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Google would have taken a sigh of relief. United States is now the second largest Orkut Using Country which just jumped ahead of India. Orkut has been criticized and termed as a failure in the US.It is also interesting to see that in relationship status, mostly people have opted to select "no answer" & maximum users are b/w the age 18-25.Here is the latest orkut demographics report: You can ch

In the US markets, stocks declined after a sharp rise in oil prices put fire into the sell off on Wall Street which started with worries about the government\’s ability to bailout the financial system. The Dow plunged 372.75 points, or 3.27%, to 11,015.69.

Mischa Barton Wardrobe Malfunction (uncensored version here) Sure you must check out the part 1 story before proceed into part 2 where Mischa Barton suffered a nipple slip while scooted into a taxi 2 days ago. And the next day, nearly the same thing happened to the exact same boob! Apparently Mischa Barton is not very good at keeping her clothes on, she was flashing her stunning smile for

"touch my moonmen and i'll fucking kill you, Larry"y'all, i have some good news: everyone's favourite cuntry princess is back. don't pretend you're not excited. after Britney Spears' victorious VMA sweep (during which she won not one, not two, but THREE moonmen!), news has slowly been starting to emerge about her so-called comeback album. according to fansite Breathe Heavy, the Cheeto queen's new

Singapore slips in corporate governance ranking HK leapfrogs Republic to take top spot in Asian study, which shows all countries except China and Taiwan scoring lower from 2005 By CHUANG PECK MING ‘THE more we look, the less we find,’ said Jaime Allen, secretary-general of the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA). Which is one key reason why virtually [...]

This is what happens when your speechwriter takes the weekend off. The three words, “My Muslim faith” were immediately corrected during an exchange with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week,” when he was trying to criticize the quiet smear campaign suggesting he is a Muslim. The funny thing is … I tried searching for the video on [...]

It looks like Obama made a rather big mistake in an interview  with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday: -verbal-slip-fuels-his-critics/ “Let’s not play games,” he said. “What I was suggesting — you’re absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. And you’re absolutely right that that has not come.” The interviewer quickly corr

During an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Barack Obama was discussing his Christian faith and accidentally said, “my Muslim faith”. He instantly corrected the statement. Senator Barack Obama continued by accusing the Republican party of attempting to portray him as a closet Muslim to scare citizens into believing that he is not a Christian. Its “deeply [...]

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has apparently slipped into "depression mode", following the birth of her twins Vivienne and Knox. According to the National Enquirer, the babies are said to be suffering from colic, a common but largely unexplained condition that causes repeated episodes of excessive and inconsolable crying. Sources claim that the Tomb Raider star is struggling to cope with the t

LONDON (Reuters) - Global equities stabilized on Thursday after hitting a two-year low while the dollar trimmed recent gains ahead of European interest rate decisions and the British pound touched a trade-weighted 12-year low. MSCI’s main world stock index was flat to slightly weaker. It dropped to its lowest level since September 2006 late on Wednesday. The [...]

afaqs! news bureau | afaqs! | Mumbai, August 25, 2008The war is on. Sony Entertainment Television (SET), which was overtaken by the new channels – NDTV Imagine, 9X and, recently, Colors – and pushed down to No. 4 and then No. 5 in the general entertainment channel race, has regained lost ground. It is back in the third position with a share of 10.7 per cent in the overall GEC pie, according to

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The American Customer Satisfaction Index edged down in the second quarter despite big gains in online commerce, and the drop may signal more trouble ahead for the world economy. The index, produced by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, fell 0.1 point to 75.1 on a 100-point scale, after a 0.3-point [...]

Oil prices plunged further on Tuesday, August 12 on worries about slowing global demand and a stronger dollar.Light, sweet crude for September delivery fell USD 1.44 to settle at USD 113.01 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).Gasoline futures fell 2.34 cents to settle at USD 2.8432 a gallon. The retail price of a gallon of regular gas stood at USD 3.799.Heating oil futures fell 4.

Reader Question We have a 2000 GMC Savana full size conversion van. We had a small transmission fluid leak at the main seal for quite some time, but always checked the fluid levels and added ATF when needed. About 3 months ago, we took it to a local mechanic and had this main seal [...]

The eagerly awaited Bruckheimer-led adaptation of videogame classic Prince of Persia: Sands of Time has been pushed back to 2010 by Disney. The reason is apparently that they want more time to be spent in post-production. This suggests that, in a complete career-breaking move for Jerry Bruckheimer, the movie might have a shitload of CGI. It [...]

