23. desember 2005

P-to-P amendment delays French copyright bill. 9:49:31 PM    comment []

Korean stem cell pioneer walks plank. 'Intentionally fabricated' study results [The Register] 9:48:02 PM    comment []

Ford bails out Jaguar with £1.2bn. US carmaker Ford pumps £1.2bn into its UK subsidiary Jaguar in an effort to keep the luxury car firm afloat. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:46:58 PM    comment []

Tennyson great-grandson murdered. Victorian Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson's great-grandson is found stabbed to death. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:44:50 PM    comment []

EU-wide warrant over 'CIA kidnap'. Italy issues European arrest warrants for 22 suspected CIA agents for the alleged kidnap of a Muslim cleric. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:43:51 PM    comment []

Postman jailed for £20m fraud. A postman is jailed for more than six years for masterminding a cheque fraud thought to have netted £20m. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:42:54 PM    comment []

Judge Halts Calif. Violent Video Game Law . SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new state law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, saying a lawsuit challenging the measure was likely to prevail on grounds of free speech. By MAY WONG. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 9:41:42 PM    comment []

Another School Barrier for African Girls: No Toilet. A lack of girls-only latrines in sub-Saharan Africa causes one in 10 girls to skip school during puberty. By SHARON LaFRANIERE. [NYT > Home Page] 9:40:00 PM    comment []

China Moves to Put Jailed Times Researcher on Trial. Zhao Yan, a researcher for The New York Times, was indicted today for revealing state secrets to the newspaper, his lawyer said. By JIM YARDLEY. [NYT > Home Page] 9:38:58 PM    comment []

Lebanon deal on terror suspects. Terror suspects face deportation to Lebanon under a deal announced by the Foreign Office. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:37:47 PM    comment []

Killing of Iraq Kurds 'genocide'. A Dutch court rules that the killing of thousands of Kurds in Iraq in the 1980s was an act of genocide. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:36:42 PM    comment []

U.S. Plans Slight Force Cut in Iraq, Rumsfeld Says. The decision signals a cautious realignment has begun, one intended to bring troop levels to their lowest point since mid-2004. By THOM SHANKER and ERIC SCHMITT. [NYT > Home Page] 9:35:11 PM    comment []

Government Finds Seesaw View of Housing Market. Sales of new homes fell in November from a record-setting pace, and the number of homes for sale touched a new high. By VIKAS BAJAJ. [NYT > Home Page] 9:32:53 PM    comment []

Rex Hammock: "Another person in my office lost all of her Apple iTunes store purchases when her PowerBook's hard drive crashed. Despite the obvious fact that Apple knows she has purchased these tunes and that her problem was caused by an Apple hardware problem, their response is: You should have backed it up. Huh? To what?" [Scripting News] 9:31:51 PM    comment []

West End rapist in fourth attack. Police hunting a rapist targeting women in London's West End say he has struck for a fourth time. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:30:28 PM    comment []

Chad in 'state of war' with Sudan. Chad's government accuses Sudan of being the enemy of the people after a rebel attack on its eastern border. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:29:22 PM    comment []

Doherty 'will love Moss forever'. Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty talks about his relationship with model Kate Moss and his fight with drugs. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:28:25 PM    comment []

NBC Buys Majority Stake in MSNBC . NEW YORK -- NBC Universal has acquired a controlling interest in MSNBC, the struggling all-news cable channel, from its partner in the venture, Microsoft Corp., the companies said Friday. By AP. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 9:27:17 PM    comment []

Google to hold AOL stake in new company. 9:26:20 PM    comment []

Enraged woman vents by swallowing cell phone. A mobile mouthful [The Register] 9:24:20 PM    comment []

Uzbek interior minister resigns. An Uzbek government minister closely linked to the bloody crackdown in Andijan last May resigns. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:23:17 PM    comment []

LPGA Tour: With the Qualifying Tournament out of the way and their dreams coming true, the 2006 LPGA Tour Rookies have a lot to look forward to this holiday season. Two months are the only things that stand between these ladies and their first season on Tour. See how the rookies will spend their holidays. More ... 9:13:36 PM    comment []

