/40_of_americans_say_they_can_t_afford_retirement

Gone are the plans to golf, garden or read on a creaky porch swing.

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Rebecca's WTF Explanation of Friday

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/1WhPWCch0Rg/rebecca_s_wtf_explanation_of_friday

Rebecca Black Talks about her new single "friday" and its lyrics -- Exclusive --

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Man catches on fire in San Francisco adult store

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/8Ko6ef-0gLk/man_catches_on_fire_in_san_francisco_adult_store

Police say a man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he apparently caught on fire inside a San Francisco adult bookstore.

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Harvard Student Blasts Goat in Anti-Landmine Demonstration [video]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/5hFfqbvLv6g/harvard_student_blasts_goat_in_anti_landmine_demonstration_video

Why hasn't the United States signed the Ottawa Treaty?

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Bill Clinton recalls 'romantic' Times Square of prostitutes and colourful characters

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/NPNvlUxWXS8/bill_clinton_recalls_romantic_times_square_of_prostitutes_and_colourful_characters

Bill Clinton, the former US president who was impeached for lying about an affair, has raised eyebrows by eulogising the Times Square of old, recalling the old mix of prostitutes and colourful characters as ?romantic? and ?fascinating?.

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Game makers: Amazon?s Android appstore terms are greedy

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/PyscLFqHgew/game_makers_amazon_s_android_appstore_terms_are_greedy

Amazon.com is in hot water for the pricing strategy and terms for developers in its new app store for Android games. Basically, game makers fear that they will make a lot less money as Amazon battles Apple and other app store owners in a bloody price war.

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Almost one in eight in UK are foreign born

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/hJwmciVKKD4/almost_one_in_eight_in_uk_are_foreign_born

Almost one in eight people living in the UK are now foreign born after hitting
record levels in the wake of the largest wave of immigration in history.

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It all becomes clear now. Oh Apple...

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Nansz8HMwck/it_all_becomes_clear_now_oh_apple

Half the price?

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EFF: Well-Meaning Privacy Bill of Rights Wouldn't Stop Online Tracking

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/rx10fXBMiCA/eff_well_meaning_privacy_bill_of_rights_wouldn_t_stop_online_tracking

While EFF applauds efforts to update privacy laws to address the needs and expectations of today?s digital consumers, we can?t help but wish this well-meaning bill provided more comprehensive rights to users. There is a growing public demand for meaningful privacy controls when using the Internet.

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Supernova Shockwaves in Interstellar Clouds Discovered Crucial for Star Birth

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/erLqmAnnTWw/supernova_shockwaves_in_interstellar_clouds_discovered_crucial_for_star_birth

The European Space Agency's Herschel observatory has revealed that nearby interstellar clouds contain networks of tangled gaseous filaments. Astronomers were fascinated to discover that each filament is approximately the same width, hinting that they may result from interstellar sonic booms...

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NASA Telescopes Join Forces to Observe Unprecedented Explosion

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Y_2lEbZ3mtM/nasa_telescopes_join_forces_to_observe_unprecedented_explosion_2

Usually, gamma-ray bursts last hours, marking the destruction of a massive star, but three telescopes have now zoomed in on one lasting for days.

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Trailer for Will Ferrell's ALL Spanish language movie Casa de mi Padre, yes it's real

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/X-4Z0AWNw4o/trailer_for_will_ferrell_s_all_spanish_language_movie_casa_de_mi_padre_yes_it_s_real

This trailer promises guns! Special Effects! Slaps! And Will Ferrell speaking only Spanish.

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Joran Van Der Sloot's Attorney: 'I'm Suing Over Stabbing Story'

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/yBLrlliI-ok/joran_van_der_sloot_s_attorney_i_m_suing_over_stabbing_story

The attorney for accused killer Joran van der Sloot tells RadarOnline.com in an exclusive new interview that he's planning to sue a Dutch magazine that published a story that the jailed Dutchman stabbed three fellow inmates at the Castro Castro Prison in Lima, Peru.

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Balding penguins baffle scientists

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Ii5dSAeEA7s/balding_penguins_baffle_scientists_2

Naked penguins with patches of bare skin have been popping up in the South Atlantic in recent years, puzzling scientists over what could be causing a condition known as feather-loss disorder.

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Anderson Cooper Pokes Fun at Snooki

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/1Ult9IviCWY/anderson_cooper_pokes_fun_at_snooki

Snooki knows she's popular, but a popular *joke*, right? If she doesn't, then she should just be happy that people like Anderson Cooper know her name

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The Best, Worst and Weirdest Alternate Universe Superhero Deaths In Comics

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/siLuvGIvTWY/the_best_worst_and_weirdest_alternate_universe_superhero_deaths_in_comics

[SPOILERS] killing off characters left and right is exactly what Alternate Universes are for. Creators might not be able to ever really off any heroes in the main-line stories of serialized fiction, and even if they do, it doesn't tend to stick, but in alternate universes, you can go for a full-on slaughter.

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Surreal Photoshopped Images of Cities and Landscapes [Pics]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/OX1T7fXaJaM/surreal_photoshopped_images_of_cities_and_landscapes_pics

Manchester-based Andrew Brooks uses digital techniques to transform typical landscapes into the stuff of dreams.

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NATO says Gadhafi must go but won't force him out

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Hc6qVfjl4-w/nato_says_gadhafi_must_go_but_won_t_force_him_out

The United States and its allies put up a united public front Thursday on the goals of NATO's stalemated military mission in Libya but failed to resolve behind-the-scenes bickering over how to achieve them.

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14 Natural Items for Your Alternative First Aid Kit

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/qk6WSJflCpw/14_natural_items_for_your_alternative_first_aid_kit

Find out which multitasking natural remedies merit a spot in your backpack.

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Gov Walker Admits Stripping Collective Bargaining Rights Is Not About the Budget

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/KCN8OssueJo/gov_walker_admits_stripping_collective_bargaining_rights_is_not_about_the_budget

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker wasn?t faring too well on Capitol Hill today. Walker was questioned in a short hearing, first admitting he didn?t campaign on stripping workers of their Collective Bargaining rights, then admitted key elements of his proposal have nothing to do with the budget. First, Walker admitted that he didn?t campaign on...

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A letter to my daughter ! [img]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/In62wIu-4EE/a_letter_to_my_daughter_img

Imgur is used to share photos with social networks and online communities, and has the funniest pictures from all over the Internet.

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Major Microchip Producer to Reopen Japanese Plant ahead of schedule

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/mZ69FO0K1iw/major_microchip_producer_to_reopen_japanese_plant_ahead_of_schedule

Although still recovering from Japan's massive earthquake, the world's largest automotive microchip producers says it is on pace to reopen its damaged plant ahead of schedule.

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6 surprising facts about the first human spaceflight

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/_cNImj6JNpU/6_surprising_facts_about_the_first_human_spaceflight

Fifty years ago on April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, ushering in the era of human spaceflight.

