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What city contributed most to the making of the modern world? The Paris of the Enlightenment and then of Napoleon, pioneer of mass armies and nationalist statism? London, seat of parliamentary democracy and center of finance? Or perhaps Titusville, Pa. Comment?
Bronx will have nation's first green block
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This row of apartment buildings on W. 135 St. in the Bronx will be the first affordable housing units in the nation to undergo a green overhaul. Comment?
Global Outage at eBay: Seller Confidence Shaken as Holidays Approach
Around noon ET we started to get some inbound requests from sellers asking about the status of our systems because of unusually slow order flow. Comment?
Hacked E-Mails Heat Up Global Warming Dispute
Posted By Eagle_Eye 5 hours, 49 minutes ago in Science & Technology A British university says computer hackers have broken into its world-renowned climate change research department and posted the contents of e-mails and research on the Internet. Comment?
Apache PhotArk M1-incubating released
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The Apache PhotArk team is pleased to announce the release of Apache PhotArk M1-incubating . Apache PhotArk will be a complete open source photo gallery application including a content repository for the images, a display piece, an access control layer, and upload capabilities. Comment?
WWF targets oilsands after court rules Shell ad is misleading
A ruling by Britain's advertising regulator against oil giant Shell has prompted a new World Wildlife Fund campaign denouncing the petroleum company's "greenwash" tactics in promoting its Canadian oilsands projects. Comment?
Batelco continues to explore investment opportunities in Africa and Asia, says Batelco Group CEO
Bahrain: 1 hour, 2 minutes ago Batelco Group Chief Executive Officer Peter Kaliaropoulos outlined Batelco's growth strategy and ambitions in Asia during a presentation at the TMT Finance and Investment Asia 2009, conference held in Singapore recently. Comment?
Bringing the Buzz Back to the Cafe
Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:01:31 PST FOOD & DRINK NOVEMBER 21, 2009, 8:01 A.M. ET Bringing the Buzz Back to the Café Once they plotted revolutions, now they're typing blogs. Comment?
Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate deal
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Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance. Comment?
A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Comment?
Atheist student groups flower on college campuses
AMES, Iowa The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist." Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank down there with "socialist." Bodnar is the happy face of atheism at Iowa State University ... 1 comment
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'Offline, no-one can hear you whine' p2pnet news view P2P Politics:- Yesterday I posted an open letter to Featured Artistsa Coalition members asking them to go back to square one on their disasterous Three Strikes decision. Comment?
Biotech firm taught need for teamwork, flexibility
Science teachers Carl Dickason, at Maxwell Middle School, and Cassi LaFaye, at Marana High School, are two of 20 teachers who are part of a collaboration between the University of Arizona, the UA's Southern Arizona Science & Math Internship Center and the nonprofit Tucson Values Teachers organization. Comment?
Q. Do any virtualization platforms support desktop composition for the guest OS?
A. Desktop composition is the technology used by Windows Vista and Windows 7 to provide the advanced Aero features such as translucent borders, live taskbar thumbnails, and Flip 3D. Comment?
Aaron Williams has already received his first gift for the holidays: a temporary job with United Parcel Service that will run at least through the end of December. Comment?
Aastra offers VoIP network infrastructure
Middle East: 42 minutes ago Aastra Telecom Middle East has said that it has reinforced its role in the HP ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem alliance with the certification of two of its products with the HP ProCurve Services zl module. Comment?
Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk
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A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Comment?
Climate debate at Discovery Centre
A CONFERENCE on the challenges of climate change saw around 100 people pack the Winchester Discovery Centre. Comment?
Reliance offering about $12 bln for Lyondell - sources
India's Reliance Industries is offering about $12 billion to buy a controlling interest in bankrupt chemical company LyondellBasell Industries [ACCEIN.UL] to create one of the largest petrochemical firm in the world, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal said. Comment?
Atlantis astronauts complete second spacewalk of mission
November 22, 2009 - U.S. astronauts Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik wrapped up the second space walk for space shuttle Atlantis's STS-129 mission on Saturday, NASA said. Comment?