Hyundai Motor stated today that its second-quarter net profit has slipped nearly 11%, while its sales rose. The company earned 546.93 billion Won ($542.1 million) during the period, a 10.6% decline compared to the same period last year. On the other hand, sales rose 12.8% from 8.08 trillion Won to 9.12 trillion Won ($9.03 billion). The automaker did not report the reason for the profit decline.

Ninjas are always a problem, but sometimes they don't deserve the bad rap. Thankfully someone realizes that and is willing to throw a parade for them. These fine folk gather every year to watch in awe as a giant clan of the finest warriors cruise through their streets.

A newborn baby girl survived an ignoble birth after slippin down the toilet bowl of a moving Indian train onto the tracks when a pregnant woman unexpectedly gave birth while relieving herself." My delivery was so sudden, "said the woman, the mother of the infant, born two months prematurely. "I did not even realize that my child had slipped from the hole in the toilet."The 33-year-old woman from a

First of all, congratulations to the new Ms. Universe from Venezuela.  Quick trivia - she was once a victim of kidnapping.  Anyway back to the highlight of this post.  Check out how Ms. USA handles... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

When I was in high school, the quarterback of our football team asked me out on a date. We decided to go to a movie, so we went to McDonald's beforehand. We were sitting there eating on the same seat (how romantic) and we were telling each other jokes.Well, he told me this one joke that had me laughing so hard that I farted. I was so embarrassed but tried to play it off by saying, ''Damn shoe.'' W

She gained more than three stone while pregnant with twins Max and Emme, but less than five months later Jennifer Lopez has slipped back into a bikini. The 38-year-old singer stripped down to a string two-piece while holidaying aboard a luxury boat in Italy. She was joined by husband Marc Anthony, who showered her with affection as she cooled off in the sea, as well as friend and fashion

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices pulled back Friday after OPEC questioned whether crude can remain so high through the rest of the year. Meanwhile, U.S. filling station operators pushed average gas prices deeper into record territory. In its monthly market report, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said oil’s recent volatility - the price for [...]

Oil edged lower on Monday after its biggest surge ever, as OPEC’s resistance to pumping more crude kept prices near their record high from Friday, when the falling dollar and Middle East jitters fuelled an … Original post by The Boston Globe

Asian markets could not carry their broad advance of previous week closing sharply lower today, with banking and automotive shares leading decliners as oil stayed near record highs and investors fretted the global economy could be headed into another round of credit market turmoil.Light, sweet crude oil for July delivery fell as much as 76 cents to $137.78 a barrel in electronic trading, after cli

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conducts a lot of very interesting research and one of the things they’ve been studying is internet access and services in the developed world. When they first began the study in 2001, the United States was ranked 4th in access and service. By 2006, we [...]

The Asian Markets remain volatile throughout the day trading mainly in negative arena.The markets fall led by the banks and automakers on renewed concern on credit losses widening and slow global economic growth. The concern was raised after Standard & Poor`s cut its debt ratings on three brokerages.In U.S. the stocks notched their first decline in five sessions as on Monday reasoned by the Standa

I got a PM asking if i accept submissions, absolutely i accept submissions.  If you go out and do hard work and collectthese pictures, then you are the reason why this website exists.  I would like if more people got into it, and uploaded to me...

SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) - Food and beverage firm Super Coffeemix tumbled more than 23 percent to a one-month low of S$0.86 with over 3.6 million shares traded after dealers said a possible... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Most of the Asian indices gave up their early gains to slip into the red as a retreat in crude-oil prices hurt energy stocks in Tokyo, Sydney and in Hong Kong. Oil continued to fall following Tuesday`s sell-off as investors took profits after last week`s record highs and amid fears over slowing crude demand from the world`s biggest energy consumer, the U.S. The high prices at the pump may curb U.S

Slips, Trips And Falls Injury Compensation ClaimBy: Hunter BlythClaiming compensation out from an injury that is caused by a slip, trip or fall can be tricky. If you slip on a patch of water at work, do you hold your employers liable or the plumbing company who did not work properly on the plumbing system? If you slipped on a road or a pavement, do you sue the council or the private firm that main

Essar Oil’s refinery expansion project at Vadinar may turn out to be the only such upcoming project to be denied a 100% tax holiday available to refinery projects. This follows the finance ministry’s decision which allows refinery projects to enjoy the tax holiday only if they have a joint venture... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!

