Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

Dead whale found pinned to Alaska cruise liner

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – A dead whale has been discovered pinned to the bow of a Princess Cruises luxury liner near Juneau, the third such incident for the company’s Alaska fleet in a decade, officials said on Thursday.

Book says many U.S. universities are waste of money

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Spending as much as $250,000 on a bachelors degree from world-renowned U.S. universities such as Harvard University and Yale is a waste of money, a new book asserts.

A Minute With: Director Phillip Noyce on "Salt"

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Australian director Phillip Noyce returned to directing Angelina Jolie in the new Russian spy action thriller “Salt,” more than ten years after he worked with her in “The Bone Collector.”

Drooping pants "foolish" but not illegal: New York judge

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – A New York judge has thrown out a summons issued to a man for wearing saggy pants, saying the U.S. Constitution protected people’s right to dress as they please, even if they looked ridiculous doing so.

Ghost estates haunt Ireland after property boom and bust

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

STONEPARK, Ireland (Reuters) – The advertising catalog promised a new residential development, with a creche, tennis court and a mini golf course, minutes from the bustling center of the Irish town of Longford.

Save Villa Borghese, Italy environmentalists cry

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

ROME (Reuters Life!) – Environmental and cultural heritage groups appealed to city officials Thursday to stop the “massacre” of Villa Borghese park by banning pop concerts and big screen events they say lure vandals and lager louts.

Management Tip of the Day: Bringing out the best

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

BOSTON (Reuters) – The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (http://www.hbr.org). Any opinions expressed are not endorsed by Reuters.

Low-tech Shatner eyes Twitter, says what the "$#*!"

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – William Shatner confesses he has problems with the digital age. At 79 years old, he doesn’t use Twitter and can’t remember computer passwords.

Japan robots chat, play — and help find lost specs

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

TOKYO (Reuters) – Robots that can chat, find misplaced glasses, draw airplanes and play with your children are attracting thousands of visitors during an expo in Tokyo as Japan adapts to changes in society.

Hunger striker wins burger-munching libel case

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – A protester who went on hunger strike outside Britain’s parliament last year won substantial libel damages on Thursday over newspaper reports he had secretly eaten McDonald’s burgers during his demonstration.