206 diggsThe 1970s-era modernist building in Chicago will undergo a $350 million green retrofit, which includes the installation of wind turbines on its roof.

183 diggsexample : sydneytherapist.com = sydney therapist or sydney the rapist.

128 diggsA math-based game that has taken the world by storm with its ability to delight and puzzle may now be poised to revolutionize the fast-changing world of genome sequencing and the field of medical genetics, suggests a new report by a team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL).

155 diggsSaturn's icy moon Enceladus could contain watery underground caverns, forming a potential home for alien life, say scientists.

174 diggsHe is still alive. That is the one thing that can be said about Osama bin Laden these days with any degree of certainty. At least, he was still alive at the beginning of the month, when an audio tape was delivered to al-Jazeera bearing words in a familiar voice.

189 diggsWallabies snacking in Tasmania's legally grown opium poppy fields are getting "high as a kite" and hopping around in circles, trampling the crops, a state official said.

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229 diggsIt feels good to realize that before tehy were rock or pop stars, these people were just like us (I sound like my wife's magazine). Below is a trip down memory lane that features school yearbook photos from some of music's biggest stars.

131 diggsScientists think they have resolved one of the most controversial environmental issues of the past decade: the curious case of the missing frogs' legs.

65 diggsSpirit remains stationary on the west side of Home Plate in the location called "Troy". The rover continues to be busy with an ambitious observation campaign employing both remote sensing and in-situ (contact) science with the robotic arm (instrument deployment device, IDD).

56 diggsOlaparib was given to 19 patients with inherited forms of advanced breast, ovarian and prostate cancers caused by mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

76 diggsMust be some sort of natural selection.

157 diggsRobots In (Shitty ) Disguise!

111 diggsThe sky would be the limit if it were possible to effectively harness the power of the sun. That's not the case yet. But now that President Barack Obama and other world leaders are committing to developing green technology, experts say we could be getting closer. Phones, Planes, Cars and More Harness Energy from the Sun.

95 diggsThe UK’s largest music festival starts this weekend. We take a look at the 10 acts appearing at Glastonbury that you should wade through to the mud to take a closer look at.

253 diggsNico Pitney's LiveBlog of the Iranian election 25th June 2009

117 diggsA housewife has discovered a 15th-century gold treasure valued at £250,000 with a metal detector.

217 diggsGrassroots Organizations Are Blasting Congress For Voting On Bills Without Fully Reading Or Understanding Them

266 diggsA sleepwalking episode led to a stabbing. The Kansas City Star reported on its Web site Wednesday that the 24-year-old victim suffered a stab wound to his face and shoulder.

195 diggsIn this showcase, you'll be able to feast your eyes on over 30 stunning and amazing artwork centered on typography with the aim of jumpstarting your creative juices.

130 diggsIt was probably one small step for Snoop Dogg but it was one giant leap for Buzz Aldrin when he teamed up with the hip-hop artist to record a rap single.

112 diggsSearch crews have recovered the bodies of the flight captain and a steward from the Air France flight that crashed off the coast of Brazil. The two flight members are among the victims that have been identified, Air France said in a statement Thursday.

143 diggsThe Crackberry is the least of it. When people are searching for a simile to describe addiction to a particular technology or Web site, nothing feeds that need quite "like crack."

286 diggsWe finally received the official word on Windows 7 pricing. For the most part, people itching to upgrade immediately or buy a new Win 7 machine are in luck.

163 diggsJean-Claude Van Damme is arguably our country's greatest President. He has a fight record of 4078-0 with 831 no contests due to Doing the Splits and Punching Balls. He gets a boner on

95 diggsThe apocalypse is nigh. Or maybe it's not. Who knows. Either way, you're going to want to finish these games before the Grim Reaper taps you on the shoulder.

185 diggs"I didn't think they'd use puppies," she said.

