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Serena Williams vs. Jie Zheng Wimbledon 2008 Highlights

hookmann — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:54 EDT

Serena Williams (6) defeats Jie Zheng - 6:2, 7:6

Channel: Sports Tags: Serena Williams Jie Zheng Wimbledon 2008 tennis

22-foot tall robot crafted entirely from excess styrofoam

cactushair — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:31:00 EDT

The creature you see standing before you is a 22-foot tall Styrobot constructed entirely from spare polystyrene packing materials, and no, each piece didn't just show up that way. Michael Salter managed to whittle away on this beast until its completion

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: robot styrofoam polystyrene packing materials

Shilpa Shetty collected 63000 pounds through kisses for charity purpose

dudy255 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:16:56 EDT

Recently, the hot and sexy Shilpa Shetty won the Global Diversity Award 2008 which was held in London and during the function, she announced to sell her 'kiss on cheek'....

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Bollywood Celebrities Actress Shilpa Shetty

A Green Muscle Car? 110 MPG Mustang does 0-60 in 3 Seconds.

AussieDog — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:26:52 EDT

Doug Pelmear is an engineer from Ohio with a valuable secret under the hood of his 1987 Ford Mustang. This 400 horsepower muscle car does 0-60 in under 3 seconds and a top speed of about 180 MPH. Even more amazing, the car gets 110 MPG.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: fuel economy mpg green technology

12-year old boy in Orissa pushed out of Train for Rs. 50 (US$1.2), loses limbs

bizexpert — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:19:31 EDT

In a bizarre incident that sent shock wave across India, a 12-year old boy in Orissa's Rourkela was pushed out of a moving train for not paying Rs. 50 ($1.2) to a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE). The victim Shankar Singh has been admitted to a hospital. He is in a critical condition and already lost his leg and hand.

Channel: News Tags: Weird News India Orissa Boy Train Money

Designs Inspired By Animals

neharocks — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:58:59 EDT

The exhibition at the London Arts Club Hotel The Jones will be a design exhibition like no other.

Channel: Art & Design Tags: Animals Art Design

Ron Paul in 2002 : Wisdom Before the Iraq War

populist — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:02 EDT

Ron Paul speaking before Congress in 2002 - in opposition to the Iraq war...

Channel: Popular Videos Tags: ron paul iraq war antiwar

Friday July 4th - Ray Charles - America The Beautiful

baddad59 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:56:36 EDT

Happy birthday America. A good day to remember what we have. I had a wise man tell me the secret of life.He said "the secret of a good life is to want what you have more than what you want"..That wise man was my father,a world war two vet that passed away on July 4th 1978.Miss you dad!!! I hope everyone has a great day,please be carefu

Channel: Music Tags: Ray Charles America July fourth freedom

Plasma, LCDs blamed for accelerating global warming

TechnologyExpert — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:07:16 EDT

A gas used in the making of flat screen televisions, nitrogen trifluoride , is being blamed for damaging the atmosphere and accelerating global warming.

Channel: Science Tags: Global Warming Plasma TVs LCDs

Father without baby sitter accused of caging kids

STONERS — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:53:24 EDT

A suburban Chicago man locked his two young daughters in a wire cage hidden in the back of his pickup truck because he didn't have a baby sitter, officials said Thursday.

Channel: News Tags: Father Without Baby Sitter Accused Caging Kids

Apple Slashes Price of SSD-Based MacBook Air by $500

TechnologyExpert — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:03:16 EDT

Without much fanfare, Apple has made a couple of pretty significant price cuts to the MacBook Air. The total of the cuts comes to a pretty nice $500.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Apple Macbook Air Price Cuts

Online Piracy : Public Service Announcement

ind06 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:48:22 EDT

It Was Self Defense.

Myths about Foundation

geniusbeauty — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:45:23 EDT

Foundation dries skin, it clogs pores, creates a "mask" on the face - most of those myths are faulty. This article busts common myths about the foundation.

Channel: Women Tags: women makeup foundation base myth

I'm Holding Back on Contributing to Obama Because of his Move to The Right

jovial — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:10:40 EDT

Poll: I'm Holding Back on Contributing to Obama Because of his Move to The Right. Take this poll and see where others stand on this issue.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Poll shift right contributions

Should Steroids Be Legal?

geniusbeauty — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:02:23 EDT

Is there a place for anabolic steroids in sport and bodybuilding in particular? Athletes want them legal.

