"Two weeks ago in Houston, two Katrina evacuees hauled the final boxes out of their apartments. But even as their landlords prepared to change their locks, Gina Martin and Samantha Egana couldn't go home to New Orleans, because their Section 8 vouchers were stalled by the...
About 1,000 people in the United Kingdom have already been treated for horrific burns from leather sofas sprayed with a toxic substance to stop them going mouldy. They bought these sofas from two different high...
"Police say they believe Deborah Palfrey, the so-called D.C. Madam, may have committed suicide at her mother's home in Tarpon Springs, Fla., according to the Associated Press and local news organizations."Tarpon Springs detectives said a body was found in a small storage shed...
"A Little Bit of History I could not remember the time when I first signed up with a Yahoo email account. The oldest email I have in my mail box was dated back in the year 2001. How I wish that I had the first welcome email from Yahoo. However, I do remember that I did not...
I can remember a 4MB hard disk size, when IBM introduced its very first hard drive ever to use with their computer system. But, today the size of storage devices are come to very tiny and capacity of those devices have risen more than ever thought. It seems storage...
"An Illinois man was arrested for allegedly stealing from a Morgan Hill fast food restaurant. But it wasn't money or even burgers. Police say he stole used cooking oil. David Richardson, 49, allegedly siphoned 300...
Wow, 28,000 bags is a *lot* of lost luggage, got to be some sort of record.The ongoing debacle at Heathrow's controversial new T5 terminal has ramped up a notch, with that many bags lost adding to the 300 flights...
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"“Adobe Photoshop Express” has launched in Beta, and it is ready for a test drive. Membership is Free, along with 2 GB storage.Sign up, give it a whirl.+++++"
Frank Smith looks at the implications of Youtube's volume of content. Some interesting questions arise."NEW YORK -- Media Summit -- During a panel here at the Media Summit yesterday, YouTube Inc. 's Philip Inghelbrecht, strategic partner development manager, dropped...
I still have a CD player. I don't own an iPod and it's starting to get a bit embarassing. Just a bit. I've considered getting either an iPhone or an iPod Touch but I haven't been able to make up my mind. This might...
Apple has announced a new Mac Pro that is being hailed as the fastest Mac ever. Fair enough. But early adopters and Mac-addicts should take note: configuring that top of the line, top-speed zooming Apple tower is going to cost a purdy penny. "Apple has, just a week before...
KARLSRUHE, Germany - Some 30,000 people lodged a complaint in Germany Monday against the creation of a vast telecommunications database as part of anti-terror measures.
The 150-page complaint filed here with Germany’s top tribunal, the Federal Constitutional Court, is...
"Dell is now offering its Vostro 1400 (14.1" Screen) or Vostro 1500 (15.4" Screen) for only $600 with free shipping and handling (the real starting price for Vostro 1400 is $959 so you will save $410 with this order and for Vostro 1500 is $983 and you will save $384 if you...
"Electronics giant Samsung has shown off what it claims is the world's most powerful chip for use in memory cards.
The 64 gigabit (Gb) chips could be used to make flash memory, commonly used in MP3 players, capable of holding the equivalent of 80 DVDs, the firm said.
The...
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It ought to have been published since. It's great that it is now ben brought to light. Better late than never.The rising was sparked off by Catholic fears of an impending invasion of Ireland by anti-Catholic forces...
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