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Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states (AP) - 01/10/2009 01:50 AM

Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states,a practice that the federal government acknowledges as a risk to humans and environment but has yet to be regulated.

Police: Tests show Charles Barkley legally drunk when arrest - 01/10/2009 01:40 AM

Test results show former NBA star Charles Barkley was legally drunk when police arrested him Dec. 31 on suspicion of drunken driving in Scottsdale.

NASA Tests Super-High Altitude Balloon - 01/10/2009 01:30 AM

NASA said Thursday it has performed a test of a prototype super pressure balloon that could carry as much as a ton of research equipment to heights of 110,000 feet or more for up to 100 days. The balloon, which was launched on December 28, 2008, from McMurdo Station in Antarctica, is 7 million cubic feet and is said to be the largest single-cell

6 Mind-Blowing Old-School Video Game Commercials - 01/10/2009 01:20 AM

In the 80s, video games were still new to the public and the game companies were still trying to figure out how to ease us into the technology. From their early ads, it appears they decided the best way was via batshit insanity.

Stolen Winter Classic Stick to Be Given Back to Young Fan - 01/10/2009 01:13 AM

The bad news is that the human garbage that stole the kid's stick appears to have actually profited off of it. But there is good news, according to a letter written by a guy who allegedly purchased the stick - in a Wrigley Field bathroom, no less. That good news being that the young fan might actually get his game-used Classic stick after all.

Test developed for sports endurance drugs - 01/10/2009 01:10 AM

A German research team has developed tests that will help sports officials stay one step ahead of emerging performance enhancing drugs. The test detects a core chemical structure belonging to benzothiazepines. These compounds stabilize protein channels that would otherwise "leak" calcium from muscle cells during strenuous exercise.

Strange Lights In The Sky Followed By An Ear-Splitting Boom - 01/10/2009 01:00 AM

UFO experts believe a flying saucer crashed into a wind turbine and that the incident could, at last, provide the evidence of other life forms they have been waiting for all their lives.

Open source Mono framework brings C# to iPhone and Wii - 01/10/2009 12:40 AM

Mono, an open source implementation of the .NET runtime, is being used to build games for the iPhone and Wii. Ars looks at how static compilation has made it possible for Mono applications to meet Apple's requirements for inclusion in the App Store.

Pie Area NOT Smoking Area - 01/10/2009 12:30 AM

Truth and Lies About Anime - 01/10/2009 12:20 AM

There are a lot of lies, misconceptions, half truths, and completely WRONG statements out there to make people think many different things about the anime industry. Thanks to your self labeled Weeaboo, Otaku, Fanboys, Moe Fans, whatever you want to call them, information tends to get passed on ear to ear, and much like a badly played phone game, th

WTF? Origins of 5 Popular Web 2.0 Terms - 01/10/2009 12:10 AM

Web 2.0 is pretty cool - so cool in fact that it's got its own buzzwords and lingo that not everybody knows.

7 Things I Learned Working on a Pot Farm - 01/10/2009 12:01 AM

I–your faithful blogger—have actually worked on a pot farmer in Mendocino County (part of the Emerald Triangle) and the fantasy isn’t always the same as the reality. So here are 5 truths and fictions about working on a pot farm:

Will Robots With Advanced Group Intelligence Evolve? - 01/09/2009 11:30 PM

Researchers at the University of York have investigated large swarms of up to 10,000 miniature robots which can work together to form a single, artificial life form. The multi-robot approach to artificial intelligence is a relatively new one, and has developed from studies of the swarm behavior of social insects such as ants.

Delhi will run out of petrol by evening - 01/09/2009 11:20 PM

NEW DELHI: The petrol stock in the capital will be over by Friday evening, the head of the Federation of All India Petroleum Traders said late onFriday morning. Sixty to seventy percent of petrol pumps have gone dry already as employees of public sector oil firms continue their strike.

20 Websites with Beautiful Typography - 01/09/2009 11:00 PM

An effective palette of fonts not only makes a design attractive, but also contributes to the readability and usability of the content. In this collection, you’ll find a variety of sites that showcase creative and functional uses of typography.

For a Palm Rebound, the Phone Is Not Enough - 01/09/2009 10:30 PM

Palm, which essentially invented the smartphone category, is a shadow of its former self. Sales have plunged and Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry have stolen market share.

Illegal Aliens Have No Rights To Good Lawyers! - 01/09/2009 10:20 PM

Attorney General Michael Mukasey ruled Wednesday that aliens have no constitutional right to challenge the outcome of their deportation hearings based on their lawyers' mistakes.

UN halts Gaza relief. Blames Israel - 01/09/2009 10:10 PM

The United Nations suspended all activities in the Gaza Strip Thursday, accusing Israeli soldiers of firing on a marked UN vehicle during a three-hour humanitarian cease-fire initiated by Israel.

Leap of Faith (1 minute animation) - 01/09/2009 10:10 PM

A short film by Steve Smith.

Woman almost sold 1869 baseball card for $10 - 01/09/2009 09:50 PM

A 72-year-old California woman recently found a rare baseball card of the first professional team in the United States in her home. And if it weren't for the intervention of a friend, she would have sold the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings card on eBay for $10. The card has since been authenticated by PSA. The team photo is relatively unscathed.

