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Electronic gadgets latest sources of computer viruses
2008-03-14 03:45:00 March 14, CNNFrom iPods to navigation systems, some of today's hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory: pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam.Computer users have been warned for years about virus threats from downloading Internet porn and opening suspicious e-mail attachments. Now they run the risk of picking up a digital infection just by plugging a new gizmo into their PCs.Recent cases reviewed by The Associated Press include some of the most widely used tech devices: Apple iPods, digital picture frames sold by Target and Best Buy stores, and TomTom navigation gear.In most cases, Chinese factories -- where many companies have turned to keep prices low -- are the source.So far, the virus problem appears to come from lax quality control, perhaps a careless worker plugging an infected music player into a factory computer used for testing, rather than organized sabotage by hacker... More About: Electronic , Gadgets , Viruses , Sources
Woman at the Center of Governor’s Downfall
2008-03-13 03:03:00 By SERGE F. KOVALESKI and IAN URBINAMarch 13, NY TimesShe left a broken home on the Jersey Shore at 17 and came to New York City to work the nightclubs as a rhythm and blues singer. Now, at 22, she is the unwitting, and as yet unseen, star of the seamy drama that is the downfall of Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York.Kristen, prostitute described in a federal affidavit as having had a rendezvous with Mr. Spitzer on Feb. 13 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, has spent the last few days in her ninth-floor apartment in the Flatiron district of Manhattan. On Monday, she made a brief appearance in federal court, where a lawyer was appointed to represent her. She is expected to be a witness in the case against four people charged with operating a prostitution ring called the Emperor’s Club V.I.P.In a series of telephone interviews on Tuesday night, she said she had slept very little over the past week, with all the stress of the case.“I just don’t want to be thought of as a monster,... More About: Woman , Center
'Magic is over' for the U.S., says foreign minister of France
2008-03-13 02:36:00 By Alison SmaleMarch 13, International Herald Tribune PARIS: Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister of France and a longtime humanitarian, diplomatic and political activist on the international scene, says that whoever succeeds President George W. Bush may restore something of the United States' battered image and standing overseas, but that "the magic is over."In a wide-ranging conversation with Roger Cohen of the International Herald Tribune at the launch of a Forum for New Diplomacy in Paris, Kouchner on Tuesday also held out the hope of talking with Hamas, the Palestinian faction that rules the Gaza Strip but has been ostracized by the West and by its Palestinian rival, Fatah, because it opposes peace talks with Israel and denies that Israel has a right to exist.Asked whether the United States could repair the damage it has suffered to its reputation during the Bush presidency and especially since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Kouchner replied, "It will never be as it was... More About: Magic , Foreign , Minister , Foreign Minister
Hong Kong shuts schools amid flu outbreak
2008-03-13 02:23:00 March 13, Channel News Asia Hong Kong education and health officials on Wednesday ordered all primary schools and kindergartens to close for two weeks amid a flu outbreak.In an announcement posted on its website, the Hong Kong Education Bureau said: "All kindergartens, kindergartens-cum-child care centres, primary schools and special schools will begin the Easter holiday from March 13 to March 28."Health secretary York Chow said the move was a precautionary measure against the spread of influenza in schools, according to the Government Information Service (GIS).The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) received reports of outbreaks of flu-like illness affecting 23 schools involving a total of 184 people on Wednesday, GIS said.A CHP spokesman said the illnesses could be caused by flu or other respiratory viruses.GIS said laboratory tests on a seven-year-old boy who died after suffering respiratory and neurological symptoms showed positive results for influenza A (H1N1).Initial tests on ... More About: Schools
Woman's body kept on ice in hotel
2008-03-12 13:53:00 March 12, News.com.auA WOMAN wanted on drugs charges, whose body was hidden in an upscale hotel room for up to a year, died for "religious reasons", her boyfriend has said from jail.The fully-clothed body of 33-year-old Monique Trepp was discovered wedged into a plastic storage container filled with dry ice when police conducted a drug raid on the Newport Beach hotel room in Southern California.The room was registered to her boyfriend, New Zealander Stephen David Royds, 46, who was arrested for possession of cocaine for sale. He has not been charged in Ms Trepp's death, said prosecutors in Orange County, south of Los Angeles.He has pleaded not guilty on the drugs charges. During a brief court hearing, his bail was set at $US1 million ($A1.08 million).He gave local newspaper, the Orange County Register, a cryptic explanation of her death. "Everything that happened was for religious reasons," he was quoted as saying.He repeated the phrase four times in a brief interview from priso... More About: Body , Hotel
How Do Vegetables Save the Boobs?
