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  • Big headache

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:55 am
    What it's really like to get health insurance in the US

  • Seven killed in 'Nato air strike'

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:45 am
    Seven members of the Afghan security forces are killed in a Nato air strike, the Afghan defence ministry says.

  • Live - Saturday football

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:29 am
    There are five Premier League games, a raft of FA Cup first round ties and a full Championship programme on a busy day of football.

  • Brown urges new banks 'contract'

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:17 am
    UK PM Gordon Brown tells a G20 summit there should be a new social contract with world banks to make them more responsible.

  • Glasgow 'axed' from train route

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:17 am
    Trains on the East Coast Main Line would no longer go to Glasgow and instead terminate at Edinburgh, under new plans.
 
 
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    The Economist

  • After the horror at home

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Is there any lesson to be drawn from the shootings at Fort Hood?FORT HOOD is one of the largest army bases in America, sprawling over more than 300 square miles (some 780 square kilometres) of nondescript central Texas grassland between Austin and Waco. It is home to more than 50,000 active-duty soldiers, many of whom pass through on their way to Iraq or Afghanistan. One of their errands before deploying is to stop at the Soldier Readiness Processing Centre for last-minute medical and dental checks. It was here, on Thursday November 5th, that soldiers preparing for and returning from war…

  • This week's top stories [06 November 2009]

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Our top articles ranked by reader popularity.Out from storageOut of the runningThe week aheadA prepackaged pratfallTricks of the tradeBack in his old hat?An electoral testHow to change the systemRed alertPutting competition first

  • Jobs gloom, with glimmers

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:31 am
    America's jobless rate passes 10% but the job market should start to improve soonIT WAS widely expected to happen at some point, but not yet. The unemployment rate in America jumped to 10.2% in October, up from 9.8% the month before, an increase that was far more dramatic than most economists had projected.The grim milestone demonstrates that, even though the recession is apparently over, for the average worker it remains in force. The misery is actually greater than the headline number suggests: an alternative unemployment rate that includes those who would like to work but are not looking…

  • For peat's sake

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:31 am
    The world’s wetlands are big sources of greenhouse gasesPEATY wetlands emit about 1.3 billion tonnes of CO2 a year as a result of human activity that drains them and thus exposes them to the oxidative effect of the atmosphere. This figure does not include the effect of fire on dried-up bogs, which can double the amount. That, at least, is the conclusion of a report published by Wetlands International, a lobby group, this week. Drained peat occupies 0.3% of the world’s land surface, but is responsible for 6% of man-made CO2 emissions. Indonesia is the biggest emitter, but richer…

  • Fighting fire with fire

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:40 pm
    Wildfires are getting fiercer and more frequentAS WOODLANDS in the warmer parts of the northern hemisphere come to the end of their fire season and their counterparts south of the equator prepare for the worst, people have begun to rethink how best to fight the wildfires, which seem to be getting fiercer and more frequent. With less winter snow on mountains as average temperatures rise, woods in many regions are drying out and becoming ever more vulnerable to fire. The deadliest wildfire in Australia’s history, which scorched a broad swathe of the landscape north-east of Melbourne…
 
 
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    Wide Angle

  • World Links: Equatorial Guinea Pardons Simon Mann, Claude Levi-Strauss Dies at 100

    lauren feeney
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:34 am
    Czech President Vaclav Klaus signs the Lisbon Treaty, an agreement meant to streamline European Union decision-making that includes the establishment of an E.U. president. Klaus was the last hold out on the document, which required the unanimous support of all 27 E.U. member states. The treaty could now take effect as early as December. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appears at his war crimes trial at the Hague after having boycotted it last week, but asks for 10 months to prepare his defense. Judges temporarily adjourn the case while they decide what to do. The European Court of…

  • World Links: Karzai Declared Winner in Afghanistan, Opposition to Renew Challenge in Iran

    lauren feeney
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:58 pm
    President Hamid Karzai is declared winner of Afghanistan’s disputed elections after his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, withdraws from the race. Suicide attacks hit two of Pakistan’s largest cities — thirty people are killed in a blast in near  Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi, and two suicide bombers and a policeman are killed in a car bombing at a police checkpoint in Lahore. French-Senegalese writer Marie NDiaye becomes the first black woman to win France’s top literary award, the Prix Goncourt, for her book Trois Femmes Puissantes (Three Powerful…

  • World Links: Haitian PM Ousted, Honduran Rivals Agree to Deal

    lauren feeney
    30 Oct 2009 | 9:08 am
    Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and defacto leader Roberto Micheletti agree to a deal that could lead to the creation of a power-sharing government with Zelaya resotred to the presidency. The deal, already hailed as “an historic agreement” by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, must now be approved by the Honduran congress. In one of the biggest changes in the forty-year history of the Internet, web addresses written in non-Latin characters will soon be allowed. Former French President Jacques Chirac is ordered to stand trial on corruption charges dating back to his…

  • World Links: Iran Responds to Nuclear Deal, Race for E.U. President Begins

    lauren feeney
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:36 pm
    Iran hands over an initial response to a draft deal with the U.N. under which the country’s uranium would be sent abroad for processing. Iran is seeking two crucial changes to the plan — a slower timetable for delivery and the “simultaneous exchange” of nuclear fuel in return — but Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the country is ready to cooperate. The Taliban and Al Qaeda deny involvement in yesterday’s bombing that killed over 100 people in a crowded market in Peshawar, Pakistan. Kuwait’s highest court rules that female parliamentarians do…

  • World Links: Nearly 100 Dead in Peshawar Blast, Six U.N. Staffers Killed in Kabul

    lauren feeney
    28 Oct 2009 | 10:07 am
    Nearly 100 people are killed in a massive car bombing in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier. The blast hit a popular market full of fabric and clothing shops frequented mostly by women, and many of the dead are women and children. The attack comes as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits the country. Six U.N. staffers and two Afghan security guards are killed in an attack on their guest house in central Kabul. A Taliban spokesman takes credit, siting the U.N.’s involvement in Afghanistan’s presidential elections as the reason for the…
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    NowPublic

  • DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 6th Oct 2009

    albertacowpoke
    7 Nov 2009 | 4:46 am
    Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan.  Casualties of American troops this week than in recent preceding weeks.  This only makes it that more tragic that 9 were killed in Fort Hood,...read more

  • Seven Afghan Soldier killed in 'Nato air strike'

    Amitjha
    7 Nov 2009 | 4:28 am
    One more case of mistaken identity by NATO troops, unfortunately this mistake took life of seven Afghan soldiers. This incident took lace in western Bagdhis province of Afghanistan. It is not the first time this kind of mistargeted killing. Earlier NATO killed several in a...read more

  • Violent offenders receiving only police cautions

    generaldecay
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:46 am
    "If you commit a crime and get caught it is reasonable to think that you will go to court, be prosecuted and pay the price for your actions. Not necessarily. In fact, in England and Wales half of all criminal cases brought to justice these days are punished out of court by...read more

  • Toronto wins bid for 2015 Pan Am Games on first ballot

    albertacowpoke
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:44 am
    Friday's vote in Guadalajaro, Mexico selected Toronto as the host city of the 2015 Pan Am Games.  Premier Dalton McGuinty and Toronto Mayor David Miller made their last pitch prior to the ballots being...read more

  • It's 1929 again: ' From crash to meltdown in 80 years'

    smkovalinsky
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:37 am
    I am no expert on economics,  but I do take a keen interest in parallel historical phenomena.  The expert team,  William Strauss and Neil Howe,  authors of The Fourth Turning:  What the...read more
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    FRONTLINE Editors' Notes

  • Branded by War

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:12 am
    On this Veteran's Day, Nov. 11th, Americans and the U.S. military are more aware than ever of war's impact on the soldier. View--

  • Kahrdinal Sins

    2 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am
    --a response to Andrew Kahr by Jim Blaine, State Employees' Credit Union, North Carolina Andrew Kahr sure takes Messieurs Bubb and Kaufman to task in his blog response! Perhaps he should be more gentle, a bit more patient. After all, Bubb and Kaufman are admittedly just young, budding, novice economists; give them some space, surely their worst work still lies ahead! Actually, I was well pleased with both the tone and stridency of Mr. Kahr's rebuttal. Having watched his interview on FRONTLINE's 2004 program, Secret History of the Credit Card, I had always assumed that Mr. Kahr's views had…

  • Look Back

    1 Nov 2009 | 6:43 am
    A year ago, Obama was elected president, and we aired a report on his life and career. Stats show this is the most watched section from that film...

  • Madoff Saga

    29 Oct 2009 | 3:55 pm
    The scandal's newest number? $21 billion lost by investors. View inside-the-operation stories as told by Madoff's earliest feeder (late '60s), Michael Bienes. One of our most fascinating interviews ever!

  • Still Waiting: Unfair and Deceptive Credit Card Practices Continue

    29 Oct 2009 | 9:30 am
    "I think this new Pew report -- just out this week -- says it all." --Lowell Bergman, correspondent for the FRONTLINE/New York Times joint report The Card Game, airing November 24th. One hundred percent of credit cards offered online by the leading bank card issuers continue to include practices that will be outlawed once legislation passed in May takes effect next year, according to a new report by the Pew Health Group's Safe Credit Cards Project. The report also found that advertised credit card interest rates rose an average of 20 percent in the first two quarters of 2009, even...
 
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    Slate

  • Why Arby's is so low on the restaurant food chain.

    7 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am
    Some companies came through the recently ended recession with flying colors. In the fast-food realm, we've argued, McDonald's was a victor. But in a time of pinched consumer spending, business has frequently been a zero-sum game. In every sector, it seems, if there's a winner, there's got to be a loser. And in the fast-food industry, it sure looks like Arby's has been one of the losers of this recession.[more ...] McDonald - Business - Fast food - Restaurant - Hospitality

  • How does the government keep track of job-loss numbers?

    7 Nov 2009 | 7:57 am
    The Labor Department announced Friday that the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent in October, the first time since 1983 that it has been in the double-digits. Two government surveys suggested that the month's job losses reached 190,000 and 558,000, respectively. That's not far off from the results back in August, when the economy lost about 300,000 jobs. In an "Explainer" column first published two months ago, and reprinted below, Brian Palmer goes over where these numbers come from.[more ...] Government - Unemployment - Economy - Employment - United States

  • Profit not Satanic, says wealthy banker.

    7 Nov 2009 | 7:54 am
    A summary of what's in the major publications.[more ...] Research - Education - Colleges and Universities - Canada - Simon Fraser University

  • On Denialism and the role of science in America.

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:54 pm
    Let Truth and Falsehood grapple.[more ...] Educational Resources - Denialism - Philosophy - Philosophy of Logic - Truth Definitions

  • Can you carry a concealed weapon on military bases? And other Fort Hood questions answered.

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:37 pm
    Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the only suspect in Thursday's lethal spree at the Fort Hood, Texas, military base, reportedly killed 13 people and wounded 30 before a civilian police officer shot him four times. The incident raises many questions, a number of which we try to answer here.[more ...] Fort Hood - Military base - Army - Police officer - United States
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    PRI'S The World

  • Entire program - November 6, 2009

    Public Radio International
    Today on The World: A look at military mental health caregivers in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings; A hotel in Berlin today offers the creature comforts of a 1970s Eastern Bloc guesthouse; and mixing it up with British songwriter Gemma Ray.

  • Muslims in the armed forces

    Public Radio International
    The Army major believed to have killed 13 people in a gun attack was due to be deployed soon to Afghanistan, a military official said. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a US-born Muslim, opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood on Thursday. His cousin told the media that Hasan had been battling racial harassment because of his “Middle Eastern ethnicity”. The tragedy casts a light on Muslims serving in the US military. The World’s Matthew Bell is working on that story for today’s show.

  • The stress of treating combat stress (5:00)

    Public Radio International
    Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Tulane University trauma expert Charles Figley about the kind of work that the alleged Ft. Hood shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, did. Hasan is an Army psychiatrist with a specialty in treating combat stress.

  • Discussing the Goldstone Report (3:15)

    Public Radio International
    The UN endorsed a controversial report yesterday that accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes in Gaza. On that same day, the report's author, Judge Richard Goldstone met in a public forum with a former Israeli ambassador to discuss the report's accusations. Correspondent Amy Bracken reports from Waltham, Massachusetts.

  • Electricity for rural Nicaragua

    Public Radio International
    Reporter Eliza Barclay reports from Nicaragua how two American brothers tried a technological fix to alleviate poverty in that Central American country and our Science Forum invites you discuss aid projects with an environmental engineer online.
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    New Yorker

  • Goings on About Town: On the Horizon

    newyorker.com
    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    DANCE IN THEIR SIXTIES Nov. 17-19 Two titans of the radical sixties, Deborah Hay and Yvonne Rainer, both alumnae of the Judson Dance Theatre, have lately returned to group choreography. They unite for a double bill at Baryshnikov Arts Center. (212-868-4444.) ART IN GOOD PART Nov. 19-Oct. 2, 2011 . . .

  • Elizabeth Kolbert: Should you eat meat?

    Elizabeth Kolbert
    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Americans love animals. Forty-six million families in the United States own at least one dog, and thirty-eight million keep cats. Thirteen million maintain freshwater aquariums in which swim a total of more than a hundred and seventy million fish. Collectively, these creatures cost Americans some forty billion dollars . . .

  • Sheelah Kolhatkar: Martha Slept Here

    Sheelah Kolhatkar
    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Carter Glatt, a sixteen-year-old junior at the Horace Mann School, is lanky, with black hair and long eyelashes. He loves to play sports, especially football and tennis. He speaks in a slightly stiff, respectful manner that suggests that he’s used to conversing with adults. He carries . . .

  • Goings on About Town: Classical Music

    newyorker.com
    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    PageBreak --> OPERA METROPOLITAN OPERA “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” offered with an able cast that includes Joyce DiDonato (as Rosina), Barry Banks, Franco Vassallo, John Del Carlo, and Roberto Scandiuzzi; Maurizio Benini conducts. (Nov. 4 at 8 and Nov. 7 at 8:30.) | Robert Lepage’s interactive production of . . .

  • Peter Schjeldahl: French Connection

    Peter Schjeldahl
    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Pluck a magnifying glass from a rack at the Frick and sift great from good in “Watteau to Degas: French Drawings from the Frits Lugt Collection.” The prodigious Dutch connoisseur Lugt (1884-1970), a collector by the age of eight, acquired thousands of Old Master drawings, with a special . . .
 
