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Tea Tree Oil: An Amazing and Versitile Substance

Tea Tree oil is a great multipurpose treatment to use on a number of ailments. Whether you are looking to repel insects in your garden or if you are looking to clear up your acne, tea tree oil is a great alternative.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:10:04 GMT 214 Overmind12812http://digg.com/users/Overmind12812/m.png Health 29

The REAL McCain: Big Oil Fuels the Straight Talk Express

Gas prices are hitting all-time highs. Our country is in the midst of a recession thanks in part to our crippling dependence on oil, so what's John McCain's plan? Will he hold the corporate leaders of the energy industry accountable when he addresses them today in Houston? Probably not, considering they are some of his biggest fund-raisers.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:30:06 GMT 410 zackypharmshttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Political News 85

Women....A Break.com View

WOMEN CAN'T... (I still haven't figured out what the woman was thinking with that pressure washer.)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:00:05 GMT 368 DeathWish808http://digg.com/users/DeathWish808/m.png Comedy 82

Disney's New Attraction Aims To Lure Video Gamers

In creating the new attraction, Walt Disney Imagineering used the familiarity and simplicity of classic carnival games to make the experience comfortable for a variety of players. What do you get when you combine a shoot-'em-up video game with an amusement park ride?

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:43:13 GMT 291 MediaSighthttp://digg.com/users/MediaSight/m.png Travel & Places 49

Freedom Tower Goes Green, Gets Fuel Cells

With how much thought and resources that are being poured into a project of this stature, there is no reason that a tower of this magnitude shouldn't integrate some innovative and environmentally friendly design characteristics.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:25:19 GMT 333 Overmind12812http://digg.com/users/Overmind12812/m.png Environment 40

Judge halts Ameritrade's lawyer-friendly data-breach deal

Big reason: Plaintiff's lawyers would get almost $2 million while the class-action plaintiffs, among 6.2 million individuals whose personal info was exposed by TD Ameritrade's carelessness, would get a year's worth of free (after rebate) antispam service. Even by class-action standards, the judge is finding this one hard to swallow.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:09:40 GMT 263 nahsrocketeer75http://digg.com/users/nahsrocketeer75/m.png Tech Industry News 22

There Are 11.4 Million Refuges on Earth

Tents, sacks of food and a replica of a burnt-out village hut appeared in Trafalgar Square on Tuesday as a tourist hotspot became a refugee camp to highlight the plight of millions of people displaced in Darfur and elsewhere.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:55:14 GMT 302 Burentohttp://digg.com/users/Burento/m.png World News 72

More Awesome Treadmill Ownage

Some guy running on a treadmill gets taken down in a hilarious way.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:40:02 GMT 326 badwithcomputerhttp://digg.com/users/badwithcomputer/m.png Other Sports 90

Obama: GOP Tactics is the Reason Bin Laden Is Still Free

Democrat Barack Obama says he'll take no lectures from Republicans on who will keep America safer. GOP rival John McCain's campaign criticized Obama Tuesday for speaking approvingly of the successful prosecution of terrorists.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:20:04 GMT 527 MakiMakihttp://digg.com/users/MakiMaki/m.png US Elections 2008 177

10 Awesome Steampunk Designs and Mods [PICS]

What started as a literary genre has since evolved into an art form with incredible real-life inventions, modifications and redesigns. The following is an introduction to the art of Steampunk, with everything from awesomely altered retrofuturistic guitars to a Steampunked iPod.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:05:57 GMT 515 mentolhttp://digg.com/users/mentol/m.png Hardware 34

Company Turns Familiar Gas Cars Into Electric Vehicles

How would you like to drive an all-electric Mini? An EV Smart Car? A PT Cruiser? With the help of Hybrid Technologies, you can. They’ve taken many familiar vehicles, ripped out their engines, and replaced them with lithium batteries and electric motors.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:50:02 GMT 469 KevinFederlinehttp://digg.com/users/KevinFederline/m.png Environment 46

17 dominoes balanced on 1 upright domino ARE U KIDDING ME!?

Learn how to do this awesome balancing trick using domino stones. Watch as 17 dominoes are balanced all one a single stone.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:30:03 GMT 1272 Angel1379http://digg.com/users/Angel1379/m.png General Sciences 190

Young Voters Breaking Records In 2008, Doubling From 2000

This year, 6.5 million voters under 30 turned up at the polls.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:16:09 GMT 568 msaleemhttp://digg.com/users/msaleem/m.png Political News 117

Awesome Invisible Mask !

These days big brother is everywhere, with $10 or so worth of items you can build your own invisible "mask" to avoid any kind of identity exposure !

