Economic Scene: The Future of Leisure That Never Arrived

Though the average hours at work have decreased in the last century, it doesnât necessarily follow that leisure has increased.


Mets catcher Lo Duca suspended for two games

New York Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount on Monday for arguing a called strike against him in Saturday's game against the Oakland Athletics.


Report: EMI, Warner Chappell bidding for independent UK label Chrysalis

EMI Group, which recently outlined a painful restructuring plan, has made a bid for independent music label Chrysalis Group PLC, a newspaper reported Friday.


Il greggio continua il rally, timori Iraq in vista del voto


In immagini un ultra' che colpisce ispettore con un lavabo


First item as Congress convenes: Change the rules

While the House considers new ethics policies, the Senate is eyeing rules affecting judicial nominees.


Wal-Mart focusing on sustainable electronics

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Monday that starting next year, it will ask its electronics suppliers to fill out a scorecard assessing the sustainability of their products.


Hewlett-Packard has agreed to a financial settlement with The New York Times and three Business Week magazine journalists in connection with the companyâs spying scandal.


Justice Department Says F.B.I. Misused Patriot Act

The F.B.I. improperly obtained thousands of records without prior judicial approval, a report said today.


Edin Kadribasic has posted some benchmarks he's created from the Zend bench.php tool on the latest build he's created with the new version of Visual Studio from Microsoft.   Here is the comparison of running Zend/bench.php from the PHP source using VC++ 8.0 (Visual Studio 2005) and VC++ 6.0. The test was done on my Lenovo laptop with Celron M 1.6 GHz processor and 1.5 GB ram.   Overall, the differences are pretty minimal, but there are a few places that stand out and have more of a variance than the others (like the 12% difference in the "simplecall" test). Check out the post for the full list of the benchmark results.


'Butta la luna' supera Canale 5, bene 'Ballaro'' su Raitre


Marketing campaign bombs, prompts terror alert A marketing campaign that planted electronic devices throughout Boston was so successful it brought parts of the city to a virtual standstill after authorities mistook them for terrorist bombs.â¦


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Postal workers set date for first strike

Business & money: Â· Union calls one-day stoppage for next  Friday Â· Dispute centres on pay and modernisation plans


'NATO to expand role to include WMD, terrorism'

LONDON: NATO should expand its role to include counter-terrorism, fighting cyber-crime, and the security of natural resources, according to a confidential document that will be endorsed at a summit next week, ...Comment


Crumbs! Web site gives archivists food for thought

"Well I think we  should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some  biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as  well. Lovely."


Asia marks crisis with confidence and ambition

Asian countries put the humiliation of the 1997 financial crisis behind them on Monday, arguing they were in a better position to deal with the sort of meltdown that crippled the region a decade ago.


Not even a slow pace and a crowded field could keep Blackdoun from his date with destiny on Monday at Del Mar. He rallied from last to first in the Grade 2, $400,000 Del Mar


Readers remark on nanotubes, counterfeiting the euro, personal homepages, and the word of the day: IRONY. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.


A New Twist on Mobile Search: Human Guides

ChaCha, a search engine powered by people, is hoping that it will be more popular on the mobile phone than it was on the Web.


A body to standardise air safety measures across Africa is due to be inaugurated in Namibia.


The 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith died while visiting his mother in the hospital where the reality TV star and former Playboy playmate had given birth last week, a Bahamas police official said Monday.


SBC Gives Microsoft $400 Mln Internet TV Deal

SBC Communications SBC.N will pay Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O at least $400 million over 10 years for technology to help SBC sell video services over its upgraded broadband lines, the companies said Wednesday.


NYT, manager sulla graticola dopo pesante trimestrale


Bolton want outright deal for Liverpool's Diouf

Bolton Wanderers want to sign El Hadji Diouf to a permanent deal from Liverpool in January. The Guardian says Bolton officials have been privately impressed by Diouf's reaction to the misdemeanour and by his displays since joining on loan in August.


China's massive capacity to recycle paper is preventing many forests from being destroyed, a report says.


U.S. expects Blair to be named Middle East envoy

The Bush administration expects Western powers to name Tony Blair as their Middle East envoy soon after he steps down as British prime minister on Wednesday, diplomats said.


The BBC correspondent Alan Johnston is heading back to the UK following his release from captivity in Gaza.


A FIRED-UP Lleyton Hewitt is charging into the first round of the US Open on the back of another tournament win yesterday. After a 6-3 6-1 victory against Peruvian Luis Horna in the TD Waterhouse Cup final


The architect behind New York's revamped Museum of Modern Art likens it to a Japanese teacup.


Microsoft-Yahoo deal poses antitrust issues: Google

Google Inc  fired back on Sunday at Microsoft Corp's  $44.6 billion bid to acquire Yahoo Inc , accusing Microsoft of seeking to extend its computer software monopoly deeper into the Internet realm.


Putin denies nationalization plans for Yukos, but state firms can ...

LONDON, September 24  - Vladimir Putin has denied speculations about the government's plans to re-nationalize the beleaguered oil giant, OAO Yukos Oil Company (YUSA.


Aged NBA stars flirting with returns to game

Michael Jordan says no. He is not lobbying Shaquille O'Neal. He is not coming back. No matter what anyone says. "I don't know how this started.


Iraq group says holding Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi drivers: Al-Jazeera

The Islamic Army in Iraq has announced it abducted a driver from Sri Lanka and another from Bangladesh who work for a Kuwaiti company, Al-Jazeera television said, showing footage of the pair.


The Redskins have struggled on run defense most of this season and beginning with the Eagles' Brian Westbrook on Sunday, they face a string of feature running backs the rest of the year.


France's Jacques Chirac calls for a fairer international order based on a strengthened United Nations.


John Reeves didn't invest in high-growth companies 20 years ago. He won't make that mistake again.


Embattled Alberto Gonzales joins the exodus of top-level officials from the White House.


Doctors in the Somalia capital work overnight to treat more than 100 civilians wounded in heavy shelling.


Reuters Poll: Bush and Kerry Still in Dead Heat

President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry remain tied for the third consecutive day in the race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&T Wireless Services Inc.


Some 5,500 pounds of basil grown in Mexico and sold in the United States has been recalled because of fears it may be infected with salmonella, a spokesman for the importer said Thursday.


Fans of "American Idol," U.S. TV's  most popular program, on Thursday gave their backing to a  female contestant purportedly shown in some X-rated Internet  photos, voting to keep her on the show.


Blair's office like Nixon White House: ousted BBC chief

Greg Dyke, the former BBC director general ousted over the broadcaster's coverage of the Iraq conflict, unleashed a scorching attack on the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair, blaming it for trying to bully the BBC into submission.


Roma, 18:16 - BASKET, ACCOLTO RICORSO ROMA: HAWKINS DOMANI IN CAMPO

Ricorso d'urgenza acccolto: David Hawkins sarà regolarmente in campo domani sera a Siena per ...


Oil  prices ease after hitting $100 a barrel as the weak dollar and violence in Nigeria and Algeria boost prices.


US releasing documents to panel probing UN's Iraq oil-for-food program

The United States said it was releasing documents to the independent panel probing the United Nations' scandal-plagued Iraq oil-for-food program, after the inquiry's chief complained about Washington's cooperation.


Colombian artist Oscar Munoz revamps Narcissus myth

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Colombian artist Oscar Munoz reworks the themes of a Greek myth in a new retrospective exhibit that marks the beginning of the first major solo tour of his works in North America.


Cured lepers still live in "colonies" in China

PANYU, China  - The old men hunched over a board game looked like any other pensioners playing chess, until they lifted their heads to welcome medical staff approaching their table.


Crude oil prices rise again after eight days of losses, after a US report shows stocks at their lowest since March.


As many as 1.2 million smokers in England could try to quit smoking in the New Year, figures suggest.


'Special relationship' questioned after US releases friendly-fire video

The so-called "special relationship" between Britain and the United States has been called into question by British commentators,  after the US reluctantly released the cockpit video showing a friendly-fire killing following its leak to the media.


Nasa's X-43A, the world's fastest jet, was launched over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in an attempt to fly at 10 times the speed of sound, Mach 10.


Testers Thanked with Special Edition SP2 CD

According to multiple sources, a special edition CD containing Windows XP Service Pack 2 has begun to reach mailboxes of testers.  The CD is nested in a folder marked with the slogan, "I came through for SP2." The major update for Windows XP was completed in early August after numerous delays and mounting pressure on Microsoft to improve the security of its flagship operating system.


China Lashes Out at Bush Foreign Policy on Eve of US Election

On the eve of the US presidential election, China has accused President Bush of trying to rule the world and says the Iraq war has made global terrorism and ethnic conflicts worse.


Bosses of trouble-hit British Airways have vowed to put their recent difficulties behind them as they joined airport staff to help cope with the Bank Holiday exodus.


NBC Universal named Jeff Zucker chief executive on Tuesday, a widely expected move that caps the swift rise of the 41-year-old executive charged with improving results for its TV network and presiding over a digital media make-over.


World cut off from Hull Kingston Communications, recently rebranded as KCom, has lost its connection to BT and, therefore, the wider world beyond the Humber.â¦


Irish voters play safe, Ahern heads for 3rd term

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


Kenya bloodshed leads to accusations of genocide

President Mwai Kibaki's government accused rival Raila Odinga's party of unleashing "genocide" in Kenya on Wednesday as the death toll from tribal violence over a disputed election passed 300.


Pakistan Says Nuke Talks with India 'Constructive'

South Asian rivals Pakistan and India discussed steps to avert misunderstandings over their nuclear arsenals on Tuesday including a draft accord to notify each other before missile tests, a Pakistani official said.


Two men held in Trinidad over an alleged plot to attack JFK airport  will fight extradition to the US,  their lawyer says.


Vantage Point: After the Games, the bills come due

ATHENS It begins. On Monday afternoon on Sky Radio - Greek talk radio with an Anglo title - a caller made the following observation: "All these countries are sending us congratulations for a great Olympics.


Police could get anti-terror stop and question powers

Prime Minister Tony Blair Sunday accused courts and parliament of putting the rights of suspects before national security as it emerged that police may get powers to stop and question people in the street.


Breastfeed your baby if you want them to have a perfect smile, Italian research suggests.


Two tracks rejected by pop singer Kylie Minogue for her next album are briefly posted online.