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The Most Epic of All Photobombs? EVER! (Picture)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/89rJQGWgWsI/the_most_epic_of_all_photobombs_ever_picture

This photobomb takes photobombing to a whole new and very epic level.

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Food prices: World Bank warns millions face poverty

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/fFAhAnE3Ka8/food_prices_world_bank_warns_millions_face_poverty

The World Bank says rising food prices, driven partly by rising fuel costs, are pushing millions of people into extreme poverty.
World food prices are 36% above levels of a year ago, driven by problems in the Middle East and North Africa, and remain volatile, the bank said.
That has pushed 44 million people into poverty since last June.
A further 10% rise would push 10m more below the extreme poverty line of $1.25 (76p) a day, the bank said.
And it warned that a 30% cost hike in the price of staples could lead to 34 million more poor.

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Street fighter X Tekken Gameplay Released [w/video]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/wN_yKyti-h8/street_fighter_x_tekken_gameplay_released_w_video

Do you think that Street Fighter is the greatest game of them all? Watch a 8 min video of pure elite fighting game play of Street fighter X Tekken.

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Valve Teases Half Life: Episode 3?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ozNh1s8yAwY/valve_teases_half_life_episode_3

Valve?s been running a rather interesting Portal 2 ARG, dropping cryptic hints and tips. Now, fans seems to have finally, managed to crack the code, and they?ve found pure gold at the end of it, all.

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8 Mortal Kombat Characters That Are Goofy Even by Mortal Kombat Standards

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/AzQSLSnt4CU/8_mortal_kombat_characters_that_are_goofy_even_by_mortal_kombat_standards

Gore aside, the other distinguishing feature for the series is that, unlike most pother fighting games, MK features a bizarre ensemble of ninjas, wizards, cyborgs, movie stars, shape-shifters, and guys with bladed hats. Set in the mystical realm of the Outworld, absolutely anything goes, including winged vampire temptresses, cyborgs infested with human souls, and even enormous four-armed tiger-men that resemble some kind of bizarre furry-crossover; also, babies. Although story is to fighting games what bacon is to cheesecake ...

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15 Kids Who Sued and Won Big

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Tkq33dF_fro/15_kids_who_sued_and_won_big

These are 15 of the most ruthless underage exercisers of national rights that should serve as an inspiration and a reminder to everyone, however young ? to watch their ass.

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Blog Alert for digg.com: Stories , Apr 13, 2011

New Posts to
digg.com: Stories
on Apr 13, 2011:

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7 Ways to Avoid Food Poisoning Without Dangerous Cleaners

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/m4G3adcwx40/7_ways_to_avoid_food_poisoning_without_dangerous_cleaners

Conventional cleaner companies would love for you to believe that bleach, ammonia, and a host of other poison chemical cleaning agents are necessary to keep your kitchen free of food borne illnesses.

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Online Ad Revenues Hit Record High in 2010? - Internet Ahead of Newspapers For The First Time

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/O6jpiL5L2GM/online_ad_revenues_hit_record_high_in_2010_internet_ahead_of_newspapers_for_the_first_time

Revenue jumped 15% to $26 million last year, putting the Internet ahead of newspapers for the first time.

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McDonald's Canada takes Monopoly money (video)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/xsFE3KTey_k/mcdonald_s_canada_takes_monopoly_money_video

The chain celebrated the return of the Monopoly promotion by accepting the game's money as legal currency at its restaurants.

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Brain nerve stimulation could speed up learning, study suggests

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/XcYcYf1SmKU/brain_nerve_stimulation_could_speed_up_learning_study_suggests

In a breakthrough that may aid treatment of learning impairments, strokes, tinnitus and chronic pain, researchers have found that brain nerve stimulation accelerates learning in laboratory tests. Another major finding of the study involves the positive changes detected after stimulation and learning were complete. Researchers monitoring brain activity in rats found that brain responses eventually returned to their pre-stimulation state, but the animals could still perform the learned task.

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Letting Bush tax cuts expire would solve 75% of deficit over next 5 years, 40% over 20 years

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/-DTB4C1ZJaE/letting_bush_tax_cuts_expire_would_solve_75_of_deficit_over_next_5_years_40_over_20_years

I'm not terribly thrilled about paying more taxes, especially when we know the Republicans will simply take the money and declare a few more wars. But, it is interesting to see how much money we'd save by simply rolling back the Bush tax cuts and returning taxes to where they were during the prosperous Clinton era

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Children Told to be Tested for HIV After Flu Vaccines Reused (VIDEO)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/FNk-SVOXwhU/children_told_to_be_tested_for_hiv_after_flu_vaccines_reused_video

A clinic in Northern Colorado is advising parents of children who received a pediatric flu shot from their offices to get tested for some blood-borne diseases including HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C after their vaccine syringes were shared between patients.

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Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud: APOD April 14th 2011

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ZrV3tAmvs_U/young_stars_in_the_rho_ophiuchi_cloud_apod_april_14th_2011

Dust clouds and embedded newborn stars glow at infrared wavelengths in this tantalizing false-color composition from WISE, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The cosmic canvas features one of the closest star forming regions, part of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex some 400 light-years distant near the southern edge of the pronounceable constellation Ophiuchus. After forming along a large cloud of cold molecular hydrogen gas, young stars heat the surrounding dust to produce the infrared glow. Stars in the process of formation, called young stellar objects or YSOs, are embedded in the compact pinkish nebulae seen here, but are otherwise hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes. An exploration of the region in penetrating infrared light has detected emerging and newly formed stars whose average age is estimated to be a mere 300,000 years. That's extremely young compared to [...]

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What happens when two Falcon Punches collide ?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/vJQHCaKw0oc/what_happens_when_two_falcon_punches_collide

These are the devastating effects of a Falcon Punch Collision (FPC). Such a collision has been theorized to anhilate all matter in the universe and create a paradox. FPCs are often considered what would be one of the most devastating doomsday disasters ever.

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Brett Easton Ellis Calls ?Glee? A "Puddle Of HIV"

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Hai9VOms0xI/brett_easton_ellis_calls_glee_a_puddle_of_hiv

That?s some in-ter-es-ting word choice.

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I want to spread my ashes around this tree.

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/-0FjIOczfG4/i_want_to_spread_my_ashes_around_this_tree

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Stephen Colbert Bombards Jon Kyl with Non-Factual Statements (Video)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/QiMywvYdNCc/stephen_colbert_bombards_jon_kyl_with_non_factual_statements_video

"I decided to celebrate Jon Kyl's groundbreaking excuse-planation last night by tweeting around-the-clock non-facts about him," Colbert said.

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Leaked Photos Of The New Batman Trailer (Pic)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/IIlMIdOvHNA/leaked_photos_of_the_new_batman_trailer_pic

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OMG Assassin's Monkey Won't Spare Anyone! [PIC]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Qvgytotalt8/omg_assassin_s_monkey_won_t_spare_anyone_pic

The fables were true. He's coming and he won't spare us!

