Jan
27
2009
All of these images appear to be shot using the HDR technique, but aren’t. I promise. In most cases they have been taken with a single shot and relied upon the elements to give the amazing effects you will see on each.


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Jan
27
2009
The Senate on Monday voted unanimously to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting by four months to June 12.


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Jan
27
2009
It’s hard to imagine but Saved by the Bell aired its first episode 20 years ago. The show launched the careers of several of its cast mates, but many were typecast into their Saved by the Bell roles for years afterwards. All that remains these days are re-runs, so let’s take a look at what everyone is up to 20 years later.


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Jan
27
2009
What does an Amazon warrior do before facing certain death? Get some love action and team up with giant talking gorillas, if these preview pages from this week’s Wonder Woman is anything to go by.


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Jan
27
2009
According to a simulation of planetary warming trends, failure to drastically cut greenhouse gas pollution within the next half century could choke Earth’s oceans for the next 100,000 years.


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Jan
27
2009
Leading VoIP service Skype goes from strength to strength, with revenues rising by 26 per cent last quarter. Yet despite this success, parent company eBay is rumoured to be looking to offload its cash-cow to none other than Google.


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Jan
27
2009
Since the Great Depression, presidents have frequently experimented with Keynesian economics to combat recessions. Three economists chronicle the history of government policy during past recessions and explain what worked and what didn’t.


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Jan
27
2009
This story almost made me cry. You can hate him for Windows, but i Have to agree that there is no better way to spend your wealth. This is just fascinating.


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Jan
27
2009
The coach of a Texas high school basketball team that beat another team 100-0 was fired Sunday, the same day he sent an e-mail to a newspaper stating he will not apologize “for a wide-margin victory


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Jan
27
2009
Harris goes on to claim “Windows 7 is the final nail in the desktop Linux market’s coffin. Unless Microsoft gets stupid on pricing, it is game over for Linux netbook market share.” Wait … is Linux losing the desktop market, or the netbook market?


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