More evolution than Eureka!

BaselWorld and the SIHH in Geneva are magnificent showcases of the world’s watch manufacturers. Although we journalists tend to think that they attend for our benefit, the watch companies participate with one objective: to sell ... and 2006 appears to have been a fabulous year.

On the trail of 'blood diamonds'

When British fashion model Naomi Campbell testified to the Special Court for Sierra Leone recently in the Dutch city of The Hague, she drew renewed international media attention to this sometimes forgotten UN tribunal.

Port St. Lucie's reduced park hours could affect sports leagues

PORT ST. LUCIE — The parks department is losing 42 employees and cutting hours at most parks to help balance the city budget.

Raise a Reader can be compared to paradise found

Almost 45 years ago I sat in a drab university classroom as my English literature professor, eyes closed, face turned to the wan afternoon light filtering in over the autumn fields, recited from memory a passage from John Milton's Paradise Lost.

Bold, black, and brilliant …

This was the year when we saw it all: technical innovations, durable designs, untamed imagination and an amazing surge in sales. Now all that has to be done is deliver the products …