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    ProPublica: Articles and Investigations

  • Yankees’ Parade – The View From ProPublica

    ProPublica
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:26 pm
    by Mike Webb and Dan Nguyen, ProPublica - Today, the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th World Series championship with a parade through the Canyon of Heroes.It just so happens that ProPublica’s offices are located in the heart of the route. Our own Dan Nguyen took some front-row shots.  (And no, we’re not all Yankees fans. ProPublica is filled with fans of losing baseball teams from all parts of the country.)

  • ‘Brutal Milestone’ for Unemployment

    ProPublica
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:31 am
    by Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica - November 6, 2009 1:31 pm EST Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage: The big news: Unemployment hit 10.2 percent in October. The New York Times’ Paul Krugman called the 10 percent mark a “brutal milestone,” and the news prompted more criticism of the stimulus. The AFP reports that President Obama will give a speech this afternoon to address the latest jobless numbers. Meanwhile, questions keep coming about the jobs “saved” by the stimulus. The Sacramento Bee concludes that of the 110,000 jobs reportedly saved by stimulus…

  • Bailout: $15 Billion More to Fannie Mae (and More to Come)

    ProPublica
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:46 am
    by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 6, 2009 12:46 pm EST The Treasury Department will pump $15 billion more into Fannie Mae, the company announced last night. That brings Fannie’s total bailout to $59.9 billion; together with its sibling Freddie Mac, the toll has risen to $110.6 billion. (Check out the totals in our frequently updated, frequently handy bailout database.)Fannie lost $18.9 billion in the third quarter and $56.8 billion for the year so far. The company offered a couple of explanations for its continued downward spiral. First and foremost is simply the…

  • Pennsylvania Tells Drilling Company to Clean Up Its Act

    ProPublica
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:40 am
    by Sabrina Shankman, ProPublica - After a year of chemical spills, water well contamination and an explosion caused by leaking underground methane, Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. has been fined $120,000 and ordered to abide by a set of stricter-than-usual probationary regulations if it wants to continue its vast natural gas drilling operation in Pennsylvania. The judgment is the latest chapter in a saga of drilling controversy and environmental contamination as a result of drilling for natural gas in northeastern Pennsylvania that we’ve been following since January, and is part of our ongoing…

  • University of Phoenix Responds to ProPublica/Marketplace Investigation

    ProPublica
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pm
    by Sharona Coutts, ProPublica - The University of Phoenix has responded (PDF) to our recent story on its enrollment practices, calling it a "nothing more than a series of anecdotes." We reported the story with Amy Scott of Marketplace and you can hear the resulting radio stories here and here. Our story reported that University of Phoenix students who enter associate degree programs graduate at a lower rate than students at comparable for-profit institutions. The story incorrectly said that 37 percent of Phoenix students who begin two-year programs ultimately graduate. We have corrected our…
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    CNN

  • MDs accused of stealing, selling babies

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:38 pm
    Mexican authorities have arrested three doctors, a nurse and a receptionist accused of stealing newborns at a private hospital and selling them, the Mexico City attorney general's office says. One of the abducted babies was reunited with her biological mother on Thursday.

  • Paraguay's military commander fired

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:25 am
    Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo continued to purge the top ranks of the nation's military Friday, removing the armed forces' commander.

  • 2 U.S. paratroopers missing in Afghanistan

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:33 am
    Two members of the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan have been missing since Wednesday, the force said Friday.

  • Spanish judge considers pirate prisoner swap

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:36 am
    A Spanish judge would consider sending two Somali pirate suspects held in Madrid back to Africa, as demanded by pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat and its crew off the Somali coast, it was reported Friday.

  • Climate pact could be ready in 2010, U.N. official says

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:39 am
    A new international treaty to combat climate change will not be ready when 40 world leaders meet next month in Copenhagen but may be finished next year, a top United Nations official said Friday in Barcelona.
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  • Ode to our son and Oscar the Grouch

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pm
    Our sons and I grew up on Sesame Street. It was a daily staple for our mornings. I love all the character and all the songs, especially one song, "Listen to the wind blow". Oscar the Grouch made being grouchy OK and funny. We all loved the Sesame Street gang. Thank you, guys and gals.

  • 4% Mortgage Money Available-MoneyTv with Donald Baillargeon

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pm
    On MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon, Don hears from the Mortgage Minute Guy about 4% range mortgage money

  • 40 Years of Sesame Street brought to you by the far right GOP

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm
    A – ANTI – Anti anything this current administration is trying to changeB – BIRTHER – Need I say more on this one.C – CLUELESS – When they sit back smiling and clapping when their house minority leader doesn’t know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutionhttp://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/scarce/boehner-pulls-bonerD – DIVIDE – The only tool they have leftE – EGOCENTRIC – Yup, you got it, screw the people that are suffering, it’s all about protecting the corporation because they got some good old lobbying money from them.F – FEAR…

  • yankees parade

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:14 pm
    In the attempt to celibate the NY Yankees winning the words series i mistakenly got to the parade route late. Unfortunately the closest most people got who arrived that late was 4 blocks north of city hall. I saw this young girl sitting on her daddys back holding up this sign.

  • Bad Choices

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:14 pm
    I started drinking alcohol and using drugs in the 9th grade…like many others, I’m sure. However, for me, I had finally found a cure to my feelings of inadequacy, feelings of less than, feelings of inferiority and in short, my insecurities seemed to vanish. That huge hole I had always felt in my gut disappeared. It was fun, at first. Slowly, but surely though, over the course of many years, my dreams and interests I had as a young boy, gave way to more and more drug and alcohol abuse, until eventually, I let go of all my dreams and interests, lost everything, and ended up homeless and…
 
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  • Crowds roar, bells ring as NYC fetes Yankees

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:42 pm
    Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees’ World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

  • Orlando shootings suspect arrested

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm
    A suspect is in custody after a man opened fire at an Orlando architecture company that fired him 2½ years ago, killing one person and wounding five, police and the company said.

  • Army chief: Fort rampage a ‘kick in the gut’

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm
    Army Chief of Staff George Casey asks Army leaders across the country to review force protection measures after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, left 13 people dead.

  • Hoyer: Health vote may be delayed

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm
    House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, and signaled they may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week.

  • Jobless rate rises to 10.2 percent

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:06 pm
    The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher.
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    Wall Street Journal

  • Brown Calls For Global Transaction Tax

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:18 am
    The Group of 20 leading economies should consider applying a global financial transactions tax to pay for the cost of future banking crises, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said.

  • In Fort Hood, 4 Minutes of Chaos

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:31 am
    Victims and witnesses came forward to describe the Fort Hood shootings, as authorities gathered information about alleged assailant Nidal Malik Hasan.

  • Muslims in Military Raises Issues

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    The rampage is forcing officials to confront difficult questions about the military's growing Muslim population.

  • Hedge-Fund Giant Surfaces in Trading Probe

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:10 am
    The widening probe of insider trading on Wall Street is expected to examine transactions at Steven A. Cohen's SAC, one of America's largest and most successful hedge funds.

  • Indonesia's Delta Raises $383 Million

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm
    Indonesia's PT Delta Dunia Petroindo raised more than $383 million in an equity placement Friday, the latest step in a deal that gives investors access to one of the country's largest coal-services contractors.
 
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  • U.S. House Debate on Health Care

    7 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    This morning, the U.S. House convenes to debate legislation on health care reform. First, Members will debate & vote on the rule, or guidelines, for the health care debate. Then, Length: Published: Today at 9am (ET)

  • Washington Journal for 11/7

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    7:15am – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) 7:30am Rep. Jim Marshall (R-GA) 7:45am – Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) 8am – Patrick Yoest, Dow Jones Newswires, Congressional Reporter 8am – Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) 8:30am – Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) 8:45am – Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) Length: 3 hr.Published: Today at 7am (ET)

  • House Rules Cmte. Meeting on Health Care Legislation

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    The House Rules Cmte. met to discuss the rule for floor debate on the health care bill. Members heard from several panels of Representatives who introduced amendments to the legislation.Length: Published: Friday at 2pm (ET)

  • Congressional Black Caucus Health Care Press Conference

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am
    Members of the Congressonal Black Caucus held a press conference on Capitol Hill to discuss the health care bill expected to reach the House floor for debate this weekend.Length: 28 min.Published: Friday at 1:30pm (ET)

  • White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Press Secretary Robert Gibbs conducts a daily briefing at the White House.Length: 45 min.Published: Friday at 1pm (ET)
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    McClatchy

  • Recovery? The 10.2 percent without jobs might beg to differ

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:47 pm
    WASHINGTON — As bad as Friday's jobs report was, showing October's unemployment rate jumping sharply to 10.2 percent, the outlook is likely to worsen for American workers well into next year. Economists expect the jobless rate to keep climbing, perhaps above 11 percent, as employers produce more with fewer workers and shy away from hiring.

  • Shooting reveals tensions over Muslims in the military

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm
    WASHINGTON — The killings of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, by an Army psychiatrist who also was a Muslim set off a rancorous debate Friday that once again spotlighted the fear among Muslims in America that they'll be collectively found guilty for the actions of one man.

  • North Carolina's Blue Dogs and health bill: It's complicated

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:18 pm
    WASHINGTON — Surely, the chants this week of "Kill! The! Bill!" from thousands of conservative protesters outside Congress floated up to the ears of North Carolina House members who were inside considering their views on health care.

  • Coal ash from U.S. blamed for Dominican town's birth defects

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am
    ARROYO BARRIL, Dominican Republic -- Maximiliano Calcano is 2 and was born with no arms.

  • Congress takes up expansion of Troops to Teachers

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    WASHINGTON — Frank McBryde says there are plenty of parallels between serving in the U.S. military and teaching.
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  • Only 1 in 3 who want H1N1 shot can find it

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:17 pm
    Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday. That's true even for people who are at extra risk for severe complications and should be at the front of the line. The numbers are about the same for parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children, the Harvard School of Public Health poll found. Swine flu vaccine has been available in the United States for about a month, but supplies have been limited because of manufacturing delays. However, availability is picking up, said Dr. Anne…

  • Comic Books found to be just as effective as books for children's learning.

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:28 pm
    Scientists at the University of Illinois released a study that claims that reading a comic book is just as good as reading a book. "A lot of the criticism of comics and comic books come from people who think that kids are just looking at the pictures and not putting them together with the words." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6516323/Comic-books-are-good-for... added by: LowShred 21 comments

  • LSD returns to Psychotherapeutics

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm
    Albert Hofmann, the discoverer of LSD, lambasted the countercultural movement for marginalizing a chemical that he asserted had potential benefits as an invaluable supplement to psychotherapy and spiritual practices such as meditation. “This joy at having fathered LSD was tarnished after more than ten years of uninterrupted scientific research and medicinal use when LSD was swept up in the huge wave of an inebriant mania that began to spread over the Western world, above all the United States, at the end of the 1950s,” Hofmann groused in his 1979 memoir LSD: My Problem Child. For…

  • An end to road prohibitions

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Are streets without traffic signs conceivable? Seven cities and regions in Europe are giving it a try -- with good results. http://www.psfk.com/2007/09/no-signs-lead-to-better-driving-more-considertation.... added by: blondie420 3 comments

  • Decision day for health care overhaul in House

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:26 am
    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency. Obama scheduled a late-morning visit with House Democrats convening a rare Saturday session on legislation to remake the U.S. health care system, extending coverage to tens of millions now uninsured and banning insurance company practices such as denial of coverage based on pre-existing medical problems. Late Friday, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related…
 
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    Digital Journal

  • Australian fans walk out on Britney Spears

    7 Nov 2009 | 6:06 am
    Three songs, and they were walking out. Australian fans couldn’t stand the lip synch routines. That’s not entirely surprising, because Australian acts are all live. Lip synch is a traditional no-no. The $1500 tickets didn’t help, either.

  • Polish government wants more American troops

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:06 am
    The Polish interior ministry has recently stated that they want more of an American presence in their country to protect them from a possible attack by Russia.

  • 661 hospitalized in Canada from Swine Flu, including 120 kids

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:36 am
    Swine Flu has resulted in the hospitalizations of 661 people in Canada, including 120 children, in a one week period. Since April 2,440 people have been hospitalized with 443 in ICU. 737 outbreaks are reported, 710 of them in schools.

  • American woman suffers amnesia after sex

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:23 am
    A woman known only as Alice has suffered an attack of amnesia after having intercourse one August morning with her husband, Scott.

  • Toronto to host Pan Am Games in 2015

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:07 am
    Toronto has been awarded the Pan Am Games in 2015. Winning the spot to host the sports competition could make it easier for the Canadian city to host a Summer Olympics.
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    Associated Press

  • Decision day for health care in the House

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency....

  • Obama praises those who ended Fort Hood violence

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, seeking to reassure a nation shaken by the mass shooting on an Army post in Texas, said Saturday that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended a rampage at Fort Hood....

  • Obama to speak to House Dems as health vote nears

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill for talks with House Democrats as they scramble to find enough votes to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system....

  • Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect's history

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself....

  • Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

    Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:...
 
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    NPR

  • Could Big Donors Break Obama's Fundraising Record?

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:43 pm
    The Obama presidential campaign rewrote the playbook for raising campaign cash in 2008. The Supreme Court may change it again before 2010: An upcoming decision could potentially curb the growing influence of small donors in favor of corporate America.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Rough Road For Military Families With Special Needs

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:09 pm
    Deployments are usually hard on families. Spouses must become single parents for months on end, managing households with little outside help. These challenges become even more daunting for families with special needs children.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • At Fort Hood, Mourning And A Search For Answers

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:56 am
    The massive military post held a candlelight vigil to honor the 43 people killed and wounded in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13 people, even as more details are emerging about the man who allegedly carried out the attack.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Joe Jackson Seeks Slice Of Son Michael's Millions

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm
    Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The entertainer's 2002 will made no reference to his father, with whom he had an often strained relationship.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Hasan's Story Won't Be Easy To Sort Out

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:32 pm
    After a mass shooting, people who knew the gunman find themselves wondering what warning signs they might have missed. So it is in the case of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man authorities say opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
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    Los Angeles Times

  • More than 38 million vaccine doses available against swine flu

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    'As supplies increase things should go better,' says a CDC official, who adds that flu activity is widespread in 48 states and 'virtually everything is H1N1.' More than 38 million doses of vaccine against pandemic H1N1 influenza are now available, 11 million more than were available last week and double the number available two weeks ago, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

  • Honduras' ousted leader declares pact 'totally dead'

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Manuel Zelaya says the accord to end the national crisis collapsed after the de facto rulers formed a new 'reconciliation government' without him. The political crisis in Honduras deepened Friday after ousted President Manuel Zelaya declared "totally dead" a U.S.-brokered agreement that he had believed would restore him to power.

