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Court Ruling May Impede Thousands of Ohio Voters

Ohio could become the Florida of the 2008 presidential vote, with the disagreements over provisional ballots coming to a head."More than 200,000 registered Ohio voters may be blocked from casting regular ballots on Election Day because of a federal appeals court decision on...

Songs about Money (and Happiness?): Kitch pop by Les Parisiennes: L'argent ne...

As I was starting the Grassroots campaign to get Votes for my Consumed to Thrifty Panel at South by Southwest, singer Samantha Murphy got a thread going on the Pholist, the topic: Songs about Money. I did not have a chance to jump in the conversation early, many of my first...

Writing Tips: List Building in Creative Writing

List building on Creative writing Building a list really helps in creative writing. Here are the ways to build one, and how one helps in your research. It is a great way to write not only fiction, but also non-fiction.

RI warned of toxic waste from Japan

Way the go. Finally, the govt realized how danger toxic waste for environment. Save our nation" Environmental groups have warned that Japan could "dispose waste" in Indonesia under an Economic Partnership...

A Perpetual Student Pursues Education to the Nth Degree

"Benjamin B. Bolger's story seems like a hoax. At age 32, he says, he has just earned his 11th advanced degree: a doctorate that Harvard University awarded him on Thursday.Mr. Bolger's unlikely story has another twist: He is dyslexic. "

‘130mph’ Buga is owned by earl

" A BUGATTI supercar stopped by cops after an alleged 130mph motorway race with a Ferrari is owned by a speed-loving earl. Locals say Lord Pembroke, who lists fast cars among his hobbies, has been seen driving the...

Irena Sendler, War Hero.

Modern society recognizes that attrocities are committed not only by the people who commit them but also by the people who do nothing to stop them. Still, there are always too few who know right from wrong, too...

Doctor pushes Australian organ sales

An Australian doctors suggestion of payment for kidney donation has kicked off a big debate. He had suggeted government to pay every kidney donor to help in kidney shortages. " An Australian kidney specialist sparked national debate Monday by suggesting the government...

New Bird Species Discovered

"New Bird Species Discovered Topic Categories: Birds • Endangered Species • South Pacific Islands • ZoologyPosted on: December 18, 2008 7:02 PM, by "GrrlScientist" tags: bpr3.org/?p=52, birds, aves, ornithology, Zosterops somadikartai, Togian...

Mumbai, Delhi among world's dirtiest cities

Mumbai and Delhi are among the 25 dirtiest cities in the world while the four Indian metros and Bangalore are among the 20 densest cities, according to the Forb Mumbai, Delhi among world's dirtiest cities

Nashville couple sues blog, claims defamation

Heads up, bloggers. One couple is taking bloggers to court after the blog hinted they might be linked to a rash of local fires. The blog is part of an ongoing feud."A Nashville couple is suing a local blog they say invaded their privacy and libeled them. The lawsuit, filed...

CLIQ blog network bites the dust

Another Web 2.0/social media service is going out of business. This time, the doors are closing on CLIQ. "The blog network CLIQ is shutting down at the end of January. It was trying to bring bloggers together but failed to make much of an impact. The CLIQ directory on...

More social networking?

There's been a release of a new social networking site by smashlab called MakeFive. What makes it different from the rest? Instead of connecting with existing friends, the site encourages you to make new ones...

Is Craigslist Killing Newspaper Revenues?

In a recent interview with Computerworld, Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.org, discusses the success of the site and refutes that claim that it is having any significant impact on the classified revenues...

Santa brings Christmas cheer in six languages

"It could be a scene straight out of the Christmas classic 'Miracle on 34th Street': Ireland's first multi-lingual Santa Claus is bringing smiles to the faces of children from countries like Poland, Hungary and Romania in Dublin this Christmas season. All this month, hundreds...

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