Futures Tour: FUTURES Tour alumna Rosie Jones of Atlanta finished her 24th season on the LPGA Tour ranked 20th on the money list with earnings of $615,499 in 20 events. Jones also made her seventh appearance in the Solheim Cup as a member of the U.S. team. Visit LPGA.com for more information about Rosie Jones and other FUTURES Tour Alumnae. 9:08:54 PM    comment []

Golfnytt fra Sverige: Jesper och Linn – årets Annika-stipendiater 33 tävlingar på Telia Tour 2006 9:02:27 PM    comment []

Golfnytt fra Norge: God Jul og Godt Nytt År! Norges Golfforbund vil ønske alle ansatte og frivillige i golfklubbene samt alle samarbeidspartnere en riktig god jul og et godt nytt golfår! Les mer 9:00:34 PM    comment []

Canadian Tour: MCALLEN, Tex.--As Jaime Gomez prepared to make a return to golf’s version of the unknown ten months ago, there were several questions he asked of himself, questions he needed to find answers to. FULL STORY 8:56:01 PM    comment []

Asian Tour: MAYBANK CASH IN ON MALAYSIAN OPEN ASIAN TOUR YEAR IN REVIEW 8:53:41 PM    comment []

Australasia Tour: Tiger to rest 8:50:41 PM    comment []

Champions Tour: At the end of a memorable year, Nicklaus transitions into retirement 8:45:27 PM    comment []

European Tour: European Tour Members head into 2006 with the World at their Feet Strong performances from veterans marked the 2005 European Tour season 8:44:14 PM    comment []

Small French Ski Resorts Self-catering chalets, large apts & small hotels. Good skiing. ABTA 8:31:59 PM    comment []

Time to visit Phuket again? Thailand's largest island and a province in its own right, Phuket (pronounced "Poo-ket") ranks second in tourist popularity only to Pattaya. Thoughtless tourist developments have scarred much of the island, particularly along the west coast, and the trend on all the beaches is upmarket, with very few budget possibilities. As mainstream resorts go, however, those on Phuket are just about the best in Thailand, offering a huge range of watersports and great diving facilities. The sea gets quite rough from May to October. Although the best west-coast beaches are connected by road, to get from one beach to another by public transport you nearly always have to go back into Phuket town.  Read more here: 8:20:29 PM    comment []

Cow flees Nativity scene 8:10:46 PM    comment []

Police call drive-by shooting 'attempted murder' 8:09:55 PM    comment []

Footsteps: New York's Revolutionary War Sites: Just Squint, and It's 1776 7:56:17 PM    comment []

36 Hours: Pensacola, Fla. 7:55:38 PM    comment []

Day Trip: Ringoes and Beyond: Wineries of New Jersey 7:55:12 PM    comment []

Ski Report: Boarding Without a Nose Ring 7:54:41 PM    comment []

Last Minute Gift Ideas: Travel Games 7:53:39 PM    comment []

Fulla Doll 7:53:13 PM    comment []

Happy Festivus 7:52:44 PM    comment []

Yoshitomo Nara Postcards 7:52:00 PM    comment []

One for the Road: Are We There Yet? 7:51:35 PM    comment []

Theroux and Buffet on the Good Life 7:51:06 PM    comment []

River Sledging 7:50:37 PM    comment []

CO2 Rights for Christmas 7:48:51 PM    comment []

Turning Off FM "Hard" on Households 7:48:00 PM    comment []

Borrowing Video Games from the Library 7:47:29 PM    comment []

Pärson Wins Slalom in Spindleruv Mlyn 7:46:56 PM    comment []

Friday Weather 7:46:25 PM    comment []

Expressen investigated over Persbrandt "lies" 7:45:44 PM    comment []

Pagrotsky isn?t listening to commercial radio 7:45:12 PM    comment []

Discrimination "part of Migration Board culture" 7:44:20 PM    comment []

Record year for Swedish charity giving 7:43:50 PM    comment []

Sex chat politician quits – 11.7m kronor richer 7:43:21 PM    comment []

