http://world.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for world en Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2145236 unknown@ma.gnolia.com Our planet Earth is populated well enough with bizarre and astonishing creatures without the need for resorting to fiction. Some are rare -- some are on the verge of extinction. Here are but a mere handful of 24 of the most peculiar creatures known to mankind. Saved By: Peter Franken | View Details | Give Thanks Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2145236None assignedtwitterresearchmicrobloggingFree onlinejqueryjavascriptsimon willisonactionscriptflash3dDesignphotographytutorialutilitiesWindowsxpalternativesdrawingtutorialsfreestockimagesfontstypographyinspirationwebsitecontentpresentationblogebayentrepreneurshipfree fontscsscodeiphonewallpaperspooffunnysystem:unfilednftmoshmobile communitynokiaworldWeirdestanimalscreatures http://web2announcer.com/go/2041443 unknown@Netscape.com Provocative statements on handling the threat from Iran made at last week's G.O.P. presidential debate reveal a reckless attitude towards nuclear weapons, experts at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation reiterated today. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:26:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2041443GOPPoliticspresidentialdebateNukeTheworldNuclearstrikes.ARMscontrolNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031978 unknown@Netscape.com Leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to a compromise deal on tackling climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:53:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031978G8ClimateenvironmentmerkelGermanyworldLeadersbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031651 unknown@Netscape.com Even the Boston Red Sox have dropped few to Oakland in the last few days, they are definitely one of the best teams in MLB this year for many reasons. It's still early in the baseball season, and the Red Sox have started off strong and fizzled by the end in the past. But they are looking very strong and they have a great chance of making it far int Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:41:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031651bostonredSoxamericanLeaguePennantworldseriesbaseballdavidOrtizNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2029669 unknown@Netscape.com Most of us have heard about the "Seven Wonders of the World" but unfortunately, not all of us have seen them. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:50:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2029669sevenwondersofTheworldtravelSitesLocationsVacationsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2028386 unknown@Netscape.com For its cold-blooded professionalism, the Madrid bombings of March 11th 2004 bore all the hallmarks of an Israeli Mossad false flag operation. Yet the most interesting aspects of this particular "Islamic terror" attack is that it was one of the rare instances when the plan went totally awry in terms of the hoped for outcome. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:13:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2028386911falseflagoperationsmossadilluminatinewworldorderNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2028296 unknown@Netscape.com We,Zone.org, ( zonenoktaorg ) have decided to arrange a contest in ordert to enjoy and learn some more about SEO(Search Engine Optimization),consolidate our knowledge... Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:28:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2028296seozonenoktaorgsearchengineoptimizationgoogleNewsMenwomenyahoomsnworld http://web2announcer.com/go/2022986 unknown@Netscape.com Top10 of the most beautiful places for driving. Green valleys, blue seas and oceans...what else do tou need for pleasure when travelling? All the places are really attractive, feel it! Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:31:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2022986TopdrivewaysworldtravelNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2022168 unknown@Netscape.com welcome (back) to the big time, Ambassador Zoellick. Well, at least sort of. No one would argue that the World Bank is an important force, but why does it seem a bit out of step, perhaps even past-tense, in our dynamic present? Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:05:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2022168worldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018860 unknown@Netscape.com Robert Zoellick has been designated the new president of the World Bank following Paul Wolfowitz's departure. Many Germans remember him as the likeable mediator who helped bring about German reunification. But Zoellick's maxim is still "America first." Thu, 31 May 2007 18:25:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018860ZoellickworldbankwolfowitzbushneoconservatismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018465 unknown@Netscape.com A group of 9/11 responders has contracted blood cancers at an unusually young age, and top doctors suspect the disease was triggered by an unprecedented "synergistic mix" of toxins at the World Trade Center site. Thu, 31 May 2007 16:44:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018465cancer911september11worldtradecentersicknessblooddustNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018472 unknown@Netscape.com "A billion customers in the world," Dr. Paul Polak told a crowd of inventors recently, "are waiting for a $2 pair of eyeglasses, a $10 solar lantern and a $100 house." The world's cleverest designers cater to the globe's richest 10%, creating wine labels, couture and Maseratis. We need a revolution to reverse that silly ratio. Thu, 31 May 2007 01:39:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018472DesignInventionDevelopingworldethicsMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018139 