Public service cooperatively provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO). Clickable map of U.S.A. (Java Applet), gives ...
The shooting may have stopped in Mumbai, but not the panic it provoked: Three days after the last of the terrorists laying siege to the Taj Mahal hotel was killed, Mumbaikers remain on edge following news that at least five terrorists may still be at ...
2 Dec 2008
"However, if, for unseen reasons, an emergency landing were necessary, the U.S. government would like the Spanish government's authorization to use one of our airports." In normal times, the request would be superfluous. International aviation law ...
2 Dec 2008
Sarah Palin campaigns for Republican Saxby Chambliss. In Georgia, it's almost as if the election hasn't ended. National political heavyweights like Bill Clinton, John McCain, Sarah Palin and Al Gore have stormed through the state to remind its ...
2 Dec 2008
A police officer stands guard in Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station, Mumbai, as rumours of further terrorist attacks circulate. But how India can slap back at its troublesome neighbor is a question with no easy answer. Recent months have seen ...
2 Dec 2008
(SAN FRANCISCO) — Yahoo Inc.'s stock rallied Tuesday on a report that AOL's former chief executive believes he can raise enough money in a worsening recession to buy the struggling Internet company for as much as $30 billion. The Wall Street ...
2 Dec 2008
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Nov. 24-30. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
2 Dec 2008
Time's up, Congress. Detroit needs a decision. Now. Forget more flogging of the auto company CEOs. Enough of the grandstanding and blame game in Washington.
2 Dec 2008
(Corrects period since previous low in second paragraph.) Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for the first time in four days as U.S. equities rallied and the Federal Reserve extended terms of three emergency loan programs to mitigate the credit crisis.
2 Dec 2008
Portfolio manager says those who've kept a level head in rough times should be well-positioned now to take advantage of attractive valuations. Kenneth Smith has been spending a lot of time lately...
2 Dec 2008
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A federal judge in Kansas has blocked what would be the military's first execution since 1961, giving the condemned prisoner more time to appeal his conviction and sentence.
2 Dec 2008
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s government will pay companies a subsidy of up to 1 million yen ($10,700) for every part-time worker they promote into full-time employees, Kyodo News reported , citing unidentified people familiar with the plan.
2 Dec 2008
These are neither new, permanent nor full-time jobs. • Some of the projects create zero jobs — by the mayors’ own estimates. For instance, Honolulu submitted a project for the stimulus that was a cool million for land acquisition they ...
2 Dec 2008
In his spare time he takes photographs, looks through his telescope, hunts for boxes in mountains and supports the Hoops. He doesn't usually write about himself in the third person. ...
2 Dec 2008
Atomic Time Synchronizer 4.0 - Atomic Time Synchronizer is a useful and handy utility to keep your PC clock accurate. It periodically checks and synchronizes your computer clock with NIST atomic time servers, or synchronizes time b.
2 Dec 2008
Mike Hampton cost the Atlanta Braves a lot of money, but did that teach them anything about pitchers and big contracts.
2 Dec 2008
He said he made the announcement early to give the "many, qualified" candidates time to organize and prepare. Concerns about a tough re-election campaign had nothing to do with it, he said, noting that he has faced much tougher odds in ...
2 Dec 2008
Day 2 of my virtual advent calendar, about stuff I like in SQL Server 2008.. Following on from my previous post, in some data warehouses there is a separate dimension for time of day, so that demand through a day can be modelled.
2 Dec 2008