(InfoWorld) - Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs apologized to shareholders Wednesday after an internal investigation found that he had been aware of the company's practice of "backdating" employee stock options. "I apologize to Apple's shareholders and employees for these problems, which happened on my watch," Jobs said in a statement, released Wednesday. "They are completely out of character for Apple." A three-month investigation by Apple's board of directorsÂ found that the company had backdated option grants made on 15 dates between 1997 and 2002. Its findings raised "serious concerns" about the roles that two former officers had played in the matter, Apple said. Apple did not identify these former officers, but the company's chief financial officer at the time of the grants, Fred Anderson, has resigned from Apple's board of directors, saying that this is "in Apple's best interests," Apple announced Wednesday. Although investigators found no misconduct by any member of Apple's current management, Jobs was aware of "a few instances" of the practice, Apple said. Jobs did not benefit from the backdated grants and "was unaware of the accounting implications." A number of Silicon Valley companies have been embroiled in the growing controversy over the practice of backdating, or allowing employees to be granted stock options dated from an earlier time, when the trading price of these options was lower. McAfee Inc.,Â Broadcom Corp.,Â Sycamore Networks Inc.Â andÂ Rambus Inc., have been implicated in the scandal, and last June criminal charges wereÂ filed against executives from Brocade Communications Systems Inc.Â in connection with that company's stock option granting practices. Apple believes it will have to restate its past SEC filings in order to record charges for its option grants. The company is working "to ensure that this never happens again," Jobs said. Â


Off the Charts: What’s a Couple of Hundred Trillion When You’re Talking Derivatives?

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association reported that the outstanding nominal value of swaps and derivatives at the end of June was $283.2 trillion.


Delgado bears no grudges, but doesn't think Jays made serious ...

TORONTO (CP) - Carlos Delgado says he is leaving Toronto with no grudges, although the first baseman doesn't think the Blue Jays did all they could to re-sign him.


Sun foresees global pool of computing power

Sun Microsystems on Tuesday took what it says are early steps toward a future in which computing power is sold as a commodity like electricity.


Cisco profit and outlook beat expectations

Cisco Systems Inc. surprised investors on Tuesday with a stronger-than-expected outlook and quarterly profit as demand for network equipment to handle Web traffic showed no signs of weakening, driving its shares up 5 percent.


Neville Injury Another Blow to United Morale

Phil Neville has called on Manchester United to restore the fear factor to Old Trafford - but it will have to be achieved without brother Gary.


Seeking like-minded political thought, or folks to argue with? Look no further.


Police are appealing for help in finding a gunman who fired a shot during a football match.


Oil prices held firm Friday after pipeline sabotage in northern Iraq kept up supply fears that have revived a powerful price rally.


Basic Instincts: Buying Online With a Brain That’s Offline

Shopping online after a libation or two is far less dangerous than drinking and driving but there is the potential for reckless spending.


Madonna calls for world peace, visits sage's tomb

By The Associated Press, Reuters, Army Radio and Haaretz Service. After midnight prayers at the grave of a rabbinical sage, songstress Madonna on Monday called for world peace at a conference on Kabbalah, Jewish


Time for the superpower to make its choice

WASHINGTON: The United States of America, divided as never before, goes to the polls a few hours from now with the nerve-jangling possibility of not knowing the outcome immediately.


US drug regulators are warning people not to buy or consume Actra-Rx or Yilishen, a Chinese product for improving men's sexual performance, because of potential risks.


Manufacturing Slump Slows Britain's Growth

Hit by a decline in manufacturing, Britain's economy grew only 0.4 percent in the third quarter, the weakest quarterly performance since the beginning of 2003, the government reported on Friday.


Old pro Torigian settles in to second act

He has the look of Mr. Everyman in retirement. He wears slacks and a sweater, nothing formal, and welcomes a midday guest to his two-story Peabody house, nothing pretentious, though a comfortable step up from the three-decker of his youth. He relaxes on a couch and, pointing to the window, describes how he can walk easily to the homes of ...


With the agitation by Maoist rebels rising by the day, Dabur India Ltd has decided to suspend operations at its Nepal subsidiary - Dabur Nepal Ltd.


The warning left in the garage of Omar Hameed, Iraqi National Guardsman, showed two bloody swords and a message: "If you don't quit your job in three days, you will be killed."


Danny Sugerman, manager of rock band The Doors, dies aged 50 in Los Angeles after battling lung cancer.


Kerry Earnhardt, a son of late legendary NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt's, is scheduled to compete in Saturday's NAPA 150 at Colorado National Speedway.


Visiting San Francisco Bay, in a warehouse

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Bay Model is a wonder of watershed simulations, even after computers replaced it.Photos: A model bay


US troops mistakenly kill seven Afghan policemen

US-led soldiers and warplanes killed seven Afghan policemen in a midnight battle that erupted when both sides mistook each other for militants, officials said Tuesday.


Film producers in Finland take strike action over claims the government has failed to deliver on subsidies.


O'Neil's health takes turn for the worse

Negro leagues great Buck O'Neil took a turn for the worse late Thursday but was resting comfortably in a Kansas City hospital Friday, friends said.


In this year's fall collections, even the most classic tweed variations do not sink into nostalgia or mumsy artiface.


Branson wants to launch space flights by Virgin Galactic in 2007

Sir Richard Branson on Saturday signed a deal to license the technology behind SpaceShipOne, the first private, manned spacecraft.


NEW YORK - Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. said yesterday that it was suspending its practice of using "market services agreements" with insurance carriers.


Democratic challenger John Kerry and former President Bill Clinton stood shoulder to shoulder on Monday to call for new management in Iraq and a White House that fights for the middle class.


The Securities and Exchange Commission has escalated its investigation of Krispy Kreme to a formal inquiry. The troubled doughnut company made the announcement, but didn't specify the reasons for the investigation.


A move to bring more Sunnis back into the government gave the U.S. something to brag about, but already is running into trouble


European stocks battered by US losses, oil price spike

European stock markets tumbled in early trading in the wake of steep losses in New York and Asia and a fresh surge in oil prices to record high levels.


Frankfurt - Volkswagen management and union representatives in Germany were to resume deadlocked wage and job talks on Tuesday following a day of "difficult but not desperate" discussions.


Freshman phenom Eric Gordon returns from a tailbone injury and D.J. White is dominant in the middle for No. 13 Indiana in a 100-52 win over Western Carolina on Saturday.


Afghan and Tajik leaders open a new bridge built by the US to link the two countries across River Panj.


Apple and Fox plan movie rental deal: reports

Apple Inc  and Twentieth  Century Fox are set to announce a deal that will allow  consumers to rent Fox movies through Apple's digital iTunes  Store, according to media reports on Thursday.


IBM and Institute for Systems Biology to Fold Human Proteome on ...

SEATTLE --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 16, 2004 -- The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) announced today that in partnership with IBM, United Devices and the University of Washington, it has launched the Human Proteome Folding Project on World Community Grid.


No charges are being brought against an MP arrested by police after he was accused of assaulting his wife.


As part of a proposal to settle shareholder lawsuits stemming from Interpublic Group's $181.3 million accounting imbalance in 2002, IPG would retain an ombudsman for five years to review any future allegations of financial irregularities, according to a legal notice received last week by shareholders.


California will impose broad caps on its greenhouse-gas emissions under a landmark plan that marks a clear break with the federal government and which backers hope will become a national model.


IBM nets real-time capabilities with DataMirror buy

IBMÂ is looking to add real-time capabilities to its data integration software by buying Canadian firm DataMirrorÂ for about C$170 million(US$162.3 million).


Two crucial series of events help Ravens regain form

BALTIMORE - At the end of the year, when the Baltimore Ravens evaluate their season, they will not focus on â-r even remember â - first-half scoring drives in the second game of the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers.


Farmers sue for right to grow industrial hemp

The feds call industrial hemp a controlled substance -- the same as pot, heroin, LSD -- but advocates say a sober analysis reveals a harmless, renewable cash crop with thousands of applications that are good for the environment.


Military Dragged Its Feet on Supplying Bomb-Proof Vehicles

Documents show the Marines waited over a year before acting on a top-level request.


Really?: The Claim: Regular Use of Hottubs Can Hurt Fertility in Men

For years, doctors have warned men having trouble conceiving to stay away from hot baths and whirlpool tubs. Is the concern warranted?


Britain's Brown planning anti-terror crackdown: reports

Gordon Brown is planning to introduce a raft of hardline anti-terror laws when he becomes Britain's prime minister, newspapers reported widely Sunday.


Denver mining giant Newmont has not polluted a bay near one of its gold mines, according to a study released by Indonesia's Environmental Ministry, in a finding that could


Allen's absence suspends drama in Sonics loss to Lakers

SAN DIEGO - With a face that showed no signs of subterfuge, Sonics coach Nate McMillan announced that his star, Ray Allen, the other half of what was to be a scintillating showdown against Kobe Bryant, would not play in last night's game.


Commercial real estate refuses to cool in New York

The Cathedral of Commerce once again is living up to its nickname.


F.D.A. Panel Rejects Over-the-Counter Cholesterol Drug

Government advisers rejected Merckâs bid for over-the-counter sales of a cholesterol-lowering drug, saying that too many people would mistakenly use the drug if it no longer required a prescription.


Detectives Michael Oliver, Gescard F. Isnora and Marc Cooper, who are accused in the shooting of Sean Bell in November 2006, plan to present their case in a bench trial before a Queens judge.


Roma, 19:55 - CALCIO, ITALIA: CONTRO L'UCRAINA IAQUINTA-TONI-DEL PIERO

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Pfizer Inc. said it has found an increased risk of heart attacks with patients taking its top-selling painkiller Celebrex, a drug that is in the same class as Vioxx, but has no plans to remove it from the market.


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Jonny Wilkinson will miss the rest of England's autumn Test series after failing to recover from a bicep injury.


British photographer Tim Hetherington won the top prize Friday in the World Press Photo competition, with an image of an exhausted U.S. soldier after a fire-fight in Afghanistan.


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Saudi said to hold militants planning attacks during haj

Saudi security forces have arrested an unspecified number of al Qaeda militants suspected of planning attacks in the country during the ongoing Muslim haj pilgrimage, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Friday.


Health-Care Worker To Jail For Identity Theft

A health-care worker at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance has been sentenced to serve 16 months in prison for stealing the identity of a cancer patient, and subsequently running up credit card bills in his name.


Minister to close loopholes allowing NHS to poach nurses from poor ...

