Just days after ex-fiancee Crystal Harris said sex with the Playboy mogul lasted "two seconds," Hugh Hefner tweeted (and then deleted) that Harris "lied about our relationship."
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43958857/ns/today-entertainment/
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Hugh Hefner: 'I have sex on a weekly basis'
Video: Rachel?s cause inspires thousands to give
Nine-year-old Rachel Beckwith turned down birthday presents so she could raise money for clean drinking water instead. Beckwith died in a car crash recently, but Charity: Water continues to receive donations in her name. Lee Cowan reports.�(Nightly News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40153870/vp/43950745#43950745
Living with Lion: Confessions of a Mac switcher
How do you swap your Windows brain for a Mac brain? As an experiment I tried ditching my ThinkPad for a week for a new 13-inch MacBook Air, and I was pleasantly surprised by some things and frustrated by others.
New rules to demand far higher fuel economy
President Barack Obama, with the backing of major carmakers, announced a plan� to boost average fuel economy of new cars and trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, double current levels.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43943209/ns/business-autos/
Video: In famine, children hit hardest
NBC?s Rohit Kachroo has the latest from the Horn of Africa, where the situation is so dire that mothers are abandoning their newborn children in their fight for survival.�(Nightly News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43950698#43950698
Risky pelvic mesh highlights worries about FDA
A Texas woman implanted with a medical device that left her in pain and scarred in her most intimate areas illustrates growing concerns about a government process that allows products such as surgical mesh to be marketed with no testing on patients.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43886793/ns/health-health_care/
What if you stop paying your credit cards?
Some may be tempted to try to dodge their debt by ignoring collection calls and tossing creditor letters. But debt can't be shaken off like an annoying mutt.
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43690720/ns/today-money/
NATO Says Precision Strikes Have Hit Libyan TV Transmitters
BRUSSELS: Nato announced Saturday it had carried out precision strikes on three Libyan television transmitters to silence “terror broadcasts” by Moamer Qadhafi’s regime.
“A few hours ago, Nato conducted a precision air strike that disabled three ground-based Libyan state TV satellite transmission dishes in Tripoli… with the intent of degrading Qadhafi’s use of satellite television as a means to intimidate the Libyan people and incite acts of violence against them,” a statement said.
The strike was “performed by Nato fighter aircraft using state-of-the-art precision guided munitions,” said the statement released by Alliance spokesman Colonel Roland Lavoie.
“We are now in the process of assessing its effect,” he added.
“Our intervention was necessary as TV was being used as an integral component of the regime apparatus designed to systematically oppress and threaten civilians and to incite attacks against them.
“Qadhafi’s increasing practice of inflammatory broadcasts illustrates his regime’s policy to instill hatred amongst Libyans, to mobilize its supporters against civilians and to trigger bloodshed,” the statement said.
“In light of our mandate to protect civilian lives, we had to act. After due consideration and careful planning to minimize the risks of casualties or long-term damage to television transmission capabilities, Nato performed the strike.
“Striking specifically these critical satellite dishes will reduce the regime’s ability to oppress civilians while at the same time preserve television broadcast infrastructure that will be needed after the conflict.”
An AFP journalist in Tripoli said a dozen explosions shook the Libyan capital overnight – the latest of many blasts in a city which has been targeted almost daily by Nato air raids.
Shortly after 10:00 pm (2000 GMT) Friday, at least 10 powerful blasts, some distance away, were heard in the city centre.
Early Saturday, three explosions rocked the district where Qadhafi’s residence is located in the centre of Tripoli, shaking the hotel nearby where international correspondents are based.
Libyan television said the capital was “currently the target of raids by the crusader colonialist aggressor,” its catchphrase for Nato.
An announcer on Al-Jamahiriya television said later the Libyan TV headquarters had been hit by a raid. He gave no further details.
