GM, Ford and Chrysler were on the hot seat on Capitol Hill as they
pleaded with lawmakers to pass a $25 billion rescue package.

Democrats in the Senate support a loan package arguing that up ...   more »

Intel Costa Rica presents its new Core i7 processor, finally matching the
lower power consumption and ability to handle multiple tasks offered by
smaller competitor Advanced Micro Devices.

RIBERA DE BELEN, HEREDIA, COSTA RICA (NOVEMBER ...   more »

A hospital in Barcelona carries out the world's first transplant of a
tailor-made trachea, grown using the patient's own cells.

BARCELONA, SPAIN (RECENT) HOSPITAL CLINIC OF BARCELONA-
A Colombian woman has received the world's first ...   more »

Easy Steps To Having Gorgeous Eyes
Author: L J Hannah

Every girl wants gorgeous eyes. Now every girl can with these
easy steps! Before starting, you need to make sure you have all
the right ...   more »

My Battle: A Former Drug User, Comes Clean
Author: Sammy Bickmen

I wasn't always an addict. Let me put it another way. My
addictive tendencies were not always in a state of
actualization. I remember ...   more »

What Must You Do To Create A Market Niche And Dominate It?
Author: David Hurley

Chris Anderson, executive editor of Wired magazine, coined
the phrase The Long Tail in 2004 to describe the key
principle ...   more »

Can I form a company with just one person?
Author: Rich Muir

Are you planning to operate a small business on your own?

There are two business structures that may be appropriate
for a small ...   more »

MONTVALE, N.J., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Women who have decided that they do not want to ever become pregnant often select permanent sterilization. Patients who opt for hysteroscopic sterilization need to understand that this noninvasive ...   more »

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the $700-billion Troubled
Asset Relief Program, or TARP, should not be used to puchase so-called toxic
assets

Paulson also opposes using $25 billion in TARP funds to bail
out the ...   more »

Fairline
Author: Simon White

Jack Newington was a craftsman committed to the highest
levels of quality. He used his passion for sailing and
created the hugely successful company that is Fairline.
Newington's son, Sam, led ...   more »

Solar Power: Basic Principles
Author: Anna Williams

- How Solar Energy is Created

Solar energy consists of the light and heat emitted by the
sun, in the form of electromagnetic radiation.

With today's technology, we ...   more »

The Causes Of Food Allergy
Author: NaNa Dumro

If there is an abnormal response triggered by the immune
system, because of some food items, it is known as food allergy.
There are various foods that ...   more »

Does the Long Tail Work for ESL?
Jack Olender

It was in 2004 that Chris Anderson coined the phrase The Long
Tail, which contrary to some people's expectations has nothing
to do with the dog's ...   more »

Rwandan President Kagame accuses foreign governments of shifting blame while doing little to stop Congo crisis. KIGALI, RWANDA (NOVEMBER 17, 2008) REUTERS - Rwandan president Paul Kagame condemned the international community on Monday (November 17), ...   more »

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attend royal premiere for 'A
Bunch of Amateurs' starring Burt Reynolds, Sir Derek Jacobi and Academy
Award-nominated Imelda Staunton.


Reuters -
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip graced the red carpet ...   more »

5 Benefits of SaaS Software in a Downturn Economy
Anne Sych

Whether you call it a "hosted solution" or SaaS (Software as a
Service), this model of software delivery is a perfect fit for
many ...   more »

British forces hand eight suspected Somali pirates over to Kenyan police in
Mombasa.

MOMBASA, KENYA (NOVEMBER 18,2008) REUTERS -
Eight suspected Somali pirates were handed over to Kenyan police on
Tuesday (November 18) by the ...   more »

Why Dot Com is Still Best for Domain Names
Judy Murdoch

Does this sound familiar?

You've decided to start a new business ... or you've created a
new product ... or you've finally decided to ...   more »

World Champions South Africa prepares for the last match of the season, a
re-run of the world cup final against England at Twickenham.

ACTON, LONDON, ENGLAND (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) REUTERS-
South Africa lock Victor Matfield ...   more »

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says any measures the United States may
take to help its automotive sector should not harm European carmakers.

TRIESTE, ROME (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) REUTERS -
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on ...   more »

Argentina's new soccer coach, Diego Maradona, hits back at English
criticism of his infamous "Hand of God" goal that helped knock
England out of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UK (NOVEMBER 18, ...   more »

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says bailout money should not
be used for other uses: Bernanke says influx of capital is helping strained
markets.

WASHINGTON. D.C., UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) POOL -
Treasury Secretary ...   more »

Hudson Institute to Host Event on Iran's Influence on Hamas and

Hezbollah

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since revelations of Iran's nuclear intentions became public in 2002, the U.S. and its allies have remained focused ...   more »

A symposium on Dutch Cannabis tolerance is being held this week
which could spell the end of a liberal attitude towards cannabis.
Several local authorities have already introduced a zero-tolerance policy
on coffee shops and ...   more »

Christian Christiansen of IDC and Dan Glessner of Trend Micro discuss how most

security solutions enterprises use cannot keep up with today's insidious Web

threats and suggest what can be done about it.