The government promised yesterday to close loopholes that have allowed NHS hospitals to poach thousands of nurses and doctors from developing countries with a shortage of medical staff.


Anteprima, amicizie e santi gratis al cinema con XL

Esce Guida per riconoscere i tuoi santi, alla regia il debuttante Dito Montiel, produce la signora Sting. Ai lettori i biglietti per vederlo in anticipo


Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho is refusing to let the drug scandal surrounding Romanian striker Adrian Mutu overshadow his side's game with CSKA Moscow.


Chaz Scott has always had a knack for being at the right place at the right time. This time, the right place is home. The right time is now.


Parma, 10:35 - CALCIO, PARMA: COUTO RINNOVA CONTRATTO

Fernando Couto giocherà un'altra stagione nel Parma. Il 38enne difensore portoghese ha rinnov...


A passenger ferry rammed the outer dock at the Mukilteo terminal north of Seattle on Friday, injuring at least one person and damaging the vessel and some pilings.


Snow: Oil Prices a Risk to Global Growth

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow on  Friday said higher oil prices were a risk to global growth, but  would not be likely to cause a recession.


Monday Rewind: What we learned in Week 9

Through the years, we've seen the best and the worst of Donovan McNabb and time again he has consistently shown a professional side, a classy side.


A study says most of Russia's political elite has security service ties, with many chosen by President Putin.


China says Dalai Lama seeks only independence

Days after China bound itself  closer to Tibet with a new railway, a senior official accused  the Dalai Lama, the region's exiled spiritual leader, of  seeking to split China and play politics with religion.


Bologna, 16:55 - CICLISMO, RICCO': HO GIA' PROVATO TAPPE DECISIVE DEL GIRO

Riccardo RiccÃ², già indicato come capitano della Saunier Duval al prossimo Giro d'Italia, ha ...


Risks Outlined for Women With Breast Cancer Gene

MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDayNews) --  There is good  research news for women with breast cancer who carry a cancer-causing gene and are treated with breast-conserving therapy: the risk that cancer will recur in that breast is no higher than for women who don't carry that gene.


The Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith has become enormously popular for his string of short, comfy novels about the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency of Botswana - and for public appearances featuring his


WASHINGTON -- Consumers, battered by harsh economic crosswinds, spent less in December than at any time in the past 15 months.


Poll Shows Obama With 7-Point Lead In Iowa Contest

DES MOINES, Dec. 31 -- The tense and unpredictable three-way Democratic battle in Iowa got a surprising jolt late Monday when a new poll showed Sen. Barack Obama widening his lead over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former senator John Edwards.


Second astronaut fired in NASA love triangle

The U.S. space agency has dismissed the  male astronaut involved in a love triangle that led to a  bizarre confrontation between a female astronaut and another  woman in a Florida airport, a spokesman said on Friday.


Obama and Clinton turn battle to New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.


High level of PCBs taints Lake Washington fish

Some of the most popular sport fish in Lake Washington contain surprisingly dangerous levels of toxic chemicals called PCBs, state health officials said yesterday, warning anglers to limit their consumption.


A hearing is set to debate whether drugs that doctors prescribe to relieve depression make some people more likely to attempt suicide.


Roma, 13:47 - CALCIO, EURO 2012; UEFA: ITALIA HA GRANDI TRADIZIONI

Il delegato Uefa Horst Schmidt assicura che sulla scelta del Paese organizzatore degli Europei di ca...


Ochoa ready to battle Sorenstam for top spot

Mexico's Lorena Ochoa has slowly but surely loosened Annika Sorenstam's stranglehold on the women's game and their battle for supremacy is likely to be a major factor on the 2007 LPGA Tour.


Proud France Inaugurates World's Highest Bridge

President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world's highest bridge on Tuesday, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs Elysees


Stefan Mischook's Blog: Video Tutorial: PHP conditionals

Stefan Mischook has another video tutorial posted today for the PHP beginners out there, this time covering the use of conditionals.   The following video teaches the basics of conditional statements in PHP; specifically the 'if' statement.   The video gives a very basic overview of what the 'if' statement is good for, code examples of how to use it including else/elseif and nested if statements.


Latin Grammy favorite Alejandro Sanz won four awards and Brazilian jazz songstress Maria Rita collected two Wednesday at a ceremony aimed at uniting Spanish- and Portugese-language music with the flash and sizzle of American pop.


Cable Channels Team Up with News Corp, NBCU

NBC Universal and News Corp. have announced the inclusion of several cable networks in their online video venture expected this summer.


Capitol police set up roadblocks and swarmed the corridors yesterday when President Bush stopped in for lunch with Senate Republicans, but the show of force seemed to miss the point: The biggest threat to the president's well-being probably came from his lunch partners.


markets. Exports had been sharply reduced due to sabotage and threats from militants. Oil prices rose to nearly $50. (27.5 pounds) a barrel last week but have since eased.


Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he made several attempts to sign Fernando Torres, the Spanish striker who will spearhead Liverpool's attack against Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.


Spain launches probe after Barclays ordered to pay 1.1 quadrillion euros

A Spanish judicial body said Tuesday it will investigate how Barclays bank received a court order to pay 1.1 quadrillion euros ($1.4 quadrillion US) in compensation to the former owner of a Spanish bank it ...


Chelsea stretched their lead to eight points at the top of the English Premier League table with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Portsmouth at Fratton Park yesterday.


Stephen Fleming batted himself into the record books and New Zealand into an ominous position on the opening day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.


Against Giants, Breaks Donât Go Favreâs Way

In this season, when almost everything went right for the Green Bay Packers and their quarterback, Brett Favre expected victory right up until the very moment that he lost.


China's supercharged economy grew by a stunning 11.5 percent in the third quarter, slowing slightly but staying on track to overtake Germany as the world's third-largest within weeks, according to data reported Thursday.


Hollywood split over Mel Gibson's future

A stunned Hollywood debated the future of one of its biggest stars Sunday as a sheriff's watchdog launched an investigation into a possible cover up of a leaked report that quoted Mel Gibson unleashing a tirade of anti-Semitic remarks during a drunken driving arrest.


Amaranth to liquidate remaining positions

Amaranth Advisors LLC, the hedge fund manager which lost billions of dollars in energy trades, will suspend redemptions and liquidate its remaining positions, the company said in a letter made available to Reuters on Friday.


For Guidant, J&J's resources sealed the deal

After lengthy talks and stiff negotiations over price, the decision by Guidant executives to sell the company for $25.4 billion came down to the attractiveness of Johnson & Johnson's deep resources.


The French defense group Thales expects to receive Australian government authorization later this month to acquire the 50 percent stake in ADI of Australia it does not already control, a press report said.


Two Dead as Flooding, Mudslides Hit California

A powerful winter storm slammed  California for the second day on Sunday, causing floods and at  least two deaths around Los Angeles, which was the hardest hit,  officials said.


Luke Ridnour and his Seattle teammates smiled as the clock ticked away on a most unlikely victory.


By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 9--THE WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY GROUP at Saltwater Unitarian Universalist Church hosts the series "Awakening Your Goddess" by Liz Simpson, Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon through Aug. 11; 25701 14th Place S., Des Moines; 253-839-5200, www.saltwaterchurch.org.


The year 2004 saw the departure of some great luminaries from the world of cinema.


BlackRock Inc. BLK.N, one of the  largest U.S. fixed income managers, on Thursday said it will  buy its far smaller competitor State Street Research &  Management Co. in the biggest takeover in the asset management  industry this year.


Iraqi Govt. Stands by Voting Date Despite Violence

Iraq's interim government voiced  confidence Monday that an election scheduled for Jan. 30 will  go ahead despite violence and intimidation in some areas and a  threat of a boycott by the once dominant Sunni minority.


Griffey's Latest Injury Is Another Season-Ending One

Ken Griffey Jr. will miss the rest of the season because of a strained groin, the latest in a string of injuries to the Reds' all-star outfielder.


Three fiction writers and three poets were among the 10 authors named winners of the Whiting Writers' Award, given annually to "emerging writers of exceptional talent and promise."


Iraqi insurgents launch multiple attacks on police

BAGHDAD - Militants launched multiple attacks on Iraqi police north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 19 officers and five others. In the most deadly assault, gunmen stormed a police station about 20 kilometres


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Strencom invests â¬3m in second data centre

'Mirror site' boosts hosting capability Cork-based internet hosting and security firm Strencom has opened a new â¬3m data centre in the city.â¦


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Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist is undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer, officials said Monday in an announcement that immediately set off sirens in the presidential campaign.


Sales of new U.S. homes again defied  predictions of a slowdown in May and rose 4.6 percent, but  median sales prices fell and the U.S. Northeast experienced its  slowest sales tempo in nearly two years, according to a  government report on Monday.


Top Iraq Rebels Elude Intensified U.S. Raids

Intensified military raids in Iraq over the past few months have significantly battered the ranks of mid-level insurgents but have scored few gains against the 30 or so most wanted rebels, according to senior U.S. military officers here.


HP-SPI deal underscores apps security integration

InfoWorld - Hewlett Packard's acquisition of Web applications security specialist SPI Dynamics on June 19 illustrates a growing demand among enterprise customers to have vulnerability-scanning tools integrated into their software development platforms.


Officials Reject More Oversight of Hedge Funds

The Bush administration said there was no need for greater government oversight of the rapidly growing hedge fund industry.


Deficit at U.S. Pension Agency Soars to $23.3 Billion

The deficit at the federal agency  that rescues failed U.S. pension funds more than doubled to  $23.3 billion in fiscal 2004, officials said on Monday, as the  safety net was hit by losses from pension plans that have  failed or are expected to fail.


U.S. urges transparency in China's military rise

The United States urged China on Sunday  to be more transparent about its military build-up, in response  to Beijing's announcement it would boost defense spending by  17.8 percent this year.


Japan Airlines orders 30 7E7s from Boeing

Once again, a Japanese airline has come through with much-needed good news for Boeing, boosting the 7E7 order book. Boeing announced late last night an order from Japan Airlines (JAL) for 30 7E7s, with an option for 20 more.


Technical problems subside at online payment service PayPal

SAN JOSE, Calif. The online payment service PayPal says it's been able to fix most of the technical problems that have plagued the company for the past five days.


EU to Rule Tuesday on Oracle's Bid for PeopleSoft

European Union regulators will decide Tuesday whether Oracle Corp.'s hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival business software concern PeopleSoft Inc. can proceed, the EU's antitrust chief said Friday.


OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham said today Labor would aim to keep the Budget surplus at its current level of about $2.5 billion. But Mr Latham said the situation would not be clear until the release of figures by the Government on Friday.


Pilot error in bad weather led an Armenian plane to crash with the loss of 113 lives, Russian officials say.


Here are the choices the NHL owners faced when evaluating the Dec. 9 offer from the NHL Players' Association: - Shut down the season and take a guaranteed loss.


Jones lawsuit derided as publicity stunt

A $25m (Â£13m) lawsuit filed by Marion Jones against Victor Conte, the man the FBI claims is behind the biggest doping scandal in sporting history, has been dismissed as a publicity stunt.


Diana crash survivor denies cover-up conspiracy

Former bodyguard Trevor Rees, sole survivor of the Paris car crash that killed Princess Diana, denied on Wednesday being part of a murder cover-up.


TWO people were under hospital observation in northern Malaysia with flu-like symptoms today as the country fought to contain the second case of deadly bird flu in two weeks.


Proposals to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 are due to be debated at the Scottish National Party's conference.


Sweep averted as Ortiz homer in 12th lifts Sox over NY

Hold on to those tickets for this afternoon's fifth game of the American League Championship Series. The left-for-dead Red Sox are still breathing.


Ashado had a little trouble finding running room in the stretch of the Breeders' Cup Distaff on Saturday. But once she did, she quickly kicked away from the opposition


Lennon's glasses for sale in Web auction

A pair of round, gold-rimmed  sunglasses worn by Beatle John Lennon that set a fashion trend  has come up for auction at a British Web site with bidding said  to be as high as $1.5 million.


Ghanaian reprises Hanks' role in real-life "Terminal"

A teenager from Ghana stranded in a Philippine airport is living out a role played by Tom Hanks in the Hollywood film, "The Terminal".


UPDATE 1-Freddie Mac to start payments to former CEO

US mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Friday it began payments to former Chief Executive Leland Brendsel after a court ruled regulators could not freeze his compensation pending investigation into an accounting


Apple CEO Steve Jobs said teachers unions -- traditionally among Apple's most loyal customers -- are "what's wrong with our schools." The comments came at an education reform conference in Texas on Friday.


Supermarket giant Sainsbury's confirms it is to create 3,000 shopfloor jobs as chief executive Justin King unveils his strategy to revive the business.


Motorola aims to cut cost of cheapest phones

Motorola Inc.  aims to cut the  cost of making its cheapest mobile phones by about $2 to $5 per  handset to improve profits, Chief Executive Ed Zander said on  Thursday.


Slow-Moving Frances Begins to Pound Florida

COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances began to lash  eastern Florida with strong winds and rains on Saturday,  cutting power to nearly half a million homes and businesses and  ripping yachts from their moorings after the enormous storm  pounded the Bahamas.


Deadly and debilitating chlorine gas has been added the arsenal of weapons fueling the explosive insurgency in Iraq with chemical attacks leaving at least 12 dead and more than 200 hospitalized in the past week.


The problems of others hit the stock where it hurts.


A majority of prospective car buyers say they are considering hybrids even though they are clueless about the vehicles. In Autopia.


WASHINGTON -- Oil futures prices surged to new heights above $55 US a barrel yesterday as concerns about the global supply of heating oil persist ahead of winter.


Sri Lankan 'warlord' entered Britain on forged passport: report

An alleged Sri Lankan warlord being investigated for warcrimes entered Britain on a forged diplomatic passport, the Guardian reported Friday.


Heavy computer use may be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short- sighted, fear researchers.


US Planes Bomb Fallujah in Preparation for Possible Offensive

US warplanes kept up the bombing of Fallujah early today as more than 35,000 Iraqi and US troops amassed outside the western city, in preparation for a possible assault on insurgents who threaten to disrupt January elections.


Kerry makes pitch for crucial female vote

Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry got to work on one of the weak points in his campaign for the White House, trying to improve his appeal to women.


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U.N. Agency Wants to Nourish the Internet, Not Govern It

The U.N.Âs International Telecommunication Union, a global arbiter of telecommunications technologies, is debating what role it should play in the Internet age.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair has had a successful operation for recurrent heart palpitations and is âdoing well,â Sky TV reported on Friday.


Maxtor's Tufano Resigns as CEO, President

Computer disk drive maker Maxtor  Corp. MXO.N on Monday said Paul Tufano has resigned as chief  executive, president and acting chief financial officer, less  than a month after the company forecast a quarterly loss that  was about double what Wall Street had been expecting.


Journalist indicted by Yugoslav tribunal

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal indicted a Croatian freelance journalist for the second time for contempt of court, accusing him of publishing the names of witnesses whose identities judges had ordered withheld.


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Flickr to host Library of Congress photos

A pilot project aims to share Library of Congress photos on Flickr and enlist the collective wisdom of Web site visitors to endow them with descriptive tags.


Family members of Russia's last czar should not be considered victims of political repression, a top prosecutor ruled Wednesday, again denying a request by royal family descendants.


Tap Water Supply Resumes in Central China County After Arsenide Pollution

Tap water supply resumes in central China county after arsenide pollution    CHANGSHA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The tap water supply for 80,000 residents in Yueyang County of central China's Hunan Province resumed on Tuesday evening after being suspended for four days due to arsenide pollution.


Egypt to Host Military Funeral for Arafat

Egypt, where Yasser Arafat began his  political life and where biographers say he was born, will host  a military funeral for the Palestinian president on Friday  before he is buried in the West Bank, officials said.


Bucarest, 16:23 - GINNASTICA, ROMANIA: SCHIAFFEGGIA ATLETA, SOSPESO CT

Mihael Anton, ct della nazionale romena di ginnastica, è stato sospeso dall'incarico per aver...


'Noah's Ark,' an ambitious new exhibition, is now afloat

The interactive installation at Los Angeles's Skirball Cultural Center aims to bring cultures together.


Grocery Store to Reopen in Binford a Year After Fire

By Kevin Bonham, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 15--The only grocery store and hardware store in Binford, N.D., will reopen next month, a year after it was destroyed by fire.


Meri Danquah: Feeling the Heat of Ivory Coast Violence

Description: Commentator Meri Danquah lives in Ghana. The recent unrest in neighboring Ivory Coast has her thinking more than ever about the stability of West Africa.


This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. With Tuesday's $160 million purchase of Musicmatch, Yahoo sent a clear message that it is


If yesterday's MSTCA Invitational at Franklin Park was a warmup for next week's Eastern Massachusetts championships, then Haverhill's Jefferson Welch should consider himself ready.


Wall Street gains as techs offset credit fears

Stocks were modestly higher on Monday as strength in the technology sector offset lingering worries about the mortgage market and declines in energy stocks.


DANVERS -- In a grind-it-out game between two strong rushing attacks and two stingy defenses, both Central Catholic and St. John's Prep had their share of big plays.


The company credited with making computers a commodity exits the business as PCs become too common for makers' liking. By wire services.


Japanese team finds ancient Egyptian coffins

A Japanese archeological team has discovered three painted wooden coffins in Egypt, including two from the little-known Middle Kingdom period dating back more than 4,000 years.


Pakistan's exiled leader makes a tightly choreographed announcement of her comeback. But a new political factor awaits her: an unleashed media


For Mira Nair, `Vanity Fair' was a world of its own

Movie director Mira Nair has a great, warming, infectious laugh and a mind that works like a steel trap.


Iraq Group Takes Japanese Hostage; Troops to Stay

A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi threatened to behead a Japanese hostage in Iraq if Tokyo did not withdraw its troops, but Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Japan's contingent would stay put.


Portsmouth held Liverpool to a 1-1 tie with an injury-time goal in an English premier league match on Tuesday. Liverpool keeper Jerzy Dudek, seen here August 2004.


Businesses Fret This Change in Time Change: People Can Adapt to the Earlier Springing Forward, but Computers Are Too Set in Their Ways.

By Andrew Kantor, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Mar. 10--Daylight-saving time arrives early this year, and some local companies are preparing for the potential pitfalls it brings.


Global mineral conglomerate rides the tide of higher worldwide commodity demand.


Black Watch troops have arrived at their new base south of Baghdad, the Ministry of Defence announced. The soldiers are relieving US forces who are expected to mount an all-out assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah.


World Bank eyes joint Africa projects with China

The World Bank is planning joint projects in Africa with China's Export-Import Bank to address concerns that Beijing is taking more than it gives as it scours the continent for oil and minerals.


By late tomorrow, we should know whether Tiger Woods will tee it up in next week's Nissan Open. If he doesn't, then the chase for his eighth consecutive PGA Tour victory would resume Feb. 21 at the Accenture Match Play Championship outside Tucson.


Iraqi Insurgents Use Chlorine Gas in Bombs

Iraqi insurgents have added poisonous chlorine gas to their armory and two bombs using the chemical have killed 12 and injured 200 in a week.


US consumer prices surge 0.6 percent, industrial output up

US consumer prices surged 0.6 percent in October, the Labor Department said, with higher energy costs fuelling fears of renewed inflation.


Iraq May Free Woman Prisoner, Briton Under Threat

Iraq's government said one of two women  in U.S. custody would be freed on Wednesday, but insisted the  move was unrelated to the demands of kidnappers who have killed  two Americans and are threatening to kill a Briton.


U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Tuesday after a report showing weaker-than-expected orders for manufactured durable goods spurred worries about the strength of corporate profits.


Rapper Foxy Brown pleads not guilty to assault, four days after she refused to board a bus bound for court.


VATICANO - Il Messaggio di Benedetto XVI per la Giornata della Pace 2008:  ÂFamiglia umana, comunitÃ  di paceÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ stato pubblicato oggi il Messaggio di Sua SantitÃ  Benedetto XVI per la Giornata Mondiale della Pace, che si celebrerÃ  il 1Â° gennaio 2008, che ha per tema ÂFamiglia umana, comunitÃ  di paceÂ. ÂLa prima forma di c...


Brought on by Darkness, Disorder Needs Light

More than winter blahs, seasonal depression is recognized and treatable.


Sydney, 14:03 - RUGBY, TEST MATCH: AUSTRALIA-GALLES 29-23

L'Australia ha battuto il Galles 29-23 (12-17) in un test match giocato allo stadio Olimpico di Sydn...


A look at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay:


US scientists have developed a gene therapy treatment which they hope could revolutionise pain relief.