Saturday, 30 July 2011
Video: Boehner to Senate: 'Let's pass this bill'
House Speaker John Boehner addresses the media before the House votes on a debt bill, Thursday evening.�(NBC News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43930935#43930935
Joshua Siskin: Keep an eye out for yellow shoot disease on citrus
By Joshua Siskin, Garden ColumnistPosted: 07/30/2011 01:00:00 AM PDT Closeup of citrus psyllid adult. A potentially devastating citrus disease is coming to California. Its inevitable arrival, however, does not mean that all is lost. Vigilance on the part of citrus tree caretakers, be they backyard gardeners or commercial growers, could make a significant difference in the progress of this citrus epidemic, known by the name of yellow shoot disease. Yellow shoot disease is a bacterial disorder that is spread by a psyllid (SILL-id) insect from Asia. When the psyllid disease agents suck sap from an infected citrus tree, they mix the ingested bacteria with their saliva and then, alighting on...
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Video: Obama: Solution must be bipartisan
President Obama holds a press conference urging Republicans and Democrats to come together to resolve the debt ceiling issue.�(NBC News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43943986#43943986
New filler uses light to boost skin's beauty
Move over Juvederm and Restalyne. Make way for a new skin filler. Johns Hopkins researchers say they have improved the technology on popular injectable hyaluronic gels that gloriously restored skin?s volume and wiped away wrinkles -- but sagged or faded away after about a year. With the new procedure, scientists inject a liquid, mold and massage it, and lock it in place with a two-minute treatment of green LED light. The implants last much longer, and look and feel more natural.
Source: http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/27/7180567-new-filler-uses-light-to-boost-skins-beauty
Is skinny-while-pregnant a dangerous trend?
While some moms are limiting weight during pregnancy, experts say it can have a devastating effect.
Source: http://moms.today.com/_news/2011/07/28/7184564-is-skinny-while-pregnant-a-goal-or-unrealistic-trend
Cell phones don't raise cancer risks for kids
Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than non-users, according to a study of patients aged 7 to 19.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43916271/ns/health-cancer/
Angry families mourn China train crash victims
Angry families of people killed in last weekend's train crash in eastern China gathered to mourn on Friday, directing ire at the Railways Ministry for its botched handling of the disaster.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43939325/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/
Friday, 29 July 2011
On air at 1100GMT: Is the US right to withhold aid from Pakistan?
This topic was discussed on World Have Your Say on 11 July, 2011. Listen to the programme.
The US has decided to hold back $800m of aid from Pakistan, around a third of it's annual commitment, because some of the recent moves made by Pakistan. Ever since the killing of Osama bin Laden by US Navy seals on Pakistan soil back in May, the relationship has been strained.
People in Pakistan have told us on World Have Your Say many times over the past few months that they have sacrificed a lot in the campaign against terror, is this a fair way to repay them? White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley even admitted that the people of Pakistan have "been the victim of enormous amounts of terrorism".
Pakistan's former ambassador to the US, Meleeha Lodhi, told the BBC the US move would be counterproductive. She said:
"Washington is going to be left without any influence with the Pakistan army and with the people of Pakistan because this will be seen as an action that will punish Pakistan rather than provide an incentive for cooperation."
But could this move backfire on the US?
"Stung by the U.S. decision...... It seems Pakistan is willing to have a close relationship with China now. The senior Pakistani official said, "This tightening of U.S. military aid was expected. That's where our long-term relations with China will help to meet this gap."
This article believes holding back the aid won't have the desired effect of compelling the military to fight harder against the Taliban and al-Qaeda linked militants, but instead drive a wedge between them.
Patty in the US on facebook says
"A reasonable move would be my country cutting ALL aid to Pakistan not just military aid, although, this is a start. Pakistan needs to shut down the madrasses, they need to go to their border areas with Afghanistan and get rid of the fundamentalists. They really need to clean house in a major way."
Joshua in South Africa on facebook
" I think it is a good decision. I am hoping that Pakistan will undo some of the changes it has made, which caused this. America is trying to be helpful, yet Pakistan is resisting the help in some areas but wants it in others."
What will be the impact on US Pakistan relations?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/worldhaveyoursay/2011/07/on_air_at_1100gmt_is_the_us_ri.html#293668
Video: Decades old murder revisted
Investigators in Illinois exhume the body of girl killed in 1957 in an attempt to solve a crime. NBC's Christian Farr reports.�(NBC News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43925789#43925789
Watch, wait before treating Norway victims: experts
Flashbacks, fear, guilt and anger will torment the minds of survivors of the shooting and bomb attacks in Norway, but mental health experts say doctors should resist the temptation to rush in and flood them with trauma counseling.
