Vermont's action prompts feds to counter with legal talk

BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Food and Drug Administration may soon take legal action against states that insist on importing prescription drugs from foreign drug retailers, a senior agency official says.


Compagna di feste di Paris Hilton, per guida con droga


Firenze, 16:38 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: IL CAMPO DEL FOGGIA SQUALIFICATO PER 2 GIORNATE

Il giudice sportivo di serie C ha squalificato per due giornate, con obbligo di porte chiuse, il cam...


Asteroids and Meteorites Reveal Family Resemblance

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Asteroids and meteorites are supposed to be made of the same stuff â at least that's what earth science teachers have been telling their students for decades. But until re-cently, the data didn't quite fit the story.


Freddie Mac says 30-year mortgage rate rose to 5.7%

Mortgage rates increased this week for the first time in a month, while holding close to the lowest since early April, according to Freddie Mac.


1st man in court over failed U.K. blasts

Impassive and staring straight ahead, an Iraqi doctor was led into court by plainclothes security officers Saturday, the first suspect to appear on charges of plotting to bomb London's entertainment district and Scotland's busiest airport.


âHave You Ever Been in Psychotherapy, Doctor?â

A curious thing happened to one of my psychiatric residents not long ago. One of his patients caught him off guard with a challenging question: âHave you ever been in psychotherapy yourself?â


Blair and Mandela meet to discuss Africa development plan

Former South African president Nelson Mandela met Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the British leader's personal project to spearhead development activities in Africa.


Firenze, 19:29 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: IN FOGGIA-AVELLINO NIENTE TIFOSI OSPITI

Foggia-Avellino, finale di andata dei playoff di serie C1 di domenica, sarà giocata senza la ...


I was Tony Conigliaro, with the wide stance and bat cocked high, shaping the No. 25 with duct tape on the back of a white T-shirt.


Game 1 Start May Have Been Schilling's Last

If the dislocated tendon in his ankle cannot be stabilized before his scheduled start in Game 5 on Sunday, Bostons' Curt Schilling will have surgery.


Mauresmo through to final as Sharapova withdraws

NEW YORK: Title holder and top seed Amelie Mauresmo received an easy passage into the final of the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Saturday when Maria Sharapova was forced out of the event with a sore shoulder.


Merrill hit with shareholder lawsuit over subprime

An investor lawsuit has been filed against Merrill Lynch & Co  contending that the company issued false and misleading statements regarding its exposure to risky mortgage investments, plaintiffs' lawyers said on Tuesday.


Bush links Iraq war to battle against al Qaeda

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Defending his strategy in an increasingly unpopular war, President George W. Bush on Tuesday ratcheted up his effort to link the U.S.-led fight in Iraq to the broader battle against al Qaeda.


minister Sheikh Hasina was addressing in the capital, Dhaka. Nineteen people were killed and more than 150. Khaleda and Hasina are bitter rivals who have not spoken for 14 years.


Selanneâs Return Lifts Ducks Over Islanders

Teemu Selanne, a 37-year-old Finnish forward, put off retirement and rejoined the Ducks on Tuesday night just in time to help the Ducks defeat the Islanders.


Bendetto XVI celebra messa in una nuova chiesa a Roma


Senators renew quest for Net neutrality rules

Blog: The same pair of politicos who pushed last year for strict nondiscrimination requirements for broadband operators are looking to federal regulators to help revive their cause.


The gap between rich and poor remains huge, but a survey of global health finds that significantly fewer people in poorer countries say they have had to go without food or health care because they lacked the money to pay for it.


While Greenspan & Co. hinted that growth could be more robust, it didn't stop the anticipated quarter-point rate increase.


Writers union: No Grammys likely, either

The striking Hollywood writers guild says it will likely not allow its members to work on next month's Grammy Awards telecast.


Sydney, 12:50 - Nuoto, Thorpe: non so ancora se andrÃ² ai Mondiali

Il fenomeno del nuoto Ian Thorpe non ha ancora deciso se disputerÃ  i prossimi Mondiali di Montreal, ...


La veritÃ  del terrorista arrestato Nur-Pashi Kulayev, 24 anni

Â«Solo i capi sapevano che l'obiettivo erano i bimbiÂ». Per gli inquirenti il piano organizzato dai ceceni Maskhadov e Basayev. MOSCA -Nur-Pashi Kulayev, 24 anni, l'uomo che Ã¨ stato mostrato in manette dalla


All but Ageless, Turtles Face Their Biggest Threat: Humans

The turtle is one of the longest-lived creatures Earth has known, but at least half of all turtle species are now in serious danger of extinction.


Car Blast Kills 2 in West Bank - Emergency Service

A car exploded near the West Bank  city of Ramallah on Friday, killing two people, an Israeli  emergency service said.


UPDATE 2-French firms Sagem, Snecma plan to merge

French aircraft engine maker Snecma (SNEC.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) and defence equipment group Sagem (SAGM.PA: Quote, Profile, Research


By Anonymous  From Kevin McGrath Sir: Charles Moore hits on an interesting definer of history: Google (The Spectator's Notes, 9 September). If you Google 'English military defeats' and hit 'I'm feeling lucky', you get an English victory at Solway Moss.


Fishermen closed off two French ports and environmentalists dumped dead fish in front of the European Union headquarters Monday on the eve of crucial talks on catch limits for threatened species in EU waters.


Crude oil futures hover near $49 US a barrel amid winter supply ...

Crude oil futures traded below $49 US a barrel Monday following a steep runup on Friday that was prompted by persistent concerns about winter fuel supplies.


Photos: Leading Microsoft's security crew

As senior director for MSN and Windows Live security, Pete Boden heads up a 55-member team that's working on marketing itself inside Microsoft.


MOTOCICLISMO - Gp Qatar, Checa in pole position nella MotoGP

Lo spagnolo Carlos Checa (foto) su Yamaha ha conquistato la pole del Gp del Qatar nella classe MotoGp davanti a Barros e Gibernau. Ottavo Rossi. Checa ha ottenuto il tempo di 1'58''988, piu' veloce delle Honda


Yesterday's market is today's moneymaking road map.


David Beckham and his wife Victoria get star treatment as they arrive in LA to begin their new lives in the US.


ATLANTA -- The Falcons lost a candidate in their search for a general manager when Chris Mara of the New York Giants dropped out Thursday.


