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Japan: World is Witnessing Death of Intl. Whaling Commission

On Friday, the International Whaling Commission’s annual meeting came to a close with a whimper. This year’s gathering was held in Chile, and the meeting’s chairperson made a gutsy and stupid decision. He wanted to avoid confrontations at this year’s meeting by not voting on important issues. For this reason, Japan's delegate said the quote above.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:00:04 GMT 93 adecruzahttp://digg.com/users/adecruza/m.png Environment 5

Wesley Clark Hammers McCain's Experience

Wesley Clark was on Face the Nation today, and he took aim at the idea that McCain's Vietnam War experience makes him more qualified to be president. “I don’t think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president.” With one swoop, Clark attacked the entire basis for the McCain presidential campaign.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:30:08 GMT 176 capj71http://digg.com/users/capj71/m.png US Elections 2008 64

GoDaddy VP Caught Bidding Against Customers

A GoDaddy Vice President has been caught bidding against customers in their own domain name auctions. The employee Adam Dicker isn't just any GoDaddy employee; he's head of the GoDaddy subsidiary that controls the auctions. Dicker won some of the domains he bid for, and pushed up the bid price on auctions he didn't win.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:30:06 GMT 249 guyrohttp://digg.com/users/guyro/m.png Software 33

Think Rogers iPhone plans are unfair? Try living in Sweden

While Canadians have been shortchanged with Rogers iPhone plans there are still some people getting an even worse deal, the Swedes. A 16GB iPhone will set you back $4 356 after 2 years with unlimited data.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:10:03 GMT 222 ooznuhttp://digg.com/users/ooznu/m.png Apple 45

LEGO Gun Will Make You Shoot Bricks

One man's LEGO is another man's treasure, and what better way is there to guard your grand stash of colored bricks than by using the bricks themselves as a weapon? The Thriller Automatic and Thriller Compact are slide action crossbow pistols with cocking and chambering mechanisms that are almost completely made out of LEGO.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:50:04 GMT 273 irfanmphttp://digg.com/users/irfanmp/m.png Gadgets 31

Battling The Online Bullies

Cyber-bullying used to involve sending threatening texts or e-mails, but the class of 2008 are finding social networks to be a fertile, and occasionally dangerous breeding ground, as Ian Hardy found out.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:25:50 GMT 211 domfosnzhttp://digg.com/users/domfosnz/m.png World News 57

The More You Play With it, the Harder it Gets [PIC]

Old Sega ad using sexual innuendos. Never seen this one before...

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:00:04 GMT 683 MakiMakihttp://digg.com/users/MakiMaki/m.png Gaming Industry News 128

What are the Costs You Will Face With New Copyright Bill

$20 000 fine for Posting music using the Internet or peer-to-peer technology and Posting a copyright-protected work, such as a picture or video, onto a website such as Facebook or YouTube.Also Selling, renting or giving away a device (e.g., iPod) that contains copies of music that were originally copied onto the device by you for private purpose.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:19:17 GMT 369 lucy22http://digg.com/users/lucy22/m.png Tech Industry News 88

A 100 Movie Montage

At first I didn't feel like this clip was particularly creative but as I watched it more, I realized that aside from the juxtaposition of similar beats/events/lines here, there's a rhythm to the way these moments are edited together...and I like it. What do you think?

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:50:03 GMT 341 sukmydigghttp://digg.com/users/sukmydigg/m.png Movies 47

Disney's WALL-E wows box office

"WALL-E," bolstered by near-unanimous critical praise, sold an estimated $62.5 million of tickets in its first three days, said Pixar's Walt Disney Co parent.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:30:16 GMT 606 louiebaurhttp://digg.com/users/louiebaur/m.png Movies 137

Near-Sighted Biker Gets Closer Look At Sign

Look Ma, no hands.....and no teeth. She's still proud of you though, loser.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:00:04 GMT 584 DeathWish808http://digg.com/users/DeathWish808/m.png Comedy 95

John.He.Is

John 08' Like Hope, But Different.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:05 GMT 508 thirdcoastbornhttp://digg.com/users/thirdcoastborn/m.png US Elections 2008 96

How Jamaica Develops So Many Champion Sprinters

How does a poor Caribbean country of less than 3 million people produce such athletic riches? Improved coaching and a new system to develop raw talent at home have combined with a tradition of seeing sprinting as an inexpensive ticket out of poverty, observers say. For now, Jamaicans are reveling in having the world's two fastest men

