Scientists have detected a spike in underground rumblings on a section of California's San Andreas Fault that produced a magnitude-7.8 earthquake in 1857.
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
And I Quote
We’re crazy about Obama in Europe.
We’re all Obama crazy.
Everyone thinks he’s sexy.
He’s brought back dignity, which is an amazing thing to put back on the cultural agenda.
~ Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys
We’re all Obama crazy.
Everyone thinks he’s sexy.
He’s brought back dignity, which is an amazing thing to put back on the cultural agenda.
~ Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys
Attacks Show Lack of Basic Internet Protections
A highly publicized series of "cyberattacks" really just represents business as usual on the Internet.
Lack of Basic Protections
Lack of Basic Protections
Quake in Southwest China Injures More Than 300
An earthquake rocked southwest China on Thursday evening, injuring at least 336 people and collapsing 10,000 homes, state media said.
Christmas In July?
Now that Fourth of July is out of the way -- it's about time to start decking the halls, right?
Some stores already are!
They call it Christmas creep -- when Christmas starts creeping into stores earlier and earlier each year.
Some Stores Say Yes
Some stores already are!
They call it Christmas creep -- when Christmas starts creeping into stores earlier and earlier each year.
Some Stores Say Yes
This kid is good ...
... at Hide-and-Seek that is
A Pennsylvania toddler did such a remarkable job of hiding during a game of hide-and-seek that the family had to call police and firefighters to help find her.
Police Are 'it,' Assist In Hide-and-seek Game
A Pennsylvania toddler did such a remarkable job of hiding during a game of hide-and-seek that the family had to call police and firefighters to help find her.
Police Are 'it,' Assist In Hide-and-seek Game
Woman lives with name Chicken Dung for 18 years
A Chinese woman finally has obtained permission to legally change her unusual name ... Chicken Dung.
Mammoths roamed southern Spain
A woman works on an exhibit at a mammoth show.
Remains of woolly mammoths have been found in southern Spain, proving that the chilly grip of the last Ice Age extended farther south than thought, palaeontologists said on Thursday.
Steppe change
Remains of woolly mammoths have been found in southern Spain, proving that the chilly grip of the last Ice Age extended farther south than thought, palaeontologists said on Thursday.
Steppe change
Mystery of Fossett plane crash may be solved
Officials announce their theory as to what caused the late entrepreneur's deadly crash in 2007.
Mystery may be solved
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Defiant Iranian protesters: 'Death to the dictator'
Thousands storm the streets for the first time in weeks in a protest planned online.
'Death to the dictator'
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Jailed reporter in North Korea calls sister
One of two American reporters held by North Korea calls her sister Lisa Ling to give a "very specific" message.
Jailed reporter calls sister
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Ways to keep foods fresher longer
Find the best ways to store fruits, meats, and dry goods to extend their shelf life and save money.
Ways to keep foods fresher longer
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Boy saves mom after strange lightning strike
A quick-thinking 9-year-old's 911 call saved his mom's life after she was struck by lightning inside their house.
Strange lightning strike
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Computer learns sign language by watching TV
It's not only humans that can learn from watching television – software has worked out the basics of sign language in just 10 hours.
Computer learns sign language by watching TV
Ancient supernova is oldest and most distant found
Astronomers have found a supernova that exploded 1.5 billion years earlier than any seen previously – finding others like it could shed light on how the universe got its heavy elements.
Ancient supernova
Liars and Fools
The Liar and Fool for the day is:
Faux News channel host Brian Kilmeade actually bemoans inter-racial marriage, likening it to marrying other "species".
Kilmeade and two colleagues were discussing a study that, based on research done in Finland and Sweden, showed people who stay married are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's. Kilmeade questioned the results, though, saying, "We are -- we keep marrying other species and other ethnics and other ..."
At this point, his co-host tried to -- in that jokey morning show way -- tell Kilmeade he needed to shut up, and quick, for his own sake. But he didn't get the message, adding, "See, the problem is the Swedes have pure genes. Because they marry other Swedes .... Finns marry other Finns, so they have a pure society."
―The idiots keep proving they're insane, over and over again!
Tree now looks like baseball bat
A resort in upstate New York is carving out a new attraction that's sure to appeal to baseball fans and could also win a world record.
Tree now looks like baseball bat
Tree now looks like baseball bat
New Words in Webster's Include 'Frenemy'
Merriam-Webster has added about 100 news words to its Collegiate Dictionary, which should help those uncertain whether they should accept an invitation to join a flash mob.
New Words in Webster's Include 'Frenemy'
New Words in Webster's Include 'Frenemy'
Cooking Complaint Sparks Attack
Be careful the next time you complain about your wife's cooking.