Smurfy! N.Y. visitors seeing blue this week
It?s Smurfs Week in NYC, and the city is hosting a bevy of blue-tinted, star-studded events tied to the July 29 release of ?The Smurfs.?
Source: http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/27/7179213-smurfy-ny-visitors-seeing-blue-this-week
Want to relax? Give a massage (you heard us right)
Is your boyfriend or girlfriend begging for a massage? Go ahead, give it to them. A new study of the social life of birds finds that while it's better to receive than to give, an individual providing a massage can expect a relaxation boost as well.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43914003/ns/health-behavior/
Video: A deal could come soon
NBC?s Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd and Kelly O?Donnell bring the latest analysis on where things are headed in the debt debate.�(Nightly News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43935853#43935853
Stone me! Joss is back on song after her last album sunk without trace
Joss Stone: LP1 (Stone'd) Verdict: Another fresh start, but an auspicious one Rating: We have been here before with Joss Stone. Since she arrived eight years ago with her debut album The Soul Sessions — a striking collection of mostly obscure soul covers — her career has been characterised by a series of false dawns. Her chart-topping second album, Mind Body & Soul, featured original material for the first time and was talked up as her ‘real debut’. Then came 2007’s Introducing Joss Stone, a more contemporary sounding effort that she described as ‘truly me’. Rock chic: LP1 is Joss Stone's fifth album in eight years Now, on her own label, we...
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Thursday, 28 July 2011
Gaza children claim kite-flying record
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ? Thousands of Gaza children sent a sea of colorful kites soaring into the sky Thursday in an attempt to break a world...
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New Ivory Coast president committed to 'national reconciliation'
Ouattara: "I am pres. of all Ivorians" Washington (CNN) -- Ivory Coast's new president plans to make national harmony his top priority as he tries to pull his crisis-ridden country together after many months of political turbulence and what one just-released report calls a now-prevailing "climate of fear." "I am the president of all Ivorians, without distinction of race, religion or region," said Alassane Ouattara, speaking in an interview with CNN amid criticism that his supporters are targeting the backers of his former rival, former President Laurent Gbagbo. In the United States to meet with officials, including United Nations leaders and President Barack Obama, Ouattara will make a...
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Is Algeria immune from the Arab spring?
The Algerian government is working to prevent North Africa's revolutionary tide from reaching its shores. Political analyst Hamoud Salhi considers for the BBC's...
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On air at 1100GMT: Hackgate, Resignations & Schadenfreude
This topic was discussed on World Have Your Say on 18 July, 2011. Listen to the programme here.
Heads have been rolling in the phone-hacking scandal since we spoke last, with the resignations of Rebekah Brooks (who was also arrested yesterday), Les Hinton and Britain's most senior policeman, Sir Paul Stephenson.
News International, Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper publisher posted full-page statements of apology in papers over the weekend.
A lot of you are reading and sharing this editorial from today's Wall St Journal, in which the newspaper speaks up against what it calls "Schadenfreude ... so thick you can't cut it with a chainsaw":
Our readers can decide if we are a better publication than we were four years ago, but there is no denying that News Corp. has invested in the product. The news hole is larger. Our foreign coverage in particular is more robust, our weekend edition more substantial, and our expansion into digital delivery ahead of the pack.
Another blogger, Tim Montgomerie, writes about "a world of black and white, hot and cold and little perspective" in the coverage of and reaction to the hacking-scandal, including the BBC's.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is now only spending a couple of days on his first trip to South Africa, in order to go back to the UK to handle the hacking story.
So here are a few questions to get our teeth into on the 1100GMT programme ...
1. Do the resignations of the senior News Corp executives and the top policeman, plus the apologies from Rupert Murdoch, draw any sort of line under the affair?
2. Is journalism - in particular, investigative journalism - damaged by newspapers turning on other newspapers in the wake of this scandal?
3. Is this story being covered at the expense of other important issues? Or does it raise such important issues that the coverage is warranted?
