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Asian Designers Are Schooling American Architects
Renowned Asian designers now helm two of the U.S.'s traditionally Eurocentric architecture schools. Here's what they're teaching the new generation of American architects.
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Survey Says U.S. Marine Corps Full of Drunk and Horny Teens
UCSF scientists tested and surveyed 2,157 female U.S. Marine recruits with an average age of 19. Researchers found that the young women were more than twice as likely as non-military young women to be infected with venereal diseases. And the recruits were prone to engage in behaviors likely to get them sick again...
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Skier Hangs Upside Down..Naked...for 15 minutes (SFW)
JANUARY 6--In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado's ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a chairlift last Friday morning. The January 2 mishap apparently occurred after the male skier and a child boarded a high-speed lift in Vail's Blue Sky Basin.
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The Top 7... Biggest drunks in games
To celebrate the wonder of liquid refreshment of an alcoholic nature, here's a list of gaming’s biggest drunks and the perils and pitfalls each have faced thanks to their passion for hops, spirits and wines.
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Tourist Slips From Paragliding Harness, Plunges 200ft
A British man plunged to his death in a paragliding accident in Argentina when he slipped loose from his harness.
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Skype 2.8 for Mac to Launch Tuesday... with Screen-Sharing!
Available only for Mac OS X at first, the new version will add screen-sharing capabilities to the app's voice, video, and chat communications features.
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Five Ways the World Can End
Five Ways the World Can End, Asteroid impact? Massive volcanoes? How about a passing black hole? There's lots of ways to destroy the Earth.
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The Best and Worst Jobs in the U.S.
Mathematicians landed the top spot in a new study ranking the best and worst jobs in the U.S. A look at how other occupations fared.
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Seven Foods to Power Your Libido
Healthy blood flow is the key to a strong erection, so it's natural that what prevents diabetes and stroke will also prevent erectile dysfunction. You know the drill: Fill up on fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains... and lay off the stuff that clogs your arteries. Beyond these basics, the foods below will help keep you going strong.
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Mars Orbiter, Offers a Peak at Mars' Wrinkles
Last month, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter wrapped up its two-year primary science phase, and Mars geologists are wallowing in a bounty of data.Images taken by the camera, able to see features down to about a yard in size, have revealed details like rippled textures in what had looked like bland dusty regions.
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Mystery of the "Yellow Line": First Down TV Marker Explained
If you have ever wondered how they make the digital yellow line that marks the first down on college and NFL football games, then this is the video for you. The process is broken down from the camera to the software.
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Strange,Weird And Mysterious Sounds That Come From The Earth
The earth is full of sounds ... Here is a list of weird “sonic mysteries” that come from our Earth.(includes some audio)
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NEW: StarCraft 2 Screens [PICS]
We're posting these new StarCraft II screens with much reservation. After all, someone out there woke up this morning with no intention to die. But, having seen these new depictions of war-waging micro machines, this someone has triggered an inescapable obsession....
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Is It Possible For DNA To Have Telepathic Properties?
Scientists are reporting evidence that contrary to our current beliefs about what is possible, intact double-stranded DNA has the “amazing” ability to recognize similarities in other DNA strands from a distance. Somehow they are able to identify one another, and the tiny bits of genetic material tend to congregate with similar DNA.
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What’s Behind Phil Schiller keynote? Joy of Tech Fills us in
Check out this great piece of satire by the talented folks over at JoyOfTech which gives us a sneak peek at what’s going on behind the scenes in preparation for Phil Schiller’s upcoming keynote. You gotta love Jobs sitting on a thrown below the mainstage as lions circle around.
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Pink Iguana That Darwin Missed Holds Evolutionary Surprise
For iguanas, it turns out that it's not easy being pink, either.Biologists report that a rare type of pink iguana found on a single volcano in the Galapagos Islands is a genetically-distinct species from its green cousins — and that it's probably critically endangered.
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Windows 7 Beta: First Impressions
It's probably not an exaggeration to say that Windows 7 is Microsoft's most important release of its operating system in a decade. That's not necessarily because of its advances, or what it does for Windows users, but rather because of what it means for Microsoft as a company.
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Popping Smart Pills: the Case for Cognitive Enhancement
Using Adderall, Ritalin, modafinil, and other performance-raising medications has become commonplace enough that a group of seven leading bioethicists and neuroscientists published an editorial in the scientific journal Nature last month advocating the use of performance-boosting drugs.
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