India out of Davis Cup

"Romania retained their place in the Davis Cup World Group after forging to an unassailable 3-1 lead in the play-off with India here on Sunday. With a 2-1 overnight advantage victory was assured when Romania’s Victor Hanescu defeated Prakash Amritraj, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1....

India take on Romania in Davis Cup

"India will challenge a formidable Romania for a place in the Davis Cup World Group with in-form teenager Somdev Devvarman as their trump card in the crucial World Group play-off tie starting on Friday. It will be a tough test for the four-member Indian team on the red clay...

Israeli troops beat photographer in WB

" Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:20:15 GMT An Israeli photographer has been severely beaten by troops in an anti-fence demonstration in the West Bank village of Naalin.  Puterman, 71-year old photographer from Tel Aviv,...

Chinese Hair Bands Made From Used Condoms

"Commentary:According to this warning message, consumers should be wary of buying cheap rubber hair bands from China because they may have been made from recycled used condoms and could potentially expose uses to...

Iowa city installs bouncy rubber sidewalk to foil beer keg damage

Bouncy rubber sidewalk, the future of Iowa State University's pavement is in your hands now. "Beer kegs have been wreaking havoc with sidewalks in Ames, Iowa - and the city's solution may leave some bounce in their...

The End of the CraigsList Serial Rapist

A truly frightening crime story that highlights the dangers of online contacts--and points out some good police work."Maj. Daniel Dusseau's head throbbed. It was 9 p.m. and nine months into the pursuit of a rapist whose attacks had haunted nearly a dozen of his detectives,...

Giant Sea Snakes to Provide Electricity

Okay, so they're not really snakes, but they're longer than they are wide, and they live in the ocean... but the resemblance ends there. The Anaconda is a giant hydroelectric plant that generates power from passing...

Relief Money Used for Nike Runners

Can you believe this? Staff at a branch of ICBC, the biggest bank in China, used relief fund to buy themselves 56 pairs of Nike runners. Misappropriation of funds had always been a concern, but you would have never...

Why a cow needs a flat-screen TV

"DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie's cows have it all -- a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds....

Haitians Riot Over Soaring Food Prices

"Haitians stormed the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince to demand the resignation of Rene Preval, the country's president, while going on a rampage in the capital over soaring food prices. United Nations (UN)...

Brazil makes 'rainforest' condoms

What an inventive way to not only save the rainforest, but prevent the spread of diseases and HIV. Rubber trees that are found in the Amazon will provide the Brazilian government with the ability to produce condoms...

Lampung earns $360 mln from exports to America

Bandarlampung (ANTARA News) - Lampung province last year earned US$360.52 million from its non-oil/non-gas exports to American countries, up 17.72 percent from a year earlier.The figure represented 15.51 percent of the province`s total exports valued at US2.32 billion last...

MoD to be quizzed over lost data

"The information watchdog is to grill the Ministry of Defence over its data protection policies after it lost the personal details of 600,000 people. Defence Secretary Des Brown will also speak in the Commons next week about the latest loss of personal data, which went...

Trading Technologies expands connectivity in Asia

Chicago, Tokyo and Singapore (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) today announced it is expanding its Asian exchange connectivity through new initiatives with the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) and Singapore Exchange (SGX). First,...

constitutional crisis, in my mind - FISA needs to get out from under the exec...

""The procedures under the surveillance act are streamlined, but nevertheless involve a number of bureaucratic steps." True enough, the FISA statute contains a number of requirements that certain executive branch officials approve FISA applications before they go forward....

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