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Beleaguered government for more steps to tame inflation

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:53:36 PDT
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Beleaguered by a 13-year high annual inflation at 11.05 percent, the government Saturday doled out hopes and promises to tame inflation. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said that the government was open to more measures such as cutting taxes, but argued that the country should not panic. “Given the difficult circumstances, the government will take appropriate measures in order to contain and moderate inflation,” Chidambram said in a statement, adding that

Various & Sundry for the Weekend

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:44:09 PDT
by jhwygirl Most of you know what a fan I am of Keith Olbermann. The latest issue of The New Yorker has a profile, titled One Angry Man: Is Keith Olbermann Changing TV News?. I know the answer, but of course I read it anyway. A rare male seadragon is pregnant. Apparently this is normal. Aquarium officials altered the lighting and thinned the plants to create mood. Yellowstone National Park officials have moved the 45th parallel line. For safety reasons. The one that I remember had been 3/

French GP Prac3: Piquet Jr Finally Shows Some Potential

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:08:14 PDT
The recent trend of Practice 3 seems to be that the top teams - Ferrari, McLaren and BMW would take a more conservative stand during the session, while letting the normal mid-field teams take the centre stage. For the final practice session of the French GP, Nelson Piquet Jr, in his French-made Renault R28, tops the timesheet.

Int'l Trend Setter™ - ITS Online - Amazing People - Adam

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:54:58 PDT
Adam Bender is eight years old and loves to play baseball -- not unusual for boys his age. What is remarkable is the fact that he plays with just one leg. When he was a year old Adam lost his left leg to cancer, but his parents were determined not to let this stop him from living a regular life. "I was a little hesitant when we first brought him up

Todays Metal and Hardcore News 21st June

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:41:41 PDT
Featuring: himsa,overcast,funeral for a friend,the devil wears prada,emmure,the secret,the human abstract...

Diamonds are Forever

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:41:47 PDT
In October 2005, Egg asked the Social Issues Research Centre to investigate the trends that would define the "Noughties". They found that many people thought of the period as the "Decade of Fear", due to the immense media coverage of 9/11, the tsunami and the War on Terror. As a result, people are increasingly likely to stay at home, to indulge the

Google Trends Comes To Web Sites: Trends For Web Sites

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:47:07 PDT
Google has launched a major addition to Google Trends named Trends for Web Sites. Trends for Web Sites extends Google Trends by enabling you to search for web site addresses, as opposed to just searching for trends by keyword.

Homophobic governments block gays from UN AIDS conference

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:59:36 PDT
Power sharing continues in Northern Ireland under new First Minister Peter Robinson is Northern Ireland's next First Minister, despite concerns that direct rule would be imposed after a dispute between the main parties to the peace process. Kennedy joins Obama in VP hunt Illinois Senator Barack Obama has selected a powerhouse three-person team to assist him in choosing his Democratic vice-presidential running mate for the November contest. Down but not out - what next for the

Guimp.com...please meet dot16 - world's smallest website

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:28:12 PDT
Please meet dot16 from pixeltemplate.com...the smallest site in the world, measuring a mere 16by16 pixels of righteous goodness. The site might be old but still is cool to look at even though the site is very hard to read. Perhaps small sites likes these will help start a new web trend...web 3.0?

Google Trends Adds Site Comparison Feature

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:14:29 PDT
Google Trends added a new website layer to its search analytics tool Friday. The new feature graphs the amount of daily unique visitors to a website and compares it to other sites, demonstrating a window into the highs and lows of web traffic.


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