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May 8 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1470 diggsA monumental, lifelike white horse is the early favourite to become the largest piece of public sculpture Britain has ever produced. At cost of £2m, it will be more than twice as expensive as Antony Gormley's celebrated Angel of the North. And, at 50 metres, it will be well over double the angel's height. 128 diggsAs carbon dioxide levels rise, most researchers have assumed that increasingly acidic oceans will compromise the calcification processes of ocean organisms.But new results show that one delicate species, a brittlestar, actually bumps up the speed of shell production, or calcification, under such conditions. 186 diggsMedicine of the future will make even today’s broad-based therapies obsolete. Breakthroughs such as cancer-hunting nanoparticles, virus-busting lasers and featherweight heart monitors have begun to usher in a new era of targeted treatment... 117 diggsOfficers of the People Paramilitary Police preparing for the Olympics are drilled on the parade ground with pins in their collars and crosses on their backs to ensure perfect posture. 120 diggsWhen awarding the Olympics to China's authoritarian communist government, the International Olympic Committee trusted China's pledge to allow media coverage without censorship or interference. It also pledged to stop counterfeiting of Olympic intellectual property. Now China says: "We lied. What are you going to do about it?" 338 diggsOn what was probably one of the toughest days of her campaign so far, with pundits and analysts of all stripes declaring her presidential candidacy finished, Mrs. Clinton put on her battle face Wednesday and confronted what was at times a hostile crowd at a hastily arranged speech here at Shepherd University. 207 diggsA Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realizing ''a dream of all Chinese people'', but rights groups criticized Beijing for politicizing the... 153 diggsGreat controversy surrounds Assassin's Creed and decision to remove DirectX 10.1, damaging ATI's surprising performance advantage. TG Daily conducted detailed investigation and after talking to various game developers, Ubisoft and Nvidia, learned that original explanations do not hold ground. Was there any money involved...? Read on. 179 diggsABC News has learned that David Bonior, the campaign manager for the 2008 presidential race of Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, will endorse Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, today.Bonior, a former Michigan congressman, was once the second highest ranking Democrat in the House, and is influential with labor unions. 201 diggsZach Feinstein is the dark horse in this years NBA Draft, the dark horse because he’s managed to register himself despite having no serious basketball playing experience. “The short story is that I, Zachary Feinstein, have declared for the 2008 NBA Draft. As a 5′8″ 130 pound Caucasian, I am the perfect candidate ... 127 diggsIt was also a journey she had begun with what appeared to be insurmountable advantages, which evaporated one by one as the campaign dragged on far longer than anyone could have anticipated. She made at least five big mistakes, each of which compounded the others... 323 diggsNewly released documents demonstrate Hillary Clinton was believed to be dealing dishonestly with federal prosecutors during Whitewater investigation. 75 diggsThe recent patch released for PS3 has 'fixed' the stutter and lock-up issues, it was linked with the GameSpy servers and the immense load they experienced. "Rockstar apologize for the inconvenience this has caused." GTAIV should be back in the good graces of the Sony masses once more, hopefully. 128 diggsNever mind polishing the resume. Work on the handshake. That's the conclusion of research conducted by the University of Iowa's Department of the Blindingly Obvious. "We found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview." Get out. 140 diggsTaking a tack from ski resorts, a new screening system funnels passengers into 3 categories; are you expert, casual or novice? 100 diggsA large sinkhole swallowed up oil field equipment and some vehicles Wednesday in Daisetta, Texas and continued to grow. There were no reports of injuries or home damage. 109 diggsBesides the mystery of anything Kenny mumbles, we've dug up a few more facts about the boys from the little town of South Park. 411 diggsA team of scientists has determined the platypus' entire genetic code. And right down to its DNA, it turns out, the platypus continues to strain credulity, bearing genetic modules that are in turn mammalian, reptilian and avian. 59 diggsSmashing Magazine puts together yet another great list of well-designed blogs. Very inspirational and some really unique designs made the cut. 107 diggsMore than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon records show. 269 diggsCan you tell when this photo was made, why this man is smiling, and what is he holding in his hand? 352 diggs"...Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me." Read the rest of it to see what's being said here. This is her latest appeal, and it's based on color. 77 diggsA team of students, led by mechanical engineering graduate student Spencer Ahrens, has spent the last few months assembling a prototype for a concentrating solar power system they think could revolutionize the field. 