By firing co-ordinated beams of laser light through the BEC, Hau and colleagues have slowed light down to a crawl.

BBC: A Bose-Einstein condensate: It slows down light

But foreigners can't do their own hiring and firing--they have to apply for workers through a government agency.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Korea: Korea's Big Show

Despite their numerical disadvantage, Portsmouth rallied and continued to conjure opportunities - although City fashioned counter-attacks through Vassell and Benjani, the latter firing wide of James's right post from the edge of the box.

BBC: Man City 3-1 Portsmouth

Balotelli added a second with 12 minutes remaining, firing home a free-kick, before Parma pulled a goal back through Nicola Sansone.

CNN: Bayern on cruise control as Arsenal awaits

Eddie Slovik, went through the process from confession to court-martial to sentence to execution by firing squad.

CNN: Private Ryan was a hero, but there were bums, too

LakerFail has been a media-saturating saga for months, starting with the firing of coach Mike Brown in early November through the struggles of replacement coach Mike D'Antoni to the recent weeks of intrasquad bad feelings among the team's biggest names.

WSJ: Los Angeles Lakers: The Loopy Mess of LakerFail