Brokerages Failing on Retirement Planning

Don't count on your friendly brokerage to steer you to a comfy old age.


Bank Defies French Elite And Keeps Chief, for Now

The decision to keep Daniel Bouton at the helm of SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale baffled some people in the United States and Britain.


The clothier was no exception amid a weak women's apparel segment.


Former England captain David Beckham has   said he will fight to win back his international place after   being dropped by new manager Steve McClaren following this   year's World Cup.


Drogba on target as Ivory Coast trounce Benin

Superstar Didier Drogba scored the opening goal as Ivory Coast overwhelmed Benin 4-1 Friday in a 2008 African Nations Cup Group B match.


The way to high returns is not to sell after a relatively large decline, but to hang on.


Florida Quarterback Tim Tebowâs 29 passing touchdowns and 22 rushing touchdowns led his team to a 9-3 record. But Michiganâs defense does not seem impressed.


India and Pakistan have been unable to agree on starting a bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir in two days of talks which have ended


Yusuf Islam, the singer formerly called Cat Stevens, wins substantial libel damages from two UK newspapers.


President Bush and Sen. John Kerry on the issues at Friday's debate:


Athens - A defrocked Irish priest who once disrupted the British Grand Prix did it again Sunday, bolting from the crowd and grabbing the leader of the Olympic marathon about five kilometres from the finish.


Shares sink as a federal grand jury continues its investigation into commission rates, tax benefits. CHICAGO  - Shares of Tommy Hilfiger Corp.


Flextronics posts higher quarterly profit

Flextronics , the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, on Tuesday posted a jump in quarterly profit from a year ago, when results were weighed down by charges.


STUART -- Hammering Florida with its fourth hurricane in six weeks, Jeanne came ashore with 120 mph winds that ripped roofs off buildings, flooded streets, hurled debris still stacked from previous storms and cut power to more than 1 million homes and


Apple iPhone 'on track' for early '07 into, mole claims

Echoes analyst's allegation The Apple iPhone displayed on a French newsmagazine this week may not be the Real McCoy, but behind the scenes the development of the Mac maker's first foray into phone hardware is continuing apace with a view to an early 2007 introduction, it has been claimed.â¦


Lynchings of Policemen Ignite Outrage at Violence in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 24 - This city seemed in a state of shock on Wednesday as people struggled to come to grips with the scenes of lawlessness captured on television as an angry mob lynched two police officers


Bulgaria's Jan.-Aug. Foreign Trade Deficit Widens to BGN3.14 Bln

Bulgaria's January-August foreign trade deficit widened to leva (BGN)3.14 billion from BGN2.46 billion in the same period a year ago, the National Statistical Institute reported Tuesday.


NOTIZIE FLASH: 1/A EDIZIONE - LA CRONACA

Foggia. A deragliare sulla linea ferroviaria Potenza-Foggia, sono state due motrici di proprieta' della ditta 'Ventura', che stava effettuando lavori sui binari, in conseguenza dei nubifragi dei giorni scorsi.


YUMA, Ariz. - An 81-year-old man has set off on a 2,000-mile bicycle ride around Arizona's perimeter. Bill Anderson of Yuma plans to complete the trip in 14 to 16 days.


Furth, 16:02 - CICLISMO, SCHUMACHER VINCE IL GIRO DELLA BAVIERA

Il tedesco Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) ha vinto la 28/a edizione del Giro della Baviera. La qui...


Texas A&M to Honor Victims of Bonfire Collapse

A memorial to the 12  Aggies who were killed and the 27 who were injured in a 1999 bonfire tragedy at Texas A&M University will be dedicated this month as an homage to the individuals and to "Aggie spirit."


Canadians unsympathetic to plight of Conrad Black

Few in Canada have much sympathy for disgraced press baron Conrad Black, a former Canadian whose extravagant lifestyle and outspokenness set him apart from a people largely known for modesty and lack of pretension.


Spain seizes U.S. treasure boat near Gibraltar

Spanish police boarded an American  treasure-hunting ship on Thursday that Madrid believes may have  taken gold and silver worth millions from a sunken Spanish  galleon.


Costco Wholesale Corp.  on  Thursday said its quarterly profit fell, hurt by charges for  expensing stock options.


China market for fakes launches own brand

Beijing's Silk Street Market, famous for knock-off designer gear from North Face jackets to Louis Vuitton bags, has unveiled its own brand and, apparently with a straight face, warned counterfeiters not to copy it.


For kids: Watch it â this art is on the move!

Kids (and grown-ups) love to nudge the 'cloud' balloons as they drift by at a moving art exhibit.


CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.


p2pnet.net News:- The US Federal Trade Commission has filed its first spyware case against former self-styled Spam King Sanford Wallace, says the Center for Democracy and Technology, which made the original complaint last February.


Torino, 17:39 - CALCIO, LAZIO: INDAGATO CARRIZO PER FALSI DOCUMENTI

Il portiere argentino Juan Pablo Carrizo è indagato dalla Procura di Pinerolo per l'ipotesi d...


Afghan election will be held in fear, says report

Afghanistan's first democratic election next month will be held in an atmosphere of fear and intimidation, according to a report which blames America for continuing to pay warlords to hunt the Taleban.


Singapore doctors use tumor-shrinking chip on liver cancer ...

SINGAPORE  - Singaporean doctors have used an injectable radioactive chip to destroy malignant cells and prolong the lives of inoperable liver cancer patients, a hospital spokeswoman said.


Senate Panel Votes to Roll Back Bush Overtime Rules

A U.S. Senate committee voted on  Wednesday to roll back the Bush administration's controversial  new overtime regulations, which critics say will deprive an  estimated 6 million workers of overtime pay.


After hosting the hugely successful television game show Kaun Banega Crorepati 3 (KBC) on STAR Plus, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be back as host of a new reality game show for the channel.


In a letter outlining Microsoftâs hopes to Yahoo C.E.O. Jerry Yang, Microsoft C.E.O. Steven Ballmer followed a storied tradition on Wall Street: the bear hug letter.


Police arrested Jude Law after he allegedly attacked a photographer outside his London home. The actor, however, denied the allegations on Wednesday.


VenerdÃ¬ stop del trasporto pubblico locale

La giornata di domani si preannuncia infuocata per i servizi pubblici. I tre sindacati confederali hanno proclamato uno sciopero nazionale nel settore del pubblico impiego per chiedere il rinnovo dei contratti


Oh well, nobody's perfect. Except maybe Eli Manning. A masterful magician when the stakes were highest, Manning engineered one of the best drives in Super Bowl history Sunday to help the New York Giants squash the New England Patriots' run at history-making perfection with a 17-14 victory.


Polizia contesta loro violazione stradale,addebito respinto


Joan Dorn's entry in her running diary on Oct. 14, 1998, was brief — "Wacky car" — but that and the license plate number she jotted down became vital clues for police investigating the sniper slaying of a neighbor.


Advertising: The Future of Web Ads Is in Britain

Online advertising is growing at a roughly 40 percent annual rate in Britain, and is expected to account for as much as 14 percent of overall ad spending this year.


UCCISO PER FURTO DEL MOTORINO - Arrestata una quindicenne a Napoli

Una quindicenne e' stata arrestata per concorso in omicidio del pregiudicato 17enne Salvatore Albino, avvenuto giorni fa a Napoli. A sparare al giovane sarebbe stato il padre della ragazza che e' latitante.


It is not the practice to inform parliament on the purchase of an embassy - Joe Borg

EU Commissioner Joe Borg was the first to be grilled by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) due to commitments in Brussels.


Apple TV 'Take 2' update delayed, MacBook Air ships

Owners of the set-top device will have to wait a little longer for the highly-anticipated upgrade that allows the renting of movies from iTunes.


Robert Kulicke, 83, Artist and Frame Maker, is Dead

Robert M. Kulicke was a painter, goldsmith, teacher, businessman and designer who changed the look of postwar art by modernizing frame design.


Once reticent Michelle Obama is big campaign asset

Michelle Obama's fiery campaign style belies the fact that she was hesitant at first about getting involved in her husband Barack's bid to become U.S. president.


Evolution Warning Labels On Books Challenged In Court

Playing fair, or promoting religion? Parents, civil liberty advocates and suburban-Atlanta school officials are in federal court over the issue of warning stickers on science textbooks.


Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor whose popularity soared after his response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, moved closer Monday to a full-fledged campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.


World's tallest bridge is inaugurated in France

A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac in southern France -- a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270 metres (885 feet) above the valley of the river Tarn.


HBO Putting Shows Online, at No Additional Charge

HBO, cableâs most popular premium channel, is carefully entering the arena of Internet video.


City Room: Help on the Way for New Jersey Trains

Fires and other problems made for a rough commute into the city this morning for thousands of New Jersey residents. Workers are trying to fix the problems before the evening rush.


Limas Sweed has seen the highlight countless times over the last year: He leaps high to grab the ball, juggles it, then comes down with the fourth-quarter touchdown against Ohio State.


The bodies of 40 men who were shot and had their hands and feet bound have been found in the capital over the past 24 hours, police said Thursday.


Hyderabad aims to become India's technology hub

The city of Hyderabad in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has attracted a number of large multinational companies to set up software, services, and product development operations. The city, which has the headquarters of Indiaâs fourth largest outsourcer, Satyam Computer Services, also has facilities of other Indian outsourcers, and multinational technology companies like Microsoft and Oracle.


Red Hat sees another delay in PC Linux software

Software maker Red Hat Inc. ,  which had planned to introduce a new version of its Linux  software for personal computers in August, said on Tuesday that  the product won't be out until next month at the earliest.


Republican Fred Thompson took the first formal step toward a widely expected bid for the presidency, establishing a preliminary campaign committee on Friday.


Alleging heavy-handed political pressure, fired U.S. prosecutors testified Tuesday they felt "leaned on" by Republican lawmakers to seek indictments and hushed by a Justice Department official who did not want them talking about their dismissals.


Commons education committee chairman Barry Sheerman admits he was a bully at school.


Radiation exposure from a yearly full-body scan could dramatically increase the lifetime risk of cancer, researchers report in a new study.


Packers skate to comeback win against Seattle

The Green Bay Packers overcame a disastrous start to rally past the Seattle Seahawks 42-20 in a driving snowstorm on Saturday, advancing to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1997 season.


Though it seems most sex toys are designed for women, it's the male-oriented ones that nudge the technology to new levels. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


"Gone With the Wind," the American Civil War saga starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, is the most-watched movie in British history, according to the British Film Institute.


