Five simple ways to save a life

"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Quick: What would you do if you impaled yourself with a large, sharp, piece of wood? If your tooth fell out? If you fell from a high ladder? If your friend had a severe allergic reaction? ...

Sir Alan Sugar Tells Miliband: "YOU'RE FIRED!" in Newspaper Rant

Sir Alan Sugar in an astonishing rant in the SUN newspaper declares that Prime Minister Gordon Brown should "kick out" his silent enemies, a clear reference to pretender to the PM title, David Miliband.   "...

Work at Home? Your Employer May Be Watching

"The clipboard toting, clock-watching, quota-setting productivity expert, peering nosily over your shoulder at work, has been out of fashion in business schools for decades.Now he's back, in electronic form -- in the home office.In a budding trend some employment experts say...

Study shows: Smokers try to quit, but can't

So I have a friend (he shall remain anonymous) who has a HUGE smoking problem. Everytime we hang out, he would either waste time to go buy some cigarettes, or take 5minutes off from whatever we were doing to...

India plans to build eight 700-MW nuclear plants

"The country plans to build eight 700-MW nuclear plants to boost its nuclear power generation capacity to about 10,000 MW and is stepping up exploration to uncover new uranium mines, a top Atomic Energy Commission official has said. At present the country has a nuclear...

Crouch seals £11m Portsmouth move

It'll be all long balls to Crouch from now on then."Crouch seals £11m Portsmouth move Crouch (right) scored 40 goals in 135 appearances for former club Liverpool...

Malaysia's Anwar vows to seize power

As the likelihood of a coup in Malaysia increased, the Malaysian government is accusing the U.S. of interfering in it's internal affairs. The government has filed criminal sodomy charges against opposition leader and former prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, and the US has...

Rid AGO of corrupt officials: MPs | The Jakarta Post

" Lawmakers are joining the calls for the government to rid the Attorney General's Office (AGO) of corrupt prosecutors in a move to build up the institution's credibility. A major bribery scandal involving...

Fiddle her on the roof

" A RANDY couple stunned their neighbours — by enjoying a booze-fuelled romp on a city rooftop. The pair gave onlookers a sizzling X-rated show — and even stopped halfway through to give them the...

Top Ten Japanese Actors

Japan has a flourishing movie industry but very few peopleknow about its actors. Well, some of its actors are world class and they havefound success even in Hollywood. "Shigeki Hosokawa:Modeling is the stepping stone for many famous actors around the world. Same thing...

Birthing Your Dream

"Are you ready to birth a dream and not sure about the process, wondering if you are stepping out too far this time? Will God bless your dream, or is it His dream you're nurturing? Consider a pregnant woman. We've all had opportunity to observe the process, if not actually...

Tony Blair makes list of world's 100 most influential people

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influencial people.Current Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not make the list however."The former Prime Minister is one of the...

CNN iReport: Citizen Journalism Makes it Big

"There are a number of citizen journalism sites out there that let everyday people eport on the events in their neighborhoods and communities. Those sites range from the weak and rant-filled like LiveLeak to the professional and well organized like NowPublic. CNN is...

Has Muqtada al-Sadr assumed RT?

(*room temperature)"Muqtada Al-Sadr Announces He’s Retiring From Leadership Of Sadrist Movement, Sequestering Himself The leader of the Shi'ite Sadrists in Iraq, Muqtada Al-Sadr, has announced in a letter to...

Chad Rebels Warn France 'Not to Intervene'

Tens of thousands of refugees are fleeing Chad after a failed rebel attack on the controversial president for life Idriss Deby. France, after threatening increased military action in Chad, sent its defense minister in a surprise visit.See previous NowPublic coverage...

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