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iPhone 3G queue forms in Manhattan

jeremytoday — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:39 EDT

The line for the Apple iPhone 3G began to form Friday--an entire week before the device goes on sale.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: iPhone Apple ATT iPhone 3G line Manhattan

Sprinter Gay falls, suffers scare in Olympic track qualifier

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:14:10 EDT

The bad news for Tyson Gay could have been worse when he fell to the track with a left hamstring injury in a second-round heat of the 200 meters Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials.

Channel: Sports Tags: tyson gay olympic track and field track

California's priority wildfire in check - for now

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:30:12 EDT

Firefighters in California have fended off a blaze threatening more than 3,000 homes in and around the coastal town of Goleta and are turning their attention to preventing its spread toward the nearby picturesque city of Santa Barbara, officials said on Saturday.

Channel: News Tags: california wildfire

Arrest Made After FedEx Sends Drug To Wrong Place

TimALoftis — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:27:47 EDT

FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistaken delivery tipped off police to a 200-pound shipment of marijuana that someone tried to send from Pembroke Pines, Florida to Baltimore via the shipping company.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: propeller weird news pot marijuana fedex

Outsourcing - The Best Thing I can do for my Business

property — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:14:55 EDT

One of the biggest challenges that business owners face is that there is just not enough time to do everything. In my case, I own a network of about 50 or so web properties and it is a daunting task to give attention to all of them.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Outsourcing Best business web property

Property tax foes reprise July 4 rally that lit protest fuse

property — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:11:37 EDT

About 50 people marched in the rain and waved signs calling for an end to property taxes during a protest Friday in front of the governor's residence on the Northside.

Channel: Real Estate Tags: Property tax July 4 Northside

Are you ready for the .ME domains

property — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:09:03 EDT

On July 17 2008 the ccTLD .ME (Montenegro) will open for registration.

Channel: Shopping Tags: domain names tld cctld montenegro internet online url

Accident at Iowa town's fireworks display hurts 37

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:07:01 EDT

A Fourth of July fireworks shell misfired in a northern Iowa town, sending a fireball skidding down a street into a crowd of spectators and injuring 37 people, officials said Saturday.

Channel: News Tags: iowa firework accident

PS3 behind Blu-ray success

property — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:07:00 EDT

Blu-ray may have won the next-generation DVD format war over rival HD-DVD, but the format wouldn't have got very far were in not for the PlayStation 3 propping-up drive sales.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: PS3 behind Blu ray success

148 African boat migrants reach Canary Islands

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:59:41 EDT

A small boat packed with at least 148 African migrants landed Saturday on a beach in the Canary Islands, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.

Channel: News Tags: african migrants canary islands

Gallup Daily: Obama Leads by 5 Points, 47% to 42%

TimALoftis — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:53:52 EDT

National registered voters continue to favor Barack Obama by a slim margin over John McCain, 47% to 42%, according to Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted right before the July 4 holiday.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 election barack obama john mccain poll

Queen mother's note auctioned at $32,000

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:52:10 EDT

Collectors paid thousands of dollars Saturday for letters from British royalty to a trusted servant, including a note from the late Queen Mother Elizabeth requesting the aide pack bottles of gin and Dubonnet for an outing.

Channel: Money Tags: british royal family

Markets succumb to economic gravity

JessicaLaurie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:46:22 EDT

Even by their usual standards of unpredictability, asset markets have had a funny 12 months. Since the credit squeeze began shares have fallen and then rallied, fallen and then rallied, even as economic shocks have rocked the world. But now the cracks are showing

Channel: Money Tags: markets. money

Why Microsoft will win Yahoo

JessicaLaurie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:42:33 EDT

To understand Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo, you have to take a clear-eyed look at Google. It's not the greatest tech company after all.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: microsoft yahoo news money business

Where junk food is a theme

JessicaLaurie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:34:48 EDT

While some cafes and restaurants are making healthy food more widely available, the bigger theme parks and entertainment centres are still seriously lacking

Channel: Food Tags: food junk food

9/11 Truth Rising

engineer — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:33:46 EDT

New 9/11 video

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: 9 11 truth

Obama: Response to Iraq remarks overblown

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:27:08 EDT

Barack Obama said Saturday that he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq, and denied that he intends to anything but end the war if he is elected.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 Presidential Race Obama Clinton

Top 10 luxury rides

JessicaLaurie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:27:05 EDT

For those who want the best of the best, here they are

Channel: Autos Tags: rides auto

Tablet Ignites Debate on Messiah and Resurrection

Beau7890 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:00:40 EDT

A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days.

Channel: Religion Tags: messiah Jesus Judaism Christianity Bible archaeology

Billboards Claim Rev. King Was Republican

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:44:13 EDT

A black Republican group has put up billboards in Florida and South Carolina saying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican, a claim that black leaders say is ridiculous.

Channel: News Tags: Martin Luther King GOP Republicans

Jefferson Bible reveals Founding Father's view of God, faith

bruhaha — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:42:25 EDT

Nation's third president compiled the four Gospels into a single text without miracles that ends with Jesus' burial rather than the resurrection.

Channel: Religion Tags: Jefferson Bible Deism Thomas Jefferson religion gospels cut and paste

Electronic Papyrus: The Digital Book, Unfurled

jeremytoday — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:26:22 EDT

CONSUMERS like large displays on the mobile devices they use for reading an e-mail message or an e-book, but they also like to tuck those devices into their pockets. But the bigger the screen on a cellphone or an e-reader, the sooner it outgrows pocket size.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: flexible displays pocket ereader display flexible

Poland rejects U.S. missile shield offer

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:03:42 EDT

Poland spurned as insufficient on Friday a U.S. offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing anti-missile interceptors on its soil but said it remained open to talks with Washington.

