SmithAnn
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The Stakes are Higher Than Ever for Breakout Bands view story
2 votes- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 5 days ago
- (http://www.forbes.com/2008/09/04/...)
In an all-digital world, the stakes are higher than ever for breakout bands to use the Web to find success. While radio DJ's and MTV were once an obvious path to popularity, today sites such as MySpace and The Hype Machine let people find music from...
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Pandora targeting Wiz in open-source gaming handheld war view story
1 vote- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 5 days ago
- (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...)
While the open-source gaming handheld the Wiz focuses on delivering good tech for a low price, its competitor in the Pandora, now available for preorder, makes no sacrifices for the sake of performance. Questions remain as to whether Pandora will...
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas Lyrics view story
2 votes- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 5 days ago
- (http://www.christmas.bg/we-wish-y...)
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is a popular secular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England.
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Liquid Lenses Enable Picture-Perfect Phone Cam Photos view story
7 votes- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 7 days ago
- (http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?...)
Despite their ubiquity, cell phones are not known for their ability to take picture-perfect photos. But budding "liquid lens" technology promises to change that. The latest advance in this area comes from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, here, where...
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History of Christmas Carols view story
5 votes- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 7 days ago
- (http://www.christmas.bg/history-o...)
The most credible account in regards to the Christmas caroling origin may be found in England in the 1840’s.
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Video Gamers Surprisingly Fit and Older view story
4 votes- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 7 days ago
- (http://www.livescience.com/techno...)
Drop those stereotypes about people who play online role-playing games — chances are they're more physically fit than the average American.
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Where Are You Christmas Lyrics view story
4 votes- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 7 days ago
- (http://www.christmas.bg/where-are...)
"Where Are You, Christmas?" is a song written by James Horner for the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas in the year 2000.
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Goths arrested on suspicion of murdering and eating teenagers in Satanic ritual view story
7 votes- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 20 days ago
- (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/w...)
Police in the western Russian city of Yaroslavl have arrested a gang of goths accused of killing and eating four teenagers in a gory Satanic ritual.
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Apple's iPhone 2.1: The Bug-Fix You've Been Waiting For view story
9 votes- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 20 days ago
- (http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/200...)
Apple rolled out version 2.1 of its iPhone software on Friday, and widespread reports suggest that it successfully fixes numerous problems, including 3G data reception. Here's a rundown of iPhone
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Are Grandma and Grandpa bad for the environment? view story
14 votes- Submitted by SmithAnn
- 26 days ago
- (http://www.slate.com/id/2199575/)
Everyone's always talking about how an aging population, with more retirees, is going to wreak havoc on Social Security and the federal budget. Here's my question: What impact will that have on the planet? After all, my grandparents don't seem to care...

