27. desember 2005

After-Holiday Returns Continue to Decline. Like the Yule log, fruitcake and Christmas caroling, the holiday ritual of returning unwanted gifts continues to slip away. By MELANIE WARNER and MICHAEL BARBARO. [NYT > Business] 5:05:57 PM    comment []

Mississippi Casino Reopens. The Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. said that it had reopened its land-based casino at the Isle of Capri Casino Resort in Biloxi, Miss., after Hurricane Katrina in August. By REUTERS. [NYT > Business] 5:04:08 PM    comment []

Kerry Packer, 68, Australia's Media Magnate, Is Dead. Kerry Packer became Australia's richest man by turning a magazine and television inheritance worth millions into a diverse business worth billions. By JOHN SHAW. [NYT > Business] 5:03:08 PM    comment []

The Cost of Gold | The Hidden Payroll: Below a Mountain of Wealth, a River of Waste. Freeport, one of the world's largest mining companies, has dumped tons of waste into one of the world's last untouched landscapes while digging for gold in Indonesia. By JANE PERLEZ and RAYMOND BONNER. [NYT > Business] 5:02:00 PM    comment []

A Crackdown on Cartels by European Regulators. Across Europe, formerly docile cartel authorities are cracking down on collusion in economically weighty sectors like telecommunications, construction and banking. By JAMES KANTER. [NYT > Business] 5:00:50 PM    comment []

In Estonia, Former Soviet-Era Port Seeks More Bustle. A former Estonian prime minister wants to lure ships back to a port that was ordered destroyed in the 1960's by Soviet leaders. By DAN BILEFSKY. [NYT > Business] 4:58:42 PM    comment []

Contractors Are Warned: Cuts Coming for Weapons. As the Pentagon's budget faces tightening, it is redefining the strategic threats facing the U.S. and looking at weapons that are more high-tech, flexible and innovative. By LESLIE WAYNE. [NYT > Business] 4:57:50 PM    comment []

Gazprom Becomes the Bear of Russia. Gazprom, Russia's natural gas monopoly, is a corporation aspiring to join the ranks of energy majors like Exxon Mobil and BP. By ANDREW E. KRAMER. [NYT > Business] 4:57:01 PM    comment []

Vital Signs: Mental Health: Serious Depression Raises Risk of Heart Ailments. Patients hospitalized for depression are about one and a half times as likely as others to develop coronary heart disease, a new study suggests. By NICHOLAS BAKALAR. [NYT > Health] 4:55:43 PM    comment []

Essay: When Teenagers Abuse Prescription Drugs, the Fault May Be the Doctor's. Dabbling with controlled prescription drugs constitutes the fastest growing type of drug abuse in the U.S. By HOWARD MARKEL, M.D.. [NYT > Health] 4:54:04 PM    comment []

Preventing Cancer: Slowly, Cancer Genes Tender Their Secrets. Scientists are now finding that untangling the genetics of cancer is not impossible and are basing new treatments on their findings. By GINA KOLATA. [NYT > Health] 4:52:52 PM    comment []

'Syrian held' over Beirut bombing. Lebanon arrests a Syrian suspect in the killing of newspaper owner Gibran Tueni, judicial sources say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:51:35 PM    comment []

Russia closer to controlling NGOs. Russia's upper house backs a controversial bill to tighten state control over non-governmental organisations. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:50:27 PM    comment []

China ex-minister guilty of graft. A former Chinese government minister receives a life sentence for taking more than 4m yuan ($500,000) in bribes. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:48:14 PM    comment []

Fuel shortages after Buncefield. Motorists face fuel shortages with some garages running out of petrol as they struggle in the wake of the Buncefield blasts. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:47:28 PM    comment []

Hospital alcohol admissions rise. The number of drink-related hospital admissions has risen by 28% over the past eight years, figures show. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:46:22 PM    comment []

Password Trojan stalks Spanish net users. 4:44:35 PM    comment []

2006 Schedule Japan Golf Tour:   4:37:45 PM    comment []

Golfnytt fra Sverige: Nina Reis tror på Stahle Svensk Golf har tagit pulsen på några spelarprofiler om den gångna och kommande säsongen. Bland annat vilken kollega de spår kommer att få det stora genombrottet under 2006. Nyblivna LPGA-proffset Nina Reis tror på Louise Stahle. Läs mer 4:25:06 PM    comment []

2005 Final Order of Merit Asian Tour: 4:22:17 PM    comment []

European Tour: Breathtaking Return of a Colossus 4:18:44 PM    comment []

PGA Tour: Big changes loom for The Players Championship, no matter when it's played 4:16:29 PM    comment []

USGA: USGA Notebook: USGA awards four 2007-2008 events to host sites 4:14:55 PM    comment []

