Days are getting longer and hotter, and thoughts of office workers naturally turn to ... stupid games and goofing off. As I've argued before, nothing builds a team bond better than humor. And what could be more of a hoot than your very own Office Olympics, especially with the Beijing...
THE JOB OF A MAJOR LEAGUE HITTING COACH IS, OF COURSE, TO TEACH HITTING. BUT IN the worst of times, like the Brewers experienced early in the season, it's also to play a role as an offensive psychologist. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Brewers' Jim Skaalen finds himself...
Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, her publicist said in a statement Wednesday. Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood. The statement said the disease was revealed during a routine examination and was likely caused by her drug...
Outlook You begin to feel almost sorry for the beleaguered Financial Services Authority. Already reeling from the collapse of Northern Rock, for which it has admitted a degree of blame, and now running around like a headless chicken trying to put out the flames of one of...
Hypercom Technology Supports First Electronic Healthcare Network for Underinsured and Uninsured Americans SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that its HBNet transaction transport service and Optimum T4220 card payment terminals have been selected by HealthTransaction Network to support that company's healthcare provider network. The innovative...
NEW YORK -- In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A' rating on Volusia County, Florida's approximately $68.8 million of outstanding tourist development tax revenue bonds and the 'A' rating on the $57.4 million in outstanding gas tax revenue bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable. ...
MIAMI -- The wife of Alex Rodriguez wants to know if the New York Yankees' star third baseman hired private detectives or installed wiretaps installed to spy on her. Cynthia Rodriguez's lawyers demanded evidence of any such surveillance as part of a routine request filed in Miami-Dade...
BAQOUBA, Iraq -- Scattered sandals and overturned bicycles were all that remained hours after suicide bombers struck the Saad military camp. Medical staff had finished unloading the white body bags at the nearby hospital, where the wounded moaned on bloodstained floors and weeping soldiers kneeled over slain...
NEW YORK -- In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has upgraded Tom Green County, Texas' the county outstanding $11 million general obligation GO debt to 'AA' from 'A'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The rating upgrade reflects the county's solid financial position and consistent operating surpluses,...
Home News IN BRIEF *The BBC's taxi bill for taking guests to and from programmes rose by 2m last year. The Corporation spent 5.3m on driving contributors and guests in the last financial year, up from 3.3m. In total, the taxi bill for the BBC rose to...
Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline have arrived at last. But even the Jolie-Pitts will struggle with double feeds and matching tantrums. Delyth Raffell has been there... 1. Feeding them requires second helpings of patience My twins were in hospital for seven weeks after their...
More than one-third of elderly patients on Medicare take a companion with them for routine medical visits. And patients who are accompanied on such visits tend to be more satisfied with the visit, according to a study published in the July 14 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine ....
First Major City Police Department in Northeast to Deploy Next-Generation Tactical Command and Control System to Shorten Response Time, Gain Geospatial Insights of Crime Trends, and Enhance Officer Safety RICHMOND, Va. & VIENNA, Va. -- Ordia Solutions, the leading provider of tactical command and control systems for first...
MELVILLE, N.Y., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikon Instruments Inc. (http://www.nikoninstruments.com/) announced its new SMZ-445/460 stereoscopic zoom microscopes, combining a very small size with high performance at a low cost for the Industrial and OEM markets. These microscopes allow observation of a wide range of applications, from routine quality...
ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Redskins agreed to terms with sixth-round draft pick Colt Brennan on Monday. The Heisman Trophy finalist from Hawaii will compete for the No. 3 quarterback job behind Jason Campbell and Todd Collins when the Redskins open training camp Sunday. ...
The Capital-Journal Members of the Shawnee County Extension Council returned to the Shawnee County Commission on Monday with a modified 2009 budget request that was more acceptable than the one they presented last week. With little discussion, the commission approved the budget providing an...
Spitz and Comaneci to Share Tips on Achieving Your Personal Best and Discuss Why They Talked To Their Physicians About BOTOXR Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin Type A Treatment NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Five-time gold medalist, Nadia Comaneci, and nine-time gold medalist, Mark Spitz, today joined Allergan,...
BARACK OBAMA says, "I have confidence that our system of justice is strong enough to deal with terrorists." Nobody else should. Our justice system, though weakened by many misguided court decisions on criminal procedure, works tolerably well in dealing with ordinary crime. It was not designed to address...
Jorge Luis Garcia Perez, known as "Antunez," is one of the bravest and noblest Cuban dissidents. He was in prison for 17 years. He is also "Afro-Cuban," which is worth mentioning because Castro's apologists often claim that the regime has been good for blacks. Of course, many of the most...
NABLUS, West Bank AFP — Israeli troops arrested 12 Hamas members in a dawn raid in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a Palestinian security official said, as part of a widening crackdown on the movement. The troops rolled into the northern city of Nablus in about 40...
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