An event steeped in civil rights symbolism offers rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama an opportunity to show unity with the black community while they spar over support from a crucial Democratic constituency.


Internet Self-Portraits Memorialize Many of Iraq War's Fallen

By Kasie Hunt  WASHINGTON - Army Pvt. Clinton Tyler McCormick is buried in Florida, but his photo and his words are still online. They haven't changed since he logged in to his MySpace.com profile on Dec. 26, 2006 - the day before he was killed by a makeshift bomb in Baghdad.


Time Doesn't Give Hendrick Distance From a Tragedy

It has not been the same at the Hendrick Motorsports complex since 10 people on their way to the Subway 500 Nextel Cup race died Oct. 24 in a plane crash.


U.S. military says kills 26 militants in Baghdad

The U.S. military said it killed about 26 militants believed to have ties to "Iranian terror networks" in the early hours of Saturday in the Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City.


Announcement leaves cancer experts guessing

Just as legal scholars analyze Supreme Court decisions, people concerned about the health of Chief Justice William Rehnquist struggled on Monday to interpret sparse details about his diagnosis of thyroid cancer.


Cable Operator Mediacom Partners With Sprint

In the latest alliance between a cable and telephone company, cable operator Mediacom Communications Corp. on Wednesday said it would use Sprint Corp.


Study: Low-Income Earners Can't Afford Apartment Rentals

SALINAS, Calif. -- A new study that shows most low-income earners can't afford to rent an apartment. Those who live in Santa Cruz County may soon be squeezed out of the rental market.


The job market held up amid downbeat news about other parts of the economy.


You may be burning fewer calories as you sleep, but experts are still recommending more shuteye if you want to lose weight. A study, based on 1,024 volunteers in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, showed those


Hamas Fighters Appear to Tighten Hold in Gaza

At least 12 people were wounded in continuing clashes between Palestinian factions, residents and doctors said.


Charges have been dropped against a captain who was accused of failing to investigate the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha, the Marine Corps said Tuesday.


Time Warner Cable announced in Buffalo, N.Y., that the NFL Network will no longer be available for 1.3 million subscribers in the area starting Friday.


For the second day, rain prevented space shuttle Atlantis from landing Friday at Kennedy Space Center on its first try, leaving NASA managers to decide whether to try a landing in California instead.


Russia raises Yukos bill by $700 million

MOSCOW Russia's Tax Ministry raised its tax bill for 2001 against the foundering Yukos oil giant by $700 million, bringing total back-tax claims against the nation's biggest oil producer to $7.


Apple is to cut the price it charges in the UK for music downloads from iTunes within six months.


Aggressive prices and Microsoft's Vista spurred consumers to purchase more notebooks in the first quarter than expected.


Two decades after an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent clouds of radioactive particles drifting over the fields near her home, Maria Urupa says the wilderness is encroaching.


PALM DESERT, California  - Golfweek magazine has fired its editor Dave Seanor for the controversial decision to depict a noose on the cover of the January 19 issue, the latest chapter in the Tiger Woods "lynch" affair.


MALAYSIA:  Trade Fears Fuel EU Criticism of Race-based Policy

PENANG, Malaysia, Jun 27 (IPS) - Unexpected criticism of Malaysiaâs race-based  affirmative action policy by the European Union's top envoy  reveals underlying concerns that this could be a stumbling block  to unrestricted market access for European multinational firms in  the region, say analysts.


Asian stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, as concerns over the outlook for the US ahead of a slew of bank earnings and trumped initial technology-driven gains on better-than-expected results from companies including IBM, Samsung and LG Philips.


PortableApps.com: WinMerge Portable 2.6.14 Released

The goal of the PortableApps.com project is to make applications portable... taking high-quality, existing applications and packaging them up to run from a portable device (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, CD, etc).   WinMerge Portable 2.6.14 has been released. It's the popular WinMerge differencing tool packaged with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app, so you can compare files on the go. It has all the same great features as WinMerge including syntax highlighting, patch file generation and more. It works from an iPod, USB flash drive, portable hard drive, CD or any other portable media. You can plug it right into any Windows computer and use it just like you would on your own. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format allowing you to use it on its own or easily integrate it with the PortableApps.com Suite.    New in this release: - WinMerge updated to 2.6.14  Get it from the WinMerge Portable homepage:  http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/winmerge_portable     PortableApps.com Project Page on SourceForge.net:   http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps     What is a portable app?   http://portableapps.com/about/what_is_a_portable_app


Il 7 dicembre l'opera di Verdi apre la stagione lirica


Rebels Kill 17 in Countdown to Iraq Vote

Insurgents vowing total war on Sunday's  Iraqi election unleashed a surge of violence on Saturday,  killing 17 people in bombings and rocket attacks as the country  battened down for the landmark vote.


Bollywood is our new culture: Shekhar Kapur

Bollywood is our new culture and its influence is being felt in the West, eminent filmmaker Shekhar   Kapur said on Tuesday.


Saturn's majestic ring system, visible through backyard telescopes, just got a little more crowded with the discovery of a faint, new ring encircling the giant planet, scientists said Tuesday.


Nepalese soldiers check the bags of people heading for the capital at Naubise, 30 kilometres to the west. Maoists have set up blockades on routes to Kathmandu.


Sme, il premier riconosciuto colpevole di aver tenuto a libro paga il giudice Squillante, ma gli vengono accordate le attenuanti generiche: il reato risale al 1991, e quindi risulta prescritto. Assolto invece per la vicenda della compravendita della Sme.


Nigeria seeks $1.5bn compensation from Shell arm

NIGERIAâS senate is reportedly to ask a Shell division to pay $1.5 billion (Â£835 million) compensation to oilfield communities for environmental damage.


Japan's defence minister apologises for saying the US atom bomb attacks in World War II were inevitable.


ASIA/INDIA - Nella Diocesi di Mangalore il centro di riabilitazione per bambini disabili celebra dieci anni di attivitÃ . Due bambini sono stati scelti per i prossimi giochi olimpici in Cina Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Il Manasa Rehabilitation and Training Centre di Pamboor, distretto di Udupi, nella parte settentrionale della Diocesi di Mangalore, ha appena celebrato dieci anni di servizio a favore dei bambini mentalmente disabili e sor...


Leader FI telefona a Ballaro', Casini: 'mi fa piacere'


Teammates are supposed to be like brothers, all about high fives and hugs, not fender banging and paint swapping. Tell that to Rusty Wallace, who is $10,000 poorer after getting hit with a NASCAR fine Tuesday


Residents in northern New York state brace for more heavy snowfalls as they try to clear up to six feet of snow.


Secondo il quotidiano 'Marca', il pilota spagnolo della McLaren-Mercedessta valutando l'ipotesi di chiudere la propria carriera dopo la spy story                                            La stampa spagnola annuncia "Alonso pensa al ritiro dalla F1"                                                                                Domani a Monza il Gran premio d'Italia


Indian Wells, 08:40 - TENNIS, INDIAN WELLS: FEDERER KO, PRIMA SCONFITTA DOPO 41 VITTORIE

Roger Federer è stato battuto dopo una serie di 41 vittorie consecutive. Lo svizzero, numero ...


Celebrity Q&A: Actress Jane Seymour says age makes her funny

British-born actress and former  Bond girl Jane Seymour says that at age 55 she's no longer the  leading lady but is not yet ready to play the granny -- so  she's focusing on comedy instead.


Want to bend Firefox to your will, keep yourself safer while you surf, and customize how Google works? These great Firefox extensions will let you do it.


A U.N. human rights mission said Wednesday it had halted a planned visit to assess alleged atrocities in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because Khartoum had failed to give them visas.


Spain's prime minister calls for international efforts to resolve divisions between the Western and Muslim world.


Write-Down Contributes to Profit Fall at Trust Bank

Fourth-quarter profit at the Bank of New York Mellon declined 68 percent because of its exposure to assets backed by mortgages and a strong quarter a year ago, when the bank gained $1.4 billion after unloading its retail operations.


STAMFORD, Conn. -- Printer and copier maker Xerox Corp., lifted by a gain from a pension settlement related to its Fuji Xerox Co. unit, on Wednesday posted a 39 percent surge in third-quarter profit and raised its earnings target for the year.


.NET patch trips up systems Early reports are suggesting problems after users apply one of the six patches issued by Microsoft on Tuesday.â¦


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Glittering pieces of red, white, and blue confetti gently cascaded upon his head following the Patriots' 21-12 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium. As the celebration unfolded, 14-year veteran safety Rodney Harrison, headed to his third Super Bowl in his fifth season with the Patriots, couldn't help but count ...


Iran sanctions vote at U.N. seen weeks away

It will take weeks before the U.N. Security Council is ready to vote on a new round of sanctions against Iran proposed last week by six world powers, council diplomats said on Monday.


Auction House to Start Sale of KKK Robes

Gary Gray said he felt more like a teacher than auctioneer Saturday, as visitors looked over the Ku Klux Klan robes he was putting up for bids in a sale that had attracted more interest than he'd seen before.


Asian Tsunami Kills 14,425, Rush to Identify Dead

Soldiers searched for bodies in  treetops, families wept over the dead lined up on beaches and  rescuers scoured coral isles for missing tourists as Asia  counted the cost on Monday of a tsunami that killed up to  14,425.


Darfur Increasingly Unstable, UN Envoy Warns

The United Nations' special envoy to Sudan told the Security Council on Thursday that Darfur is sliding into anarchy as government and rebel forces battle over control of the territory.


FBI Ordered To Release Secret John Lennon Files

Los Angeles US District Judge Robert Takasugi ordered the FBI to hand over the last remaining secret files on John Lennon that were gathered in the 1970s.


Counterfeiting is a dangerous and growing enterprise controlled by organized criminals who are exploiting the same trade routes used for trafficking drugs, arms and human beings, the United Nations said in a report released Friday.


Notre Dame defensive coordinator Kent Baer saw the same thing standing on the west sideline as was witnessed by 80,795 spectators in Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday.


Sudan and Darfur peacekeepers agree rules of operation

Sudan and the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission for Darfur signed an agreement on Saturday determining how the joint force will operate, capping weeks of drawn-out negotiations.


UK's Prince Edward and wife expecting second child

Prince Edward and his wife Sophie are  expecting their second child later this year, Buckingham Palace  said on Monday.


