Celebs Sport Eye Patches in Solidarity with Pirates

More than 200 of the nation's most-famous people -- including actors, entertainers, musicians and politicians -- were spotted wearing eye patches last night at a $25,000-a-plate Hollywood fund-raising gala to...

Far-right gains in Austria vote

The far-right in Austria has received 29 percent of the vote in Austria's early election. Thc growing sucess of the far right in Austria mirrors similiar gains by far right parties in other European countries such...

Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction

"Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction photo credit: laffy4k New York Times called the possibility of an AIG liquidation “as close to an extinction-level event as the financial markets have seen since the Great Depression.” We keep hearing that the current...

Alfalfa Sprouts Contaminated with Salmonella Typhimiriumis

More cases of Salmonella outbreaks, this time in Oregon and Washington states. The culprit this time around: Alfalfa Sprouts. It is believed that the infected sprouts were contaminated by farm animals grazing the...

A blog about technology from BBC News

"Do we really need another news aggregator to follow in the footsteps of Google News, Digg, Reddit, Netvibes and the rest? Well, the founders of NewsCred have decided we do - and they reckon they've got two killer angles which will make their service, launched today, into a...

Truth, Lies and Berlusconi: Italy's playboy premier accused of nudity cover-up

Mr. Berlusconi (Mr. Untouchable) seems to be art lover. Believe it or not that is Mr. Berlusoni style."If there is any political leader on earth who would feel untroubled by the proximity of a lightly clad beauty,...

Rogers Customers Get Ad-Laden 404 Sites

If you're a rogers customer and you misspell the website you're looking for, you'll be sent to a page with advertisements instead of the normal '404 Not found' error. This has got plenty of customers upset, as...

Boys only run to raise funds for testicular cancer research

"300 men have already signed up to get fit with their footballing heroes this weekend and raise money and awareness for male cancer research.Keep Your Eye On The Ball 5k is a running event with a football twist which will take place on Sunday in Victoria Park, east...

Chantix Side Effects Cause F.A.A. to Ban Use by Pilots

Yes that is right, the FAA not the FDA although the FDA has it's own advisory as well."The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it would no longer permit pilots or air traffic controllers to use the smoking cessation drug Chantix, citing potential side effects that...

Real Estate Agents we love to hate

"Everyone hates real estate agents. Hell, even real estate agents hate estate agents, but you've got to hand it to them, they are (in most cases) exceptionally good at what they do. Still, while we love to tarnish them with the same traits, Real Estate Agents do come under a...

Soderbergh's Che Guevara Epic Misses Cannes Deadline

Although it's too bad that Soder-B's double-revolutionary epic film whammy won't make it into Cannes this year, at least he'll have time to make sure it's exactly as he wants. Hope that's a good thing."It was long...

McGruff Takes a Bite out of Cyber-Bullying

When I was a kid, the image of an animated dog in a trenchcoat and fedora saying: "Take a bite out of crime." filled me with amusement. Truth is, I have the same reaction today.However, back in my day (I say...

How to choose Sexy Hosiery for Work

If you are a business professional, you understand that your work attire is a mirror reflection of your inner personality. What you wear to your job is one of the most positive attributes you have to offer of yourself towards your career aside of the actual work you do day...

Time Layoffs: Another Death Knell For Print Media?

Print media is having a rough week.  TIME just laid off 100 people and the NYTimes also announced staff cuts.  This all points to an uncertain future for print."You can run, but you can’t hide from reality. And the longer you run, the quicker you realize that you...

Oliver Stone to make `fair` movie about Bush

"Director Oliver Stone, who has made movies about Presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, is developing a project about the current occupant of the White House, but promises it will not be a hatchet...

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