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The EDAR, a four-wheeled combination cart and sleeping unit created for use by people experiencing homelessness, is beginning to make its presence known in the greater Los Angeles area. Designed by Eric Lindeman and Jason Zasa while still in school at Pasadena Art Center College of Design, this modified shopping cart was their solution to a problem posed by local philanthropist Peter Samuelson:

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Moody’s has released its “Bottom Rung” list of companies that have a high risk of default and weak liquidity and there are a few technology and telecom household names on the list including AMD, Clearwire, Palm and Unisys.Media companies are the biggest chunk of companies on the verge of credit defaults.The list, which got some play in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday, covers 283 speculative grade

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This morning an enormous Maytag recall is announced. The fire hazard has prompted a Maytag Refrigerator recall, which affects 1.6 million units of refrigerators.The The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Maytag announced that the company recalls the refrigerators that affect 1.6 million units. It's a voluntary recall and includes Maytag®, Jenn-Air®, Amana®, Admiral®, Magic Chef®,

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United Technologies Corp., which makes Pratt & Whitney jet engines and Sikorsky helicopters, lowered its 2009 profit forecast on Tuesday and said it expects to cut 11,600 jobs because of a deteriorating commercial aerospace market.The moves, part of an expanded $750 million restructuring program, are being driven by a decline in expected revenue, which is now seen totaling $55 billion this year,

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Consumer Queen offers deals and tips for consumer moms looking for ways to save money in todays economy just like the tag line says Cheap is Good But Free is Better.Consumer Queen has coupons, deals of the week, freebies and giveaways that can help today’s consumer mom keep the household expenses in check.Find out how Melissa Garcia aka the Consumer Queen got $300 worth of groceries for only $20!

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The USNS Impeccable is an unarmed U.S. Navy ocean surveillance ship. The U.S. embassy in Beijing has lodged a protest with China that on Sunday five Chinese ships, including a naval vessel, harassed the USNS Impeccable in international waters in the South China Sea.The USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) is a surveillance ship that serves in international waters in the South China Sea. Her function is to

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A Houston homeless man is part of an Internet experiment to get him some help, but is it at the expense of his dignity? Tim Edwards does not like to talk about what got him there, but he has been roaming the streets of Houston for the better part of five years. “A lot of times you just go to sleep hungry. But tonight, I know I am going to have something to eat. I am going to be all right,”

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Post baseball writer John Lott takes a look at all 16 teams trying to claim this month's World Baseball Classic.CANADA (Manager Ernie Whitt)2006 finish 2-1 record, eliminated under a complicated tie-breaker rule in first round. Defeated South Africa and the United States, lost to Mexico.2009 prospects Canada needs a perfect planetary alignment to escape Round 1. Its pitching is thin - reliever

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This is from the Big 12 home office. Here's what we know are confirmed seeds for the Big 12 men's basketball tournament:Kansas is No. 1, Nebraska No. 8, Baylor No. 9 and Colorado No. 12. The winner of Iowa State and Texas Tech is the No. 10 seed and the loser is the No. 11 seed.Here are the scenarios:• If Missouri and Oklahoma win (or both lose): Missouri No. 2, Oklahoma No. 3• If Missouri wins

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When Johnny Guitar opened in Brazil probably in 1955, it was released through a big chain of movie theaters and I remember it being quite successful at the box office, no doubt also helped by the song that was a huge hit. Except for a few critics, most people took it just as a good western with no second thoughts. But there was more to it, "as François Truffaut wrote in his review when it was

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We could have imagined Terrell Owens taking a bite of the Big Apple in New York City. But biting chicken wings in Buffalo?Wait until T.O. tries to catch passes from Trent Edwards that are nowhere near as catchable the ones from Tony Romo were.Wait until T.O. gets his hands on those run-first game plans from offensive coordinator Turk Schonert.Wait until blue-collar Bills fans get a load of his

