State & Community
09.02.2010 00:26
dw-world.de
Five years after the introduction of the German welfare reform known as Hartz IV, the Constitutional Court is to hand down a key ruling that could see benefits increase. But what does Hartz IV actually consist of?
Germany
Social Life
08.02.2010 22:30
usatoday.com
The government's plan to install body scanners in dozens of airports could lengthen security lines and congest terminals, airline ...
USA
Social Life
08.02.2010 22:00
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.
World
State & Community
Economics & Finance
09.02.2010 00:27
dw-world.de
Two Swiss watchmakers take on the German Federal Ministry of the Environment over a proposal to ban tritium from consumer goods.
World
Economics & Finance
09.02.2010 00:23
hsyndicate.com
The Marginal Impact of Changes | Difficult trading conditions are good opportunities to reconsider basic business principles which have stood the test of time but have recently taken a backseat given the continuous emergence of new management techniques. Most hoteliers have understood that the current environment coupled with an uncertain future requires them to make appropriate decisions in order to mitigate the impact of soft demand and low yields on bottom line.
Netherlands
Hotels, Restaurants & Cafes
09.02.2010 00:18
actionforex.com
The estimated test of key supports has been confirmed, however, relative rise of sales activity, marked by OsMA trend indicator, did not favor implementation of the pre-planned buying positions. Therefore, considering the developing technical picture from the position of incompleteness and probable rate range movement, we can assume reaching of...
World
E-commerce
Incidents
09.02.2010 00:06
bbc.co.uk
A senior Pakistani politician survives an attempt on his life after gunmen fire at him in the city of Rawalpindi.
World
Incidents
08.02.2010 20:08
nationalterroralert.com
Although intelligence analysts may differ as to al Qaeda’s strength, influence and operational status, there is one thing most agree on, al Qaeda is still very dangerous and poses a great threat to the US. The Washington Post has more. In the past six weeks, Americans have witnessed two jarringly different but completely accurate views of al-Qaeda’s [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. al-Qaeda – A Wounded But Very Dangerous Enemy
World
Terrorism
24.11.2009 06:06
mignews.com.ua
The interdistrict court convicted 14-year-old boy for the organization of child sexual orgy and rape in the unnatural way of 9-year-old son in the Lviv Region, Sambyr.
Ukraine
Crime
Technologies
09.02.2010 00:19
engadgetmobile.com
Google readily admits that its Nexus One customer support at launch was lacking. However, the Goog says that it's committed to improving the experience as it blazes a path into the world of consumer handset sales. Today, more than a month since the launch of the Nexus One, Google is offering owners access to a real live person via 888-48NEXUS (63987). The new support line is operational from 07:00am to 10:00pm PST and augments Google's support forums, FAQs and email support. Unfortunately, Google's live support line seems limited to status and shipping issues -- for live tech support you'll still have to call either HTC customer care number or T-Mobile depending upon the issue. And of course, the whole thing changes if you're an international user. As convoluted as it all sounds, an unamed Google spokesperson still claims that "live phone support from Google, combined with an optimized on-line support experience, enables a superior Nexus One customer experience." Sure it does: the average consumer just loves looking through on-line forums and FAQs to solve issues before picking up the phone to complain. [Thanks, Phil L.]Google starts live phone support for Nexus One owners originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
World
Mobile Phones
08.02.2010 22:21
letsgodigital.org
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm lens : Nikon Europe announces a class leading ultra-fast aperture wide angle lens, the AF-S Nikkor 24mm F1.4G ED. Designed for professional reportage and landscape photography, the new lens features a ground-breaking optical design for Nikon’s range of class leading FX-format DSLR cameras. The Nikon 24mm lens features a unique optical design which provides improved image quality, with minimal distortion and excellent edge to corner sharpness especially at wider aperture settings. The new optical system combines Nikon’s exclusive anti-reflection Nano Crystal coat, ED glass and aspherical lens elements to deliver brilliant, high contrast image quality with minimised distortion and aberration.
World
Digital Technologies
08.02.2010 18:27
searchenginejournal.com
Do you hate the Google Street View car for its supposed invasion of your privacy? Looks like this is what drove members of the group Free Art & Technology (FAT) when they've attached a GPS device to the Street View car containing Google's camera used for photographing streets in Berlin. So, now with the use of Google Maps, the group were…Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.Google Maps Used to Track Down Street View Car
World
Search Engines
Science & Education
08.02.2010 20:19
usatoday.com
Sarah Blake's new novel, set during World War II, is a vivid reminder of how well-chosen words can help change the world.
