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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah? She’s Bad News for the GOP - And For Everybody Else Too.
2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS
Sade's Soldier of Love
View Article  The war on drugs in Mexico
Secretary of State Clinton heads to Mexico at a time when drug wars
have created bloodshed on the borders as trade tensions also mount.

Clinton's two day trip to Mexico comes ahead of next month's ...   more »
View Article  What Loving Looks Like in Stepfamilies and Single Parent Families
What Loving Looks Like in Stepfamilies and Single Parent Families
Author: Jayna Haney

Mom, who do you love more- me or Sarah?

Yes, that was the question my daughter, Jessica, asked when
she was 5. ...   more »
View Article  Why I never Learned to Fly
Why I never Learned to Fly
Author: Walter Berryhill

After I was grown and married I decided that I wanted to
learn how to fly. Both my brothers had airplanes, one a
Cherokee Six, the ...   more »
View Article  Geithner and Bernanke defend financial rescue plans, call for new era of reform
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, appearing on Capitol Hill defend the escalating government bailout of insurer AIG and call for new era of regulation.


WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (MARCH 24, ...   more »
View Article  New Types Of Theft From Motor Cars
New Types Of Theft From Motor Cars
Author: Malcolm Forster


The changing economic climate is changing criminal behaviour
int the car crime arena. Previously it was the theft of the car
or stereo that was ...   more »
View Article  All-girl Moroccan rap bands break new ground
North Africa's groundbreaking first all-girl Moroccan rap band, "Tigress Flow", is now being emulated by other rappers such as the
"S Girls".


SALE, MOROCCO (RECENT - MARCH 14, 2009) REUTERS -
Girls are storming the ...   more »
View Article  South Africa Nobel laureates peace conference postponed
Nelson Mandela's grandson laments South Africa's refusal to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama, a decision that led to a South African peace conference being postponed.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (MARCH 24, 2009) REUTERS -
...   more »
View Article  A Trend Of Unhappiness
A Trend Of Unhappiness
Author: Zinn Jeremiah


Judging by the marketplace, and this is particularly true
of the US, a number of people aren't doing well. There are
more solutions to unhappiness than a single ...   more »
View Article  Money Laundering
Money Laundering
Author: Frank Egan - LAC Lawyers


Money laundering was intended to catch large scale drug
dealers, operators of crime syndicates and persons associated
with these enterprises. Conveniently for the authorities it also
has ...   more »
View Article  2010 Winter Olympics Word
2010 Winter Olympics
Author: Doug King


I live here in Vancouver the site of the 2010 winter
Olympics. I am totally excited about this fabulous
sporting event. Providing the world stage for this amateur
event ...   more »
View Article  British couple attacked on yacht in Thailand, husband believed dead
Migrant workers attack a British couple holidaying in southern Thailand, the husband is allegedly thrown overboard from their yacht.

SATUN, THAILAND (MARCH 24, 2009) CHANNEL 3 -
A Briton was allegedly beaten and tossed overboard ...   more »
View Article  U2 uses new platforms to promote album
The Irish rock band is embracing new music platforms such as Spotify
and downloadable widgets to promote its latest release No Line On The
Horizon.

Born into the age of vinyl, the Irish rock band ...   more »
View Article  Charmin Launches Global Sponsorship With 'Sit Or Squat' Website and Mobile Phone Application
"SitOrSquat" Connects Consumers with Clean, Public Restrooms Around the World!

CINCINNATI, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Charmin(R), the country's leading toilet paper, is launching a new global sponsorship of the "SitOrSquat" website, iPhone and Blackberry application, ...   more »
View Article  The Logical Art of Furniture
The Logical Art of Furniture
Author: Tony Nibbinsworth


The period of time of the nineteen sixties was a turbulent time
around the world in lots of ways. While many of us think of this
time ...   more »
View Article  Twenty years after Exxon Valdex, oil spill lessons still being learned.
Technology may not have advanced very much but 20 years after the Exxon Valdez disaster oil spill, experts say a catastrophe is far less likely.

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA, UNITED STATES NBC -
The Exxon ...   more »
View Article  Rotten Eggs for Retailers This Easter
IBISWorld Investigates The Recession's Impact On Holiday Sales

LOS ANGELES, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Easter Bunny will have less in its basket this year as holiday expenditure is expected to decline eight percent, according ...   more »
View Article  Listening for Symptoms of Diabetes
Miracle-Ear® honors Diabetes Alert Day; informs people about the prevalence of hearing loss among diabetics

PLYMOUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 23.6 million children and adults living with diabetes in the ...   more »
View Article  Majority of Americans Give President Obama Negative Ratings on His Economic Job Performance
Yet, majority of Americans do have confidence that White House will produce policies to help fix economy

