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8 Graphic Novels You Might Not Know (and Should)

Books – Everyone knows about the handful of really BIG graphic novels. However, like every other field of endeavor the crÃ;¨me de la crÃ;¨me of graphic novels are merely the uppermost visible layer of a number of equally worthy efforts.

View Story Discuss (37) (theplugg.com) 137 days ago by charbarred

Voted for on March 04, 2008 11:26am

Speed Dating Grows Up
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Speed Dating Grows Up

Love & Personals – The internet continues to revolutionize the way in which people perform daily activities. Recently, it has found the dating scene with sites like E-harmony and Match.com. However, those require lengthy profiles and are hit-or-miss when it comes down to the actual dating. Enter Woome.com, a site based off a speed dating platform that allows users to

View Story Discuss (21) (askdanandjennifer.com) 198 days ago by TheOysta

Voted for on January 04, 2008 09:20am

Say No To Iowa & NH...Their Reply: Get Over Yourselves
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Say No To Iowa & NH...Their Reply: Get Over Yourselves

Politics – More reasons starting caucuses-primaries in Iowa (& NH) is crazy. Includes some amusing, angry emails from Iowa voters. 1 email: "...people who question Iowa are no nothings...Just because you have an education doesn't mean you know sh*t about sh*t..."

View Story Discuss (71) (burbia.com) 198 days ago by lenseview

Voted for on January 04, 2008 09:20am

New Rudy Ad Warns Of Death At Hands Of Muslims
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New Rudy Ad Warns Of Death At Hands Of Muslims

Politics – Rudy Giuliani has a new ad in New Hampshire and Florida, the only two January states left that he's contesting. The ad's message is simple, and shows just how blatant the Rudy campaign has become in their appeals to fear.

View Story Discuss (268) (tpmelectioncentral.com) 198 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on January 04, 2008 09:20am

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Talbots getting out of the mens and kids clothing business

Money – The Talbots, Inc. will close approximately 78 stores throughout the U.S. as a result of this decision, including 66 Talbots Kids and 12 Talbots Mens stores. They will insead focus on their core customers; woman over the age of 35.

View Story Discuss (0) (scamstocks.com) 197 days ago by HMTKSteve

Submitted and Voted for on January 04, 2008 09:19am

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President Bush talks about the economy

Money – President Bush adresses the Rotary Club in Fredericksburg, Va.

View Story Discuss (0) (scamstocks.com) 215 days ago by HMTKSteve

Submitted and Voted for on December 17, 2007 03:02pm

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MySpace Unveils First "Impact Presidential Poll"

Politics – MySpacers have responded to a presidential poll conducted by MySpace. See where the MySpace generation stands on American politics.

View Story Discuss (0) (techvat.com) 219 days ago by HMTKSteve

Submitted and Voted for on December 13, 2007 07:44am

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BNET Study Finds CEOs Agree: "We're Overpaid"

Money – We always knew it was true and now even they admit it!

View Story Discuss (0) (scamstocks.com) 220 days ago by HMTKSteve

Submitted and Voted for on December 12, 2007 08:34am

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Will Blue-Ray Fail?

Gadgets & Tech – A long time ago, in a world not too far removed from today, there was a format war. The two competing formats were Betamax and VHS.Even though Betamax was a superior format VHS won the format war based on cost. Some people who cover the format war between Blue-ray (Sony) and HD-DVD (Microsoft and Toshiba) like to draw parallels to that bygone era.

View Story Discuss (0) (techvat.com) 255 days ago by charbarred

Voted for on November 07, 2007 06:00pm

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How Digg fought spammers and increased page views in one fell swoop

Gadgets & Tech – A common thought at the time was that Digg made the changes to increase its Page View metric. This thought is based on the fact that links inside a users profile page were changed in such a way as to no longer allow "blind digging" of a user's submissions.

View Story Discuss (1) (techvat.com) 262 days ago by TheAttacks

Voted for on November 01, 2007 05:08pm

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Declining Dollar Negates gains of Bush Economy

Money – The US Dollar has fallen almost 15% in the last year when compared to the CDN Dollar, the stock market has grown between 10% and 18% in the same time span. Looks like the "Great Economy" is just a stalemate and not a victory.

View Story Discuss (0) (scamstocks.com) 263 days ago by HMTKSteve

Submitted and Voted for on October 30, 2007 02:12pm

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Google on the Warpath

Do No Evil – Google is now actively punishing sites that sell paid links. Even the big names are not immune to this as Washinton Post dot come has lost points overnight! I guess Google wants to be the Evil Empire now?

View Story Discuss (0) (techvat.com) 269 days ago by HMTKSteve

Submitted and Voted for on October 24, 2007 09:43am

With Bush at the Helm, War with Iran is Inevitable
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With Bush at the Helm, War with Iran is Inevitable

Do No Evil – There is something repugnant about the mere possibility of our devotion to war, and how we kneel at the altar of Mars, the Roman god of war; and also how we live by the axiom: "A nation that preys together stays together" - which seems to have been the platform for our foreign policy.

View Story Discuss (153) (populistamerica.com) 272 days ago by populist

Sunk on October 22, 2007 11:39am

Valerie Plame: Bush Didn't Keep Word
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Valerie Plame: Bush Didn't Keep Word

Politics – Valerie Plame Wilson chides President Bush for not firing anyone for the leaking of her covert CIA identity, which caused a national scandal and an investigation resulting in a perjury and obstruction of justice conviction against Vice President Richard Cheney's chief of staff.

View Story Discuss (438) (cbsnews.com) 272 days ago by Beau7890

Sunk on October 22, 2007 11:38am

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LitLiberation - Win Airfare Anywhere Or A Child's Thanks

News – I was out of town when I received this news, so it is a little late coming but significant enough for all of us to make an effort on. Tim Ferris, a NYT's Best Selling Author, just launched the largest online literacy and educational experiment every attempted. LitLiberation, in conjunction with DonorsChoose.org and RoomtoRead, have set a goal is to

View Story Discuss (1) (profy.com) 272 days ago by philbutler

Voted for on October 22, 2007 11:32am