Channel: Sports Tags: Steroid anabolic legalization bodybuilding sports

Greenpeace Releases Dolphins Into Forest

ind06 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:53:07 EDT

THE ONION RADIO NEWS With Doyle Redland reporting: In a move intended to rescue dolphins from accidental death at the hands of tuna fishermen, Greenpeace announced the release of over 40 dolphins into Mt. Rainier National Park.

Channel: Humor Tags: SATIRE Fishermen Are Now Flocking To Mount Rainier

IRAQ: Journalist Charges Censorship by U.S. Military in Fallujah

bubba2 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:35:34 EDT

U.S. journalist Zoriah Miller says he was censored by the U.S. military in the Iraqi city of Fallujah after photographing Marines who died in a suicide bombing on June 26.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Iraq suicide bombings censorship journalists marine deaths civilian deaths

New satellite to shed light on Earth's warming

bubba2 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:29:56 EDT

NASA plans to launch a new satellite next year that will help scientists fill in a gap in their understanding of global warming: the role of clouds and airborne particles. The satellite Glory, targeted for launch next June, will give scientists a much better tool to measure particles than any satellite so far.

Channel: Science Tags: NASA global warming satellite Glory aerosols dust smog

Commentary: How dare they rip the Fourth Amendment?

bubba2 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:27:01 EDT

Next week the Senate will vote on an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with a few amendments to immunize telecommunications corporations that assisted our government in warrantless and illegal wiretapping. That such a gutting of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution even made it out of committee is yet another stain on Cong

Channel: Politics Tags: FISA Congress Bush administration warrantless wiretapping illegal wiretapping Fourth Amendment Constitution immunity from prosecution immunity from lawsuits telecommunications corporations

Does anyone know what Obama thinks any more?

pc25 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:09:44 EDT

The last frontier of flip-flops approaches for Barack Obama, and even his surrogates can't seem to guess which way the wind blows on any given day. In three different appearances over the last two days, David Axelrod, Susan Rice, and Claire McCaskill all offered competing visions of Obama's policy on Iraq

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: 2008 election backtrack obama iraq policy flip flop

'Pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl

alphomega — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:01:37 EDT

A transgender man who made national news earlier this year when he revealed he was pregnant has given birth to a girl, ABC News reported.

Channel: News Tags:

Eco-friendly Fireworks And Flares Poised To Light Up The Sky

DiffeeOnline — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:56:59 EDT

From the rockets' red glare to bombs bursting in air, researchers are developing more environmentally friendly fireworks and flares to light up the night sky while minimizing potential health risks.

Channel: Science Tags: environment independence july fireworks green

NAFTA and the Elephant in the Room

populist — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:56:01 EDT

It's rare for the junior partners of NAFTAÃ¢â;¬"Mexico and CanadaÃ¢â;¬"to have a chance to sit down and discuss regional integration without the dominating influence of the United States. Even when they do, of course, the U.S. is the elephant in the room.

Channel: Politics Tags: nafta spp

Scientists ID New Genes Tied to Crohn's Disease

populist — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:50:45 EDT

Researchers have identified 21 new genetic regions implicated in Crohn's disease, bringing to 32 the total number of genes and loci Ã¢â;¬" regions of the genome typically including one or more genes that are known to increase susceptibility to the disease.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: crohns disease crohns genes

The Uselessness of Sanctions

populist — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:47:25 EDT

Economic sanctions are coward's war. They do not work but are a way in which rich elites feel they are "committed" to some distant struggle".

Channel: Politics Tags: sanctions foreign policy war zimbabwe

Obama opens door to altering his Iraq policy

TechnologyExpert — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:40:12 EDT

Democrat Barack Obama opened the door Thursday to altering his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months based on what he hears from military commanders during his upcoming trip there.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 Presidential Race Obama Clinton McCain

The Fight For The Right to Serve

Neophile — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:36:05 EDT

Benjamin joined the Navy in 2003, the 10th anniversary of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law. He knew the country was desperate for Arabic linguists for the war in Iraq, so he applied to become a translator and was sent to the military's prestigious Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif.

