In the Rush to Drill, Colorado shortchanged by BLM Auction

"GOP, Dems agree state loses out, disagree on why By Burt Hubbard, Thursday, August 14, 2008 Democrats and Republicans alike agreed Thursday the state was shortchanged hundreds of millions of dollars on the Roan Plateau energy lease auction. But both sides point the finger...

The Siege of Gaza is Broken

"The Siege is Broken The Palestinian people took their destiny in their own hands today and smashed down the wall that divided Gaza from Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of people left their prison and walked into Egypt and bought up food, fuel and everything else in sight. It...

Rebel soldiers stop people leaving Manila hotel

This looks like it will be an on going story. This is what Reuters has so far. As it sais, mainly journalists. I am not sure how many foreigners are in the hotel."By Karen Lema and Raju Gopalakrishnan MANILA (Reuters) - Rebel Philippine soldiers holed up in a luxury Manila...

Rejected in Front of Thousands

I always wondered what would happen if she said "no"... Now I know. This is horrible, like, time-stands-still horrible. Like show-up-for-school-in-your-underwear horrible.During a Houston Astros baseball game, a fan proposed to his girlfriend, and it all went wrong:" With...

Blockbuster Sides with Blu-Ray in HD Format War

It's sort of a big deal for a retailer of Blockbuster's size to take sides like this. Meanwhile, many will find either format too expensive to adopt for the time being. "Blockbuster will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its...

Japanese Women Bust Out, Getting Curvier

"All over Japan, retailers are scrambling to keep up with a new look known as "bon-kyu-bon." It means "big-small-big" and it signals a change in the way Japanese women look: they're getting curvier. Japanese stores that used to keep just two or three sizes of clothing on hand...

Vista launch sparks competition between PC vendors [DELL, HP]

Dell is bolstering its IT service offerings to better compete with HP "November 30, 2006 (IDG News Service) -- As Microsoft Corp. prepares to sell the business version of its Windows Vista operating system, Dell Inc. is beefing up its IT service offerings to compete for...

The Automatic Millionaire - Seven Very-Last-Minute Tax Tips

"Procrastinators, take action! Here are seven cut-to-the-chase tips for filing your return with the least pain for you -- and the least gain for the tax man: 1. Get Going I know -- filling out your Internal Revenue Service (IRS) return isn't one of life's greatest pleasures....