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German rival, which Facebook recently sued, looks and feels just like Facebook. It’s also likely the biggest obstacle to the social network’s expansion in Germany.

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As September issues begin hitting the newsstands, two-thirds of the 16 top fashion and beauty magazines by number of ad pages are smaller than a year ago. Most magazine executives aren’t optimistic about a turnaround. Vogue has 674 pages of ads this year, down 7%, while Hearst’s Cosmopolitan is six pages, or 3.2%, lighter.

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The group shot isn’t completely random: Hayes appears as himself in the upcoming comedy Soul Men, which stars Mac and Jackson. But of course, the 50-year-old Mac died on Saturday due to complications from a pnuemonia, one day before Hayes was pronounced dead in Memphis. We are not superstitious crazies, but the visual is fairly jarring.

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Sure, Batman is cool and all, but he’s a work of pure fiction, right? Well, a Canadian scientist and lifelong Batman aficionado has examined the Dark Knight’s skills and figured out how regular people could transform themselves into real-life Batman.

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A new study has found that choosing the color red for a uniform in competitive sports can actually affect the referee’s split-second decision-making ability and even promote a scoring bias.

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Australian scientists have come up with a unique way to combat climate change: eat kangaroos. WTF????

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Georgia accused Russia of bombing its territory today after Tbilisi called up army reserves and launched an overnight offensive to regain control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia.

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While styrofoam may be most commonly associated with disposable coffee cups, meat trays and packaging, prefab home manufacturer Japan Dome House Co., Ltd. uses it to construct easy-to-assemble modular kit homes.

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According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the capacity the US has for generating wind power is expected to increase 45% in 2008. America
’s currently installed capacity stands at 19,549MW, up a total of 2,726MW from the end of 2007. Because of this, AWEA is announcing that America is now the US world leader in wind electricity.

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Are there topics of conversation that you don’t ever dare discuss in public? Politics and religion- for Mark Twain no subject was too controversial to talk about. Learn how to speak your mind with the help of the legendary hero of free speech.

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