On the anniversary of September 11, a curious paradox about the United States is evident: the sharp contrast between its policies' brilliant success in the Middle East and its strategies' abject failure there.


AWG agrees $4.1 bln bid, gets other approaches

The battle for control of UK water firm AWG Plc  heated up on Monday despite the company's agreement of a 2.2 billion pound ($4.1 billion) offer from an investment group called Osprey.


Comments by G.M. Leaders Cast Doubt on Partnership Deal

Executives said today that their auto company was well on its way to a turnaround without an alliance with Renault of France and Nissan of Japan.


Blitz da Campobasso ma coordinata da Reggio Calabria


Finnish chemicals group Kemira spins off fertilizer business GrowHow

Kemira, the Finnish chemicals giant, spun off its fertilizer business GrowHow by listing it separately on the Helsinki stock exchange with a launch price of 5.25 euros per share.


Cuban President Fidel Castro appears on TV in his first interview since undergoing surgery 10 months ago.


Peterson jury dismissed for day; judge cites ``potential development''

The judge in Scott Peterson's double murder trial emerged from a 45-minute meeting Wednesday with attorneys and dismissed the jurors for the day, saying, "There's been a potential development in this case that has to be checked out before we can go any ...


Game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony's PlayStation Portable, the consumer electronics giant's first handheld game machine.


India's PM says he will not quit, after his government appeared to backtrack on the nuclear deal with the US.


Car Bomb Kills 7 U.S. Marines Near Iraqi Town of Falluja

The deadliest attack on Americans in Iraq since May came as Iraqi officials announced that Saddam Hussein's deputy had not been captured on Sunday.


Harmony Gold Says Gold Fields Abusing Corporate Governance

At the end of last month, Harmony took legal action to prevent Gold Fields casting a "discretionary proxy" vote on behalf of US shareholder Bank of New York.


China's Military Modernisation 'Targeted at Taiwan'

A new special report by China on its defence forces shows the countryâs military modernisation is targeted at rival Taiwan, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry claimed today.


Reports of a tentative deal with Europe over Iran's nuclear programme are given a cautious welcome.


The Cabinet of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has been sworn in at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. Seven weeks after he won Afghanistan's first ever presidential election, Mr Karzai has


George Bush's choice to command US forces in the Mid-East calls for a new Iraq approach.


By Rick Bird  Local ratings from the November sweeps can, of course, tell you what TV newscasts are hot and who's not. But they can also be revealing about our changing lifestyles.


VATICANO - Le preghiere del cristiano in tutte le lingue: polacco (II) - Le radici cristiane dei Popoli dÂEuropa CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Cenni sulla storia e la geografia. La Polonia (Rzeczpospolita Polska in polacco) Ã¨ un paese dellÂEuropa centrale popolato da piÃ¹ di 38.000.000 di abitanti. Confina con la Germania, la Bielorussia, la Repubblica Ce...


CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict told Muslim   envoys on Monday that Christian and Muslim believers must   reject all forms of violence, in an audience aimed at defusing   anger over a speech seen as depicting Islam as violent.


Eagles 36, Giants 22: This Time, Giants Lose It in the Fourth

The loss dropped the Giants to 7-7, but left them in the thick of the playoff chase with two games remaining.


Torino, 15:36 - CALCIO, JUVE: CONVOCATI PER LA SAMP

Sono 18 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Juve, Claudio Ranieri, per la gara di domani contro ...


UK expected to redeploy forces in Iraq as two Macedonians executed

London is considering a request by Washington to redeploy a small number of British soldiers in Iraq to allow US forces carry out massive operations, the UK defense minister told parliament Monday.


Media & professional: BBC1 controller - under fire over the 'Queen tantrum' row - could have his fate decided on Wednesday.


Sul luogo della diaspora dopo 564 anni dalla 'cacciata'


Sen. John Kerry Thursday accused President Bush of committing a "colossal error in judgment" by invading Iraq. "The world is better off without Saddam Hussein," the president shot back in the first campaign debate, adding his rival once said so himself.


Intel shakes up multi-core chip branding

No more Duo, Quad, Pro, apparently So farewell then, Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad: come 1 January 2008 you will be no more, leaked Intel presentation slides reveal. The Centrino Duo and Pro brands are out too, it seems.â¦


Officials at Computer Associates (Quote, Chart) announced the availability of an application aimed at simplifying and strengthening Wi-Fi networks.


Singer Courney Love exits state Supreme court following her hearing, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in New York. She pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was given a conditional discharge for throwing a microphone


Hotel operator caps off a successful turnaround year by topping Q4 estimates.


Maroney's night precisely what they needed

FOXBOROUGH - He was silent for seven straight days, allowing him plenty of free time to take note of the gushing testimonials given on behalf of Jacksonville running backs Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew.


The State Department's No. 2 official said Sunday that Syria had improved security along its border with Iraq but needed to do more to keep armed supporters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from sneaking across.


"Departed" wins best film at "green" Oscars

Director Martin Scorsese's crime thriller "The Departed" won the Oscar for best film on Sunday in a show that turned Hollywood's biggest night into a showcase for environmental activism.


Tokyo's Nikkei share average gained 0.94  percent on Thursday, with carmakers such as Honda Motor Co.  buoyed by a weaker yen, while banks extended recent gains as  investors cheered progress in their handling of bad loans.


UN refugee chief sees Darfur autonomy as way out of crisis

NDJAMENA : UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers said that Sudan should grant more autonomy to Darfur as he began a visit to address the crisis over the exodus of more than 1.4 million refugees from the troubled region.


Floods Devastate Haiti's Corn, Rice Crops

The corn crop is flattened, rice paddies are washed away. Even the bitter oranges exported to make liqueur have become casualties of Tropical Storm Jeanne, which killed more than 1,500 people, delivered a hefty blow to Haiti's peasants and is raising fears of famine.


Gunmen in camouflage uniforms kidnapped about 30 Iraqis in Baghdad on Thursday and the new U.S. operational commander said more needed to be done to curb violence in the Iraqi capital.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes vigilance is the key to knowing whether a player has developed problems outside of his footballing life.


Il greggio scambiato a 91,51 dollari (-0,4%)


Pundits are wondering whether in reserving himself the right to say anything, Sarkozy hasn't started contradicting himself by uttering just about everything


The All Blacks score 40 unanswered points against a jittery Scotland in a one-sided encounter at Murrayfield.


General: Mosul Bomber 'Likely' Wore Iraqi Uniform

A suspected suicide bomber who  killed 22 people in a mess hall at a U.S. base near Mosul,  Iraq, probably wore an Iraqi military uniform, the U.S.  commander in the area said on Thursday, and he acknowledged his  failure to see whatever security flaw enabled the attack.


Novo Nordisk and Sanofi-Aventis fight over insulin-delivery systems.


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. on  Thursday said its quarterly profit tumbled by more than half  and slashed its sales growth outlook for the rest of the year,  wiping 17 percent off the value of its stock.


Just about everyone seemed to be flying high at the world premiere of "The Aviator," director Martin Scorsese's portrait of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.


The US halts imports of five types of farmed Chinese seafood, claiming they contain illegal antibiotics.


BALTIMORE -- Sure, he was stung by the decision. But Derek Lowe yesterday insisted he bears no anger toward the Red Sox for demoting him from the starting rotation to the bullpen for the playoffs. The sinkerball specialist, who most likely made his final start for the Sox before he enters free agency after the playoffs, was miffed to hear ...


On a day of stunning news including moonbase plans and new orbital photos, the space agency's keeping something big in reserve. In Gear Factor.


Iraq Militants Pledge Support for Osama bin Laden

Bush administration officials say they're trying to confirm the latest statement from the most feared militant group in Iraq. A posting on an islamic website states that the group, led by terror mastermind


Protesta di docenti precari e genitori di bambini disabili


Early polls loom in Poland as coalition teeters

Poland headed towards early elections after conservative Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski fired his deputy and main coalition partner on Monday over a corruption investigation.


The statement appeared late yesterday on a web site known as a...

An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with - oebloodbaths - if they don - t withdraw their troops from Iraq.


Microsoft: Vista SP1 due in Q1 2008, beta in September

Microsoft Corp. has finally broken its silence on the timing of the release of the highly anticipated Windows V...


UK group accuses Apple of unfair download pricing

LONDON A British consumers' lobbying group has complained to the Office of Fair Trading about prices on Apple's iTunes online music download service.


NFL Suspends Lewis Two Games for Drug Case

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy...


Yahoo Inc. has agreed to extend its  deal to place advertisements on Microsoft Corp.'s MSN sites in  the United States and overseas by one year through June 2006,  Yahoo said on Thursday.


Sudan's government  agrees to the deployment of some 3,500 extra African troops in war-torn Darfur.


Problem-plagued Diana fountain shuts for yet more repairs

An ill-fated and costly fountain in central London commemorating Princess Diana closed to the public for further repair work due to take four months.


NEW YORK - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced that the US Securities & Exchange Commission notified it yesterday that it is investigating it, without specifying any further details.


Omicidio dle regista Van Gosh Fermato un altro giovane marocchino

Amsterdam, 6 novembre 2004 - La polizia di Amsterdam ha compiuto un altro arresto nell'ambito delle indagini scattate dopo l'assassinio del regista Theo van Gogh, martedÃ¬ scorso. Aa finire in manette Ã¨ stato un giovane di 23 anni di origini marocchine.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein underwent an operation to repair a hernia about 10 days ago but has made a full recovery, Iraqi sources said Tuesday.    The ousted dictator was taken to the Ibn Sina hospital near the U.S.-controlled Green Zone for the procedure, which was performed by Iraqi doctors, according to sources close to the Human Rights Ministry...


US Finds Hicks, Habib Weren't Abused, Australia's Downer Says

A US Defense Department investigation found Australian terrorist suspects David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib weren't physically or mentally abused, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.


Sudan Agrees to Expanded African Union Presence in Darfur

Sudan has agreed to accept an expanded African Union force in its western Darfur region to help protect civilians against marauding pro-government militia.


GE stock lag may prompt NBC spin-off: report

General Electric Co. 's lagging  stock price raises the question of whether it should spin off  its NBC Universal unit, Barron's reported in its September 11  edition.