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Like father...[PIC]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/rHYCb9SbjJo/like_father_pic

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Obama Speech Frames a 2012 Choice for the Country

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/AQdgUymRUOw/obama_speech_frames_a_2012_choice_for_the_country

President Obama offered a broad vision for solving the nation?s long-term fiscal problems. This was not a speech about dollars and cents as much as it was an appeal for Americans to think about what kind of country they want and how they define shared sacrifice.

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A digital rallying cry

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/7PyD2rVHtfU/a_digital_rallying_cry

THE Twitter account of Ai Weiwei, China's foremost artist-activist, fell silent when he was arrested on April 3rd. Chinese state media suggest that he is guilty of "economic crimes" and a bevy of other reputation-killers such as plagiarism and being "erratic." But his imprisonment is clearly a means of shutting him up. A forceful advocate of democracy and free speech, Mr Ai used his blog to confront the fictions of government propaganda. With belligerent conviction, he railed against the inhumanity of a regime with no respect for the truth.

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Zuckerberg emails leak, appear genuine

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/UDnv2X403Es/zuckerberg_emails_leak_appear_genuine

Ceglia Facebook ownership case gains support

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Algae genes could restore sight in the blind

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/fmZKDLf3GQQ/algae_genes_could_restore_sight_in_the_blind

Blind people may have their sight returned thanks to a light sensitive gene taken from algae, claims scientists.

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10 Moments In Video Games That Freaked You Out

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Hqk2VD1xC_M/10_moments_in_video_games_that_freaked_you_out

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Intelligence agencies hunting for terrorists in World of Warcraft

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/O_Wy0q7_Xrw/intelligence_agencies_hunting_for_terrorists_in_world_of_warcraft

Does the FBI raid of two university students for possible gold-farming tied into World of Warcraft mean the intelligence gathering Reynard Project is still hunting for terrorists inside MMORPGs?

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How to Make Seed Bombs (and Not Get in Trouble Doing It) : TreeHugger

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/wsa0qz_Momg/how_to_make_seed_bombs_and_not_get_in_trouble_doing_it_treehugger

Image credit: urbanfoodie33, used under Creative Commons license. I've always like the idea of seed bombs. Little nuggets of clay, compost and appropriately-selected seeds that can be used to help green wasteland and otherwise neglected areas. Kimberley already showed

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127 bodies uncovered in north Mexico mass graves

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/DxZZ8JaekG4/127_bodies_uncovered_in_north_mexico_mass_graves

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - At least 11 more bodies have been found in unmarked graves in north Mexico, taking the total to 127 corpses uncovered near the US border, with officials earlier accusing the Zetas drug gang of most of the killings.

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How to protest like the Japanese (hint: orderly and politely)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/xJLfTRIDtSg/how_to_protest_like_the_japanese_hint_orderly_and_politely

Last weekend, Japanese protesters staged the biggest public demonstration in Tokyo since the 1970s, but because Japanese people are so nice it was more like Hay-on-Wye than a siren-soundtracked, policeman-burning black blocalypse. The anti-nuke parade swamped the city streets with apologetic sweetness, as protesters followed a step-by-step guide to protesting as described in the My First Demonstration cartoon pamphlet handed out to all in attendance. It was all totally kawaii.

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Thank Wes Craven And Scream For Making Zombieland And Tropic Thunder Possible

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/vcHwcC4AhVw/thank_wes_craven_and_scream_for_making_zombieland_and_tropic_thunder_possible

Just one year after the first Scream, Austin Powers sent-up bad spy movies.The first two, while a bit ludicrous, still operate as spy narratives themselves. In 1999, the criminally underrated Galaxy Quest did the same thing for Star Trek.

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Meanwhile, in a Parallel Universe (PIC)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/LO1t48s-OXI/meanwhile_in_a_parallel_universe_pic

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Never Say Goodbye [video]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/zUAfo4zwWoc/never_say_goodbye_video

Movie characters rarely say "Goodbye" when they hang up. How rude!

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Hedge Fund Gamblers Earn the Same In 1 Hour As Middle-Class Households Make In 47 Years

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/BS9yngYtOeA/hedge_fund_gamblers_earn_the_same_in_1_hour_as_middle_class_households_make_in_47_years

The top 25 hedge fund earners took in $22.07 billion in 2010. Thanks to a generous tax loophole these billionaires will pay a top tax rate of 15% instead of 35%. Closing that loophole on just those 25 individuals ? just 25 guys who wouldn?t miss a penny of it -- would raise $4.4 billion, which is enough to rehire 126,000 laid-off teachers.

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Pro skateboarders riding motorcycles and having more fun than you

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/cpcPDpye_40/pro_skateboarders_riding_motorcycles_and_having_more_fun_than_you

A good mariachi band can get your night started pretty quickly. Arto's alter ego, Reggie, visits us in this very trippy episode of Doin' It Baja.

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15 Reality TV "Stars" Arrested For Violent Assaults

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/SwzaobvoAq4/15_reality_tv_stars_arrested_for_violent_assaults

Whether getting busted for on-camera assault or swinging cats at their partners in private life, here?s fifteen of reality TV?s most memorable violent personalities.

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Windows 8 Milestone 1 leaks out on the web

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/RBQ5KZstpAM/windows_8_milestone_1_leaks_out_on_the_web

Screenshots of Windows 8 Milestone 1 have surfaced on the web. The very early build of the new OS, build 7850, does not hint at any departure from the current interface design seen in Windows 7.

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Weight Loss Improves Memory

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/WD-I-PXBysA/weight_loss_improves_memory_2

Here's another good reason to lose weight: It may improve your memory and concentration, new research suggests.

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Making temporary changes to brain could speed up learning, study reports

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In a breakthrough that may aid treatment of learning impairments, strokes, tinnitus and chronic pain, UT Dallas researchers have found that brain nerve stimulation accelerates learning in laboratory tests.

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Google Infrastructure Czar: Cloud Is About Getting It Done

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It was nearly five years ago when I last spent time with Urs Hölzle, Google?s infrastructure czar. (His official title is SVP of operations.)

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Death toll in Mexican mass graves rises to 116

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The toll of murder victims buried in a series of mass graves in northern Mexico has risen to 116, Mexico's attorney general said on Tuesday, blaming the atrocity on the brutal Zetas drug cartel.

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The User Interface Continuum: A Study Of Player Preference

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University of Bergen senior lecturer Jørgensen studies gamers' responses to HUDs, and whether or not the need to preserve the fiction or the gameplay is paramount to players -- and delivers the results of this investigation, along with suggestions.

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Nancy Pelosi: 'Elections Shouldn't Matter as Much as They Do' | The Weekly Standard

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Perhaps it's sour grapes, or perhaps it's a recent reawakening, but in a speech by Nancy Pelosi at Tufts University earlier this week, the former speaker of the House had some advice for her Republican colleagues in particular and some reflections on elections in general:

To my Republican friends: take back your party. So that it doesn?t matter so much who wins the election, because we have shared values about the education of our children, the growth of our economy, how we defend our country, our security and civil liberties, how we respect our seniors. Because there are so many things at risk right now -- perhaps in another question I'll go into them, if you want. But the fact is that elections shouldn't matter as much as they do...But when it comes to a place where there doesn't seem to be shared values then that can be problematic for the country, as I think you can see right now.

