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4 hrs ago | International Business Times

Security Minister James Brokenshire: We are Tackling Cyber-Crime [VIDEO]

James Brokenshire, Home Office minister for security, said police cuts will not impact on the government's efforts to clamp down on cyber crime Security minister James Brokenshire has insisted that the government was trying to "up its game" in tackling the cyber security threat despite cutbacks to policing, after a report highlighted a 785m loss to ... (more)

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, The Federation

Wed May 22, 2013

Nature

Insomnia: Chasing the dream

How's your bedroom hygiene? If a sleep therapist asks you this, they aren't interested in your vacuuming habits or laundry routine.

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Related Topix: Sleep, Medicine, Health, Insomnia, Drugs, Anxiety

FireHouse.com

Mass. Town Back to Drawing Board on New Fire Station

May 22--SANDWICH -- Just two weeks after voters soundly defeated a proposed $30 million public safety complex, town leaders will discuss what went wrong and how they can meet the needs of the police and fire departments.

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Related Topix: Sandwich, Fire

Guitar Player

New from Backbeat Books: 'Eric Clapton, Day by Day - The Early Years 1963 - "1982'

Backbeat Books will publish the first volume of Eric Clapton, Day by Day: The Early Years: 1963-1982 on May 28, 2013.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Early Years, Eric Clapton

The Richmond Review

Boosting bike ridership is 'possible' in car-consumed city

A cyclist rides over a cycling/walking link attached to the side of the North Arm Bridge of the Canada Line.

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Related Topix: Canada, The Hub

StarPulse.com

Smokin' Supermodels Invade Cannes: Alessandra Ambrosio, Milla Jovovich & More

Alessandra Ambrosio wore a slinky yellow dress to the "De Grisogono" party during the Cannes Film festival on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Action Movies, Thriller, Resident Evil, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Milla Jovovich

Indybay.org

Why should Californians pay for $50 billion tunnel boondoggle?

Restore the Delta responded to Meral's latest claim by asking, "So why then should rate payers from Southern California and tax payers throughout the state be asked to pick up the tab for a $50 billion project that will not make more water for Southern California or save the Delta? Photo of Jerry Meral at BDCP meeting by Dan Bacher.

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Related Topix: The Delta, California, George Miller, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, California Government, Jerry Brown, US Governors

Wall Street Journal

Director of IRS Unit Refuses to Answer Questions

The third congressional hearing into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups got off to a tense start Wednesday when a key witness gave a defense of her own actions but declined to answer questions, triggering outrage among some Republican lawmakers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Trey Gowdy, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, The Hub, Stephen Lynch, Democrat

The Stranger

Up & Coming

Tonight, New Weather - consisting of the Midget's guitarists/keyboardists/vocalists Amber Rossino and Sean Curley, plus Tomory Dodge - will be road-testing some material from their new self-titled full-length . The prevalent mood here is deep, hypnotic, and exploratory - imagine Stereolab if they were sponsored by NASA or Italian horror-film ... (more)

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Houston Press

Comicpalooza: The Shadow Casts Come Out at Night

Your humble narrator was part of a Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow cast for the better part of a decade.

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Related Topix: Rocky Horror Picture Show, Houston, TX, Repo! The Genetic Opera

GhanaWeb

MMDAs failing to release Common Fund to PWDs

The Ghana Federation of the Disabled says some Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies are failing to release the two per cent Common Fund meant for Persons With Disabilities .

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Related Topix: The Federation

IBerkshires

North Adams Merchants Preparing for Solid...

Chamber President Glenn Maloney opens a session on upcoming events in the city, including the return of Wilco's Solid Sound Festival.

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Related Topix: North Adams, MA, Adams, MA, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts , The Hub, Stockbridge, MA

Tue May 21, 2013

Metro Times

Steam Dreaming

As a subgenre, a movement, a fashion statement, steampunk has worn a dozen garments and none of them fit exactly the same.

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Related Topix: Arts, Literature, The Fiction, California

BroadwayWorld.com

Scoop: Crowd Rules on CNBC - Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Crowd Rules #7 - Products with a Twist Tonight's entrepreneurs are out-of-the-box thinkers who have put unique spins on rather traditional products: Ninja Standing Desk, the portable standing desk that offers a healthy alternative to sitting all day; Acustom Apparel, the clothing company looking to revolutionize the custom tailoring business; and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Twist, Life, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream

MLive.com

'So You Think You Can Dance' May 21 features 4-year-old born in Flint

Flint native and dancer Anthony "JFreeze" Naylor Jr. is following in his mother's footsteps with his dancing career, but he's moving a lot faster: At 4 years old, he has already landed in a pair of commercials, and Tuesday, May 21, he appears on Fox TV's "So You Think You Can Dance." Anthony Naylor Jr.

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Related Topix: Flint, MI, Antonio, Entertainment

Naples Daily News

Smoother Roads For Naples

This story is contributed by a member of the Naples community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Naples Daily News B Pothole Free, a state-of-the-art pothole repair solution franchise has expanded service into the greater Gulf Coast area of southern Florida.

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Related Topix: Smoother, Florida

Tyler Morning Telegraph

Officials call Toll 49 a major successa

Regional and state officials called Toll 49 a "major success" on Monday at the Council of Cities meeting and praised Smith County communities for cooperating in making it a well-traveled, alternative road way to take the traffic stress off of cities.

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Related Topix: Smith County, TX, Whitehouse, Whitehouse, TX, Tyler, TX, Bullard, TX

Charleston City Paper

Freeloaders: Art show confidential

This week is full of visual arts openings and exhibits to help you stretch out your cultural appreciation muscle before Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto start on Friday.

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Related Topix: Automatic, Folly Beach, SC, Home Gardening, Home, North Charleston, SC, Mount Pleasant, SC

Examiner.com

'X Factor' U.S. gets backlash for picking Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio as judges

"X Factor" viewers all over the Internet have had mostly negative reactions to the news that Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio have become judges on "The X Factor" U.S. As previously reported , Fox officially announced the news on May 20, 2013, that Rowland and Rubio have joined " The X Factor " U.S. judging panel as replacements for Britney Spears ... (more)

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, The X Factor, Kelly Rowland, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Dance, Paulina Rubio, Pop/Rock, Antonio, Charleston, SC, Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV

Examiner.com

Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio reportedly sign on as 'X Factor' U.S. judges

Although it hasn't been officially announced yet, Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio are set to replace Britney Spears and Antonio "L.A." Reid as judges on Fox's "The X Factor" U.S. , according to what TMZ reported on May 19, 2013.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, The X Factor, Kelly Rowland, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Dance, Paulina Rubio, Pop/Rock, Antonio, Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Celebrities, Simon Cowell