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Here is a little tidbit, Nazi (yes those nazis) was an acronym in German that pretty much mean the German National Socialist Party.So, what is Nationalized Socialism, well, look at what Obama is doing. You’re watching the Government trying to become the source of supply for as many Americans as it can. It wants to be “where you have to go” for everything. Jobs, Healthcare, Loans, Investments,

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The owners of Tactical Solutions and Black Dog Machine have announced that the companies will be forming a new company, Black Dog Magazine Inc., to sell their highly efficient and high quality magazines.“The reason that we created this new entity was so we could form a stronger company that can research, design and develop new magazine products to bring to the shooting industry,” said Chet Alvord

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Waverly Hills Sanatorium has a collection of ghost stories that has made Louisville, Kentucky one of the most sought after locations for paranormal investigations.During the nineteenth and early twentieth century, tuberculosis wreaked havoc on the United States. In 1900, Louisville, Kentucky had one of the highest death rates by tuberculosis in the entire country. Geographic and environmental

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Cooking the recipes she learned as a girl during the Great Depression, not so mild-mannered great-grandmother Clara Cannucciari minces garlic -- but never words. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports that back then, her family ate what they could afford, or did without. "Every night was pasta," Cannucciari recalls. "When we got sauce, that was on Sunday." There was also a lot of egg drop

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He was 92 and winner of two Oscars. His most memorable screenplays were Tender Mercies, The Trip To Bountiful and To Kill A Mockingbird.original post by Nikki Finke

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Harvard University professor Jim Yong Kim, a former director of the World Health Organization's HIV/AIDS division renowned for his research on drug-resistant tuberculosis, will become Dartmouth's 17th president, College officials announced Monday. Kim's selection comes against the backdrop of the presidential search committee's calls for a leader with a commitment to graduate education and

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The Coast Guard says it will continue to search waters off Florida's Gulf Coast for three missing boaters for "quite awhile."Crews rescued a fourth man earlier today. Former University of South Florida football player Nick Schuyler was clinging to an overturned boat that belongs to Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis (mahr-KEES') Cooper.The Coast Guard says Schuyler told rescuers the boat was

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T. Boone Pickens appeared with the governor to pitch to Montanans his plan to decrease the nation's dependence on foreign oil. He spoke Friday at an energy conference for leaders in business and education. Pickens' plan calls for offsetting oil with natural gas and wind energy, a strategy that could be good for wind-rich places such as Montana. The Texas oil tycoon says he doubts low oil prices

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Dr. Seuss was actually born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. Seuss grew up in the New England area and went to Dartmouth College. That’s where both his writing career began and his “Doctor” moniker was formed.Seuss, as the story goes, was caught partying during Prohibition. As a punishment, the school told him to step down from his extracurricular activities,

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Entertainer Ed McMahon, who will turn 86 next week, has been hospitalized with pneumonia and other undisclosed ailments for almost a month, according to a spokesperson for McMahon. He’s currently in the intensive care unit at an undisclosed hospital, and seems to only be taking a turn for the worse.McMahon, who was sidekick to Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show” for thirty years and hosted “Star

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The following policy and regulatory changes that Christopher Cox, the SEC, and other regulatory agencies made and implemented from 2004 through 2007 need to be reversed after January 20th, 2009 or immediately. These policy and regulatory changes have destroyed the integrity and reliability of and confidence in our financial markets. The money sitting on the sidelines (approximately $13 trillion)

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The internet is abuzz with chatter about organizing protests around the country to put an end to this madness on Wall Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. But I’ve talked to many people out there who have never organized a protest, and so they don’t have a clue where to begin. Here are 10 simple steps that you can follow to organize a protest in your own community. If you want more help, just send me

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Son of a prominent Boston abolitionist family, Robert Shaw was serving as a captain in the 2nd Massachusetts when he was tapped by Massachusetts Governor John Andrew for a special assignment. Shaw was to raise and command the first regiment of black troops organized in a Northern state. All the previous 11 colored" regiments had been raised principally from freed slaves in occupied areas.

