Stocks plunge anew as recession worries resurface

"Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors, looking past Barack Obama's presidential victory, returned to their fears of a deep...

Jazz removes life vests to save fuel and forgets to inform passengers

I guess i don't need that life vest, the seat inflates right?"Air Canada's regional carrier Jazz has removed inflatable life vests from its planes to save weight, a spokeswoman said. The airline carries both floatation devices (seat cushions) and life vests, and the...

Guantanamo as a Symbol

" Guantanamo as a Symbol Thursday 17th of January 2008 06:09:32 PM By RAMZY BAROUD 11 January marked the sixth year anniversary of the establishment of the Guantanamo detention camp. Mere months after the start of the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan, a large cargo...

WA bans txting while drving

U shldn't b txtng whn u drv nlss u wnt 2 kll urslf, bt nw it's da law n WA st. "Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire yesterday signed this country’s first law putting the kibosh on the dangerous practice of text messaging while behind the wheel of a moving automobile. …...

Stop the US war drive against Iran!

"By the Editorial Board 14 February 2007 Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the author The World Socialist Web Site condemns the military and political provocations with which the Bush administration is laying the foundations for an attack on Iran. We...

From its grey-flannel grave, IBM discovers Second Life, Web 2.0, and virtuosity

This is an extremely interesting article - really, a manifesto calling for an "Open Source Second Life".  Its author, Glynn Moody, includes the musings of I rving Wladawsky-Berger, vice president of technology strategy and innovation at IBM."We see this people-centric...