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Iraqi police discover Uday's cars

JamesMarcus — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:42:18 EDT

Police in Baghdad have recovered five luxury cars which once belonged to Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein, buried under piles of earth in an orchard. The two Rolls Royces and three sports cars were looted after the US-led invasion in 2003, police said.

Channel: News Tags: uday hussein cars

Hands on With Giga-byte's M912X Mini-laptop

Ousama — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:35:07 EDT

Taiwan's Giga-byte Technology showed off its new mini-laptop, or netbook, last month at the Computex electronics show in Taipei, and the company gave me a chance to try out their final, production version of the device.The M912 mini-laptop really has some outstanding features not found on any other netbook currently,

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Giga byte Technology M912 Mini laptop

Calif. Group Proposes George W. Bush Sewage Plant

TimALoftis — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:51:01 EDT

A California group submitted a proposal Monday to rename a sewage treatment plant after President Bush, calling the initiative a fitting tribute to the outgoing chief executive and the "mess" he'll leave behind.

Channel: News Tags: sewage sewage plant george w bush

The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents

idyll — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:46:49 EDT

DNA furnishes an ever clearer picture of the multimillennial trek from Africa all the way to the tip of South America.

Channel: Science Tags: human migration dna

Colony Collapse: Bee by Bee

idyll — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:41:45 EDT

Our first priority should be to gather more accurate information about the bees' disappearance. The war against colony collapse is about numbers.

Channel: News Tags: bees disappearance analysis

Scientists find malaria's 'sticky' genes

GregD — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:38:32 EDT

Australian scientists have identified a potential new way of combating the global scourge of malaria, by pinpointing eight genes that help the disease-causing parasite remodel our red blood cells.

Channel: Science Tags: malaria sticky genes red blood cells

Abuses Are Found in Online Sales of Medication

GregD — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:34:43 EDT

A large majority of 365 Internet sites that advertise or sell controlled medications by mail are offering to supply the drugs without a proper prescription, according to a new study. The online trade is stoking the rising abuse of addictive and dangerous prescription drugs, the authors and federal officials say.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: pharmacy prescription internet drugs

NBA sets '08-09 salary cap at $58.6M

cmetzger4 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:25:39 EDT

The NBA set its salary cap for the 2008-09 season at $58,680,000, clearing the way for teams to sign free agents and make trades.

Channel: Sports Tags: NBA money salary cap trade

College Student Gets Death Threats for Smuggling 'Body of Christ'

cmetzger4 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:23:22 EDT

A student at the University of Central Florida claims his life was threatened by enraged Catholics after he pocketed "the body of Christ" during a church ceremony.

Channel: Religion Tags: Catholic wafer body Christ threat

Drug-Laced Treats Dropped Off at Police Stations

cmetzger4 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:20:57 EDT

A teenager is suspected of delivering baskets of drug-laced treats to about a dozen police departments in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to police who charged him with LSD possession. At least three officers have gotten sick.

Channel: News Tags: police drugs LSD treat laced

Kucinich to Introduce New Article of Impeachment Against Bush Thursday

jaxguy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:19:24 EDT

Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich said he will introduce a single article of impeachment against President George W. Bush Thursday for "taking our nation and our troops to war based on lies."

Channel: Politics Tags: bush impeachment kucinich war iraq

Deadly U.S. consulate gun battle 'terrorism'

cmetzger4 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:17:48 EDT

The shootout outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul which left six people dead was an "obvious act of terrorism," the U.S. ambassador to the country says.

Channel: News Tags: consulate terrorism Istanbul US ambassador

Dog's death has owner in disbelief

TimALoftis — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:50:24 EDT

Marlys Duggan said Monday she was still in shock - days after her neighbor's son allegedly shot and killed her beloved dog, Patches.

Channel: Pets Tags: dogs death patches

Man Robbed Buying Crack Calls Cops Who Arrest Him

TimALoftis — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:44:30 EDT

An East Hartford man called police to report he had been robbed while trying to buy crack cocaine.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: propeller weird news

Theory: Why EMC Gave VMWare to Microsoft (Employee)

schestowitz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:41:45 EDT

Diane Greene thrown out just a week or so after EMC became Microsoft's Partner of the Year

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: emc vmware microsoft xen ijack

More Workers Forced to find a second job

pagey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:15:35 EDT

Moonlighting appears to be back in vogue. But it's not because people want to expand their job horizons and try new careers. It's because they need money.

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: job careers money work forced

Top Speed, No Tickets

pagey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:13:56 EDT

Fast cars and racetracks go together like Monaco and money.

Channel: Autos Tags: auto cars speed racetrack

What makes Earth so special?

pagey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:06:11 EDT

It has liquid water, plate tectonics, and an atmosphere that shelters it from the worst of the sun's rays. But many scientists agree our planet's most special feature might just be us.

Channel: Science Tags: earth special science planet

The shuttle's long goodbye

pagey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:05:43 EDT

NASA has set the dates for the space shuttle fleet's final missions, ending with a shipment of spare parts for the space station on May 31, 2010. That schedule isn't set in stone, however particularly if Congress has anything to do with it.

Channel: Science Tags: Shuttle space goodbye final

Women should figure longer life into retirement

pagey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:04:58 EDT

Women may not earn as much as men or fly up the corporate ladder as quickly, but they get the last laugh since they live longer. Right?