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Supposedly there’s going to be an arrest in the Chandra Levy murder case. Law enforcement officials said an arrest warrant will be issued for Ingmar Guandique, who is currently in prison in California. Officials said Guandique will be served papers there and likely then flown to Washington, D.C., to hear the charges against him. Guandique is reportedly in jail for assaulting two women in Rock

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There's no doubt about this champion. The Wrestler, the tale of a grappler trying for one last comeback, defeated all comers at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards, earning a win for Best Feature and garnering unlikely comeback kid Mickey Rourke the Best Male lead nod."I didn't realize how many closet Mickey Rourke fans there were in this world," director Darren Aronofsky said backstage. "That's

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I’m a subscriber to Netflix’s one-out-at-a-time, unlimited plan ($8.99/month) to keep costs down, yet still receive a physical DVD every week and have unlimited access to the Netflix online video streaming. Some who use the Roku or Xbox 360 might wonder why there isn’t a streaming-only plan for a little less money. According to an interview with Bloomberg News, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is

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Check one item off our GM bailout checklist: With no rescue from Sweden, Saab Automobile AB filed for bankruptcy on Friday. As General Motors Corp. lobbied for more money from Washington, it presented a massive restructuring plan that severed its ties with the unit.In a statement, Saab said the Swedish court process is to reorganize Saab into a fully independent business, aiming to bring

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Code 1301 means there's a delay in processing the return. With the economic collapse worsening by the day, the delays in processing federal tax refunds are increasing anxiety levels throughout the country.Here's an enlightening exchange on the popular GodlikeProductions internet forum . . .Somebody must know why the IRS is delaying returns. Mine has said 1301 for 2 weeks. Yahoo Answers is also

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President Barack Obama made generational change and young people, together, the very centerpiece of his campaign. Now his Administration must find ways to continue to engage those millions of young Americans who participated at unprecedented levels this election cycle. No substantive method yet exists, but Scoop44 fills this void.Scoop44 follows the same innovative Web-based model of its

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An uproar is brewing about an editorial cartoon in today's New York Post that appears to tie President Obama to a rampaging chimpanzee killed by police.The cartoon, by Sean Delonas, shows a chimp splayed on the ground in a pool of blood. Two police officers stand over the body, one holding a smoking gun, and the second saying, "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill."

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This morning in Phoenix, President Barack Obama announced the third part of his economic recovery package, the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, which will address the housing market and is particularly targeted at 7 to 9 million families facing foreclosure (there were 2.3 million foreclosures last year). Interestingly, the $200 billion in funding for the plan comes from the Housing and

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"Once they get inspired and fired up like that... it's very difficult to calm them down!" said Terry Wolf, Wildlife Director at Lion Country Safari.After hearing about the brutal attack by Travis the chimpanzee, the experts at Lion Country Safari, in West Palm Beach, were quick to emphasize what they have been saying for years..."There's a terrific lack of respect for this endangered species, by

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Today is Presidents Day and although it's not the birthday of any president that I know of, President Barack Obama (born Aug. 4, 1961) certainly received a nice present from Congress.Lawmakers late Friday night tied the bow on a $787 billion, 1,071-page stimulus bill that was supported by no Republican House members and only 3 GOP senators.Maybe they were wary in the wake of the $350 billion bank

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How did the mortgage industry destroy itself and set off an economic collapse that ruined the finances of millions of Americans? Executives tend to hold themselves blameless, saying that no one could have seen the disaster coming. Well, judge for yourself after you hear the story of Paul Bishop, who worked at the nation's second largest savings and loan. World Savings Bank was among the

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It was early Friday afternoon at the Sheraton Downtown, and the national media was waiting for the NBA's Eastern Conference All-Stars.The Western All-Stars were just wrapping up. Kobe Bryant of the Lakers -- the league's biggest star not named LeBron -- and Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire -- the hottest commodity on the market less than a week before the trade deadline -- had drawn the largest crowds

