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Friday, November 23rd, 2007

This is life to come, —
Which martyred men have made more glorious
For us who strive to follow. May I reach
That purest heaven, — be to other souls
The cup of strength in some great agony,
Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love,
Beget the smiles that have no cruelty,
Be the sweet presence of a good diffused,
And in diffusion ever [...]

British Man and Son Drowned

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

A British man and his five-year-old son have drowned after being swept out to sea in Spain, the Foreign Office said.
Tags: Small+News, UK, British, Spain

John Howard “opportunity society”

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Prime Minister John Howard said that if will transform Australia from a welfare state to an “opportunity society” and said he would retire “well into” a three-year term if he wins office at the Nov. 24 election.
Tags: Australia, John+Howard, Politics, Small+News

Giant Sea Scorpion Discovered

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

A fearsome fossil claw discovered in Germany belonged to the biggest bug ever known, scientists announced Tuesday.
Tags: Giant+Sea+Scorpion+Discovered, Science

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

The New Frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises — it is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I intend to ask of them.John F. Kennedy

England OUT of Euro 2008

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

A dissapointing England Team failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing a sensational game against Croatia after a 3-2 defeat at Wembley on Wednesday.
Tags: England, UK, Sports, Euro+2008, Small+News

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than acts of eating, drinking etc. It will be no exaggeration to say that they are alone real all else is unreal.Mahatma Gandhi

» Memory test - Firefox 2.0.0.9 vs Firefox 3.0 b 1 | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Does Firefox 3.0 beta 1 do a better job of handling memory than earlier versions? In a test put Firefox 3.0 beta up against Firefox 2.0.0.9 in a series of tests.
Before I go any further, a few disclaimers and notes. First off, I’ve carried out this test on a single system running Windows Vista Home [...]

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

The New Frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises — it is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I intend to ask of them.John F. Kennedy

Scott McClellan Blames Bush

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a memoir that he was misled by President George W. Bush and political adviser Karl Rove and other top officials into misinforming the press about a CIA leak case about the Iraq war.McClellan said in an excerpt released on Tuesday,”There was one problem. It was not [...]

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

The Superior Man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks (or has [the winner] drink) the ritual cup.Confucius

Mary-Kate Olsen hospitalized

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Mary-Kate Olsen,21-year-old actress has reportedly been hospitalized at a New York hospital on Monday with a kidney infection, her spokeswoman told People magazine.“Mary Kate got a kidney infection,She’s resting comfortably and will be released in the next day or so.”
Tags: Mary-Kate+Olsen, People+Magazine, Small+News, Entertainment

Memory cards go wireless

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

The Eye-Fi Card is a wireless memory card. It automatically uploads pictures from your digital camera to your PC or Mac and to your favorite photo sharing, printing, blogging or social networking site.
No cables, no waiting, no hassles. BUY IT NOW at AMAZON 
 
Tags: Eye-Fi+Card, Wireless+Memory+Card, Technology, Small+News, Amazon

Amazon debuts Kindle e-book reader

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled Amazon Kindle, the online-retail giant’s new electronic book reader,at New York’s W Hotel in Union Square .Paper-like Screen Utilizing a new high-resolution display technology called electronic paper, Kindle provides a crisp black-and-white screen that resembles the appearance and readability of printed paper. The screen works using ink, just like books [...]

23andMe launches

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Anne Wojcicki who is married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin launched 23andMe.23andMe which is funded by Google would help users of the online site learn about their genes, inherited traits, family trees, and participate in research.For the launch 23andMe is offering a DNA saliva test for $999 per person.
Tags: 23andMe, Google, DNA, Technology, Small-News

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Les mortels sont égaux; ce n’est pas la naissance,C’est la seule vertu qui fait la différence.Voltaire

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