2008-03-12 06:11:00 By Stefan Anitei, Science EditorMarch 12, SoftpediaHave you eaten your vegetables? If not, this may be bad news for your breasts. A new research published in the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition," and carried out by a team at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute in China, has found a connection between the consume of certain vegetables and a lowered risk for breast cancer."3,035 women diagnosed with breast cancer were identified through the Shanghai Cancer Registry. They were closely matched with 3,037 women randomly chosen from thegeneral population there. The women filled out questionnaires about their diet, including consumption of cruciferous vegetables like Chinese cabbage, bok choi and turnips. Americans typically eat more broccoli, kale and cauliflower in the cruciferous vegetable family," said corresponding author Dr. Jay Fowke, assistant professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt-Ingram."Cruciferous vegetables contain some compounds that may... More About: Vegetables , Save
Chief of U.S. military in Mideast quits
2008-03-12 03:45:00 March 12, CNNBAGHDAD, Iraq -- Adm. William Fallon has resigned as chief of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia after more than a year in the post, citing what he called an inaccurate perception that he is at odds with the Bush administration over Iran.Fallon, the head of U.S. Central Command, was the subject of a recent Esquire magazine profile that portrayed him as resisting pressure for military action against Iran, which the Bush administration accuses of trying to develop nuclear weapons.In a written statement, he said the article's "disrespect for the president" and "resulting embarrassment" have become a distraction."Although I don't believe there have ever been any differences about the objectives of our policy in the Central Command area of responsibility, the simple perception that there is makes it difficult for me to effectively serve America's interests there," Fallon said.In Washington, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at the Pentagon that h... More About: Military , Chief , Mideast
Google Wraps Up $3.1B DoubleClick Deal
2008-03-12 03:19:00 Google Completes $3.1 Billion Takeover of DoubleClick After Gaining European ApprovalBy Michael LiedtkeAP Business WriterMarch 12, YahooThe $3.1 billion deal, completed Tuesday after nearly a year of regulatory wrangling, also may intensify the pressure on Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. to resolve their stormy courtship so they don't risk further distractions while Google tries to sprint further ahead in the race for Internet advertising.Google took control of DoubleClick a few hours after Europe's antitrust regulators removed the final stumbling block by approving a deal that was first announced 11 months ago.U.S. regulators cleared the transaction in December, casting aside objections from Microsoft and other companies that argued DoubleClick would give Google too much control over online advertising and potentially sensitive information about consumer behavior on the Internet.Besides opening up new opportunities, Google's takeover of DoubleClick will create more challenges for... More About: Google , Deal , Doubleclick
Central banks to inject $200 billion to ease market strains
2008-03-12 02:41:00 By Michael M. GrynbaumMarch 12, International Herald TribuneNEW YORK: The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced coordinated action with other central banks to unfreeze panicky credit markets, unveiling a $200 billion program to let even the biggest banks borrow ultrasafe Treasury money by using some of their riskiest investments as collateral.The action was the second by the Fed since Friday designed to stem a cash squeeze at seemingly solid financial institutions, which have become too frightened to finance even conservative debt offerings.Stock markets soared after the announcement, with the Dow Jones industrials average closed up 416.66 points, or 3.6 percent, at 12,156.81. It was the biggest one-day point gain for the Dow since July 29, 2002. The dollar also strengthened from a record low against the euro, a sign that investors believed the program would help alleviate pressure in financial markets. (Page 17)The so-called Term Securities Lending Facility will allow strapped finan... More About: Market , Banks , Central , Ease , Billion
Yes, I'd like to renew this, please...
