State & Community
Join in the new Faith & Reason Forum
21.11.2008 14:17
usatoday.com
Introducing the new Faith & Reason Forums
USA
Religion
Obama picks Geithner for Treasury: report
21.11.2008 14:01
reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has selected Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary 3817 , charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with pulling the United States out of an economic nosedive, NBC news reported on Friday.
World
State & Community
Two German Banks Tap State Funds for Aid
21.11.2008 12:15
dw-world.de
Hypo Real Estate bank and the Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg have received massive bailouts from a federal government agency. The capital injections underline German banks' increasing dependence on the state.
Germany
Social Life
Economics & Finance
Hark! Colbert sings in new Christmas special
21.11.2008 16:11
freep.com
NEW YORK-- The permanently suit-clad Stephen Colbert has traded in his pinstripes for a cardigan sweater, red turtleneck and furry boots.
USA
Entertainment Industry
Dell Beats Q3 Profit Expectations but Shares Tumble
21.11.2008 16:09
ecommercetimes.com
Computer and server maker Dell surpr 5b4 ised Wall Street with better-than-expected profits Thursday. The company reported $727 million in earnings in the third quarter, down 5 percent from the $766 million it reported during the same period in 2007. Third-quarter revenue came in at $15.16 billion, a 3 percent decrease from the same period last year.
World
E-commerce
FDIC will guarantee up to $1.4T in bank debt
21.11.2008 16:05
washingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators will guarantee as much as $1.4 trillion in U.S. banks' debt in a bid to get the distressed financial system pumping again. They also took steps Friday to make it easier for private investors to buy banks seized by the government.
USA
Machine-Building Industry
Incidents
Shampoo leak killed stream fish
21.11.2008 10:05
bbc.co.uk
A company is ordered to pay nearly £8,000 after shampoo leaked into a stream killing hundreds of fish.
World
Incidents
Action in Center of Kyiv. PHOTO
12.09.2008 08:11
mignews.com.ua
Yesterday in the evening a skirmish happened in the center of Kyiv on Shevchenko boulevard, 58 opposite shoe shop.
Ukraine
Crime
Hurricane Gustav Category 5 Storm
30.08.2008 14:22
nationalterroralert.com
Hurricane Gustav is rapidly growing into a monster Category 5 storm. ‘FEMA’ Federal Emergency Management Agency chief David Paulison told reporters several times at a briefing Saturday that the storm was strengthening into a Category 5 hurricane. FEMA officials said Bill Read, the director of the National Hurricane Center, interrupted an afternoon teleconference involving the agency, Gulf [...]
World
Terrorism
Technologies
The BlackBerry Storm is out.. and the early reviews roll in..
21.11.2008 16:11
krunker.com
Since today’s the launch day for the new BlackBerry Storm (available exclusively at Verizon Wireless), I thought I’d compile a list of the early reviews that have been flowing in from around the world. Let’s get to it. MobileBurn doesn’t have a full review up but they do have a preview video of the Storm [...]Technorati Tags: BlackBerry Storm, Verizon Wireless, Review
World
Technologies
Florida teen kills self in front of live webcam
21.11.2008 12:00
reuters.com
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida teenager committed suicide by drug overdose in front of a webcam streaming live video to the Internet and some viewers may have egged him on, authorities said on Friday.
World
Internet
These Fun Keyword Tools Will Answer All Your Questions
21.11.2008 10:16
searchenginejournal.com
It’s exciting to discover more and more keyword tools and brainstorm how far you can go with your keyword research. Let’s look at my recent finds and see what we can do with them and what questions they can answer for us: Question 1: What are the meanings of this word? How to use it? I have [...]
World
Search Engines
Science & Education
Pope Joan - Hot Water Lines & Rickety Machines
21.11.2008 16:08
roomthirteen.com
With a dirge of dim bands Pope Joan look to put the intelligence back in indie
World
Books & CD
Observatory: Blanket of Soil May Hide Vast Martian Glaciers
21.11.2008 12:04
nytimes.com
New evidence suggest that pure ice in the form of glaciers may buried under a thin layer of soil and rock on the red planet.
World
Sciences
Spiders get their space legs
21.11.2008 10:00
reuters.com
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Spiders flying as an educational project aboard the International Space Station seem to have gotten the hang of weightlessness.
World
Science & Education
Hard & Soft
3D Models - Z-desk and Bungie Chair
21.11.2008 16:13
the3dstudio.com
Name: Z-desk and Bungie ChairType: 3D ModelsAuthor: Boolean SoupPrice: $30.00File types: maDescription: Zdesk and bungie chair modeled to scale from catalogueSee complete details
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Computer Design & Modelling
Kubuntu Moves Forward: You Can't Please Everyone, All the Time
21.11.2008 16:08
linuxtoday.com
<b>OStatic:</b> "It's nearly a year since KDE released the KDE4 desktop. The initial roll-out was rocky for KDE, and while subsequent releases have brought ever increasing stability and enhancements, some KDE users feel it's not quite ready for daily use."
