Police officers in Oregon say a domestic disturbance suspect more or less fell into their hands - through the ceiling.
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A woman who won $25,000 worth of plastic surgery from an Atlantic City casino has decided she won't go under the knife.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Grimm Episode 3 “Beeware” Images

NBC has released images from the third episode of Grimm, which is called "Beeware" and airs on November 11.
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Officials in the Florida Everglades have captured and killed a 16-foot-long Burmese python that had just eaten an adult deer.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

The Vampire Diaries #3.8 “Ordinary People” Preview Clip

The CW has released a preview clip from this Thursday's episode of The Vampire Diaries. Don't forget - images from the episode and screen captures from the preview trailer can be found here at KSiteTV.
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Fringe “And Those We’ve Left Behind” Images

Fringe "And Those We've Left Behind" Images (Airs Nov. 11!)
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[Source: KSiteTV]

A jury in northern Virginia has found a woman not guilty of violating a pooper scooper law in a well-watched case that highlights growing concern over dog waste left behind in suburban neighborhoods.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

The battle for pizza supremacy has taken a wrong turn in Florida.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Urban Development Frequently Asked Questions

This page answers frequently asked questions about our work in Urban Development.
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[Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]

GLEE “The First Time” Images!

FOX has begun to release images from the November 8 episode of GLEE. The episode is called "The First Time."
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Chuck #5.2 “Chuck vs. the Bearded Bandit” Trailer!

NBC tonight aired a preview trailer for the November 4 episode of Chuck, which guest stars Smallville's Justin Hartley! A gallery of images from the episode can be found here.
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Spooky Star Wars Sounds!

Vampires, werewolves and zombies are fine and all, but if you really want to spook house guests and little gremlins that ring your doorbell for candy, add a few rancor and wampa growls into the mix!Add some scary sounds to your haunted house with this Star Wars Halloween MP3!It’s jam-packed with horrifying sounds from [...]
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[Source: The Official Star Wars Blog]

Secret Circle Episode 8 “Beneath” Promo Screencaps

Secret Circle Episode 8 "Beneath" Promo Screencaps
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Johnny English Reborn - Featurette

Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of the accidental secret agent who doesn't know fear or danger in the comedy spy-thriller Johnny English Reborn. In his latest adventure, the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. In the years since MI-7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia. But when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English is back in action. With one shot at redemption, he must employ the latest in hi-tech gadgets to unravel a web of conspiracy that runs throughout the KGB, CIA and even MI-7. With mere days until a heads of state conference, one man must use every trick in his playbook to protect us all. For Johnny English, disaster may be an option, but failure never is.
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Authorities say a 5-year-old looking for her mother in Ohio backed a car out of the driveway, then called 911 for help.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Road workers found themselves plowing pulp after a truck dumped a load of pumpkins on a Detroit-area freeway during the morning commute.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Supernatural #7.8 “Season 7, Time For A Wedding!” Images

On November 11, it will be time for a wedding on Supernatural... but whose wedding will it be? Maybe these newly released photos will offer some clues.... nah, probably not. Don't forget a new episode of the show airs tonight - come talk about it on the forum!
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Authorities say a man dubbed the "Piggyback Bandit" because of a history of jumping on the backs of high school athletes in Oregon and Washington state has been arrested in Montana.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Vintage Star Wars Halloween Costumes

By Pete VilmurLook through any family photo album from the 1970s or ’80s and you will undoubtedly happen upon a fading old photo of a young Star Wars fan decked out in one of the ubiquitous Star Wars costumes of the era, a Ben Cooper Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Yoda or any number of other [...]
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[Source: The Official Star Wars Blog]

Bill Gates Accepts Hunger Award, Says Focus on Poor Farmers "More Important Than Ever"

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today accepted the George McGovern Leadership Award for his foundation’s efforts to help small farmers in the developing world overcome hunger and poverty.
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[Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]

The 100-pound, 8-foot-tall mysterious Lego man that was found on a Florida beach may soon be sprung from a holding room.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Supernatural #7.7 “The Mentalists” Images!

