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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:31:22 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pee-wee returns to Hollywood]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:31:22 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Actor Paul Reubens, playing the character Pee-wee Herman, launches his Pee-wee Herman show at a press conference at Club Nokia on December 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.</b><br /><br />Pee-wee Herman, with his red bow tie and too-tight gray suit, sashays back to his theater roots on Jan. 12 with "The Pee-wee Herman Show." The 90-minute production plays for a month at Los Angeles’ Club Nokia.<br /><br />"I toyed with the idea of bringing Pee-wee back a couple of years ago, but I’m a lazy guy at heart," says Paul Reubens, whose high-pitched alter ego clearly still has a fan base. A debut date last Nove<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Haiti devastated by 7.0-magnitude earthquake]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:08 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the impoverished island nation Tuesday, leveling a hospital in the capital, severely damaging the U.N. headquarters and other buildings, and sending panicked residents into the streets.</b><br /><br />The magnitude 7.0 quake -- the most powerful to hit Haiti in a century -- struck shortly before 5 p.m. and was centered about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It could be felt strongly in eastern Cuba, more than 200 miles away, witnesses said.<br /><br />Several eyewitnesses repor<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Conan O’Brien Says He Won’t Host ‘Tonight Show’ After Leno]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:06:07 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Conan O’Brien released a statement Tuesday saying that he no longer wanted to be the host of “The Tonight Show” on NBC if it appeared at 12:05 a.m.</b><br /><br />Mr. O’Brien’s brief run as host at 11:35 p.m. is to be cut short next month, as NBC decided to restore his predecessor, Jay Leno, to that time period. Mr. O’Brien has been growing increasingly upset in recent days about how he believes he was treated by NBC’s management.<br /><br />A representative for Mr. O’Brien said Tuesday that the issue came to a head for the host on Monday and that he had “sat up all night drafting the statement.” NBC, who<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Taylor Lautner Dead at 17]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:12:55 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Teen heartthrob Taylor Lautner has died following alleged drug-related cardiac arrhythmia according to the Los Angeles County coroner.</b> <br /><br />Lautner, who catapulted to fame as a star of the Twilight film saga, was known for his family-friendly image, and his death evokes memories of the late River Phoenix.<br /><br />At roughly 6pm EST, Lautner reportedly attended a dinner party in West Hollywood and took a liking to several exotic dancers present at the event. Witnesses claim Lautner and the women began insufflating large quantities of cocaine. <br /><br />Lautner reportedly bragged at one point that h<br/><br/>27 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jay Leno May Go Back to 11:30 PM]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:44:36 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>NBC is mulling a scheduling shakeup that would put Jay Leno back in late-night and put an end to the experiment that brought the talk show host to prime-time.</b><br /><br />A person familiar with discussions held Thursday said the network is considering a scenario that would include a half-air Leno show at 11:35 p.m., pushing "The Tonight Show" with Conan O'Brien to 12:05 and Jimmy Fallon's "Late Night" to 1:05 a.m.<br /><br />The person wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the discussions and spoke on condition of anonymity.<br /><br />Leno's nightly 10 p.m. talk and comedy show has drawn lackluster rating<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Man buys $3billion CD-ROM on Amazon - just to see what would happen]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:44:48 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>A man in the U.S. has 'bought' an item on Amazon with a price tag of nearly three billion dollars - just to see what would happen.</b><br /><br />Brian Klug spotted the copy of the Discovery Channel's 'Cells' CD-ROM for sale at $2,904,980,000 (£1,800,979,540).<br /><br />Out of sheer curiosity, convinced the price tag was a mistake, he put in his credit card details to buy it and stepped back to see what would happen next.<br /><br />First off, Mr Klug from San Mateo, California, was charged $3.99 for posting and handling.<br /><br />Mr Klug has posted on the Reddit website links to the Amazon site and confirmation of hi<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Millions Living on Nothing but Food Stamps]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:40:46 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>After an improbable rise from the Bronx projects to a job selling Gulf Coast homes, Isabel Bermudez lost it all to an epic housing bust — the six-figure income, the house with the pool and the investment property.</b><br /><br />Now, as she papers the county with résumés and girds herself for rejection, she is supporting two daughters on an income that inspires a double take: zero dollars in monthly cash and a few hundred dollars in food stamps.<br /><br />With food-stamp use at a record high and surging by the day, Ms. Bermudez belongs to an overlooked subgroup that is growing especially fast: recipients<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Number of people dying as a result of obesity doubles in 10 years]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:29:19 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Britain is facing an “obesity time-bomb” with the number of middle-aged people dying as a result of being overweight more than doubling in less than a decade, official figures have disclosed.</b><br /><br />More than 190 people aged under 65 died as a direct result of their obesity last year – compared to just 88 in 2000. Deaths among those aged between 46 and 55 almost tripled.