Educate Inc. Agrees to Buy Hooked on Phonics Owner

Educate Inc., the parent of Sylvan Learning Centers and Catapult Learning, said yesterday that it had agreed to purchase Gateway Learning Corp., which owns the Hooked on Phonics brand.


By Jenny Dolan, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 19--With hair teased as high as Marge Simpson's and a bust as big as Dolly Parton's, Mama Rose worked the crowd. "Throw your hands up and shout," this big mama lip-synced, furiously throwing her hands up in the air, side to side.


Poll Finds Bush Lead Surging Among Likely Voters

President Bush has surged to a  13-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry among  likely voters, according to a new USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll  released on Friday.


NAT0-led peacekeepers seeking terrorist posing as cameraman

International peacekeepers in Afghanistan said they had received a tip-off that a "terrorist" posing as a cameraman was trying to enter the capital.


Justice Dept Opens Fannie Probe - Source

The Justice Department is  investigating possible accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, bringing  greater government scrutiny to bear on the mortgage finance  company, already facing a parallel inquiry by the SEC, a source  close to the matter said on Thursday.


Ukraine's Ruslana Taran, Ganna Kalinina and Svitlana Matevusheva won the silver medal Saturday in the Yngling sailing class.


The tidal wave in Sri Lanka ruins one British couple's plans for a romantic beach wedding.


One of Iran's top reform politicians said Wednesday that demonizing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — such as in this week's Columbia University forum — only strengthens hard-liners' hand as Iranians rally around their otherwise unpopular leader.


Doctors taking the Hippocratic oath swear to "abstain from whatever is harmful or mischievous," but the probe into plots to bomb targets in Britain suggests a group of medics may have ignored that vow. At least six doctors have been detained or are being questioned.


Republican John McCain says he opposed President Bush's tax cuts because they didn't come with spending cuts. That is not what he said at the time.


Commuter tackles bad train service by starting own railway

Grumbling about trains is part of the way of life, but one commuter has decided to do something about it -- by starting his own railway.


Red Sox, Astros Hunt for Their First Wins

After Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez failed to get the Boston Red Sox a win against the New York Yankees in the first two games of the AL championship series, Bronson Arroyo will take the hill for Game 3 at Fenway Park on Saturday.    In Houston, the winless Astros face a similar challenge as they return home and put their hopes in Roger Clemens for NLCS Game 3 against the St...


Kazaa's parent takes another legal beating

"The Kazaa system is an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen," declared the counsel for the music industry, Tony Bannon, during today's commencement of the civil trial against peer-to-peer (P2P) software distributor


... as North Korea's nuclear weapons become an issue

In a US presidential race dominated by national security, what some see as the world's biggest nuclear danger -- North Korea -- is only now emerging as a hot political topic.


ASHEVILLE - The Atlantic Coast Conference doesn't have the No. 1 team, but no other basketball league comes close to the depth the ACC showed in The Associated Press' men's preseason Top 25 poll.


Judge in Grasso Trial Was Suggested for Post at Big Board

A headhunter for the judge who will preside over Richard A. Grasso's trial sent a copy of the judge's resume to the stock exchange promoting him as a possible board candidate.


The SNP marks its first 100 days in power by issuing a 20-page report card on its progress so far.


Middle East Quartet may meet on July 16: Russia

Russia hopes the Quartet of international powers trying to revive Middle East peace talks will meet again on July 16, Itar-Tass quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday.


Toy Magnet Swallowed? No Problem. Two? Call 911.

Swallowing a magnet the size of a watch battery is unlikely to cause health problems, but swallowing two can be fatal.


Oggi discussi impianto e linee generali del documento


There's only one thing Edward Mazel's mother wants him to bring back to New Mexico from the Republican National Convention — and it's not a mini-Empire State building or an "I Love NY" T-shirt.


Google alumni launch new answer brokering site

Former researchers for the Google Answers search and research service have launched a new answer brokering Web site.


Iraq Kidnappers Demand Indonesia Cleric Freed-TV

An Iraqi militant group claiming to have kidnapped two Indonesian women said it would release them if Jakarta freed a Muslim cleric detained on suspected terror links, Al Jazeera television reported Saturday.


U.S. online ad market up 35 percent in 2006

(InfoWorld) - Ensuring publisher transparency, increasing advertising quality, and embracing video are key to maintaining a strong U.S. online advertising market, where revenue grew 35 percent in 2006 over 2005, according to an Interactive Advertising Bureau official. Marketers spent almost $17 billion advertising on U.S. Web sites in 2006, the fourth straight year of expansion for this market, the IAB said in a report issued Wednesday. "A 35 percent year-on-year growth is fantastic. We're very pleased," said Sheryl Draizen, the IAB's senior vice president and general manager. But to continue the successful run, some things need to be improved, and opportunities must be seized, Draizen said. For example, too many marketers fail to test their online ads with the same stringency with which they test their ads for other media like television, radio, and print publications. This is a big mistake because testing online ad campaigns before launching them is critical to ensure they are effective. Marketers often ignore the characteristics of a good online ad, she said. Publishers also must make marketers increasingly aware that online advertising can help them throughout the entire sales process for their products and services. The Internet is a tool to build brand awareness and gauge buying intent as well as for actual purchasing and subsequent fostering of customer loyalty, Draizen said. As such, online advertising deserves a bigger slice of companies' overall marketing budgets, she said. As things stand now, companies spend less than they should in online advertising, which made up only 6 percent of the total ad revenue in 2006. "This is disproportionately low if you look at the total Internet audience and the amount of time people spend online," Draizen said. By comparison, marketers spent almost $58 billion in direct mail advertising and about $51.2 billion in newspaper ads in 2006. Ultimately, marketers tend to stick to strategies that have worked for them, and they consider shifting ad dollars to the online medium as a risk mostly because it represents a change in tactics, she said. However, with each passing year, online advertising is perceived as less and less of a gamble, she said. It's also critical for publishers to deliver "the highest level of transparency and accountability" so that advertisers' confidence will continue to grow, she said. On this topic, click fraud incidence is currently very low and isn't having an adverse effect in online ad spending, Draizen said. Other industry observers, however, say click-fraud incidence is significantly high and seriously hurts the effectiveness of search advertising. Click fraud occurs when someone clicks on a pay-per-click ad without any intent to do business with the advertiser. Reasons for engaging in click fraud include the desire of a site publisher to increase commission revenue or the attempt by an advertiser's competitor to drive up its ad spending. One of the biggest growth opportunities in online advertising this year and next year will be video ads, which offer marketers an ad format that packs the appeal of TV ads and the targeting precision of Internet ads, Draizen said. Some highlights of the study include: *Â Search engine advertising made up 40 percent of online ad revenue in 2006, ranking as the biggest segment of the market. *Â Display advertising, which includes both banner and rich-media ads, generated 32 percent of the total revenue. *Â The 10 largest ad-selling companies grabbed 69 percent of total revenue, and the top 50 companies nabbed 93 percent. *Â Ads billed per impression generated 48 percent of revenue, while those billed per a specific action, like a click, made up 47 percent.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


Shares of Albertsons fell more than 8 per cent to $23.65 after the number two US supermarket chain missed quarterly earnings expectations and warned full-year profit would be at the low end of estimates.


CNNfn, the financial news cable  network owned by Time Warner Inc., on Thursday said it will  cease operating by mid-December after fighting a losing battle  against far larger rival CNBC.


Last.fm to extend scrobbler tech to video

Building a musical empire, despite DRM Last.fm, the popular music website, is to apply its social recommendation technology to video, as it prepares to do battle with Pandora for the internet radio station market.â¦


ARLINGTON, Va. -- US Airways Group Inc. , operating in bankruptcy, will increase service from Charlotte, N.C., and Philadelphia and spread flights during the day, boosting its schedule 7 percent without adding aircraft.


Phelps Has Front-Row Seat for Record Swim

ATHENS, Greece Aug. 21, 2004 - Michael Phelps had a front-row seat at the pool, and made Olympic history without ever getting wet.


Leyland has emerged as a managerial candidate

Jim Leyland just might be ready to manage a Major League Baseball team again, and he will reportedly interview for jobs with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, according to the NY Daily News.


At least 13 killed in U.S. Baghdad strikes: police

U.S. air strikes killed at least 13 people and wounded 52 early on Sunday in the northeastern Baghdad district of Sadr city, a stronghold for Shi'ite militants, two police sources said.


The Blackstone Groupâs much-awaited initial public offering is set for the week of June 25, underwriters said.


Three former bankers are due in court to face an extradition hearing in connection with the collapsed energy giant Enron.


Tony Blair last night put worldwide political and human rights at the centre of his hopes to revitalise the United Nations and bring the United States and Europe closer together again in pursuit of global democracy.


Israeli ships were leaving Lebanese waters as an international naval force took up positions off the coast.


An Israeli airstrike hit a car filled with explosives in Gaza City after nightfall Monday, killing a senior Islamic Jihad commander and another militant and critically wounding a third in a huge blast, witnesses and hospital officials said.


Operatori locali segnalano il tutto esaurito lungo le coste


SBC Communications said it will cut DSL prices to just $19.95 a month for people who sign up for its full unlimited local and long-distance phone plans. [Broadband Blog]


British death toll likely to rise above 200, admits Straw

JACK Straw, the Foreign Secretary, acknowledged last night that the toll of Britons believed to have perished in the Boxing Day tsunami was likely to rise above 200.


Rescuers fail to find six US men missing in a mine collapse after a sixth rescue attempt, mine officials say.


US-based Glamis Gold plans US$3.4B takeover bid for Canada's ...

TORONTO (CP) - Glamis Gold of Reno, Nev., is planning a takeover bid for Goldcorp Inc. of Toronto - but only if Goldcorp drops its $2.4-billion-Cdn offer for another Canadian firm, made in early December.


Italy usurp Brazil at the top of the Fifa world rankings.


Alcatraz prison won't be removed for peace center

Local voters have rejected a proposal to demolish the famed Alcatraz prison and transform the island in San Francisco's Bay into a global peace center, according to complete election results on Wednesday.