USA
Books & CD
08.02.2010 10:20
wisconsinhistory.org
Reproductions of 33 rare and historic photographs and a small selection of original photographs that document the construction of the original Taliesin, the residence and studio Frank Lloyd Wright designed and built in Spring Green, Wisconsin, in 1911-1912, are on...
Wisconsin
History
08.02.2010 06:18
medicalnewstoday.com
Monash University biochemists have found a critical piece in the evolutionary puzzle that explains how life on Earth evolved millions of centuries ago. The team, from the School of Biomedical Sciences, has described the process by which bacteria developed into more complex cells and found this crucial step happened much earlier in the evolutionary timeline than previously thought...
World
Biology
Hard & Soft
09.02.2010 00:25
the3dstudio.com
Name: LEGOType: 3D ModelsAuthor: N DESIGNPrice: $15.00File types: 3ds c4d sldp stp wrlDescription: LEGOSee complete details
World
Computer Design & Modelling
09.02.2010 00:22
allsharewareproducts.com
Morpheus Turbo Accelerator version 5.5.2 has been released. Release date: 2010-02-09 What's new: Optimized web connection. Program cost, USD: 0 Short description: Morpheus Turbo Accelerator (MoTA) is an excellent accelerator for Morpheus file sharing program. Link: http://www.allsharewareproducts.com/ShowDescriptions.aspx?fileId=15765&ViewIndex=0&cat=Network AND Internet----File Sharing/Peer to Peer&NewsDate=20100209
World
Software
09.02.2010 00:17
linuxtoday.com
<b>Too Much Information:</b> "It's a common thing to admire the way someone solved what was previously a limitation. The funny thing is this can be true even when faced with things we normally consider evil, because we can see that the application of the technology is different from the way it was used."
World
Open Source Software
Health & Beauty
08.02.2010 22:30
usatoday.com
Today the first lady launches Let's Move, a campaign to help parents deal with the national health crisis of childhood obesity.
USA
Health & Beauty
08.02.2010 18:04
bbc.co.uk
Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.
World
Health & Beauty
08.02.2010 18:01
reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
World
Health & Beauty
Culture & Arts
09.02.2010 00:21
bravewords.com
Mark Jansen, guitarist / vocalist for Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA, has issued the following tour update from Canada: January 31: Club Soda - Montreal "During...
World
Rock Music
09.02.2010 00:19
boingboing.net
I know nothing about Bitter Sisters' cocktail mixes -- I don't drink hardly at all (puts me straight to sleep) and for all I know, this stuff tastes like gasoline. But the new packaging, designed by Shane Crawford, tickles my desiderata bone. Sure is purdy. Bitter Sisters Cocktail Mixers Previously:Liquor fancier's tchotchke - Boing Boing Ice Jackets encase vodka bottles in ice - Boing Boing...
World
Culture & Arts
08.02.2010 22:33
prweb.com
Seven artists from the glassmaking world and beyond will research and experiment with new techniques and subjects as 2010 artists-in-residence at The Studio (http://www.cmog.org/thestudio) of The Corning Museum of Glass (http://www.cmog.org). This year’s international roster includes a tattoo artist, a Danish glass designer and a ceramic artist inspired by Islamic textiles. (PRWeb Feb 8, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3582994.htm
World
Museums, Exhibitions & Galleries
Recreation & Entertainment
08.02.2010 20:19
usatoday.com
One of TV's most popular personalities joins its most popular show as Ellen DeGeneres starts her stint on American Idol (Fox, ...
USA
Recreation & Entertainment
08.02.2010 20:12
shacknews.com
In a conference call Q&A after their earnings report, Electronic Arts executives waxed about recent successes and strategies with downloadable content. EA CEO John Riccitiello shared the motivation behind their inclusion of paid DLC in all their titles this year. "We sort of initiated our approach here originally with NBA Live with Dynamic DNA almost a year-and-a-half ago. In every case, what we've seen is a very positive response from the consumer and in each case, particularly with Dragon Age, a strong pickup in revenue per user. By and large, they like the extra content and we think it's a strong positive move...we've got similar strong PDLC programs with all of our titles this year." COO John Schappert embellished on the success of Dragon Age DLC. "We had downloadable content in addition to the pack-in content, if you will, available for purchase on day one. The first week, we did over a million dollars in sales on that title - that's just ...