Video: President pays respects at Norway embassy
July 26: President Obama traveled by motorcade to the Norwegian Embassy on Tuesday to pay respects to the ambassador and to sign a book of condolences. NBC?s Brian Williams reports.�(Nightly News)
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Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Amy Winehouse: when grief goes public - Telegraph.co.uk
 Telegraph.co.uk | Amy Winehouse: when grief goes public Telegraph.co.uk In the end, her death was as public as her life. The lifeless body of Amy Winehouse was discovered in her home at 3.54pm on Saturday. Within hours, rumours were circulating on Twitter, before finally being confirmed by police sources, ... 'Amy Winehouse Wanted to Be in the 27 Club,' Passages Co-Founder Says The leader of the pack Blake: My tears will never dry |
Why iPad is stomping Android tabs 24 to 1
The current buzz is that iPad sales may be 24 times as great as sales of Android tablets. Do Android tablets have the same fighting chance that Android phones had of coming back and beating Apple? At the moment, no.
Source: http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/25/7162598-why-ipad-is-stomping-android-tabs-24-to-1
Despite Weekend Meetings, Congressional Leaders No Closer to Debt Solution
Precariously short of time, congressional leaders struggled in urgent, weekend-long talks to avert an unprecedented government default, desperate to show enough progress to head off a plunge in stock prices when Asian markets open ahead of the U.S. workweek.
With the White House consigned to the periphery of negotiations, Republicans sought as much as $4 trillion in deficit cuts over a decade as a condition for raising the nation's debt limit.
House Speaker John Boehner hosted a meeting of bipartisan congressional leaders including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Following the meeting, Reid said he was "deeply disappointed in the status of the negotiations."
Reid accused GOP leaders of intransigence, adding he would not accept anything less than a deal that raised the debt limit through 2012.
"Their unwillingness to compromise is pushing us to the brink of a default on the full faith and credit of the United States," he said in a statement. "We have run out of time for politics. Now is the time for cooperation."
Pelosi echoed Reid's sentiments, blaming Republicans for the lack of compromise.
"The delay in bringing forth a solution springs from the Republicans' decision to walk away from 98 percent of the wealthiest people in our country," she said in a statement.
A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, Michael Steel, responded mildly. "Like the President and the entire bipartisan, bicameral Congressional leadership, we continue to believe that defaulting on the full faith and credit of the United States is not an option," he said in a written statement.
Earlier, President Obama huddled for less than an hour Saturday with congressional leaders at the White House after House Speaker Boehner walked away from talks on Friday. Now both sides are determined to produce an outline of a plan before the markets open Monday and if possible before the Asian markets open Sunday night.
The House Republican leadership may release a plan as early as Sunday afternoon to ease potential turmoil in the Asian markets, GOP sources told Fox News.
Both sides are working on a plan that would include no new revenues, spending cuts of more than $1 trillion along with a debt-ceiling increase that is smaller than the spending cuts but would get the country into early next year, a GOP congressional aide said.
At Saturday's meeting, Obama reiterated his opposition to a short-term extension of the debt ceiling, arguing that it could lead to a downgrade in the nation's credit rating.
"As the current situation makes clear, it would be irresponsible to put our country and economy at risk again in just a few short months with another battle over raising the debt ceiling," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement. "Congress should refrain from playing reckless political games with our economy. Instead, it should be responsible and do its job, avoiding default and cutting the deficit."
Obama called for Saturday's meeting during a hastily arranged news conference Friday after he found out that Boehner was pulling out of the talks.
"We have run out of time and they are going to have to explain to me how it is that we are going to avoid default," the president told reporters.
Boehner accepted the invitation even while arguing that Obama bore the blame for the collapse of talks. "It's the president who walked away from his agreement and demanded more money at the last minute," Boehner said. "And the only way to get that extra revenue was to raise taxes."
The political theater played out even as the Aug. 2 deadline drew ever nearer. Barring action by then, the Treasury will be unable to pay its bills, and the economic fallout could send interest rates up, threaten the fragile U.S. recovery and send shock waves around the globe.
Yet the deadline pressure has brought the parties arguably no closer to a solution, even though all involved insist they do not want a default. Underscoring the uncertainty, for the first time since talks began Obama declined to offer assurances, when asked, that default would be avoided -- although moments later he said he was confident of that outcome.
