Jan
29
2009
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is calling on the Justice Department to release Bush administration documentation pertaining to torture, surveillance and other national security policies.


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Jan
29
2009
A great article on yet another “books everyone should read” list. Lots of good insights in the article, as well as the list itself.


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Jan
29
2009
Students use stop-motion techniques to make it appear as though they are skating on air. Countless hours of footage and editing for an amazing two minute video.


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Jan
29
2009
McGowan had smuggled a bag of feces into court and spread it on public defender Jeffrey Martin’s hair and face before flinging the excrement at jurors. He was upset because the judge refused to remove Martin from the case.


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Jan
29
2009
FOR a nation seeking unity, a recipe has swept the Internet that seems to unite conservatives and liberals, gun owners and foodies, carnivores and … well, not vegetarians and health fanatics. This recipe is the Bacon Explosion, modestly called by its inventors “the BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes.”


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Jan
29
2009
Olly Moss has drawn up a few examples of what it would look like if classic games shared the same cover art as classic books. Specifically, Penguin’s old classics range.If the children of the 21st century do indeed go on to study the “classics” while at school, we can only hope they’re handed out looking like this.


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Jan
29
2009
Every year Apple rolls out another version of iLife. While iPhoto and GarageBand got major updates, some apps, like iWeb and iDVD, ended up being nearly forgotten about. Still, with updates come new features to figure out and a navigation that’s changed ever so slightly.


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Jan
29
2009
Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery per week, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday. Postmaster General John E. Potter asked lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week.


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Jan
29
2009
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Jan
29
2009
Although coffee gets a bad rap, it’s actually a medicinal food. In fact, this stimulating bean isn’t nearly so bad as we’ve all been taught. Although I’m skeptical about grande latte supplementation in the long run (it’s a drug, after all), I found myself surprised by much of the science on coffee.


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