Major IT Crash Hits UK Government Department

A software upgrade caused some 40,000 computers to crash at the UK government's Department for Work and Pensions last week. The crash of the Windows-based systems took most of the department's computers offline for five working days.


Bush's homeland security chief nominee withdraws name

Bernard Kerik, President Bush's choice to be secretary of homeland security, has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House announced late Friday.


Hawk-Eye has last word as Williams gets started

Sport: Serena Williams hit her stride in a tough match with Alicia Molik, which ended in bizarre fashion.


Singapore Airlines eyes 31 Boeing aircraft

SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to outlay around US$7.35 billion for up to 31 Boeing B777-300ER (extended range) aircraft, with 18 to be delivered between 2006 and 2010, the company said.


An hour-long no-frills closing ceremony dedicated to the victims of this week's school bus crash brought to an end the Paralympic Games in Athens.


Burn Plant Taking Tulsans' Trash for Free Sunday: Free Trash Disposal

By Brian Barber, Tulsa World, Okla.  Jun. 22--Where: The Walter B. Hall Resource Recovery Facility,   2122 S. Yukon Ave.   When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


A Palestinian schoolgirl has died after being struck when Israeli troops fired at her school in Gaza on Tuesday.


The dollar slipped against the yen on  Tuesday after a European Central Bank official said that the  adjustment of exchange rates had gone too far in Europe and  that Asia must do its share.


The government must act quickly on the Law Lords' ruling on foreign detainees, Mary Robinson says.


Palestinians vote in landmark municipal elections, row over Blair ...

ABU DIS, West Bank : Palestinians voted in the first council elections for three decades amid a row over British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to prepare the birth of a democratic state at a London conference.


Corel acquisisce Jasc e porta a casa Paint Shop Pro

Corel Corporation ha annunciato lâacquisizione di Jasc Software, nota societÃ  produttrice del pluripremiato software Paint Shop. Si tratta di un passo fondamentale nella crescita e consolidamento sul mercato


I periti: le loro dichiarazioni all'incidente probatorio"I loro comportamenti sono indice di traumi sessuali"                                            Rignano, due bambini su quattro sono in grado di testimoniare


Southampton, Sept. 17 (PTI): Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu, won the toss and elected to field in their Group 'D' league match against England in the ICC Champion's Trophy here today.


Canadian police arrest 22 in child porn sweep

At least 22 people, including a minor, have been charged in what police said on Tuesday was one of Central Canada's biggest investigations of Internet child pornography.


Top ministers from Pacific Rim discuss free trade area, terrorism

SANTIAGO, Chile Talks on free trade and global security are under way in Chile at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.


The Supreme Court loosened restrictions Monday on corporate- and union-funded television ads that air close to elections, weakening a key provision of a landmark campaign finance law.


Track Chiefs Scold Local Fans Over Jeers

The governing body of world athletics  Friday condemned the behavior of local fans who delayed the  start of the men's 200 meters final with deafening boos and  whistles.


A culture-clash drama, a quirky portrait of strong women, a harrowing imprisonment story, an unnerving fairy tale and a saga of unheralded World War II heroes are contending for top honors at the Cannes Film Festival.


News Corp offers to buy out minority investors in Fox Entertainment Group, its TV and film subsidiary, for about $5.4bn.


Premier League leaders Arsenal are paired with Champions League holders AC Milan in the draw for the last 16.


Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton has no trouble remembering how he felt after last year's game at Michigan.


Federer sets up Safin showdown while Henman flops

Champion Roger Federer completed an elegant half century in 10 minutes on Thursday to reach the third round of Wimbledon. Local hope Tim Henman, however, teased his long-suffering fans for more than three tense hours before his Wimbledon dreams were shattered by a Spaniard who serves and volleys.


Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone is suing a top plastic surgeon over claims she has had a facelift. Surgeon Dr Renato Calabria claims she underwent the procedure at his Beverly Hills clinic.


Roma, 19:54 - CALCIO, GIUDICE SPORTIVO: UNA GIORNATA A SIMPLICIO DEL PALERMO

Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato per una giornata il centrocampista del Palermo Simplicio. Ammend...


Universities face a "serious bottleneck" in finding enough students, an international study warns.


SEC: Tougher on Hedge Funds, Looser on Quiet Periods

Washington (Oct. 27, 2004) - In two separate votes at a meeting today, one split and one unanimous, the Securities and Exchange Commission decided to require the registration of most hedge funds, and to propose


Previsione del Centro d'informazione dello Stato


Details of UK and US troops' handover of security to Iraqi forces could be unveiled soon, says Tony Blair.


India punishes officials for rebel jailbreak

RAIPUR, India  - Embarrassed authorities in central India have stepped up prison security and suspended five officials after jailed Maoist rebels overpowered guards and freed 299 inmates, authorities said on Monday.


Long-awaited meeting between Kuchma and Yushchenko underway in ...

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko sat down Friday for round-table talks in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.


Nativity Scene Stars Posh Spice as Mary, David Beckham as Joseph

Church leaders in England have united to condemn a nativity scene hosted by the Tussaud's waxwork museum depicting the waxen likeness of David Beckham and Posh Spice as Joseph and the Virgin Mary.


Bomb blast explodes near Australian Embassy in Baghdad, killing 2 ...

A car bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded near the Australian Embassy Monday, killing at least two people, police and the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


As Ivorian crisis deepens, so do concerns for region

French troop reinforcements flew to the coastal city of Abidjan in riot-torn Ivory Coast yesterday amid rising concerns that the conflict between


The Democratic front runners are leading their party's crusade to win over religious voters


President Bush is due to lay out his vision for the next four years in a speech to the Republican convention.


A new tape issued by bin Laden has praised the attacks on US forces in Iraq. A group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has claimed responsibility for the attack on a US dining hall in Mosul.


Tokyo's Nikkei average slipped 0.07 percent by midday on Wednesday, pressured by falls in real estate firm Mitsui Fudosan Co. and others dependent on domestic demand after growth data came in weaker than expected.


BT to buy Infonet, re-entering US market

LONDON BT Group said Monday that it was buying Infonet Services, a US-based company that provides global data-communications services, for $965 million to gain more clients in North America and Asia.


Online shoppers using PayPal to pay for goods on eBay (Quote, Chart) will now get up to $1,000 of coverage for non-delivery of items, thanks to an expansion of the company's buyer protection program.


