'Benchmark' glaciers shrinking faster

Les Blumenthal: 99% of glaciers in the US have been shrinking, and the rate is accelerating

Canada Fails Unicef Child Care Ranking, Tied for Last

Canada has tied for last place out of 25 developed nations, as ranked by UNICEF in its child care study.  There are 10 proposed benchmarks, Canada failed 9. " The full list of the 10 UNICEF benchmarks: ...

Nikkei plunges to 26-year low

As the global recession continues, Nikkei Index expresses the mistrust in the volatile financial markets. It falls 20% to a 26 year low. "Elsewhere in Asia markets in Hong Kong, Australia and the...

Most Asian stocks rise

Stock Investors in Asia seemed encouraged by governments measures to free up liquidity, including easing regulations for share buybacks and corporate financial reserve limits in different countries. Indian stock market started with positive note and sustained...

JAPAN to Act as Nikkei Suffers Worst Day Since Black Monday

JAPAN's Prime Minister Taro Aso is ready to take action today, as the NIKKEI Index plunged into freefall finishing 9.4% down on Wednesday.  Mr. Aso described the nosedive as, "frankly, beyond our...

Stocks Fall in Asia after US Bailout Failure

Japan's Nikkei stock index fell almost 5% today in early trading, just hours after the US House of Representatives voted down the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan and the DJI fell a record-breaking 777 points."It came after a day of turmoil in the US and Europe, with...

European shares tumble on Lehman bankruptcy

European markets are not reacting well to the news that Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch are filing for bankruptcy and are not going to be bailed out by the US government. Across the continent, the markets are taking a dramatic dive. This does not bode well for Wall Street...

Iraq Progress Satisfacory on 15 of 18 Benchmarks

Opinion - if you don't want your feelings hurt, don't read it."Here’s what one commenter had to say almost a year ago about the first benchmark report: "Expecting the Iraqi government to live up to the invaders “benchmarks” is totally absurd and won’t ever happen. ...

First Reviews of 15.4-inches HP Pavilion dv5t Laptop with Nvidia 9600M

"HP Pavilion dv5t is one of the 16 laptops that HP announced them two days ago. This laptop will be available in July/August with the price about $1,525. Fortunately Laptop magazine and PC magazine could have their hand on this laptop and review it. Here I will just mention...

Cheney, McCain Give Happy Talk in Sad Country

"U.S. Vice President Cheney, a major architect of the Bush regime’s invasion and occupation of Iraq, visited Baghdad Monday, and gave this assessment: " So if you reflect back on those five years, I think...

NVIDIA Launches GeForce 9600 GT for Laptops; See the Benchmark

"" NVIDIA Geforce 9600 GT is a mid-range card in the D9x graphics family and one of the best budget options for average gamers. 9600 GT has almost double the performance of the previous Nvidia mid-range card, the 8600GTS. 9600 GT is estimated by NVIDIA to cost between...

HP tx2000z Tablet PC Series AMD Based Is ON Sale; Read the Reviews

HP tx2000z Tablet PC with the start pricing of $1300 is available now for sale. In this article you can read the different opinions of different important websites like Laptop magazine. Seethe benchmarks and learn about all the good sides and down sides of this tablet pc.

Which One Do you Prefer, XPS M1730 or Gateway P-171XL FX? Review and Comparion

Read the review and benchmark and comparisons between Dell XPS M1730- the professional and Gateway P-171XL FX- the gateway’s first gaming laptop but attractive one to find out which one is best for you.

World stocks tumble

"LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it. MSCI's main world stock index, a benchmark gauge of stock markets globally,...

South Africa's Children "Cannot Read" (But 2 Out of 11 Languages Ain't Bad)

The  results were published from an international literacy study, and those results are very troubling: 80% of South African students do not reach the lowest benchmark of the study, compared wtih 6% in the...

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