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...third straight year of losses, it may have to merge or eventually face a government-run restructuring. Critics of the proposed deal are worried that MTFG (arguably Japan's healthiest bank) might be dragged down by a basket case like UFJ. Says Nana Otsuki, a credit analyst at Standard & Poor's: "It's just a weak bank hanging on a stronger...
Currently, however, the company lacks the proper medallions from the Cambridge License Board to operate as standard taxicabs and the application process has thus far taken longer than expected...
Visitors to Ibrox Park, home of Glasgow Rangers, might have been more than a little gobsmacked recently to see the home fans flying the Israeli flag. The Star of David is an unlikely standard for the fans of one of Scotland's largest soccer teams, whose often ferociously sectarian Protestant identity is legendary - for decades, the club would not sign Catholic players no matter how talented. But to understand why the Rangers faithful were seen flying the Israeli flag, one only had to look across the field to the fans of the visiting team, Glasgow Celtic - the pride of Scotland...
...Nanny, only one seemed impervious to smut: Cybersitter. This $40 program (available at cybersitter.com can run in a stealth mode so your kids don't notice it's there. When they try to log on to a blocked site, they are presented with either a blank page or a standard error message that reads, "This page cannot be displayed." Cybersitter works on e-mail, instant messaging, newsgroups and file-sharing sites. A System Snooper feature enables you to scan your hard drive for evidence of "recent internet activity where potentially objectionable material has been accessed." One downside to Cybersitter...
Words can't begin to express how disgusted and ashamed I am by revelations of prisoner abuse. But it is even more saddening to hear the pathetic excuse that terrorists don't play by the rules, so we don't have to either. Is that the standard we're adopting? The greatest nation in the world is going to follow the behavior of the scum of the earth? We will win the war on terrorism. How we choose to win it will determine whether we are still the greatest nation. We are better than this, America. JENNY WATSON Shipman...