The market extended losses in the mid-afternoon trade. Weak global cues and a surge in inflation to more than three year high dampened the investor sentiments today. Consumer durables and FMCG stocks bucked the weak market trend. Bharti Airtel held firm.Inflation based on wholesale prices rose 7.61% in the 12 months to 26 April 2008, marginally higher than previous week`s annual rise of 7.5%, government data released in early afternoon trade showed.European markets, which open after Indian markets, were trading lower. Key indices in UK, France and Germay were down by 1.13% to 2.04%. Asian markets, which opened before Indian market, were trading lower. Key indices in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan were down by 0.36% to 2.06%.At 14:20 IST, the 30-share BSE Sensex

We love when VFG members make the news! And not just any fashion news.....VOGUE magazine's VOGUE.CO.UK! . Holly Pickering, owner of FREUDIAN SLIPS VINTAGE has recently been featured on the site with a glowing review of her site, selection and service. From the article...."Originally launched as a vintage sourcing service for private clients and fashion design teams in 2005, Pickering has now broug

The dong and greenback forex rate of commercial banks yesterday was recorded at 16,145 dong/US dollar, rising 20 dong against the period before April 30 and May 1 holiday, marking the sudden increase since the beginning of April. The selling price of US dollar reached the allowable ceiling forex rate amplitude of 1% as compared with SBV's average level. On the informal stock market, the

Meanwhile the BSE Sensex was down 87.49 points or 0.50% to 17,285.52India`s second largest software exporter by sales TCS was the top gainer from Sensex pack. The stock surged 3.22% to Rs 968.05 on 4.46 lakh shares.Other Infosys Technologies (up 1.36% to Rs 1846), Wipro (up 0.30% to Rs 499.80), and Satyam Computers (up 0.20% to Rs 496.20), advanced.The BSE IT sector outperformed the market over the past one month till 6 May 2008, gaining 18.87% compared to the Sensex`s return of 10.26%. It also outperformed the market in the past one quarter, advancing 14.93% compared to Sensex`s decline of 4.23%.A firm dollar augurs well for IT pivotals as they derive majority of revenue from exports. The Indian rupee fell further sharply by 19 paise to Rs 41.13/14 against the American dollar as oil compa

Amy Smart resumed filming and this time her nipple slipped out of her shirt. I presume on purpose. “Hi, nipple!,” I shouted with excitement. No response. Oh, whoa, what? You think you’re too good for me now? Fine. F you celebrity nipple but I still love you. Lol So here is Amy Smart kicking some ass [...]

After trading within a narrow range in afternoon, the market declined in late trading as US stock futures indicated lower opening on the Wall Street on Monday, 5 May 2008. Dow futures were down 105 points and S&P 500 futures were down 6.80 points.Realty stocks were the star performers of the session. Consumer durables and IT stocks were worst hit. Small-cap and mid-cap counters were active throughout the session with their barometer indices outperforming the Sensex.European markets, which opened after Indian market, were mixed. France`s CAC 40 was down 0.29% whereas Germany`s DAX was up 0.02%. The stock market in UK was closed for a holiday.Asian markets, which opened before Indian market, were mostly in green. Key indices in China, and Singapore were up 0.37% to 1.84%. However, Taiwan

Nine Inch Nails once again unleashed free music to the masses today. The result being a lot of noise, a lot of distortion, a lot of….NOISE! With blurred textures, rising volumes, vocal onslaughts that come in and out, and a signature Nine Inch Nails timing, Trent Reznor follows up the atmospheric Ghosts, with this collection [...]

Here's Bai Ling on the set of Crank 2, basically being herself in all these pictures. And yes, that includes all the Bai Ling nipple slips going on. After all, when is Bai Ling not showing evryone her incredibly large nipples? And while there are plenty of actual nipple slip moments here, Bai Ling doesn't leave anything to chance, and lifts her shirt up high just to be sure.Now, after seeing Amy Smart's nipple slip, and Amy Smart topless in nipple tape, I think they should officially change the name of the movie to Crank 2: Attack of the Nipples. I'm sure that would help sell a few tickets.Lots more of Bai Ling going nuts after the jump. Seriously, this movie is going to be crazy.