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Oh god, why?! (PIC)

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A drug that could reset your sleep schedule, and send you to bed earlier!

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As people get older, their sleep cycle start to shift, which means older people tend to go to sleep at much earlier times. Here's the crazy part: a little blood-related trickery can make young people sleep just like the elderly.

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Poll: Plurality Of Voters Displeased With GOP House Majority, View Party As 'Extremist'

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/rW2aTtYqe4s/poll_plurality_of_voters_displeased_with_gop_house_majority_view_party_as_extremist

Only a few months removed from a landslide election that threw control of the House of Representatives back to Republicans, a plurality of registered voters now say the new GOP majority is doing a worse job than Democrats did when...

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Law Enforcement Monitor Internet Data With No Oversight

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A doctoral candidate at Indiana University has published a paper claiming that law enforcement authorities are more and more commonly requesting e-mail, instant-message, and cell-phone location data, despite the gray area surrounding whether or not providers have to give up this information.

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FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN [Video]

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Now THIS....is why I look forward to fridays.

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How To Get A Guy To Notice You While You're Having Sex With Him

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/gINHzBc3DTM/how_to_get_a_guy_to_notice_you_while_you_re_having_sex_with_him

Today Now! dating expert Rebeccah Rachel shares tips for getting the attention of that cute guy who's thrusting his erection inside of you.

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Budget Deal Kills Innovation Economy, Slashing High-Speed Rail, Green Jobs, Climate Programs

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/vqWYmp_Fhbs/budget_deal_kills_innovation_economy_slashing_high_speed_rail_green_jobs_climate_programs

The Republican slash-and-burn budget accepted by President Obama to avoid a government shutdown will put our fragile economic recovery in jeopardy. Moreover, the cuts are ideologically motivated, preserving massive subsidies for fossil fuel polluters while knocking out support for a cleaner, more innovative economic future.

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James Cameron: 3-D Prophet or Hollywood Huckster?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/2zmoHdaUPRo/james_cameron_3_d_prophet_or_hollywood_huckster

We need to talk about James Cameron. Like, really talk about him -- especially after Monday's announcement of his new alliance to develop and enhance 3-D technology for broadcasters.

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Man dies after falling into pasta machine

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A 26-year-old man is dead after he fell into a machine while working at a Toronto pasta factory on Monday.

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Microsoft Unveils First Internet Explorer 10

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/RKtvYRfZ01A/microsoft_unveils_first_internet_explorer_10

Microsoft has released the first platform preview for Internet Explorer 10, less than a month after the launch its much-hyped IE9 browser.

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America?s ?National Suicide?

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?We educate the best and brightest from around the world, and then we tell our companies that they can?t hire them,? New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said, describing current immigration policy as ?a form of national suicide.? ?We ship them home, where they can take what they learned here and use it to create companies and products that compete with ours. The rest of the world is thanking us. They?re doing everything they can to attract those very people--and we?re doing our best to help them.?

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WTF are these? (PIC)

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Bill Maher On UN Murders: Islam Is Only Religion That Kills When You Disagree With Them

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/EfyTVFE68JU/bill_maher_on_un_murders_islam_is_only_religion_that_kills_when_you_disagree_with_them

"What it comes down to is that there is one religion in the world that kills you when you disagree with them."

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No winners among penguins as Antarctic warms

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/imO3YGYR4Nw/no_winners_among_penguins_as_antarctic_warms

The number of Adelie and chinstrap penguins living on the Antarctic Peninsula has plummeted by more than half during the past 30 years.
Scientists once believed that climate change would create a stark contrast between the two species. Ice-loving Adelies, which winter on sea ice, would see their numbers dwindle as their habitat warmed, the thinking went.

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Mythbuster developing vehicle armor for military

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/fCFw6Jcwl0U/mythbuster_developing_vehicle_armor_for_military

No myth: Jamie Hyneman, is helping the U.S. military to develop new effective, lightweight vehicle armor for Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Does Eating Fat Make Me Fat?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/2sDsMTzkIZo/does_eating_fat_make_me_fat

Some people say fat is bad, others say fat is good. Here is what you need to know.

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Hotel's 'fertility chair' sees seven staff fall pregnant in just 18 months

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/NFCJQ8MUbs0/hotel_s_fertility_chair_sees_seven_staff_fall_pregnant_in_just_18_months

Four of the receptionists have already given birth, all to boys, after sitting on a blue chair in the Milton Keynes hotel while the other three are now pregnant.

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xkcd: Recycling

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/qio2sGXXRas/xkcd_recycling

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Why didn't Cisco attempt to sell the Flip unit?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/y0bj0WBm9Bk/why_didn_t_cisco_attempt_to_sell_the_flip_unit

Firing 550 employees making a best-selling product isn't the way to woo Wall Street

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Egyptian blogger's sentence slammed.

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/iFgYKjh8fvc/egyptian_blogger_s_sentence_slammed

An Egyptian military court has sentenced an activist blogger critical of the army to three years in prison, and it did so without his lawyers present, a development that drew stiff condemnation by human rights groups.

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Ontario judge declares criminalization of pot unconstitutional

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ZLHkY3vBbbQ/ontario_judge_declares_criminalization_of_pot_unconstitutional

Ontario is one step closer to the legalization of marijuana after the Ontario Superior Court struck down two key parts of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that prohibit the possession and production of pot.

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If He Seeks Presidency, Even Rich Donald Trump Will Seek Donors

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/A2x8HmBVDUM/if_he_seeks_presidency_even_rich_donald_trump_will_seek_donors

Donald Trump may be rich, but if he decides to run for president he plans to ask voters to invest in his candidacy.

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Mubarak Suffers Heart Attack

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/AzgZUjYCcFA/mubarak_suffers_heart_attack

Ousted Egyptian president receiving hospital treatment in Sharm El Sheikh after subpoenas issued to him and his sons

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Genevieve Morton Puts Her Body, Apartment on Display for Esquire

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Esquire.com's stellar "Me in My Place" series rolls on today with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model Genevieve Morton, who shows off not only her incredible body but also her pretty sweet pad.

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The Top 50 Most Impressive Venues in Sports

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/u36MO9QbphY/the_top_50_most_impressive_venues_in_sports

There are some incredibly impressive venues in professional sports. But these 50 are absolutely mind blowing. Ranging across a variety of professional sports, let's take a look at what the world has to offer...

