Hollywood actors union seeks authority to strike

"The main union representing U.S. film and television actors said on Wednesday it would mail ballots to members in January seeking authorization for a strike over a new contract. The Screen Actors Guild,...

Intel brings new CPUs

" According to the latest reports on the Web, Intel added a few more CPUs to its mainstream and value lineups, all based on previous architectures from the company, and not on the newly released Nehalem. The additions include the Core 2 Quad Q8300, the Pentium Dual...

China Says More Dairy Makers Have Contaminated Milk

The Chinese tainted milk scandal continues to spread each day. Today the country revealed that the number of dairy producers who have the contaminated milk is even wider than originally thought."China, embroiled in the tainted milk scandal that has killed four babies, said 15...

Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws

"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort...

Senator Bennett bet Romney, surprised that he's not McCain's choice

"Utah Republican Sen. Bob Bennett's prediction yesterday that John McCain would pick Mitt Romney as his running mate was dead wrong. But he lost no time in talking up the attributes of McCain's choice - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.     "While her appointment comes...

Identity thieves cashing in on Canadians' info online, police warn

Having your identity stolen is no laughing matter, and sadly it is an ever-increasing crime, with high profits and a low chance of being caught. Theft can range from simple abuse of your name and reputation (like being someone's fake reference), to outright theft of credit...

Compiled - German Press on Obama's choice of Biden

"The German press had mixed reactions to Barack Obama's long-awaited VP-candidate pick. Some praised his choice for shoring up his weak foreign policy background; others derided him for picking a Washington...

Sources: Obama picks Joe Biden as VP candidate

"(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama has picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, multiple Democratic sources tell CNN. ...

China's love-struck looking to Olympics for marriage luck

The Opening day of  Olympic games in China will witness mass marriages as well. Thousands of  young Chinese have chosen the auspicious day to get married on the eight of the August. Highly superstitious Chinese consider eight as one of the most lucy...

Woman stabbed to death in south London

Yet another stabbing occured in London last night, but this one doesn't appear to be related to gang violence or youths. It is suspected that the 23 year old woman who died after being stabbed on a London street was killed by a jilted ex-lover."A 23-year-old woman has died...

Is B.C. Lacking Local Musicians?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI think this story is off the mark, there are plenty of Musicians in British Columbia, just walk down to any city street corner, shopping mall or liquor outlets or ATM...

"Ride the Mountain" Brings Choppers Into Big Bear Lake :: Oblate Spheroid

"Ride The Mountain event comes to Snow Summit resort parking lot for two days. Image Credit: Big Bear Choppers "Ride the Mountain" Brings Choppers Into Big Bear Lake, California. This weekend will see an...

Politico: DRUDGE for Obama - Yeah, Right

What, was this a slow news day or something? The Politico is reporting that they think Drudge is pro-Obama based on his coverage on the DRUDGE REPORT. Around last Halloween I covered a story by The New York Times...

Grapevine student with top grades won't be valedictorian

" Grapevine High School senior Anjali Datta holds the highest grade-point average of the 471 students graduating from Grapevine High School this year.[...] Her closest competitor's GPA is 5.64. No one disputes that she's the top student in...

MS users Screwed Again? Hackers Gain System-Level Access To Vista

This article is more appropriate for Jordan, Cynthia Yoo or other NowPublic geeks and techies. It is presented here in it's entirety, and comments on how Linux-savvy users can use one of that OS's distributions to take control of a third person's Vista run computer. The...

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