FORmonths, it seemed as if Congress would pass an online antipiracy bill, even though its main weapons, cutting off the financing of pirate Web sites and making them harder to find, risk censoring legitimate speech and undermining the security of the Internet. ..
AT the gym last week I saw a guy lifting weights, working out his shoulders while two friends urged him on. He alternated two similar exercises with heavy weights, repeating one exercise 10 times and then the other one 10 times...
DOHA PEOPLE in Qatar and the Gulf region may experience the coldest weather in the past few years with the night temperature dipping below 10 degree Celsius, warns the Meteorological Department...
DOHA BRAVING winter winds in Qatari waters, eight Grade VIII students from the ACS Doha International completed their two-day sailing journey from Doha to Al Khor and back to Doha on Thursday capping off their mission with ...
US STOCKS edged lower on Friday after GE and Google results fell short of expectations, while investors awaited a resolution in the latest round of Greek debt talks...
DOHA VIJAY Kumar clinched the fifth gold medal of the Asian Shooting Championship for India, beating some stiff competition from the Chinese and Japanese in the 25m Standard Pistol at the Losail Shooting Range...
IHAVE such an affinity for comedic stuff," Jamie Bell says. "But I haven't really let people know that yet." Film audiences who have watched Bell suffer in such films as Billy Elliot (2000) and...
DOHA GUJARATI Samaj Qatar, an Indian community forum, held its annual kite flying festival at the Al Dosari garden near Shahaniya, on Friday. The daylong event was attended by over 800 members of the Gujarati community. Talking to Qatar Tribune, IC Patel, founder and adviser of Gujarati Samaj Qatar, said, "Every year we celebrate the event here. We would like to thank Mohammed al Dosari for his generosity in providing the venue for the festival." Vijay M Dhandha, vicepresident of the group, said it was an all-day event. "We provide breakfast, lunchtime, and evening tea....
DOHA THE fourth annual internal case competition organised by Stenden University – Qatar concluded recently. The event was an opportunity for students from different majors and study years to compete as teams in solving business cases and presenting solutions to a committee of judges chosen from among the management and academic staff of the university. A total of 10 teams competed in a round-robin format to gain a place in the final. Teams composed of three or four students each, analysed a business case and presented their ideas and solutions to a panel of judges. After two days of vigorous competition, 'Athena Consultancy' ...
DOHA VIRGINIA Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQ) has announced four sessions of admissions portfolio review, feedback and advice for high school students interested in applying for a bachelor of fine arts degree in fashion, graphic, interior design or painting and printmaking. The portfolio is an important aspect of the VCUQ application process. Prospective students are required to present a portfolio of their best work that demonstrates their strengths, interests and individual growth. During the review sessions, faculty will look at students' portfolios, give them feedback on the quality and range of their work....
EUROPEAN banks are preparing for a potential worsening of the region's sovereign and banking crisis, with many firms stockpiling cash and cutting back on loans to new clients as they seek to protect themselves against a possible seizing-up of financial markets. Faced with 650 billion euros of debt coming due this year - almost 40 percent of which matures before the end of March - lenders are choosing to build up a cash cushion to ensure they can cover redemptions, creating a squeeze on the wider economy in the process. Such hoarding illustrates the nervousness of lenders even after the European Central Bank injected ...
HOME sales hit an 11-month high in December and the number of properties on the market was the fewest in nearly seven years, pointing to a nascent recovery in the housing sector. The National Association of Realtors said on Friday existing home sales increased 5 percent to an annual rate of 4.61 million units, with all four of the nation's regions recording gains. Sales of both multifamily and single-family homes rose. "It seems that the housing sector may be slowly picking itself up off of the mat," said Omair Sharif, an economist at RBS in Stamford, Connecticut. The fairly upbeat data and reports that debt-stricken Greece was close to a deal with its ...