The army is deployed in India's Rajasthan state after 14 people died in clashes over government quotas.


A week after starting his improbable comeback, and one day after aborting it, Allan Houston said Sunday he wouldnât rule out another comeback attempt.


The search engine that revolutionised how people use the Internet has teamed up with some of the world's greatest libraries to put their books in your living room.


IBM, AMD extend partnership to 32 nanometer technology

IBM Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) have tacked a three-year extension onto their December 2002 collaboration agreement that could see the two companies work on chip-making technologies based on a 32 nanometer process. The agreement was set to expire at the end of 2005, but now extends until Dec. 31, 2008.


France is stepping up its local contacts in Iraq over the mysterious disappearance of a French reporter and her translator in the country, the prime minister said.


Britain tackles prospect of Sir David Beckham

Ex-footballers and newspapers thrashed out Friday whether former England captain David Beckham should be knighted, mirroring a reported row among British officials.


Online broker E-Trade Financial Corp. on Monday said its stock trading volume jumped 25.8 percent in October from the prior month on a surge in retail and professional trading activity following a summer-long slump.


Throngs Flee Ivan's Track; Others Dig In

PENSACOLA BEACH - As thousands fled, mighty Hurricane Ivan staggered Tuesday toward an unwelcome touchdown somewhere between the Panhandle's spring-break beaches, Biloxi's casinos and Bourbon Street in New Orleans.


A team of forecasters on Friday predicted the Atlantic hurricane season will finish much more quietly than it began, but said the probability of additional storms remains higher than usual.


Nationals 12, Mets 4: More Mistakes, and Less Comfort

The game unraveled in the sixth inning when errors on consecutive plays and a mental gaffe by Jorge Sosa turned a 5-4 Washington lead into a 9-4 advantage.


The closer's mentality. It's a mind-set that isn't limited to baseball's firemen -- it applies to anyone who finds themselves down on the carpet (or in this case Nexturf), and has to drag themselves back up.


Napoli, 15:37 - BASKET, ELDO NAPOLI: LIEVE MALORE PER IL PRESIDENTE MAIONE

Mario Maione, presidente dell'Eldo Napoli, ha accusato un malore durante l'amichevole di ieri sera a...


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A look back at the telltale signs of Progressive Insurance's meteoric rise.


Music Industry Sues European Internet Pirates

The music industry has targeted 459 prolific "uploaders" in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, who they accuse of illegally providing their music collections to others on online file-sharing networks.


CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Coca-Cola on Thursday posted a 24 percent drop in quarterly profit and said the company is "off our proper growth course," hampered by weak sales growth and one-time charges.


US Allies Want to Persuade Iran on Nukes

Escorted by his bodyguards, Iranian senior conservative cleric, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, foreground left, leads a Friday prayer, the day before holy month of Ramadan at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.


Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly urged state regulators to cut auto insurance rates 6.2 percent next year, a sharp contrast with the 9.2 percent rate hike being sought by insurers and agents. Reilly said his proposal would shave about $60 off the existing statewide average premium of $1,082, while the industry proposal would increase the average premium by $101. A ...


New York City Hawk Fans Intensify Protests Over Eviction

Incensed bird lovers intensified their protests on Saturday outside the ritzy Upper East Side apartment building that removed the nest of famed red-tailed hawk Pale Male


Chemical plant explosion rocks Massachusetts town

DANVERS, Massachusetts  - Huge explosions at a chemical plant rocked a suburb north of Boston early on Wednesday, sparking a massive fire that injured 10 people and damaged nearly 100 homes and buildings, authorities said.


JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - Eight people died, several more were injured and about 18 others were taken hostage Monday when gunmen attacked the US Consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah.


States to help subprime owners refinance: WSJ

A number of U.S. states are setting up funds to help homeowners with risky subprime mortgages refinance to more affordable loans in a bid to slow the rate of home foreclosures, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site.


Processo Juve. Assolto Giraudo. 22 mesi per Agricola

Al termine di un dibattimento che Ã¨ iniziato il 31 gennaio 2002 il tribunale di Torino, presieduto dal giudice Giuseppe Casalbore, ha assolto l'amministratore delegato della Juventus, Antonio Giraudo e condannato il medico della societÃ  Riccardo Agricola


Know thy roboenemy Robo Developer Robots. Sure, they're evil, but are they a threat to us yet?â¦


Carbon "credit cards" could be used to encourage carbon thrift, Environment Secretary David Miliband suggests.


Shares of large U.S. and European drug  makers fell on Thursday after a prominent cardiologist  questioned the safety of new arthritis drugs and the  performance of U.S. regulators in monitoring drug safety.


BLACKSBURG, Va. (Sports Network) - Mike Imoh ran for two  first-quarter touchdowns and 15th-ranked Virginia Tech routed  Maryland 55-6 at Lane Stadium.


An Aboriginal man says racists drove him to quit the Australian Army, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Thursday. A photograph of soldiers dressed as members


Oil leaps to record over $93 on Mexico, dollar

Oil leapt to a record high for a third day on Monday, surpassing $93 as Mexico briefly halted one-fifth of its production and the dollar struck new lows.


Rape victim sees suspect on TV's 'Blind Date'

A California rape victim got the jaw-dropping surprise of her life when she spotted her alleged attacker on a television reality show - and promptly had him arrested.


David Beckham has promised to make an effort to improve his Spanish as he prepares for his second season at Real Madrid.


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Equatorial Guinea "mercenary" not mastermind-lawyer

A suspected South African mercenary on trial in Equatorial Guinea agreed to take part in a plot to oust the country's president but was not responsible for masterminding it, his lawyer said on Tuesday.


Scientists have found elevated levels of arsenic and other pesticides in thousands of truckloads of muck scooped from the bottom of Lake Okeechobee.


The number of broadband users in the US nearly tripled in the past two and a half years to more than 48 million subscribers, according to a report released this week by the US Federal Communications Commission.


Ontario doctors reject proposed payment deal; province insists no ...

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's doctors overwhelmingly rejected a much-touted fee agreement with the provincial government on Saturday, a major setback for planned health-care reforms in the province with no immediate plan to resume negotiations.


Engineers seek what's left of WTC facade

For months, it was as a resilient symbol of what the terrorists could not bring down: nine stories of the World Trade Center's north tower facade stood in the rubble while workers recovered bodies and cleared the site of the towers' ruins.


Retail sales fell more than expected in July and for the first time in over a year as poor weather pushed down clothing sales sharply.


Iraq Forces Advance on Najaf Shrine, Battle Rages

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraqi security forces tightened  their grip on the streets around a sacred shrine in Najaf  Tuesday after the government warned Shi'ite rebels inside they  would be killed if they did not surrender.


Scandal-hit Fox News moved yesterday to fire an employee who says she was sexually harassed by Bill O'Reilly - but wants a judge to declare the canning isn't retribution.


Arthurson claims two other offences committed within week of Kelly's murder

EDMONTON (CP) - A Manitoba pedophile who stunned his parole board hearing by admitting to other assaults has said two of the crimes were committed within a week of the murder that sent him to jail.


British consumer group: iTunes UK overpriced

British consumer group Consumers' Association has raised its voice over the iTunes' pricing in the United Kingdom. Most notably, its anger is aimed towards the different pricing model Apple uses for its online music store in European countries.


Religious and Political Icons Join Thousands Mourning Falwell in Va.

LYNCHBURG, Va., May 22 -- A panoply of conservative political and religious leaders gathered Tuesday to bid farewell to the Rev. Jerry Falwell in an event that was vintage Falwell: oversize, spiritual, filled with family, hometown friends and high-profile allies, with TV cameras and a sprinkling ...


President Jacques Chirac proposed a compromise Monday to kickstart talks between Iran and the international community, suggesting the threat of U.N. sanctions be suspended in exchange for Tehran halting its uranium enrichment program.


Little Natasha is a giggling, wriggling bundle of mischief. She adores Barney the Dinosaur, claps along to her favorite songs, and throws a typical 3-year-old's temper tantrums.


All-Star center fielder Vernon Wells and the Toronto Blue Jays are close to agreement on a $126 million, seven-year contract extension that would be the sixth-largest deal in baseball history.


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Rep. James T. Walsh (R-N.Y.) spent last year aggressively fundraising and campaigning for what promised to be a very close election in his toss-up district in Syracuse. A 10-term House veteran and senior member on the coveted House Appropriations Committee, Walsh raised more than $780,000, almost...


Google Inc. has consolidated 500 of its advertising and engineering staff into a single location in the fashionable former meatpacking district of lower Manhattan, the company confirmed on Monday.


Sales of womenâs clothing, a traditional pillar of the holiday shopping season, are unusually weak so far this year, according to a major credit card company.


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London Stock Exchange rejects German takeover bid

The London Stock Exchange today rejected a Â£1.35bn takeover approach from German rival Deutsche BÃ¶rse, but held open the prospect of further talks.


Stradivarius Cards still playing second fiddle

BOSTON -- You expected to see Bill Murray and Larraine Newman disembarking from the St. Louis team bus as it rolled up to Fenway Park here late Friday afternoon.


The Chicago White Sox have acquired Nick Swisher from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for three minor league players, the team said on Thursday.


There are signs of improvement in Afghanistan, but NATO will not pull its troops out of the country anytime soon


Boeing shifts green effort to engine firms

PARIS -- The head of Boeing Co.'s commercial aircraft unit yesterday backed a call by rival Airbus to work closely on producing more environmentally friendly planes, but said real progress was the responsibility of jet engine makers, rather than plane builders.


Russia sells Venezuela 98 Ilyushin aircaft: media

Russia has signed a deal to sell 98 Ilyushin civilian aircraft to Venezuela, Russian newspapers reported on Friday.


U.S. Identifies Body as Missing American Soldier

BAGHDAD, May 24 -- U.S. officials confirmed today that a body pulled from the Euphrates River early Wednesday was that of an American soldier abducted during a deadly ambush south of Baghdad almost two weeks ago, U.S. officials said.


Analysis: Cuba Cracks Down on Illegal Satellite Viewing of US Broadcasts

Analysis by Peter Feuilherade of BBC Monitoring on 9 February  Another crackdown on illegal satellite dish ownership is under way in Cuba.


AUSTRALIA's Karrie Webb shot an impressive final round of seven-under 64, but it proved to be one shot too many as playing partner Christina Kim put together a 65 yesterday (AEST) to win the LPGA Challenge event in Auburn, California.