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:37:58 GMT 299 petsheephttp://digg.com/users/petsheep/m.png Olympics 114

Happy Thoughts May Dampen (Smoking) Cravings

Want to quit smoking? Next time the urge to light up strikes, think of snow-capped peaks instead of the fleeting pleasure of a white cigarette. That's the conclusion of a new brain study which shows that thinking happy thoughts could help dampen cravings.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:37:34 GMT 213 upickhttp://digg.com/users/upick/m.png Health 73

How the US Ambassador Became a Paraguayan Pop Star

Until January, a career diplomat appeared to be readying for retirement in Miami. Now the U.S. ambassador to Paraguay is the country's most unusual singing sensation.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:36:47 GMT 235 reflex768http://digg.com/users/reflex768/m.png World News 26

The McCain Residences: A Google Earth Tour

The Jed Report gives us a look at the Lifestyles of the Rich and Foolish.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:30:04 GMT 380 DPoliticohttp://digg.com/users/DPolitico/m.png US Elections 2008 119

Libertarian Bob Barr on FOX News Sunday w/ Chris Wallace

Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr sits down with Chris Wallace to discuss liberty, Libertarianism, and small government.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:20:12 GMT 800 TheEngineer2008http://digg.com/users/TheEngineer2008/m.png US Elections 2008 277

HBO Film: Hacking Democracy Deibold/Global Voting Solutions

How can we have a democracy if we cannot secure our voting system? This full length movie examines how we count our votes. They found that it is a very corrupt innacurate system that allows a corrupt system to continue to run. Al Gore in 2002 was defeated but they uncovered a rigging of the system & was not due to machine failure. Negative votes...

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:10:03 GMT 733 livegreenordiehttp://digg.com/users/livegreenordie/m.png Political News 105

Cancer 'Cure' In Mice To Be Tested In Humans

The treatment will involve transfusing specific white blood cells, called granulocytes, from select donors, into patients with advanced forms of cancer. A similar treatment using white blood cells from cancer-resistant mice has previously been highly successful, curing 100 percent of lab mice afflicted with advanced malignancies.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:27:27 GMT 1164 hdar3415http://digg.com/users/hdar3415/m.png Health 156

Tracking Nightlife Activity : Mapping the Cool Quest

Jebara’s creation, Citysense, uses advanced machine learning techniques to number crunch vast amounts of data emanating from thousands of cell-phones, GPS-equipped cabs and other data devices to paint live pictures of where people are gathering. Fed to websites such as Google or Yelp, the data reveals what’s happening at any location.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:26:39 GMT 420 ccheathhttp://digg.com/users/ccheath/m.png Software 40

When Ambassadors Had Rhythm

When America was having problems with its image during the cold war, the State Department decided to deploy its secret weapon: jazz musicians.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:23:43 GMT 355 BCCStuhttp://digg.com/users/BCCStu/m.png Music 34

Undercover NYPD Officers Frame 4 On Drug Charges

Undercover police officers who arrested four men on drug charges are under investigation after surveillance video proved the men they arrested committed no crime.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:16:40 GMT 958 hdar3415http://digg.com/users/hdar3415/m.png People 157

Women prefer men with stubble for love, sex and marriage

Stubble is the way to win a woman’s heart, a study has shown. Researchers found that women are more attracted to men with stubbly chins than those with clean-shaven faces or full beards

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:16:15 GMT 1378 warrior007http://digg.com/users/warrior007/m.png Educational 432

Google plugs YouTube into Playstation 3

To the surprise of no one, Google is now offering software that streams video, photos, and music from your PC to your television.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:27:48 GMT 778 MediaSighthttp://digg.com/users/MediaSight/m.png PlayStation 115

Time-lapse video of Aurora Australis: The Southern Lights

This is the Southern Hemisphere equivalent of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Filmed during the Antarctic winter in the general vicinity of McMurdo Station and Scott Base, where the sun is below the horizon for 4 months of the year by Anthony Powell, a photographer based in Antarctica.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:25:27 GMT 659 lazycathttp://digg.com/users/lazycat/m.png Travel & Places 38

