20. november 2005

A Rebuilding Plan Full of Cracks . MADRASAH, Afghanistan On a humid morning, scores of women and wailing babies crowded into the dirt courtyard of a private home a day's journey north of Kabul. They squeezed into a sliver of shade against a mud wall, the only refuge from the intense sun on a summer day when the temperature reached... By Joe Stephens and David B. Ottaway. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 6:36:00 PM    comment []

Iraq War Debate Eclipses All Other Issues . After largely avoiding the subject since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, lawmakers are suddenly confronting the issue of President Bush's handling of the war. The start hasn't been pretty. By Jonathan Weisman and Charles Babington. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 6:33:00 PM    comment []

Googling literature: The debate goes public. Publishers, authors and Google debated the company's newly-renamed "Google Book Search" plan to digitize the collections of major libraries. The New York Times [CNET News.com] 6:31:12 PM    comment []

Looking For the Perfect Silly Gift? . One of the Internet's many excellent traits is its desire to sell you wacky, offbeat and downright weird stuff that no bricks-and-mortar store in its right mind would stock. Okay, now I'm in it up to my eyeballs. Back in September, I test-drove AirTroductions.com, which promises to bring Match.com... By Frank Ahrens. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 6:29:42 PM    comment []

The Problem With an Almost-Perfect Genetic World. For people with Down syndrome and the cluster of other conditions subject to prenatal screening, the latest test to detect Down in a fetus comes with a certain chill. By AMY HARMON. [NYT > Health] 6:28:13 PM    comment []

Microsoft fires first salvo of new game console wars (AFP). AFP - US software titan Microsoft takes the computer game wars to the Japanese enemy with the North American launch Tuesday of its next-generation Xbox 360 console. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 6:27:11 PM    comment []

What Do You Expect for $99.23 a Night?. People have been saying for years that the old, seedy Times Square is dead. But those people have never spent a night at the Hotel Carter. By MANNY FERNANDEZ. [NYT > Home Page] 6:26:09 PM    comment []

Aguilera Reportedly Marries Music Exec (AP). AP - Christina Aguilera has found out what a girl wants, and now she's married him. The 24-year-old pop singer tied the knot with music executive Jordan Bratman in a Saturday evening ceremony at Staglin Family Vineyard in northern California's Napa Valley, Us Weekly reported on its Web site. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 6:25:18 PM    comment []

Pro Gamer Travels the World to Compete (AP). AP - Johnathan Wendel's blue eyes stare raptly at the computer screen, his long, thin fingers gliding the mouse side to side as he moves through dark corridors of a video game where a lethal opponent lurks. Before long, seemingly without effort, he has annihilated his foe. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 6:24:02 PM    comment []

Market Week: Shoppers in the Malls, if Not on Wall Street. NO one can predict with certainty what the stock market will do on any given day, but forecasting a gain on the day after Thanksgiving is a safer bet than most. Investors are inclined to feel good after their day off, and they often express it by bidding up share prices upon their return. By CONRAD DE AENLLE. [NYT > Business] 6:21:54 PM    comment []

Suits: He Sings, He Dances, but He Will Not Stop. As the man who founded the hedge fund Crescendo Partners, Eric S. Rosenfeld has made a name for himself as an activist investor willing to take on the managers of companies that he believes are undervalued. At a conference last week, he made a new name for himself by singing and dancing about it. By THE NEW YORK TIMES. [NYT > Business] 6:20:22 PM    comment []

The Goods: In This Corner, the Sofa Cushion. THANKSGIVING dinner is often scheduled for the late afternoon or early evening, so there is plenty of post-turkey time for families to socialize. Unfortunately, living-room conversations occasionally degenerate into arguments, especially when far-flung relatives of varying political persuasions or football fan bases are thrown together. The urge to bop one's father-in-law or cousin on the head can be powerful. By BRENDAN I. KOERNER. [NYT > Business] 6:18:09 PM    comment []

Digital Domain: How Google Tamed Ads on the Wild, Wild Web. Without intending to do so, Google set in motion multilateral disarmament by telling its first advertisers in 2000: text only. By RANDALL STROSS. [NYT > Technology] 6:16:31 PM    comment []

Putting the Napster Genie Back in the Bottle. The spotlight is back on Shawn Fanning, the creator of Napster, this time as a symbol of how big business and the disruptive force of the Internet just might find a way to get along. By SAUL HANSELL. [NYT > Technology] 6:15:45 PM    comment []

Aborigine leader warns on welfare. An Aboriginal lawyer says Australia's benefits system needs reform to help Aborigines out of poverty. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:14:51 PM    comment []

Visit England! London is the place to start. Nowhere in the country can match the scope and innovation of the metropolis, a colossal, frenetic city, perhaps not as immediately attractive as its European counterparts, but with so much variety that the only obstacle to a great time is the shockingly high cost of everything. It's here that you'll find Britain's best spread of nightlife, cultural events, museums, galleries, pubs and restaurants. The other large cities, such as Birmingham, Newcastle, Leeds or Liverpool each have their strengths: Birmingham has a resurgent arts scene, for example, while people travel for miles to sample Newcastle's nightlife. These days Manchester can match the capital for glamour in cafés and clubs, and also boasts the inimitable draw of the world's best-known football team. Read more! 6:11:42 PM    comment []

