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Rooney scores 3 goals for United; Chelsea slips
Wayne Rooney's hat trick kept Manchester United on track to win the English Premier League with a 4-2 comeback victory over West Ham on Saturday. Chelsea's hopes of retaining the title were hurt by a 1-1 tie at Stoke.Chelsea, in third place, needed a 33rd-minute header by Didier Drogba to escape with a draw against…
Pentax unveils new rugged cameras and special edition K-5
Pentax on Monday released two new rugged Optio compact cameras, a silver limited edition version of its popular K-5 DSLR, and a 25mm lens for its 645D medium format camera.Optio WG-1 & WG-1 GPS: Rugged and pocketable point-and-shootThe latest additions to Pentax's adventurous Optio series are the 14-megapixel WG-1 and the WG-1 GPS compact point-and-shoot…
Republicans grill Bernanke over inflation threat
WASHINGTON – Members of Congress sharply questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Wednesday over whether the Fed's policies are raising the risk of higher inflation in the months ahead.House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said he is concerned that the Fed won't be able to detect inflation until "the cow is out of the…
Cape Ann Winter Birding Weekend Delivers Rare Species
The third annualwas held on the weekend of Feb. 4 to 5 in and around Gloucester, Mass. The event, co-sponsored byand the , aims not only to attract experienced birders, but offer an inexpensive winter activity for families that is both fun and informative, even for those with little or no birding experience.This year, the…
Can Russia rival the X-37B space plane with its own robotic spacecraft?
Moscow – Russia's reviving space industry might be working on its own version of the US Air Force's reusable unmanned space plane. After all, Russian space experts seemed surprised, a little alarmed, and possibly in awe of the American X-37B when it was successfully flight-tested from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on April 22.The head…
The Daniel Hoff Agency Signs D.C. Douglas For Film And Television
D.C. Douglas, veteran character actor and popular voice over artist, has signed with the Daniel Hoff Agency for film, television and stage representation, as well as personal appearances.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 03, 2011 D.C. Douglas, veteran character actor and popular voice over artist, has signed with David Secor and the Daniel Hoff Agency. Mr.…
V-Rooms Offer Free Data Upload for Canadian Clients
V-Rooms™, a leading virtual data room (VDR) provider, is offering its Canadian clients free data upload services to save costs associated with Canada’s new metered Internet usage laws, referred to as Usage-Based Billing (UBB)Atlanta, GA (Vocus/PRWEB) February 04, 2011 V-Rooms™, a leading(VDR) provider, is offering its Canadian clients free data upload services to save costs…
Clinton puts U.S. focus on Egypt transition
MUNICH (Reuters) – The United States said on Saturday it backs Egypt's drive for orderly reforms to allow democratic elections in a sign of a new U.S. emphasis on gradual transition to resolve the crisis over President Hosni Mubarak's rule.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton threw her weight behind the reform effort launched by Mubarak's handpicked…
The Youth Unemployment Bomb
In Tunisia, the young people who helped bring down a dictator are called hittistes -- French-Arabic slang for those who lean against the wall. Their counterparts in Egypt, who on Feb. 1 forced President Hosni Mubarak to say he won't seek reelection, are the shabab atileen, unemployed youths. The hittistes and shabab have brothers and…
Cow that escaped slaughterhouse has new adventure
BILLINGS, Mont. – Five years after a cow dubbed the "Unsinkable Molly B" leapt a slaughterhouse gate and swam across the Missouri River in an escape that drew international attention, the heifer has again eluded fate, surviving the collapse of the animal sanctuary where she was meant to retire.Molly B was among an estimated 1,200…
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