State & Community
New Data Shows Recession Gaining Pace in Germany
09.01.2009 00:32
dw-world.de
Germany is caught in the midst of a gloomy economic winter with the government attempting to hammer together a new stimulus package. Meanwhile a slew of fresh data suggests a deepening recession is taking hold.
Germany
Social Life
European Commission President Barroso Confirms EU’s Intention To Assist In Regulation Of Ukrainian-Russian Gas Conflict
09.01.2009 00:31
ukranews.com
During the phone talk with President Viktor Yuschenko on January 8, Barroso thanked him for the readiness to attract the supervisors at the gas transit units and highly appreciated the personal contribution of the Ukrainian president to adjustment of the situation.
Ukraine
Politics
Floodwaters close roads in Wash. state
08.01.2009 22:22
usatoday.com
A harsh combination of heavy rainfall and rapidly melting snow left much of western Washington state flooded. The main roads ...
USA
Social Life
Economics & Finance
ShortSaleCalc.com Provides Automated Short Sale Relief with Release of New Software
09.01.2009 00:33
prweb.com
Automated Short Sale Relief for Real Estate Professionals in 2009 (PRWeb Jan 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Short_Sale/Software/prweb1841954.htm
World
Finance & Investments
Gazprom Against Monitoring Gas Transit Via Ukraine Without Its Participation
09.01.2009 00:31
ukranews.com
«Such a monitoring system without Gazprom and the Russian Ministry of Energy participation is unacceptable. This is our gas. We have to know how it flows into the Ukrainian transit system, is distributed and delivered to European consumers,» he noted.
Ukraine
Finance & Investments
Green Around The Globe | hotelsmag.com
09.01.2009 00:30
hsyndicate.com
Hospitality companies and brands the world over continue to push each other with new ideas on lessening environmental impact and operating less wastefully. Not every hotel can be as green as IHG’s Innovation Hotel, above, or Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels’ new LEED Platinum-Rated Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina (on this issue’s cover). But that won’t stop the industry from finding new ways to do less environmental harm. Here’s a round-up of who’s doing what, and where.
Netherlands
Hotels, Restaurants & Cafes
Incidents
City airport runway 'was unsafe'
08.01.2009 22:02
bbc.co.uk
Passenger planes were involved in "serious" incidents on an unsafe temporary runway surface at Bristol Airport, an accident report says.
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
Palm's the master of its own domain, the king of its own Castle
09.01.2009 00:23
engadgetmobile.com
Filed under: Palm Rule #7 of mass promotional emails: find / replace. Just do it.Palm's the master of its own domain, the king of its own Castle originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
World
Mobile Phones
AAIB issues report on landing difficulties due to runway friction problems at Br
09.01.2009 00:13
aviation-safety.net
08 JAN 2009The AAIB released the final report on their investigation of several incidents at Bristol International Airport. Resurfacing and re-profiling work was taking place on parts of the runway at BIA as part of a major project to resurface the manoeuvring area pavements, and sections of the runway surface were ungrooved base course asphalt. From 14 November 2006, there were reports from flight crew of a variety of problems related to the friction characteristics of the temporary runway surface, though no serious incidents occurred until 29 December 2006. On that day, the flight crew of G-XLAC (a Boeing 737-81Q) experienced poor stopping performance during landing. Later that day, the flight crew of G-BWDA (an ATR-72-202) experienced stopping and lateral control difficulties during landing, and the aircraft departed the runway surface and came to rest on the grass area at the side of the runway. Later still, the flight crew of G-EMBO (an EMB-145EU) experienced lateral control difficulties during landing, and the aircraft partially left and then regained the runway. On 3 January 2007, another flight crew, also operating G-XLAC, experienced poor stopping performance. The airport was subsequently closed whilst grooves were cut in the base course. After it re-opened there were no further incidents. The investigation identified the following causal factors: 1. Reduced friction on the wet ungrooved base course sections of the runway caused flight crews to experience reduced braking action and reduced lateral controllability on landing in strong crosswinds; 2. The Flight Operations Department Communication (FODCOM) advice published by the CAA regarding operations on runways notified slippery when wet, in wet conditions, was not communicated by operators to flight crews; 3. The passing, by ATC, of braking action reports based on Mu-meter friction assessments, gave flight crews a false confidence in the braking action available on the wet runway. The investigation identified the following contributory factor: 1. G-BWDA landed in a crosswind outside the operators published limits and the subsequent use of reverse thrust was contrary to the advice contained in the companys Operations Manual. The AAIB has made five Safety Recommendations. (AAIB)
World
Security Systems
36 Hours in Reykjavik, Iceland
09.01.2009 00:10
nytimes.com
The country’s financial collapse — a sharp devaluation of the currency — hasn’t dampened the capital city of its vibrant spirit.
World
Multimedia
Science & Education
Obama should ease security on science, panel says
08.01.2009 20:00
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The system for keeping U.S. science secrets safe is broken and needs to be revamped -- and immigration controls need to be eased for qualified scientists from other countries, the National Research Council advised on Thursday.
