North Sea oil spill is Norway’s second worst

Thursday, December 13, 2007 On Wednesday at 12:40 p.m. CET (UTC+1), Norwegian authorities were alerted to an oil spill in the Statfjord oil field. The spill originated from the oil platform “Statfjord A”, one of three platforms in the field, operated by StatoilHydro. Kristin Hoffmann of Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (Petroleumtilsynet) told Dagens Nyheter: “This … Read more

North Sea oil spill is Norway’s second worst

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Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book

Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell could you ask me that’s not already out there? Have you even bothered to look?!” … Read more

Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book

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Google News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Google News submitted patent applications both in the United States and world-wide in September 2003 for a system of ranking search returns. The patent protection filings seek to control Google’s approach that filters headlines through a complicated algorithm, including the quality of the news organization. How much of this system is … Read more

Google News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links

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UK retailers MFI and Woolworths collapse

Friday, November 28, 2008 Two major retail chains in the United Kingdom — general retailer Woolworths Group and furniture vendor MFI Group — have entered administration. Entertainment UK — which distributes videos and DVDs to retailers and are owned by Woolworths — have also entered administration. “The boards of Woolworths PLC and Entertainment UK Ltd … Read more

UK retailers MFI and Woolworths collapse

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Blender Foundation launches open movie, open game projects

Monday, June 11, 2007 The Blender Foundation, which maintains the open source 3D tool Blender, has announced two new projects, codenamed Peach and Apricot. Project Peach will be a new open source movie, following in the footsteps of last year’s Elephants Dream project (which was initially codenamed Orange). Apricot, on the other hand, will use … Read more

Blender Foundation launches open movie, open game projects

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What The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act Means For You

Read More About: Financial Planning Advisor Best Financial Advice By Calum MacKenzie On December 20, President Bush signed a law that is meant to help homeowners who are facing foreclosure or who sell their homes in a short sale. Before this law, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, if your bank or lender … Read moreWhat The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act Means For You