Dell beefs up Precision portable workstation line

M6300 wants to kiss your desktop goodbye Dell is adding more power to its high-end line of mobile workstations with the debut of the Precision M6300, a 17" notebook geared at engineers, developers, video editors and others who need to tote around some serious silicon.â¦


AT&T video sharing service hits 160 markets

Blog: AT&T is taking its video sharing service nationwide.


By The Brownsville Herald, Texas  Feb. 7--daily editions can now be viewed -- page for page -- electronically on this Web site.   Click on the ePaper link to thumb through an electronic version of your daily Brownsville Herald.


Building Organs Even the Prudish Can Handle

Dr. Carla Pugh builds anatomical models to help medical students learn to perform exams that might make them uncomfortable.


Oil prices surged nearly 6 percent on  Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a fall in heating oil  stocks in the midst of the season's first arctic cold blast in  the Northeast.


Yahoo Inc.  said late on Wednesday it has released a test version of its toolbar for the Mozilla Firefox Web browser.


Mobility and scallops marinated in truffle oil, anyone? Fine dining will be the reward for...


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China launches first satellite after satellite-killing missile test

China has launched an experimental navigation satellite into space, state press reported, the nation's first space launch since it tested a satellite-killing missile last month.


Indonesia police to probe sinking of scorched ferry

Indonesian police are to investigate how a fire-damaged ferry capsized as officials and journalists inspected the charred hulk, officials said on Monday.


And Bush, Kerry trade jabs about war and rebuilding

WASINGTON (CBS.MW) - The outcome of this year's neck-and-neck presidential campaign continues to be anybody's guess as major political polls released Friday show very different leanings in the hotly contested race.


Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N on  Friday said it will fold its barely profitable PC business into  its successful printer and imaging business, chilling  speculation the computer company could spin off the printer  unit.


Teenage soul singer Joss Stone teams up with rock legend Mick Jagger to perform a Christmas duet.


Greg Paulus scores 18 points and is one of six players in double figures in the Blue Devils' 89-78 win over the third-ranked Tar Heels, ending a three-game losing streak in the heated rivalry.


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U.S. troops' detention of eight Iranians in Iraq — along with TV images of them being led away blindfolded and handcuffed — drew swift condemnation Wednesday from Tehran officials.


Dance Review | Company So Go No: When Librarians Go Bad, Texts Tumble

Thereâs a lot going on in Company So Go Noâs âArt of Memory,â a 50-minute dance-theater romp conceived and directed by Tanya Calamoneri that spans several continents and decades in source materials alone.


Bush says Kosovo to be independent, delights Albania

President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia continued to block it then the West would act.


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Clinton dig at Obama has ring to '92 race

Bill Clinton says Sen. Barack Obama is a highly ambitious, political prodigy who is asking voters to "roll the dice" and elect him president.


In a season-opening contest of Dual County League contenders, Lincoln-Sudbury came through with a 1-0 soccer victory over No. 13 Wayland in Sudbury yesterday.


SINISCALCO: BANKITALIA VIGILI SU CONCORRENZA, CONSOB SU ...

ROMA - E' meglio attribuire a Bankitalia la vigilanza sulla stabilita' del sistema bancario e ''in fase transitoria anche la concorrenza perche' il momento e' troppo delicato per una trasformazione del sistema.


Pakistani Forces Pound Militants in Tribal Region

WANA, Pakistan  - Pakistani forces pounded  suspected Islamic militants with helicopter gunships and mortar  fire on Friday, but have failed to find the mastermind of the  kidnapping this month of two Chinese engineers.


Colorado Man Gets Web-Arranged Kidney Transplant

A 58-year-old Colorado man received a  new kidney on Wednesday in the first transplant operation in  the United States using an organ found on a private Web site,  hospital officials said.


The family of the aid worker, Margaret Hassan, who was kidnapped in Iraq four weeks ago, say they fear she may be dead.


Few people get excited when some new software is released, especially when the program is not a game or a music or movie player. But the release of the first full version of a web browser called Firefox has


West Antarctic Glaciers Are Increasinly Thinning

The ice loss from the measured glaciers corresponds to an annual sea-level rise of .008 inches (.2 millimeters) or more than 10 percent of the total global increase of about .


Kiprusoff leads Finland in World Cup final against Canada

Miikka Kiprusoff is carrying the weight of a small European country aching for athletic success. Finland has a rich hockey tradition, but in recent years that history hasn't included a lot of winning.


(CBS/AP) Iraq's interim government and rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have both agreed to a peace deal presented by top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani to end three weeks of fighting in the holy city of Najaf.


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Congress OKs Extending Stopgap Highway Funding

Congress approved an eight-month  extension of temporary highway funding on Thursday with  lawmakers still wrangling over spending and other proposals and  reluctant to test a White House veto threat.


An Australian customs vessel heads south to Antarctica to monitor activities of the Japanese whaling fleet.


IAEA Chief Says Cannot Rule Out Korea Nuke Blast

The head of the International Atomic  Energy Agency said on Sunday that an explosion detected early  this month over North Korea was probably not a nuclear blast  but it could not be ruled out.


OIL prices retreated in New York and rose marginally in London today as worries about the impact of Hurricane Frances subsided. New York's reference contract, light sweet crude for October delivery, tumbled


The new 10-race playoff instituted this season has done all that Nascar officials had hoped, turning the droning fall stretch into a manic scramble.


logicAlloy ALE is RFID-EPC compliant RFID middleware. ALE collects and processes RFID tag data from RFID readers, then pushes RFID data to ERP apps. For more info on ALE, RFID and RFID tools, see www.logicalloy.com. logicAlloy - RFID made easy   The staff at logicAlloy is pleased to announce a new release of ALE Server, our open source RFID middleware. This new version has minor updates addressing bugs. Please see the changelog for more details.   Support & Feedback   logicAlloy is always interested in getting feedback from and committed to supporting our users. The logicAlloy forums provide you with the best access to discussions, FAQs, feature requests, etc. The forums are available at:     http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=597190     What is ALE Server?   ALE Server is a high performance, easy to use, cost effective middleware solution that eases the integration of RFID hardware with existing business systems. Based on EPCglobal standards, it empowers your organization to quickly comply with mandates without making costly changes to your existing business systems.     As an open source application with a zero-cost license, ALE Server gives you the freedom and flexibility to use the software for no upfront cost. In addition, logicAlloy makes RFID easy by bundling our high-performance engine with a package of easy to use management tools including a web-based administration console and a SOAP API.     Key Features:   - All-in-one package: no 3rd party dependencies or installs.   - 100% ALE Spec compliance: full support for ECSpecs, ECReports, tag filters and tag grouping.   - Supports EPC Gen 2 Tags (GID, SGTIN, SSCC, SGLN, GRAI, GIAI, DoD and raw hexadecimal encodings)   - Supports file, email, http, ftp, tcp, jms, soap and jdbc report notifications with experimental support for EPC-IS integrations. - Supports Alien 9xxx, Intermec IF5, Symbol XR400, FEIG LRU-1000 and Brooks HF60 readers with experimental support for ThingMagic Mercury M4/M5 readers.   - Extensable PlugIn framework supports custom readers and notifiers   - Web-based managment.   - SOAP web services API for integration.   - Fast performance with a small footprint: Handles tag data rates at speeds of up to 50,000 tags per second on a footprint of 32MB.   - Includes demo ECSpec and Test Readers     For more information about ALE Server, logicAlloy, or other business inquiries, contact us at:     1.888.4EZ.RFID   info@logicalloy.com   http://www.logicalloy.com


North Korea is suspected of test-firing several short-range missiles off its west coast, an intelligence official says.


Moderate news on the inflation front and a Labor Department report showing that consumer prices actually fell in July gave comfort to investors who are worried about potential price hikes.


Joey Citera, 7, a snowboarder, tests five helmets at the resortâs Burton Kids Parkway, a new children-only snowboard terrain park.


POACHING gangs will be targeted by police and water bailiffs in a new crackdown.  Operation Salmo, launched yesterday, is aimed at protecting Scotland's pounds 75million salmon fishing industry by netting poachers who pocket up to pounds 150 a fish.


Poland Nixes Deal With Belarusian Police

Poland's interior minister said on Saturday he has suspended an agreement between a Polish and a Belarusian police academy because of recent police violence against protesters in Belarus.


France confirms that ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be flown to Paris 'imminently' for treatment.


Six more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq: military

Six more U.S. soldiers were killed by bombs in north of Baghdad on Monday, the military said on Tuesday.


NBA Rundown: How good is/was Scottie Pippen?

One of the NBA's all-time greats, or a marvelously blessed opportunist who was in the right place at the right time? Scottie Pippen's place in NBA history probably will be debated longer than Pippen himself


Actional, Westbridge merge for Web services

Web services management vendor Actional and Westbridge Technology, which sold security infrastructure for Web services, are merging to focus on what company officials call âSOA (service-oriented architecture) enablement.â


Nigeria, assalto petroliera rapito tecnico italiano

Presi anche altri sei ostaggi. La piattaforma della Saipem è ancorata sul giacimento di Okono al largo di Port Harcourt, nel golfo del Niger


Islanders 6, Penguins 5: Islanders Stop Penguins in Final Minute

Islanders center Mike Sillinger scored his 20th goal of the season in the gameâs closing seconds, ending Pittsburghâs 16-game point streak.


BA boss to work in departures as airline battles staff shortages

Rod Eddington, the head of British Airways, and his boardroom colleagues will work alongside terminal employees at Heathrow this weekend as the airline pulls out all the stops to cope with a chronic shortage of ground staff.


Charter House is what is known as a CCRC, a continuing care retirement community. There are about 2,000 of them in this country. They differ from nursing homes in that they care for people no matter what needs might develop -- beginning with independent living.


Nuovo Dizionario Rai il ritorno della Lingua DOP

129000 voci, seimila citazioni tratte da ogni secolo, cinquemila ore di registrazione nelle sedi della RAI. E' il nuovo Dizionario Italiano d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia, opera multimediale di vero servizio pubblico


Thomas Jones collects cars. His latest purchase was a metallic-orange Ferrari, which the Chicago Bears running back compared himself to because it's quick, smooth, and powerful. Jones's automotive menagerie includes a Cadillac Escalade (the resplendent ride of choice among pro athletes), a Rolls-Royce , a Range Rover, a Mercedes-Benz, a BMW, and his first car, a Ford Expedition ...


