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Brett Favre proved that youth will be served in his Senior Bowl battle with Vinny Testaverde, as the Packers took down the Panthers, 31-17. Favre threw three touchdown passes and probably set some record that has to do with age, incompletions, or the kind of longevity that would make a giant tortoise envious. As the victor in the contest between the oldest starting quarterback duo in NFL history, Favre won the "Golden Stool Award," made from the hardest and most consistent mahogany from the finest forests this country has to offer. This week, Green Bay heads to Detroit, where they will face a Lions team stinging from a loss to an inferior team (Jon Kitna's words, not mine, Mr.

Debt-ridden customers banned from using credit cards

They will receive letters in the next few days warning them their Egg credit cards will stop working in 35 days' time.

They are being targeted because they have a "higher than acceptable risk profile", the company said.

Shopping for future ideas, IT giants reach trial rooms

While RFID technology has been used in retail not too many applications have been seen in the front end. There have been concerns over privacy and costs but that is changing now, he said.

Pilot studies have shown that retail sales can increase by three-to-five per cent per store with smart visual merchandising and Infosys is in talks with retailers in the US and Europe for deployments, he said.

Wipro Technologies The Intelligent Next Generation Associate (TINA), launched at the US National Retail Federations annual convention and expo this January, is a software platform on which retailers can deploy customer interaction applications.

Imagine you are having guests over. You are looking to buy a bottle of good wine. Customer interaction applications on TINA can tell you what food goes best with the wine you chose or vice versa, says Bhanumurthy B M, Sr Vice President, Retail CPG and Distribution at Wipro Technologies.

Jeep, XM know how to please crowds at NYIAS 2007

When Chrysler planned its Jeep off-road test track for the New York International Auto Show, I don't think they expected snow flurries in early April. So I have to admit I was a little nervous as my driver approached a steep 18 ft. embankment, noticeably slicked by the morning snow. “You want to have both hands high up on the wheel, thumbs out… and in this weather you want to take it into a low gear as you climb," the driver informed me. Our Wrangler Limited muscled up the slippery slope with ease, and I escaped unscathed and impressed by the vehicle's traction. What I was even more impressed with was Jeep's brilliant turn at brand building.

When NYIAS opens to the public Friday, thousands of attendees will line up for Camp Jeep New York, a 45,000-sq.-ft. course of dirt, gravel, water, rocks, wood, and the intimidating Jeep Mountain.

Baseball is back as Giants pitchers, catchers hit camp

Rowand, acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies, drove in 89 runs last year and banged 27 homers, one shy of Bonds' mark in his final season. Rowand said the Giants must be aggressive running the bases this year to provide more offensive support for a pitching staff that he thinks is one of the best in baseball. Giants expectations competitive "We only have to score four or five runs and we should be in just about every game," Rowand said. The 30-year-old fielder, who reported to camp early, does not set personal goals for himself, preferring to focus on the team's success. "I just want to make the playoffs," he said, adding that he thinks Giants can rise to the top of a tough NL West. To accomplish that, the Giants are promoting a commando ethic with black, gray and white camouflage shirts that read: "Warrior Spirit, Find the Swagger." This season will be a big change for the Giants, Molina said, with Bonds gone and the young players freed up to be themselves in the clubhouse and play their game.

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The Washington Post reports police "said the death toll was certain to rise with the recovery of bodies trapped in vehicles under tons of concrete or in the murky river. The recovery effort proceeded slowly, impaired by strong currents, stiff winds and perilous wreckage, including chunks of concrete, mangled steel, and a jumble of cables and electrical wires." The New York Times also says the search for other survivors "was halted repeatedly as currents picked up, debris shifted and the waters grew impossibly cloudy." The Chicago Tribune also says the "search missions bogged down in hazardous conditions Thursday," and added that officials said "the going will be slow." The CBS Evening News said the "dangers divers face are extreme -- avoiding mountains of twisted steel and concrete and cars.

Kirsten Dunst

Unless someone drove her and she spent the whole trip downing booze like a convict on death row. In which case, I only have one thing to say to that: Kirsten Dunst, will you marry me? Obviously not in a church. I know how holy water burns your vampire skin. See, baby, I notice the little things.

Ohio voters blame NAFTA for job loss but skeptical of campaign ...

Kathleen Miller, 49, a health care worker, shakes her head at the changes she has seen as she shops at a huge thrift store.

Clinton and Obama have been criss-crossing the state for two weeks wooing the blue-collar workers who may well decide the nomination race.