Verizon to Drop'Supplier Surcharge'

After all the furore that verizon is still collecting the supplier surchage even after SBC decided to do away with it, finally verizon decided to stop collecting the surchage. i guess they might not be able to provide all the new features that they wanted to provide with that money that collected.

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Universal to offer free music for download????

A new music website in the works is promising fans the ability to download free tunes and videos through an ad-driven service. once i read the entire article, it wasn't like they are giving it for free. you have to re-register every month, otherwise your music won't play. and it is still called free.

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Governor Gives Contest to Replace DeLay a New Twist

Just when it looked as if the Texas race to fill Tom DeLay
�s vacant House seat could not get any weirder, it did. When democarts successfully sued to keep delay's name in the ballot, now the governor has called for another election on the same day. Wow it is weird.

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Did BP Manipulate the Markets?

I'd say yes. According to news reports, federal authorities are investigating whether the energy giant manipulated crude-oil and unleaded gasoline markets. BP (BP), according to the same reports, said it is cooperating with both probes.

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President Bush is to help raise funds not campaign

It is a clear sign of how nervous some Republican candidates are of being photographed with Mr Bush, but the candidates need the money which the President can raise easily. So the president will spend the next two months attending mostly private fundraising events.

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Timeline: Several tests(not lab) morning pill went through

An overview of the political and regulatory battle to allow over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive known as the "morning-after" pill.
This plan b "morning-after" pill has to go through several tests over a period of seven years, which is amazing

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Prudential to Pay $600 Million to Avoid Fund Trial

Majority of the americans invest in mutual funds to save for their kids education, their own retirement.
This prudential scam makes us wonder whether our investment are safe at all

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U.S Rep. Katherine Harris says you must only elect christians

U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris told a religious journal that separation of church and state is "a lie". The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate also said that if Christians are not elected, politicians will "legislate sin," including abortion and gay marriage.
now i know that my vote will be for her.

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Chad orders oil firms to quit

Chad's president has threatened to expel energy giants Chevron and Petronas,
the companies, which are responsible for 60% of Chad's 170,000 barrel a day oil production, had ignored an order to pay the outstanding taxes.

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Italy�s Creation of a Banking Giant Is Seen as a Precursor

A deal over the weekend to create the largest bank in Italy could pave the way for more cross-border consolidation in the industry, bankers and analysts said Sunday. Banking consolidation in Europe has been eagerly anticipated since the euro was introduced in 1999.

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Only kind words for her 'master'

FOR eight years, Natascha Kampusch was held captive in an underground room in Austria that was so small, you could barely fit a king-sized bed in it....
I'm just wondering when this will stop. everyday some news about her. it is either this austrian girl or this news about tom cruise.

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Wearable Computer Gives Eyes to Blind

A wearable computer system that emits audio cues could help guide the visually impaired.

The System for Wearable Audio Navigation, or SWAN, combines global positioning system (GPS) technology with cameras and image processing software to locate a person's whereabouts and "see" details such as windows, doors and corners.

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Analyst: Blame Investors for High Gas Prices

These analysts say the oil market has created big incentives to hold on to oil rather then sell it.
It is called "contango," a market term for the situation in which a commodity -- like oil -- has a higher future value than its current price.

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Bush to help racist Senator

President George W. Bush has no qualms about attending a political fundraiser for a Virginia Senator who recently used a racial slur against a young American of Indian ethnicity.

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Senator Allen apologizes for Macaca remark

There is news that Senator Allen apologized to Sidarth for calling him Macaca. They gave the details of how he found the phone number of the guy by "googling"(oh yeah).

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Katrina rebuilding will take longer, Bush says

It reminds me of the documentary by spike lee, in which one victim said that it took 40 years for the corps to build the levy and 28 days to pump the water after the hurricane. and he said that he doesn't trust the government to rebuild the levy, in 8 months after these past records. and all we need is the assurance from president that it is true.

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MS takes up legal cudgels against typosquatters

Microsoft has launched a legal offensive against "typosquatters" who register domains containing trademarked terms or misspelled words in the hope that lost surfers will help them rake in ad revenue.
Google won its case again the russian last year who registered sites as googkle.com, gooigle.com

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Analysis: New Middle East realities

There may well be a new Middle East taking shape in the horizon, but it looks nothing like the one envisioned by President Bush.
Instead of democracy being the order of the day, there is a real threat of Islamist theocracies, led by Iran, imposing their rule. My concern is whether this is the outcome of the brilliant plan of the bush govt.

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Indian States Reiterate Coke, Pepsi Ban

Several Indian states on Wednesday insisted they would continue to ban the sale of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo soft drinks even though the federal Health Ministry dismissed allegations that the beverages contained pesticide residues.
Is this politics or for real. There are concerns that this might hurt India's image in the international arena

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AOL CTO Resigns In Privacy Flap

AOL Chief Technology Officer Maureen Govern resigned on Monday and two other employees were fired in the online release of personal information on hundrends of thousands of subscribers. It looks like some heads started rolling already

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Maths genius declines top prize

Grigory Perelman, the Russian who seems to have solved one of the hardest problems in mathematics, has declined one of the top prizes in maths.
In 2002, Perelman claimed to have solved a century-old problem called the Poincare Conjecture.

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Rush to spend old Zimbabwe money

People in Zimbabwe have been rushing to shops to spend their old banknotes before they cease to be legal tender at midnight on Monday.
The new currency is intended to end the necessity of carrying bags of cash for even small purchases,

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Bush's final gamble: Giving Iraq a dictator?

US-backed dictator may not seem like such a bad option in Mesopotamia. And I feel Rumsfeld will be telling himself he knew it all along.

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Study: TV Soothes Pain Better Than Mom

Sometimes the numbing effect of TV can be helpful. Especially if you're a kid being stuck with a needle at the hospital. Researchers confirmed the distracting power of television � something parents have long known.
We just need more researches like this to dumb down our future generations.

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Ford to Make Fewer Vehicles

The ailing American auto industry shrunk again Friday as Ford Motor Co. said it would slash production for the rest of the year
never thought that the manufacturing sector will get hurt this bad. unless they start innovating in terms of fuel efficiency and performance (instead of going of big ass cars), it is very difficult to change this trend

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Study: Brain Cells Morph Like Stem Cells

Brain cells share qualities such as adaptability and self-renewal with stem cells, suggests a new study.
"This is a completely new source of human brain cells that can potentially be used to fight Parkinson's disease

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Library-issued lead-paint toys recalled

A Wisconsin company has recalled thousands of bendable cat and dog toys contaminated with lead that were awarded to student readers by libraries across the country. I can't believe that
these toys are in the hands of the kids

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Poll: President Bush would lose to Kerry and Gore today

According to a survey by Scripps Howard News Service released by Ohio University which asked 1,010 "Americans to ponder their options in every U.S. presidential election held since 1964," two term President George W. Bush would lose to both Senator John Kerry and former Vice President Al Gore.

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Your E-Mail May Be Touched by 'Identity Angel'

A carnegie-mellon university program will troll the internet for important identity information and let you know if your identity has been compromised.

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Your Computer might be vulnerable if it has wireless

Some computers with wireless Internet capabilities are vulnerable to attacks that could expose passwords, bank account details and other sensitive information even if the machines aren't actually online

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New Study Finds Girls Have Gone Wired

It looks like guys don't have to buy jewels or dress for their spouse/girlfriend. this new study shows that women prefer tech gadgets just like guys(the gadget might be colored pink).

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