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Deere Season: Rouge Tractor Takes Out Two Cars In Wal-Mart Parking Lot [Video]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/UjFIe_uDFbE/deere_season_rouge_tractor_takes_out_two_cars_in_wal_mart_parking_lot_video

It?s not uncommon for a runaway shopping cart to result in a new door ding, but what about a rouge tractor causing a complete write off? That?s just what happened at a Wal-Mart parking lot in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

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Travel Mag Names Libya Top Travel Destination in April Issue

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/17YmV5fYRV0/travel_mag_names_libya_top_travel_destination_in_april_issue

Middle East revolutions vs. publishing schedule at Condé Nast Traveler

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Redsn0w: Jailbreak iOS 4.3.1 On iPhone 4 [Windows]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/30bafExNaX8/redsn0w_jailbreak_ios_4_3_1_on_iphone_4_windows

Redsn0w is a easy to use tool to jailbreak iOS devices. And it show clearly that it is a good option to fix the problem of jailbreak on iPhone 4. Redsn0w for

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Vegas woman dies after backroom cosmetic surgery

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/oN8lBChgrfg/vegas_woman_dies_after_backroom_cosmetic_surgery

A woman died after botched buttocks enhancement surgery in the back room of a tile business by two Colombian nationals who were later arrested trying to board a plane back to that country.

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LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1

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Japan: Nuclear crisis raised to Chernobyl level

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/kj8Npt2Ubc8/japan_nuclear_crisis_raised_to_chernobyl_level

Japanese authorities have raised the measure of severity of their nuclear crisis to the highest level, officials say.The decision was taken due to radiation measured at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant, NHK reported.

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APOD: 2011 April 12 - 50 Years Ago: Yuri s Planet

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Explanation: On April 12th, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin became the first human in space. His remotely controlled Vostok 1 spacecraft lofted him to an altitude of 200 miles and carried him once around planet Earth. Commenting on the first view from space he reported, "The sky is very dark; the Earth is bluish. Everything is seen very clearly". His view could have resembled this image taken in 2003 from the International Space Station. Alan Shepard, the first US astronaut, would not be launched until almost a month later and then on a comparatively short suborbital flight. Born on March 9, 1934, Gagarin was a military pilot before being chosen for the first group of cosmonauts in 1960. As a result of his historic flight he became an international hero and legend. Killed when his MIG jet crashed during a training flight in 1968, Gagarin was given a hero's funeral, his [...]

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Pic of the Day: It's a long, long way down

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The Yucatan peninsula in Mexico is estimated to have 6,400 cenotes, or sinkholes, and although they are hardly recommended for amateurs, they make for perfect diving pools for the likes of Orlando Duque.

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Mutation breeding creates the world's most perfect orange.

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ELDZFqj6w90/mutation_breeding_creates_the_world_s_most_perfect_orange

The KinnowLS mandarin orange, pictured at right, is incredibly sweet, has almost no seeds, a skin so thin it's easily peeled, and can grow in the desert. And it's a mutant created almost the same way Hulk was. Almost!

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Who's putting wood in your food?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Z1jme7to1JA/who_s_putting_wood_in_your_food

These 10 big restaurant chains and food companies are just some of those that add cellulose to their products. And it may actually be good for you. Let's hope so.

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Dream Job Posting: Spaceship Pilots Wanted

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/bnw853bxKuw/dream_job_posting_spaceship_pilots_wanted

Some might do a double take at this job posting, but it is legit. Virgin Galactic announced today they are looking for pilot-astronauts and are now accepting applications?from qualified candidates.

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Scientists ignore cultural barriers to find the cause of a rare disease

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/DDE1Egdcb_U/scientists_ignore_cultural_barriers_to_find_the_cause_of_a_rare_disease

In a research collaboration blind to affairs of politics, ethnicity, and religion, an international team led by Israeli scientists has identified the genetic cause of a neurological disorder afflicting members of a Palestinian family.

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Mass Effect 3: The Basics (video)

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All you need to know about the final chapter of BioWare's space odyssey.

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Google Invests in World's Largest Solar Power Tower Plant

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/RXNrFNq7BP8/google_invests_in_world_s_largest_solar_power_tower_plant

Google is pumping more money into renewable, efficient, & clean energy. It's counting on power towers to be part of solar energy's future.

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Sorry, no buttonless iPod Touch on the way

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/xRH0UITNjXE/sorry_no_buttonless_ipod_touch_on_the_way

Sorry to kill any hopes and dreams out there, but there's actually no evidence of a buttonless Apple device in the works...

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With health costs rising, Vermont moves toward a single-payer system

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/y-pJZF5UMDk/with_health_costs_rising_vermont_moves_toward_a_single_payer_system

Vermont lawmakers are poised to pass a single-payer healthcare plan, which would reshape how the state's doctors are paid and become the first of its type in the US.

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Man Commits Suicide, Asks for Organs to Be Harvested

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/qhj-aoX6XLw/man_commits_suicide_asks_for_organs_to_be_harvested

Unfortunately, it was too late to grant the wish he specified in his suicide note.

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So I just noticed that God is the only Simpsons Character with 5 fingers

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ChruTMEDKgg/so_i_just_noticed_that_god_is_the_only_simpsons_character_with_5_fingers

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Whatever happened to North Korea?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/y5AnZNpB2aY/whatever_happened_to_north_korea

North Korea may not be making headlines as much these days, but that isn't because Kim Jong Il has changed his ways. Kim's regime has been begging for food aid abroad, suggesting they may be building up war reserves before further provocations of South Korea.

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Opinion: Time to raise the speed limit, how does 150 MPH sound?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/P_d8Kf9ujXc/opinion_time_to_raise_the_speed_limit_how_does_150_mph_sound

Ever since automobiles first appeared over 100 years ago, every automaker has tried to make them go faster. And they succeeded. Nearly every year, cars became more powerful with higher top-end speeds. But then, in the mid-1950s, we hit a plateau. The national speed limit was set at 70 miles per hour, and we've been stuck at that rate ever since. As a result, the automobile has made absolutely no progress as a transportation device in over half a century.

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Rousing Civil War Posters (Pics)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/juCKbflTbMY/rousing_civil_war_posters_pics

Today, when most peoples' encounters with black-and-white posters is limited to hand-written "lost kitty" signs messily taped to telephone poles, the posters printed by the hundreds during the Civil War will likely feel grandiose -- and wordy as hell. And so they were. Here, a celebration of the era's singularly striking form of mass media

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Gas Drilling Industry Doesn't Want to Pay Taxes

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/LBXUbF87oBE/gas_drilling_industry_doesn_t_want_to_pay_taxes

Texas got seriously fracked over by frackers. The state is letting big oil skate out of paying their taxes.

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The 'The kids are addicted to media' argument is terrible

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/FHnT3NYme6I/the_the_kids_are_addicted_to_media_argument_is_terrible

In a subtly patronizing tone that has come to be expected in arguments of this nature, researchers from the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda recently claimed in their World Unplugged Study that youth are ?addicted to media:?

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Facebook Wins Legal War With Winklevoss Twins

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/6mSdq-7I9ig/facebook_wins_legal_war_with_winklevoss_twins

A U.S. appeals court says they must accept their $65 million settlement from the social-networking site.

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Is Cloud Data Storage Vaporizing?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/s-Hk1C4C-pg/is_cloud_data_storage_vaporizing

Iron Mountain became the third company to announce it is closing down its public cloud storage offering after only two years.