Obama said that Boehner left a deal on the table that was better for Republicans than for Democrats since spending cuts totaling $2.6 trillion outweighed new tax revenue of $1.2 trillion, and he said he was losing confidence that the underlying deficit problems will be dealt with even if the debt ceiling is raised. "I've been left at the altar now a couple of times," Obama said wryly.
Even by the recent standards of divided government, Boehner's decision triggered an extraordinary evening Friday as first the Democratic president and then the Republican speaker maneuvered for political position on an issue of enormous national import.
Unspoken, yet unmistakable in all the brinkmanship was the 2012 election campaign, still 18 months away, with the White House and both houses of Congress at stake.
Private, sometimes-secret negotiations had veered uncertainly for weeks, generating reports as late as Thursday that the two sides were possibly closing in on an agreement to slash spending. That triggered a revolt among Democrats who expressed fears the president was giving away too much in terms of cuts to Medicare and Social Security while getting too little by way of additional revenues.
At the same time Obama and Boehner sought to define the clash to their political advantage, their aides provided details of the abortive talks.
Republican aides said Obama had upped his demand for higher taxes during the week. The aides said administration officials had tacitly agreed to $800 billion in new revenue over 10 years but that the White House backed away and wanted $400 billion more.
Additionally, aides said the two sides were not able to bridge their differences over the triggers designed to force Congress to enact both tax reform and cuts to Medicare and other benefit programs by early next year. Both sides also were apart on the size of cuts for Medicaid, the health care program for poor and disabled Americans.
Yet aides on both sides said the negotiations had yielded agreement for cuts of $250 billion from Medicare.
Fox News' Chad Pergram, Chris Wallace and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Wall Street, Washington play chicken over debt
As Congress and the White House drive the country?s budget and debt rating closer to the abyss, investors have greeted the impending calamity with a collective yawn. Why?
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43881033/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/
Monday, 25 July 2011
Muhammad pleads guilty in soldier's killing at Ark. recruiting station; sentence pending
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A man who confessed to shooting two soldiers outside a military recruiting station in...
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Tendulkar misses out - Mirror.co.uk
 CBC.ca | Tendulkar misses out Mirror.co.uk Sachin Tendulkar's bid to score his 100th international century in the historic 2000th Test ended in failure as he fell for just 12 to leave England on course for a crushing victory over India at Lord's. Tendulkar's luck looked to be in when he enjoyed ... INDIA CLINGING ON AT LORD'S Cricket-India 218-5 v England 1st test day 5, tea England v India: Sachin Tendulkar left stranded on 99 hundreds after Lord's ... |
China fires 3 officials after deadly train crash
China sacked three senior railway officials on Sunday after a collision between two high-speed trains killed at least 43 people and raised new questions about the safety of the fast-growing rail network.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43871835/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/
Video: After carnage, campers in disbelief
On Friday morning they were just teenagers at summer camp, but now those campers are survivors, scarred by horrific violence. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports.�(Nightly News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43867643#43867643
DUI crackdown is helping China's chauffeurs
With more than half of China's road fatalities caused by drunk drivers, Chinese who want to party have been turning to car services to avoid hefty fines, jail time, or worse.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43857799/ns/business-world_business/
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Q&A: When your child flies alone
For kids, a solo plane trip might be thrilling. For parents, it can be nerve-wracking. Here?s a brief overview of what you need to know about sending your child in the skies alone.
Source: http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/21/7135298-qa-when-your-child-flies-alone
Russia says three rebels killed in Dagestan raid
MAKHACHKALA, Dagestan (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed three suspected militants in a gunfight in its restive North Caucasus province of Dagestan, authorities said on Sunday. One of the victims was Mekhtibek Bashirov, the leader of an insurgent group in the Caspian Sea city...
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Japanese support PM's call to do away with nuclear power: poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of Japanese support Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call to do away with nuclear power, a media poll showed on Sunday, underscoring...
Norway massacre suspect driven by "crusade"
OSLO (Reuters) - The man suspected of Norway's gun and bomb massacre had belonged to an anti-immigration party and opposed multi-culturalism, Islam and...
