Crumbling school in Guangdong
Guangdong province may be the "world's factory," prosperous and bustling (modulo a few toy-factory riots), but the development there is wildly uneven, as is evidenced by this shambolic school in {...}

Luscious romantic machinima video from Second Life
Wagner James Au sez, "Here's the latest CC-licensed Second Life machinima from Lainy Voom, the UK artist who's 'Dumb Man' Boing Boing blogged last year. I wrote a short post on how she did some of the {...}

Artist paints portraits of every grad in a found yearbook, then tracks them down
In "The Altruist," artist Laurie Munn documents her adventure in found portraiture: working from a 1965 yearbook from Emerson High in Union City, New Jersey that she found in the trash, Munn painted {...}



First Images of the Palm Pre Smart Phone from 2009 CES
At the 2009 International CES in Las Vegas, Palm rolled out the Palm Pre smart phone as the answer to the Apple iPhone, the RIM BlackBerry Storm and other touch-screen devices that have invaded the {...}

Palm Leaps into Smartphone Fray
The Palm Pre, which debuted Jan. 8 at CES in Las Vegas, features a new operating system that leverages several industry-standard technologies, including Web technologies such as CSS, XHTML and {...}

Nokia Stops Production of Only WiMax Device
Already losing the battle to LTE for the status of next-generation mobile technology, WiMax suffers another blow as Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, announces it has ended production of its {...}



Gadget Watch: BlackBerry Curve 8900
Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of {...}

No crash landing for Skype in economic downturn
The sinking economy has actually been a good thing for internet telephony service Skype.Scott Durchslag, the company's chief operating officer, told reporters during a press conference at the Consumer {...}

FSA: £1bn needed to fix financial IT
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) on Wednesday called for substantial investment in banking IT, as part of proposals to speed up the time it takes for customers to get their money back when a {...}



Think Your Desktop Is Cluttered? Try World of Warcraft
Beware, all ye who enter World of Warcraft. For here you will find an insanely obstructive mosaic of menus, Health bars, widgets, and chat windows. Well, if you play it right, like we do. This {...}

Was Sudoku created before this century ??
The Dizzies: Props to my Pepys: "Tuesday 29 July 1662Early up, and brought all my money, which is near 300l., out of my house into this chamber; and so to the office, and there we sat all the morning, {...}

Walt Disney World joins the Sudoku craze!!
"The latest Japanese import isn't another gas-pinching compact, but rather a numerical logic puzzle that resembles a crossword square.Suddenly, it's hip to be square (again).The Sudoku craze -- {...}



Triplets survive against the odds
A woman from Cornwall who gave birth to triplets 14 weeks early describes their survival as a "miracle". {...}

Afghan foetus 'aborted by razor'
The family of a 14-year-old Afghan rape victim face prosecution, accused of removing her foetus using a razor without anaesthetic. {...}

Everest trip helps critically ill
Blood oxygen levels recorded on a trip by medics to Everest could help the treatment of critically ill patients. {...}



What is the maximum annual investment?
Is the $30,000 annual limit on Savings Bond purchases related to the face value of the bonds or to the investment? In other words, is the annual limit in terms of Series EE face value $30,000 or {...}

Savings Bonds and IRAs
Neil Downing at the Providence (RI) Journal has published the most extensive article I've ever seen on Savings Bonds and IRAs.The article discusses the situations in which putting a Savings Bond in an {...}

Redeem your stinkers
According to an article in a recent issue of the Christian Science Monitor, the Treasury has a five-person team trying to track down the owners of Savings Bonds that have stopped earning {...}



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Will Obama push China harder?
He's been critical of monetary policy and has named human rights defenders to key posts. {...}

Why doesn't Bush get more credit?
His bold efforts for freedom were met with scorn. {...}

Solar Electric Cars Invade Hollywood
Universal Studios plans to replace 300 fossil-fuel burning, carbon-spewing vehicles with solar electric runabouts. {...}

Scooter Trends From Italian Design Vet
Italian vehicle designer Pierangelo Andreani discusses current trends in, of all things, scooter design, in an interview with Taiwan Economic News . Andreani knows what he's talking about. After {...}

Reinventing the VW Microbus For the Eco-Age
Canadian designer Alexandre Verdier has given the cult-classic VW Microbus an eco-overhaul that tastefully updates the iconic breadbox on wheels. The result is a slammed diesel hybrid sure to make {...}



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Furnished studio (inner richmond) $1295
Studio with hardwood floors, high ceilings: hallway, large kitchen with door, bathroom and living room. Furnished for one. $1295 per month. Feb - June. Near shopping and restaurants and park. Legal {...}

sweet room in a sweet location with sweet people (berkeley) $607 1bd
Large room, fully furnished in house with big yard. Close to North Berkeley BART, downtown, and 10-15 minute walk to UC Berkeley campus. Ample street parking if you have a car. I am off to Africa {...}

Available immediately! BIG fully furnished apartment through may (oakland east) $1200 1bd
We are going to New York for a semester and don't want to give up our wonderful apartment. The apartment is the entire upstairs of a Victorian house with 2 other apartments downstairs. Great neighbors {...}



Palm unveils smartphone at show
Handheld computing firm Palm unveils a smartphone called Pre at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. {...}

UK e-mail law 'attack on rights'
A law ensuring the details of every e-mail sent in the UK are kept is an attack on civil liberties, critics say. {...}

US recycling: 'I don't even think we have an industry'
Collapse in demand for packaging in China hits US processors and exporters of recyclable material {...}



Thought for the week.
There is a tendency in our Jesus Centred thinking in the church, to forget the work of the Holy Spirit. When I say that I don't just mean in our present lives. What I mean is brought to the {...}

St. Mark's Newsletter Available
The latest issue of our newsletter, The Spirit of St. Mark's, is now available on our Publications page.Items for the next newsletter should be in by February 1, 2009 {...}

Wired.com's 10 Best Galleries of 2008
A year of fast and furious pixel-pushing by the Wired.com photo department has finally come to a close. Now, as we slow down long enough to risk a look back, we've compiled a list of our favorites {...}



Sami will play his 700th game against Stoke
Rafa Benitez has spoken about the professionalism and character of Sami Hyypia as, if picked, he prepares to play his 700th game for Liverpool against Stoke at the week-end. The big Finn has started {...}

Preview: Harlequins v Worcester Warriors
Round 12 and Harlequins are back in action against Worcester Warriors in their first home match of 2009. Kick off at The Stoop is at 3pm on Saturday January 10th. There has been some speculation {...}

Player ratings v. Derby County, 7th January
ManUtdWeb evaluates the players following Wednesday’s hugely disappointing defeat at Pride Park. Sir Alex Ferguson left-out a handful of his ‘big guns’ as the Red Devils slumped to a 1-0 defeat {...}

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