Sinn Fein accused the British Government yesterday of planting a sophisticated bugging device in one of its Belfast offices. Gerry Adams, the party president, claimed it was the second


Suicide bombing is the cause of US base explosion

A suicide attacker wearing an explosive-filled vest most likely caused the catastrophic explosion at a military mess tent that killed 22 in the northern city of Mosul, US officials said on Wednesday, raising the possibility that it was done by an Iraqi or


ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - President Bush accused John Kerry on Monday of employing "shameless scare tactics" on Social Security and the military draft just before voters go to the polls. In an interview with The Associated Press, Bush also said he'd be disappointed if the Iraqi people chose an Islamic fundamentalist government in free elections, "but democracy is democracy."  "If that's what the people choose, that's what the people choose," the president said, two weeks before facing his own re-election...


Il ministro della Giustizia oggi ha detto che ci sono "dubbi di costituzionalitÃ "Filippeschi (ds): "E' un potere dello stato, si astenga da questi commenti                                          Referendum, altolÃ  dei Ds a Mastella: "Non puÃ² commentare i quesiti"


Italy's former Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has publicly apologised to his wife for sexist quips that made her so angry she published an open letter scorning him in a leading newspaper.Comment


Bertolaso, ho chiesto fondi per Liguria, Marche, Veneto


James, Cavs Beat Spurs in Finals Rematch

LeBron James has 27 points as Cleveland edges San Antonio, 90-88, in the teams' first meeting since last season' NBA finals.


Sadr Aide Tells Iraq Militia to Cease Fire -- TV

A top aide to Iraq's rebel Shi'ite leader Moqtada al-Sadr called on the Mehdi Army militia Monday to cease fire across Iraq and said Sadr was preparing to announce plans for a major political program.


DevShed: Building a Complete Web Searching Class with Yahoo Web Services and PHP 5

DevShed finishes up their series looking at making a search engine with the Yahoo! web services in PHP5 in this last look at using the functionality they've created so far to make a more improved search.   This last installment of the series will be entirely focused on demonstrating how Inheritance can be used in a helpful way to build a set of child classes that will come in handy for consuming a specific Yahoo! Search Service.   They show how to use their current image search functionality and, with a few modifications, make a base class that can be used to support ech of the other search types (web, image, video) with common functionality and settings.


Civil war tale marks Chad debut at Venice film fest

VENICE, Italy  - African cinema is back at the   Venice film festival after nearly 20 years with Chad's   "Daratt," a story about coming to terms with the horrors of   civil war inspired by director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's own   experience.


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And France bans happy slapping Turkey has taken steps to prevent access to YouTube after a video insulting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, was posted on the site.â¦


Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba heads to India to solicit crucial support in tackling a deadly Maoist insurgency.


A free music service partly funded by adverts has been launched by social music site Last.fm


BIG aircraft orders from Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways International yesterday underscored the potential for growth in the Asia-Pacific aviation industry.


Ascoli, 18:04 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; SONETTI: NEGATO UN RIGORE NETTO PER NOI

E' arrabbiato, Nedo Sonetti, nell'analizzare l'1-1 con cui l'Ascoli ha fermato al 'Del Duca' la Roma...


UMPCs panned for hardware and design flaws

Continued criticism by industry insiders didn't stop vendors from OQO to Lenovo and LG from showing off ultramobile PC products with range of innovative features at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas this week.With many of the prototypes displayed due to hit the market later this year, UMPCs continue to be panned for their inconvenient keyboards, small screen sizes, and poor battery life ever, since the first UMPC from OQO was introduced at CES in 2004.OQO showed off a WiMax-capable OQO Model 2 UMPC, powered by Via Technologies' C7-M mobile processors and running Windows Vista OS. It comes with hard-drive or flash-based solid-state drive options, supports up to 1GB of RAM, and has a sliding display that pops up to show a keyboard. Weighing around 1 pound (453 grams), prices start at $1,299.Eyes were locked on UMPC prototypes from companies including Lenovo and Founder at Intel's booth. The Lenovo device includes the Linux OS from Chinese developer Red Flag Software, and boasts a 4.8-inch touchscreen, an onboard camera, and other features. The Founder Mini-Note features a 7-inch screen, a 60GB hard drive, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless networking, and weighs around 800 grams.Intel's prototypes are based on its Menlow platform, a code name given to a set of Intel chips for ultramobile PCs due out next year. Menlow will include a new low-power microprocessor, code-named Silverthorne, and a chip set code-named Poulsbo.One prototype that may never ship is a slider UMPC displayed in LG's booth, also based on the Menlow platform. The device runs Windows Vista, comes with a 4.8-inch screen, 1GB of memory, a 40GB hard disk drive, a touchscreen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 3G HSDPA cellular data. A representative at the LG booth said the company had not decided whether to market the device, as it suffered from poor battery life and keyboard usage issues.UMPCs create a design challenge by virtue of being a tweener -- neither a cell phone nor a laptop, said Phil McKinney , vice president and chief technology officer at HP's personal systems group. "The UMPCs -- OQO and those guys -- are trying to be too much on the small side, very heavy, not great battery life, they get hot in your hand too when you use it. But when you get north of 9-inch screens, you're getting pretty close to a laptop," McKinney said.Screens up to 7 inches are not an appropriate scale for use of screen for touch-based applications, McKinney said.UMPCs have floundered around for a while as a killer application for mobile devices hasn't been discovered yet, McKinney said. "There's a lot of people coming out with products, I don't think anybody's found what the killer application or what that killer use case model really is," McKinney said.Alp Sezen, a sales director for Via Technologies based in Fremont, California, said that a reason UMPC sales have not increased dramatically, at least in the U.S., is that wireless bandwidth for mobile devices up to now has been slow."The biggest problem with ultramobile devices is they need more bandwidth. When the user experience for mobile wireless is better, that's when you will see ultramobile devices really take off," Sezen said. "Right now you typically get 116K [bits per second] when you are mobile, which isn't a great user experience." A true ultramobile experience is the ability to pull out a mobile device and easily surf the Web. "Right now, you can't get that experience," Sezen said.It will take a year or two for the mobile wireless experience to get better, Sezen said. "WiMax, and the opening up of Verizon's EV-DO network in the third quarter this year will help give a better experience for ultramobile users."Intel has categorized UMPCs under the Mobile Internet Device (MID) nomenclature, and segments the devices further based on applications like entertainment, productivity and navigation, said Pankaj Kedia, director of the global ecosystem program for mobile Internet and UMPC platforms. The look and feel of devices, the marketing technique and what users want to buy is different, Kedia said.Clarion's UMPC, for example, will be marketed as a next-generation navigation device, Kedia said. "It might have the capability of a PC under the hood, but from a user perspective it is a portable navigation mobile Internet device," Kedia said. UMPCs are more like MIDs aimed at productivity with PC capabilities inside.When asked if a prototype UMPC that Qualcomm showed off at CES would replace cell phones, company chief technology officer Sanjay Jha thought for a second and then replied: "I don't know."Different people might use them in different ways, Jha said. Also, how consumers use UMPCs might depend on how successful Bluetooth becomes, he said. Some consumers might be happy to use a UMPC instead of a cell phone if they can use a Bluetooth headset to make and receive voice calls, rather than holding the larger device up to their ears, he said.Fujitsu's Paul Moore, senior director of mobile product marketing, also didn't have a definitive description of the ideal UMPC user. Someone who works on their feet a lot and is OK with typing with their thumbs might be an ideal user, he said. But he said the UMPC wouldn't necessarily replace a laptop.Terminology doesn't matter though, HP's McKinney said. "Let a marketing person loose for 10 minutes and they'll come up with a category. You can say UMPC or MID, what the hell's the difference?"(Nancy Gohring, Marc Ferranti, Dan Nystedt, and Martyn Williams contributed to this report).


