Geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/ en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:44:10 GMT vBulletin 5 http://www.geekfest.com/images/misc/rss.png Geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/ <![CDATA[APNewsBreak: Spears' ex disputes abuse claims (omg!)]]> http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421242-APNewsBreak-Spears-ex-disputes-abuse-claims-(omg!)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:30:16 GMT omg! - AP - An attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband called child abuse claims leveled at the singer by a former bodyguard baseless and motivated by money.

More... ]]> Entertainment geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421242-APNewsBreak-Spears-ex-disputes-abuse-claims-(omg!) <![CDATA[Lakers' Barnes booked on domestic violence charge (AP)]]> http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421241-Lakers-Barnes-booked-on-domestic-violence-charge-(AP)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:30:16 GMT

FILE - Newly signed Los Angels Laker Matt Barnes speaks to media during an introductory press conference in El Segundo, Calif. in this July 27, 2010 file photo. Sacramento County authorities say Barnes was arrested Wednesday Sept. 8, 2010 on suspicion of domestic violence. Barnes was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on suspicion of domestic violence and maliciously obstructing the use of a telephone line. He posted a $50,000 bond and was released. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)AP - Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, Sacramento County authorities said Wednesday.




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FILE - In this July 13, 2010 file photo, Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga poses for photographers with the automaker's new vehicle called March in Yokohama near Tokyo, Japan. A special team of quality experts are hard at work to ensure Thai-made Nissan March subcompact cars meet choosey Japanese consumer standards, a senior executive said Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Thai-made Nissan March subcompact cars — the first major model from a Japanese automaker being mass produced abroad for sale in Japan — are getting extra scrutiny from a team of quality experts to meet choosey consumer standards, a senior executive said Thursday.




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File photo shows a pro-Taliban supporter standing in front of a graffiti reading AFP - Taliban leader Mullah Omar said the NATO-led coalition is losing the war in Afghanistan, calling on Afghans to redouble their struggle and pressing the United States to withdraw.




More... ]]> Top Stories geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421239-US-losing-war-in-Afghanistan-Taliban-leader-(AFP) Health reforms trigger spending shift (Reuters) http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421238-Health-reforms-trigger-spending-shift-(Reuters)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:30:16 GMT Reuters - New U.S. reforms are poised to dramatically shift the nation's healthcare spending, not only curbing Medicare costs but also pumping more money toward the private sector as roughly 32 million people gain coverage.

More... ]]> Health geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421238-Health-reforms-trigger-spending-shift-(Reuters) Taiwan President Ma: Taiwan will not be Hong Kong (The Christian Science Monitor) http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421237-Taiwan-President-Ma-Taiwan-will-not-be-Hong-Kong-(The-Christian-Science-Monitor)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:28:57 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Ma Ying-jeou is the president of Taiwan. He was interviewed for the Global Viewpoint Network by Pacific Perspectives... The Christian Science Monitor - Ma Ying-jeou is the president of Taiwan. He was interviewed for the Global Viewpoint Network by Pacific Perspectives columnist Tom Plate last week.

More... ]]> Opinion/Editorial geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421237-Taiwan-President-Ma-Taiwan-will-not-be-Hong-Kong-(The-Christian-Science-Monitor) 2 Genes Have Possible Link to Deadly Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay) http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421236-2-Genes-Have-Possible-Link-to-Deadly-Ovarian-Cancer-(HealthDay)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:28:57 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Mutations in two genes may be associated with one of the most deadly types of ovarian cancer,... HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Mutations in two genes may
be associated with one of the most deadly types of ovarian cancer, U.S.
researchers have found.

More... ]]> Science geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421236-2-Genes-Have-Possible-Link-to-Deadly-Ovarian-Cancer-(HealthDay) Venice: Tsui revives Chinese hero Detective Dee (AP) http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421235-Venice-Tsui-revives-Chinese-hero-Detective-Dee-(AP)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:28:57 GMT

** FILE ** From left, actors Li Bingbing, Carina Lau, Andy Lau and director Tsui Hark attend during a reception for the film Di Renjie Zhi Tongtian Diguo (Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame) at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)AP - Hong Kong's action film master Tsui Hark returns to the big screen with "Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame", a new cloak-and-dagger martial arts blockbuster set in the Tang dynasty.