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The Daytona 500 debut of 18-year old Middletown native Joey Logano ended in an abbreviated fashion with his team left loading a wrecked car back into the hauler well before the end of the race. Logano, in his first Sprint Cup Series points event in the No. 20 Home Depot sponsored Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, crashed on lap 80 of the 200-lap Daytona 500. Logano's day ended with the front end of his

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Nascar viewers are going to get to know the Ray clan intimately. Beginning with the racing season's start at Daytona on Sunday, Ask.com will launch 36 new ads featuring this "colorful Nascar family."Meant to play out like a sitcom, the ads feature slices of life as the Ray family enjoys race season together. A new ad will break each week for 36 weeks.Ask.com became the official search engine of

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Tony Stewart held off a late charge from Kyle Busch to win the Nationwide Series Camping World 300 Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. It was the first career victory for Stewart in a Hendrick Motorsports car and the second consecutive year he has won the Nationwide Series opener. "I'm ecstatic about it," Stewart said. "Just an unbelievable run. I never really got to run with a huge pack

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1) Tell everyone you know about Pillow Fight! 2) Tell EVERYONE YOU KNOW about Pillow Fight!!! 3) Nothing in your pillow but pillow. 4) Don’t hit anyone without a pillow. 5) Don’t hit anyone operating a camera. George Bush Pillow Fight San Francisco - Watch more funny videos here Feathers will fly at this fun, flash-mob type event. Leave it to a place like San Francisco to host the most visible

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This is a very dark sports movie. It's about fanaticism, the great weight of importance certain people place on sports. Sports fans often regard their teams as extensions of themselves. In "Friday Night Lights," the entire town of Odessa, Texas collectively puts their town's reputation on the shoulders of a high school football team. It's basically the same exact plot as "Varsity Blues," except a

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Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive competing with two female co-workers for a major campaign for a diamond merchant. He cuts a deal with his competitors that the account is his if he can make a woman of their choice fall in love with him in 10 days. In comes Andie Anderson who, in turn, is writing a story on how to lose a guy in 10 days as a bet with her boss to be allowed to write more

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Armstrong isn't expected to be the best, but he headlines the Amgen Tour of California, which includes two-time champion Levi Leipheimer, Floyd Landis, George Hincapie and Fabian Cancellara."Lance Armstrong Rides Again." That's the banner on the website for the Amgen Tour of California, which begins today with a 2.4-mile prologue around the state capitol building and ends Feb. 22 with a climb

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The tribe has spoken: Jalapao eventually turned on Carolina, dumping her because, as she admitted at Tribal Council, "I came across [as] a little demanding." At camp following the immunity challenge, she suggested they clean up instead of relax ("Clean up the outdoors?" Taj asked). Carolina admitted that her "directness comes off as maybe a little whiny." It didn't help that she appeared to be

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The nation’s oldest civil rights organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, celebrates its centennial Thursday. While the election of Barack Obama caps a century of struggle, the group will give the new president a list of initiatives to tackle in his first term — because there is still plenty of work to be done, the head of the NAACP said Wednesday. “At the end

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Daniel Sadek, Quick Loan FinancingQuick Loan wrote $3.8 billion in mortgages, lending money fast – and often on onerous terms – to people with shaky credit. "I've sold all my cars to keep the company going," says Sadek, 38. "Every property I own is mortgaged to the max." Quick Loan has been accused of predatory lending, deceptive underwriting and fraud in at least eight lawsuits.High Roller Of

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In February we celebrate President’s Day, honoring the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. As it’s a federal holiday, most of us have always had the day off from school and work. In elementary school we learned about the presidents – as in, George Washington cannot tell a lie and Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin. And in high school our history lessons taught us

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As this article was published, Fox released a statement confirming that Felicia Barton is, indeed, part of American Idol's top 36. "It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition," it said. Sources have told the Los Angeles Times that the decision was made to "avoid the appearance of impropriety"; tabloids have reported of a private relationship between