World
Science & Education
Splash Media Announces Agreement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to Create Revolutionary ETraining Content 'For Dummies'
08.01.2009 12:21
prweb.com
Splash Media LP, an Emmy Award-winning innovator in eTraining and digital video publishing, has partnered with Wiley to create and produce a library of online training videos for Wiley's For Dummies branded imprint. (PRWeb Jan 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1837814.htm
World
Science & Education
Souls Of We - Let The Truth Be Known
08.01.2009 12:12
roomthirteen.com
Although many tracks sound like filler some pretty good moments shine through.
World
Books & CD
Hard & Soft
USB File Recovery Software version 1.1 was released.
09.01.2009 00:26
allsharewareproducts.com
USB File Recovery Software version 1.1 has been released. Release date: 2009-01-09 What's new: Program cost, USD: 69 Short description: USB Data Recovery Software to recover usb drive files from corrupt usb drive. Recover data from usb drive is so simple & easy with Recover Data for USB File Recovery Software. Powerful data recovery tool to get back usb data easily. Link: http://www.allsharewareproducts.com/ShowDescriptions.aspx?fileId=168754&ViewIndex=0&cat=System Utilities----File AND Disk Management&NewsDate=20090109
World
Software
Setting Up A High-Availability Load Balancer With HAProxy/Wackamole/Spread
09.01.2009 00:18
linuxtoday.com
<b>HowtoForge:</b> "This article explains how to set up a two-node load balancer in an active/passive configuration with HAProxy, Wackamole, and Spread on Debian Etch. The load balancer sits between the user and two (or more) backend Apache web servers that hold the same content."
World
Open Source Software
Getting A Clue About Your Databases
09.01.2009 00:18
sqlservercentral.com
Got a new database you know nothing about? Here's my basic proposal on how to find interesting tables in it.
World
Programming Languages
Health & Beauty
Antipsychotic drugs ‘double death risk in Alzheimer’s patients’
09.01.2009 00:32
b4uindia.com
Anti-psychotic drugs prescribed to treat aggression in Alzheimer''s patients can double their risk of dying, according to a study published in the journal Lancet. The study, funded by the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, was led by Prof Clive Ballard’s King’s College London team. To reach the conclusion, researchers reviewed 165 Alzheimer’s patients who were being prescribed antipsychotics. Eighty three continued treatment and the remaining 82 had it withdrawn and were instead given oral placebos. Findings showed a significant increase in risk of death for patients who continued taking antipsychotic medication. The difference between the two groups became more pronounced over time, with 24-month survival rates for antipsychotic-treated patients falling to 46 percent versus 71 percent on the placebo and at 36 months it was 30 percent versus 59 percent. This implies that after three years, less than a third of people on antipsychotics were alive compared to nearly two thirds using the dummy drug. Antipsychotics are used to treat symptoms of agitation, delusions and aggressive behaviour. (ANI)
India
Health & Beauty
Medical Journal Changes Its Policy After Criticism by Group
08.01.2009 22:03
nytimes.com
The accreditation group said The New England Journal of Medicine had failed to disclose an author’s financial conflicts.
World
Health & Beauty
Dementia drug death risk warning
08.01.2009 20:02
bbc.co.uk
Experts have condemned the commonplace prescribing of sedatives to people in the UK with dementia.
World
Health & Beauty
Culture & Arts
P2Pwords™ Wins 2008 "Product of the Year" at CES P2P Summit in Las Vegas
09.01.2009 00:33
prweb.com
DCIA Groundbreaker's Award Accepted by Brand Asset Digital Co-Founder Joey Patuleia for revolutionary P2P SEM (Search Marketing) product (PRWeb Jan 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1840684.htm
World
Cinema, Video & DVD
Slumdog Millionaire
09.01.2009 00:25
thecelebritycafe.com
Can 18-year-old Jamal beat the odds and become an overnight millionaire?
World
Cinema, Video & DVD
MEGADETH - Official MegaFanClub MySpace Page Launched, Exclusive Video From Vic's Garage Available
09.01.2009 00:25
bravewords.com
MEGADETH have launched an official MegaFanClub MySpace page. Go to this location to check it out. The page features a link to video...
World
Rock Music
Recreation & Entertainment
"Slumdog Millionaire" in the money at L.A. awards
09.01.2009 00:00
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Slumdog Millionaire" was the final answer at the Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday, as the sweeping drama about an improbable winner of India's version of "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" took the top prizes at the closely watched Oscar barometer.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Sherry Johnston and the arrest drama
08.01.2009 22:10
whyfame.com
Levi Johnston’s mother speaks out for the first time about her six convictions she was charged for selling OxyContin, a controlled substance. She was arrested on December 18, after a warrant was released at the conclusion “conclusion of an undercover narcotics investigation.” The grandmother of Bristol Palin’s baby boy unveils for People she started to get addicted to the opiate after she had a hysterectomy eight years ago, which led to ...[ More on WhyFame.com ]
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Maddux Sports Earns Second-Place in Major NFL Handicapping Contest
08.01.2009 20:25
prweb.com
Leading sports handicapper, Sal Selvaggio, the President of one of America's major independent sports handicapping services, MadduxSports.com, finished with a 56- 29 record in Leroy's Race & Sports Book Pro Challenge. His 65.8-win percentage was second amongst 400 participants in the 17-week NFL handicapping challenge. (PRWeb Jan 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1838914.htm
World
Games & Toys
Automotives
UAW strike would kill auto loans
09.01.2009 00:28
freep.com
An extraordinary new wrinkle in the federal loans to Detroit's automakers became clear Thursday: A UAW strike could derail the rescue effort.
