Rick Sund, Seatle General Manager has a tendency to drag negotiations. He has shown it time and time again in the past (i.e. the summer that Rashard Lewis was a free agent), and also this summer. The Sonics negotiated with Ray Allen through the better part last season, until they were finally able to agree on a deal this summer.

Kelis Rogers-Jones, better known simply as Kelis, was arrested last Friday in Miami`s South Beach district early Friday after screaming racial remarks at two prostitutes?who turned out to be undercover female cops running a sting operation.

Golf has become an American pastime for young and old and men and women. Everyone loves this relaxing and exciting game, but many cannot afford to join country clubs which offer golfing incentives. That?s why a web based server is now seeing record numbers, as it offers players what they generally cannot afford.

Open Document Format (known as ODF) was giving the go ahead by the International Standards Organization. The vote, which was a unanimous 23 against none opposing, makes the digital format a world standard.

According to the Federal Communications Commission, the number of high-speed Internet subscriptions in US increased by 33 percent last year and is now more than 50million lines. The number of DSL (digital subscriber line) subscriptions is much larger now than cable companies`subscriptions.

The sport`s magazine Wisden has named England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff as 2005`s top cricket player. Wednesday`s issue was the 143rd edition of the magazine, and it was a special edition for "Freddie."

Most of the village`s 1,200 residents had fled to the hills to escape the tsunami which resulted from the massive earthquake. According to local news reports, the quake, which rocked several islands in the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku, also damaged hundreds of homes in five other villages on Buru Island.

There?s a lot of talk out there these days about whether or not the United States can compete with China?s growing economy. But what about India? India might have the world?s biggest population by 2015, outpacing even China?s gigantic population (thanks in part to population controls put in place by the Communist government in Beijing).

Nearly a year has gone by since Oprah recommended the last book for her book club. On last Friday Oprah announced she has chosen the inspirational biography "The Measure of a Man" by Sidney Poitier, one of the Hollywood`s most respected actors and a hero to Winfrey herself.

The software giant Microsoft was busy these last few days unveiling new management software and making a new strategic acquisition. The new product is officially titled Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, previously known as Exchange 12.

Children in a cart painted by Spanish master Francisco Goya was stolen last week while traveling from Ohio`s Toledo Museum of Art to New York`s Guggenheim.

Friday`s November jobs report may signal whether the Federal Reserve will end its rate hikes soon, analysts said. And U.S. oil futures prices have slid from a late August peak. But they`re still high enough that winter heating and driving costs are a concern to consumers

Do you remember oranges and underwear in stockings, shiny new capguns and holsters, stringing popcorn for garlands while your parents tried to untangle the metal icicles from last years tree?

Las Vegas and Prince Fans alike were surprised by the star`s decision to hold weekend concerts in Vegas for the next several weeks. The concert, which costs a mere $125 for two hours of Prince, is taking place at the Rio casino-hotel just off of the Las Vegas strip.

China Youth Daily has backed off from a plan to tie journalists` bonuses to praise from party officials.A rare protest by Chinese journalists at a leading national newspaper offers a window into the intensifying severity of information control in China and the sometimes sophisticated resistance to it by Chinese journalists.