Follow Up of the Day: Amy Poehler is forced to explain her curious past as a stock photo girl on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live . (Starts @ 1:51). [ splitsider .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 27/01/2011 17:33 Number of articles : 3
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Egyptian activists protested for a third day as social networking sites called for a mass rally in the capital Cairo after Friday prayers, keeping up the momentum of the country’s largest anti-government protests in years. (Jan. 27)
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The reality of life as a refugee was highlighted by the United Nations Refugee Agency by way of a stark simulation on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. (Jan. 27)
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I didn’t even really like Superman when that picture was taken. I think I was three or four and well on my way to being a fat kid. I mean, sure, the movies were boss, and Christopher Reeve was the man — all suave and all-powerful — but I didn’t know Kal-El from a candy cane. I liked his costume, though, and of course I knew that he was super strong and could fly. I was obviously super strong too. Just look at me hefting that huge mass of leaves all by myself! I thought I could fly too. According to Stevens family legend I tried to jump out of a second story window in those very Underoos. Thankfully I decided to get a good long running start and my sister, two years older, grabbed me before I flung myself into that particular adventure. Continue reading Growing Up Geek: Tim Stevens Growing Up Geek: Tim Stevens originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Residents of Gap, Pennsylvania are digging out after nearly a foot of snow fell in parts of the state. (Jan. 27)
Continue reading …Mark Sanford “hiked the Appalachian Trail” again last week, but this time he did so a bit more publicly: An Argentine celebrity magazine has published an eight-page spread on the former South Carolina governor that catches him frolicking with “soul mate” Maria Belen Chapur at a Uruguay resort just one…
Continue reading …Nelson Mandela is in the hospital for the second day for what his office claims are routine tests—but his unusually long stay has sparked a media frenzy, especially after news that he’s had numerous visitors, including his ex-wife. The 92-year-old former South African president has rarely been seen since…
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‘Community’ actress Yvette Nicole Brown on how she convinced the show to allow her crush – former ‘Cosby’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner – to play her ex-husband on the off-beat NBC comedy. (Jan. 27)
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Just what does $456,000 buy you these days? Well, if you happen to run the fire department of China’s Luoyang City, the answer is a jet-propelled water cannon capable of spraying four tons of water per minute. That pretty much qualifies it for a “terminal velocity” badge, as the water is said to move at such speed as to choke fires from the oxygen surrounding them. Maximum range for this blaze blaster is 120 meters (nearly 400 feet), though you’ll need to only move a fraction of that distance to click past the break and watch the awesome video of it in action. Continue reading China builds a jet-propelled water cannon, just because it can (video) China builds a jet-propelled water cannon, just because it can (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The revelations from the Palestine Papers may have angered many Palestinians. But how does it affect the future of negotiations towards a two-state solution? Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from occupied East Jerusalem.
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