Jan 31 2009

Torre Unapologetic About New Book Criticizing Former Players

Don’t expect an apology, A-Rod. Joe Torre is standing by everything he says in his new book. Torre indicates that recently surfaced excerpts with critical comments angering players need to be taken in context with the entire book and not as singular events.

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Jan 31 2009

Make Me a Star

The rovers now exploring Mars will be remembered as adept and enduring, with a legacy that will include records for miles roamed and quantity and quality of postcards sent home.

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Jan 31 2009

Obama’s First Week was "Environmentally" Awesome

Our new president also set a plan in motion to increase fleet-wide fuel economy to 35 MPG over the next ten years or so. This 40% increase would mean substantial decreases in greenhouse emissions, especially if coupled with second-gen biofuels. The auto industry, of course, is griping, but I think they knew it was going to happen.

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Jan 31 2009

6 die as plane crashes near W.Va. airport

Six people have been killed after a plane crashed near a West Virginia airport, officials said.According to Federal Aviation Administration officials, the pilot radioed that the aircraft was low on fuel shortly before the crash Friday near Huntington, W.Va. Officials initially said three people had died, but later revised the death toll to six.

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Jan 31 2009

Watchmen’s Black Freighter: Cover Art Released!

Warner Brothers has released the cover art for its Watchmen DVD tie-in, the adaptation of the comic-within-the-comic, Tales of the Black Freighter. This animated tale won’t be the only thing on the DVD: We’ll also be treated to Under the Hood, Hollis Mason’s look at how the costumed crusaders came into being!

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Jan 31 2009

Why do you get up in the morning [COMIC]

I don’t want to ruin the punchline, but me too… me too

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Jan 31 2009

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Global Health at a Discount

Seven so-called neglected diseases just became a little less neglected. This morning, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new million grant in support of a global network that aims to slash rates of easily treatable infectious diseases that affect as many as 1.4 billion poor people.

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Jan 31 2009

Exclusive Images Reveal McG’s Terminator Salvation Vision

New types of killer robots and a science-inspired conception of post-apocalyptic Earth are helping McG turn Terminator Salvation into an eye-scorching sci-fi flick.

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Jan 31 2009

7 Dead 15 Injured Tour Bus Crashes Near Hoover Dam

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a tour bus overturned on a highway near the Hoover Dam, killing at least seven passengers and injuring at least 15. A DPS news release says the crash occurred about 4 p.m. Friday in northwestern Arizona. Six fatalities were confirmed on the scene, about 190 miles northwest of Phoenix..

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Jan 31 2009

OpenChange, KDE bring Exchange compatibility to Linux

Recent developments in the OpenChange and KDE open source projects are set to bridge a “missing link” in messaging and groupware compatibility from Microsoft’s Exchange to open source clients.

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