Authorities say an argument about food led to a man's beating and ended with his wife in jail.
Cooking Complaint Sparks Attack
Authorities say an argument about food led to a man's beating and ended with his wife in jail.
Cooking Complaint Sparks Attack
Cops buy doughnut shop
What's next - foxes buying hen houses?
In Michigan, a group of cops pooled their resources and bought their favorite doughnut shop.
U.S. chicken feet are being booted out of China
China and the United States are kicking up a trade war over chicken in which Beijing effectively has given the boot to millions of dollars worth of U.S. chicken, about half of which is chicken feet.
Man sues Kimberly-Clark over bad-breath device
A Boston-area inventor sued Kimberly-Clark Corp on Tuesday, contending that the maker of Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers had violated his patent for a device to detect bad breath.
Millionaire British pensioner was 'bludgeoned to death by African wife 56 years his junior'
The African wife of a millionaire British pensioner bludgeoned to death and set on fire on holiday in Gambia today claimed police tortured a murder confession out of her.
Survey Highlights the Biggest Emailing Faux Pas
One of the causes of erroneously sent emails is the human at the end of the Send button. This is why Gmail Labs' Undo Send feature is helpful. Of course, that's Gmail. What about the mistakes we humans make in the workplace?
Women spend nearly one year deciding what to wear
Choosing outfits for work, nights out, dinner parties, holidays, gym and other activities means the average female will spend 287 days rifling through their wardrobe.
Stores that are pushing deep discounts
Get tips on how to take advantage of the deals being offered by these five types of retailers.
Pushing deep discounts
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Activists arrested for banner on Mt. Rushmore
Greenpeace activists break laws to post a message to President Obama on Mt. Rushmore.
Activists arrested
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New wave of Web attacks
More websites have been attacked after an earlier string of cyber attacks in the U.S. and South Korea, officials say.
New wave of Web attacks
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Man dies after falling into vat of chocolate in NJ
Authorities say a man has died after falling into a vat of melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant.
The Camden County prosecutor's office identified the victim as 29-year-old Vincent Smith II of Camden. He was a temporary worker at the Cocoa Services Inc. plant.
The accident happened Wednesday morning as Smith was loading chocolate into a vat where it's melted and mixed before being shipped elsewhere to be made into candy.
Prosecutor's spokesman Jason Laughlin says a co-worker tried to shut off the machine and two others tried to pull Smith out of the 8-foot-deep vat. He was hit and fatally injured by the agitator that mixes the chocolate.
Cocoa Services hires a second company - Lyons and Sons - to do the mixing.
Climate Change too Abstract For You? Dengue Fever Could Spread to 28 U.S. States
From Treehugger:
In red are counties that have one of the 2 Dengue mosquito vector species. Blue are are vulnerable areas. Image: NRDC
That's Pretty Concrete and Scary
Matthew recently wrote a post about the climate change induced expansion of the tropics and the consequences of it. One of the main ones is the Northward movement of certain tropical diseases. The NRDC has just released a report on the subject (subtitle: "Mosquitoes Known to Spread Dengue Fever Now Found in More than Half of US States"), and it shows that 28 US states are at risk of being affected by Dengue Fever. Trust us, it's not a fun disease to have; in fact, TreeHugger founder Graham Hill got it while in South-America and he shares his experience below.
World's most expensive fast food
A fast-food hamburger meal costs more in this Irish town than any other city in the world.
World's most expensive fast food
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Job-hunting tricks to avoid
Avoid these common, time-wasting strategies when looking for a job.
5 job-hunting tricks to avoid
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Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
as well as Philippines, Singapore, Egypt, Argentina, and the United States
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Alymer, Ontario, Canada
London, England, United Kingdom
Nagano, Oita, Japan
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Avellino, Campania, Italy
Katowice, Slaskie, Poland
Luton, England, United Kingdom
Kuwait, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait
Natal, Rio Grande De Norte, Brazil
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland
Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
as well as Philippines, Singapore, Egypt, Argentina, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Your dreams will be especially prophetic now, so try to remember them when you wake up.
In fact, this wouldn't be a bad time to start up a dream journal.
Keeping track of what your mind does while you're sleeping can help you figure out what's going on in the real world.
And, at the very least, you'll end up knowing a bit more about yourself.
Get out your pen and pick up a brand-new journal.
In fact, this wouldn't be a bad time to start up a dream journal.
Keeping track of what your mind does while you're sleeping can help you figure out what's going on in the real world.
And, at the very least, you'll end up knowing a bit more about yourself.
Get out your pen and pick up a brand-new journal.
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