Firefox's Download Day a failure?

Firefox 3 was released to millions of users and ended up setting a World Record for most downloads in a day. Servers crashed, bloggers blogged, and the Internet Explorer team sent a cake; everyone was happy....

Apparent Steve Fossett belongings found

(CNN) -- Hikers in California have found items that may belong to missing millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, officials said Wednesday. ...

Engineer sent text 22 seconds before fatal train crash

" LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A Metrolink engineer driving a commuter train sent a text message about 22 seconds before the train collided with a Union Pacific freight train last month, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday....

British government to allow police to lock up people for 42 days without charge

A Bill is being proposed that would allow British police to lock you up for 42 days without a charge, just on the basis of "terror threat." A petition organized by Protect the Human  that protests the Bill...

Ballmer Sees Global Crisis Hitting Microsoft

" Ballmer Sees Global Crisis Hitting Microsoft Topics:Technology | Information Technology Sectors:Software and Computer Services | Software | Technology Microsoft [MSFT  26.14    1.13  (+4.52%)   ] Chief Executive Steve...

Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Improves, Is This The Turning Point?

The jump in consumer confidence index is looks positive indicator for US economy .People has started their expending who wil suport the analyst to see the groth storey of usa is not going to get dead,,, DOW is at low home  sales data is at lowest point people want...

Muslim sues Tesco for forcing him to carry alcohol

"A Muslim youth who worked with Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has sued the store for religious discrimination after he came to know that he carried crates of alcohol bottles as part of his job, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Mohammed Ahmed, 32, who was raised in Saudi...

Food & energy security: Commonwealth states urged to cut defence expenditure

"The Commonwealth countries of Asia should reduce the expenditure on defence and armaments and use the resources thus saved for the uplift of the poor who are the worst affected by the rise in prices of food and energy, the civil society organisations of Commonwealth states...

Finally, A Temple of Science for Rational Belief

I heard about this a few weeks ago from Marcia Tanner via the Crumb new media curating list, and was completely intrigued by the idea - a temple to science, created by conceptual artist Jonathan Keats. I can't quite believe that no one has done this before. My favourite...

Crowd powered political debates

With the advent of high speed mobile Internet, Twitter, and Web 2.0 features, the masses are finding new ways of making their voices known. This election year, three different ways of interacting with the...

Crisis Damps US Consumer Recovery in September

"     U.S. consumer confidence rose to a seven-month high in September but not as much as previously thought as worries over the growing financial crisis clouded the outlook, a survey showed on Friday. AP The...

Non-Family Abduction Janelle Calderon CAUTION ADVISED

"   DOB:  Aug 6, 1993Missing:  Sep 23, 2008Age Now: 15Sex:  FemaleRace:  WhiteHair:  BlackEyes:  BrownHeight:  5'2" (157 cm)Weight:  130 lbs (59 kg)Missing From:EL...

Bill O'Reilly site Hacked

Conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly's website hacked " Two days after someone broke into the email account of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, unknown intruders have hacked the website of conservative...

Owen still ‘feeling’ KK exit

"Newcastle United striker Michael Owen has admitted that he and his team-mates are still feeling the effects of Kevin Keegan’s departure. The Tyneside outfit remain without a manager after Keegan parted company with the club at the beginning of September. The Magpies have...

Update : Possebon injury not as bad as at first thought - Manchester United

UPDATE: Good news for Manchester United as they announce that Possebon's injury is not as bad as at first appeared and his leg is not broken. He spent the night in hospital and now is being checked over for...

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