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:00:03 GMT 748 akamakavelyhttp://digg.com/users/akamakavely/m.png Gadgets 132

Man Robs Little Girls Lemonade Stand fo $17.50

A young girl whose lemonade stand was robbed of $17.50 chased the suspect into a nearby home and called police, who spent nearly an hour trying to coax the man into surrendering.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:44:56 GMT 965 Burentohttp://digg.com/users/Burento/m.png People 227

Firefox 3 exceeds a million downloads

The download counter here at Mozilla headquarters shows that Firefox 3 has passed a million downloads. Ars reports live from the official release party.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:30:11 GMT 2368 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png Software 240

7 Reasons The Segway Sucks

With gas prices on the up, apparently the Segway is becoming a hot commodity. Popular Mechanics even ran a list yesterday called "4 Practical Reasons the Segway Isn't Actually That Lame Anymore." We read it and you know what? It really irked our auto-loving nature. Because frankly, the Segway sucks.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:14:13 GMT 692 1KrazyKoreanhttp://digg.com/users/1KrazyKorean/m.png Design 162

Stop Canada from passing US-style restrictions on technology

Join citizens from all over the world by stepping up to stop this actbefore it becomes law. The American DMCA has already imprisoned aRussian software developer for developing a tool to help you make useof ebooks you'd legitimately purchased. At a time when consumers aremoving away from DRM media, do we really need another unjust law?

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:00:09 GMT 1239 johnsu01http://digg.com/img/udm.png Linux/Unix 107

Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked Drugs

Mentally distressed veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are being recruited for government tests on pharmaceutical drugs linked to suicide and other violent side effects, an investigation by ABC News and "The Washington Times" has found.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:45:16 GMT 637 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png Political News 69

Floods in Iowa: The City Under Water [PICS]

The rising Mississippi River has broken high-water records up and down the Iowa and Illinois shore, cresting as high as 12 feet above flood stage in some places. Estimates place the cost of the damage at over $1 billion dollars, and concerns are rising over crop damage, toxic remnants that were washed into neighborhoods & future mosquito invasions

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:27:35 GMT 1122 MakiMakihttp://digg.com/users/MakiMaki/m.png Travel & Places 204

14 Songs You Should Never Play In A Bar

Nothing is worse than having a perfectly good drinking session ruined by a song that either doesn’t belong in a bar, has been crammed down your ears too many times, or just plain sucks.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:10:02 GMT 906 kmg4040http://digg.com/img/udm.png Music 295

Firefox Download counter

The number of people that actually got through before the crash.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:50:03 GMT 3903 nuggsgalorehttp://digg.com/users/nuggsgalore/m.png Software 523

Legal Drugs Kill Far More Than Illegal

From “Scarface” to “Miami Vice,” Florida’s drug problem has been portrayed as the story of a single narcotic: cocaine. But for Floridians, prescription drugs are increasingly a far more lethal habit.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:32:11 GMT 1011 pizzlerhttp://digg.com/users/pizzler/m.png Health 207

Man orders pet python to attack police officers

Man orders pet snake to attack police officers but python doesn't obey....

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:17:57 GMT 580 skoredhttp://digg.com/users/skored/m.png Pets & Animals 116

Sacha Baron Cohen's “Bruno” Coming To Theaters May 2009

Universal announced that the film “Bruno” — Sasha Baron Cohen’s big-screen follow-up to “Borat” featuring his lovably gay Austrian fashion reporter character — will be in theaters on May 15, 2009. This is intriguing for three reasons...

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:02:59 GMT 1207 FamilyGuyFanhttp://digg.com/users/FamilyGuyFan/m.png Movies 108

Watch Out for Cars with Bumper Stickers. They Are Dangerous!

That's the surprising conclusion of a recent study by Colorado State University. Drivers of cars with bumper stickers, window decals, personalized license plates and other "territorial markers" not only get mad when someone cuts in their lane but they are more likely than those who do not personalize their cars to use their vehicles to express rage

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:47:03 GMT 621 MakiMakihttp://digg.com/users/MakiMaki/m.png General Sciences 169

APOD: Eta Carinae and the Homunculus Nebula

How did the star Eta Carinae create this unusual nebula? No one knows for sure. About 165 years ago, the southern star Eta Carinae mysteriously became the second brightest star in the night sky. In 20 years, after ejecting more mass than our Sun, Eta Car unexpected faded. This outburst appears to have created the Homunculus Nebula, pictured above i

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:30:52 GMT 438 SirPopperhttp://digg.com/users/SirPopper/m.png Space 45

Jon Stewart Mocks Media For Peddling Insane Obama Rumors

On Monday night's "Daily Show," Jon mocked the media's willingness to peddle insane rumors about Barack Obama — and their tendency to blame the rumor-mongering on internet sites. Calling it "Baracknophobia," Stewart showed clips of anchor and pundits from all three cable networks repeating baseless rumors (Muslim, plagiarist, sexist, etc.) .