Sen. Edward M. Kennedy [related, bio] yesterday assessed the first presidential debate as ``enormous'' in impact and said Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] must move beyond attack


Lady Liberty Exhibition Opening in Paris

It arrived from France in more than 200 crates in 1885, and it's been an enduring symbol of Franco-American friendship through thick and thin ever since.


Nike, the US sports footwear and clothing firm, enjoys its best-ever second-quarter trading and predicts a strong start to 2005.


The Red Sox snared five season-ticket holders in a ticket-scalping sting last weekend during the Sox-Yankees series, a team official said yesterday.


Thief steals case, but misses $13,000 inside

A thief stole a briefcase and threw it  away without noticing it contained 10,000 euros ($13,660) in  cash, German authorities said Thursday.


The remains of the last czar's hemophiliac son and heir to the Russian throne, missing since the royal family was gunned down nine decades ago by Bolsheviks in a basement room, may have been found, an archaeologist said Thursday.


Google Steals a Page from Amazon's Book Search

Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.


Fonti governo, premier prendera' decisione dopo voto stasera


Oil prices climbed above $42 a barrel on  Wednesday, rising for the third day in a row as cold weather  gripped the U.S. Northeast, the world's biggest heating fuel  market.


John Edwards' presidential campaign is not so much about the "two Americas" as it is about the two John Edwardses.


That Eagles Coach Andy Reid, a 300-pound poet/painter/tactician, can come across as the most boring man in football is exactly what makes him intriguing.


Director James Cameron is set to announce a documentary that he believes will shake the underpinnings of Christianity


Stop di 24 ore dalle 21 di domenica, voli invece regolari


EDITORIAL: A Wired School Board Hardly Seems a Necessity

By Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 11--HERE'S A SILLY riddle that delights children:   What always disappears when you stand up?   Your lap.


Kosovo Declares Its Independence From Serbia

PRISTINA, Kosovo, Feb. 17 -- A sixth state emerged from the long and bloody unraveling of Yugoslavia when the Serbian province of Kosovo declared independence Sunday with promises from the ethnic Albanian leadership to embrace its embittered Serb minority and forge a multi-ethnic, democratic nation.


Peace talks on Sudan's Darfur halted again

ABUJA: African Union-brokered peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel leaders bogged down again Tuesday, barely 10 minutes after delegates resumed negotiations following a three-day pause.


Microsoft Bolsters Instant Messaging Strategies

Microsoft will release the next version of its instant messaging and presence server, Office Live Communications Server, in December.


Modiano: a un anno dalla fusione 200mila clienti in piu'


Healthy Diet, Exercise Might Lower Chances of Cancer's Return

SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- In an era of highly complex medications with highly complex mechanisms and even more complicated names, take comfort that some basic (and pronounceable) lifestyle changes can have an impact on cancer outcomes.


Call for suicide attacks issued at Pakistani mosque

Radical Islamists inside a mosque surrounded by Pakistani security forces issued a call over a loudspeaker on Tuesday for their followers to begin suicide bomb attacks.


The parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann left here early Sunday to catch a plane back to Britain after being named as suspects by Portuguese police and sharply criticising the inquiry in media interviews.


A review of the Chris Benz, Doo.Ri, Proenza Schouler, Thakoon fall collections in New York.


Business ; Fiat Talks Tough Ahead of Key GM Meeting

"There is a very good argument to say that the Italian car plants could benefit from the relocation of other GM businesses in Europe," Marchionne was quoted as saying.


The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian operations in Sudan's troubled South Darfur area following a shooting that killed two aid workers, the agency said Monday.


A BRITISH security firm said today four employees were killed and 15 others injured in an attack in Baghdad's Green Zone. Tim O'Brien, spokesman for the London-based Global Risk Strategies, confirmed that


Bush Ally Re-Elected; Australia Stays in Coalition

Australia's role in the US-led coalition in Iraq was cemented at the ballot box Saturday when Prime Minister John Howard swept to his fourth consecutive


Thompson courts gun advocates in Florida

Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson walked through rows of assault rifles, pistols and other firearms, signing autographs and greeting people at a gun show Saturday.


Everything was going fine until President Bush dropped the ball.


Authorities are reviewing Virginia's DNA databank — the nation's first and most extensive — after an investigation found that many felons were omitted.


All 21 people killed when an Indonesian passenger jet burst into flames after landing earlier this week have been positively identified, including five Australians, a report said Friday.


Schools need to get serious about making pupils media literate, says regular columnist Bill Thompson


French President Nicolas Sarkozy, seeking to cement political and business ties with a booming India, voiced support at the start of an official visit for New Delhi's controversial nuclear deal with the United States.


The IRA was responsible for the multi-million pound bank robbery in Belfast, NI's chief constable says.


Build-A-Bear to evaluate strategic alternatives

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc.  said on Thursday it has hired Lehman Brothers  to help it evaluate its options, sending the retailer's stock up more than 14 percent.


Microsoft Adversary Rises Instinctively at Yahoo Bid

Whatever the outcome of Microsoftâs bid for Yahoo, the move and Googleâs countermoves mark  an escalation in the confrontation between the two companies.


Quebec police consider revenge as motive for setting man on fire

MONTREAL (CP) - Quebec provincial police are trying to determine if a man was set on fire at his home as retribution for killing a cyclist four years ago.


U.S. Presses Blair to Become Mideast Envoy

If the proposal goes forward, Tony Blair would represent the âquartetâ in talks between Israelis and Palestinians.


Action planned by baggage handlers at Gatwick Airport is called off after a dispute over working practices is settled.


Brentford and Hartlepool are the minnows in Monday's FA Cup fifth-round draw.


The Jaguars have out-Steelered the Steelers at their own game. Jacksonville runs to win rather than merely to set up the pass, controlling the line of scrimmage and playing almost error-free while allowing few big plays.


Mail protocol wasn't dead, only sleeping Google has slipped IMAP support into its GMail service, allowing users to manage their mail on the server and access it using different clients, with the status of their messages maintained.â¦


Taliban expected to free deminers, official says

Afghanistan's Taliban were expected to free 18 mine-clearing experts they seized at the weekend, an official for the group said on Monday.


Shopping for Films but Settling for Some Fun

After a huge buildup about the commercial prospects of this yearâs Sundance, buyers have their hands jammed deep into their coats.


A judge throws out  the corruption case of former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma.


Japan's Abe set to cash in on popularity

Soft-spoken lawmaker Shinzo Abe suddenly shot to national prominence in 2002 by pressuring North Korea into allowing five kidnapped Japanese citizens to return home for a brief visit.


Bombs kill 133 in Baghdad, gunmen storm ministry

Up to six car bombs killed 133 people in a Shi'ite militia stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday, in one of most devastating such attacks since the U.S. invasion.


Adam Sandler's comedy "Click," about a man whose universal remote takes over his life, debuted at #1 bringing in $40 million. "Click" bumped Disney-Pixar's "Cars" into second place with $22.5 million, raising its domestic total to $155.9 million. Jack ...


Drug Middleman Announces Hostile Bid for Rival

The audacious takeover bid that could lead to lower drug prices for consumers.


Japan and Australia on Tuesday slapped fresh economic sanctions on North Korea, triggering protests from China that the move would worsen the standoff over Pyongyang's weapons programs.


Ex-Broadcom CEO broadsided by cocaine and orgy torture charges

Counter claim places aide near duffel bags with young men The latest caper looming over Silicon Valley makes us long for the days when HP spied on reporters and Oracle went slumming through Microsoft's garbage. Those were wholesome scandals centered on good, old fashioned corporate espionage.â¦


Compromise on Health Care Bill Sets Stage for Veto

A compromise between the Senate and House on a bill that would provide health insurance to uninsured children sets the stage for a battle with President Bush.


Some misunderstandings over Iran's nuclear policy have been cleared up, says the EU's foreign policy chief.


(InfoWorld) - The House Committee on the Judiciary approved far-reaching legislation to reform the nation's patent system Wednesday. The Patent Reform Act of 2007 largely reflects the IT sector's lobbying effort to curtail lengthy, expensive patent infringement lawsuits, but Wednesday's committee deliberations centered on finding compromises acceptable to opponents â namely the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, manufacturers, and large research universities â so that the bill could win approval. Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., described the current patent system as inefficient, bogged down by inappropriate litigation rules, unreliably funded, and resulting in patents of "questionable quality."Â  The bill would make it harder to secure a patent and easier for rivals to challenge one, and it would change how courts determine an infringed patent's value.Â  However, the version approved by the committee does not go as far on any of those fronts as the IT industry would have liked, and continued negotiations are underway. "Needless to say, our journey has been rugged," Conyers said, urging members to pass the bill out of committee. "We meet here today with the realization that we haven't finished the discussions. The meetings have gone on almost endlessly in some people's minds because compromises are necessary." The proposal Conyers brought forward addresses two of the most controversial provisions under discussion:Â  How courts determine the damages paid to patent holders by infringers and whether challengers are allowed to review patents after they've been granted. Assessing damages Calling the damages provision the most complex issue, the bill's original sponsor, Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., said that allowing judges to determine damages by assessing the value of a component within an invention that was infringed â rather than the value of the entire product â would correct "bizarre and wrong-headed trends" in patent litigation.Â  Originally, the bill mandated that courts calculate damages by such an "apportionment" formula, which the IT industry largely supported.Â  However, the committee agreed to give judges the discretion to decide whether damages should be determined by apportionment, by the market value of the entire invention, or by other means.Â  Several committee members, including Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla., said they would like to see further refinement of the provision because Congress canât predict the consequences of the apportionment analysis. "It would be important to give the court flexibility," Feeney said, adding that the bill could unduly diminish the value of some patents.Â  "We are in a whole new world of uncertainty." Promoting higher quality patents In a move that would make it easier to challenge a patent without going through costly litigation â and simultaneously make it harder for inventors to secure patents â the bill allows the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to review patents after they've been granted. In response to concerns raised by research universities and others, however, it limits the timeframe for such review. The legislation also makes it harder to secure a patent by giving third parties more opportunity to submit information to the PTO during the application process to ensure that only innovative inventions are patented.Â  The bill moves the patent system from a "first-to-invent" to a "first-to-file" system, but in another nod to large universities, the committee clarified a grace period on filing patent applications for inventors who disclose or publish inventions in advance of seeking a patent. Discouraging excessive litigation In an attempt to reduce abuses in patent litigation and discourage frivolous cases from being filed and non-frivolous cases from being unnecessarily drawn out, two other provisions were heavily debated and amended before the bill was approved: The ability of alleged infringers to charge patent holders with "inequitable conduct," and the patent holder's flexibility in selecting a venue for a case. Currently, alleged infringers can argue that a patent is invalid on the grounds that the holder did not sufficiently disclose information about an invention and thereby engaged in inequitable conduct. The often-used tactic is widely seen as a way to divert attention from the merits of the patent itself.Â  The bill narrows the circumstances under which this defense could be used and gives courts a range of options to remedy such conduct when it is found.Â  In an effort to curb forum shopping, the bill restricts patent holders to four options when choosing a venue to file a suit in.Â  However, the bill provides leeway for individual inventors, universities, and "micro entities" to bring patent cases where they reside. Noting that members of Congress cannot predict the consequences of the sweeping reform legislation, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, proposed requiring the PTO to conduct periodic studies of the impact of the most controversial provisions.Â  The proposal was enthusiastically approved. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to continue deliberating its version of the patent reform legislation Thursday.