LONDON, England -- Europe stepped up pressure on Ukraine officials Wednesday to review the results of the disputed presidential poll, following a similar statement of support from the White House.


There will come a time when playing host to preseason basketball games will not set pulses racing in China, a time when the country is secure enough in its place as a world sports superpower that it will settle for nothing but the meaningful.


The Chicken's in the Oven, My Husband's Out the Door

Some marriages grind slowly to a halt. Others, like the author's, explode midflight, a space shuttle torn asunder in the clear blue sky as the stunned crowd watches in disbelief.


WASHINGTON - The government agency in charge of airport security spent nearly a half-million dollars on an awards ceremony at a lavish hotel, including $81,000 for plaques and $500 for cheese displays, according to an internal report obtained by The Associated Press.    Awards were presented to 543 Transportation Security Administration employees and 30 organizations, including a "lifetime achievement award" for one worker with the 2-year-old agency...


The US secretary of state meets union leaders in Colombia on a trip aimed at promoting free trade.


Fraport AG Wins Management Contract for Cairo Airport in Egypt

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany, December 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraport AG (FSE:FRA) Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide has won the international bid for a contract to manage Cairo Airport in Egypt.


Yom Kippur leaves Green with dilemma whether to play

Baseball's nondenominational scheduling has placed the Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman in a ponderous dilemma. If he is to honor the holiest of Jewish holidays - Yom Kippur â-e could miss two games


Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt pleads for leniency when he is sentenced for his part in the 1993 Mumbai bombings.


Craig Goes on Offensive, Angering G.O.P. Leaders

Senator Larry E. Craig renewed efforts to clear his name, infuriating Republican Senate leaders who thought they had contained the political damage from his case.


Cigna to Pay $93 Million to Settle Class Action: A Pennsylvania Pension Fund Was a Plaintiff in the Lawsuit By Shareholders. The Firm Did Not Admit Wrongdoing

By Jane M. Von Bergen, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 9--A computer nightmare from early in the decade is still haunting Cigna Corp.   The Philadelphia insurance company will pay $93 million in the settlement of a class-action shareholder lawsuit, it was announced yesterday.


Colo. governor's race looks to be tossup

First came word that the running mate picked by GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez had compared same-sex marriage to bestiality. Then Beauprez apologized for overstating the abortion rate among blacks.


AMERICA/MESSICO - LÂOspedale Nostra Signora della Salute celebra 60 anni dalla sua fondazione voluta dalla Chiesa Cattolica Morelia (Agenzia Fides) - Si celebrano in questi giorni i 60 anni di fondazione dellÂOspedale di Nuestra SeÃ±ora de la Salud di Morella, cittÃ  capoluogo dello stato messicano di Michoacan, situato nel Messico centrale.  LÂospedale Ã¨ stato voluto dai ...


Federal prosecutors have charged a Dutch aviation services company with exporting parachutes, aircraft parts and equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. embargoes


In a move likely to split Iran's reformist camp, the ex-parliamentary speaker says he will run for the presidency in June.


CME Group Inc , parent of the world's largest derivatives exchange, said on Tuesday quarterly profit nearly doubled, driven by strong volume growth.


Court allows student's anti-Bush T-shirt

Putting its recent ruling on student speech into practice, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected a school district's appeal of a ruling that it violated a student's rights by censoring his anti-Bush T-shirt.


DiMare, MC look super as Lancers upset top-ranked CM

After 18 years, Malden Catholic finally has Catholic Memorial's number. Mike DiMare collected two goals and two assists to lead the fifth-ranked Lancers to a 4-3 victory over the top-ranked Knights last night in Canton, their first victory in the series since 1989. The win put the Lancers in sight of a Super 8 berth.


News of John Paul II's hospitalization causes waves


UN forces setting up buffer zone between warring groups in eastern ...

The United Nations said it will send troops to separate warring Congo army factions, warning the UN force will repulse any attempt to cross the new buffer zone.


For the second time in two months, President Bush announced sanctions against Myanmar to punish the military-run government and its backers for the recent violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.


Londra, 15:56 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: CHARLTON-EVERTON 1-1

Finisce 1-1 l'incontro tra Charlton e Everton che ha aperto la 14/a giornata di Premier League. In v...


Time Warner to Drop NFL Network on Friday

By Barry Horn, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 14--The NFL Network will disappear from Time Warner Cable systems on Friday, said Gary Underwood, the cable provider's spokesman for North Texas.


The New York Yankees and pitcher Mike Mussina have agreed a two-year contract worth a reported $23 million, the team announced on Monday.


NASCAR confident Nextel Cup series will not be harmed by Sprint ...

NASCAR is not expecting any immediate changes to its top-tier racing series following the merger between telecommunications giant Sprint Corp.


Peter Hain says the England cricket team's tour of Zimbabwe is a "propaganda victory" for President Mugabe.


Il Cdm ratifica la nomina proposta dal ministro Bianchi


Australia said that it would send a ship to pick up two anti-whaling activists who jumped on a Japanese vessel.


Retailers Aim to Excite Holiday Shoppers

With a weak back-to-school season behind them, the nation's retailers are focused on the holidays and what steps they need to take to get consumers excited about shopping again.


Europe's new constitution got a thumbs-up from French Socialists, according to voting results announced Thursday. Some 59 percent of Socialist supporters favored the new charter


Tax Rules Give Temporary Oil Price Relief

U.S. accounting rules, which can bolster  end-year oil prices by encouraging companies to run down  stocks, are this year helping to cool overheated markets by  creating a glut of prompt supply, analysts said.


U.S. security officials were warned to look out for explosives components smuggled in thick-soled shoes, after European authorities found blasting caps concealed that way in luggage on a bus.


Government plans reforms to end sick-note culture

Reforms to the way doctors sign millions of people off from work on health grounds will be proposed by the government on Wednesday, in what ministers call a drive to end a sick note culture.


Stopping Some Drugs Raises Heart Attack Risk-Study

Patients who discontinue long-term use  of anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen run a  higher risk of heart attack for a few weeks immediately  afterward, a study said on Monday.


Putting Very Little Weight in Calorie Counting Methods

Exercise physiologists say there is little in the world of exercise as wildly exaggerated as peopleâs estimates of the number of calories they burn.


"Birth" should have been good. It had all the elements: Spooky scenario, seamless direction, stellar cast. We were ready for it to be good; we wanted it to be good.


Cuban hunger striker quits bid for Internet access

A Cuban dissident demanding unfettered  access to the Internet ended a seven-month hunger strike on  Thursday after fellow dissidents convinced him to give up.


The Young Steinbrenners Join the Search Party

Hank and Hal Steinbrenner participated Monday in the interview of Joe Girardi, a former Yankees catcher and current cable analyst, who is a candidate to replace Joe Torre as the Yankees manager.


Sarei orgoglioso di un intervento di imprenditori italiani


By Timothy R. Gaffney, Dayton Daily News, Ohio  Sep. 9--An Air Force contract worth $627.8 million should generate local  high-tech jobs and shows what was at stake in last year's military  base-closing process, a Dayton Development Coalition executive said Friday.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair's hopes of a once and for all political settlement in Northern Ireland were shattered tonight as the IRA was linked to a 22 million bank robbery.


Bangladesh blast at opposition party kills one, injures scores

DHAKA, Bangladesh : A series of bombs ripped through an opposition party rally in the Bangladesh capital, killing at least one person and injuring scores of others, witnesses said.


Jets receiver Laveranues Coles was placed on injured reserve Saturday because of an ankle injury that has bothered him for several weeks.


Milano, 18:32 - CALCIO, INTER: CONFERMATO PROBLEMA MUSCOLARE PER JIMENEZ

L'Inter ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della gara con il Livorno: lavoro atletico e partitella ...


It's never too early to click through a turnstile to the future.


Concern over inventories drives up oil price

NEW YORKâOil prices jumped nearly $2 (US) yesterday after the US government said crude stocks fell to a fresh five-month low last week and distillate fuel inventories barely grew ahead of winter.


CRUDE oil prices surged past US$50 a barrel for the first time yesterday to a new record high, raising concerns that higher energy costs could slow the global economy next year.


The acquisition of IBM's personal computing division by China's Lenovo Group is seen having little impact on the Indian market in the short- or medium-term, analysts and industry officials said.


The U.S. economy will barely manage to grow in the first quarter this year while inflation will remain somewhat elevated, a quarterly survey issued by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank showed on Tuesday.


Place your bets for the party of the year

and as many as 15,000 tipped to head to Adelaide's biggest Melbourne Cup party at Morphettville Racecourse â-ere praying for the rain to stay away.


After 216 years, 'Times' to stop printing as broadsheet

The Times is to ditch its broadsheet edition and publish in a compact-only format starting on Monday. Almost a year ago, The Times followed in the footsteps of The Independent


Japanâs Central Bank Votes to Raise Key Lending Rate

Citing signs of an expanding economy, the Bank of Japan raised its key benchmark overnight borrowing rate by a quarter of a percentage point.


Doping Probe of Greeks Staggers Toward Farce

A doping probe that has dogged the host  country's Olympic Games staggered toward farce on Monday when a  hearing involving Greece's two top sprinters was postponed  again.


Vials of potentially dangerous chemicals removed from Iraq have been found in a UN building in New York, the UN says.


Security Divides Leading Australian Parties Ahead of Election

The leading candidates in Australia's national elections have very different positions on the country's role in the war on terror.


Allan Houston was stuck in a corner, surrounded by the opposition and working against the clock. And yet, at the game's most frantic moment, there was something reassuring about


BAGHDAD, Jan. 24 -- Authorities in Iraq on Thursday more than doubled the death toll from a Wednesday explosion that demolished a three-story building in the northern city of Mosul, as a second bombing at the same site killed the regional police commander.


Drug manufacturers acknowledged Thursday that they face a crisis of credibility they hope to remedy by releasing information about their clinical trials.


Arsenal got their Champions League group campaign off to a flying start following a comfortable win over dark-horses Sevilla at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.


Bret Boone hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners' had a season-high six home runs in a 7-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals Friday night.


More than 30 dead, 60 injured in Iraq violence

Al Qaeda's Iraq affiliate has taken responsibility for a series of deadly attacks there, according to an unverified Internet statement.


