Emma Watson named the best dressed star for Dec. by Teen Vogue
Actress Emma Watson has been named the best dressed star for December by 'Teen Vogue' magazine. {...}

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 {...}



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 -- {...}



Body repair 'could be ramped up'
A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists. {...}

Mixed-sex wards 'blighting NHS'
The government has failed to live up to its promise to phase out mixed-sex wards in hospitals in England, the Conservatives say. {...}

Dementia drug death risk warning
Experts have condemned the commonplace prescribing of sedatives to people in the UK with dementia. {...}



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 {...}



What You'd Know About Israel If You Watched Al Jazeera TV
Live coverage of the war hasn't made it into most American living rooms. {...}

Want to End the Violence in Gaza? Boycott Israel.
To end the bloody occupation, Israel should become the target of the kind of global movement that put an end to South Africa's apartheid. {...}

Union Ramps Up Massive Campaign to Keep Obama's Feet to the Fire
The SEIU says it's making a big push and committing huge resources to word for the passage of key progressive measures to aid working families. {...}

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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Posted on Wed 7 Jan 2009. Follow the link for the full question & answer. {...}

Where in LDS doctrine does it state that the Spirit World ...
Posted on Thu 8 Jan 2009. Follow the link for the full question & answer. {...}

What are the top ten things that are worst to say to a gir ...
Posted on Thu 8 Jan 2009. Follow the link for the full question & answer. {...}



Winter Weather Advisory - Yellow Medicine (Minnesota)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGEIssued At: 2009-01-09T01:08:00Expired At: 2009-01-10T03:00:00Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/ {...}

Winter Weather Advisory - Winona (Minnesota)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGEIssued At: 2009-01-09T05:48:00Expired At: 2009-01-10T12:00:00Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/ {...}

Winter Weather Advisory - Washington (Minnesota)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGEIssued At: 2009-01-09T01:08:00Expired At: 2009-01-10T03:00:00Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/ {...}



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 {...}



The Technology Behind the Magic Yellow Line
CurtMonash writes "Fandome offers a fascinating video explaining how the first-down line on football broadcasts actually works. Evidently, theres a lot of processing both to calculate the exact {...}

6-Year-Old Says Grand Theft Auto Taught Him To Drive
nandemoari writes "A six-year-old who recently stole his parents' car and drove it into a utility pole has passed the buck onto a familiar scapegoat: the video game, Grand Theft Auto. Rockstar Games' {...}

Attempt To "Digitalize" Beatles Goes Sour
An anonymous reader points to this article at exclaim.ca, which begins "Just when Beatles fans thought the band were finally going digital, the Norwegian national broadcaster has been forced to call {...}



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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