Make Your Own Passport Photos 4:07:01 PM    comment []

What Travel Gifts Did You Get This Year? 4:06:26 PM    comment []

Broadway in NYC 4:05:54 PM    comment []

Luanda Welcomes Travelers 4:05:23 PM    comment []

Winter holiday in Austria in 2006? It's the spectacular, snowcapped mountains of regions like the Tyrol that provide the most familiar images of Austria - a landscape of jagged peaks and rampaging rivers, giving way to green pastures studded with onion-domed churches. Yet Austria is by no means all alpine vistas: the country stretches across central Europe for some 700km, from the shores of the Bodensee in the west to the edge of the flat Hungarian plain in the east. Far removed from the archetype are the wetlands and reed beds of Burgenland, and the dramatic sequence of stopes that carve their way up the Erzberg in Styria. In Upper and Lower Austria in particular, a predominantly low-key landscape of gentle rolling hills and vineyards can come as something of a surprise to first-time visitors. Yet this fertile, low-lying northern half of the country is, in fact, where the majority of Austrians live and work, many of them within commuting distance of the capital, Vienna - the country's chief tourist destination after the alpine regions. Read more here: 3:50:41 PM    comment []

British firm buys UPC cable 3:40:36 PM    comment []

Wind gust tossed ski jumper 3:39:53 PM    comment []

Rash of fires around Norway 3:39:01 PM    comment []

Violence mars holiday weekend 3:37:59 PM    comment []

Aker Yards and Brittany Ferries sign LOI Aker Yards and the French company Brittany Ferries have signed a Letter of Intent for the building of a roro-passenger ferry worth approximately 105-110 million euro for delivery in October 2008 at the latest. 27.12.2005 More ... 3:34:46 PM    comment []

Williams' F1 boost 3:25:53 PM    comment []

Wot Car? 3:25:08 PM    comment []

General Motors hybrid plans 3:16:52 PM    comment []

Only Sweden and Britain Meet Kyoto 3:15:45 PM    comment []

King's Christmas Speech: Year of Disasters 3:15:00 PM    comment []

Record Year for Christmas Shopping 3:14:15 PM    comment []

More Christmas Cards 3:13:50 PM    comment []

Tuesday Weather 3:13:21 PM    comment []

Ten years' jail for Malmö murder 3:12:21 PM    comment []

Larsson to return to Swedish football 3:11:56 PM    comment []

Girl sent to wrong country in flight mix–up 3:11:27 PM    comment []

Sweden on target for Kyoto commitment 3:10:46 PM    comment []

Refugee sermon gets mixed reviews 3:09:50 PM    comment []

Wintry end to 2005 forecast 3:09:04 PM    comment []

Love is more powerful than death 3:08:27 PM    comment []

Morgan Plans Four–Seater as 4⁄4 Model Celebrates 70 Years 2:58:57 PM    comment []

Lounge Lizard: The Volkswagen Phaeton Stretches to Conquer 2:58:19 PM    comment []

Air–Cooled Engine Era Ends at Volkswagen 2:57:44 PM    comment []

Survey: Katie Couric and George Clooney Top List of Dream Designated Drivers 2:57:13 PM    comment []

Need a New Car Cheap? In Europe, You Can Get It on eBay 2:56:16 PM    comment []

Honda Gets into Solar–Cell Business in a Big Way 2:55:46 PM    comment []

Mini Smashes Production Record in 2005 2:55:12 PM    comment []

BMW Turbosteamer Takes a Page from the Age of Steam 2:54:39 PM    comment []

Car Design Talk – ahhh picture 2:53:48 PM    comment []

Car Design Talk – Mitsubishi Tarmac 2:53:05 PM    comment []

Future: Porsche Panamera 2:51:58 PM    comment []

Tuners: 2006 STS Chevrolet HHR 2:51:16 PM    comment []

First Drive: 2006 Jeep Commander 2:50:39 PM    comment []

Future: Next–Gen Acura NSX is go! Finally... 2:50:08 PM    comment []

First Drive: 2007 Audi RS 4 2:49:32 PM    comment []

Events: Frankfurt's Other Star Cars 2:49:01 PM    comment []

Long–Term Test Update: 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring 2:48:17 PM    comment []

Volkswagen integrated child seat 2:47:22 PM    comment []

The next Scion xB? 2:46:37 PM    comment []

Hydrogen–powered Prius tests in U.S. 2:45:55 PM    comment []

Airbags: high risk? 2:45:20 PM    comment []

Saab's biodiesel alternative 2:44:45 PM    comment []

BMW unveils 120d Customers Sport 2:44:14 PM    comment []

Toyota 2007 FJ Cruiser extravaganza 2:43:21 PM    comment []

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