As the winds die down, hopes are raised that the devastating fires that have displaced nearly a million can be controlled


A High-Rise Speaker Tower for Your Highly Esteemed iPod

The Mustek Paragon TW450 speaker system gives your iPod a pedestal in any room in need of booming sound.


Its unique compound to fight the growth of cancer cells fails in trials.


RIGHTS:   Olympic Goods Made With Child Labour - Activists

HELSINKI, Jun 20 (IPS) - With barely a year to go before the Beijing  Olympics, a long shadow of labour and human rights violations in  the production of games merchandise has been cast over the global  sporting event.


Health Care Technology Is a Promise Unfinanced

While the Bush administration's words of support for a high-technology future for health care have been plentiful, the dollars, it seems, are scarce.


Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and his cabinet have resigned, ending weeks of political uncertainty.


Work the right angles to make sure your frequent flier miles pay off.


Presidente nigeriano impegnato personalmente per tecnici Eni


American football power nabs phone numbers for 13,000 StubHubbers

Spying on the field. Spying on the web. First, the New England Patriots used surveillance equipment to spy on the New York Jets. And now they've used a Massachusetts state court to spy on up to 13,000 people who use StubHub.com.â¦


Cancer fast track scheme is causing longer waits

Thousands of women with genuine breast cancer waiting a month or more to see a specialist.


In Global Battle on AIDS, Bush Creates Legacy

President Bushâs initiative, which has helped 1.4 million people, may be his most lasting bipartisan achievement.


Friends of the Earth say the UK will admit to failing to meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday the country is not providing enough mental health services for active duty troops and veterans. He proposed spending hundreds of million dollars more each year for better care.


Career Couch: When Flirting at Work Is Flirting With Trouble

Whatâs fun for two colleagues can be offensive to others. And jobs may be at stake.


The Miami Herald Balancing Act Column: Avoid Angst By Conquering E-Mail

By Cindy Krischer Goodman, The Miami Herald  Mar. 7--Last Monday morning my e-mail shut down, crashed, kaput. I deleted and deleted, but it wasn't enough to make a difference. As the day went on, my blood pressure shot up. The cause of the crash was in-box overload.


Mel Brooks will shoot his remake of "The Producers" in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, not far from the Williamsburg neighborhood where he grew up as Melvin Kaminsky.


Gelsenkirchen, 15:49 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: SE ROBERTO II ALLO SCHALKE 04

Lo Schalke 04 ha ingaggiato il 26enne centrocampista brasiliano Zè Roberto II, il cui nome co...


Reuters Poll: Bush Holds Two-Point Lead Over Kerry

President Bush holds a slim  two-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry in the stretch  run of a tight race for the White House, according to a  Reuters/Zogby poll released on Friday.


Farmed seafood has now joined tires, toothpaste and toy trains on the list of tainted and defective products from China that could be hazardous to a person's health.


Reformed boy band Take That score their first UK chart-topper for a decade, crowning their recent comeback.


Starr sees value of parity but cherishes excellence

Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr sees the value of parity in the NFL where teams rise and fall like volatile stocks, where so many clubs stay in the hunt for playoff berths and quick turnarounds are possible from one season to the next.


January video game sales hit $1.18 billion

U.S. sales of video game hardware  and software were $1.18 billion, with Nintendo Co Ltd's  (7974.OS) Wii console keeping a slim edge over rivals amid  ongoing supply constraints.


N.Korea allows IAEA team to visit nuclear reactor

North Korea will allow a team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials to visit the Yongbyon reactor it has agreed to shut down under a disarmament-for-aid deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday.


Court TV will next year  take on a new name and look that emphasizes reality rather than  legality.


Lay-off will not affect Tendulkar's performance: Ganguly :

Kolkata, Oct 20 : Hoping to avail of batting genius Sachin Tendulkar's services in the third Test against Australia at Nagpur from next week, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly today expressed the confidence that the three-month lay-off would not have any


On Road to Kentucky Derby, Early Contenders Emerge

Horse trainers Todd Pletcher and Doug OâNeill each have several 3-year-olds capable of winning at Churchill Downs.


Federal health officials said Tuesday they are investigating dozens of blood infections in at least two states that have been linked to medical syringes contaminated with bacteria.


To many observers, there is plenty of entertainment value in the $2 million suit that Walt Disney investors have filed against the company's board for allegedly rubberstamping the severance package of the company's former president, Michael Ovitz.


The internal investigation into its accounting practices is complete, but Dell still isn't issuing official earnings results or having a traditional call with analysts and members of the press.


Facing the Pain: LeBron Has Fractured Cheekbone

Cleveland Cavaliers guard LeBron James will celebrate a painful 20th birthday after suffering a broken bone in the left side of his face during Wednesday night's loss to Houston.


French President Jacques Chirac headed for a military hospital outside Paris on Thursday morning, paying tribute to late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and showing France's willingness to boost the Middle ...


A resolution challenge aimed at people empowered to change the punishing pace of the working world.


Mehul Kumar and Nana Patekar have together delivered two major hits, KRANTIVEER and TIRANGAA.


Austrian insurer Uniqa  posted  a 53-percent rise in its second-quarter pretax profit on  Thursday, lifted by soaring earnings in its domestic market and  particularly in its life insurance business.


Brazil planes collide over Amazon, 155 missing

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle on Friday after colliding with a small plane, the company and news reports said.


UK court rules anti-terror detention policy illegal

Britain's highest court dealt a blow to the government's anti-terrorism policies on Thursday by ruling that the detention of foreign terrorist suspects without trial is illegal.


Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders

Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.


Opa di Swisscom su 100% del capitale a 47 euro per azione


Monaghan, Perlman "Sell" mates in horror film

"Lost" actor Dominic  Monaghan and "Hellboy" superhero Ron Perlman are set to star in  "I Sell the Dead," an indie horror film about 18th-century  corpse traders.


"Meet the Fockers," said the title, and that's exactly what American movie fans went out and did this weekend. A slapstick sequel to the slapstick hit "Meet the Parents," the "Fockers" yukked


Iran's hard-liners turn a censorious eye on Web journalists

Several online journalists have been arrested, raising fears of a government crackdown on internet dissidents.


Bird's custard and Angel Delight are back in British hands after a Â£70m deal announced yesterday. The famous brands have been bought by Premier Foods, owner of Ambrosia custard and Rowntrees jelly, from the US food group Kraft.


For Jarvik Heart Pioneer, Drug Ads Raise Questions

Dr. Robert Jarvikâs appearance in television ads for Lipitor has helped rekindle a smoldering debate over aiming ads for prescription drugs directly at consumers.


Microsoft steps up assault on virtualization

InfoWorld - Microsoft has laid out plans to become a bigger force in the market for virtualization software, stepping up its assault on established leaders such as VMware.


Hunting Season For Young Buck, Following Vibe Stabbing

Yesterday, we told you about Mondayâs Vibe Awards mayhem - not willing to settle for a wussy boob flash or Bono cuss, the awards show was interrupted by an actual stabbing.


A fired female broker has sued Morgan  Stanley MWD.N for alleged sex discrimination, barely four  months after the investment bank agreed to pay $54 million to  settle a landmark bias case.


The road to the White House 2008 is paved with paradox

The 2008 White House race is already the longest and most-expensive campaign in US history, and though the 17 candidates seem many, so are the paradoxes.


Pullman sostitutivi tra Osimo e Civitanova Marche


Shi'ite Fighters Hand Over Arms for Cash in Baghdad

A Shi'ite militia disarmament plan that  could end weeks of fighting in Baghdad got slowly under way on  Monday as Iraq's interim government pursued peace talks with  the rebel-held Sunni Muslim city of Falluja.


TV talk-show hosts eye January return: report

Idled television talk-show hosts Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien are likely to return to work in early January, even if the Hollywood writers strike is not settled by then, Daily Variety reported in its Friday edition.


You won't find their names on the rosters of most MIAA schools. They hail from the Boston area, but play at various prep and private schools, Cushing Academy, Notre Dame Prep, and Winchendon among them.


Fear of Putin Gives Rise to Unlikely Allies

Faced with the near total dominance of United Russia, the surrogate party of the Kremlin and President Vladimir Putin, and proposed political changes that could institutionalize its control, the men in the room said they easily coalesced around the idea of a common enemy, even though they have long seen the enemy in each other.


Asian leaders gather in Helsinki for summit with EU

Asian leaders arrived in Helsinki for a two-day summit with European Union states that will focus on freeing up trade and security issues like North Korea.


Everyday Gadgets Can Save Energy As Well As Time

You can flip off your widescreen TV with the remote control. Power down your computer to standby. Unplug your cellphone from its charger. But as you leave the room, the "wall warts" -- those small boxes plugged into the wall sockets that power your electronics -- stare with glowing diode eyes in ...


Investing: Gold, Again, Becomes a Shield Against the Unknown

Gold is supposed to be a destination for scared money, but as the credit crunch intensified, this presumed haven lost value along with many other assets.


Government vets are checking other livestock after finding bluetongue disease in a second cow on a Suffolk farm.


The venue18 Morgan Arcade, Cardiff   THE MISSIONTo find a swanky new gadget for the girlfriend's birthday.   A GADGETEER'S dream. That's what Shop Spy thought when he visited the Apple Premium Reseller Store in the bustling city .


(InfoWorld) - Yahoo agreed to buy Web video editing and publishing site Jumpcut.com on Wednesday, as Internet companies continue to seek ways to compete with YouTube. The move comes nearly four months after the Sunnyvale, California, companyÂ revamped its own Yahoo Video site, and could foretell further acquisitions in the Web video space.Â Microsoft recently openedÂ the beta version of itsÂ online video-sharing serviceÂ last week, Soapbox on MSN Video, while AOLÂ unveiled a revamped video portalÂ in late July to strengthen its position against YouTube and Google Video. Yahoo and Jumpcut both announced the deal on company blogs, and Jumpcut even made a short video to commemorate the event, which can beÂ seen here. The video site will join a host of other Yahoo properties, including Flickr and Del.icio.us. The deal will help Jumpcut reach a broader audience, and gain "more creators, more content and more exciting things to do," it said. Yahoo said Jumpcut would be part of the Yahoo Video family, indicating that the online Web video service would not replace Yahoo's own video service,Â available here. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jumpcut was founded and run by MiraVida Media, a San Francisco company. YouTube thrashed all rivals in a count of U.S. visitors from HitwiseÂ earlier this year, with 43 percent of traffic to video sites, nearly double the share of runner up MySpace.com. Myspace, in turn, held twice as much market share as the third and fourth place video sites, Yahoo and MSN. In a more recent survey earlier this month, YouTube captured 60 percent of all U.K. online video traffic.


