Iraq’s Depleted Uranium Shells Could Kill 500,000

The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs killed approximately 250,000 people at the end of the second world war; a grim statistic that’s been accepted to be relatively accurate. DU shells, however, are estimated to have claimed 500,000 lives in between 1990 and 2000

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Iraq’s Depleted Uranium Shells Could Kill 500,000

The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs killed approximately 250,000 people at the end of the second world war; a grim statistic that’s been accepted to be relatively accurate. DU shells, however, are estimated to have claimed 500,000 lives in between 1990 and 2000

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Sweden turning sewage into a gasoline substitute

Taking a road trip? Remember to visit the toilet first. This city is among dozens of municipalities in Sweden with facilities that transform sewage waste into enough biogas to run thousands of cars and buses.

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Study Public Schools Just As Good as Private Schools

Students in public schools have math scores that are just as good if not better than those of students in private schools, according to a new national study. The research focused across several years on 9,791 kindergarten through fifth-grade students.

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Forget Gen Y, What Will We See with Gen Z?

My children are growing up in an era of hyper-connectivity. At my son's kindergarten open house today, I saw at least one parent on a Blackberry while taking the tour of the room and the work that the children have done. If I need a phone number or directions, they immediately grab my phone for me. They don't understand why we get phone books

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Is China Building Aircraft Carriers?

A recent flurry of articles regularly cite Chinese plans to rehabilitate the ex-Soviet carrier Varyag, now moored at the port of Dalian, or even the carrier Minsk, moored as a "theme park" at Shenzhen. Other sources allege Chinese plans to build up to six aircraft carriers in the near term.

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kevin spacey is really, really good at impressions

Kevin Spacey does selections from his catalogue of impressive impressions(haha)on Inside The Actor's Studio.

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The Tricky Ethics of Internet Tastemaking

MrBabyMan, a poster to the Web portal Digg.com, has been wildly successful in achieving high-profile positions for his stories, garnering them gigantic readerships. But critics say he's stealing other people's ideas — or, worse, that he's taking money to push the stories he picks.

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10 Great Tips to Save Money on Groceries

I hate #2. "Eat less meat. Protein is up in price and most of us eat more meat than our bodies need (about 50 pounds more meat a year than our grandparents). So cut back on meat and eat more beans and grains (a bag of beans typically costs about a dollar and can feed a whole family)." What am I suppose to do now, put a carrot on the BBQ?

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The 7 Most Annoying People On Digg

Despite being arguably the most mainstream site of its kind, digg.com still is not free of the countless horrors that spawn in the seedy underbelly of the net. Today, we take you on a virtual safari to show you some of the worst species in the digg community.

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Is China Building Aircraft Carriers?

A recent flurry of articles regularly cite Chinese plans to rehabilitate the ex-Soviet carrier Varyag, now moored at the port of Dalian, or even the carrier Minsk, moored as a "theme park" at Shenzhen. Other sources allege Chinese plans to build up to six aircraft carriers in the near term.

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Biofuel crops are new invasive species threat

Damage from invasive species already costs the world more than $1.4 trillion annually. But now a new report says that biofuel crops could also become invasive species -- and that the risk needs to be evaluated before these crops are planted.

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10 Great Tips to Save Money on Groceries

I hate #2. "Eat less meat. Protein is up in price and most of us eat more meat than our bodies need (about 50 pounds more meat a year than our grandparents). So cut back on meat and eat more beans and grains (a bag of beans typically costs about a dollar and can feed a whole family)." What am I suppose to do now, put a carrot on the BBQ?

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Unmanned Spider-Man? SRI's Wall-Climbing Robot (With Video)

Later this week, researchers from the non-profit group SRI International will unveil the design of a wall-climbing robot at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Pasadena, Calif. It can clamber up all common building materials, the scientists told Popular Mechanics—and proved it to us with this exclusive video:

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16 Simple Ways to Improve FriendFeed

Despite my initial skepticism, I am enjoying using FriendFeed. I find interesting stories & news articles from my friends, I hear about news from colleagues, and am able to interact with them all in one place. Below is a list of some simple things Friend Feed could do to easily enhance the overall experience.

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Former Exalted Cyclops of the KKK endorses Obama

Some may say that it is a historic day in politics as Former Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia endorses Senator Barack Obama.

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Obama Set To Achieve Pledged Delegate Majority Tuesday

Barack Obama will reach a significant milestone Tuesday as he marches toward the Democratic nomination for president _ a majority of pledged delegates at stake in all the primaries and caucuses.