Recalculating the Costs of Global Climate Change

Exploring the implications of alternative assumptions is likely to lead to better policy than making a single blanket recommendation.


DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama surged to a four-point lead over John Edwards in Iowa, with Hillary Clinton fading to third just hours before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.


Creative Plans MP3 Marketing Blitz Against iPod

Creative Technology will spend US$100 million next year to market its portable media devices in a worldwide campaign to grab market share from Apple Computer and its popular iPod player.


Back in the '70s, Lynyrd Skynyrd cranked up their arsenal of guitars for shows with the Who and the Rolling Stones. These days, the band is more likely to unleash their wall of sound for country crowds alongside Tim McGraw and Gretchen Wilson.


S.Korea, US End Troop Cut Talks Without Agreement

South Korea and the United States closed a round of defense talks in Seoul on Friday aimed at scheduling a reduction of US troops on the Korean peninsula without agreeing on the timeline of the realignment.


U.S. voters may face outbreak of "campaign fatigue"

Inundated with politics long before the 2008 presidential election, U.S. voters are in danger of suffering wearying bouts of the uniquely American affliction of "campaign fatigue" in coming months.


In Trying Time, Scaling Down Expectations of Job Growth

The reception of 144,000 new jobs as adequate employment growth is evidence of economists' more modest view of what the economy can deliver.


Prescott and Kydland Win Nobel Economics Prize

Edward C. Prescott and Finn E. Kydland won the Nobel prize for economics for their work on economic policies and business cycles, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.


A teacher in northwestern China has been sentenced to death for raping 18 primary school girls, the second such case in the same area, state media reported Wednesday.


Quattrone asks to stay out of prison pending appeal

_ Former star investment banker Frank Quattrone asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to let him stay out of prison while he appeals his conviction on obstruction-of-justice charges.


Grazie al ribasso dei tassi di interesse scesi al 5,84%


Catania, 18:25 - CALCIO, CATANIA-PALERMO INIZIA SENZA TIFOSI ROSANERO

Il derby tra Catania e Palermo è iniziato senza la presenza sugli spalti del Massimino dei ti...


Rushing to the defense of the Baghdad Sniper

'If you were smart you would keep your mouth shut' Letters Our story on the Google Video footage celebrating Juba, the Baghdad Sniper may or may not have been the cause of the clip having been removed. What we can say for sure is it ruffled the feather of many a reader. The award for most most outraged blowhard goes to JÃ¼rgen, whose 1151-word diatribe is included in its entirety at the end.â¦


Spinal cord injury patients often succumb to bed sores

Christopher Reeve dedicated his final years to promoting cutting-edge research in paralysis, including stem cells and experiments aimed at regenerating the spinal cord.


Pro-Moscow Chechen Awarded Russia's Top Decoration

A pro-Moscow Chechen leader accused by rights groups of kidnapping and murder earned Russia's highest award Wednesday for "valor and heroism."


Bush gets update on Iraq at desert meeting

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait  - President George W. Bush held talks with the top U.S. officials in Iraq on Saturday at a base in Kuwait, during a Gulf tour he hopes will aid the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and contain Iran.


Palermo, 22:14 - CALCIO, PALERMO: FARIAS LUNEDI' IN ARGENTINA

Sebbene il Palermo non abbia ancora ufficializzato la sua cessione con la formula della comproprieta...


Mastella 'se succede sara' crisi', Ferrero 'toni eccessivi'


Disneyâs animated film âRatatouille,â about a rodent who dreams of becoming a French chef, has become the highest-grossing film of 2007 in France.


Australia refuses to set date for Iraq withdrawal

Australia has refused to set a timeline for the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, despite British plans to hand over control of Basra to Iraqi forces early next year.


Turkey's Erdogan faces rocky road after big win

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan celebrated on Monday a decisive poll victory but now faces challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish separatist violence and Ankara's troubled EU bid.


Governor's Rx import plan off to slow start

Few senior citizens have signed up for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's prescription drug program that promises lower cost medications from pharmacies and drug wholesalers in Europe and Canada.


Passwords to popular online world Second Life may have been stolen in hack attack.


Like Martin Scorsese's "After Hours," "Freak Weather" is the story of an accidental journey, a thwarted attempt to return home that turns into a voyage of self-knowledge.


Roma, 17:19 - CICLISMO, DOPING: PETACCHI DEFERITO, CHIESTO UN ANNO DI STOP

Alessandro Petacchi è stato deferito dalla procura antidoping del Coni. Per il velocista spe...


India’s BPO industry could reach $50 billion by 2012

India's business process outsourcing companies could attain revenues of up to $50 billion by 2012, but the industry will need greater investments in education and infrastructure by the government, according to a new report released Tuesday.At its current growth rate, India’s $11 billion BPO industry will reach about $30 billion by 2012, said the joint report, published by consultancy firm Everest Group and India’s National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom).If the industry reaches $50 billion in revenue, it will directly employ two million staff and provide indirect employment for two to three times more people, said Som Mittal, president of Nasscom. The industry would comprise 2.5 percent of India's GDP (gross domestic product).Mittal said India's federal and local governments would have to play a larger role in order to push revenue to $50 billion. Over the last 10 years, the industry has done much on its own, such as building power generation facilities and providing training to staff, but could use more government support, Mittal said.Indian companies spend a lot on in-house training because the education system in India does not have direct links with the BPO industry, said Raman Roy, chairman and managing director of Quattro, a BPO firm.The BPO industry needs more employable graduates with skills in new areas such as analytics or the industry could face staff shortages of up to one million people for entry-level positions, Roy said.Some companies have explored setting up operations in smaller cities due to competition for staff from the retail and telecommunication areas.“We hire people from small cities, but we cannot set up operations there because the infrastructure does not exist,” Roy said. It is unfair to ask managers to move to small towns where there are no hospitals or entertainment, he added.The BPO industry now plans to set up regional hubs and develop infrastructure, including communications capabilities and staff housing. Many BPO companies now spend time and money transporting staff between cities and suburbs.The industry is also demanding that BPO companies be allowed to use the same facilities during daytime to address domestic business. India prohibits using the same facility for domestic and export business.Since nighttime operations focus on servicing foreign customers in the U.S. and Europe, using the same facilities during the day for domestic business would benefit companies, Mittal said.


(Source: Network Appliance)  This paper takes a look at using data virtualization to provide end-to-end data reduction efficiencies. It features three user case studies on how users were able to have a significant impact on bottom-line expenses through data virtualization, as they relate to the storage acquisition and ongoing data storage management costs.


Medical first: Rabies case treated without vaccination

Chicago, November 25: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, her doctors said.


Deutsche Telekom seeks 100% stake in T-Online for â¬3bn

LONDON, October 11  - Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE.ETR) has offered to buyback the remaining stake in its Internet services subsidiary, T-Online International AG, for about â¬3 billion ($3.


Did the First Americans Come From, Er, Australia?

EXETER, England  - Anthropologists stepped into a  hornets' nest on Monday, revealing research that suggests the  original inhabitants of America may in fact have come from what  is now known as Australia.


USFWS Begins Review of Mountain Lion Status in East

To: STATE EDITORS  Contact: Jerry Feaser of Pennsylvania Game Commission, +1-717- 705-6541 or PGCNews@state.pa.us   HARRISBURG, Pa., March 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that the U.S.


Mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo is in talks with Apple over launching the iPhone in Japan, a report says.


Double-amputee Pistorius to take on world champion

DURBAN, South Africa  - Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius is set to take on world and Olympic 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner at an IAAF meeting in Sheffield, England, on July 15.


Two Palestinians were killed Sunday when Israeli soldiers fired at a house in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza, Palestinian hospital and medical sources said.


Dalla Ventura a Pikachu le facce di oggi

Tutto pronto per la quarta edizione dell'Isola,  e poi Bonolis, Tronchetti Provera, Gisele Bundchen tra i protagonisti del giorno


LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry underwent an angioplasty at an Orlando-area hospital and was recovering Thursday. He closed the deal for left-hander Ted Lilly from the hospital Wednesday night while undergoing a procedure.


A federal court handed the TV networks a major victory yesterday, ruling that the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on indecency was "arbitrary and capricious."


Real Madrid unveil Luxemburgo as new coach

Former Brazil boss Wanderley Luxemburgo has replaced Mariano Garcia Remon as coach of Real Madrid. Real confirmed the move at a news conference on Thursday, which followed a board meeting.


Head of Montreal Transit Corp. reassures passengers transit system is safe

MONTREAL (CP) - Montreal's transit system is one of the safest in the world, its president said Monday, denying that violent crimes on the subway system have gone unreported amid a turf war between police and transit security agents.


Music, Pets Recommended to Soothe Dementia Patients

Music, pets and aromatherapy should be used to calm agitated or delusional patients before turning to drugs that often prove ineffective or have unhealthy side effects, researchers said on Tuesday.


Medical examiners have found that Taser electric stun guns may have played a role in at least five deaths, contradicting the manufacturer's claim that the weapons never killed or injured anyone, a newspaper reported Sunday.


Yen set to sidestep harsh treatment at Essen G7

ESSEN, Germany  - The G7 industrial powers were set to repeat appeals for flexible exchange rates and warn again against currency volatility but stop short of singling out the sliding yen for overt criticism at a meeting on Saturday.


Marines' Raids Underline Push in Crucial Area

Commanders say success in Iraq may depend on units like Strike Force Two, and the raids they launch almost nightly.


Falmouth Coastguard tries to avert a human trafficking tragedy off the north African coast.


Bush Says 'That Ad' Attacking Kerry Should Stop

Under pressure from Democrats and Republican Sen. John McCain, President Bush on Monday called for ads attacking John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be stopped along with others run by independent groups, and said Kerry should be proud of his war service.


President Bush on Friday announced U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick as his pick to become the No. 2 official at the State Department under Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice.


Gazans head home as Egypt blocks supplies

RAFAH, Egypt  - Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday as Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.


A behind-closed-doors auction is taking place to win a takeover of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.


WASHINGTON - A menacing message from terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden has added fresh kindling to the sense of fear and anxiety that has pervaded American life since the attacks of September 11, 2001 and set the tone of the presidential election


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally would not be covered by her proposed universal health care plan.