Up in Smoke: Where the Most Americans Are Still Puffing Away - 01/09/2009 09:30 PM

Interactive infographic showing which states have the highest/lowest smoking populations, along with correlations to the restrictions that are in place such as restaurant bans.

International Space Station Construction [PICS] - 01/09/2009 09:20 PM

Expansion of the International Space Station continues. Use the arrows below to follow the construction history of the ISS before the installation of Harmony, and see its planned growth over the next few years.

Dress Codes - The Mustache Is Inching Its Way Back - NYTimes - 01/09/2009 09:10 PM

Beards have had their moment, now it’s time for mustaches to get their 10 minutes of fame.

One can spend a long time in jail without being charged - 01/09/2009 08:50 PM

It happened to H. Beatty Chadwick who has been behind bars for nearly 14 years without being charged. Businessman Manuel Osete spent nearly three years in an Arizona jail without ever receiving a criminal charge. And investment manager Martin Armstrong faced a similar situation when he was held for more than six years in a Manhattan jail.

Crazy three story backyard water slide with 16 foot jump! - 01/09/2009 08:40 PM

Some guy builds a home made water slide from the roof of his 2 story house with a 60 foot drop and a 16 foot jump... into a Kiddie pool!

Gizmodo's CES 2009 Top 10 - 01/09/2009 08:40 PM

By now, we've seen everything we're going to see, and here is the cream of the crop, at least of products you'll hopefully be able to buy this year—here's the best of CES: Recession edition.

Britain's First Cancer-Free Designer Baby Born - 01/09/2009 08:20 PM

The first British baby genetically selected to be free of breast cancer to avoid developing the disease in later life has been born. Doctors said the child was 'doing very well'.

HitFix Exclusive: "Watchmen" Producers Speak Out On Lawsuit - 01/09/2009 08:20 PM

For the first time anywhere, the "Watchmen" producers have their say on the lawsuit that threatens to derail the movie.

New Multi-Core iPhone with Firmware 3.0? - 01/09/2009 08:00 PM

ZDNet reports that the iPhone 3.0 firmware will support quad-core processors in an upcoming iPhone hardware revision. While Apple has not yet detailed iPhone 3.0 firmware, MacRumors has independently heard from a reliable source of this same multi-core support in the 3.0 firmware which should accompany the next iPhone.

Celebrating 50 years of Motown - 01/09/2009 07:43 PM

Against this unforgiving backdrop, the prospects of one young black man, Berry Gordy Jr., were less than stellar. Gordy had given up boxing (too violent), quit his Ford factory job (too boring) and failed as a record store owner. Fifteen years later, Motown Records had become the largest African-American-owned business in the United States.

Tiger Woods' return? - 01/09/2009 07:20 PM

The Associated Press has reported that assuming there is no complications when he resumes a full practice routine, Woods likely will make his 2009 debut at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz., during the last week in February.

The Artistry of Tom Penny - 01/09/2009 07:10 PM

Legendary Status is something very few skateboarders will ever achieve, and it’s fitting that the calm, cool, and carefree Tom Penny did it without really trying. Hailing from Dorchester, England, when Tom began popping up in skateboard videos and magazines he did tricks with such style that people instantly took notice.

House Impeaches Blagojevich 114-1 - 01/09/2009 07:06 PM

In a historic vote, the Illinois House has impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, directing the Senate to put the state's 40th chief executive on trial with the goal of removing him from office.

LCD Gaming Failures of the Past - 01/09/2009 06:50 PM

Handheld gaming wasn't always so luxurious. Tiger Electronics was once the king of LCD gaming crap, and here's 5 horrific examples why.

Utah Student Raises $45,000 to Protect Land from Drilling - 01/09/2009 06:30 PM

Tim DeChristopher, the student who won over 22,000 acres of land at a Bureau of Land Management Auction, is on his way to purchasing the land, which was originally intended for sale to oil companies.

Cy&H: Dr. Death's Secret Base - 01/09/2009 06:20 PM

Hot Women Who Brought Down Powerful Men [Pics] - 01/09/2009 06:00 PM

We'd like to think they made it worth it to lose everything.

gOS Gadgets aims Ubuntu at cloud computing - 01/09/2009 05:40 PM

The gOS (”good OS”) project has issued an SP1 release of gOS 3.1 Gadgets. This latest gOS release implements numerous package updates, bug fixes, and configuration enhancements, and continues gOS’s strong dependence on Google’s web-based applications.

$173 Million in Madoff Checks Reportedly Found - 01/09/2009 05:20 PM

Arguing that Bernard L. Madoff’s bail should be revoked, prosecutors cited more evidence that he was hiding assets.

Bull With Single Horn is Modern Unicorn [PIC] - 01/09/2009 05:20 PM

"What might be called a modern unicorn has been produced by Dr. W. F. Dove, University of Maine biologist. From a day-old bull calf, Dr. Dove removed the two small knots of tissue which normally develop into horns. These horn buds he transplanted in the center of the bull’s forehead, thereby inducing the growth of a single massive horn."