Jobless rate tops 10%
Nearly 16 million Americans can't find work, even though the worst recession in decades has ended. Click here to read more.
Best Laptop, Desktop and Tablet PCs Under $500
From hybrid desktops to tablet PCs, there are plenty of amazing systems available for less. Click here to read more.
White House Overstates Number of Stimulus Jobs Created, Reviews Find
The reviews raise fresh questions about the process the Obama administration is using to tout the success of its economic recovery plan -- one in which half the money has been spent so far. Click here to read more.
4 concept cars to watch
Four exciting concepts from Nissan, Honda, Daihatsu and Mitsubishi give us a sneak peak at the future. Click here to read more.
What soda does to your body
Find out how soda can hurt the immune system and increase belly weight gain. Click here to read more.
Is Droid an iPhone killer?
A blogger rates which phone has better web browsing, navigation, and more. Click here to read more.
Promises to Keep: Candidate Obama vs. President Obama
Obama made a lot of promises during his campaign for change, but how many of them has he kept? Click here to read more.
6 Thriving Jobs That Are Here to Stay
Even in a down economy, opportunity exists in energy, education, and health, and most pay over $50K! Click here to read more.
The Relentless Rise of Power Jeans
Leaders including Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy now want to be seen in jeans. Click here to read more.
Europe’s Hidden Travel Gems
These lesser-known destinations are among the continent's best. Click here to read more.
Hands-on with the Motorola Droid
The hot new phone is the slimmest full-QWERTY slider and the first to run Android 2.0. Click here to read more.
‘God’ pin sparks debate
A former cashier says he was fired for "just loving my country," but Home Depot has a different take. Click here to read more.
Salary Secrets Your Employer Doesn’t Want You to Know
Your employer probably doesn't want you to know about these practices. Click here to read more.
Fossilised skull of ’sea monster’ pliosaur found on Dorset coast
The ferocious predator terrorized the ocean 150 million years ago. Click here to read more.
Houses unclaimed for $500
On the auction block in Detroit: almost 9,000 homes and lots in various states of abandonment and decay from the tidy owner-occupied to the burned-out shell claimed by squatters. Click here to read more.
Where is evolution taking us?
Modern Homo sapiens is still evolving. Despite the long-held view that natural selection has ceased to affect humans because almost everybody now lives long enough to have children, a new study of a contemporary Massachusetts population offers evidence of evolution still in action. Click here to read more.
Dallas police chief: Dozens of tickets issued for not speaking English
Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle said this afternoon that his officers have written at least 39 citations to people over the past three years for not speaking English. Click here to read more.
Navy’s newest warships top out at more than 50 mph
The Navy's need for speed is being answered by a pair of warships that have reached freeway speeds during testing at sea. Click here to read more.
7 Natural Ways to Avoid the Flu
With cold and flu season around the corner and H1N1 virus still making appearances, it is more important than ever to bolster your immune system this fall and winter. Here are some natural, simple solutions that will help protect you! Click here to read more.
10 Products That Boomed During the Recession
Some consumer-product companies have benefited from the recession, usually because they sell the kind of stuff that helps people save money. Other companies have capitalized on timely technology or latched on to powerful trends that defy the recession. Click here to read more.
5 Common Pop-Psych Myths
Does a full moon really spark weird behavior, and do opposites truly attract? Click here to read more.
Apple bows new iMacs with upgraded displays, touch-sensitive “Magic Mouse”
The wireless mouse has no buttons or wheels, but uses iPhone's multi-touch technology. Click here to read more.
Latest bank fee is for paying off credit card on time every month
If you never carry a balance or don't charge much on your cards, watch out for new fees. Click here to read more.
Five Technologies That Could Change Everything
Here's a look at five technologies that, if successful, could radically change the world energy picture. Click here to read more.
America’s Prettiest Towns
As the sun casts its autumnal glow on thousands of picturesque U.S. cities and towns, it's the perfect time to recognize the proverbial winners of the country's civic-beauty contest. Click here to read more.
Cina atau Tionghoa ?
Dalam beberapa minggu ini marak lagi pembicaraan tentang istilah “Cina” atau “Tionghoa”, bahkan ada e-group sampai mengadakan polling untuk istilah ini. Meja redaksi Indonesia Media juga kena giliran di kirimi surat pembaca yang menanyakan tentang istilah Cina vs Tionghoa. Click here to read more.
Jobless rate tops 10%
Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.
The jobless rate rocketed to 10.2 percent in October, the highest since early 1983, dealing a psychological blow to Americans as they prepare holiday shopping lists. ...
