24. november 2005

A Party Girl Leads China's Online Revolution. Chinese Web logs are giving flesh to the kind of free-spoken civil society the government is determined to prevent. By HOWARD W. FRENCH. [NYT > Technology] 3:27:13 PM    comment []

Bank 'keeping eye' on gas prices. Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, tells MPs the bank will closely monitor the impact of gas prices on inflation. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:25:26 PM    comment []

Car Bomb South of Baghdad Kills At Least 30 People. By EDWARD WONG. By EDWARD WONG. [NYT > Home Page] 3:24:26 PM    comment []

Microsoft loses money on each Xbox (Reuters). Reuters - The cost of building a Microsoft Corp. Xbox 360 video game console is nearly 40 percent higher than the retail price, technology and microchip research company iSuppli said on Wednesday. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 3:23:44 PM    comment []

Internet gains more ground in holiday shopping (AFP). Yahoo! News: Technology News] 3:22:37 PM    comment []

Weekend 'will test new pub law'. Police say there has been little disorder so far after licensing hours were increased in England and Wales. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:21:49 PM    comment []

Gamers Seeing Glitches in New Xbox . Microsoft's Xbox 360, the much-anticipated video game system that made its debut earlier this week, is apparently experiencing some technical glitches -- screens freezing only minutes into a game, for example -- and that has left some users pretty upset. By Mike Musgrove. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 3:20:26 PM    comment []

Fake FBI virus catches net users. Many net users have been caught out by a virus posing as a warning about illegal net use from the FBI. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:17:12 PM    comment []

Xbox 360 costs third more to make than it sells for. And that's just the price of the parts [The Register] 3:15:05 PM    comment []

Who's Afraid of Google? Everyone. From TV to telecom, Google seems bent on world domination. No wonder everyone is running scared. By Kevin Kelleher of Wired magazine. [Wired News] 3:12:43 PM    comment []

Hang Up and Drive. Riding a motorcycle is dangerous enough without some SUV-driving idiot drifting between lanes while he yaps away on a cell phone. Yo! Moron! Pay attention to the road. Commentary by Tony Long. [Wired News] 3:11:49 PM    comment []

Bath Journal: A Prison Makes the Illicit and Dangerous Legal and Safe. A medium-security Canadian prison allows inmates to keep the keys to their cells. Condoms are readily available and a tattoo parlor has recently opened. By CLIFFORD KRAUSS. [NYT > Home Page] 3:10:33 PM    comment []

Toxic Flow Reaches Chinese City, Cutting Water Supply to Millions. The decision to cut potentially contaminated supplies of fresh water has highlighted the threat that industrial pollution poses to public health across China. [NYT > Home Page] 3:09:51 PM    comment []

The Cost Of Getting Lost This Holiday Travel Season 3:07:00 PM    comment []

New Mercedes  S–Guard Special Protection Vehicle 3:06:28 PM    comment []

Nation's Largest Modified Luxury Car Show Comes To Anaheim 3:05:54 PM    comment []

First Look:  Cadillac CTS 2.8L V6 VVT 3:04:36 PM    comment []

First Test: 2005 BMW 750i 3:04:02 PM    comment []

Road Test: 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 ⁄ 4S 3:03:32 PM    comment []

Planning to Travel this Holiday Season? 3:02:54 PM    comment []

Japan's Fuji Heavy To Build Toyota Vehicles In US 3:02:14 PM    comment []

Hyundai Motor To Develop Its Own 6–speed Transmission 3:01:41 PM    comment []

Details Of Ford Plant Closures Due In January 3:01:02 PM    comment []

Ford GT Finally Arrives in Europe 3:00:26 PM    comment []

No warranty for Subarus imported from EU 2:59:19 PM    comment []

Secret video reveals sexism 2:58:47 PM    comment []

Favorite Five on Autoblog: Things to be thankful for 2:57:55 PM    comment []

Correction: Hyundai launches Azera website 2:57:21 PM    comment []

And now... the NASCAR PC! 2:56:41 PM    comment []

Auto Humor for the holidays 2:55:57 PM    comment []

Visit Morocco For Westerners, Morocco holds an immediate and enduring fascination. Though just an hour's ride on the ferry from Spain, it seems at once very far from Europe, with a culture - Islamic and deeply traditional - that is almost wholly unfamiliar. Throughout the country, despite the years of French and Spanish colonial rule and the presence of modern and cosmopolitan cities like Rabat and Casablanca, a more distant past constantly makes its presence felt. Fes , perhaps the most beautiful of all Arab cities, maintains a life still rooted in medieval times, when a Moroccan empire stretched from Senegal to northern Spain, while in the mountains of the Atlas and the Rif , it's still possible to draw up tribal maps of the Berber population. As a backdrop to all this, the country's physical make-up is also extraordinary: from a Mediterranean coast, through four maintain ranges, to the empty sand and scrub of the Sahara.Read more here 2:53:39 PM    comment []