The Reds added two pitchers to their bullpen today, signing veteran right-handers David Weathers and Ben Weber. Weathers, 35, signed a one-year deal with an option for 2006.


Grenade attack on ex-Bangladesh PM kills 19

DHAKA - An assassination attempt on Bangladesh's former prime minister killed 19 and wounded hundreds of others during an opposition rally here in the capital on Saturday.


Idaho Sen. Larry Craig finds his political future in doubt after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from complaints of lewd conduct in a men's room


Google's first quarterly earnings statement since its recent IPO rewarded investors with the news that the company has doubled its profits in the past year.


Marsh & McLennan to lay off 3,000 workers as it deals with fallout ...

NEW YORK -- Marsh & McLennan, the nation's largest insurance brokerage, said Tuesday it will lay off 3,000 employees, or about 5 percent of its work force, because of fallout from a bid-rigging scandal that has engulfed the insurance industry.


NEW YORK -- The death of rapper ODB was deemed an accident by the medical examiner, who said yesterday that he died from the combined effects of cocaine and a prescription painkiller.


Hong Kong Power Regulations Based in Part on Emissions

Hong Kong adopts a new regulatory system that could some day be a model for mainland Chinaâs giant power industries.


EAGAN, Minn.  -- Several Minnesota police departments are field testing a handheld device that scans a suspect's fingerprint and digitally checks it against Minnesota's criminal history and fingerprint database...


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Peter G. Angelos could sell the Baltimore Orioles for almost $200 million more than he paid for the team 11 years ago under terms of a deal he is negotiating with Major League Baseball to compensate him for the Montreal Expos moving to Washington


China urges Internet search engines to reject pornography

China released a self-discipline pact for Chinese search engine providers to reject web porn Wednesday. The new regulation, promulgated by the Internet Society of China (ISC), an industry group run by the


Four British former inmates of the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay have sued US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and others, saying they were tortured in violation of US and international law.


Input predicts growth in knowledge management

A new report predicts that the federal market for knowledge management solutions will grow by almost one-third in the next five years to more than $1.


Americans support use of meat-origin labeling: poll

U.S. consumers overwhelmingly support stricter food labeling laws, with 92 percent of Americans wanting to know which country produced the food they are buying, a consumer magazine said on Tuesday.


Wild hand Blackhawks eighth consecutive defeat

The Chicago Blackhawks slumped to their eighth loss in a row on Friday, going down 5-2 at home to the Minnesota Wild despite outshooting their opponents 43-16.


PeopleSoft extends its 'poison pill' customer offer

WILMINGTON, Delaware PeopleSoft said Tuesday that it was extending a money-back guarantee program that it says is designed to protect customers in the event of a takeover by the rival software maker Oracle.


UPDATE: Australia's AXA Rebuffs A$3.4B Buyout By Parent

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian insurer AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. (AXA.AU) rebuffed Monday a buyout proposal from major shareholder AXA SA (AXA) after it wouldn't agree to the A$3.


N.BA. Roundup: Tonsillitis Knocks Oden Out of Summer League

Portland center Greg Oden, the top pick in last monthâs N.B.A. draft, needs to have his tonsils removed and is expected to miss the rest of the Trail Blazersâ summer-league games.


In Energy Conservation, Calif. Sees Light

At the height of the 1973 energy crisis, Arthur H. Rosenfeld had a revelation.


BALCO Head Says Feds Wanted Him to Record Athletes

Victor Conte, head of the BALCO  lab at the center of a global steroid scandal, says in court  papers to be filed Friday that a federal agent last year asked  him if he would secretly record athletes suspected of doping.


(InfoWorld) - I2 Technologies accused SAP of patent infringement in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. A maker of SCM (supply chain management) software, i2 claims that SAP has infringed seven patents granted between 1998 and 2006. The alleged patent infringements, listed in the lawsuit that i2 filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, relate to SCM models and tools in areas such as managing factory planning systems, negotiating and tracking the sale of goods and allocating manufactured product to sellers. "We are currently looking into this," said SAP spokesman Frank Hartmann. "That's all we can say at the moment." In a statement, i2 said the lawsuit against SAP is "critical" for the Dallas CRM (customer relationship management) vendor to protect its patented innovations.


ATA Holdings Corp. ATAH.O, parent of  struggling low-cost carrier ATA Airlines, on Tuesday filed for  Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as falling fares and soaring  fuel prices drained it of cash.


US Airways Group Inc. , squeezed severely by low-cost rivals and soaring fuel prices and failing in its drive for new labor concessions, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday for the second time in two years.


Manmohan Trip: PM To Raise Issues Of UN Reforms, Terrorism

New Delhi, Sept. 19 (NNN): Making a strong pitch for United Nations reforms and restructuring of the Security Council, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday left for a nine-day trip to Britain and the United States.


A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage.


Obama rockets past Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama rocketed to a 10-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire one day before their showdown in the state's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


Attempt to assassinate Afghan president fails

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped a rocket attack on the US helicopter carrying him to a provincial capital in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, in the second apparent attempt to assassinate the US-backed interim leader since he


The central bank says China's economy should grow by 10.5 percent this year, state media reported Sunday, even stronger than the 10 percent predicted last week by the National Bureau of Statistics.


Microsoft says it's escalating efforts against spyware, viruses, and hackers

Stepping up its fight against computer threats at the risk of alienating security businesses, Microsoft Corp. said yesterday it will give away a program to combat privacy-stealing and PC-clogging spyware and other virtual pests.


Novell CTO: Let's 'Make Patents a Non-Issue'

The company that last year notoriously partnered with Microsoft to form a covenant that protects its customers from being sued for copyright violations, today announced it's partnering with the Electronic Frontier Foundation in a three-year-old effort to challenge the validity of patents for relatively ubiquitous technologies.


A peek at companies that overpromised and underdelivered.


The contract is part of the computer giant's bid to wring more consulting dollars out of its printer business.


David Beckham and his wife, "Posh Spice" Victoria, were set to begin their new lives in the U.S., as dozens of reporters and photographers gathered outside an airport terminal for their arrival Thursday night.


A conference in Iran questioning whether the Holocaust took place draws international condemnation.


Get prisoners into open jails, governors told

Governors told to move as many inmates as possible to open jails in response to prison overcrowding


IBM sales exec John Swainson to become CA CEO

Computer Associates is set to name IBM sales executive John Swainson as its new CEO, completing a long search to replace indicted former CEO Sanjay Kumar, industry sources said.


More violence in Kenya as AU starts talks

President Mwai Kibaki's appointment of a partial cabinet sparked more violence in Kenya overnight as the African Union began talks on Wednesday to end post-election turmoil that has killed around 500 people.


Iran Rejects UN Call for Uranium Enrichment Freeze

Iran rejected Sunday a U.N. resolution  calling on it to freeze uranium enrichment activities and  threatened to stop snap checks of its atomic facilities if its  case were sent to the U.N. Security Council.


Election Debates Bring Memorable Moments

A sigh, a glance at a wristwatch, a  5 o'clock shadow. After all the weighty words are passed back  and forth in a presidential debate, it is often a simple  gesture or a quick quip or a difference in appearance that  remains in the memory.


Zimbabwe is closer to collapse than ever, and only regional leaders can make a difference, a new report says.


Scania rebuffs MAN again, sees new payout prospect

Swedish truck maker Scania on Friday stood by its rejection of German rival MAN's hostile bid, as it raised the prospect of further extra shareholder payouts and warned of job losses in Sweden.


Jose Mourinho says he is not under pressure to win another trophy this season and if Chelsea did sack him he would walk away a millionaire.


Hezbollah has Israeli soldiers' body parts: Nasrallah

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, making a rare public appearance, said on Saturday his guerrilla group possessed body parts of Israeli soldiers left on southern Lebanon's battlefields during the war in 2006.


The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is "not a health crisis," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, and he urged people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation's limited number of vaccines.


Da' solido ancoraggio ad aspettative di medio termine


The parliament speaker would replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority president for 60 days, until elections. But he is unlikely to hold onto that position during a turbulent transition; timely elections also seem unlikely.


Just like iSkoot, only with a business model too Jajah has launched a UK service offering cut-price mobile phone calls, by routing most of the call over the internet using VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology.â¦


Think of bonds as loans -- and perhaps consider investing in some.


Sunâs Da Vinci Machine Broadens JVM Coverage

Sun is working on technology to make it easier to run different languages on the Java Virtual Machine.


Mons.Caffarra, abbiamo il diritto di sapere la verita'


Billy Connolly is criticised for making a joke about Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley at a London show.


Incontro con familiari di due vittime del lavoro


The jewellery collection of opera singer Maria Callas has fetched over Â£1m at auction in Switzerland.


London - As US forces massed to invade Iraq last year, the director of Care International operations in Baghdad said she was determined to stay.


Intervista al protagonista di "Casino Royale": "Il mio 007 Ã¨ cinico, passionalee misogino". E su di sÃ©: "Conquistare le signore? Non imparerÃ² mai..."                                            Il neodivo Daniel Craig si confessa "Io, le donne e James Bond..."                                                                                L'attore parla anche del caso Litvinenko: "La realtÃ  ha superato la fantasiama l'agente segreto Ã¨ stato sempre uno sporco mestiere, altro che romanticismo"di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Environmentalists around the world are holding their heads a little higher. Wangari Maathai is being honored for her work in preserving the earth.


Republican Mike Huckabee on Friday defended his previous remark that Mitt Romney didn't reach "political puberty" until recently, saying he was referring to his presidential rival's change of heart on key issues. Romney said humor has its place, but added that the race for president should be a more serious matter.


Not-so-Virgin Media shocker A 34-year-old mum who swapped lines from BT to Virgin Media was somewhat shocked to find her new phone number besieged by chaps demanding to speak to "the young nympho", the Sun reports.â¦


Podcast: Handicapping a 'social-networked' presidential race

New Hampshire gears up for "Facebook" debates but not without some controversy, and AMD's succession plans have some concerned.


Roma, 18:05 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: RISULTATI PRIMA GIORNATA

Risultati e classifiche della 1/a giornata del campionato di serie C1.


