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Yukos, by contrast, says it can't get through to the authorities, no matter how hard it tries. It has proposed settling its tax dispute, even offering to give up substantial ownership, to no avail. Lawyers for Khodorkovsky have filed a formal complaint at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, alleging unlawful detention, and Yukos' lawyers are bracing for the forced sale of the Yugansk subsidiary later this month. "Whoever buys it will be buying an enormous set of lawsuits," warns Stuart E. Eizenstat, a former U.S. Under Secretary of State who is advising Yukos shareholder Menatep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Power Play | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

...nearby city resident who heard his screams ran out, according to Lord, and took him along in his car to follow the robbers—but to no avail...

Author: By Robin M. Peguero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Armed Men Mug Student | 11/17/2004 | See Source »

...forms also show that people have tried everything from olive oil to $1,200 treatments to no avail. Pollack believes that the real danger of head lice rests in people’s hysterical responses. Lice are actually innocuous, according to Pollack, and extensive use of insecticide treatments may actually cause greater harm to children...

Author: By Ying Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite | 11/16/2004 | See Source »

...power of the Internet in national politics--a cyberspace headquarters of anti-Bush sentiment and a powerful online fund-raising tool, with some 2.8 million members. Backed with millions of grass-roots dollars, MoveOn took to the airwaves with one Bush-bashing TV ad after another--but to no avail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2004 Election: Winners & Losers: Nov. 15, 2004 | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

...made our way into the pseudo-cavern, I felt the pumping beats of the aged hip-hop. We were already pretty buzzed when I tried to get the DJ to play “Hey Ya!”—to no avail. We bought one drink each before we realized why a cool club like this has no cover (they’re typically 20 euro). An hour or two after we had arrived, Ashley had migrated to a table in the back VIP section. She was courting some French guy who was accompanied...

Author: By Adam P. Schneider, | Title: French Toasted | 10/8/2004 | See Source »

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