The CW has begun releasing images from the Nov. 4 episode of Supernatural, which is titled "The Mentalists." Hopefully more are coming...
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[Source: KSiteTV]

POSTPONED until November 12!!!! UNDERWIRE at Bergen Street

Jennifer Hayden is at Bergen Street Comics, and you will be there in your Ben Cooper costume!
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[Source: The Beat]

A Santa Fe woman has been arrested on suspicion of repeatedly stabbing her boyfriend over a game of Monopoly.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

A bear has feasted on pecan logs, caramel apples and other treats at a candy store in the Smoky Mountains resort town Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Sexy comic book women = “weird.”

I don't know who Richard Famous is -- a gay British man who makes little-watched YouTube videos -- but what he has to say about "the brokeback pose" and how hyper-sexualization depowers female comics characters is pretty dead on.
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[Source: The Beat]

Gates Foundation and Partners Mark 2011 World Polio Day

SEATTLE -- On this year’s World Polio Day, the foundation and partners are calling for increased commitment and greater accountability from political leaders to end polio, and for supporters around the world to lend their voices to the fight.
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[Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]

Chuck #5.3 “Chuck Vs. The Frosted Tips” Official Description

Here's the official description for the Nov. 11 episode of Chuck, guest starring Carrie-Anne Moss. WHEN LIFE AS THE INTERSECT INFLATES MORGAN'S EGO, CHUCK IS TESTED AS BOTH HIS HANDLER AND HIS FRIEND -- CARRIE-ANNE MOSS GUEST STARS -- As the team is tasked with finding one of the CIAs most wanted, Chuck (Zachary Levi) [...]
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Yoda Helps an Autistic Flower Girl

Yoda is the kind of Jedi Master who gives great advice, but he also serves as a symbol for bravery. To one young fan, Yoda became a friend she could lean on when a crowded wedding made her nervous.Offbeat Bride Blog this week reports of an autistic flower girl who wore her Yoda backpack during [...]
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[Source: The Official Star Wars Blog]

Roller derby girls and motorcyclists will be taking over an elevated section of one of Seattle's two north-south highways Saturday before demolition begins on the double-decker roadway.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Vote for the Next Star Wars Action Figure

Take part in the official Hasbro Fans’ Choice poll to decide which Star Wars character will go into production next!Star Wars Insider magazine and Hasbro have joined forces to give Star Wars fans the chance to vote for a Star Wars character to be made into an action figure! The figure will be included in [...]
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[Source: The Official Star Wars Blog]

A porcupine is getting around a bit easier after a New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officer and local police chief helped pull an arrow out of its back.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Tickle me, governor.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Vietnam's Transport Minister has banned his senior staff from playing golf, saying it distracts them from their work too much.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

A hawk that struck a car traveling more than 60 mph survived but needed the help of a Dallas-area mechanic to extract it from the vehicle's grille.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Nikita #2.8 “London Calling” Official Description

The CW has released an official description for the Nov. 11 episode of Nikita. CASSANDRA RETURNS --- Michael (Shane West) becomes alarmed when he hears Cassandra (guest star Helena Mattsson) is in trouble and rushes off to help her.  He discovers General Tupelov (guest star Paulino Nunes) has accused her of stealing two million dollars [...]
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[Source: KSiteTV]

The WHO Global Malaria Programme

The WHO Global Malaria Programme is responsible for malaria surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, policy and strategy formulation, technical assistance, and coordination of WHO's global efforts to fight malaria.
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[Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]

Contraband - Trailer

Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he'll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling--full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs--where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best-- running contraband--to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), for one final run to Panama and back, hoping to return with millions in counterfeit bills. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale), and sons become their target.
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The grand champion goat from this year's Colorado State Fair and another goat raised by the same family were disqualified after testing positive for an unapproved feed additive, state officials said Friday.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Sidewalls - Trailer

A romantic comedy full a refreshing global perspective, SIDEWALLS is director Gustavo Taretto's clever and moving ode to the modern people and urban landscape of Buenos Aires. Martin is a neurotic web designer taking baby steps out of the isolation of his one-room apartment and his virtual reality. Mariana is an artist fresh out of a a long relationship. Her head is a mess, just like the apartment where she takes refuge. Martin and Mariana are perfect for each other-- they live in the same street, in opposite buildings, but they never meet. Can the movement of a modern city of three million people bring them together?
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[Source: Latest Movie Trailers]

