State & Community
Cranky Colbert warms up for a heartwarming holiday show
20.11.2008 16:18
usatoday.com
Comedian Stephen Colbert relishes the idea of serving up "an hour-long joyburger" to America on A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest ...
USA
Television
Discovery Channel to Feature Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC
20.11.2008 14:19
prweb.com
"Shades of Green," a new television documentary on The Discovery Channel, will showcase the cutting edge technology and on-site laboratories at Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Lake_Erie_Biofuels/Discovery_Channel/prweb1647324.htm
World
Ecology & Environment
Germany Rebuffs Call for More EU Fiscal Stimulus
20.11.2008 12:40
dw-world.de
Germany has rejected calls to contribute more funds to a European Union fiscal stimulus package for recession-hit economies, with a government spokesman saying Thursday that Berlin was doing enough already.
Germany
Social Life
Economics & Finance
FREE PRESS INTERVIEW: Wagoner: With market so weak, an infusion of cash is needed now
20.11.2008 16:14
freep.com
November U.S. auto sales remain just as anemic as last month, when they hit a 25-year low, keeping General Motors Corp.'s need for an "immediate" cash infusion unchanged, Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner said in an interview this afternoon.
USA
Small Business
Yahoo Calls Dibs on T-Mobile Handset Search
20.11.2008 16:10
ecommercetimes.com
Yahoo and T-Mobile jointly announced that Yahoo oneSearch will be the default mobile engine to power Internet search made through T-Mobile's new Web2go service. The new Web2go service is basically a customizable home page on a mobile phone that makes it easier to view and navigate the Internet on the handheld device.
World
E-commerce
Dollar and Yen Soars on Liquidation and Repatriation
20.11.2008 16:09
actionforex.com
The financial markets have been very schizophrenic today indicating that investors are still nervous. It was another roller coaster session in US equities with the Dow hitting a 5 year low shortly after the market open, recovering all of those losses and tacking on an additional 190 points by lunchtime...
World
E-commerce
Incidents
Fish stocks boost after pollution
20.11.2008 14:05
bbc.co.uk
Five thousand fish are released into the River Soar in a bid to keep stock numbers healthy, years after a pollution incident.
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
Dilbert strip for 11/20/2008
20.11.2008 16:14
krunker.com
I rolled over in laughter today when my friend showed me today’s Dilbert comic strip. I think I’ll have to preface certain postings from now on to say “Hey Buddy, I’ve got pictures of gadgets.” [Check it out] Technorati Tags: DilbertTechnorati Tags: Dilbert
World
Technologies
Software Update for Verizon XV6900
20.11.2008 16:10
cellaz.com
Apparently, Verizon's XV6900 has received an unofficial software update. According to the source, the new build version 3.14.605.1 updates the system to Windows Mobile 6.1, and adds other cool stuff like gpsOne, VZ Navigator and Opera Mobile. As always, if you plan to try the update, make sure to backup your existing data.... [These are short news! Click for details]
World
Mobile Communication
How to Search Twitter - the Advanced Guide
20.11.2008 14:15
searchenginejournal.com
You might be tired to see Twitter-related posts every single day but this shouldn’t prevent you from using the tool. To network using Twitter or not - is up to you. There are still many people who just don’t get the very idea of telling others what they are doing. What’s definitely should be taken [...]
World
Search Engines
Science & Education
Huge glaciers detected under rocky debris on Mars
20.11.2008 16:00
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A radar instrument aboard a NASA spacecraft has detected large glaciers hidden under rocky debris that may be the vestiges of ice sheets that blanketed parts of Mars in a past ice age, scientists said on Thursday.
World
Science & Education
Observatory: Invasive Plants in Galápagos May Really Be Native
20.11.2008 12:12
nytimes.com
Some plants that were thought to be invasive species in the Galapagos Islands predate humans by thousands of years.
World
Sciences
Invitrogen Launches In Vivo RNAi Delivery Reagent - Products To Simplify And Enable Research On All Sequencing Platforms
20.11.2008 10:09
medicalnewstoday.com
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced the introduction of its Invivofectamine™ delivery reagent which enables short interference ribonucleic acid (siRNA) experiments in vivo. The study of RNA interference (RNAi) has revolutionized biology by allowing researchers to directly observe the effects of the loss of function of specific genes in mammalian systems.
