One of America's great, low-tech traditions - open-outcry trading, along with a slew of jobs, are heading for the door as the CME Group edges closer to its proposed takeover of Nymex, reports the FT on Tuesday.

Mir Mine (kimberlitic diamond pipe "Peace") is an abandoned open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia. The mine is 525 m (1722 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1200 m (3937 ft). It was the first and one of the largest diamond pipes of the USSR.

Inside Mindanao: This is the only mountain in the highlands of the town of Siocon where huge portion of the mountain is color brown, a result of the open pit mining of TVI Resource Development (Philippines) Inc., an affiliate of a Canadian mining company TVI Pacific Inc.

Joining the open source and commercial melee is a document that pretty much rules out using a new JavaScript tool by anyone working in - or associated with - the pharmaceutical, farming and food, and some manufacturing industries. Oh, and certain universities are out, too.

New York, The UN Security Council held an open debate Tuesday on the situation in the Gaza Strip with the US calling on the group to take an impartial stance on the conflict pitting Israel and the Hamas-held territory.,,,

Barbecue has many regional variations, based on several factors:the type of meat usedthe sauce or other flavoring added to the meatwhen the flavoring is added during preparationthe role that smoke plays in preparationthe equipment and fuel used to cook the meathow much time is spent cooking the meatAt its most generic, any source of protein may be used, including beef, pork, poultry, and fish. The meat could be ground, as with hamburger, processed into sausage or kebabs, and/or accompanied by vegetables. Sometimes the cut of meat (e.g. brisket or ribs) matters; sometimes the cut is irrelevant. The meat may be marinated or rubbed with spices before cooking, basted with a sauce or oil before and/or during cooking, and/or flavored in numerous ways after being removed from the heat. Occasionally, vegetarian alternatives to meat, such as soyburgers and mushroom caps, are prepared similarly.Typically meat is covered with barbecue sauce. Vinegar-base sauce is typical of Southern United States barbecue, while tomato-based sauce is Western United States style.Many forms of barbecuing involve tough cuts of meat that require hours of cooking over low heat that barely exceeds the boiling point of water. Some forms of barbecue use rapid cooking over high heat, being barely distinguishable from grilled meats to those who would make such a distinction. With high heat barbecuing (often called grilling), the food is placed directly above the flame or other source of heat. With low heat barbecuing, the food is off to the side and almost always under a cover, frequently with added smoke for additional flavor. It is generally agreed among the many regions of North America that indirect heat constitutes "barbecuing," while direct heat is the mark of "grilling." Outside of the US this distinction is rarely observed.Sometimes an open flame is required, with the fuel source irrelevant. In other cases, the fuel source is critical to the end result, as when wood chips from particular kinds of trees are used as fuel.