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Lindsay Needs Mother's Help

Part 1 of The Insider's "OMG, Lindsay is a secret celebrity hoarder but we just want to show you how much cool stuff she has while we kiss her ass" is online, and Niecy Nash and Lindsay's Marlboro and semen encrusted voice take you on a magical journey of lunacy and an unintentional infomercial for shock therapy. But, oh no, Lindsay doesn't need a psychiatric professional or medication to deal with this, she needs a sassy black woman to tell us about all the "mayhem and foolishness" and "framed pitchers" all up in Lindsay's house. But Lindsay betta not get shame now, because mama is here to clean house!

Life in Afghanistan

An international conference on Afghanistan will likely endorse a program to lure Taliban fighters to lay down their weapons, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday. Britain will host talks Thursday in London regarding strategy in Afghanistan, including the Afghan government's plan to pay Taliban fighters return to mainstream society. He told reporters it is "right to believe that over the long-term we can split the Taliban" and encourage many of those waging war against international troops to stop. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and foreign ministers will attend the talks. They will discuss rapidly increasing the size of the Afghan police force and army and creating a tentative timetable for international troops to hand over security to local forces.

Megan Used A Stunt Thumb

If Motorola's Superbowl commercial proved anything Sunday night, it's that there are one too many bloggers out there who are overly familiar with Megan Fox's body parts - especially her thumbs. The commercial features the sexy "Transformers” star au natural in a bathtub filled with strategically placed bubbles. According to the Daily Mail, after the commercial aired, meticulous bloggers noted that Motorola employed a hand double for Fox's closeups. After Fox's promotional movie photos surfaced last summer, revealing a candid look at her abnormally shaped thumbs, the Daily News learned that the 23-year-old actress has a hereditary defect known as brachydactyly.

Dogs and Sleds

Dogs and sleds are in the news lately, as several races have recently taken place around the Northern Hemisphere, and as transportation choices for both a meeting of the G-7 and the start of the 2010 U.S. census. Mushers brought representatives to Iqaluit, a small village in Nunavut Territory, chosen to host a recent G-7 meeting, in part so Canada could assert sovereignty over its part of the Arctic. The 2010 U.S. Census, as per tradition, kicked off its count on January 25th in a rural part of Alaska in the small village of Noorvik, as census takers arrived by dogsled. And recent dogsled races include Le Grand Odyssee, the Sedivackuv Long, Pirena, the Aviemore Husky Sled Dog Rally and many more smaller regional competitions. Collected here are a handful of recent photos of sleds, dogs, and their humans.

Noble M15

Building on the success of the no-compromise M12, the M15 is a more mature Noble with luxuries including Satellite Navigation, impeccable ride and 300 litres of luggage space! "The M12 is a great car, but it's very focused and I wanted to produce a supercar people could use every day," said founder Lee Noble. "It was time for Noble to take a big step up in terms of refinement, practicality and style. "We're delighted with this new car's all-round skills and the I reckon there's not a car in its class to touch it dynamically. After all, it's still a Noble!" With a 455bhp version of the tried and trusted three-litre twin turbo engine Noble has come to rely on, this is also the quickest car ever to emerge from Barwell, Leicestershire. With the complementary figure of 455lb/ft of torque, all in a car that weighs slightly more than 1200kg, the M15 is devastatingly fast.

Internal Bra System

Here's some uplifting news for women who hate the way their breasts look but don't want traditional implants. Doctors have developed a new surgical technique that acts like a support bra that you wear under your skin, reports The Daily Mail. Conceived by South African plastic surgeons and currently being performed in Europe, the Internal Bra System is a breast-lift operation that places a mesh-like material inside the breast to support the new shape. The cone-shaped material, named Breform, is similar to what is used in hernia operations. It's meant to take the strain off the skin, which after a traditional breast lift can begin to stretch and sag in three years, according to The Daily Mail.

Trexa Electric Car Platform Will Cost Upwards Of $15,999

No longer do you need to fantasize about buying a Tesla, now that Trexa has released pricing details of its "scalable lithium-drive platform," (aka the base for building your own electric car). $15,999 is a fair price to pay for the starting block of your new car, when other electric cars can set you back more than $100,000 (for a Tesla, anyway—Nissan's Leaf costs around $30,000.) Still, who hasn't dreamed of building their very own car? And as it's electric, you'll be saving the planet, and your wallet. The starting price is for the base model, which has a top speed of 100mph, an acceleration of 0-60mph in 8 seconds, charge time of four hours and a 105 mile range.

Consumer Electronics Design Mistakes

You saved and you saved until you could finally buy that shiny new $1000 gadget that promised you everything under the stars. When it came time to plug it in, you found your joy being subsumed by abject horror. Your stomach plunged deep into your gut and you recognized a fundamental flaw in your flashy gizmo so obvious that it made you want to pick up the device and smash it over the designer’s head. Even the best designers make mistakes…but this article isn’t about them. We’re about to, ahem, celebrate the worst consumer electronics designers through the lens of their faulty creations. Since I’m far from an all-knowing technology god, I’ve limited our survey to fifteen design problems that have not only bugged me through the years, but that are widespread enough to have bugged many of you too.

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