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush said Wednesday he will nominate Robert Zoellick to be the 11th president of the World Bank, replacing Paul Wolfowitz, who was forced to step down. "He's deeply devoted to the mission of the World Bank; he wants to help struggling nations defeat poverty," Bush told reporters at the White House. Wed, 30 May 2007 20:47:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018139presidentbushRobertZoellickworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006602 unknown@Netscape.com New York City's chief medical examiner, Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, has for the first time directly linked a death to exposure to dust from the destruction of the World Trade Center. Thu, 24 May 2007 13:07:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006602911worldtradecenterdeathAutopsydiseaseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1969194 unknown@Netscape.com Very interesting record breaker cats. Worlds fattest and the Most kittens in a lifetime is amazing. Sun, 20 May 2007 14:16:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1969194catsrecordworldpetsanimalsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1941928 unknown@Netscape.com White House spokesman Tony Fratto said that President Bush 'will have a candidate to announce soon, allowing for an orderly transition that will have the World Bank refocused on its mission.' But a couple of the names being floated indicate that the administration has not learned its lessons from the Wolfowitz scandal. Fri, 18 May 2007 18:04:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1941928wolfowitzCronyismworldbankgirlfriendTonyBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1931423 unknown@Netscape.com Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz will resign at the end of June, he and the bank said late Thursday, ending his long fight to survive pressure for his ouster over the generous compensation he arranged for his girlfriend. Fri, 18 May 2007 01:29:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1931423paulwolfowitzworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1919837 unknown@Netscape.com fter six weeks of combating efforts to oust him as president of the World Bank, Paul D. Wolfowitz began Wednesday to negotiate the terms under which he would resign, in return for the dropping or softening of the charge that he had engaged in misconduct, bank officials said. Thu, 17 May 2007 06:40:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1919837wolfowitzworldbankresignationethicsRizaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1911587 unknown@Netscape.com "A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down" - Buddha. Wed, 16 May 2007 14:20:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1911587treesworldpicturesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1916511 unknown@Netscape.com Recent White House backing for the beleaguered World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, despite the findings of an internal report that said he had violated the Bank's ethics rules, is bringing the role of the U.S. in running the Bank in "undemocratic" ways under scrutiny, with rising calls for Washington to loosen its grip on the institution Wed, 16 May 2007 07:22:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1916511paulwolfowitzworldbankwhitehouseinvestigationsethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1911593 unknown@Netscape.com Gasoline Prices Set New Records As Oil Futures Rebound on Nigeria Protests and Supply Worries Tue, 15 May 2007 23:38:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1911593worldgaspriceriseoilEconomyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1912203 unknown@Netscape.com This has a useful map so you can click on what country that you want to learn about. Useful information and tips for different countries. Check it out. Tue, 15 May 2007 23:36:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1912203investmentsFinanceMoneyworldNewscurrency http://web2announcer.com/go/1905586 unknown@Netscape.com An angry Paul Wolfowitz poured abuse and threatened retaliations on senior World Bank staff, according to new details published last night. Sounding more like a cast member of the Sopranos than an international leader, in testimony by one key witness Mr Wolfowitz declares: 'If they f*ck with me or Shaha, I have enough on them to f*ck them too.' Tue, 15 May 2007 18:23:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1905586wolfowitzCronyismworldbankgirlfriendpromotionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1896904 unknown@Netscape.com An internal panel concludes World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz violated staff rules in arranging a promotion and pay raise for his girlfriend and questions whether he can still lead the bank, according to its report. The special ad hoc committee looked into allegations Wolfowitz broke conflict of interest rules in dealing with his girlfriend, S Tue, 15 May 2007 11:06:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1896904wolfowitzbankworldpresidentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1882902 unknown@Netscape.com Why people prefer urban squalor to rural hopelessness Mon, 14 May 2007 12:52:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1882902urbanisationslumsDevelopingworldpovertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1869988 unknown@Netscape.com Its lower reaches are of only moderate steepness, and the surface is asphalt, but the upper reaches of this cul-de-sac are far steeper, and surfaced in concrete, for ease of maintenance (tar seal would flow down the slope on a warm day) and for safety in Dunedin's frosty winters. At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is approximately 1:2.86 ( Sun, 13 May 2007 