A wildlife rescue group tried unsuccessfully for a third day Wednesday to capture and rescue a red-tailed hawk in a San Francisco park that appears to have been shot in the head with a nail gun.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

The Adventures of Tintin - Trailer 2

Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Present "The Adventures of Tintin" directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell ("Billy Elliot," "Defiance") as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig ("Quantum of Solace," "Defiance") as the nefarious Red Rackham.
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[Source: Latest Movie Trailers]

What to buy from Image Comics in December 2011

An all-star Madman anniversary collection and a Super Dinosaur coloring book highlight the month, plus a Jingle Belle collections, the first Witch Doctor trade, a comic about ancient Rome by Tito Faraci and Dan Brereton, and the second issue of Paul Grist's MUDMEN.
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[Source: The Beat]

The Global Health Group – Malaria Elimination Initiative

The Global Health Group’s Malaria Elimination provides intellectual and practical leadership for the elimination of malaria. The Global Health Group is based at the University of California San Francisco, Global Health Sciences.
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[Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]

Ringer Episode 8 “Maybe We Can Get A Dog Instead” Description

The CW has released images from the November 8 episode of Ringer, which is written by Jay Faerber, whose Near Death comic book would make for an awesome TV series. Just saying. Images from the episode can be found here. (Note the images are captioned "Maybe We Should Get A Dog Instead," and the original [...]
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Colorado officials have disqualified the grand champion goat from this year's State Fair because they say it tested positive for an unapproved drug.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

An endangered female zebra and her foal that escaped from their exhibit and forced the evacuation of a Boston zoo have returned to their enclosure.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

The Devil Inside - Trailer

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Marvel's The Avengers - Trailer

Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures "Marvel's The Avengers"--the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, "Marvel's The Avengers" is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers," first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when "Marvel's The Avengers" assemble in summer 2012. In "Marvel's The Avengers," superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.
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[Source: Latest Movie Trailers]

The Descendants - Trailer 2

From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning SIDEWAYS, set in Hawaii, THE DESCENDANTS is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
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[Source: Latest Movie Trailers]

Police: Man impersonating cop pulls over real cop

Police say a New Mexico man pretending to be police officer pulled over a real Albuquerque Police Department detective and is facing charges.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Vaccines Against Major Childhood Diseases to Reach 37 More Countries

GENEVA -- The GAVI Alliance today announced it will provide funding for 16 more developing countries to introduce rotavirus vaccines and 18 more countries to introduce pneumococcal vaccines.
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[Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]

9 Doctor Who villains so horrifying you'll hide behind the sofa

9 Doctor Who villains so horrifying you'll hide behind the sofa
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Give in to Marrakech's irresistible contrasts

Talk with two people who have been to Marrakech and you'll get very different views. One will speak of the allure of wandering through a warren of streets; the other will complain of constantly getting lost. And they're both right.

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[Source: CNN.com - Travel]

Foundation Campus Awarded LEED Platinum Certification

SEATTLE -- The foundation campus has been awarded LEED-NC (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction) Platinum certification from the United Stated Green Building Council.
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[Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]

12 Drastic Celebrity Transformations

Can you guess who they are, without the right side of the picture? 12 Drastic Celebrity Transformations


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[Source: Uphaa.com]

Mayor on motorized couch as KY city spoofs ranking

The mayor sat on a motorized couch, his feet up on a coffee table, as the Sedentary Parade did little of anything in Lexington.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Once Upon A Time Episode 2 “The Thing You Love Most” Description

ABC has released an official description for the second episode of Once Upon A Time, which airs on October 30 - one week after the October 23 series premiere. Greg Beeman directs! Visit our new Once Upon A Time forum! REGINA TRIES TO FORCE EMMA OUT OF STORYBROOKE, AND THE CHILLING CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HOW THE [...]
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Anime Review: 'Katanagatari: Vol. 2'

Not long ago I was sent a show for review that knocked my expectations into a cocked hat. I honestly wasn't sure what to expect from Katanagatari, based on the riot of color and shape that greeted me on the front of the product box. What I got was one of the most creative and original shows I'd seen in a long time -- well, the first half of it, anyway. There was always the chance the second half of the show wouldn't follow through, and leave us with nothing but a glossy wrapper.

