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S.Korea Unveils 'Recharging Road' for Eco-Friendly Buses

"South Korean researchers Tuesday launched an environmentally friendly public transport system using a 'recharging road' -- with a vehicle sucking power magnetically from buried electric strips."

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No Second chances for sexual predators

I am neither sympathetic toward nor inclined to help sexual offenders. But we appear to be piling on, so that those who successfully change their thinking and their behavior might never get going again. When so many politicians, including the governor, exploit an issue such as this, that's when I really get the creeps.

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Actual Homeless Man Inspiring Fashion in China (Pic)

Apparently the personal style of a homeless man living in Ningbo, China has sparked the interest of "thousands of online fans".

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Five Rules for Great DVD Commentaries

There are plenty of bad commentary tracks out there, but there are plenty of bad movies out there too; the trick is to find the good ones.

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Jaguars season ticket holders to Tebow: No, thanks!

Today it was revealed that in a poll of 800 Jacksonville Jaguars season ticket holders, 55 percent voted against the idea of the team drafting Tim Tebow -- in any round and in any capacity.

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Breathtaking Photos of Europe

Anyone who lives in Europe, has ever been there, or even dreamed of visiting knows the incredible variety, striking characteristics and history driven culture that exists on this continent. Here is collection of 44 beautiful photos from Europe.

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Facing Pot Charges, Man Claims Marijuana is His Religion

More specifically, he's a member of both the Church of Universal Sacraments and The Hawaii Cannabis Ministry, aka the THC Ministry, and he uses marijuana in the practice of his religion.

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10 Forgotten Hollywood Stars who are Still Sexy

Not only does the young brigade add to the sex appeal in the movie arena, there is a long list of forgotten Hollywood stars which still give competition to their younger counterparts.Beauty never goes out of fashion and same goes for some of the stars who have lost their glory but not their glamour!

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You can't hurry love...

You can't hurry love. No, you'll just have to wait. Just trust in a good time. No matter how long it takes. by Phil Collins

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"Cove" Movie Assails Dolphin Hunt, Gets Oscar Boost

National Geographic With its 2010 Oscar win for best documentary, the movie The Cove has reignited debate over annual dolphin hunts in Taiji, Japan. This now sheds a whole new story & light on the murderous Dolphin Hunt, it's not............................

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Pot Meet Kettle: Greenpeace Data Centers Dirty as Facebook's

After calling out the social network for using electricity generated with coal for its new green data center, it turns out that at least some of Greenpeace's servers are powered by coal as well as nuclear power.

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Vitamin D Crucial To Activating Immune Defenses

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune system - T cells - will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body.

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Greedo The Bounty Hunter - Intergalactic Loser (Videos)

Greedo is everything a bounty hunter shouldn't be.

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Swedes extend warm embrace to 'cuddle party' movement

Swedes are often partial to picking up on trends from "over there", with the latest offering a new way to socialize American-style - introducing... the "cuddle party".

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Insulators Made Into Conductors

Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But scientists have now found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as well as most metals, yet remains an electrical insulator...

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Obama Using 'Bounty Hunters' for Health Care Fraud

President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.

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Two-fingered push-ups world record attempt

A judge watches Mohammed Ali Zinhom do 46 push-ups in 49 seconds on just two fingers.

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"Valley of the Neptunes" Surprises Jimi Hendrix Skeptics

In the span of his brief career, Jimi Hendrix only produced three albums.Now comes Valleys of the Neptunes, a collection of recordings from the final days of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Music critics have been reluctant to embrace the album because so many of his posthumous releases have been throwaways. However, this effort is turning heads.

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7 Muslims arrested in Ireland over plot to kill cartoonist

Seven Muslims were arrested in Ireland today over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.

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Finally see an actual Giant Squid

Controversial anatomist Gunther von Hagens has stuffed the monstrous pair of squid with silicone for preservation. A new technique preserves the squid in a life like form.

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Will Lunar Hole Become First Settlement on the Moon?

An international team of scientists has discovered an enormous hole that may well become the base for a moon colony. The lunar “lava tube” is not a new find, but the lava sheet that protects it and appears not to be prone to collapse, makes it different from all the others.

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CBS Will Broadcast Men's Hoops Final Four Games in 3D

CBS Sports will show the semifinals and championship game of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 3D, marking the network's first foray into 3D TV. The network has struck a deal with Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. to show the Final Four games in 100 movie theaters nationwide, with pricing yet to be established.

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DR Congo ring may be giant 'impact crater'

Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, scientists say. The 36-46km-wide feature, identified in DR Congo, may be one of the largest such structures discovered in the last decade.

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Sony Signs All 6 Major Studios for HD Movies on PlayStation

Well, it looks like Sony has a little treat for PS3 users now that they're able to turn their consoles back on -- it's just announced that it has signed up all six major studios to deliver HD movies on the PlayStation Network (the first company to do so, as Sony is happy to point out). That includes 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures... MORE!

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Adderall Is Baseball's New Drug Problem, Says Doc

A major league baseball player’s bitter divorce has lifted the lid on the sport’s new drug problem – players abusing the drug Adderall.

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A gallery of the worst tattoos EVER.

