Monday 31 October 2011

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Armed police! Drop the bread and step away from the duck pond


This time last year I brought you the story of a mother-of-two who was reprimanded by a council warden for throwing the 'wrong' kind of bread to the ducks. Now it appears that the 'healthy eating for ducks' guidelines have been adopted across the country.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2055850/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-Armed-police-Drop-bread-step-away-duck-pond.html?ITO=1490

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App for discovering what's happening nearby

PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Instead of checking the local newspaper or social networks, a new app takes the guesswork out of finding local events and what is happening nearby.


Source: http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/19b5cb73/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A110C10A0C310Cus0Eapp0Ehappenings0EidUSTRE79U1RM20A1110A310DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm

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Same economists who work out Budget figures are producing OBR data

Two men had the job of signing off Alistair Darling?s growth and borrowing forecasts, which have now been revised by the independent Office for Budgetary Responsibility: Sir Nick Macpherson, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, and Dave Ramsden, Chief Economic Adviser.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article7150154.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084

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Man jailed over sex images of ex

A man who posted sexual images of his former girlfriend online is jailed for four months.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-15522222

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Water woes for 500 families in Sungai Petani

ABOUT 500 families, including 120 Indian families living in Paya Nahu apartments in Sungai Petani, have been experiencing water cuts the past few months, Malaysia Nanban reported.


Source: http://thestar.com.my.feedsportal.com/c/33048/f/534555/s/19b6a1c3/l/0Lthestar0N0Bmy0Cnews0Cstory0Basp0Dfile0F0C20A110C110C10Cnation0C980A94610Gsec0Fnation/story01.htm

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Sunday 30 October 2011

Same economists who work out Budget figures are producing OBR data

Two men had the job of signing off Alistair Darling?s growth and borrowing forecasts, which have now been revised by the independent Office for Budgetary Responsibility: Sir Nick Macpherson, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, and Dave Ramsden, Chief Economic Adviser.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article7150154.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084

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BBC pundit Alan Hansen rakes in �40k for every Match of the Day appearance


An MP has urged the BBC to justify the former Liverpool player’s huge pay packet, which amounts to around �1.5million a year.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055292/BBC-pundit-Alan-Hansen-rakes-40k-Match-Day-appearance.html?ITO=1490

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Special counters for RM500 aid registration in all districts nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: Special counters to register low-income households to facilitate the disbursement of a RM500 one-time aid announced in Budget 2012 would be set up in all the districts nationwide.


Source: http://thestar.com.my.feedsportal.com/c/33048/f/534555/s/19ab7ab6/l/0Lthestar0N0Bmy0Cnews0Cstory0Basp0Dfile0F0C20A110C10A0C30A0Cnation0C20A1110A30A1518530Gsec0Fnation/story01.htm

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Devamany to give way?

PETALING JAYA: MIC vice-president Datuk S.K. Devamany, a two-term Cameron Highlands MP, says he does not think he will have to vacate his seat for party president Datuk G. Palanivel.


Source: http://thestar.com.my.feedsportal.com/c/33048/f/534555/s/19aa93f6/l/0Lthestar0N0Bmy0Cnews0Cstory0Basp0Dfile0F0C20A110C10A0C30A0Cnation0C97982840Gsec0Fnation/story01.htm

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Who will die in the Downton Abbey Spanish flu crisis?


In the drama's emotionally-charged finale, to be screened next Sunday, the Spanish flu pandemic causes heartbreak for the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2055226/Who-die-Downton-Abbey-Spanish-flu-crisis.html?ITO=1490

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Sony mulling pulling out of LCD JV with Samsung: sources

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp, struggling with a loss-making television business, is considering dissolving its LCD joint venture with South Korea's Samsung Electronics in a bid to cut costs, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.


Source: http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/19aadf85/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A110C10A0C30A0Cus0Esony0Esamsung0EidUSTRE79T0AC720A1110A30A0DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm

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Baby, you can park my car (The Newsroom)

The Newsroom - For those of us who are parallel-parking challenged, and can't afford to shell out $70,000 clams for a car that can park itself, maybe you can give Ronny Wechselberger a call. In April, the German driver set a Guinness World ?

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_newsroom/20110811/od_yblog_newsroom/baby-you-can-park-my-car

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Google takes another shot at the TV market

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is making another push to bring its Web savvy to television sets, hoping to tap into a vast new market despite consumers' lukewarm reaction to one of its initial offerings.


Source: http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/19a63a3d/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A110C10A0C290Cus0Egoogle0Etv0EidUSTRE79R3V620A1110A290DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm

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India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus

(Reuters) - Indian authorities seized computer equipment from a data center in Mumbai as part of an investigation into the Duqu malicious software that some security experts warned could be the next big cyber threat.


Source: http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/19a5bb68/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A110C10A0C280Cus0Ecybersecurity0Eindia0EidUSTRE79R61S20A1110A280DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm

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Groupon considering raising IPO price range: source

(Reuters) - Groupon Inc is considering raising its IPO price range due to investor demand, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.


Source: http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/19a5ec35/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A110C10A0C280Cus0Egroupon0Eipo0Eroadshow0EidUSTRE79R6E0A20A1110A280DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm

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RIM sets up facility in India to help with surveillance: report

(Reuters) - Research In Motion has set up a facility in Mumbai to help the Indian government carry out lawful surveillance of its BlackBerry services, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.


Source: http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/199fedff/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A110C10A0C280Cus0Erim0EidUSTRE79R0ASV20A1110A280DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm

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Offenders face bigger benefit cut

The amount that can be deducted from benefits to pay court fines will increase from �5 to �25 a week, the government says.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15503503

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Saturday 29 October 2011

DPM: ?Teaching Maths and Science in dual languages not feasible?

KUALA LUMPUR: The situation will be kucar-kacir (chaotic) if parents are given the option to decide if they want their children taught in Bahasa Malaysia or English in the learning of Science and Mathematics in schools, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.


Source: http://thestar.com.my.feedsportal.com/c/33048/f/534555/s/19aa93e3/l/0Lthestar0N0Bmy0Cnews0Cstory0Basp0Dfile0F0C20A110C10A0C30A0Cnation0C980A27550Gsec0Fnation/story01.htm

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Mad dogs and Englishman steal limelight in India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton set the practice pace in a hazy first session at India's new Buddh International Formula One circuit Friday on a morning of stray dogs, quick Red Bulls and fierce national pride.


Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/uk-motor-racing-prix-practice-idUKTRE79R0Y820111028?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

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