| Your Comments : Rise in crime worries envoy
It seems that all the nosense we hear about from police is just a window dressing. Since the chiefs can not control their subjects, I suggest that once the robbers and thuggs are caught and found guilty by court, any sentence imposed to these low lives and animals to be given to the chiefs. That will ascertain the hold on crime. The army should step in and take charge because otherwise this will continue and it has its consequences on local and tourist industry. May I ask, Teleni, what has happened to his changes he was talking about. Was it for more room for criminal to do their activities. One more thing I often get asked, why are only indian homes and businessess targeted. Probably fijians have nothing in the house for anyone to steal. Since they do not have any businessess , the question of robbing business is not there.Not all robbery is carried by fijians, but also indians and others races.
Yahoo in early talks with major labels over possible MP3-based music ...
Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group Corp., and EMI Group PLC have in recent months begun licensing their music for sale as MP3 files online through retailers like Amazon.com. Unlike music files that come with copy protections embedded, MP3 files are compatible with most portable music devices, including Apple Inc.'s market-leading iPod media players, Microsoft Corp.'s Zune and mobile phones that play music. Carrie Davis, a spokeswoman for Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo, said the company has often said it wants to offer music without copy protections and the subject has been part of its ongoing talks with record labels. But Davis denied that discussions with record labels on the matter have stepped up in recent weeks or that anything is imminent. Representatives for the labels declined to comment.
Turf war: How Britain's playing fields became a battleground
It's 1-1 with five minutes to go at the Nursery Road playing fields in Merton,awealthy district of southwest London. Two teams of nine-year-old boys are battling it out in a closely fought football match. On opposite sides of the pitch, about 20 parents have gathered to cheer on their sons from the touchline. As the referee's watch ticks towards full time, an attacker from the visiting team sprints gamely down the wing towards the penalty area, only for a defender to take him out with a crunching (and illegal) late tackle. The away supporters emit a collective groan as the boy crumples theatrically to the ground. Back on his feet, the felled youngster inspects a grazed knee, and the game resumes with a free kick. But the player’s mother is incensed.
While parents sort the pieces, UW researchers hunt for connections
We'll walk a strange fine line tomorrow. My wife, Nina, his 7-year-old sister, Nicole, and I will try to show him it's a special day and give him a taste of what other kids get, but it has to be done just right. Too much attention is like cranking a stereo's volume on full and could cause him to either shut down or lose control. Presents are the trickiest part. He has no interest in them and hasn't since he was diagnosed with autism seven years ago. We stopped wrapping because he so hates opening. He would tear a tiny strip, about the length of an index finger. If I egged him on, he'd do an inch more. If I pressed further, his arms and hands would go limp and his eyes would dim and lock onto a corner of the ceiling. So we won't push it. It's his day, not ours. .
Schools told 'up your game' by MP
One in ten Haringey schoolchildren are not getting enough exercise, according to new figures. Official statistics show 11 per cent of the borough's pupils are not doing the Government's target of at least two hours' exercise a week. However, the borough fares better than most others in London, with Haringey children ranking joint third in the capital for the time spent doing exercise. .
Franklin honors King's direction
Hunter was both a Martin Luther King scholarship recipient and a member of the New Jersey Orators. Hunter delivered an address tying King's work and legacy to the challenges of today. King "was more than a dreamer," Hunter said. "He was someone who lived for others. . . . We all bear responsibility. . . . The time is now to rise and declare ourselves trustees of the legacy of Dr. King." Hunter received a standing ovation. Jay Jefferson Cooke can be reached at (908) 707-3165 or by e-mail at jcooke@c-n.com. .
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