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  • Large rally places job demands on Italian government Large rally places job demands on Italian government

    Protesters marching in the tens of thousands rallied in Italy on Sunday to rail against the policies of the new coalition government. Around 100,000 protesters, led by trade unionists, converged on Rome to wave red flags and placards, urging changes to austerity measures. The union-led crowd called for the new government of centre-left Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, to focus on job ...

  • Americans happier with economic figures Americans happier with economic figures

    Americans are at their most optimistic since 2007 according to a Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment. The preliminary index has shown optimism increased to 83.7 in May as stocks surged and real estate climbed. With record stock prices boosting household wealth and unemployment down in some areas, consumers were able to see their way through the effects of ...

  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians

    Britain's Financial Times was hacked last week by a mysterious group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. The newspaper's technology blog was hacked to display a slogan saying: "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Several Twitter feeds run by the Financial Times were also plastered with similar slogans. The FT later said its blogs and social media accounts had been compromised ...

  • Target looks for new ideas from digital world Target looks for new ideas from digital world

    Target Corp has opened a new office base in San Francisco in order to discover technology ideas. With the second-largest US retailer trying to grow its online commerce business, a Technology Innovation Center has been set up to develop mobile commerce, which has become a particular focus of retailers because new technology allows people to use their mobile devices to shop. With a huge ...


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Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora) [DVD]

Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora) [DVD]

When the 21-year-old American actress Louise Brooks stepped off the train in Berlin, Germany in 1928, she didnt speak a word of German and had no idea who Georg Wilhelm Pabst was outside of the fact that he had cabled her in Hollywood and was willing to pay her $1,000 a week to make a f ... ...

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  • Hackers target important Saudi websites

    The Saudi Arabia state news agency has reported a coordinated attack on the country's government websites. Several government websites in Saudi Arabia came under heavy cyber attacks last week, shutting them down for a short time. The attacks have been traced to IP addresses from a number of countries. Saudi investigators found the attacks had been launched from hundreds of Internet ...

  • Websense agrees to private equity buyout

    Websense makes Internet security, data protection and Web filtering software mostly for businesses. It released its first products in 1996 and has been a dean of San Diego's Internet security software ...

  • Mortgage basics What you dont know could cost you

    Near record-low mortgage rates have been luring potential homebuyers to the real estate market. But are you armed with the basics to take on the commitment of a home ...

  • Radiation hair loss cut by circadian timing

    Hair loss is one of the most visible and distracting effects of cancer radiation therapy. That hair loss can possibly be reduced by giving radiation in the evening, a time in the circadian cycle when hair follicles are resting, according to a new study. Applications may extend to chemotherapy protocols, the study ...

  • McDonalds wins Temecula burger war

    The Temecula City Council last week rejected an appeal of the Planning Commission's March approval of plans for a new McDonald's in the Palomar Village shopping center at the corner of Rancho California and Margarita ...

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