Washington, Dec 18, (DPA): Saturday, December 18, 2010 –> US President Barack Obama Friday signed into law a compromise tax deal reached with Republicans, ending months of political wrangling that threatened to leave US families facing a massive tax hike at the start of the year. The legislation includes a two-year extension of across-the-board tax cuts that were first enacted under former president George W. Bush, and extends unemployment benefits for out-of-work Americans for an additional 13…
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CARACAS – Venezuelan lawmakers on Friday granted President Hugo Chavez extraordinary legislative powers to govern the country by decree for the next 18 months. Applause broke out as the heavily pro-government national assembly approved the measure just three weeks after the opposition made landmark gains to take 40 percent of seats — 67 out of 165 — in the new assembly from January. The new legislature will end the unhindered advantage the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela has enjoyed for five years in passing laws, after opposition parties boycotted the 2005 elections and were shut out of the process. The new law…
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enlarge Credit: Herald Examiner Collection Even Los Angeles was getting the hang of blackouts in 1941. Click here to view this media On December 17th 1941 it was 10 days after Pearl Harbor and the country was gearing up for what would become the long haul. Fighting was going on all over the Pacific region and news reports on this day try to keep track of what was happening with varying degrees of results. Heads were rolling in Washington over who was “asleep at the switch” in Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Command was revamped and replaced quickly with heads lined up on the chopping block before any investigation got underway. Despite everything the universal feeling was to keep Christmas going and even the Mayor of San Francisco declared all celebrations would go on as planned. Not even a war was going to stop people from jamming local department stores, even if they were blacked out. A day with more questions than answers and a December 17th more confusing than most.
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Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN) — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Saturday he is concerned about escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula, where he is urging “maximum” restraint ahead of scheduled military exercises. “This is a tinderbox,” he told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, who is traveling with the governor in North Korea. “Right now, my objective is to say — tamp things down.” Both Koreas have traded tough talk and conducted aggressive military drills in the weeks after North Korea shelled a South Korean island last month. The…
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(CNN) — A blast of harsh winter weather socked Europe Friday, causing travel chaos and sending temperatures into the deep-freeze. From Northern Ireland to Bulgaria, blizzard conditions left airports with…
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Outside of the Nexus One (and recently-launched Nexus S , of course), T-Mobile’s G2 is about as close as one can get to stock build of Android. ‘Course, it’s now a point release behind Gingerbread, but we’re hoping that’ll be remedied in short order. Outside of that, we’re curious to know how you’d change the slip-sliding Android phone if given the schematics and the ability to start over from scratch. By and large, we felt that HTC nailed the design, but of course, everyone’s capable of seeing things in a slightly different light. What would you tweak about the G2 if given the choice? Change up the keyboard? Offer it on AT&T or a CDMA carrier? Throw in a row of LEDs along the left edge, just for kicks? All (reasonable) ideas are welcome in comments below — you never know who’ll be tuning in. How would you change the T-Mobile G2? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading the main story Darfur: World’s favourite war? In pictures: Portraits of Darfur Q&A: Darfur conflict Who are Sudan’s Darfur rebels? Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been accused of siphoning as much as $9bn of his country’s funds and placing it in foreign accounts, according to leaked US diplomatic cables. Diplomats quoted the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as saying that much of the money may be stashed in London banks….
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If you’re living with chronic pain, you may have already tried the usual treatments. Could natural pain relief with pain supplements offer an alternative? Some experts say supplements can be the cornerstone of good pain management.
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Kimberly Smith of Lyndhurst, Ohio would have lost her unemployment benefits had Congress not acted to extend them. While thankful, she feels that the middle class are “making the rich richer and trying to help the poor survive.” (Dec. 17)
Continue reading …What’s your ploy for getting a decent night’s sleep? A healthy lifestyle is key. Supplements may also help provide restful sleep.
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