Новости за 22.02.2012

Ted LePak covers the top five watch brands in the tennis industry and the players ho are sponsored by them as brand ambassadors.

from The New York TimesFebruary 21, 2012Campaign StopsBy STANLEY FISH"I miss him already," the MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews said Friday. The "him" Matthews is already missing is Patrick J. Buchanan, and in this year of a national campaign I miss him too, and have been missing him since early fall, when he disappeared from MSNBC because of protests following the publication of his book "Suicide of a Superpower."In that book Buchanan admits nostalgia for the America he knew as a young man and the privileged position of the white race... Читать дальше...

On the renovated 13th floor of an imposing government building sits Clocktower Gallery, wedged on Leonard street somewhere between Tribeca, City Hall and Chinatown; on Tuesday, Feb. 21 Taraka Larson presented there a lecture on the formation of Now Age aesthetics and their implications for Ghost Modernism--an examination of the Symbol's loss of power and it's occult move to kitsch, all within an architecture of Utopia.

Is it possible to treat for drywood termites ourselves without using an exterminator? While a professional termite treatment by a reputable company is a good thing, particularly if you are buying or selling a home, it is possible to treat your home yourself without using a pest control company or toxic pesticides. Drywood swarmers generally enter your home at night through unscreened attic or foundation vents or through cracks and crevices between exposed wood. The fecal pellets are kicked out... Читать дальше...

The United Nations human rights office has called on Mexican authorities to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the killing over the weekend of 44 inmates at a prison in the country’s north, apparently by members of an organized criminal group.

The United Nations independent expert on minority issues today encouraged the Government of Latvia to ensure protection of the rights of the country’s Russian-speaking minority and engage in dialogue with them after a proposal to recognize the language as an official tongue was rejected in a referendum.

On Feb. 21, 2011, many Knicks fans thought their prayers had finally been answered. New York received Carmelo Anthony in a blockbuster trade that included a dozen players. Many thought the move, along with the signing of Amare Stoudemire in the offseason, would once again put the Knicks among the NBA's elite. Since the trade was made, New York has been anything but elite. The Knicks are 30-31 since the time of the deal and Denver is 36-22.

The Australian equity market is pointed to a mixed start to the trading day after US stocks ended flat in choppy trading conditions as investors were quick to take profits after the Greek bailout package was agreed. The Dow finished the trading session up 15.82 points at 12965.69 while the S&P500 index closed up 0.98 points at 1362.21.