Study: Major California Earthquake Over Due

A new study suggests that California's San Andres Fault is more likely for a massive earthquake then previously thought.  Massive earthquakes were thought to occur once every 200 years but recent studies...

Obama adviser denies Hamas meeting

Apparently some one is lying? "The office of the President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday denied a report by Arab sources which claimed that a secret meeting was held between Hamas and Obama's aides in the Gaza Strip prior to the US general elections.

China deports British woman 'over Tibetan link'

"A British woman teaching English in China has been deported. Dechen Pemba, 30, from Tower Hamlets in London, believes she was forced to leave the country because she is from a Tibetan family and the Chinese...

Mars lander Phoenix is ready for the big dig

"After troubleshooting an electrical problem on NASA's Phoenix lander and performing a test scoop into the crumbly surface of the Martian northern plain, scientists said Monday that they are ready to dig for ice...

Laos' Plain of Jars

"Considered one of the poorest nations in Southeast Asia, you may think that Laos has nothing to offer being a tourist destination. That didn't hinder tourists to discover this archaeological wonder that has the makings of being an asia travel spot. Haven't you heard, there's...

PoV: SkypePhone - The Eighteenth Day

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” I have learned once more. Mee andI had been criticising the day we got our hands on it but I havetotally changed my point of view since I used it from 29th January 2008. Atthe beginning, the very next day we signed a contract with 3...

Using CSS to Style Text in Flash 8: A Tutorial

"If you’ve had the chance to work with Flash 8, one of the first things you’ve probably noticed is the change in rendering texts on the screen. Better than ever, working with text in Flash is no longer a chore in pixel checks, font size checks, scrolling hacks and...

"[T]reason, plain and simple": Right-wing media figures attack ... (Media Mat...

""[T]reason, plain and simple": Right-wing media figures attack NY Times over bank-tracking story … In the wake of a June 23 New York Times article describing a secret Bush administration program designed to monitor international financial transactions, numerous...

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