BP to cut 5,000 jobs as profits fall by a fifth

"Profits at BP, the UK's largest company, fell 22 per cent to $17.29 billion (£8.7 billion) last year. The oil giant confirmed it would cut 5,000 jobs and target a 20 per cent reduction in overheads by the middle of next year. Chief Executive Tony Hayward said the...

Dell XPS M1730 Gets Dual SLI NVIDIA 8800M GTX; Read the Review

Dell has added the option of Dual 8800M GTX in SLI mode for the current XPS M1730. Read the Comparisons between this laptop with the new option with the current XPS M1730 coming with Dual 8700M-GT in SLI and Gateway P-171XL FX with single 8800M GT that how good they can play...

Switzerland Leads World on Environment: study

Predictably, Switzerland and several Scandinavian countries have been given the highest ranks for 'environmental performance' in a recent report released at the 2008 World Economic Forum. Equally unsurprising is the incontrovertibly poor ranking given to the United States,...

Lisa the tall one has friends in high places

Lisa Corriveau says she's not sure why she decided to take up stilting back in the summer of 2003 – but, ever since she got the hang of it, she's been up and running (carefully) as Jacqueline Frost, The Green Fairy, The Monkey King, Skull Wraith, Ms. Black, The Sea...

Doctor examined woman's breasts without permission

"A doctor examined a woman's breasts without permission, despite her saying the pain was elsewhere, a hearing has been told. Dr Subhas Pattar, of Leicester, appeared before the General Medical Council (GMC) yesterday for the start of a 19-day hearing into allegations of...

BlackBerry & iPhone at war

Target markets for the iPhone and BlackBerry are starting to overlap. The iPhone is a media consumer's dream, playing movies and music with ease. But it's not as finely tuned for the corporate user; large companies have resisted letting employees use iPhones on...

China's Olympic Goal: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue

"BEIJING: Every day, 27 monitoring stations across the city measure air pollution to determine if the skies above this national capital can officially be designated as blue. It is not an act of whimsy: With Beijing preparing to play host to the 2008 Olympics next August, the...

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations

"From hairspray and gangsters to old men -- get the star-studded SAG noms right now! THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role George Clooney / Michael Clayton - "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Daniel Day-Lewis / Daniel...