645 diggsYou may have heard of Rev. John Hagee, the McCain supporter who said God created Hurricane Katrina to punish New Orleans for its homosexual "sins." Well now meet Rev. Rod Parsley, the televangelist megachurch pastor from Ohio who hates Islam. 78 diggsApple in a new patent filing reveals that it is developing a 3D remote control system for its Apple TV setup box that would mimic the functionality of the Nintendo Wii controller and also deliver some features akin to its multi-touch technology on the Mac and iPhone. 198 diggsYou can't go backwards or forwards with SP3, truly 'screwed' down. 106 diggsA tribute to the seven features directed by Woody Allen from 1970 - 1979. 254 diggsAt Lancaster University, they’re unraveling the secrets of how to build a universe. In fact, they have already formed one, or something very much like it. This scientific breakthrough lies in the bottom of a chamber no larger than your pinky finger, filled with helium and cooled to 0.0003 degrees Fahrenheit above absolute zero. 331 diggsThe MPA(A) has announced that it demands $15.4 million from the Pirate Bay in the upcoming court case, to cover the damages they suffered from 3 movies and 13 TV-episodes that were made available via the popular BitTorrent tracker. 300 diggsIn a heated phone call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late last month, Hillary Clinton supporter Harvey Weinstein threatened to cut off campaign money to congressional Democrats unless Pelosi embraced a new plan by the movie mogul to finance a revote of the Democratic presidential primaries in Florida and Michigan. 143 diggsAbout 3.5 billion years ago, the Red Planet had extensive flowing water and then suddenly fell quiet. It didn't seem the climate had changed much since. Now, recent studies by scientists at Brown University show that Mars' climate has been much more dynamic than previously believed. 282 diggsWhat happens if you ask a black child to choose a white or a black doll?"Which is the bad doll? Which doll is the nice doll?"This is goddamn disturbing... 119 diggsWith any luck, the upstart league will be able to carve away a little bit of the NFL’s massive market while giving players like Eric Crouch and Peter Warrick another shot at gridiron glory. It’s a tough proposition, though; history is littered with the tales of fledgling professional sports leagues that flamed out quickly. 173 diggsWow, the resemblance is pretty striking in these photos. 138 diggsUsing the unique orbit of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and a depth-perceiving trick called parallax, astronomers have determined the distance to an invisible Milky Way object called OGLE-2005-SMC-001. This artist's concept illustrates how this trick works: different views from both Spitzer and telescopes on Earth are combined to give depth percep 127 diggsWorld War II was over, but as the 1940s gave way to the 1950s, a new evil lurked in the land. It attracted a youthful audience who fell victim to its colorful images, dripping in red, and gave money to its purveyors. Authorities took notice. The United States had a new menace: Comic books. 166 diggsRecently, the E-Fuel Corporation, introduced the first ethanol refinery system designed for home use. The Micro Fueler, a backyard fueling station, can create pure E100 ethanol from sugar feed stock. 157 diggsWhether you're trying to share megabytes worth of music with a friend or send an important document with a coworker, nothing outshines a fast, easy-to-use file sharing service. On Tuesday we asked you to share your favorite file sharing service, and over 200 nominations later, we've rounded up the five most popular services. 295 diggs300 garbage collection trucks in California will soon be fueled by the same trash that they haul. Landfill gas will be purified and liquefied, producing up to 13,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) daily. 141 diggsInternet visionary David Bayer gives the low-down on web 3.0 and where our emerging technologies will take us. 177 diggsMr Guerro has developed a machine that can send foamy clouds as wide as 4ft and shaped like corporate logos drifting into the sky 123 diggsAnd Tango Makes Three has yet again earned the number one slot in objectionable books. Some parents, rather than allow their children to learn from novels, want them pulled the shelf. 307 diggsThe crystallophone or glass harmonica was known to cause madness, depression, and self-annihilation in its musicians and listeners. Ghostly and amazing sounds =) 117 diggsHow to make Mouth Organ from old markers 211 diggsMore than 300 people ran riot and destroyed an award-winning garden after they responded to a campaign for a mass water fight on social networking website Facebook. With the country basking in its recent spell of fine weather, hundreds descended on the Millenium Square garden in Leeds following a listing on the popular website. 467 diggsA man can be expert in nothing, but he must be practiced in many things. Skills. You don't have to master them all at once. You simply have to collect and develop a certain number of skills as the years tick by. People count on you to come through. That's why you need these, to start. 