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Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.

f8 Changes

• Rumor has it that Facebook is about to roll out another substantial change to your profile.  Why?  Social ecommerce baby.  Money money money.

Man vs. Food to the Grave

• America loves food: Specifically fried and sugary food.  Here are ten shows that not only encourage our gluttony but will likely kill us.

Rules Are Meant To Be Broken (Sometimes)

• Here’s five rules that CNN claims are breakable at work.

“Oops”

• Yep – when you (Netflix) lose 1,000,000 subscribers at $8/month that’s an instantaneous revenue loss of $8,000,000/month… or, said another way, $96,000,000/year.  Big mistake.

Nicholas Cage: Civil War Vampire

• The internet has given a voice to anyone who wants it, including this fellow who has a photograph of “Nicolas Cage” up for auction at the asking price of $1,000,000.

Flyby Earth

• Video from the International Space Station as it flys over planet Earth.

Secrets of the Self-Made Man

• Nothing into something.  Rags to riches.  Here are some secrets of those who’ve capitalized on the American Dream and made it their own.

Instructional, News, or Entertainment – Guilty?

• Where and what kind of videos are Americans watching at work?  And how are they getting away with it?

OSU is OUT

• For the first time since 2004 the Ohio State Buckeyes are not ranked in the AP top 25.

It’s Time to Panic

• James Carville: ‘What should the White House do? Panic! . . . Fire. Indict. Fight.’

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A New High On Low

• U.S. poverty has hit a new all time high.

Only in Utah…

• “Hey, what are you doing today?”  ”Oh, nothing, just playing for a herd of cows with my jazz band.”

Fired – Via Email!

• Radio Shack lays off hundreds of Ft. Worth, Texas employees via email!

Monogamy = Misery?!?!

• Citing Tiger Woods and Arnold Schwarzenegger, here’s a case against monogamy.

Windows 8 vs. the iPad

• Microsoft is prepping to release the much anticipated Windows 8, a brand new take on the OS.  Is it enough to take away some of the iPad’s thunder as it functions on a tablet as well as a PC?

Revolution

• A new supercomputer can (and is) predict(ing) revolution.

Andy Whitfield Passes Away

• The Spartacus star has died of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

Highway To The Danger Zone

• You know what?  It’s about time ‘Top Gun’ came out in 3D.  I mean, why else would 3D have been invented?

Perry Tops in Electability

• A new CNN poll names Rick Perry on top of the list of those to win against Obama in 2012.

iPhones Are For Old People

• A new survey finds that the iPhone is falling out of style for the younger crowd and rising in median age of those who are using it.

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Remembering September 11 in Photos

The Years of Shame

The Wall Street Journal of September 12, 2001

A Commemoration of Grief and Recovery

The Front Pages of the Web on September 11, 2001

The Saint of 9/11

77 U.S. troops injured when a Taliban truck bomb attacked an Afghan base

How the Media Is Using Digital Tech to Tell the Story of 9/11

Bush and Obama: Side by Side at Ground Zero

September 11th – A Day That Stands Alone

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“Credible” Threat

• The Department of Homeland Security is reporting a “credible but unconfirmed” terror threat that coincides with this week’s tenth anniversary of 9/11.

Oh Those Drunken Moose…

• A drunken Swedish moose gets stuck in a tree after eating fermented apples.

JTT is 30

• Remember Jonathan Taylor Thomas, the middle child from “Home Improvement?”  Yeah – he’s 30 now.

Underwater Treasures

• Fascinating photos from the world underneath the waves.

Droid vs. iPhone

• Motorola released it’s newest iPhone competitor, the Droid Bionic, earlier today amid much anticipation.

Macdows

• The debate rages on whether Mac and OS X can ever truly compete with Windows.  Here’s an infographic on the latest numbers.

Great Scott!

• Marty McFly – get your shoes on.  Nike just teased us with self-lacing shoes that were only before seen in “Back To The Future.”

Reese Witherspoon Hospitalized

• Reese Witherspoon was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car yesterday.  No serious injuries, though.

Somewhere, Alec Baldwin is Smiling

• Ben & Jerry’s just announced the newest ice cream flavor to their lineup:  Schweddy Balls.

The First iPhone 5 Photo

• What’s so special about this photo of sushi?  It supposedly proves that the iPhone 5 is out in the wild.

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Reese Witherspoon Hit By A Car

• Actress Reese Witherspoon was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car but she wasn’t seriously injured.