Katherine Spencer Lee describes five nontechnical abilities that will help IT job seekers stand out from the crowd.


Paruthiveeran honoured at Berlin festival

Paruthiveeran, by Ameer Sulthan, was honoured with a "special mention" from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) at the 58th Berlin International film festival.


Clinton battles to keep New Hampshire from Obama

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton, her back against the wall in New Hampshire, battled to keep the state from swinging to rival Barack Obama on Sunday while Republican Mitt Romney lashed out at John McCain.


"Contro la scuola di Fioroni", iniziativa dei liceali romani


Aziz says efforts to further achieve excellence in nuke programme ...

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister-elect Shaukat Aziz Friday vowed to continue efforts for improving the nuclear programme and termed this programme as center of his policy of national security.


Acconciature,chignon, carre' corti e tatuaggi alla Beckham


Pope John Paul II makes his first appearance in public after being rushed to hospital earlier in the week.


Waking the Dead, Henry VIII and The Boy Who's Skin Fell Off pick up prizes at the International Emmys.


Tra la vittime un candidato dell'opposizione


CNET blogger in self-righteous crash-and-burn

Idiot 2.0 passes judgement on idiots This crock crock by CNET blogger Steve Tobak must take the award for 2007's most self-righteous, sanctimonious bollocks. Read on:â¦


Cosi' Anatel su ingresso indiretto Telefonica in Tim Brasil


Colts and Cowboys ousted in playoff shockers

NFL playoff shocks have relegated  big-play wide receiver Terrell Owens and last year's Super Bowl  Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning to the sidelines.


Bomb at Pakistan Shiite Mosque Kills Four

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Oct. 10, 2004 - A bomb exploded Sunday at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least four people and injuring others, officials said.


New Microsoft program helps partners add business processes and intelligence functions to Office 2007.


In Memoir, Ex-Spy Tells Her Side of CIA Leak Case

In a new memoir, former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson recounts her shock as she watched then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, appearing before the United Nations on the eve of war, deliver what she knew to be a flawed portrait of the intelligence on Iraq.


BenQ to launch Linux ultramobile device in Q2

BenQ says the Linux-based mobile Internet device it plans to ship before the middle of the year will feature built-in wireless capabilities and a 4.8-inch display.


Former CFO Says Scrushy Ordered Bogus Accounting

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  - Former HealthSouth Corp. Chief  Executive Richard Scrushy ordered subordinates to falsify the  company's books to meet Wall Street earnings targets, a former  chief financial officer testified in court on Wednesday.


EasyJet plans for future as capacity growth slows

It is cutting several routes to some of its most expensive airports including Zurich, Amsterdam and Copenhagen in parallel with an expansion into new markets that are offering lower airport charges in ...


Parma, 21:11 - CALCIO, PARMA: CONVOCATI PER IL BRAGA

Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Parma, Claudio Ranieri, per Parma-Sporting Braga, rito...


Bits Debate: Mixing It Up Over Remixes and Fair Use

How much should people be able to quote from, remix, and reuse copyrighted material?


County system persuades some to forgo flu shots

She is 82 years old, has emphysema and was turned away from two Marion County Health Department flu clinics last month when there was neither enough parking at one nor enough shots remaining at the other.


From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year

Markus Frindâs site, Plenty of Fish, is angling for visitors, not Web design awards.


Novell shortens release date for open enterprise server

Novell last Friday said the release of Open Enterprise Server, a combination of open source and commercial networking platforms, is 10 months ahead of schedule.


Microsoft's Ballmer `Shows Some Love' to Linux Users

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer is reviving profit and sales growth by stemming customer defections to Linux, a computer operating system available for free on the Internet.


Ad Schulz, 'Faremo tutto chiarire cause incidente di Torino'


EU Takes Landmark Step Towards Turkish Membership

The European Union and Turkey struck  an historic deal on Friday to start talks next year on  admitting the vast Muslim nation to the bloc after last-minute  haggling over Ankara's relationship with Cyprus.


The European Parliament and EU governments strike a deal on legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals.


Pfizer Sales Are Booming But Safety Questions Linger

The withdrawal of Vioxx by competitor Merck has given Pfizer's two top arthritis drugs a huge share of the world market. But some of the same issues that forced the Vioxx withdrawal still swirl around Pfizer's Celebrex and Bextra.


Howard Dean, with an eye on leading the Democratic Party in the wake of widespread election losses, said Wednesday that Democrats must campaign on their convictions and not give into the temptation to behave like Republicans.


Filming of TV shows including 24 are reportedly hit by the fires which have swept across southern California.


General Motors Corp.  and  bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp.  are near a  deal with the United Auto Workers union that would provide a  cash payout to Delphi workers in exchange for lower hourly  wages, the Detroit News reported on Thursday.