Compagnia telefonica risparmiera' 250 mln in 5 anni


The fastest-aiming space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit Saturday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers


Israeli military: Rocket kills 2 children

JERUSALEM (CNN ) -- A Palestinian Qassam rocket hit a street between two buildings Wednesday in the Israeli town of Sderot, killing two children and wounding at least 15 other people, the Israeli military said.


Target delaying decision on credit card business

Target Corp  said on Wednesday that the review of its credit card business is taking longer than expected, partly due to current market conditions.


John McCain on Wednesday sharply defended his opposition eight years ago to the flying of the Confederate battle flag over the South Carolina state capitol in Columbia, brushing aside protests that dogged him at campaign events and suggesting most people in the state don't want the issue reopened.


Warner Music sees its latest quarterly profits fall 74% following weaker album sales than a year earlier.


The Alliance Enterprise Corporation Spam Response

The Alliance Enterprise Corporation (the "Company" and/or "TaeCorp") (Pink Sheets:AETR) advises that there has been considerable spam email message traffic to the public which have recommended the purchase of the Company's stock.


NY judge denies Foxy Brown's travel plea

A judge has denied Foxy Brown's request to get out of jail early so she can go to California for an ear examination and for repair of an electronic ear implant.


Raggiunto accordo Comune-tassisti dopo 10 ore di trattativa


Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?


LIVERPOOL, England -- American investors Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. assumed full control of Liverpool soccer club on Friday, securing more than 80 percent of the shares in the 18-time English champions.


Afor e Consorzi non sanno gestire i finanziamenti


Iraq violence lowest since '06 mosque attack: U.S.

Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level since before a 2006 mosque attack which unleashed the deadliest phase of the Iraq war, the deputy commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.


La Climamio Bologna rimane a punteggio pieno nel gruppo A dellâEurolega andando a vincere a Madrid sul campo dellâEstudiantes. Prestazione sontuosa, quella della Fortitudo, guidata dai 23 punti di Smodis


Hate crimes in Russia have killed 17 people and injured more than 50 others since the beginning of the year, the Russian human rights group Sova said on Friday.


Hrithik won't be with wife on wedding anniversary

Thanks to Ashutosh Gowariker, Hrithik has just had an unexpectedly long holiday. Says Hrithik , "I was let off for a couple of days during the release of Dhoom 2.


The European Space Agency has approved the September launch of the second Young Engineers Satellite, or YES2, experiment.


US Rejects Ukraine Vote Result, Sees Consequences

Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday rejected the results of Ukraine's disputed presidential election and warned the authorities of "consequences" if they do not investigate the alleged fraud.


Ten Palestinians, Three Israelis Killed in Gaza

Israeli troops pushed deep into the largest Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday, a first in four years of fighting, after a Palestinian rocket killed two preschoolers in an Israeli border town.


Roma, 15:53 - ATLETICA, GP STOCCARDA; POWELL VOLA ANCORA: 9"83

Dopo il 9"74 record mondiale dei 100 ottenuto sulla pista di Rieti il 9 settembre scorso, il giamaic...


IBM wants to topple the world's leader in computer storage technology with a new shoe-box sized disk system developed at IBM Storage Systems Divisions in Tucson.


InfoWorld - SAN FRANCISCO -- At the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2004 conference Monday, Mike Wehrs, Microsoft’s director of technology & standards for its Mobility Division, disclosed some details about Big Red’s future mobile plans.


Inco boosts second-quarter profit forecast

Inco Ltd.  raised its profit  forecast for the second quarter on Thursday, citing strong  nickel prices and lower than expected costs.


Poisoned ex-spy had powerful enemies says contact

An Italian contact of a former Russian spy who was poisoned in London said on Wednesday the Russian mafia and corrupt government officials had a strong motive to silence Alexander Litvinenko.


Israeli unions began a nationwide  strike on Tuesday expected to affect about 400,000 public  sector workers and severely hamper international travel.


So what about that dream of the perfect "digital living room," where you can access TV, Internet, radio, music, video -- all things digital, all the time?


Is genocide just a word in Darfur dilemma?

(FindLaw) -- In response to a question about atrocities taking place in the Darfur region of western Sudan, Secretary of State Colin Powell said, "We have learned from Rwanda.


Barcellona, 18:45 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: UN MESE DI STOP PER ZAMBROTTA

Gianluca Zambrotta resterà lontano dai campi per circa quattro settimane. Il calciatore itali...


A steeper-than-expected drop in the   U.S. housing market pushed Lennar Corp.'s LEN.N quarterly   profit down 39 percent and prompted the home builder on Tuesday   to slash its forecast for the current period.


After Rejection by Yahoo, Microsoft Hints at a Fight

Hours after Yahoo officially rejected Microsoftâs takeover bid, calling it too low, Microsoft called Yahooâs response âunfortunateâ and said its proposal was âfull and fair.â


STEVEN GERRARD has told Liverpool he would be happy to stay at the club for the rest of this season and the next two years. The Anfield captainâs exit would signify a major setback for the Merseysiders, who


Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - With one gold medal already, he could have packed it in. But it wouldn't have been right, not after what his teammate accomplished Saturday night.


ISPs nominate UK record industry as top internet villain

Put your handbags down ladies The behind-the-scenes row between broadband providers and the record industry over filesharing has turned public, with internet trade association ISPA nominating the BPI for its "Villain of the Year" gong today.â¦


U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris led early primary election tabulations Tuesday in her bid to claim the GOP nomination for the Senate, and Rep. Jim Davis led in the race for the Democratic nomination to succeed popular Gov. Jeb Bush.


Catania, 20:35 - CALCIO, CATANIA: DANUCI ALLA TERNANA

Il Catania ha ceduto in comproprietà alla Ternana (C1) il centrocampista Ciro Danucci, lo sc...


A stepped-up US campaign against insurgents must not be allowed to alienate the Iraqi public, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday.


Can't wait until the free credit report train stops in your region? You don't have to.


Stein Metzger screamed, as if the noise would somehow keep the ball off the sand for an extra split second. He threw his body parallel to the ground, but the ball bounced inches out of his reach, as partner Dax Holdren looked on.


The CIA is offering a rare glimpse into its successes and failures at trying to understand China during its first communist decades in a huge cache of newly declassified documents released this week in Washington.


The French Defense Ministry on Friday debunked the credentials of a former ABC News consultant who claimed to have worked as an adviser to the ministry, saying the man was just an intern for five months.


Bits : Google Thinks It Knows Your Friends

Google automatically expands the list of friends that users of Google Reader share some blog posts with, and some users donât like it one bit.


A County Down police station currently being renovated has been broken into.


Can't Sit Still? It May Keep You Thin, Study Finds

People who literally cannot sit still may have inborn behavior that keeps them slim even if they overeat a little, researchers in the United States said on Thursday.


US President George Bush's proclamation last year that the mission in Iraq was accomplished has drawn criticism from Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry.


Daniel Pearl family asks Cheney not to use reporter's name

The family of Daniel Pearl, a US journalist who was beheaded in Pakistan two years ago, urged US politicians not to use the reporter's name for political reasons after Vice President Dick Cheney invoked Pearl's name during a campaign event.


Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday he would take a "deserved rest," and urged the military leaders of the country to quickly arrange for new national elections.


Smokers may be the weak IT security link

(InfoWorld) - Where there's smoke, there's a door. A U.K. security company is warning that smokers may impact IT security, leaving open doors that could let in intruders who could abuse a company's network. It may sound slightly far-fetched. But a penetration tester from NTA Monitor, a company based in Rochester, England, gained access to a professional services company outside London that way, said Roy Hills, technical director. The company hired NTA to test if it was possible to get inside the premises without proper identification, Hills said. The penetration tester waited until the smokers finished their break, then slipped in through the unlocked door, which wasn't the main one but publicly accessible. The tester -- who skirted past other employees by saying the IT department had sent him -- made his way to a meeting room, where he hooked up his laptop to the company's VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) network, Hills said. The tester could have launched a denial-of-service attack or intercepted phone calls. However, the VOIP network was segregated from the company's data network, a wise precaution IT managers can take, Hills said. "It's much more dangerous if you can get on to the data network, copy data and be gone," Hills said. Regulations that create smoke-free buildings or zones in some areas of the U.S. and Europe have driven smokers outside. In the U.K., a ban on smoking in buildings and facilities used by the public will come into effect in April in Wales and Northern Ireland, and in July in England. Scotland banned public smoking in March 2006. The ban includes smoking in train stations, restaurants and pubs, among other places.


UK Internet shopping seen surging at Christmas

More Britons than ever are expected to  shop online this Christmas as better delivery times, greater  ease with search engines and social networking sites like  MySpace.com fuel shopper confidence.


Il tasso-base rimane di conseguenza al 2%


The Philippine Congress passes a controversial anti-terror bill aimed at tackling militants in the south.


Philips raises $1.45 bln from TSMC share sale

Dutch electronic's giant Philips said Monday it had raised 980 million euros (1.45 billion dollars) from the sale of 800 million shares in the world's largest chip foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).


Roma, 20:38 - CALCIO, TRAP: ITALIA VOGLIO BATTERTI. TARDELLI SUO VICE

Raggiunto telefonicamente dall'agenzia Ansa, Giovanni Trapattoni, Ct dell'Eire dal prossimo giugno l...


"Simpsons" filmmakers at odds on Homer's stupidity

So this is what Hollywood has come to -- two producers of one of the summer's most keenly anticipated films are at odds over how dumb their star is. D'oh! It must be "The Simpsons Movie."


MUMBAI, DECEMBER 27: The promoters - who hold 46 per cent stake of Reliance Industries â-ill be the biggest beneficiaries of the up to Rs 2,999 crore buyback of shares announced by the company on Monday.


Feb 14, 11:34 Yanukovych to join the opposition

Speaking on Saturday in Luhansk, former Premier and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych said he will join the opposition.


U.S. says all Iraq reinforcements in place now

All U.S. troop reinforcements heading to Iraq to help restore security have now arrived, but it could take several more months before their weight is fully felt, the U.S. military said on Friday.


The cross-channel ferry operator is to slash 1,200 jobs and four routes in a radical bid to revive its business.


Lithuania aims to follow fellow Baltic  state Estonia and use the Internet for voting in elections, the  government said on Wednesday.