Oslo City Ski Oslo boosts two alpine resorts within 30 minutes of the city centre. Together the resorts offer 17 slopes for all levels of skiing, floodlit night skiing until 22:00 hours Monday - Friday and excellent snow conditions from December to April each year. Over 2,600km of well prepared and marked cross-country ski trails run deep into the Oslo forest. 124km are floodlit until 23:00 hours each day, adding a feeling of romance and adventure that can only be described by experiencing it. More Details 2:52:03 PM    comment []

Drunken moose terrorizes family 2:49:53 PM    comment []

Overfishing weakens Norwegian credibility 2:48:24 PM    comment []

Record fine for Statoil Statoil has been fined a record NOK 80 million following the serious gas leak that closed down the Snorre A Platform in November last year. The Public Prosecutor chastises the company for lack of involvement, stating that the breach of security regulations are very serious. 24.11.2005 More ... 2:47:26 PM    comment []

Norway supports planned airfare tax Norway supports a French plan to introduce a new surtax on air tickets. The money will be used in the fight against poverty and aids in developing countries. 24.11.2005 More ... 2:44:53 PM    comment []

Norwegian candidate for new head of UNEP Former Norwegian minister of the environment, Boerge Brende, has been put forward as a candidate for the post of new head of the UN Environmental Program (UNEP). 24.11.2005 More ... 2:43:48 PM    comment []

Australasia Tour: Allenby leading Victorian Robert Allenby has shaken off ongoing problems with his right hand to shoot a new course record 63 at the Australian Open and claim the outright lead on the Moonah Links course. 2:38:38 PM    comment []

South Africa Tour: Lincoln leaps ahead in European Seniors Tour Q-School 24 November 2005 - Bobby Lincoln fired a flawless 66 to leap into sole seventh on the leaderboard, and be in serious contention to claim his card following the third round of European Seniors Tour Qualifying School Finals. ---> read more Star studded NMI field confirmed 23 November 2005 - The entire field for the 2005 Nelson Mandela Invitational presented by Coca-Cola and hosted by Gary Player has now been confirmed and it is jam-packed with some of the world’s best golfing talent. ---> read more 2:35:13 PM    comment []

Asian Tour: CHAWALIT CRUISES INTO JOINT LEAD IN VOLVO CHINA OPEN PROM TAKES AIM AT VOLVO MASTERS OF ASIA 2:32:36 PM    comment []

From Danish Golf Union: The Danish Golf Union (DGU) was established in 1931, when four clubs made the initial arrangements to create a governing body. Today, The Danish Golf Union consists of over 150 affiliated clubs with more than 140.000 club members – and nothing indicates that the numbers are decreasing. The Danish Golf Union has experienced a continuous growth rate in the number of members since the foundation and golf is rapidly becoming one of the largest sports in Denmark. Golf in Denmark is a sport for all ages and levels, and the sport has also become very popular among young players. More than 11.000 juniors are playing the game in Denmark today. Greenfee-guests are generally more than welcome in the Danish clubs, but be sure to book tee times in advance. Details on all the Danish clubs can be found here. The environment is a high priority for the Danish Golf Union. In order to protect the environment the Danish Golf Union has signed an agreement with the Minister of Environment and Local Government Denmark on phasing out the use of plant protection products on golf courses. Click here to read the entire agreement. 2:26:54 PM    comment []

Golfnytt fra Sverige: Helen Alfredsson blir ny Solheim Cup-kapten Som flera medier – inklusive Svensk Golf – förutspått får Helen Alfredsson förtroendet att leda Europas lag under Solheim Cup i Halmstad 2007. Den 40-åriga golfprofilen presenterades på en presskonferens i värdstaden under torsdagen. Läs mer Johan Sköld öppnade starkt i Kina Johan Sköld, som står utan fullvärdigt europatourkort 2006, öppnade bäst av tolv svenskar och ligger på delad femte plats efter första dagens spel i Volvo China Open. Läs mer ”Jag trodde nog det skulle bli Helen” Catrin Nilsmark – på plats i Sydafrika för en kändis pro-am – låter förvånad när hon tar emot nyheten om att Helen Alfredsson blir till Solheim Cup-kapten 2007. - Jag trodde nog att det skulle bli Helen men var inte 100 procentigt säker. Les mer her: 2:13:43 PM    comment []

PGA Tour: Woods cruises to victory in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf 2:07:35 PM    comment []

European Seniors Tour: A Total of 41 Players Survive Cut at Seniors Qualifying School 2:04:45 PM    comment []

Ladies European Tour: Helen Alfredsson named as The Captain of The 2007 European Solheim Cup Team 1:58:19 PM    comment []

European Tour: European Tour Weekly Online Delamontagne continues the joie de vivre for France Lonard hopes to ride the wind to his third straight Australian Open crown Older and wiser, Wie is ready to play against the men in Casio World Open Colin Montgomerie Receives OBE from Prince of Wales Montgomerie dedicates his OBE to his 2004 European Ryder Cup teammates Dodd returns to defend his Volvo China Open crown an entirely new golfer 1:53:14 PM    comment []

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