Norwegian holds 4 hostages; then gets killed

" CEBU CITY -- A Norwegian was stabbed to death Monday morning after he allegedly held hostage four persons inside his house since Saturday night. Nils Frode Aksnes Steen, 51, died of multiple stab wounds at the...

Vintage Sachin gets better with age

Sachin Tendulkar crafted a classy knock of 163 runs against New Zealand in the third ODI at Christchurch. This was his 43rd ODI hundred. "A vintage Sachin Tendulkar played a magnificent knock of 163 runs - his...

L.A. County to Send 112 Deputies to Obama Inauguration in D.C.

Supervisors narrowly approve the decision, after disagreeing over the number or whether to send any at all. Knabe gets D.C. police to agree to foot most of the bill.  At least  one Los Angeles tort law attorney disagrees  . . . hint, ME!  Looks like more...

Drew Peterson Gets Engaged--Where Is Stacy?

Hey kids!  Look!  Santa brought you a brand new mommy for Christmas this year!  (I wonder if she'll jump out of a box or a cake...)So...what looks like a duck, walks like a duck and smells like a...

Google Site Search gets more demanding

With Google Site Search, you can create a search engine for your organization's websites in just a few minutes. " Customers today demand speed. Waiting around is so, well, yesterday -- as so many of the...

Mariah Carey: ‘I Wrote ‘Hero’ On The Toilet’

" Mariah Carey admits she finds inspiration in the strangest places - her hit song Hero was written in the bathroom. The superstar singer was using the toilet during a break from recording when the idea for the track came to her. And she confesses she even...

Barack Obama and political realignment

"While we celebrate the historic ascendancy of Barack Obama, we must temper our rejoicing with the realisation that he was elected to be the president of the United States and so his first obligation is to protect...

No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part

"No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints ShareLinkedinDiggFacebookMixxYahoo! BuzzPermalink By PETER BAKER Published: November 4, 2008 ...

New MP3 logo gets online support

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 most commonly known as MP3 will now bear a new logo."Seven of Britain's largest music download sites have got together to promote a new "MP3 compatible" logo. It aims to raise the profile of...

President Obama inherits a world of troubles

Newly elected 44th President of the USA Senator Barack Obama inherits a difficult and very challenging job. He will have to confront many immediate and pressing challenges America is facing. Economic meltdown is...

Photos: GE gets charged up about batteries

"General Electric hosted a symposium on battery technology at its industrial labs in upstate New York last week."

1 dog. 2 states. 3 names. 3 years. This pooch gets around

" They call me a wanderer.  The story of how I disappeared for three years and assumed three identities in two states began in the back of a pickup truck. Those adventures caught up with me Saturday...

Most Disturbing Commercial Ever

"I have no idea what country this is being aired in, but they’ve got a few issues.  I understand people are trying to make the most realistic dolls ever, but seriously wtf.  Can’t you make him piss...

DVD copying software gets pulled

Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Disney and Warner Bros. These are the studios that filed a law suit against Realnetworks."Software which claimed to be a legal way of copying...

Mumbai’s Chanda Asani Gets Neerja Bhanot Award-2008

"Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh): Mumbai based Chanda Asani will receive Neerja Bhanot Award-2008 in a function organize at Stephen’s School, Sector 45 on Monday."

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