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The Christmas Tree Project

MedievalMagic — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:44:54 EDT

Christmas in July, what? Actually yes, now is the perfect time to be thinking about Christmas trees. Now is when we go through our basements and attics and get rid of our junk, clutter, and things we just don't use anymore. So we find the Christmas tree we have not used in years, it takes up to much room, or we have a new one, or now that the ki

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Christmas Tree The Christmas Tree Project give freecycle

Symptoms of Dog Diseases -Facts About Lyme Disease

daun1919 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:53:52 EDT

Some remedies of ticks put at dead of the ticks until they draw blood. At which point the bug of lethargic death tick will drop. Some preventive of ticks will start to kill the bug as soon as he's in the fur.

Channel: Pets Tags: symptoms of dog diseases facts about lyme disease

YashRaj Films told Sherlyn Chopra to shape up her curves

dudy255 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:45:58 EDT

Sherlyn Chopra a bombshell of bollywood has a sexy and hot body to attract anyone but YashRaj Films doesn't think that it is perfect and still sees that it can be improved more....

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Bollywood Celebrities Actress Sherlyn Chopra Movies

Top 15 Ways to Make Money as a Mystery Shopper

nickjones321 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:45:33 EDT

A very interesting exercise that is employed to check the functioning and standards of a company, Mystery shopping has seen great evolution over the years.

Channel: Money Tags: mystery shoppers mystery shopping make money

Wireless Internet access Coming in 2009 Cars

tcnt — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:44:36 EDT

Have you ever thought rush hour on the 405 Freeway might be more bearable if you could check your e-mail, shop for a book on Amazon, place some bids on EBay?

Channel: Autos Tags: wireless internet cars

Windows 7 Slated for Jan. 2010: Microsoft

TechnologyExpert — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:42:54 EDT

Here's something I completely missed the first time I read Microsoft's 'Dear John' letter to XP. Buried in the letter which Bill Veghte, Microsoft senior VP sent to Windows customers, besides asserting that XP is pretty much gone after June 30th, he also noted that customers wanted a 'more regular, predictable Windows release schedule.'

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista Windows 7 WIndows XP

Should Apple Let PC Users Run Mac OS?

TheAttacks — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:41:22 EDT

Imagine what Apple could do if it embraced PC hardware.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: apple operating system osx pc

Hyperinflation

engineer — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:38:15 EDT

Inflationary Recession Is in Place Banking Solvency Crisis Has Opened First Phase of Monetary Inflation ... Depression Remains Likely As Early As 2010

Channel: Money Tags: Inflation Hyperinflation US economy Monetary Inflation Insolvency banks banking DEPRESSION

India gov't and allies to meet again on nuclear deal

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:36:42 EDT

EW DELHI, June 25 (Reuters) - The Indian government agreed on Wednesday to meet its communist allies once again in a bid to resolve an impasse over a nuclear deal with the United States that has threatened to spark a snap election.

Channel: Politics Tags: nuclear deal

Erekat: Rice invites Palestinian negotiators to Washington

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:36:09 EDT

RAMALLAH, June 25 (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has invited Palestinian negotiators to the United States to discuss and evaluate the staggering Israeli-Palestinian peace process, a senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday.

Channel: Politics Tags: negotiators

Anglican rift: Conservative v Liberal

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:35:47 EDT

The Anglican Communion is closer than ever before to a major split, as conservative bishops gather in Jerusalem to discuss their vision for the future.

Channel: News Tags: Anglican

Anglican rift: Conservative v Liberal

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:35:42 EDT

The Anglican Communion is closer than ever before to a major split, as conservative bishops gather in Jerusalem to discuss their vision for the future.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Anglican

South Korea to lift last barrier to US beef

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:35:18 EDT

By Choe Sang-Hun SEOUL: The government this week will remove the last legal barrier blocking American beef imports from reaching South Korean store shelves, officials announced on Wednesday, following weeks of demonstrations set off by fears that the ...

Channel: News Tags: South Korea

22 militants, two foreign troops killed in Afghanistan

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:34:57 EDT

KABUL (AFP) - US-led air strikes killed 22 Taliban militants who attacked two towns in Afghanistan with rockets on Wednesday, while two more international soldiers died in explosions, officials said.

Channel: News Tags: 22 militants

22 militants, two foreign troops killed in Afghanistan

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:34:51 EDT

KABUL (AFP) - US-led air strikes killed 22 Taliban militants who attacked two towns in Afghanistan with rockets on Wednesday, while two more international soldiers died in explosions, officials said.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: 22 militants

Thai PM accused of failing to protect monarchy

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:34:35 EDT

BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's opposition questioned premier Samak Sundaravej's loyalty to the revered monarchy on Wednesday, a serious charge that lit new sparks in a no-confidence debate on his government.

Channel: News Tags: monarchy

Pakistan: Taliban kill 22 pro-Karzai rivals

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:34:11 EDT

Authorities in north west Pakistan today said a local Taliban militia killed 22 members of a rival tribe and left their bodies dumped on a roadside.

Channel: News Tags: Taliban

Hong Kong Lowers Storm Alert; Schools Remain Closed (Update3)

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:33:53 EDT

By Greg Ahlstrand June 25 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong lowered its typhoon warning after Tropical Storm Fengshen weakened as it passed by the city.

Channel: News Tags: Hong Kong

Nigerian oilfield resumes pumping

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:33:31 EDT

Oil production has resumed at a Nigerian offshore installation six days after an attack by militants. The Bonga oil field, 120km (75 miles) offshore accounts for a tenth of Nigeria's production.

