4. desember 2005

Beating the Heating Bill . The aging brick rowhouse in Petworth was far from a model of energy efficiency. Exterior doors had gaps around them -- in one case so large that sunlight streamed in from around the edges. Cold air penetrated the uninsulated walls of the laundry room and seeped in around the edges of a skylight. By Justin Blum. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 6:00:26 PM    comment [] Sylvia Paull: "Driving home, I felt as if I'd just been at the United Nations, not a software company." [Scripting News] 5:58:01 PM    comment [] Old New Mexico Woe, Drinking and Driving, Is Vexing State Anew. New Mexico's high rate of drunken driving spurred legislative measures that cut the death toll, but fatalities are again on the rise. By RALPH BLUMENTHAL. [NYT > Health] 5:56:51 PM    comment [] Washington Post report that BellSouth, angered by the city plan to cover downtown New Orleans with free wifi, has withdrawn its offer to help the police dept get back on its feet. At a time when the city needs so much help, it seems the phone company could have sponsored the free wifi too, instead of trying to undermine it. [Scripting News] 5:55:03 PM    comment [] Israel strikes Gaza after rockets. Israeli helicopters carry out missile strikes on targets in Gaza city, the first such raids for over a month. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:53:28 PM    comment [] Cargo ship sinks in Italy storm. Bad weather batters much of Italy, sinking a cargo ship in the north-west and flooding Venice. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:52:39 PM    comment [] Venezuelans vote for new congress. Venezuelans are voting for a new parliament with the president's allies tipped to extend their majority. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:51:48 PM    comment [] Kazakhstan chooses new leader. Kazakhs are voting in a presidential election seen as a test of the oil-rich state's democratic standards. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:50:54 PM    comment [] Smoking age could increase to 18. Ministers are considering raising the minimum legal age for buying tobacco in England from 16 to 18. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:49:57 PM    comment [] Rewriting History: Snared in the Web of a Wikipedia Liar. The question of Wikipedia, as of so much of what you find online, is: Can you trust it? By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE. [NYT > Technology] 5:48:41 PM    comment [] Thousands march for HK democracy. Tens of thousands join a protest in Hong Kong demanding a fully-democratic political system. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:47:47 PM    comment [] Three die in Russia pool accident. At least three people, including two children, die as a Russian swimming pool roof collapses, officials say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:44:12 PM    comment [] Rice 'to talk tough on CIA claim'. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is reportedly to urge EU states to ease off over secret CIA jail claims. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:43:23 PM    comment [] Muslims debate role in UK life. More than 20,000 people are attending a London conference focusing on the role of Muslims in the UK. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:42:31 PM    comment [] Trade talks highlight differences. Talks between top world trade ministers in Geneva end, with differences remaining ahead of a key WTO meeting in Hong Kong. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:41:24 PM    comment []

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