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Kate Winslet lays bare the truth about her figure as she goes nude for role which could win her an Oscar 23rd December 2008 She will probably say she did it for her art. But, by happy coincidence, it helps to silence her critics, too. Kate Winslet has stripped off and bared (almost) all in...

Re: Singapore Flyer broke down, what happen if... No.We are No. 1 again.We have the most breakdown record. Three breakdowns within months of operation, two in December itself. Maybe even world record for inefficient flyer operation.

Re: Singapore Flyer halted We won again. Number 1.Three breakdowns within months of operation. 2 breakdowns in December itself. Yeah go for it. always no. 1

NF3 in Microchips May be the Missing Greenhouse Gas. . Monday, December 22, 2008 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer A chemical widely used to manufacture microchips and flat-screen monitors and televisions has 17,000 times the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide, but remains unregulated...

INDIA TREATENS PAKISTAN By Rahul Bedi in Mumbai 22 Dec 2008 As the Taj Mahal Palace hotel and the nearby Trident-Oberoi invited guests through their doors following the attacks that killed more than 170 people, the Indian government made clear that it held Pakistan responsible...

Bank of China furious at Deutsche debt move By Sean Farrell, Financial Editor Dec 22 2008 Investors in bank debt are threatening to boycott lenders that follow Deutsche Bank in breaking an unwritten rule and failing to exercise a call option on subordinated debt. In a co-ordinated...

Default by Kuwaiti investment house hits Gulf's reputation as financial hub By Alistair Dawber December 22 2008 The reputation of the Arabian Gulf as a financial hub was dealt a blow yesterday as Global Investment House (GIH), one of the region's biggest institutional investors, confirmed...

Japan asked US to prepare for nuclear strike on China The Japanese prime minister awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974 for his opposition to atomic weapons secretly pleaded with Washington to use nuclear missiles against China in the event of a conflict breaking out in the region, it has...

'Sex chip' being developed by scientists Scientists are developing an electronic "sex chip" that can be implanted into the brain to stimulate pleasure. By Chris Irvine 22 Dec 2008 The chip works by sending tiny shocks from implanted electrodes in the brain. The technology has...

Britain's job 'bloodbath' Cabinet minister issues stark warning of carnage for private and public sectors as employers delay huge redundancies until the new year By Nigel Morris, Ben Russell and Alistair Dawber Monday, 22 December 2008 Britain faces an unemployment "bloodbath" in...

Christmas shut-down in Silicon Valley By Richard Waters and Chris Nuttall in San Francisco Published: December 21 2008 19:02 | Last updated: December 21 2008 19:02 Workers at some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies will find themselves spending an uncommonly long time with their...

December 18, 2008 2:00 PM New Report: Worldwide Bankruptcy Wave About to Hit Posted by Brian Baxter Europe and the U.S. are about to experience a significant increase in business failures. That's the conclusion reached by Paris-based Euler Hermes, the world's largest credit insurer, in a...

'Greek Syndrome' is catching as youth take to streets First it was Athens. Now the Continent's disillusioned youth is taking to the streets across Europe. John Lichfield reports Saturday, 20 December 2008 Europe exists, it appears. If Greek students sneeze, or catch a whiff of tear-gas...

Zimbabwe introduces 10 billion dollar banknote Zimbabwe's central bank has introduced a 10 billion Zimbabwe dollar banknote, worth $20 on the black market, to try to ease desperate cash shortages, state-run media said on Friday. Prices are doubling every day and food and fuel are in...

France Telecom Sends Ship to Fix Severed Mediterranean Cables By Heather Smith Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- France Telecom SA, Europe’s third- largest telephone company, sent a maintenance ship to repair three severed undersea cables connecting Middle East, Europe and America under the...

Instant photo inventor Polaroid files for bankruptcy Dec 18 2008 WASHINGTON (AFP) – Polaroid Corp., the iconic inventor of the instant photo camera, filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday amid a fraud probe into its parent company, Petters Group Worldwide. "(Polaroid) has filed...

Shoe Hurled at Bush Flies Off Turkish Maker’s Shelves By Mark Bentley Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The shoe hurled at President George W. Bush has sent sales soaring at the Turkish maker as orders pour in from Iraq, the U.S. and Iran. The brown, thick-soled “Model 271” may soon be renamed “The...

Kids Are Quick ____________________________________ TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find the red dot..Singapore MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered Singapore? CLASS: Maria. ____________________________________ TEACHER: John, why are you doing your...

India ready to strike at Pakistan: US report Saturday December 20, 2008 (1253 PST) NEW DELHI: India may have ruled out the military option against Pakistan in the aftermath of Mumbai terror attacks but the international intelligence community continues to believe that strikes in kashmir...

Earth Farts! A team led by International Arctic Research Center scientist Igor Semiletov has found data to suggest that the carbon pool beneath the Arctic Ocean is leaking. The results of more than 1,000 measurements of dissolved methane in the surface water from the East Siberian Arctic...