Voss Voss is set amidst the beautiful Sogne and Hardanger Fjords on the West coast of Norway. The towns wonderful lakeside location adds even more charm to it’s unspoilt surroundings. Its uncrowded slopes and genuine Norwegian hospitality have made Voss a firm favourite with British Visitors. Voss has been host to many large international ski competitions and world cups reinforcing its long standing ski traditions. More Details 6:09:54 PM    comment []

Student's killer gets 15 years   Spanish trawler under arrest The Spanish trawler "Monte Meixueiro" was Saturday evening arrested by the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel "Nordkapp" for alleged illegal fishing in the protected zone off Svalbard. 20.11.2005 More ... 6:04:31 PM    comment []

Australasia Tour: Wright still in control Michael Wright has a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the NSW Open at Liverpool Golf Course. 6:02:57 PM    comment []

Asian Tour: THAWORN WINS CARLSBERG MASTERS 2005 VIETNAM FOR RECORD FOURTH TITLE OF THE SEASON FINAL ROUND CANCELLED, INDIA FINISH NINTH IN WORLD CUP LIN AND BUCKLE PROGRESS INTO US Q-SCHOOL FINALS 5:59:38 PM    comment []

South Africa Tour: Pappas through to PGA Tour Final Stage Qualifying 20 November 2005 - Deane Pappas has finished with a share of 12th in PGA Tour Second Stage Qualifying at the Lake Jovita Country Club and will advance to the Final Stage for the chance to earn his card for the 2006 season. ---> read more King of Polokwane, Vaughan makes it two on the trot 20 November 2005 - Bradford Vaughan has claimed victory at the Limpopo Classic, edging out local hero Retief Goosen by four strokes to win the tournament for two years running and spectacularly clinch his seventh career victory. ---> read more 5:56:18 PM    comment []

Golfnytt fra Danmark: Iben og Mols Iben Tinning fortsætter med at sætte sit tydelige præg på 2005-sæsonen, og på Mols får kursisterne øjnene op for golfsporten på en ny par 3-bane | Læs Fredagsgolf... 5:53:30 PM    comment []

Golfnytt fra Norge: Kanonstart av Lundgreen! Sarpsborg-jenta Cecilie Lundgreen fikk en knallstart når finalekvalifiseringen for kvinnenes europatour startet i dag. Hun åpnet med tre slag under par og ligger med det på delt andreplass. Team Norways Marianne Skarpnord ligger på 41. plass og Lill-Kristin Sæther ligger på 33. plass etter første dag. Resultater Les mer Kun ett hinder igjen for Bjørnstad Henrik Bjørnstad er videre til finalekvalet i USA! Han imponerte alle med fire solide og jevne runder under kvalifiseringssteg 2. Bjørnstads facit ble 72-71-72-71 og en sterk niendeplass. Resultater Les mer 5:48:38 PM    comment []

Golfnytt fra Sverige: Neumann utmanar Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam har en knapp ledning när 18 hål återstår av årets LPGA-säsong, tourfinalen i Florida. Lördagens insats var dock darrig och Annika har bara ett slag tillgodo på Liselotte Neumann och Marisa Baena. Läs mer Två svenskar vidare i USA-tourkvalet Det blir tre svenskar i slutkvalet till PGA Tour 2006 sedan Gabriel Hjertstedt och Per-Ulrik Johansson på lördagen tagit sig vidare från steg 2. Sedan tidigare är Mathias Grönberg klar för det avgörande sexronderskvalet. Läs mer Fjärde ronden ströks – Wales mästare Sverige fick aldrig chanson att vinna WGC-World Cup. Den fjärde ronden ströks på grund av oväder och Wales förklarades som mästare. Sverige blev delad tvåa. - Det känns lite surt, kommenterade Henrik Stenson. Les mere her: 5:39:27 PM    comment []

Canadian Tour: Eight more Canadian Tour members, including Canadian Jim Rutledge  advanced to the final round of PGA Tour Qualifying Saturday. Eleven Tour members made the grade over the two weeks of second stage qualifying. FULL STORY 5:33:32 PM    comment []

PGA Tour: Course-record 61 gives Watney the edge at the Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational Underdog Wales leads England by two after day three at the WGC-World Cup 5:31:08 PM    comment []

LPGA Tour: Sorenstam stumbles on a difficult day, but clings to the ADT Championship lead If Pressel earns a 2006 card, the LPGA should let her play, says AP's Dahlberg Wie can make the cut in the men's Casio World Open next week, Woods believes 5:27:15 PM    comment []

Champions Tour: Massachusetts PGA Professional Hanefeld leads the Champions Tour Q-School 5:25:57 PM    comment []

European Tour: Woods needs four playoff holes to win his second straight Dunlop Phoenix crown 5:24:33 PM    comment []

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