HP's Trusted Hardcopy secures paper documents

(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-PackardÂ has developed technology at its lab in Bangalore, India,Â that secures paper documents against fraud and integrates paper documents with electronic processes by allowing paper to be used as a medium for data transfer. Paper documents will never go away, and this is not unique to India, said S. Ramani, director for science and technology, at HP Labs India on Thursday. The requirement to authenticate paper documents can hamper the velocity of business, Ramani said. Very often a paper document, like a college transcript or a driving license, has to be sent back to the issuing authority for authentication or to ensure that there has been no change in status after the document was issued, he added. HP Labs India has instead developed technology it calls Trusted Hardcopy that embeds information contained in the paper document in a 2D (two-dimensional) barcode printed at the back of the paper document. Using software developed by the lab, the barcode can be read by a standard scanner, and the information verified online on a Web site set up by the authority issuing the paper document, or an independent verification agency. In a pilot program that HP Labs India is running with the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B) students graduating from the institute were issued transcripts with the barcodes printed on them. âOur software is integrated with the database, so that whenever a mark sheet is printed from the database, the software issues a barcode which is inserted into it,â said K.S.R. Anjaneyulu, department director at the lab. The certificates issued by IIIT-B can be now scanned and verified for their authenticity on an institute Web site. If the document or the barcode has been tampered with, this will be revealed when it is compared with the document stored on the instituteâs database, Ramani said. Using the 2D barcode also removes the need to manually input the data from paper documents into an electronic system, as the data can be read from the barcode printed on the paper. âBy embedding the information from the paper document in the barcode, we are preventing information in paper documents from getting disconnected from the rest of the system,â Anjaneyulu said. The new technology is effectively ânetworking the paper world," he added. The technology can also be used by agencies like the government to issue authenticated documents online. The document with the barcode can be then printed by the person requesting the document, Ramani said. HPâs business units are interested in commercializing Trusted Hardcopy, Ramani said. HP Labs India is also working on new applications of the technology such as using mobile phones with built-in cameras to take a snap of a barcode, for example on a driver's license, and transmitting the image on the mobile service channel for verification and updating. As part of HP Labs India's research in the area of pen-based interfaces, the lab has developed a stylus sensitive touch-pad, called the âgesture-based keyboard,â that enables users to enter text in the Devnagri script used in many Indian languages, using a combination of tapping and gestures.


Police and intelligence agencies have prevented international terrorists from striking Britain by disrupting their planned attacks, but the danger isn't over and the need to stay vigilant remains, top security officials said Sunday.


Rumours of death greatly slightly exaggerated Despite reports to the contrary, BT assures us that their Fusion product is alive and well. Still, they do admit that it's been something of a learning experience, and that they're testing a revamped service.â¦


Sharon Seeks Party Backing on Coalition, Gaza Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  hopes to persuade his divided Likud party to back him on  Thursday in a vote on rebuilding the government, averting snap  elections and pushing through his Gaza withdrawal plan. In an  11th-hour challenge, Likud rebels opposed to ceding land to the  Palestinians filed a court petition against Sharon's bid to  bring the opposition Labour party into the coalition.


Businesses in Europe, Asia can net bucks for outdated computer equipment, company says.


One of the GTA's smallest school boards is openly criticizing Education Minister Gerard Kennedy's changes to school funding.


Gordon Brown says the  government will advertise for new external members of the Monetary Policy Committee.


England spinner Ashley Giles admits his cricketing future hangs in the balance as he battles to regain fitness after a third hip operation.


Pope joins appeals for release of hostages

Pope John Paul appealed yesterday for the release of the French and other hostages in Iraq, saying human beings could not be treated like merchandise.


Star-Crossed Lovers Caught in an Unenlightened Era

âOroonokoâ is a disappointment onstage, maybe in part because it sounded so intriguing on paper.


Israel Scales Back Bloody Gaza Offensive

Israel has decided to scale back its bloody two-week military operation in northern Gaza, its largest operation there in four years of fighting.


A ban on plastic bags is the most popular choice with the public in a vote on ideas to become new laws at the Welsh assembly.


Summary - (Oct 26, 2004) NASA's Cassini spacecraft will pass only 1,200 km (745 miles) above the surface of Titan today, delivering the most detailed pictures ever taken of the mysterious, methane covered moon.


The FBI said it is investigating the disappearance of a North Carolina man from a cruise ship sailing through the Bahamas.


Golfer Tiger Woods went scuba diving Tuesday off a yacht reported to hold Swedish fiancÃ©e Elin Nordegren and guests, while Barbados' ritziest resort, Sandy Lane Hotel and Golf Club, prepared pagodas for a lavish celebration overlooking the Caribbean Sea.


A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that Arch Coal Inc. (ACI.N) may proceed with its bid to buy the assets of rival Triton Coal Co. LLC, denying an emergency request by the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal, a spokesman for the agency said.


First suspect in court over Britain car bomb plot

An Iraqi-trained doctor appeared in a  London court on Saturday in connection with failed car bomb  attacks in London and Glasgow.


Analysis: Bush catches right off guard with Gonzales pick

The Senate Judiciary Committee would, according to the conventional wisdom, almost certainly give a rough going over to White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales once they were asked


Mauritania forces unsure of al Qaeda attack claim

Mauritanian forces hunting the killers of French tourists and government soldiers say they are unconvinced by a claim al Qaeda launched one of the attacks, even though analysts in the region say there is little doubt.


Scientists in the United States find a way to turn lazy monkeys into workaholics using gene therapy.


Stricter planning controls are needed if flood insurance is to remain widely available, says the main insurance body.


People in flood-hit areas are urged not to panic as massive efforts begin to get drinking water to those stranded.


New Orleans seeks aid from NYC investors

With the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina behind him and the task of rebuilding New Orleans' shattered economy just beginning, Mayor Ray Nagin will lead a two-day pitch to New York's investment community designed to bring much-needed business to the devastated city.


Qwest CEO stepping down after five years

Richard Notebaert, who is 59, announces his retirement as chief executive and chairman of the telecom giant.


Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders

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


GOP's Rossi narrowly wins recount for Wash. governor

Republican Dino Rossi came out ahead of Democrat Christine Gregoire on Wednesday in the recount for Washington governor, but Democrats are expected to demand yet another recount.


Schilling leads Boston to victory over Cleveland

The Boston Red Sox backed up a strong pitching display by Curt Schilling to register a 5-3 home victory over the Cleveland Indians in a battle of American League division leaders on Monday.