  • CalPERS to consider requiring placement agents to register as lobbyists

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Advocates see the plan as a way to limit political pressure on the pension fund, which some believe may have occurred in dealings with agent Alfred Villalobos. Opponents say it's counterproductive. Highly paid financial intermediaries at the center of a growing uproar over the way California's huge public pension plan invests its money may soon be required to register as government lobbyists and regularly report their fees and clients.

  • A story of shock, chaos and bravery unfolds in Ft. Hood shooting

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Eyewitnesses say the gunman sat and appeared to pray before calmly firing on his comrades. Officials say he got 100 rounds off before civilian officers brought him down in a firefight. In the end, the shooting rampage at Ft. Hood came down to a gunfight between two civilian base police officers toting standard sidearms and a 39-year-old psychiatrist armed with .357 Magnum and a pistol equipped with laser sighting and extra bullets, officials said.

  • Babies are found to cry in their mother tongue

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Just days after birth, German and French infants' wails mimicked the patterns of their native languages. Researchers believe they started to pick up on the melodies in the third trimester. They may not be old enough to talk, but babies less than a week old know how to cry in their native language.
 
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    MSNBC

  • Crowds roar, bells ring as NYC fetes Yankees

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:42 pm
    Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees’ World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

  • Orlando shootings suspect arrested

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm
    A suspect is in custody after a man opened fire at an Orlando architecture company that fired him 2½ years ago, killing one person and wounding five, police and the company said.

  • Army chief: Fort rampage a ‘kick in the gut’

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm
    Army Chief of Staff George Casey asks Army leaders across the country to review force protection measures after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, left 13 people dead.

  • Hoyer: Health vote may be delayed

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm
    House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, and signaled they may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week.

  • Jobless rate rises to 10.2 percent

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:06 pm
    The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher.
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    GroundReport.com

  • Iran's Green Movement Defies Regime Again

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:06 pm
    Iran's Green Movement opposition organized mass street protests on the 4th of November (13th of Aban), taking advantage of the official rallies being held on the same day to mark the 30th anniversary of the occupation of the US embassy in Tehran. The opposition protests were met with a violent crackdown by security forces. As has come to be expected, Iranian citizen media recorded “history” on their mobile phones. Protesters in Tehran trampled on a portrait of the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an act that would have been unimaginable a few months…

  • Israel claims to have stopped Iranian arms ship

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:04 am
     Per BBC, the Israeli Navy has seized a ship reportedly headed by Iran carrying weapons disguised as civilian cargo, yet Iran has denied the allegations. The Israeli Navy has reported that the arms ship was on its way to Hezbollah, where fights between Israeli and Iranian forces has been active. Several hundred tonnes of weapons were seized making it the largest involving Iran since 2002 when the Israeli military found 100 tonnes of arms. People in the Middle East reacted to the news through Twitter. petitedov Smthg nice to wake up to: Israel seizes Iranian ship bound for Hezbollah…

  • SPO distributed cheque worth 1110000

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:20 am
    SPO distributed cheques among different civil societies to kick campaign  for decreasing suicide ratio among the women folk. CHITRAL:  Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) held a cheuqe distribution ceremony in a local hotel of Chitral. Cheques worth rupees 111000 were distributed among representatives of different civil society organizations. Who were given the task to launch campaign regarding awareness raising among the general public to decrease and minimize increasing ratio of suicide among the women folk. The stakeholders were also given the task for organizing…

  • Former Myanmar Foreign Minister Dies

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:34 am
    Former Myanmar foreign minister Win Aung died in Insein prison, Yangon, where he was serving a seven-year sentence for corruption, police confirmed on Thursday. Win Aung, 65, died Wednesday morning from a cerebral hemorrhage, close friends of the former minister said. He served as foreign minister and the civilized face for Myanmar's pariah military regime from 1998 to 2004. In 2004, he was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to seven years in jail for selling cars imported tax-free for ministry personnel. Win Aung was a former member of the Military Intelligence and a close associate of…

  • Indian former Home minister said ban on cell phone ,an assault on the dignity of J&K People

    5 Nov 2009 | 3:22 am
      Srinagar November 05 (Vijay Kumar) – Indian Former home minister and Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that decisions like ban on mobile phone facility an assault on the dignity and self respect of the People of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a  public meeting at Handwara in Kupwara district today Mufti said shutting off pre paid mobile facility to the state reflects a mindset that his party is struggling to change. He said the arbitrary decision should be reversed immediately as it tarnishes our image and projects the entire people of the state…
 
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    Nobosh

  • POLL TweetDeck Trounces Seesmic Desktop in Reader Vote

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:03 pm
    We&#8217ve had a number of close calls here during our Web Faceoff series but this wasn&#8217t one of them. This week we pitted TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop against each other in a bar room brawl for favorite Twitter client. Now the results are in.Whereas last week&#8217s Windows 7 versus OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard battle was a close one with Windows 7 going the distance to outlast the current Mac OS this week&#8217s showdown had a big winner.&#8230and TweetDeck was it with a full 71% of the vote 3294 votes as compared to Seesmic Desktop&#8217s 23% 1055 votes. Six percent…

  • How To Bootstrap Your Way To Billions

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:02 pm
    From Entrepreneur.com Finding ways to get things done with less or no money bootstrapping is critical when you encounter run into problems obtaining money for your start-up or small businesses.Bootstrapping is also a good discipline to instill in a company&rsquos culture. The healthy habits formed by the early need for bootstrapping will carry forward even in good times to prevent wasteful actions. Steve Gordon the founder of Restoration Hardware said that if sufficient capital had been available to him in the company&rsquos early stages he might not have been as successful as he was.

  • Treasury Rejects Sale of Tax Credits to Goldman

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:02 pm
    As expected the Treasury Department blocked the sale of Fannie Maes unused tax credits to Goldman Sachs late Friday arguing that the government would lose more money on taxes than it would gain from the proposed deal.Source: DealBook - New York Times

  • Sarah Palin Joins Al Gore In Not Realizing That Everyones A Reporter These Days

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:02 pm
    Last year we wrote how odd it was that former VP Al Gore banned reporters from a speech he gave where all audio-video equipment was also banned. These days such no reporters allowed speeches make no sense -- because anyone can be a reporter. Yet it seems that theres something in the veep sauce or veep wannabe sauce that leads to these sorts of positions as former VP candidate Sarah Palin is trying to do the same thing barring reporters along with any kind of recording devices from a talk that she is giving. You can understand perhaps why politicians like to do this but it seems both out of…

  • Gowalla Hops Onto Android Via The Mobile Web

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:02 pm
    Up until now if you wanted to use the location-based service Gowalla on the go you had to have an iPhone. Today that expands to Android. But rather than building an app Gowalla has extended support to Android using the mobile web. This works because Androids browser is closely tied to the device and is able to access location information which is vital for Gowalla. The goal is to extend this mobile web support to BlackBerry and a few other location-aware devices in the next week or so co-founder Josh Williams tells us. As a small team Gowalla like its rival Foursquare doesnt have a lot of…
 
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    United Press International

  • British Airways to lay off 4,900 workers

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:26 am
    LONDON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A disastrous summer is prompting British Airways to lay off about 4,900 workers, or 12 percent of its staff, company officials say.

  • Jobs picture surpasses early '80s lows

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The levels of U.S. unemployment and underemployment announced this week has made it official that joblessness is worse than in the early 1980s, analysts say.

  • Citigroup issues employees stock options

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:22 am
    NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The giant U.S. bank Citigroup says it is distributing stock options to its employees in a bid keep them on board at the bailed-out institution.

  • UPI NewsTrack TopNews

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:21 am
    News from United Press International, around the world around the clock ...

  • Bartoli, Rezai set for Bali finals

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:13 am
    BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- French players Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai each had straight-set wins Saturday and advanced to the finals of the Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.
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    Arts & Letters

  • Arts & Letters Daily (06 Nov 2009)

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    California has over 5000 public servants whose state pensions exceed $100,000. For that lucky group, it is the Golden State. Meanwhile, in Texas... more "God's masterpiece," or simply "the most evil woman" to wield power in the 20th century? Madame Chiang Kai-shek is still an enigma... more Click, tweet, email, twitter, skim, browse, scan, blog, text: the intellectual habits of internet life are killing storytelling, says Ben MacIntyre... more

  • Arts & Letters Daily (05 Nov 2009)

    4 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Livestock and poultry farms give out 500 million tons of manure yearly. Where does it all go? Ask Rick Dove, whose Cessna is equipped with cameras and a GPS device... more Wikipedia writer/editors are 80% male, 65% single, 85% without children, about 70% under the age of 30. Does that tell us anything?... more Spaceship Jesus: Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye's Left Behind series of sixteen novels represents everything that is most deranged about religion. Frank Shaeffer explains... more

  • Arts & Letters Daily (04 Nov 2009)

    3 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Whacky tabloid headlines can be quite literally true - but very misleading all the same. John Allen Paulos explains... more John Maynard Keynes offers us today not so much a well-defined economic doctrine as the attitude and the tools with which he attacked economic problems... more Scientists seem addicted to predictions lately, the more ominous or hysterical, the better. Science didn't used to be like this, says Stuart Blackman. What's going on?... more

  • Arts & Letters Daily (03 Nov 2009)

    2 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Yamaha's new electronic piano looks like a cheap and nasty baby grand, but delivers the sonic wallop of a nine-foot Steinway. Or so it says here... more From the Salem witch trials to W.E.B. Du Bois to Linda Lovelace, A New Literary History of America covers a lot of ground. Maybe too much... more "The Massachusetts miracle" - record-breaking rises in student test scores in the state - has resulted largely from the adoption of the Cultural Literacy program of E.D. Hirsch... more

  • Arts & Letters Daily (02 Nov 2009)

    1 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Having escaped from Germany in 1933, Hannah Arendt stayed for the rest of her life loyal to the philosophic tradition that had helped lead to Hitlerism... more Atlas Shrugged was published 52 years ago, but in the Obama era, Ayn Rand's angry message is more resonant than ever before... more Russia's historical misfortune - and its tragic fate - is its obsession with imaginary dangers and neglect of real ones, argues Walter Laqueur. Just look at its relation to Islam... more
 
 
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    The Guardian

  • 'I'll kill 10 people for every IED'

    Guy Grandjean, Sean Smith, Alex Healey
    7 Nov 2009 | 9:04 am
    Sean Smith documents methods used by Afghan police in the arrest and questioning of a group of Pashtuns after an insurgent bomb went offGuy GrandjeanSean SmithAlex Healey

  • Euromillions pair win £45m each

    David Batty
    7 Nov 2009 | 5:01 am
    Ticketholders come away with record prize, each of which eclipses previous biggest jackpot by £10mTwo British ticketholders have each won a record-breaking jackpot of more than £45m in the latest EuroMillions draw.They will each receive £45,570,835.50 – making them the UK's biggest ever lottery winners, exceeding by far the previous record of £35.4m.A National Lottery spokeswoman said: "This is fantastic news. These two ticketholders have just banked the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the country."The holders of the winning tickets for last night's draw now have 179 days to…

  • Murder hunt over house fire

    David Batty
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:35 am
    Cornwall mother Mary Fox was trapped in burning house after saving her son, who may have been target of attackPolice have launched a murder inquiry after a woman died in a house fire caused by a firework pushed through the letterbox.Mary Fox, 59, became trapped in the house in Carpenter Court, Bodmin, Cornwall, after pushing her 17-year-old son to safety from an upstairs window on Thursday.The boy, Raum, was taken to Treliske hospital where he was treated for smoke inhalation and released.Devon and Cornwall police said they were looking into whether Raum had been bullied at school. He is…

  • Kelly's proposals may be overruled

    Patrick Wintour
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm
    The man appointed to oversee the future expenses regime for MPs will not necessarily implement the proposals published by Sir Christopher Kelly, but will instead conduct a wide-ranging review of his own.The three leaders of the main political parties and Kelly, chairman of the committee on standards in public life, had this week said the proposals should be implemented as a whole. But Sir Ian Kennedy, appointed this week as chairman of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), believes he has the statutory powers to look at many of the essential issues again. MPs' pay is…

  • The Dad's Army of British cryonics

    Simon Hattenstone
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:10 pm
    In sleepy Sussex is a group of dedicated cryonicists who believe they hold the secret to eternal life. Simon Hattenstone joins them for a demonstration – but first they need to make sure the hosepipe isn't too leakyIn a bungalow in Peacehaven, by the east Sussex seaside, a 72-year-old man and his 62-year-old wife are planning their future. There's no discussion of anything morbid, like death, because, as far as they are concerned there is no such thing as death. When they stop breathing, they will pass into a state of suspended animation. They will be frozen in a giant flask of…
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    The Independent

  • Benitez holds Champions League crisis talks

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:38 am
    Rafael Benitez has held talks with his Liverpool bosses over the implications if the club fail to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League. Related StoriesAncelotti's Milan success still pains United managerChelsea set to follow Liverpool in seeking to stifle championsAshley Cole: 'We need to pull clear of United before we lose Didier'Torres advised to take a three-week breakFerguson refuses to point finger at fragile defence

  • Bartok Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Stravinsky The Rite of Spring, English National Opera, London Coliseum

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:27 am
    Nature and nurture - and all the dark and unexpected places in between. Some - Duke Bluebeard's cellar - you may never want to return to; others might invoke smiles, even laughter. English National Opera's audacious double-bill turns expectation on its head and springs so many surprises that to write about it at all - and it isn't an easy event to capture in words - runs the risk of giving the entire game-plan away. So stop reading now if you want to keep that element of surprise intact and know that the five-star rating has as much to do with vision as accomplishment. It isn't a perfect…

  • Bartok Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Stravinsky The Rite of Spring, English National Opera, London Coliseum

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:27 am
    Nature and nurture - and all the dark and unexpected places in between. Some - Duke Bluebeard's cellar - you may never want to return to; others might invoke smiles, even laughter. English National Opera's audacious double-bill turns expectation on its head and springs so many surprises that to write about it at all - and it isn't an easy event to capture in words - runs the risk of giving the entire game-plan away. So stop reading now if you want to keep that element of surprise intact and know that the five-star rating has as much to do with vision as accomplishment. It isn't a perfect…

  • Beckham relishing Champions League chance

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:17 am
    David Beckham is relishing the chance to play Champions League football again once he returns to AC Milan. Related StoriesEurozone: Only a win for Bayern can save Van Gaal

  • Coronation Street star questioned over crash

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:12 am
    Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas was questioned by police in connection with a drink-drive collision, it emerged today. Related StoriesMy Week: General Sir John KiszelyPhillips gets job on Sadler's Wells boardHelp wanted: how can we commit a grisly murder?Elton John out of hospital after E. coli treatmentMann returns to the arms of his wife
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    Sydney Morning Herald

  • Haunted by Lee Ellen's last hours

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Twelve years ago Lee Ellen Stace's remains were found in a bush grave. Her parents hope that a coronial inquiry into the schoolgirl's unsolved murder will help to lessen their agony. Eamonn Duff reports.

