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This Is What It Looks Like To Jump Out The Back Of A Plane Over The Rio Grande
Business Insider - 15 Nov 2013 17:36
Taken by a photographer of the Força Aérea Brasileira from the cargo door of a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130J Super Hercules during Cruzex 2013, this year's major military exercise in South America, this image show...
'Horniest Student' Title Goes to Girl Who Sleeps with Three Guys a Week
Gawker - 15 Nov 2013 23:06
A 20-year-old female undergrad is the third proudest person in the world today (following her two proud parents) after being named winner of a month-long contest to find the "horniest student."
Comedy Central renews '@midnight' for 2014
L.A. Times - 15 Nov 2013 20:14This time next year you could be pre-ordering a 60TB HAMR hard drive
Pocket-lint - 15 Nov 2013 12:55
Western Digital has discovered a way to improve its hard drive capacity by up to five times the amount. In truth Seagate discovered the heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology, but it's Western Digital who bel...
Naval Officials Investigated In Alleged Plot To Charge Government $1.6 Million For $8,000 In Silencers
Business Insider - 15 Nov 2013 03:04
Three senior Naval intelligence officials are being investigated by federal authorities for their alleged role in a plot to charge the government $1.6 million for $8,000 in homemade weapons silencers, according to a repo...
You Know Linsanity Is Back When ESPN Anchors Are Apologizing For 'Cooking With Peanut Oil' Jokes
Sports Grid - 15 Nov 2013 06:03
Lin scored 21 points as Houston beat the Knicks 109-106 in his return to Madison Square Garden. It's all been too much for some ESPN employees to deal with.
DealBook: David Tepper Giving Carnegie Mellon a $67 Million Gift
The New York Times - 15 Nov 2013 06:02
The hedge fund billionaire's donation brings his total giving to Carnegie Mellon in the last decade to more than $125 million.
Lockheed Will Cut 4,000 Jobs by 2015
The New York Times - 15 Nov 2013 03:44
In response to government spending reductions, the nation's largest military contractor said it would also close several plants.
Snapchat sexting scandal could scare off investors
New York Post - 15 Nov 2013 04:48
Oh, snap! Snapchat, the self-destructing photo-sharing app that recently snubbed a $3 billion offer from Facebook, might want to reconsider. Just a day after reports that the company had turned...
'Bering Sea Gold: Under the Ice' star Emily Riedel won't stop searching for gold
Fox News - 15 Nov 2013 14:57
There aren't too many women in the world like Emily Riedel - an opera singer by passion, a dancing-with-death female dredger by trade.
Japan dials back climate change emissions target
Boston - 15 Nov 2013 06:53
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan has drastically scaled back its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, complicating efforts to forge a global climate change pact.
BRA approves master plan for Government Center Garage redevelopment
Boston - 15 Nov 2013 05:08
Boston regulators on Thursday approved a sweeping redevelopment of the Government Center Garage that will demolish one of the city's most enduring eyesores to make way for a towering complex of offices, residences and st...
Syrian rebels behead fellow fighter
CNN - 15 Nov 2013 05:00
Radical anti-government fighters in Syria mistakenly beheaded a wounded fellow rebel soldier after assuming he was a supporter of President Bashar al-Assad, according to an online statement from the radical fighters' gro...
Danny Meyer's Blue Smoke Team to Open Porchlight in West Chelsea
New York Mag - 15 Nov 2013 23:55Anderson Cooper Blasts Alec Baldwin After Actor Admits He Called Paparazzo Gay Slur
Business Insider - 15 Nov 2013 21:52
Alec Baldwin shouted a gay slur at a cameraman yesterday following a courtroom victory in his stalker case. In a TMZ video, Baldwin is heard yelling: "that one is a "c---sucking fag," but later took to Twitter to veheme...
Old-school chemistry set mimics one made in 1936
CNET - 15 Nov 2013 20:18
The BenchMark Legacy Chemicals kit on Kickstarter lets kids unleash the awesome power of chemistry without watering down the experience.
Website security should start from design
ZDNet - 15 Nov 2013 17:56
Breach that compromised two Singapore government websites last week could have been better mitigated if security was considered from the start of the design and development lifecycle, says FireEye.
Chicago 'hacktivist' may get 10 years
Chicago Tribune - 15 Nov 2013 06:37Jihad for Beginners
Time - 15 Nov 2013 06:35
A growing number of western citizens are flocking to Syria to fight alongside extremist groups
New US Ambassador Kennedy Arriving in Tokyo Friday
ABC News - 15 Nov 2013 06:03
Caroline Kennedy to arrive in Tokyo on Friday to take up position as US ambassador
US Surgeon Cleared of Australian Death Charges
ABC News - 15 Nov 2013 05:59
Australian prosecutors drop manslaughter charges against American surgeon who admits fraud
Philippine typhoon death toll jumps; U.S. helicopters boost aid effort
Reuters - 15 Nov 2013 05:08
TACLOBAN, Philippines