McLaren boss Ron Dennis denies claims the team is giving preference to rookie Lewis Hamilton over Fernando Alonso.


Danone in talks to sell biscuits division to Kraft

Danone is in exclusive talks to sell its biscuit and cereal unit to the world's biggest cookie maker, Kraft Foods, for 5.3 billion euros ($7.20 billion) in cash, the food groups said on Tuesday.


Milano, 18:34 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: CAMBIA ORARIO DI DUE GARE

La Lega Calcio ha modificato l'orario di due incontri di andata degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Ital...


Letters remain the holy grail to code-breakers

For 250 years it defied all code-breakers. Darwin had a go; Dickens, and Wedgwood too. But the 10-letter inscription - DOUOSVAVVM - carved into a monument on the Shugborough Estate in Staffordshire thumbed its nose at the curious.


WASHINGTON -- In the absence of congressional action, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell has taken over the direction of Voice over IP (define) policy in the Capitol, at least for the time being.


Starbucks to give away free iTunes songs

Starbucks Corp. plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to customers in all of its domestic coffee houses to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that's about to debut in select markets.


"Sorcerers" swell ranks of Congo street children

John Bofata was nine years old when his mother died and his uncles accused him of witchcraft.


Su evasione fiscale, forma competizione scorretta


Pietersen tells of 'heartbreaking' racial discrimination

Kevin Pietersen says heartbreaking racial quotas forced him into making the biggest decision of his life, to quit his native South Africa and move to England.


A Passion for Soccer and the Environment

The Colorado Rapids U-23 team, a minor league soccer club in Boulder, Colo., is on a campaign to fight global warming.


Employees and other mammals at zoo are retested for TB

CHICAGO Elephants and employees at Lincoln Park Zoo are being tested for tuberculosis after an elephant died over the weekend. Zoo officials say the 35-year-old female African elephant that collapsed and died Saturday mostly likely had tuberculosis.


Premier League becomes ultimate toy for rich boys

English Premier League clubs are being bought by overseas investors because they offer potentially huge returns thanks to their large regular incomes, lucrative television revenues and international brand values.


OSU Legend Thinks Oden Would Look Good in Green

By Mark Gokavi Staff Writer  COLUMBUS -- It's not really fair to compare a college basketball freshman to a legend. Ohio State's Greg Oden has been called a Bill Russelltype player.


Putting His Game Together, Mickelson Leads by 4 Shots

A year after losing at Riviera in a playoff, Phil Mickelson played a spectacular game at the Northern Trust Open, finishing with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole.


Out-of-favour Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko joins Italian giants Juventus for Â£8.2m


Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of operating a drug factory producing methamphetamine in an Indonesian prison in East Java, police said on Monday.


A maggio, numero abitazioni invendute ai massimi 15 anni


The former chief financial officer of SafeNet, a maker of computer network security products, was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $1 million.


[Health India]: Washington, Dec 21: In a new study, researchers at Michigan State University have identified a group of naturally occurring chemicals abundant in cherries that could help lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.


Nortel Says 3rd-Qtr Revenue Will Fall From 2nd Qtr

Nortel Networks Corp., North America's largest telephone-equipment maker, said third-quarter revenue will fall from the second quarter's $2.


Tourists back in Britain after troubled times

Visitor numbers were up at major British tourist attractions in 2006, following a troubled 2005 when London was attacked by suicide bombers, tourism chiefs announced.


Legendary Manchester United sharpshooter Denis Law has hailed Ruud van Nistelrooyâs record-breaking goalscoring feats. The brilliant Dutchman netted a second-half double in Lyon tonight to salvage his team


CNN has a new boss for the second time in 14 months: former CBS News executive Jonathan Klein, who will oversee programming and editorial direction at the second-ranked cable news network.


ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps surely didn't bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America's worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay...


Pakistan's attorney general denies saying there will be massive rigging in Monday's election.


Norway court rules no tax on strip club "artists"

A Norwegian court ruled Tuesday that strip  clubs did not have to pay value added tax (VAT) because their  services were a form of art performed by artists, a Norwegian  news agency said.


The astronauts moved a module that will serve as a connection point for two new laboratories for the station to a temporary location on the side of the station.


Court rules against state Web-blocking law

SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers to block Web sites deemed by the state's prosecuting attorneys to be child pornography has been overturned by a US federal court, with the judge ruling the law


Harley Davidson says shipments won't meet forecast

Harley-Davidson Inc.  said on Thursday first-quarter motorcycle shipments will not meet earlier forecasts because of a six-day-old strike at its biggest assembly plant, sending shares down as much as 2.5 percent.


Seven children among 11 killed in Nepal crash

At least 11 people, including seven children, were killed and four others injured when a tractor with an attached trolley plunged into an irrigation canal in Nepal, state-run television reported on Saturday.


Data losses exacerbated by job losses The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will on Monday begin balloting members on possible strike action to protest at continuing redundancies at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).â¦


Barring a surprise arrival of the kind of gully washers Texas is getting these days, Los Angeles' driest year in 130 years of record-keeping will go into the books this weekend.


Calcio, tafferugli tra tifosi Milan e forze dell'ordine a Roma

Rissa questa mattina intorno alle 7.30 tra tifosi del Milan, diretti a Palermo per la gara degli ottavi di Coppa Italia in programma questa sera, e agenti di polizia alla Stazione Termini. Immediatamente sono


Intel have announced that they've produced a fully functioning memory chip using 35 nanometer transistors. The breakthrough, etching components that are 30% smaller than current processes, should be delivering


Prime Minister Tony Blair warned on Tuesday of the threat posed by climate change and urged support for the principles of the Kyoto accord on global warming, a treaty rejected by President Bush as unfair toward U.S. industry.


Bush, Kerry paint each other as unfit to lead war effort

Chicago Tribune - As the campaign for president becomes increasingly vitriolic, Sen. John Kerry and President Bush visited north-central Iowa on Wednesday, with each portraying the other as incompetent to lead the war against terrorism.


The son of Kenya's first president wins the battle for control of the former ruling party, Kanu, amid claims of fraud.


French leader backtracks on Iran comment

President Jacques Chirac backtracked Thursday and said a nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable, reversing earlier comments that Tehran's possession of a nuclear bomb would not be "very dangerous."


Group says it released a Canadian hostage in Iraq

A militant group said Thursday it had released a Canadian hostage, claiming that her company had met its demand to withdraw from Iraq.


Milano, 15:05 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: ADRIANO? ERA IN PERMESSO

Nessun mistero Adriano. Roberto Mancini chiarisce l'assenza del brasiliano nell'allenamento di ieri:...


U.S. to Pledge $15 Million for Tsunami Aid

The United States expects to provide  an initial $15 million in aid for victims of a devastating  tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, a top U.S.  aid official said on Monday.


NL Wrap: Lucky 13 for Clemens as Astros Defeat Phillies

Roger Clemens pitched seven strong  innings to earn his 13th victory of the season and 323rd of his  career as the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4  in the National League Monday.


U2 Manager Takes Internet Providers to Task

Rock manager Paul McGuinness called on ISPs to crack down on illegal music downloads, share revenues with artists.


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Automakers are likely to raise buying incentives

The perks dropped slightly in October, but part of that can be blamed on the new 2005 models. By JOHN PORRETTO. Detroit, Mich. - Automakers were not as generous with consumer incentives in October as they were


Pak, Germany vow to enhance trade cooperation

ISLAMABAD, October 12 (Online): Pakistan and Germany have agreed for enhancement of trade cooperation.


Police Say They've Identified Man Who Threw Chair in Pistons ...

Police in Auburn Hills, Mich., believe they know the identity of the man who threw a chair in a brawl between players and fans during the Pacers-Pistons game on Nov. 19.


London shares closed firmer Monday recovering from lows as Wall Street remained higher with Sainsbury up amid rumours that part of the founding family's holding was changing hands at 610 pence a share, with a possible bid for the group imminent.


Bombardier Transportation Wins $477M Order

Canada's Bombardier Transportation said Tuesday it had won an order for 100 high-capacity trains from French National Railways worth about $477 million.


Walrus Parts Lead to Charges: INDICTED: Men Found Pieces, Then Sold Them Illegally, a Grand Jury Says.

By Megan Holland, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Sep. 22--A grand jury has indicted two Alaska men on charges that they collected ivory and bone parts of walruses found washed up on state beaches, falsified documents, then illegally sold walrus parts for thousands of dollars.


Commissioner faces questions over conviction

Martin Schulz, leader of the Socialist group in the European parliament, said on Friday he wanted an urgent meeting with Mr Barrot to find out why the case was not revealed to MEPs.


The subtexts of two new books that aim to guide women through the worlds of commerce and finance both ask why a businesswoman canât be more like a businessman.


Few Clues Emerge in Jam Master Jay's Death

The rap group Run DMC poses at the 31st annual Grammy Awards in New York City on March 2, 1988. From left, Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, and Jason Mizell "Jam Master Jay.


Women's Preview: Time for Some New Stars

No Diana Taurasi, no Alana Beard. Nicole Ohlde is gone and so is Nicole Powell. Lindsay Whalen and Kelly Mazzante? They've moved on, too. A class that might have been the best in women's basketball is no longer around. It's time for some new stars to emerge.


Northern Rock board eyes internal rescue: report

The board of Northern Rock is considering mounting a rescue plan to save the ailing British bank from nationalisation or takeover, the Sunday Times reported.


November pending home sales fall 2.6 percent: NAR

Pending sales of existing homes fell 2.6 percent in November from an October level that was revised sharply upwards and sales should hold steady over the next few months, a real estate trade group said Tuesday.


Once upon a time you dressed so fine ... 60s anthem named rock's ...

A bitter but haunting diatribe against a snooty ex-girlfriend has won the title of Greatest Rock'n'Roll Song of All Time, from the US music magazine that shares the ballad's name.


Google Software Makes It Easier to Share

Google is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.


Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is visiting areas affected by violence that followed Kenya's disputed poll.


