21. desember 2005

CAN-SPAM working - FTC. US regulator praises junk-busting law [The Register] 4:08:25 PM    comment []

Think Away the Pain. A new technique helps patients significantly reduce pain simply by concentrating. Researchers hope this will soon be an option for people suffering from intractable pain. By Rachel Metz. [Wired News] 4:06:10 PM    comment []

Two killed in helicopter accident. Two people die in a helicopter crash in Perthshire. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:05:05 PM    comment []

Toxic spill in second China river. A second toxic spill in weeks threatens water supplies to millions in southern China, state media say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:03:29 PM    comment []

Palestinian elections threatened. Israel says Palestinians in Jerusalem cannot vote in forthcoming polls - triggering a threat to call them off. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:02:26 PM    comment []

System 'failed starving children'. A couple's five children were left to starve because of failures in child protection agencies, a report says. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:00:55 PM    comment []

Men face criminal charge for Xbox tampering . LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged three men with copyright infringement for selling modified Xbox consoles that enabled the original video game machine from Microsoft Corp. to play pirated games. By Reuters. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 3:58:59 PM    comment []

Teen Pleads Guilty After Blog Confession . TAVARES, Fla. -- An 18-year-old passenger who caused a fatal crash by pulling on the steering wheel pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter after prosecutors discovered a confession on his online blog. By AP. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 3:57:59 PM    comment []

Economy Grows at Fastest Pace in 1 1/2 Years . WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy turned in a remarkably strong performance in the summer despite surging energy prices and the battering the Gulf Coast states took from hurricanes, although business growth was slightly lower than the government previously estimated. By MARTIN CRUTSINGER. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 3:56:32 PM    comment []

New Yorkers Contend With 2nd Day of Transit Strike. Subways and buses remained shut down as negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the transit union were still at an impasse. By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and COLIN MOYNIHAN. [NYT > Home Page] 3:55:28 PM    comment []

Hackers download pirate movies onto compromised PCs. Mr. Bean features in bizarre botnet attack [The Register] 3:53:56 PM    comment []

Ski Holiday in Austria Beautiful family ski Hotel Austria Superb facilities. Snow sure area 3:44:31 PM    comment []

Golfnytt fra Sverige: NYHETSSVEP: Sternberg i nytt projekt i Trelleborg 3:37:53 PM    comment []

Golfnytt fra Norge: Tilskudd til tiltak for personer med nedsatt funksjonsevne Sosial- og helsedirektoratet utlyser statstilskudd for 2006 til tiltak for personer med nedsatt funksjonsevne i regi av frivillige organisasjoner. Les mer 3:35:12 PM    comment []

Asian Tour: RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES FOR ASIAN TOUR 2006 Q-SCHOOL 3:29:39 PM    comment []

PGA Tour: Tour players have different reasons for playing when and where they want to At players' request, tour events do away with their unpopular Tuesday pro-ams PGA Tour Notebook: Couples scares his fellow players with talk of changes at Augusta 3:23:05 PM    comment []

LPGA Tour: New LPGA Tour member Pressel signs an endorsement deal with Callaway Golf 3:21:54 PM    comment []

Champions Tour: Champions Tour's 2006 schedule features 29 events and a record $52 million purse 3:20:06 PM    comment []

USGA: Dalgleish named to captain the GBI Walker Cup and St. Andrews Trophy teams 3:16:23 PM    comment []

Visit Madrid Madrid became Spain's capital simply through its geographical position at the centre of Iberia. When Felipe II moved the seat of government here in 1561 his aim was to create a symbol of the unification and centralization of the country, and a capital from which he could receive the fastest post and communications from each corner of the nation. The site itself had few natural advantages - it is 300km from the sea on a 650-metre-high plateau, freezing in winter, burning in summer - and it was only the determination of successive rulers to promote a strong central capital that ensured Madrid's survival and development. Read more here: 3:02:14 PM    comment []

Lost custody after paternity test 2:45:25 PM    comment []

Less best friends but not more lonely 2:44:26 PM    comment []

Patient up for bidding 2:43:32 PM    comment []