104 diggsInteresting idea about Mac making another big push into gaming. But forget a Pippin II, or an iMac gamers' edition ... this theory is all about mobile. 120 diggs'Here's our list of some of the world's most scenic and fascinating countries—that also happen to be among the most repressive. We weigh the pros and cons, but only you can decide whether to buy the ticket.' 147 diggsPharmaceutical companies need to be more responsible in touting their products to consumers or else face tighter controls from Congress, a top U.S. Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday. Rep. Bart Stupak said television commercials in particular use deceptive techniques to push their products to potential patients and increase sales. 61 diggsIf you hang around the tech industry long enough, you realize: It's just like high school. These grown men and women may have millions or billions of dollars, but it's the same old set of dramas on a bigger canvas. Which seems exactly the way to view the action these days around the Microsoft-Yahoo-Facebook ordeal. 206 diggsThis guys is pissed her aunt leaves the door open all the time, so he decides to take matters into his own hands lol 152 diggsThis is sort of old but i didn't find any other copies of it on digg. On John Mayer's first and only episode of his tv show, the first skit he does is wear a bear suit and interacts with fans outside in a parking lot before his show. 163 diggsA Los Gatos, California team introduces the world's first machine for consumers to convert sugar and leftover alcohol into fuel. 293 diggsWhat is she trying to hide? The TradMed harped on John Kerry until his wife released hers. Besides, why should Bill Clinton release his, under his theory. He's no longer running for office. Is it because McCain doesn't want anyone to know exactly how rich they are? 396 diggsIn another bad sign for Hillary Clinton's sinking campaign, the blogosphere is all over her racially divisive comments to USA Today about her white support, & the verdict is not good. The broad consensus is that Hillary's comments are clearly deepening rifts in the Democratic party & hurting the party's chances in the fall. Are ya listening supers? 150 diggsHe voted against MLK day back in 1983. John McCain was born in 1936. He was 47. He was almost 50 years old and he voted against MLK day! You see he needed just a few more years to figure out the impact MLK had on our society. He now has the nerve to say today that He is going where no one else is willing to go...in the ghetto's such as New Orleans. 147 diggs"The first color wheel has been attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, who in 1706 arranged red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet into a natural progression on a rotating disk. As the disk spins, the colors blur together so rapidly that the human eye sees white." An in-depth history of color wheels and how we came to use them. 460 diggsAt least one of Britain's birds appears to be coping well as climate change alters the availability of a key food. Researchers found that great tits are laying eggs earlier in the spring than they used to, keeping step with the earlier emergence of caterpillars. The same birds in Holland have not managed to adjust. 169 diggs"I got home tonight from my job as finance director for a top-tier Democratic Congressional challenger and read your post regarding the negative impact of Hillary's staying in the race upon our Congressional candidates' fundraising. I can say definitively that what you wrote is absolutely true." 112 diggsA group of experts endorse bugs as a nutritious and sustainable food source. 237 diggs[some children touring the House] noticed the presidential hopeful and screamed, “It’s Barack Obama!” in unison. The congresswoman then led the students across the aisle and over to Obama, who chatted briefly with the three students. “The kids were very excited,” said Ros-Lehtinen. “Like rock star excited.” 105 diggsTaylor Smith, from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, has been diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Type C, also known as Children’s Alzheimer’s. The disease means that the toddler is likely to develop signs of dementia before he becomes a teenager, although the symptoms can appear at any time... 158 diggsUp until now the list of worms that has made men curse with fear has pretty much been limited to tape worms. 185 diggsYour coworkers aren't getting laid at bars anymore - they're getting laid at work. 109 diggsCode Pink is now resorting to witchcraft to beef up the number of its supporters protesting Berkeley's controversial Marine Corps Recruiting Center. 242 diggsDespite widespread declarations of the death of DRM in music, the Recording Industry Association of America insists that it's far from dead. At the Digital Hollywood conference taking place in Los Angeles this week, the organization argued that DRM is still used in the large majority of music distribution methods. 167 diggsIt's about time... 138 diggsWell, this year Ford became the first automaker to join voluntarily the Climate Registry, showing that it at least has the intention (we'll have to see how much action will follow) to be more transparent and accountable when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. 