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When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California girl named Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction!

http://www.movietrailertalk.com/2008/08/monsters-vs-... 

Only a year after taking control of Sony's robotics business, Toyota has come up with a vertical, mechanized scooter (or personal transporter, in future-speak) intended to help people move about in public areas.Called the Winglet because of its fleet nature, it is the first gadget to duplicate the celebrated, and often mocked, navigation system of Dean Kamen's Segway Transporter: self-balancing through gyroscopic sensors detecting the gentle directional tilts of a rider.

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/images/2008/08/01/wing... 

Calories in WatermelonI love watermelon. I grow it in my garden, and when my own melon plants don't have melons, I buy them at the market, preferably organic. We will talk about the calories; Watermelon has some calories, although not a lot, and it is a great thirst quencher on hot summer days. I am going to share my favourite watermelon recipes with you!

http://hubpages.com/_1umelhui1m1xj/hub/Calories-in-W... 

What are the best passive solar home plans?With the price of non-renewable, "easy" energy from sources such as coal and oil soaring, the environment suffering from our addiction to these energy sources, and an uncertain future for our planet Earth, it is important that we all start doing our bit to help the world in which we live.

http://hubpages.com/_1umelhui1m1xj/hub/Passive-Solar... 

The White House is expected Thursday to unveil the largest overhaul of intelligence powers in a generation, spelling out the responsibilities of each intelligence agency in the wake of several reforms following the 2001 terrorist attacks, according to government officials familiar with the plans.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121746456551398575.h... 

15 Incredible Do-It-Yourself Gadgets You Wish You Made - For those of you who are DIY fans out there, we’ve got a special treat for you this week! Ordered from least to most difficult projects to undertake, this list of hot DIY gadgets is going to blow your mind! The most notable is the Vertipod DIY One-Man Hoverflyer and most resourceful is the Laser Listening device. The coolest and most retro one is the Plasma Arc Speakers that have been around since the 80s.

http://thehottestgadgets.com/2008/07/15-incredible-d... 

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's oldest recorded joke has been traced back to 1900 BC and suggests toilet humor was as popular with the ancients as it is today.It is a saying of the Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq and goes: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap."

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSK... 

Firefox 3.0 is barely out of the gate, but already Mozilla is moving toward the future with the first alpha release of Firefox 3.1. The final release of 3.1 is scheduled for the end of 2008 with the usual series of alpha and beta releases in the coming months.

http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Firefox_3DOT1_Alpha_Pr... 

16 Secrets The Restaurant Industry Doesn't Want You to KnowWe scrambled behind the counters, dug under the drive-thrus, and lunged into the deep fryers to find out what's really going into your meals.

http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-... 

According to a report, Microsoft isn't just looking at the next version of Windows (no, not Mojave) for future OS possibilities, but is looking beyond the Windows architecture altogether with a project known as Midori. The new OS is still in the "incubation" phase (which puts it slightly closer to market than R

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/microsofts-midori...