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Obama Set To Achieve Pledged Delegate Majority Tuesday

Barack Obama will reach a significant milestone Tuesday as he marches toward the Democratic nomination for president _ a majority of pledged delegates at stake in all the primaries and caucuses.

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10 Healthy Foods for Under $1

Most of us don't need to hear it or read it ... we have felt it in our wallets every time we've gone to the grocery store. But just because food prices are rising doesn't mean you can't make healthy food choices.

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Schools, businesses must adapt to 'thumb generation'

Companies also will have to adapt as Gen Y students begin to flood the workplace over the next three to five years demanding business conducted in an online, multitasking, interactive style.

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Friend [PIC]

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The Most Amazing GCI Musical Instrument Ever [VIDEO]

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SilentJay pissed at Digg

SilentJay calls out Digg users over the treatment of a friend.

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Women Have "No Emotional Feelings" During Orgasm

Say Neuroscientists

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Billions of electronic-eating 'crazy ants' invade Texas

It sounds like the plot of a farfetched science fiction movie. Unfortunately for the residents of Texas, it is very much a reality: billions of tiny reddish-brown ants have arrived onshore from a cargo ship and are hell-bent on eating anything electronic.

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Darvaz: The Door to Hell [PIC]

The story of this place lasts already for 35 years. Once the geologists were drilling for gas. Then suddenly during the drilling they have found an underground cavern, it was so big that all the drilling site with all the equipment and camps got deep deep under the ground. None dared to go down there because the cavern was filled with gas. So they

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This Geek Flow Chart is Way Too Accurate [PIC]

This geek lifecycle flow chart recently surfaced online and I’m more than a little frightened by how much of it rings true.

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How Much Did Rumsfeld Know?

That decision set up the United States for a failed first year in Iraq. There is no question about it. And I was supposed to believe that neither the Secretary of Defense nor anybody above him knew anything about it? Impossible! Rumsfeld knew about it.

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How Much Did Rumsfeld Know?

That decision set up the United States for a failed first year in Iraq. There is no question about it. And I was supposed to believe that neither the Secretary of Defense nor anybody above him knew anything about it? Impossible! Rumsfeld knew about it.

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Is Microsoft preparing a Zune update?

A reader of a site dedicated to Zune news has posted photos of what are claimed to be new features at Zune's Marketplace, including flash animation and a new video section.

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Baseball star Canseco loses home to foreclosure

Canseco said the foreclosure was not a difficult issue emotionally. But he sympathized with the millions of other Americans who have already lost, or face losing their homes, because of soaring interest rates on sub-prime loans.

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Baseball star Canseco loses home to foreclosure

Canseco said the foreclosure was not a difficult issue emotionally. But he sympathized with the millions of other Americans who have already lost, or face losing their homes, because of soaring interest rates on sub-prime loans.

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The Decline and Fall of Quality on Digg

An extensive study on how quality has started to decline over the years/months on DIGG

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A Deviant Gallery of Iron Man Art

I set out to scour the pages of DeviantArt.com and found that not only is there some great Iron Man stuff out there from the old school comic books, but there is also already some great movie related images as well. Check out some of my favorites

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A Peek Inside PARK

Silicon Valley’s fabled invention machine shows its latest tech

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CompUSA to re-open…sort of

The death of CompUSA last year was a sad day for fan boys of the big box retailer (yes, there were a few). Unfortunately, tough times and even tougher competition forced the big chain into bankruptcy after a long, illustrious career of low prices and poor customer service. It seems, however, that we haven’t seen the last of these guys.

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What Does an American President Really Do All Day?

A simple and deceptively tricky question: What does a president do? The presidency is the most famous job in America and probably the hardest. America is currently trying to fill the position. We have three applicants still in the running. What we don't tend to do, despite obsessive attention to this contest, is talk much about what the job entails

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The best images ever (NSFW)

This is a extended compilation of the best poster images that I found on digg. These are not safe for work.

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Unmotivational Posters (some NSFW)

A selected collection of a twist on those motivational posters, with a focus on the ladies...(although the emo kid raging in mom's minivan is precious)

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Epic Drug Dealer Firefight Along the Mexican Border 13 Dead

Like something from the movies a massive, running gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers on the streets of this violent border city Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine, law enforcement officials said.Dead bodies scattered along the road marked one of the deadliest shootouts in Mexico's three-year-old drug warfare.