16:22:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1869988StreetsteepDesignworldNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1840512 unknown@Netscape.com The world's fattest cats - see top 10 fattest cats ever !Oh,my god ! Which food they give them to became so fat ?! Some of this enormously big and fat cat are not alive anymore .If you love your pet - please don't feed them to became prisoner of his own body. Fri, 11 May 2007 16:40:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1840512catsThefattestfoodworldpetsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1823767 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Democrats urged President George W. Bush to step in to end the "historic crisis" over Paul Wolfowitz's World Bank leadership as pressure mounted for him to resign to avoid a possible divisive vote. Thu, 10 May 2007 03:39:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1823767bushwolfowitzworldbankdemocratsrepublicansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1822193 unknown@Netscape.com Today, Intel has introduced its upgraded Centrino platform, formerly code-named Santa Rosa, along with several new mobile processors. In PC World tests of two systems equipped with the new Intel products--the $1309 HP Pavilion dv6500t and the $2270 Gateway E-475M--we found that the new platform offers users a good technological leg up Wed, 09 May 2007 18:40:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1822193SantaRosaIntelpcworldtestLaptopsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1810132 unknown@Netscape.com The White House said Wednesday that its support for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to remain on the job is solid. On Tuesday, White House press secretary Tony Snow referred most questions about Wolfowitz's future to the World Bank and to the Treasury Department, whose secretary represents the United States on the bank board. Wed, 09 May 2007 18:00:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1810132wolfowitzpromotionCompanionNepotismworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1797137 unknown@Netscape.com It's almost interesting how robberies still happening and now with all modern technology and all security cameras and stuff. Robbery is generally an urban crime. In common with most legal terms, the precise definition of robbery varies between jurisdictions. An act of robbery is also known as a heist. Tue, 08 May 2007 19:32:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1797137worldrobberiesSecurityBanksThebiggesteverNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1796513 unknown@Netscape.com have given nearly one thousand talks about the environment in the past fifteen years, and after every speech a smaller crowd gathered to talk, ask questions, and exchange business cards. The people offering their cards were working on the most salient issues of our day: climate change, poverty, deforestation, peace, water, hunger, conservation, hu Tue, 08 May 2007 10:20:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1796513ToremakeTheworldNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1780569 unknown@Netscape.com Kevin Kellems one of two key aides to World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz resigned on Monday, saying he could no longer effectively help advance the mission of the institution under the current leadership crisis. Mon, 07 May 2007 17:45:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1780569paulwolfowitzworldbankkevinKellemsPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1775092 unknown@Netscape.com Fallout from the sweet deal Paul Wolfowitz engineered for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza, may ultimately send the World Bank president running for the exit. David Corn digs into the details of an ethically sketchy arrangement. Sun, 06 May 2007 17:35:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1775092paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankOPEDNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1753538 unknown@Netscape.com This week, though, Blizzard set itself up for criticism of a harsher variety. The company has struck a first-of-its-kind gaming-banking deal with First National Bank to release a World of Warcraft Visa card. Much like the credit cards that offer frequent flyer miles for each dollar's worth of purchases, the new WOW Visa will give players of the M Sat, 05 May 2007 18:50:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1753538VideogamesworldofwarcraftvisaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1738613 unknown@Netscape.com Gonzales and Wolfowitz are incapable of doing their jobs. Gonzales-unable to distinguish Attorney General from being a fixer for Bush, incapable of even a bare minimum of coherence in his public statements. "Wolfie's" neoconcubine salary exceeding Condi Rice's proves the ol' trickle down theory works for the haves & have mores. oped Fri, 04 May 2007 21:38:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1738613CORUPTIONworldbankGonzalesPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1722784 unknown@Netscape.com Award-winning Editor-in-Chief Harry McCracken of PC World resigned Tuesday over disagreements with the magazine's publisher regarding stories critical of advertisers, according to sources. Thu, 03 May 2007 19:17:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1722784HarryMcCrackenpcworldMagazineresignationadvertisersNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1688317 unknown@Netscape.com Secondly, allegedly on June 1st, Wolfowitz becomes eligible for some large financial bonus -- for performance and time on the job. One estimate puts this figure at about $400,000. Wolfowitz wants to make sure those funds are credited to his private bank account prior to resigning. (via raw story) Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:08:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1688317paulwolfowitzworldbankresignationMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1661345 unknown@Netscape.com The Kangaroos are unstoppable. It was proved once again when the crushed Sri Lanka by 53 runs in the final to win the World Cup for a record third time in a row. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:54:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1661345cricketworldcupAustraliaSriLankawinNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1661648 unknown@Netscape.com Paul Wolfowitz encountered stiffening opposition Saturday to staying on as World Bank president amid allegations he showed favoritism in arranging a promotion and pay package for his girlfriend. Critics, including World Bank staff, former bank officials, the European Parliament, aid groups and some Democrats say the controversy has damaged the Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:06:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1661648wolfowitzworldbankpressureToresigncorruptionethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1647593 unknown@Netscape.com A World Bank committee investigating president Paul D. Wolfowitz has nearly completed a report that it plans to give the institution's governing board, concluding that he breached ethics rules when he engineered a pay raise for his girlfriend, three senior bank officials said Friday. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:48:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1647593paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankpanelethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1604746 unknown@Netscape.com Paul Wolfowitz - Too Busy Ruining World To Buy Socks. Wolfowitz's regressive ideological system of Straussism is steeped imperial domination, authoritarian rule, and pure fascism. The unfolding crisis of Wolfowitz's romantic entanglement with Ms Riza is not without its element of farce, though he himself is without socks... Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:56:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1604746paulwolfowitzfascistTornsocksneoconworldbankscandalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1574235 unknown@Netscape.com A group of senior former World Bank employees has urged beleaguered head Paul Wolfowitz to resign, saying he can no longer be an effective leader. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:40:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1574235worldbankpaulwolfowitzscandalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1570253 unknown@Netscape.com North Yungas Road is hands-down the most dangerous in the world for motorists. This one clearly endangers your life. It runs in the Bolivian Andes, 70 km from La Paz to Coroico, and plunges down almost 3,600 meters in an orgy of extremely narrow hairpin curves and 800-meter abyss near-misses. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:17:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1570253dangerousEXTREMELYnarrowmotoristsroadsofTheworldNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1514494 unknown@Netscape.com Russia plans to build the world's longest tunnel, a transport and pipeline link under the Bering Strait to Alaska, as part of a $65 billion project to supply the U.S. with oil, natural gas and electricity from Siberia. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:27:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1514494worldlongesttunnelNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1513887 unknown@Netscape.com A deputy to Paul Wolfowitz urged the World Bank chief on Wednesday to resign in the interests of the institution during a meeting of the bank's management, sources who participated in the meeting said. The sources told Reuters that World Bank Managing Director Graeme Wheeler, a bank veteran named by Wolfowitz as one of his two deputies a year ago, Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:35:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1513887paulwolfowitzworldbankfriendpayraisebushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1500266 unknown@Netscape.com So World Bank Prez Paul Wolfowitz's siphoning of $100,000's to tip his demanding dominatrix mistress has backfired. This wasn't the spanking he had in mind. Woe is he! The whole bank staff booed him when Wolfie tried to "explain," and you can hardly blame them. The hubris of Bush's unpopular appointee provides the "sexy&qu Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:03:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1500266revengeofTheworldbankSecretariesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1501524 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. Defense Department ordered a contractor to hire a World Bank employee and girlfriend of then-Pentagon No. 2 Paul Wolfowitz in 2003 for work related to Iraq, the contractor said on Tuesday. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:50:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1501524paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankpentagonContractorNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1468715 unknown@Netscape.com The embattled World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz, has indicated he does not plan to resign over a pay scandal. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:38:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1468715worldbankpaulwolfowitzNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1460731 unknown@Netscape.com Testy exchanges and peremptory demands characterized Wolfowitz's dealings with the World Bank's staff and governors on a range of issues during his presidency, according to current and former senior bank officials. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:27:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1460731paulwolfowitzworldbankbushadministrationPoliticsNews