Tim Cornwell's diary: The material values of our beloved Bard
AND the Bizarre Burns Night Offering Oscar for 2009 goes to? the National Trust for Scotland! {...}

SNP under fire over arts merger 'chaos'
THE Scottish Government was yesterday accused of incompetence over its handling of the merger of the country's main arts bodies. {...}

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. {...}



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 {...}



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 {...}



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 ...
Posted on Fri 9 Jan 2009. Follow the link for the full question & answer. {...}

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. {...}



Old-fashioned lifeline
WAYLAND - With a toddler's aplomb, Ellie Brogan gives a tour of her body's plumbing. The pouch tucked into her diaper is "my ostomy." A hole in her stomach that hooks to a feeding tube is "my button." {...}

Obama prods Congress on economy
FAIRFAX, Va. - Warning that the nation could face devastating unemployment levels and a lengthy recession, President-elect Barack Obama yesterday pleaded with Congress to move quickly on a stimulus {...}

Memorial to King still only a dream
With Martin Luther King III at his side, Mayor Thomas M. Menino stood before a packed Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury a year ago and proudly announced that "we will build a statue to Dr. King and {...}



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 {...}

Services this week: January 11, 2009 Epiphany 1 Baptism of the Lord Sunday
Theme: Defining Moments9:00 a.m. Traditional10:30 a.m. Holy BaptismClasses for all ages at 10:30 a.m.Mid-week Eucharists return Wednesday, January 7th 10 a.m.Click for Current Month's Calendar of {...}



U.N. calls for immediate Gaza truce
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel pushed ahead with its two-week-old offensive in the Gaza Strip, ignoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. {...}

World waits on jobs data as recession weighs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers probably cut the most jobs in at least 34 years last month as the global economic crisis gathered pace and moves by policy makers took time to filter through to {...}

EU seeks gas supply return after deal
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Europe sought a swift restoration of gas supplies on Friday after striking a deal with Moscow on monitoring gas shipments via Ukraine that have been halted by a pricing dispute {...}

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