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:12:18 GMT 2507 anarchitectonhttp://digg.com/users/anarchitecton/m.png Political Opinion 244

The New York City Waterfalls

New York City is now 10 days away from the unveiling of “Waterfalls,” the much anticipated and hyped $15 million public art project by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The project will be the biggest public art installation since “The Gates” in Central Park, 2005. Personally I wish they fix and paint my N train station instead...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:54:45 GMT 557 lazycathttp://digg.com/users/lazycat/m.png Travel & Places 70

Meet the Sniper Video Released

The best one yet!

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:40:03 GMT 2648 silentdragoonhttp://digg.com/users/silentdragoon/m.png PC Games 289

Top 30+ Vista tweaks, tricks, and hacks

Vista: Tweaked, Tuned, and Hacked presents over 30 nifty tweaks and tricks to make Vista run better, faster, and less annoying. Learn how to boot faster, get rid of annoying prompts, customize your bootscreen, activate the hidden "super-admin" account, and even use YOUR video clips as an animated wallpaper (no third-party apps needed!)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:30:02 GMT 1334 d1gg3r1http://digg.com/users/d1gg3r1/m.png Microsoft 219

Dumb Woman Bus Driver

As we have seen time and time again women are not good drivers. They shouldnt be allowed behind the wheel of a smart car let alone a giant public bus.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:20:04 GMT 1492 dancablamhttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Comedy 331

New Two-Face Clip From THE DARK KNIGHT!!

An awesome clip from one of the new viral marketing sites.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:00:36 GMT 952 allison5589http://digg.com/users/allison5589/m.png Movies 59

Azureus is Dead, Vuze Goes Social

After 5 years, the popular BitTorrent client Azureus is no more. The Vuze team has officially abandoned the Azureus name and the new “social” BitTorrent client is now completely integrated into the Vuze content distribution platform.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:00:09 GMT 1228 MakiMakihttp://digg.com/users/MakiMaki/m.png Tech Industry News 255

Top 45 Music Websites For Great Free Music

Delivering the best of the best free music on the Internet is what these Top 45 Music websites are best known for and now, they are presented to music lovers the world over as an easy reference guide to bookmark.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:00:02 GMT 881 sammohttp://digg.com/users/sammo/m.png Music 82

KISS Blasts Radiohead For Giving Their Music Away For Free

Gene Simmons says the British rockers – who gave fans the choice to download last year's album 'In Rainbows' for free or pay a sum of their choosing - says their decision is contributing to the demise of the record industry and insists his band would never follow suit. Question: Would you download KISS' new music EVEN IF gave it away for free?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:50:06 GMT 1066 darkchild82http://digg.com/users/darkchild82/m.png Music 382

Power User's Guide to Firefox 3

You already know about Firefox 3's marquee new features, but now it's time to dig deep and unearth the shortcuts, tweaks, and even Easter eggs that Mozilla marketing doesn't mention. In honor of today's official release of Firefox 3, let's dive in past it's most talked-about feature-set into its lesser-known power uses, tricks, and customizations.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:40:11 GMT 2166 mklopezhttp://digg.com/users/mklopez/m.png Software 112

And Obama's veep is ... a Republican?

Something strange happened to Chuck Hagel over the last couple of years: He started to turn into McCain. Not the McCain who's running for president this year, the McCain of old - the man who used to be a democrat's republican. Now Hagel's being discussed as a contender for Barack Obama's vice-presidential pick. A bold idea or political fantasy?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:30:06 GMT 786 nicchahttp://digg.com/users/niccha/m.png Political News 290

10 Things To Do In Amsterdam, BESIDES Smoking Pot

Coffee shops are the shit for many an Amsterdam virgin, yet locals view them as tourist traps lacking in “gezelligheid,” or coziness, the cornerstone of Dutch culture. Smoking yourself into a coma at the Bulldog is just fine, but you’re going to miss out.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:20:13 GMT 821 HuskyPuzzlehttp://digg.com/users/HuskyPuzzle/m.png Travel & Places 134

It's easy to be green...when you're filthy, filthy rich

Xeriscaping, geothermal heat, solar panels, grey water systems, if you've got lots of extra green, you can turn your sustainability up to 11. Check out some really cool ways to zero out your footprint that are actually financially justified in the long run. Now if only we all had $55,000 just lying around!

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:10:53 GMT 614 snowhite7185http://digg.com/users/snowhite7185/m.png Environment 84

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