The first thing that comes to mind is absolute stupidity.

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Apple's Long History of Lousy First Reviews

Though the iPad has drawn some harsh reviews, it's hardly the first Apple product to get trashed (at first). A look back at 25 years of "flops"

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Nokia Files Patent for Self-Charging Phone

Kinetically powered cell phones have been relegated to futuristic concepts..or have they? Nokia files a patent that could lead to the first real piezoelectric mobile phone.

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Hourly Wage Earners Are Happier Than Salaried Workers

The relationship between money and happiness is stronger for people paid hourly because they're more often reminded of how much they earn, according to researchers at Stanford University and the University of Toronto. That lets workers more easily measure their value, which in turn increases happiness.

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The 15 Best Pictures of Christina Hendricks

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While US, Europe Go Green, 1/3 of Emissions Hidden Overseas

The extent to which tindustrialized nations are "outsourcing " their carbon emissions to developing countries was again highlighted today with the publication of a major new report revealing that goods and services imported into developed countries typically account for around a third of their total carbon footprint.

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Do you know why I pulled you over? [Pic]

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H&R Block Feeling the Pain from TurboTax

Late last month, H&R Block (HRB) dropped a bomb on investors. The company slashed its outlook because of the slow start of the tax season. As a result, H&R Block's stock price fell 13%. It looks as though Turbo Tax is taking its toll on the, ubiquitous, tax-preparing giant.

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The 7 Dumbest Celebrity Lawsuits of All Time

With news today that Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade over the use of her name in a commercial, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the most ridiculous celebrity lawsuits of all-time

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The Definition of Insanity

It’s time for change in the video game industry. Graphics are getting better, gameplay is evolving, and expectations are rising. The following games need to take that next step to stay relevant in the ever changing gaming landscape.

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Check Out The Secret McMenu Item In SF: The Mc10:35

Peter has stumbled upon a McDonald's secret menu item that can only be ordered during the changeover from breakfast to the standard menu. The Mc10:35 is the unholy but oh-so-hot union between the McDouble and Egg McMuffin.

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A Computer That Processes Faster Than The Speed of Light

Exceeding the speed of light opens one up to all kinds of theoretical problems, but two Austrian researchers claim there's no reason we can't build a computer that processes information at superluminal speeds.

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Creationist Ousted from TX State Board of Ed.

The top conservative activist on the powerful Texas Board of Education, who rejects evolution and has pushed a revisionist right-wing U.S. history curriculum, is on the way out, after a moderate candidate defeated him in a tight GOP primary last week. Thomas Ratliff edged out Don McLeroy 50.4%-49.6% for the seat McLeroy has held since 1999.

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Pink Floyd, EMI Brawl Over iTunes Royalties

Pink Floyd and its label, EMI, are battling over online royalties stemming from a contested clause in their decade-old contract. The developer of The Dark Side of the Moon and other top-selling albums claims its contract with EMI requires its music to be sold as an entire album, not the single tracks that EMI has permitted iTunes to distribute...

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Romanian street sign warns drivers of 'drunk pedestrians'

Street signs warning Romanian drivers to be careful of drunken pedestrians lying on roads were erected by road safety chiefs worried about the "despairing" levels of accidents.

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Apple's Secret iPhone Developer Agreement Goes Public

The first rule of the iPhone developer program is: You do not talk about the iPhone developer program...

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"Benign" Flight Simulators Could Be Training Pilots to Crash

The behavior of the pilots in last year's crash that killed 50 people has become an all-too-familiar response when airliners go out of control. Over and over again, startled pilots mishandle stalls, icing and other emergencies. The way airline training simulators portray stalls now is so benign it gives the pilot a false impression of reality.

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Biggie Smalls is Still Influential 13 Years After his Death

Today is the 13th-year-anniversary of Biggie Smalls (aka The Notorious B.I.G.) death. He was one of the most momentous hip hop artists of all time. Here he is before he made it, rapping, age 17 on a Brooklyn street corner.

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Man Buys Crack With Monopoly Money

When you attempt to pull one over on a drug dealer, they might be looking for retribution. For evidence, take a look at this case in Kansas in which a man bought hundreds of dollars worth of crack with Monopoly money and, weeks later, police found him driving with a bloodied face.

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VA to Automate Its Agent Orange Claims Process

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is automating how it pays disability claims related to exposure to the chemical Agent Orange, officials said.

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The 7 People You Meet at The Gym

And how you can avoid becoming them.

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Two Of Oldest People In World Die On Same Day

Mary Josephine Ray, who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, died Sunday at age 114 years, 294 days. Ray died just hours before Daisey Bailey, who was 113 years, 342 days

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Mile-High Mega-Kites Could Pull Giant, Floating Power-Plant

Take a huge oceanic catamaran, stick a hydroelectric turbine underneath it, and hitch it to a 6.5 million-square-foot parafoil flying nearly a mile in the air. That’s a Korean research team’s new proposal for generating gigawatts of clean energy.

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The Five Most Badass Japanese Game Designers

Another thing that's awesome about Japan: Video game designers are often seen as rockstar celebrities.

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Rock 'N' Roll Metro Map v1.0

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