  • Anger over sex classes

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    A furore has erupted over the content of a new national sex education package to be developed for primary and high schools.

  • Alarm at killer toxic mine deal

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Australian mining company to tie-up with British firm responsible for dumping deadly toxic chemical waste.

  • Spray-can vandals face prison

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Children carrying spray-paint cans without a legitimate reason could face six months in jail.

  • Unholy row at Abbey as hammer falls for $4.86m

    7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    The Abbey, one of Sydney's landmark Gothic buildings, sold for a record $4.86million at auction.
 
 
 
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    Women News Links

  • Finally, A Readable History of Feminism

    2 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    The book is "When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present" by NYT columnist Gail Collins, who answers questions and shares anecdotes about the old days in news and broadcasting with Leslie Stahl on WOWOWOW (The Women on the Web).Among many fun anecdotes about the "old days" which no young woman today would believe ever happened -"I can remember being on a flight and the pilot came on, and it was a woman, and a bunch of men stood up and walked off the flight. And I know stories about people going to doctors, and if the doctor was a woman they turned…

  • Latest Trends in Alimony

    2 Nov 2009 | 10:45 am
    Jennifer Levitz takes a look for The Wall Street Journal at the current state of alimony laws around the US, and the moves to modify statutes that were established in the 1960s or 70s. The rationale for change is that times have changed, many more women work, and alimony should not be a lifetime entitlement but rather a temporary assist. The momentum is favoring changes which look to protect the alimony payer, whether male or female, rather than the recipient. Check out the article for details and plenty of real-life examples.

  • Blood Test Predicts MS Severity Up Front

    1 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    One of the many frustrating things about multiple sclerosis is that a diagnosis doesn't tell patient or doctor anything about the possible course of the disease. This Times OnLine article describes the problem:"After a first attack of MS-type symptoms, the disease can develop in several ways. A small proportion do not have more attacks, while most start with the relapsing-remitting form of MS, with attacks followed by periods of recovery. Most of these go on to develop secondary progressive MS within 10 to 15 years of diagnosis, in which symptoms worsen over time. About 10 to 15 per cent of…

  • Costco Now Accepts Food Stamps

    31 Oct 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Finally, after years of assuming that people who could afford a membership to Costco would not also be users of food stamps, Costco's management has changed their minds and their policies. The Seattle Times is one of many news sources reporting the good news."The rules are different today," CEO Jim Sinegal said. 'People who were in good shape financially all of the sudden are needing some assistance.' He expects Costco to accept food stamps in at least half its roughly 410 U.S. stores by Thanksgiving."This is a very important benefit for cash-strapped shoppers. Costco has long provided…

  • The Obamas' Marriage

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:41 am
    If you are interested in marriage - how it works and how it doesn't - you'll find this long NYT look at Michelle and Barack Obama's 17-year marriage a good read. They are uniquely self-aware and articulate for a political couple, and here they speak for themselves rather than being the subject of endless speculation and glossy surface interviews in women's magazines. Whether you find President Obama and his policies to your liking or not, WNL thinks this piece by Jodi Kantor has a lot to offer. Quote from Michelle:“If my ups and downs, our ups and downs in our marriage can help young…
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    Global Voices Online » Weblog

  • Azerbaijan: Reaction to yesterday's blogger trial

    Onnik Krikorian
    7 Nov 2009 | 4:34 am
    As the trial of video blogging youth activists Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli continues in Baku, two English-language bloggers from Azerbaijan react to yesterday's aborted court hearing. Both seem pessimistic and unhappy with how the trial has been conducted to date, but nonetheless say they will continue to fight for the two men's release. In particular, L4L shares his observations from yesterday's hearing, and particularly on the decision not to enter phone records in Hajizade and Milli's defense into court. During today’s hearing of…

  • Israeli and Palestinian youth use video to understand the conflict

    Juliana Rincón Parra
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm
    Two different organizations in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories are using video tools to help both Arabic and Jewish youth to understand the conflict and bridge gaps between them,  creating spaces for interaction and communication where they can share their dreams, concerns and thoughts regarding the complex situation they live in. One of the initiatives is Sadaka Reut, and this is what they say about their program: With the majority of Palestinian and Jewish youth physically segregated from one another (in separate communities and schools) and fears, racism and prejudice the…

  • Russia: Major Search Engine Closes Its Blog Rating

    Alexey Sidorenko
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pm
    Yandex.ru, Russian most popular search engine, announced on November 3 that it would close its blog ranking service Yandex Blogs Top (YBT) [RUS] by the end of the month. A spokesman for Yandex.ru said the reason for closure was that the blog rating “had become a specialized media platform.” Bloggers accused the company of giving in to political preasure from the Russian governemnet. Anton Volnukhin (aka Ya.blogs user Antonme), a spokesman for Yandex.ru, wrote on the company blog [RUS]: We noticed that service, which had been initially created as a mirror, a reflection of the…

  • Azerbaijan: Activist blogger trial resumes, delays persist (updated)

    Onnik Krikorian
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:59 am
    Although not its official birthday, Global Voices Online made its first ever post on threats made against Iranian dissident blogger Hossein Derakhshan, aka Hoder five years ago today. And in the same week that Threatened Voices, an online project to map bloggers under attack worldwide was launched, Derakhshan marked the first anniversary of his incarceration in prison. Today is also notable for another event — the continuing trial of detained video blogging youth activists Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli in Baku, Azerbaijan. The last court hearing was adjourned because witnesses did not…

  • Iran: Green Movement defies regime again

    Hamid Tehrani
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:23 am
    Iran's Green Movement opposition organized mass street protests on the 4th of November (13th of Aban), taking advantage of the official rallies being held on the same day to mark the 30th anniversary of the occupation of the US embassy in Tehran. The opposition protests were met with a violent crackdown by security forces. As has come to be expected, Iranian citizen media recorded “history” on their mobile phones. Protesters in Tehran trampled on a portrait of the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an act that would have been unimaginable a few months…
 
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    Border Reporter – News That Crossed The Line

  • Old Stories Never Die; Even When its Characters Do

    Michel Marizco
    2 Nov 2009 | 10:56 am
    THE BORDER REPORT I first met Margarito Montes Parra two years ago, spring 2007 or so; his son had just been murdered in the little town of Cocorít, near Cd. Obregón, Sonora. It was a strange murder in a town notorious for its power structure and its involucrations to the world’s richest drug lords. Former Sonora Gov. [...]

  • ¿Van por los Gringos?

    Michel Marizco
    29 Oct 2009 | 3:39 pm
    THE BORDER REPORT Not really sure what to make of this warning from the U.S. Consulate offices in Juárez. Does State Department think yesterday was any more dangerous than any other day in this poor city? In short, the U.S. Consul in Juárez received information that cartels were going to start targeting random vehicles with drive-bys [...]

  • What’s it Worth?

    Michel Marizco
    27 Sep 2009 | 10:56 am
    THE BORDER REPORT How hard up would you need to be to sell someone’s life for $2,000? The question came up over coffee with an old friend this morning. The answer, I guess, depends on your situation. One answer may be given during the corruption case against Richard P. Cramer, the high level Immigration and Customs Enforcement [...]

  • ¿Dos Mil de Nuevo?

    Michel Marizco
    25 Sep 2009 | 10:24 pm
    THE BORDER REPORT Mexican Army officials have detained four men in the killing of a state police commander in southern Sonora last week. But in addition to the four they’ve identified, the law enforcement community along the border is wondering if Francisco Hernandez Garcia, aka Dos Mil, was also arrested. (Thank you, Gordo, for bringing it [...]

  • Another Top Border Official Taken Down

    Michel Marizco
    25 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm
    THE BORDER REPORT For the second time in a month, a high level border official has been indicted, this time accused of shredding evidence for the Stanford Financial Group, a group busted by the Feds last year for bilking investors out of nearly $7 billion. Lesser known but arguably more profound, the investment group had been [...]
 
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  • Clean Energy Legislation Will Boost US Manufacturing Jobs

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:21 am
    U.S. clean energy legislation could help create 850,000 manufacturing jobs around the country, a report from a group representing business and environmental interests said on Wednesday.

  • America’s Most Toxic Cities List Released With Surprising Results

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:58 am
    Las Vegas has far from a clean reputation, but in Forbes' list of America's Most Toxic Cities, Las Vegas is named the least toxic of 40 major metropolitan areas. Forbes ranked the cities based on the number of Superfund sites in the principal city, number of facilities that release toxic chemicals, amount of toxic chemicals released in the area and air quality ranking.

  • $30.6M in Stimulus Funds Give US Hydroelectric Projects a New Spark

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:28 am
    Up to $30.6 million in economic stimulus funds will be used to finance seven hydroelectric projects nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The additional funding means Voith Hydro, a manufacturer of hydroelectric turbines, will be able to retain 40 jobs at its manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania

  • Washington, Stop Dithering, US Goals on Climate Urgently Needed

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:47 am
    As the last round of "intersessional" climate talks before Copenhagen opened today in Barcelona, all eyes were looking in the same direction they were when we left Bangkok three weeks earlier: at the United States. Without American numbers on mitigation (or emissions reductions) and finance (for developing nations to build their own clean energy economies, and also to adapt to the impacts of climate change), any real forward progress in the talks is just about impossible.

  • Giant Jellyfish Sink 10-Ton Fishing Boat

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:37 am
    A 10-ton fishing boat has been sunk by gigantic jellyfish off eastern Japan. The crew of the fishing boat was thrown into the sea when the vessel capsized, but the three men were rescued by another trawler.
 
 
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  • Yankees celebrate their World Series win

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:48 am
    The New York Yankees have been given a heroes' reception as thousands of fans celebrated the team's 27th World Series' triumph.

  • Murder inquiry opens after firework attack

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:12 am
    Police have launched a murder inquiry following a fatal house fire in Cornwall.Related StoriesWater palaver! Burst main causes massive jetKatie Price model tops bonfireMother's challenge over council 'spying'Missing US baby found under the bed

  • Jim Carrey's new film A Christmas Carol opens

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:24 am
    Robert Zemeckis returns to the 3D world with Disney's A Christmas Carol.Related StoriesLondon lights up for ChristmasA Christmas Carol world premiere

  • Britsh winners scoop record lottery jackpot

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:06 am
    Two British ticketholders have won a share of the massive £90 million jackpot in Friday's Euromillions draw.Related StoriesFirst £1,000 rail fare revealedBritish soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan namedTributes to troops shot by Afghan policemanEcclestone warning for Silverstone

  • Darling says climate change deal 'essential'

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:02 am
    Alistair Darling says a deal to tackle climate change is "essential", as he prepares for a summit with international finance ministers.Related StoriesInterest rate decisionClimate change 'could kill 250,000 children''Industry capitals' meeting challenge of recessionRBS posts losses of £1.5bnDarling urges G20 to act on climate change
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  • Could Big Donors Break Obama's Fundraising Record?

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:43 pm
    The Obama presidential campaign rewrote the playbook for raising campaign cash in 2008. The Supreme Court may change it again before 2010: An upcoming decision could potentially curb the growing influence of small donors in favor of corporate America.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Rough Road For Military Families With Special Needs

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:09 pm
    Deployments are usually hard on families. Spouses must become single parents for months on end, managing households with little outside help. These challenges become even more daunting for families with special needs children.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • At Fort Hood, Mourning And A Search For Answers

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:56 am
    The massive military post held a candlelight vigil to honor the 43 people killed and wounded in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13 people, even as more details are emerging about the man who allegedly carried out the attack.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Joe Jackson Seeks Slice Of Son Michael's Millions

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm
    Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The entertainer's 2002 will made no reference to his father, with whom he had an often strained relationship.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Hasan's Story Won't Be Easy To Sort Out

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:32 pm
    After a mass shooting, people who knew the gunman find themselves wondering what warning signs they might have missed. So it is in the case of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man authorities say opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
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  • UFO Russia, Moscow

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:57 am
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  • This Wheel's On Fire: "A Sweet Vibration Seemed To Fill The Air,

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:54 pm
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  • A World Without Ice: Man's Impact on Climate Change

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:28 pm
    A World Without Ice: Man's Impact on Climate Change It has taken just three centuries for human growth and rising industrial economies to bring the delicate relationship between ice and humans to a dangerous precipice. Ice carved Earth's landscape to its present state - the sharp Alpine peaks of Europe, the vast Great Lakes of North America, the majestic valleys of Yosemite National Park and the deeply incised fjords of Norway.But as the climate change debate becomes more heated, are we at risk of losing these precious formations? Dr. Henry N. Pollack, author of A World Without Ice, explains…

  • The Future of Content Distribution

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm
    The Future of Content Distribution Richard Rosenblatt of Demand Media, Dan Rosensweig of Guitar Hero and Peter Guber of Mandalay Entertainment discuss the current state and future of distribution in their varying fields. Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Location: San Francisco, CA, Westin St. Francis, Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/10/21/Future_of_Content_Distribution

  • Should All Drug Use Be Made Legal?

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:53 pm
    Should All Drug Use Be Made Legal? Although the media sporadically reports on major narcotic raids, the general consensus about the war on drugs is that small battles will not win this war. Despite all the money spent on drug enforcement worldwide, illicit drugs are still relatively cheap and widely available. Increasingly drugs are being viewed as a social problem rather than strictly a legal one.So is it time to rethink traditional approaches to the illegal drug industry? Countries like Portugal and Argentina are forging ahead with drug reforms, but will Australia follow suit?In this panel…

  • The Future of Wall Street

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm
    The Future of Wall Street Three top Wall Street executives join James Doughtery for a panel discussion on the future of the Street, the challenges it faces and the likely evolution of their industry. Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Location: New York, NY, World Leadership Forum 2009, Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/09/23/Future_of_Wall_Street

  • U.S. and Global Economic Outlook

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:29 pm
    U.S. and Global Economic Outlook Three leading financial analysts join Theodore Roosevelt IV, Managing Director of Barclay's Capital, for a discussion of the state of the American and global economy and prospects for near and long term recovery. Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Location: New York, NY, Foreign Policy Association, Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2009/09/23/U_S_and_Global_Economic_Outlook
 
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  • Don't Save the Elephants?