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While a majority of Americans may give President Obama’s overall job performance high marks (The Harris ...   more »
View Article  NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/March 30, 2009 Issue
(on newsstands Monday, March 23)
COVER: The Thinking Man's Guide to Populist Rage (p. 22). Six essayists examine how populist rage, which can be cathartic, can also lead to bad decisions. But they also look ...   more »
View Article  NEWSWEEK International Editions: Highlights and Exclusives, March 30, 2009 Issue
COVER: Asia Rising (Atlantic and Pacific editions). Senior Editor Rana Foroohar reports that the economic crisis has China concerned about the huge amounts of money loaned to the U.S. Emerging giants like China are stronger, ...   more »
View Article  The Thinking Man's Guide to Populist Rage
Newsweek Looks at Perils of Populist Rage in a Series of Essays

The Best Way To Respond is To 'Treat Americans as Partners in the Grand Enterprise of Governance,' Writes Michael Kazin

Robert J. Samuelson, ...   more »
View Article  Sony release a new microphone for Singstar
Singstar's new wireless microphone is allowing amateur singers of
all ages and abilities to hone their talents in the comfort of their living
room. The Sony game has sold 18 million copies in the past ...   more »
View Article  Female humanoid robot opens Japan Fashion Week
Meet HRP-4C - Japan's first humanoid female robot.

She's making her debut at Japan Fashion Week.

At 43-kilos, HRP-4C is trying to look like a supermodel.

Her creator, Shuji Kajita, says she's one of a ...   more »
View Article  Microsoft's 'Surface' comes to UK
Britain's biggest retailer Tesco is among the first wave of UK businesses
to use the new computing platform to offer its customers a new kind of
in-store experience.

Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan reports -

...   more »
View Article  Geithner says bailout may take more money
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says banks may need more bailout money.

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 23, 2009) POOL -
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday (March
23) it may take more ...   more »
View Article  Violence as far-right march provokes anger in Arab Israeli town
Israeli police clash with residents of an Arab-Israeli town as far-right activists march.

UMM EL FAHM, ISRAEL (MARCH 24, 2009) REUTERS -
Israeli police in riot gear have clashed with demonstrators
protesting a march by ...   more »
View Article  Australian police crack down on bike gangs following deadly brawl.
Australian police crack down on bike gangs following a spate of drive-by shootings and a deadly brawl at Sydney airport over the weekend.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (MARCH 24, 2009) NETWORK TEN -
Australian police arrested a ...   more »
View Article  Once world's most obese man goes out for first spin in new car
Manuel Uribe, once the world's heaviest man, leaves his house for a drive
around Monterrey in his new made-to-order flatbed truck, a 1989 Chevrolet
Astrovan.


MONTERREY, NUEVO LEON, MEXICO (MARCH 20, 2009) REUTERS -
Mexico's ...   more »
View Article  How Do Pro Guitar Players Play Live?
How Do Pro Guitar Players Play Live?
Author: Logan N Young


Listening to a pro guitar player play live gives the biggest
kick to a guitar lover. Do you want to know how these players
...   more »
View Article  President John F. Kennedy: Breaking Through the Shroud of an Untimely Demise
President John F. Kennedy: Breaking Through the Shroud of an Untimely Demise
Author: A.K. Kuykendall


I quote, with redundancy, from the biography of John F. Kennedy
to summarize the legacy of this American martyr. Unfortunately,
...   more »
View Article  Social Media Optimization - Benefits and Methods
Social Media Optimization - Benefits and Methods
Author: Randy Zlobec


First question - What is social media optimization? And
the second question - How do I achieve this? The benefits
will be almost self explanatory ...   more »
View Article  The Origins of Dawn Carlisle
The Origins of Dawn Carlisle
Author: Richard Ide

I'd like to tell you that Dawn came fully clad out of the cleft
head of Zeus...but that would be avoiding truth in favor of
myth. To ...   more »
View Article  Marilyn Manson Releases 'We're From America' From The High End of Low
AVAILABLE AS FREE DOWNLOAD AT MARILYN MANSON.COM MARCH 27th

NEW YORK, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Marilyn Manson's anticipated reunion with longtime friend and foil Twiggy Ramirez inches closer with the release of "We're From America," ...   more »
View Article  CEA Small Business Member Says “Employee Free Choice Act” Harmful to Tech Industry
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the preeminent trade association representing more than 2,200 consumer technology companies, today released a statement endorsing the testimony of CEA member THIEL Audio Products Company before the Senate ...   more »
View Article  Adobe Introduces Director 11.5
Multimedia Authoring and Game Development Platform Supports New Audio, Video and 3D Capabilities

Game Developers Conference
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the Game Developer Conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced a new version of Adobe® Director® ...   more »