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Time Warner Denies Interest in NBC

lenseview — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:45:56 EDT

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said Monday the media giant has "no agenda" regarding the acquisition of a television network, despite renewed speculation over a possible hook-up with NBC Universal.

Channel: Television Tags:

Boob Job Statistics: How Americans and Brits Measure Up

Shannonyork — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:03:15 EDT

A recent survey revealed major differences between the plastic surgery practices between Americans and British patients.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: news beauty plastic surgery breast boob job

Taxes and Distortions

populist — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:30:37 EDT

Taxation distorts more than the economy, it distorts all aspects of human action.

Channel: Politics Tags: taxes economy human action distortions

The Worst Movie Ever Made?

Mdiar — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:15:34 EDT

Okay, I had this idea yesterday to submit this movie and leave it up to Propeller to decide... IS this the worst film ever made? Note the Earth, which looks strangely like the Death Star (due to the shell of compressed human brain molecules protecting it!) and the Indiana Jones theme music!

Channel: Movies Tags: Turkish Star Wars Indiana Jones worst movie ever

Pantene No Longer the Most Trusted Hair Care Product

Shannonyork — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:46:53 EDT

For two years running, 2006 and 2007, Proctor & Gamble brand, Pantene was listed as Britain's most trusted hair care product in Readers Digest Most Trusted Brand list.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: news beauty health hair care pantene

US Midwest floods as East sweats

SunnyDays — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:39:48 EDT

Severe thunderstorms have caused more flooding in the US Midwest, as the east coast swelters in a heatwave. A number of homes were swept away in Wisconsin after a lake burst its banks. In Indiana, military crews helped sandbag rapidly rising streams.

Channel: News Tags: US midwest floods East sweats

Puerto Rico in independence bid

SunnyDays — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:21:43 EDT

Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila has called on the UN to back his people's right to self-determination.

Channel: News Tags: Puerto Rico Governor called UN people rights

Ghost voting: A long history

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:37:51 EDT

California lawmakers routinely violate their own law and cast votes for colleagues who aren't there.

Channel: Politics Tags: Ghost Voting California State

Loyal to Its Roots

TechnologyExpert — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:19:42 EDT

Illuminating the social life of plants and confounding scientists, some species show an ability to recognize their own relatives, even exhibiting preference toward them.

Channel: Science Tags: Plants Social Life Relatives

Men VS Women : How to shower?

DrAngelo — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:24:41 EDT

A funny video clip showing How to shower; women vs men style

Channel: Humor Tags: funny women men shower vs

For Women, a Happy Marriage Means Sweet Dreams

TechnologyExpert — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:29:51 EDT

New research has found that women in happy marriages tend to sleep more soundly than women in unhappy marriages. In fact, women with good marriages have about 10 percent greater odds of getting a decent night of shut-eye compared to women who aren't happy with their spouse.

Channel: Women Tags: Marriage Sleep Insomnia

Senate goes after Defense Department 'propaganda'

bubba2 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:55:56 EDT

Four Senate Democrats moved Monday to block the Pentagon from using taxpayer money for what the lawmakers call propaganda. The legislative effort was launched in response to a defunct program in which some media analysts received preferential briefings about Iraq in the hope that they would provide favorable press coverage.

Channel: Politics Tags: Defense Department Iraq propaganda media bias Pentagon military analysts

Older veterans now helping veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

bubba2 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:45:47 EDT

William Rider had never seen the young stranger standing in his office. But as a Vietnam veteran who spent decades helping himself and other vets struggling with psychological injuries, he knew that face. "He sat down and started telling us about his combat trauma and he was there for over four hours ... He's been coming back ever since."

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Iraq Afghanistan Vietnam veterans PTSD psychological injuries suicide military medical care American Combat Veterans of War

Sticky Solution? Using Duct Tape to Painlessly Remove Warts

Shannonyork — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:08:33 EDT

Duct tape is the product of a million usesÃ¢â;¬Â¦ make it 1,000,001. The super strong, silver-gray tape that works on everything from car repairs to household maintenance adds medical care to its list of capabilities. Researchers say over-the-hardware-counter duct tape is a more effective and much less painfu

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: beauty health skincare warts duct tape

Real Bionic Woman Who Has Had Almost All Her Joints Replaced

digitalfever — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:50:59 EDT

By the end of the month, the only major joint in Eileen Brown's body she can truly call her own is likely to be her elbow. All the rest - shoulder, hip and knees and left elbow - will be replacement ones given to her in 20 years of operations.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: eileen brown bionic women health