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At 10, Stump became the oldest best in show winner ever at the Westminster Kennel Club, coming out of retirement only last week and walking off with the top prize Tuesday night.original post by bostondirtdogs.com

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At least 8 people are dead and some 30 people are unaccounted for after a tornado touched down in Lone Grove Tuesday night. We're posting the newest information as it comes into the newsroom.Carter County Emergency Management tells us the area affected is southwest Lone Grove. There are reports of downed power lines. They also say there are power outages in Springer, Wilson, and Lone Grove.Lone

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Baseball has another scandal brewing on its horizon and this one is a doozy. Former second baseman Roberto Alomar is being accused of knowingly having unprotected sex while “he knew he had AIDS.” Alomar’s ex-girlfriend Ilya Dall has filed a lawsuit in state and Federal court for damages totalling $15 Million for the awful allegations.The New York Daily News reports:Alomar finally got tested in

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Emma Sophina, an Australian singer/songwriter and one of the 155 survivors of US Airways Flight 1549’s crash landing in the Hudson River last month, has released a new single on iTunes in tribute to the hero pilot, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger.The song, “Send Another Prayer,” was written in the days following the crash when Sophina was stranded in the U.S. because her passport and possessions were

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Police in Dallas are investigating an unusual case of animal cruelty.They seized 22 dogs living in filthy conditions, but the dogs weren't in a house, they were living in a car with their owner.Police say the woman suffers from dementia and was evicted a couple weeks ago.Neighbors claim the woman took good care of the dogs and say she used them to survive."I never saw her mistreat them, because

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"Extra" has uncovered more information about Chris Brown's arrest on battery charges yesterday.The R&B singer posted $50K bail and was released from custody yesterday at approximately 6:30 PM -- after his SUV was chased through L.A. streets. Brown, who was booked on charges of making felony criminal threats, faces up to 9 years in prison.New reports today confirm that Brown's superstar

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Selena Roberts, former New York Times columnist and current Sports Illustrated writer, has a lot riding on her Alex Rodriguez story. Seemingly without seeing the list of players who failed the 2003 drug tests but corroborating her information with four sources, she has accused one of baseball’s biggest starts and its highest paid player of juicing. She’s also two and a half months away from

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The President chose to make his first town hall meeting to stump for his economic stimulus package in Elkhart, Indiana. Elkhart considers itself the “RV (recreational vehicle) capital of America.” Sadly for the cheering folks behind the President in the press conference, his stimulus plan may ultimately do them more harm than good.The President chose Elkhart likely because his advisors thought

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals knows how to grab attention. And show off its laundry. The animal rights group, which every year stages a protest at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, had two of its members dress in Ku Klux Klan garb outside Madison Square Garden on Monday.Their goal, according to a post on the PETA website, was to draw a parallel between the KKK and the American

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The question of the night at President Obama's first televised press conference focused not on economics but foreign policy. Helen Thomas asked the president if he knew of any countries in the Middle East that have nuclear weapons. The President said that he didn't want to "speculate" about such an issue, but that preventing a regional nuclear arms race, as well as reducing nuclear arsenals

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EasyBloom is a very cool product that will analyze the immediate area that you have a plant growing. You stick this in the ground next to the plant let it collect data for 24hr then you separate the sensor from the data collection section and plug that part into you PCThe device then will upload the data to easybloom, you enter the plant type that the sensor was associated with and easybloom will

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KAWS (born Brian Donnelly) graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a BFA in illustration in 1996[1]. After graduation, KAWS briefly worked for Disney as a freelance animator painting backgrounds. He also contributed to the animated series 101 Dalmations, Daria and Doug.[2]He began his career as a graffiti artist growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey. Later moving to New York

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR"Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," Coldplay "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne"Year of the Gentleman," Ne-YoX - "Raising Sand," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss"In Rainbows," RadioheadRECORD OF THE YEAR(Award to the Recording Artist)"Chasing Pavements," AdeleX - "Viva La Vida," Coldplay"Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis"Paper Planes," M.I.A"Please Read the Letter," Robert Plant and