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A Place to Search

And its free... yeah. Patents.com have launched their global patent search site as part of a platform comprised of over 12 million searchable patent documents in 3 languages. In the coming months, the company will add 12 more languages and continue growing the number of patent and translated patent documents to over 450 million. Photo Credit: Jonathan Evans/Getty Images

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NYCC: Rock Comic Con 2011

If you like nerdcore music, you'll enjoy Rock Comic Con, on Friday, 10/14, a concert featuring genre mainstays Paul and Storm, Kirby Krackle and H2Awesome!. Tickets are $12, and the show throws down at Tobacco Road, 355 W. 41st street, not too far from the Javits Center.
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[Source: The Beat]

The Colombian Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Join Forces to Strengthen the Country's Public Libraries

Access to sources of knowledge through technology, and improvements in quality of life, are the benefits of this partnership.
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[Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]

Terra Nova Episode 5 “The Runaway” Promo

FOX tonight aired a new promo trailer for next week's episode of Terra Nova. The episode is called "The Runaway" and airs on October 17. Come talk about this week's episode on our forum and see some images from the episode here!
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[Source: KSiteTV]

How This College Dropout Wants To Change Education

Quitting college at 18 to move to Silicon Valley and pursue your startup is the stuff of Hollywood dreams. Now add a billionaire benefactor--PayPal founder and Facebook investor Peter Thiel--bankrolling you and under pressure to prove that entrepreneurship can rival Harvard as a path to success. The inaugural class of Thiel Fellows is blogging about their experiences for Fast Company. Dale Stephens wants to shake up education, one page at a time.

We live in a world where technology dominates the future, but I fundamentally believe education is a human problem. I wish curing our educational ills were as simple as making videos of lectures, or buying iPads for every student. The fact that education is more complicated than that is part of the reason I'm writing a book. Yes, one of those oldfangled paper contraptions.

When I am asked what I do, and I respond that I'm writing a book, I'm often scoffed at. In San Francisco the assumption is that if you don't have your own startup merging Airbnb, Pandora, and Dropbox, your life is a waste.

Changing education isn't quite as simple as starting a company, because we already hold beliefs about education. Before Airbnb, did you know that you needed to rent out your spare bedroom? Before Pandora did you know that you needed to stream personalized radio? Before Dropbox did you know that you needed to sync your files? The answer, in all cases, is no. However, if I asked you, "Did you know you need to get an education?" you'd be insulted. You'd also have very clear ideas about how to get an education.

Those preexisting ideas mean that changing education required more than building a technology company--it requires shifting our paradigm. I'm writing a book as the first step in shifting that paradigm and changing education. Surely technology will build solutions that help solve our educational problems, but efforts will be fruitless until we stop worshipping the SAT.

Another reason I'm writing a book is to take the time to pu...

[Source: Fast Company]

31 Days of Halloween BONUS: Halloween Hits

Looking for some spooky sounds to spice up the season? Dan Augustine compiles a yearly mix of chilling tunes -- but the site is only visible for October. This year's collection is #8, with tracks by The Rolling Stones, Bernard Herrmann, Sonic Youth and Charles Bukowski, among others, so hurry and download it, before it disappears like a will o' the wisp!
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[Source: The Beat]

War Horse - Trailer 2

DreamWorks Pictures' "War Horse," director Steven Spielberg's epic adventure, is a tale of loyalty, hope and tenacity set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War. "War Horse" begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets--British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter--before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man's Land. The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse--an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. "War Horse" is one of the great stories of friendship and war-- a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.
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[Source: Latest Movie Trailers]

Nestle Purina releases commercial aimed at dogs

Nestle Purina PetCare is releasing what it says is the first television commercial designed to appeal to dogs.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

Merlin Season 4 – U.S. Syfy Start Date Revealed!