Rose Gentle, the mother of a British soldier killed in Iraq who last week stormed out of a meeting with John Prescott, is to launch a campaign with other bereaved families to demand the withdrawal of British ...


Industrial production and new home construction rose sharply last month, suggesting that the economy is overcoming high energy prices and rebounding from the summer slump.


Bomb-grade plutonium driven across France

Wednesday after a more than two-week journey from Charleston in the United States. They fear it is vulnerable to. plutonium will be recycled into nuclear fuel.


Microsoft boots Savvis from data centers

So UnGooglerific Think Microsoft trails Google in the "wow" department by a country mile? You're right.â¦


The planned weekend launch of a spacecraft to explore two of the solar system's largest asteroids was delayed again because of problems with a tracking ship and aircraft.


Parigi, 17:30 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: STARACE AL TERZO TURNO

Battendo in tre set l'argentino Carlos Berlocq con il punteggio di 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, Potito Starace ha ...


The US actor Christopher Reeve - star of the Superman films - has died aged 52. Send us your tributes.


Search for Banned Arms In Iraq Ended Last Month

The hunt for biological, chemical and nuclear weapons in Iraq has come to an end nearly two years after President Bush ordered U.S. troops to disarm Saddam Hussein. The top CIA weapons hunter is home, and analysts are back at Langley.


Troubles with the main oxygen generator aboard the International Space Station could force Fincke, 37, an Emsworth native, and cosmonaut Gennady Padalka to evacuate the orbiting outpost.


Prime Minister Tony Blair warns that the world cannot ignore the global threat posed by climate change.


Oklahoma Black Leaders Upset Over Candidate Remark

A Republican Senate candidate from Oklahoma who has run into trouble over verbal gaffes was drawing fire again on Friday for saying black men have a "genetic predisposition" for a lower life expectancy than whites.


"The Incredibles," a superlative salute to a tradition of superheroes encompassing both comic-book and adventure-movie prototypes, runs the Pixar winning streak to six straight.


Mexico Police Arrest Dozens for Cop Lynching

Mexican police arrested dozens of people in a raid on a town where a frenzied mob beat and burned two federal police officers to death in an attack that shocked even this crime-hardened nation.


Quattro morti e gravi disfunzioni al traffico aereo


River Poses Security Problem at Super Bowl

A river runs through it — and that's a security problem for this city's first Super Bowl. From jet skis to cruise ships, watercraft regularly ply the St. Johns River, a federal waterway that runs right alongside Alltel Stadium.


Viewers who felt like someone was telling them to vote for or against George W. Bush or John Kerry every time they turned on the TV last year weren't far off: Political parties and others spent nearly $178 million more on such ads in 2004 than they did in the 2000 election.


U.S. House bill aims to curb indecent TV programs

U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on  Thursday that would protect children from indecent television  programs by forcing cable and satellite providers to offer a  modified form of la carte programming or make other changes in  the way they operate.


Scientist picked to take part in tech meet

LONDON: A top scientist from Northern Ireland has been selected to take part in a key conference in January aimed at boosting technology business between Britain and India.


Mandato a Lehman Brothers per sviluppo del gruppo


Sri Lanka's military says it has sunk several boats and killed rebels in a clash with the Tamil Tigers.


Musharraf's Peace Plea Gets Cool Reception

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD  - India gave a cool response  Tuesday to fresh proposals by Pakistan's president to end a  decades-old dispute over Kashmir, saying it expected such ideas  to be discussed in an ongoing dialogue, not in the media.


Home foreclosures drop in June but spike likely

U.S. home foreclosures fell in June  after jumping to a 30-month peak in May, but default rates will  escalate as a horde of mortgages resets at higher loan rates,  real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Thursday.


Susilo unveils plans for first 100 days in power

Indonesian prospective leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is predicted to emerge the winner ofthe presidential election runoff over incumbent President MegawatiSoekarnoputri


Homeland security swarm Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico have rather splendidly announced the immediate availability of the bomb-sniffing bee, Reuters reports.â¦


I ricavi sono saliti del 5,0% a 49 miliardi di euro


Hasselhoff wins custody of kids in divorce

A judge granted actor David Hasselhoff custody of his two teenage daughters on Friday after a bitter court battle with his ex-wife that involved a video showing him drunk in the presence of one of the girls.


Federer survives another test to reach quarters

World number one Roger Federer came through his second tough battle in a row at the Australian Open on Monday, seeing off Czech 13th seed Tomas Berdych 6-4 7-6 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals.


Favre's mother falls ill while on book promotion tour

Bonita Favre was taken to the emergency room after waking up with "a horrible stomach bug," said Zo Je Feigenbaum, the publicist for the book entitled "FAVRE.


For a while last night, Washington Mystics forward DeLisha Milton-Jones didn't believe the words coming from interim head coach Tree Rollins. Milton-Jones felt she and her teammates were already playing at full speed. Yet during every stoppage, Rollins implored his team to dig deeper, to move...


The brother of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley says he has heard the Briton has been handed over to another group.


Annan: UN must prevent pre-emptive strikes

Beijing - The United Nations must show it is tough enough to ensure the security of its members so that individual countries do not take measures into their own hands, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday.


Prepare for stormy weather with a 'disaster file'

As we watched television coverage of Hurricane Charley last weekend, my wife and I reminisced about a time nearly two decades ago when we lived in Florida and got the word to evacuate.


Ghana's President John Kufuor is to begin talks with both sides involved in Kenya's crisis over disputed elections.


Task force report due amid speculation about a change on drug ...

WASHINGTON (CP) - With a US task report expected any day on importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, there's growing speculation on both sides of the border that American officials may reverse course and finally endorse it.


Oil Falls; OPEC Says Market Well-Supplied

Oil prices eased further on Tuesday, as the head of OPEC cartel said that markets were well-supplied with crude and traders continued to take profits from this year's 40 percent rally.


CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Andrea Cianferoni, an Italian kidnapped 2:30 pm yesterday by four armed men in the hinterland village of Delabayan of Kauswagan town, Lanao del Norte was released 10:30 am today, in barangay Inudaran of the same town, according to


In 25 puntate storie vere raccontate da ragazzi


ROCKVILLE, Maryland  - In a nondescript office park tucked between a hospital and a strip mall thrive hundreds of thousands of the most infectious malaria-carrying mosquitoes ever born.


