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The final medals tally at the last Olympic Games in Beijing does seem to offer not just a mild symbolism as arrow to more contemporary realities. Doesn’t it? After all, the Olympic games have over the years been a ground for strong statements of...

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Federal aviation officials say they are investigating 17 cases in which 11 air carriers did not comply with safety directives.

 
 
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In an effort to improve communication with doctors and patients on prescription drug safety, the government Friday began posting a list of medications under investigation for potential problems.

 
 
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An upstate New York mom has pleaded guilty to packing more than diapers on her baby’s stroller.

 
 
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After back-to-back convention weeks with some soaring oratory and flawless television productions, John McCain’s crowning night had neither.

 
 
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A judge has dismissed criminal charges against the bicyclist who was body-checked by a New York City policeman in a widely viewed YouTube video.

 
 
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Oil prices sank below $106 a barrel Friday as a jump in the U.S. unemployment rate signaled to traders that Americans might keep paring back their energy use to save money.

 
 
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Rep. Charles Rangel paid no mortgage interest on a beach resort property for about 15 years, a lawyer for the powerful House committee chairman says.

 
 
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Selling swept across Wall Street for a second straight session Friday on news that the economy shed jobs for the eighth straight month in August and at a faster-than-expected pace. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 100 points.

 
 
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After back-to-back convention weeks with some soaring oratory and flawless television productions, John McCain’s crowning night had neither.

 
 
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An industry group says a record 9.2 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of June, as damage from the housing crisis continues to mount.

 
 
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Sep 1 2008 by Radhika0 Comments

Has it ever occured to you, that the very book we read can be used as a lampshade! I certainly believe that the answer is NO and this is the reason that sets designer Martin Konrad Gloeckle apart from the masses.
He has actually redefined the humdrum...

 
 
Aug 26 2008 by Bradley Wint0 Comments

Microsoft has partner with activist group, Rock The Vote, to allow Xbox Live users to register to vote in the upcoming U.S. Presidential Elections in November 2008. They have entered into this agreement with the overall strategy to encourage younger...

 
 
Aug 26 2008 by Ruchi Agarwal0 Comments

Daniel Libeskind is a name that bangs against many stupendous architectures around the world. From Denver Art Museum, Royal Ontario Museum extension to Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, England, the design-pro has majorly tested his frontiers in...

 
 
Jul 16 2008 by Deepa1 Comments

Finally United Sates too can boast of an outstanding eco-achievement. A small town of Rock Port is touted to be the first U.S. town powered completely by wind. The four turbines that comfortably supply electricity to the small town of 1,300 residents...

 
 
Jun 25 2008 by Guary Nicholson1 Comments

With Kia Seeing high profit margins in the US, its no wonder they are serious enough about the exploding car culture here in Southern California to build a new 21.7-acre corporate campus in Irvine, California. The $130-million megaplex includes the...

 
 
Jun 14 2008 by Taylor Flatt0 Comments

Atari, the giant of old, is losing more money than almost every company there today is. With sales down $26.9 million from the last year. Also, revenue from publishing was $13.5 million, down from $25.8 million the year prior. Sales from its full...

 
 
Jun 13 2008 by Sunit0 Comments

In what is seen as a major blow to George W. Bush’s ‘war on terror’ policy, the US supreme court has ruled that foreign detainees at the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison have the right to challenge their imprisonment at US civilian courts in...

 
 
Jun 2 2008 by Ryan0 Comments

Gone are the days when The Incredible Hulk was all grey and green. Marvel Comics have come a long way with writers changing scripts to suit the times they live in. We first had the Grey Hulk in the 1960s, then came the Hulk in Green, and now the...

 
 
Jun 2 2008 by Taylor Flatt0 Comments

Call of Duty 5. Time to go backwards in time back to the WWII theater. But this time we are visiting the Pacific Ocean rather than the Europe war. This is a big change but still doesn’t beat the fact that it is WWII and not modern-future. ...

 
 
May 23 2008 by Jayaprashanth0 Comments

This is one of the biggest hoaxes of the eighteenth century. Somebody started this thing about people in the U.K. being able to see people across the pond, I mean the Atlantic Ocean way back in 1877. All this, through a very long tunnel that ran...

 
 
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Last night, John McCain finally threw President George W. Bush under the bus. About time, if you ask me. He did it very tactically. He began by acknowledging President...
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I remember about a month ago reading a news article on MSN stating the United States 911 systems were choking with non-emergency calls. I’ve got to be honest, I...
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Question: Why is it that alot of the employees who work at homeless shelters are rude, insensitive and only there to collect a paycheck? Don’t they have any...
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David Duchovny, the actor who plays a sex addict on Showtime’s “Californication,” is in rehab for sex addiction. He joined a long list of men and...
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I had this very snarky, sarcastic post written yesterday, but it got lost when I tried to upload it....and frankly, its probably all for the better. I was making fun...
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I know I know It is four-centuries-old wrath Of red hot metal engraving on skins Masters’ name Masters’ dame Of chained hands and legs With iron balls in tow Of...
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Droughts. Hurricanes. Floods. Monsoons. Disappearing coastlines. These are just a few of the weather effects we’re currently experiencing and will see more of in the...
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Claiming her historic place on the Republican ticket, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin mocked Barack Obama’s experience and promise of change Wednesday...
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Just how big can a black hole grow? Two astronomers reckon they have worked out the answer: colossal black holes with a mass of up to 50 billion suns could be lurking...
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Astronomers have taken the closest look ever at the giant black hole in the center of the Milky Way. By combining telescopes in Hawaii, Arizona, and California, they...
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Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland used the racially-tinged term
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Kean University students visit the dead, the dying and convicted murderers. Along the way, they learn to value what they have.
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Guys: have you got a hot mom? Chances are your wife will be a looker, too. The same goes for daughters of hunky fathers.
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heoretical physicists think they might have the makings of the world’s first ‘anti-invisibility cloak’, a device which, when layered beneath an...
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I doubt that any of us have ever considered any of our past vice-presidential candidates a sex symbol. But if recent Internet searches are any measure of the average...
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In the space of two weeks, Hurricane Gustav has caused an estimated $3 billion in losses in the U.S. and killed about 110 people in the U.S. and the Caribbean,...
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In this Sept. 4, 2008 file photo, Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell reacts after the Redskins were assessed a false-start penalty during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium in East...