NBC, ABC and CBS to tone down 'upfront' advertising sales events

The networks are still having a tough time as viewership remains down after the writer's strike, and the sluggish economy is making advertisers hesitant to spend."TV lineup presentations to advertisers are being scaled back because of the sluggish economy and lingering...

Bhutto under house arrest in Pakistan

"Pakistani police placed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto under house arrest Friday, uncoiling barbed wire in front of her Islamabad villa, and reportedly rounded up thousands of her supporters to block a mass protest against emergency...

Call for time limit on marriages

"A German politician has been ostracised by her party after she called for a maximum time limit on marriages of seven years. Controversial conservative CDU/CSU party politician Gabriele Pauli said all marriages should be limited to save the costs of a divorce and force...

Hole in one twice for teenager

"A teenage golfer who took up the sport two years ago got two holes-in-one in the same hole on the same, day beating odds of 40 million to one. Lewis Miller, a student at Sharnbrook Upper School, rounded off a summer of golf by hitting two balls directly from the tee into the...

America's Cup The Final Countdown

"RACE 1 SATURDAY 23 JUNE 2007 Team Alinghi, sailing their new boat SUI 100 met Emirates Team New Zealand on the waters off Valencia for what promises to be the most exciting series of races for the America´s Cup since 1987. In that year, Dennis Connor of America beat a young...

Caymans crack down on Cuban migrants

"Caymans crack down on Cuban migrants Cuban boat people who get stranded in the Caymans face detention -- or being sent back. BY SHURNA ROBBINS, Special to The Miami Herald Francisco Reyes Benitez, right, has become the Cuban detainees' unofficial representative to the...

Searching for HR innovation and community

Some of us read between the lines…  As a Media professional that works mostly on the Marketing and Advertising side of the business I see this more as Google working toward a Monster.com like, HR Solution. A Google staffing product would be a great addition to their...

Janitorial service caught up in immigration sweep; 200 arrested

"Cutting corners to make more income even when clients are reputable, this is definitely not good for business."