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Missouri's Democratic AG splits with Obama over health care

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/9aFSPV-4iVs/missouri_s_democratic_ag_splits_with_obama_over_health_care

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Missouri's Democratic attorney general on Monday joined the largely Republican-led effort to have President Barack Obama's 2010 health care overhaul ruled unconstitutional.Chris

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Faces of the revolution: 30 pictures of Libyan rebels

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Facebook Exposes Its Green Hardware for All to See

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/vkls3gh5s_8/facebook_exposes_its_green_hardware_for_all_to_see

While Facebook has recently faced plenty of criticism from Greenpeace for continuing to run data centers powered by coal-fired powerplants, the company is endeavoring to take the high road, opening its data center hardware and design secrets for friends and competitors to borrow as they like.

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Tajikistan Bans Divorce By Text Message

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/_kfmq8rJXts/tajikistan_bans_divorce_by_text_message

State religious authorities in Central Asian nation ban SMS use of Muslim divorce practices

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Adobe's Upcoming Photoshop Apps: What to Know, and What it Means

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/0-Xb5pdly6k/adobe_s_upcoming_photoshop_apps_what_to_know_and_what_it_means

Adobe is helping to merge the tablet with the desktop, making software more affordable.

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Can Dell Do An Android Phone Right? Apparently, Yes. A Look At Dell's Venue Android Smartphone

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/D597nQrqB44/can_dell_do_an_android_phone_right_apparently_yes_a_look_at_dell_s_venue_android_smartphone

The Android smartphone landscape is as varied as ever these days, and there's no question that competition is fierce. Dell wasn't even a member of the mobile phone universe a few years ago, and already they're taking on the big guys with the Venue. Is this Froyo-powered slate phone up to the task? Find out in our full review!

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The 21 Most Claustrophobic Movies

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Y-lWXlv4xAA/the_21_most_claustrophobic_movies

There?s something uniquely twisted about claustrophobia that makes it so absolutely perfect for films to ramp up the pressure.

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iSteve: Steve Jobs? biography coming in 2012 | VentureBeat

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Dean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. ...

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Why I Like Google?s Reorg and Why It?s Only a Start

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/RSxsRwNH8Yk/why_i_like_google_s_reorg_and_why_it_s_only_a_start

This week, Larry Page took back the reins of Google, the company he co-founded with Sergey Brin a lifetime ago, replacing longtime chief executive Eric Schmidt, now chairman of Google. In his first task as CEO, Page has shaken up the executive ranks in a reorg that?s about addressing two of Google?s big challenges: its overcomplicated bureaucratic structure and Facebook.

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Nuclear Industry Shows Their True Green Cards

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/OqlYkc0rinw/nuclear_industry_shows_their_true_green_cards

Image: C. Lepisto modifiation of CC photo by Phault The fallout from Fukushima has had ripple effects in the nuclear industry across the world, but nowhere outside of Japan has the impact been so significant as in Germany.

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Scientology?s Global Disaster Squad

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/cH5DxCAisKE/scientology_s_global_disaster_squad

The Church of Scientology, one of the fastest growing world religions, sends relief workers to nearly every global disaster zone. Take a peek inside Scientology?s unorthodox healing missions and how one of the most controversial world religions is taking hold in Asia.

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Kitten vs. Fan (video)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/OIpJBnACqzo/kitten_vs_fan_video

This adorable kitten seems pretty baffled by this mini fan.

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Freaky the Snowman: Frosty's Evil Twin (Videos)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/4WLfVz6OE4c/freaky_the_snowman_frosty_s_evil_twin_videos

There are few things that scare people more than when an inanimate object moves. Just ask Hugh Hefner's girlfriends.

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10 Incredible Insect & Spider Battles (Video)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/0CvUSwGfWfo/10_incredible_insect_spider_battles_video

This is a collection of some of the most amazing insect and spider battles caught on tape.

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PETA's Vasectomy Campaign Hurtful to the Infertile

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/6x8m16x5Lzg/peta_s_vasectomy_campaign_hurtful_to_the_infertile

The animal rights group purposefully hurts a community in order to get free publicity.

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Yuck: Google Earth, NOAA, Show off Marine Debris (Videos)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/9G7JPAae9nk/yuck_google_earth_noaa_show_off_marine_debris_videos

The Marine Debris Conference in Hawaii may be over. The problem of plastic pollution continues. And so this video from Google Earth and NOAA is still current, and can help landlubbers visualize the issue of sea junk.

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How to prevent Alzheimers [pic]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Bf3Hh4GL5wA/how_to_prevent_alzheimers_pic

This NSFW photo was taken in a Senior Center in Boca Raton, Florida. The course was, "How to Prevent Alzheimer's" The Project of the Day was, "To keep your mind working, try to create something from memory."

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GitHub Hosts Sold-Out CodeConf, First of Many

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/xVk1nsQpJe4/github_hosts_sold_out_codeconf_first_of_many

GitHub, the popular code repository, is bringing developers together for CodeConf today in San Francisco. GitHub CEO Chris Wanstrath said that the event was designed to be collaborative, not unlike the site itself.

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Gordon Brown I Made a Big mistake on Banks

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/v2GfbVKbxnM/gordon_brown_i_made_a_big_mistake_on_banks

Gordon Brown has admitted he made a ?big mistake? in the way he tackled financial regulation before the banking system collapsed.

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A Taste of the World?s Monuments to Salt

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Ttzj31trVPM/a_taste_of_the_world_s_monuments_to_salt

It?s one of the world?s oldest seasonings, used in food preparation, religious ceremonies, and ritual cleansing. Legend says that Roman legionnaires were often paid partly in salt, giving rise to the word salarium, which we know as the modern word salary. Yes, that salt in the shaker on your dining table is part of a long and storied history that stretches back almost eight thousand years.

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CNN Debunks The Myth That Glenn Beck And Keith Olbermann Are Alike

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/t5CD3vG7lBA/cnn_debunks_the_myth_that_glenn_beck_and_keith_olbermann_are_alike

A lively discussion broke out on CNN today over whether or not Keith Olbermann and Glenn Beck are one and the same. The conclusion was that they aren't.

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Repeat After Me: Wrestling a Toddler Is Never A Good Idea

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/CALtgAhHcvo/repeat_after_me_wrestling_a_toddler_is_never_a_good_idea

A Florida man performed wrestling moves on 21-month-old boy and fractured at least four of his ribs.

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Will iPad & Tablets Be Our Sunday Paper?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Kzxk-_prgCA/will_ipad_tablets_be_our_sunday_paper

From Rupert Murdoch?s The Daily to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, it seems more and more newspapers are turning to tablets in an effort to capture a fraction of our daily attention. As this graphic illustrates, iPad is well on its way.

