SPLIT LIVING DEAD ACACIA TREE - NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK. 2012 Storm Season. By Peter Loftus PHILADELPHIA–The mayor of Philadelphia asked people living in flood-prone areas to leave their neighborhoods by Sunday afternoon in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, which could hit the region in days. Mayor Michael Nutter said residents in neighborhoods near certain waterways should be prepared to relocate no later than 2 p.m.
Sunday, as rain and storm conditions are expected to pick up Sunday evening and worsen Monday and Tuesday. He said the latest forecasts suggest winds could reach 50 to 60 miles per hour, and the region could experience flooding, tree damage and power outages. “Don’t wait,” Mr. It isn’t a mandatory evacuation at this time, said Samantha Phillips, the city’s deputy managing director of the office of emergency management. The flood-prone neighborhoods account for a small percentage of the city’s 1.5 million residents, said Ms. Ms. Cheapflights: Top 10 City Skylines (PHOTOS)
There's nothing like landing at a city -- either for the first time or after time away -- and gazing out the plane window to catch a glimpse of its skyline. Whether it's an illuminated Empire State Building in New York or an onion-domed church in Moscow, all it takes is a single landmark to evoke nostalgia. Other times it's simply the sheer size of the city's defining skyline. For Cheapflights.com's picks of the top city skylines around the world, we're featuring 10 that are massive, iconic -- and just plain beautiful -- in scale.
Loading Slideshow Hong KongPacked with more skyscrapers and people living above the 14th floor (read: that makes it a ‘vertical city’) than any other city on the planet, Hong Kong and its skyline are transforming by the day. Towering across the impressive panorama – best seen from above at Victoria Peak and below from Victoria Harbour – is the HSBC Main Building, I. Hide Thumbnails 32 Points. World Love <3 / Meguro River in Spring - Tokyo, Japan. World Love <3 / Kimono and sakura. At 85 mph, fastest highway in the US opens. Greece and the euro: Relief, but little hope. Hurricane Sandy: Rare NYSE Closure Monday For Damaging Storm. EU Court Of Justice Says Software Functionality Is Not Subject To Copyright. We've been following the legal fight between SAS and World Programming Limited (WPL) for quite some time. If you don't recall, WPL essentially recreated some functionality of SAS's offering, not by copying the software itself or the source code, but basically by reading SAS's manuals about what its software did.
The UK's High Court said this did not infringe, and the case got kicked up to the European Court of Justice (which has been pretty good on copyright issues lately). In the fall, the EU Advocates General recommended that the court make clear that software functionality is not subject to copyright, and it appears that's exactly what the court has now done. In a relatively short ruling, the court points out that, while software itself may be covered by copyright, "the ideas and principles which underlie any element of a computer program, including those which underlie its interfaces, are not protected by copyright. " British Airways cancels flights to hurricane-hit Northeast.
India court: Insisting on condom not grounds for divorce. 4 May 2012Last updated at 03:20 ET The Bombay High Court has ruled that a wife's refusal to have sex with her husband without a condom does not constitute grounds for divorce. Pradeep Bapat told the court his wife Prerna refused to have children because they were not financially stable. The judges said Mr Bapat's other grounds for divorce, a lack of cooking and cleaning skills on his wife's part, were also not grounds for divorce. They said arranged couples should get to know each other before marrying. The couple (whose real names were not released to protect their privacy) married in February 2007 and by June Prerna had left their home. "She wanted to give the child a better life.
Mr Bapat's lawyer told the court that his client wanted an educated, working woman as his wife, who would also do the housework. "A woman is not a slave," Justice Majmudar said. "You have put [common marital troubles] in the plea. Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet's Top Cities For 2013 (PHOTOS) What's hot in travel for 2013? Lonely Planet's team of several hundred expert authors and editors -- and even Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler -- have been banging heads to find the answer for our annual set of travel picks for the year to come, the Best in Travel 2013.
After months of ferocious, even feverish debate -- and way, way too much coffee and cake -- we've settled on our top 10 countries, top 10 regions and -- as we show here -- our top 10 cities for the coming year. How did we choose them? Some are poised to be discovered by travelers looking for the next big thing. So, city-lovers, without further ado, our picks for the top 10 cities for 2013 are... Loading Slideshow 10. Chen Guangcheng Can Apply to Study Abroad, China Says. Labour Party Appears to Gain in Britain’s Midterm Elections. Brazil Sending Troops to Guard Amazon Borders. 'Nine dead' in fire at South Korea karaoke bar.
6 May 2012Last updated at 00:17 ET The casualties are believed to have been caused by smoke inhalation A fire at a karaoke bar in the South Korean city of Busan has left at least nine people dead, according to police. The dead are thought to include three Sri Lankan nationals, local media reports say. Twenty five others were injured in the fire, which is reported to have broken out on Saturday evening. Witnesses reported hearing a loud bang before smoke filled the bar. "Firefighters believe the fire might have been caused by a short circuit," a police spokesman told Agence France Presse. Customers at the bar were unable to find exits due to smoke, police told the Yonhap news agency. All of the victims died from inhaling toxic gases, police say. One of the injured is reported to be in a serious condition, but none of the others is believed to have sustained life-threatening injuries. Syria holds election, amid deadly violence and opposition boycott. Syrians voted in a parliamentary election on Monday touted by authorities as a milestone of political reform but dismissed by the opposition as a facade.
(Reuters) Syrians voted on Monday in the country’s first “multiparty” parliamentary election in five decades, held against a backdrop of violence and described as a sham by the opposition. Voters casted their ballots in some neighborhoods of the capital and various other regions, while in opposition strongholds, residents boycotted the poll, holding protests instead and a general strike. The election went ahead despite the unrest that has swept Syria since March 2011 when President Bashar al-Assad resorted to force in a bid to quash a revolt against his autocratic regime.
The vote, initially scheduled for last September, was postponed till May 7,,, after Assad announced the launch of a reform process backed by a referendum. But others were unimpressed. State television reported high turnout in several of the same regions. Media propaganda. Trying To Avoid Bailout, Spain Takes On Ailing Banks. Hide captionThe Spanish government took a controlling stake in Bankia, the country's fourth-largest bank and largest real estate lender, on Wednesday.
Paul Hanna/Reuters /Landov The Spanish government took a controlling stake in Bankia, the country's fourth-largest bank and largest real estate lender, on Wednesday. Spain nationalized its largest real estate lender Wednesday night and plans to announce an overhaul of the country's entire banking system Friday. The country is scrambling to prevent its troubled banks — weighed down by property debts — from sabotaging the whole economy.
The Spanish government has only to look northward to Ireland to see what could happen if it fails. Lessons From Ireland If Spain is the weakest link in the eurozone now, banks are the weakest link in the Spanish economy. Banks are drowning in unpaid loans and properties they'd have to sell at a loss. "If you mark them down to market, these losses wipe out your capital and might force you to go bankrupt," he says. Greek political crisis fuels global finance fears. San Francisco Golden Gate & Bay Bridge Construction : un album. Home. In pictures: Egypt football death protests. Al-Ahly vs. Al-Masry: 73 dead after Egypt soccer riots.