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:53 am
    Efforts to protect Central African elephants from poachers are turning humans into an endangered species instead, the Los Angeles Times' Robyn Dixon reports. While the likable pachyderms are protected for their value in attracting tourism, local...

  • GOP Leader Takes on Limbaugh

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:51 am
    Is a Republican leader actually standing up to Rush Limbaugh or is another apology inevitable? Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), the only Jewish Republican member of Congress, went after the conservative radio giant in an interview with Bloomberg News for...

  • Did Hasan Act Alone?

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:49 am
    Two days after Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly opened fire on soldiers at Ft. Hood, numerous questions remain as to his motive and planning, beginning with whether or not he acted alone. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) told the New York Times...

  • Republicans Unite Against Health-Care Bill

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:48 am
    As House Democrats negotiate the final touches of a massive overhaul of the nation's health-care system, Republicans are preparing to vote en masse against the final bill. According to the Washington Post, no GOP members of the House are expected to...

  • Ft. Hood Survivors Speak Out

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:45 am
    Survivors of the Fort Hood shooting describe a brutal scene in which suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan fired into unarmed crowds at close range-but their stories also include tales of heroism. Spec. Elliot Valdez, in an interview with the New...
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  • Germany's Grace Period is Over

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:23 am
    Josef Braml: The US will no longer give Germany a free-pass on sharing "the burden of global responsibility." As skepticism of American foreign commitments broadens at home, and with Chancellor Merkel’s address before a joint session of Congress, Germany is no longer in a position to drag its heels on issues that the US finds most important. Furthermore, if Germany hopes to have any future sway in US politics, fulfilling expectations now is necessary.

  • The Big Bear's Tight Embrace

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:56 pm
    Sonja Davidovic: President Medvedev's generous offers during his state visit to Serbia indicate a strengthening of bilateral relations between Russia and Serbia. This generosity should not blind Serbia on its path towards EU membership.

  • What Obama Should Propose in Beijing

    5 Nov 2009 | 12:02 am
    M Brzezinski and M Fung: The success of President Obama's inaugural visit to China depends on his approach. "Constructive engagement" between Washington and Beijing can break the mold of Sino-US relations if a series of "deliverables" can be agreed upon regarding Pakistan, Afghanistan, and informal military cooperation.

  • Angela Merkel is Europe's Quiet Leader

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am
    Anne Applebaum: The international community is not worried that Germany is heading towards a Fourth Reich because Angela Merkel is at the helm. It is the Chancellor's dull-pragmatism, her "anti-Obama" demeanor, which has allowed her to quietly increase Berlin's influence, while being roundly applauded.

  • Europe is Wasting its "Obama Moment"

    2 Nov 2009 | 6:17 am
    Jeremy Shapiro & Nick Witney: Europe needs to start acting as a unified collective if it is to become a credible and strategic partner for the US. If Europe does not step up, the US will look for other partners.
 
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  • Thousands protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow

    TEHRAN, Iran - Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said.

  • Worst violence since US pullback hits Iraq

    BAGHDAD - Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents.

  • US hands over Iranian officials detained in Iraq

    BAGHDAD - Five Iranian officials detained by the U.S. military in Iraq for up to two years were released on Thursday and handed over to Iranian embassy staff by Iraqi authorities, Iranian state television said.

  • Cyber attacks on South Korea came from 16 countries

    SEOUL - This week's cyber attacks on South Korea are believed to have been mounted from 16 different countries but North Korea was not among them, Seoul's spy agency was quoted as saying Friday.

  • Blast outside school in Afghanistan kills 25

    KABUL - An explosion outside a school south of the Afghan capital on Thursday killed at least 25 people, including 15 students, officials said, and Taliban fighters overran a district near the Pakistan border after heavy fighting.
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  • LAND OF MY FATHER: JASPER REES ON WALES

    Jasper Rees
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:59 am
    Jasper Rees is an Englishman with Welsh roots. After neglecting them for years, he decided it was time to explore them. So he drove right around Wales ... From INTELLIGENT LIFE Magazine, Autumn 2009 You have to pay to get in. The cost, if you’re in a car, is £5.40 ($10). Pressing a note and two coins into a fleshy female palm, I deploy the lone word of conversational Welsh in my locker. “Diolch.” Thank you. Then push my right foot down and accelerate into the land of my fathers. There’s not initially much difference from the foreign field back at the other end of…

  • THE WIZARDS BEHIND THE WIKIPEDIA CURTAIN

    Emily Bobrow
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm
    In a fascinating piece for the Boston Review, Evgeny Morozov writes that "Wikipedia’s economics of knowledge creation are fundamentally unsound". It seems the people's encyclopedia is ripe for reform, or at least more scrutiny.Reviewing Andrew Lih's "The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World’s Greatest Encyclopedia" (which comes across as an unnecessary read), Morozov highlights the limits of this dotcom miracle. Sure, it's amazing that a bunch of strangers have "leveraged the power of the Internet to create a highly functioning,…

  • JÖRG HAIDER'S MUSEUM

    Economist.com
    5 Nov 2009 | 12:16 pm
    Many continue to mourn the death of Jörg Haider, an Austrian far-right politician who died in a drunken car crash last year ...From Economist.com“Of course I knew Mr Haider personally!” says Mr Berger, taking a break from his singing. He had been accompanying a melancholy Alpine choir at the opening of a museum commemorating Jörg Haider, an Austrian far-right politician who died in a drunken car crash on October 11th 2008.Mr Berger pulls a collection of photos from his jacket pocket to prove his point. They show him in lively conversation with Haider at some kind of…

  • COMICS YOU SHOULD READ

    Sean Howe
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:17 pm
    Ah, pop-culture canons, how you’ve grown! In the1970s cinema scholars had the Sight & Sound polls, rock critics had the Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll. By the 1980s, it seemed that every periodical had its end-of-year lists for not just film and music but television too; today, you can find a new top-ten list on the internet every hour.Yet there have hardly been any large-scale efforts to define a foundation for comic-book cultural literacy. Douglas Wolk’s excellent 2007 volume "Reading Comics" even takes great pains to avoid such a burden—“I’m…

  • PAUL MCCARTHY'S CARTOON PORNOGRAPHY

    Ariel Ramchandani
    4 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm
    In a narrow space on Manhattan's Upper East side, Hauser & Wirth's new New York outpost seems ready to assert itself. The contemporary art gallery has just unveiled "White Snow", a new show of work by Paul McCarthy, a controversial American artist. On view are drawings inspired by the tale of Snow White, though McCarthy adds a very sexual and violent twist.Gathered at the press opening was a crowd of posh uptowners--women with good hair and men with good shoes, everyone sipping coffee out of fine white china. Few seemed flustered by the brazen cartoon porn. The effect drew to…
 
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  • OK, what comes after ‘dithering’?

    Thomas E. Ricks
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:36 am
    Wow. Here it is November 6 and we still have no idea where the Obama Administration is going on Afghanistan. All I want for Christmas is a decision! No matter what the president decides, I'll come away worried by his handling of the process. What can you do in 10 weeks than you can't do in four? I don't think he and the people around him understand the costs of the Big Dither of 2009 -- in the trust of Afghans, in the support of Americans, in the confidence of other nations. Spencer Ackerman has just offered up a good, if CNAS-centric, analysis of the state of the debate. I am still an Obama…

  • Iran Rev Guards charge Pakistan soft on terror!

    Thomas E. Ricks
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:24 am
    Get this: Iran's Revolutionary Guards are angry at Pakistan for arresting and then quickly releasing a leader of the anti-Tehran Sunni rebels, Dawn of Pakistan reports.  Some 42 people died last month in a bombing the rebel group claimed to have perpetrated. "How is it possible that this guy can move freely [unless he is] under the protection of the intelligence services?" righteously inquires the  most honorable Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the no. 2 guy in the Guards. (What's the no. 3 guy, Col. Pepperoni?) It is a little odd to see both the United States and Iran cranky…

  • Answering yesterday's questions: Mideast going to hell

    Thomas E. Ricks
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:23 am
    John McCreary of NightWatch fame answers my question of yesterday about what the Saudi bombing in Yemen (and the Israeli arms interception near Cyprus) might mean: The significance is that Saudi Arabia is now engaged in counter-insurgency operations.  Tallying the score in the Middle East-south Asian region during the past five years, a Shiite government is in Baghdad, replacing a secular government, but violence is down for now.  The Taliban in Afghanistan now operate in more than 220 of the 400 districts in Afghanistan, compared to fewer than 30 five years ago. A new Pakistani Taliban…

  • Condolences to Fort Hood families

    Thomas E. Ricks
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:22 am
    I am so sorry for the families of those who died yesterday at Fort Hood. Imagine seeing your soldier survive tours of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, only to come home and be shot. My heart also goes out to the spouses and children who have had this insanity explode in their midst. Will Palmer/Flickr

  • French terrorism official on Pakistan’s double game

    Thomas E. Ricks
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:39 am
    A French official who conducted investigations in Pakistan adds more weight to charges that Pakistani intelligence officers are in bed with the Taliban and even with al Qaeda.In a new book, What I Could Not Say, to be published next week in France,  Jean-Louis Bruguiere says that he came away with the impression that some Pakistani officials don't even consider al Qaeda to be a terrorist organization, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. He is quoted as writing, "The central government has lost control of certain elements of the army and the ISI, an intelligence service…
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  • US jobless rate at 26 year high, crosses 10 percent mark

    Unemployment in the US increased more than expected last month to record a 26 year high as employers continued to cut jobs, showing signs that that the struggle in the labor market carries on as the country’s economy tries to come out of recession. According to reports by the Labor Department, household ...

  • Australian economy recovering as per plan

    According to Australia’s latest national accounts, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has already grown by exactly two times value of the half percent growth forecast by the Reserve Bank of Australia in August. As per reports from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, retail spending decreased by 0.2 percent in September. But ...

  • 800 more jobs to be cut at Microsoft

    Software giant Microsoft Corp. announced on Monday that it is going to slash 800 more positions from its workforce, in addition to the 5000 job cuts it had announced earlier this year. According to the company, the job cuts will be spread across different businesses and locations all over the world ...

  • More than 7000 jobs lost at Johnson & Johnson

    At least 7000 workers are set to be fired by Johnson & Johnson, the largest health-products company in the world as consumers drastically reduced their expenditure on drugs and skin care during the global recession. According to reports by the New Jersey based company New Brunswick, it is expected that the ...

  • GM planning to cut 10,000 jobs at Opel

    After the surprise announcement that it would retain control of its European division Opel, General Motors today said that 10,000 are planned to be cut at the unit. The US car company wishes to cut costs at its European unit by 30 percent. The company said that a restructuring plan was ...
 
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  • Gay-Marriage Rights Movement Turns Focus to New Jersey

    The fight over gay-marriage rights in Maine was resolved on Tuesday when it was rejected by the narrowest of margins in a closely contested vote. The same-sex marriage movement is now expected to turn its focus to New Jersey where there is a significant amount of pressure to have a bill that authorizes gay-marriage passed while Governor Jon Corzine is still in office. Gov. Corzine, who was defeated by Republican counterpart Chris Christie in Tuesday’s election, is slated to remain in office through the middle of January. President of the National Organization for Marriage Maggie Gallagher…

  • 38 Million Doses of H1N1 Vaccine are Currently Available

    Officials from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced earlier today that there are more than 38 million doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine available. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the 38 million doses that are currently available is 11 million more doses than were previously available at this time last week and it doubles the number of vaccines that were available as of two weeks ago. Experts are predicting that as more supplies become available to help treat the devastating effects caused by H1N1 swine flu, we will be able to see a significant amount of progress. Flu…

  • Gordon Brown Pledges to Stay in Afghanistan

    British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced in London on Nov. 6 that Britain is committed to the War in Afghanistan, according to CNN.com. Brown emphatically spoke about Britain’s military commitment to the long-fought counterinsurgency battle in Afghanistan. He also emphasized the significance of a stable, uncorrupt Afghan government. “It is about having properly qualified men and women in the key jobs,” the prime minister said. Brown said that, as the war becomes more dangerous and complex, the Afghan military needs British troops to train their personnel. He also said that British…

  • Orlando Gunman Went on Rampage over Jobless Benefits

    Orlando, Florida resident Jason Rodriguez, 40, returned to the Reynolds, Smith & Hills engineering firm that he had worked at two years ago and opened fire on employees earlier today, killing one person and injuring five others. He was taken into custody by authorities within a few hours after the tragic incident took place and according to police, Rodriguez chose to resort to shooting employees in the company’s building over frustration he had been experiencing due to his poor economic situation. CNN.com is reporting that Rodriguez filed for bankruptcy in May as a result of his inability…

  • U.S. Consumer Credit Plummets by Total of $14.80 billion

    According to Reuters.com, the U.S. consumer credit dropped by $14.80 billion in the month of September. This statistic was released by the Federal Reserve and this amount is significantly larger than the total that was predicted by a group of economic analysts when they were polled by Reuters prior to the information being released. The analysts who were polled forecasted a U.S. consumer credit drop of $10 billion, which is $4.8 billion less than the actual drop. The staggering decrease in consumer credit is a crystal-clear indication that American citizens continue to feel reluctant about…
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  • Gateway Center shooting suspect Jason Rodriguez arrested

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:23 am
    The suspect in the Orlando Gateway Center shooting, Jason Rodriguez, has been arrested and is now in custody. The shooting, which took place earlier today, resulted in six victims, including one fatality. Police surrounded the building with SWAT teams, three schools were placed on lockdown and the I-4 was closed at both ends. Related Posts:Gateway Center shooting suspect named: Jason RodriguezTwitter Cat Phenomenon Sockington Reported MissingNorth Carolina Nursing Home Shoot-OutPolice Arrest 7 Over Irish Record Robbery HeistHealth club shooting victims identified

