FIFA World Cup is coming in less then a month, and many countries are beginning to prepare for the biggest sporting event in the world. Brazil, one of the favorites to win in Germany, is a `World Cup crazy`and banks in Brazil announced they will change their opening hours to match the National team`s games.

As was said by a Web metrics firm said, Mozilla Corp.`s Firefox continued its steady climb and achieved half a percentage point in market share at the expense of Microsoft Corp.`s Internet Explorer during August.

Barry Manilow, a 63-year-old American singer and songwriter will take a break from his regular music and entertainment performance at the Las Vegas Hilton, since he needs to undergo surgery to repair torn cartilage in both his hips, said an entertainment magazine.

According to international news reports, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali confessed to being an al Qaeda member when he was detained in Saudi Arabia in 2003. However, defense lawyers claim Abu Ali was tortured and that since his confession was coerced it is inadmissible in court according to U.S. law. But the judge allowed the confession into evidence.

Despite the detailed reviews and stiff compeition, APlus was named best provider of Windows Web Hosting for August 2005 by the popular industry website, Web Host Directory. This award now puts Aplus at the top of web hosting on the Internet, regarding it as the best value for the money in respect to Windows-based server plans.

Few things are as big as this behemoth of a Poker Tournament and we are giving one member the chance to compete with the very best the Poker world has to offer.

Sure there are fashion trends, and fads in speech, but we all know that the biggest fad in the word is the diet fad. A study in 2004 conducted by Wisconsin`s Community Memorial Hospital, showed that 38 people lost a total of 295 pounds in just six weeks - thanks to a new eating plan.

California police are investigating the possible involvement of hackers in the release of a digital recording of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The recording reveals Schwarzenegger as saying about a certain state legislator, "They are all very hot. They have the, you know, part of the black blood in them and part of the Latino blood in them that together makes it."

News reports indicate that the NLD won elections in 1990, but it has never been allowed to takeover the government. It`s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has remained under house arrest. She has spent 10 of the last 17 years as a prisoner.

This new EMI partnership with KoRn more closely aligns the interests of KoRn with those of EMI and Virgin. The new agreement with EMI commences with KoRn`s first Virgin Records release.

New network gateway targeted at small businesses was released by TrustELI this week. The new gateway will provide multiple combined security functions, and is offered in two modes. A consumer version for the home user looking for a better security solution, and an enhanced version for small businesses.

Tehran will not halt plans to produce its own supply of nuclear fuel. Iranian Parliament has requested the construction of 20 nuclear power plants. Russia has offered to lend its assistance to build more nuclear plants in Iran.

In one of the best slam dunk contests we have had this past decade, Nate Robinson defeated Andre Iguodala in the finals to win the slam dunk championship. Yesterday?s contest marked the first time in the history of the competition that it went into a tie break situation after the final round.

After five years, Lawrence H. Summers tendered this past week his resignation as president of Harvard University, effective at the end of the 2005-06 academic year. A former U.S. Treasury Secretary, he had made several comments over the years that drew intense criticism.

In theory, business and ethics should go together just like bread and butter. However, this is not always the case and oftentimes you hear news in the media that one business or another has been caught in a bout of corruption. Ethical misconduct can be found all over the workplace from the mail room to the CEO, however, if dealt with correctly, it can become a problem of the past.