World
Biology
Hard & Soft
3D Models - Low Poly Ambulance
20.11.2008 16:15
the3dstudio.com
Name: Low Poly AmbulanceType: 3D ModelsAuthor: 3DesignPrice: $45.00File types: 3ds max objDescription: Low Poly ambulance.Model in 3DStudioMax, rendered with Vray.See complete details
World
Computer Design & Modelling
Via Panel PC Resists Shock, Liquids
20.11.2008 16:08
linuxtoday.com
<b>LinuxDevices:</b> "Via announced a fanless panel PC that runs Linux, and resists both liquids and dust. The "VIPRO VP7710" includes Via's Eden or C7 processors, a 10.4-inch touchscreen display, gigabit Ethernet, three serial ports, and two USB 2.0 ports, the company says."
World
Open Source Software
Massachusetts extends compliance deadline on new data encryption rules
20.11.2008 16:03
computerworld.com
Citing the economic downturn, the Massachusetts state government is giving companies more time to comply with tough new regulations on securing the personal data of state residents.
World
Hard & Soft
Health & Beauty
HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks
20.11.2008 16:16
usatoday.com
Two years after the government urged that HIV tests become as common as cholesterol checks there are small gains but still one ...
USA
Health & Beauty
PEPFAR 'Most Impressive' Of Bush's Efforts In Africa, Opinion Piece Says
20.11.2008 16:07
medicalnewstoday.com
President Bush "did better than most people are willing to admit in his dealings with Africa, a continent long victimized by the geopolitical tug of war between America and its adversaries," columnist DeWayne Wickham writes in a USA Today opinion piece. "Most impressive of these efforts" has been the
World
HIV/AIDS
Doctors to be on guard for meningitis in kids
20.11.2008 12:01
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials asked doctors on Thursday to be alert for possible cases of meningitis and other illnesses in children caused by Hib bacteria amid an ongoing vaccine shortage.
World
Health & Beauty
Culture & Arts
Rapper biopic tries to get at B.I.G. mystery
20.11.2008 16:18
usatoday.com
For more than a decade, the question has gone unanswered: Who murdered The Notorious B.I.G.? Notorious, a biopic about the rapper ...
USA
Cinema, Video & DVD
HEAVEN ABLAZE Need Your Help
20.11.2008 16:13
bravewords.com
London, Ontario-based death/thrash act HEAVEN ABLAZE check in with this update: "Well, we have submitted our band to play in the European festival Metalcamp 09....
World
Rock Music
Spain: Myspace.com returns to Eurovision selection
20.11.2008 16:12
esctoday.com
Spanish broadcaster TVE will continue relying on the Myspace.com method to pick the country's entry for Eurovision 2009. Next year's selection process will be called Eurovision 2009: The return and will be presented on Monday 24th. From that date, entries can already be submitted to the broadcaster. (http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12552)
Europe
Music Contests & Awards
Recreation & Entertainment
'Twilight' vampire Pattinson considers the stakes of fame
20.11.2008 16:17
usatoday.com
USA TODAY caught up with Robert Pattinson, who stars in Twilight as hunky vampire Edward Cullen, and tossed him a few questions, ...
USA
Recreation & Entertainment
John McCain countersues Jackson Browne, claims he wanted press for CD
20.11.2008 16:12
whyfame.com
John McCain is suing the pants off of Jackson Browne. For suing the pants off of McCain. The failed presidential candidate says Browne just sued him to drum up some publicity for his upcoming album. According to McCain it had nothing to do with him using Browne’s song without his permission. Way to make sure you never take the blame for...[ More on WhyFame.com ]
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Ziff Davis Considers Closing EGM
20.11.2008 16:11
shacknews.com
Following the announcement yesterday that longtime publication PC Magazine would be moving to an online-only format, Ziff Davis CEO Jason Young now says that videogame standard Electronic Gaming Monthly could be the next print casualty. The news comes out of a story by the New York Times, which stated: "Mr. Young said the company was considering taking its other print magazine, the video-game publication Electronic Gaming Monthly, into an online-only format, but would not make a decision before the end of the year." Electronic Gaming Monthly was founded in 1989. Gaming website 1UP.com already acts as the online home of EGM, with the two entities sharing staff and branding. Davis noted that while PC Magazine would likely turn a profit in 2008, higher costs combined with fewer advertisements would push the company into the red next year. Ziff Davis closed the print ve...
World
Computer Games
Automotives
Car buff Jay Leno wants federal help for automakers
20.11.2008 16:14
freep.com
Jay Leno was on the phone earlier this week. The host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" asked how things were going in Detroit and made it clear where he stood on the only issue that matters around here.
