UK facing economic disaster: IMF

The world faces its worst recession since the Second World War, with the UK on course to be bottom of the international growth league among the major advanced economies, according to the latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund…

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Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Iran wants apology from US over its ‘crimes’

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Wednesday that US President Barack Obama apologise for the "crimes" committed by the United States against Iran over the past 60 years. Ahmadinejad also called on Washington to withdraw its troops from across the world as a proof of Obama's policy of change. "You were standing against the...

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Source: middle east online

IBM cuts jobs; number unknown

An unknown number of IBM employees in Research Triangle Park and other U.S. locations received job termination notices Wednesday, a day after the technology company reported robust financial results.

The notices hit workers in two business divisions: the software group, which has operations in RTP, and the sales and distribution group, said Lee Conrad, national coordinator of Alliance@IBM, a union that wants to organize IBM workers….
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Source: news observer

Jenny Craig Recalls Products

Jenny Craig, Inc. one of the nation's leading authorities on weight management, today announced a voluntary recall of its Jenny's Cuisine(R) Anytime Peanut Butter Flavor Nutritional Bars (UPC Code 655447009347).......

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Source: prnewswire

L.A. Man Kills His 5 Children, Wife Then Self, After Job Loss.

An L.A. area man has killed his wife and 5 children and then himself over his recent job loss..

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Source: ap

Attacks Scar Gaza’s Children

Psychologists say Israel’s three-week offensive inflicted more severe trauma than previous conflicts in Gaza because civilians in the crowded sliver of territory had no safe place to run. A wartime study among hundreds of Gaza children showed a rise in nightmares, bedwetting and other signs of trauma, said psychologist Fadel Abu Hein…

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Source: chron.com

Obama urges Israel open Gaza crossings to aid

US President Barack Obama said he was dispatching new Mideast envoy George Mitchell to shore up the fragile truce in Gaza, as Israel warned it would strike again if Hamas is allowed to rearm. Both Obama and United Nations officials also called on Israel to open Gaza border crossings.

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Source: the canberra times

Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation's Economic Woes

Usually, frugality is good for individuals and for the economy. Savings serve as a reservoir of capital that can be used to finance investment, which helps raise a nation's standard of living. But in a recession, increased saving -- or its flip side, decreased spending -- can exacerbate the economy's woes. It's what economists call the "paradox of thrift."

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Source: wall street journal

The New IP Radio

IP Radio is not a new media idea. Many "over-the-air" radio stations stream their programs over the Internet and many portals let you "tune-in"...

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Source: gadget central

Strange "Fire Balls" seen in ND skies - 06'

But William Pearce, who holds his PHD in Astronomy and teaches at Bismarck State College says this was probably just one peice of three from the same meteor...

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Source: kxnet

New Numbers on China’s Internet Growth

CNNIC, China’s Internet Governing Body, released the 23rd China Internet Development Statistics Report. Let’s take a look at the numbers....

1. 298 million is the number of Internet Users
2. 162 million people blog
3. 118 million people surfs the net using mobile

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Source: mobinode

World's smallest transistor

The 50-nanometer transistor - roughly 1/2000 the width of a human hair - is known as a "vertical" transistor because all of its components are built on top of a silicon wafer.....

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Source: bbc news/ bbc news online science editor dr david whitehouse

Fan Family Experience from the Jonas Brothers

As you know, the Jonas family does everything together, and we know you and your friends, the FANFAMILY, do everything together...

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Source: emusicality.com

Where's Art Nadel? And where's the $350 Million Reported Missing?

The Sarasota police confirm to CNBC they are in the early stages of a large-scale probe of a theft of invested assets. The police would not say if Mr. Nadel is a suspect in the theft or provide any other details about their investigation.

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Source: yourobserver.com

US Airways Pilot Missed Bridge By 900 feet

The pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 was being lauded as a hero Thursday night after he somehow managed to land a plane with two blown engines safely in the middle of the Hudson River. All 155 passengers and crew have been accounted for, according to the Federal Aviation Administration...

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Source: wcbstv

"Bird Strike" Responsible for U.S. Airways Crash

Air Traffic Controllers Union spokesman Doug Church said the pilot noted a "double bird strike," apparently meaning that birds had hit both of the plane's jet engines. After reporting the bird strike, the pilot asked to return to the ground immediately...

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Source: hulip news

Jason Castro on Myspace

Jason René Castro (born March 25, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and the fourth place finalist on the seventh season of the television series American Idol...

He is a Christian. He attended Vernon Schrade Middle School as a child and went on to Rowlett High School where he was a left winger on his school's soccer team and an honor student. He received a 1340 out of 1600 on his SAT...

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Source: myspace / wikipedia

Alcoholics, sexaholics, shopaholics

Every day, millions of Americans gather in church basements and community meeting rooms to take turns announcing, "Hi, I'm X and I'm a Y addict."

The practice seems simple, and in a sense it is. Since Bill W. founded Alcoholics Anonymous back in the 1930s, the participants in various 12-step programs have reached a reasonably clear consensus on what "the program" is and how to work it.

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Source: salon.com

UN rights body votes to condemn Israel over Gaza

The Human Rights Council’s 47 members voted 33 in favor and 1 against the resolution that also accuses Israel of systematically destroying Palestinian infrastructure and of targeting civilians and medical facilities...

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Source: boston herald

Obama's inauguration practice run

A full rehearsal for the official US presidential inauguration has taken place in Washington DC. Howard Gantman from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has explained why a rehearsal ahead of the inauguration is needed.

Staff Sergeant Derrick Brooks, who was a stand-in for President-elect Obama, said he felt 'honoured' to be part of the rehearsal.

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Source: bbc news

Obama warns of dire consequences without stimulus

"I don't believe it's too late to change course, but it will be if we don't take dramatic action as soon as possible," Obama said in a speech set to be delivered at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., outside Washington...

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Source: guardian.co.uk

10 Things That Hurt Your Credit Score

You might be surprised at some little-known factors that can do some serious damage to your score....

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Source: AOL money & finance

Harsh dose of reality to hit America after inauguration

So much momentum has built into the country's economic collapse that inertia alone will keep the job losses coming.

Last month's figures, due to be released next week, are expected to show about 600,000 jobs shed in December alone, bringing total job losses for last year to more than 2 million….

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Source: smh.com.au

Plans to outsource UK database cause alarm

Such outsourcing would be accompanied by tougher legal safeguards to guarantee against leaks and accidental data losses, the newspaper said, citing a consultation paper..

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Source: nz herald

Wall Street looks to '09 with relief after terrible '08

The last trading day of 2008 on Wall Street provided a merciful end to an abysmal year _ the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s, wiping out $6.9 trillion in stock market wealth. Six years of stock gains disappeared as the...

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Source: the economic times

Pressure on Israel for ceasefire amid international outcry

The diplomatic push for at least a temporary truce gained momentum amid an international outcry over the mounting deaths of Palestinian civilians from a four-day Israeli blitz that followed the collapse of a truce with the militant Hamas leadership in Gaza…….

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Source: Belfast telegraph