Few employers take all the steps they can to stop bullying in work places, according to a new survey.


Both Major Parties To Receive Public Funding For 2008 Conventions

The Federal Election Commission today announced that each of the two major political partiesÃ¢ÂÂ convention committees will receive initial payments of $16,356,000 from the U.S. Treasury for planning and conducting their respective 2008 Presidential nominating conventions.


Renate Goetschl decides to return to skiing for at least one more season, and she will make her debut as the favorite in the Super-G at the Alpine Skiing World Championships Sunday.


Responsabile, secondo al Jazeera, un gruppo militante identificatosi come "Tawhid e Jihad". A Falluja 20 iracheni uccisi e 6 feriti nell'attacco aereo Usa contro case sospettate di ospitare covi di Abu Mussab al-Zarkawi.


Viacom: 'Daily Show' clips just the beginning

It's only now that Viacom's rethinking its strategy. In part, the about-face reflects a desire to blunt the impact of YouTube's stunning viral growth.


Builder.com: Setting up PHP5/Apache 2/MySQL 4.1.3

If you've been thinking of using PHP 5.0 for your Web development activities, now might be a good time to go the whole hog and upgrade your entire LAMP set up. A new article on builder.com shows how to set up a cutting-edge Web development environment with PHP 5.0, Apache 2.0, MySQL 4.1.3, and the latest Linux distro that you've been wanting to try out.  In a pointer from PHP Magazine, there is an article from Builder.com about the setup and configuration of a new LAMP setup - PHP 5.0, Apache 2.0, and MySQL 4.1.3.


European Press Review: UN's General Assembly

The General Assembly of the United Nations and George Bush's speech dominated European editorials on Wednesday. Some papers commented on Germany's chances of getting a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.


The private doctor said Wednesday Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is in good health and tests showed his stomach is normal. Ashraf Kurdi, a neurologist and former Jordanian


Battle lines drawn on protection of species

Western governors gathered last week to plan with the Bush administration and Congress how to change the Endangered Species Act, the 31-year-old law they say


Chelsea and Aston Villa appeal against the red cards shown to Ashley Cole and Zat Knight during the 4-4 draw on Boxing Day.


Emotionally spent from a Grand Slam season of heartache, Ernie Els reasserted himself as a major force Sunday by outlasting Thomas Bjorn in a brilliantly played duel in the cold rain in the American Express Championship. He closed with a 3-under 69 for a one-shot victory and his first World Golf Championship.


The EU says we need biofuels, some experts say they damage the planet. Who is right?


World oil prices rise to another record high

NEW YORK, October 18  - Crude oil prices increased to new record high levels for the third consecutive day, reaching $55.


Indiscrezioni di stampa, Piazza Cordusio non conferma


Cautela dopo l'annuncio della prossima liberazione dell'inviataIl padre: "Sentito dalla tv, speriamo che la notizia sia vera"                                                  Sgrena, "Ottimisti e speranzosi" L'attesa dei parenti e degli amici


Iranians threatened U.S. ships in Hormuz: Pentagon

Iranian boats aggressively approached three U.S. Naval ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a main shipping route for Gulf oil, at the weekend and threatened that the ships would explode, U.S. officials said on Monday.


Political killings traced to Philippine military

The official commission's findings are likely to increase pressure on President Arroyo to take action.


Fraud cases breached Â£1bn level in 2007

UK.gov = number one victim Organised gangs pushed the value of fraud to a 12-year high last year, with the UK government being the largest victim of their criminal activities, according to a new survey.â¦


Reports from Iraq say the country's biggest oil refinery, at Baiji, is badly damaged in a huge fire.


Allies offer minor concessions at NATO summit; Harper focuses on Afghanistan

A handful of European NATO countries offered minor concessions on Afghanistan Tuesday, suggesting they'll allow their troops to reinforce the bloodied Canadian contingent in Kandahar in emergency circumstances.Comment


I.B.M. agreed to pay $7 million as part of a settlement of a federal regulatory investigation involving Dollar Generalâs 2000 financial statements.


Different approaches, same goal — that's how both American and French diplomats are describing their joint efforts to end the fighting in Lebanon.


Tra le filiali estere crescita migliore per l'italiana


Wallops Needs a Dollop of Space Entrepreneurship

Re "Va. blasting into space race: Rocket will carry hopes of untested East Coast hub" (front page, Dec. 1):  The collision of public and private organizational cultures has the capacity to enable positive results in American innovation.


As the only Democrat who supports Bush on the war, he's become the Senate's one-man tipping point. What will he do with his power?


Hispanic activists who viewed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as a voice of moderation on illegal immigration say they've been taken aback by the hard-line stance he's adopted as a presidential candidate.


Some stretch limousine businesses in the UK are a front for organised crime, senior police officers say.


Apple Releases Mac OS X Security Patches

Ziff Davis - The update fixes about eight vulnerabilities, including an image file problem and printing and networking holes.


Most Sri Lankan bus ambush victims were shot: military

Sri Lanka's military said on Thursday most of the 27 people killed in a bus ambush were shot by rebels as the passengers tried to flee rather than in the blast that struck the vehicle.


Israeli MPs will debate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to pull troops and settlers out of the Gaza Strip on 25 October


Iran remained defiant Thursday as a U.N. deadline arrived for it to halt uranium enrichment, and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said unanimity among the Security Council was not needed to take action against Tehran.


Clinton unveils universal health care plan in Iowa

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton, whose first attempt at a health care overhaul fell flat 13 years ago, unveiled a broad proposal on Monday to require health insurance for all Americans and make it more affordable.


Migrants around the globe sent more than $300 billion to their home countries last year, a "staggering" sum that surpassed foreign development aid and foreign direct investment and carries major development potential for poor nations if properly channeled, a report says.


Learn to identify companies ready for a breakout.


Internet banking fraudsters step up phishing scam

A potent new program circulating on the Internet embeds itself on a user's computer and either overwrites saved bookmarks or redirects the victim from the intended banking site to an authentic-looking fake.


BRUSSELS, Belgium -- US President George W. Bush is expected to meet with NATO and European Union leaders in February in an effort to mend trans-Atlantic relations that have been strained by the war in Iraq, officials say.


Russia agreed Sunday to join in an international agreement to forgive up to 80 percent of Iraq's foreign debt, allowing the deal brokered by German and US officials to go ahead.


As the opening bell for Maker Faire Austin nears, at least half the exhibitors haven't shown up yet.


Stars and ordinary Australians farewell Irwin

A khaki-clad choir,  Hollywood stars and thousands of ordinary Australians bid  farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin at a memorial  service at the famous TV naturalist's "Crocoseum" on Wednesday.


R&B singer Ne-Yo takes legal action against R Kelly over being dropped as the support act on his tour.


The latest predictions of the scale of Britain's population growth are published, including increased immigration estimates.


Firenze, 17:55 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DAINELLI: MUTU MI RICORDA BAGGIO

Grazie Mutu. La Fiorentina si coccola il bomber romeno, decisivo sia in Coppa Uefa sia in campionato...


Yan Varela wins the light flyweight division as Cuba get ready for a day of boxing glory.


To Woo Europeans, McDonaldâs Takes an Upscale Turn

McDonaldâs strategy of remodeling its restaurants and tailoring its menu options is paying off in Europe.


It's yet another typical autumn: Leaves fall, and Yankees rise

Beautifully colored leaves, warm days, chilly nights, high school football and ah, yes, October baseball. Like most things in nature, fall is predictable.


3M is among a small group of companies doing well domestically and internationally.


BERLIN -- The U.N. Security Council's permanent members and Germany agreed Tuesday on a new draft resolution on sanctions against Iran, strengthening existing measures over the country's refusal to suspend its nuclear program, officials said.


Corporate tax perks await final Senate OK

WASHINGTON - A corporate tax bill that would dole out nearly $140 billion in business breaks over the next decade is scheduled for a Senate vote today after an unexpected delay Sunday over its failure to include a tax credit for employers who keep active


Record-Setting Travel Expect Around Thanksgiving

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Charlotte-Doulas International Airport has increased staffing for the Thanksgiving holiday. More security screeners are on hand, and airlines have more ticket agents at the check-in counters.


Harvey R. Colten, 68, a Pediatric Immunologist, Is Dead

Research led by Dr. Colten helped isolate a gene tied to respiratory failure in infants.


House panel votes to boost domestic security

The United States would spend more  to combat illegal immigration and prepare for terrorist and  weather-related disasters under legislation approved on Tuesday  by a House of Representatives panel that ignores a White House  veto threat.


Dalla politica alla sanita', per mantenere la fiducia


Lawsuit charges open-source license violation

InfoWorld - In what may be the first action of its kind in the U.S., the Software Freedom Law Center has filed a lawsuit to enforce an open-source license.


Britain bomber suspect told family he was on 'confidential project'

A man arrested in connection with attempted bomb attacks in Britain told his Indian family that he was working on a "large-scale confidential project," a press report said Friday.


IRL IndyCar Series Champion-elect Tony Kanaan was one of a number of drivers to finish Sunday's Delphi Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway with a sense of relief after he narrowly avoided several high-speed incidents during the course of the 200-lap race


Seattle Man Gets Two Years for eBay Fraud

A Seattle man has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling computers and cameras on eBay but never actually delivering the goods.


Barcellona, 14:15 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: DE LA PENA PROLUNGA CON L'ESPANYOL

Ivan De la Pena ha prolungato il suo contratto con l'Espanyol fino a giugno 2009. Lo ha annunciato o...


Sting Charges Against Craig Harsher Than Some

Files indicate that the case of Senator Larry E. Craig may have been handled more harshly than those of some other men who were arrested in an airport restroom.


Price, not format war fears, holding back Blu-ray, survey finds

Toshiba more in tune with punters' plans than Sony? Toshiba appears to have judged its HD DVD strategy correctly, if consumer research from price comparison service Pricegrabber is anything to go by. What's stopping punters picking Blu-ray Disc is not so much the risk of backing the loser in the format war as the high price of players.â¦


ICC monitoring developments as England stay in SAfrica

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is continuing to monitor developments over England's tour of Zimbabwe after the players were told on Wednesday to stay in South Africa overnight.