NASA's O'Keefe to Resign; Ex-Missile Defense Chief Tops List of ...

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will resign this week, and the retired director of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency tops a list of five men that President Bush is considering


Actuate moves to take enterprise reporting to open source

Business intelligence software vendor Actuate Corp. is hitching its wagon to the open-source movement in the hope of seeing its applications get even broader acceptance in the marketplace.


The Los Angeles Opera is given money by philanthropists to stage Wagner's Ring cycle for the first time.


Iraq's election body has rejected a suggestion in Washington it adjust the results of next month's vote to benefit the Sunni minority if low turnout in Sunni areas means Shi


Fire caused major damage to one of Geneva's synagogues Thursday and police said they suspect arson.


The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Monday that world No.1s Roger Federer and Justine Henin were the 2007 ITF World Champions.


COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Troy Smith threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 145 yards and a score to lead the Ohio State Buckeyes to a 37-21 victory over No.


The United States and Iraq were at odds   on Saturday over the transfer of operational control of Iraq's   military to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, forcing   a delay of a handover ceremony.


Steve Harmison says England can go on to win the ICC Champions Trophy despite defeat by India at Lord's.


A British schoolboy dies from head injuries when he hits a tree skiing in the US state of Colorado.


Londra, 15:16 - CALCIO, NUOVO WEMBLEY RISCHIA DI APRIRE SOLO NEL 2010

Il nuovo Wembley potrebbe riaprire solo nel 2010, almeno fino a quando non si sarà chiusa la ...


A French bank may have repeatedly violated US money-laundering laws, letting Saddam Hussein rip off the multibillion-dollar UN oil-for-food program, a House investigator said yesterday.


Afghan Leader Tries to Persuade Main Rival to Quit Election Race

President Hamid Karzai has been wooing his main rival in the presidential race, Yunus Qanooni, to persuade him to drop out and join Mr.


One of the few remaining aid agencies in Iraq, World Vision, is pulling out of the country.


Tornadoes across the southern United States killed at least 20 people as they tore up a hospital and high school where students huddled for shelter, authorities said on Friday, a day after the rampage.


British immigration authorities smash organized marriage racket

LONDON  - British immigration officials said Wednesday they have smashed a criminal network suspected of organizing hundreds of sham marriages.


Presentati film in uscita registi Columbu, Pau e Pitzianti


NEW YORK -- Daniela Hantuchova took another step back up the tennis rankings ladder Wednesday, defeating No. 17 Alicia Molik 6-4, 6-3 at the US Open.


Campaigners are urging people in Scotland to eat less salt and instead opt for a healthier diet. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said heart disease and strokes could be reduced by cutting down on salt.


Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet militant factions in a bid to shore up a truce with Israel.


Lawmakers want ASEAN to push Myanmar for reforms

KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN should deny Myanmar the chairmanship of the regional grouping in 2006 if the military-run state fails to show tangible proof that it is moving towards democracy, regional lawmakers and activists said on Saturday.


Forging a Singular Vision From a Many-Sided Talent

On Friday at Symphony Space, Ms. Monk and her ensemble presented the first installment of Meredith Monk/Multi-Musics, a four-part series meant to demonstrate the sustainability and influence of her work.


Whither GP? While all but a couple of Celtics have gathered in Waltham for pre-training camp workouts and scrimmages, Gary Payton is still out West. According to his agent, Payton is working out in Las Vegas -- the perfect city for a 24/7 guy like Payton -- and has been in contact with Celtics coach Doc Rivers.


McCain chair denies soliciting for prostitution

A day after four of Sen. John McCain's top political strategists stepped down, the co-chairman of his Florida campaign was arrested Wednesday for allegedly offering an undercover police officer money for a sex act, Titusville police said.


Lenovo Reports Third Quarter FY2006/07 Results

Lenovo Group today reported results for the third fiscal quarter ended  December 31, 2006. Lenovo's consolidated  revenue for the third quarter increased slightly year over year to  US$4.0 billion.


There's no keeping up as Celtics set the pace

What does an NBA division leader look like? Come to the FleetCenter and find out. The Celtics moved into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division last night by defeating the Indiana Pacers, 100-86, on the parquet.


ServiceMaster profitably bundles services and pays a healthy 3.5% dividend.


IT TOOK until the third of their four goals against Newcastle United last Saturday before the home supporters launched into their ironic chants of "Boring, boring Chelsea".


Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index Falls to 13.4 in September

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's index of regional manufacturing fell to 13.4 this month from 28.5 in August. The reading is lower than the median forecast of 25 in a Bloomberg News survey of 56 economists.


Zarqawi Declares 'Fierce War' on Iraqi Democracy

Iraq's most feared terrorist declared a "fierce war" on democracy Sunday and repeated an earlier threat to disrupt historic national elections scheduled for a week from today.


Luogotenente boss ucciso in casa nel rione Forcella


Norwegian envoy resumes Sri Lanka peace bid

Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway is to launch a fresh attempt to end a seven-month deadlock in talks after the warring parties agreed to meet, diplomats said.


New York does well in preparing students for college and seeing them complete college studies, but a national education group's state-by-state report card continues to say that New York, along


Nerve-racking weekend ahead for Cup drivers

That's what the public relations folks at Talladega Superspeedway dubbed the next stop in NASCAR's new playoff-style championship, and it would be hard to find many drivers who would argue with the label.


Corrections: When the Bullies Turned Faceless

An article last Sunday about the suicide of Megan Meier, who was the target of a hoax on MySpace, referred incorrectly to statements made by Lori Drew, a neighbor, through her lawyer. She has denied creating the MySpace page used in the hoax and has denied knowledge of the final messages, which are a suspected cause of Ms. Meierâs suicide; she has not denied knowing about the ongoing hoax.


ADV: $175,000 Mortgage for Under $730/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


New Navision 4.0 application includes financial, e-commerce, and CRM tools.


Fred Thompson's old pickup truck sits behind his mother's house in a Nashville suburb, more than a dozen years after it was credited with helping him win his first bid for public office.


EYE ON POLITICS: In the battle over medals, a crucial question is ...

Every presidential campaign sets a new standard for something. We have one this year, besides the amount of money being spent: A Purple Heart doesn't count unless the candidate was hurt really bad.


Tokyo, 10:52 - CALCIO, MERCATO: NEDVED NEL MIRINO DEI GIAPPONESI DELL'FC TOKYO

Pavel Nedved è nel mirino dei giapponesi dell'FC Tokyo. A rivelarlo è stato il dirigen...


Israel declares Gaza offensive a success

But the officials conceded on Saturday that the operation was unlikely to halt the rocket attacks altogether and stressed the army was prepared to move back into the area.


Large Array of Accessories  From Headphones to Speaker Systems  Announced for SanDisk's Sansa MP3 Players

Creating a comprehensive user experience for its Sansa portable media players, SanDisk Corporation today announced that seven companies will offer a variety of Sansa licensed accessories under a new Made for Sansa program.


Hundreds of thousands in Pakistan are now stranded without help four days after a cyclone hit coastal areas.


Bosnian Serbs admit killing of more than 7,000 Muslims in Srebrenica

Bosnian Serb authorities admitted for the first time that more than 7,000 Muslims had been slaughtered by Serb forces in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst atrocity since World War II.


Afghan Taliban frees remaining S.Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed seven remaining South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Thursday after a six-week kidnap ordeal, following a deal that Afghan officials said included a ransom payment by Seoul.


Kalam flying to UAE to express condolences:

[India News]: New Delhi, Nov 3 : President APJ Abdul Kalam is leaving for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday afternoon to personally convey India's condolences over the passing away of UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahayan.


Fallita anche la terza votazione, nuovo voto il 15 febbraio


(InfoWorld) - IBM will publish its patent applications online to share their details with the world and, perhaps, reduce the flood of patent infringement lawsuits. IBM made the change in corporate policy public Tuesday after a two-month long research project this summer involving experts in law, academia, government and technology. The change in policy "is designed to foster integrity, a healthier environment for innovation, and mutual respect for intellectual property rights," IBM said in a statement. It encouraged others in "the patent community" to follow its example. IBM believes that if it is clear and up-front about what technology it is patenting, such disclosure should reduce the risk of patent disputes and lower the chance that its innovations will infringe the patents of others. In this era of technology innovations, the number of patent filings have swelled and government agencies, such as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, have trouble keeping up with applications. "Those systems now deal with growing numbers of questionable patent applications and patent lawsuits," IBM stated. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office makes filings public 18 months after they are submitted and offers only a two-month window for limited public comment on the patents, said IBM spokesman Ari Fishkind, at the technology company's headquarters in Armonk, New York. Under IBM's new policy, the company will establish a six-month window for public comments and encourage more active dialogue about the patents. This will put others on notice of what IBM is planning to patent, but also give other inventors the opportunity to tell IBM that they already hold a patent on what IBM proposes to patent, Fishkind said. "This is a way to get more people involved, like in an open source community," he said. The policy is intended to make IBM patent applicants responsible for the quality and clarity of their applications and to clearly establish ownership of the patent. IBM also contends that business methods that don't have particular technical merit should not be patentable. The patent policy was developed by a panel of about 50 experts working throughout May and June in a collaborative process conducted on an online wiki. A wiki is a Web site at which several people have the ability to write and edit a document online. "The intellectual property regime in this country is not functioning in the best interests of society and of innovators," said Steven Weber, a professor of international studies and political science at the University of California at Berkeley and a member of the group that developed the policy. The volume of patent litigation has grown with the growth of new technology innovations and the tendency of courts to expand the definition of what can be patented, Weber said. There have also been instances in which companies have used vague patent language as leverage to sue others for patent infringement and reap millions in settlements. If the patent process is more open, the risk of litigation will be lower, which saves all parties money spent on litigating patent disputes. "Litigation is a dead weight loss" on everybody, Weber said.


Assembly members have voted to pass the executive's first budget, despite SDLP and Alliance Party opposition.


A PAKISTANI tribal leader linked to al-Qaeda agreed to negotiate over the fate of two Chinese hostages today after allowing a deadline for a threatened execution to pass.


Japan PM Abe's support falls below 30 pct in poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to reprimand his defense minister over a gaffe on Monday, as his cabinet's support rates slid below the critical 30 percent level in a poll weeks before an upper house election.


Japan's rate of economic expansion is revised downwards for the three months to June amid falling government investment.


