Global Vote Selects Seven Wonders Of The World

Some really excellent photographs have been provided by NowPublic readers.  "A non-profit foundation has named the Seven New Wonders of the World at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal. The Great Wall of China,...

Sources: Obama picks Joe Biden as VP candidate

"(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama has picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, multiple Democratic sources tell CNN. ...

Who Will Light the Olympic Flame?

"As the most controversial torch relay in Olympic history comes to an end, folks here wonder: Who will light China's fire? Guessing the person who will light the huge flame inside the National Stadium has become the...

Playlists: Music for the Credit Crunch?

Laura Barton offers her picks, hits and misses on Music to help you get through the credit crunch (The Guardian, July 21).She first mentions The Filter (a recommendation site with Peter Gabriel amongst its founders. As the name suggests they filter music for you) who she says...

Two men kissing advert pulled

Two men kissing advert pulled After receiving more than 200 complaints about a Heinz Deli Mayo advertisement in less than a week the advert has been yanked from the tube.The entire advert is regular in every way...

Gates picks new leadership for Air Force

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday recommended senior Pentagon official Michael Donley to be secretary of the U.S. Air Force in a shake-up triggered by mistakes in handling nuclear...

Carnival ride collapses in California; 24 injured

A spinning carnival ride collapsed and injured 24 people earlier today, and state investigators are now trying to determine what caused the accident."The carnival ride, called the Yo-Yo, collapsed shortly after 6...

Freeganism: A Better Green !!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI have to admit I never heard of Freegan, though most of us practise it in part when we hit garage sales.Freegans, are "Hard Core Environmentalists", unlike the rest of us...

Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan selected 1-2-3 in NFL draft

After what started off looking like a boring NFL draft, along came some deals to shake things up a bit."Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the...

Get your JazzFest Cubes at WWOZ-FM Website

Do you love Jazz? Listen to live-streaming of the Absolute Best Jazz Radio on WWOZ website from anywhere in the world! Just click the Pink 'Tune In- Listen Online' radio button.Sometimes they even play original recordings from the early 1900s, though much was lost in the...

Wal-Mart Stores Picks Blu-Ray Over HD DVD

"Wal-Mart Stores Inc.said Friday it has decided to sell only Blu-ray DVDs and hardware in its 4,000 U.S. stores and no longer carry rival HD DVD offerings.Gary Severson, head of home entertainment for Wal-Mart’s U.S. stores, said in a statement that they have listened to...

Wonderland Mobile Best Of 2007

Here is Wonderland Mobile's picks for favorite wireless/mobile/cell products and services of 2007. Winners include iPhone, Sony PSP, and Teleflip's FlipMail, among many others.

Wonderland Mobile Best Of 2007

Here is Wonderland Mobile's picks for favorite wireless/mobile/cell products and services of 2007. Winners include iPhone, Sony PSP, and Teleflip's FlipMail, among many others.

SPORTS HUT WEEK 12 NFL PICKS (Part One)

Alright. Here we are already headed into week 12 of the NFL season, and it's time for me to make my picks. For the past several weeks I have been doing a small picking competition with my sister and her husband. I don't have their picks for this week yet, but will post them...

Macedonia Goes Open-Source in Schools

A wise move: by choosing open-source, Macedonia is ensuring that its students get a scalable computing experience that isn't beholden to a single company's software (and therefore shortcomings/proprietary whims/patch...

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