Win a collector's edition of 'Beedle the Bard' from AbeBooks
Residents of the U.S. and Canada have a chance to win the collector's edition of "The Tales of the Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling courtesy of online book retailer AbeBooks.com. Also included as the {...}

Yo-Yo Ma Brings Remix Culture to Music's Ivory Tower
Radiohead, Deerhoof, Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy, Mariah Carey—plenty of indie, hip hop, and pop artists have welcomed others to remix their songs online. Now classical music aficionados can {...}

A web of intrigue as Obama appears in Spider-Man comic
US President-elect Barack Obama is to appear on the cover of a special edition of Spider-Man. {...}



Licensed Music Does More Harm Than Good For Brands
In a yet to be published letter to Advertising Age in response to its publication of the Top Ten Ad Songs of the Year, The Apollo Project's Paul Horn makes the convincing argument the songs are {...}

Helicopter Douses Pool Party Fire With Hot Guys
This is nowhere near as good as the first ad Netherlands travel company X-Travel did in which a not so un-lifelike plane crash occurred right in front of a beach before the joke was revealed. {...}

Welch's Defends the Honor of its Juice
"Purple is the new black," proclaims a PR guy in an emailed preamble about his love of grape juice, which has been "much maligned as a sugary kids' drink that can't be natural (what could possibly be {...}



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 {...}







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 {...}



U.S. Porn Maker Seeks $5 Billion Bailout From Federal Government (AHN)
(AHN) - If General Motors and Chrysler deserve a bailout package from the federal government, so does the adult entertainment industry. That is the reasoning of Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt {...}

Sing-Along Machine Tops U.K. Poll Of Most Irritating Inventions (AHN)
(AHN) - A survey of 2,500 adult Britons identified the karaoke as the most irritating invention. About 22 percent of survey participants picked the sing-along machine as their top choice. - Thu, 8 Jan {...}

News and Content For Websites
Get instant access to affordable and easy to use news, weather and other content for your website. News, Sports, Celebrity Gossip, Entertainment content and more... delivered automatically. {...}

Flying with Blay
Flying with BlayYou can find the IGC files here (Davis) and here (Blay) from the fifth task.Discuss Flying with Blay at the Oz Report forum   link» {...}

Steve on Trent and Nick
Steve on Trent and NickSteve McCarthy <<email>> writes:As the pilot of the tow plane that towed Nick into the dusty/grass devil I had less than two seconds from seeing the severity of {...}

Special Scooter Training Required in France
I know, I know: What special training? Isn't everyone in France required to ride a scooter by the age of 7 or something (along with knowing how to make a crepe, uncork wine and be disdainful to {...}



Why are the flags of Texas and Chile so similar?- Just not ...
Posted on Fri 9 Jan 2009. Follow the link for the full question & answer. {...}

Please excuse me if this question is inappropriate, but ho ...
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I'm taking World Dance and just had a question about the p ...
Posted on Fri 9 Jan 2009. Follow the link for the full question & answer. {...}



Europe homes freeze amid gas row
Hundreds of thousands of homes in Europe are without heat in a cold snap as the Russia-Ukraine gas row continues. {...}

Spanish industrial output plunges
Production in Spanish factories fell by 15.1% in November, the biggest fall on record, as the downturn gathers pace. {...}

Colombian drug lord shot in Spain
Leonidas Vargas, a once powerful Colombian drug trafficker, is shot dead in his hospital bed in the Spanish capital Madrid. {...}



Yo-Yo Ma Brings Remix Culture to Music's Ivory Tower
Radiohead, Deerhoof, Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy, Mariah Carey—plenty of indie, hip hop, and pop artists have welcomed others to remix their songs online. Now classical music aficionados can {...}

Record Like a Pro With USB Shout Stick
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Jan. 9, 1643: Astronomer Sees Ashen Light of Venus
1643: Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli discovers a faint glow on the night side of the planet Venus. Other astronomers over the centuries since will also observe the Ashen Light, but one of the {...}



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 {...}



News: GP: Leicester (H) Preview
Big Brother needs a beatingÂ… A wise man once wrote never drive when youÂ’re angry. So when I read the news earlier this morning about the 5 week ban it seemed unfortunate that this week IÂ’m handed {...}

Kav leaves
Graham Kavanagh has left the Stadium of Light by 'mutual consent'. Kavanagh, 35, has beenon loan at Carlisle United for the last 10 weeks where he played 17 games for the Cumbrian outfit. Kavanagh's {...}

Gleadell Tours Guide to Montpellier
As I've mentioned oft times before I have got to know Montpellier quite well. It is my favourite little corner of the world bar none. Over the last few years I have been lucky enough to visit there {...}

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