Europeans get canny, creative in crisis

" BERLIN (Reuters) - Lukas Schmidt was staring at the alluring photos of white sandy beaches and palm trees on display in the shop window of a Berlin travel agents but sighed and turned away. "I actually wanted to take my girlfriend to Spain in December, but I think we'll...

Condoleezza Rice to visit India tomorrow to ink Nuke deal

To make the final agreement of much awaited India-US nuke deal after it was passed in the US senate Secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is arriving in Indian capital tomorrow. The senate has passed this historic...

A Country In Shambles Under GOP Rule

With election day fast approaching in the USA the delusional GOP and right-wing pundits in the press and on the tube continue to embarrass themselves by making glowing claims and statements about the successes of the...

Debunking the Google Earth Censorship Myth

I found this interesting enough to share with NP. Nothing more to add yet.""There's a persistent Web meme to the effect that Google obscures sensitive or top-secret locations in Google Maps and Google Earth at the insistence of national governments. A July IT Security article...

How To Make Friends…

Seems the American media has found this fine piece of writing from Heather Mallick at the CBC… and it’s starting to really get coverage. Fox did a piece on it today (sorry we can’t watch Fox in Vancouver), and the story is starting to travel. The whole story is rated...

MediaDefender Secretly Sells Porn to P2P Users

"MediaDefender Secretly Sells Porn to P2P Users Written by Ernesto on September 20, 2008  MediaDefender is widely known for their anti-piracy operations, spoofing and...

Bindra is ungrateful: IOA officials

"After winning India’s first individual gold in Olympics, the shooter gave credit to his father for the success. Abhinav said that the victory was more in spite of the system than because of it. This comment infuriated Digvijay Singh, the president of the Shooting...

Palin White Trash according to CBC, Yeah Have a Beer aye

"I assume John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential partner in a fit of pique because the Republican money men refused to let him have the stuffed male shirt he really wanted. She added nothing to the...

Anything Goes, Apparently - Editorial

Four more years?No way!We only finally are getting confirmations of the excesses of Bush/Cheney.  We don't need the same team back in charge."Editorial Anything Goes, Apparently Published: September 11, 2008 It seemed inevitable that bad things...

Last news BigBang Swiss, What happens, if anything goes wrong? (cnn)

Testing if the Beam goes round (27km)What happens, if anything goes wrong? now or years later ?US contributed $ 531 million to the experimentIf anything goes wrong, means the BigBang beam gets out of control, the...

Gangster Reveals Mexican Mafia Secrets

"  The life of a high-level mobster is a staple of books and Hollywood films. But most real-life gang leaders don't tell their stories. The code of silence runs deep; breaking that code can be fatal. That's...

The alien Zlog and sidekick Asbo investigate ‘anti-consumerism’

Alien Zlog and his sidekick Asbo report back to their planet, Zorlich, on the terrible plight of robotic shoppers, known as people. From Eastenders to Knightsbridge, shopping for ‘stuff’ is out of fashion;...

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? ...

6 things Palin pick says about McCain

"Jim VandeHei, John F. Harris Sat Aug 30, 9:57 AM ET ...

Jackson celebrates 50th with cake and cartoons

Why am I not surprised about the cartoons part??"NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Jackson celebrated his 50th birthday Friday, but he's still young at heart. ...

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