  • Gateway Center shooting suspect named: Jason Rodriguez

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:22 am
    A spokesman for the Orange County Sherriff’s department has confirmed that the male suspect in the Orlando Gateway Center shooting is named Jason Rodriguez and is wearing a light blue polo shirt and jeans. The suspect is driving a 2002 silver Nissan SUV. The shooting, in which eight victims were injured, happened on the eighth floor of the high-rise business block, which is now surrounded by SWAT teams. The I-4 has been closed at both ends. Related Posts:Gateway Center shooting suspect Jason Rodriguez arrestedRelatives Run in Memory of Virginia Tech. VictimsHealth club shooting victims…

  • Boris Johnson saves woman from girl gang

    NATHAN ADAM
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm
    The Mayor of London Boris Johnson rescued a woman, named Franny Armstrong, from a gang of armed girls before chasing them down the road on his bicycle. Armstrong said that she was attacked by a group of girls, one of them was said to be armed with an iron bar in Camden, North London before getting chased away by Johnson on his bike calling them “oiks”. Ms Armstrong is a keen climate activist, having directed some films on the area. Although she is grateful for being saved, calling him her “knight on a shining bicycle”, she admitted that she did not agree with Mr…

  • Entertainment Commentary: Face it, Strictly and X Factor are popularity contests

    MATHEW HULBERT
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:26 pm
    'Jedward'/Photo: Tiscali I don’t care what the cultural snobs have to say, I enjoy Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor. Just because they are popular programmes does not make them ‘bad’ or ‘unworthy.’ In fact I feel rather cheered as I watch them that millions of my fellow countrymen, women and children are doing the same. There are not many programmes now that ‘we all’…or at least a large number of us…watch together; shared experiences. The number of channels we have is, to my mind, a benefit in general. Choice is good. But,…

  • Company plans to open $3billion space hotel in 2012

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    3 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am
    A Barcelona company is planning to open a galactic hotel in 2012, allowing guests to spend three nights in space. The hotel, dubbed ‘The Galactic Suite Space Resort’, will take a day and a half to reach and is set to travel at 30,000km, 450km above the earth in orbit. Over 43 would-be guests have already reserved spots at the ‘hotel’, where a stay costs £2.7 million. Guests also receive an eight week training course on a tropical island. The Space Mountain Tunnel at Disneyland (Joe Penniston/Flickr) Related Posts:Police officers leave two gram cocaine packet in…
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  • Fox News Unamerican Take On The Fort Hood Shooter

    TheYoungTurks
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:49 pm
    Fox News Unamerican Take On The Fort Hood Shooter Watch more at www.theyoungturks.com Follow us on Twitter. http Check Out TYT Interviews www.youtube.com From: TheYoungTurks Views: 302 293 ratings Time: 09:24 More in News & Politics

  • Rihanna Breaks Her Silence

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    5 Nov 2009 | 10:08 am
    Rihanna Breaks Her Silence Pop star speaks out about the night her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her. For more on this story go to abcnews.go.com ... "abc news" news abc Rihanna singer abuse "Chris Brown" "domestic violence" gammys recovery entertainment From: ABCNews Views: 11112 128 ratings Time: 05:31 More in Shows

  • Auto-Tune the News #9: Nobel. health care. United Nations.

    schmoyoho
    15 Oct 2009 | 7:53 am
    Auto-Tune the News #9: Nobel. health care. United Nations. presidents and prime ministers sing in harmony. Love and happiness abounds. Get the mp3: amiestreet.com Donations: www.thegregorybrothers.com Lyrics HC: Tun tun tun tun tun tun tun tun Seamos un tilín mejores Y un poco menos egoístas Tun tun tun tun tun tun tun tun Huele esperanza FR: In this common endeavor Huele esperanza GB: All of us work together HC: Tun tun tun tun tun tun tun tun BO: We must embrace a new era of engagement Because the time has come UN Choir: To smell the hope! GB: For ... From: schmoyoho Views:…

  • Sarah Palin Quits! Auto-Tune the News #6

    barelypolitical
    11 Jul 2009 | 11:49 am
    Sarah Palin Quits! Auto-Tune the News #6 mp3 available: amiestreet.com ATTN shirts also available: www.districtlines.com The Gregory Brothers bring the world another installment of the news with a beat. Among the topics this week: Jackson, Palin, and Bachman, oh my! See Michael Gregory's other videos at: www.youtube.com From: barelypolitical Views: 743225 5540 ratings Time: 03:07 More in Comedy

  • Auto-Tune the News #6: Michael Jackson. drugs. Palin.

    schmoyoho
    11 Jul 2009 | 10:45 am
    Auto-Tune the News #6: Michael Jackson. drugs. Palin. mp3 available: amiestreet.com ATTN shirts now available: www.districtlines.com disclaimer: DON'T TAKE PILLS WITH GIN! (OR ELSE YOU WILL WAKE UP DEAD!!) the beat is a lightly remixed version of 100th Sight by Kapluckus (a Gregory Residence band consisting of Constance Waddell, Michael Gregory, Jamie Forrest, Stuart Harrison and Jacob Crigler)--find the original song here: itunes.apple.com Lyrics: NG: Hey-ohhhh! Congress! Climate change bill! Let's get our debate on--1,2,3 MB: It is time to ... From: schmoyoho Views: 1200125 9540…
 
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    CBS News: 60 Minutes Podcast

  • H1N1 Flu Vaccine, Yakuza

    1 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    On 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports on the manufacture and distribution of the H1N1 flu vaccine, and more importantly if it's safe to take. Lara Logan investigates the Yakuza, Japan's mafia, and how they may help foreigners jump the line in America for a life-saving liver transplant. Lesley Stahl looks into Hollywood Pirates...criminals who copy films and distribute them illegally before they hit theaters. Those stories and more on 60 Minutes.

  • Medicare and Medicaid

    25 Oct 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Medicare and Medicaid fraudsters are cheating U.S. taxpayers out of an estimated $90 billion a year using a billing scam that is surprisingly easy to execute. Steve Kroft investigates. More Americans suffer from epilepsy than Parkinson's, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined. Katie Couric reports on a disease that may not be getting the attention it deserves. Those stories and more, on 60 Minutes.

  • H1N1, cancer, Drew Barrymore

    20 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am
    Scott Pelley reports on the H1N1 virus and its growing toll on children and teens. Lesley Stahl speaks with John Kanzius, a man with leukemia who invented a radio wave machine to help cure his cancer. Finally, Anderson Cooper sits down with Drew Barrymore to discuss her transformation from a troubled child star, to a successful actress, producer and director.

  • Afghanistan; Concussions; Wingsuits

    11 Oct 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Scott Pelley reports from Afghanistan, where he spends time with a U.S. Marine company sent as part of President Obama's troop buildup. Bob Simon reports on connections being found between concussions and brain damage, particularly in professional football players. Steve Kroft reports on the latest trend in extreme sports, where men donning wing suits "fly" at speeds of 140 miles per hour.

  • Mini-Madoff; TN Waste

    6 Oct 2009 | 7:00 am
    On 60 Minutes, Steve Kroft interviews Marc Dreier, the so-called "mini-Madoff" Ponzi schemer to help better understand how Bernard Madoff could have done what he did. Lesley Stahl reports on 130 million tons of waste in Kingston, Tennessee. Later on in the show, Scott Pelley travels to Kenya to see the great wildebeest migration. That and more, on 60 Minutes.
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    Face the Nation

  • Afghan Run-off Election

    1 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Today on Face the Nation, one of the candidates in the Afghanistan run-off election has quit--will that delay President Obama's troop decision. Abdullah Abdullah withdrew because he feared the coming election would produce the same king of fraud as the last one--where does that put U.S. strategy now. Can the current government claim any legitimacy. We'll ask the top advisor to President Obama David Axelrod. We'll have that same question for Senator Joe Lieberman who wants more troops for Afghanistan now. We'll have plenty of questions, too, on health care. Then I'll have a Final Word on…

  • Afghanistan, Health Care

    25 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am
    Today on Face the Nation: McCain-Feingold...together again, but this time on opposite sides. Democratic Senator Russ Feingold and Republican Senator John McCain have written so much campaign finance legislation together that "McCain-Feingold" has almost become a brand name for reform. But on Afghanistan and health care reform they find themselves on opposite sides. McCain wants more troops in Afghanistan now; Feingold wants to draw down our forces there. On health care Feingold wants a government run insurance program; McCain says 'no-way'. We''ll get both sides and a fix on where these…

  • Rahm Emanuel on Afghanistan

    18 Oct 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Today on Face the Nation: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on Afghanistan, Health care and the economy. Plus, John Kerry, from Afghanistan. President Obama is only weeks away from announcing whether he'll send thousands more troops to Afghanistan. Could concerns over the unstable government there delay that decision? Will he change strategy? And does the President have to step up his efforts on health care reform? We'll ask his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. We'll get reaction from Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas. AND we'll talk to Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign…

  • Afghanistan, War, Obama

    11 Oct 2009 | 11:00 am
    Today on Face the Nation, President Obama meets with his war council. Will he send more Americans to Afghanistan? As the violence grows in Afganistan and Pakistan, the President may be approaching a defining moment in his presidency. Should he take General Stanley Mcchrystal's advice and order more Americans into the war zone, or do we change strategy entirely? We'll ask the minority leader in the Senate, Republican Mitch McConnell, and Democratic Senator Jack Reed of the Armed Services Committee. Then we'll get analysis and perspective from Michael O' Hanlon of the Brookings Institution and…

  • Troops in Afghanistan

    4 Oct 2009 | 11:00 am
    CBS News Correspondent Harry Smith hosts "Face the Nation." Should the United States send thousands more troops to Afghanistan? General Stanley McChrystal wants forty thousand more troops to continue the counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. Is he going to get them? Or is there a better way to fight the war there? And is the administration rethinking the whole idea of why we're in Afghanistan? We'll talk first with President Obama's National Security Advisor General James Jones. Then we'll bring in the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Carl Levin of Michigan and the House…
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    chidi opara reports

  • Citizen Report: Kidnapped Father Of Nigeria's Immediate Past Central Bank Governor Released

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:22 am
                                                        Soludo Jnr. “To God be the glory, my father has just been released by the kidnappers! We are emboldened by this experience to dedicate our life to the service of our fatherland and  to find lasting solution to the problem of kidnapping. Those who sought to break our will must be told that the wind of change in Anambra is unstoppable.

  • Nigerian Oil Amnesty May Still Collapse

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:29 am
                                       Post Amnesty Talks In Session Insiders in the Movement For The Emancipation Of Niger Delta(MEND) have informed chidi opara reports that the armed group which organized series of  "oil wars" that almost crippled the Nigerian mono-economy may still resume hostilities despite having recently declared indefinite ceasefire. Oil is the mainstay of the Nigerian

  • Revealed; Plan To Detain Furgitive Former Nigerian Anti-corruption Agency Chief

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:26 am
                                                      Nuhu Ribadu chidi opara reports is privy to a plan by the Nigerian government to detain furgitive former Nigerian anti-corruption agency chief, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu. Ribadu, a former police officer had in the wake of his dismissal from the police in controversial circumstances relocated to Europe on self exile. He was the first Executive Chairman of

  • Citizen Report: Jerry Agada Is Nigerian Authors' President

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    1 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
                                                         Jerry Agada                                                                                                                              Wale Okediran The Association Of Nigerian Authors(ANA)have in the early hours of today, at its annual convention in Minna, Niger State elected Dr. Jerry Agada as its President. Dr. Agada, prior to being

  • Shell Records Drop In Third Quarter Due To Fall In Oil Prices

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    30 Oct 2009 | 3:38 am
                                                     Shell Logo Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Europe's largest oil company, reported Thursday a 62 percent fall in profit for the third quarter due to lower oil prices, and said it plans to cut 5,000 jobs to cope with continuing weakness in the global economy. Shell said net profit was $3.25 billion (euro2.21 billion), down from $8.45 billion in the same
 
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    Zuma Times

  • New Updates at LA Daily Blog by Zuma Dogg (Most Recent Posts on City Attorney, AEG/Jackson Memorial, Medical Marijuana, Jerry Brown and MORE

    22 Oct 2009 | 6:38 pm
    HAVEN'T UPDATED THIS BLOG IN A WHILE. Here's the latest from today. And go to http://ZumaSHOW.com. My official website with links to everything current at all times. Thanks, ZD. LA Daily Blog.comKNBC Was Asked By Trutanich's City Attorney Office To Participate In AEG/Jackson Memorial Event Investigation (They Declined, Unless Subpoenaed)LA TIMES: AEG president says Trutanich tried to 'bully' company on Jackson costsNEW AUDIO: Zuma Dogg Radio Shows (LIVE Call-in Show) on Medical Marijuana, Villaraigosa's Subway to the Sea" & ZD's NEW Political Action CommitteeJerry Brown vs CNBC on…

  • I Know People May Be Surprised I Am Supporting Chris Essel, But It Feels VERY GOOD! Here are some reasons!

    26 Sep 2009 | 6:49 pm
    Sorry that Krekorian and Essel made it into the run-off, but those are the two options and I do not agree that you can just sit out and not vote. You have two distinctly different candidates and a decision must be made.So now we have a fresh slate, and I am not going to take the easy way out and just say, "Forget it...not going to vote/say anything."And people know I have been kicking the tires on Chris Essel because I wasn't taking a good look at her during the primary because I was supporting another grass roots canidate (me).And I have already made the decision I am not going to support…

  • Zuma Report "Week In Review" (A lot of NEW Content...New Blog...New Perspective...NEW!)

    26 Sep 2009 | 2:41 pm
    Saturday, September 26, 2009 A lot of new content from Friday and this week in general. Here's the Zuma Report "Week in Review" re-cap thread so you can review it all in one place.ELECTION STRATEGY: Zuma Dogg Writes Christine Essel Campaign Speech (based on his own probing interview with her on the phone.) The Challenge For Chris Essel in CD 2 City Council Run-off with Assmeblymember Paul KrekorianMy Argument AGAINST Nutty City Charter Ballot Amendment Cutting City Council Salaries in HALF!Neighborhood Council Summit To Address A Host of Wide Ranging Issues at "Action Summit"Why City Attorney…

  • Zuma Dogg For L.A. City Council - Campaign Week In Review

    4 Sep 2009 | 11:26 pm
    Local Political Blog Reader Weighs In On MOMENTUM of "Zuma Dogg For City Council" Campaign Posted: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:17:00 +0000 The Problem With Tamar Galatzan, Paul Krekorian and Chirstine Essel as City Council Candidates (JUST SAY NO!) Posted: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:08:00 +0000 Zuma Dogg TWITTER Update for Friday, September 4, 2009 Posted: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:59:00 +0000 ELECT ZUMA DOGG TO RUN INTERVENTION ON L.A. CITY COUNCIL ADDICTION TO STATUS QUO (The Dr. Drew of L.A. City Politics) Posted: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:47:00 +0000 L.A. City Council Embraces Zuma Dogg Strategy Regarding L.A. City…

  • MALIBU KARAOKE BATTLE: Kid Rock vs Zuma Dogg (Kid Rock STUNNED as he is asked to hand mic over to LOCAL FAVORITE, "Zuma Dogg" (ZD BLEW HIM OFF STAGE!)