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The death toll in the raging Australian bushfires has risen to at least 84, making it the country's worst fire disaster.Police believe more bodies will be found in small towns razed by wildfires in the state of Victoria, the hardest hit area with more than 700 homes destroyed.Thousands of firefighters battled for a second day today to contain the blazes, which witnesses said reached four storeys

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Fifty-six year old, Jennifer Figge, became the first woman to swim the Atlantic Ocean on February 5th.After a month of not being on land, Figge came ashore in Trinidad.Jennifer Figge is a resident of Aspen, Colorado. She set off from Africa on January 12th to land herself, 2,100 miles and nearly a month later, in Trinidad.Figge was accompanied on her trip by a sailboat that had a crew that

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We could have another actor turned governor on our hands, America!20-year New Mexico resident, Val Kilmer, has revealed that he might be up for a run at the state's governor's office in 2010. "I'm just looking for ways to be contributive," says Val. "And if that ends up being where I can make a substantial contribution, then I'll run."He also said that if he did run, he'd WIN!So confident!The

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The boss of an international pizza chain did a 'Gerald Ratner' this morning by warning customers listening to a live radio interview: 'Don't eat a whole pizza'. Blundering John Schnatter - the worldwide chief of Papa John's - risked the wrath of shareholders when he said 'just eat one or two slices'. The gaffe echoes that of jewellery tycoon Gerald Ratner, who saw his business collapse almost

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Health Canada and Environment Canada are recommending adding a former chemical warfare agent, diethyl sulphate, to the country's list of toxic substances. Although the substance isn't a household name, it can be used to make fabric softeners or flocculants in wastewater and sewage sludge control, and in the production of pharmaceuticals, fragrances and dyes.by Martin Mittelstaedt for

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Custom wine facility Crushpad has a unique answer to the financial crisis, Bailout Wine. The wine is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon which will sell for $39 per bottle. But what makes this wine with the bear and bull label so unique is that for every 100-point drop in the Dow Jones from the date of purchase to the projected bottling date of August 14 2009, Crushpad will knock another $2 off the

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More than $946 million in cash and securities have been rounded up in the worldwide search for assets held by accused swindler Bernard Madoff, but it will be several months before any of the money is disbursed to investors, a special trustee said yesterday.Irving Picard, the attorney acting as trustee in the liquidation of Madoff's companies, disclosed the preliminary results of his search for

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Most people know Cole Porter for 1948's Tony Award winning Broadway musical "Kiss Me Kate." Based on William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," this was neither Cole Porter's first or last work.A very accomplished musician, Cole Porter was born to a wealthy pharmacist and his wife on June 9, 1891, in Peru, Indiana. Cole was the only surviving child of three. His siblings died in infancy.

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In the South American resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Chile, this artificial lagoon and swimming pool has been acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the the biggest and longest swimming pool in the world. The pool is 1013 metres (3,324 feet) long and covers an area of 8 hectares (19.77 acres), has a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons (250,000 cubic meters ) of water. It

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Caterpillar Inc announced massive layoffs and warned of a tough year ahead as a downturn that began in the United States metastasized into a full-blown global recession, gutting orders for its earth-moving equipment. The world's largest maker of construction and mining machines, which also reported lower-than expected fourth-quarter earnings, said on Monday it was laying off 17,000 workers, and

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Sprint is cutting 14 percent of its workforce, about 8,000 jobs, in a plan to slash labor costs by $1.2 billion a year, reports Reuters. The savings will go toward paying down its $600 million debt due in May and another $2.4 billion due in 2010. It appears no one is safe as cuts will affect all levels of the company and various geographies. The company says most of the cuts will occur by March

