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Robert Pattinson Was Bullied As A Child

Robert Pattinson was bullied as a kid. Mr. Sprakle Vampire was (surprise, surprise) less than a popular student. He was teased for acting too prissy and actor-like. Well, as with most successful people, we’re certain his detractors are suitably envious now.

more Pattinson after the hop…
Pattinson told parade.com (via usmagazine.com):
“I got beaten up by a lot [...]

Politics

Prius accelerates to 90 mph, wouldn’t brake, police box it in to stop it

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I’m sure glad my Prius is a 2001…
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World

Text Dolphin To 44144: What Happens If You Follow Rick O’Barry’s Sign?

It was a big night for Participant Media at the Oscars. Their TakePart.com web presence was shown during a series of American Express commercials, and their film “The Cove” won Best Documentary.

The film about dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japa…

World

BadCustomer.com: Credit Car Chargebacks Can Leave You On Obscure Blacklist

Disputing a credit card charge by asking for a “chargeback” can lead to being put on a blacklist that merchants can check for customers who might try to defraud them.

Getting off the list costs $99, although the fee is waived if the customer …

World

Jack Myers: CBS Interactive, CNN, ESPN Lead Traditional Media Companies in Online Sales Organization Performance

Among 41 traditional media companies that have a significant online ad sales presence, CBS’ Interactive unit has established a dominant leadership position, followed closely by…

World

DirectEmployers Association Working To Change Job Search Industry

WASHINGTON — Bill Warren founded an early online job board in the 1990s, helped kick-start an industry and was president of Monster.com, one of the leading Internet career sites. But these days he’s not very happy with the results.

So h…

Women

No Time For The Gym? Workout At Home!

Fitness Magazine challenged top trainers to put together a complete fit kit for under $50.
Get Fit Kit
Resistance band (SPRI flat band, spri.com), $5
A pair of 5-pound dumbbells (BodySport vinyl dumbbells, fwonline.com), $12.50
Stability ball (Weider stability ball, kmart.com), $10
Gliding Discs (spri.com), $17
TOTAL: $44.50
Great exercises you can do at home after the jump.
Upper Body Toners

Arm, shoulder, and [...]

World

Mich. Farmers Send Half Million Eggs To Haiti

Eight family-owned Michigan egg farmers have donated 576,000 eggs to feed victims of last month’s earthquake in Haiti. The contributions are part of the national Good Egg Project, which is donating more than 3 million eggs to Feed the Children…

World

Steve Parker: Automotive on-line radio shows this weekend

Saturday 2-20-10 Steve Parker’s The Car Nut Show on www.TalkRadioOne.com LIVE at 11am Pacific time. The convoluted Toyota story gets straightened out for you by…

Legal

‘Why Chase Ambulances If You Can Bring Them To You?’

lawyers or attorneys make worst drivers.jpgIf you’re a terrible driver, you’re in the right profession. According to Insurance.com, “Judge / Attorney” is the most dangerous driver by profession. From the Columbus Dispatch:

Legal eagles — both attorneys and judges — top the list of the most dangerous drivers, according to a study by Insurance.com, an online independent insurance agency in the Cleveland suburb of Solon.

Legal professionals who shopped for a car-insurance quote on the company’s Web site reported the highest percentage of previous accidents among occupation categories, at 44 percent.

Too much DUBI — “Driving under the Blackberry Influence”?

Verdict’s in: Lawyers, judges are bad drivers [Columbus Dispatch]
Top 10 Most Dangerous Drivers by Profession [Kicking Tires/Cars.com]
Top 10 Most Dangerous Drivers by Profession [Insurance.com]




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World

Was Bing Down? Bing Server Problems Reported (PICTURE)

Was Bing down?

It seems that Bing has had some server problems today.

On Bing.com, the following message appeared around 10AM ET on Friday, February 19:

Did you see Bing go down? Let us know what happened and how it affected you!

World

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report — February 18, 2010 (Audio)

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Wacky weather Down Under; San Francisco’s fog of change; Permafrost shifts North … PLUS: GOP going socialist as…

Media

Angelina Jolie May Have Had A Mini Face Lift

Angelina Jolie may have had a mini face-lift or Botox, say some doctors who analyzed a picture of her. Hollywoodlife.com recently launched an investigation on Angelina Jolie’s face where the skin looked pulled on her neckline. Quite frankly, our Sherlock Holmes eyes rated it as a blurry picture and perhaps a strain of hair distoring [...]

Politics

Scientologists! Move over!

By Carl These guys are more certifiable than you!They are frequently led by political neophytes who prize independence and tell strikingly similar stories of having been awakened by the recession. Their families upended by lost jobs, foreclosed ho…

World

Nate Silver’s Vancouver Olympics Medal Projections

What I’ve done is to compile the projected medal winners in the 86 Winter Olympic disciplines from sources that forecasted individual winners; these are the Associated Press, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, McClatchy-Tribune, Examiner.com, Canw…

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