    28 Aug 2009 | 2:35 pm
    Last night was fun in Malibu as Zuma Dogg bumps KID ROCK off the karaoke stage and ROCK is forced to hand the mic off to DOGG! (This ain't DE-TROIT, KID ROCK...YOU'RE IN ZD'S HOME TOWN...THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU...GIMME THE MIC AND SHUT UP, FOOL!:Yes, Zuma Dogg felt so good after last night's Valley City Council Candidate forum, he wanted to reward his campaign helper/driver with a good time to celebrate, so we took the campaign victory party to Malibu for the UPSCALE karaoke experience.As I am walking in and handing in my karaoke slip to the DJ, WITHIN SECONDS, the first person runs up to…
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    KSMU Radio

  • Local Soldier Talks About The Days Leading Up To Deployment

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:46 pm
    Following the shooting Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, which killed 13 people, officials are attempting to uncover the motive behind the suspected gunman's actions. Authorities are still trying to answer a lot of questions, but one thing they do know is that the suspect was scheduled to be deployed overseas. KSMU's Adam Murphy spoke with ...

  • Retired Architect Publishes Ozark Photography Book

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:39 am
    It's hard to remember sometimes, amidst busy schedules to stop and look at all the beauty found within the Ozarks. But a local retired architect spent 20 years taking pictures of what he thought were the prettiest sights in the Ozarks and now, he's put all the pictures into one published book to share with others. KSMU's K...

  • Faith Group Hosts Free Veterans Fair

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am
    Today Springfield’s Victory Mission hosted a Veterans Fair to honor Veteran’s in the area. KSMU’s Katie Easley went to Victory Mission and has details on how they recognized local Veterans.

  • Groom, Sick With H1N1 Flu, Misses Wedding Reception

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am
    Schools aren't the only place where the H1N1 strain of the flu is prevalent. One local couple's story caught our attention: a groom had to miss his own wedding reception because he was sick with the virus, also known as "swine flu." KSMU's Jennifer Moore spoke with his bride.

  • Weekend Outlook November 6, 2009

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:06 am
    Watch college sports Play poker Hike Visit a library Buy books Learn about nature Listen to music Eat chili Buy fair trade items Purchase crafts Adopt a horse Attend a wine and food event for OPT See a musical Test your trivia knowledge Help homeless youth Cele...
 
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    The Next Women

  • Interview: Serial Entrepreneur Cheryl Hardwick of BigPockets

    Taking over a company that is ‘grossly insolvent’ just would not appeal to most, not even to the hardiest of entrepreneur, and yet this is exactly what Cheryl Hardwick did when the creditors of IT Solution were days away from calling in the administrators. Here, Cheryl talks to The NextWomen about her unwaivering resolve to [...]

  • Female Internet Hero Angel Gambino joins Social Network Sonico

    Female Internet Hero Angel Gambino joins Sonico – the social network of Latin America that organises people’s lives online – as its new Vice President, Business Development at Sonico headquarters located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founded in July 2007 by Rodrigo Teijeiro, currently Sonico’s CEO, Sonico is the social network of Latin America that organises people’s [...]

  • Are you a TheFuture 100 Young Ethical Entrepreneur?

    It’s deadline time to apply or nominate for The Future 100 awards, which recognises the achievements of entrepreneurs under 35, who are running a business in the UK with a social and environmental impact. The competition is organised by Striding Out, itself with founder and social entrepreneur at the helm, Heather Wilkinson, and part of the [...]

  • Start-up Interview: Female Entrepreneur Louise Campbell of Freeosk

    Louise Campbell is no stranger to internet start-ups.  In 2005 she established Loulas Boutique, before providing American giant Etsy with a little homespun competition when she launched  MyEhive.  Here Louise talks to The NextWomen about her newest venture Freeosk – which will supply free-standing, eco-friendly, green mobile trading vehicles to creative businesses for hire – [...]

  • e-trader Announces Buyout of Koodos as Miriam Lahage Passes the Helm to Miranda Grubb

    The e-trader group, today announced its acquisition of the award-winning discount site, Koodos. One of the UK’s leading fashion e-tailers, the site offers consumer discounts of up to 80%. The deal, involving a part cash, part share consideration for an undisclosed sum, represents the next step in the company’s strategy to become the UK’s leading [...]
 
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    NetNewsDaily

  • Gateway Center shooting suspect Jason Rodriguez arrested

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:23 am
    The suspect in the Orlando Gateway Center shooting, Jason Rodriguez, has been arrested and is now in custody. The shooting, which took place earlier today, resulted in six victims, including one fatality. Police surrounded the building with SWAT teams, three schools were placed on lockdown and the I-4 was closed at both ends. Related Posts:Gateway Center shooting suspect named: Jason RodriguezTwitter Cat Phenomenon Sockington Reported MissingNorth Carolina Nursing Home Shoot-OutPolice Arrest 7 Over Irish Record Robbery HeistHealth club shooting victims identified

  • Gateway Center shooting suspect named: Jason Rodriguez

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:22 am
    A spokesman for the Orange County Sherriff’s department has confirmed that the male suspect in the Orlando Gateway Center shooting is named Jason Rodriguez and is wearing a light blue polo shirt and jeans. The suspect is driving a 2002 silver Nissan SUV. The shooting, in which eight victims were injured, happened on the eighth floor of the high-rise business block, which is now surrounded by SWAT teams. The I-4 has been closed at both ends. Related Posts:Gateway Center shooting suspect Jason Rodriguez arrestedRelatives Run in Memory of Virginia Tech. VictimsHealth club shooting victims…

  • Boris Johnson saves woman from girl gang

    NATHAN ADAM
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm
    The Mayor of London Boris Johnson rescued a woman, named Franny Armstrong, from a gang of armed girls before chasing them down the road on his bicycle. Armstrong said that she was attacked by a group of girls, one of them was said to be armed with an iron bar in Camden, North London before getting chased away by Johnson on his bike calling them “oiks”. Ms Armstrong is a keen climate activist, having directed some films on the area. Although she is grateful for being saved, calling him her “knight on a shining bicycle”, she admitted that she did not agree with Mr…

  • Entertainment Commentary: Face it, Strictly and X Factor are popularity contests

    MATHEW HULBERT
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:26 pm
    'Jedward'/Photo: Tiscali I don’t care what the cultural snobs have to say, I enjoy Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor. Just because they are popular programmes does not make them ‘bad’ or ‘unworthy.’ In fact I feel rather cheered as I watch them that millions of my fellow countrymen, women and children are doing the same. There are not many programmes now that ‘we all’…or at least a large number of us…watch together; shared experiences. The number of channels we have is, to my mind, a benefit in general. Choice is good. But,…

  • Company plans to open $3billion space hotel in 2012

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    3 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am
    A Barcelona company is planning to open a galactic hotel in 2012, allowing guests to spend three nights in space. The hotel, dubbed ‘The Galactic Suite Space Resort’, will take a day and a half to reach and is set to travel at 30,000km, 450km above the earth in orbit. Over 43 would-be guests have already reserved spots at the ‘hotel’, where a stay costs £2.7 million. Guests also receive an eight week training course on a tropical island. The Space Mountain Tunnel at Disneyland (Joe Penniston/Flickr) Related Posts:Police officers leave two gram cocaine packet in…
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    The Demotix Blog

  • Phil Coomes and Emma Lynch: First Viewfinder Judges

    Turi
    3 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    Phil Coomes and Emma Lynch - the amazing Picture team at BBC News Online - are Viewfinder's first judges. Every month, we'll hold a different competition, judged by a different team of picture editors from around the world. Check out Phil's Blog here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/photoblog/

  • Viewfinder: the monthly competition

    andyheath
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am
    VIEWFINDER Demotix, in partnership with Blurb and Moo, is launching VIEWFINDER - a monthly competition with some great prizes. VIEWFINDER, November: FEATURES For November, we are putting the focus on features - stories of people and places around the world. It's time to think about news differently and to find stories which haven't yet been told. Documentary Photojournalism has been dying for years - Demotix is the perfect place to revive it. Your community is now 10,000 strong, and nobody cares more about the stories the rest of the world is forgetting. There are no restrictions on how often…

  • And Moo partners with us too!

    Turi
    30 Oct 2009 | 10:06 am
    Moo - creators of the best picture products anywhere and all round sleek, sexy start-up success - are also sponsoring our competitions.

  • Blurb partners with Demotix!

    Turi
    30 Oct 2009 | 9:24 am
    Blurb, the spectacular DIY book makers, is sponsoring the forthcoming Demotix competition (about which more on Monday...)! We're over the moon. Blurb are perfect partners for us - not only do they make the most beautiful products around, anywhere, bar none. But we also share a common principle - empowering the individual, wherever they are. Enough so-called 'gate-keepers' - power to the people.

  • Demotix in Frankfurt

    JUJ
    22 Oct 2009 | 9:43 am
    The Demotix sales team, Ossie and Juliette, have just returned from the Frankfurt Book Fair. With over 7,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, with nearly 300,000 visitors, The ‘Frankfurt Buchmesse’ is the world’s largest trade fair for books. With a prime stand location on a central aisle in the International hall, Demotix achieved maximum exposure from 1000’s of publishers and potential image buyers who trailed through the fair for 5 days. The stand was adorned with a number of your photographs, which received continuous compliments, and helped increase Demotix’s profile in…
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    theGrio

  • 11/06/09 - theGrio & CNBC Market Wrap Up

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:28 pm
    TheGrio and CNBC team up to deliver a weekly preview of money matters and market updates for our community...

  • Guiness finds the oldest black woman in America

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm
    From ArkLaTexhomepage.com> Maggie Mae Thornton Renfro spends her days singing. The 114 year old lived by herself until she was 106 years old, then adopted daughter Mattie Ellis moved in, helping with day to day chores like cooking breakfast. "Grits, sausage and coffee every morning, that's what she likes, every...

  • Caught on tape: Cop punches man in drug store

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:24 pm
    The police report said a man approached the officer for change. The video then shows the officer apparently arguing with him and taking a couple of swings at him.

  • 4th Chicago teen charged in videotaped beating

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:10 am
    CHICAGO (AP) -- A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month...

  • All active ethics probes focus on black lawmakers

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:05 am
    From Politico.com> The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers -- more than 15 percent of the total in the House. And an eighth black member, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), would be under investigation if the Justice Department hadn't asked the committee to stand down. Not a...
 
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    Ribbit Blogs

  • 20 signs you Twitter too much

    Amy Wood
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm
    It’s a list that has me nodding my head. 20 signs you Twitter too much!

  • Best of the Web - Fort Hood Massacre

    Amy Wood
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:52 pm
    This tragic mass shooting in Fort Hood Texas has local connections. And we’re gathering some of the best links on this story across the web. Share more in my blog.

  • Sarah Palin’s Tweets - delivered by William Shatner

    Amy Wood
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:20 am
    Sarah Palin sent out alot of tweets as Alaska’s Governor.  And there is nothing like listening to William Shatner read them like poetry for a good laugh.

  • Best of the Web - H1N1 Swine Flu links

    Amy Wood
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:17 pm
    As I come across great tools to track swine flu and fight it, I’ll share them here.  If you find something useful post it in the comments section, using your Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, or Open ID login.

  • Boeing Cartoon - funny or insulting?

    Amy Wood
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pm
    OK South Carolina, brace yourself, the south is under fire, or at least South Carolina is.
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    The Faster Times

  • Rejected!: Ford Workers Say Enough is Enough

    Ari Paul
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:48 pm
    It’s an embarrassment for management and union leadership alike when the members reject the contract terms tentatively agreed upon. That was the position of Ford executives and the president of the United Auto Workers this month when enough locals elected not to ratify a contract that included more labor cuts on top of what they settled for earlier this year, with the threat of the collapse of the Big Three carmakers looming. When the news hit, there was the expected speculation that the workers’ resistance to tighten their belts in these tough times will hurt Ford’s ability…

  • Should We Stay or Should We Go: TFT Review of Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer

    Rob Verger
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm
    Jon Krakauer’s latest book, “Where Men Win Glory,” folds two epic stories into one volume: it is both a biography of Pat Tillman, the NFL-star turned soldier who was accidentally killed by his own platoon in Afghanistan in 2004, and a history of Afghanistan beginning in the second half of the twentieth century, charting the horrifying Soviet presence there, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the ongoing U.S. war. The Army tried to cover up Tillman’s death and the Bush administration tried to profit from it politically. It is a large, damning book that takes aim at those who would manipulate…

  • The New House Democrat You Didn’t Hear About

    Matthew Spieler
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:05 pm
    Understandably, the special election in NY-23 received a lot of attention on election night. After all, the campaign was was somewhat of a circus, and it highlights many of the difficulties Republicans could face in trying to exploit Democratic vulnerabilities in 2010. In California, however, Democrat John Garamendi also claimed victory in a special election for a House seat vacated by Ellen Touscher, who left the House to become Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Garamendi is somewhat of a health policy expert, as it turns out. Jonathan Cohn is a fan. So is…

  • So True: Knockout Nonfiction Picture Book Authors, Part I

    Alicia Potter
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:51 pm
    Not long ago, I came upon this scene in the children’s section of my Barnes & Noble: a boy, about four years old with hair the color of a baby duck, stood with hands bunched on elastic waist, glowering at the bespectacled bookseller, who looked more than ready for her 15-minute break. “I like facts!” the little boy yelled up at her. Now, I don’t know what book recommendation preceded this impassioned declaration or even what title the kid ended up with, as he quickly transferred his red-hot indignation to the arrival of his sister with a baggie full of goldfish…

  • A Jennifer Lopez Sex Tape? Boooring

    Branwyn Lancourt
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:59 am
    Lopez with Ex Husband Ojani Noa According to the National Enquirer, a J-Lo “sex tape” is soon to be released by ex-husband Ojani Noa and from what I hear of its content, it sounds like a major snooze fest.Reports are that it is 11 hours long and includes a “sizzling” scene of Jennifer staring at herself in a mirror merely wearing a bra and panties. Sizzling? Hardly. You see more than that each time Britney Spears walks to the deli to pick up her smokes and Slim Jims. Besides, doesn’t this basically sum up the entirety of Lopez’s career anyway? This…
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    LA Weekly | News

  • L.A. Light Rail? Or Keep Your Car?