World
Open Source Software
Businesses see smartphone use rising, survey shows
21.11.2008 16:02
computerworld.com
Businesses are planning to dramatically increase the deployment of smartphones during the next three years, while laptop deployments will slow, according to a survey by J. Gold Associates. Presented By: Expedition Week Continues Tonight Seven nights of one great discovery after another continues tonight at 9P e/p only on National Geographic Channel. From the ancient pyramids to the ocean depths, from lost cities to outer space, travel with the latest generation of intrepid explorers as they make one great discovery after another. Expedition Week, only on National Geographic Channel. www.natgeotv.com/expedition Ads by Pheedo
World
Hard & Soft
Health & Beauty
Being a Gracious Guest with a Food Allergy
21.11.2008 16:09
beyondallergy.com
Thanksgiving is next week and I can’t believe it. People all over the US are planning their menus, deciding what to have from the decadent to the organic to the vegan to the catered. They are also planning their guest lists and trying to accommodate for the vegetarians, the lactose intolerant and those with food [...]
World
Allergy
PSA Supports Frontline Role For Pharmacists, Australia
21.11.2008 16:07
medicalnewstoday.com
PSA supports the call for pharmacy to play a more prominent role as the first port of call for people seeking assistance for minor ailments. PSA National President Warwick Plunkett said today that pharmacists are uniquely placed to provide primary health care delivery. 'Community Pharmacies are already the first place many people go when the have a minor ailments such as a cough or cold.
World
Pharmaceutics
Insurer Offers Option for Surgery in India
21.11.2008 14:05
nytimes.com
The health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered patients the option of going to India for elective surgery.
World
Health & Beauty
Culture & Arts
Fancast Hosts Day of Live Blogs with Julianne Hough, of 'Dancing with the Stars,' and 'Sons of Anarchy' Star and Executive Producer
21.11.2008 16:14
prweb.com
Fancast.com, the ultimate, next generation entertainment site where users can watch premium entertainment for free will host a day of live blog discussions on Monday, November 24, 2008. Fans are invited to join two-time “Dancing with the Stars” winner Julianne Hough beginning at 9:00 AM PST (12:00 PM EST) followed by FX Network original series “Sons of Anarchy” star Charlie Hunnam and executive producer Kurt Sutter beginning at 11:00 AM PST (2:00 PM EST). (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/julianne_hough/am_pst/prweb1654694.htm
USA
Country Music
Obama might get rid of daylight saving time
21.11.2008 16:09
boingboing.net
President-elect Obama wants to get rid of daylight saving time in the United States to conserves energy. Turns out, according to two academics on the NYT Op-Ed page, there is little scientific proof that this reduces energy consumption. It also turns out that this practice could be wasteful, a bit annoying, and a lot of people, including Obama, want to get rid of it. A study in Indiana, a state that recently started DST, showed an overall increase of 1 percent in residential electricity use with occasional increases of 2 to 4 percent in late spring and early fall. So much for conserving energy. I hate DST. It throws me and my kids out of whack for a couple of days. I hope Obama gets rid of it. too. Obama Looks to Axe Daylight Time...
World
Culture & Arts
INEVITABLE END Sign To Relapse Records
21.11.2008 14:14
bravewords.com
Relapse Records has announced the signing of Sweden’s INEVITABLE END. Inevitable End are currently working on their debut full-length after two previously self-released EPs. Vocalist Andreas...
World
Rock Music
Recreation & Entertainment
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Trailer Gets Tactical
21.11.2008 16:10
shacknews.com
Publisher THQ has deployed a trailer for Tales of Valor, the latest standalone expansion in the Company of Heroes series of strategy games. In the trailer players are given a peek at the new tactical control they will have over their units. Tales of Valor plays nicely by being fully compatible with the original Company of Heroes and the previous Opposing Fronts expansion, and is expected in spring of next year. [video]13314[/video] Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream.
World
Computer Games
Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
21.11.2008 12:16
usatoday.com
After the wedding in a Scottish castle, the mansion on a green English estate and the drinks in their own pub, Madonna and Guy ...
USA
Recreation & Entertainment
Kidd, Stevens join 'Strictly' tour
21.11.2008 12:13
digitalspy.co.uk
Jodie Kidd and Rachel Stevens sign up for the Strictly Come Dancing live tour.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Automotives
Opel may be better off without GM
21.11.2008 16:10
worldcarfans.com
The German government has said it is open to providing a 1 billion euro loan guarantee for Opel as long as the money is used solely to sustain operations within Germany. It also says aid to Opel will not be tied to US actions on a possible bailout.