Warning: That Yahoo IM from me is malicious

Blog: Writer is duped for the first time ever by a phishing attack; feels violated and ashamed.


President's Budget Plays Shell Game As Wildlife, Lands Continue to Fall Behind

To: POLITICAL EDITORS  Contact: Deborah Bagocius of Defenders of Wildlife, +1-202-772- 0239   WASHINGTON, Feb.


Bryan Murray has vivid memories of the Anaheim Ducks' run to the Stanley Cup finals in 2003.


Analysis: The Presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan will dine with President Bush Wednesday. The purpose of the huddle is to force Pakistan to once again choose between the West and the Taliban


another corporate conflict-of-interest scandal that, if it's as big as prosecutors say, is costing all of us. This time, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is prying open the insurance industry


MONDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Memory problems that prevent multiple sclerosis sufferers from doing their jobs are extremely troublesome and disheartening, say doctors, but a drug geared for Alzheimer's patients may offer some help.


Dance Review: Insight From the Inside on Hip-Hop

Full Circleâs âInnaviews,â performed on Thursday at Dance Theater Workshop, is more of a Valentineâs Day show than a Christmastime event.


German automaker BMW will launch a crucial redesign of its mainstay 3-Series in March, the company said Tuesday. The new line is expected to challenge German rival Mercedes and its C-Class cars.


The legislation combines the budgets of 13 Cabinet agencies with increases in aid for lower-income college students, while cutting some of President Bush's funding requests


Provocazione dello showman in puntata di 'Viva Radio2'


CORRECTED: Iraqi Ground Attacks Prompt U.S. to Airlift Supplies

(In sixth paragraph, correcting current capacity and goal  to reflect new data supplied by Air Force.)


FDA staff: More deaths with Bayer heart drug

A higher number of allergic   reactions and deaths were reported with Bayer AG's   heart-surgery drug Trasylol in 2005, U.S. Food and Drug   Administration staff reviewers said in a report released on   Wednesday.


Russian troops linked to missing Iraqi explosives

Russian special forces "almost certainly" removed the explosives missing from a military base south of Baghdad before the March 2003 US invasion and sent them to Syria, Lebanon and possibly Iran, The Washington Times daily said quoting a US official.


Heavy rains fell across the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto nearly regained hurricane status Thursday.


Description: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan upset the Bush Administration earlier this year when he called the Iraq War illegal and the attack on Fallujah dangerous.


Of all the low-lying coastal areas to be devastated by Sunday's tsunami, an Indian archipelago near the quake's epicenter may turn out to have the worst toll per capita.


Officials Seek Resignations of 4 Hospital Board Members

Top Prince George's officials yesterday requested the resignations of four members of the board that runs the county hospital system, a shake-up that could give elected county leaders greater say over hospital operations.


Lifeâs Work: Some Orders That the Boss Should Heed

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


An Opportunity for Wall Street in Chinaâs Surveillance Boom

The ties between Wall Street and Chinaâs surveillance industry are starting to draw Washingtonâs attention.


Henman Makes It Third Time Lucky in Madrid

Top seed Tim Henman finally won a match  at the Madrid Masters Wednesday, producing a classy display to  beat Spain's Albert Costa 6-4, 6-2, and reach the third round.


Delta Aims to Cut Jobs 12%, Drop a Hub and Reduce Pay

elta Air Lines announced yesterday that it would cut 12 percent of its work force over the next 18 months and said a bankruptcy filing would be "a real possibility" as soon as the end


New Gaza truce called as gunmen continue fighting

Palestinian factions reached a new Egyptian-mediated truce deal on Monday in the Gaza Strip in a bid to halt a cycle of bloodletting in which six were killed and dozens wounded since Saturday, Palestinian officials said.


Muslim leaders bemoan "Islamophobia" since 9/11

American Muslims still face high levels   of hatred and suspicion nearly five years after the September   11 attacks and political leaders and the news media are mostly   to blame, Muslim leaders said on Friday.


Stars Offer Reward for Dog-Drowning Arrest

Comedian Richard Pryor and former "Friends" star Matthew Perry are adding to the reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who drowned a golden retriever in the surf on the Massachusetts coast.


Lagos, Nigeria, 10/11 - The four-day strike called by a coalition of Nigerian labour unions and civil society organisations to protest recent fuel price hike started Monday in the country.


Mariano Rivera had this warning for the New York Yankees: If he becomes a free agent, he'll consider offers from other teams.


Caleb achieves two significant motor-control breakthroughs following his neurotechnology therapy. Plus: A podcast. In Bodyhack.


Even holy water from the Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes can't get by airport security screening passengers for suspicious liquids.


Japan comedian wants to change world like Chaplin

A weekly TV show mocking Japanese  politicians may seem a far cry from "The Great Dictator," but  comedian Hikari Ota says it was watching Charlie Chaplin's  masterpieces as a child that inspired his career.


'Ocean's Twelve' Bests 'Treasure' in Debut

Movie audiences have gone from one robbery flick to another. "Ocean's Twelve," the star-driven sequel to the theft caper "Ocean's Eleven," debuted with $40.9 million, stealing the top box office slot from the heist hit "National Treasure," which slipped to third place with $10 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.


Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro and Hugh Grant join the line-up for a two-hour US TV tsunami benefit.


DirecTV faces setback in dubious antipiracy campaign. Good.

In a victory for programmers and security researchers, DirecTV faces a setback in lawsuit against alleged signal thieves who dared to order smart-card programmers.


New "wonders of the world" named after online poll

The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan and Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer are among the modern-day seven wonders of the world chosen in a poll of 100 million online voters, organizers said on Saturday.


GUWAHATI, India  - Hundreds of guitarists played Bob Dylan's "Knocking on Heaven's Door" in India's remote northeastern hills on Friday, attempting to break the world record for the largest guitar ensemble.


Federal judge refuses to allow large Central Park rally during RNC

A federal judge refused Monday to allow a large rally on Central Park's Great Lawn during the Republican National Convention, but urged protesters and the city to work toward a compromise.


Apple on Friday issued a security update for Mac OS X that plugs a trio of holes in its wireless network subsystem, which could potentially allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. All three of the patches involve Mac OS X version 10.4, while one is also for version 10.3.


James sets new milestone as Cavs keep winning

NEW YORK - LeBron James had 26 points to become the youngest player in National Basketball Association history to score 2,000 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers eased to a 96-74 home win over the Chicago Bulls Saturday.


Lewis Hamilton says McLaren would prefer him to win the title than team-mate Fernando Alonso.


Toyota: Tomita "Ralf Schumacher e Trulli prime guide"

La decisione era nel`aria ma solo giovedÃ¬ si Ã¨ avuta la conferma: Jarno Trulli guiderÃ  per le prossime due stagioni guiderÃ  una Toyota a fianco di Ralf Schumacher. Il presidente della squadra giapponese


By Jean Paul Vellotti  With a $700 million, 872,000-square-foot biotech incubator possibly breaking ground in New York City before 2007, local bioscience experts are thinking big.


David Miliband implies that Gordon Brown will not be as popular as Tony Blair if he takes over as PM.


Lenovo announced its intent to jump into the server business by licensing x86 server technology from IBM, helping extend its product offerings to SMBs.Under the agreement, Lenovo will manufacture one- and two-way x86 servers based on IBM's System x technology, which Lenovo will distribute under its own brand name.The servers will add to Lenovo's corporate product lineup that includes ThinkPad laptops and Think workstations. The company also distributes IdeaPad notebooks for the consumer market.This will be a new business for Lenovo as the company does not sell servers outside China, said Ray Gorman, executive director of external communications at Lenovo. Lenovo will start distributing the servers worldwide within the next year.IBM will continue to distribute System x servers under its own brand name, said Tim Breuer, an IBM spokesman. IBM is not worried about competition from Lenovo, Breuer said, adding that the deal would in fact boost IBM's licensing and financing business.Lenovo also has an excellent reach to companies with less than 500 employees, so the deal will be a natural extension of IBM's server distribution channel, Breuer said. It will give IBM a better reach to SMB customers globally, Breuer said.The companies have been partners since Lenovo bought IBM's PC business in 2004 for $1.25 billion.Lenovo will compete with HP and Dell in the global x86 server market, which grew at a clip of 9.5 percent in the third quarter of 2007, according to numbers from analyst firm Gartner. HP was the top vendor with a 30 percent market share, followed by Dell and IBM.


Australia prepares for 'Google election'

Google Australia on Friday unveiled what it described as the world's most powerful dedicated election website, capable of exposing inconsistencies in the public pronouncements of political leaders.


GE OKs $15 Billion Buyback, Ups Dividend

Diversified manufacturer General Electric Co. (GE) said on Friday it boosted its quarterly dividend by 10 percent and earmarked up to $15 billion for share repurchases over the next three years.


Shares pare losses as analysts remain upbeat

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Research In Motion shares slipped early Friday, but bounced off their lows, after the maker of the popular handheld device said sales in the current quarter would just match Wall Street's expectations.


A new, highly drug-resistant strain of the âflesh-eatingâ MRSA bacteria is being spread among gay men in San Francisco and Boston, researchers reported on Monday.


By Mary Milliken BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A fire tore through aBuenos Aires nightclub packed with young New Year's revelersand killed at least 175 people as a stampeding crowd wastrapped by locked exit doors, officials said on Friday.


Sharon Opens Stormy Parliament Debate on Gaza Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  on Monday submitted his Gaza withdrawal plan for a crucial  parliamentary vote, while tanks and troops killed 16  Palestinians in a raid against militants in the coastal strip.


Iran says U.S. talks delayed for technical reasons

Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday technical reasons were behind the delay in talks between Iranian and U.S. officials on Iraq and denied new U.S. charges that Tehran was stoking violence in its neighbor.


ARSENAL have contrived many ridiculous misadventures in Europe, but two red cards was a new one even for ArsÃ¨ne Wengerâs team of inexplicably uneasy travellers.


Walt Disney Co.  music label  Hollywood Records is offering a new CD format with extra  features to encourage compact-disc purchases in a bid to  reverse declining CD sales.


