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The new Millennium got off to a great start where the world of gadgetry was concerned. For our 20 best we selected only actual gadgets—no websites like YouTube or Facebook, no software programs and no innovative companies like Netflix. From listening to music to trips to the lavatory, each of these gadgets has made life a little more enjoyable. Congrats to the inventors—now quit dawdling on the video-camera watch and the personal jetpack.
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The year 2009 is now coming to a close, and it's time to take a look back over the past 12 months through photographs. Historic elections were held in Iran, India and the United States, some wars wound down while others escalated, China turned 60, and the Berlin Wall was remembered 20 years after it came down. Each photo tells its own tale, weaving together into the larger story of 2009. This is a multi-entry story, 120 photographs over three days. Please see also part 1 and part 2. (40 photos total)
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From the Houston Chronicle Science Blog.Holiday warning! Poinsettias are poisonous!
Oh wait, they're not. That's a myth. The plants really aren't toxic at all.
But people, as it turns out, are poisonous to the plants, which could live for years with a little tender love and care instead of post-holiday neglect.
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A 7-year-old girl in the Parker County city of Hudson Oaks will have trouble NOT believing in Santa Claus.
As NBC5 reported, Brooke Botello wrote a letter to Santa asking for the return of her 6-month-old English bulldog puppy, which was stolen from in front of her home.
Someone -- an elf, perhaps? -- turned in the dog to police, and Brooke and her buddy were reunited.
Now's there's a Christmas Story we can all believe in.
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The Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas is more than 300 Santas strong. CNN's Ted Rowlands tracked down a handful of them in California to hear the stories behind the men in the red velvet suits. Click on the image to read the stories.
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From the Dallas Morning News Technology BlogI got a tour yesterday of Netflix's distribution center in Irving -- one of four in Texas, and 58 nationwide -- and it was a fascinating peek behind the curtains of a company that has shipped about two billion DVDs since it was founded in 1997 and is gearing up for a future where online viewing will eventually make DVDs as quaint as VHS tapes.
The Irving distribution center handles about 47,000 DVD (and now Blu-ray) discs on a typical day, using U.S. Post Office machines that can scan 30,000 discs in an hour, insert 4,200 outbound discs into envelopes, and sort by zip code more than 17,000 envelopes per hour.
Thanks To Keith at BagOfNothing
The year 2009 is now coming to a close, and it's time to take a look back over the past 12 months through photographs. Historic elections were held in Iran, India and the United States, some wars wound down while others escalated, China turned 60, and the Berlin Wall was remembered 20 years after it came down. Each photo tells its own tale, weaving together into the larger story of 2009. This is a multi-entry story, 120 photographs over three days. Please watch for part 3 tomorrow and have a look back at part 1 from yesterday. (40 photos total)
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Everyone needs encouragement as they are growing up. God is some kind of way to understand the world around us. While we are growing up EVERYTHING – but really everything can gets on our minds. For example is it true my father will not get in Heaven if he uses his bowling words in the house? Or God, it’s o.k. that you made different religions but don’t you get mixed up sometimes? Or did they really talk that fancy in the bible? Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t You keep the ones You already have… Millions of questions are going through that little heads and there is just one cool way to find the answer: DEAR GOD NOTES. This is one small collection. Enjoy.
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