Here’s Amy Smart on the set of Crank 2 beating up some guy with a mullet and throwing him into a car while her dress basically falls off. I could probably IMDB the premise of the film, but considering the first film (spoiler alert) ended with Jason Statham’s character falling out of a helicopter, killing a guy in mid-air, landing on a car and then bouncing onto the pavement, and is now alive and well for the sequel? Well, I think it’s safe to say the producers are going for realism here. I hear that at a few early screenings some people got confused and thought they were watching a documentary.Del.Icio.Us Tags: Amy Smart while beats up a guy, slips her..Technorati Tags: Amy Smart while beats up a guy, slips her..

Here’s Amy Smart on the ordered of Crank 2 fighting up whatever man with a percoidean and throwing him into a automobile patch her coiffe essentially water off. I could belike IMDB the postulate of the film, but considering the prototypal flick (spoiler alert) ended with Jason Statham’s case dropping discover of a helicopter, ending [...]

Here's Amy Smart on the set of Crank 2 beating up some guy with a mullet and throwing him into a car while her dress basically falls off. I could probably IMDB the premise of the film, but considering the first film (spoiler alert) ended with Jason Statham's character falling out of a helicopter, killing a guy in mid-air, landing on a car and then bouncing onto the pavement, and is now alive and well for the sequel? Well, I think it's safe to say the producers are going for realism here. I hear that at a few early screenings some people got confused and thought they were watching a documentary. NOTE: Uncensored pics are NSFW for the obvious.

Here's Amy Smart on the set of Crank 2 beating up some guy with a mullet and throwing him into a car while her dress basically falls off. I could probably IMDB the premise of the film, but considering the first film (spoiler alert) ended with Jason Statham's character falling out of a helicopter, killing a guy in mid-air, landing on a car and then bouncing onto the pavement, and is now alive

April sales at GM (GM) fell 16.2% to 257,638. Adjusted for two extra selling days sales dropped 22.7% led by a 32 percent decline in truck sales. Reuters... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Filed under: GPS, Portable Audio, Portable Video Better get used to it ’cause wood emblazoned consumer electronics is a trend that’s apparently here to stay. This time, it’s Burl Walnut (not bamboo) on this N3 which Cowon puts up for sale in Korea on April 28th. We’re not sure when deforestation become synonymous with ecological so [...]

Filed under: GPS, Portable Audio, Portable Video Better get used to it ’cause wood emblazoned consumer electronics is a trend that’s apparently here to stay. This time, it’s Burl Walnut (not bamboo) on this N3 which Cowon puts up for sale in Korea on April 28th. We’re not sure when deforestation become synonymous with ecological so [...]

Ending the trading session today April 24, the 1773rd trading session of the Vietnamese stock market, the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) continued falling when the VN Index lost another 3.53 points or 0.67% to 518.42 pts with the total matching order trade of 6,821,040 shares and fund certificates worth over... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The wholesale price index declined for the first time in 8 weeks to 7.14% for the week ended Apr. 5, 2008 as against 7.41% in the previous week.The inflation rate was 6.44 per cent a year ago. The wholesale price based inflation declined on account of easing of prices of fruits, gur and certain edible oils. The prices of vegetables, tea, pulses and coconut oil, however, continued to rise during the reporting week. In the non-food category, th e prices of steel alloys and aviation turbine fuel too remained firm. The chief economist of HDFC Bank Mr Abheek Barua attributed the decline to "direct fiscal steps taken by the government to check prices...rate of increase in prices in a number of food and manufactured items like edible oil, iron and steel have come down ." Part of the decline, he a

"I haven’t read much Karl Marx since the early 1980s. [...] My occasion for spending a little time once again with the old Communist was Barack Obama’s now-famous comment at an April 6 San Francisco fund-raiser..."

After serving a 23-day jail sentence last June, Paris Hilton made a very public vow on Larry King to change her ways. So after nearly 10 months in which she has had plenty of time to make good, has the 27-year-old heiress kept her promises? “I want to help raise money for kids and for breast [...]

Gold futures rally as dollar slips after jobs data By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch Last Update: 4:14 PM ET Apr 3, 2008 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold futures ended with strong gains Thursday, as weakness in the U.S. dollar after downbeat jobs data boosted demand for the precious metal. Gold for June delivery rose $9.40 to end at $909.60 an ounce on [...]

It’s frustrating when you try to organize bills, receipts, car insurance statements, promotional flyers and those slips of papers that are too important to go into the trash. Yet, too many folders and files can be unsightly if you don’t have a proper place to keep them. When I saw this versatile and functional What-Nots [...]

