| Useful gifts for the green-minded
The only rule is that the shorter the distance between giver and regiftee, the higher the chance you'll be rumbled. But that still leaves some names on your list. Your bro wants the new Bourne DVD, and you've tracked down the killer leopard-skin gloves your roommate was lusting after. Easy-peasy. Now it's just the ones who have it all or, increasingly, are trying to get rid of it. Donation, donation, donation–plant that thought at the back of your mind. The $50 you waste on Clocky, an alarm clock that runs away and hides, could pay for a whack of dinners at a local shelter, donated in someone's name. To lead off, here's something that just about everyone–sibs, colleagues, friends–will thank you for, provided they live locally and, while not being fanatical, lean toward green living.
Redknapp swoops for Swiss striker
With his side staring at the prospect of relegation in 2006, Redknapp used the January window to bring in no less than five players. Although Pompey find themselves towards the other end of the table this time round, the manager is again keen to do business. "Even if everyone is fit, we're low on outfield players capable of playing in the Premier League. "So we need to get three or four in really to help during the games that the African players will miss, but it's not easy to find them." .
Trade deficit an 'industrial nightmare,' CAW warns
In private industry when you give a company a huge amount of cash to bail them out of a bad situation, you generally demand some oversight, like a seat on the board. And you generally demand that if they don't meet certain performance targets, then you get to take over management and/or corporate ownership. For some reason, though, when governments bail out unprofitable companies, it's just a gift - here badly managed company, here's some free cash to allow you to carry on mismanaging your enterprise... it used to belong to the tax payers, but they would much prefer to have lots of unprofitable badly managed corporations in this country than roads or health care. Posted 08/10/07 at 12:33 AM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
Family, Friends Welcome Dodd Back From Campaign Trail
EAST HADDAM, Conn. -- After a year on the presidential campaign trail, U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd returned to Connecticut disappointed with his showing in the Iowa caucus, but happy to get back to regular life with his wife and two young daughters. "'Make me some pancakes,' that's all I got this morning" from daughters Grace, 6, and Christina, 2, Dodd said Saturday at his East Haddam home. Dodd, 63, was welcomed home by about 50 family members, friends and state politicians in the backyard of his southern Connecticut home Saturday. .
Intel unveiling new chips for devices
The emphasis on consumer gadgets comes as Intel has faced slowing growth in the PC industry in recent years. Previous forays into electronics such as digital music players have fizzled, while other moves such as its backing for the Wi-fi wireless technology have helped open up new markets. Also later this year, Intel plans to ship "Menlow," its first platform for mobile devices optimized for Web access, Otellini said. At the heart of the platform is a chip called "Silverthorne" that is five times smaller and uses 10 times less power than similar chips sold two years ago. Otellini said future devices will have image recognition technology capable of feats such as helping travelers translate signs and recognize landmarks. Video games and virtual worlds eventually could be controlled by cameras that sense a user's body movements.
In the papers 26 November
Alphyra is planning to merge with Cardpoint to form a new company called Payzone, which will be listed on the stock market. The Irish Independent notes that ThirdForce and Care UK have been named as the winners of two top e-learning awards at the third annual e-Learning Awards in London. ThirdForce's development of e-learning materials for regulatory compliance and training management was singled out for awards, including the category of achieving the most tangible return on investment from an e-learning project. The Financial Times says the UK government will put renewed pressure on telecoms companies to invest in ultra-fast broadband networks, warning that the UK economy could suffer if they do not.
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