BALCO Head Says Helped Marion Jones Use Steroids

The head of the BALCO lab at the  center of a global steroid scandal said in an interview to be  aired on Friday that he witnessed track star Marion Jones using  steroids in a drug program he devised.


HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Dec. 27 - Jets Coach Herman Edwards said Monday that defensive end John Abraham would most likely be listed as questionable for Sunday's game at St. Louis as he continues to rehabilitate a strained knee ligament.


Leaders: Broad immigration bill unlikely

In a defeat for President Bush, Republican congressional leaders said Tuesday that broad immigration legislation is all but doomed for the year, a victim of election-year concerns in the House and conservatives' implacable opposition to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.


Fat paychecks, pensions and health insurance are not enough to recruit and keep employees these days.


Brian Urlacher intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble and the battered Bears defense looked like the playmaking unit of old as the Chicago Bears held a 3-0 lead over the Minnesota Vikings after the first quarter on Monday night.


UKâS INSURANCE MAJOR TO OUTSOURCE 1,100 JOBS TO INDIA

The shift would in all probability save the company more than 10 million pounds a year. The jobs would range from front and back office functions, including call centre posts.


Retailer Saks Inc. SKS.N on Friday  said it will close eight of its luxury Saks Fifth Avenue stores  and three of its lower-price Off 5th stores, resulting in a  loss of 700 jobs at those stores.


'Forti perplessita' su riduzione risorse sanita' e ambiente'


U.S. Troops Clash with Shi'ite Militia in Najaf

U.S. troops clashed with Shi'ite  militiamen in Najaf on Saturday, interrupting a day of relative  calm in the holy city with the sound of mortar,  rocket-propelled grenade and machinegun fire, witnesses said.


Tim Johnson, colto da malore, Ã¨ stato ricoverato e operato d'urgenzaDa lui dipendono i numeri alla Camera Alta appena riconquistata dall'Asinello                                            Usa, senatore operato al cervello a rischio la maggioranza dei democratici                                                                                L'eventuale forfait del parlamentare farebbe subentrare un repubblicano


There's nothing like a picture of a  child with Santa Claus -- especially since the number of  parents who line up in stores to get these photos taken could  indicate the health of the holiday shopping season.


A's, Jays fighting for different reasons

While the Oakland Athletics keep fighting for a playoff spot, the Toronto Blue Jays are still tangling with each other.


'Princesses' Musical Plays Seattle in August Prior to Fall Broadway Bow

Playbill - The pre-Broadway tryout of Princesses, the new musical comedy by David Zippel, Matthew Wilder and Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, will play Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre Aug. 9-28, a few months later than expected.


Corporate kleptocracy that mirrors Maxwell's world

From its opening paragraphs, through scores of scornful sub-headings and on to its bitter conclusion, the Breeden report is a breathtaking assault on Lord Black's activities.


Bush sees serious signs U.S. economy is weakening

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - President George W. Bush on Friday said there were troubling signs that the economy is weakening and urged Congress to move on a stimulus package to help prop up the economy, which has been hit hard by a housing slump and credit crisis.


Sister Lucia Marto, 97, Dies in Portugal

Sister Lucia Marto, the last of three children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in a series of 1917 apparitions in the town of Fatima, has died, Portuguese media reported. She was 97.


ATP's $99 GPS Photo Finder aims to automate the process of adding location data to digital photos, which today is usually a tedious manual process.


Amburgo, 15:28 - CALCIO, GERMANIA; RAZZISMO: ASAMOAH FORSE LASCIA NAZIONALE

Il giocatore dello Schalke Gerald Asamoah sta pensando di dire addio alla maglia della Germania. Mot...


Wuhan at crossroads of China consumer dream

WUHAN, China  - In this inland port city of over 8   million, sprawled out on the banks of the Yangtze river,   China's grand hopes of a consumer boom are palpable.


FILM beauty Sienna Miller yesterday admitted taking a morphine pill to see what heroin felt like.  The actress stars as Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick, in new movie Factory Girl. Sedgwick died of a drugs overdose in 1971, aged 28.


Rarely does the National Hockey League get more than it bargains for, but yesterday, before a record crowd of 71,217, it got far more snow than it wanted, along with a few too many broken patches of ice.


Lo stabile era vuoto, l'operazione si Ã¨ svolta senza incidentiGli ex occupanti protestano: "Operazione mediatica del sindaco"                                          Padova, blitz all'alba Sgomberato il Gramigna


Days after collecting a $536 million antitrust settlement from Microsoft Corp., Novell returned to court Friday to claim the technology giant used its market dominance to shut out WordPerfect and other software in the mid-1990s.


Kerry gains ground after strong debating performance

TONY EASTLEY: To the election in the United States, where Democrat John Kerry is enjoying the afterglow of his strong performance in the first debate with President Bush.


Prosecutors Can Use TV Interview at Blake Trial

Prosecutors in actor Robert Blake's murder trial can use as evidence a television interview in which he says he had a fine relationship with the woman he is accused of killing, a judge ruled on Wednesday.


E' il dato piu' alto dal 2000, in quarto trimestre +2,9%


Who do you think is more disappointed by the departure of Sir Bobby of Robson? Do you think it will be the News of the World or Barclaycard?


Accra, 18:20 - CALCIO, COPPA D'AFRICA: MAROCCO-NAMIBIA 5-1

Nella seconda gara valida per il gruppo A della Coppa d'Africa, in corso di svolgimento in Ghana, il...


General Mills Inc.  on Monday said it will sell an $835 million stake in its cereal business to an affiliate of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.  and use the money to buy back 16.5 million of its common shares from Diageo Plc .


The flu season may be starting out slowly, but experts say New Yorkers shouldn't let their guard down. New York and Delaware are the only states to report significant flu outbreaks this


Elaine A. Sarsynski, president and C.E.O. of MassMutual International, learned about marketing by working on her family's farm.


PluggedIn: New Gadgets May Divert Drivers' Eyes from the Road

Drivers still learning how to talk on cell phones and maneuver at the same time are headed for an even more complex world.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Hunger Is Lacking at Top of the Food Chain

It must be nice for Michael Strahan to know you can take off the sweatiest month of the season, and then a holiday weekend, and still have a job. But what an insult to everyone else.


Italy has come under fire for sending would-be asylum seekers back to Libya without granting them time to apply for refugee status.


