Posts Tagged ‘option’

At Quarterback, Jefferson Gives L.S.U. the Lift It Needs

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Jordan Jefferson’s ability to stretch the field, particularly on the option with Michael Ford, proved effective against Alabama’s defense.

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Families offered bar on web porn

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Four of the UK’s leading internet providers are to offer families the option to bar adult content at the point of purchase, the BBC learns.

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‘Right to C-section’ considered

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

The NHS watchdog for England is considering giving all women the option to have a Caesarean delivery even if there is no medical need.

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Maryland launches 511 traffic information program

Friday, August 12th, 2011

You’re stuck in traffic and fuming. The only thing moving is the clock on your dashboard. You want to scream: “What’s the holdup, and when’s it gonna end?” Technology, with ever-increasing frequency, can step in with the answer. Yet another option had its debut Thursday in Maryland when the state’s 511 system became operational. Now you can dial those digits to find out what’s going on. Although Maryland State Highway Administration officials would prefer that you call to check the roads before getting behind the wheel, they recognize that you will often do it while driving, so the system is based on a series of voice-activated prompts: You can get the answers you need without fiddling with the buttons on your phone. Read full article > >

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Sheen’s ‘Torpedo of Truth’ hits NYC

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Charlie Sheen continued his 20-city road show, “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is not an Option,” with a stop at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Friday. (April 9).

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Twitter users get extra security

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Twitter users are being given the option of logging on through a secure HTTPS connection in a bid to thwart hackers.

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Charlie Sheen expands ‘Torpedo’ tour

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Dripping with tiger blood and coursing with warlock power, fired “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen has announced five more stops on his tour, “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not An Option Show.”

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£5 shirt case prompts jury debate

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

NI’s Public Prosecution Service calls for a wider debate on whether people accused of petty theft should have the option of trial by jury.

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Another option for undermining North Korea

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

At some point North Korean provocations become unsustainable for America.

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Weight-Loss Surgery for the Masses?

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration will consider this week whether to lower the minimum weight allowed for people to be eligible for weight-loss surgery-which would make the option available to millions more people. The pharmaceutical company Allergan,…

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DealBook: Quants and Morgan Stanley to Part

Friday, November 12th, 2010

The bank is bidding goodbye to its Process Driven Trading unit, which made $4 billion in the 10 years through 2006. More from the scoop by DealBook’s Anita Raghavan: “A separation between Morgan Stanley and Mr. Muller has been in discussions for years, but talks accelerated in the wake of the passage in July of the Dodd-Frank Act, which restricts proprietary trading by Wall Street firms. Morgan Stanley and Mr. Muller had been discussing another option where the unit would have moved to Morgan Stanley Asset Management. But the act makes that far less likely now, said people close to the situation who were not authorized to speak publicly.”

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FDA Kills Another Weight-Loss Pill

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Overweight Americans turning to prescription medication for help lost another option Thursday, as the FDA rejected the diet drug Qnexa. That makes Qnexa the third weight-loss drug this month to be spurned by the group, which has recently heightened its…

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For President Obama, a progressive blitz was not an option

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Anyone asking whether Obama was not liberal enough is not tethered to reality.

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Tory and Green seeking PR option

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Conservative Douglas Carswell is joining forces with Green MP Caroline Lucas in a bid to give voters the option of proportional representation in May’s electoral reform referendum.

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