Irish unemployment at 14-year high of 12.2 percent DUBLIN ? Unemployment in recession-hit Ireland has risen to a 14-year high of 12.2 percent, the country’s Central Statistics Office reported Friday. The rise from June’s rate of 11.9 percent means the number of people out of work is reaching a new record high each month in Ireland
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Collapse of property boom sends Ireland?s unemployment rate to 14-year high of 12.2 percent
Philippine floods kill 3 French citizens, 9 others MANILA, Philippines ? Three French tourists were among at least 12 people killed when heavy rains collapsed an earthen dike and fed landslides and floods that deluged towns and villages in the northern Philippines, officials said Friday. A group of French and South Koreans were traveling on Mount Pinatubo
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Philippine floods kill at least 12, including 3 French tourists; thousands displaced
Aerosmith postpones concert after Tyler fall STURGIS, S.D. ? Aerosmith postponed at least one weekend concert after frontman Steven Tyler fell off the stage at a South Dakota show and suffered what a concert spokesman said were head, neck and shoulder injuries. Tyler, 61, fell several feet while dancing around as the sound crew replaced a fuse
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Aerosmith postpones Friday concert after Steven Tyler?s fall from stage, injuries unclear
Actors remember filmmaker Hughes as influential NEW YORK ? The actors made famous by writer-director John Hughes are extolling his talents after his death, calling him influential and “one of the giants” for capturing the youth market in the 1980s and ’90s with such favorites as “The Breakfast Club,” ”Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Home Alone.” Hughes
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Actors who worked with Hughes recall him as influential and ?a quintessential filmmaker?
WASHINGTON – A breakthrough by engineers at Queen’s University Belfast’s Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), may lead to more accurate global weather forecasts and a better understanding of climate change. The breakthrough is the development of a high performance electronic device, known as a dual polarized Frequency Selective Surface filter, that is to
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Scientific breakthrough will lead to more accurate weather forecasts
Rebels admit leader’s arrest, return to Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ? Tamil Tiger rebels have acknowledged their new leader has been arrested in Malaysia and handed over to the Sri Lankan military. The group says in a statement Friday that Selvarasa Pathmanathan was captured near a hotel Wednesday by the Malaysian Royal Intelligence Corps
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Safina upset in 3 sets; Sharapova advances CARSON, Calif. ? Zheng Jie of China upset top-ranked Dinara Safina 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the third round of the LA Women’s Tennis Championships on Thursday night, beating the Russian for the first time in five career meetings. “It’s amazing for me because I never beat Safina before
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Top-ranked Safina upset in 3 sets by China?s Zheng Jie in LA Women?s Tennis Championships
Designed for ecological city environment, the “Ant” by Mexican designer Ramon Ramirez is a futuristic car that not only touts a trendy design but also helps in sustaining the urban surroundings. The Ant, as depicted by its name, looks like an ant and runs on electrical-solar energy combination, which makes it zero-emission, quite and nice to the environment vehicle. On the inside its panoramic auto tinted window, the city car features a big environment simulator screen to make the journey relaxing and comfortable
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The ‘Ant’ inspired car is big on renewable energy
Winner of the competition to design a pavilion for Shanghai Expo 2010, the Belgian Pavilion by Conix Architects and JV Realys resembling the brain cell image seems to take you straight into the human brain. Boasting the artistic and scientific richness of the nation, the Belgian Pavilion also depicts nation’s central position in Europe, a cross-point of the Latin, the Germanic and the Anglo-Saxon cultural traditions.
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Belgian pavilion takes you straight into human brain
The Honda Fit (Jazz) Sport model is not available in India, Honda is mulling over the possibility of introducing the 1.5-liter engine variant in India next year. In the U.S though, you could buy the Fit off a Honda showroom. Now add to that some flashy jewelery in the form of Honda and Mugen parts which makes the Fit sportier and more fun (and more pricey as well) Honda’s long-time racing team and performance parts supplier, Mugen, has introduced a list of accessories.
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Mugen’s custom parts for Honda Jazz in America
Presented in the LG cell phone competition, Design the Future, Andrew Zheng’s “LG Traveler phone” deserves all the appreciation despite the fact that it lost in the completion. This uniquely designed hexagonal-shaped handset is overloaded with wide range of exciting features. The unit though comes with touchscreen application
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LG Traveler phone for better connectivity when on move
Jeanine is viewers’ pick on Fox dance competition NEW YORK ? Viewers said Jeanine Mason can dance best as they crowned her the winner of Fox network’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” Jeanine beat out Evan, Kayla and Brandon on the dance competition’s fifth-season finale, which aired live with the results Thursday. The vivacious 18-year-old brunette from
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Jeanine is viewers? pick on season finale of Fox?s ?So You Think You Can Dance?
Even though Chrome 2 was only released in May, Google has already issued version 3 as a downloadable beta . So what has Google been working on during the past few months… New Tab Page Customization The “New Tab” page displays thumbnails of your most recently and frequently-visited websites. A number of customization options are now provided, so it’s possible to rearrange, remove, or make links ’sticky’.
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Google Reveal Chrome 3 Beta
Big dogs in soccer must rule their own backyard The latest tipping point for American soccer appears to be doing just that, tipping, and it’s located in Mexico City, no less. It’s called Azteca Stadium, imposingly perched atop volcanic rock 7,400 feet above sea level, which is only one reason why it might be the toughest road
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Nothing would prove US soccer has arrived like beating Mexico at the Azteca
If you’re a Flickr user, there’s a lovely new(ish) AIR application called Flickroom available. It’s currently in Beta, and it looks and acts a little bit like “Flickr Meets Adobe Lightroom”. The interface is almost identical to Lightroom and it allows you upload images, browse, edit titles, descriptions and metadata amongst many other features
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Flickroom: Easy & Stylish Way To Work With Flickr
Congress OKs $2B refill of ‘cash for clunkers’ WASHINGTON ? Pedal to the metal, Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Thursday night with an additional $2 billion for “cash for clunkers,” the economy-boosting rebate program that caught the fancy of car buyers and instantly increased sales for an auto industry long mired in recession.
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Legislation extending ?cash for clunkers? car rebate program headed for presidential signature
White House advises Dems on handling protests WASHINGTON ? Top White House officials counseled Democratic senators Thursday on coping with disruptions at public events on health care this summer, officials said, and promised the party and allies would respond with twice the force if any individual lawmaker is criticized in television advertising. These officials also told skittish
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Mexico court to probe day-care fire that killed 49 MEXICO CITY ? Mexico’s Supreme Court is opening an investigation of alleged irregularities at a day care center where a fire killed 49 children in northern Mexico. The court voted 8-3 Thursday to form a two-judge commission that will begin its probe of the June 5 blaze next
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Mexico?s Supreme Court to investigate alleged violations in day-care fire that killed 49 kids
For those who aren’t lucky enough to get your hands on a copy of the new 826 catalog , The Dieline presents to you a series of posts containing packaging from each of the seven stores. But first, a little back story from the catalog: “Back in the fall of 2001, Dave Eggers and some friends and were looking to rent a space on Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. They planned to open an after-school tutoring center for the kids who lived in the neighborhood; it was a simple and only semi-formed notion
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826 Valencia: Pirate Supply Store
NCAA bans championships in betting states The NCAA approved a policy Thursday that would ban states, such as Delaware, from hosting championship events if they allow fans to bet on single games. Chancellors and presidents from all three NCAA divisions approved the measure, saying it applies to “any session of an NCAA championship,” though it does not
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NCAA bans championship tournaments in states that allow betting on single games