O'Driscoll warns Ireland over Italy complacency
ROME (AFP) – Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll insists his injury-hit side will be taking nothing for granted when they play Italy at the Stadio Flaminio in the Six Nations hosted in Rome.The Azzurri are the competition's weakest side having won just seven out of 55 matches in the Six Nations and collected the wooden spoon…
O'Driscoll warns Ireland over Italy complacency
ROME (AFP) – Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll insists his injury-hit side will be taking nothing for granted when they play Italy at the Stadio Flaminio in the Six Nations hosted in Rome.The Azzurri are the competition's weakest side having won just seven out of 55 matches in the Six Nations and collected the wooden spoon…
AP Interview: Wal-Mart CEO talks leadership, life
NEW YORK – Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke leads the world's biggest retailer, which has 2.1 million employees and serves 200 million customers each week. He crisscrosses the globe every month, yet still finds time to spend with his family.Here are excerpts from a recent interview Duke did with The Associated Press in New York:Q. When…
China Group Buying Sites Fight Groupon's Alleged Poaching
Group buying sites in China are vowing not to re-hire employees who go to work for Groupon, as a way to prevent the company from poaching their workers, according to a staff member at one Chinese group buying site. Groupon has yet to officially announce any moves into mainland China. But the Web has beenthat…
J&J confirms widely expanded contact lens recall
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson, which has been beset by product recalls, on Wednesday confirmed that it recalled nearly five times as many contact lenses as the 100,000 boxes it announced in August due to eye stinging.J&J said that in late October the recall of its 1 Day Acuvue TruEye lenses, which took…
Miami wins MAC on last-minute TD pass by Boucher
DETROIT – Austin Boucher threw a touchdown pass to Armand Robinson with 33 seconds left and Miami of Ohio won the Mid-American Conference championship with a 26-21 victory over No. 24 Northern Illinois on Friday night.The RedHawks (8-4) won the MAC for the first time since 2003 and their conference-best 15th title overall a season…
Fighting for Pluto's Planet Title: Q & A With Planetary Scientist Alan Stern
Alan Stern has beenfighting for Pluto's planethood ever since the icy body was demotedto "dwarf planet" in 2006. That year, theInternational Astronomical Union (IAU) came up with a new definitionof "planet": A body that circles the sun without beinganother object's moon, is large enough to be rounded by its owngravity (but not so big that…
‘National Mesothelioma Awareness Day’ Passes House of Representatives
On Monday, November 29, 2010, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 771 designating September 26th as National Mesothelioma Awareness DayAlexandria, VA (PRWEB) December 1, 2010 Yesterday, the(Meso Foundation) proudly announced the passage of H. Res. 771, a resolution designating September 26th as National Mesothelioma Awareness Day. The bill, which was introduced in the House…
Oman: No plans to free 2 other Americans in Iran
MUSCAT, Oman – Oman's foreign minister said Friday he's not aware of any plans for Iran to release two other Americans still being held there, but that his country stands willing to act as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington.The Gulf sultanate played a key role in helping mediate the release of American Sarah Shourd…
Samsung Announces Galaxy Tab For All Four U.S. Carriers
Samsung on Thursday announced that the 7-inch, Android-powered Galaxy Tab tablet will be coming to all four national wireless carriers in the U.S."With the Galaxy Tab Samsung will redefine the tablet market," Dale Sohn, president of Samsung Telecommunications America, said at a Manhattan press event. "Samsung Mobile expects to be a major player in this…