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198 diggsMicrosoft just laid out the Windows 7 pricing grid for us, and here's the big takeaway: Vista and XP users will need to pony up $119.99, $199.99, or $219.99 on October 22 to score their Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate upgrade, and those of you who want a full retail disc will need ...

176 diggsThe National Prison Rape Elimination Commission final report is grim reading, especially the finding that prisoners report more rape committed by guards than by other prisoners.

191 diggslife is a tremendous joke

114 diggsWhile US ratings continue to baffle everyone, the British Board of Film Classification has issued its latest set of guidelines. "The clear message was that explicit sex scenes in movies were acceptable at 18." Greater concern was expressed about on-screen solvent abuse, such as glue-sniffing.

89 diggsne staff member at the National Library of Scotland has provoked a political row after he was ticked off by employers for decorating his desk with several Scottish flags. The result was an e-mail to all staff warning that such nationalistic displays could "intimidate non-Scottish colleagues".

126 diggsThe troubled singer has signed a deal to use images and lyrics from her award-winning 'Back To Black' LP - the bleak record penned in the aftermath of her first split from now-estranged husband Blake Fielder-Civil - on a series of stationery. "The bosses at EMI are keen to keep the cash cow churning out the money."

170 diggsDumisani Rebombo and his friend raped a young girl in their village in South Africa when they were teenagers.

146 diggsTo determine if the verdict in the Pirate Bay trial was affected by bias, the connections of Judge Tomas Norström to national and international pro-copyright lobby groups have been reviewed by the Appeal Court. Their ‘no bias’ ruling can’t be appealed which means that there will not be a retrial, instead the verdict in the Pirate Bay trial will be

161 diggs"Samparkour" is a short film that reveals the city of São Paulo (Brazil) under the look of Parkour. Watch as Zico Corrêa tackles obstacles around the city.

133 diggsThe obvious question on many minds: What were these dudes thinking? The short answer, researchers say: Power and corruption go together. While no outsider can read a man's mind, psychologists have suggested several reasons for politicians' seeming hypocrisy, including a feeling of invincibility and "no one can touch me" attitude.

239 diggsBy an eight-to-one verdict, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that “a school’s strip search of an Arizona teenage girl accused of having prescription-strength ibuprofen was illegal,” the Associated Press reports.

159 diggsLately we keep seeing odd stories of newspaper business folks complaining about the fact that Google sends them traffic. The latest? Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton, who called Google a "digital vampire" claiming that it's "sucking the blood" out of the newspaper industry.

102 diggsTo help you follow all the major Republican sex scandals of the past few years.

152 diggsNot all of the calls to the family of Ana Fernandez, 1 of 9 confirmed dead passengers from Monday's Metro crash, have been well-wishing. Some callers read a Hispanic last name, read that she is from El Salvador, and called her sister and children to badger them with cable news-esque spittle about their dead family member's immigration status.

251 diggsNo one should be surprised that the ACLU would issue a call to prosecute those who authorized torture on detainees. But what grabs my attention, is the thorough argument presented by ACLU executive director Anthony Romero to hold accountable everyone from President Bush, to Cheney, Condolezza Rice, VP Chief of Staff Addington, plus many more.

99 diggsThere are two places on the Internet where you can find out how the $787-billion stimulus package is being spent. One is run by the federal government. The other by a West Coast tech company. Care to guess which does a better job?

138 diggsThe U.S. economy shrank slightly less in early 2009 than previously thought, the government reported on Thursday, though there was widespread weakness in activity and demand was soft. Gross domestic...

82 diggsWant to run an ad during the Simpsons? It will cost you more online than it will on broadcast TV.

126 diggsForm follows function to whole new level in Virginia Gardiner’s energy generating toilet - which is literally made from poop. Designed for use in developing countries, the LooWatt is a waterless toilet system that transforms human waste into a highly valued commodity - energy.

175 diggsDo you like Fleetwood Mac? How about Prince or MC Hammer? If so, you're really a fan of the Dark Prince.