Channel: News Tags: Poland Missile Shield

Tomatoes: After $500 million in losses, the FDA appears wrong

DiffeeOnline — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:01:32 EDT

With 1,700 samples collected and all shown to be negative for salmonella, they are now looking at jalapenos and other produce items commonly served with tomatoes as possible culprits.

Channel: Food Tags: salmonella disease health tomato fda

Poll: Most say Founding Fathers would be disappointed

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:55:29 EDT

According to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, 69 percent of adult Americans who responded to a poll June 26-29 said the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed by the way the nation has turned out overall.

Channel: Politics Tags: America Fourth of July Survey Conservatives

McCain urges more border security

SunnyDays — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:47:11 EDT

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has said US immigration laws should only be reformed after security is tightened on the Mexican border.

Channel: News Tags: McCain urges border security

Trace the Tour de France Route on Google Street View

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:40:49 EDT

From July 5th through July 27th, the Tour de France will be running. I'm not going to be headingh over there to watch, and although they'll be plenty of coverage, what if I want take a look at the route from a spectator's view? Google's thought about that, and has provide a Street View of the entire route.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Google Street View Tour de France

Foreclosures of Dallas-Fort Worth homes worth more than $1M double

engineer — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:19:06 EDT

The mortgage meltdown that started out with mostly moderate- and low-income borrowers has spread to more affluent homeowners. Foreclosures of million-dollar-plus houses are the fastest-growing segment of the Dallas-Fort Worth distressed home market, according to a new study.

Channel: Real Estate Tags: Dallas Fort Worth foreclosures million dollar homes affluent mortgage meltdown crisis

Google Faces U.K. Privacy Fight Over Street View

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:09:39 EDT

As Google prepares to launch Street View in the U.K., and has already launched it in France, concerns over privacy have been raised by the group Privacy International, which says it feels Street View violates privacy laws. You'll recall that Canada has already raised such concerns.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Google Privacy U.K. Privacy International Street View

Report: Many Killed In Syria Prison Riot

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:59:13 EDT

Syrian human rights activists claimed on Saturday that many people were killed and wounded in a riot at a prison near Damascus, but indicated there was no clear way to get to the bottom of the incident.

Channel: News Tags: human rights activists syria prison riot

University given huge collection of 78 rpm records - CNN.com

engineer — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:55:39 EDT

New York City store owner wills discs to Syracuse University 200,000 records weigh 50 tons, worth $1 million University's collection of 78s is second only to Library of Congress' Donor wanted recordings kept available to students, researchers

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: records 200 tousand 78 50 tons 1895 1950 Syracuse Syracuse University willed

3 dead in wrong-way crash on I-20

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:55:33 EDT

crash involving a wrong-way driver killed three and injured another early Saturday morning when the wrong-way driver slammed head-on into vehicle with three occupants on I-20 near Douglasville. The Georgia State Patrol had not released the names of those killed, which included the driver.

Channel: News Tags: georgia car crash

50,000 South Koreans protest 'unsafe' U.S. beef

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:50:19 EDT

Tens of thousands of South Koreans were demonstrating Saturday on the streets of the capital to protest the government's decision to import what they say is unsafe U.S. beef.

Channel: News Tags: south korea south koreans protest us beef food

Colombia foils bomb plot after rescue

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:34:47 EDT

Colombia found explosives set to be used in bombs across the capital in reprisal for this week's rescue of leftist rebels' highest-profile hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt, military officials said on Saturday.

Channel: News Tags: columbia foils bomb ingrid betancourt

Confessed serial killer Sobhraj to marry

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:28:16 EDT

Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in Nepal, is engaged and plans to marry a woman 44 years younger than he is.

Channel: News Tags: serial killer marry

Why Canada is the Best Haven From Climate Change

Neophile — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:21:37 EDT

Canada is the best place to move to if you want to be a climate change survivor in the decades ahead (although Britain is also a good place to be as a warming atmosphere takes hold).

Channel: Science Tags: canada climate change global warming environment climate propeller eco news survival

GOP's conundrum: Bush's role at convention

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:16:19 EDT

What if your family was planning a big end-of-summer bash (a Grand Old Party, you might call it) but preferred that you not be seen - or heard? That is the question hanging over President Bush, with eight weeks to go until Republicans gather in Minneapolis-St. Paul to nominate Arizona Sen. John McCain as his successor.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 Presidential Race Obama Clinton McCain Bush

Nigeria road crash kills 12 school children

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:16:09 EDT

At least 18 people, 12 of them school children, were killed when the bus they were traveling in crashed on a busy highway in the southern Nigerian state of Delta.

Channel: News Tags: nigeria road crash school children

Wind is the wild card in Goleta fire

splitrch — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:15:15 EDT

GOLETA, CALIF. -- A fast-moving wildfire that consumed some 6,600 acres rained smoke and ash from the mountains Friday, leaving residents here wondering whether a stiffer breeze would come up to sweep the blaze into their neighborhoods overnight.

Channel: News Tags: Wild Fires Tanker Drop Amazing Photo

Children Punished for Not Praying in School

Neophile — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:13:07 EDT

An education authority is investigating claims that two school pupils were punished for refusing to kneel down and pray to Allah during a religious education lesson.

Channel: Religion Tags: children child abuse prayer punishment discipline education brainwashing