2008-03-12 02:38:00 March 12, ReutersHELSINKI - A Finnish library-goer apparently thought 'better late than never' and quietly returned a book on loan for more than 100 years to a library in Vantaa, in southern Finland.The library had long since lost track of the loan but welcomed back to its collections the bound copy of a 1902 volume of Vartija, an active religious monthly periodical at the time."We are unclear when exactly it was borrowed and who returned it. There weren't any documents with it," librarian Minna Saastamoinen told Reuters."There is an old note attached to the book which says there is a fine of 10 pennies a week for late returns," she added.The library sticker inside the cover, and the old-fashioned handwriting on it, showed the book was last officially loaned out at the beginning of the last century, she said.Read more this news quotephoto: A woman stands among the bookshelves in the main reading room of The New York Public Library, December 14, 2004 (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
Obama-Clinton Race Creates Security Concerns for Secret Service
2008-03-11 12:06:00 By Jeff BlissMarch 11, BloombergThe political passions stirred by the Democratic presidential battle between the possible first black nominee and the possible first woman are also stirring security concerns on the part of the U.S. Secret Service .The agency began providing protection to candidates earlier this year than in any previous election in response to crowds that have sometimes topped 30,000, a record for the primary season, spokesman Darrin Blackford said.The excitement of the race pitting Illinois Senator Barack Obama against New York Senator Hillary Clinton ``definitely adds something the Secret Service hasn't seen in a while,'' said Andrew O'Connell, a special agent in the 1990s who is now a managing director at New York-based Fortress Global Investigations and Security Corp.Besides the fact that Obama is the first black candidate with a chance to win the party nomination, Clinton is a ``polarizing figure'' dating back to her time as first lady, O'Connell said.Obam... More About: Race
Fears over forced marriage levels
2008-03-11 10:47:00 March 11, BBC NewsFigures showing hundreds of pupils from ethnic minorities are being removed from school have sparked concerns many are being forced into marriages abroad.Compiled for a report for a committee of MPs, they highlight how many children have disappeared from school registers in England.The MPs fear some have been forced into marriages against their will.A separate report suggests the number of illegal forced marriages each year runs into several thousand.Dig deeperThe home affairs select committee has demanded answers with some suspecting that young girls and occasionally even boys are being taken out of education and forced to marry against their will - often because they are deemed to have become too Westernised.Local authorities have a statutory duty to inform social services if there is no good reason for long-term school absence.Local councils deny the missing youngsters are likely to have been forced into marriages.Read more this news quotephoto: From pupil to b... More About: Marriage , Forced , Fears
Nearest Star System Might Harbor Earth Twin
2008-03-11 08:35:00 Earth may have a twin orbiting one of our nearest stellar neighbors, a new study suggests.By Andrea ThompsonMarch 11, FoxNewsUniversity of California, Santa Cruz graduate student Javiera Guedes used computer simulations of planet formation to show that terrestrial planets are likely to have formed around one of the stars in the Alpha Centauri star system, our closest stellar neighbors.Guedes' model showed planets forming around the star Alpha Centauri B (its sister star, Proxima Centauri, is actually our nearest neighbor) in what is called the "habitable zone," or the region around a star where liquid water can exist on a planet's surface.The model also showed that if such planets do in fact exist, we should be able to see them with a dedicated telescope."If they exist, we can observe them," Guedes said.Guedes' study has been accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal.Read more this news quotephoto: An artist's conception of an Earth-like planet around another star (... More About: System , Earth , Star , Harbor , Twin
Hobbit or human? New doubts raised
2008-03-11 08:20:00 Skeletons found in Palau suggest ‘Hobbit s’ were just dwarf humansBy Maggie FoxMarch 11, MSNBCWASHINGTON - Tiny skeletons found in the caves of the Pacific islands of Palau undercut the theory that similar remains discovered earlier in Indonesia might be a unique hominid species, researchers reported Monday.The Palau skeletons, which date to between 900 and 2,800 years ago, appear to have belonged to so-called insular dwarfs — modern humans who grew smaller as a result of living on an island, the researchers said.They said their findings, published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, show it is possible the same thing happened on the Indonesian island of Flores, where small skeletons dating back 15,000 to 18,000 years ago have intrigued scientists since they were discovered in 2004.Some groups have proposed that the Flores hominids, who would have been about 3 feet (1 meter) tall as adults, represented a distinct species called Homo floresiensis.Others argue they were small be... More About: Human
T-ray camera is able to see through clothes