While our friends in the United Kingdom are already getting Merlin Season - or Series 4, news has finally come in on when to expect the fourth season to start on Syfy in the United States. Look for it to begin Friday, January 6 at 10PM. Here's how Syfy describes the new season: The fourth [...]
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[Source: KSiteTV]

The First World War

Although the First World War gets less attention than its successor, it was really the watershed event of the 20th century. This conflict shaped the world that came after to this day. It was the catalyst for the rise of soviet communism in Russia, whose unraveling less

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[Source: Top Documentary Films]

Washington Square Park Lightsaber Flash Mob!

words: Bonnie BurtonOn Saturday, September 24, Star Wars fans in New York City invaded Washington Square Park for a massive lightsaber flash mob organized by Newmindspace.StarWars.com chats with New Yorker Lisa Reid about her experience as a Jedi for the night at the Washington Square Park Lightsaber Flash Mob event.How did you find out about [...]
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[Source: The Official Star Wars Blog]

When to call on the concierge

Some hotel guests are intimidated or confused by concierge services. Get the inside story from the experts behind the desk so that you don't miss out on customized travel guidance.

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[Source: CNN.com - Travel]

On Being Led By The Hand into Anime

I'm currently working on some new pieces about where to begin with anime -- a common-enough question, and one that most people answer by simply throwing out a list of titles. I'm trying to take a more nuanced approach, but one of the things that did come up was how many existing anime watchers are brought into the fold by a fellow fan. If anything, that seems to be the preferred way to do it.

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[Source: About.com]

Buffy & Life Unexpected Alum Emma Caulfield Goes To Once Upon A Time

Buffy the Vampire Slayer's "Anya"/Life Unexpected's "Emma" Emma Caulfield is the latest genre favorite to go Once Upon A Time. Caulfield will be appearing on the show as the "Blind Witch" from the Hansel and Gretel fairy tales. The news was confirmed this afternoon by Emma herself -- she will be headed to Vancouver to [...]
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[Source: KSiteTV]

Want to own Nic Cage's Action #1? It could cost you $2,000,000

Want to own Nic Cage's Action #1? It could cost you $2,000,000
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Filmmakers Band Together To Renew Focus On U.S. War In Afghanistan, Now In Its 10th Year

Friday, October 7th marked the 10th anniversary of the War in Afghanistan, which now surpasses the length of the official U.S. military engagement in the Vietnam War. Despite its longevity, the war has receded from daily headlines in mainstream U.S. media which tends to focus more on domestic losses, from Steve Jobs to manufacturing jobs.

But after 10 years, $450 billion dollars, 15,000 U.S. casualties and tens of thousands of Afghan civilian deaths, and with a dramatic increase in violent incidents over the past year, the war should not be ignored.

To counter the irresolution and indifference, a band of filmmakers decided to bring the war back into the popular consciousness, with a new work, Far From Afghanistan. The omnibus film was organized by John Gianvito, whose also self-produced the compelling 2001 feature The Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein. It was produced by Steve Holmgren (Putty Hill), and features the work of Jon Jost (Last Chants for a Slow Dance, Swimming in Nebraska) Minda Martin (Free Land), Travis Wilkerson (An Injury to One), and Soon Mi Yoo (Dangerous Supplement).

If the title sounds familiar, it was inspired by and pays tribute to another collective anti-war film, Far from Vietnam (1967), which brought together New Wave film innovators including: Jean-Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, Chris Marker, and Alain Resnais. The rule-breaking, socially progressive legacy of those '60s filmmakers inspired not just the production but also the distribution of the Afghanistan film.

Faced with the reality that they could not miss an important marker of America’s longest war, its tenth anniversary this week, the Far from Afghanistan team decided to bypass conventional steps to get their film seen, such as festival submissions, funding requirements, and complicated distribution deals. They wanted to start reaching people in the most timely and effective way possible--streaming online.After an intense five-month period of planning and production, Gianvito...

