| 'LINK World' to be a key attraction at Cairo ICT
From its expansive and impressive exhibition platform 'LINK World', LINKdotNET's various business units will be present in full force. This is the company's 12th successive appearance at the show where this year it is also an Official Sponsor and the Bandwidth /WiFi Provider. LINKdotNET is one of the region's largest integrated Internet solution providers, serving as a single link between users and the various aspects of the Internet world. It plays a key role in the development of localized online content and the establishment of specialized portals that cater to regional users. Visitors to LINK World will be able to see the company's offerings spanning Internet connectivity, online advertising, web design and hosting and software development. Karim Beshara, CEO of LINKdotNET says conversation is now turning towards user contribution and personalization of the web, with online advertising serving the dual role of entertainment and marketing.
New York In Autumn
But there's more to New York than just shopping to die for! During the festive season the whole city becomes a fairy tale of extravagant delights as the locals gear up for ‘The Holidays'. The lights are fantastic – literally entire tress are lit up in white lights – festive sculptures are dotted around the streets and the annual Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche at the Metropolitan Museum, one of the best museums in the world, is dusted off from 20 November–6 January 2008 and is truly unmissable!
Basically, it's a vivid 18th-century Neapolitan crèche scene — embellished with a profuse array of diminutive, lifelike attendant figures and silk-robed angels hovering above — that adorns the candlelit spruce. There's a lighting ceremony every Friday and Saturday at 7pm.
Farah seeks loophole
WESTS Tigers' hooker Robbie Farah is considering flying halfway around the world for a game of football that could ruin his dream of playing State of Origin for NSW. The Tigers yesterday gave Farah permission to play for Lebanon this Wednesday in a World Cup qualifying match against Samoa in England. Should he play, he will be barred from turning out for Australia and NSW for two years. Farah was yesterday told of the controversial eligibility ruling moments after booking his flight to the UK. Farah last night said that he would travel to the UK in the hope that an exception can be made. "I found out yesterday that the Tigers would let me play,'' Farah said. "I messaged a few of the boys and told them I would be on the plane. "I was pretty happy, but then I was told about this rule.
Mass grave containing 100 bodies found in Iraq
U.S. military said on Saturday. The Iraqi security forces discovered the site of the mass grave on Friday, and initial reports said it may contain the remains of100 badly decomposed bodies, the military said in a statement sent to Xinhua by email. "The skeletal remains appear to have been in the grave for along time," the statement said. The U.S. military said that they have not yet determined who might be responsible for the killing and burial, and that the grave site is currently being investigated. Diyala province, which stretches from eastern edges of Baghdad to the Iranian border, has long been the stronghold of al-Qaida militant groups and hotbed of insurgency and sectarian violence since the U.S.-led invasion broke out in 2003.
Board's D.C. trip costs you $10k
Amid threats to cut jobs and close health clinics and courthouses, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger and almost half of the County Board are set to get away from it all this weekend in Washington, D.C., at taxpayer expense. County taxpayers are set to cough up almost $10,000 for Stroger, his cousin -- county finance chief Donna Dunnings -- seven commissioners and others to attend the National Association of Counties' annual legislative conference, an event one commissioner who attended in the past called "a beyond-worthless boondoggle" that serves only as "an excuse to take a trip." .
The things the little girl said
She talked about how he "played barbershop" and cut her hair, and said the sexual abuse happened once, at his house, with his fingers, knuckles and hands. "Actually," the little girl said, "it happened two times." "When was the other time?" the interviewer asked. "I think it was Tuesday." "Okay." "Well, no, last week was Wednesday. I think probably he touched me on that day." "Okay." "It was," the little girl finally said. "I asked my mom. She said it was Wednesday. So I believed her." This interview lasted 42 minutes. The interviewer wrote in her report that the child had given "clear disclosure of sex acts." The little girl, she wrote, should be kept away from her father.
Athletes clock up miles
Athletes from the Halesowen Athletic and Cycling Club were clocking up the miles in action across the country. Alton Towers was the location of the finale of the Cross Country season, hosting the national championship. The course proved to be a test of cross country running, with the big hill at the far end of the course creating a great spectacle for the thousands of spectators around the course cheering the athletes on. .
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