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Boy George admits to handcuffing escort...
"Those are serious handcuffs, there was no reason to beat him up when I'd put him in those," he said.
"I was just so angry. It wasn't about me doing anything, I just wanted to make sure he did not leave my house."
The singer, who is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court in east London, told police he then went into the other room to check the computer, and Carlsen's phone, for rece...
Chats with Gang Lu...
56minus1 recently interviewed Gang Lu, a presenter at the recent 4th Annual Blogger Conference , co-founder of OpenWebAsian Workgroup and a tech blogger, blogging on Mobinode.com . Below are some highlights:
56minus1: Who will win the SNS war in China? The C2C war? The microblogging war? The video sharing site war?
Gang Lu: There will be more than one winner in the SNS war. Think ab...
City's new Irish centre named...
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Highest Tide In 20 Years Floods Historic Venice...
People wade through high water by Venice's Rialto Bridge, northern Italy, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Water in Venice has risen to its highest level in more than 20 years, leaving much of the Italian city under floods and forcing residents and tourists to wade through knee-high water. City officials say the sea level topped 156 centimeters (61 inches) on Monday, well past the 110 centimeter (40 inch...
Pop culture Q&A: ‘Karen' was a 1960s TV curio...
Q: Back in 1963 or 1964 there was a 30-minute comedy about a teenage girl, called "Karen." Our oldest daughter loved it so much, we named our second daughter Karen. Do you have any info about this show? I've talked about it to our Karen for years.
A: "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable Shows" notes that "Karen" was part of an interesting TV experiment. In the fall of ...
New European Union prize for literature...
The European Commission is launching a new European Union prize for contemporary literature. The aim is to put the spotlight on the creativity and diverse wealth of Europe's contemporary literature, to promote more circulation of literature within Europe and encourage greater interest in non-national literary works. The first edition of the Prize will be awarded in autumn 2009.
The Europ...
Sierra Wireless bids C$345 million for France-based Wavecom...
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Sierra Wireless Inc. (TSX:SW) announced the biggest deal in its history Tuesday, a $345 million bid for Wavecom S.A., a French provider of computer-to-computer wireless communication equipment.
Vancouver-based Sierra Wireless said the deal will help grow its machine-to-machine market, where Wavecom has a second-place position globally, and build up its wireless data tech...
The mirror has two faces...
Once again, the uniqueness of the nation of Malaysia is highlighted in the press. Once again, our strength is also our weakness.
There is no other nation in the world that I know, where the minority ethnic groups have special rights enshrined in the constitution of the nation. The standard modus operandi for any ruling majority ethnic group is to assimilate the minority ethnic group, ...