Channel: Women Tags: women retirement longer life money

Sex at 70 better than ever before: Swedish study

pagey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:52:51 EDT

Today's 70-year-olds are having good sex, and they're having it more often than 70-year-olds at any other time in the last 30 years, according to a Swedish study.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: sex 70 study increase

Bigger injuries hitting little athletes

pagey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:47:16 EDT

A 14-year-old gymnast with a stress fracture in her lower back. A 12-year-old who tore his ACL in a soccer game. A 16-year-old runner with a leg stress fracture. A 15-year-old who tore his meniscus playing basketball.

Channel: Family Tags: kids children family bigger injuries little athletes

Tesla Finally Hires Someone Who Knows What He's Doing

pagey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:42:05 EDT

Tesla Motors has hired one of Detroit's sharpest engineers to spearhead development of the four-door electric sedan it says will be rolling off an assembly line by the end of 2010.

Channel: Autos Tags: Tesla cars auto electric hire engineers

Rubens Barrichello back on podium

Varadinum — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:40:47 EDT

Rubens Barrichello was back on podium in the SIlverstone F1 race driving for Honda. This was the 62 podium for Rubens, last one while he drive for Ferrari in 2005 at Indianapolis. In 2005, hist last year at Ferrari, he had 4 podiums.

Channel: Sports Tags: formula1 motorsport statistics. Silverstone Rubens Barrichello

Tutorial: Preview: What's new in GIMP 2.6?

schestowitz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:18:20 EDT

For GIMP 2.6, the developers had a strong focus: the implementation of GEGL should replace the old GIMP core. These changes are mainly invisible to the common user, but besides that many other very useful things have been done to help users in the future.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: gimp gnu free software linux

OpenOffice.org 3.0: What to Expect?

schestowitz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:09:05 EDT

OpenOffice 3.0 is a major milestone for the project, there are tons of other new features. I also noticed a great improvement in speed, which has always a bane in previous OpenOffice.org versions.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: openoffice office suite free software

Motorola Ming A1600 ships

schestowitz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:08:06 EDT

Almost two weeks after leaking details about its new line of Ming PDA phones, Motorola made it official with a formal launch. Shipping now in China, the line includes a Linux-based Ming A1600 model offering GPS, handwriting recognition, and a 3.2-megapixel camera with business card reader.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: motorola linux phone pda

Thoughts on innovation on the desktop.

schestowitz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:05:40 EDT

And in August, we'll release KDE 3.5.10 for those that prefer 3.5.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: kde kde4 linux

Checking In with An Ubuntu "Switcher"

schestowitz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:04:55 EDT

She soon returned home, and I quickly forgot that I had switched her. Today, I had reason to drop her an email so I took the opportunity to ask if she was still on Ubuntu and how she was liking it.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: ubuntu linux switch

Ubuntu at Best Buy: Package Details

schestowitz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:04:15 EDT

I learned this morning via #ubuntu-us that they're now selling Ubuntu at Best Buy, and couldn't help myself: during my lunch break I swung out to Best Buy to drop $20 on a copy.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: ubuntu linux shop best buy

iPhone Goes on Sale Friday

Dakota — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:55:11 EDT

Today, the iPhone is in the hands of six million people. Clumsy touch-screen lookalikes from rival phone makers line the shelves. And Friday is the iPhone's second coming.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: iphone

LACMA acquires Oceanic art collection

Deidre — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:54:59 EDT

The museum acquires a significant private collection of rare Pacific island art.

Channel: Art & Design Tags: los angeles pacific island art oceanic art museum

Nazi doctor 'is alive in Chile'

SunnyDays — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:33:33 EDT

Nazi hunters say they have strong evidence that the most wanted member of Hitler's regime - known as Dr Death - is hiding in southern Chile.

Channel: News Tags: Nazi doctor alive Chile hunters

How Intense Will Storms Get? New Model Helps Answer Question

DiffeeOnline — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:27:18 EDT

A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as climate change warms the Earth's surface.

Channel: Science Tags: environment weather research model math

China's economy to become world's biggest in 2035

Aidenag — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:02:06 EDT

China's economy will overtake that of the United States by 2035 and be twice its size by midcentury, a study released Tuesday by a US research organization concluded.

Channel: Money Tags: China U.S. Economy Money

Greece is the word in white wines for summer

Deidre — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:58:46 EDT

These distinctive modern wines made from ancient grape varieties are now more widely available in the U.S.

Channel: Food Tags: wine greece

Is Microsoft after Yahoo's paid-search patent?

DiffeeOnline — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:29:39 EDT

It's all about "'361," a patent Yahoo obtained when it bought Overture. It covers the business model of letting advertisers bid to place ads against keywords Ã¢â;¬" the heart of Google's multibillion-dollar revenue engine. MS doesn't want Yahoo's people, products, or market share; it just wants this patent,

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: google microsoft yahoo search patent

Cargill rolling out natural, no-calorie sweetener

STONERS — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:28:41 EDT

Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc is starting to roll out Truvia, its natural, no-calorie sweetener on Wednesday, and expects the product to be on grocery shelves across the U.S. sometime this fall.

Channel: Science Tags: Cargill Rolling Out Natural No Calorie Sweetener

Nazi hunters search Chile for 'Dr. Death'

Aidenag — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:28:02 EDT

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has strong evidence that a former SS member known as "Dr. Death" is in southern Chile or Argentina, a top Nazi hunter for the human rights organization said Tuesday.

Channel: News Tags: Nazi Nazi Hunters Simon Wiesenthal Center Chile Dr. Death Aribert Heim

U.S.: Oppose arbitrary withdrawal date for Iraq troops

STONERS — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:24:12 EDT

The United States remains opposed to setting an arbitrary withdrawal date for its troops from Iraq, the White House said on Wednesday.

Channel: News Tags: U.S. Oppose Arbitrary Withdrawal Date Iraq Troops