[Source: Fast Company]

Deadly Women

Deadly Women fuses bone-chilling story-telling, sumptuous period drama and forensic fact in a bid to explore history’s most alluring female killers. Each episode profiles four famous cases from the past; killers and their victims are brought to life by elaborate dramatized reconstructions. Deadly Women is a television

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[Source: Top Documentary Films]

Wanted: Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs with Bold Ideas to Save Lives

SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is accepting proposals for Round 8 of its Grand Challenges Explorations, a $100 million grant initiative to encourage innovation in global health and development research.
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[Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]

The 20th annual St. Jude Halloween Promotion asks shoppers to help fund lifesaving research and "treat"ment at St. Jude

Shoppers headed out to local restaurants, grocery or convenience stores this October can get a jump-start on helping young trick-or-treaters by participating in the 20th Annual St. Jude Halloween Promotion that raises funds to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, one of the world's premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other deadly childhood diseases.
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[Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Latest News]

DC reboots Wonder Woman's (and wait'll you see who her daddy is!)

DC reboots Wonder Woman's (and wait'll you see who her daddy is!)
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How Open Data Could Make San Francisco Public Transportation Better [UPDATED]

Instead of relying on almost-never-correct schedules, Kicker Studio has come up with an innovative system to use the city's data streams to give up-to-date transit information. When can we start using it?

Unlike many cities, San Francisco offers a wealth of open data, with information available about everything from parking meters to public artwork. The trouble is, not everyone realizes quite how valuable this information can be. At last week's GOOD Design event, which pairs city leaders with designers--San Francisco director of innovation Jay Nath challenged Kicker Studio to come up with an innovative approach to educate the public on the value of open data. Kicker's solution: using data to help fix the city's busted transportation system.

Kicker had a slew of open data feeds at its disposal, including bus routes, incident reports, the fastest and safest routes, and parking information. After meeting with MUNI (San Francisco's transportation agency), Kicker discovered that NextBus--the system that updates riders on when the next bus is coming--runs off schedule data and only allows for four updates per year. That means in the case of any delays--and there are many--predicted arrival times are way off, and MUNI has no central communications system (drivers just write down incident reports and turn them in at the end of the day). Note: NextBus contacted us with updated information about this--see bottom of post.

So Kicker proposed using an SMS interface that allows for incident reports and for drivers to reroute their buses if, say, their services are needed after a ballgame and the scheduled routes can't handle all the people waiting for the bus.

Kicker even had a decent solution to the antiquated scheduling system with an interface that takes in data feeds related to traffic and traditional route timing to provide better estimates of when the bus will arrive. That same interface could allow users to crowdsource bus information, like whether there is a bellig...

[Source: Fast Company]

Inmates blamed for sewage spill that damaged homes

Officials in a Colorado city are blaming a sewage spill that damaged homes on jail inmates who flushed things down cell toilets.
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[Source: MiamiHerald.com: Weird News]

History of the Parachute

Credit for the invention of the first practical parachute frequently goes to Sebastien Lenormand who demonstrated the parachute principle in 1783. However, parachutes had been imagined and sketched by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) centuries earlier. Illustration: Faust Vrancic

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Doctor Who scene deleted because Moffat thought it 'too naughty'

Doctor Who scene deleted because Moffat thought it 'too naughty'
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UK premiere of Tekken: Blood Vengeance part of Anime All-Nighter at Oktoberfest

THE best in Japanese animation will be on screen throughout the night as part of SCI-FI-LONDON's Oktoberfest this weekend.

An anime all-nighter takes place from 11.30pm on Saturday, October 8, until 8am on Sunday, October 9, at the Odeon Camden Town. Trailers for some of the films are included below.

First up is Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, the acclaimed and multi-award winning classic and the last fully hand-drawn animated feature. It's the work of Mamoru Oshii and Hiroyuki Okikura, who are responsible for other massive anime titles such as Akira and Ghost in the Shell.

There's also the latest in super-real 3D CGI with the London premiere of Tekken: Blood Vengeance - a 90-minute visual storm based on one of the world's favourite video games.

Next up is Trigun: Badlands Rumble, the first Trigun movie for over 10 years. The movie has all the elements found in the original television series - comedy, suspense, action, and drama - and is hailed as an excellent return to the Trigun universe so many people love.

Also screening is Eden of the East: Paradise Lost, the second movie from the popular TV series.  

Rounding off the night is Welcome to The Spaceshow. Five kids come together to spend their summer holidays at a camp but their life changes dramatically when they come across what they believe to be a small dog, badly in need of help. The creature - known as Pochi - turns out not to be a dog at all but an alien on an important mission.