EU nations in prolonged talks on Turkish initiative

Turkey's offer to ease its trade dispute with Cyprus is insufficient to stop the European Union discussing a freeze on Ankara's membership talks, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said.


People who hold positive opinions assume more often than those who hold negative ones that others share their opinions, according to a new study.


Martha Stewart Co. Hires Burnett to Create TV Show

Mark Burnett, creator of the hit reality TV shows "Survivor" and "The Apprentice," will develop a new prime-time television series featuring Martha Stewart, her company said on Wednesday.


Commercial online service was used to track e-mail sent to a reporter in Hewlett-Packard's leak probe, investigator testifies. Images: Commercial e-mail tracking


BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Diabetes patients may find that they become mentally and physically slow when periods of their blood sugar level rising come in everyday life.


Scientists believe women could be sprinting faster than men in the 2156 Olympics.


GLOBAL media giant News Corp succumbed to intense institutional pressure yesterday and agreed to retain its full foreign listing on the Australian Stock Exchange if shareholders approved the company's proposal to shift to the United States.


In âTotal Denial,â Milena Kanevaâs incisive look at Myanmar, one thing is unmistakable: Its central figure, Ka Hsaw Wa, is the stuff heroes are made of.


The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency failed Monday to make a judgment on the origin of some technology for Libya's weapons program, a finding that diplomats said kept alive concerns of North Korean involvement.


It was a ride to make Lance Armstrong and Eddy Merckx proud — except even they never quite managed what Floyd Landis did.


The Tokyo facility will open in February, 2005, representing an initial $12 million investment over the next five years to study Internet Protocol-based networking technologies, including routers and Cisco IOS and IOS XR software, says the company.


I paesi asiatici devono circa 400 miliardi di dollari


Viacom in $1 bln copyright suit vs Google, YouTube

Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued  Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for  more than $1 billion on Tuesday in the biggest challenge yet to  the Web search leader's strategy to dominate the online video  market.


More than half the new jobs created by Labour have gone to foreign workers, government figures reveal.


Europe's bourses are expected to track the climb on the Nasdaq overnight and open slightly firmer. Ericsson though is likley to suffer following a disappointing update and VW will be in focus after rejecting an union pay cuts offer as insufficient.


EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - The New England Patriots earned a place in NFL history by completing a perfect 16-0 regular season with a 38-35 victory over the battling New York Giants on Saturday.


Versace Switches from Skin-Tight to Siren Softness

Ditch the spray-on hipsters, even Versace has softened up for spring.


Britain nationalizes mortgage lender Northern Rock

Britain said on Sunday it will  nationalize ailing mortgage lender Northern Rock  for a  temporary period as it was not in the taxpayer's best interests  to sell it to the private sector now.


Big Changes Seen in Choice for Homeland Security

Administration and Congressional officials said Friday that President Bush's selection of Bernard B. Kerik as the new secretary of homeland security


Cogne, nuovo incidente probatorio sul materiale informatico

E' stato fissato per sabato prossimo, intorno alle 11, l'incidente probatorio sul materiale informatico sequestrato nell'ambito dell'inchiesta della Procura di Torino sul caso Cogne. La notifica e' stata consegnata


IMF says Czech economic outlook 'favorable'

WASHINGTON, Aug 17  - The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday the near-term economic outlook for the Czech Republic, a European Union newcomer, was favorable with growth expected to strengthen.


Trust Takes Steps to Preserve 5-Acre Point Judith Park

By Randal Edgar; Journal Staff Writer  NARRAGANSETT - It lies at the southern tip of Narragansett, next to the famed Point Judith Lighthouse.


Shawne MerrimanÃÂ and theÃÂ powerfulÃÂ San DiegoÃÂ defense has drawn favorable comparisons to Ray Lewis and the Ravens defense.


Hasselbeck Quietly Proves He Is One of Elite

In an N.F.L. postseason heavy on quarterbacks of national renown, in a Seahawks season hinging on his right arm, Matt Hasselbeck exudes a less-celebrated, self-deprecating cool.


eBayer lays claim to net's dullest video

For sale: one washing machine, working... Forget YouTube: eBay is the hip place to be if you want no-holds-barred video entertainment, as the vendor of this NEFF Washing Machine can prove:â¦


Frequent moviegoers tend to arrive at the theater 16 percent earlier than the average moviegoer, according to a survey by Arbitron, the audience research firm.


Strike begins nationwide in Nigeria over rising fuel prices

A nationwide strike is underway on Monday in Nigeria to protest against rising fuel prices, bringing much of Africa's top oil producer to a near standstill.


Sir Richard Branson's budget airline, Virgin Express, seems likely to disappear from the skies in two years' time under the terms of a long-awaited merger with Belgium's SN Brussels.


Aveva lâaspetto di un barbone Aldo Montessoro, accusato di essere lâassassino di un tassista genovese. Quando i poliziotti francesi lâhanno fermato a Yeres, vicino a Tolone, era assieme ad alcuni pregiudicati del posto.


French rappers urge suburb youths to cast their vote

What do thumping beats and rap music have to do with France's presidential election?


iSuppli raises 2007 computer sales forecast

The increased shipments will be due mostly to notebooks, a segment that iSuppli expects to account for almost 40% of this year's total.


Radio Problems Ground Many Flights in California

US aviation authorities lifted an order grounding flights to southern California at 8 pm PDT (11 pm EDT) on Wednesday, more than three hours after air traffic controllers


Mark Grudzielanek hit two of Chicago's  six home runs and Glendon Rusch pitched seven strong innings to  lift the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 pasting of the Astros in Houston  on Friday.


Putin calls for powerful Russia parliament

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a powerful parliament and unchanged policies after he leaves the Kremlin in remarks hinting he may go on to use a power base in parliament to dominate the country.


For do-it-yourself Internet disc jockeys, the prospects for staying on the air may be up in the air.


Fines, Jail Used to Enforce Flu Shot Rules

LANSING, Mich. - Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan...


Maker Removes Generic AIDS Drugs From Approved List

A major maker of generic AIDS medicines voluntarily removed all its antiretroviral medications from the World Health Organization's list of approved drugs yesterday, a move that could potentially


BAGHDAD, Sept 12: At least 45 people died in a wave of bombings and battles between US troops and militants on Sunday, as Iraq's US-installed prime minister said over 3,000 had perished in the 'terrorism' washing over the country.


Health Secretary Alan Johnson is accused of accepting a donation channelled through a third party.


If it were a perfect world -- for hockey fans, at least -- the Boston Bruins and the rest of the teams in the National Hockey League would be readying themselves for the start of another season. Alas, millionaires from both sides are still stuck in the boring -- and costly -- days of a lockout.


School pupils should be given Â£1,000 grants for vocational training, the Conservatives say.


Zimbabwe bars team of black U.S. trade unionists

Zimbabwe denied entry to a  delegation of black U.S. trade unionists on Friday, the latest  group of labor activists barred by President Robert Mugabe's  government.


Tropical Storm Florence bears down on Bermuda

Tropical Storm Florence headed for  Bermuda as a large mass of gusty rain on Friday and seemed  ready to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the British  territory, U.S. forecasters said.


Even as we speak, folks are bailing out of the financial services sector.


Peltz Is Said to Be Pressing for Sale of Some Kraft Brands

Nelson Peltz, the activist investor, is planning to mount a campaign to press Kraft to sell the Post cereal business and Maxwell House.


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English coastal storms more intense, but is it climate change?

Coastal storms battering the southern coast of England have sharply increased in intensity over the last century and a half, a possible consequence of global warming.


Appello della Farnesina per la liberazione di Baldoni

Il ministro parla ad Al Jazira. E ribadisce: Â«Restiamo a Nassiriya su richiesta del governo iracheno. BAGDAD - Baldoni Â«giornalista coraggiosoÂ». Trenta ore dopo l'ostaggio, diciotto prima dell'ultimatum, va in onda il ministro.


AMERICAN marines today blocked all roads around Fallujah as they prepared to launch a massive assault on the rebel-held Iraqi city.


Padded Shaq Leads Heat Past Hawks 116-102

Shaquille O'Neal scored 31 points despite playing with sore ribs that required protective padding and Dwyane Wade added 27 as the Miami Heat set a franchise record with their 12th straight win, a 116-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.


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Door still open for Dallaglio, insists England rugby coach Ashton

England rugby union coach Brian Ashton has insisted that the door to the national team is not closed to Lawrence Dallaglio despite the veteran's recent outburst.


The price of oil jumped to another high on Monday, in part because of dramatic disruptions caused by hurricanes whipping through the Gulf of Mexico.


Manning threw his record-setting 49th touchdown pass of the season - a 21-yarder over the middle to Brandon Stokley - with 56 seconds left in the fourth quarter before Edgerrin James scored the game-tying two-point conversion and the Indianapolis Colts


Jim Thome had an ace bandage wrapped around his midsection as he sat by his locker, but no, he's not injured. His back's fine. So are his wrist and hamstring.


AMONG the stories of separation and heartbreak, narrow escapes and emotional reunions recounted by Australians at the popular Thai holiday destination of Phuket was also the bizarre.


The dollar rallied on Wednesday as  investors focused on relative interest rates, which  increasingly were expected to favor the dollar, and reversed  some bets against the currency.


Though is has a reputation for leaning Democratic, Maryland's congressional delegation has been fairly evenly split between Republicans and Democrats for some time. When was the last election that saw all of Maryland's House seats go to Democrats?  1974 1992 1968 1958


Aquarium Wants a Shark 'Love Connection'

NEWPORT, Ky. - Cupid's making at stop at the "Swimming with Sharks" exhibit at the Newport Aquarium just in time for Valentine's Day.


US Accounting Board Approves Options-Expense Rule

The US Financial Accounting Standards Board approved a rule that will force companies to treat employee stock options as an expense and delayed its implementation until next June.


Exercise Could Slow Aging Of Body, Study Suggests

Physically active people have cells that look younger on a molecular level than those of couch potatoes, according to new research that offers a fundamental new clue into how exercise may help stave off aging.


Fugitive businessman Kutal not given asylum in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA- The Slovak Migration Office has turned down the request by Czech businessman Vratislav Kutal, sentenced to ten years in prison in the Czech Republic for arranging a murder, for political asylum, ...


Londra, 20:23 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: NUOVA OPERAZIONE PER BALLACK

Michael Ballack sarà operato nuovamente alla caviglia. L'intervento, spiega il sito ufficiale...