Following the Sky News reader who said the C-word on TV, a short search for funny things with newsreaders coughed up this...It's not professional, it's not gentlemanly, it's not polite, but you have to agree with them, she falls funny. If Chaplain was around today he's buy that woman a drink. Her first fall, the practice fall as I like to call it, wasn't much, but that second one is brilliant. It's like watching a ten pence piece spinning just before it collapses.

Iliad reader carries unwelcome surprise An adware package has turned up on the latest e-book devices from iRex, and will install itself automatically onto a connected PC if it gets the chance.… Read more…

Countrywide NYSE: CFC) chief operating officer David Sambol cannot get a job as a garbage man. He is viewed as being too closely tied to policies whereby his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Windows Vista SP1 direct update slips to next month Microsoft is doing a really bad job announcing dates for releasing Windows Vista Service pack 1 (SP1) and then delaying it further. I have been waiting since last December to update my windows Vista ultimate. It's worth mentioning here that my desktop is HP a6150e with dual core AMD processor and 4 GB ram it's running like a 486. I hate windows vista but i was stuck with Windows vista because it came pre installed on my HP desktop and that time i didn't have option to choose windows XP. Last month i heard that Microsoft is going to release Windows vista SP1 in March , so i started counting days and when 2 weeks gone by just waiting and waiting i came to know on Tech dispenser that Windows Vista SP1 will be officially available for downlo

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment We’ll be honest, we can’t exactly recall what the going rate on rare Betamax tapes was soon after VHS took over, but it seems that one HD DVD fanatic was willing to shell out quite a bundle in order to take home a presumably canceled version of Bee Movie. In a [...]

Oil prices jumped above $110 Wednesday, after the dollar fell drastically against the Euro. The dollar reached an all-time low against the Euro causing investors to move into commodities such as oil and gold. This comes just after the Federal Reserve announced $200 billion in funds to help deal with the financial crisis.

Federal Reserve says homeowners’ debt on their houses exceeds their equity for the first time since 1945 Americans’ percentage of equity in their homes has fallen below 50 percent for the first time on record since 1945, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. What this means for homeowners among other things, is that their borrowing ability has [...]

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) today March 5 continued falling on the stock market as the VN Index dipped another 25.43 points or 4.18% to 583.45 pts with the total matching order trade of over 10 million shares worth over 590 billion dong. Among 153 shares and fund certificates being listed on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Supermodel Kate Moss has lost her top spot as Tatler’s best-dressed woman, it was reported today. Agyness Deyn, British Model of the Year, has taken her place.    The magazine stated, ‘Whether she’s sipping chai at the Russian Tea Rooms in Primrose Hill or kicking back at Henry Holland’s studio, she’s fash-fabulous … Rockin.’    Moss manages a [...]

Gil Magira, a London baker, crumbled abortion pills into his wife's sandwich, cereal and yogurt. Though his wife, Anat Abraham, suffered pain and bleeding, the child was unharmed and survived.Magira admitted to "using an instrument to procure a miscarriage," the first time this charge has been used in 30 years. The prosecuting attorney says Magira had "constant and compulsive thoughts" about causing his wife to miscarry.Abraham said she was terrified for her life and her unborn child's life after realizing what her husband had done. "What made it worse was how desperate and determined he was to try to kill the baby that I already felt moving inside me," she said. Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Super Bowl 42: Toomer hauls in a 38 yard pass from Manning in the first half. Plexico Burress pulls in the game winning TD with under a minute to go. Bambi MacAfee signals for a left turn during the pre game show.

  AHMEDABAD: Call it good fortune or just the will of God. But the life in a seven-month-old foetus, that fell through the toilet bowl of a running train when the mother went to ease herself,... This is just a summary of the real stuff ..click on the link to see the full post on :)

Anyone who is responsible for the running or maintaining of a public place (shops, offices, leisure attractions, public highways and pavements, etc’) is obliged to make that place safe. If you [...]

