ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
An accident in which 11 men were allegedly used as human weights to test a lift from the 45th floor is being blamed on the lift contractor.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
The Group of 20 is piling the pressure on the World Trade Organisation to resume the Doha round of world trade talks as more ammunition is thrown at the global economy.
EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
A SEARCH and rescue helicopter crew from Suffolk helped lift people to safety after a yacht ran aground. The helicopter, based at the RAF station in Wattisham, was called by the coastguard to assist the rescue operation in the River Blackwell off Bradwell-on-sea in Essex at about 5.10pm.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
Lewis Hamilton or Felipe Massa? That is the question on everyone's lips as the 2008 F1 World Championship finale dawns this weekend at Interlagos in Brazil - just who will lift the ultimate prize?
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
Lewis Hamilton or Felipe Massa? That is the question on everyone's lips as the 2008 F1 World Championship finale dawns this weekend at Interlagos in Brazil - just who will lift the ultimate prize?
pasta and vinegar (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
As I already discussed here, the topic of Lift09 (25,26,27 Feb. 2009) will be “Where did the future go?”: “After three successful editions in Geneva, two events in South Korea, we are preparing for the 4th edition of Lift in Switzerland (February 25-26-27, 2009). This year, the topic will be “Where did the future go?”. We were [...]
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
If deputy chief fire officer PD Karguppikar, who was leading the rescue effort, is to be believed, the shaft of the lift served as a conduit for the quick spread of the fire.
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
Photo: Getty Images Thanks a lot , stock markets. Intel editors were allowed to recognize Columbus Day and finally lift our hunched backs away from our laptops for one afternoon , and that was the exact moment that the Dow decided to stage its largest single-day bounce in history. We are never going to get any time off ever again . By now you all know what happened: Hank Paulson announced that he...
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
A 33-year-old man has died after eating some super spicy chili! What?!!! Cooking was a favorite hobby for Andrew Lee, who worked as a fork lift truck driver. His girlfriend's brother made a bet with him to see who could concoct the hottest chili. Guess he won! The day after consuming the chili, his girlfriend called the paramedics when [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Prospects of a 700bn deal to rid US banks of toxic debt buoys Wall Street.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Taking the stairs instead of the lift could reduce the risk of dying young by 15 per cent a study has suggested.
TED Blog (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
At the LIFT Conference, in Geneva, Sugata Mitra discusses his "Hole in the Wall" project in India, which proved that kids, without education or instruction, can figure out how to use a PC on their own -- and then teach...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Preventive strategies can help reduce the necessity for costly medical procedures I f you watched the Olympics, you can't help but be inspired by the athletes' physical abilities. I've been trying to lift heavier weights, take extra time to stretch and jog with just a bit more speed. And judging by the crowd at the gym lately, I'm not the only one feeling motivated.
Inside the Lakers (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Roger Federer has had a disappointing year so far but boy, winning the Olympic Gold Medal would sure be a major lift for the man who will lose his number one ranking in a few weeks to Rafael Nadal....
DealBook (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
As movie-goers continue to turn out in droves for “Dark Knight,” Thomas Tull is probably smiling. Mr. Tull is the venture capitalist who leads Legendary Pictures, a hedge-fund-backed production company whose participants have included AIG Direct Investments, Banc of America Capital Investors and Falcon Investment Advisors. Legendary helped finance “Dark Knight,” the macabre update to the [...]
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ads-click | 01/30/2008
Ads-CLick is a sponsor of the LIFT 2008 conference, taking place in Geneva on February 6th-8th...
