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INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Scabies pill also works against resistant lice—study
PARIS, France—Ivermectin, a pill prescribed for the skin disease known as scabies, also gets rid of hair lice that are resistant to conventional lotions, a study published on Thursday says. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Embassy accepts Dutch Bike Grants proposals
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands here is inviting qualified and concerned organizations to submit proposals for Dutch Bike Grants as part of the embassy’s campaign to raise awareness on bicycle use and its benefits. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » German convent school latest to probe child sex abuse
BERLIN—A Catholic convent school that closed in 1981 was on Wednesday the latest religious institution to become enmeshed in a child sex abuse scandal now involving over two-thirds of Germany's dioceses. [Link]
GMA News.tv » US stocks rise after inventories fall and sales gain
Scant buying lifted stocks for a second day Wednesday after the government reported a drop in companies' inventories. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Kris Aquino joins Noynoy campaign in Zamboanga
Talk show host Kris Aquino joined her brother, Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, for the first time since the official campaign started in a campaign sortie in Zamboanga City Wednesday. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Largest Greek download site shut down by police
ATHENS—Police in Greece have shut down the country's largest download site and arrested six people after a complaint from a private copyright group, authorities said on Wednesday. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Detonators, weapons seized in Indonesia anti-terror raids
JAKARTA—Indonesian police said Wednesday they had seized three remote-controlled bomb detonators at the Internet cafe on Jakarta's outskirts where fugitive militant leader Dulmatin was killed. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » 'Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies after apparent overdose
LOS ANGELES—Corey Haim, a 1980's heartthrob whose Hollywood career was derailed by wild parties and drug abuse, died Wednesday aged 38 in Los Angeles after an apparent overdose, police said. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Gunmen storm US charity in Pakistan killing six aid workers
PESHAWAR—Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six aid workers in an attack blamed on Islamist rebels. [Link]
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JessicarulestheUniverse » Goody Two-Shoes Hell
Mat: What a stupid, pointless story. Good thing I am very handsome. On Sunday I was walking around the mall with my friend Maria Consolata, Maricon for short, when we saw a nice big bag in the window of Onitsuka Tiger. “Look,” I said, “That bag is you. Very timely since your present bag is falling […] [Link]
EsprintNews » Microsoft discontinuing midmarket server
Company is axing its Windows Essential Business Server, a combination of server software aimed at midsize businesses. … [Link]
EsprintNews » A closer look at Windows Phone 7 Series
CNET's Ina Fried talks to Microsoft's Charlie Kindel about writing software for the new phone and gets a look at Redmond's new-look Phone operating system. … [Link]
EsprintNews » Musings on the future of Microsoft, Windows
Robert Scoble and Microsoftie-turned-Googler Don Dodge discuss Redmond's future with CNET's Ina Fried and Rafe Needleman. Also, Technologizer has more on what Microsoft needs to do with Windows. … [Link]
JessicarulestheUniverse » Classic movies diagrammed
The High Definite presents Famous movie quotes in graphic form. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Indonesia president confirms Bali mastermind killed in raid
CANBERRA—Indonesia's president Wednesday confirmed the killing by police of a suspected Bali bombing mastermind and, in a historic speech to Australia's parliament, vowed to hunt down Islamist extremists. [Link]
GadgetsNews » More details leak on Microsoft's 'Courier'
Just as Apple announces iPad shipping plans, more information about Microsoft's rumored consumer tablet emerges. Device runs Windows CE and will be out later this year, says Engadget. … [Link]
GadgetsNews » Apple A4 chip, iPad vs. the competition
As the Apple iPad and its A4 chip get ready to ship, plenty of competing products are waiting in the wings. … [Link]
GadgetsNews » All about the Apple iPad (FAQ)
CNET has answers to the most frequently asked questions about Apple's new touch-screen tablet, due April 3. … [Link]
GadgetsNews » Is the Kindle finally ready for the Web?
If you own a Kindle, you also own a mobile Web browser. But chances are you never use it. That may be about to change. … [Link]
Pinoy Tech Blog - The Philippines' Premier Technology Blog » Apple’s Aperture 3 is way much better than previous version
If you’re one of the many people who were not satisfied with Apple’s photo application, Aperture 1 or 2, that you were forced to switch to Adobe Lightroom, it’s time to go back and take a look at Aperture 3. They made a lot, no a TON of improvements with this version. I saw a demo of the application and … [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Arroyo still not declaring Mindanao state of calamity, says Palace
Malacañang on Wednesday said it was still awaiting word on whether President Macapagal-Arroyo will adopt a recommendation by the National Disaster Coordinating Council for her to declare a state of calamity in Mindanao so that the government could plug the power crisis there. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » PNB board names new president and CEO
The Philippine National Bank board has officially approved the appointment of Citigroup treasury veteran Eugene Acevedo as its new president and chief executive officer. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Cotabato tribesmen face food scarcity
Food has become so scarce again in the hinterlands of North Cotabato that members of the indigenous communities have turned to potentially poisonous root crops anew to survive the dry spell. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Airline firms warned on offering free flights to politicians
The government is warning local airlines against offering political hopefuls free flights during the election period. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Lakas senate bets grumble over fund lack
Some senatorial candidates of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD are grumbling over the administration party’s apparent lack funds, two months before the May 10 national elections. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Pink Floyd takes record company EMI to court
LONDON—Veteran rock band Pink Floyd took their record company EMI to court in London Tuesday in a row over online royalty payments. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Cindy Crawford blackmailer jailed in Germany
BERLIN—A German man, who tried to blackmail Cindy Crawford over a photograph showing the supermodel's young daughter gagged and bound, was sentenced Tuesday to two years behind bars. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Isabela governor appeals for food aid
With corn and rice farms across Isabela drying up due to El Niño, Gov. Grace Padaca is appealing for aid for the hundreds of thousands of residents who are at risk of going hungry. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » SC junks disbarment cases against Santiago
The Supreme Court has dismissed a disbarment case filed against reelectionist Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, saying the complaint was based on hearsay and speculation. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Girl who saved brother from fire suffers infections
The six-year-old child from Sipalay City who saved her four-month-old brother from a fire has been transferred to the burn unit of the Teresita Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City because her wounds have developed infections. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Success of RP elections could herald automated polls in Asia
An international electoral watchdog is coming over to witness the country's first automated elections, and said the success of the polls could herald the coming of automated elections in other parts of Asia. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Declaration of state of calamity to help solve Mindanao power crisis
Energy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes said Wednesday the government was banking on the President's declaration of a state of calamity in Mindanao to help solve the worsening power situation in the island. [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Bishops asks actors not to push for condom use
Catholic bishops implored movie stars on Wednesday not to endorse condoms, saying they must remain good examples and should safeguard "the morality of the people." [Link]
INQUIRER.net Breaking News » Comelec needs to print 38 million more ballots
About 12 million special paper ballots have been printed for the May 10 polls and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) needs to produce 38 million more before the May 10 polls. [Link]