Investment in robots reaches record levels

A joint UN-industry study says investment in industrial robots has increased by double digits to the highest level ever recorded. The Geneva-based UN Economic Commission


The new chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Mahmoud Abbas, met here Monday night with militant leaders as he began trying to solve the intricate political puzzle that Yasir Arafat left at his death.


When the American Bar Association sought a site for the president's reception during its annual meeting a few years ago, it chose the Tower of London, the palace and fortress for every British monarch from ...


Tv Hezbollah, contro caccia israeliani in zona Sidone


Supreme Court declines Massachusetts same-sex marriage fight

The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation's only law sanctioning such unions.


Rescuers pull survivors from the rubble of a building which collapsed in floods that hit the Philippines 10 days ago.


Mexican lawmakers said Monday they will revive a watered-down version of a 2006 drug bill criticized by the United States because it would have effectively decriminalized possession of marijuana and other drugs.


Prisoner who would be Arafat's successor

Marwan Barghouti, held in an Israeli jail, is favourite to become Palestinian leader. But his election could be a setback for peace talks, reports Patrick Bishop.


Gates dismisses Putin remarks as blunt spy talk

Defense Secretary Robert Gates  on Sunday dismissed as the blunt talk of an old spy accusations  by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States  sought to force its will on the world.


Ohio forecasting pig will opine on economy

"Darke County Dave," a local hog, will opine -- or oswine -- on America's economic outlook on Friday, the Ohio treasurer's office said.


Greenspan Warns of Likely U.S. Recession

HONG KONG -- Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Monday that the American economy might slip into recession by year's end.


Schumacher wins first practice at rain-soaked Suzuka

World champion Michael Schumacher drove the quickest time in the first practice on October 8 for Sunday's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix in Suzuka.


Sapporo, 12:11 - SCI DI FONDO, MONDIALI; SALTO: UHRMANN SI FA MALE IN ALLENAMENTO

Il tedesco Michael Uhrmann, uno dei candidati all'oro nella prova di salto ai Mondiali di Sapporo, s...


Barclays PLC, which is competing with Royal Bank of Scotland PLC to buy ABN Amro Holding NV in the largest takeover fight in the financial industry's history, said Monday it received approval from Dutch regulators to delay its proposed takeover.


EDITORIAL: Gifts Should Be Used As Giver Intended

By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Dec. 14--This week the Aberdeen City Council decided to pursue building apolice facility north of the old Aberdeen Central High School on a grassy area known as the Central Park location.


Corruption, Fear Overshadows Aid in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Worries about corruption,  militant attacks and the missionary work of religious groups  blighted the effort to aid tsunami victims in Indonesia's Aceh,  but workers in the devastated province were undaunted.


NEW YORK - First, let's get this straight: There's no new evidence that naproxen, the active ingredient in over-the-counter Aleve and prescription Naprosyn, causes an increase in heart attacks.


Oracle Quarterly Net Income Rises 16 Pct

Oracle Corp. on Tuesday reported a 16 percent rise in quarterly net income as the world's second largest software company benefited from steady demand for its flagship database software.


Blueberry ingredient to cut the cholesterol, new findings

24/08/2004 - A compound identified in blueberries could be the next key health ingredient in food formulations as researchers find it can effectively lower cholesterol.


Doda 'Feels Married' to Billionaire Onassis

Olympic horseman Alvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto, the Brazilian boyfriend of billionaire Athena Roussel, heiress of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, already feels married to the world's richest teenager.


Man charged with kidnapping, molestation

A man arrested after returning from Mexico with a 5-year-old boy on his lap was indicted Friday by a federal grand jury on charges of kidnapping, child molestation and trafficking in child pornography.


ROCKVILLE, Md. - A fortuneteller now sees her future - and it involves 18 months behind bars. Grace Uwanawich, also known as "Mrs.


Capsule reviews of films opening this week:


Microsoft's Ballmer: Hackers getting smarter

Microsoft's chief executive believes it's naive to suggest the software giant can eliminate all security vulnerabilities in its various


Nagpur: Chasing a target of 543, India were 84 for 5 at tea on the fourth day of the third cricket Test at the VCA ground in Nagpur on Friday.


Choose and cut farms thrive as fake trees gain market share

As Kevin Houde wielded the saw, his 4-year-old son Cameron squatted on the ground beside him. Working as a team, they made a clean cut at the base of the 7-foot tree that will mark the Christmas season in their home this year.


Paris Club to Approve Tsunami Debt Freeze -- Gaymard

The Paris Club is due to approve on Wednesday a moratorium on debt repayment for countries hit by the Asian tsunami disaster, French Finance Minister Herve Gaymard said.


Un uomo assassinato a colpi di pistola a Torre Annunziata


A huge explosion rocked central Baghdad late Tuesday.


Iran condemns British title for author Rushdie

Iran accused Britain on Sunday of insulting Islamic values by knighting Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" prompted the late Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa death warrant against him.


House clears huge business tax revamp to end trade war

The House last night passed the most sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law in nearly two decades, a measure designed to end a nasty trade war with Europe and shower $136


The Times They Are a-Changin', and Taking Welsh Farms Along

By Steve Dube  Farms in Monmouthshire, Brecon and Glamorgan are opening their gates next month when the British Grassland Society holds its annual summer meeting in South-East Wales.


SAP admits one of its units made "inappropriate downloads" of documents belonging to rival Oracle.


Hundreds flee Hamas-run Gaza amid spillover fears

Hundreds of Fatah supporters fled the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by land and sea on Saturday and the Islamist group threatened to take its fight against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces to the West Bank.


As Prices Drop, OPEC Warms to Output Cuts

OPEC ministers said Thursday that they were considering curbing output and taking some oil off the market to prevent a price slump.


North Korea's claim about mysterious blast might be true: Seoul

Communist North Korea's claim that a huge and mysterious explosion was caused by a civil engineering project might be true, according to South Korea's intelligence agency.


Milano, 16:49 - CALCIO, MILAN: DIDA PROLUNGA CONTRATTO FINO AL 2010

Nelson Dida difenderà la porta del Milan fino al 2010. Il club rossonero ha annunciato che il...


The top five movies of the week as on August 28th, 2004.


Vietnam's president on Thursday called for more U.S. business investment in his fast-growing country ahead of meetings with U.S. lawmakers expected to focus on complaints of widespread human rights abuse.


Jacques Rivette is a director for whom everything is connected, or, perhaps more alarming, nothing is.


Critics Urge Rejection of Microsoft Open XML

Opponents of Microsoft's new Open XML file format is complicated and untranslatable; existing ODF standard is enough.


Braves agree two-year deal with reliever Soriano

The Atlanta Braves and reliever Rafael  Soriano avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $9  million contract, the team said on Thursday.


Archstone deal carries break-up fee of $235 mln

U.S. apartment owner Archstone-Smith  Trust  will have to pay a $235 million break-up fee plus  expenses to end a proposed deal to be acquired by affiliates of  Lehman Brothers  and Tishman Speyer for a total of $22.2  billion, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday.


Tech comes back to sting Yellow Jackets 34-20

ATLANTA - During the American Civil War, General William T. Sherman burnt down the city of Atlanta. Thursday night in that same city, the Virginia Tech football team emulated Sherman, lighting up the scoreboard


October 13, 2004 - EA sent word that Ultima Online: Samurai Empire has gone gold today and will be in stores Nov. 2nd. "We are right on track to deliver this exciting new experience to our fans next month," said


Conley making field hockey mark at Babson

Babson College field hockey player Elise Conley of Shrewsbury, who suffered a facial injury last season that required her to wear a protective mask, has come back in a big way this fall.


The next effort to launch the space shuttle Atlantis could come as early as Jan. 24, but will probably slip into February as engineers test and repair a suspect fuel sensor connector, a NASA official said.


Rilevati 401 casi la scorsa settimana, nel 2007 sara' picco


ONE of the seven men on trial for sexual abuse on remote Pacific island of Pitcairn has pleaded guilty to three of the four charges he faced, including indecent assault against a 12-year-old girl.


Studios still searching for best way to do video online

Execs from the biggest studios talk business and technology at CES.


Greg Oden, the top pick in this yearâs N.B.A. draft, will likely miss his first season with the Portland Trail Blazers after surgery on his right knee today.


Two China miners crawl to safety after 5 days

Two brothers have crawled to safety after being trapped for nearly six days in a Chinese coal mine, state media said on Monday.


Butter in Bangladesh Predicts the Stock Market

Be careful when presented with methods that claim to time the market.


Business confidence in Japan has remained steady in recent months,  according to the latest tankan survey.


A Stable Life, Despite Persistent Dizziness

Living with dizziness is anything but fun. It can throw oneâs whole life out of kilter, literally and figuratively.


Toshiba and Memory-Tech go Dual-Format DVD.

Toshiba and Memory-Tech announced they developed a dual-layer DVD disc. This wouldn't be newsworthy unless the disc is able to contain two formats: HD DVD and DVD formats.


Mark Chapman, the man who killed Beatle John Lennon, faces his third parole hearing next week.


Leafs veteran Alex Mogilny undergoes another hip surgery

TORONTO (CP) - Winger Alexander Mogilny of the Toronto Maple Leafs has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery to his left hip for the second time in a year.


Chile's Lagos Receives Torture Commission Report

By Ignacio Badal SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chilean President Ricardo Lagosreceived a chilling report on Wednesday from a governmentcommission that interviewed more than 30,000 victims tochronicle for the first time the systematic use of tortureduring Augusto Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship.


Advertising: Cadbury Bets on Protein to Promote Its New Sports Drink

A new sports drink brand, Accelerade, will battle Gatorade and Powerade for the hearts and mouths of thirsty athletes.


'Legend? Nicole Kidman is a mere beginner'

The old adage about never performing with children or animals will not have been lost on Nicole Kidman during her 21 years in showbusiness, but two appearances with her latest co-star in Venice


E' il primo esperimento del genere da parte di Pyongyang


Jeanne kills 6, Florida declared a disaster

WASHINGTON - Six Florida residents have died in the fourth hurricane in six weeks to hit the state, which US President George Bush declared a "major disaster" area.


Masked gunmen seized three Hamas militants outside a mosque and shot them Wednesday &#151; the latest round in an increasingly bloody power struggle in volatile Gaza. One of the men later died at a hospital.


Apparently, raising the price really does make the wine taste better.


Will Iowa caucuses shake up Republicans?

The Republican presidential race has gone from merely unpredictable to chaotic.


