Turf war rocks Sikh temple

"At least two groups of Filipino-Indians are battling for control over the richest, oldest and largest congregation of Punjabis here, the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in Paco, Manila. A ranking member has been killed in the turf war for supremacy in the predominantly...

Anand out of contention at Bilbao Grand Slam

"World Champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing from a better position against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth round. After suffering his second loss in the tournament, Anand’s...

Sania’s rankings dip further

Sania Mirza’s WTA rankings fell further due to her woeful Olympic performance and as a result, she dropped two places to 65th in the singles chart of the latest WTA tennis rankings issued on Monday.Read full article

Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...

Toronto, 2nd most expensive city to live in North America. How much cost gas...

Most expensive cities to live in. What a surprise! Please post today gas price in USD per gallon in your area. " Here are the top 20 most expensive cities, with their 2007 places in brackets: 1 (1) Moscow 2 (4)...

Americans Not as Obnoxious as they used to be. The French Now Lead

Remember the tightwad tourist whose baggy shorts, frequent complaining and shouted questions about why none of the locals spoke any English made the ugly American the world's Visitor From Hell? Well, it's time for...

Good 'Golden Tomatoes', Bad 'Golden Raspberries'

In the spirit of annual best and worst lists, announcements have been made for the most dazzling and the most 'razzling' flicks of 2007.The annual Golden Tomato Awards are handed out to the highest-rated films of the...

ComScore’s Top Start-ups in Canada

I'm not a huge believer in Alexa's numbers but as I'm fond of saying, "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king"."Everytime we publish our monthly Techvibes Start-Up Indexes, there are always a few complaints about the use of Alexa and Compete data...

NowPublic in the News, Don't call it, "Citizen Journalism"

NowPublic in the News, Citizen journalism site  adds new features Update found at end of this story Here is a related story that was published first on NP from mtippett NP gets Kudos from Journalism Blogs...

How to Add Your Business to Google Maps

"Google “Universal” includes results from Google Maps as well as other verticals. In addition to relevancy, Google Maps includes geographic factors in determining ranking order in search engine results pages.By...

Editor's Weblog features NowPublic

"Headline: Citizen Journalism site NowPublic adds new features to "increase credibility and trust"According to a press release from PRNewswire, the citizen journalism website NowPublic has added three news features, which include  "a member ranking system, a presence...

NowPublic in the Globe and Mail

Headline: CITIZEN-JOURNALISM SITE RELAUNCHES WITH NEW FEATURES"NowPublic.com, a leading Vancouver-based "citizen-journalism" site that allows users from around the world to post their comments, photos and video of news events, has relaunched its website with new features....

The world’s most powerful celebrities

"Oprah Winfrey remains No. 1 on the Celebrity 100, a power ranking based on both earnings and fame. Despite weakening television ratings and magazine circulation, Winfrey earned $275 million before taxes in the past...

Rankings: Best Places For Business And Careers in the US

Forbes is the king of lists. Today they published the ranking of the best places for business and careers in the USA. It comes at a time when economic uncertainty is hitting and job security is becoming a major...

MLN FAB50 Hockey 2008 - 6th Annual Mid-Season Rankings by MLN Sports

The MLN FAB50 Hockey 2008 is the sixth frame of the best of the best in minor league hockey, on the fast-track to a career in the NHL. Defenseman Matt Lashoff of the Providence Bruins / Boston Bruins was picked as...

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