Italy coach Marcello Lippi was happy with the performances of the newcomers after the 1-0 friendly win over Finland. "This builds morale for the lads who gradually relaxed into their stride and their confidence grew as time went on," he said.


Barry George, killer of TV presenter Jill Dando, has won the right to a new appeal, the BBC understands.


Un nuovo studio dell'INFN di Milano-Bicocca e Pavia ha analizzato i capelli dell'imperatoreDosi di arsenico molto superiori a quelle comuni oggi, ma costanti in tutta la vita                                          Napoleone non fu avvelenato La conferma dei fisici nucleari                                                                                La ricerca riapre la querelle che continua ad affascinare storici e scienziatidi ALESSIA MANFREDI


India couple allow son, 15, to perform caesarean

An India couple have been accused of trying to get their 15-year-son into the Guinness Book of World Records by allowing him to perform a caesarean operation, local newspapers reported on Thursday.


JPMorgan Chase Cancels $5-Billion Outsourcing Deal With IBM

The inexorable march of outsourcing took an abrupt about face Wednesday, when JPMorgan Chase bank canceled its $5-billion outsourcing deal with IBM and said it would take back the 4,000 employees working at IBM on the bank's IT programs.


LEGAL NOTICES   PUBLIC NOTICE   TO ANTHONY IADEVAIA   AND MARIA C.


For seven years, John P. Mackey, the co-founder of Whole Foods Market, had an online alter ego.


Cathedral gun battle game not blessed with gaming award

Wii Sports grabs the gongs Controversial PlayStation 3 game Resistance: Fall of Man failed to take a gong at last night's British Academy Video Games Awards in London, a result that will surely have Manchester church-goers rejoicing. Wii Sports fans also have reasons to be cheerful.â¦


Mets activate Reyes and Matsui, hold off position switch for about ...

Jose Reyes and Kaz Matsui will have to wait about a week before they switch positions in the New York Mets' infield. Both were activated from the disabled list Friday, and Reyes was in the starting lineup at shortstop against the Chicago Cubs.


Fierce fighting rocks Palestinian camp in Lebanon

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the group rejected demands to surrender.


Bush Visits Fla., Gives $2B in Relief Aid

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - President Bush on Wednesday helped distribute bottled water, bags of ice, food and $2 billion in federal aid to hurricane-battered residents of this vital electoral state...


Thompson will ' campaign the way I want'

Defending his campaign work schedule, Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said Monday his strategy is working and "I'm going to do it the way I want to do it."


The U.S. government has temporarily stopped deporting people to Sri Lanka and Maldives, two of the countries devastated by the tsunami disaster.


Iconic grilled cheese whips us Net frenzy

â¢ 2004-11-24 â¢ Diana Duyser will soon become $28,000 richer, courtesy her 10-year-old sandwich. It's no ordinary sandwitch, though.


A Venezuelan operation to collect three hostages due to be freed in Colombia by Farc rebels is delayed.


Singh Tops Favorite Weir at Canadian Open

Vijay Singh won another dramatic duel and earned another No. 1 ranking — Public Enemy No. 1 in Canada — for beating Mike Weir in a playoff at the Canadian Open and denying the fans a celebration they had been wanting for 50 years.


NBA Wrap: Garnett Leads Timberwolves' Rally

Kevin Garnett just missed out on a  triple-double with 21 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists to  lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a gritty 83-82 road win over  the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.


The Undiscovered Monkey: Researchers Identify New Species of ...

Scientists in India have found what they believe to be a new species of macaque monkey. The simian was first observed on Aug. 19, 2003 in the extreme northeastern area of India âs Arunachal Pradesh territory


Don't call Kidman a legend yet, says 79-year-old Bacall

How old is a movie legend? Definitely older than 37-year-old Nicole Kidman, according to Lauren Bacall, who became irritated during an interview on a British TV show Wednesday when the younger actress was described as "a legend.


First time buyers will be offered new help to afford a plan under plans being unveiled by John Prescott.


Pakistan asks the World Bank to intervene in a dispute with India over a planned dam in Indian-administered Kashmir.


Cinema audiences in the UK fall for the second year running despite an increase in the number of films shown.


Cowboys Lead With 11 Pro Bowl Selections

The NFC-leading Cowboys lead the NFL with 11 Pro Bowl selections announced Tuesday while the Patriots and Chargers have eight players selected.


Sheriff's deputies raided the home of rapper DMX on Friday, seizing several pit bulls and finding the remains of three other dogs but making no arrests.


A Federal Communications Commission proposal would relax decades-old rules, including one that forbids a company to own both a newspaper and a broadcast station in the same city.


Multiple Fatalities in Train Crash Near London

A British high-speed passenger train plowed into a car at a level crossing and flew off the rails on Saturday, killing a number of people and injuring scores of passengers.


A controversial nativity scene with Posh and Becks as Mary and Joseph has been taken down after their waxwork figures were damaged.


World War II drama Atonement leads the field as nominations for the 2008 Golden Globes are announced.


Bush pushed for improvement in Katrina-hit region

LONG BEACH, Mississippi  - President George W. Bush faced new pressure to jump-start the recovery from Hurricane Katrina on Thursday as he toured the Gulf Coast region hit by the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.


A Korean court finds US private equity firm Lone Star guilty of stock price manipulation.


Drilling Down: Cellphone-Only Homes Hit a Milestone

From September 2006 to April 2007, the percentage of Americans in cellphone-only households for the first time overtook the percentage in landline-only households.


RIYADH: A Saudi dissident yesterday failed to pull off protests called in Riyadh and Jeddah. Hundreds of police and special forces were deployed to stifle one of the boldest attempts to defy the ban on public displays of discontent.


Portuguese police see 'Maddie' parents after lab results

Portuguese police on Thursday again questioned the mother of missing toddler Madeleine McCann after they received forensic results from a British laboratory.


Bush, Putin Agree To Continue Talks On Kosovo's Future

In a phone call yesterday initiated by Vladimir Putin, President Bush and the Russian leader agreed to continue discussing Moscow's concerns about independence for Kosovo, a sensitive subject expected to come up next month in the U.N. Security Council.


Firm designs nasal spray to fight obesity

Dieters may find some welcome assistance from a new nasal spray that could help resist the appetizing aromas of cinnamon bun stands, pizza parlors or tempting bakeries.


The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is looking for candidates for the Girls in Science Neuse River project.


Sting operation involving tax evasion investigation results in Cisco Systems detainees but no formal charges, company says.


TUCSON, Arizona (Ticker) -- The Aaron Rodgers show made a stop in Arizona on Saturday and did not disappoint. Rodgers threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns to lead No.


All the trade is storm-related today," said Stephen Briggs, managing director of Intermarket Group. "Obviously, people are speculating we may see some platforms closing in the Gulf.


George W. Bush & John Kerry Debate Tonight At 9:00 pm

Will George W. Bush be able to answer any questions tonight before the red light comes on? I ask this based on how long it usually takes Bush to respond to any non scripted question.


Nancy Reagan to be released from L.A. hospital

Former first lady Nancy Reagan was expected to be released on Tuesday from a Los Angeles area hospital where she spent two nights after a fall, her office said.


Cleaners, Solvents May Raise Kids' Asthma Risk

The fumes emitted from home cleaning products and solvents may increase the risk of childhood asthma, according to a new Australian study.


Helping women and girls fight against HIV/AIDS

Each year on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe. It celebrates progress made in the battle against the disease and brings into focus the challenges that remain.


Saints running back Deuce McAllister will miss the rest of the season after tearing a knee ligament in Monday night's game against the Titans.


Bush and Kerry Trade Insults in New Ad War

President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry traded insults on Wednesday in a pair of new television ads, with Bush using footage of a windsurfing Kerry to accuse him of shifting his views "whichever way the wind blows."


L'uomo era stato colpito in un attentato a Kartum


U.S. expresses condolences to Iraq family

The top U.S. commander in Iraq and the American ambassador expressed condolences Thursday to the family of the victims of an alleged rape-slaying attack against an Iraqi family by U.S. forces.


Starbucks is pushing its new digital music offering into Seattle and Austin in the next month. The Hear Music media bar is an in-store kiosk that allows consumers to buy customizable CDs.


Google, Yahoo creating new social networks- report

Blog: Bloggers report that Google and Yahoo are creating new social networks to try to get back in the game since their existing services haven't gained widespread adoption


Scott Kazmir had a cool confidence in a tough environment for baseball's youngest pitcher and a sense of wonder that he had succeeded in it.


Sun Microsystems is planning to beef up its network-attached storage product line with support for utility computing and its new zettabyte file system, according to Balint Fleischer, vice president and CTO of the network storage products group


Sony to announce PS3 movie and TV download service?

Blog: At E3, the electronics giant may give details on a new service that would allow PS3 owners to download movies and TV shows.


UK Minister Caborn to Complain to Spain About Soccer Racism

UK Sports Minister Richard Caborn said he will protest to his Spanish counterpart after England's black players were subjected to racist abuse by fans during yesterday's international soccer match in Madrid.


Top Islamic cleric rushes to bedside of comatose Arafat in French ...

A top Islamic cleric was rushing to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's hospital bedside Wednesday after his coma deepened and his caretaker government chose a burial site.


Public finances suffer worst September on record

British public finances suffered last month their worst September since comparable records began while borrowing in the fiscal year to date is running


Recall Slows Companyâs Plan to Grow in Eye Care

The recall of one of its best-selling contact lens solutions has put Advanced Medical Optics into crisis mode.


Israeli forces kill two Palestinians, an elderly man shot in the West Bank and a militant in Gaza.


Elam's Kick Knocks Vikings From Playoffs

Jason Elam hits a 30-yard field goal in overtime to give the Broncos a 22-19 win over the Vikings on Sunday, ending Minnesota's season without a playoff spot.


Non-governmental organizations are discussing a boycott of the IMF and World Bank meetings in Singapore to protest the city-state's hardline stand against activists, organizers have said.


Last Harry Potter book sets online pre-sale record

The seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series has become online retailer Amazon's most pre-ordered product, with almost 1.6 million copies bought globally ahead of the book's release on July 21.


Strength for European equities on Thursday, came thanks to overnight support from Wall Street, and after eurozone inflation data eased some concerns over interest rates, helping bond yields move lower.