Corea del Nord, maxi esplosione Ma per un impianto idroelettrico

SEUL - Dopo le grandi preoccupazioni suscitate dal sospetto che la gigantesca esplosione rilevata quattro giorni fa in una regione montagnosa della Corea del nord fosse dovuta ad esperimenti nucleari, oggi un alto funzionario del ministero degli esteri ha


Death of L.A. Elephant Rekindles Zoo Welfare Debate

An African elephant, which collapsed and died at the Los Angeles Zoo this week, suffered a heart attack, officials said on Wednesday, and animal rights activists said the death underscored the risks of confining the large mammals in urban zoos.


An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn't have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York's reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year.


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Court hears Saddam's cousin ordered 200 executions

Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed ordered guards to execute a group of 200 people as he stamped out a Shi'ite uprising in 1991, a court trying him for crimes against humanity heard on Monday.


Washington -- Congressional Democrats on Monday blasted the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman's proposal for breaking up the CIA and Defense Department spying operations, while the party's presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry, praised it.


Spinach industry can follow Tylenol's example

Spinach growers facing an E. coli   outbreak may be able to minimize their losses if they keep the   public informed and remind consumers of the message from Popeye   and Mom -- that spinach is good for you.


Analyst Evaluates Application Focused Solutions

Storage and protection of key business information are increasingly important concerns for IT managers.  These managers demand scalable consolidated storage solutions that enhance the reliability, availability and speed of access to data. Download this white paper to learn about how application-focused storage solutions are meeting the needs of midsize enterprises.


Explain a Medical Error? Sure. Apologize Too?

Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.


The European Union's new security coordinator suggested Friday that the bloc needs a special anti-terrorism unit to share intelligence and an EU border guard force to tackle illegal immigration.


Wal-Mart cuts generic drug prices in Florida

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said on Thursday   it would cut the price of nearly 300 generic drugs to $4 per   prescription starting in the retirement haven of Tampa,   Florida.


CBS News Concludes It Was Misled on National Guard Memos, Network ...

fter days of expressing confidence about the documents used in a "60 Minutes'' report that raised new questions about President Bush's National Guard service, CBS News officials have grave


It converts to online publisher and shows it can make money from mostly free services.


Road pricing and faster rail links could be part of the future transport policy in Scotland.


TUESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Nearsightedness progresses more slowly in children who wear hard contact lenses than in those who were soft contact lenses, says an Ohio State University study in the December issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.


Indonesian military continues attacks on Aceh rebels despite ...

JAKARTA  - The Indonesian military says it is continuing to launch raids against separatist rebels in tsunami-devastated Aceh, despite having earlier called a ceasefire to help aid efforts.


Don't slit your wrists over election, Michael Moore urges Democrats

Outspoken US filmmaker Michael Moore urged despondent Democrats not to "slit their wrists" over the outcome of the US election that gave President George W. Bush another four-year term.


Kirk Yeager makes bombs from the stuff found under kitchen sinks. He does it to help the FBI defend against what officials say is the next frontier for terrorists in the United States.


Kroger Co. KR.N, the top U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it  kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.


When a Single Story Has a Thousand Sides

âRenditionâ tries to be thoughtful and respectful of complexity while at the same time honoring the imperatives of commercial entertainment.


The sprinters have themselves to blame for their events falling into disrepute and disrepair. The damage done in Seoul in 1988 has never been repaired.


$25 Million Offered for System to "Suck" CO2 From the Air

The recently announced Virgin Earth Challenge—the biggest science prize in history—aims to find a commercially viable way to combat global warming.


Populist Labor Party leads Lithuania vote

Lithuanians casting ballots in parliamentary elections Sunday rejected the current ruling coalition for the opposition Labor Party, a sign that many voters liked its promises of lower taxes and higher pay.


U.N. to Allow Caviar Exports, but Quota Is Cut

The wildlife protection arm of the United Nations announced Friday that it would allow Caspian Sea countries to export caviar, though at lower levels than in 2003.


Per pm e' stato volontario, per legali e' legittima difesa


Milano, 15:21 - CALCIO, MILAN: ALLENAMENTO CON PARTITELLA PER EMERSON

Il Milan è tornato subito al lavoro a Milanello dopo la vittoria di ieri sul Genoa nella prim...


Genesis Crash Blamed on Installation Error

NASA says the space capsule, built by Lockheed Martin, went down in the Utah desert because a crucial switch was put on backward. By John Johnson.


Rescuers searching with shovels, high-tech cameras and their bare hands found the bodies of three children and an adult before dawn Wednesday, bringing the death toll from a mudslide in this seaside hamlet to 10, an official said.


Education Secretary Charles Clarke today tried to end the row over the Prince of Walesâs controversial memo by praising his commitment to developing peopleâs ambition.


Big Ben Grabs 27 Boards, Bulls Top Bucks

Ben Wallace grabs a season-high 27 rebounds and adds 10 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 117-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.


Rushâs Unexpected Stop Gives Kansas a Leader

Kansas has been pleasantly surprised by Brandon Rush, who attended four high schools and battled issues of academic eligibility before playing for the Jayhawks.


Shell Output Unchanged After Staff Evacuation

Multinational oil giant, Royal Dutch/Shell has disclosed that its out put remains unchanged despite its evacuation of non-essential staff from two oil production plants in its eastern operations area in the Niger- Delta where Nigerian troops are engaged


Wednesday night the talk show host and the other jurors returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Dion Jackson.


Microsoft Lets Everyone Try Windows XP SP3

Microsoft says it will post the release candidate of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to its download site tonight.


Second-seeded American James Blake eased through to the semi-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday, but former world number one Marat Safin was knocked out by South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik.


Safety Bob Sandersâs impact on the vastly improved Indianapolis defense earned him the Associated Press N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year award Monday.


Hacker Diverts Web Site to Porn Local Firm's Web Site Falls Prey to Hackers Hacker Diverts Web Site to Porn

By Todd R. Brown  SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO -- Talk about working blue: A local venture- capital firm recently fell prey to a hacker who took over the company's Web site and directed viewers to several porn sites instead.


Chancellor Gordon Brown confirms his baby son Fraser has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.


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Facing 40-years for mass identity theft Computer security consultant and convicted cyber intruder Max Butler has been indicted on counts of wire-fraud and identity theft, just five years after being released from prison for hacking into military and defense contractor computers.â¦


Using the internet to manage a chronic illness can leave you in worse health than before you logged on, a review of recent studies has found.


I love Twitter, but there have been a lot of problems, and this is too much. They're taking it down tonight, for two hours, and we're hot on a big story, and it's developing -- on Twitter. This seems like a bad night for Twitter to go to sleep. (But there probably never is a good night.) I don't think the Twitter guys really understand how much we're doing with their service.  It's been going down a lot lately. And while other people have been complaining about it losing posts, I had never seen it lose one, until yesterday, and now it's losing them regularly, for me too. Read the first three words of this post again.  They raised $5 million, it seems now it's time for them to get the bugs out, hire some people who really understand scaling, if necessary re-implement the system from the ground up. Do whatever is needed to make it as reliable as the other tools we depend on. We need Twitter to work. It's not a fun experiment for us, we're using it.  Jack, Ev, Biz, Fred -- please take note. Postscript: The announcement changed, now they're saying it'll be down on Sunday night. Much better. Thanks!


HP offers Integrity servers with Montecito chips

(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-PackardÂ is launching two servers using Intel's new dual-core Itanium chip in a bid to gain market traction for the troubled Itanium line. HP's Integrity rx3660 server, with a base price of $10,531, and rx6600 server, which starts at $14,771, will be introduced Thursday and feature Intel's Itanium 2 "Montecito" processor. IntelÂ introduced that processorÂ in July. HP is also offering a Montecito upgrade throughout its existing Integrity line. The industry is watching to see if Montecito will improve Itanium's competitive position against IBM's Power 5 chip architecture and Sun Microsystems' Sparc. It also remains to be seen how many server vendors beyond HP will embrace Itanium. "I would describe this as a marathon," said Don Jenkins, vice president of marketing for the Business Critical Server Division of HP, in Palo Alto, California. "It takes a long time to establish a new architecture in the market. It took IBM a long time to establish Power." HP introduced its first Itanium server in 2001. But by the end of 2005, servers based on the processor accounted for less than 1 percent of the market, based on units shipped, according to research firm Gartner, and 85 percent of them were sold by HP. But by another measure, Itanium is growing. Today, close to 9,000 software applications run on Itanium, said Jenkins, up from about 100 in 2003, which gives Integrity broader appeal to enterprise customers. "Customers can't use the server until they have the applications and the application vendors don't want to invest in the applications on that chip until they see the demand for it," he said. Several important software vendors also announced Thursday their support of Integrity running Montecito, including BEA Systems, RSA Security, and Comverse Technology. "HP has been steadily adding to the Itanium portfolio," said Gordon Haff, an analyst at Illuminata. But few other server vendors are following HP's support of Itanium, Haff added. Fujitsu Ltd. announced in August it will introduce a server running Montecito, as did Silicon Graphics. But they are "small players" relative to vendors like Dell, Sun, and IBM, which are not using Itanium. Still, Haff said, Montecito "is a nice upgrade to the Itanium." Integrity is HP's high-end server for business-critical applications. Montecito is the first Itanium design to offer hyperthreading, virtualization and multiple cores, which increase Integrity's performance. The Integrity rx6600 running Montecito performs close to 350,000 transactions per minute (tmp), more than twice the 161,000 tmp of an Integrity running an older version of Itanium, according to tests by the independentÂ Transaction Processing Performance Council. Montecito is also more cost efficient, operating at $2.24 per transaction minute, versus $3.94 on a previous Itanium chip. But skepticism remains. "$2.24 is good but they're still not the most powerful system," said John Clabby, president of the IT research firm Clabby Analytics. "Montecito is an improvement, but it's not a leader and that's what Itanium was supposed to be." The fastest processor tested by TPC is an IBM Power 5. which topped 4 million transactions per minute a with a cost per minute of $2.97, noted Clabby. HP's Jenkins downplays the significance of IBM's performance numbers, noting that most enterprises only need servers that can perform 150,000 to 300,000 transactions per minute. "Four million is a benchmark that doesn't have any relevance other than bragging rights," Jenkins said.


Government ministers, particularly the Chancellor Gordon Brown, have done much to promote the idea of enterprise and innovation being central to the success of the British economy in the 21st century.