USA
Autonews
SPI 997 SLEDGEHAMMER 1000 hp Porsche Conversion Package
08.01.2009 14:16
worldcarfans.com
Ohio based tuner SPI have turned a 997 Porsche into a 1000hp sledgehammer able to dash from 0 - 60mph in under 3 seconds!
World
Cars
Video: BMW Z4 - Behind the Scenes
08.01.2009 06:18
pistonheads.com
Wanna know more about the Z4?
World
Automotives
Sports
Pistons pumped to face Billups-led Nuggets for first time
09.01.2009 00:30
freep.com
DENVER -- As Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups goes through pregame warm-ups tonight, you just know his eyes are going to wander down to the other end of the court. There he will see the very familiar red, white and blue uniform as his former Pistons teammates go through drills.
USA
Sports
Philadelphia and Samuel Are Pumping Up the Swagger
09.01.2009 00:08
nytimes.com
Cornerback Asante Samuel has demonstrated a penchant for making big plays in his first season with the Eagles.
World
Football
Tebow leads Florida to national title
09.01.2009 00:00
reuters.com
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tim Tebow inspired Florida to their second national title inside three years with a 24-14 victory over Oklahoma in the BCS national championship game on Thursday.
World
Sports
Tourism
Beijing panda bites third tourist
09.01.2009 00:07
bbc.co.uk
A panda at Beijing zoo bites a man for the third time in two years.
World
Tourism
Where to take your bike in Amsterdam
08.01.2009 22:11
europealacarte.co.uk
As you probably know, bike is the only way to travel in Amsterdam – it is quick, efficient, and environmentally friendly. However, it can be difficult to decide where to take your bike out for a spin. I’ve mentioned Amsterdamse Bos before, but there are other great places to spend the day, including: Art in Westerpark [...]
Europe
Tourism
Cheap sleeps: Check out what's new at budget hotels
08.01.2009 18:28
usatoday.com
Microtel and other budget chains whose rates average under $70 are picking up customers who used to opt for pricier lodgings.
USA
Resorts & Sanatoria
Blogs
FREE PRESS CARTOONIST MIKE THOMPSON: Obama's CIA chief?
09.01.2009 00:30
freep.com
Why Leon Panetta is should head the CIA
USA
Blogs
Israeli blogs back Gaza operation
06.01.2009 12:03
bbc.co.uk
Israeli bloggers are in general agreement in backing the Israeli armed forces' offensive in the Gaza Strip.
World
Blogs
Three Wise Men's Parade
05.01.2009 10:13
spainforvisitors.com
Most Spaniards continue to resist the invasion of Father Christmas or Santa Claus, preferring to have their Christmas gifts brought by the Reyes Magos, the Three Wise Men: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. Their processions are held on the eve (January 5th) of Epiphany (January 6th) in towns and cities throughout the country (oddly, they are a rare opportunity for political rivals to cooperate - the Magi are generally "played" by local politicians, one from each of the leading parties). The parades are led by floats representing more earthly concerns like telephony operators or department stores, then come the Reyes Magos (complete with camels), flinging sweets to the crowds of small children which line the route. The gifts the Magi bring later that night will be opened the next day, the last (twelfth) day of Christmas, this being Father Christmas's only real strong point in Spain - the children have little time to enjoy their presents before school resumes the following day, so in many households these are divided into two lots, one brought by Santa Claus, the other by the Three Wise Men.
Spain
Recreation, Tourism
Advertisements
The Course That Got Away
08.01.2009 16:05
nytimes.com
Many people have bought homes in golf developments for the high-end courses, the tight-knit community and the plush clubhouses, but the real estate slump is leaving some waiting at the first tee.
World
Real Estate
Region shown as holiday hot-spot
08.01.2009 04:04
bbc.co.uk
Landmarks across the north-east feature in a national television advertisement promoting it for holidays.
World
Advertisements
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
Floodwaters close roads in Wash. state
08.01.2009 22:23
usatoday.com
A harsh combination of heavy rainfall and rapidly melting snow left much of western Washington state flooded. The main roads ...
USA
Weather Forecast
Europeans struggle to keep warm
08.01.2009 12:04
bbc.co.uk
BBC readers in countries hit by the shutdown of Russian gas supplies describe their struggle to heat their homes in the freezing cold.
World
Weather Forecast
AccuWeather.com 2008-2009 Winter Forecast
05.12.2008 08:14
accuweather.com
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. ...
World
Weather Forecast
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