Doctors questioned over British bomb plot

British police questioned eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland after the investigation spread as far as Australia.


By Marco Aquino CUZCO, Peru  - South American leaders on Wednesdaylaunched a regional integration pact they said would go beyondrhetoric and usher in European-style unity, but only half thefuture bloc's 12 presidents turned up to sign it.


The University of Tennessee women's basketball team has suffered a lot of hard knocks this season. The Lady Vols have dropped games to Duke, Texas, and Rutgers. Senior point guard Lorrie Moore underwent a tonsillectomy in early December and missed six games. Then, in a three-on-three game during practice Monday, freshman guard Alexis Hornbuckle went for a ball and poked ...


Giovane turista tedesca scompare dopo una serata in discoteca

Roma, 24 agosto 2004 - Una ragazza tedesca di vent'anni Ã¨ scomparsa da Roma dove si trovava in vacanza insieme ad una coetanea connazionale. La ragazza, Vera Heinzl, che alloggiava in un istitutoreligioso


President Bush said Tuesday he plans to increase the overall size of the U.S. military, which has been stretched by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, so it can fight a long-term battle against terrorism.


Vietato usare l'annegamento simulato negli interrogatori


MEXICO CITY, Sept. 19 -- Mexican drug cartels now operate in almost every region of the United States and bring in as much as $23 billion a year in revenue, according to a Government Accountability Office report that will be released Thursday.


United States President George W. Bush surprised his listeners at a campaign rally by seeming to oppose, then favour, then oppose replacing the all-volunteer US military with a draft.


L'operazione e' avvenuta in diverse fasi, dal 18 al 23/1


Sarebbe stato vittima dei bianchi della Military police


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


Antioxidant supplements tied to death risk

Beta carotene and vitamins A and E, antioxidant supplements taken by millions to fight disease, may actually raise the risk of death, a review of 68 studies on nearly a quarter-million people said on Tuesday.


The architect of one of college football's most surprising success stories coaches in a stadium half the size of other national powers at a school where the men's basketball coach is revered.


FREE KIDS DVDs ; Keep Them Happy With the Very Best Shows

KEEP your little ones entertained for hours with their favourite cartoon dog.   The latest giveaway in the Irish Daily Mirror's Ultimate Kids' DVD Collection is three super episodes of Kipper on one DVD.   In Kipper The Hero, the loveable pooch decides to become Kipper the Super Dog.


The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay rose last week to 333,000, the Labor Department said on Wednesday, but was still lower than expected by Wall Street.


Micron Will Buy Image-Sensor Outfit for $53 Million

By Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune  Dec. 13--Micron Technology on Tuesday announced it will pay $53 million  to acquire Avago Technologies' image sensor business.


London Stock Exchange expects backing for purchase of Borsa Italiana

The London Stock Exchange expects shareholders to approve its planned purchase of Borsa Italiana, LSE chief executive Clara Furse said Monday.


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Accused U.S. Deserter Jenkins to Report to Military

A U.S. soldier accused of deserting to  North Korea in 1965 and now in hospital in Japan said on  Wednesday he was willing to report voluntarily to the U.S.  military in Japan to face charges, a step toward resolving a  diplomatic standoff between Tokyo and Washington.


Air Polonia, Poland's low-cost airline, suspended all flights indefinitely on Sunday in a possible prelude to bankruptcy after an expected investor canceled plans to inject $10 million into the company, airline ...


Last night, a day before his 20th birthday, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers received a very unwelcome present in the form of an elbow to the face.


It was meant to be a morale boost. The Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stopped over to talk with troops in Kuwait on his way to Iraq.


Motorola Inc. is laying off 1,000 employees in conjunction with its upcoming chip unit spinoff and ongoing efforts to reduce operating costs, the company said Tuesday in a regulatory filing.


The B2B integration suite allows companies to exchange information across organisational boundaries by enabling incremental integration with third parties, to replace traditional point-to-point solutions that can not be extended to include multiple partners and customers.


Formula One tyre makers Michelin believe high-speed blowouts at the last Belgian Grand Prix and in recent Monza tests were due to sharp kerbs and human error.


Maradona piange in tv "Sto perdendo per ko"

L'argentino vuole tornare a curarsi a Cuba, ma la giustizia glielo impedisce. ''La cocaina Ã¨ stato il piÃ¹ grande errore della mia vita. Nessun trattamento, passo le mie giornate davanti alla tv''. BUENOS


EU nations doing little to report racism

Most European Union nations are doing little to report incidents of racism or discrimination, the EU's racism monitoring agency said Tuesday.


Paese a due velocita', Torino top tra le grandi citta'


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - If Wayne Gretzky wants to coach the Phoenix Coyotes, the job is available to him. Coyotes general manager Mike Barnett approached Gretzky about coaching the club back in June, but nothing has so far materialized from the conversation.


Sindaco, Roma lavora per non dimenticare gli 'invisibili'


MTV Europe Music Awards Honours American Acts

Last night at the MTV Europe Music Awards it was Americans who were honoured, not Europeans. Outkast were the biggest hit of the night scooping 3 awards at the ceremony in Rome including âBest Groupâ, âBest


Britain's largest union of university and college teachers voted to hold talks on an academic boycott of Israel, a spokesman said Thursday.


Dell to use deals to expand services: report

Dell Inc.  will use partnerships and acquisitions to become more services-oriented, the Financial Times reported in its online edition on Wednesday, citing an interview with the company's chief executive.


Supreme Court revisits how much leeway judges can have in sentencing

At issue is whether a set of Congressional guidelines or a judge's reasoned judgment should prevail.


In Nebraska, a scientist adds the vectors and delta-V's of Newtonian physics to the usual X's and O's of football.


Citing Peaceful Uses, Iran Leader Asserts Right to Nuclear Program

President Mohammad Khatami, in a rare news conference, said Saturday that Iran would not give up its right to have a nuclear program and that it was willing to guarantee it


Republican John McCain opened a narrow lead on rival Mitt Romney ahead of a critical Florida primary after picking up the endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


Pakistani Opposition Weighs Street Protests

KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 1 -- Opposition leaders on Tuesday debated whether to call mass street protests in response to a government decision to delay parliamentary elections that had been due next week, but now will be put off until after Feb. 8.


Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan will build a gas pipeline around the Caspian Sea, in a setback for the EU.


Lisbona, 11:30 - CALCIO, STAMPA PORTOGHESE: INTER SU MOUTINHO

L'Inter sarebbe interessata al centrocampista portoghese dello Sporting di Lisbona, Joao Moutinho. L...


A deadline for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment expires on Thursday, with UN powers mulling possible sanctions.


Tony Blair urges London mayor Ken Livingstone to apologise for his "Nazi" comment to a Jewish reporter.


Microsoft bid is better than stagnating, say Yahoo insiders

Microsoft bid may be catalyst for needed change at Yahoo, but Yang and company are expected to fight it, insiders say.


South Carolina Coach Holtz Gives Up Game

South Carolina coach Lou Holtz hugs Andrea Gause as he takes the field with his team against in-state rival Clemson, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, SC Holtz has announced the he will step down as coach at South Carolina.


Improve the appearance and usability of your Excel worksheets with these simple format options.


The chipmaker plans to release the Ornand family of flash memory chips in 2005, which could lead to expansion into wider markets.


ALBUQUERQUE - And the race is off! Only 29 days and some odd hours left to place your bid on eBay to buy the Sandia Motor Speedway.    The 85-acre race track was listed on the Internet auction site Friday morning and had received a high bid of $10,100 after about eight hours online...


The BBC's John Simpson assesses the legacy of Yasser Arafat, a man he knew well.


Seventeen people are arrested for allegedly 'plotting attacks', Belgian prosecutors say.


For one night only, it'll be spitballs and Swift Boats together on the same stage — a who's who of Sen. John Kerry bashing. The American Conservative Union on Thursday announced it has tapped Sen. Zell Miller, D-Ga., to present the "Courage Under Fire" award to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth at the Conservative Political Action Conference's Feb. 16 banquet.


One Dead, Six Missing in Calif. Mudslide

LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - At least one person was  killed, nine others hurt and up to a dozen more missing on  Monday after a hillside saturated by days of heavy rain  collapsed onto a coastal Southern California neighborhood.


Quarterback Tim Tebow won A.P. Player of the Year honors Tuesday in a vote that was similar to the one that made him the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.


Reggio Calabria, 21:14 - Calcio, Reggina: Morabito in prestito al Catanzaro

La Reggina ha raggiunto un accordo con il Catanzaro per il trasferimento in prestito sino a giugno d...


Sara' all'insegna di innovazione, moda e architettura


O'Reilly Ruby Blog: 7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails

The PHP Community is buzzing about a new article, posted on the O'Reilly Ruby blog, about how the author (Derek Silvers of cdbaby.com) made the decision that Ruby on Rails just wasn't right for the project he was working on.    Back in January 2005, I announced on the O'Reilly blog that I was going to completely scrap over 100,000 lines of messy PHP code in my existing CD Baby  website, and rewrite the entire thing in Rails, from scratch. [...] The first few months showed good progress, and Jeremy could not have been more amazing, twisting the deep inner guts of Rails to make it do things it was never intended to do.   But at every step, it seemed our needs clashed with Rails' preferences. (Like trying to turn a train into a boat. It's do-able with a lot of glue. But it's damn hard. And certainly makes you ask why you're really doing this.)    Recounting the rest of the story, Derek mentions the turning point ("Is there anything Rails can do that PHP CAN'T do?") and the speed at which they were able to make up for the two years of lost development time. To helps others make a decision for their project, he also includes seven reasons why he made the decision to switch back, including:   Our entire company's stuff was in php: don't underestimate integration Don't want what i donÃ¢ÂÂt need I love SQL Programming languages are like girlfriends: the new one is better because *you* are better   There's also been several bloggers in the PHP community that have responded to the article:   Elizabeth Naramore - "Derek Sivers' Article on RoR vs PHP" Paul Jones - "Is there anything Rails can do that PHP cannot do? *No.*" Terry Chay - "Why PHP triumphs over Ruby" Jeff Moore - "Ruby versus PHP or There and Back Again"


Traces of explosive found on second plane in Russia

Moscow - Officials said Saturday they had found traces of an explosive in the wreckage of the second of two Russian airliners that crashed just minutes apart last Tuesday.


