32 Weirdly Specific Museums

Here’s a sampling: the Hat Museum, the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, and the British Lawnmower Museum… these are all brick-and-mortar museums; there are many more that exist only on the Web. More…

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Northern Coalfiedls in talks with UPRVUNL, NLC for power

Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, has initiated talks with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL) and Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) for setting up two power plants of 1,000 MW each in joint venture at an investment of Rs 9,000 crore.
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Oil prices fall below 60 dollars in Asian trade

Oil prices fell back below USD 60 in Asian trade, their lowest level in six months, before regaining some ground as concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme continued to ease, the contract hit USD 59.95 dollars.At 10:57 am (0827 IST) New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for November delivery, was down 49 cents to 60.06 dollars a barrel from 60.55 dollars in late US trades Friday.
Brent North Sea crude for November was down 42 cents at USD 59.99.
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Audit: Bush reading program beset by favoritism, mismanagement

A scorching internal review of the Bush administration's reading program says the Education Department ignored the law and ethical standards to steer money how it wanted. More…

White House: Not U.S. policy to threaten Pakistan

The White House said on Friday it was not U.S. policy to threaten Pakistan and former U.S. diplomat Richard Armitage denied warning Pakistan's president the United States would bomb his country after September 11. More

NASDAQ Sends Dell Delisting Notice

NASDAQ has alerted Dell and Novell, two tech stalwarts, that it is starting delisting procedures. NASDAQ told Dell it has failed to meet requirements for continuing to be listed on its exchange. Dell faces a number of investigations into its financial reporting and accounting methods. More…