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"Do we really need another news aggregator to follow in the footsteps of Google News, Digg, Reddit, Netvibes and the rest? Well, the founders of NewsCred have decided we do - and they reckon they've got two killer angles which will make their service, launched today, into a...

Start Planning your taxes...NOW!

" Taxes. That dreaded word. We don’t like to think about it, but it’s something we have to think about all the time, actually, if we own our own businesses. Taxes don’t just happen on April 15. In fact, you need to plan for them throughout the year; think ahead so...

Earth 'not at risk' from collider

Well, that's one less thing to worry about. If we did disappear down a black hole, it would probably be over pretty quickly anyway."Earth 'not at risk' from collider ...

Google Deal Void If Icahn Wins Control Of Yahoo

Carl Icahn's campaign to broker a marriage between "Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) just got a lot more complicated -- and expensive -- thanks to the search ad outsourcing deal Yahoo struck with Google late Thursday. According the deal's fine print, disclosed...

Why adultery can help save a marriage

A therapist who seems to endorse having an extra-marital fling as a positive act."A controversial self-help book for married philanderers claims most adulterers are good, kind people. It says affairs can help a marriage and that those who stray should never admit it because...

Policewoman killed by husband was a 'secret vice madam'

This story grows and grows - it was big news when the murder occurred with the husband (subsequently found guilty of conspiracy to murder) making tearful appeals on the TV for information - and now these revelations:"Special constable by day, vice madam by night. Nisha...

Basic Meditation Exercises

"Now that you’ve begun to develop the ability to move energy around in your body there are some things that you can do with it. The following exercises range from pretty simple to pretty complicated, but as you develop your abilities you’ll eventually find that you can do...

There Will Be [Chicken] Blood

"I can vouch for "essential." I can vouch for "omnivore." My brain and my body crave meat with my salad. In fact, I think I might die without it. For sure I'd go crazy. But, personally, I don't know about "evil." I'll own it: There's a part of me that likes to kill. When I do...

Toxic air fears after Oklahoma twister

The Environmental Protection Agency is checking for high levels of lead in the air after a twister swept through Picher, Oklahoma.  Picher was formally a center of zinc and lead mining, and noted as one of...

An Introduction to Blogging

Bloggers, get your phones and call. It would make your posts more interesting. At least, email."It seems to me to be a basic point. Haber's post on my blog would have been more interesting if he actually got me to talk about my reporting. I might have even inadvertently...

Rudy hitting the speaker circuit

Fresh from a disastrous attempt to become President, Rudy is now available for speaking engagements.  I think he's doing weddings too."A Leader with a Vision: Perhaps no person currently on the world stage...

Elderly Americans to double - 71 million by 2030

"Medical schools prepare for "silver tsunami" By Richard C. LewisMon Jan 28, 4:24 PM ET Just a few years ago, a graduate from Brown University medical school had just an inkling about how to care for the elderly. Now, Brown and other U.S. medical schools are plugging...

Drugs Farm Uncovered

In the past the majority of cannabis sold in Britain was imported but now most is 'homegrown' in factory set ups like this. Ordinary houses on respectable estates are increasingly being used this way,"Police have uncovered one of Leicestershire's biggest-ever cannabis growing...

Behind the Scenes: How Oscar Nominees Are Selected

If you're down on the Golden Globes cancellation and looking to make up for it with extra-enthusiasm for this year's Oscars, here's an inside view on the Oscar nomination process. The nominees will be announced...

Microsoft loses vote on "open" document format

"Microsoft [...] has lost a vote to have its Office Open XML document format approved as an international standard, dashing the company's hopes of wider adoption of the standard by public-sector organisations. The result of the International Organisation for...

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