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Harpactea sadistica spider sex is violent but effective

Spider sex has been found to be violent, but incredibly effective, according to a group of scientists who are studying them in Israel. The Harpactea sadistica species male pierces the female's abdomen and...

ING DIRECT Suspends Foreclosures

"Wilmington, Del.-based ING DIRECT, the nation’s largest direct bank, said Monday morning that effective immediately, it will suspend foreclosure sales on occupied single-family properties through the end of March 2009. The company also said it would suspend all evictions...

ICL World Series: Preview

"The ICL World Series is a T20 competition between teams led by Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICL Pakistani), Chris Harris (ICL World), Habibul Bashar (ICL Bangladesh) and R Sathish (ICL India). Inzamam and Bashar have the advantage of playing with the same team that featured in the ICL...

Emerson Opens New Technology Center in China

" today announced the opening of its new Asia Flow Technology Center in Nanjing, China, strengthening the company's presence in Asia Pacific and enhancing Emerson Process Management's ...

Vancouver study finds free heroin reduces crime: BC reviewing Study

Barry Artiste Op/Ed You know I do not even know where to begin in all this, first taking blame away from addicts whose excuses for their addiction ranging from rape to murder, now have a new ally. More Heroin, and...

Millions mark UN hand-washing day

Every  20 second a mother mourns a dead child lost to diarrhea - a completely preventable and utterly inexcusable cause of  death. Each year 1.5 million children under the age of five years die from...

India vs Australia, 1st Test: Review

"India and Australia drew the first of the four test matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The series stands at 0-0. Scorecard Although the match was drawn, both sides would like to take the credits away from this game. Australia will...

FDA Rejects Child Cold Meds Recall

The Food and Drug Administration in the US has rejected a plea from pediatricians to ban cough and cold medicines for children under 6 years of age, worried that an outright ban before further research might lead...

UN says eat less meat, one hamburger less per week to curb global warming

Give up meat for one day a week, and decrease it from there,' said the Indian economist Pauchari. One day a week no hamburgers. If you cook real food you eatonce ore twice a week meat. Vegetables, a chinese Wok,...

Hi-tech thieves target Olympics

Re posted using a Mac" Hi-tech thieves target Olympics The Olympics has motivated many hi-tech...

Hackers crack cash machine PIN codes to steal millions

Hackers have managed to break into Citibank's American ATM system and steal PIN numbers, along with millions of dollars. " Millions of bank customers face a new threat to their money after it emerged yesterday...

Pupil gains marks for exam expletive

What the ....?"A student who scribbled an expletive on an English language exam paper was awarded 7.5 percent for accurate spelling and effective communication, The Times newspaper reported on Monday.The pupil,...

Columbia Noose Professor Likely to Be Fired for Plagiarism

Alleged plagiarism outed in Columbia University professor's case--but are there racial overtones? After Madonna Constantine claimed she found a noose hanging on her office door, some have said she manufactured the incident to protect herself from ongoing investigations.This...

Standards Lowering for Stretched US Military

This story broke my heart this morning. A US soldier who by many accounts should not have seen active duty was sent to Iraq and subsequently killed within eight weeks. While physically fit, the soldier in question apparently lacked the other skills necessary for an...

Banned cancer drugs better than NHS ones

Is this what we want?" A former fireman who developed liver cancer after 25 years’ service has been told that if he pays for the only drug that can treat his disease his NHS care will be withdrawn. Barry...

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