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    When Antonio Villaraigosa campaigned for last year’s Hail Mary transportation law, Measure R, which boosted Los Angeles County sales tax to 8.75 percent, the highest tier in the state, he billed it as a traffic-gridlock fix for a region some say will see a stampede of 3 mil...

  • Chaos in the Casitas

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Watch the video exclusive surveillance tape of murdered casita victim Rosa Garcia.All along busy Florence Avenue, between Halldale and South Denker, two blocks f...

  • L.A. Medical-Pot Shops Peddle to LAUSD Pupils

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Los Angeles City Hall is thrashing around as the City Council and mayor belatedly try to control a pot-shop explosion they ignited, which has spawned dozens of freewheeling weed emporiums near public schools. The Los Angeles school board’s response? Nada.That’s...

  • AFI FEST Free Admission: The Dark Side

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    AFI FESTERSLast week’s cover story (“What If Movies Were Free?” by Weekly film editor Scott Foundas, Oct. 28) focused on the AFI FEST’s decision to make most ti...
 
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    Keefe Editorial Cartoons from InToon.com

  • - Fort Hood

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    TITLE: Fort Hood PUBLICATION DATE: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: hood, fort, shooting, veteran, day, iraq, afghanistan, service, soldier, gi, troop Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post

  • - Dems Lose Elections

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    TITLE: Dems Lose Elections PUBLICATION DATE: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: democrat, virginia, new, jersey, governor, obama, election, campaign, karzai, corruption Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post

  • - GOP Gubernatorial Forum

    5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    TITLE: GOP Gubernatorial Forum PUBLICATION DATE: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: Governor, Colorado, McInnis, Penrey, Maes, Republican, Primary, Forum, Debate, Election, Campaign Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post

  • - Googling Life

    4 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    TITLE: Googling Life PUBLICATION DATE: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: google, life, digital, display, screen, social, networking, search Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post

  • - Weak Dollar 2009

    1 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    TITLE: Weak Dollar 2009 PUBLICATION DATE: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: dollar, weak, loonie, yen, euro, economy, recession, exchange, rate Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post
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    LA Weekly

  • Growing Up With Uncle Miltie

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    As a young girl growing up in New York City, Patt Benson dreamed of making her mark in show business. Thanks to a combination of luck, talent and an unlikely friendship with a big name-celebrity, she succeeded. In her charming solo outing, Benson recounts her arduous journey, from Manhattan schoolgi...

  • Allston Yacht Club: Where to Take the ’rents in Echo Park

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Dear Mr. Gold: My parents are coming to visit, very parenty parents, and I was wondering if you have any idea where I might take them for dinner in Echo Park or Highland Park on a Saturday night. I want to show them my neighborhood, but I’m thinking of just abandoning the idea and dr...

  • L.A. Medical-Pot Shops Peddle to LAUSD Pupils

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Los Angeles City Hall is thrashing around as the City Council and mayor belatedly try to control a pot-shop explosion they ignited, which has spawned dozens of freewheeling weed emporiums near public schools. The Los Angeles school board’s response? Nada.That’s...

  • Flick in a Box

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    The secret is out. Warner Bros. waited to unwrap The Box until two days before its opening because, compared to its madcap predecessors — the psychotic Holden Caulfield update Donnie Darko and the delirious welcome-to-the-21st-century extravaganza Southland Tales — the n...

  • L.A. Light Rail? Or Keep Your Car?

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    When Antonio Villaraigosa campaigned for last year’s Hail Mary transportation law, Measure R, which boosted Los Angeles County sales tax to 8.75 percent, the highest tier in the state, he billed it as a traffic-gridlock fix for a region some say will see a stampede of 3 mil...
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    Wildfire Today News

  • A “Wildfire Credit Union”?

    Bill
    5 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm
    The Communications Family Credit Union in Michigan felt they needed a name change after three decades because they wanted to appeal to a younger demographic and because some people were confused about who was eligible to become a customer. So they hired the Weber Marketing Group in Seattle to suggest prospective names. The company provided a list of 40 possibilities from which the credit union selected “Wildfire Credit Union”. I went to their web site, halfway expecting to see a logo, photo, or at least colors derived from a wildfire, but no… just photos of a suburban…

  • Seattle TV station exposes railroad-caused fires in Washington

    Bill
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    At Wildfire Today we have frequently written about wildfires caused by the negligence of railroad companies. For example: Fires caused by railroads are much more numerous than people think. Most railroad fires are caused by improperly maintained turbo chargers on the engines. If not maintained, large pieces of red-hot carbon can be blown out of the turbo chargers, starting fires. A smaller percentage of railroad-caused fires originate from brakes that lock up, become super-heated, disintegrate and shower the area with hot metal. I once responded to a series of 11 fires over several miles that…

  • Del Rosa Hot Shots

    Bill
    4 Nov 2009 | 3:34 pm
    Fire Department Network News continues to produce interesting articles and videos about wildland fire. Here is a video they created about the Del Rosa Hot Shots on the San Bernardino National Forest in southern California.

  • Loop fire, 43 years ago

    Bill
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:55 pm
    On November 1, 1966, the El Cariso Hotshots were trapped by flames as they worked on a steep hillside in Pacoima Canyon on the Angeles National Forest. Ten members of the crew perished on the Loop Fire that day. Another two members succumbed from burn injuries in the following days. Most of the nineteen members who survived were critically burned and remained hospitalized for some time. Lessons learned from the Loop Fire resulted in the checklist for downhill line construction, improved firefighting equipment, better fire behavior training, and the implementation of new firefighter safety…

  • Wildfire Today, Version 3.0

    Bill
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:21 pm
    You may have noticed that Wildfire Today just received a face lift. This is because we joined a community of fire bloggers at FireEMS Blogs. FireEMS Blogs is operated by the same folks that are responsible for Firefighter Nation and JEMS. Our content will remain the same, and we are still an independent blogger about wildfire, but are now in the company of 17 (and growing) top-quality bloggers who specialize in various aspects of fire and emergency medical services. We are calling this Wildfire Today Version 3.0. Version 1.0 was when our site was on Blogger. Then we moved to our own site and…
 
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    CharlotteObserver.com: Breaking News

  • Runners will affect traffic today

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:46 am
    (By Steve Lyttle, slyttle@charlotteobserver.com) Motorists in the Myers Park and SouthPark areas might want to change their travel plans -- or their routes -- during the morning hours today.Several hundred runners are scheduled to participate in the annual Dowd Half Marathon, which starts at 8 a.m. at the Dowd YMCA on East Morehead Street.

  • U.S. jobless rate tops 10%

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:25 am
    (By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press) The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps consumers' confidence and makes them more cautious about spending as the holiday season approaches.

  • Women still scarce on N.C. boards

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:09 am
    (By Rob Christensen, rob.christensen @newsobserver .com) N.C. women have made little progress over the past decade in gaining positions on boards and commissions that help determine state policy in such areas as roads, universities, banks and utilities, according to a new report released Friday.A decade ago, the Women's Forum of North Carolina, a nonpartisan group, delivered a report that found the lack of women in policy-making positions in state government "startling and troubling."

  • Gum buster cleans Ocean Boulevard

    7 Nov 2009 | 4:09 am
    (By Lorena Anderson, landerson@thesunnews.com) Don't call Todd Cunningham "The Gum Ball Guy," or "Gum Man," or "Gumby."He's big and he's carrying a steam-cleaning wand full of 340-degree water and chemical solvent.

  • 'Wine to Water' nonprofit recognized on CNN

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:27 am
    (By Josh Shaffer, josh.shaffer@newsobserver.com) Five years ago, Doc Hendley was a tattooed, Harley-riding bartender at Raleigh's Hibernian Pub, and nobody would have pictured him dodging bullets in Sudan, hauling clean water to refugees.But the 30-year-old Hendley got inspired behind the bar, and today his nonprofit group, Wine to Water, has dug, repaired and sanitized drinking wells for 25,000 people in five Third World countries.
 
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    Radio Quintana Roo

  • Refugios en Cancun listos para turistas y ciudadanos

    Enfoque Radio
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:53 pm
    Diez hoteles con capacidad para recibir hasta 10 mil turistas, se encuentran listos como refugios en caso de ser necesario. La Dirección de Protección Civil del municipio de Benito Juárez, informó que son 10 los hoteles de la zona de playas que se encuentran listos para entrar en operaciones como autorefugios, en caso de que sea [...]

  • Denuncian ante la PGR a la Asociacion “Todos Somos Q. Roo”

    Enfoque Radio
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am
    Denuncia ante la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) el perredista, Hugo González, a la Fundación “Todos somos Q.Roo”, por la supuesta atención de enfermos médicos sin cédula profesional. La denuncia que va en contra también de la mencionada fundación se argumenta según, González Reyes, en la usurpación de funciones y la puesta en peligro de [...]

  • Hoteleros de Tulum Violan los sellos de la Profepa

    Diario Respuesta
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:47 am
    La intervención de la fuerza pública fue necesaria para que al menos una docena de inspectores de la Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Medio Ambiente (Profepa), encabezados por el director de Impacto y Riesgo Ambiental, Raziel Villegas, ingresara al hotel Mayan Grill, el cual se encuentra clausurado totalmente. Debido a que fueron retirados los sellos [...]

  • Pide Gobernador a diputados 6 mil millones de pesos para obras y proyectos

    El Quintanarroense
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:40 am
    El gobernador de Quintana Roo, Félix González Canto, se reunió ayer por la tarde con los diputados de la Comisión de Presupuesto y Cuenta Pública del Congreso de la Unión, encabezados por su presidente Luis Videgaray Caso, a los cuales presentó una solicitud de 5 mil 973 millones de pesos, para llevar al cabo y [...]

  • Se ahorca joven en el Fraccionamiento Real del Caribe

    Diario QRoo
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am
    Un jo­ven de 18 años se ahor­có con una ha­ma­ca en un do­mi­ci­lio del frac­cio­na­mien­to Ha­cien­da Real del Ca­ri­be. El aho­ra oc­ci­so, Ma­rio Ale­jan­dro Ma­ga­ña Uc, de 18 años, fue en­con­tra­do con el bra­zo de una ha­ma­ca en­ro­lla­do en el cue­llo, al­re­de­dor de las 13:30 ho­ras de hoy, en la Re­gión 208, Man­za­na 29, lo­te 2. La [...]
 
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    FRONTLINE - Reports | PBS

  • Next on FRONTLINE: Sick Around The World

    10 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 9pm on PBS (Check local listings). In the debate over health care, what can the U.S. learn from the successes and failures of five other capitalist democracies?

  • Close to Home

    27 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pm
    Available for viewing online. Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles how the middle class is faring in this recession through the stories of the people who she's come to know at the hair salon she's frequented for the past twenty years. The film reveals the struggles of a small business owner to stay afloat, her sister's risk of imminent foreclosure on her Florida home, and the various clients whose lives intersect at this New York City salon--from well-to-do bankers to struggling actors, each with a story to tell about how they're getting by in these turbulent times.

  • The Warning

    20 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pm
    Available for viewing online. In the devastating aftermath of the economic meltdown, FRONTLINE sifts the ashes for clues about why it happened and examines critical moments when it might have gone much differently. Looking back into the 1990s, veteran FRONTLINE producer/director Michael Kirk (Inside the Meltdown, Breaking the Bank) discovers early warnings of the crash, reveals an intense battle among high-ranking members of the Clinton administration, and uncovers a concerted effort not to regulate the emerging, highly complex, and lucrative derivatives markets, which would become the…

  • Obama's War

    13 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pm
    Available for viewing online. Tens of thousands of fresh American troops are now on the move in Afghanistan, led by a new commander and armed with a counterinsurgency plan that builds on the lessons of Iraq. But can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires"? FRONTLINE producers Martin Smith (Beyond Baghdad, Return of the Taliban) and Marcela Gaviria (In Search of Al Qaeda, The War Briefing) once again make the dangerous journey to the front lines of America's biggest fight. Through interviews with the top U.S. commanders on the ground, embeds with U.S. forces and…

  • Breaking the Bank

    16 Jun 2009 | 7:00 pm
    Available for viewing online. The bets were huge and risky -- billions of dollars on the housing market. The upside was undeniable -- superbanks reaped billions of dollars, dominated the landscape, and gobbled up competitors. Then the bottom dropped out -- the massive losses on Wall Street nearly broke the banks. In the worst crisis in decades, brand name banks are on the brink. Now as the federal government implements an unprecedented intervention in the industry, FRONTLINE goes behind closed doors to tell the inside story of how things went so wrong so fast and to document efforts to…
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    Greenplanet.net - organic food natural lifestyle

  • EU-US summit gives way to energy cooperation 

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:02 am
    The EU and US have held the first meeting of a new transatlantic Energy Council, after the US President Barack Obama and EU leaders had agreed to establish the new energy forum for cooperation during a summit on Tuesday.

  • Apples first food to meet Soil Association's new Ethical Standard

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:40 am
    Apples from Evesham-based Organic Farm Foods' top fruit business, Organic Green Orchards, are the first food with the new Soil Association ethical standard to go on sale, acknowledging that the company provides good labour conditions for its staff and helps the communities local to its growers.

  • EU Approves GM Corn for Food, Feed, Import & Processing

    5 Nov 2009 | 3:42 am
    The European Commission has approved a GM corn product for food, feed, import and processing jointly developed by DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred and Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company.

  • The Dutch still consider sustainable food too expensive

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am
    According to a research conducted by Groningen University,  the Dutch average consumer considers products grown with sustainable farming as of lower quality than industrial products and believes that these products - even though they are considered healthy - should be cheaper than traditional ones.

  • UK, one third less organic products in supermarkets

    12 Oct 2009 | 2:25 am
    Despite claiming to support the recovery of the organic segment, Britain's Tesco and Asda have actually recently reduced by a third the range of organic products on their supermarket shelves, according to a new report published on October 10.
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