Wall Street protesters promise to continue

Wall Street protesters promise to continue

Wall Street protesters promise to continue

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:17 PM PDT

Protests inspired by New York's "Occupy Wall Street" movement have emerged in other US cities in recent days.


VIDEO: Jackson paramedic gives evidence

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:24 PM PDT

A paramedic has claimed that Michael Jackson's doctor did not tell him that the singer had taken a sedative, shortly before he died.


China paper urges Europe get act together on debt crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Reuters - European countries must act decisively to resolve the euro zone debt crisis or risk having some member states forced out of the single currency, China's top newspaper said in a front page commentary on Saturday.


Mexico navy nabs alleged cartel hit man (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:57 PM PDT

The body of a man lies on a bed where he was placed by friends and relatives after he was killed by unknown gunmen, who stormed a drug rehabilitation religious center in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexico, Friday Sept. 30, 2011. Violence has escalated in Acapulco as rival drug gangs battle for control of the region. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez)AP - Mexican authorities detained the Zeta drug cartel's alleged top hit man in the city of Veracruz for the disappearance of three marines, the navy announced Friday.

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Posted: 30 Sep 2011 10:23 PM PDT

AP - State TV: Policeman gets death sentence for killing governor in high-profile case in Pakistan.


Boats In London

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:00 PM PDT

VIDEO: Jackson paramedic gives evidence

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:24 PM PDT

A paramedic has claimed that Michael Jackson's doctor did not tell him that the singer had taken a sedative, shortly before he died.


Let's All Sing 419 Verses of Happy Birthday Nigeria

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:13 PM PDT

Tomorrow is Nigerian Indpendence Day.?? It has actually already started as Nigeria is??on GMT, but as I have mentioned in several posts, I am extremely parochial and as I write this in North Oxford, Massachusetts (GMT ? 5) ??it is not even 22:00 on September 30.?? Nonetheless bloggers in Nigeria and elsewhere have started posting ...


VIDEO: Panic alarms put into Mexican schools

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:39 PM PDT

Teachers in the Mexican resort of Acapulco have decided to end a month-long strike after they reached an agreement on new security measures with the city's authorities.


Soot and CO2 In The Arctic

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:46 PM PDT

In the Economist last week, a very interesting article on the Arctic indeed. Why is soot as harmful as CO2? The latest candidates are "short-term climate forcings". These are pollutants, particularly ozone and soot, that do not hang around in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide does, but have to be renewed continually if they are ...


Amid Bankruptcies First Solar Receives DOE Approval For $2.1 Billion In Loans

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:25 PM PDT

Despite the high profile bankruptcies of Solyndra and Stirling Energy Systems, Tempe, Arizona-based photovoltaic manufacturer First Solar received $2.1 billion in partial loan guarantees from the U.S. Department of Energy today. The funds will support the construction of the 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight solar farm in Riverside County ($1.46 billion), California and 230-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar ...


Why Putin? 'His Ratings Are Higher'

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:36 PM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took to the airwaves to defend his decision to not seek re-election next year. He said he did so because he realized Russians like Mr. Putin more than they like him.


Euro-Zone Inflation Surges

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:12 PM PDT

The annual rate of inflation in the 17 countries that share the euro surged to its highest level in almost three years in September, while the number of people without work fell slightly.


Japan Nuclear Agency Adds to Mistrust

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:11 PM PDT

An independent panel advising Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry confirmed the ministry's nuclear watchdog was involved in attempts by utilities to manipulate public opinion in favor of nuclear power.


Investors Say Japan May Buy Euro

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:46 PM PDT

Besides surprising the market with the unusual intervention, official purchases of euros could help Japan buy bonds from the euro zone's bailout fund.


Launching the Missile That Made History

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:09 PM PDT

Three former mujahedeen recall the day when they started to beat the Soviets.


Repeat Lesson for VCs: Venture Isn't for Factories

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:59 PM PDT

When I wrote about Solyndra's impact on venture capital last week, I was struck by a sense of deja vu. The conversations I'd been having reminded me of the discussions I'd had just a few years ago, when biofuel companies were going out of business like it was going out of style. Biofuel companies - ...


The Gift of Love...Through the Pleasure of Receiving REDD!

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:19 PM PDT

In these uncertain times, one thing is "bankable"...that is the simple act of kindness. Kindness, of course, comes in many forms. A smile, returned phone call, even the minutest gesture of a "like" on Facebook. But the kindness I am referring to is that of generosity. When I started out building the Robert Redd brand, ...


U.S. company turns gun lovers' ashes into ammunition (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:44 PM PDT

Reuters - There's something to be said for going out with a bang.


2nd typhoon in week lashes rain-soaked Philippines (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:02 PM PDT

People brave strong winds and rain on a street as a typhoon hit Haikou in south China's Hainan province, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. The powerful typhoon slammed into southern China on Thursday after skirting Hong Kong and bringing death and widespread flooding to the Philippines earlier this week (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - The second typhoon in a week battered the rain-soaked northern Philippines on Saturday, adding misery to thousands of people, some of whom still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding.

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