CDW to be bought by Madison Dearborn for $7.3 bln

CDW Corp. , a U.S. provider of technology products and services, said on Tuesday it agreed to be bought by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC for about $7.3 billion.


IN CASE anyone had forgotten, Jim McDonnell, Danny Williamsâs trainer, stood up at the last pre-bout press conference here on Wednesday and repeated his


150,000 in Amsterdam reject plan to cut benefits

AMSTERDAM More than 150,000 people took to the streets over the weekend to protest planned cuts to social benefits in what police described as the largest antigovernment demonstrations in the Netherlands in 20 years.


Drugs Killed S.African Pop Diva Brenda Fassie-Paper

South African pop diva Brenda  Fassie was killed earlier this year by a drug overdose not an  asthma attack, a newspaper said on Saturday.


Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair into the right field box seats, hitting two spectators in the head Monday night, as Oakland Athletics fans taunted the visitors after a two-out, top-of-the-ninth homer tied the game.


The (Possible) Perils of Being Thirsty While Being Green

I have the usual New Yearâs resolutions â exercise more, lose weight, be a nicer person. I also hope to find out if I am inadvertently poisoning my children.


Appellate Court Overturns Tankleff Conviction

The ruling is a vindication for Martin H. Tankleff, who has been imprisoned for 17 years for the grisly 1988 murders of his parents.


The Aids virus is a quick-change artist that copies itself at ...

For nearly 20 years, the Rutgers University chemist has obsessively dismantled the AIDS virus to untangle its deadly submicroscopic machinery.


Weirton union not worried about ISG buyout

WEIRTON, W.Va. The leader of unionized steelworkers in Weirton, West Virginia, says he takes comfort in knowing who will be in charge when a Dutch company takes over International Steel Group.


After having scored just two runs in the first two games of the World Series, Rockies Manager Clint Hurdle may alter his lineup for Saturday night's Game 3.


Lowe's (LOW:NYSE - news - research) third-quarter earnings rose 15.5% from a year ago, but the home supply-chain disappointed investors by keeping its fourth-quarter guidance in place.


Oil prices decline, US dollar gains in pre-election trading

NEW YORK, November 2  - Crude oil prices stayed below the $50 per barrel mark hours before the US elections this morning, amid the pre-election profit booking activities after a record rally in oil prices in the recent past.


Dodger fan buys entire section of LA stadium hoping for Bonds home ...

Spending nearly $25,000 for baseball tickets seemed like a worthy investment to Michael Mahan, considering the 700th home run ball crushed by Barry Bonds will likely fetch a much higher price.


Study Links Soda and Women Having Diabetes

Women who drink more than one sweetened soft drink a day are slightly more likely to develop diabetes than women who drink less than one a month, according to a new study.    But critics of the study noted the same conclusion might be drawn from examining eating habits involving other forms of junk food, too...


(InfoWorld) - Blogging pioneer Six Apart has made an aggressive move to defend and expand its presence in the workplace now that major vendorsÂ such asÂ IBMÂ and MicrosoftÂ have begun to build blog components into their enterprise collaboration platforms. On Tuesday, Six Apart released the most significant upgrade in years of its enterprise blogging software Movable Type, boosting what many industry experts already consider to be the most sophisticated product of its kind. Movable Type 4 has been rearchitected to simplify companies' management and deployment of corporate blogs and the creation of online communities, Six Apart officials said. The company also announced its intention to release an open source version of Movable Type in this year's third quarter for companies and developers interested in extending the functionality of the platform. The new version's enhancements keep Movable Type ahead of the rudimentary blogging capabilities vendorsÂ such asÂ IBM and Microsoft have begun putting in their collaboration platforms. "No one has anything as robust as Movable Type. Six Apart has a big head start," said Rob Koplowitz, a Forrester Research analyst. However, Six Apart must keep enhancing the product and making sure it's easy to integrate with enterprise systems, because what Microsoft and IBM lack in sophistication, they make up for in the convenience of providing broad, one-stop collaboration platforms. "This is where the Movable Type story needs to be stronger," said Mike Gotta, a Burton Group analyst. Increasingly, enterprise customers expect to have an integrated suite of Web 2.0 collaboration software that includes such thingsÂ as blog, wiki, and content syndication applications, Gotta said. A step in the right direction is Movable Type's inclusion in Intel's SuiteTwo bundle of Web 2.0 enterprise collaboration software, although it remains to be seen if SuiteTwo will succeed in the market, Gotta said. SuiteTwo, which also includes wiki software from Socialtext, integration services from SpikeSource, and content syndication tools from NewsGator Technologies and SimpleFeed, became available in April. Integration and bundling efforts aside, Six Apart should also consider building a wiki component for Movable Type, because there is so much synergy between wikis and blogs, Gotta said. Of course, Six Apart must continue with its aggressive innovation and upgrade release cycle so that it can keep Movable Type's functionality safely ahead of offerings from the likes of IBM and Microsoft, Koplowitz said. "It's always dangerous to be in the crosshairs of big organizations like IBM and Microsoft," Koplowitz said. Movable Type customers include Intel, Oracle, Boeing, The Washington Post, and New York University. Highlights in Movable Type 4 include:-- Blog publishing improvementsÂ such asÂ an installation and upgrade wizard, enhanced template management tools, and a redesigned user interface;-- Community-creation capabilities such as the ability for blog owners to let readers become members of their Web sites and able to post text, photos, video, and audio;-- IT administration tools to manage multiple blogs and users from a central interface;-- Scalability featuresÂ such asÂ the ability to run Movable Type in multiple servers;-- Integration capabilities to tie in to enterprise systems and directories. The beta version of Movable Type 4 can be downloaded from the product's main site. Regarding pricing, the product is free for personal use. Customers with commercial, education, and nonprofit licenses for the product's current version can upgrade to version 4 at a discount. More information about pricing is at this page.


Rally driver Colin McRae and three others are feared dead in a helicopter crash near his Lanarkshire home.


Theyâre Playing My Song. Time to Work Out.

There is a rough science to choosing performance-enhancing music.


NY concert to be broadcast to all North Korea

A concert by the New York Philharmonic  in North Korea next week that officials say could break  cultural boundaries and draw the two countries closer will be  broadcast throughout the reclusive Communist state.


Prevista un'altra riunione del board nei prossimi giorni


Il presidente della Camera interviene nel dibattito sull'ordinanza del Comune di Firenze"Nessuna polemica, ma preferirei che la tolleranza zero fosse nei confronti del racket"                                            Lavavetri, la perplessitÃ  di Bertinotti "Severi, ma non contro gli ultimi"


Il segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite: "Violata Carta Onu". Replica della Casa Bianca: "Intervento giustificato". LONDRA (17 set. 2004) - Duello a distanza tra la Casa Bianca e il Palazzo di Vetro. Il


Stefan Mischook's Blog: Object Oriented PHP Tutorial Updated

Stefan Mischook has once again updated his beginner tutorial to help new developers to PHP get acquainted with working with objects in PHP.   IÃ¢ÂÂve update my beginners tutorial on object oriented PHP adding steps 12-17. I cover two new basic OO concepts in these steps: Constructors and Access modifiers.   The fully updated tutorial can be found here on Stefan's website.


A Look at the Hiring Picture for Big Companies in 2008

Retiring baby boomers and the weak U.S. dollar are creating job opportunities in some surprising sectors.


Welcome to the BCS consolation bracket, otherwise known as the Fiesta Bowl.


Maranello, 19:24 - F1, FERRARI; RAIKKONEN: LA MACCHINA E' MOLTO MIGLIORATA

"Abbiamo avuto un buon test a Silverstone: la macchina era molto migliore rispetto alla doppia trasf...


Scientists believe they may have found a much more accurate way of diagnosing bowel cancer.


The Najaf deal may bring short-term peace to the ravaged holy city after three weeks of urban warfare, but the cease-fire terms could pose a long-term danger to U.S. troops and interests in Iraq.


Roma, 18:29 - CALCIO, SERIE B: TUTTO IL CAMPIONATO SU SKY

Con un accordo siglato oggi con la Lega Nazionale Professionisti, Sky si è assicurata i dirit...


Pit disater set to be nation's worst this year

The death toll in the Central China coal mine accident rose to 66 on Friday, a figure set to rise as hopes of rescuing the 82 missing miners fades.


A few stories Terry Francona never told as he was guiding the Red Sox to their first world championship since the inventions of traffic signals, frozen food, and bubble gum:


Readers give their versions of what happened

it's said that they were all there -- looked invisible to me. I do not agree with the suspensions being indefinite, 10 games


Fly from New York to Colombia on Monday, be with your wife as she has surgery, make sure things are OK there, fly to Boston overnight on Tuesday and hit a game-winning home run in the 12th inning on Wednesday.


Dall'8 per mille agli "undici denari", fino all'astensione dal gioco e dalle varie lotterie statalidall'acquisto di titoli come Bot e Cct, utilizzare vettori diversi da Alitalia                                            La Lega Nord lancia la rivolta fiscale Ecco i 13 punti contro Roma e il governo


Cosmologists may have to reassess their understanding of the evolution of the early Universe after surprising new data from the Hubble Space Telescope.


ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey will push to improve its democracy and human rights record regardless of whether European Union leaders decide in December to begin membership talks with Ankara, the government said Monday.


German regulators seek criminal investigation into Citigroup bond case

BaFin, the German financial market regulator, has asked prosecutors to probe US banking giant Citigroup over possible market manipulation in the eurozone government bond futures market, BaFin chief said in a newspaper interview.


The U.S. economy grew at a revised  5.6 percent annual rate in the first quarter as the fastest  pace of growth in 2-1/2 years generated robust corporate  profits, the Commerce Department said on Thursday.


Commonwealth chief says parliament, courts should solve Musharraf row

Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon emerged from a meeting with Pervez Musharraf saying Pakistan's parliament and judiciary should solve a row over the president's efforts to remain army chief.


The Bush administration on Tuesday  protested Russia's auction of YUKOS's main oil production unit  and warned it could have a "chilling effect" on foreign  investment in Russia.


Six die in Palestinian raid on Gaza army post

Three Israeli soldiers and three Palestinian gunmen were killed yesterday in battles near the Gaza Strip settlement of Morag. The clash came a day after a woman suicide bomber killed


In New Congress, Seniority Takes  Back Seat to Spirit

They call themselves the "30-Something Working Group," a loose collection of House Democrats in their 30s and 40s who have begun making waves.