212 diggs"This stuff used to be illegal," he says in a gravelly voice. "We're the guys who got the law changed. Twice the antioxidants of blueberries, four times the vitamin C of orange juice, as much potassium as bananas … Try it."

110 diggsIFC Compiles the 50 greatest movie trailers for viewing and debate.

168 diggsIn this post, we attempt to bring you back in time to look at how the very first Photoshop look like, then we scan through each evolution of Photoshop to the latest Adobe Photoshop CS4 in market today.

148 diggsNot content with charging for having baggage at all, now Ryanair want passengers to carry their own baggage to the aircraft too.

102 diggsA collection of the 30 best mobsters, molls, heavies & hoods. It's an offer you can't refuse.

170 diggsCHATHAM - The end rolled into view yesterday for the last survivors of First Village, in the form of moody waters propelled by an unusually high tide stirred by a storm more suited for winter than summer.

197 diggsAs MSN.com will not load properly in the IE6 browser. Looks like even Microsoft thinks IE6 is a POS.

123 diggs"There's only a beer garden next to the park," one Nats fan wrote from the team's boards. And by beer garden he meant D.C.'s most famous Western-themed gay bar...

175 diggsWalt Disney Pictures has released 9 new images from Tim Burton’s upcoming adaptation of the popular novel for your viewing pleasure.

242 diggsThe South Carolina Governor is not a coyote-fucker after all.

167 diggsBefore you go crazy in the comments, this is actually a pretty pro-opposition piece from a foreign policy expert. He just thinks Ahmadinejad is so out of his mind that Obama will be able to talk him into backing down on nukes and Israel.

435 diggsAfter the laughable labeling of disgraced South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford as a Democrat, We thought we'd look back at the other times Fox News has mistakenly mislabeled Republicans as Democrats. It's these details that make it hard to believe It's these details that make it hard to believe this is coincidence.

184 diggsIf you wanted to know what guidelines the FBI sets for itself internally to govern the surveillance of US citizens, you'd be out of luck. The document that the FBI looks to for guidance in protecting your civil liberties from its own snooping is itself a secret, so the EFF has filed suit to have it released.

440 diggsFarrah Fawcett, the blonde-maned actress whose best-selling poster and "Charlie's Angels" stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world, has died. She was 62.

157 diggsOn last night's Colbert Report, Stephen pointed out the fact that the Oakland Raiders' logo basically looks like a long-lost Village Person. Oh man. Just wait until their fan hears about this!

76 diggsLawrence Kasanoff, the producer behind the Mortal Kombat movies, television show, and animated series has filed suit against Midway in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in order to make sure he retains series milking rights. This battle will not end in FRIENDSHIP.

210 diggsThe camera loved her, and so did America. Here's a photo retrospective of Farrah Fawcett from throughout her career.

217 diggsThe following geeky tips will get her attention and they may even make her cry, but most importantly, they will also make her say “yes.”

288 diggsOklahoma woman, 36, copped a plea last week to a prostitution charge for accepting a box of Frito-Lay chips in exchange for oral sex.

92 diggsThe deals that changed the gaming world.

164 diggsIf you're seeing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen tonight, prepare yourself for a parade of hardcore military hardware unlike any you've ever seen. As was the case with the first Transformers film, the U.S. Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office played a significant role in assisting with and supervising the placement of military gear.

90 diggsEvery single NBA team has screwed up when drafting players before ... some worse than others. Who's your team's biggest f*** up?

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91 diggsA nostalgic collection of videos of Farrah back when she was on every guy's wall. She was everyone's Angel.

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181 diggsMy favorite quote from the video: "Making the entire web faster is a big challenge and although Google is a major player int he Internet it cannot move the entire Internet on its own."

159 diggsPlaying an annoying song over and over to get someone to spill their guts might sound like a gag from a Mel Brooks movie, but it’s actually become a standard practice. An article by an NYU musicologist details how music was regularly used in interrogations on bases in Iraq and Afghanistan as a method of inducing disorientation.