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Egypt?s Unfinished Business and a Lesson For the Arab Revolution

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/bw_0zUazyrc/egypt_s_unfinished_business_and_a_lesson_for_the_arab_revolution

It has become apparent that all of our most cynical readings of the situation in Egypt, since the supposed ouster of Hosni Mubarak, are being proved true by the continued oppression, and disenfranchisement, of the Egyptian people at the hands of the Military government. The aggressive midnight assault by police and military forces, to clear peaceful protesters from Tahrir Square, was an all too familiar reminder of the regime?s brutal tactics before Mubarak assigned them to their new post as governmental figureheads.

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Karl Rove Launches "Right-Wing Wikileaks'

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/_lHqPsWVVEA/karl_rove_launches_right_wing_wikileaks

Does this make Karl Rove a hypocrite for parroting the actions of Julian Assange, who Rove said should be hunted down?

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The Real Story of Our Economy: Why Our Standard of Living Has Stalled Out

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/hm37zlpGK5U/the_real_story_of_our_economy_why_our_standard_of_living_has_stalled_out_6

For more than a quarter century after WWII the fruits of America's productivity were shared with average working people, year in and year out. Not anymore.

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Over ten dollars in fees including a $4.55 delivery fee for delivery of an E-TICKET?! Fuck you Ticketmaster!

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/eV8JO7DyVjc/over_ten_dollars_in_fees_including_a_4_55_delivery_fee_for_delivery_of_an_e_ticket_fuck_you_ticketmaster

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xkcd: Rogers St.

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/knrbtNpKQw4/xkcd_rogers_st

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Japanese citizens turning in cash found in tsunami zone

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Slc-kiWBmFg/japanese_citizens_turning_in_cash_found_in_tsunami_zone

A tsunami that followed a massive earthquake last month may have destroyed some of Japan's structures, but police say the honest practice of turning in lost items, especially cash, remains intact.

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9 Deadly Words Used By a Woman

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/G5XLkfhQXjs/9_deadly_words_used_by_a_woman_2

You know you've heard them, guys!

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Gears of War 3 Achievements Leaked

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/8rEGhogtwdY/gears_of_war_3_achievements_leaked

It may be a bit early, but the list of achievements for Epic Game's Gears of War 3 is floating around on the internet.

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Welcome to America

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/bs6Q4WRbXqA/welcome_to_america_4

Home of the free....?

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Puzzle Time: Can You Solve These Videogame Puzzles?

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/6dqXb0WyH34/puzzle_time_can_you_solve_these_videogame_puzzles

Every week, from now on, I will be posting some kind of puzzle for you to solve! These will generally end up being rebus picture puzzles as they are pretty easy to set up. As one would imagine, these are all going to be videogame related: that could mean game titles, people?s names, weapons etc.

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Venus' Morphing Vortex Trumps Saturn's Hexagon

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/QhnZjEDzQac/venus_morphing_vortex_trumps_saturn_s_hexagon_2

New analysis of images taken by ESA's Venus Express orbiter has revealed surprising details about the remarkable, shape-shifting collar of clouds that swirls around the planet's South Pole (left). This fast-moving feature is all the more surprising since its centre...

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APOD: 2011 April 11 - Otherworldly Planet Rise

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/kT5rNculZEg/apod_2011_april_11_otherworldly_planet_rise

Explanation: What would a sunrise look like on another world? So far, humanity has only recorded sunrises on Mars and Earth, but it is fun to wonder what they would look like on planets known and yet unknown. Planets far from their parent star would record the rise of an unusually bright point of light rather than a round orb. Although this might appear to be what is pictured above, the careful combination of long exposures and creative lighting is actually based on Venus-rise from planet Earth a few weeks ago, captured through Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA. Picturesque buttes and mesas dot the background landscape. The orange sky is created by air scattering and dust, but is likely reminiscent of dusty skyscapes on Mars. Sunrise was set to occur a few minutes hence, and did indeed involve a round orb.

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?Superman: Man Of Steel? Gets Its Villain

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/mjXqOFRq7pA/superman_man_of_steel_gets_its_villain

Zack Snyder has secured a villain for ?Superman: Man of Steel.? ?Boardwalk Empire?s? Michael Shannon, who received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Sam Mendes? ?Revolutionary R View cele

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Scientists have new measure for species threat

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ypsMrq6UOhQ/scientists_have_new_measure_for_species_threat

A new index has been developed to help conservationists better understand how close species are to extinction.

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Apple Look at Ways to Combine E-ink and LCD Displays

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/PzjcU6RmcbA/apple_look_at_ways_to_combine_e_ink_and_lcd_displays

A new patent application has been filed by Apple, suggesting they may be exploring ways to combine LCD and e-ink technology on their line of iDevices.

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U.S. Airways: You Know Those Free Miles We Gave You? We're Taking Them Back - The Consumerist

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/mIOFwsop1lk/u_s_airways_you_know_those_free_miles_we_gave_you_we_re_taking_them_back_the_consumerist

Isn't it so nice when your favorite airline e-mails you to let you know that, because they love to see you so happy, you're getting 1,000 frequent flier miles in your account. You know what's not so nice? When that same airline writes you a few days later to snatch those miles right back out of your account.

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2011 Budget Pie Illustrated

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Feast Your Eyes: Food's Gallery of Shame

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/AA25hV88Ma0/feast_your_eyes_food_s_gallery_of_shame

Visit the FDA's hall of shame for recalled products: the mis-labeled and contaminated, potentially deadly foods lurking in our pantries and stores.

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Why We're Merging to Form a Climate Change Supergroup

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/YL307cVrA94/why_we_re_merging_to_form_a_climate_change_supergroup

1Sky and 350.org, two of the nation's most influential climate change organizations, merged today. Here, their leaders explain why.

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T-Mobile G2x Will Be Available Online from April 15th [w/Vid]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/aWXk9ZPEZPA/t_mobile_g2x_will_be_available_online_from_april_15th_w_vid

The first dual-core smartphone on T-Mobile, the G2x from LG will be available in the webstore, from April 15th. After its release in stores on April 20th, the phone will undoubtedly, attract more gaming enthusiasts to Magenta?s network.

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Sony to Join the Tablet Revolution

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/i_s9Qr10abc/sony_to_join_the_tablet_revolution

Sony are set to join the tablet revolution, with CEO Howard Stringer announcing that the company plan to deliver a Honeycomb based tablet before the end of the year.

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Ira Glass Comes To DC To Argue Against NPR Bias

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/bXOyat5Hnpc/ira_glass_comes_to_dc_to_argue_against_npr_bias

If NPR won't fight back against charges of bias, Ira Glass will. The This American Life host already took to NPR's On The Media to submit his rallying cry, arguing to host Brooke Gladstone that we have nothing to fear from a discussion of what is the news coverage we're doing.

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Penguins Mysteriously Losing Their Feathers (Photos)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/MijiSRd_ZDM/penguins_mysteriously_losing_their_feathers_photos

The recent discovery of an all-black emperor penguin was called a "one in a zillion kind of mutation," by biologists, but a more alarming trend makes this unique "under dressed" penguin look fortunate indeed.