The Zimbabwe government lifted the ban on visiting journalists even though it was revealed that those journos were denied accreditaion because of insufficient information provided!


Jet Li's martial arts flick makes it big.


Siemens Says Cellphone Flaw May Hurt Users and Its Profit

Siemens, the world's fourth-largest maker of mobile phones, said that a flaw that can create a piercing ring in its newest phone models might hurt earnings.


BBC presenter Mark Speight released after arrest on suspicion of murder and supplying class A drugs


Beneath a three-story atrium in what was once the Lenin Museum, young and old Ukrainians shuffled up to counters labeled Shelter, Legal Aid, Information, Psychological Counseling and Lost and Found.


US, Pakistani agents interrogate Taliban leader

US and Pakistani agents were interrogating the Taliban's former defence minister Saturday in the hope that he can help them hunt down other militant leaders, security officials said.


UA's Cassini Scientists Ready for First Close Titan Flyby

The Cassini spacecraft is heading for its first close encounter with Saturn's moon Titan tomorrow. University of Arizona scientists on the mission say Cassini will get its first real glimpse of Titan surface


Cadavere scoperto questa mattina, forse ucciso da esalazioni


Brescia, 12:59 - CALCIO, BRESCIA: RUBATO ROLEX A COSMI

Serse Cosmi, allenatore del Brescia primo in classifica in serie B, è stato rapinato stamatti...


Gordon Brown, the target of attacks from some MPs and ministers in recent days for his alleged role in a rebellion against Prime Minister Tony Blair, has moved into No. 10 Downing Street, The Guardian reported.


New Book Identifies the Sources and Effects of Land-Based Marine Pollution and Analyzes the Problems of Controlling Them

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49800)  has announced the addition of Protecting the Marine Environment From  Land-Based Sources of Pollution to their offering.


As First Debate Nears, Rivals Seek to Bring Iraq Into Focus

Three days before their televised debate on foreign policy, President Bush ridiculed Senator John Kerry today, asserting that the Democratic challenger's shifting positions


Empoli, 18:42 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: ALLA RIPRESA ASSENTE VANIGLI

L'Empoli ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della gara contro l'Atalanta. Il tecnico Cagni ha fatto...


Six blasts occurred in Spanish cities after unknown callers, speaking in the name of Basque terrorist group ETA, threatened that seven bombs would be detonated in Spain.


Henin-Hardenne beats Clijsters in Hastings

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 Friday to reach the final of the Hastings Direct tournament.


SEVILLE, Spain -- South Africa will underline their strength in depth if Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini can retain their title at the WGC-World Cup of Golf at Seville's Real Golf Club.


A union leader criticises MPs after reports that some are calling for a 66% pay rise.


A Dronero ore di attesa. Il parrocco: due brave ragazze, speriamo

Proseguono le ricerche per ritrovare Sabrina e Jessica Rinaudo La Farnesina: nessuna notizia. Il padre: Â«Sono distruttoÂ». TABA (Egitto) - Non appaiono nelle liste dei deceduti nÃ© in quelle di coloro che si sono salvati.


TV host Regis Philbin set for heart surgery

Regis Philbin, the longtime U.S. daytime television personality and former host of the hit game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," said on Monday he will undergo open-heart surgery later this week.


Lib Dems' candidate for London says he would introduce carriages with guards on duty after 9pm


Lavoriamo per una Finanziaria che dia serenita'


Briton was accused of throwing burning cigarette into dry grass, causing fire that killed 65-year-old


Hunting a wild hog sounded like a good idea. Then the boss man got angry.


Ireland Police Try to Stop IRA Cop-Killers Paroles

Angry leaders of Ireland's police union discussed a possible strike or lawsuits Monday designed to deter the government from freeing four jailed Irish Republican Army members who killed a detective eight years ...


HSBC profit rises to 8.21 billion pounds in 2006

Global banking giant HSBC Holdings said Monday that its net profit rose by 4.7 percent to 8.21 billion pounds in 2006 from a year earlier.


Pari al 2% la variazione rispetto al dicembre 2003


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Stadium transforms into refuge for thousands

The home to the San Diego Chargers was transformed overnight into the home for up to 10,000 people seeking shelter from wildfires that have swept through the region.


Actos protects heart; study confirms Avandia risks

The diabetes drug Actos cuts the risk of heart attack, stroke and death but raises the risk of heart failure, according to one study published on Tuesday, while a second confirmed disputed findings that rival Avandia raises heart risks.


India erupts in joy after the cricket team's win in the World Twenty20 cricket final.


Irish PM looks for allies as 3rd term beckons

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was set to clinch a third term on Saturday after voters who have enjoyed the fruits of a thriving economy opted for stability over change.


U.S. indicts 11 over 'pump-and-dump' stock spam

Eleven people, including one of the top spammers in the world, were indicted on Thursday for allegedly sending millions of unsolicited e-mails intended to inflate the price of Chinese penny stocks.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) called the scheme one of the largest spamming and fraud operations in the U.S. The 41-count indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy, several types of fraud, and money laundering.The indictment alleges the group sent spam via botnets, or networks of hacked computers. A three-year investigation revealed the e-mails, which implored investors to buy cheap stocks, contained fake headers and other misleading information, the DOJ said.After the price of a stock increased, the defendants sold at the artificially inflated price, a practice known as a pump-and-dump scam, according to the indictment. In mid-2005, the stock spam netted the defendants around $3 million, the DOJ said.Those charged include Alan M. Ralsky, 52, of West Bloomfield, Michigan. Spamhaus, a London-based organization that tracks spamming operations, listed Ralsky as one of the top professional spammers in the world. Also indicted was Ralsky's son-in-law, Scott K. Bradley, 46.Ralsky settled with Verizon after being sued in 2002 over spam. Ralsky and his company, Additional Benefits, agreed to pay Verizon and to stop sending spam on Verizon's network.Three of the 11 accused have been detained, and the rest -- including Ralsky -- are being sought, the DOJ said.


The nation's capital may be Hollywood for ugly people, but Hollywood celebrities are still attracted to Washington politicians.


Vaccine shortage prompts US to look abroad

United States health officials, taking another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved the importation of up to four million flu shot doses from Europe on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form.


Federer out of Swiss Indoors tournament for injury

World number one Roger Federer said he hoped to be fit in time for next month's Tennis Masters Cup after pulling out of the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel with a ruptured thigh muscle on Tuesday.


This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Dreaming while under anesthesia no cause for alarm

NEW YORK  - The dreaming reported by many patients during surgery, in most cases, does not mean the anesthesia is wearing off, Australian researchers report in the journal Anesthesiology.


Negli ultimi quattro giorni, lo annuncia il comando Usa


Offensive 'Exorcist' prequel fails to scare up anything worthwhile

Horror movies have a right to be tacky. Good taste really shouldn't cross anybody's mind while determining the swift arc of an ax or a cool trajectory for blood to spray. But if you're looking for ...


Death toll in Baghdad truck bombing rises to 121

At least 121 people were killed and 226 wounded in the central Baghdad truck bombing on Saturday, police sources said.


Party leader Alex Salmond says hi-tech industries must take the country out of the economic slow lane.


All 11 Taco Bells implicated in an E. coli outbreak used the same food distributor, the restaurant chain said Tuesday as health officials tried to pinpoint the source of the bacteria that sickened at least three dozen people.


If any party acquires 15 percent or more of News Corporation, all the other shareholders will be able to buy up to $80 worth of shares at half-price for every share already owned, under a "poison pill" defense adopted by Rupert Murdoch.


Seagate targets sensitive customers with encrypted HDDs

Standing in the way of control Hard disk drive (HDD) giant Seagate Technology is to start flogging HDDs with built-in encryption chips in an attempt to secure sensitive data on home PCs.â¦


A man wielding a machete and a knife attacked two security guards at the building housing the headquarters of the British domestic intelligence service MI5 on Friday, police said.


America's two beach volleyball duos won Olympic quarterfinal matches yesterday in Athens to set up a showdown for a berth in the women's gold medal match.


16 business leaders arrested in Zimbabwe

Police arrested 16 more business leaders in a crackdown on those suspected of violating the government's order to slash prices by 50 percent, the official media reported Sunday.


Reti di Pinzi, Iaquinta, Obodo e Cocco: friulani ora sesti


Bryant returns despite sore ankle but NBA Hornets thump Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant bounced back from a sprained right ankle to score 24 points here but the New Orleans Hornets pounded the Lakers 105-89.


Who's bigger in Bollywood, icon Amitabh Bachchan or younger rival Shah Rukh Khan?


The Palestinian and Israeli leaders accept an Egyptian invitation to a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh next week.


Bush tightens sanctions on Sudan over Darfur

President George W. Bush imposed new U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for an international arms embargo out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end what he called a genocide in Darfur.


Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings   beat analysts' median forecast with an 18 percent rise  in first-half profit on Monday, helped by a strong performance  at its investment bank and in emerging markets.


Pakistan withholds terror suspects' info

Two weeks after an alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners was thwarted in Britain, Pakistani authorities have screwed tight the faucet that had trickled intriguing details from their investigation.


COLUMBIA, SC - South Carolina receiver Troy Williamson plans to forego his senior year - and the chance to catch passes in Steve Spurrier's "Fun'n'Gun" offense - to enter the NFL draft.


The banks are considering injecting capital into the Ambac Financial Group and assuming some of the risks associated with guarantees written by the company.


ANAHEIM - The Diamondbacks, flush with new investment, signed pitcher Russ Ortiz to a four-year, $33 million contract, giving Ken Kendrick a chance to explain how the formerly financially challenged club could commit $78 million in two days.


Tra via Daita e via Mazzini, impatto attutito da ombrelloni


Confectionary manufacturers today announced the phasing out of some king size chocolate bars in a move intended to tackle rising levels of obesity.


