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Celtics Lose Again

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Raymond Felton scored 25 points, rookie D.J. Augustin added 11 of his 20 points in overtime, and the Charlotte Bobcats stunned Boston 114-106 on Tuesday to continue the Celtics’ sudden slide.

Bull Riders Wait All Day for a Few Seconds of Fury

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Luke Snyder is known in bull-riding circles for an ironman streak of 236 consecutive Professional Bull Riders events.

A device that mimics one of nature’s key transport machines.

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

To help protect its genes, a cell is highly selective about what it allows to move in and out of its nucleus. Yet that choosiness is regulated by just a thin barrier, perforated with tiny transport machines called nuclear pore complexes: protein-coated holes surrounded by flimsy, unfolded protein strands.

Macvs. PC: Is it a ’tax’ if users happily pay a premium?

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

With MacWorld Expo here, you should expect that Microsoft officials are out talking up the idea of the “Apple tax” again.

Obama Immortalized In Pop Art (And Peeps!)

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Crayon Physics brings out inner (physics-loving) child

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Ever since the initial game was developed in the summer of 2007, it has managed to garner much press and acclaim, especially since developer Petri Purho revealed that he was working on a deluxe version that would include improved physics and more levels. Now Crayon Physics Deluxe has finally been released.

Japanese Game Market Experienced Shrinkage in 2008

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

According to Famitsu’s publisher Enterbrain, the Japanese game market is, like a frightened turtle, getting smaller compared to last year. But what was the biggest selling game hardware? Games? The 2007 data reflects the period from January 1, 2007 to December 3, 2007. The 2008 data reflects the period from December 31, 2007 to December […]

Worst Suicide Intervention Ever

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Sometimes you shouldn’t try to just wing it.

Worried parents can track children with GPS locator watch

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

A satellite tracking device that will plot a child’s location to within 10ft is being launched by a British firm. The Nu.M8 digital watch uses GPS satellite technology like car sat nav systems.The watch can be securely fastened to a child’s wrist and will trigger an alert if forcibly removed. Parents can then track their […]

Crossword House [PIC]

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

This house is situated in the Ukrainian town of Lviv.

Thinnest (Hottest?) All-in-One PC on the Block

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Lenovo’s IdeaCentre 600 is a pretty splashy debut: Its first ever all-in-one is a simple curved slab that’s supposedly the thinnest all-in-one in the industry.

Mold, Blood and Feces Found in Budget Hotel Rooms

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Budget hotels are contaminated with blood, mould, urine and even faeces, an investigation has revealed.

Car Parts Made from Coconuts?

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

A team at Baylor University there has made trunk liners, floorboards and car-door interior covers using fibers from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic polyester fibers typically used in composite materials.

Upcoming Movies Nobody Cares About

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

We’re six days into the new year, and that means everybody is abandoning ship on 2008 and looking forward to all the wonderful things 2009 has in store for us. The good folks at JoBlo for instance, have used their time machine to jump forward to the end of the year and report back on […]

Oh Wow: 1980’s Wendys Training Video

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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Saying anything about this will spoil it.

Drugs trigger dramatic weight loss in fat mice

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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Drugs currently on the market but used for other purposes helped plump mice shed pounds by upping their response to the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings offer new hope in the search for weight-loss meds that exploit the hunger-dampening hormone, first discovered some 13 years ago.

Man Smashes Into Adult Sex Shop And Has Sex With Dolls

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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

His method of entry is to smash through walls and squeeze through tight holes. The owner of the adult shop, who wished to be named only as Vogue, said that in a first unreported break-in, the man had stolen five dolls and had sex with one of them.

5 New Markets Apple Should Corner

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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

People will buy anything with an Apple logo. In fact, we’ve proposed a few new markets Apple should look into before calling all the big MacWorld announcements off…

U.S. Seeks to Imprison Madoff for $1 Million Transfer

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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

U.S. prosecutors asked a federal judge to imprison Bernard Madoff as he awaits trial, arguing his $10 million bail should be revoked because he transferred $1 million of valuables in violation of an asset freeze order.

Things Gamers Don’t Actually Care About

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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Wow, videogames and the things they spawn! The industry produces everything from comics to vibrating mushrooms. You could listen to advertising, fanboys and Big Videogame’s secret infrared mind-control to find out what’s worth your money, but you’d end up buying two of everything. So how much of it is really worth paying attention to?