98 diggsThe Chinese government started blocking Google on some computers this week after accusing the search engine of displaying "pornographic" links. And as of July 1, all computers sold in China will have Internet filtering software installed to block porn. Is all pornography illegal in China?

136 diggsUnusual cardin villa.

81 diggsThe NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers have sold the No. 29 pick in the first round of the NBA draft to the New York Knicks for $3 million, multiple sources told ESPN.com.

102 diggsBellator has become well known for its outstanding knockouts on the male MMA side, and this weekend Stefanie Guimareas showed that the ladies can do some damage too.

98 diggsAfter a little grade-school math (cross-multiply and divide, baby!) I was able to determine that, upon reaching 100% completion, you’ll have killed exactly 1,638.4 Nazis in a variety of ways.

140 diggsTaking an iconic video game character and reverse-engineering it as a prototype is a delicate task. Let's look at a few of the concepts drawing that eventually led to the Big Daddy of BioShock 2.

189 diggsLate-night TV funnyman Jimmy Fallon pulled a sports upset of epic proportions this morning in Times Square, beating Tiger Woods in a game of Nintendo Wii golf. Fallon had thrown down the golfing gauntlet to Woods recently and videogame-maker EA Sports made the event happen as hundreds of tourists and New Yorkers watched in amazement.

117 diggsA Hong Kong bartender-turned-feng shui master who is fighting for the US$13 billion ($19 billion) estate of Nina Wang said in court Thursday that he and the eccentric tycoon burned money for fun.On the second day of his testimony in the epic court battle over Wang’s will, Tony Chan denied having advised Wang to burn real banknotes.

161 diggsWhen I was 6 year old I was watching Captain Planet and playing with Legos. This kid is on his way to the X-Games.

84 diggsCompanies synonymous with chemicals, crude oil and toxic waste are confronted with an unfavorable public image and diminishing returns. Since the change to cleaner technology and waste reduction can be a costly -- possibly unaffordable -- endeavor, PR reps have to concoct creative interpretations of their companies' production.

110 diggsA third of oceanic shark species are now at risk of extinction, according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Their fins are highly prized in Asia for making shark-fin soup.

124 diggsIn the last 200 years, a series of inventions have changed the modern world in a way that we can never go back. From the automobile to atomic power, the light bulb to the internet, these technological advancements have taken us a step closer to a singularity-- and hopefully a step closer to a more evolved human race as well.

106 diggsUnfortunately being Tron Guy may not be as lucrative one would think, as he is selling his customized airplane. Though shipping is available with this item, Tron Guy is willing to personally fly his beloved aircraft to the purchaser (if they cover expenses).

230 diggsTerrell apologizes for like everything ever!

121 diggsInsert Tony LaRussa joke... Here!

75 diggsNine worst consequences.

124 diggsPic enlargeable, wallpaper

212 diggsLast night during Anderson Cooper 360, Scientology ran one of its biggest, and certainly most ambitious brainwashing advertisements to date...and they're doing it in front of a national audience...

67 diggsYou had me at Baconnaise...

266 diggsFrom Egypt’s display of ancient pharaohs to Kazakhstan’s exotic electric-blue design, these collection of bills boasts some of the world’s best moola.

147 diggsThis Guardian report says that North Korea would hit the United States with a "fire shower" of nukes if we attack first. But how far can NK deliver the 5-7 nukes that they're currently suspected of having?

133 diggsSaaed Mortazavi, an Iranian prosecutor who was responsible for ordering over 100 newspapers closed and dozens of bloggers and journalists arrested, tortured and in some cases, killed, has been empowered to interrogate Iran’s opposition leaders, according to published reports.

813 diggsWe've just learned Michael Jackson was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Los Angeles ... and we're told it was cardiac arrest and that paramedics administered CPR in the ambulance.