<br /><br />Obesity was a contributing factor in a further 757 deaths last year – compared to just 358 in 2000.<br /><br />The official figures were released by ministers amid growing concern that obesity will soon present a bigger threat <br/><br/>-1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman knocks down Pope at Christmas Eve Mass - Yahoo! News]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:47:00 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday.</b><br /><br />The 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt, said a Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini. Footage aired on Italy's RAI state TV showed a woman dressed in a red jumper vaulting over the wooden barriers and rushing the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards.<br /><br />The commotion occurred as the pope's procession was making its way toward the main altar and shocked gasps rang out through the public that packed the b<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does 'Avatar' Contain Hidden Messages?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:35:26 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Since it opened last week, James Cameron's much-anticipated film "Avatar" has won praise from movie critics and been a juggernaut at the box office. But some who have seen the film say that it contains hidden messages that are anti-war, pro-environment, and perhaps even racist.</b><br /><br />For the benefit of those who haven't seen the film, a little nonspoiler background might be useful. The story is set in the year 2154 when Earth's inhabitants, having used up most of their natural resources through decades of living in excess, plan to use military force to conquer Pandora, a moon roughly the <br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists create world's first molecular transistor]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:30:52 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>A group of scientists has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule. The team, which includes researchers from Yale University and the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea, published their findings in the December 24 issue of the journal Nature. </b><br /><br />The team, including Mark Reed, the Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Engineering & Applied Science at Yale, showed that a benzene molecule attached to gold contacts could behave just like a silicon transistor.<br /><br />The researchers were able to manipulate the molecule's different energy states de<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Badass of the Week: Daniel M'Mburugu]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:20:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Daniel M'Mburugu is probably the hardest motherfucker to ever step foot in the rural farmlands of Kenya.  On June 22nd, this 73 year-old grandfather was out in his farmland minding his own business when all of a sudden this gigantor leopard jumped out from some tall grass and mauled the fuck out of him.</b>  <br /><br />The beast let out an earth-shaking howl and pinned M'Mburugu to the ground, scratching the shit out of his chest with its back claws and trying to bite his face off with its gleaming fangs.  M'Mburugu tried to free up his panga (Swahili for "big ass machete") so that he could take <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Human Brain Could Be Replicated In 10 Years]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:54:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>A model that replicates the functions of the human brain is feasible in 10 years according to neuroscientist Professor Henry Markram of the Brain Mind Institute in Switzerland.</b> <br /><br />"I absolutely believe it is technically and biologically possible. The only uncertainty is financial. It is an extremely expensive project and not all is yet secured."<br /><br />The apparent complexity of the human mind is not a barrier to building a 'replica' brain claims Professor Markram. "The brain is of course extremely complex because it has trillions of synapses, billions of neurons, millions of proteins, an<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas Man Says He Has Mythical Chupacabra]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:38:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A man living north of San Antonio says he has quite the animal sitting in his freezer -- and it may be a mythical chupacabra.<br /><br />Jerry Ayer, a teacher at the Blanco Taxidermy School in Blanco, Texas, told TV station KSAT that he's never seen anything like it. "Different, that’s for sure, very interesting," said Ayer.<br /><br />The find comes amid a number of strange sightings in the area. The animal is gray in color with leathery, hairless skin and large fangs. "The front legs seem to be a little bit longer than a typical coyote, very irregular and never seen any that have legs like that," said Ayer<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Bill would give president emergency control of Internet]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:54:54 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.</b><br /><br />They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft of S.773 (excerpt), which still appears to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency.<br /><br />The new version wo<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[KFC: Instead of Fried Chicken, They Sell Marijuana]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:14:25 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>There has been an abandoned Kentucky Fried Chicken in Palms, slumping sadly these past few months on the corner of Exposition Blvd. and Hughes Ave. What, locals wondered, would replace it' A new burger joint'</b><br /><br />A Peruvian rotisserie chicken stand' It turns out that the KFC has been replaced by... a KFC. In this instance, though, the KFC stands for "Kind For Cures", and while they do sell things that are edible, you can't buy them, or even ask about them, without a prescription.<br /><br />There have been marijuana dispensaries popping up all over Southern California of late, but this one is s<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple May Be Working on XL Tablets Running Full Mac OS X]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:56:20 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Not only Apple may be working on a 10-inch tablet, but also in 13" and 15" models, one running Mac OS X.