Illegal sex drug causes brain damage

Power 1 Walnut, an illegal sex enhancement drug has been found to cause severe brain damage in users after Singapore researchers examined eight men. The drug causes lesions and plaque to accumulate in the brain...

Scottish man who clubbed 21 seal pups to death is jailed

The fisherman who beat and crushed the skulls of 21 seal pups to death on a beach on the island of East Linga, near the Shetland Islands has been jailed for 80 days. First ofender Jimmy Stewart, 47 admitted...

Man who clubbed 21 seal pups to death 'may' face jail

A fisherman who repeatedly battered the heads of seals with a wooden fence post has been told he may be put in jail. Jimmy Stewart, 47 admitted mutilating, beating and crushing the animals last November. The...

Housing prices down in all major US markets in November

"S&P said its composite index of 10 metropolitan areas also fell 2.2 percent in November from October for a 19.1 percent year-over-year drop, matching the previous month's record decline." As the chart above...

Digital TV Delay Possible

"Digital TV Delay Possible Thursday, Jan 8, 2009 The switch to digital TV could be delayed.A consumer group is asking the federal government to push back the February 17th deadline.That's because money for the government's digital converter...

Happy Christmas for Mindanao child refugees

Gifts project for children of MindanaoChildren victims of armed conflict--DSWD secretary"Tulong Para sa Batang MindaNOW" is a brainchild of Ricky Reyes--"Mother Ricky" to many contacted DSWD and Metro Manila...

PC Magazine ends print magazine after 26 years

Ziff Davis' premier PC magazine, um, PC Magazine just ended its 26 year print run in the real world, and has gone digital. The latest victim of the rising distribution and raw material costs, and falling economy,...

Pakistan PM confirms Mumbai arrests

"Pakistani authorities have arrested two top leaders of the Islamic militant group India blames for the November massacre in Mumbai, Pakistan's prime minister confirmed Wednesday. ...

Bush, Democrats seek to finalize auto bailout

"– White House and congressional negotiators sought on Sunday to remove remaining differences over an emergency rescue for the struggling auto industry, a stark symbol of the deepening U.S. economic crisis. ...

Job Draugt in US: 533,000 job Cut , biggest since 1974

The job drought story has lost its impact, this is normal human tendency to ignore the generality, it is very repititive in nature.We always want to shut our cognitive gate when any thing that hurts comes in...

Mich. medical pot law now in effect amid questions

"- Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get a patient arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won't be ready for months. The law approved by...

Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years

"Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years Dec 5, 2008 Economy Dec 5, 3:22 PM (ET) By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years,...

Bank of England slashes rates 1% to historic low

The Bank of England today slashed interest rates by a further 1%, bringing the interest rate to a historic low. The interest rate cuts in recent months have been among the fastest in Britain's history."The Bank of...

Oil prices slide under $US45 per barrel

"In afternoon deals on London's InterContinental Exchange, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in January fell to $US44.87. New York light sweet crude for January dived to $US46.42 - its lowest level since February...

Reuters Second Life Correspondent Removed From Duty

This is a very funny article by Paul Carr, and worth reading if you ever thought (or currently think) that Second Life is lame. But I am posting it here primarily because it contains the news that there was a full time reporter from Reuters posted to cover the Second Life...

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