| Amy Winehouse; and Gin-Addled Leer
But Johnny Borrell, Peaches Geldof, Amy Winehouse, Noel Fielding and the Primrose Hill set weren't the only drab spectacles that failed to ignite, as the coma-inducing "best of the Premier League" ( Sky Sports) encounter between Chelsea and Liverpool proved to be a predictably damp squib, throwing up one shot on target in 90 minutes - considerably fewer than the Fiver managed in four seconds late on Friday night after being talked into drinking tequila slammers. .
Huge televisions, green talk among the highlights at CES
The sensory-overloaded whirlwind that is the annual Consumer Electronics Show supplied an array of bright lights, big crowds, Hollywood celebrities and, of course, thousands of innovative and zany gadgets. Gathering 140,000 people across 1.8 million square feet in Las Vegas, CES draws to a close today. This year, the largest conference of the technology industry was punctuated by the ending of an era as Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates gave his 11th and final CES keynote speech and ushered in what he called the next digital decade, as technology becomes more user-friendly, personal and ubiquitous. No iPhone-level announcements were made at the 2008 CES, but the industry demonstrated that it is marching forward on a number of fronts, from adopting environmentally friendly practices to extending technology to the car.
Abuse of power by National Park Service police
I'm posting a link to Reader Rant that does explain some of the problems that we face in America under the present Bush Administration. The poster is well informed on the financial mess we are in. Give it ia try and read through some of the link; they are worth keeping. http://tinyurl.com/2zygyw If you want to post, you will have to register first but you can read all of Reader Rant. .
Walmart.com Extends Cyber Monday Into 'Cyber Week' With Five Days of ...
BRISBANE, Calif., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walmart.com is giving customers another special Christmas gift as it kicks off Cyber Monday with five days of online specials, only available at Walmart.com (http://www.walmart.com). Starting today and through Friday (Nov. 30), Walmart.com is offering significant savings on the season's best gifts in Electronics, Toys, Video Games, Home Furnishings and Apparel. Walmart.com has nearly tripled the number of Cyber Week online specials this year since last year, and is adding new items each day this week. Also, the online retailer is introducing a "daily featured item" each day this week for online purchase on that particular day. In fact, today's featured item is the Xbox 360 Premium Holiday Value Bundle complete with the Xbox 360 Premium console, an extra controller, three games and messenger bag -- all under $400 today, while supplies last.
Coordinated blasts rock Iraqi churches; Attacks end period of relative ...
ISTANBUL Four Iraqi churches and three convents were damaged in coordinated bomb blasts Jan. 6, the day many Iraqi Christians celebrate either Epiphany or Christmas Eve according to some Eastern liturgical calendars. At least six people were injured, one seriously. "Three churches in Baghdad and three in Mosul (were hit), but there were no fatalities," Chaldean Baghdad Auxiliary Bishop Andreas Abouna told Compass a day after the attacks. He said that the blasts occurred within five minutes of each other at approximately 11 a.m. Father Bashar Warda of St. Peter’s Seminary said that the coordinated bombings sent a clear warning to Christians on the Feast of the Epiphany, also Christmas Eve day for several of Iraq’s indigenous churches. "There has been much violence against the Sunni and Shiites, while the Christians have been left alone, at least for (the past few months)," Warda told Compass.
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