</b><br /><br />The source claims that the two touchscreen prototypes—made of aluminum, but on the shape of big iPhones—were in a factory in Shenzuen, China. One of them "was running Mac OS X 10.5." When I asked, the source didn't know if these were built for demonstration purposes, or if they were preproduction units. The company has a tight relation with Apple but "it's not FoxConn."<br /><br />With everyone focused on the 10-inch tablet with iPhone OS, this sighting is quite surprising. It is possibl<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Naked man hijacks bus carrying students]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:53:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>An angry, naked man commandeered a school bus full of teenage students Thursday in Atlanta, police said.</b><br /><br />The man drove the bus for less than a mile before a student confronted him and the bus crashed into a wall off the road, according to police.<br /><br />The incident started Thursday afternoon when the bus stopped to let students out, said Atlanta police officer James Polite.<br /><br />Arris Pitmon, 23, darted toward the bus and hoisted himself in through an open window, Polite said.<br /><br />Pitmon took control of the bus as the frightened driver ran to the back of it, the officer said. While the bu<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Man-made organisms will be here in four months]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:19:38 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Scientists are only months away from  creating artificial life, it was claimed yesterday.</b><br /><br />Dr Craig Venter – one of the world’s most famous and controversial biologists – said his U.S. researchers have overcome one of the last big hurdles to making a synthetic organism.<br /><br />The first artificial lifeform is likely to be a simple man-made bacterium that proves that the technology can work.<br /><br />But it will be followed by more complex bacteria that turn coal into cleaner natural gas, or algae that can soak up carbon dioxide and convert it into fuels.<br /><br />They could also be used to create ne<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientist claims he can create dinosaurs from chickens]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:09:49 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>A Canadian palaeontologist believes that he can manipulate chicken embryos in order to create a dinosaur.</b><br /><br />Hans Larsson, the Canada Research Chair in Macro Evolution at McGill University in Montreal, said he aims to develop dinosaur traits that disappeared millions of years ago in birds.<br /><br />Mr Larsson believes that by flipping certain genetic levers during a chicken embryo's development, he can reproduce the dinosaur anatomy, he told AFP in an interview.<br /><br />Though still in its infancy, the research could eventually lead to hatching live prehistoric animals, but Mr Larsson said he has<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Happens When Drug Addicts Get Smarter?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:08:30 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Only a few years ago, making meth required an elaborate lab. With filthy containers simmering over open flames, cans of flammable liquids and hundreds of pills. The process gave off foul odors, sometimes sparked explosions and was so hard to conceal that dealers often "cooked" their drugs in rural areas.</b><br /><br />Now, drug users are making their own meth in small batches using a faster, cheaper and much simpler method with ingredients that can be carried in a knapsack and mixed on the run. The "shake-and-bake" approach has become popular because it requires a relatively small number of pills<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Doctor offers couple a chance to choose sex of child]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:16:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Jeffrey Steinberg, a US doctor, is offering British couples the chance to choose the sex of their child at his New York clinic.</b><br /><br />Dr Steinberg provoked anger earlier this year when he said his fertility clinic could allow parents to produce "designer babies" - choosing eye, hair, skin colour and gender.<br /><br />Under American law, he is allowed to use pre-implentation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to reveal an embryo's sex. In Britain, it can only be used in screening for genetic diseases. Half of the embryos undergoing tests in Dr Steinberg's laboratory reportedly belong to British couples whil<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Six year old boy finds meteorite in his garden]]></title>
<link>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/six-year-old-boy-finds-meteorite-in-his-garden</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:06:54 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>A six-year-old boy got an extraterrestrial surprise when he went to collect eggs from his flock of hens and found a meteorite in his garden.</b><br /><br />Josh Chapple found the egg-sized meteorite the morning after Britain was blitzed by the Perseid meteor shower.<br /><br />The rock measures 6cm by 4cm and is black with a shiny crystal-like gleam. Josh first thought it was a lump of coal but when he showed it to his parents they realised what he had found.<br /><br />The youngster said: "I saw it on the ground near our back door – there were burn marks all over it. I've never seen anything like it before. It w<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mints Believed To Be Crack Land Man In Jail]]></title>
<link>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/mints-believed-to-be-crack-land-man-in-jail</link>