With the introduction of Real-Time Decision Manager from SAS, the expanding use of predictive analytics synchronized to work with a concurrent business process will receive a major boost.The SAS technology taps into the wealth of analytical data gathered from a company?s databases and scores the company's customers for potential up-sell and cross-sell marketing opportunities.For example, during a transaction -- be it a telephone customer service call or a Web purchase -- Real-Time Decision Manager can direct the customer service representative (CSR) to offer the customer an additional service or product or make an online offer.SAS's global marketing manger Larry Mosiman, believes that Decision Manager will increase wallet share for its customers and help to reduce customer attrition, especially in the highly volatile communications industry.The technology creates a decision diagram that can be based on new information that is captured during the course of a transaction, said Mosiman."Real-Time Decision Manager is all about putting the process flow together to take into account the information gained, even during a conversation that might affect the outcome," said Mosiman.The technology typically comes back with a sub-second response and will handle approximately a thousand transactions per minute.?The concept of decision making in real time is not new. Companies as far back as Compaq were designing similar products; one in particular Compaq called ZLE, for Zero Latency Enterprise.The idea behind real-time decision making, according to Gareth Herschel, a Gartner analyst, has a number of major components.First, it makes intelligent decisions part of the business process."Instead of having somebody going off and doing analysis that is not tied into a business process, this is part of the process," said Herschel.The other key component is that this is not just a way of scoring the customer. Rather, it recommends an action to an agent and may even provide a script for the agent to follow for an up-sell opportunity.There are challenges to the idea, however.Mainly, CSRs are not typically salespeople who are comfortable up-selling a customer. In addition, it flies in the face of how call centers work.Keeping service center costs down is typically based on how quickly a CSR can handle a customer's problem and get them off the phone or off-line. By trying to up-sell or cross-sell a customer, more contact time -- not less -- will be required.Nevertheless, Herschel said although SAS is late to the market with this kind of product, because of its clout in the industry, the idea of? putting decision-making at the point of sale will gain wider acceptance in the enterprise.SAS also announced 1-800-Flowers as its first customer for the product, which is shipping now.


Ford Stepping Down as AutomakerÂs Chief Executive

William Clay Ford Jr. is giving up the chief executiveÂs title after five years. Alan Mulally, an executive at Boeing, will be the president and chief executive.


Underpromise, overdeliver. It's really that simple.


Iraq plans to spend $800m to the end of 2006 on importing oil to prevent a fuel shortage, says the oil ministry.


House panel finds Republicans negligent in scandal

A House ethics panel has concluded that Republicans failed to adequately respond to warnings about a lawmaker blamed for the Internet sex scandal that shook the U.S. Congress this year, a source said on Friday.


US to Free 'Enemy Combatant,' Bowing to Supreme Court Ruling

Yaser E. Hamdi, an American citizen captured in Afghanistan and once deemed so dangerous that the American military held him incommunicado for more than two years as


Funambol offers ad-supported mobile e-mail

InfoWorld - Open-source mobile e-mail provider Funambol is working with advertising company Amobee to give network operators a way to offer free e-mail services to users.


Slain Italian nun buried, sisters to stay in Somalia

Hundreds of mourners packed a Catholic  church in Kenya on Thursday to bid a last farewell to an  Italian nun shot dead in Somalia -- as fellow sisters vowed not  to abandon their humanitarian work despite the dangers.


KABUL: A suicide bomber struck a famous Kabul shopping strip yesterday, killing a young Afghan bookseller and wounding nine people, including three members of a NATO-led peacekeeping force.


Pechino, 11:22 - ATLETICA, ORO DEI 10 MILA AD ATENE SCEGLIE NUOVO TECNICO

La cinese Xing Huina, oro nei 10 mila alle Olimpiadi di Atene 2004, preparerà i Giochi di Pec...


S. Williams's Boots Are Made for Walkin'

Serena Williams delivered a carefully scripted message during her first-round match at the US Open: Her presence hasn't diminished, even if her ability has.


Families who shield gun criminals from the police should be evicted from their homes, a senior police chief says.


Nobel: Premio Medicina 2004 a Buck e Axel Per Studi Su Olfatto

Roma, 4 ott (Adnkronos Salute) - Richard Axel e Linda B. Buck sono i vincitori del premio Nobel per la Medicina 2004. Il riconoscimento e' stato attribuito ai due scienziati americani per le loro scoperte


Londra, 10:57 - CALCIO, ARSENAL: PALACIO L'EREDE DI HENRY

E' l'argentino Rodrigo Palacio l'erede di Thierry Henry all'Arsenal. I Gunners, secondo quanto scri...


TORONTO -- You would think Vince Carter would have been somewhat relieved after being let off the hook by Toronto Raptors fans. The burning question heading into last night's NBA preseason opener was how the


Undersea Habitat Becomes Experimental Space Hospital

NASA -- The days of doctors making house calls may seem like ancient history for most patients in North America, but in October, three astronauts and a Canadian doctor will test the latest concepts in long-distance house calls using a unique underwater laboratory.     The ability to conduct long-distance health care such as telemonitoring and telerobotic surgery could be key to maintaining the wellness of future spacefarers and responding to medical emergencies on the International Space Station, the moon or Mars...


Gestione e appalti controllati da cosche nel 2003-2005


Starbucks' music label releases first CD

Caffeine junkies who go to Starbucks for their daily fix will get a nonstop dose of Paul McCartney's "Memory Almost Full" on Tuesday as the coffee company's new record label releases its first CD.


LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has started producing handsets in Iran with a local partner.


Bush Plans to Withdraw Troops From Abroad

President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Stocks Move Higher on Mixed Economic Data

Stocks inched higher Tuesday as investors saw the bright side of mixed economic data and rumors about big merger deals, including a report that consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson is in talks to purchase a leading medical device maker.


Spotlight: Is Video Gaming an Addiction? AMA Panel Wants It Recognized As Illness

By From Our Press Services /  Mark Watson  CHICAGO - The telltale signs are ominous: teens holing up in their rooms, ignoring friends, family, even food and a shower, while grades plummet and belligerence soars.  The culprit isn't alcohol or drugs.


Indonesia narrows hunt for militants to Java -media

Indonesian police are focusing on the main island of Java in their hunt for top militants blamed for a suicide car bomb attack outside the Australian embassy, media said on Saturday.


Standard Pacific new home orders rise in July-August

Standard Pacific Corp , which builds homes in the once-hottest U.S. markets, said on Monday net new orders in July and August rose 20 percent, with those in California nearly doubling.


South Korea Seeks to Play Down Nuclear Disclosure

South Korea said on Friday it did not expect a shock declaration that government scientists enriched uranium four years ago to upset international efforts to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions.


The United States has overtaken France as the country with the highest number of asylum applications, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.


France's economic growth ground to a halt in the third quarter of 2004, the official statistics agency Insee said Tuesday, reducing its earlier estimate of a 0.1 percent expansion.


Indonesians huddle in tents in quake-hit Sumatra

BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Frightened residents on Indonesia's Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes on Friday, traumatized by the latest of nearly 40 aftershocks since a huge earthquake struck two days ago.


The DUP leader will continue talks today with the British Government after Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams gave his backing for an Advent agreement to revive power sharing and remove the gun forever from Northern Ireland politics.


Vaccine stretching may be an option for future shortages ...

TORONTO (CP) - A single dose of flu vaccine could be stretched to protect as many as five people if split into smaller doses and delivered directly into the skin rather than into the muscle of the upper arm, two studies rushed to print Wednesday suggest.


IDC sees single-digit handset market growth in '08

Market researcher IDC expects growth  in the global market for mobile phones to slow to single digits  from this year onwards after unit sales rose 11.6 percent last  quarter, it said in a statement on Friday.


Napoli, 19:01 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; DE LAURENTIIS: REJA MAI IN DISCUSSIONE

Un'ora e venti minuti: tanto è durato il faccia a faccia tra i giocatori del Napoli ed il pre...


Warner Gets Giants' Nod; Manning Takes Seat

The veteran poise and the proven track record of Kurt Warner has won out over the potential of Eli Manning.


A machine that can replicate the spin and swing of bowlers is developed at a UK university.


Dexia shelves proposed merger with Sanpaolo

LONDON, November 29  - The board of the Franco-Belgian Bank, Dexia (DXB.ETR), has rejected the companyâs proposed â¬37 billion merger with Italyâs Sanpaolo (PAO), following increasing opposition to the proposal by a group of its key


Key to Success: In its overtime win Saturday over Virginia, Virginia Tech shot 36 percent in regulation and made 3 of 14 three-pointers. Coach Seth Greenberg focused not on his team's grace, but its grit. "These kids play so hard," Greenberg said. "They might throw it into the ocean. They might kick...


Seminars Offered for Iraqis Trying Saddam

U.S. and British officials provided a week of training in international law to about 30 Iraqi judges and prosecutors who will try Saddam Hussein and his top lieutenants, British officials said Friday.


Udine, 15:47 - CALCIO, UDINESE; GALEONE: TRIDENTE CONTRO L'ATALANTA

Il tecnico dell'Udinese, Giovanni Galeone, punta ancora su tre punte in vista della partita di doman...


Offerta dei francesi superiore a quella dell'olandese Aegon


A search startup comes up with a system for compensating its web workers instantly, an idea that's aimed at the internet's growing casual work force. By Michael Calore.


Iran's Bushehr Atomic Power Plant Faces More Delays

Iran on Sunday announced a further substantial delay in the long overdue project to complete its first nuclear power plant, part of a program which Washington says could be used to make atomic arms.


Iran Rejects UN Call for Uranium Enrichment Freeze

Iran rejected on Sunday a resolution  from the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it should freeze uranium  enrichment, and threatened to end snap checks of atomic  facilities if its case were sent to the U.N. Security Council.


PRIME Minister Tony Blair was today signing the Constitutional Treaty in Rome amid a growing crisis over the new Brussels Commission.


Leon's acting career has always brought him back to his first love — music. Although he's starred in films as varied as "Cool Runnings" and "Waiting to Exhale," the one-named actor probably has gained his biggest kudos for playing musicians. He played J.T. Matthews in Robert Townsend's "The Five Heartbeats," the volatile frontman David Ruffin in the TV miniseries "The Temptations," and Little Richard in another TV biopic.


The Serious Fraud Office is attacked for dropping a corruption probe into a defence deal with the Saudis.


US television host Oprah Winfrey is picked to sit on the jury for a murder trial in her home city of Chicago.


Roma, 13:58 - CALCIO, MELANDRI: CHE VERGOGNA I FISCHI ALL'INNO FRANCESE

Il Ministro dello Sport, Giovanna Melandri, in una nota critica duramente i fischi di ieri sera a Sa...


Ohio federal judge strikes down Net-censorship law

An Ohio case may be a victory for free speech, but taxpayers will end up footing the bill. Why not hold politicians responsible for paying to defend unconstitutional laws in court?