Armed men raid a private American school in northern Gaza, setting fire to buses and stealing computers.


Low-priced Mac starter system has enough oomph to do most jobs.


A fortnight after AMD launched its super fast 64-bit processors, FX55 and 4000+, Intel has responded with the launch of a chipset for power PC users and gamers.


NEW DELHI, 7 September 2004 - India and Pakistan stuck to their guns on the Kashmir issue as the foreign ministers of the two countries concluded their talks yesterday on what was described as a âpositive note.


Insurance Unit Sends Loews Corp Profit Up

Loews Corp., the conglomerate controlled by the Tisch family, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose 37 percent, helped by investment gains at insurer CNA Financial Corp., its largest business.


Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday sharply criticized the Ukrainian opposition's proposal to hold a repeat of the nation's disputed presidential runoff, telling Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma that a revote "would yield nothing."


Baseball For the right price, Pete Rose is willing to write on a baseball that he's sorry. The hits king unveiled his latest marketing venture yesterday on his website. For $299, plus $4.99 shipping and handling, fans can order a baseball inscribed, ``I'm sorry I bet on baseball," along with Rose's autograph. The offering came two days after an auction ...


The country's largest provider of pay-as-you-go mobile services is suing the federal government over a recent ruling that allows people to disable the software that locks cell phones to a particular carrier.


'In Europa chiuse 1000 fabbriche in 5 anni, vendite -30%'


IBM looks to gain an edge with Unix virtualization features

With the newest version of AIX, users can move workloads even as the system continues to run.


Jarno and Fernando complete the final day's work in Monza, concentrating on set-ups for the race.


Microsoft calls IBM hypocritical on document standards

Redmond publishes open letter accusing Big Blue of blocking ISO from considering Office Open XML as document standard.


China is blaming activists with "ulterior motives" for linking the Beijing Olympics to the nation's involvement in Sudan, with top officials saying they shared concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Darfur


Greek plane diverted to London after bomb alert

A Greek plane has landed safely atStansted Airport, north of London, after a bomb alert forced it tomake a diversion, the BBC reports on Sunday.


Pinochet in Stable Condition After Heart Attack

Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former dictator of Chile, underwent angioplasty following a serious heart attack.


Russia succession intrigue follows Putin to Belarus

Russia's Vladimir Putin is visiting  Belarus to nurture a union between the two former Soviet  neighbors that analysts say could provide the president with a  power base after he steps down next year.


Skiing: Zahrobska makes alpine history for Czechs

Sarka Zahrobska upset Swedish star Anja Paerson's hopes of making ski history to hand the Czech Republic their maiden world crown from the world ski championships.


Britain is sending 850 troops from the famous Black Watch regiment and supporting units from the south of the country to a position close to the Iraqi capital - a request that has led to protests


Life & style: Gallery: Think outside the box this Christmas with our great gift ideas for the foodie who has everything


For Central Connecticutâs Mojica, a Nightmare, Then a Dream

Twelve years after saving his motherâs life, Javier Mojica was celebrated for his achievements on the basketball court.


Goes West with Best Buy Carphone Warehouse is set to try its luck in the US with the help of local chain Best Buy.â¦


The BBC is told that South Korean scientists engaged in secret, illegal experiments to enrich nuclear fuel.


Just Itching to Get Back on Track? Pull Up Your Socks!

Q Whenever I take much time off from exercise (as I did recently with the birth of my second child) and then try to get back into running or spinning, after 15 minutes or so, I get a deep itching sensation in the muscles being worked. It can get so bad, I have to resist scratching. What causes this,...


A new body is set to regulate a range of complementary therapies such as homeopathy and aromatherapy.


Visiting my neighbor Max Faget at his home on the banks of Dickinson Bayou here in rural Galveston County, Texas, was like a trip into a space museum.


Atlantis ready for first shuttle flight of the year

After a three-month delay, Atlantis is ready to blast off Friday on the first space shuttle mission of the year as NASA presses on with efforts to finish the International Space Station.


Guinea declares martial law as nine die in protests

Guinean President Lansana Conte declared martial law in the West African country on Monday after unions resumed a general strike against his 23-year rule and at least nine people were killed in violent protests.


Serbs to say "No" to EU over Kosovo independence

Serb parliamentarians of all major parties lined up on Wednesday behind a resolution implicitly rejecting membership of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the independence of Kosovo.


Tribal Gov. Richard Narcia told an audience in Washington on Monday that since launching gambling operations in 1994, the tribal government's annual budget has skyrocketed, to $100 million from $5 million, giving


American multi-millionaire Malcolm Glazer appears to be stepping up his bid to buy Manchester United, in the face of staunch opposition from fans.


Yankees' AL East Lead Drops to 3 1/2 Games

The Boston Red Sox looked at the out-of-town scoreboard and could hardly believe what they saw. The New York Yankees were trailing big at home against the Cleveland Indians in what would be the worst loss in the 101-year history of the storied franchise.


Congo's former Ninja rebel leader does not return to  Brazzaville, after helicopters swoop down on his men.


A kid named Joba Chamberlain came along and threw a couple of pitches behind Kevin Youkilis's ear, got himself ejected, and started a new chapter in this Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, much to the delight of 55,067 fans at Yankee Stadium yesterday.


President Bush said it was crucial   that Western powers keep up the pressure on Tehran to suspend   its nuclear enrichment program and not allow Iran to drag out   talks indefinitely.


Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii make their choices on Tuesday in a heated presidential battle, with Hillary Clinton hoping to snap Barack Obama's winning streak ahead of big contests in March.


Jailed Palestinian leader eyed as Arafat successor

The man most Palestinians would like to see succeed late President Yasser Arafat may run in upcoming elections despite five life prison terms handed down by Israel for orchestrating murders, his lawyer says.


Russia's Constitutional Court on Tuesday considered whether the vast country's regions must follow the letter of the law when it comes to which alphabet they use.


Panasonic is now Panasonic, says Panasonic

The company will abandon the Matsushita name and just go with its street name.


July 17, 1975: A U.S.-Soviet Handshake Far Above the Earth

Astronauts and cosmonauts meet in space for the first time when Apollo and Soyuz perform the first international space docking.


Ieri sull'isola arrivati oltre 350 immigrati in 7 sbarchi


Iraq Rejects U.S. Talk of Adjusting Vote Result

Iraq's election body rejected a  suggestion in Washington it adjust the results of next month's  vote to benefit the Sunni minority if low turnout in Sunni  areas means Shi'ites win an exaggerated majority in the new  assembly.


The island of Pitcairn must cope with a precarious future as six men face imprisonment over sex charges. The men, convicted of various offences, often involving underage girls, could be jailed in a specially-built prison on the island.


Three guards are sentenced to death for attacking writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o and raping his wife by a Kenyan court.


Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharers in the UK could soon face legal action from the recording industry. Record companies in other countries have already started legal action against people sharing copyrighted music online.


Industrial security - it's not the same as IT security

Niche market potential In the past, equipment control for manufacturing processes on the shop floor tended to be carried out by discrete systems running arcane real time operating systems controlled by proprietary management systems that had no connection through to other systems.â¦


Indonesia, eyeing debt relief, stresses social challenges on top of disaster

Indonesia's foreign minister, Hasan Wirayuda, said that proposed international debt relief for his disaster-hit country was welcome but stressed that such measures should take into account Jakarta's long-term struggle with social reforms as well.


Former five-time world champion Roberto Duran, looking several pounds heavier than when he last fought, was sitting in a ballroom near the MGM Grand Garden Arena on


A look at the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad:


Can intelligence really help business get out of a hole?

BI want to break free Whitepaper Business Intelligence (or BI) is often promoted as a âget out of gaol freeâ card â surely, intelligence in business is a good thing (although perhaps we wouldnât know, we havenât met much of it), so paying lots of money for a BI package is a no-brainer?â¦


Decisione su dichiarazioni Pm attesa per giovedi' prossimo


By Keith Reed, The Boston Globe  Sep. 3--BURLINGTON -- When Tweeter Home Entertainment Group spent 10  weeks and $600,000 remodeling its store here, it aimed to create less  electronics showroom and more boutique hotel or posh model home.


Red Hat profit rises on 42 percent revenue hike

InfoWorld - The introduction of a new version of its Linux distribution and new JBoss software helped Red Hat increase profit to $16.2 million, or $0.08 a share, on revenue of $118.9 million in its fiscal first quarter ended May 31, the company reported Wednesday.


Nuovo stile a prova di gas serra e per eliminare allergie


EU leaders seek Polish compromise on new treaty

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought on Friday to persuade Poland to compromise over a new treaty to reform the European Union after Warsaw dug in its heels to demand a change in the voting system.


Medicare proposes wider carotid stent coverage

U.S. Medicare officials on Thursday proposed expanding their coverage of carotid artery stenting procedures to prevent strokes, an agency statement said.


Biella, 16:40 - BASKET, SANTAROSSA LASCIA BIELLA

L'Angelico Biella, seconda nel campionato di serie A, ha rescisso il contratto con l'ala Walter Sant...


Spain is marking the third anniversary of the Madrid terror bombings that killed 191 people on Sunday with the unveiling of a towering glass monument bearing messages of condolence left written in the days ...Comment


Sindacati, Governo ci convochi o trasporto aereo si fermera'


Microsoft's entry into the blogging realm with MSN Spaces will cause an exponential growth in popularity for the Web-based communications technology.


Tel Aviv Blast Hits Market, at Least 4 Killed, AP Reports

An explosion occurred in central Tel Aviv's open air Carmel Market, killing at least four people, the Associated Press reported, citing Israeli TV's Channel Two.


Easy to use networked storage Review Network attached storage â or NAS as itâs widely known â isnât the easiest thing to set up, but it can be very useful, especially if you want to be able to share data between several computers in an easy and affordable manner. Enter NDAS - Network Direct Attached Storage â a much simpler way of getting shared storage onto your network. The Akasa Integral P2 LAN is one of the first products to hit the UK market, but will it live up to the promises of NDAS?â¦


Supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle and Web entrepreneur Brad Greenspan are exploring the possibility of combining forces on a bid for Dow Jones & Co. to thwart a takeover by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , according to a person familiar with the situation.


