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What Dumb People Are Searching For On Google

Link: http://www.slate.com/id/2234019/ This article in Slate analyzes “less intelligent” vs. “more intelligent” queries and how they effect the suggested search phrases.

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Iraqi woman dies after being run over by father

http://renovomedia.com/news/iraqi-woman-20-dies-after-being-run-over-by-father/ A 20-year-old Iraqi woman whose father allegedly ran her over with his car because she had become “too westernized” died Monday from her injuries after two weeks in an Arizona hospital. added by: paintedacres 17 comments

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A fresh way to take the salt out of seawater

“THERE is a lot of water on Earth, but more than 97% of it is salty and over half of the remainder is frozen at the poles or in glaciers. Meanwhile, around a fifth of the world’s population suffers from a shortage of drinking water and that fraction is expected to grow. One answer is desalination—but it is an expensive answer because it requires a lot of energy

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Time for Miracles: The Official Music Video

It’s like American Idol season eight all over again. Adam Lambert is everywhere! The singer’s debut CD comes out on November 24, while he recently confirmed a collaboration with Lady GaGa. Lambert also showed an affection for naked women inside Details magazine this week, while “Time for Miracles,” his single from the movie 2012 , was released online

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Distinguished Novelist Engages in Dignified Page Six Pissing Match With Ex

Weep for literary culture. After Salman Rushdie ‘s ex-girlfriend accused him of still pining for his ex-wife Padma Lakshmi in Page Six yesterday, Rushdie has responded in kind today

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Even Audrina Patridge Can’t Take The Hills Seriously

The fake relationship of Kristin Cavallari and Justin-Bobby has been a theme on the current season of The Hills , with the b!tch blatantly moving in on Audrina’s ex.

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TLC-Your Ass in Court: Jon Gosselin Sued For Breach of Contract By Network

Jon Gosselin hasn’t played by the rules as an exclusive employee of TLC, the network alleges, accusing the Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad of appearing on other shows for pay and making unauthorized disclosures about the TLC show. As a result, the King of Pimps is being sued for breach of contract . The lawsuit, filed today in Maryland’s Circuit Court of Montgomery County, says that in June, in recognition of “the Gosselins’ difficult personal circumstances,” TLC asked both to refrain from making public statements about each other.

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Paul Wesley Didn’t Go to the Prom

What’s the deal with hot vampires striking out with women?!? Earlier this week, Robert Pattinson complained that he can’t get a date . Now, in an interview with Teen Vogue , Vampire Diaries star Paul Wesley tells the magazine he wasn’t always the most popular kid in school.

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Paul Wesley Didn’t Go to the Prom

US Treasury misled public on Wall Street banks’ bailouts, Report

Neil Barofsky, the inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program has criticised US Treasury officials for making optimistic statements last September, at the height of the financial crisis. The US Treasury misled the public over the health of struggling Wall Street banks receiving emergency funds at the height of the financial crisis, creating unrealistic expectations and undermining popular trust in bailout efforts, according to an official audit. An inspector general appointed to oversee the US government's banking bailout has singled out president Bush's treasury secretary, Henry Paulson, for painting an excessively rosy picture of the condition of institutions such as Bank of America, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch when the government pumped $125bn (

China begins mass vaccinations

“China kicked off mass vaccinations for swine flu Monday in Beijing, making it apparently the first nation in the world to start innoculating its population against the virus. The health ministry has said it plans to vaccinate 65 million people, or five percent of the country’s total population of 1.3 billion, before year’s end.” Pay close attention to the following statistic in the article…. “On Monday, China had recorded 13,262 cases of A(H1N1) flu, according to the latest information released on the health ministry’s website

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