Honeybee deaths reaching crisis point

Honey bees are essential not for the honey that they provide us with but for the job they do in ensuring that fruit and vegetable crops are pollinated. In the UK the honeybee population is in crisis and noone...

Olympics: US Basketball stars admit they could leave NBA for Europe

Some really surprising comments have emerged from some of the US basketball superstars gathered in Beijing to play in the Olympics. Historically, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has been the only...

Woman under hypnosis for surgery

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iPhone 3G: Sold out in 21 states

"Shoppers hunting for iPhone 3Gs can still find them — if they’re willing to get up early and, in some cases, drive long distances. As of 6:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, all three models (8GB black, 16 GB black or white) of the hot-selling device were sold out in 21 states,...

Over 230 Louisiana Public officials Resign rather than disclose their finances

"As part of a new regime of financial disclosure laws implemented by Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Legislature, many state and local public officials in Louisiana will have to report certain financial and government contracting information next spring. Those who desired to avoid...

Patient Web sites used for news, support in crisis

"NEW YORK - When he was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, Dave deBronkart needed an easy way to keep his far-flung friends and family updated. So did the president of the American Medical Association when he fell ill months ago. And so did the mother of a soldier...

Curse of the “Pod”

Remember a few years back, when podcasting was supposed to be the future and saving grace of radio, tv, video, and human civilization?It's funny how quickly web slang and buzzwords come and go out of style. I...

Who Rupert Murdoch Had On Speed Dial

One always wonders who the world's media mogul Rupert Murdoch calls in case he wants to have an update. I came across this interesting piece in Business week about all the people who are in his phone list."Many...

CNET "Realigns" 10% of Staff

In an effort to please shareholders and spur longterm growth, CNET will be cutting 120 jobs, or 10% of its staff. (I didn't realize that their staff was that big to begin with)"Business Unit Realignment: with the...

Heath Ledger's Will Leaves Nothing to Daughter

Yikes! This is a bit of a problem..."Heath Ledger’s will left nothing to his former girlfriend and their 2-year-old daughter because it was filed in Australia in 2003 and never updated after they became part...

Press Silent on Obama Texas Win

Today the press is in a bind.  Having announced prematurely a Texas win to Clinton, they stand today to be corrected. A quick search on Google yields few articles on the Texas nominating contest results and...

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NIKSUN announces the release of 64-bit

"NIKSUN has met demands with the release of our 64-bit appliances: -- NetVCR(R) is the world's first full-function appliance for advanced real-time network, service and application performance monitoring, is now optimized for 64-bit environments.-- NetDetector(R) is an...

Nomadic Peruvian Tribe found Updated

It is hard to believe that there are nomadic tribes deep in most remote corners of the world. This is our living history and must be treated with the most respect.This link I found is a great starting point...

Bhutan Deploys Linux

"The government has refreshed the Debian-based operating system that it launched last year.The Bhutan government liked its first taste of Linux so much that it has come back for seconds, releasing an updated version of its Debian-based operating system that it launched last...
 

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