Nation heads home for Christmas 7:42:12 PM    comment []

EU commissioner lashes out at Mohammed drawings 7:41:35 PM    comment []

2005 was year of the bull for stock market 7:41:06 PM    comment []

Thailand tourism on mend 7:40:38 PM    comment []

Mysterious royal stepmom takes teaching job 7:40:05 PM    comment []

Denmark orders CV9035 Mk III 7:39:12 PM    comment []

Formula 1 will have 22–car fields in 2006 7:32:57 PM    comment []

17th Annual Grassroots Motorsports Editors' Choice Awards 7:32:21 PM    comment []

TGIF: Mercedes–Benz AMG time waster 7:31:43 PM    comment []

Jaguar to receive $2.1B infusion from Ford 7:31:15 PM    comment []

Ferrari Billboard – at least he's not smashing it 7:30:44 PM    comment []

Ford bond rating cut further 7:30:07 PM    comment []

Photo tour of Phaeton factory 7:29:37 PM    comment []

Dodge Caliber begins rolling off production lines 7:28:56 PM    comment []

Detroit Free Press Car and Truck of the Year 7:27:56 PM    comment []

Saab powers up 4:16:44 PM    comment []

USAC Release – TWENTY USAC THUNDER RACES SCHEDULED ON THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL IN 2006 4:14:42 PM    comment []

Kwikpower Mercedes–Benz Team Enters The Dakar Rally 4:13:50 PM    comment []

Sascha Maassen – 2006 preview 4:13:13 PM    comment []

Future: Nissan GT–R 4:12:24 PM    comment []

Spied: BMW's Z4 Coupe 4:11:50 PM    comment []

First Drive: 2006 Ferrari FXX 4:11:23 PM    comment []

First Drive: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 4:10:51 PM    comment []

More info on GM's new high–output truck V8 4:10:01 PM    comment []

Rock the Vote on CNET's Tech Car of the Year 4:09:24 PM    comment []

Oh geez – more Corvette SS⁄Blue Devil rumors 4:08:36 PM    comment []

Ford finally dumps Hertz 4:08:02 PM    comment []

Subaru Impreza S204 unveiled in Japan 4:07:26 PM    comment []

Chrysler 300C "Heritage Edition" debuting in LA 4:06:41 PM    comment []

Delphi strike could hurt Toyota and others, too 4:05:46 PM    comment []

Kerkorian unloads a chunk of GM stock 4:05:05 PM    comment []

Lexus taste test seminar 4:04:16 PM    comment []

Sales of built–in navigation systems up 40 percent 4:03:44 PM    comment []

Breaking News: Ford health care deal ratified by UAW members 4:02:59 PM    comment []

Lexus whips out the big red bow in December and sells 4:02:11 PM    comment []

Consumers ignore ads 4:01:20 PM    comment []

Ford StreetKa warms up with Winter edition 4:00:49 PM    comment []

Green power. Literally. 3:59:54 PM    comment []

Mac Mini meets the M45 3:59:04 PM    comment []

General Motors, Dodge, and Ford rank high in He Said⁄She Said 3:58:07 PM    comment []

AMG product offensive in 2006 3:57:24 PM    comment []

iPod interfaces in 73 million cars by 2011 3:55:26 PM    comment []

Dealership's Extreme Makeovers 3:54:19 PM    comment []

GM gets help from Russian government 3:53:24 PM    comment []

FIA issues 2008 Formula 1 Technical Regulations 12:36:18 PM    comment []

Lexus IS250 SE 1:30:01 AM    comment []

Alfa Romeo Brera 2.2 1:29:27 AM    comment []

Vauxhall Vectra VXR 1:28:55 AM    comment []

Lamborghini Gallardo SE 1:28:25 AM    comment []

Laguna GT boost 1:27:32 AM    comment []

Hyundai shows off new Santa Fe 1:26:50 AM    comment []

Chrysler rings in the changes 1:26:12 AM    comment []

Mitsubishi pick-up 1:25:34 AM    comment []

Jaguar XK milestone 1:24:20 AM    comment []

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