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...were murdered by British intelligence. Three judges at London's High Court overturned a previous ruling by deputy royal coroner Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss in which she decided she would hear the case alone: "We quash the decisions to conduct the inquests as deputy coroner for the Queen's Household and without summoning a jury...
...what is sometimes called contemporary art, stuff produced after the 1970s or so. You don't have to be an expert to know that the contemporary art scene is a dizzying circus of dead sharks, unmade beds, provocative installations and whizbang video displays - but few crowd-pulling artists with household names...
...films have always portrayed the house of the future with sleek lines and magically appearing appliances capable of performing the most onerous of household tasks with just the simple touch of a button or a voice command. And while there still may not be a way to get out of actually scrubbing your tub, smart-home technology is giving the homeowner a level of automation futuristic enough to make George Jetson envious. Technology research firm InStat/MDR predicts the global market will grow from its current level of $1.3 billion to nearly $10 billion by 2010. A recent study...
...Libya, Michael Porter is becoming a household name. Porter, the Lawrence University professor at the Harvard Business School, just returned from Libya where he is the chief consultant on economic reforms. Porter said that five years ago, the Qaddafis—Libya’s ruling family—contacted him and asked him to help modernize the economy. Despite the Qaddafis’ offer, Porter’s involvement remained minimal until a year and a half ago when he oversaw an initial assessment of the situation. “I don’t do much...
...those who view things from Greenspan's perspective, there are worrisome indicators. Orders for durable goods - covering everything from jet engines to computers, as well as washing machines and other household appliances - fell more than forecast last month, the Commerce Department announced, a sign of ongoing weakness in manufacturing. The 7.8% decline was the biggest since October. Another important indicator of business spending, orders for nondefense capital goods not including aircraft, fell 6%, the third drop in four months...