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American appeals Cuba prison sentence
Imprisoned U.S. contractor Alan Gross tells Cuba's Supreme Court Friday he had no intention of hurting the government or people when he worked on Internet technology there.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43861868/ns/world_news-americas/
Saturday, 23 July 2011
To some of Israel's rich and famous, a rabbi serves as adviser, guru and miracle worker
ASHDOD, Israel - A few evenings every month, some of Israel's wealthiest and most powerful people can be found in a living room in this seaside city, waiting to have a few minutes with a rabbi they see as an adviser, guru or miracle worker. Yoshiyahu Pinto is slightly stooped, his long beard and hair unkempt. He looks older than his 38 years, and speaks so softly you have to lean in to hear him. His remarkable rise in recent years has turned this living room of floral-patterned chairs and gilt sofas into an intersection of influence extending to Israel's parliament, where a former defense minister believes the rabbi helped him emerge from a coma, and to high finance, where a real estate...
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'Dog' is in the doghouse with Colorado sheriff
Celebrity bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman received a scathing public rebuke from a western Colorado sheriff, who accused the flamboyant reality TV star of reckless showmanship in bringing his latest bail-jumper to justice.
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43855919/ns/today-entertainment/
Grow up! Maximize space with vertical gardening
Big on ideas but short on space? Maximize your yard�s potential by growing up �not out � with vertical gardening. Long a staple in Europe, vertical gardening is blooming among U.S. landscapers, designers and home gardeners looking to transform skinny side yards, bitty balconies and cramped courtyards into living, breathing masterpieces. �People are trying to maximize every square inch of their property, and more and more people have smaller properties or just a balcony or courtyard, but they still want to have a garden,� says Rebecca Sweet, co-author with Susan Morrison of Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces (Cool Springs Press, $19.95). The options are endless....
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Video: Don't mess with Texas? younger Sarah Palin
As TODAY's Ann Curry reveals there is another Sarah Palin, a college student, who lives in the Lone Star state, far from America?s final frontier.�(TODAY)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43853136#43853136
Video: Heat wave sparks power grid worries
The oppressive heat wave gripping half of the U.S. is sparking concerns about health and whether power companies can keep up with demand as more people rely on air conditioners. NBC?s Anne Thompson reports from Brooklyn, N.Y.�(TODAY)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43852772#43852772
Police: Utoya shooter was local man
At least nine people were killed when a local man opened fire at a youth conference on the Norwegian island of Utoya, near Oslo, police said. The suspect, who police said is also believed to have been involved in the deadly bombing earlier in the day in Oslo, was in custody Friday night.
Source: http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/22/7143472-police-utoya-shooter-was-local-man
Friday, 22 July 2011
Hotel guests OK with costs, less so with service
Hotel guests are more upset about their hotel experiences than the costs and fees they encounter along the way, according to the just-released J.D. Power and Associates 2011 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study.
Patient deaths: police 'likely' to widen investigation - Channel 4 News
 Telegraph.co.uk | Patient deaths: police 'likely' to widen investigation Channel 4 News Officers have until 9pm to question nurse Rebecca Leighton over the deaths of five patients at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport, as the police say they are 'likely' to investigate more deaths. The 27-year-old was arrested at her home near the ... Hospital deaths probe continues Hospital Deaths: Cops Continue To Quiz Nurse Two more patients die at UK hospital |
Somali Islamists maintain aid ban - BBC News
 CTV.ca | Somali Islamists maintain aid ban BBC News Somalia's al-Shabab Islamists have denied lifting their ban on Western aid agencies and say UN reports of famine are "sheer propaganda". The UN on Wednesday said that parts of Somalia were suffering a famine after the worst drought in 60 years. ... Somalia famine: The level of suffering is beyond our imagination ..they need ... Massive and Immediate Response Needed in Somalia: Aid Group Says UN calls crisis talks over African famine |
UN officially declares famine in Somalia
The United Nations declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia Wednesday and said it could quickly spread unless donors took action.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43816249/ns/world_news-africa/
Updates from AIJAC 07/11 #06 - Pressuring Syria and Iran
Friday, 22 July 2011, 1:18 pm Column: Australia Israel and Jewish Affairs Council Updates from AIJAC 07/11 #06 - Pressuring Syria/Syria and Iran Pressuring Syria/Syria and Iran July 21, 2011 Number 07/11 #06 This Update looks at policy options, as well as the potential benefits and costs, for Western governments seeking to pressure the Syria's Assad regime as and the death toll continues to mount. The opening entry is an editorial from the New York Times, which urges that while a military invention is out of the question, Western nations "can bring a lot more pressure to bear" on the Assad regime. The paper notes that "awe" is the only possible response to the courage of Syrian protesters....