U.S. border fence bill clears Senate hurdle

A bill authorizing construction of a   fence along the U.S. border with Mexico advanced in the U.S.   Senate on Thursday as Republican backers pushed to get an   immigration measure to President George W. Bush desk before the   November 7 elections.


DUP leader Ian Paisley travels to Dublin for an historic meeting with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.


More than 12,000 Sri Lanka dead in tsunami's wake; troops ...

GALLE, Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, the country hardest hit by yesterday's deadly waves, the bodies of the dead are still being recovered from all across the island nation.


Receiver to have surgery Thursday, may need ACL repaired

Tennessee Titans receiver Tyrone Calico will have surgery Thursday to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and may need to have his anterior cruciate ligament fixed as well, coach Jeff Fisher said Tuesday.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders for a rare three-way summit.


Ukraine parties search for way out of gridlock

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was to meet again with parliamentary faction leaders to resolve a standoff that continues to prevent the formation of a new government more than three months after legislative elections.


Inner Loop of Beltway Closed in Pr. George's County

A crash involving two tractor trailers closed the inner loop of the Beltway in Prince George's County early this morning, creating heavy backups even before the full morning commute began.


LOS ANGELES: Pop music producer Phil Spector slammed prosecutors as "Hitler-like" yesterday after he was indicted for the murder of a B-movie star.


Afghan Kidnappers Demand Comrades' Release

Afghan militants who have threatened to  kill three kidnapped U.N. workers have agreed to give the  government until Tuesday to find and release 26 Taliban  prisoners, a spokesman for the militants said on Sunday.


United States President George Bush completed his re-election triumph Friday by winning the final undeclared state and starting the job of choosing key members of his new administration.


US Army dalek assassins to pack mini-missiles?

Terminator 3 Pringles-tube ordnance in the offing The US Army is looking to develop a range of miniaturised guided missiles for use by its robot warriors of the future, according to reports. Each missile could be the size of a large party cracker.â¦


Smith's companion, child in Bahamas home

Anna Nicole Smith's 5-month-old daughter and the baby's purported father have reclaimed the Bahamas mansion where they lived before the former Playboy Playmate died last week, her lawyer said.


QUEBEC (Ticker) - Slovakian Martina Sucha ended American qualifier Abigail Spears improbable run with a three-set victory in the Challenge Bell tennis tournament final Sunday.


It's Been A Month-Why The Heck Am I Still On German Time?

I'm sitting at my desk late at night, entirely restless and not really knowing what to do with myself.


Sony delays PS3 "Home", but no talk of price cuts

CHIBA, Japan  - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would postpone the launch of the "Home" virtual community service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early next year, the latest setback in its videogame battle with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd.


U.S. stocks jumped higher  on Tuesday  as better-than-expected corporate earnings from companies like  Johnson & Johnson and DuPont and positive consumer confidence  data lifted the mood on Wall Street.


NASA To Send Space Shuttle Discovery and Seven Astronauts on STS ...

NASA, the American space agency responsible for putting a man on the moon but who also lost seven astronauts in its 2003 Columbia Shuttle voyage and seven astronauts in its 1986 Challenger take-off, says the first space shuttle mission since the disaster


Open-Federer and Henman reach unknown territory

Roger Federer and Tim Henman ventured into unknown territory when they reached the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time on Monday.


In a foul-heavy game, Georgetown ended its Villanova jinx by getting a favorable call 70 feet from the basket.


Source: Zoellick to Give Up U.S. Trade Post

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick will give up his post even if President Bush wins the Nov. 2 election, a trade source in Germany said on Tuesday.


Roma, 20:17 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; FARINA: DOBBIAMO POTER SBAGLIARE

"Credo che noi arbitri dobbiamo ragionare nel trattare tutti allo stesso modo, non conta se uno &egr...


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Cabinet on Tuesday that he hopes to meet newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the "near future" — the latest sign that the two sides are trying to work toward peace after years of stalemate.


A make-up artist helped make disguises for a number of men accused of carrying out a Â£53m raid, a jury hears.


Kiwis beat Luna Rossa, eye America's Cup

Emirates Team New Zealand completed the first 5-0 sweep ever in the Louis Vuitton Cup final, beating Luna Rossa on Wednesday to set up a rematch with Alinghi in the America's Cup.


XM Says Resolves Lawsuit With Universal Music

XM Satellite Radio said it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group and hopes to reach deals with the other music companies.


Powell and Three Other Cabinet Members Resign

Secretary of State Colin Powell announced his resignation in a letter released on Monday saying it was time for him to return to private life.


ING Reveals Improper Trading Case Details

A U.S. unit of Dutch financial  services group ING Groep NV said on Wednesday a review of  improper trading in its mutual funds showed only isolated  incidents of impropriety.


Sanzione dell'Authority per le Comunicazioni per l'episodio "Salmo 23"andato in onda, nel 2007, un minuto prima che scattasse l'orario consentito                                          Rai multata per un episodio di Lost "Troppa violenza per i minori"                                                                                Nella puntata un bambino viene obbligato a uccidere, ma suo fratello lo fa al suo postoIl Garante: "Nessuna segnalazione che mettesse in guardia le famiglie"


Remembering Altman with a slew of tributes

It has been almost a year  since Robert Altman stood on the stage of the Kodak Theater on  March 5 to receive his long-overdue honorary Academy Award.


German Investor Confidence Declines on Concern About Increase in Oil Price

Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s biggest economy, dropped for the first month in three in August amid concern about record oil prices and slowing growth in the U.S. and Japan.


Ram Gopal Varma, a popular Bollywood director, says he wants his heroines to be sensual, according to a news report Saturday.


Riduzione a 4,41 mld dlr nel terzo trimestre


Wall St. Banks Confront a String of Write-Downs

Wall Street banks are bracing for another wave of multibillion-dollar losses as the crisis that began with subprime mortgages spreads through the credit markets.


"Vera Drake", the haunting new drama from acclaimed British director Mike Leigh, has won the Golden Lion for best picture at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.


Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, is to join the British Army, the royal press office said after he was accepted into a prestigious military academy.


Indonesia Quake Sparks Fatal Tidal Waves

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) issues a statement about the Asian tsunami from his ranch near Crawford, Texas December 29, 2004.


Advertising: A Reverse Profit Strategy Faces a Commercial Test

Procter & Gamble makes a powder that purifies water, which it sells at cost to poverty stricken countries. Now it wants to sell that product for a profit in the United States.


Tributes from around the world are flowing in for Steve Irwin, the enthusiastic Australian "Crocodile Hunter" who enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures.


COMEX gold futures closed at fresh  6-1/2-month highs on Monday as investors bought the safe-haven  metal due to an ailing dollar, soaring oil prices and  uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election, dealers said.


Che la questione del caro-biberon fosse unâanomalia giÃ  lo si era capito nei giorni scorsi, quando per la seconda volta in meno di una settimana il ministro della Salute, Girolamo Sirchia, si Ã¨ battuto per tagliare prima i prezzi del vaccino e subito


Heart problems Al Shugart, co-founder of the hard disk maker Seagate, has died at the age of 76.â¦


University of Mississippi researchers have determined in a animal embryo model alcohol use fuels the growth of cancerous tumors. For almost a hundred years mounting evidence has linked alcohol use to an increased


Activists vow to disrupt Australia military drills

Anti-war activists said on Tuesday  they were prepared to risk their lives to disrupt a military  exercise involving almost 30,000 U.S. and Australian troops off  Australia's north coast.


Philips looks to build 'huge' video database for video ID service

Aims to fingerprint all video When Philips Research fell out of the audio fingerprinting business in 2005, it obviously left something of a scar, with the business sold for an unspecified amount, but since it was just as the buyer, audio database specialist Gracenote, had just raised $10.9m, that was taken to be the amount. But talking to Alex Terpstra, the CEO of Philips Content Identification at IBC this week, it seems like it plans to achieve a better outcome in the world of video fingerprinting.â¦


27 ago 14:07 Calcio: Baldini, "Contatti per il dopo Prandelli, ma ...

ROMA - Conferenza stampa a Trigoria dopo l'improvviso addio di Cesare Prandelli. Rosella Sensi, amministratore delegato della Roma, ha spiegato: "Abbiamo dato tre giorni di tempo al tecnico per riflettere, speriamo


NL Wrap: Maddux, Sosa Lead Cubs to Victory Over Expos

Greg Maddux tossed seven innings of shutout ball and helped his own cause with a pair of singles as the Chicago Cubs downed the Expos 5-2 in National League action in Montreal Monday.