<comments>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/mints-believed-to-be-crack-land-man-in-jail</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:47:46 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/mints-believed-to-be-crack-land-man-in-jail</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<b>May was pulled over for an expired tag on his car. When the officer walked up to him, he noticed something white in May's mouth. May said it was breath mints, but the officer thought it was crack cocaine.</b><br /><br />"He took them out of my mouth and put them in a baggy and locked me up for possession of cocaine and tampering with evidence," May explained.<br />The officer claimed he field-tested the evidence and it tested positive for drugs. The officer said he saw May buying drugs while he was stopped at an intersection. He also stated in his report May waived his Miranda rights and voluntarily a<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Xbox 360: 54% failure rate]]></title>
<link>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/xbox-360-54-failure-rate</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:25:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/xbox-360-54-failure-rate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<B>The latest issue of Game Informer contains a surprising statistic for anyone who's ever loved and lost their Microsoft-branded home console – according to their survey, in which over 5,000 console owners participated, the Xbox 360's current failure rate due to the Red Ring of Death, E74 or other hardware failure is 54.2 percent.</B> <br /><br />They also calculated the relative death toll for PS3s due to the Yellow Light of Death (10.3 percent) and Wiis, due to ... well, we're not actually sure what color the Wii's light turns to upon its demise (6.8 percent).<br /><br />Unfortunately, for having the high<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Man carrying assault weapon attends Obama protest]]></title>
<link>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/man-carrying-assault-weapon-attends-obama-protest</link>
<comments>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/man-carrying-assault-weapon-attends-obama-protest</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:02:58 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/man-carrying-assault-weapon-attends-obama-protest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<b>About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president.</b><br /><br />Gun-rights advocates say they're exercising their constitutional right to bear arms and protest, while those who argue for more gun control say it could be a disaster waiting to happen.<br /><br />Phoenix police said the gun-toters at Monday's event, including the man carrying an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle slung o<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bachmann: I'll Run For President (If God Calls Me To Do It)]]></title>
<link>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/bachmann-ill-run-for-president-if-god-calls-me-to-do-it</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:32:22 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Talk about a political draft. In an interview with <em>World Net Daily</em>, Rep. Michele Bachmann was asked whether she would ever run for President. . . and she replied that she would do it if God calls her to it.</b><br /><br />"If I felt that's what the Lord was calling me to do, I would do it," she answered. "When I have sensed that the Lord is calling me to do something, I've said yes to it. But I will not seek a higher office if God is not calling me to do it. That's really my standard.<br /><br />"If I am called to serve in that realm I would serve," she concluded, "but if I am not called, I would<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First planet that orbits in the opposite direction to the spin of its star discovered]]></title>
<link>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/first-planet-that-orbits-in-the-opposite-direction-to-the-spin-of-its-star-discovered</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:55:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Astronomers have discovered the first planet that orbits in the opposite direction to the spin of its star.</b><br /><br />Planets form out of the same swirling gas cloud that creates a star, so they are expected to orbit in the same direction that the star rotates.<br /><br />The new planet is thought to have been flung into its "retrograde" orbit by a close encounter with either another planet or with a passing star.<br /><br />The work has been submitted to the Astrophysical Journal for publication.<br />Co-author Coel Hellier, from Keele University in Staffordshire, UK, said planets with retrograde orbits were th<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]></title>
<link>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:07:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>Considering the trauma and difficulties stemming from Heath Ledger's death during production and the fact that Terry Gilliam hadn't directed a good picture in more than a decade, the helmer has made a pretty good thing out of a very bad situation in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus."</b> <br /><br />Synthesizing elements from several of his previous pictures, including "Time Bandits," "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" and "The Fisher King," the often overreaching director addresses a mad hatter of a story with the expected visual panache and what is, for him, considerable discipline. With L<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fungus Turns Ants Into Zombies]]></title>
<link>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/fungus-turns-ants-into-zombies</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:31:34 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.burninginfo.com/story/fungus-turns-ants-into-zombies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<b>In a bizarre parasitic death sentence, a fungus turns carpenter ants into the walking dead and gets them to die in a spot that's perfect for the fungus to grow and reproduce.</b><br /><br />Scientists have no clue how the fungus takes control of the brains of ants so effectively. But a new study in the September issue of the American Naturalist reveals an incredible set of strategies that ensue.<br /><br />The carpenter ants nest high in the canopy of a forest in Thailand, and they trek to the forest floor to forage. The fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, prefers to end up on the undersides leaves sprou<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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