Topic: GOOGLE - on August 26, 2008 at 2:15:00 PM CEST
Why Google has lost its mojo -- and why you should care
Google has gone from innovative upstart to fat-and-happy industry leader in what seems like record time. Put simply, the search giant has lost its mojo. That's good news for Microsoft, and it could affect how you use Google's cloud computing services.
Mojo (pronounced /ˈmoʊdʒoʊ/) is a term commonly encountered in the African-American folk belief called hoodoo. A mojo is a type of magic charm, often of red flannel cloth and tied with a drawstring, containing botanical, zoological, and/or mineral curios, petition papers, and the like. It is typically worn under clothing.
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Topic: POLITIK - on August 26, 2008 at 2:12:00 PM CEST
Berlusconi will Liebeslieder-CD aufnehmen
Vor seinem Leben als Ministerpräsident von Italien tingelte Silvio Berlusconi als Schlagersänger von Kreuzfahrtschiffen zu Strandbars: Jetzt will der Hobbysänger ein Album aufnehmen - und von Amore singen.
Rom - O sole mio: Nach einigen Jahren Pause will der 71-jährige Silvio Berlusconi die Öffentlichkeit erneut an seiner Gesangsleidenschaft teilhaben lassen. Der neapolitanische Sänger Mariano Apicella arbeite zusammen mit Berlusconi an einem neuen Album mit Liebesliedern, sagte Apicella der Zeitung "La Repubblica".
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 26, 2008 at 1:57:00 PM CEST
High Times goes digital
Our pals at High Times are about to start distributing their magazine in a digital-only format, via Zinio - placing them alongside such stalwarts as Popular Mechanics, Business Week, PC World, and of course, Playboy. The pitch is clever ("The World’s Greenest Magazine Just Got Greener"), and Zinio's service generally gets good reviews for what it is. You're still paying for a subscription, but there's something to be said for saving a tree. (Something like: "Gee, we're really just saving that tree for later, when some other magazine can come along and chop it down.") At any rate, there's a free preview issue available for your perusal.
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 26, 2008 at 1:54:00 PM CEST
Marijuana Grow House Found In Mall Of The Americas
The Drug Enforcement Administration discovered something unexpected in the Mall of the Americas.
DEA agents found a hydroponics lab with more than 200 marijuana plants, standing 3 to 6 feet tall in the air and worth millions of dollars, in a storage area on the second floor of the mall.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 26, 2008 at 1:33:00 PM CEST
Crime Does Pay: 06 7 Criminals Who Lived Very, Very Well - error
Contrary to the old adage, crime really does pay - at least for a while. Here are the stories of 6 rich criminals who, while didn't know how to live good, they did know how to live very well.
1 Griselda Blanco
Griselda Blanco (b. February 15, 1943), also known as la Madrina, the Godmother, the Black Widow and the Cocaine Queen of Miami, was a drug lord and pioneer in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade and underworld. Blanco was known for her absolute ruthlessness and sociopathic behavior.
Griselda Blancoflorida-cracker.org6 Criminals Who Lived Very, Very Well
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Topic: War and Peace News - on August 26, 2008 at 1:22:00 PM CEST
Mother Jones interactive military presence map
These numbers are often fuzzy: Some deployments are classified, others are temporary, and just because the Defense Department claims 30 US troops in Indonesia last year doesn't mean 1,500 didn't pass through on training missions. Even so, the map, and the associated research, should give you a good feel for what the Pentagon is up to around the world.
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Topic: SPAM - on August 26, 2008 at 1:10:00 PM CEST
Officials 'back ban on data sale'
There is massive support among election officials in England for a ban on the sale of voters' personal data to direct mail companies, a survey has found.
The Local Government Association poll of more than 200 administrators found 98% supported an end to the practice.
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Topic: e-bay - on August 26, 2008 at 1:07:00 PM CEST
Million bank details sold on eBay
A computer hard disc containing one million sets of bank details was bought on eBay for just £35.
The secondhand PC contained details of customers from American Express, NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland. The files included names, addresses, sort codes, account numbers, credit card numbers, mobile phone numbers, mothers' maiden names and even scans of signatures - more than enough for an identity thief.
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