Appiano Gentile, 17:46 - CALCIO, INTER: PENULTIMO ALLENAMENTO PRIMA DI LIVORNO

Penultimo allenamento settimanale per l'Inter prima dello scontro di domenica pomeriggio a Livorno. ...


Pelvic Exercises Treat Persistent Incontinence

NEW YORK  - Physical therapy aimed at  strengthening the pelvic floor muscles may help many women who  suffer lingering incontinence months after giving birth, a  study suggests.


Terni, 13:00 - CALCIO, TERNANA: PRESIDENTE CHIEDE 60 MLN A CORRIERE UMBRIA

Il proprietario della Ternana calcio, Edoardo Longarini, ha intentato una causa civile al 'Corriere ...


Tens of thousands protest Israeli withdrawal plan

Tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Jerusalem on Sunday to protest Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the West Bank by the middle of next year.


Best Buy to recommend Blu-ray high-definition format

Best Buy Co Inc , the largest  U.S. consumer electronics chain, on Monday said that it will  recommend that consumers choose Sony Corp's  Blu-ray  high-definition video format.


The Taoiseach has said there is a narrow window of opportunity for making progress in Northern Ireland.


Gunmen Abduct, Then Free, Officer in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Sept. 16, 2004 - Gunmen briefly abducted a senior Palestinian security officer Thursday in the latest sign of growing anarchy in the Gaza Strip, and supporters of Yasser Arafat staged


Riconfermati i tre vice presidenti: Dozzo, Gibelli e Cota


Netflix strikes a deal to deliver flicks directly to your television.


Devastata moschea sunnita, liberati 14 prigionieri Al Qaida


Diane von Furstenberg: Bourne for Bad Gals

Fashion Wire Daily - It was Veronica Lake meets Veronica Voss in a spy chic collection by Diane von Furstenberg staged Sunday evening in Bryant Park, the first major show in the current New York season.


Migliorano le condizioni dell'attore e regista toscano


Fears for Britney as she walks out of hospital

Psychiatrists say the stricken singer needs urgent treatment for drugs and depression


A seven-year-old British girl is critically ill after falling from a hotel fifth-floor balcony on the island of Majorca.


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Israel's prime minister says he is ready for talks with the Palestinian leader, after talks with UK PM Tony Blair.


The Vatican said on Saturday the   Pope was sorry Muslims had been offended by a speech whose   meaning had been misconstrued, but Morocco withdrew its   ambassador as anger at his words flared on.


EU gives MasterCard six months to cut fee

MasterCard  has six months to change its fee structure for international card transactions or face daily fines, according to an EU ruling that retailers said would save consumers billions of euros a year.


No signs of nuclear-related activity at Parchin: IAEA

VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog has found no signs of nuclear-related activity at a site in Iran called Parchin that several US officials said may be linked to secret atom bomb research, Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday.


Death toll from tsunami disaster nears 120,000

As the death toll from the earthquake-tsunami catastrophe soared to nearly 120,000, nations donated US$500 million (euro370 million) toward the world's largest-ever relief effort, but UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said even


Praga, 13:45 - CALCIO, PRESIDENTE STEAUA: VIA HAGI SE NON GIOCA CHI DICO IO

Via se non schiera i giocatori che vuole il presidente. Gheorge Hagi rischia l'esonero se stasera, n...


Critiche al piano Moretti, chiesto incontro con il governo


EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Saturday night urged President Bush to "stand up and stop" what he called personal attacks on him over his combat record in Vietnam...


China's top site has another big quarter.


In Address at UN, Bush Defends Decision to Invade Iraq

resident Bush defended his decision to wage war against Iraq, telling the United Nations today that the country will be a beacon of freedom in the Middle East and that liberty-loving nations should not falter in the face of terrorism.


Heart Attacks More Likely in Cold Weather

MUNICH, Germany - People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows.    The findings, presented Monday at a conference of the European Society of Cardiology, are not surprising because cold weather makes the blood vessels constrict, making it harder for blood to move through, but the study is the first to document that variations in the weather increase the occurrence of heart attacks in people with high blood pressure...


Top US economic forecasters are growing increasingly worried about the impact of surging oil prices on consumer and business spending in 2005, a survey released on Sunday showed.


Doctor and patients fight for life after anti-wrinkle jabs

A Florida clinic offering cut-price Botox injections was sealed off as a crime scene yesterday after four people were left paralysed by botulism.


Far Colony is a game of exploration and space colonization being held with 23th century. The game is based on management, strategy and planning in the more or less long term, where the use of the military force is not an obligatory way.   This new release include contains all the updates from 2007-August-11 to 2007-August-19. It's mainly bugfixes, data structures updates, some text corrections and updates, update of the options panel and update of the Orbital Object Data Interface.   It's the last release without game modules and routines, all the next releases will have ones (it's the time !!) ;)


World's super-rich invade London art market

Saleroom records tumbled in a frenetic week, as the Russians led the way on the latest leg of an elite international tour.


Dow Up Again as Stocks Log Second Straight Week of Gains

Tech stocks shone for a second straight day, this time with Dell in the lead after it posted a 25 percent increase in third-quarter profits and matched forecasts for its outlook.


Jacques Kallis hit a majestic century as South Africa moved into a dominant position on the second day of the second Test against England at Kingsmead.


Turn of the Crank: PHP 5, Sqlite, and Windows

Sometimes, a technology sounds like a great, simple answer to all of your problems. That, however, was not the experience of this blogger when checking out SQLite on Windows.    My first task at my new job was a simple enough one. All our customers have a review site that has a list of contacts. The file was contacts.html and it was just a static html file.   Since there are already 100s of sites using the static html, I wanted to avoid any kind of complex migration or external database. I decided to give SQLite a try since the db files are so portable. Each site would have it's own database with a single contacts table. Simple right? Let me go over all the problems I ran into.    He starts off with the fact that SQLite 3 doesn't work with PHP (different client drivers in PHP) and that PHP doesn't like SQLite 2 all that much either. His third and final experience? That SQLite isn't the brightest when it comes to working with directory permissions.


CommonTime announces software to enable Lotus Notes support on the iPhone.


Idaho Governor is Hoping to Keep More Snake Water

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has proposed building more dams and expanding existing ones to keep more water from the Snake River in Idaho and recharge the dwindling Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer.


Sets up a whole server cluster in one go, claims Veeam Utility software developer Veeam has come up with a configuration tool for VMware ESX servers which lets you work on multiple virtual servers simultaneously, for example to reconfigure all the members of a server cluster at the same time. It also gives GUI access to settings normally accessible only through the command line or a script, the company claimed.â¦


5-run 9th inning lifts Mets over Marlins

For seven innings the New York Mets couldn't score. Then the Florida Marlins couldn't field. Carlos Gomez scored the go-ahead run on an error in the ninth inning, and Carlos Beltran's two-run double broke the game open to help New York win 6-2 on Friday night.


I hear a lot about West Nile virus and trying to avoid it, but what really happens if you get it? West Nile virus has been identified in birds, horses and humans in rural and


Indice Ism per manufatturiero cala da 50,7 a 48,4


Esplosione forse da fuga di gas, una cinquantina i feriti


Officials in charge of the existing international tsunami warning system, have taken an initial step to broaden the network to the Indian Ocean and other possible trouble spots.


Aveva sette anni, probabile caduta dalla bicicletta


Rare Komodo dragon in British zoo dies trying to reach mate

One of a pair of rare Komodo dragon lizards brought to London Zoo amid great fanfare last month has died after falling off a wall while trying to reach her mate, zoo officials confirmed.


Microsoft Targets Older People for Web Via TV

For people trying to get their aging  parents on the Web so they can read e-mail and get digital  photos of the family, Microsoft Corp. has a message: Don't give  up.


Andy Murray claims the fourth title of his career with an absorbing 6-4 4-6 6-2 win over Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka in the Qatar Open final.


AIRBUS is poised to thrash archrival Boeing this year in the cut-throat battle to supply the world's airlines with commercial jets, the European manufacturer's parent company said today.


Stallone charged with banned hormone in Australia

Sylvester Stallone was  formally charged in an Australian court on Tuesday with  importing 48 vials of banned human growth hormone into  Australia when he visited last month to promote his film Rocky  Balboa.


"Crocodile Hunter" Death Extremely Rare, Caught on Film

Medical examinations confirm that Australian TV personality Steve Irwin died after a stringray pierced his heart during filming.


Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and former Rep. John Thune sparred over political ads and the increasingly negative tone of South Dakota's Senate race Sunday during a nationally televised debate.


12 dead in MP as train runs them over at station

BHOPAL, NOVEMBER 28: At least 12 persons were killed and three others injured after they were run over by a Chennai-bound train at Sukhi Sevania railway station, about 10 kms from here, today morning.


EU agriculture ministers are to discuss urgent reforms to Europe's heavily subsidised sugar industry.


Fashion Wire Daily - Ralph Lauren celebrated his 40th anniversary this year, and so for his spring '08 collection, he pulled out all the stops - an unprecedented show in Central Park, in what is arguably the most idyllic locations in the entire park, the Conservatory Garden at the north end, across from El Museo del Barrio.


Tulane fired football coach Chris Scelfo on Tuesday, ending an eight-year stint for a coach that held the program together through Hurricane Katrina but struggled to win before and after the storm.


Capo cult il cappotto a uovo con lavorazione origami


A coach has overturned on the M1 in Buckinghamshire leaving an unknown number of people injured, police said.


Per il 2008 gruppo francese prevede ricavi del 10% in piu'


The International Olympic Committee says it was right to award the Games to Beijing despite concerns over human rights in China.


Polish Hostage Says Iraq Captors Treated Her Well

A Polish woman freed after being taken hostage in October in Iraq said on Saturday her captors had treated her well.


The yen moved in narrow ranges against  the dollar on Monday as the market shrugged off a reshuffling  of Japan's cabinet and looked ahead to a key corporate  sentiment survey from the Bank of Japan.