Schweddy Balls

• Alec Baldwin would be proud:  Ben & Jerry’s just released new Schweddy Balls ice cream.

1 Man – 150 Kids

• Through the science of artificial insemination, one donor has produced 150 children.

Baylor vs. SEC

• Texas A&M was unanimously voted into the SEC but Baylor is keeping them back with legal threats.

Delhi Terror

• 11 are dead and some 70 injured following a terror attack in Delhi, India.

We Landed On The Moon!

• NASA reveals photos taken from its newest lunar probe that show Astronauts’ tracks from the 60′s and 70′s.

Invisibility Cloak

• Incredible new technology makes tanks, ships, and helicopters disappear at night.

Ground Zero in 2011

• New interactive photo from the Wall Street Journal displays what Ground Zero looks like on its tenth anniversary.

The Stingy Genius

• Ever wonder why Steve Jobs gives less to philanthropy than his super-rich counterparts?

IQ Spread

• Here is why the average IQ is higher in some regions than others.

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‘I Just Got Fired’

• Yahoo’s former CEO got the last word in when she sent an email to all Yahoo employees explaining that she had just been fired by her board.

LSU to #2

• The Tigers just took second place in the NCAA Top 25 after their win over Oregon.

Zynga…?  Zynga?

• How did startups like Twitter and Zynga get their names?  Would you believe one of them drew the name out of a hat?

2,000 Croc

• Filipino villagers pulled a one-ton crocodile out of a creek.

The Stingy Genius

• Steve Jobs is curiously stingy with his money and lack of philanthropic donation.

Apocalyptic Texas Wildfires

• The death toll of Texas’ latest wildfire is at four and climbing.

Photoshop Fraud

• This Swedish photographer was just busted for photoshopping his “work.”

Nevada Carnage

• A gunman kills two National Guardsman and one other after opening fire in an IHOP before taking his own life.

Ground Zero:  Ten Years Later

• New interactive spread of Ground Zero by the Wall Street Journal gives us a view of the hallowed ground where the towers fell.

iPhone 5 Pre-Orders

• iPhone 5 pre-orders are reportedly beginning for Best Buy next month as Apple is reportedly opening up to Sprint.

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750,000

• UN is warning that the latest Somali famine may kill 3/4 million people.

Olbermann vs. Obama

• Keith Olbermann rips President Obama for backtracking on his clean air policy.

Four Day Work Week

• If you had the option of working four 10 hour days over the traditional five 8 hour days, would you take it?  Here’s the case for the four day work week.

History of Labor Day

• Yes, it actually all began with labor unions.  Here’s some history of Labor Day that you may not know.

Tragedy in Houston

• A labrador mix has fatally mauled a two-week old child in Houston, Texas.

The Shadow and the Form

• Incredible photo from National Geographic of camels casting a shadow.  Sound boring?  Check it out.

Happy Birthday Google!

• Google celebrates another year of making sense of the web… and ruling the world.

Vintage Pixar

• Here’s a sample of what Pixar looked like 40 years ago from the founders themselves.

Texas to the Pac-12?

• With Texas A&M leaving the Big 12 and OU waffling, could Texas & OU be headed for a new Pac-16?

I Can Hear My Eyes!

• Bizarre medical condition results in patients who can actually hear their eyeballs moving.

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Double Down

• Netflix price hikes that were announced a couple months ago finally took place today.

Why It Failed…

• Marc Anthony speaks out as to why his marriage to J. Lo failed.

Hazards of US Hospitals

• Did you know that you’re 33,000 times more likely to die because of a hospital mistake than in a plane crash?!

Drunk Posting

• Here are 13 Facebook posts that got someone arrested.  The point?  Don’t be foolish online.

NHC Gets Defensive

• Forecasters for the National Hurricane Center are speaking out amidst allegations that Hurricane Irene was all hype.

Small Victories…

• It’s not much, but at least the President and Congress have agreed on something.

Perry vs. Romney

• Rick Perry just surpassed Mitt Romney as the GOP favorite for the 2012 race to the White House.

Waiting in Limbo

• A new generation of college grads are waiting in limbo working odd jobs as they seek to being a “real” career.

Atheist Registry

• This Pastor is calling for Atheists to be tracked like sex offenders.  No, no… no bigotry here.

Someone Like You

• Adele is lighting up iTunes with her newest single “Someone Like You.”