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New Angelina Jolie Wanted Teaser Poster

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Epic Drug Dealer Firefight Along the Mexican Border 13 Dead

Like something from the movies a massive, running gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers on the streets of this violent border city Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine, law enforcement officials said.Dead bodies scattered along the road marked one of the deadliest shootouts in Mexico's three-year-old drug warfare.

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Why do whales beach themselves?

Several multiple-species strandings have occurred following military use of mid-frequency sonar, sparking public outcry. "One reason for the level of concern about these incidents is that they involved the rarely seen beaked whales," explained Parks. "These whales were found beached 5, sometimes 10 at a time.

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Imagine The Hardware You Can Add To This Baby!!

A soldier from a purposely unidentified elite unit in a nation's armed forces arrests two terrorists and points his m-16 at one of them. What additional hardware accessories would you attach? =)

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Why Is New-York-Style Pizza So Tough to Replicate?

It costs $482.79 to get a decent pizza in San Francisco — $17 for the pie, $85 for cab fare, and $378.80 for the flight to New York.

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How to Get Free Screener DVDs from Studios

Ever wonder how some movie bloggers get free invitations to screenings and advance copies o DVDs, and others get squat? In this article the hush-hush process of getting on that coveted screener DVD list is revealed along with 5 real world clues that help the average blogger get beyond the politics and into some free movies

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Ranked: The Most Comfortable Airline Economy Seats

Not all economy seats are created equal. Can you get a good seat experience for decent shut-eye? By doing a little bit of digging you’ll find out enough info to help you make a flight in economy a pleasant flight, instead of an unbearable one.

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Where’s All The Hoopla For Ken Griffey Jr’s 600th Home Run?

Ken Griffey Jr may be the first player in the last 35 years to reach 600 without cheating. He’s being forced to quietly make history in the shadows.

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Where’s All The Hoopla For Ken Griffey Jr’s 600th Home Run?

Ken Griffey Jr may be the first player in the last 35 years to reach 600 without cheating. He’s being forced to quietly make history in the shadows.

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Where’s All The Hoopla For Ken Griffey Jr’s 600th Home Run?

Ken Griffey Jr may be the first player in the last 35 years to reach 600 without cheating. He’s being forced to quietly make history in the shadows.

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Dove Soap isn't too clean

Amazing 60 second campaign ad turning Dove's "onslaught" ad around against the company -- the biggest buyer of palm oil in the world (which is the biggest cause of forest destruction in Indonesia).

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Michelle Obama on The Colbert Report

Michelle Obama appears as a guest of Stephen Colbert's on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report.

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12 Ways To Prepare For The Next Great Depression

Our economic future could be even bleaker than you expect — and last year was the moment to unleash your inner survivalist. If the financial system suffers any more crises of confidence, credit gets even tighter, and the fed falls into a liquidity trap, we could be in for several hardscrabbling dystopian years.

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How Do You Pick A Pet?

Sure, there are those who spend months researching breeders and visiting litters, but a lot of people, once they figure out what kind of pet they want, just walk into a roomful of the critters and point at one.

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Ladies Get Your Sexy On - Waist Chain Art to Die For [PICS]

All women love to feel sexy, and in the realm of waistline and body art, it doesn’t get any hotter, sexier or more sensual on a woman than waist chains, body chains and belly bars, that will indisputably make your man quiver and turn heads at every slinky move of your hips and bodacious bod. Plus would you believe one of this hotties is a digger?!

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Free My Freeway

The speed limits on the interstate are not for your safety. They exist to make everyone a potential criminal, and to pad the pockets of insurance companies and governments. The real dangers on the road are bad drivers! The interstate speed limit needs to be abolished and officers should target poor driving behavior.

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MrBabyMan and Zaibatsu are Identity Theft Criminals

The world of Digg is shocked when they discovered that 2 of their powerful users are in fact criminals! Indeed, we have proof that they stole each other identity.

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Bizarre Graves and Grave Stress Therapy, WTF?

A German priest has taken stress relief to an all-time high — or low, as the case may be — when he developed a rather bizarre strategy to help parishioners escape the stresses of daily life by having them lie in a true-to-life open grave.

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1 WAR is Killing 1,500 Daily! Pls Help by Raising Awareness

# 5.4 million people have died since 1998 # 45,000 people continue to die every month! This links to: Congo Crisis at a Glance | News Story | Video | Full Report | New survey released by the International Rescue Committee What can Diggers do to help?Help by Raising Awareness and / or donate money to the IRC Charity.