More... ]]> Entertainment geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421235-Venice-Tsui-revives-Chinese-hero-Detective-Dee-(AP) <![CDATA[Katie Holmes: I Don't Think I'll Have Another Baby (omg!)]]> http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421234-Katie-Holmes-I-Don-t-Think-I-ll-Have-Another-Baby-(omg!)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:28:57 GMT omg! - "I was a bit of an only child, and I liked it!" she says

More... ]]> Entertainment geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421234-Katie-Holmes-I-Don-t-Think-I-ll-Have-Another-Baby-(omg!) Djokovic out to spoil Federer-Nadal dream US Open final (AFP) http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421233-Djokovic-out-to-spoil-Federer-Nadal-dream-US-Open-final-(AFP)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:28:57 GMT

Roger Federer of Switzerland serves against Robin Soderling of Sweden during their men's singles quarter-final match on day ten of the 2010 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Federer won 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.(AFP/Getty Images/Matthew Stockman)AFP - There's a buzz around the US Open about the possibility of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer playing in Sunday's final at the only Grand Slam event where they have never met in the championship match.




More... ]]> Sports geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421233-Djokovic-out-to-spoil-Federer-Nadal-dream-US-Open-final-(AFP) Rookie Luebke leads Padres past Dodgers (AP) http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421232-Rookie-Luebke-leads-Padres-past-Dodgers-(AP)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:28:57 GMT

San Diego Padres pitcher Cory Luebke delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - Rookie Cory Luebke struck out seven in six sparkling innings, Luis Durango hit a key two-run single and the San Diego Padres added to their lead in the NL West with a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.




More... ]]> Sports geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421232-Rookie-Luebke-leads-Padres-past-Dodgers-(AP) <![CDATA[Highlights from the Fed's latest economic survey (AP)]]> http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421231-Highlights-from-the-Fed-s-latest-economic-survey-(AP)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:28:57 GMT AP - Highlights from the Federal Reserve's survey of economic conditions nationwide. The survey, released Wednesday and known as the Beige Book, is based on information collected from the Fed's 12 regional bank districts.

More... ]]> Business geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421231-Highlights-from-the-Fed-s-latest-economic-survey-(AP) FTSE 100 closes higher (AFP) http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421230-FTSE-100-closes-higher-(AFP)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:28:57 GMT

London shares closed higher on Wednesday after a boost from a successful Portuguese debt auction, although many financial stocks remained weak.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - London shares closed higher on Wednesday after a boost from a successful Portuguese debt auction, although many financial stocks remained weak.




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Traders work in the Goldman Sachs stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 16, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Goldman Sachs has been fined 20 million pounds ($30.9 million) by the UK's financial regulator for failing to disclose it was under fraud investigation by its U.S. counterpart, the BBC reported on Wednesday.




More... ]]> Business geekfest http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421229-Goldman-Sachs-fined-30.9-million-in-UK-report-(Reuters) <![CDATA[Australia regulator blocks NAB's $12 billion AXA unit bid (Reuters)]]> http://www.geekfest.com/showthread.php?421228-Australia-regulator-blocks-NAB-s-12-billion-AXA-unit-bid-(Reuters)&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:28:57 GMT

The AXA Asia Pacific logo sign is seen on a signboard at its headquarters in Melbourne September 9, 2010. Australia's competition regulator has blocked National Australia Bank's $12 billion bid for AXA Asia Pacific for a second time, dealing a blow to NAB's efforts to cement its dominance in the world's fourth-largest wealth management market. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - Australia's competition regulator blocked National Australia Bank's $12 billion bid for AXA Asia Pacific for a second time, dashing NAB's efforts to cement its dominance in the world's fourth-largest wealth management market.




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