World
Computer Games
08.02.2010 18:01
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The doctor hired to care for Michael Jackson was charged on Monday with killing the pop star after a lengthy investigation that found a lethal cocktail of drugs in the singer's system when he died last year.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Automotives
08.02.2010 22:25
freep.com
Ford's decision to offer an electric version of its award-winning Transit Connect van is giving a boost to a small Oak Park company, Azure Dynamics, and is expected to create new jobs in metro Detroit.
USA
Autonews
08.02.2010 18:37
prweb.com
Parayil & Mann Dealer Services Inc. (PMDS), a leading retail automotive consulting and technology provider, today announced the integration of R. L. Polk & Co.'s Lead Scoring into its DealerUps Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. DealerUps has also added Polk's data hygiene and appending services to its system, which allow DealerUps' customers to have a more accurate customer database with regard to address, phone and email. Combined, these services are aimed at helping auto dealers better target customers and boost sales. Collaboration and Integration Provides Auto Dealers with Competitive Advantage and Potential for Increased Sales Revenues. (PRWeb Feb 8, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3567854.htm
World
Autonews
08.02.2010 18:26
worldcarfans.com
These spy pictures reveal the upcoming hardcore Ferrari 599 GTO while it parked in Italy. Rumours suggest a 700hp mill under the bonnet.
World
Cars
Sports
09.02.2010 00:28
usatoday.com
At 23, Shaun White is the face of the Vancouver Games for the action sports generation and the heavy favorite to bring home a second consecutive Olympic gold medal in men's halfpipe Feb. 17.
USA
Olympic Games
08.02.2010 22:15
nytimes.com
A district court judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit headed by Ed O’Bannon and arguing that athletes should be compensated when their images are used.
World
Football
08.02.2010 12:00
reuters.com
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys have long been known as 'America's team' but the New Orleans Saints, who triumphed as underdogs in Sunday's Super Bowl, can now make a good claim to that title.
World
Sports
Tourism
08.02.2010 22:31
usatoday.com
The government's plan to install body scanners in dozens of airports could lengthen security lines and congest terminals, airline ...
USA
Tourism
08.02.2010 14:25
bbc.co.uk
Former Wales international Dafydd James joins Sale Sharks from Cardiff Blues on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
World
Tourism
08.02.2010 06:28
europealacarte.co.uk
I wouldn’t have even stopped had it not been for what I thought was a ‘typo.’ The sheer horror of a ‘Manet’ instead of a ‘Monet’ was enough to redirect my attention from the unusual colours of Hundertwasserhaus to the more muted glass pane before me, just a few meters from the colourful building, which [...]
Europe
Tourism
Blogs
08.02.2010 18:05
bbc.co.uk
The press watchdog upholds two complaints by X Factor judge Dannii Minogue against the Daily Mirror and Daily Record for invasion of privacy.
World
Blogs
08.02.2010 14:41
freep.com
Brought up in Lansing and nicknamed Detroit Red, Malcolm X, like former President Gerald R. Ford, is a Michigan man. You wouldn't know it, though, by driving around the state or flipping through a tourist guide. As far as I can tell, the only concrete reminder of Malcolm's Michigan roots is an obscure homesite marker at 4705 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Lansing.
USA
Blogs
08.02.2010 10:26
umka.com.ua
Ukraine
Music, MP3
Advertisements
09.02.2010 00:06
bbc.co.uk
BBC pundit and ex-England centre urges Wales to attack with pace and says they have become a 'stodgy' team to their own detriment.
World
Advertisements
22.01.2010 12:32
propertyinspain.net
Resort apartments from EUR 75,000 to 4-bed village rennovation projects for EUR 125,000, the bank-owned repossession bargains have arrived in favourite holiday Island, Mallorca...
Spain
Real Estate
22.04.2009 00:08
nytimes.com
Partly because of the complicated political situation on the island, real estate prices in the northern portion of Cyprus are relatively low compared with those elsewhere in the region.
World
Real Estate
Weather Forecast
09.02.2010 00:29
usatoday.com
Starting tonight, snow forecast to hit Eastern cities still digging out from a weekend wallop could keep some people stuck at ...
USA
Weather Forecast
08.02.2010 10:22
accuweather.com
Major U.S. cities have been smashed with feet of snow, and with bitter cold temperatures preventing any widespread melting, where does all that road-blocking snow go? It's important to remember ...
World
Weather Forecast
07.02.2010 10:04
bbc.co.uk
Latest weather forecast from Northern Ireland
World
Weather Forecast
Date: 09 February 2010 - 01:06
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