More whaling in 2006 2:42:42 PM    comment []

Petroleum fund second largest 2:41:50 PM    comment []

Slow train compensation from July 2:30:25 PM    comment []

Why Did Eugenics Take Hold? 2:29:41 PM    comment []

Media Cover of Tsunami "Informative 2:29:00 PM    comment []

Macedonian EU Membership 2:28:28 PM    comment []

Concern Over Cod Quotas 2:27:52 PM    comment []

Swedish Growth Revised Upwards 2:27:20 PM    comment []

Wednesday Weather 2:26:51 PM    comment []

Swedish university guilty of discrimination 2:26:20 PM    comment []

Skandia "will remain listed in Stockholm" 2:25:56 PM    comment []

Saucy Christmas card "badly misjudged" 2:25:20 PM    comment []

Informers to earn reduced sentences 2:24:46 PM    comment []

EU clears Ericsson's Marconi takeover 2:24:10 PM    comment []

Ten years in prison for raping niece 2:23:45 PM    comment []

Satellite dish tenants evicted 2:23:13 PM    comment []

Stockholm tsunami exhibit to open on anniversary 2:22:37 PM    comment []

Stealth Motorsports Announced the Purchase New Generation Silver Crown Cars for the 2006 Season. 2:04:03 PM    comment []

Michael Andretti Returning to Run Indy 500 2:03:33 PM    comment []

Franchitti Joins Klein Tools⁄Jim Beam Team For '06 IndyCar Season 2:03:03 PM    comment []

Herta Returns with XM Satellite Radio for Third IndyCar Season 2:02:32 PM    comment []

AGR to Field Pro Series Entries for Klein, Camara 2:02:02 PM    comment []

Happy Holidays from Loose Cannon Racing! 2:01:32 PM    comment []

Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Announces 100% Increase in November Sales 2:01:05 PM    comment []

Hyundai Redefines Its Flagship Sedan 1:58:44 PM    comment []

A Toyota Fit For The Speedway 1:58:04 PM    comment []

Yellow. Its Back. 1:57:39 PM    comment []

Motor Trend Truck of the Year Complete Winners List 1:57:14 PM    comment []

Chrysler 300 Is A Hip–hop Hit 1:56:34 PM    comment []

Hyundai Motor To Commercialize Fuel Cell Vehicle By 2010 1:56:07 PM    comment []

Daihatsu rising? Japanese automaker aims for 20 percent growth 1:54:46 PM    comment []

The Car Connection has a contest too –– wacky street names 1:54:12 PM    comment []

Timewaster of the Day – supersized drifting video 1:53:33 PM    comment []

First production Jaguar XK rolls off the line 1:52:58 PM    comment []

'Hang up and Drive' bumperstickers not working 1:52:22 PM    comment []

Talladega track to get a new surface 1:51:41 PM    comment []

Markets punish GM for flagging sales 1:51:01 PM    comment []

Dubai Motor Show closes, reports impressive sales 1:50:29 PM    comment []

New things in store for the HUMMER brand 1:49:47 PM    comment []

Honda forecasts accelerating sales growth in 2006 1:49:13 PM    comment []

Ford announces details of white collar severance packages 1:48:43 PM    comment []

Toyota plans 9 million vehicles for 2006 1:48:11 PM    comment []

Aging Boomers changing face of automobile design 1:47:33 PM    comment []

Motor Trend's 2006 'Truck of The Year' award goes to Honda Ridgeline 1:46:46 PM    comment []

Bulletin: Autoblog is still in the shop and up on the hoist! 1:46:12 PM    comment []

Jerry Flint's predictions for the new year 1:45:33 PM    comment []

What they're really driving in The OC 1:45:02 PM    comment []

Early December figures point to Blue Christmas for automakers 1:44:23 PM    comment []

Supreme Court nominee Alito overturns ruling in favor of dealers against Ford Motor Company 1:43:35 PM    comment []

Have your iPod and car make beautiful music together 1:42:43 PM    comment []

Audi alerts customers to "non–problem problems" 1:42:03 PM    comment []

Hummer makes big donation to Red Cross 1:41:23 PM    comment []

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