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Following yesterday's massive street demonstations in Thailand, judges has ordered the arrest of the protest's organizers. Police have still been unable to negotiate an end to the protests, and they are ongoing."Thai... The 70 Coolest Free Applications in Existence
I have already downloaded and use a number of the applications from the original list of 40 published last year. To anyone who wants to improve their experience with their computer and the internet, and do it... Edinburgh fringe festival off to rainy start
Scotland's famous month-long arts festival kicked off to a small, rain-soaked crowd in Edinburgh yesterday. The cavalcade marked the beginning of three weeks of performing arts, which take place until August 25 in... Bombings kill 43 in Baghdad, Kirkuk
Gunmen ambushed Shiite pilgrims in the a Sunni town south of Baghdad Monday. The pilgrims were marching to a major shrine there for a religious holiday.The area is a former stronghold of Al Qaeda in Iraq and was touted as one of the success stories of the US military surge,... Tour de France: Why Stage 17 Matters
There is a history to the Tour. It has its legendary riders: Eddy Merckx (a.k.a. "the canibal") who is the only one to ever win all three jerseys in a single Tour, Miguel Indurain, Fausto Coppi, and of course Lance... Apple is No. 3 PC maker in U.S., No. 6 worldwide
"Apple is No. 3 PC maker in U.S., No. 6 worldwide Dueling reports Wednesday from the two leading PC survey firms — Gartner and IDC — confirm what the crowds at the Apple (AAPL) stores have been telling us: The Mac had a great second quarter. According... Pope lauds apology to Aborigines
The Australian government's decision of accepting blunders committed on indigenous people in the past have been welcomed by the Pontiff. Pope lauded the reconciliation offers made by the Australian government and hoped that this will give new hope to people all... China detains 100 for riot in southwestern town
There are thousands of events like this that happen every year in China. "BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in southwest China have detained 100 people, including 39 gang members, for their roles in a riot last month that saw the torching of government buildings and...MEDUSA - Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise
Do these companies think of the Acronym first then try to make up words to fit to it."A US company claims it is ready to build a microwave ray gun able to beam sounds directly into people's heads. ...British 9/11 fears over private planes, Government terror adviser warns
These reports are undeniably based on 'what could bes' but there are so many opportunities for anyone, terrorist, madman or other to inflict mayhem on any particular community that we could get over worried. This...Why are forecasters so often wrong? « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog
"This week RBS has forecast an equity and credit crash within three months. It is unusual to get a direct warning from a major bank. Who forecast a UK housing crash last August when the sub-prime crisis hit? Nobody in my recollection and yet you could see estate agents...Is there a Right way to sing opera?
"Is there a Right way to sing opera?Opera won’t widen its appeal by lurching to the leftRainy Victoria Day parade still attracts crowds
So why is today a holiday again? In Canada the last Monday on or before May 24 is set aside to commemorate Queen Victoria's birthday.However, most of us think of the day as an unofficial start to the summer....One way to avoid pickpockets
I found these guys strolling casually up Las Ramblas in Barcelona. I was hunting thieves, not nudes. I followed anyway, just to see if they'd get arrested. They didn't, in the half-hour I tagged along. Strangely,...Olympic torch is greeted with joy in China
Despite the protests all over the world against the Olympic torch, the flame was met with much enthusiasm upon its arrival in China. So much enthusiasm in fact that the police are having to protect it from the...
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