Channel: News Tags: Nigerian oilfield

Court rejects death penalty for raping children

david_nwpa — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:33:05 EDT

In a 5-4 vote, the court says the law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in cases of child rape violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Channel: News Tags: Louisiana Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:33:01 EDT

CNN) -- Saudi authorities announced Wednesday that they have arrested hundreds of people over the past six months for allegedly having ties with al Qaeda and planning terror attacks against major oil installations in the country

Channel: News Tags: Saudi terror

The Golden Age of Unknown Software

TheAttacks — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:32:46 EDT

There is an endless supply of nifty apps and utilities out there that you simply have never heard of.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: software

Olmert Strikes Deal to Avoid Early Elections

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:32:30 EDT

By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM - The embattled prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, agreed on Wednesday to hold primaries in his centrist Kadima Party by late September, averting a looming political crisis and gaining a reprieve for himself and his ...

Channel: Politics Tags: Elections

Lisbon treaty: key findings from the high court judgment

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:31:59 EDT

Mr Rabinder Singh QC, for the claimant, described his case as a very simple one. The government promised to consult the people by way of a referendum on the constitutional treaty and should keep to its promise.

Channel: News Tags: Lisbon

Pakistani Court Postpones By-Election

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:31:39 EDT

By VOA News Pakistan's Supreme Court has postponed a by-election in the district where former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had hoped to run for parliament.

Channel: News Tags: Pakistani

Philippines inquiry opens as 800 feared dead in ferry disaster

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:31:17 EDT

SAN FERNANDO, Philippines (AFP) - Philippine investigators began an inquiry Wednesday into a ferry disaster feared to have killed nearly 800 people as rescuers said there was little hope of finding survivors.

Channel: News Tags: ferry disaster

Three more US soldiers killed in Iraq

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:30:50 EDT

BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US military announced on Wednesday the deaths of three more soldiers in a bomb attack in north Iraq, as Baghdad said the four Americans killed in a deadly blast in the capital were not the target.

Channel: Politics Tags: Iraq

Abraham father of our Faith

ekklesiawarrior — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:30:48 EDT

Jacob had wrestled with God, or as it were the Angel of God. His name got changed from supplanter to prince of God Israel . From this one man came a nation. It was born of faith. Abraham is renown as the Father of our Faith and of the founding fathers of this nation, Israel.

Channel: Religion Tags: Israel Jacob Prophecy Father of our Faith Abraham

Olmert salvages Israeli coalition as Barak backs off

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:30:27 EDT

EHUD OLMERT'S political life looks likely to be extended after his coalition partner Ehud Barak yesterday agreed not to support a motion to dissolve the Israeli parliament and force early elections.

Channel: News Tags: Olmert

Gunshot sparks drama at Ben Gurion airport

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:30:10 EDT

Photo: AP JERUSALEM: Bodyguards rushed Ehud Olmert and the visiting French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, to safety after an Israeli police officer shot himself dead during a departure ceremony at Ben Gurion airport.

Channel: Politics Tags: drama

Help pay Hillary Clinton's bills, says Barck Obama

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:29:07 EDT

BEFORE their first joint campaign appearance, Barack Obama has asked his leading financial backers to bury the hatchet and help Hillary Clinton pay off about half of her failed presidential bid's $US22 million ($23 million) debts.

Channel: Politics Tags: Hillary Clinton

New CCTV Cameras Can See and Hear

Neophile — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:28:55 EDT

A new generation of intelligent CCTV cameras that can hear as well as see will be able to alert police to crimes in progress by recognising clues such as a person running or the sound of a scream.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: surveillance big brother cctv camera artificial intelligence sound united kingdom privacy

Artist brushes away tardiness

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:27:21 EDT

EVERYTHING went smoothly at the award ceremony for Australia's richest prize for young painters yesterday. That is until staff at the Metro 5 Gallery in Armadale realised the winner, Fergus Binns, had forgotten to turn up.

Channel: News Tags: tardiness

Borat's mankini hits catwalk

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:26:26 EDT

Mankini ... the Alexander McQueen mankini at Milan Fashion Week, and (inset) Borat wearing the original / AFP FROM the beaches of Kazakhstan to the catwalks of Milan, the mankini has finally found its way into high fashion.

Channel: News Tags: Borat

Natalie Bassingthwaighte quits Rogue Traders

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:25:44 EDT

Ex-Neigbours star come electro-punk princess Natalie Bassingthwaighte has quit her group The Rogue Traders to focus on a solo career.

Channel: News Tags: Rogue Traders

Aboriginal health 'litany of shame'

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:25:20 EDT

BY DANIELLE CRONIN Indigenous Australians' health was a ''litany of shame'', former health minister Neal Blewett said yesterday.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: Aboriginal

Probing polygamy

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:24:56 EDT

WHEN his wife was away in Lebanon for several months with their six children, Keysar Trad was lonely and considered taking a second wife.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: polygamy

Charter delays NebuAd rollout after outcry

TheAttacks — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:24:38 EDT

What a little Congressional attention can do! Today, Charter Communications said that it was scrubbing its current deployment plans for the NebuAd "Internet enhancement" service in which Charter's revenues would be "enhanced" by selling its users' browsing data.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: charter nebuad congress delay

Australia makes whaling truce with Japan

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:24:34 EDT

ALREADY under fire for weakening its stance against Japanese whaling, Australia has agreed to a deal that could muzzle it through the coming Antarctic season.

Channel: News Tags: whaling truce

Climate change comes before petrol prices: Rudd

techgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:24:02 EDT

KEVIN RUDD said it was obvious energy costs would increase under an emissions trading scheme as he called on the Opposition to rise above partisan politics on climate change and do what was right for the future.

Channel: Money Tags: petrol prices