Taliban warn against Pakistan pact violation: report

An aide to fugitive Taliban chief  Mullah Mohammad Omar warned of "problems" in Pakistan's North  Waziristan region in case of a violation of a peace pact signed  this month, a newspaper reported on Sunday.


Parts of New York City's fabled waterfront are disappearing faster than the Brooklyn accent of "dese, dem, and dose." A preservation group wants to do something about it, declaring the area one of the most endangered places in the country.


Hurricane Ivan, raking a trail of devastation through the Caribbean, bore down on the tiny Cayman Islands Sunday after wrecking Jamaica and Grenada.


Federdistribuzione, serrata ne' avvertita ne' utile


Just two weeks before America's voters are expected to leave Republicans in control of the US House of Representatives, the Supreme Court yesterday revived a


SBC Offers $19.95/month Broadband to New Customers

SBC Communications  will offer a high-speed Internet connection for $19.95 per month to new customers who buy a top-line calling plan and sign a one-year contract, the company said on Wednesday.


The full line-up of musicians to perform at the Glastonbury festival later this month is announced.


Udine, 17:02 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 20 CONVOCATI PER IL CAGLIARI

Il tecnico dell'Udinese, Giovanni Galeone, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara di domani sera cont...


Militants kill 12 policemen in southern Baghdad

A group of militants raided two police stations in Baghdad on Friday, killing 12 policemen and wounding several others, police said.


A half hour before the flag dropped to begin the NASCAR race at Martinsville, Virginia Sunday... a twin engine plane owned by racing mogul Rick Hendrick dropped from site near the Martinsville Airport.


Murray sharpens baton to lead Penzance pirates

TAKING up the baton in the orchestra pit of any leading opera house in the world is a benchmark of musical success.


German chancellor Angela Merkel starts a four-day visit to India aimed at boosting economic ties.


For forty minutes this was the ritualistic slaughter we all expected. We all know that Scottish rugby is in the doldrums and that they have not beaten Australia since 1982, so to expect them to triumph with


Police have arrested the mother and two cousins of a pregnant 16-year-old who are accused of forcing the teen to drink turpentine in an attempt to induce an abortion.


Megawati urges Indonesians to accept presidential poll results

An emotional Megawati Sukarnoputri has urged Indonesia to accept the results of landmark polls which delivered a landslide victory to her former security minister, clearing his path to the presidency.


Nepalese Gurkha hero wins British visa battle

Britain's Home Office said Friday it has reversed its decision to deny a visa to a veteran Nepalese Gurkha soldier who won Britain's highest military honour for valour.


Urban Meyer has been going on and on about the Bowl Championship Series, calling it an imperfect system that should be replaced with a playoff. Then, when the Florida coach had one last chance to lobby for his team, he decided it was time to clam up.


ENERGY group National Grid Transco is to give shareholders a Â£2bn windfall after announcing the sale of four of its gas distribution networks today.


Millions have the disease but few discuss it, limiting options for care and research.


Donations sent to coal mine victims' families

The family members of the victims of the Daping Coal Mine accidents in central China's Henan Province have received 3.7 million yuan (approximately 445,800 US dollars) and


Sid Carlson remembers WWII parachute jump

Alex. Community Found. Alexandria Police Dept. Vikingland Builders Assn. Eighty-five-year-old Sid Carlson still goes to his music store, now in its 56th year of operation.


Real Madrid coach Mariano Garcia Remon would like Liverpool target Fernando Morientes to stay at the Bernabeu but admits he may not be able to satisfy the strikerâs desire for first-team football.


Top court brands Belgian far-right party racist

Belgium's far-right Vlaams Blok was branded racist in a supreme court ruling that will force one of Europe's most successful anti-immigrant parties to relaunch itself.


Plaintiff Gets Nothing in $54M Case of Missing Pants

The D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of lost pants found out this morning what he's going to get for all his troubles.


Deutsche Telekom wants control of Polish mobile operator PTC

The German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom wants to gain control of Poland's leading mobile phone operator PTC through an option to buy shares held by the Polish electricity and telecoms group Elektrim, it said.


Warning to teens: The Internet is a public place

Blog: Two public service ads warn teens about the threats to putting photos and personal information online.


WhoÂs Older, You or Your Body? Tests Suggest Answers

Gyms are using numbers to lure the middle-aged into exercise programs.


Thai coup leaders investigate corruption

Thailand's new military rulers appointed nine people Friday to investigate corruption under deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra and announced plans to write a new constitution to hold future leaders more accountable.


US lists Zarqawi's group as "foreign terrorist organization"

The United States on Friday formally listed the Jordanian-born Abu Mussab Zarqawi's Jama'at al-Tawhid wal Jihad (Unity and Holy War) as a "foreign terrorist organization" and slapped sanctions on it and its allies.


Windows Live Messenger for Vista available

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has released the final version of its new IMÂ client optimized for Windows Vista. Windows Live Messenger 8.1 offers enhancements that make it more compatible with Vista,Â which had its widespread consumer release on Tuesday. Updates in the IM client include new looks for emoticons, contacts, and display photos that take advantage of Vista's new and improved user interface, Microsoft said. Microsoft also added the ability to send an SMS (short message service) to a phone number or add phone numbers for contacts by clicking on a cell-phone icon in the client's main window. Also new is the ability to send a personal message when users want to add a new contact to their contact list. Windows Live Messenger 8.1 also includes a "roaming identity" feature that allows not only a person's display name to follow users any place they sign into, but also their display picture and personal message. In addition to new features, the software's final version corrects a problem users were having with beta versions, according to a post on the Inside Windows Live Messenger blog, which is written by members of the team working on the product. A user with an old version of Adobe's Flash technology on Vista would crash the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 beta client, wrote Nicole Steinbok, product manager for Windows Live Messenger. However, the final version of the software fixes that. "I still highly recommend you update your Flash player if you haven't already," Steinbok wrote in the post. "But if not, we have put in an extra safety measure [that] disable features that use Flash and provides you a way to upgrade to eliminate the Flash crash." Windows Live Messenger also is available in eight new languages: Bulgarian, Estonian, Croatian, Latvian, Romanian, Serbian Latin, Thai, and Ukrainian. Microsoft rival YahooÂ also plans a release of its Yahoo Messenger IM client that is optimized for Vista. Yahoo previewed the IM client at theÂ Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month and will put out a beta by June, with a version to follow in the third quarter of the year.


Free, confidential HIV tests for gay men in Guangdong Province ...

Gay men in the Guangdong Province, China, are to have free and confidential HIV tests at the AIDS Prevention and Treatment Institute, Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control.


The Moral Majority leader brought fundamentalist Christians into politics, but he created a force he couldn't control


Archaeologists unveil the latest finds at the Saqqara necropolis, or city of the dead, near Cairo.


The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider whether states may offer license plates with antiabortion messages, leaving lower courts divided over whether the programs in a dozen states unconstitutionally restrict dissenting views.


Pakistan resolves to eradicate terrorism

The Pakistani government Thursday expressed the resolution to eradicate terrorism from the country and decided to take measures to avoid attacks on innocent people following


20 killed, 150 hurt in India blasts: hospital chief

At least 20 people died and another 150 were injured in blasts outside a mosque in the western Indian town of Malegaon, a senior health official told AFP.


Consumers may not be getting what they think when they pay to download music. After years of resisting the inevitable, the music industry has responded to the music download phenomenon by offering music in digital formats through online stores.


The entertainment industry is pondering its next move in the wake of a legal setback delivered Thursday, August 19. On that day, a Federal appeals court in San Francisco


Ricavi tra 1% e 2%, nel 2009 acquisizione Telecom Argentina


Sacked Chelsea striker Mutu banned 7 months

November 5, 2004. Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has been suspended for seven months and fined Â£20,000 following an FA disciplinary hearing into his failed drugs test.


Medical marijuana before Supreme Court Federal power to control ...

Two Northern California women who say medical marijuana is their only shield from a life of agony take their case to the US Supreme Court on Monday in a clash between federal power to regulate drug use and a state's authority to determine medical care for


Roma, 23:42 - VOLLEY, WORLD LEAGUE: ITALIA-USA 1-3

Gli Stati Uniti hanno battuto l'Italia 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 16-24, 29-31) a Napoli conquistando l'acce...


Cairn Energy delays start of Indian oil output

Oil explorer Cairn Energy has said that it had delayed until 2009 the expected start of production at its largest Indian oil field.


Blast at South African Gas Plant Kills 5

An explosion at a South African gas plant has killed five workers and injured at least 100 others. A spokesman for the Sasol energy company says the blast occurred Wednesday at its ethylene plant in the northeastern town of Secunda, Mpumalanga.


S.Korea Says It Has No Nuclear Weapons Plans

South Korea has no nuclear weapons program or capability and an unsanctioned uranium enrichment experiment four years ago was a by-product of tests


Milano, 18:12 - CICLISMO: ANCHE IL GIRO DI DANIMARCA RESPINGE IVAN BASSO

Il Giro di Danimarca chiude le porte a Ivan Basso. Con un comunicato ufficiale, la corsa a tappe dan...


Credit card firm Barclaycard is closing its Manchester call centre with the loss of 600 jobs, it announces.


Mentally ill inmate denied water, nearly dies

DALLAS -- A mentally ill Dallas County jail inmate was cut off from drinking water for nearly two weeks and denied psychiatric medication for almost two months, according to an internal investigation.


Lawmakers acknowledged that there were still many differences on a proposed law to manage the countryâs oil.


Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was the victim of poisoning by dioxin, his doctor said on December 11.


Both Sides Cite Science to Address Altered Corn

A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain  sets up a bitter war within the European Union.


Netflix Raises Subscriber Forecast After Price Cut

Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc. (NFLX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday raised its subscriber and revenue forecasts for the fourth quarter, saying a price cut had helped draw new customers.


Democrats assail Frist's Afghan comments

Democrats accused Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of waving a white flag of surrender for saying the Afghan war against Taliban guerrillas can never be won militarily and favoring bringing "people who call themselves Taliban" into the government.


Ministro della cultura, 'parte della tassa a tv commerciali'


The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says state seat belt use increased from about 69 percent in 2003 to 72 percent in 2004.


Music Review | Jingle Ball: Wages of Pop

This annual pop variety show filled Madison Square Garden with screaming kids, stone-face parents and performers whose excitement level was somewhere in between.