400 diggsThe Weather Channel is facing a hurricane of it's own. A lawsuit was filed by ex-anchorwoman Hillary Andrews after repeated sexual harassment from co-anchor Bob Stokes. As TWC tries to sell it's Weather.com website & Weather channel for $5 billion dollars executives aim to keep this lawsuit a secret. The forecast? A sprinkle, possibly a hurricane. 46 diggsMEGATONik editor asks for an interview with the legendary asshole Jack Thompson and is hilariously shot down. 74 diggsIn this in-depth opinion piece, Gamasutra and Game Developer publisher Simon Carless takes a look at Sony's PlayStation Network for the PS3 - and the surprising positive and negatives of how it works for independent and third-party downloadable games. 348 diggsFollowing in the footsteps of other Asian musical prodigies this kid is pretty awesome at guitar. I am jealous. 211 diggsHarald Welte has posted an update on the GPL-compliance case hearing held on May 8. In the end, Skype dropped all of its arguments and gave up its appeal. "This means that the previous court decision is legally binding to Skype, and we have successfully won what has probably been the most lengthy and time consuming case so far." 99 diggsWhat do doomsday cults do when the apocalypse doesn't come? 95 diggsNEOSSat will be looking for big space rocks 248 diggsFrom The Houston Chronicle : "According to documents filed in the case, Gonzalez, Jones and an unnamed juvenile on March 15 went to an Humble cemetery, dug up a man's grave, left with the head and turned it into a "bong." " People have strange lives... 127 diggsLos Alamos Computers is now selling laptops, desktops and servers preinstalled with gNewSense, the fully free GNU/Linux distribution. This is even better than what larger companies like Dell and Lenovo have been offering -- and they are also donating a portion of their sales to the Free Software Foundation. 547 diggsStar Wars fan and photographer Cindi Geeze doesn't just play with her extensive collection of Imperial soldier action figures. She props them into humorous poses and photographs them. She and other toy-posing hobbyists post pictures depicting the iconic soldiers clowning around, and even whipping up treats for their dark lord, Darth Vader. 118 diggsA shot-for-shot remake of the business card scene from "American Psycho." With one thick, throbbing difference. 215 diggs Aish 246 diggsAccording to our anonymous tipster, .Mac will undergo a complete revamp that will coincide with the iPhone 2.0 launch (which everyone expect to occur at WWDC 08). 428 diggsQuite possibly the most comprehensive website covering research on marijuana that's ever existed. 68 diggsI am in total agreement with list!! :) Hated it as a kid, hate it now...... 246 diggsSen. Barack Obama stepped into a swarm of superdelegates this morning when he visited the House of Representatives in the middle of a vote. Obama stayed on the floor for almost half an hour visiting with both Democrats and Republicans who looked completely star struck. 432 diggsA Southington teacher who appeared on the Howard Stern Show no longer has a job at Thalberg Elementary School. Second-grade teacher Marie Jarry took part in an Ugliest Guy and Hottest Wife contest on Stern's show. She and her husband won $5,000. "I can't believe she would go on TV and do that when she is a second-grade teacher." 488 diggsTimothy's email went on for about two weeks, so we've tried to edit it for length. 130 diggsA new solar panel designed for commercial roofs can be installed in just a few minutes. 224 diggsThe House of Representatives has passed the Pro-IP Act, which aims to impose stricter penalties for copyright infringement. It would also create a new copyright czar in the executive branch. 337 diggsWhen it appears that the Michigan controversy may be resolved in a way that's fair to all parties -- but not in a way that gives Hillary Clinton all that state's delegates and Barack Obama none, as her campaign insists -- Clinton has just upped the ante 168 diggsNice one. 188 diggsGuys aren't the only ones watching porn. Female fans discuss their interest while posing with their favorite porn stars. 247 diggsCindy McCain went on the Today Show and said she'd never release her tax returns, even if she became First Lady, because she's "not the candidate" and citing "a privacy issue." Yet, it was her fortune that launched McCain's first campaign and this long forgotten business relationship between her and Charles Keating -- of The Keating Five! 195 diggsStarbucks re-introduced its 1971 brown-and-white logo featuring a two-tailed mermaid. Okay, technically it's a siren, but regardless, the image of a female figure brazenly spreading its tails has made a few Christians vow to boycott the company. 204 diggsKobe Bryant added another honor Thursday to go with his MVP award, becoming the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team. Chris Paul Paul Kobe Bryant Bryant The Lakers star was voted to the first team for the third straight season and fifth time in his career. He led Los Angeles to the best record in the Western Conference and was presented wit 223 diggs A parody of Apple's commercial for MacBook Air. 213 diggsComputer analyses of global climate have consistently overstated warming in Antarctica, concludes new research by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Ohio State University. 