Channel: Gay & Lesbian Tags: dont ask dont tell military service discrimination dadt

The State vs the People

populist — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:32:57 EDT

The Founding Fathers, being mild revolutionaries, set up a Blackstonian Constitution in which law is a shield of the people and not a weapon in the hands of government. The Founders balanced this restraint on government with reformist democracy that works against status quo hierarchies.

Channel: Politics Tags: state government founding fathers constitution 2nd amendment law

Antiwar Radio: Scott Horton Interviews Robert Parry on Iran Contra

populist — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:29:05 EDT

discusses his new revelations on the Iran-Contra scandal how the Reagan administration used the CIA for a propaganda campaign against the American population, Iran-Contra was the pilot program for the neocon hijacking of the government, the legal black-hole of the Vice President's office and the slippery semantics of the War Party, the history of c

Channel: Politics Tags: robert parry iran contra cia

Big Moo Fringe Festival of the Arts

modernartmike — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:27:21 EDT

The first Big Moo Fringe Festival of the Arts [BMFFA] in Milton Keynes will take place over the weekend 11-13 July 2008...

Channel: Art & Design Tags: art artist painting arts artists

Le Jardin Plume

turak — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:23:46 EDT

The summer garden is a kind of modern knot garden with a very formal layout of clipped box in a square edged pattern. Each 'box' is then filled with a very natural planting of grasses and perennials but the colours are superb.

Channel: Travel Tags: french garden

Artist Andrew Mackenzie

modernartmike — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:23:36 EDT

Andrew Mackenzie has embarked on a new series of paintings that challenge our perception of the archetypal landscape genre...

Channel: Art & Design Tags: art artist painting arts artists

America's Forgotten Declaration

populist — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:18:21 EDT

When the King of England signed a peace treaty he named all of the individual states. That's who he waged war against, not something called "the United States government." In the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, the phrase "united states" is everywhere in the plural

Channel: Politics Tags: sovereign declaration of independence declaration united states

Disaster Capitalism: State of Extortion

Neophile — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:11:24 EDT

Disaster capitalists have been busy--from private firefighters already on the scene in Northern California's wildfires, to land grabs in cyclone-hit Burma, to the housing bill making its way through Congress.

Channel: Money Tags: disaster capitalism capitalism iraq oil extortion energy war shock food security food prices

Cashing in on the Iraq Slaughter

populist — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:05:36 EDT

That is, to support their backers, it is the "function" of the fascist American government to declare an illegal war and illegally invade Iraq, kill over 1.2 million Iraqis, maintain an occupying army in Iraq far into the future, sacrifice over 4100 Americans, incur over $532,000,000,000,000 in debt, all for the benefit of these four oil

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: iraq war oil fascist mass murder slaughter antiwar populist party peace

No Need To Eat Everything

zrankovic — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:41:35 EDT

When fish-urchin is attacked she fuel her body with water and became dangerous for her enemies. When big carnivorous fishes try to swallow such a ball, they ends tragically.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: bizarre weird Fiji fish head carnivorous

20 Ways to Dine Out Inexpensively

chapelhillNC — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:22:30 EDT

Most people eat out at least some times. Here are 20 tips to dine out without breaking your budget.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: 20 ways to dine out inexpensively cheap frugal budget watson inc

Obama Hints At Changing His Iraq Withdrawal Timeline

capj71 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:03:22 EDT

While speaking to reporters in Fargo, ND today, Barack Obama suggested that he might not hold firm to his plan of getting all U.S. troops out of Iraq in 16 months. He said that troop safety is still an important consideration, but he also added the stability of Iraq to his considerations, thus leaving the door open for troops to stay in Iraq.

Channel: Politics Tags: news politics 2008 election Iraq Barack Obama

Gallup Daily: Obama 47%, McCain 43%

TimALoftis — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:01:20 EDT

The race for president remains "steady as she goes," with Barack Obama maintaining a modest 47% to 43% advantage over John McCain among registered voters in the June 30-July 2 Gallup Poll Daily tracking results.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 election barack obama john mccain poll

Best cars paintobs ever

rappin4tay — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:55:12 EDT

AeroGraf Exhibition 2008

Channel: Autos Tags: cars painjobs desing arts painting