Best Laptop, Desktop and Tablet PCs Under $500
With the launch of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, the budget end of the spectrum is suddenly ripe with value. Unless you need a high-performance machine you can push to the very extreme, you'll find plenty of amazing systems under $500. Here are a few of our favorites.
1. Dell Studio Hybrid Desktop, $499
Call it "green" if you must, but make no mistake: Dell's hyper-efficient ...
Largest Cruise Ship in the World
Freedom of the Seas is the largest luxury cruise ship in the world, owned by Royal Caribbean. This cruise ship weighs 160,000 tons, it is 1,112 feet long, 184 feet wide and it has 15 passenger decks holding 3,634 guests double-occupancy. Freedom of the Seas towers 208 feet tall, approximately the same height as two of the Statue of Liberty, placed head to toe.
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Why leaves fall off trees?
You think you know why leaves fall off trees. Well, you're wrong. It's not the wind. It's not the cold. It's because trees use "scissors" to cut their leaves off. We call this season the "fall" because all around us right now (if you live near leaf-dropping trees in a temporal zone), leaves are turning yellow and looking a little dry and crusty. So when ...
Penembakan di Pangkalan Militer AS di Texas, 12 Tewas
Para pejabat militer Amerika mengatakan seorang pria bersenjata melepaskan tembakan membabi buta di sebuah pangkalan angkatan darat di Texas tengah, menewaskan 12 orang dan melukai 31 lainnya.
Letnan Jenderal Bob Cone, pejabat di pangkalan Fort Hood, mengatakan insiden terjadi Kamis sore di Pusat Kesiagaan Pasukan yang menyiapkan tentara untuk bertugas di medan perang.
Cone mengatakan seorang penyerang tewas, dan juga seorang anggota polisi yang berusaha mengatasi serangan ...
Indonesia Officials Resign in Graft Scandal
JAKARTA, Indonesia - After mounting pressure from the public and the news media, two senior law enforcement officials suspected of trying to undermine the country's respected anti-corruption agency were forced to resign Thursday.
The resignations of top officials in the national police and attorney general's office, two of Indonesia's most powerful, though corrupt, institutions, amounted to a
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positive step in ...
Pembunuhan Tionghoa di Batavia: Wiranto versus Prabowo dari 1740
Tragedi Mei 1998 yang membawa banyak korban di kalangan keturunan Tionghoa sering disamakan dengan pembunuhan orang Tionghoa di Batavia pada tahun 1740. Benarkah demikian?
Bukankah, berlainan dengan tragedi Mei 1998 yang menyulut kejatuhan rezim orde baru, peristiwa dua abad sebelumnya tidak menyebabkan pergantian rezim. Waktu itu Belanda justru makin berkuasa di Nusantara.
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Perebutan kekuasaan
Walaupun tidak langsung meneliti persamaan dua peristiwa berdarah ...
Indonesia Memang Dikenal Negara Korup
Indonesia dikenal negara korup. Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ingin memberantas penyuapan. Namun itu sulit, karena kasus korupsi ada sampai tingkat atas. Demikian tulis harian Belanda Trouw.
Di depan kantor Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi KPK, sekelompok mahasiswa membangun tenda. Kepala terbalut bandana bertuliskan 'Berhenti Makan'. 14 mahasiswa sudah selama 20 jam tidak makan. Ini sebagai tanda mendukung tim pemberantas korupsi.
Kelaparan
Indi Hikami, mahasiswa jurnalistik berusia 18 tahun salah satu ...
Sikap Seorang Umat
Prolog :
Bagaimana menjadi umat Buddha yg baik? Apakah yg harus diperhatikan dan dilakukan? Pertanyaan yg sederhana dan sering ditanyakan oleh seseorang yang tertarik kepada Agama Buddha.
Jawaban :
Menjadi umat Buddha, syarat yang pertama sekali, bukan harus bisa membaca paritta dalam bahasa Pali, yang mungkin sukar untuk dibaca pertama kali. Bukan pula harus mempunyai altar dengan patung Buddha yang indah dirumah. Meskipun membaca paritta dan punya ...
Obama: U.S. must reverse course with Indians
WASHINGTON – Making good on a campaign promise to hold a yearly summit with American Indians, President Barack Obama told tribal leaders Thursday gathered in Washington that he is determined to reverse the federal government's history of marginalizing Indian nations.
"You will not be forgotten as long as I'm in this White House," Obama said during opening remarks at the all-day conference of tribal leaders and ...