ATHENS GREECE and its private bondholders on Friday made progress in talks on a debt swap deal, which is crucial to securing a new bailout loans and avoiding default. The debt-stricken country is rushing to finalise a deal by Mondayto secure a second aid package from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before a March 20 bond payment of 14.5 billion euros (18.5 billion dollars). Officials of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the group representing some 450 financial institutions, said a breakthrough had been achieved in talks with the Greek government. A Greek newspaper reported that ...
MELBOURNE KIM Clijsters and Li Na won their matches in contrasting circumstances on Friday to set up a repeat of last year's Australian Open final in the fourth round. Defending champion Clijsters beat Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets. Li went through after Anabel Medina Garrigues twisted her ankle and tearfully retired while trailing 3-0. Clijsters beat Li 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in an absorbing final in 2011 for her only title of the year. "That was one of my favourite matches I've ever played. I won, so that helped," she said. "Of all the Grand Slam finals I've played, that was the one with the highest standard..
LIBREVILLE FOR lovers of the beautiful game focus over the next three weeks falls on Gabon and Equatorial Guinea where from Saturday the oil rich neighbours co-host the 28th Africa Cup of Nations. Like a lord mayor's banquet without the principal guest this feast of football takes place bereft of continental kings Egypt, winners of the last three editions. Adding further intrigue in a topsy turvy qualifying race African superpowers Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa have also failed to turn up. In this quartet's absence World Cup quarter-finalists Ghana and Didier Drogba's Ivory Coast are favourites to claim a prize that has alluded both for far too long...
LONDON TOTTENHAM and Arsenal will be looking to avenge heavy early season defeats on Sunday as the north London clubs take on Manchester's Premier League pace-setters. Spurs travel to Eastlands for a showdown with league leaders Manchester City, four months after Roberto Mancini's side established their title credentials with an impressive 5-1 demolition of Tottenham at White Hart Lane. The only consolation for Spurs fans on that miserable early season afternoon back in August came in the form of Arsenal's record 8-2 humiliation against Manchester United at Old Trafford on the same day...
NYT SYNDICATE Test for radon. Levels of this invisible gas increase during the winter months. Be sure to inspect your home for radon, particularly the basement if it has cracks in the floor. Radon detectors are not expensive and can be found at local hardware stores. Be energy efficient. Heating equipment that's energy efficient can lower your costs and reduce air pollution if it is properly sized and maintained. Also, make sure that all ducts are sealed to prevent leaks, which could lower your efficiency by as much as 20 percent. Equipment more than 15 years old may need to be replaced. Buy organic produce....
ILOVE mushrooms for their flavour, texture and meatiness. It's almost odd to say so, but mushrooms do have a texture and deep flavour that reminds me of meat. One of my favourite comfort foods is a bowl of mushroom soup. For me it's just as satisfying as a bowl of chilli. Like little sponges, mushrooms easily take on the flavours of other ingredients that they cook with. Sauteing them in garlic or onions makes them especially wonderfully robust. This soup uses cremini mushrooms, the brown button type, and dried porcini mushrooms, which have an intense almost nutty flavour. This soup has a lot of good going for it...
THE actress - who has two daughters, Sam, seven, and six-year-old Lola, with the former Two and a Half Men actor - admits the pair enjoy a close relationship as they know it's important to get on for the sake of their children. She told Access Hollywood: "It's our Modern Family I suppose. We've actually become like brother and sister, we really have. We've become very, very good friends. When we all spend time together, it's great for the kids and for us too. We actually get along." Although their break-up was initially acrimonious, Denise says they decided to put t h e i r problems behind them and concentrate on being good parents...
ANKARA A CARGO ship brushed against two anchored vessels during severe weather off the coast of Istanbul on Friday and tilted to one side, taking on water for hours before authorities were forced to pull it ashore using a tug boat.
PTI NEW DELHI TEAM Anna on Friday released a campaign pamphlet for the upcoming assembly polls in which it attacked the Congress accusing it of betraying the country on Lokpal issue even as the activists claimed that they will not seek votes for
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