A first-inning mistake to Albert Pujols usually isn't enough to decide a game. On Tuesday night, it was all the offense Jeff Suppan needed.


SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Bahrain last night reiterated His Majesty King Hamad's offer to host an Iraqi political multi-sectarian conference in Manama.


Foreigners Dead, Missing in Asia Calamity

The tally of foreigners confirmed dead from the quake and tsunamis throughout southern Asia, according to their countries' foreign ministries. Figures also include the most recent available numbers of missing based on official estimates by governments.


Jude credits Eastwood's advice for his Hollywood success

Jude Law has credited veteran actor Clint Eastwood's advice for his stupendous success and super star status in Hollywood.


Cda decide deregistrazione e delisting dal Nyse


The EU called off its sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods on Monday after Washington repealed illegal export tax subsidies, bringing some balm to transatlantic ties wounded by a battle over Airbus and Boeing.


Treviso, 20:18 - CALCIO, TREVISO: I CONVOCATI PER IL CHIEVO

Seduta di rifinitura per il Treviso in vista della gara di domani con il Chievo. Al termine il tecni...


Prince William and former girlfriend Kate Middleton have resumed their relationship, British newspapers reported Sunday.


Shares in online gaming firms are expected to fall on Monday after the US Congress agreed laws to restrict their business.


From Searing Flames, a Bleak, Cold Landscape

In a 14-acre, black, burned scar of land along the Brooklyn waterfront, the cold finds a brand-new place.


Fumigation suspected of killing West Africa stowaways

Two young stowaways from Ghana who boarded a Danish ship bound for Britain may have died when the cargo hold in which they were hiding was fumigated, a coroner's inquest heard.


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Estonian lawmakers on Thursday narrowly approved a bill calling for the removal of a Soviet war memorial from their capital, ignoring Moscow's warning of 'irreversible consequences' for relations between the ...Comment


Cybercrime summit urges international cooperation

com September 18, 2004, 12:05 PM PT. Most IT Managers won't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


Global Chip Gear Sales Seen Down 5.15 Pct in 2005

MAKUHARI, Japan  - Global chip equipment sales are  expected to fall 5.15 percent in 2005, an industry group said  on Wednesday in a sharp reversal from its July forecast of  growth of 23.98 percent.


Suse, famosa societÃ  produttrice dell'omonima distribuzione linux, ha rilasciato un bollettino nel quale avvisa gli utenti di linux di una pericolosa falla presente nella versione 2.6 del kernel. La vulnerabilitÃ


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Mashups Are Breaking the Mold at Microsoft

Although it is not yet widely visible to the outside world, some people inside Microsoft are beginning to break that mold.


Setting aside Sharman Networks' objections, an Australian judge accepted on Friday an affidavit with potentially damaging assertions about Kazaa's handling of copyrighted material.


Louisville's Bobby Petrino reportedly met with LSU to discuss the coaching job vacated by Nick Saban's jump to the National Football League, according to a published report.


Sono oltre 25 i milioni di euro stanziati dal Cipe per dare il via alla scuola digitale nel sud dell'Italia. Sono oltre 25 i milioni di euro stanziati dal Cipe per dare il via alla scuola digitale nel sud dell'Italia.


Democrats, Republicans seek votes on Super Bowl Sunday

Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls on Sunday continue their intense campaign schedule ahead of the key "Super Tuesday" vote, even as millions in the United States turn their attention to the American football national championship game.


India for gentle approach to tackling inflation

Surging Indian inflation has rattled investors, but the country's policy makers are likely to take it in their stride while they assess the impact of an oil shock and erratic monsoon rains on Asia's fourth-biggest economy.


In Europe, pushback against US 'war on terror'

German solidarity with the indictment of 13 CIA operatives underscores a shifting tone across Europe.


MMC Names New Chairman, CEO at Marsh Inc.

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. (MMC) on Friday announced a change in the management of Marsh Inc., its risk and insurance services subsidiary.


City Council Roundup: Councilors Talk Trash on Commercial Waste Disposal: A Proposed Change in the City Ordinance Would Allow Haulers to Choose Disposal Sites.

By Brian Barber, Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 28--Tulsa's City Council is considering an ordinance change that would allow commercial trash haulers to choose where they dispose of their waste.   The city now requires commercial haulers to take their loads to the Walter B.


A British soldier pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of inhumanely treating Iraqi civilians, while he and his comrades denied all other charges in a landmark court-martial.


Senate Democrats Pick Nevada's Reid as Leader Lawmaker Vows to ...

Sen. Harry M. Reid (Nev.), a miner's son who grew up in a home with no indoor toilet, took command of Senate Democrats yesterday and promised to be a leader who would seek compromise and consensus


U.S. Officials Differ on Iraqi Elections

WASHINGTON - Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence...


Woman hits Best Buy with $54M suit for losing laptop

A Washington, D.C., woman has filed a lawsuit seeking $54 million in damages from Best Buy after the electronics retailer lost her laptop computer last year.The lawsuit was filed in D.C. superior court last November but was publicized in media outlets this week. According to plaintiff Raelyn Campbell, Geek Squad technicians at Best Buy's Tenleytown, D.C., store lost the computer sometime around July 2007, then the company misled her about its whereabouts for a few weeks before finally admitting on Aug. 9 that it had been lost.Best Buy offered Campbell $1,110 and a $500 gift card in compensation, something she calls a "lowball" offer on a blog she has devoted to the issue.According to her, the point of the lawsuit is to publicly embarrass Best Buy into changing its privacy policy in such cases."To me, the big issue is not the low-balling and bullying tactics, but Best Buy's systematic disregard for its customers' personal information and potential exposure to identity theft," she wrote in her blog. "I am hoping the attention that the lawsuit and this website generate might motivate Best Buy and other consumer electronics stores entrusted with products that contain consumers' personal information to adopt thorough procedures and policies to safeguard customers' property and personal information against theft."Best Buy can't say much about the issue because it's still before the court, but the company is working to find out what went wrong, according to company spokeswoman Nissa French."We're obviously embarrassed and disappointed that we were unable to resolve this customer's issue. We've tried to resolve this dispute and feel badly that it escalated to a lawsuit," she said in an e-mail.Campbell could not be reached for comment.On her blog, she admitted that the $54 million in damages she was seeking was an "absurd amount," but said that she chose such a large sum in order to draw attention to the problem.Laptop thefts are frequently the source of widely publicized data breaches. On Wednesday, Lifeblood, a Memphis, Tennessee, blood collection agency, said it was notifying 320,000 blood donors after two of its laptops went missing. The computers contained personal information including Social Security numbers.The issue of computer retailers and repair shops losing consumer laptops has not gained much attention, but Campbell believes these companies have a "legal and moral obligation" to safeguard confidential information on computers that are entrusted to them.Although Campbell's situation is an unusual one, it makes sense for Best Buy to take extra steps to protect its customers' privacy by offering ID theft protection services, said Paul Stephens, director of policy and advocacy with Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a privacy advocacy group that tracks data breaches. "We're talking about a loss of something that's been entrusted to them," he said. "As a bare minimum, they should be doing that."


Trondheim, Norway (Sports Network) - Rosenborg coach Ola By Rise will not be with the club by the beginning of the new year. The veteran coach will step down in December.


The Bank of England has left its key lending rate at 4.75 percent for the fourth month in a row, but analysts are split over whether borrowing costs will go up again next year.


Kelly Holmes targets a second gold medal in Saturday's 1500m final.


One team, two seasons. They have been the Sybil of the American League.


checking for them by hand before buying -- because children could choke on them, consumer advocates said in an annual warning on toy safety.


The number firearms offences fell by almost 10% last year in Scotland, according to the latest figures.


'Italia cambierebbe volto,si potrebbero alleggerire carichi'


Palestinian killed, 35 houses razed in Gaza

GAZA CITY: The Israeli army killed one Palestinian in an air raid and demolished at least 35 houses in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as Israel shut down for Judaismâs most solemn day of Yom Kippur.


On Europe: ECB prepares for delicate balancing act

The level of attention that next week's European Central Bank policy meeting is likely to attract might seem strange given that not one of 83 economists polled by Reuters expects any change to interest rates.


Iran's defense minister said Wednesday that Russia is preparing to deliver powerful new air defense systems that would dramatically increase his nation's ability to repel an attack.


Study: U.S. Veterans Care Beats Managed Care in Diabetes

Veterans with diabetes get better care under the Department of Veterans Affairs system than some patients using managed care, U.S. researchers reported on Monday and suggested nationalized health care can work well.


Udine, 20:02 - Calcio, Udinese: si teme lungo stop per Alberto

Infortunio in allenamento, questo pomeriggio, al centrocampista Alberto, nel corso della partitella ...


Florida judge disinclined to take on Anna Nicole case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.


Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is to adapt bestseller The Lovely Bones as his next project, reports say.


Another laptop goes foom Toshiba Japan today expanded its notebook-battery recall programme, adding half-a-dozen more models to the list of laptops it wants owners to use only on mains power until new batteries can be sent out to them.â¦


Budget airline passengers are paying more than the price advertised due to extra costs, a Which? survey claims.


A 14-year-old boy is treated for a wound to his shoulder after a shooting in an east London street.


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Scuffle for organs sparks donor debate in Singapore

As members of Sim Tee Hua's family sat at his bedside to pray for his recovery, they were horrified to learn that the hospital staff were about to turn off his life-support machine and use his organs for transplants.


Legal Worries Delay iPhone Unlocking Software

An Irish programmer delays today's release of software to unlock Apple's iPhone, after early morning legal advice.


Milano - Rockstar Games ha inaugurato il sito ufficiale di Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Sul sito, raggiungibile a questo indirizzo: http://www.rockstargames.com e' possibile trovare il primo trailer del gioco.


Colombian Paramilitaries to Disband 3,000 Fighters

By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia's biggest right-wingparamilitary group said on Thursday it would disband 3,000 ofits fighters before the end of the year, in what the groupcalled a good faith gesture as it pursues peace talks with thegovernment.


