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For many decades now, the big four broadcast TV networks have all had the same business plan. But that model, based on attracting enough ad dollars to cover the costs of shows like Lost and ER, no longer appears viable. TV network executives are scrambling for ways to diversify revenue streams in a time when Hulu and Youtub (Read More)
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was celebrating his 85th birthday with a lavish all-day party Saturday despite the fact that the country is gripped by an economic and health crisis.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought emergency Friday, urging cities to cut their use of water 20 percent and paving the way for projects such as desalination plants and water recycling projects to bypass standard environmental reviews. (Read More)
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HIV is evolving rapidly to escape the human immune system, scientists have shown. The findings demonstrate the challenge involved in developing a vaccine for HIV that keeps pace with the changing nature of the virus. The study better describes HIV's ability to adapt by spelling out at least 14 different "escape mutations" t (Read More)
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A solar power milestone was reached on Tuesday when First Solar Inc brought its manufacturing costs for solar panels down to $1 per watt. But a study from the University of California and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs suggests that this might be the bottom for a price-point. (Read More)
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Earlier this week the music industry, headed by the IFPI, gave Norway’s largest Internet provider an ultimatum; block access to The Pirate Bay within 14 days or we will take you to court.ISPs have criticized IFPI’s move, and Pirate Bay’s spokesman Peter Sunde said that “the crazy people behind IFPI s (Read More)
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You hear about these mythical jobs now and then, and maybe even run into somebody who has one of them. These people seem to be living in a magical land where a man can make a nice paycheck doing the things he would be doing if he had no job at all. (Read More)
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Congressman Ron Paul is the most conservative, grandfatherly man to ever be admired by America's marijuana enthusiasts. On Friday night's episode of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, he reminded those who may have been suffering an impaired short-term memory at that late hour why, exactly, they should like him. -=W /VIDEO=-. (Read More)
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In a perfect world, someone would give "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" an honorary Oscar for best movie that doubles as a nonprescription sleep aid. A nod in a couple of the technical categories would also be bearable - maybe one of the visual effects categories or makeup. But not best picture. (Read More)
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From the page: "Day 4 of The Pirate Bay trial has seen the focus on Fredrik who was questioned at length. When it was movie industry lawyer Monique Wadstedâ. (Read More)
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In the light of the global shitstorm, Facebook has decided to go back to the old Terms of Service. Phew, now we can all safely go back to sending each other digital cupcakes without Big Brother watching us. (Read More)
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Rome was neither built nor disassembled in a day. While historians point to September 4, 476—the overthrow of the last empero—as the date it all fell apart, the fall really began decades earlier and continued for decades afterwards.
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