Dieters on the popular high-fat, low-carb Atkins approach lose just as much body fat as those on low-fat diets, but the annoying low-carb side effects could mean problems down the road, according to a scientist who reviewed five dozen diet studies.


Jobless claims jump to 321,000 in latest week

The number of U.S. workers seeking  jobless benefits rose by an unexpectedly steep 12,000 last week  to 321,000, government data showed on Wednesday, but remained  at levels pointing to a healthy labor market.


Bush cuts down the middle on broccoli question

Facing a issue that once tripped up his father, US President George W. Bush told adoring supporters that he likes broccoli. Part of it, anyway.


Cheering Che Guevara and bashing President Bush, anti-globalization activists converged on southern Brazil Wednesday for an annual ritual of opposition to corporate-sponsored capitalism and the divide between rich and poor nations.


Supermarkets are leading the way as petrol costs fall on the back of a slip in crude oil prices.


FBI Agent: Ex-Nuke Plant Unsafe for Refuge

An FBI agent who said he was ordered not to discuss his role in a 15-year investigation of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant warned Wednesday against creating a wildlife refuge at the site, saying it would be too dangerous.


British police thwart terrorism kidnap plot: media

British police arrested eight people in a major anti-terrorism swoop on Wednesday which media reports said had thwarted a plot to kidnap a young man and carry out an "Iraq-style" execution.


Broadband inequality and piracy to blame The European Commission has identified unequal broadband provision and piracy as major "roadblocks" to the development of Europe's online creative content industries.â¦


Media-Iran:  Criticizing Regime Gets Reformist Paper Banned

By Kimia Sanati  TEHRAN, Sep. 12, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Few were surprised by Monday's ban on Iran's leading reformist newspaper Shargh (East), which has for some time been boldly voicing dissatisfaction with the outcome of last year's elections bringing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power.


Charity singles have become the standard route for successful rock stars to give something back, neatly discharging their obligations and coming across as good eggs in the bargain.


American Singer Pink has warned of an imminent tragedy with the paparazzi if they continue to chase celebrities wherever they go.


U.S. to Cut Funds to Fix Hubble Telescope-Source

The Bush administration plans to  propose cuts in funds to fix the aging Hubble Space Telescope,  a U.S. official said on Saturday, as the head of the telescope  project said he hoped Congress would approve money for repairs.


CAMBRIDGE -- The 40-year-old Head of the Charles Regatta is in financial trouble, and if there is no help soon, the future of the regatta will be in question.


By Mark Bowes, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 6--Diane Proctor feared something terrible had happened to her  83-year-old mother when she pulled into the Hunt Club Apartments yesterday and  saw police and fire crews.


A boy has been badly injured after falling 100ft from a ridge on Snowdon while walking with his family.


The arrest of a Mississippi Klansman reopens one of the South's most infamous unresolved murder cases


Is Time Finally Running Out for Paterno?

The coaching legacy and goodwill that Joe Paterno proudly built for five decades at Penn State are slowly unraveling with each humbling loss.


Google added last Thursday a nice little video to their YouTube account without mentioning anything significant to their blogs as they usually do for announcements of new product features. Search Engine Roundtable noticed it on Friday and made a quick post, Lifehacker posted about it on Saturday.Â  The new feature is in my opinion significant and worth [...]


Pope's remark on jihad sparks Muslim protests

BERLIN -- Anger flared across the Islamic world yesterday over comments by Pope Benedict XVI, with Muslims from London to Jakarta assailing the pontiff for implicitly linking Islam with religious violence in a speech earlier this week.


UNITED NATIONS -- A senior UN official yesterday called sexual abuse a ``cancer" in the Democratic Republic of Congo and told military and civilian leaders they had to condemn it publicly and prosecute offenders.


Masked Shiite militiamen armed with rocket launchers and automatic weapons poured through the streets of the southern Iraqi city of Basra today, setting up roadblocks to protest at US military action in Najaf.


Chrysler's U.S. sales down 6 percent in August

Chrysler LLC said on Tuesday its U.S. sales fell 6 percent in August as the automaker cut back on sales to daily rental companies.


'Message' Campaign for Egyptians Barred From Ballot

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 10 -- Salah Noman Mubarak did his bit as a candidate for the opposition Muslim Brotherhood movement ahead of Monday's parliamentary elections: He planted big, smacking kisses on beaming constituents. Held earnest policy discussions over glasses of tea. Dropped in at the ma...


Roma, 23:15 - VOLLEY, COPPA CEV: ROMA AI QUARTI

La Roma Volley si è qualificata per i quarti di finale della Coppa Cev di volley maschile dop...


No. 2 Kansas Dodges South Carolina 64-60

Russell Robinson scored four points in the final 36 seconds Saturday night, allowing No. 2 Kansas to escape with a 64-60 victory over a South Carolina team that led most of the game.


G.M. Workers Begin Walkout Over Contract Impasse

The first national strike against G.M. by the auto workers union since 1970 began today after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on a contract.


Australian PM Meets Governor to Call Election

Conservative Australian Prime Minister  John Howard began the formal process for calling a cliff-hanger  election tipped for Oct. 9 when he arrived at Government House  on Sunday.


Intel Chief Barrett Laments `Timing Sucks' for His Departure

Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett wanted to go out in glory like his old boss, Andy Grove. Instead, he'll retire to slumping sales growth, restless investors and repeated product delays.


Pope John Paul II praised Portugal's visiting president Friday for his nation's conservative Catholicism, saying it could inspire hope amid a grave crisis in modern values.


The number of reported HIV/AIDS cases in China has grown by nearly 30 per cent this year, state media said on Wednesday, warning the virus seemed to be spreading from high-risk groups to the general public.


A lawyer for Anna Nicole Smith said Tuesday that he was the father of the reality TV star's newborn girl, who has been the couple's one "ray of hope" as they have grieved the death of her 20-year-old son in the Bahamas.


Kosovo Vote No Magic Wand for Independence

Kosovo counted votes for a new parliament on Sunday after an election that exposed Albanian apathy and defiance from the Serb minority in a province taken over by the United Nations five years ago.


Anche design e agroalimentare tra punti di forza dell'Italia


A 60-year-old woman dies in hospital following a two-car collision  in County Antrim.


Woman in court for throwing apple out of car

A mother-of-three is to face a crown court jury over claims she threw an apple core out of her car window.


Kauai, Nov 26 - The final round of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, a two-day championship for the four major champions of 2004. South African Retief Goosen, who was battling a cold as well as the course closed with a 68 to finish at 11-under.


Berlin Bans Islamic Summit, Cites Terror

Berlin's local government on Monday banned a planned Islamic conference in the German capital that security officials feared would be a forum to preach support for terrorism.


Spurred on by the success of John Travolta's drag act in the new summer comedy block-buster   Hairspray; a number of Bollywood directors are planning to put their leading men into ladies clothes.


Actor Jeff Stewart, who plays PC Reg Hollis in British TV drama The Bill, is treated after "an incident" on set.


Corpses fuel suspicions as Najaf battle ends

access to an Islamic courthouse that had been run by militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr. "Cover your noses. This is where his Mehdi Army slit the throats of people and then left them to rot," one said.


The LeBron-Carmelo matchup wasn't much of a contest, and neither was the one between the Cavaliers and Nuggets. LeBron James had 17 points, eight rebounds and nine assists Thursday night to help Cleveland


The House voted narrowly to reverse a ban on contraception aid to groups overseas that offer abortions, a pillar of President Bushâs foreign aid policy.


Johnny Ramone, guitarist in seminal band The Ramones, dies of cancer at the age of 55.


Mich. Archdiocese Drops Priests From Duty

The Archdiocese of Detroit announced Sunday it has removed two priests from public duty after investigating complaints that they sexually abused boys years ago.


A drama producer and friend of embattled playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti defends her writing.


French president arrives in SW China city

French President Jacques Chirac arrived in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday evening, kicking off a five-day state visit to China as guest of Chinese President Hu Jintao.


THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- Could electric light pose a cancer threat?


Lebanon minister sues TV anchor over on-air gaffe

Anti-Syrian Lebanese minister Ahmad Fatfat said on Friday he sued a television news anchor after she made unwitting remarks on air that he could be the next politician to be killed.


MALTEMPO: TEMPERATURE IN PICCHIATA, ARRIVA ANCHE LA NEVE

ROMA - Fuori i cappotti dagli armadi. Le miti temperature dei giorni scorsi saranno, da domani in poi, solo un vago ricordo di una fine d'estate prolungata. Il fronte del freddo sta per avvolgere l'Italia, catapultandola


A 32-year-old is detained indefinitely after admitting the manslaughter of three people he killed with a 4x4 vehicle.


Bush, Blair, vow to build democratic Iraq

President George W. Bush said US-led forces had made "substantial progress" towards securing Fallujah, and joined British Prime Minister Tony Blair in vowing that Iraq will be democratic.


Calvin Klein in distribution pact with Murjani

Calvin Klein Inc., a wholly owned   subsidiary of Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. PVH.N, has tapped   Murjani India Ltd. to oversee its Indian distribution and   retail stores, the apparel maker said on Monday.


You Want to Be a What? For the Son, Itâs a Calling, for the Mother, a Disgrace

Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and the many others railing from the best-seller lists about the global plague that is religious belief have a staunch ally in the title character of âGrace.â


A 20-year-old man has been arrested in England in the theft of the proprietary software blueprints used by Cisco Systems Inc.'s networking equipment, police and the company confirmed.


Another HK child dies of mysterious infection

ONE more child at a Hong Kong hospital has fallen prey to the mysterious respiratory infection that has put the Special Administrative Region on "green" alert.


Veteran Rep. Jerry Lewis of California won the backing of House Republican leaders on Wednesday to head the chamber's Appropriations Committee, thrusting him to the center of this year's battle over spending cuts.


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Difficile garantire la sicurezza dei soccorritori


A utility truck's elevated bucket collapsed during a school demonstration, killing a utility company employee and injuring a teacher as about 600 children watched, authorities said.


Famous for His Diet, Huckabee Seeks to Shed Lightweight Image in 2008

One day after former Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his decision to form a presidential exploratory committee, the self-proclaimed Ã¢ÂÂunderdogÃ¢ÂÂ candidate for the 2008 GOP nomination told reporters he was not going to be Ã¢ÂÂspookedÃ¢ÂÂ by some of his better-known and better-funded challengers.