Wankhede wicket lambasted by Aussie media

Sydney, November 6: The wicket at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai was slammed as "heavily doctored" and "under-prepared" by the Australian media which nevertheless had little sympathy for their team's defeat in the fourth and final cricket Test against India.


Statement by Airbus on the US Government for formal consultations ...

Airbus has fully supported all recent actions by the European Commission to engage with the US government in serious discussions on comprehensive new disciplines on government support.


Pamela Anderson's ex-husbands in scuffle

Police in Las Vegas have cited recording star Kid Rock, former husband of actress Pamela Anderson, for suspicion of battery after a weekend scuffle at the MTV Video Music Awards between him and rocker Tommy Lee, another ex-spouse of Anderson.


Bolivian officials say 48 people have died and thousands have been left homeless after weeks of flooding.


Saturn mission beams back first images of Titan

Cassini-Huygens, a joint US-European mission to Saturn, has had its closest encounter yet with Titan, one of Saturn's moons. It flew to within 745 miles and beamed back the first images of the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere.


On a bright and sunny day in Jerez, Spain many of the leading lights of grand prix racing tested the latest winter developments as they begin the long arduous preparations for the 2005 season.


In an effort to ease the transition to higher-capacity disc technology, Toshiba and Memory-Tech have developed a dual-layer disc that supports DVD and HD DVD formats.


Vice President Dick Cheney congratulated U.S. troops for helping give democracy a chance to take root in Afghanistan.


Bush, Kerry Differ Sharply on Iraq, Taxes

ST. LOUIS  - President Bush and Democratic  challenger John Kerry argued about Iraq, jobs and taxes in  their second debate Friday, with Kerry questioning Bush's  judgment and the president accusing Kerry of crumbling under  political pressure.


Pakistan Tests Medium-Range Nuclear-Capable Missile

Pakistan test-fired on Wednesday a  nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable  of hitting targets deep inside arch-rival India.


US giant General Electric sells a majority stake in its Indian outsourcing arm for $500m to two private equity firms.


Lancope's StealthWatch System for Flow-Based Network Behavior Analysis Approved for U.S. Army Networks

Lancope, Inc., the provider of the StealthWatch™  System, the most widely used Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) and  response solution, announced today that StealthWatch has been approved  for the U.S. Army Information Assurance Approved Products List (AIAAPL).


Jamaican police say they are studying new information about Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death.


American International Group Inc., the  world's largest insurer by market value, said Monday it  received subpoenas from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer  and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding products  that might help companies smooth earnings or hide losses.


Ex-Iranian President Mohammad Khatami says Iran-US relations can only be improved through dialogue.


The discount-broker bellwether beats the Street, despite a lull in trading activity.


A revival of sorts for the Jesse Owens sports legacy

Seventy years after Berlin's Olympic Games, Chris Owens plays professional basketball in a city whose streets bear his family name.


Con supereuro in 2 anni export -1,5%, Pil -0,5%


Aperta Assemblea ONU: scontro Bush - Annan

Il diritto internazionale viene Â«calpestato senza ritegno in tutto il mondo e gli abusi commessi nel carcere di Abu Ghraib ne sono un esempioÂ». Ã l'accusa lanciata da Kofi Annan nel discorso di apertura


From persecution to profit -- the life of a professional witch

Had she been alive half a millennium ago, Eli Karine Pedersen would probably have been burned at the stake, but today the self-proclaimed witch says her sorcery is making her a pretty penny.


Apple has the iPhone. Apple does not have the iPhone. Apple will release the iPhone at MacWorld early next year. Apple will not release the iPhone at all.


The United States and India have reached an open-skies aviation agreement that will lead to more flights, lower fares and stronger economic ties between the two countries, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced Saturday.


A hockey season on the brink is now a season gone bust. The NHL canceled what was left of its decimated schedule Wednesday after a round of last-gasp negotiations failed to resolve differences over a salary cap — the flash-point issue that led to a lockout.


Family plans private funeral for "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott

Officials at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington say Abbott's family has asked that no details be released to the public of the time and place set for the funeral and burial.


Spring-breakers party on amid Acapulco drug war

ACAPULCO, Mexico  - U.S. spring-breakers are guzzling beers and slamming back tequilas in the Mexican Pacific beach resort of Acapulco, unfazed by a violent drug war that has killed police and left body parts strewn about town.


2007 deadliest year for journalists since 1994: CPJ

At least 64 journalists were killed in 2007, making it the deadliest year in more than a decade with Iraq the most dangerous place in the world to report, a U.S. media watchdog said on Monday.


In Brief: Sun buys into identity management with Neogent

(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems plans to buy identity management services vendor Neogent. Neogent sells automated software tools designed to speed up the implementation of identity management systems based on Sun's Java System Identity Manager software. Founded in 1999, the 45-person company is based in Austin, Texas, home to Sun's Waveset group. Sun acquired Waveset, a vendor of network user identity and password management, in late 2003 and has been seeking to establish itself as a major player in the world of identity management. The Neogent acquisition is expected to be completed by year's end, at which point Neogent will be rolled into Sun's services division, according to a spokeswoman with Sun's public relations agency. Terms of the deal, announced Wednesday, were not disclosed.


Clinton slams "shameless" pro-Obama ad in Nevada

ELKO, Nevada  - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called on her chief rival Barack Obama on Friday to denounce ads being run on Spanish-language radio that accuse Clinton of not respecting Hispanic people.


EU states draw up new plans to keep track of Iran's nuclear programme in a move unlikely to satisfy Washington.


But should he go to jail to pay for the sins of hundreds?


LONDON, Feb. 3 -- A clown on a unicycle, with a Bozo-orange wig and a beep-beep red nose, rolled down the center aisle of Holy Trinity Church just before a reading from the Gospel of Matthew.


Saranno tutelati i diritti dei 51.000 lavoratori


Pat Green has appendectomy, cancels show

Pat Green canceled a New Year's Eve concert after undergoing an emergency appendectomy, a concert promoter said.


No evidence for MMR link to autism - report

British medical researchers have said that there is no evidence to support a link between the controversial MMR vaccine and the development of autism in children.


Telstra Corp said first quarter trading revenue was in line the previous two quarters as it announced details of a $750 million share buyback flagged more than a month ago.


U.S., Iraqi troops find Qaeda prison camp in Iraq

U.S. and Iraqi troops raided a suspected al Qaeda prison camp north of Baghdad and freed 41 men, some of whom said they had been held for four months, the U.S. military said on Monday.


PINAR DEL RIO - Hurricane Ivan churned north into the Gulf of Mexico yesterday on track for the United States, after ripping off roofs and downing trees and power lines as it brushed past western Cuba.


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US reveals revised Sudan resolution for UN

The United States has produced a revised version of its United Nations draft resolution on the crisis in the Darfur region in Sudan.


Ukraine Supreme Court bans publication of election returns

KYIV. Nov 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Supreme Court of Ukraine has barred the Central Elections Commission from officially announcing the returns of the presidential elections until hearings are completed


HarperCollins Will Post Free Books on the Web

In an attempt to increase book sales, HarperCollins Publishers will begin offering free electronic editions of some of its books on its Web site on Monday.


A fast-moving train carrying hundreds of commuters slammed into an empty train near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring 60, officials said.


The drink-drive limit could be lowered to the equivalent of half a pint of beer, under government proposals.


AlleyCorp CEO Kevin Ryan on his business ventures after selling DoubleClick for $1 billion.


Music exec slams mobile entertainment experience

Warner Music CEO says buying music and other entertainment on mobile phones is unnecessarily complicated and expensive.


Lebanon World Heritage Sites Need Repair

PARIS - Three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lebanon, which include some of the Mideast's most significant ancient ruins, are in urgent need of repair after a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.N. agency said Monday.  A team of U.N.


Voters in Switzerland have backed a new law permitting research on stem cells from human embryos. The Catholic Church and the influential Green Party had opposed the legislation, saying it involved taking human lives.


Watchdog demands N. Korea scrap nuke plan

The UN nuclear watchdog agency demanded Friday that North Korea end its nuclear weapons program and urged the country to allow agency inspectors to police the scrapping of its arms programs.


Centinaia di sbarchi in Sicilia A Lampedusa situazione critica

Agrigento, 16 dicembre 2004 - Sono quasi 800 i migranti approdati in Sicilia nelle ultime 24 ore, in un'ondata di arrivi intensa come non accadeva dall'estate scorsa e propiziata dalle condizioni meteo momentaneamente favorevoli, ma rapidamente cambiate


Arizona at forefront of foster-home shortage

Across the United States, a growing number of children are living in shelters or group homes.


Global stocks fall, haunted by economy fears

Shares in Asia fell 3 percent on Monday as concerns over the health of the global economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.


