"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting."
Berlin Philharmonic offers digital concerts - BusinessWeek Fans of Germany's renowned Berlin Philharmonic can now follow the orchestra's performances from anywhere in the world through a new "digital concert hall" accessible via the Internet. Tuesday's performance -- directed by Sir Simon Rattle and ...
Deal to let Netflix stream videos to TVs - Vindicator New TVs will receive movies directly from the Internet. NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix Inc. has come up with another way to get movies to people without sending DVDs in the mail. In a partnership announced Monday, LG Electronics will start selling high ...
MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg' - Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr. Meg." The e-mail was sent by Dr. Megan Moreno, lead ...
China Unicom says parent merger with Netcom completed - Reuters SHANGHAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Mobile phone operator China Unicom ( 0762.HK ) said late Tuesday that the merger between its parent and China Netcom's parent had been completed, paving the way for China to issue long-awaited licences for next generation ...
Obama raises $27 million for inaugural - WTOP Radio WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities. The inaugural committee has raised at least $27 million. Most of that has come in over the past three weeks. Roughly 2 ...
