The Suns have so far been one of the biggest surprises of the season. While they haven?t been able to pick off exactly where they left off last year, Phoenix have adjusted successfully to playing without Amare Stoudamire while relaying even more so on the running game. Amazingly, the Suns are doing it on both ends.

The U.S. East Coast suffered from heavy rains over the weekend, and flooding affected homeowners and motorists in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. In Maryland?s Dorchester and Caroline counties, there were reports of four to five feet of water in some areas.

Quiet efforts are afoot in the southern city of Shenzhen to thwart corruption by professionalizing the civil service.

An updated list, published by the civil rights group, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) last week, shows that many countries continue to censor internet content and suppress freedom of expression through online blogs

Some NBA teams are traveling in Europe these days, taking on European basketball clubs eager to beat an American team. Other NBA teams are taking on their own

Two days ago, Opera Software ASA threw an online party for its clients and wide community following. For 24 hours, Opera handed out free registration codes - all of this to celebrate their 10 year anniversary and their community`s constant support.

Seattle is 14-12, third in the Western Conference, 5 games behind first-place Sacramento and half a game behind Houston.

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China will also not approve the broadcast of any new overseas satellite TV channels in the country, and the government has no immediate plans to appoint any new institutions to act as import agents for media products such as books and magazines, video and audio products, movies and TV programmes.

Writers block, mind block or any other similar problems can stop many creative professionals from completing their tasks. However, this no longer needs to be the case, as one company has created a online solution for the most annoying problem a creative can face.

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The new dress code imposed by Commissioner David Stern has received a lot of criticism in recent weeks from both players and owners; some even went as far as calling it racist. However, the bulk of the opposition came from players with less than a squeaky clean track record, to say the least.

On September 12th, Disney became the first movie studio to offer full length movie downloads on Apple`s iTunes. The company`s 75 titles, has reportedly received 125,000 downloads in its first week, worth a total revenue of approximately $1 million.

John Lennon?s widow, Yoko Ono, has told police that her chauffeur tried to extort money from her and also threatened to kill her and her son, Sean, if she did not pay up.

Holiday spending has gone up this year from $716/person to $747/person on average. That is an over $30 increase in a year and is sure to put more people in debt. According to a recent survey from the Consumer Federation of America and the Credit Union National Association, over 25% of American`s are concerned about paying off their credit cards debt after this holiday season spending.