102 diggs“Music is just something you can’t take away from people” - Hypernova

60 diggsthe good part starts just after 5 min

65 diggsEveryone seems to think that the Academy’s expansion of the Best Picture category to ten nominees is a direct rebuttal to last year’s crop. So, then, it’s reasonable to ask: Had this rule been around last year, what additional five nominees would have been added to the category?

384 diggsNow-a-days there are age limits for just about everything. At 17-years-old I got kicked out of a hotel hot tub because I didn't have a parent guardian present. Our society places ridiculous age limits for things that we "can" do. However, everyday I see men do things that they should no longer be doing at certain ages.

173 diggsA bipartisan group of senators at work on health care reported progress Thursday in holding the cost of legislation to their $1 trillion target, but Republicans quickly added there was no agreement on even the outlines of a bill.

931 diggsRIP

227 diggsToday the Swedish Appeal Court decided that the judge who handled the Pirate Bay trial was not biased, despite his membership of several pro-copyright organizations. In true Pirate Bay style spokesman Peter Sunde responded full force, and says they are ready to sue Sweden for human rights violations.

133 diggsPC World delved into four of the hottest phones available this summer -- the Apple iPhone 3G S, the Nokia N97, the Palm Pre and the T-Mobile myTouch 3G -- to see how their hardware and software stacked up.

76 diggsCheating is not only commonplace in “the real world” but also in Hollywood. We can’t possibly cover them all, but here are a few of the more well known slime-ball cheaters. Let’s start near the beginning…

99 diggsIt happened in 1983 at the Motown 25. For those in the audience that night they would see something they'd never forget, something that would change the destiny of Michael Jackson forever, the moonwalk.

67 diggsA scan performed at a suburban New York City hospital shows an ancient Egyptian mummy thought for centuries to be a woman is a man.

129 diggsNerds of the world jump of happiness, for HP has brought the legendary HP 15C Scientific Calculator and the HP 12C Financial Calculator for the iPhone and iPod touch, complete with custom skins and programming.

257 diggsDuring cardiac arrest, the heart actually stops beating and quivers with uncoordinated contractions. Unless a defibrillator is used to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm, death is inevitable. Someone experiencing a cardiac arrest generally collapses, loses consciousness, and stops breathing.

99 diggsMegapiranha was up to 3 feet long a fish-beast four times as big as piranhas living today, studies of its jawbones indicate.

123 diggsThe accepted wisdom is that females mate with many men because they can choose which sperm fertilize their eggs after mating. So if multiple mating does not award females with genetic benefits, what exactly does it all wore them with? Is it possible that they're sleeping around just for fun?

174 diggsThe King of Pop is dead. Long live the King of Pop! As I’m too distressed to work, as I’m sure you are too, I thought we could celebrate Michael together with something from his prime: 3-D Disney parks cinematic odyssey Captain EO — which, many tend to forget, was one of Francis Ford Coppola’s lesser-heralded works.

197 diggsThe G.I. Joe novelization is out, bringing a description of the Mission Impossible-style Joes and their hyper-tech world where nano-mites can do everything, the Baroness is Canadian and Neo-Vipers do things that make me frown. Spoilers (and new posters) ahead.

88 diggsThe Los Angeles Clippers made a long-held belief a reality on Thursday night as they selected Oklahoma Sooners forward Blake Griffin with the top pick in the 2009 NBA draft.

236 diggsMichael Jacksons YouTube channel has all of his most popular videos, some have been viewed tens of millions of times. There's Thriller, Don't Stop, Bad, Smooth Criminal, Beat it and more.

68 diggsAerospace engineers have re-created Hitler's "stealth" fighter to determine whether the batlike plane was truly radar resistant—and whether it could have changed history.

219 diggs35 new useful CSS tools, generators and resources that can significantly improve your workflow and reduce your time efforts for CSS-coding.