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The Home Depot Inc. will slash 7,000 jobs, freeze officer salaries and exit its Expo business, closing 34 such stores and other locations due to the recession and housing slump, the company reported Monday.Home Depot has a significant presence in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, including one Expo store at the Galleria, located at 13900 Dallas Parkway.Home Depot officials could not be reached for

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A monster truck show promoter, who prided himself in his show’s safety record, was killed Saturday night by one of the vehicles during a show in Wisconsin. George Eisenhart, 41, died after he stepped in front of one of the trucks and was crushed. Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney called the accident an “uncommon occurrence.”“Saturday’s incident, which is an uncommon occurrence,…was a freak

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Want to regain your youth without artificial means like plastic surgery, Botox injections etc? The solution may be at hand. Maybe not right away but recent studies are producing exciting results.A chemical substance that appears in nature has been known to slow down the aging process and even make your heart better. Its called Resveratrol and it's a phytoalex in that it's manufactured by plants

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Just in from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California are the results from Affliction: "Day of Reckoning."In the main event, Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko defeated Andrei Arlovski by knockout in the first round. Fedor has made a habit of running through opponents in recent years, but many experts felt that with a solid ground game and striking skills recently sharpened by Freddie Roache,

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Shane Mosley dominated from start to finish, knocking out Antonio Margarito for the first time in his career in the ninth round Saturday night to win the WBA welterweight title in a stunning upset.Margarito was coming off an impressive victory over previously unbeaten Miguel Cotto six months ago, and boxing experts had tabbed the 30-year-old slugger one of the top pound-for-pound fighters.But

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Who's watched Slumdog Millionaire -- my favorite movie of the year? The premise of the movie is that some things are meant to be. Why am I mentioning this Oscar-nominated movie? Because Alissa Czisny is in first place after the senior ladies short program at the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships! I just feel in it in my bones -- this was meant to be. Can this be true? Will Alissa Czisny (see

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Who cares about Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton? The biggest fight of the year will be taking place in Aston, Pa., on Saturday when former major leaguer Jose Canseco squares off against ex-"Partridge Family" star and morning radio loudmouth Danny Bonaduce.It's hard to say who's the favorite in this one. Canseco reportedly has kept up his training, and his steroid-enhanced arms and ability to turn

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Miss Indiana Katie Stam has been crowned Miss America 2009 in Las Vegas.The 22-year-old University of Indianapolis student battled a throat infection and laryngitis throughout the week but still drew loud applause for her rendition of "Via Dolorosa" during the talent competition.She also strutted onstage in a black bikini and an off-the-shoulder, white lace gown.Stam, a communications major,

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When President Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday, “Organizing for America” became official.Mesa County, however, benefitted several days earlier when the Veterans Administration Medical Center, 2121 North Ave., became the first local recipient of the program.“They came to us and said, ‘What can we do for you on our day of service?’ ” said Paul Sweeney, spokesman for the hospital.It was

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A Texas high school girls basketball team on the winning end of a 100-0 game has a case of blowout remorse.Now officials from the winning school say they are trying to do the right thing by seeking a forfeit and apologizing for the margin of victory.In a statement Thursday on the Covenant School's Web site, the head of school said, "It is shameful and an embarrassment that this happened." Last

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(Short Hills, NJ) – January 23, 2009 -- Peter T. Wilderotter, president and CEO of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, issued the following statement today in response to FDA clearance of Geron’s human clinical trial of embryonic stem cell-based therapy:“This is an exciting first step for Geron and for spinal cord injured patients whose lives may improve due to advances in medical research.