Valve: Why the PC is the future

Valve mastermind Gabe Newell and his cohorts had an ulterior motive for bringing reporters together, however, and unusually for an ulterior motive, it wasn't a wholly self-interested one. It was this: to evangelise the PC as the games platform of the future.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:54:47 GMT 1737 TalSiachhttp://digg.com/users/TalSiach/m.png Gaming Industry News 402

8 Ways to Green Your Garden

Summer is a great opportunity to spend time in the garden. Sunny days provide nice weather and extra daylight. School is out so you've got extra potential workers. The ground is fertile from springtime rain.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:51:21 GMT 311 warrior007http://digg.com/users/warrior007/m.png Environment 33

The Bush Regime steps up its secret moves against Iran

"Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran"

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:30:03 GMT 1197 Evangelicalhttp://digg.com/users/Evangelical/m.png World News 284

Pixar's first short... unbelievably made in 1984

Can you believe this was made 25 years ago?

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:30:09 GMT 3626 akeyhttp://digg.com/users/akey/m.png Comics & Animation 346

Spain Crowned UEFA Euro 2008 Champions

Twenty four years after blowing it in Paris in 1984, Spain won UEFA Euro 2008 championship.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:52:39 GMT 2232 netgeek06http://digg.com/users/netgeek06/m.png Soccer 374

Australian Crocs Hit by Cane Toad 'Wave of Death'

Pit a cane toad against a freshwater crocodile and who wins? Although the croc eats the oversized amphibian, it seems the toad has the final laugh.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:50:10 GMT 611 ArnoldPettybonehttp://digg.com/users/ArnoldPettybone/m.png Environment 94

Researchers Re-Create Pre-Columbian Sounds

cientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand. But no one blew into the noisemakers for nearly 15 years. When someone finally did, the shrill, windy screech made the spine tingle.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:49:26 GMT 480 MediaSighthttp://digg.com/users/MediaSight/m.png General Sciences 49

300 Internet Death Threats Since Tokyo Killing Spree

As many as 300 Internet warnings of mass murder and other death threats have been posted online in Japan after a knifing rampage in Tokyo left seven people dead.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:49:07 GMT 498 cosmikdebrishttp://digg.com/users/cosmikdebris/m.png World News 100

Sony granted patent for handheld with touchscreen

Sony Computer Entertainment America was granted a patent on Friday for a "hand-held [sic] device with touchscreen and digital tactile pixels." It'd be a stretch to say any of this is explicitly indicative of a PSP 2.0 or PSP phone, but it is interesting to note that "game device" is listed as one of the potential applications,

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:40:02 GMT 563 SEGA4lifehttp://digg.com/users/SEGA4life/m.png PlayStation 90

The controversial JCPenny Commercial.

This is the commercial everyone has been talking about. Did you also know that this spot was awarded a Cannes Lions 2008 Film Bronze award..?

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:20:03 GMT 2638 clc101http://digg.com/users/clc101/m.png Odd Stuff 385

How to make yourself retarded

Kid gets slammed in the head by a playground equipment

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:10:03 GMT 1229 insaincain02http://digg.com/users/insaincain02/m.png Comedy 227

Coming Soon: Pirate TV Show

Jesse Alexander, the executive producer of the popular TV-shows ‘Heroes’ and ‘Lost’ and Matt Mason, author of ‘The Pirate’s Dilemma’, are working on a new TV-show about piracy. The show will be based on Matt’s book, and will show how important pirates are for today’s society.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:00:03 GMT 912 MediaSighthttp://digg.com/users/MediaSight/m.png Software 98

Russian Search Engine: Where Google Isn't Goliath

"Want to know the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg, the best place in town for borscht, or the weather in Novosibirsk? In most of the world you might Google the answer. But a Russian would more likely "Yandex" it. Russia's Yandex -- set to go public on Nasdaq -- is innovating in a hurry to hold off the US giant."

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:28:19 GMT 536 Manny70http://digg.com/users/Manny70/m.png Tech Industry News 79

Mini-Laptops look like the Next Big Electronics Change

Will Mini Laptops push Dell and HP to the brink if the become the acceptable home and/or office computer?

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:27:26 GMT 616 life38http://digg.com/users/life38/m.png Business & Finance 87

Starcraft II info explosion!

From WWI session: See what team Blizzard had to say about the newfound power of the Zerg Queen, the upgraded Protoss Mothership and the reason behind de-emphasizing heroic classes.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:25:43 GMT 1658 Rosco24http://digg.com/users/Rosco24/m.png PC Games 275

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