150 diggsThis guy is hard core cool sometimes. Not sure if this video is one of those times, but it's funny when he gets out of his vehicle to demonstrate going "over the edge".

83 diggsHollywood Reporter - ABC, CBS and NBC (and maybe Fox) are reworking their primetime lineups tonight for the King of Pop.

341 diggsLIMBAUGH: "He had just tried to fight the stimulus money coming to South Carolina. He didn't want any part of it. He lost the battle and said "What the hell? The Federal government is taking over! I want to enjoy life!"

143 diggsScientists have discovered a remarkable, unexpected and cheap way to store hydrogen fuel– using carbonized chicken feather fibers.

171 diggsWhen used wisely, credit cards can be the cornerstone of a sound financial strategy. A solid credit history makes you a good credit risk and that in turn allows you to purchase the necessities of life. But credit cards can also be a slippery slope. One misstep and you’ll tumble into the abyss of credit card debt hell, a mounting spiral of missed pa

218 diggsGoogle is opening the gates to its long-awaited Google Voice service this week. While routing and SMS power are positives, privacy will certainly be an issue. Here's a breakdown of five pros and five cons to help you determine whether the service is right for you.

167 diggsTypical Mainstream media reaction...watch the news tonight, and you'll see it for yourself. Justsayin'...

328 diggsOne blogger doing unprecedented damage to the social media cause (and in fact undetermining the credibility of all bloggers) is Perez Hilton: upon learning of Michael Jackson’s hospital admission, he posted the following, shockingly offensive piece, alleging that Michael was “lying” or “making himself sick”.

197 diggsSwiss adventurer Bertrand Picard is set to unveil a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes eventually to fly around the world. The initial version, spanning 61m but weighing just 1,500kg, will undergo trials to prove it can fly at night.

115 diggsThe plot thickens.

90 diggsMichael Jackson not only made an impact in the music industry, he also made an impact in the video game industry. As people come to terms with the pop singer’s death, the game industry remembers the contribution that he made to video games back in the 90’s.

174 diggsIt will be broadcast from Sherman Oaks...

71 diggsSolstice to Solstice NASA APOD 2009 June 26th

201 diggsArtistically painted bellies of pregnant women.

100 diggsThe days of ugly Linux desktops are a thing of the past. Modern distros include many tools and options that enable them to look good and be more useful.

84 diggsRecent years have seen a fair number of powerful men be taken down by their own indiscretions, hubris, over-confidence, and general sloppiness. Some of the most powerful lessons are learned from mistakes, but there's no reason to wait for those mistakes to be your own. Here's what you can learn from some of the biggest implosions of recent history.

103 diggsThe Rap Up breaks out the crystal ball to see which of today’s top rappers will be flipping burgers in 10 years. Grab a seat and join us as we explore the class of 2009 and predict their future...

172 diggsA day after President Obama threw his support behind the American Clean Energy and Security Act, one of the world’s most prominent environmental advocacy organizations has come out in strong opposition to the Waxman-Markey climate bill

81 diggsAt the height of the swine flu pandemic this spring, when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was recommending that schools with cases of H1N1 be closed for 14 days and Mexico was still on lockdown, the epidemiology community already suspected the world wasn't ending. Why?

131 diggsKayak, a website that specialises in finding the cheapest flights, claims that Microsofts new search engine, Bing, is so similar that it is confusing customers.

113 diggsIn the long and seemingly futile quest to build a better roach trap, researchers identified the come-hither chemical of the female German cockroach and produced a synthetic version that makes males come running in less than nine seconds.

140 diggsBachelor parties have an unwritten code of silence. Well, guess what? This traitor is breaking it.

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202 diggs"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" already has begun its triumphal rounding of the box office bases that should see it set a record or two by weekend's end. Its estimated Wednesday take is mindblowing...

111 diggsBritain's banks remain over-indebted, highly vulnerable and harbour growing funding gaps which leave them susceptible to future shocks, the Bank of England has said.