World
Cars
SAVING THE DETROIT 3: Leave jets at home next time, Granholm says
21.11.2008 10:19
freep.com
LANSING — Gov. Jennifer Granholm has advice for the Detroit Three automaker executives when they plead their case again to Congress on Dec. 2 for a federal loan.
USA
Autonews
Car Insurance News: When it's in Store Make Sure it's Covered - With More Than a Blanket
21.11.2008 06:30
prweb.com
Vehicles in storage aren't covered by household insurance warns Flux. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1651554.htm
World
Cars
Sports
Recipes for Health: Sweet Potato Soufflé
21.11.2008 16:03
nytimes.com
A soufflé that is not too sweet to serve as a starter at your Thanksgiving table, but that also makes an impressive dessert.
World
Fitness
San Francisco's Martz fined $20,000 for slamming officials
21.11.2008 16:00
reuters.com
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Martz has been fined $20,000 by the NFL for public criticism of game officials earlier this month, the league said on Friday.
World
Sports
Spain, Argentina tied up in Davis Cup final after Friday split
21.11.2008 14:17
usatoday.com
Feliciano Lopez has defeated Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-3 allowing Spain to escape the first day of the ...
USA
Tennis
Tourism
Lonely Planet lists the world's top 10 cemeteries
21.11.2008 14:17
usatoday.com
A travel guide's list of the best places in the world to be entombed includes a New York suburban cemetery for animals.
USA
Tourism
Royal Caribbean International 'Floats Out' Oasis of the Seas
21.11.2008 14:13
cruise-addicts.com
The World's Most Revolutionary Cruise Ship Is One Step Closer to Redefining the Cruise Vacation MIAMI, Nov. 21 -- In just over ...
World
Cruises
Guest post - Wild camping in the UK
21.11.2008 10:16
europealacarte.co.uk
Mark Garbers of Love Camping gives us some guidelines about wild camping in the UK. “There’s nothing quite like wild camping for the true “back to nature” experience. When done properly it’s a very environmentally friendly way to see some truly wonderfully hidden areas of the UK countryside. However, as with anything, there are always a [...]
Europe
Tourism
Blogs
HELENE ST. JAMES' BLOG: Kronwall in, Holmstrom out for Saturday's game
21.11.2008 16:11
freep.com
Update from Calgary: Niklas Kronwall skated Friday and will play tomorrow, while Tomas Holmstrom did not practice and won't play against the Flames.
USA
Blogs
Tini zabutykh predkiv. Collection edition. (DVD). (Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors) (76.44UAH, $18.92USD)
21.11.2008 04:22
umka.com.ua
Sergei Paradjanov's "Shadow..." made real sensation, the wopld got new cinematographic genius, who gave a cinematographic art the vanguard and unique cinema language of "picturesque" expression. For two years film collected over 30 prizes on international festivals in 21 countries. The Paradzhanov's name became as known as the names of Fellini, Antonioni, Godar, Kurosava.
Ukraine
Music, MP3
Prophet cartoon row in Indonesia
19.11.2008 06:03
bbc.co.uk
Indonesia demands that a blogging website remove cartoons that depict the Muslim Prophet Muhammad in sexual situations.
World
Blogs
Advertisements
Newsnight Scotland highlights
21.11.2008 06:06
bbc.co.uk
Key moments from Newsnight Scotland 17 November - 20 November 2008.
World
Advertisements
The New Old Mexico
20.11.2008 20:04
nytimes.com
In San Miguel de Allende, a place beloved for its preserved Spanish colonial architecture and aura of timeless charm, new developments for expatriates may threaten the lifestyle that drew them there.
World
Real Estate
EUR 100K discount on luxury Costa flats
17.11.2008 04:14
propertyinspain.net
Spain's latest all-luxury resort has spacious key ready apartments discounted by EUR 100K as the developer makes a timely "Dash for Cash". PropertyInSpain.Net has the best choice and prices.
Spain
Real Estate
Weather Forecast
Vote for your favorite weather photos of 2008
20.11.2008 12:45
usatoday.com
From eerie clouds and breathtaking sunsets to fierce lightning storms and delicate rainbows, USA TODAY readers captured a potpourri ...
USA
Weather Forecast
BBC weatherman Jack Scott dies
13.11.2008 06:04
bbc.co.uk
Veteran BBC forecaster Jack Scott, who first used the famous magnetic weather symbols, has died at the age of 85.
World
Weather Forecast
Hurricane Season Gets Busy
10.10.2008 06:34
accuweather.com
Updated: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Historically, the heart of the hurricane season does not begin until mid-August. As if on cue, there are two tropical systems currently active, and AccuWeather.com ...
World
Weather Forecast
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