Trial Delayed in Taylor Killing

A Miami judge has postponed the trial of four men accused in the slaying of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor until August.

Defense attorneys and prosecutors said Friday they weren't prepared for …

defense rests –then execution

It sure would be swell if the Bulls started guarding somebody from the start of the game rather than from the start of the 45th minute.

And in that vein, any time the Bulls want to get up in Tyler Hansbrough's grille, it sure would be appreciated.

Predictably, most of Saturday's postgame conversation centered on the fourth-quarter defensive stand that helped the Bulls come back for a 104-99 victory over Indiana in their playoff opener. Euphoria feels a whole lot better than depression over defensive inadequacies.

But the Bulls won an NBA-high 62 games this season because they play defense with a ferocity considered felonious in more than a few states. On Saturday, …

1995 Biennial. (art exhibit, Whitney Museum of American Art)

Long before Klaus Kertess was announced as curator of the 1995 Whitney Biennial, the handwriting was on the wall: next time around, it would be a painting show. His appointment confirmed that instead of a multiculti blitzkrieg we would be presented with a show of "sensibility." The barrage of advance press reported on the studios Kertess visited, what he liked and what he didn't, and announced time and again his foggy organizing principle: the central role of metaphor in art. After the opening I went out looking for fans of the 1995 Biennial. I didn't find many. Aside from the usual gripes attendant to the event that we all love to hate, the general sense on the street was that the exhibition amounted to a predictable lull after the pre-event press storm. Kertess himself, on the other hand, has plenty of fans, and many of his admirers happily indulged his peculiar predilections and personal tastes. He is a connoisseur in the traditional sense, and for that his friends pay him respect. His affinity for certain styles and attitudes is well known, as is his unwavering loyalty to particular artists. His inclination is for the retinal rather than the conceptual; for the poetic rather than the polemic; for comfort rather than critique.

Even if something more sedate and refined than a blitzkrieg was anticipated, this didn't preclude some serious noise and spectacle. While less boisterous than the preceding Biennial, Kertess' exhibition isn't exactly quiet. Its most aggressive feature: Rirkrit Tiravanija's installation - a plywood hut equipped with electric guitars that visitors are encouraged to play - resounded with …

NEVADA'S GROWING FASTEST.(Main)

Byline: Associated Press

The U.S. Census Bureau has confirmed what harried local motorists have discovered in recent years: Nevada is the nation's fastest growing state.

The desert and dude ranches that used to spread from the Strip of Las Vegas west have been overtaken by housing developments and apartment complexes, springing up as fast as builders can move.

An estimated 5,000 people a month are moving here, drawn by the charisma of the city, plentiful jobs, low cost of living, nearly ideal weather, no state income tax and the dream of fortunes waiting to be made.

Census Bureau figures released Wednesday show Nevada's population …

HSBC chairman to step down, join UK government

LONDON (AP) — HSBC Holdings Chairman Stephen K. Green will leave the bank to become Britain's minister of state for trade and investment, the company announced Tuesday.

Green will retire from the bank by the end of the year — HSBC did not announced a specific date — and take up his new post in 2011.

Prime Minister David Cameron said Green will make an "invaluable contribution" to driving economic growth in Britain as the government seeks to open new trade links, promote British business overseas and maximize inward investment.

The new job is unpaid but includes an appointment to the House of Lords, since ministers must be drawn from Parliament.

HSBC did not …

Crude Oil Prices Fall to $74.79 a Barrel

SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell below $75 a barrel Friday after a U.S. weekly petroleum supply snapshot showed an unexpected increase in domestic gasoline stocks. But geopolitical tensions and rising gasoline demand continued to support prices, traders said.

Light, sweet crude for August delivery fell 35 cents to $74.79 a barrel in Asian electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract slipped 5 cents to settle at $75.14 a barrel Thursday.

Gasoline futures lost 1.35 cents to $2.2455 a gallon while heating oil prices fell 0.66 cent to $2.0550 a gallon.

In its weekly inventory report, the U.S. Department of Energy said the country's supply of …

Graham Cooper. (appointed president ICT Europe) (Brief Article)

Graham cooper, president/CEO, BIS Strategic Decisons, …