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Companies, even really big ones with hundreds of thousands of employees, can only fire so many people. At some point the core functions like accounting and marketing need enough personnel to keep operations running. The layoff machine runs out of fuel.Pfizer (PFE) has already fired thousands of people. Most recently it cut 800 researchers and 2,400 sales personnel. The drug firm probably would

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If you thought you had seen just about everything with the new president’s likeness, think again.Joseph Enterprises has added the Chia Obama to its line of Chia Pet products.If you’ve ever had a Chia Pet, then you know that seeds are put on the head, and water is added, producing instant green “hair.”Chia Obama will only be available online at www.chiaobama.com. It comes with a Chia seed packet,

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We've all been reading the rumors. Dominic and Golob have been digging into them here on Slog. Now comes the announcement:Microsoft stunned its investors on Thursday, announcing the first broad layoffs in its history and offering a pessimistic forecast for the second half of its fiscal year.Rather than issuing its second-quarter results in the customary fashion after the market closed, Microsoft

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John Thain hired Michael L. Smith, the designer who is redoing the White House for the Obama's, to redo his office at Merrill Lynch. Thain's cost for redoing his office was $800,000. The cost of redoing the White House? $100,000.Not only did John Thain flush Merrill Lynch shareholders down the drain, and not only did he oversee $100 billion of losses, we now find out that the most overpaid and

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8:36p ET Wednesday, January 21, 2009Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Coin market analyst Michael Zielinski, editor of the Mint News Blog, has analyzed the actions of the U.S. Mint over the last six months and gotten awfully suspicious. Zielinski concludes:"Whether or not it was the U.S. Mint's intention, every significant action they have taken since August has either limited gold availability,

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - NetApp tops the list of the 100 best companies to work for, most of which have open positions and are hiring, Fortune magazine said on Thursday.Coming in second on Fortune's 12th annual list was Edward Jones, followed by Boston Consulting Group. The list was published online on fortune.com/bestcompanies and contained in an issue set to hit newsstands on January 26.NetApp,

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''Benjamin Button'' and ''Slumdog Millionaire'' lead with 13 and 10 nominations, respectively; Heath Ledger gets a Best Supporting Actor nod, but ''The Dark Knight'' snubbed in Best Picture and Best Director categoriesWith 13 nominations — including Best Picture, Best Actor (Brad Pitt), Best Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson), and Best Director (David Fincher) — The Curious Case of Benjamin

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LOS ANGELES -- Talk about irony. George Carlin spent decades pushing the bounds of free speech by saying the seven words you can never say on television, but not one of them made it into an FBI file on him.Among the 12 pages in a file recently released by Carlin's family are a couple of letters from outraged citizens who complained that the comedian had made fun of the FBI and its director, J.

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President Obama Revokes Bush Presidential Records Executive Order On January 21, in one of his first official acts, President Barack Obama revoked the Bush administration’s Executive Order 13233 that severely limited access by the public to presidential records. Click here to see a copy of President Obama’s new executive order.The press release from the White House says the following:“The

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As President Obama makes his way through his first full day on the job, a familiar voice reemerged from the depths of the river Styx, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. For the last eight years, aside from a public pain medication addiction, Mr. Limbaugh and most of the conservative talking heads have been relegated to proving air cover for President Bush. Now, with a new Democrat in the Oval

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'Ann Coulter' stopped by Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update Saturday, delivering a strongly-worded and hallucinatory defense of barely-in-office President George W. Bush.Video Recaps | Full Episodes | WebisodesCoulter, played by cast member Michaela Watkins, admitted there had been "missteps" by Bush, but told Weekend Update host Seth Meyers that in 100 years "I will see democracy in Iraq and I

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Barack Obama wisely and quickly retook the presidential oath of office Wednesday night from Chief Justice John Roberts.Why wisely?Remember, Obama still can't convince some people he's not a Muslim. Or that he's a natural-born citizen.He certainly didn't want to start his first term in office with any cloud hanging over the legitimacy of whether he really was, technically, the president of the

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For Live Inauguration Day Web Streams & Videos, Click Here

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The Presidential Inauguration will be held on January 20, 2009. A week of festivities will include the Presidential Swearing-in Ceremony, Inaugural Address, Inaugural Parade and numerous inaugural balls and galas honoring the new President of the United States. The official theme for the 2009 inauguration is “Renewing America’s Promise,“ a vision that underscores the President-elect and Vice

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