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Researchers Skeptical of Claims by Online Dating Sites
With an estimated 40 percent of the 100 million U.S. singles trying online dating, researchers at the University of Arkansas caution users that some Web sites claims of scientific justification may be junk science.
How to Improve Your Financial IQ
Stop avoiding your numbers--there's nothing to be afraid of and everything to gain. Here is how to track and manage your business finances.
Why Working Standing Up is Good for Your Productivity and Health
If you sit all day in front of a computer screen (and I suspect many of you reading this probably do), here’s some information that might bring you to your feet.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Bedbugs
With bedbug outbreaks so common they're hardly even newsworthy anymore, people are on high alert for the tiny insects. But with increased awareness comes an onslaught of rumors, myths and flat-out fallacies.
Red Dead Redemption Sequel Headed Our Way?
Red Dead Redemption has certainly changed the game for Take Two. Earning near unanimous critical acclaim, and selling in excess of seven million copies worldwide since the game’s release earlier this year in May, the game has gone to become a property that is almost as big for Rockstar as Grand Theft Auto.
Apple changes app store rules, to become more transparent
New rules just set by Apple will seem to open the door for Adobe Flash, likely amid FTC investigation and mounting pressure
Bricks to Theme Parks: A Timeline of LEGO
Here’s a look at the history of LEGO as a company with insight into their initiatives beyond the bricks.
Captain America Images Leaked Online (Pics)
The First Avenger isn’t due to hit theaters until June 22, 2011, but filming has begun in England- as have the inevitable leaks that resulted in our first look at Cap in action.
Unexpected Boob Grab Caught on Camera (Video)
A nearby cameraman tells you that you are about to get your five seconds of television fame. Now you must think of a way to make the most of it.
Acer Founder: Apple is a ‘Mutant Virus’
Stan Shih sure knows how to get a party started. In an interview with Digitimes yesterday, the Acer founder went on record to say that Apple’s products are a ‘mutant virus’ for which PC makers will eventually find a ‘cure’ in the long term. Ouch.
Traffic Deaths Fall to 1950 levels In United States
Traffic deaths in the United States have fallen for the second consecutive year, marking a low not seen in 60 years.
16 Food Items That Could Make a Bulimic Fat
Some of these items provide a full days worth of calories, sodium and fat in just a few bites and if that isn’t enough they are often times disguised as ‘healthy’ choices. You might be surprised to see that not all of these come from fast food restaurants either.
Independent Trucks: Grinding For Over 25 Years
Twenty-fine years of Independent Truck Company constitutes an anniversary that demands both respect and introspection. The contemporary tendency is to envelop history in an impenetrable containment sphere of numeric details. The human relevance of occurrences and entities becomes lost in a blizzard of data. What real consequence do computations of ballistic rounds expended, X billion burgers served, acres burned. number of units produced, pool size of participants, topographical chart coordinates, revenues generated, reentry duration times, calories used, et cetera, have? What stats could convey the impact of 25 years of Independent Trucks?
The value of Independent far exceeds its performance as a business entity. Granted, Independent Trucks are the de facto standard of contemporary skateboard truck design. Virtually all legendary riders have been associated with Independent Trucks in some way at some time. No professional skateboarder or company owner exists who is not aware of the Independent hegemony. Nevertheless, the true accomplishment here is about people and their discovery of a workable way to live out their lives. Whatever success they ultimately garnered is incidental to that first pure impulse. Independent is proof that the hectic will inevitably push out the hype. The Independent Trucks cartel is very much a family. Once you are in, you are never out.Every person in this narrative is more or less connected to the others. That interrelation and the expectation of excellence are the primary mechanisms that drive the beast known as independent. It has always been about the truck.
Websters Dictionary describes the skateboard truck as a wheeled vehicle consisting of a frame with a pair of wheels to carry and guide one end of a vehicle in turning sharp turns. Independent is defined as not dependent: not subject to control by others. not affiliated: not looking to others for ones opinions or for guidance in conduct.Independent Trucks have been around for many years. I have been riding them since I was 12 and I will not switch. I guess my slogan on this list would be Built To Grind. Here is a list of Independent Truck Slogans that have been used in ad campaigns over the last 25 years. Of course the most popular and the one that is my favorite is Built To Grind.
16 Things You Didn't Know About The NFL (Infograph)
With the the regular season starting tonight with Farve's Vikings taking on the NFL champ Saints in New Orleans this is bound to be an awesome season.
Top 10 Zombie Shooting Games of all Time
Zombies are like Nazis, you simply can't get enough even by killing them over and over again. There aren't a ton of Zombie shooting games to choose from, but we've still managed to nitpick some of the best Zombie Shooter games released over the last 15-20 years.