2008-03-10 09:13:00 March 10, News.com.auA CAMERA that can detect weapons, drugs or explosives hidden under people's clothes from up to 25m away could be a breakthrough for the security industry.The T5000 camera uses what it calls "passive imaging technology" to identify objects by natural electromagnetic rays – known as Terahertz or T-rays – that they emit.The high-powered camera, developed by British company ThruVision, can detect hidden objects from up to 25m away and is effective even when people are moving.It does not reveal physical body details and the screening is harmless, the company says.The technology, which has military and civilian applications and could be used in crowded airports, shopping malls or sporting events, will be unveiled at a scientific development exhibition sponsored by Britain's Home Office on March 12-13."Acts of terrorism have shaken the world in recent years and security precautions have been tightened globally," said Clive Beattie, the chief executive of ThruVisi... More About: Clothes , Camera
Sleeping child in Clinton attack video supports Barack
2008-03-10 04:35:00 March 10, YouTubeSenator Clinton 's new "3AM" attack ad features footage of a young girl asleep in her bed - she is now 17 and is not only planning to vote for Barack Obama, she's been volunteering for his campaign for months. More About: Video , Sleeping , Child
To Aim Ads, Web Is Keeping Closer Eye on What You Click
2008-03-10 04:23:00 By LOUISE STORYMarch 10, NY TimesA famous New Yorker cartoon from 1993 showed two dogs at a computer, with one saying to the other, “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”That may no longer be true.A new analysis of online consumer data shows that large Web companies are learning more about people than ever from what they search for and do on the Internet, gathering clues about the tastes and preferences of a typical user several hundred times a month.These companies use that information to predict what content and advertisements people most likely want to see. They can charge steep prices for carefully tailored ads because of their high response rates.The analysis, conducted for The New York Times by the research firm comScore, provides what advertising executives say is the first broad estimate of the amount of consumer data that is transmitted to Internet companies.Privacy advocates have previously sounded alarms about the practices of Internet companies and provided ... More About: Click , Closer
Examine losses, says Dr M
2008-03-10 04:13:00 By JANE RITIKOSMarch 10, The StarKUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said his successor Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should accept responsibility for Barisan Nasional’s major losses in the general election and resign.“Just as in 2004, the huge majority was reportedly 100% due to him as said by the then secretary-general of Umno, now he should also accept 100% responsibility,” Dr Mahathir told a press conference yesterday.Describing the coalition’s performance as “shocking”, he said he was saddened by it.“I expected Barisan to lose support but not this badly,” he said of the Opposition victory in five states and 10 of the 13 parliamentary seats in the Federal Territories.He said that while it was up to Umno to decide, one possibility was Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak taking over from Abdullah.He said the fact that Indians, Chinese and Malays voted for the Opposition showed that it was not about racial politics but that on the whole, the people sent the same signal.... More About: Losses
FBI starts criminal probe into Countrywide, reports NY Times
2008-03-10 03:20:00 March 09, ReutersNEW YORK - The FBI has begun a criminal inquiry into the largest U.S. mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial Corp, for suspected securities fraud as part of investigations into the mortgage crisis, The New York Times reported on Sunday.Citing unnamed government officials with knowledge of the case, the Times said the investigation into whether Countrywide misrepresented its financial condition and the soundness of its loans in securities filings was at an early stage and it was not clear if any charges would result.A Countrywide spokeswoman, Susan Martin, told the newspaper that "we are not aware of any such investigation." The probe was first reported on Saturday in The Wall Street Journal.The Countrywide inquiry follows a broader investigation by the FBI into 14 companies as part of a review of the practices of the mortgage industry, the Times said.Read more this news quotephoto: The Countrywide bank is seen in Lakewood, Colorado September 11, 2007 (REUTERS/Rick W... More About: Criminal , Probe
Badminton: Chen defeats Lin to win All-England men's singles title
2008-03-10 03:17:00 March 09, ChannelNewsAsiaBIRMINGHAM, England : Hampered by a knee injury, China's defending champion Lin Dan failed in his bid for a fourth All-England men's singles title when he suffered a shock straight games defeat from compatriot Chen Jin in Sunday's final.Chen, the world No.4, had never beaten world No.1 Lin in six previous meetings, but he completed the championship without dropping a game with a 22-20, 25-23 victory.Having had three match points he finally won it on the fourth with a cross-court smash.Lin suffered an injury to his left knee in training recently in Beijing, and he said: "It really hurt when I got up this morning and I couldn't jump or smash properly. I did think about pulling out when he got ahead in the second, but there were a lot of spectators and I wanted to keep playing for them."I am disappointed, but I am also pleased for Chen. He is a good friend and a team mate and he deserved the win today."Read more this news quotephoto: China's Chen Jin dives... More About: Badminton , Singles , Title
