Guardian Unlimited: Technology:
The latest in our series of technological dilemmas involves an anonymous blogger who strikes a bit too close to homeFor some time you've been watching the progress of a notorious - but anonymous - blogger who has been writing posts that have ridiculed and embarrassed organisations you don't like, with exposes of bad corpora (Read More)
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Inpspectors concerned for safety of bridges after policeman's death as search under way for woman swept away in WalesAn urgent investigation into the safety of all 1,800 bridges in Cumbria is under way today after the heaviest rainfall since records began swept several people away and claimed the life of a policeman.People (Read More)
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• Canoeist who died in Devon after floods was experienced kayak instructor• Search continues for woman who fell into river UskThe canoeist who died in Devon after becoming trapped in a swollen river was an extremely experienced kayak instructor, it has emerged.Two friends desperately tried to keep Chris Wheeler's head above (Read More)
The Guardian:
Is it just me? A friend's stance on petty pilfering has made me question my ethical standardsA friend recently returned, seemingly traumatised, from what he described as "a terrible date". After much prompting, he relayed the reason in a hushed and horrified voice: "She tried to force me to steal money from a car park machi (Read More)
Engadget:
Wishing you could get a Motorola Droid and stand out from all your Android-toting friends at the same time? Then you might just want to consider bidding on this "limited edition" Droid prototype that just turned up on eBay, which has a reasonably good chance of being an actual Droid, and a slight chance of being an actual p (Read More)
Reuters:
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's No. 6 mobile services provider Tata Teleservices on Sunday extended its per-second billing scheme to roaming calls as well, as the tariff war in the world's fastest-growing wireless market heats up.
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TechCrunch:
Yesterday I spent the day at TechCrunch’s ‘Real Time Crunch-up’. This despite having no idea what a ‘Crunch-up’ actually is.The important thing is that Erick had asked me to help moderate his panel about marketing within ‘real-time streams’, which is a subject close to my heart. So close in fact, that had he asked me to hel (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Motion to allow debate on reform to commence passes as two wavering Democrats vote in favourBarack Obama's healthcare reform bill cleared a crucial hurdle last night when the Democrats secured the 60 votes needed in the US Senate allowing debate to begin on 30 November.Two Democratic senators whose support had been in doubt (Read More)
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Working women who claim partners don't pull their weight do so to feel more feminine and in charge in the homeIf there is one thing on which many working mothers agree, it is that their partners do not pull their weight on the domestic front.But research to be published this week reveals that men are being unfairly accused (Read More)
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Geeta Aulakh was found mutilated and dying of severe head injuries in Greenford street last weekA teenager was today charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who was left dying and mutilated in the street.Geeta Aulakh, 28, was found fatally injured by a passer-by in Greenford, north-west London.Police believe Aulakh was a (Read More)
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Hajj is meant to bring Muslims together in brotherhood. But in 2009, more than ever, security is getting in the way"The hajj is one of the great cultural and spiritual events on earth, but one which most of us know far less about than we do about things that happen in outer space and under the sea", says Taran Davies co-pro (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• 'At the moment there is no British grand prix'• Ecclestone 'a little surprised' by Button's moveBernie Ecclestone has confirmed the deadline to salvage the British grand prix is 9 December, and claims that if talks with Silverstone fail by that date, the fixture will be removed from the Formula One calendar.Plans to switc (Read More)
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• Brad has a contract until 2010, says Garmin general manager• 'If L'Equipe has such a great source, they should reveal it'Bradley Wiggins's current team, Garmin-Slipstream, has denied a weekend report that the Englishman has signed for Team Sky.L'Equipe, the French sports newspaper, claimed on Saturday that the new British (Read More)
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Mohammad Ali Abtahi jailed for six years after being accused of fomenting unrest after disputed June election in IranA former vice president has been jailed for six years after being accused of fomenting unrest to overthrow the Iranian government, his lawyer said today .Mohammad Ali Abtahi is the most senior reformer to be (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Policing board member Alex Attwood says two attempts to murder police officers this weekend shows dissidents are 'broadening scale'Republican dissidents are widening their terror attacks across Northern Ireland, a member of the province's policing board warned today after two separate attempts to murder police officers at t (Read More)