$142 Collection Bill Sent To Couple's Dog

I know how they feel, I have had problems with AFNI too "SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 70,000 consumers complained about third-party debt collectors in 2007, but one Sacramento couple said they have good reason to bark about the bill they received.Steve Fanelli received...

TED.com Open Translation Project - subtitles in 40 languages

I have many favorite TED.com lecturers, but I'd say my #1 favourite would have to be Harvard neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight. EXCERPT from the latest TED.com Press Release: “We’re excited to...

American teenager pleads guilty to Scientology web attack

A 19-year-old American man has admitted knocking the Church of Scientology's websites offline in a series of electronic attacks in 2008. Dmitri Guzner of Verona, New Jersey pleaded guilty to charges of cybercrime against the religious organisation and related websites, which...

Can Artists Be Labels? Reznor, Radiohead, and the Mass Market

While artists rail against exploitative labels, those labels do fulfill a role in the entertainment-biz ecosystem: basically, everything other than actually recording and performing the music. However, thigs are...

This Aint no Bull!

A young bull that recently got loose in a Mayo, Ireland SuperValu store has become a YouTube hit. "The bull jumped out of the ring at the cattle mart and trotted off up the main street - headed into the store, had...

Web founder makes online privacy plea

Tim Berners-Lee continues to champion a free internet. His latest appeal should concern all who wish to see the internet protected from enclosure and abuse by for profit vested interests. The fact that...

Grug Books coming in June 2009

The Grug series is being reprinted by Simon and Schuster and will be available in Australia after June 1, 2009. Stay tuned for more updates! Pre-order available!From Friday May 1st 2009, pre-orders for Grug books can be made. Delivery will not be until early June. An email...

Army Training Network set to launch

The Army is set to launch it's online "Army Training Network" with the mission of becoming the one-stop shot and information source for Army training. ""ATN is about the ability of trainers and educators to go to...

Congress Poised to End Tax-Free Online Shopping

The tax-free status of online shopping in the US may soon be a thing of the past if House Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass., and Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., have their way.  The two are expected to sponsor a bill to end tax-free online shopping. The bill may be introduced in the...

Naomi Campbell walks the runway for Mumbai attack victims

Supermodel Naomi Campbell, infamous for physically and verbally abusing her personnel on numerous occasions, is now fueling her unbridled energy into helping out a good cause.  Campbell walked the runway in...

BBC issues pay warning over strike action

" The BBC has warned staff who refuse to cross picket lines during two days of strike action next month that they will not be paid. The corporation's TV, radio and online news output is expected to be disrupted on...

Deflation risk as prices to fall

The RPI measure of UK inflation is expected to be negative - a sign of falling prices- when data is released later on Tuesday. Economists expect the Retail Prices Index (RPI), which includes housing costs, to have...

Australia vs South Africa 3rd Test, Cape Town - Highlights

 Day 1: Stumps  - South Africa trail by 152 runs.RSA: 57/0 (14.0 Ovs) | Aus: 209 Fantastic Day for South Africans. Everything went in their way from bowling to batting throught the first day. They not only bowled out just above 200 but also...

YouTube to block music videos for UK users

Google Inc's online video site, YouTube, said on Monday it will block all music videos to British users after it was unable to reach a rights deal with the main songwriters' collection society. The world's largest...

Judge Kicks Notorious Spammer Off Facebook

A judge in California on Monday ordered convicted spammer Sanford 'Spamford' Wallace to stay away from Facebook.  Wallace is accused of flooding Facebook users with unsolicited messages, which appear to...

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