Everyone attending the all-nighter will receive a bag of goodies and some freebie treats.

Oktoberfest runs from October 7 to 9 at the Odeon Camden and Cyber Market, Camden High Street. Full details on www.sci-fi-london.com

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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]

Happy Birthday Dungeons & Dragons

October 1 has become the unofficial birthday of the famous role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. Actually, October 1 is the birthday of Dave Arneson, who co-authored (together with Gary Gygax) the first edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

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New Technology To Save--Not Just Catch--Marine Life

After decades of more and more powerful fish-catching innovation, scientists are now developing ways for fisherman to catch just the amount, and type, of fish they need.

Technological advancement on the high seas has advanced almost in lock step with the decline of healthy fisheries around the globe. Since the 1950s, fishery collapse has been predictably preceeded by new advances that allow fisherman to hoover up ever-increasing catches: floating freezer ships, 30-mile drift nets, and open season in international waters.

But technology is also offering a glimmer of a second chance.

A combination of prudent regulation and technological innovation has started to limit overfishing and accidental bycatch of millions of tons of non-commerical sealife that is caught and dumped overboard each year--at least in some places.

In U.S. fisheries, according to a new study in Biological Conservation, turtle deaths are down 90% after regulations began requiring Turtle Excluder Devices on nets and other measures more than a decade ago. Today, an estimated 4,600 sea turtles die each year off along the U.S. coastline, down from 70,000 deaths of the 300,000 turtles caught annually in the late 1980s.

Elsewhere, small sonar devices are deterring dolphins from entering fishing nets, ship-board monitoring allows fisherman to relay the locations of endanger species such as Atlantic salmon or yellowtail flounder in nets within minutes, and special circle or "weak" hooks allow certain fish species to swim free. There has even been a collaboration between (historically hostile) fishermen and scientists leading to specialized trawls that only target individual species.

But technology can only go so far. As we reported in July, many countries are still exceeding their annual sustainable catch within several months of each year.

Sustainably harvesting the last remaining fish will do us, or them, little good. The real challenge will be finding the political will to implement all our bright ideas for...

[Source: Fast Company]

Grantee Profile: Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) supports families by improving how communities respond to domestic violence and working to create a social intolerance for abuse.
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Fireflies in the Garden - Clip

To an outsider, the Taylors are the very picture of the successful American family: Charles (Willem Dafoe) is a tenured professor on track to become university president, son Michael (Ryan Reynolds) is a prolific and well-known romance novelist, daughter Ryne (Shannon Lucio) is poised to enter a prestigious law school, and on the day we are introduced to them, matriarch Lisa (Julia Roberts) will graduate from college--decades after leaving to raise her children. But when a serious accident interrupts the celebration, the far more nuanced reality of this Midwestern family's history and relationships come to light.
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Another day, more Superman set photos

The cast of the new Superman movie were standing and sitting around the set the other day, and people snapped pictures of them.
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Police say man robbed bank, then went for pizza

Arizona authorities say they have arrested a man who robbed a Yuma bank then went and spent some of the stolen money on beer and pizza at a nearby restaurant.
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Stop Getting Excited About Biofuels: They're Not Close To Ready

The next time you hear a story touting a new miracle biofuel ingredient, know that a new report just found that the nature-based oil won't be making an impact for decades.

Every day, it seems, we hear about a new item that can be turned into a biofuel. If everything can be a biofuel, though, shouldn't we be using them already? Maybe even switchgrass and corn husks aren’t the solution to the energy crisis after all? Maybe not yet, anyway.

Despite all the hype and palaver around cellulosic biofuels--the type derived from non-food sources, such as agricultural residues--an authoritative study has concluded that cellulosic firms are unlikely to do much for the nation’s energy security or environmental profile this decade. The technology simply isn’t ready, and investors remain wary. 

The National Academy of Sciences report, written by 16 experts, looks at progress toward the Renewable Fuels Standard, a mandate to produce 32 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022. The RFS, created by Congress in 2007, calls for 15 billion gallons of corn ethanol, one billion gallons of biodiesel, and 15 billion of cellulosic fuels. But the committee finds that, while corn ethanol and biodiesel producers could hit their marks, cellulosic firms are unlikely to get near theirs. 