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1 WAR is Killing 1,500 Daily! Pls Help by Raising Awareness

# 5.4 million people have died since 1998 # 45,000 people continue to die every month! This links to: Congo Crisis at a Glance | News Story | Video | Full Report | New survey released by the International Rescue Committee What can Diggers do to help?Help by Raising Awareness and / or donate money to the IRC Charity.

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Dolphins Play With Air Bubble Rings [Video]

Amazing

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Dolphins Play With Air Bubble Rings [Video]

Amazing

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A ship that floats on bubbles, and other green boats [PIC]

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Simply Phenomenal; The Hukou Waterfalls in China [PICS+]

While it might appear to be the latest great fudge mountain dessert at your local Dairy Queen, this scene is actually the thaw of the Hukou Waterfalls of the Yellow River — the only Yellow Waterfall on Earth, and the 2nd largest waterfall in China, with a view nearly unparalleled anywhere else in the country.

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6 American Made 35 MPG Cars That Americans Can't Buy [pics]

Six of these fuel-efficient cars and SUVs score 35 miles per gallon (MPG) combined (not just highway). Every one of these is built here in North America and exported abroad. Americans can't buy them. Why not?

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10 Things Men Need to Know (From a Woman's Perspective)

I had no shortage of ideas that might help clear some of the fog stagnating between the sexes.

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Does Big Media's One-Two Punch Knock Out the Internet?

To prevent this Big Media alliance with Big Cable/Telco from cornering and controlling the Internet, it is time for the government to implement reasonable network neutrality oversight that protects consumers and content creators, and preserves the open Internet we enjoy today.

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Leveraging The Internet In The Recession

This will be the first recession in which the Internet will play a central role for the American consumer--and for marketers.

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The 10 Fastest Super Computers on the Planet [Photos]

This deserves to be on the frontpage... Or should I post more LOLcat, xkcd and best butterfly photo crap... It's just an algorithm. I guess that's why well I'm posting this... to watch it fail. Or did I just prove my point to Jim Cramer. Hmmm... muuuuhhahahahaha

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They Have Been Changing the CPI Formula To Hide Inflation

Changes made in CPI methodology during the Clinton Administration understated inflation significantly, and, through a cumulative effect with earlier changes that began in the late-Carter and early Reagan Administrations have reduced current social security payments by roughly half from where they would have been otherwise.

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Bush Can't Even Pretend To Be In Control

He’s not good at first-day response. Or second. Third can be a problem, too. But this economic crisis has been going on for months, and all the president could come up with sounded as if it had been composed for a Rotary Club and then delivered by a guy who had never read it before.

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Monday's Ticking Time Bomb -- Bear Stearns

An entire system of leveraged assets polluted with worthless loan-backed securities is in the process of violent unwinding. Bear Stearn's bond rating has just been lowered, guaranteeing that they cannot secure further financing to hemorrhage trying to repair irreparable insolvency. Being "too-big-to-fail," the bank must now be bought out by Monday.

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Huge Discovery: GE Announces Printable OLED Breakthrough

Imagine a world where your wall glows at a brightness determined by ambient lighting and personal preference. Lamps might soon be obsolete, and the whole discussion about swtiching light bulbs completely moot.

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gPhone: Touch-Screen Android Handset w/Downloadable Skins

Depending on how you characterize advancement, you might fall in love (as I have) with the concept of turning back the clock on cellular design and offering a Googlesque approach to design.Googlesque, what the heck does that even mean?

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How to Make a Dollar Out of 15 Cents, The eBay Way

You get out of it what you put in, so understand if you want to increase your loot, your time dedication should correlate. Even though you might not have ever purchased or sold something on one of the web’s most popular sites, here are a few tips to gain some familiarity with it.

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Toshiba + a 835 Million Deal w/ Sony's PS3 Deal Killed HDDVD

Toshiba's flip-flop may have been in the cards for a while. Microsoft showed little remose as HD DVD took second place to Blu-ray; a move Toshiba must have recognized from its American ally. Now the solidified PS3 venture between Sony and Toshiba indicates that Toshiba now has switched to backing the PS3 almost exclusively

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Top 10 Topics to be Discussed at the Digg Town Hall Meeting

Autoburies and Searches and Algorithms. Oh my.

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The Morgan AeroMax is Just Plain BadA$$ [PICS]

I'm passing on the Maybach, forget the Lambo... you want one of these in front of your house the next time the MTV Cribs Crew drops by. Plus for around $200,000 it's a way cheaper than a Bentley and I hate to say it, but better lookin'.

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