Chavez seeks to end spat with Spanish king with a hug

CARACAS (AFP) - President Hugo Chavez said Sunday he would like to hug King Juan Carlos when he visits Spain this week, as the two move beyond a spat last year when the monarch told the Venezuelan leader to …
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Get Your Computer Online Using Your iPhone’s Data Connection [Jailbreak]

The best way to put your newly jailbroken iPhone 2.0 to good use is to turn it into a cellphone modem for your laptop. When tapping out an email or pinching and swiping on the iPhone’s web browser just doesn’t get the job done—and you want to use the full keyboard and screen on […]

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Vendors: What to do in a softening market

Real estate sales have softened in the last three months and prices are under pressure. Volatile financial markets, a global credit crunch, and high interest rates are the problem, and that’s not likely to change soon. …
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Amy Winehouse’s husband sentenced to prison term

LONDON (Reuters) - The husband of British soul singer Amy Winehouse was ordered to serve about 4 1/2 more months in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty …
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Break-in suspects found asleep on stolen goods

MONROE, Wash. - Police say a trail of pillows and backpacks led to two sleeping men who were arrested after a department store break-in. Kyle Burress, 25, and Allen Pierce, 27, have been charged with second-degree burglary. …
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Half million dollars found in diapers in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - A package of baby diapers yielded an unlikely load in Mexico on Friday, according to the defense ministry: nearly half a million dollars in cash. Soldiers conducting a routine check “found in a tractor-trailer a …
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Six “Junk” Foods That Aren’t All That Bad [Food]

Men’s Health magazine brings in diet doctor Jeff Volek to point out how six much-maligned snacks or drinks—sour cream, alcohol, and, seriously, pork rinds among them—can, in certain cases, be not quite such a bad snack idea. For example, beef jerky, that staple of gas station checkout counters, can help curb between-meal hunger:
Beef jerky is […]

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Use iGoogle’s Gmail Gadget to Get Around Blocked Gmail [Gmail Tip]

The Daily Gyan blog adds to the list of work-arounds to access Gmail at places where it’s normally blocked—this time, by using the fully-functional gadget available in the “new” iGoogle. If you’re willing to sign up as a “developer” to get an early preview of Google’s reworked start page, as Adam explained how to do, […]

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This Week’s Top Downloads [Download Roundup]

GrabUp Makes Screenshot Sharing Effortless (Mac)“Freeware application GrabUp automatically uploads screenshots to the internet and pastes the URL in your clipboard for quick and easy sharing.”
Dock Spaces Creates Context-Specific Docks (Mac)“Free utility Dock Spaces creates and swaps between up to five customizable Docks in Leopard.”
TuneUp Automatically Updates and Fixes Your iTunes Metadata (Windows)“Music application TuneUp […]

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