Myanmar Says Constitution Talks to Restart Soon

Myanmar's military junta has confirmed a constitution-forming National Convention will restart at the end of the rainy season in November, despite political turmoil sparked by the purge of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt.


Howard Keel, star of post-war US musicals, and later in the hit television series Dallas, dies of cancer.


Football coaches usually don't like surprises, planning for every conceivable possibility. However, Bears coach Lovie Smith spoke yesterday of a surprise he was happy to have sprung on him -- the play of rookie defensive end Mark Anderson .


A court heard arguments Wednesday on prosecutors' request to bring murder charges against a New York national guardsman for the shooting death of an Italian intelligence agent at a Baghdad checkpoint.


Ring cycle: Antarctica, Australia, NZ to get annular eclipse

A handful of scientists and visitors in Antarctica will get a rare treat on Thursday with an annular eclipse of the Sun, while Southeast Australia and New Zealand will get a partial view, websites reported on Thursday.


Garciaâs a Nemesis That Really Gets Around

Sundayâs wild-card playoff game against Tampa Bay will be the third time in the Giantsâ last four postseason appearances that Jeff Garcia will be the opposing quarterback.


China lets AIDS doctor collect U.S. rights prize

China will allow an aged AIDS activist to travel to the United States to collect a human rights prize, relenting after her detention at home for two weeks raised an international outcry.


National Treasure beats animated hits at the US box-office.


After years of speculation, there are many who believe that Linux is about to become a major platform for advanced mobile devices. And, not surprisingly given Linux's history, there are those who strongly disagree.


Passengers injured as airliner makes emergency landing in Lisbon, delaying a flight carrying Vladimir Putin.


Corporate computing software giant Computer Associates International Inc. said yesterday it will pay $430 million in cash to acquire Waltham data security firm Netegrity Inc. The deal marks a major expansion of Computer Associates' security business. It also comes as the company tries to move on from a major financial scandal that forced the resignation of its chief executive.


Fed's Plosser says rates may not be high enough

U.S. interest rates may not be high enough to quell a recent bout of inflation, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser said on Thursday.


Pound says Jones case pivotal in doping fight

If the drug allegations surrounding US track star Marion Jones are true, not only could she be stripped of her Olympic medals but American sprinters may also face tougher restrictions in the future, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.


Democrats Question Bush's Service, Costs of War

Democrats raised new questions about President Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard service on Wednesday as White House hopeful John Kerry charged the Iraq war was draining resources from the U.S. economy at home.


Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.


Sekondi, 22:39 - CALCIO, COPPA D'AFRICA: MALI-BENIN 1-0

Il Mali ha battuto il Benin 1-0 in un incontro valido per la prima giornata del Gruppo B della Coppa...


Never in the N.B.A.âs modern history has the league confronted so many crises, big and small, in such a short period.


IBM chief executive Samuel J. Palmisano has never been your typical suit. During his 31-year career at Big Blue, he has taken bold actions and broken with IBM (IBM ) tradition when it made strategic sense.


Woodpecker is a Java ResourceBundle property file editor. It provides friendly and platform native UI, Java access class generator and other exciting features. The release 0.1.0 isn't complete in features, in fact, users can't even read, write of edit the .properties files.    This file is released for the following purposes: 1. To let the users, developers, people who are interested have an idea of what Woodpecker will look like, and enable them to comment on Woodpecker. 2. To check the starting script.  Please stay with Woodpecker as a new release with read, write and edit features is targetting Oct 20th and we will not be late.   You can download this release here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=121813&package_id=132972


Police: O.J. held in isolation without bail

Hall of Fame running back and one-time murder defendant O.J. Simpson will be held without bail after his arrest in connection with an alleged sports-memorabilia heist, Las Vegas police said Sunday.


Colombia Sentences Irishmen for Rebel Aid

A court on Thursday convicted three IRA-linked men of training Colombian rebels in terrorist tactics and sentenced them to up to 17 1/2 years in prison.


Resta insoluto nodo su futuro status provincia serba


Richiesta moratoria all'Assemblea Onu con necessaria urgenza


Twelve people dead and 17 wounded after bomb attack on civilian bus in north-east Sri Lanka


Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.   and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  expect their  merger to close by the end of 2007, according to presentation  slides for an analysts' conference call on Tuesday.


A Polish author is jailed for murdering a businessman, four years after publishing a novel detailing a similar crime.


President Bush voiced support for Turkey's entry to the European Union yesterday after meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a long session that also focused on ways to counter extremism, instability in the Middle East and the continued violence in Iraq.


Man accused of being head of bodysnatching ring that stole the bones of broadcaster set to plead guilty


Wesley Snipes to Go on Trial in Tax Case

From 1999 to 2004, the actor Wesley Snipes earned $38 million appearing in more than half a dozen movies, including two sequels to his popular vampire thriller âBlade.â The taxes he paid in the same period? Zero. But unlike other celebrities who find t...


Milano, 14:57 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: PREOCCUPAZIONE PER BERLUSCONI

Carlo Ancelotti descrive il suo stato d'animo all'indomani del malore che ha colpito il presidente d...


Jose Maria Olazabal says he has settled his differences with Colin Montgomerie ahead of this week's Ryder Cup.


Lifeâs a Little Bit Worse Now That Theyâre Dead

âWristcutters: A Love Storyâ has an offbeat, absurdist charm that turns a potentially creepy conceit into an odd, touching adventure.


EU set to clear Oracle-PeopleSoft takeover

European Union competition authorities are expected Tuesday to clear unconditionally US firm Oracle's hostile takeover of business software rival PeopleSoft, sources say.


Osama Bin Laden's Al Qaida Terrorist Network Threatens Oil

UNITED NATIONS - Joy to the World? Osama Bin Laden has sent his hate-filled holiday message to the West and many Middle Eastern rulers basically saying itâs time to blow up the oil industry so that the wheels


(InfoWorld) - Strange but true, some people -- certified techies among them -- prefer to turn it all off when theyâre on holiday. [See also: Great escapes for geeks | Top 10 vacations] Stanton W. Schmidt writes, âI really do want to leave it all behind when I go on vacation. With that in mind I would recommend the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. There, you cannot get a signal for your cell phone, no matter which provider you have. You don't drive in, you paddle in (no boat motors allowed either). And they don't even allow you to carry in cans or bottles. And no matter where you go, you are likely not to see another human being for most of your trip.â âI purposefully select vacation choices where it's extremely difficult to geek out every day,â replied Ed Kummel. âMy last vacation was in Durango, Colo. Sure, there are coffeehouses in town that have Internet access, but the bike ride down and back up the mountain is not worth it! I learned to make do with my BlackBerry for that week!â For those who would brave the mountain for some quality Internet time, hereâs your real cold turkey, from Gregg Cooke: âThe banks of West Virginia's Greenbrier River, most of which lies inside the National Radio Quiet Zone, so named because it is a 13,000-square-mile âholeâ in the eastern part of the state centered over the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). Even the slightest radio transmissions are hunted down by a team of radio detectives and silenced â¦ they even find malfunctioning microwaves and mistuned automobiles. (Your tax dollars go toward this, you know.) The result is blissful radio silence for the gi-normous radio dishes the NRAO operates to scan the skies and look deep into celestial radio sources. You'll get no cell or wireless signal here, guaranteed!â


Buona performance grazie ad apertura nuovi punti vendita


MacArthur Foundation Gives Out âGenius Awardsâ

The soprano Dawn Upshaw, the playwright Lynn Nottage, the writer Stuart Dybek and the installation artist Whitfield Lovell are among the 24 recipients of this yearâs $500,000 âgenius awards.â


A scientific report, inspired by an episode of âSeinfeld,â  may cause football fans to take a second look at that communal bowl of dip.


The federal government and oil companies are trying to refine the process of turning oil shale into crude so that they can tap into an abundant supply on federal lands. In Autopia.


KIEV, Ukraine — Their name means "It's Time." Their slogan shows a ticking clock, and their ability to bring thousands of students to the streets is spooking the government as the country prepares for Sunday's pivotal presidential election.


AL Wrap: Indians Send Yankees to Record Loss, Red Sox Closing In

Travis Hafner's first-inning,  bases-clearing triple started the Cleveland Indians on their  way to a record 22-0 thrashing of the New York Yankees in  American League action Tuesday.


Bombs kill two, injure two; officials free 240 detainees

Two US soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in separate attacks involving roadside bombs, US officials said today, and 20 Iraqis were arrested in the north in operations against those suspected of planting explosives.


Per 2007 in Eurolandia inflazione restera' sopra il 2%


Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd has two big jobs. He is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, and he chairs the Senate Banking Committee.


Azione contro gruppi armati avviata ieri nella 'casbah'


If you're just getting into regular weight training, or have hit a plateau in your progress, here's an offbeat suggestion: Accentuate the negative. You'll get a positive boost for your workout, and you'll show up those grunt-and-jerks at the next bench for the ignoramuses they are. Negative strength training -- also known as negative resistance training (NRT) or eccentric muscle training -- is the yin to the yang of a particular exercise. If you are working your bicep by lifting a dumbbell, for example, you're using concentric muscle action -- meaning that the muscle is contracting. Eccentric, or negative, action refers to the lengthening of a muscle, as when you lower the weight or allow a machine to retrieve the bar. ...


In a sign of possible discord in the jury room, the judge in Scott Peterson's murder case lectured the panel Monday about the importance of deliberating with an open mind.


Penn National may lead offer for Harrah's: CNBC

A group led by Penn National Gaming Inc.  and hedge fund D.E. Shaw is considering making a cash and stock offer for casino company Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources it said were familiar with the matter.


Three-step guide Fundamentally, there's nothing terribly new about the problems posed by Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) when it comes to security, we just need to apply some good old security principles to this new technology.â¦


The vaccine targets the two most common types of cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV-16 and HPV-18. In a randomized, controlled trial, US researcher Diane Harper from Dartmouth Medical


The Lede: Life in Cairo Without the Internet

Imagining hundreds of outage-related micro-dramas unfolding simultaneously.


Rock star Marilyn Manson's marriage to burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese has officially ended.


Mobile ESPN offers live college football

In a first for the U.S.  market, the struggling Mobile ESPN network is offering live and  complete football games for viewing on cell phones.


