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1. DivX Video Player & DivX Video Codec - DivX.com

   DivX, Inc. today announced that it has granted DivX® Certification to six new Blu-ray DVD players from Panasonic, Philips, and Denon. They join the Sony PLAYSTATION® 3, which has been capable of DivX® playback since December, 2007

2. Not the real thing: Mariah Carey is airbrushed into her very own fantasy woman for album cover - DailyMail.Co.Uk

   She looks so flawless, that her usually recognisable features disappear, making her resemble an oil painting. But in reality, although the star looks in great shape, she looks shorter, more muscular, and a lot paler than she looks on the album cover.

3. 400 people trapped in fear on London Eye after technical hitch - DailyMail.Co.Uk

   The drama unfolded when operators spotted a technical fault with one of the four tyres used to turn the giant wheel at 6pm on Monday. Engineers decided to stop the wheel while it was repaired.

4. No escape? Stand by for mobiles on flights - Independent.co.uk

   Ofcom said plans were now in place to allow passengers on UK-registered aircraft to use their own mobiles while in flight in European airspace. Some airlines have offered passengers in-flight telephone services via the airline’s own network.

5. Extra charges for internet TV on demand users - Telegraph.Co.Uk

   Increasing numbers of computer users are downloading TV shows from the internet, with 2.2 million people using the BBC’s iPlayer service in its first three months. Many internet packages only allow users to download 1GB per month.

We shot each other at close range with no shirts on with a high powered Tipmann paintball gun.

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1. Where does “Blue” end and “Red” begin? - Blog.DoloresLabs.Com

   Each is printed in its color and positioned on a color wheel. Just looking around, there sure seem to be different regions for different names. We also made a color label explorer, so you can search for different terms and see different parts of the space

2. Facebook To Launch Preferred Application Program - TechCrunch.Com

   Clearly Facebook is a little tired of beating questionable developer tactics away with a stick. So now they will reward developers who play by the rules and build useful, popular applications, with the ‘Preferred Application Program’

3. Google To Spend $10 Million on Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Project - Gas2.org

   As usual, Google is at the forefront of, well, everything. But this one is a little surprising: their philanthropic branch, Google.org, is putting $10 million into plug-in electric hybrid research and real-world testing.

4. Facebook Security Lapse Leaves Private Photos Exposed, Even Paris and Zuck’s - ReadWriteWeb.Com

   The Associated Press reported that its reporters were able to use an undisclosed method to access private photos on Facebook, Update: Some readers here and on Twitter are telling us that it was a simple URL edit, which no longer works.

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1. Dusting Off the Archive for the Web - New York Times - NYTimes.com

   On Thursday, the magazine will introduce the Vault, a free site within SI.com that contains all the words Sports Illustrated has ever published and many of the images, along with video and other material, in a searchable database.

2. Advertisers Shun User-Generated Video - News.Wired.com

   Although more money is going to online video advertising, relatively little of that is subsidizing user-generated video. Many advertisers are staying away for fear their ads could appear with clips that have nudity, foul language

3. LimeWire Music Store, Free and Legal - Mashable.com

   The company’s new online music store has about 500,000 tracks for you to choose from, for legal purchase, separate from the P2P service. $20 per month for 75 songs, $15 for 50 songs, $10 for 25 songs, and a pay-as-you-go option.

4. World’s Largest 38500-meal Solar Kitchen in India - Inhabitat.com

   India has the world’s largest solar kitchen. The system has been installed as a collaboration between the Academy for a Better World and Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, with technology from Solare-Brücke, Germany.

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Found in Tesco Extra Kingston, in Milton Keynes, UK on March 13th, 2008

As the price label just below the boxs show, these are 59 pence each.

If you have found any other Marmite products please link to a photo of them online in the comments. Thanks

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1. Employers expect more to work from home - off-grid.com

   A survey of more than 1,000 senior executives found 74% expected “virtual teams of employees”, working at a distance from each other, to become the norm by 2018. About 64% thought talented people would become “multi-employed”

2. Rate-My-Cop: New Website Has Police Furious - cbs13.com

   Police agencies from coast to coast are furious with a new website on the internet. RateMyCop.com has the names of thousands of officers, and many believe it is putting them in danger, with ratings on more than 130,000 US officers.

3. In brief: French artist to fill Tate - TheFirst Post.Co.Uk

   Leonard Cohen has announced his first world tour in 15, including eight dates in Britain… REM are to stream their new album Accelerate on Facebook, a first for the social networking site

4. Kaplinsky and co (Newsreader) plummet in ratings - TheFirst Post.Co.Uk

   A new Ipsos MORI survey on trust in professionals showed that respect for UK television newsreaders has plummeted. Their net trustworthiness is now +34 after years in the 40s and 50s. Ten years ago their rating was +60

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Here’s 9 versions of Hallelujah, writen by Leonard Cohen, and featured in the movie Shrek.

I’m not religious but I do really like this song. I prefer the Allison Crowe version, what version do you like best/least?

Leonard Cohen

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