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We still want U.S. to dominate space, poll finds
Most Americans still think their country should play a dominant role in space exploration, a new poll showed on Thursday as the 30-year U.S. space shuttle program came to an end.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43846354/ns/technology_and_science-space/
Thursday, 21 July 2011
US government ends Chrysler investment
The Treasury Department said Thursday it has exited its investment in Chrysler LLC after Italian automaker Fiat SpA purchased the U.S. government's remaining holdings in the auto company.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43843822/ns/business-autos/
Europe gets closer to broad Greek rescue plan
Euro zone leaders were set to give their financial rescue fund sweeping new powers to prevent contagion and help Greece overcome its debt crisis.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43833199/ns/business-world_business/
'I am happy!' J.Lo tells crowd during show
Just four days after announcing the end of her 7-year marriage to Marc Anthony, Lopez proved she's still a superstar -- and a professional -- during a work trip to Ukraine.
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43833105/ns/today-entertainment/
UK premier: I regret hiring ex-tabloid editor
Prime minister David Cameron, defending his integrity to parliament on Wednesday, said he regretted hiring a journalist at the heart of a scandal that has rocked Britain's press, police and politicians.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43819616/ns/world_news-europe/
Another alleged Monroe sex tape surfaces
A Spanish collector plans to auction what he says is a newly discovered 8-millimeter version of a film purportedly showing Marilyn Monroe having sex when she was an underage actress known as Norma Jean.
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43833318/ns/today-entertainment/
Food Crisis in Somalia Is a Famine, UN Says - New York Times
 Globe and Mail | Food Crisis in Somalia Is a Famine, UN Says New York Times Farhiya, center, with her seven-year-old sister Suladan, followed their mother and brothers at the Dolo Ado refugee camp near the Ethiopia-Somalia border. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN MOMBASA, Kenya ? The United Nations on Wednesday officially declared ... Millions could die of hunger as drought grips Horn of Africa Somalia: The horror of famine in a failed state Clinton promises $28 million more in famine relief aid to East Africa |
Awaiting health care details from 'Gang of Six'
Two summers ago, members of Congress were launching a historic debate over paying for health care. Now they?re consumed by a debate over the debt ... But health care costs haven?t gone away.
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Hugh Grant wins court ruling in hacking scandal
A High Court judge on Wednesday ordered police to hand over information to actor Hugh Grant or former girlfriend Jemima Khan which could show phone messages between them were intercepted.
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43821759/ns/today-entertainment/
Video: Man's attempt to face fear of heights backfires
A Texas man's attempt to face his fear of heights by going on a bungee ride backfires when the ride malfunctions and he gets stuck 100 feet in the air. KXAS-TV's Susy Solis reports.�(NBC News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43823927#43823927
UN: Parts of south Somalia suffering from famine
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Parts of southern Somalia are suffering from famine, a U.N. official said Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Somalis have already died in the worst hunger emergency in a generation. The Horn of Africa is suffering a devastating drought compounded by war, neglect and spiraling prices. Some areas in the region have not had such a low rainfall in 60 years, aid group Oxfam said. The U.N. needs $300 million in the next two months, said Mark Bowden, the U.N.'s top official in charge of humanitarian aid in Somalia. The last time conditions were this bad was in 1992, when hundreds of thousands of Somalis starved to death. That famine prompted intervention by an international...