Respected Chinese Director Takes to Martial Arts

Top Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is tackling martial arts subjects these days with such enthusiasm that one critic swears that knives, swords and spears fly through his latest film with the force of "fatal Frisbees."


The Dow falls by triple-digits on renewed concern about inflationary pressures.


FDA had found problems in flu vaccine plant in 2003 but did ...

In 2003 the FDA had found problems at the Chiron, Liverpool, UK flu vaccine plant - however, they did not order a full inspection or suggest the plant be closed down.


Utility operator and real estate company Allete Inc.  on Friday posted higher 2006 full-year earnings compared with the previous year, when charges from a power purchase agreement weighed.


Digicel seeks legal redress in Caribbean

Takes Cable & Wireless to UK's High Court Digicel has accused rival telco Cable & Wireless of engaging in illegal and uncompetitive practices which delayed Digicel's expansion into Caribbean markets and cost the company hundreds of millions of pounds.â¦


Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday that Australia will not make concessions with kidnappers of two Australians if the hostage-taking information is confirmed.


Midshipmen try to keep the good times rolling this Thursday night ...

against the Falcons of Air Force in Colorado Springs. Navy, which made it to a. over Vanderbilt last weekend in Annapolis. As for the Falcons, they are not.


The government struggles to adapt its old methods of social control to the challenge of maintaining authority over a society seeking greater freedoms.


U.S. Women Top Russia to Make Hoops Final

ATHENS, Greece - Sheryl Swoopes made three big plays at the end - two baskets and another on defense - to help the United States squeeze out a 66-62 semifinal victory over Russia on Friday. Now, only one game stands between the U.S...


SAN FRANCISCO -- Ending 18 months of hostility, Oracle Corp. has raised its takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. by 10 per cent to seal a $10.3-billion US deal that will create the world's second-largest maker of business applications software.


Blog: How close is modern science to an era when technology can restore lost motor functions. Scientists say we're getting close-but a huge effort still remains.


E' stato colpito alla carotide, la madre portata in Questura


Stocks Off, Coke Warning Spooks Investors

U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday  after a profit warning from Coca-Cola Co. KO.N renewed  investors' doubts about earnings growth in the second half of  the year.


Adding blood thinners doesn't prevent heart attack

Two drugs are not always better than one when it comes to using blood thinners to treat clogged arteries in the legs, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.


NASCAR fans will have an entire year to say goodbye to one of the sport's top drivers, as Rusty Wallace announced yesterday he will retire after the 2005 season. Wallace's decision was influenced by the death of rival Dale Earnhardt in the 2001 Daytona 500. "It kind of got to me," said Wallace, 48. "It made me feel nervous. It ...


Reliance meet likely to be a stormy affair

The Reliance Industries' board meeting on Monday promises to be a marathon and a stormy event. Dominating the agenda will be issues related to Reliance Energy, and particularly those raised by two independent


NEW YORK  - Middle-aged women may be able to sleep their way to a trimmer body, new study findings suggest.


Terrorist Take Polish (possibly Polish-American) Woman Hostage in ...

Al-Jazeera, the virulently anti-American Arabic satelite network, has broadcast a video given of a previously unknown terrorist group holding a Polish woman hostage in Iraq.


Peugeot Citroen unveils a rise in 2007 profits and says it is on track to double profitability by 2010.


Liberia's President Gyude Bryant imposes an immediate curfew in Monrovia, as the UN tries to restore calm after religious clashes.


Russia slams British murder investigation as biased

Russia slammed the British investigation into the murder of ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko as biased on Monday, accusing London of "conceit" for suggesting changes to Russia's constitution.


[ HoroscopeForecast for Today: Saturn and Neptune Are Both Powerful Outer Planetary Influences Taunting One Another From Opposite Sides of the Solar System. It's Like They're Superheroes and Each Has Named the Other As an Evil Nemesis. Only Neither is Evi

HoroscopeForecast for today: Saturn and Neptune are both powerful outer planetary influences taunting one another from opposite sides of the solar system. It's like they're superheroes and each has named the other as an evil nemesis. Only neither is evil. Both are just jealous.


Will there be any kind of recognizable Oscars show if the writers strike continues?


Vince Carter scores 23 points in his first game suiting up for the Nets but leaves the game in overtime with a hamstring cramp as New Jersey loses to Detroit, 100-90.


The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to need to adjust to life without Sidney Crosby. Evgeni Malkin is ready to help.


Justice Rehnquist Has Cancer, Raising Election Issue

US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court's conservative majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.


Powell accuses Iran of trying to develop nuclear missiles

The Bush administration yesterday accused Iran of attempting to develop missiles with nuclear warheads - a charge that could derail the European arms-control agreement struck earlier this week.


CBI chief Lambert wants Britain to help lead energy innovation

Richard Lambert, recently appointed head of the Britain's main employers' body, the CBI, urged the country to be a world leader in new industries set to spring from development of 'green' energy.


Portable Media Center -- a new, Microsoft-conceived handheld device that presents video, photos and music -- would be a decent idea if there weren't such things as lampposts. Or street signs. Or trees. Or other cars. -Rob Pegoraro


Tennessee Tech wide receiver Drew Hixon remained in a medically induced coma Monday following a helmet-to-helmet collision that knocked his helmet off his head, university officials said.


Hamas on Wednesday canceled its 17th anniversary rally over concerns that Israel could target leaders of the Islamic militant group in retaliation for a deadly attack on an army outpost in Gaza.


Cyber rights hacking group creates browser that makes it possible to surf the net anonymously.


College Football Notebook: Florida's players blast decision to ...

The decision to fire Florida coach Ron Zook was welcomed by Gator fans around the country. It didn't get the same reception in the locker room.


Ulivo. Oggi il vertice, al via la federazione. Fassino: basta ...

Federazione, organismi e regole, ma anche le questioni piÃ¹ spinose oggetto di polemica nelle ultime settimane, come il voto in Parlamento per le riforme che ha diviso l'Ulivo -a proposito del quale ieri sera Romano Prodi ha detto: "Non capisco e non mi


Intel CEO dishes discrete graphics return

Whoops IDF Intel CEO Paul Otellini has finally confirmed the company's plan to return to the discrete graphics chip market, although the confirmation did not come easy.â¦


Racial strife more likely in country villages than big towns, says report

Â· East Europeans 'pose integration challenge'Â· Councils urged to rethink strategies on diversity


Company will slash nearly 3,250 jobs, reduce real estate to lower annual costs by $393.7M in 2005. TORONTO  - Nortel Networks Corp.


Serbia Said Key Obstacle on War Criminals

The government of Serbia remains "the single most important obstacle" to the prosecution of alleged war criminals from the former Yugoslavia, and has deliberately ignored its obligations to cooperate with the U.N. tribunal, the chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor said Tuesday.


Unemployment in the UK fell by 61,000 in the three months to the end of December, government figures show.


U.S. ousts China in World Cup of Softball

The U.S. offense was already scoring big long before Crystl Bustos' long ball. She just put the finishing touches on another dominant showing by the Americans. Bustos homered and drove in five runs as the United States jumped on China for a 10-run first inning in a 14-0 win Saturday night at the World Cup of Softball.


BBC shows are expected to be made available to download later this year as on-demand plans get initial approval.


Beyond "Polar Express": Fast Facts on the Real North Pole

With The Polar Express chugging into movie theaters and a fictional North Pole, we're finding out that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. Photo Gallery


The absence of Adam Gilchrist and Glen McGrath was a significant handicap Australia carried at Lord's on Saturday, but it was not so heavy as to prevent them beating Pakistan in the NatWest International.


Australian Lleyton Hewitt has claimed his third title of the year with victory in the Legg Mason Classic in Washington. The South Australian No.


Musharraf sees 15 options for Kashmir solution

LONDON, December 08 (Online): President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday said that 15 options could be discussed between India-Pakistan to settle the Kashmir dispute, however no solution will be acceptable against the will of the people of the valley.


Putin calls for powerful Russia parliament

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a powerful parliament, his likely future power base, and unchanged policies after he leaves the Kremlin.


SpaceShipOne's successful flights did more than win $10 million - they proved to the world that space is open for all humanity.


A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists.


Ukrainians brace for turmoil after knife-edge presidential ...

KIEV : Ukrainians voted for a new president, choosing between a Western-leaning reformer and their pro-Russian prime minister, in a bitterly-fought contest that many fear could provoke turmoil and even violence.


Kerry Says Bush Failed to Level With U.N.

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday that President Bush failed to present a true picture of Iraq to the United Nations and "does not have the credibility to lead the world."


SocGen warned on rogue trader last year: prosecutor

Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said on Monday, piling pressure on the French bank to explain how the junior trader almost brought it down.


MR. WATCHDOG Plan ahead to protect interests

Here's what consumers ought to know about flying on the dominant airline for much of the Carolinas. Q. Will US Airways keep flying if the airline files again for bankruptcy?


From Russia, no love: Kuznetsova slams Dementieva in Open final

Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Either way, Russia was coming away with a third straight Grand Slam winner. Svetlana Kuznetsova became the third Russian woman to win a Grand Slam title this year when


Legislators are trying to attach tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers


D.C. Mayor Signs Legislation for Baseball

Beaming like a kid who just met his favorite sports star, Mayor Anthony A. Williams signed legislation Wednesday to bring major league baseball back to the nation's capital.


High copper levels tied to postpartum depression

NEW YORK  - Women with a history of postpartum depression tend to have unusually high levels of copper in their blood, a new study has found -- suggesting the mineral may play some role in the disorder.


Shooting shines light on murky world of Iraq security

Their helicopters buzz through the Baghdad sky, their patrols bristle with the latest weaponry and their armored vehicles carry the latest hi-tech gadgets.


Hamas has vowed to hit back hard for Israel's assassination of the "Father of the Qassam" rocket, a weapon symbolising Palestinian militants' defiance of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his plan to quit Gaza.


U.S. telco results expected to prove video growth

When AT&T Inc.  and Verizon  Communications Inc.  report quarterly results later this  month, investors will be looking for proof that their expensive  video strategies are starting to pay off.


US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has three Manchester United directors ousted from the board after voting against their re-election.


Metro boss admits he used to be fare dodger

The new head of Berlin's local rail system admits he used to be a fair-dodger but stopped riding local trains and busses without a ticket more than seven years ago.