Facebook App Lets Users Send Movie Clips
2008-03-10 02:40:00 By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business WriterMarch 09, WiredLOS ANGELES -- Paramount Pictures will become the first major studio to make clips from thousands of its movies available for use on the Internet.The unit of Viacom Inc. is teaming with Los Angeles-based developer FanRocket to launch the VooZoo application Monday on Facebook .The service gives Facebook users access to footage from thousands of movies, ranging from "The Ten Commandments" to "Forrest Gump," to send to others on the popular social networking site."The short clips for a movie that you've already seen before helps you relive the moment," Paramount senior vice president of entertainment Derek Broes said.The clips last from a few seconds to several minutes and cover the gamut from Eddie Murphy's guffaw in "Beverly Hills Cop" to Audrey Hepburn's pleas over her "no-name slob" cat in "Breakfast at Tiffany's."The studio will market DVDs of the movies through a button that appears after each clip is played. It eventually want... More About: Movie , Clips , Send , Users
Sexy Witches, Scary Monsters Detailed for Males Aged 18-35
2008-03-06 12:17:00 And a new genre is born: SPG – Sexy Playing GameBy Calin Ciabai, Games EditorMarch 06, SoftpediaIt was just one or two days ago when I said that sexy girls in video games (with a bonus from nakedness) help these games sell, even if they are not exactly what you could call a good game.I made fun of X-Blades just because it features a heroine wearing thongs and a little bra, together with big weapons. But now I realize it's a trend. We're doomed to get hit from everywhere by games where sexy chicks do all the dirty work. So, bring it on!Witches is a game that brings it on and it's trying to do it for quite a while, having in mind that it's in development since 2007. Its story? Simple: sexy and sensual chicks fighting against ugly males, backed up probably by a futile storyline. It appears that you will control a witch called Shadow and try to fight against the Hordes of the Beast, some horrifying, satanic creatures, sometime during the medieval times. Your main priority: enjoy t... More About: Scary , Monsters
Cyber-rebels in Cuba defy state's limits
2008-03-06 11:02:00 By James C. Mckinley Jr.March 06, International Herald TribuneHAVANA: A growing underground network of young people armed with computer memory sticks, digital cameras and clandestine Internet hookups has been mounting some challenges to the Cuba n government in recent months, spreading news that the official state media try to suppress.Last month, students at a prestigious computer science university videotaped an ugly confrontation they had with Ricardo Alarcón, the president of the National Assembly.Alarcón seemed flummoxed when students grilled him on why they could not travel abroad, stay at hotels, earn better wages or use search engines like Google. The video spread like wildfire through Havana, passed from person to person, and seriously damaged Alarcón's reputation in some circles.Something similar happened in late January when officials tried to impose a tax on the tips and wages of employees of foreign companies. Workers erupted in jeers and shouts when told about the n... More About: Cyber , Limits
'First date' killer Karl Taylor jailed for life
2008-03-06 04:47:00 March 06, News.com.auA LONDON fitness instructor has been jailed for life after he went on a first date armed with a carving knife and murdered a businesswoman by stabbing her more than 30 times.Karl Taylor , 27, was told by Old Bailey judge Giles Forrester that he would not be eligible for parole for at least 30 years for Kate Beagley's brutal murder.The 32-year-old, of Walton-on-Thames, was stabbed in the face and neck during her date with Taylor, the court was told.The British Gas sales manager's naked body was found in stinging nettles near Watford, Hertfordshire, almost a week after she was reported missing by her father.Taylor, of Covent Garden, central London, had told police he had only meant to steal the woman's car after they argued during their date.He had denied murder, telling the jury that it was Beagley who repeatedly stabbed herself in the face and neck in front of him after revealing she was having personal problems.Beagley's corpse was so badly decomposed, becau... More About: Life , Killer
Oil Trades Near Record on OPEC Output, Drop in U.S. Inventories
2008-03-06 03:33:00 By Yuji Okada and Sophie TanMarch 06, BloombergCrude oil traded near a record $104.95 a barrel in New York after surging on OPEC's decision to leave production unchanged, lower U.S. fuel inventories and as Venezuela moved tanks toward its border with Colombia.The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to maintain output targets at a meeting yesterday in Vienna. U.S. inventories fell for the first time in eight weeks, the Energy Department said. Venezuela activated the country's navy and air force in addition to mobilizing 10 tank battalions.``Those factors encouraged buying here in Asia, extending what we saw in the U.S.,'' said Tetsu Emori, a fund manager at Astmax Ltd. in Tokyo. ``The drop in U.S. inventories, which generated panic-like buying, was a surprise. Crude oil, which has not seen the gains recorded by core commodities, suddenly emerged center stage. If crude rises above $105, the next target will be $150'' a barrel, he said.Crude oil for April deliver... More About: Record , Drop