(InfoWorld) - After watching its market share for the North American desktop PC market slip in a soft third quarter, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) will seek greater profits in 2007 throughÂ a new family of quad-core server chipsÂ and itsÂ acquisition of graphics chip maker ATI. "From a customer perspective, our integration is completed," said Henri Richard, AMD's chief sales and marketing officer during the company's annual analyst meeting in New York on Thursday. The companies still face several years of work to reach their goal of launching a combined processor and graphics chip called Fusion, but since closing the deal in October, they have already combined sales forces, supply chains and manufacturing facilities. In the short term, that will enable "the new AMD" to benefit whenÂ Microsoft's launch of the Windows VistaÂ OS sparks increased demand for visual capability in PCs. "Vista will change the paradigm of how people relate to their PCs and their criteria for selecting devices in 2007. That emphasis on a more visual experience will give AMD an edge," Richard said. AMD will also use the ATI acquisition to enter the fast-growing consumer electronics market in 2007, selling more video processing chips as demand rises for digital and high-definition TV, and selling more embedded chips as handheld devices converge the capabilities of cell phones and PCs, he said. AMD expects 19 percent growth for its chips used in the handheld sector and 44 percent growth in digital TVs. In the meantime, AMD will focus on its bread-and-butter product, the Opteron server chip. AMD plans to increase its revenue from microprocessors and chipsets by 20 percent in 2007, twice its prediction for the industry's growth rate. Chip-making rival Intel Corp. regained some ground in the desktop and server markets in recent months with its Core 2 Duo and dual-core Woodcrest Xeon chips. But AMD is poised to defend its turf. The company demonstrated a four-chip server using laboratory versions of its "Barcelona" quad-core Opteron chip at the meeting. Compared to AMD's own dual-core server chips, the design marks a 40 percent to 70 percent improvement in processing power and a 60 percent improvement in performance per watt. AMD plans to launch that chip for high-end servers in the second half of 2007, and update it with a "Shanghai" model in 2008. The company also plans to expand from its stable of processors designed for two, four and eight-chip servers in 2007 by launching "Budapest,"a quad-core Opteron chip designed for the single-processor servers used in the small business market. AMD will also improve its Turion and Sempron notebook chips, extending battery life with a more efficient "Hawk" model in 2007 and "Griffin" model in 2008. Together, those products will help return AMD to a better mix of products, Richard said. "We had been heavily reliant on the desktop sector. Now our server and laptop segments are growing faster, so we will soon reach the industry average." AMD has already started designing an eight-core server chip, set for release in three years, but has no plans to build chips with even more cores. "I think most people recognize the industry made a mistake getting into the megahertz wars, because we should have been more focused on the efficiency of the overall platform. And we would make another mistake if we got into a core war," said Phil Hester, AMD's chief technology officer. "You'd scratch your head if someone tried to sell you a 16- or 32-cylinder car and ask 'Why on earth do I need this?' You really need something whose capabilities are matched to what you'll use it for every day."


A Success in New York, a Wild Card for the Nation

Michael R. Bloomberg, New Yorkâs once-improbable mayor, would still be an unlikely presidential contender.


This was the Big One, a deadly flu epidemic. But fortunately it was a fake. So when U.S. health officials made some missteps in their largest-ever drill to prepare for a national outbreak of a deadly new flu, no one died.


Guardsâ Shots Not Provoked, Iraq Concludes

Iraqâs Ministry of Interior is proposing a reshaping of how American diplomats in Iraq are protected. The U.S. Embassy said today that some Blackwater convoys had resumed.


Twenty Filipinos Found Alive in Rubble After Storm

About 20 Filipinos were found alive in the rubble of a collapsed building on Thursday, 10 days after a fierce storm and landslides devastated several eastern and northern provinces, a radio station reported.


The FTSE 100 has fallen for the fifth session in a row, with insurers crowding the list of fallers after sentiment in the sector was damaged by news that New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer was suing a US firm.


Authorities decided Wednesday not to pursue hate crime charges in the kidnapping and weeklong torture of a black woman, instead going after the suspects, who are white, on state charges that carry stiffer penalties.


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Soldiers Challenge Enlistment Extensions

US troops inspect the site where they have detonated an abandoned car packed with explosives in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Dec. 6, 2004.


African Union to bolster forces in Darfur

The African Union on Wednesday agreed to beef up its peacekeeping force in Sudan's western Darfur region and send hundreds of civilian police officers in an effort


U.N. Panel Steps Up Anti-Terror Campaign

Facing a surge of attacks around the globe, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to step up its campaign against terrorism but backed away from authorizing a new list of terrorists that could be subject to sanctions and punishment.


The home builder Levitt & Sons received approval to tap a $3.5 million loan to finish building homes across the Southeast.


Silvan Shalom, agisce come presidente coalizione governativa


A 19-year-old man is arrested in Birmingham under the Terrorism Act.


The news from Iraq overlooks that nation's importance in global energy.


BAGHDAD -- Guerrillas carried out a series of raids in Samarra yesterday, stealing weapons from a police station, which they blew up, and exchanged fire with police and US troops. At least five Iraqis were killed, and the city police chief resigned.


Russian gas monopoly Gazprom with the Ukrainian oil and gas company Naftogaz reached the agreement on Wednesday on investments interaction in the International Consortium for the management and development of ...


Sten Andersson, a leading figure in Sweden's governing Social Democratic Party and one-time mediator in the Middle East peace process, has died, the party said Saturday. He was 83.


2004 Was Year of Netsky Worm, Web Firm Sophos Says

Netsky-P, an email computer worm allegedly written by a German teenager, was the hardest-hitting virus of 2004, disrupting tens of thousands of businesses and homes worldwide, Web security firm Sophos says.


NYC children struggle with hunger, obesity: report

One quarter of New York City's 1.9   million children live in poverty -- 50 percent higher than the   United States average -- and many of these children are   overweight, a food supply group said on Tuesday.


This holiday season there are dozens of DVD players with rechargeable batteries and headphone jacks. The Coby V.Zon TF-DVD 560 adds Sega games to the mix.


The bridge of the starship Enterprise is filling up.


Cheney arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney arrived Saturday in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah, apparently seeking the Sunni royal family's influence and tribal connections to calm Iraq after an especially violent week.


Bush: World watching Ukraine 'very carefully'

As officials meet in Ukraine to hammer out a solution to what opposition leaders say was a fraudulent election, the "world is "watching very carefully," President Bush said Friday.


Cancer Patients Expect Many Treatment Side Effects

People facing the prospect of cancer treatment typically expect to suffer numerous side effects -- often more than is actually likely -- a study suggests.


UK retail sales bounced back in January after the worst December in three years, a survey says.


Investment lunches for U.S. seniors may serve fraud

More than a third of "free lunch" investment seminars targeting U.S. seniors may involve unsuitable recommendations or outright fraud, securities regulators say.


President Bush said Thursday that he would have no comment on the debate over the destruction of CIA tapes until an investigation is completed.


Novelist Lessing says nowhere else to go after Nobel

Britain's Doris Lessing, too ill to attend an award ceremony last year, received the Nobel prize for literature on Wednesday saying there was no higher accolade for a writer except, perhaps, "a pat on the head from the Pope".


Family helps doctors trace pancreatic cancer gene

A gene that helps cells keep their shape also causes pancreatic cancer when mutated and it might provide clues to what causes the lethal disease and how it spreads so fast, researchers said on Monday.


Arsenal 3 Birmingham 0: Ljungberg eases Arsenal fears

THREE goals finished off by French cool but, above all, a galvanic and tireless demonstration of Swedish running by Freddie Ljungberg at last brought Arsenal some cheer after their November suffering and emphatically finished off a wretchedly inept


Often Overlooked, but in the Super Bowl, Again

Tom Brady of the Patriots is the king of midwinter, a quarterback so natural and complete that he is easy to ignore.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures prices fell as much as 5 percent Friday to trade under $43 a barrel, with most traders betting that Hurricane Ivan won't hurt output in the Gulf of Mexico and OPEC will agree to raise its production quota next week.


President APJ Abdul Kalam and Congress President Sonia Gandhi have wished Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his 72nd birthday, which he celebrated mid-air on way to Geneva from New York.


NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak was released on bail but ordered to stay away from the other woman and to wear a monitoring device


Half of men buying the impotence drug Viagra online are getting counterfeit tablets, study findings suggest. Dr Nic Wilson from the University of London tested Internet-sold samples using a new technique that accurately spots the ingredients of tablets.


Australia won't follow Britain in Iraq pullout

Australia said Wednesday it would not follow Britain's lead in withdrawing troops from Iraq but denied close ally London had effectively "cut and run" from the war-torn country.


Sharon Sees Chance for 'Historic Breakthrough'

Israeli leader Ariel Sharon said on  Thursday conditions were right for a "historic breakthrough" on  Middle East peace after measures taken by new Palestinian  President Mahmoud Abbas to bring calm.


Airbus parent EADS pounded over A380 delays

PARIS/MELBOURNE  - The world's airlines were forced to review growth plans and investors hammered the shares of Airbus parent EADS  on Wednesday after the European planemaker again pushed back deliveries of its A380 superjumbo.


A Moscow judge on Friday extended until May 14 the detention of the former Yukos CEO, who is on trial on fraud and tax-evasion charges.


UAW singles out GM, rallies for possible strike

Local leaders with the United Auto Workers union on Thursday began preparing to walk picket lines as soon as Friday if contract talks with General Motors Corp.  break down after the UAW singled out the No. 1 U.S. automaker as its strike target.


Intel to unveil 1066MHz FSB Pentium 4EE CPU this week

Intel plans to unveil its first Pentium 4 Extreme Edition (EE) processor compatible with a 1066MHz front side bus (FSB) this week, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.


A senior Saudi prince says he plans to form a political party and criticises other royals for blocking reform.


WASHINGTON - Congressional tax writers are taking a hard look at elite US universities' multibillion-dollar endowment funds and considering steps to make them spend more of their riches to help students.


The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking the middle ground in the net neutrality debate that pits large telecommunications operators against Internet giants.


Americans Not Satisfied With Quality of Health Care

Five years after the release of a landmark report revealing the human toll that medical errors exact at US hospitals, Americans do not believe the nation's quality of health care has improved, a new survey finds.


Gateway Recalls Thousands of Laptop Batteries

Gateway today recalled 14,000 batteries used in its laptops after four customers reported that their computers had overheated.


Ancora da accertare il movente della sparatoria (ANSA) - NAPOLI, 7 NOV - Gli investigatori stanno interrogando quattro dei cinque ragazzi scampati all'agguato di ieri sera al rione Scampia di Napoli. I giovani


The US economy grew at a pace of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, its weakest rate in more than four years.


"A person who has been cheated is [left] in a bad situationâwith bad feelings," said study co-author Ernst Fehr, director of the Institute for Empirical Research in Economics at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.


Sun Microsystems Sets Sights on Low-End Market

By MATTHEW FORDAHL    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- After years of battling Microsoft Corp...


Stock futures fall on Wal-Mart, oil prices

U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower market open on Monday as investors worried about a weak retail environment after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a rise in crude oil prices.


England coach Steve McClaren's agent Colin Gordon has been banned by Middlesbrough for the last five years, according to the English Premiership club's chief executive Keith Lamb.