A day after Thanksgiving no one is talking turkey, at least not in Hillary's camp. Senator Obama who has been trailing in second place for a long time is, as the cliche goes: "on it". He has been going after Hillary with all he's got.. and yes, it is paying off. Pointing to Clinton's ability to double talk and flip- flop on the issues, Clinton is under enormous pressure to clarify her statements on Iran to taxes, just to name a few. The attack is real and as Obama racks it up, Hillary slips and slides..... and down she goes in the polls.The political landscape wired for disaster shows that in the latest survey conducted in Iowa by ABC/Washington Post, Obama leads by 30%, Hillary 26% and Edwards by 22%. The Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses are just about six weeks away, and there is a shift. Obama now leads the pack. Believe it-- are real horse race is on and Hillary could lose in Iowa caucus scheduled for January 3.The politically wise are always concerned about "any candidate" who p

Mike Huckabee at a values voter summit in Washington, DC. (Photo by REUTERS). An ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Mike Huckabee is gaining significant ground in Iowa. Since the previous poll was conducted in July, Huckabee increased his support by 16 percent. Huckabee is currently polling at 24 percent, which, puts him in second place in Iowa behind Mitt Romney who is expected to get 28 percent of likely voters. Mitt Romney’s lead has shrunk significantly on average in Iowa do to Huckabee’s strong support among conservatives. Mike Huckabee has been consistently pro-life and is loved in the evangelical community in Iowa. Giuliani who was expected to be the front runner for Republicans is only polling at 13 percent in Iowa. Huckabee’s success is clearly coming at Giuliani’s expense and a poor showing in Iowa could be costly to Rudy. In New Hampshire, Democrats also saw significant changes. According to a new CNN/WMUR poll Clinton lost 7 perce

Japan has fallen further down the global rankings of equality between women and men, with long working hours and stubborn gender stereotypes seen as to blame. Despite being the world's second-largest economy, Japan is well known for its "glass ceiling" for female workers, its male-dominated boardrooms and its long working hours which make it hard for women to balance a job and a family. Japan ranked 91st out of 128 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2007 global gender gap ranking released Thursday, the worst of the Group of Eight major industrialized powers and down sharply from 80th the previous year. Sweden came top in gender equality followed by other Nordic countries, while Pakistan, Chad and Yemen were at the bottom. The Philippines fared best out of Asian nations in sixth place. Japan ranked 94th in terms of political empowerment, with females accounting for only nine percent of lawmakers. It came 97th in economic participation and opportunity, mainly d

According to police, an 18-year-old teen driving in the German town of Moenchengladbach on a go-kart was able to give seven police cars chasing him the slip.  Police aid that the chase went on for about 3-miles through some winding streets until the teen was able to find an open garage that he was able to sneak in to and lay low. Willy Thevissen, a police spokesman, said, “We were chasing him across town, but the squad cars couldn’t keep up because the go-cart was able to take corners faster and he was able to get away.”  Police were finally able to discover the teenager’s hiding place and picked him up.  He has been charged with driving a go-kart on public streets and driving with no license.  In Germany it is not permitted to drive go-karts down public streets. Thevissen also said, “He told us he knew driving a go-cart on the street is illegal,” but said that he “had just purchased the vehicle from a friend and said he had no other way of

Everyone wants healthy kids right? Of course we do. I am a father of three sons myself and had no health care when my first son was born and for another two years thereafter. Who would possibly say that health care for children is a bad idea? Of course nobody would. However, when it gets past the ‘feel good about yourself’ part it always has to come to who will fund it and manage it. Some groups of people want a vast federally controlled bureaucracy to mange it. You can probably guess which party would prefer that. Alternatively, it can be put in place, managed and funded by individual states. And you can most likely guess which party would prefer that as well. Here in California there will be a children’s universal health care bill on the ballot in the next general election. Moreover, I might just vote for it too. Preventive health care is a win win for everyone involved. Nevertheless, the fact is that Democrats do not trust individual states to manage themselves. What socialist go

Texas Industries 1Q profit slips - Bizjournals.com TexasIndustries1Q profit slipsBizjournals.com, NC -18 hours agoTexasIndustriesInc.'s first-quarter profit declined compared with a year ago, hurt by the impact of maintenance at some of its plants.…TexasIndustriesF1Q earnings plummetnewratings.comTexasIndustriesPosts Lower Q1 EPS As Sales Decline - UpdateTrading MarketsTexasIndustriesIncome Falls 40 PercentCNNMoney.comall 25 news articles Worthington Industries promotes VP as president of Dietrich - Bizjournals.com Columbus Dispatch WorthingtonIndustriespromotes VP as president of DietrichBizjournals.com, NC -Sep 26, 2007WorthingtonIndustriesInc. has promoted a vice president as the leader of its metal framing business. The Columbus-based company said Wednesday it…UPDATE: WorthingtonIndustries' Profit Falls 53%, Will Close ShopsCNNMoney.comJohn Roberts Named President of Dietrich Metal FramingDie WeltExtreme Makeover: Home Edition S