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Separating Chicken And State: Why Chick-fil-A Message is Wrong

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/FyGjmeIdySY/separating_chicken_and_state_why_chick_fil_a_message_is_wrong

With Chicago's new Chick-fil-A opening, college students, gay rights activists and human rights groups are trying to out the Christian values behind the iconic chicken chain.

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Does this 'Smallville' teaser sound familiar? [VIDEO]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/s8uSasGfkqc/does_this_smallville_teaser_sound_familiar_video

This Friday, The CW will roll out this promo for the final episodes of Smallville that licenses John Williams? classic score from the original 1978 Superman movie. If you?re a fan, this will give you chills

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The Seven Most Interesting Startups At 500 Startups Demo Day

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/aFqPBygf18Q/the_seven_most_interesting_startups_at_500_startups_demo_day

500 Startups first Demo Day sprint is over and people are trickling out their rankings lists of the 23 startups, or

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Harvard's 1899 Entrance Exam

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/SCvIR9zRXeg/harvard_s_1899_entrance_exam

Would you get in?

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Manny Ramirez To Retire After Positive Drug Test

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/aAVNA54kITs/manny_ramirez_to_retire_after_positive_drug_test

According to USA Today , Manny Ramirez has made the shocking decision to file retirement papers. A statement was released earlier today by Major League Baseball...

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Was It Google That Killed MySpace? : Tech News and Analysis «

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/8xHVuREVQOg/was_it_google_that_killed_myspace_tech_news_and_analysis

Most Internet analysts suggest that MySpace fell from grace because it crumbled in the face of stiff competition from Facebook. But a Reuters report suggests that it may have been Google that dealt the fatal blow by accident as long ago as 2006.

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Top 10 Ridiculous Fan Wiki Sites on the Web

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Ikjed9EECi4/top_10_ridiculous_fan_wiki_sites_on_the_web

There are entire wiki sites dedicated to dicks, porn, Super Mario Brothers, WoW, in addition to more mainstream fare like The Simpsons and Star Wars. Here are the 10 most bizarre wikis on the web.

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7 Excellent Water Slide Fails (PICS)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/w34LkGggB08/7_excellent_water_slide_fails_pics_3

If you are 42-years-old I have no problem with you trying to be a kid again by heading to your local water slide park ? just don?t be surprised when the slide fights back...

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The Top 10 Video Game T-Shirts

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/90ttlIAyRMA/the_top_10_video_game_t_shirts

Joystick Division looks at the best shirts based on video games and video game culture.

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Chubby Kid Does Fruit Gushers Food Review (Video)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/8HOXvetYog0/chubby_kid_does_fruit_gushers_food_review_video

"Definitely a buy!" I don't know that we can trust this kid. I mean, he definitely appears to be on the snack and candy industry payroll.

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Study Finds Media Addiction Prevalent Among College Students

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ll5lPx5zfAU/study_finds_media_addiction_prevalent_among_college_students

While media addiction may not be a clinical diagnosis (yet), the language used by the media-deprived students clearly suggested no small measure of physical dependency.

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Baby saved my life

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ly1Qf2xaaE0/baby_saved_my_life

Mother-of-three was told people with her condition only had a life expectancy of two to five years

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IBM Makes Pitch for Virtualization with Strong References

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/psSP3b5g4pQ/ibm_makes_pitch_for_virtualization_with_strong_references

Earlier this week, IBM made a pitch for massive server virtualization. I was going over my notes and found that there were some interesting tidbits inside worth

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85 Things You Should Know About Hugh Hefner

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/jSEo9JH0-mI/85_things_you_should_know_about_hugh_hefner

As Playboy's iconic founder turns 85 on April 9, read our list of 85 facts about Hugh Hefner.

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Dear Google: You Can?t Threaten People Into Being Social

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/YpgNSRCtjWY/dear_google_you_can_t_threaten_people_into_being_social

In a memo to Google staff, new CEO and co-founder Larry Page says employee bonuses are effectively on the line if the company's efforts to add more social features don't succeed. But the Google co-founder may find that you can't threaten people into being social.

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Drunk Driving Limits [Graphic]

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/sMPV1TY1zqw/drunk_driving_limits_graphic

This graphic shows the current drunk driving limits in Europe.

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Browse Like a Victorian With a Steampunk Mouse (Interview)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/9sGxPIyST9M/browse_like_a_victorian_with_a_steampunk_mouse_interview

Steampunk builder Peter Balch talks about his latest creation and his inspirations.

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Japan Bans Rice Planting in Contaminated Soil

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/O7Lj02Bx6_8/japan_bans_rice_planting_in_contaminated_soil

Japan's government has announced it will ban farmers from planting rice in soil contaminated by radiation from the tsunami-flooded nuclear power plant, adding another food central to Japanese culture to the list of items raising concerns.

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Marijuana Without the High: Painkiller Breakthrough

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/zlB-wxDqn2k/marijuana_without_the_high_painkiller_breakthrough

Scientists believe they can isolate the pain-easing benefits of medical marijuana ? so sufferers can consume it without becoming foggy and paranoid.

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Five Steps To Having a Legit Online Dating Experience

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Rs5BJXF4iWM/five_steps_to_having_a_legit_online_dating_experience

So you?ve decided that going to bars kind of sucks. It?s not that you?re having so many one night stands that you are tired of getting laid all the time. It?s that you kind of want something more. So you end up joining Match or whatever site you choose and try to meet that special someone.

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GE Invests $600M to Build Largest US Solar Plant

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ZkrfSrDmWlY/ge_invests_600m_to_build_largest_us_solar_plant

General Electric is making a major bid to become the leading manufacturer of thin-film solar panels in the U.S. with a $600 million investment in the technology that includes plans to build the largest solar panel plant in the country.

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New ?Shock Wave? Engine Could Revolutionize Hybrid Vehicles

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/aUEXZ71DStc/new_shock_wave_engine_could_revolutionize_hybrid_vehicles

A newly invented breed of engine, known as a Wave Disk Generator, is lighter and more efficient than conventional combustion engines, and could reduce auto emissions by up to 90 percent.

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Government shutdown: Last-minute deal keeps government open

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/NtaSkbRXMRU/government_shutdown_last_minute_deal_keeps_government_open

Congressional negotiators struck a last-minute deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, averting a threatened shutdown, sources say. Measures on funding Planned Parenthood and the healthcare law will be addressed in separate votes.

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5 Remakes of Bad Stephen King Adaptations That Should Get Fast Tracked

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/UTCYVQcuFHE/5_remakes_of_bad_stephen_king_adaptations_that_should_get_fast_tracked

The latest trend by producers in Hollywood, is to remake and reboot movies we all loved as kids. If you're gonna remake anything, at least make it better than the original. Here are five bad Stephen King adaptations that should get remade.

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46 States Face Budget Shortfalls This Year (Infographic)

http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/BGqxr2XTCBo/46_states_face_budget_shortfalls_this_year_infographic

Depending on which state you live in, your government may be faced with major issues this year and going into 2012. The severity of the concerns is highly varied, but only 4 states (Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, and Alaska) are in the clear.

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