Convalescing Castro sends Cubans New Year message

Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Monday sent a New Year's message telling Cubans to celebrate the anniversary of his 1959 revolution nearly 17 months after illness forced him to hand power to his brother.


A child still dies of hunger every five seconds despite a pledge to halve the world's hungry, a UN agency says.


Athens - Two hijackers holding a Greek bus with about two dozen passengers aboard on Wednesday released five hostages, three women and two men.


Sony unveils hand-powered digital camera

Sony on Thursday unveiled a prototype digital camera shaped like a pizza cutter with a wheel that can be turned to generate enough power to take pictures.


France's Sarkozy announces presidential bid

Nicolas Sarkozy, France's interior minister, formally announced his bid to represent his centre-right party in presidential elections next year, in an interview.


The redesigned external fuel tank that will help propel Discovery on the first shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia accident is set to leave New Orleans on Friday, beginning


Scientists yesterday mourned Maurice Wilkins, sometimes called the forgotten man of DNA, who died in hospital on Tuesday aged 88. Wilkins, a professor at King's College London, shared the 1962 Nobel prize


Gear Gallery: Smartphone That Goes Both Ways, Tiny Tablet PC and More

Browse this week's Wired News gadget reviews for a dual-sliding smartphone, a tablet PC that could fit a hobbit and more of the latest tech.


Beat the Airport Parking Nightmare ; EXECUTIVE MOTORS

FINDING somewhere to park is one of the biggest airport nightmares facing travellers, according to a survey.  Forgetting where they have parked their vehicle is a problem for some whilst reversing into tight spaces is one of the biggest headaches for many female drivers.


Study: 39 Million Americans In Working Poor Families

WASHINGTON -- A new report indicates that one in every five US jobs pays less than a poverty-level wage for a family of four. As a result, nearly 39 million Americans, including 20 million children, are members


Iran Stresses Nuclear Freeze Is Voluntary, Brief

Iran stressed on Monday its decision to freeze sensitive nuclear work was a voluntary move to dispel concerns it was secretly building atomic arms and would last only for a short time.


A new TV doctor uses old-school psychology to get to the hurt in 42 minutes.


Graham Admits Sending THG Syringe to USADA

Trevor Graham, the coach of Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin, admitted on Monday he had been the unidentified coach who sent a syringe of the designer steroid THG (tetrahydrogestrinone) to the United States Anti-Doping Agency


Intel and the One Laptop per Child foundation bury their differences and agree to work together on the project.


Justin Morneau won the American League's Most Valuable Player Award on Tuesday, edging Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees after a season in which his 34 homers and 130 RBIs helped the Minnesota Twins capture their division.


Formula One to stay at Imola to 2009, says mayor

Italy's Imola circuit will host grands prix for at least another five years, local officials said on Monday after meeting Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.


US-led Iraqi forces keep northern troublespot sealed off

TALL AFAR, Iraq : The northern Iraqi troublespot of Tall Afar remained sealed off by US-led Iraqi troops, one day after at least 45 people were killed in huge air and ground assault, an AFP correspondent said.


Is need for control behind Microsoft's flip-flop?

Blog: A developer writes that virtualization represents a threat to Microsoft's control of the desktop and licensing restrictions are one way to try to maintain its grip.


AS Americans came together to remember the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks yesterday, two companies that lost more than 730 workers in the terrorist strikes filed


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Bad News Puts Political Glare Onto Economy

The White House and the Federal Reserve are likely to come under increasing pressure now that turmoil in the financial markets appears to be spreading to the wider economy.


Labour Party members meet in Cardiff to discuss plans to grant the Welsh Assembly "moderate" new powers.


Even in a Song Contest, Controversy Over the Israeli Entry

The Eurovision Song Contest might ban this yearâs Israeli entry, âPush the Button,â because of a supposedly âinappropriateâ political message.


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Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walk are more likely to maintain cognitive function.


As the death toll among former hostages climbed above 320 yesterday, there were conflicting accounts of how the three-day seizure of a Russian school erupted into its bloody denouement.


A virtual penguin teaches kids how to spend real cash, upsetting some parents.


Italy to try U.S. soldier for agent's death

A Rome judge on Wednesday ordered a U.S.  soldier to stand trial on homicide charges for shooting dead an  Italian intelligence agent in Iraq in 2005 as he was escorting  a newly freed hostage to safety, prosecutors said.


Five years after 9/11: a shifted view of the world

The reverberations from 9/11 include 'a new dynamic for global politics.'


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"Sono molto soddisfatto. Abbiamo cercato di fare la nostra partita contro una delle prime sei squadr...


PM faces euroskeptic wrath after EU deal

Prime Minister Gordon Brown hailed an accord on a new EU treaty early Friday, saying it was "time for Europe to move on," but eurosceptics demanding a referendum are unlikely to let go so easily.


Much Hype in Playerâs Treatment, Doctors Say

For all the images of athletes running and jumping in 2007, the sight of Kevin Everett merely walking was one of the most newsworthy.


KATMANDU, Nepal Aug. 18, 2004  Without setting up a roadblock or even making an appearance, Maoist rebels cut off the capital from the rest of this Himalayan kingdom by declaring a blockade Wednesday, leaving Katmandu with only a few days of food and ...


Talend, Microsoft align on data integration

Open source data integration vendor Talend has been working with Microsoft to build better interoperability between Talend's Open Studio product and Microsoft's business software, Talend said Tuesday.Open Studio is an ETL (extract, transform, and load) tool that has been downloaded more than 150,000 times, according to Talend. The company also makes an on-demand version of the product, and an Integration Suite for use by teams.While Open Studio already worked with SQL Server, the new work will result in compatibility with Microsoft's business applications, including Dynamics AX, Dynamics NAV, Dynamics CRM, and Dynamics GP, according to Yves de Montcheuil, Talend's vice president of marketing. It will also enable Open Studio to work with SQL Server 2008, which is set to launch in February.De Montcheuil said Microsoft approached his company first and offered technical support to help create the new interoperability. The entreaty ties into Microsoft's recent efforts to engage the open source community, with which it has had a decidedly mixed relationship.Microsoft, of course, has developed its own ETL tools for years, from the earlier Data Transformation Services to the more recent Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services. DTS was "very rough and very basic," de Montcheuil said, adding that MSIS "made a significant leap forward." Still, he argued, "It's probably well-suited for people who are in a pure Microsoft environment."In contrast, Talend targets customers with highly heterogeneous environments. "We know information systems are a composite of technologies," he said. "No company is homogeneous."


The Four-More-Years Portfolio: How to Narrow the Field

Many investors believe that Republican control of the White House and Congress will affect the prospects of certain companies and industries. But which ones?


Homebuilder to report large sales declines and even larger inventory write-offs for the second quarter.


Vodafone Group PLC on Monday denied a newspaper report it is considering making a $160 billion bid for its U.S. partner in the wireless phone business, Verizon Communications Inc.


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Bad date stories to link people looking for love

By offering a new twist on traditional online dating, BadOnlineDates.com hopes to enable members to connect and form social networks by sharing their negative dating stories.


Australian police are ordered to hunt and destroy a great white shark which killed a teenage surfer on Thursday.


Mayor Ray Nagin asked the governor Monday to send National Guard troops to patrol his city after a violent weekend in which five teenagers were shot to death and a man was fatally stabbed in argument over beer.


Ernesto Leaves Area Damaged but Grateful

Remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto moved slowly northward yesterday after blasting the Washington region with wind and rain and knocking down power lines but causing less damage than some forecasters had feared.


The Caucus Blog: The Caucus: â$9.11 for Rudyâ Comes Under Fire

One of the house parties sponsored by the Republican candidate uses the Sept. 11 date for fund-raising.


The European Central Bank keeps its key interest rate on hold at 3.5%, in a widely-expected move.


Shock jock Howard Stern is leaving commercial broadcasting and will move his syndicated program to Sirius Satellite Radio Jan. 1, 2006.


French President Jacques Chirac says Turkey can join the EU as a member if it meets entry requirements.


Foxy Brown was sentenced Friday to one year in jail for violating probation that stemmed from a fight with two manicurists in a New York City nail salon three years ago.


EUROPA/PORTOGALLO - ÂIl futuro della Missione Ad Gentes - prospettive per il secolo XXIÂ Ã¨ stato il tema delle Giornate Missionarie 2007 che hanno lanciato il Congresso Missionario Nazionale, che si celebrerÃ  nel 2008 a Fatima FÃ¡tima (Agenzia Fides) - "Il futuro della Missione Ad Gentes - prospettive per il secolo XXI" Ã¨ stato il tema delle Giornate Missionarie 2007, celebrate dal 14 al 16 settembre, promosse dalle Pontificie Opere Missionarie del Portogallo insieme alla C...


Thursday's developments associated with Hurricane Ivan:


NTT DoCoMo to invest 8.2 mln usd in Chinese cos to strengthen ...

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's leading mobile phone service operator, said it will invest a total of 8.2 mln usd in two China-based companies in a move to strengthen its mobile phone businesses in the rapidly growing market there.


Chavez wins re-election in Venezuelan landslide

CARACAS, Venezuela  - With a cry of "long live the revolution," anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won re-election in a landslide after his challenger conceded on Sunday.


Power Plant Dealt Setback; Judge Says Permit for Water Intake at Odds With Federal Ruling

By THOMAS CONTENT and LEE BERGQUIST  In a setback for the state's largest utility, a Dane County circuit judge has ruled that a water permit for the $2.2 billion power plant under construction in Oak Creek does not comply with a recent federal appeals court decision.


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The ten-year deal is a major win for IBM's young Engineering & Technical Services unit. By Paul McDougall. Aerospace giant Honeywell International Inc.


Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather continue their verbal sparring on the latest leg of a tour to hype their fight in December.


Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points, Antonio Pena had 17 and No. 25 Villanova used a late 15-0 run to rally for a 76-69 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night.


A council admits wrongly taking 9,500 payments from bank accounts following a "computer error".


Now that he's out of government, former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is setting up a foundation to attract others to public service