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Hulkenberg silent on Sauber talk

Nico Hulkenberg refused to give any hint about his future switch to Sauber on Thursday, ahead of the Indian Grand Prix. Appearing in public for the future time since it emerged that the German had signed a deal with Sauber , Hulkenberg did not wish to divulge anything about his plans for 2013. "I know there is lots of talk about my future, but at this point I don't want to comment on the speculation," he explained

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Katy Perry -- Who's Got Your Vote?

Katy Perry's being very mysterious about who she's backing for president -- but with the aid of some very scientific polling formulas we've narrowed it to 2 options. We know ... genius.Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings!

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Caterham confirms Abu Dhabi testers

The Caterham Formula 1 team will run Giedo van der Garde and Alexander Rossi during the young driver test at Yas Marina. GP2 racer van der Garde, the team's reserve driver, has already been in action in the car this year, having had practice runs in China, Japan and Korea. The 27-year-old Dutchman will also drive in practice at this weekend's Indian GP.

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Interpreting Messages

We stared at him for a long time (we supposed it was a him), and he stared back. It wasn't a stare-down to see which one of us would blink first: It was communication. The Turtle had a message.

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The Advantages Artificial Lawn Can Offer

Artificial lawn is becoming more common anywhere in the word. It has attracted many homeowners because it offers the look of a well-maintained and beautiful natural lawn. You can achieve a green sod by not having to worry about watering it, repairing, maintaining it.

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Eva Longoria & Mark Sanchez -- Break Up Was a Team Effort

Mark Sanchez and Eva Longoria proved the old adage it's never one person's fault when a couple breaks up -- instead, there are 53 people to blame ... and they all have J-E-T-S on their helmets!Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local…

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'Gravity' Still Exists, Will Be Rated PG-13

Remember "Gravity"? That ambitious Alfonso Cuaron movie set in outer space that took years to make? We barely did either, but now we have news that the movie has received an MPAA rating, which means it's likely near completion. "Gravity" lost its November release date back in May and was then moved back to 2013. [...]

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Using Subliminal Therapy To Invoke Self-Healing

There are different types of therapy, which can be handled by different kinds of healing procedures. When depressed, most people are unable to find solutions to their problems. For this reason, subliminal therapy has been counted as effective on those people, who sink deep into depression because of their denial in getting help. It is necessary that such people find ways of dealing with their problems without adding more complications on the same problem. Depression these days is not something that can set negative specifics on most people.

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Driveway Sealing Will Keep Your Surfaces in Shape for Ages

Driveway sealing is definitely not to be neglected. No matter what kind of driveway materials you're using, you're bound to do it sooner or later (and, trust me, the sooner the better... I'll elaborate on that in a minute). Even if you're using materials that aren't as prone to cracking, there's still no reason to wait around.

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Video: Watch Volvo's autonomous car system in action, before it shows up in 2014

Filed under: Safety, Technology, Videos

It won't be much longer until cars are able to drive themselves, but until that day, automakers will continue to incorporate autonomous technologies into future vehicles for the sake of safety and convenience. Just about every automaker currently uses some sort of active vehicle control whether it be for parking, braking or staying in an intended lane, and Volvo continues to be on the forefront of such technologies by demonstrating what it refers to as a traffic jam assistance system.

Volvo says that, on average, US drivers spend more than 100 hours per year in commuting, so it developed this new system to make some of the more stressful parts of commuting in bumper-to-bumper traffic a little easier to deal with. This new system controls the car's brakes, accelerator and steering, allowing it to actually follow the car in front including through bends in the road and around obstacles rather than just being able to keep speed (as with active cruise control systems). Volvo's is a driver-selectable system, too, that is intended to operate in slow-moving traffic at speeds of up to 31 miles per hour.

Volvo is planning to start introducing this technology into production vehicles by 2014 as a part of the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) project which sounds like it should help spread technologies more quickly across its lineup through economies of scale. Traffic jam assistance will use the same radars and cameras currently used by the City Safety and Pedestrian Detection technologies.

Follow on below for a demonstration of how the system works.

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