YES - housing prices have slipped in Alberta, but is it really the big drop that everyone fears?"August's (nationwide) decline was due largely to drops in Alberta, where the average price in Calgary fell $13,000 to $423,801 and Edmonton's average slipped $8,100 to $345,809."NO - what we are seeing is a slight softening of the market. After such a meteoric rise in housing prices over the last 18 months we need a correction. Don't forget Alberta's economics are undoubtedly the best in Canada."With the province expected to post economic growth of 4.3 per cent this year, growth is expected to moderate to between 2.5 and three per cent for 2008-09 due to rising costs for labour, production and infrastructure.""The promise of oil sands projects, combined with assets such as a young, educated population and an excellent business climate, bodes well for the region," TD Bank economists Don Drummond and Derek Burleton

First, Greenspan on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Stewart does a great job interviewing the former Fed chief and seems to understand what really is going on... LinkOn to the dollar Wow, the dollar had its clocked cleaned again today. The dollar index sank over 2%, slumping to $1.40 to get a single euro and the Loonie (Canadian dollar) hit parity with the buck!!Latest headlines include one money manager stating the a Saudi de-peg from the dollar is "inevitable", while in the same report an advisor to the Oily Kingdom is saying not so fast. Who to believe? 'De-Peg Inevitable'.As noted earlier today, the dollar's fall to $1.40 for a euro could mean unhappy European exporters and policy makers: Break of key level may stoke political tensions...Wall Street seemed to hardly care, with just modest declines -- running in place ahead of tomorrow's quadruple witching and ahead of the release of third quarter earnings in October. La dee dee, lah dee dah... business as usual.Think of it thi

Dell XPS M1730 slips, now launching September 21stWe can't ever guarantee launch dates on an unannounced product, but it looks like Dell's internal shipment date for the new XPS M1730 just slipped, and has been pushed back to September 21st for the US, Europe, and Asia. Here's the latest specs list (sorry, not much there has changed since before): Intel Core 2 Duo up to 2.6GHz (X7800, 4MB cache) Up to 4GB DDR2 667 RAM, Intel PM965 chipset 17-inch WUXGA TrueLife (1920x1200) Single or SLI 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 8700M GT Regular and SSD drive options Blu-ray drive (6) USB 2.0, 1394, DVI out, S-Video, gigabit Ethernet, IR 54mm ExpressCard (with travel remote) 802.11a/b/g/n, 3G WWAN, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR 10.6 pound starting weight, 2-inch thick chassis(Via Engadget.)

Reports on Monday stated that Owen Wilson was “receiving medical treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center [Monday] morning after paramedics and police rushed to his Santa Monica home [on] Sunday”.As for the cause, Los Angeles Times writer Tami Abdollah said in her report:[While] the National Enquirer and Star magazine reported that the actor tried to commit suicide, authorities have not released any information that would substantiate those reports.Wilson’s publicist (Ina Treciokas with I/D Public Relations) issued this statement from the actor: “I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time.”Wilson is 38 years old.

Microsoft's IIS outserves Apache among Fortune 1000 websites, researcher reports. More evidence is emerging that Apache is suffering against Redmond, after a survey revealed that Microsoft's Internet Information Services Web server is outserving Apache on Fortune 1000 websites. According to Port80 Software, which periodically surveys the public sites of Fortune 1000 companies to determine their

In my CNBC options report today, I covered the less than enthusiastic options speculation in the XLF: Options Report: Traders Still Cautious On Financial Sector. There was never any great head of steam in the XLF today, up about 3/4% and then a late day reversal.I also talked to a variety of interesting folks to throw this story on the interest rate outlook together:Quick Fed Rate Cut Appears Less Likely. Paul Kasriel of Northern Trust was especially thought provoking. One of the things left on the cutting room floor is that when the Fed does start to head off a recession by cutting rates, Kasriel believes the Fed will immediately be behind the curve.One of the best interviews of the day today on CNBC (imho) - a combo of Mickey Siebert and Mike Metz: http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=467757844. Yep, about 100 years of Wall Street experience and wisdom combined.