72 diggsMelanie Yexley is the woman everyone wants at their wedding. Even when the professional wedding planner is attending off-duty as a guest, she usually ends up saving the day — dashing in with a pin as the bride's button pops off or salvaging a cake dropped by caterers. 105 diggsThe US Patent and Trademark office last week overturned a controversial patent on a breed of yellow beans. Opponents of the patent say the bean has been eaten in Latin America for more than a century, raising issues of biopiracy. 403 diggsIs there a constitutional right to have a sex orgy in the privacy of your own home? 300 diggsOK, If you insist... 175 diggsThe Kid grows up. First-ever artwork for Factor 5's rumored project, starring adult Pit, revealed. 310 diggsWatch these dynamic gymnasts duel with their Star Wars-inspired lightsabers 89 diggsGoogle has long said that its best hope for future growth comes from mobile devices. Today, Google moved to bring that future a bit closer. 295 diggsIs Jessica Alba the new David Blaine? The actress shows off some amazing staring stamina in this video clip– part of an online video staring contest. This contest is actually a win-win, no matter who loses! 154 diggs 7-Year-Old Plagued by Mystery Illness 83 diggsHillary on Thursday rejected a compromise plan to seat Michigan's delegates to the national convention that would give 69 delegates to her and 59 to Sen. Barack Obama. "This proposal does not honor the 600,000 votes that were cast in Michigan's January primary. Those votes must be counted," Clinton spokesman Isaac Baker said. 177 diggsBad videogame covers are an inescapable blight. They've been with us since we first crawled, naked and blinking, from the primordial seas, and they'll be with us when we finally take to the stars. We can't fight them, but we can at least laugh at them. 229 diggsMany of Obama's grassroots and netroots backers appear to be outraged at the thought that the Obama campaign might step in to lend a hand to get Clinton out of a financial hole -- and out of the race...And further outraged that skunk Mark Penn would be standing in line with his hand out (& his tail up), as Clinton owes Penn a large sum. 'pee-euw' 109 diggs"He said, as people will, anything to make the pain stop. And we essentially followed every word and various uniformed public servants of the United States went running all over the country to various places that Zubaydah said were targets, and were not. Ultimately, we tortured an insane man and ran screaming at every word he uttered." 84 diggsHere is Fox Sports list of the top 10 worst sports franchises currently in operation. 171 diggsWhen the reporter corrected Isett, the director backpedaled, offering instead that it was a "rewarded activity" which is "necessary for advancement." When pressed further, Isett confessed that he hadn't gotten far enough in the game to experience its drunk driving for himself. "No, no. I didn't get that far... I rented it at a friend's house." 263 diggsJohn Resig has released his JavaScript port of the Processing visualization library today. This is an excellent addition to the world of JavaScript graphics programming, I can't wait to make some visuals with it. 391 diggsUniversal has signed a deal to turn Bioshock into a movie. Director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) will head the project and Aviator writer John Logan may write the screenplay. 68 diggsIt's hard to resist the lure of the open road when summer rolls around — and with our editors' favorite scenic drives across the United States, you'll know exactly where to point your car this year. We've listed our favorites from west to east — 135 diggsThe driver of a 1997 Honda Civic that struck and killed a dog near Cloquet is suing the dog's owners for damage done to his vehicle. Jeffery Ely was driving on the night of Jan. 4 when Fester, a miniature pinscher, squeezed past owner Nikki Munthe as she was letting in her other dog and ran out onto the road... 147 diggsThere are no quick and easy ways to beat piracy. But here's how Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone and his Hollywood buddies can do it with blood, sweat, and tears. 339 diggsWe believe it is her right to stay in the fight as long as she has the desire and the means to do so. But we believe just as strongly that Mrs. Clinton will be making a terrible mistake — for herself, her party and for the nation — if she continues to press her candidacy through negative campaigning with disturbing racial undertones. 161 diggsNo -- in the end, I believe, it all came down to a hard-to-pinpoint, never discussed, but desperately important matter: the personal authenticity of two human beings. 146 diggsOn Tuesday, May 6, while standing on planet Earth and sweeping your binoculars along the western horizon just after sunset, you might have encountered this arresting skyscape. The view features a slender crescent Moon and bright planet Mercury separated on the sky by only about 2 degrees. 144 diggsThese new pics are just as incredible [if not more] than the last ones.... 109 diggsThe players bounded into the gym, shedding their long black cloaks and veils to take to the basketball court. Up this night: Jeddah United against the Jaguars, as 30 women spectators hooted and hollered from the stands. 218 diggsYoung adults in Europe deliberately binge on drink and drugs to improve their sex lives, research suggests.
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