Scientology Secret Revealed: The Xenu Story

I’m going to tell you a story. Are you sitting comfortably? Right, then I’ll begin.

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The Lives of Homeless Americans // 42 PICS

This is a fascinating (albeit slightly graphic and disturbing) photo journey into the lives of homeless Americans in their late teens and early 20s. The pictures tell the story.

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New study: It doesn’t Pay to be Smart

If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? Brains may be more hindrance than help when it comes to getting rich.

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Beginners Guide To Lock Picking [w /pics]

You never know where and when you may need to pick a lock. You may just need to get into your house or car, or you may be captured by insurgents in a foreign nation. Whatever the case may be, this is the Beginners Guide To Lock Picking. With practice and time, your skills will improve.

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Online Etch-a-Sketch

Title says it all.

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How much equity for investors and employees?

Entrepreneurs face some pretty tough questions at a very early stage. Should I take Angel or VC money? How much money should I raise? How much equity should I give up? How much equity should I grant to early employees? There are some guidelines, but every situation is different.

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Overweight? Prepare to Pay Up

With health-care costs rising, some large employers are taking radical new steps to cut corners: They’re charging overweight employees a fee if they don’t slim down.

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Modern Signs that IDIOCRACY is becoming a reality

We live in a generation hanging on to the speech patterns of a president, while eating freedom fries and waiting with bated breath for the subsequent news update about Paris Hilton. The general populace is now too tired and dull to stand up for their rights; simply because if they do, they will miss out on the latest episode of American Idol…

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The shapes of the world (maps)

What if the world map were drawn based on things other than size? Say, military spending or alcohol consumption or even toy imports. Scroll through these maps and enjoy the the differences.

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Iraq war boss says US draft ‘worth considering’

The top US military officer in charge of coordinating the war effort in Iraq says that it makes sense to consider a return of the draft to meet the military’s needs.

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Romney Jokes About Cheating in Iowa Poll, Dodging Questions

Garance Franke-Ruta: Romney is secretly recorded saying, “There were some truly awful questions. But I tried to dodge most of those. And I’ll keep on doing that as long as I can.”

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Iraq contractors out of control, firing at U.S. troops and Iraqi citizens

They operate with little or no supervision, accountable only to the firms employing them. And as the country has plummeted toward anarchy and civil war, this private army has been accused of indiscriminately firing at American and Iraqi troops, and of shooting to death an unknown number of Iraqi citizens. Not one has faced charges or prosecution.

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