CUPERTINO, Calif., ...   more »

the movie, premieres in Sydney as Hugh Jackman and
Nicole Kidman walk the red carpet. The movie focuses on "the stolen
generation", when tens of thousands of Aboriginal children were taken
away from their families ...   more »

Archaeologists discover 'oldest' dinosaur footprints in the southern
hemisphere.

ICLA, BOLIVIA (NOVEMBER 15, 2008) (REUTERS -
Archaeologists have uncovered a treasure chest of dinosaur
footprints, that may contain the oldest tracks of one species discovered ...   more »

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the $700 billion Troubled
Asset Relief Program (TARP) was meant for financial firms and not other
companies

Reuters -
Paulson told lawmakers during a House Financial Services
Committee hearing ...   more »

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili tells a NATO assembly his country is
suffering the worst human rights violations since WWII and says Georgia can
play a part in ending Europe's dependency upon Russian gas and oil.

...   more »

A 'Weed Symposium' in the Netherlands is expected to draw the first lines
on the country's future policy on soft drugs. With more and more coffee shops
closing, the meeting could spell the end to ...   more »

New BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK Electronic FX Marketplace Goes Live With Bank of

America as Central Counterparty

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ --- Bloomberg Tradebook Services LLC ("Bloomberg Tradebook") has launched its new electronic foreign exchange trading ...   more »

BURBANK, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/17/08 -- A term that the technology media has always loved to use though the years is "paradigm shift." It means a drastic change in the way things are done ...   more »

Envision It. Create It. Watch It Transpire.

MELVILLE, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 11/18/08 -- All people at one time or another have a great idea, but don't have the know-how to get their vision materialized. ...   more »

Volvo Group and Ford-owned Volvo Cars have in recent months announced a
series of job cuts across its operations as a result of the industry slowdown,
with thousands of job losses in Sweden. The country's ...   more »

Germany says it is ready to help the troubled carmaker Opel, a unit
of U.S. automaker General Motors, and provide it with liquidity guarantees.

Opel, which employs about 25 000 people in its four German ...   more »

The U.N.'s highest court rules it had jurisdiction to examine Croatian
claims Serbia committed genocide in the 1992-95 Bosnian war, but that a second
Serbian objection that it cannot be held accountable for breaches of ...   more »

The infamous "Hand of God" goal that helped Argentina knock out
England from the 1986 World Cup quarter-final still haunts Scotland's English
assistant coach Terry Butcher.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UK (NOVEMBER 17, 2008) ITN -
Former ...   more »

Piracy has been growing for several years off the Horn of Africa despite
the efforts of NATO naval forces.

AT SEA, OFF THE SOMALI COAST, SOMALIA REUTERS -
In the last few years Somali pirates ...   more »

A son of the King of Bahrain says he paid Michael Jackson an advance on an
album and autobiography that were never produced.

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES NBC -
A son of the king of Bahrain ...   more »

Latest GEM

Study Looks at US Minority Entrepreneurship

WELLESLEY, Mass., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although the U.S. continues to rank high in entrepreneurial activity, the new GEM study suggests a portentous weakening in the nation's ...   more »

Do You Really Know What Social Networking Is?
Author: Uchenna Ani-Okoye

In many cases, if you put a bunch of internet guru's together
you'll generally find that the conversation turns to Social
Networking. Social Networking ...   more »

John Travolta and Miley Cyrus walked the red carpet Monday (November 17) in
support of their new film "Bolt." Travolta and Cyrus loaned both
their speaking voices and vocals to the lead characters in the ...   more »

The stars of Frost/Nixon get political on the red carpet for its New York
premiere. Director Ron Howard says without Frank Langella and Michael Sheen in
starring roles, viewers would have missed out.

NEW YORK ...   more »

Residents of Lusaka express their views and expectations of the new Zambian
cabinet.

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 14, 2008) REUTERS -

RUPIAH BANDA, ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT, SAYING:
"We have to encourage foreign investment. We have ...   more »

Yahoo said Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive as soon as
the board finds a replacement.

The news sent Yahoo shares on hopes the departure would clear the way for a
deal with ...   more »

Disney's Mickey Mouse to celebrate 80th birthday!!

WALT DISNEY HOME ENTERTAINMENT -
Mickey Mouse celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday (November 18,
2008). The iconic cartoon character, whose look has evolved through the years,
is ...   more »

Kenyan navy increases patrols on Indian Ocean a day after a Saudi
supertanker is hijacked by pirates. Navy Admiral Michael Mullen says he is
"stunned" by the range and distance of capture.

MOMBASA, KENYA (NOVEMBER ...   more »

Sightings of the Sirius Star are being reported off the pirate haven
of Eyl.

The giant supertanker with a 100 million dollar cargo of oil is the biggest
ship ever seized by Somali pirates in ...   more »