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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/20/UN_Parts_of_south_Somalia_suffering_from_famine_u/
Amazon offering e-textbook rentals
With most students saying they prefer print textbooks to digital textbooks, Amazon.com will have to live up to its claim of cost savings to attract any significant business.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43809010/ns/business-consumer_news/
Consumer bureau fights to keep its fangs
Bankrolled by the financial services industry, opponents of a new consumer protection agency have vowed to block its� new director unless changes are made.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43811212/ns/business-consumer_news/
$720 house can be built in a week
India's TatGroup, which already makes the world's cheapest car,� is setting its sights on the housing market with a $720 flatpack home that can be constructed in a week.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43809684/ns/business-real_estate/
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
US debt stalemate invokes language of Armageddon
With time quickly running out to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, the Obama administration is turning to biblical rhetoric to underscore the disastrous consequences if the U.S. defaults.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43791431/ns/politics-capitol_hill/
'Teen Mom' to be on 'Charlie's Angels'?
Holy dj Farrah! "Teen Mom" standout Farrah Abraham, whose showbiz (and breast-enhancement) aspirations are a, er, prominent plotline, may have just scored herself some jiggle-tastic screentime this fall.
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43801424/ns/today-entertainment/
Airlines' fare hike appears to falter
The latest effort by airlines to broadly raise fares ? hikes of $4 to $10 per round trip within the U.S. ? faltered Monday as some airlines balked at the increase.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43796349/ns/travel-deals/
Hail storm causes major delays at Denver airport
A hail storm that swept through the area late Wednesday evening has damaged planes and snarled traffic at Denver International Airport.
Clinton in Delhi for 2nd round of Indo-US strategic talks
New Delhi, July 19, 2011 (PTI) Tuesday, July 19, 2011 --> US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in New Delhi on Monday night to attend the second round of Indo-US strategic dialogue from today. The situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan and cooperation in counter-terrorism in the backdrop of recent Mumbai blasts will be discussed. On a...
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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/19/Clinton_in_Delhi_for_2nd_round_of_IndoUS_strategic_talks/
Which movie scene was too much for your kids?
Parents and caregivers with small children. What movies just got too scary/violent/creepy for your little ones, and what was the scene that did it?
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43799056/ns/today-entertainment/
Palestinians try to pick international fruits - Financial Times
 The Guardian | Palestinians try to pick international fruits Financial Times This year's strange diplomatic beauty contest between Israel and the Palestinians is entering a crucial phase: excitement is building, the tantrums are becoming louder ? and the jury is showing signs of strain. ... Israel rapped for jailing minors Israel to build 336 new West Bank settlement homes Jewish settlers are terrorising Palestinians, says Israeli general |
Gold rallies to record $1,600 an ounce
Gold prices rallied to record highs above $1,600 an ounce Monday on fears that debt problems in Europe and the United States may spiral into a global crisis.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43794348/ns/business-stocks_and_economy/
Monday, 18 July 2011
Consumers buying more tablets and smartphones
More customers than ever will buy tablet computers and smartphones this year, driving consumer electronics revenue to a record high of $190 billion in 2011, according to a new forecast from a leading industry trade group.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43794136/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/
Video: Why is J.Lo going solo?
A year after renewing their wedding vows, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony stunned many with their announcement that they are ending their seven-year marriage. People magazine?s Joey Bartolomeo joins TODAY?s Amy Robach to look back at the A-listers? marriage and possible reasons for the split.�(TODAY)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43779067#43779067
Syrians plea for help
Damascus - Syrian troops are poised to intervene in the eastern border town of Al-Bukamal after pleas by residents for help against “armed groups,” a pro-government daily reported on Monday. Activists have said that one man was killed by security forces on Saturday in Al-Bukamal, on the border with Iraq, and that the army was also eyeing Zabadani, a town on the border with Lebanon. “Tension remains high in Al-Bukamal after the regrettable actions carried out by the armed groups,” said the pro-government Al-Watan newspaper on Monday, a day after saying troops were ready to deploy there. “The armed...
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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/18/Syrians_plea_for_help/
Feds get dose of kitchen-table economics
The debt crisis has brought the government to the "kitchen table" to do something that hard-pressed families do routinely: tear their hair out over how to pay the bills.
Perry 2012 run likely, Iowa governor says
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad says, "I get the definite impression he's very likely to run" and expects Perry to visit Iowa in the next month or so.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43780852/ns/politics-decision_2012/
Last space shuttle crew almost done packing up
The astronauts making NASA's last shuttle flight are almost done packing up their gigantic suitcase for the ride home.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43785525/ns/technology_and_science-space/
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