Brain Scanner Can Tell What You're Looking At
2008-03-06 02:53:00 By Brandon KeimMarch 05, WiredTell me what you see.On second thought, don't: A computer will soon be able to do it, simply by analyzing the activity of your brain.That's the promise of a decoding system unveiled this week in Nature by neuroscientists from the University of California at Berkeley.The scientists used a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine -- a real-time brain scanner -- to record the mental activity of a person looking at thousands of random pictures: people, animals, landscapes, objects, the stuff of everyday visual life. With those recordings the researchers built a computational model for predicting the mental patterns elicited by looking at any other photograph. When tested with neurological readouts generated by a different set of pictures, the decoder passed with flying colors, identifying the images seen with unprecedented accuracy."No one that I know would ever have guessed our decoder would do this well," study co-author Jack Gallant said.As the de... More About: Brain , Scanner
Bill Gates drops to No. 3 on billionaire list
2008-03-06 02:44:00 Buffett rises to top as Microsoft boss’ stock holdings are hit by Yahoo bidBy Matthew MillerMarch 05, MSNBCWarren Buffett is the richest man on the planet.Riding the surging price of Berkshire Hathaway stock, America's most beloved investor has seen his fortune swell to an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago. That massive pile of scratch puts him ahead of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates , who was the richest man in the world for 13 straight years.Gates is now worth $58 billion and is ranked third in the world. He is up $2 billion from a year ago, but would have been perhaps as rich — or richer — than Buffett had Microsoft not made an unsolicited bid for Yahoo! at the beginning of February.Microsoft shares fell 15 percent between Jan. 31, the day before the company announced its bid for the search engine giant, and Feb. 11, the day we locked in stock prices for the 2008 World's Billionaire s list. More than half of Gates' fortune is held outside of Microsoft ... More About: List
Obama: I'm the one to beat McCain
2008-03-06 02:16:00 March 05, CNNSen. Barack Obama Wednesday challenged Sen. Hillary Clinton's claim that she was the best candidate to take on Sen. John McCain in the fall."If the suggestion is somehow that ... she's going to have a better record than I have and will be better able to withstand Republican attacks, I think that's an issue that should be tested," the Illinois Democrat told reporters Wednesday."I think that I am in a much stronger position to run against the Republicans than she is, otherwise I wouldn't be running for president," Obama said.The argument over who would be the best candidate to take on McCain will likely dominate the Democratic race over the next seven weeks as the campaigns turn their attention to the Pennsylvania primary on April 22.The battle between Clinton and Obama took on new life after Clinton broke Obama's 12-contest winning streak Tuesday night.Clinton won in Texas, Ohio, and Rhode Island, while Obama won Vermont. Many of her supporters had said she had to w... More About: Beat
A Package That Lights Up the Shelf
2008-03-05 04:17:00 By ANDREW ADAM NEWMANMarch 04, NY TimesABOUT a year ago, when Jamie Leventhal was trying to convince big chain stores to stock his new line of shaving gels for young men, a buyer for Target asked a crucial question: How much would he spend on advertising?“I told him we would not spend a single dollar,” Mr. Leventhal said.The buyer was stunned until Mr. Leventhal pulled a prototype out of his briefcase. The product, called NXT, is sold in an arresting triangular container that lights up from the bottom, illuminating air bubbles suspended in the clear gel. The plastic is tinted blue, and when the AAA batteries in its base are lighted, the whole thing looks like a miniature lava lamp or a tiny fishless aquarium.The novelty of the light-up container worked, and NXT’s shaving gel — as well as its after-shave and face wash, similarly packaged — will hit the shelves at Target this month. It will also arrive at other retailers like Wal-Mart, CVS, Duane Reade, Winn-Dixie and Fred M... More About: Lights , Package , Shelf
Sent home in shame, the British commandos who stripped naked for crass stun
More articles from this author:2008-03-04 10:09:00 By MATTHEW HICKLEY and ALLAN HALLMarch 04, DailyMail.co.ukEight British Commandos have been flown home in disgrace for stripping naked and engaging in appalling behaviour in a Norwegian bar during an Arctic training exercise.The men disgusted onlookers in the town of Harstad with a drunken game of "naked bar".After whipping off their clothes, they urinated on each other - splashing other customers and furniture - before slurring insults and abuse.Furious senior officers ordered the soldiers, from the Army's 59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers, back home to face disciplinary action."This is taken extremely seriously," a Ministry of Defence official said.The shameful case has been widely covered by the Norwegian media.They highlighted local people complaining that they were fed up with yobbish behaviour by British troops, whom they accused of displaying a "nasty edge" compared with soldiers from other countries.The incident happened on Wednesday night, after the eight so... More About: Home , Shame , Stripped 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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