Despite the lure of the barmaids, it is a passion for beer (and a desire for a no-fuss night out) that seems to be leading most people to the Verdugo Barâs door.


UK thwarts terrorism kidnap plot: source

Police in central England arrested nine people in a major security swoop on Wednesday which a defense source said involved a plot to kidnap and possibly kill a Muslim British soldier.


Sony Corp. said on Wednesday it would  delay its annual earnings report by a few weeks as it grapples  with the extra paperwork needed to comply with tougher U.S.  accounting rules.


Will it return more than 900% this year, too?


Londra, 23:20 - CALCIO, WEST HAM BLOCCA PASSAGGIO TEVEZ A MANCHESTER UTD

Il West Ham ha impedito a Carlos Tevez di fare le visite mediche con il Manchester United bloccando ...


European Market Packs Big Punch For Travel Sites Priceline, Expedia      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - "Go Europe" is an idea that travel agents tout to get tourists to visit countries like France or Italy.


Japan's Nikkei 225, Topix Decline; Kyocera Corp., Canon Drop

Japanese stock benchmarks fell. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 126.43, or 1.1 percent, to 10,956.41 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index dropped 11.04, or 1 percent, to 1098.73.


CZECH supermodel Petra Nemcova (below right) found herself clinging to a palm tree for eight hours when the tsunami hit the exclusive resport of Khao Lak on Sunday.


Yahoo pares Google stake, sells $191 mn in stock

New York, August 28: Yahoo Inc said on Saturday it sold $191 million in Google Inc stock in that company's Initial Public Offering, cashing out some of the 2.7 million shares Google gave Yahoo this month to settle two disputes.


A fire in County Tyrone which led to the evacuation of properties is being treated as arson.


U.N. team in Iran over nuclear transparency

A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog led by its second-in-command arrived in Tehran on Wednesday seeking details about Iran's offer to answer unresolved questions about its disputed nuclear program.


Quotato a 98,73 con un ribasso di mezzo punto percentuale


Hurricanes' offense adds injury to insult

MIAMI - The University of Miami sustained several injuries on offense during Saturday's 16-10 loss to Virginia Tech. Injuries knocked out tight end Kevin Everett and fullback Talib Humphrey, both starters, as well as backup running back Tyrone Moss.


Chancellor Gordon Brown has insisted he will stick to his 'golden rule' on spending, despite calls from the City and unions.


Spain hails French capture of Basques as major victory

Spain hailed the weekend arrest in France of 17 suspected Basque extremists, the worst blow the underground separatist ETA group has suffered for more than a decade.


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.


Hamas fighters and looters control Gaza, defy Abbas

Islamist Hamas fighters and looters ransacked the blood-spattered Palestinian presidential compound in Gaza on Friday as their leader ordered an end to reprisals against their routed, Western-backed Fatah rivals.


Apple's price drop may look like a preemptive holiday strike, but is it really the result of struggling sales figures?


Exit polls projected an easy victory Sunday for opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in a bitter campaign that required an unprecedented three ballots and Supreme Court intervention to pick a new ...


Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Corp. on Friday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company -- $40.6 billion -- as the world's largest publicly traded oil company benefited from historic crude prices at year's end.


Like a holiday sing-along with familiar tunes and good cheer, President George W. Bush and a workshop of cabinet secretaries, economists and small business leaders Wednesday


LOS ANGELES - The first time Southern California drilled Notre Dame by 31 points two years ago, it was a fluke. The second time was a coincidence.


Marine experts are suggesting that 20 percent to 30 percent of the seas should be "no take" -- off-limits to fishing, drilling and other habitat-disturbing activities -- but less than half a percent are fully protected.


Long-running Broadway musical "Rent" to close

The award-winning Broadway musical  "Rent" will end its 12-year-run in New York this June,  according to an announcement on the production's Web site.


Nicolas Sarkozy's party says it will press ahead with reforms, despite falling short of the landslide it predicted in parliamentary elections. Did you vote?


Auction of Modernist Landmark Raises Concerns

The Kaufmann House, set into the California desert, enjoyed a restoration after years of neglect and is to be auctioned in May.


Fannie Mae, the nation's largest mortgage buyer, agreed to major changes in its accounting and management practices.


Spectator Attacks Leader of Men's Marathon

A man wearing a brightly colored costume bolted from the crowd and grabbed the leader of the marathon Sunday, about three miles from the finish. The intruder wrestled Vanderlei Lima of Brazil to the curb and into the crowd. Police tackled the intruder and freed Lima.


Police release CCTV images of a man trying to escape an armed attacker, who shot him in the neck moments later.


NL Wrap: Sosa Belts Two Homers as Cubs Pound Pirates

Sammy Sosa belted a pair of home runs,  including his first grand slam in more than two years, as the  Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 in National  League at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.


Dopo aver toccato quota 1,3787 ora e' scambiato a 1,3751


You may have seen him stubbornly standing up to an invasion of evil robots this summer in "Transformers," but if you were in downtown Chicago early Sunday, you may have seen him stubbornly standing up to security guards at a local Walgreens.  ...


Global warming gases trapped in the soil are bubbling out of the thawing permafrost in amounts far higher than previously thought and may trigger what researchers warn is a climate time bomb.


Studios announce HD DVD movie release lists

CES 2005 Quality content coming to new format. Van Helsing too


Court-martial opens for Marine in Hamdania case

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine Corps prosecutor asked a jury on Monday to convict a Marine corporal for his role in the killing last year of a 52-year-old Iraqi grandfather in the town of Hamdania.


Four North Koreans leave Japan for South Korea

Four North Koreans who arrived by boat at a Japanese port two weeks ago left Japan on Saturday for South Korea, their desired destination, police said.


Patterns: In the Upper Great Plains, Lower Mortality Rates

Minnesotans and residents of the other Upper Great Plains states have some of the lowest mortality rates in the country.


Breaking up your identity can be good for security No system works perfectly all the time, but for something as fundamental as being able to prove who you are and get access to what youâre supposed to be able to do, we need to set things up so thereâs a fall-back plan.â¦


Neurological disorders affect 1 billion people: WHO

Neurological disorders ranging from migraines to epilepsy and dementia affect up to one billion people worldwide and the toll will rise as populations age, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.


TRADE:   Europe Grapples With the Future of ACP Sugar Imports

BRUSSELS, Mar 9 (IPS) - The European Union (EU) has imported sugar at  preferential prices from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries  since the 1970s; but, failed sugar reform within the union and  the prospect of unlimited imports from Least Developed Countries  (LDCs) in the near future have put a question mark over this  arrangement.


An open verdict is recorded at an inquest into the death of teenage chess prodigy Jessica Gilbert.


Pakistan vows to help Kabul crush Taliban

Pakistan, criticized by some Afghan   leaders over cross-border infiltration by the Taliban, vowed on   Wednesday to help its neighbor fight terrorism as Afghanistan   battles its worst violence in five years.


Milano, 15:21 - CALCIO, MILAN; COSTACURTA: A FINE STAGIONE SMETTO

Alessandro Costacurta annuncia il suo ritiro dal calcio. Lo ha detto lo stesso difensore del Milan a...


MANCHESTER UNITED were left cursing a handful of missed chances last night after being rocked by a last-gasp leveller at Craven Cottage.


Officials to Stock Trout in Santa Fe River

By THE NEW MEXICAN  Grab your fishing poles, bait and nets. And stay in town.


An art broker has filed a lawsuit against Axl Rose, claiming the rocker backed out of a deal to pay $2.36 million for an Andy Warhol portrait of John Lennon.


On the eve of 'Second Life' convention, Chicago gets griefed

Blog: Thunderstorms and even a tornado stir up the Windy City just as hundreds of 'Second Life' enthusiasts are supposed to touch down.


Dhaka - James Franklin became only the second New Zealander to grab a Test hat-trick, achieving the feat on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Wednesday.


Oil prices climbed Friday, closing above $55 a barrel for the first time, on worries that supplies will be stretched thin this winter while demand from China remains solid.


MELBOURNE, Fla. - All over one suburban subdivision, wild pigs have left their mark.  There was a dead cat. Ruth Strahosky's lawn was shredded when she was on vacation.


South Korea Wants to Pin Down Nature of North Blast

South Korea is seeking independent  verification on the nature of a huge blast in North Korea last  week, which its communist neighbor has said was linked to a  hydroelectric scheme, government officials said on Tuesday.


Statoil says it plans 25 billion kroner (US$4.2 billion, €3.1 billion) contract

"It's very important to have the system of agreements in place. This gives us shorter lead times and assured deliveries when a project is sanctioned."  OSLO, Norway: State-controlled oil company Statoil ASA on Friday announced its intent to sign a framework contract for offshore systems worth up to as 25 billion kroner with Aker Kvaerner ASA and FMC ... via International Herald Tribune


Katowice, 20:07 - VOLLEY, FINALI WORLD LEAGUE: BULGARIA E FRANCIA FUORI DA SEMIFINALI

Il Brasile ha battuto la Russia 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 26-24) nella terza giornata del gruppo F d...


Blue chips up on GE, S&P 500 near record

Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, sending the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan, while a strong consumer sentiment report offset worries about the economy.


Crewman Dies Aboard U.S. Submarine That Ran Aground

A crewman died on Sunday from  injuries sustained when the U.S. nuclear submarine USS San  Francisco ran aground Saturday off Guam in the Pacific Ocean,  the U.S. Navy said.


Frail Arafat Heads to Paris for Treatment

In this picture released by the Palestinian authority Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat holds hands with unidentified Tunisian, Jordaninan and Egyptian doctors at his compound In Ramallah in the West BankThursday Oct. 28, 2004.


Barcellona, 22:00 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: BARCELLONA FACILE CON L'OSASUNA

Il Barcellona ha battuto 3-0 l'Osasuna in uno dei due anticipi della seconda giornata della Liga spa...


Sir Elton John wins Â£250,000 from a Parisian art dealer who he accused of selling him fake statues.


Israeli bulldozers raze Palestinian homes  in a Gaza refugee camp a day after an Israeli settler was killed.


Dollar rises with Greenspan centre stage

The dollar perked up ahead of a key speech from US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan which was expected to set the scene for future rises in American interest rates.