USA
Autonews
LUMMA Design CLR 550 R Based on Porsche Cayenne Facelift Debuts at Essen
20.11.2008 14:15
worldcarfans.com
Tuner LUMMA Design presents the Porsche Cayenne facelift based CLR 550 R, a serious SUV that says it will go as fast as it looks. Anywhere, anytime.
World
Cars
Breaking News: Porsche Confirms Cayenne Diesel
20.11.2008 12:25
pistonheads.com
Cayenne to be offered with a 3.0-litre V6 from next February
World
Automotives
Sports
Sorenstam starts slow, Hull leads at ADT Championship
20.11.2008 16:17
usatoday.com
Annika Sorenstam's farewell to the LPGA Tour could come two days earlier than she hoped. Sorenstam shot a 2-over par 74 in Thursday's ...
USA
Golf
Steinbrenner passes control of Yankees to son
20.11.2008 16:00
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner on Thursday officially handed control of the major league team to his son, Hal, ending an often tempestuous 35-year reign over baseball's most famous franchise.
World
Sports
Another Lions game, another blackout
20.11.2008 12:36
freep.com
The 0-10 Lions have failed to sell out their third-straight home game and will have Sunday's game against Tampa Bay blacked out in local television markets. The team said fewer than 7,000 tickets remained.
USA
Sports
Tourism
World's Oldest Cognac for $6,000 a Shot
20.11.2008 12:33
journeys.luxist.com
Filed under: Cigars, Journeys, SpiritsThe luxe Lanesborough Hotel in London has just acquired the world's oldest bottle of cognac, distilled in 1770, and is offering it to patrons of their plush Library Bar (above) for 4,000, or about $6,000, per shot. That's considerably more than the ultra-expensive Louis XIII Black Pearl Magnum cognac my colleague Lisa Palladino wrote about last summer, which cost $2,500 per shot. In addition to the 240-year-old tipple, the Lanesborough, a St. Regis property, just installed a new walk-in cigar humidor, the first of its kind in a London hotel. The humidor houses 1,000 cigars and contains 25 private lockers for the personal collections of top patrons, who can enjoy Cuban and even pre-Castro smokes in the hotel's posh Garden Room.[via JustLuxe]World's Oldest Cognac for $6,000 a Shot originally appeared on Luxist on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
World
Tourism
An NCL cruise with naked ladies? Barenaked, actually
20.11.2008 08:30
usatoday.com
Norwegian Cruise Line and trip organizer Sixthman have planned a voyage in February that will include performances by Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea, The New Odds, Boothby Graffoe, and The Weakerthans.
World
Cruises
Why go to Albania?
19.11.2008 20:14
europealacarte.co.uk
Last week, at the World Travel Market in London, I found myself wandering through the European stands and played a little game with myself. I decided to visit the stand of the country I felt least likely to visit next year and see if they could change my mind. Albania was top of the list, as [...]
Europe
Tourism
Blogs
HELENE ST. JAMES' BLOG: In chilly Edmonton, Marian Hossa unlikely to get warm welcome
20.11.2008 12:36
freep.com
I remember a few seasons back when the Red Wings were here in Edmonton for the playoffs, and former Oilers defenseman Cory Cross got booed. So I'm betting fans will have a go tonight at Marian Hossa, who spurned the Oilers this summer and instead signed for less money with the Wings.
USA
Blogs
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
Avishai Cohen Trio. Night of Magic. (live in Kyiv). (60.28UAH, $14.92USD)
13.11.2008 20:24
umka.com.ua
That is why one such concert is worth a dozen of other nice concerts – because this was not nice. This was – truthful light magic. I know: the real soul of music opens up exactly on such evenings – and no matter whether it is called jazz. But it matters that this is live music, which takes place here and now, which not only causes reaction, but also instantly reacts, breathes, changes, acquires a new clarity.
Ukraine
Music, MP3
Advertisements
Funeral firm ad warns of drink-drive dangers
20.11.2008 06:03
bbc.co.uk
A Belfast funeral services firm launches an advertising campaign in newspapers warning of the dangers of drink-driving.
World
Advertisements
International Real Estate: For Sale in ... British Columbia, Canada
19.11.2008 00:07
nytimes.com
A one-bedroom two-bath chalet with a sleeping loft and a separate one-bedroom apartment is for sale for 829,000 Canadian Dollars ($678,119).
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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