My OperaQuick info, July 13
Thursday, July 13, 2006 1:00:00 PM
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'Suicide' of World Cup official Thursday, 13 July 2006
Mr Kiessling was known as "Mister WM" (Mr World Cup) by colleagues in Berlin.
He was responsible for the hugely successful Fan Mile in Berlin city centre, a concourse where giant screens showed the matches to hundreds of thousands of fans who could not get tickets. -
Yahoo, Microsoft tie message knot Thursday, 13 July 2006
The trial software allows people to swap text messages but will eventually let people talk to each other too.
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Solo living 'doubles heart risk' Wednesday, 12 July 2006
Women over 60 and men over 50 living alone had an increased risk of conditions including severe angina and heart attacks.
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Silk 'could help repair nerves' Wednesday, 12 July 2006
The UK researchers have shown how nerve cells can grow along bundles of a special fibre, which has properties similar to spider silk.
Words
white-knuck·le (hwīt'nŭk'əl, wīt'-) -adj. Slang.- Characterized by tense nervousness or apprehension
Comics
- The instant some brides get carried over the door, they put their foot down