Co-chair Wally Tyner, a professor of agricultural economics at Purdue, says many of today’s cellulosic technologies, which include a range of biochemical and thermo-chemical processes, are either unproven, or too expensive. And investors are understandably reticent. 

“These plants cost between $200 to 400 million to build, the feedstocks are more expensive than people thought, the technologies are not proven, and there are no commercial plants in the United States. Put yourself in the shoes of an investor. You're being asked to put up all this money to produce a product that's not economic, where the only guarantee is the federal government, through the Renewable Fuel Standard, which could change tomorrow.”...

[Source: Fast Company]

Through the Wormhole: Can We Live Forever?

Medical advances have doubled human life expectancy in past centuries. But can humans ever beat death altogether? Can we control and fix the errors that build up in our DNA over the years? Can we find a way to replace the chemistry of life with something more

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The Lincoln Logs: Talking With Seth Gabel Of FOX’s Fringe

This morning's stop on our Vancouver tour took us to a location shoot for FOX's Fringe, which airs at 9PM Fridays this year. Today, we spoke with Anna Torv (Olivia/"Bolivia") and Seth Gabel (Lincoln Lee). As there were several reporters on this trip, we're only sharing some highlights of what they had to say about [...]
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President Jonathan, Executive Governors Tell Bill Gates Ending Polio in Nigeria is a National Priority

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today expressed confidence that polio can be stopped in Nigeria and applauded the country’s leaders for redoubling their resolve to help finish polio once and for all.
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Mickey Mouse’s special milk

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Savannah, Ga., bans bra display cancer campaign

Officials in Savannah say they do not want bras displayed on a city street - even if the goal is to raise breast cancer awareness.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital discovery aided quest for adult cancer drug

Recently approved drug for treatment of an adult cancer is the latest example of how St. Jude scientific discoveries are used to identify new therapies that benefit patients regardless of age
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Supernatural #7.3 “The Girl Next Door” Promo Trailer

Here is the promotional trailer for the October 7 episode of Supernatural, which is called "The Girl Next Door." You can find a gallery of images from the episode here. Come talk about Supernatural on our forum!
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Grimm Episode 2 “Bears Will Be Bears” Images

Grimm doesn't premiere until October 28, but that hasn't stopped NBC from already releasing images from the show's second episode, which is called "Bears Will Be Bears." Look for it November 4, unless NBC makes any more scheduling changes.
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Typographic Star Wars Posters to Benefit Children

H-57 Creative Station, a boutique advertising agency and design studio based in Milan, Italy, had a small idea that blossomed into an Internetphenomenon.Its three principles, Matteo Civaschi, Gianmarco Milesi, and Sabrina Di Gregorio, all happen to be huge Star Wars fans and last November they decided to make a series of promotional posters of Star [...]
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Sixth annual Up 'til Dawn® National Awareness Week unites college campuses for St. Jude

College students across the country will join together September 26 - October 2 during National Childhood Cancer Awareness month to participate in "Unite to Fight Childhood Cancer" the national theme of Up 'til Dawn for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Norman - Trailer

Norman Long is a high school loner, a self-aware and darkly funny teen who's just trying to handle his daily existence. In the wake of his mother's sudden death, Norman must now also deal with the reality that his father is starting to lose his battle with stomach cancer. Norman, depressed and angry, unintentionally gets caught in a lie that he, in fact, has stomach cancer. Soon his complete distortion of the facts spirals out of control. Part coping mechanism, partially as a way to feel closer to his father, and to a certain degree to prepare others for his possible suicide, Norman begins to imitate his father's debilitating physical symptoms, dramatically affecting his life and the world around him. Emily, a magnetic girl with one of those rare enchanting smiles, gets caught up in Norman's fabrication and struggles with her deep rooted romantic feelings in the face of Norman's "impending" death. Ultimately, Norman must confront a burning set of conflicting emotions as he struggles to define his relationship with his father, his love for Emily, and ultimately who he will be as a young man.
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Smugglers hand off drugs through new border fence

A new type of border fence is apparently forcing drug smugglers to change the way they move their cargo from Mexico to the U.S.
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