United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First USAF Atlas V

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 8  /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched six satellites at 10:10 p.m., EST, for the U.S. Air Force, marking the first use of the Atlas for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program mission.


October 19, 2004 -- The Queens man who allegedly kidnapped and raped his wife after a bloody confrontation at a Queens hospital last month was apparently oblivious to the trouble he was in when cops questioned him, court documents reveal.


Russian election body dismisses petition

Russia's chief election body on Wednesday dismissed a petition aimed at allowing President Vladimir Putin to run for a third term.


Australia wild party child turns party pro

An Australian teenager who hosted a  wild party that caused a near-riot after 500 guests saw his  Internet invitation has decided to turn professional and will  host a national party tour, he said on Thursday.


Robyn, 'Amanda disse come aveva trovato Meredith'


Bacon papal portrait sold for record $27.6 million

A 50-year-old painting by Dublin-born artist Francis Bacon set an auction record for his work on Thursday when it was sold at Christie's for 14.02 million pounds ($27.56 million).


The British engineer kidnapped three weeks ago in Iraq, Kenneth Bigley, has been killed by his captors. Mr. Bigley's family Friday confirmed reports that the 62-year-old hostage was murdered by the Muslim extremist group that was holding him.


Pentagon puts $44m into handheld translators

Disperse at once or we fire <beep> Have a nice day The US Navy is putting $44m-plus into "PhraselatorÂ®" Machine Based Language Translation tech, designed to overcome language barriers using "phrase recognition and generation" algorithms.â¦


Arafat 'Very Sick,' Palestinian Leaders Summoned

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat's health worsened sharply on Wednesday and he was  slipping in and out of consciousness at his besieged West Bank  headquarters, officials and medics said.


Baseball official calls stadium vote 'unacceptable'

A top official of Major League Baseball has labeled a new stadium financing proposal approved late yesterday by DC City Council as "wholly unacceptable" and offered to refund deposits that have been made toward purchasing tickets for Washington Nationals


FDA approves first drug for carsick dogs

Dogs who get a little green under the fur while traveling gained the first drug Wednesday to prevent vomiting associated with motion sickness.


Kissinger Defends South America Policies

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, defending his approach to Latin American dictatorships in the 1970s, said Tuesday he purposely steered clear of "personal attacks" when it came to condemning human rights abuses.


Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez is being sued by her first husband for "luring" him into working for her. Ojani Noa was allegedly sacked by JLo as manager of her restaurant just after he got it up and running.


Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra calls for fresh elections in a video shown to supporters in Bangkok.


VIENNA -- Iran insisted yesterday that it had a right to exempt some equipment from an agreement with the European Union committing it to freeze all parts of a program that can make nuclear weapons-grade uranium, a move that diplomats said threatened to scuttle the deal.


RAI, COMMISSIONE VIGILANZA APPROVA STATUTO NUOVA SOCIETA'

Passa il documento di Fi, An e Lega con il voto favorevole dell'Udc. Proteste dall'opposizione. Roma, 6 ott. (Adnkronos) - La commissione di vigilanza sulla Rai ha approvato lo Statuto della nuova societa', nata


German unemployment fell faster than expected last month in another boost for Europe's largest economy.


Baltimore Ranks High In Dangerous Cities List

TRENTON, NJ -- Camden, NJ, has been named the nation's most-dangerous metropolitan area, snatching the top spot from Detroit. The rankings were based in crime statistics compiled by Morgan Quitno Corporation


Azienda pubblicitaria acquista intanto la britannica Blm


Josh Young scored all but one of his 18 points in the second half, and No. 15 Drake rallied for its 20th straight victory, beating Illinois State 73-70 on Tuesday night.


NATO-led security forces have launched a major offensive against the Taliban and drug traffickers in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance's regional commander said in a statement on Tuesday.


The owners of France's 60,000 bars, brasseries and cafes say they want to provide better service.


Roma, 15:27 - CALCIO, ROMA; AGENTE FERRARI: HA 70% CHANCE DI RIMANERE

"Quando entra in campo il ragazzo pensa solo a giocare, non alla sua situazione contrattuale. Mi han...


Vioxx lawsuits may focus on FDA warning in 2001

Keith Stubblefield went to his doctor complaining of headaches and back pain in February 2001. He left the office with samples of Vioxx and a prescription for more.


Analysis: Will Subscriptions Drown Out iTunes?

MacCentral - It wasn't hard to figure out which company was on the minds of most of the attendees at the Music 2.0 conference in Los Angeles Wednesday. Whether representing record labels or online retailers, speakers at the digital music confab couldn't praise Apple enough for the success enjoyed by the company's iTunes Music Store -- that is, when those same speakers weren't predicting the store would soon tumble from its spot at the head of the online music market.


No decision yet on UK troops redeployment

Britain has not yet decided whether to send 650 troops to relieve US forces in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday, while rejecting suggestions that such a move would be aimed at boosting US President George W. Bush's electoral campaign.


Longshot presidential candidates' quotes

Some comments from recent interviews with and about candidates for the White House who are barely registering in public opinion polls, and their chances for success:


"Day" delivers dazzling surface, little else

LOS ANGELES  -"Day Watch," a successor  to the Russian sci-fi extravaganza "Night Watch" (2004), is  every bit as messy and moronic as the original film. Yet  something a little more audience-friendly has entered the  scene: This one has a sense of humor.


For a man whose name hung above the door, James Hanson was remarkably unsentimental about the company he had built from scratch. As a champion of shareholder value, he believed that all assets were up for sale (or at least, should be).


Lawmaker Warns Companies Not to Dump Pensions

Struggling US companies must not use the federal pension agency as a "dumping ground" for their pension plans in order to survive, a key lawmaker working on pension reform legislation warned on Tuesday.


By TOBY MUSGRAVE The TV Gardener  CARING for wildlife is really about a mindset as much as doing practical things.   So why not get into the swing of things now, so that come next spring you are fully wildlife aware.


BSE confirmed in suspect Alberta animal; investigations underway

OTTAWA (CP) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed Sunday that an older dairy cow from Alberta tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, otherwise known as mad cow disease.


Agilent Net Profit Rises on Lower Charges

Agilent Technologies Inc. A.N,  the electronics and testing equipment maker, on Monday posted a  higher quarterly net profit on lower charges, but it issued a  forecast below expectations.


Symantec Corp. will buy Veritas Software Corp. in an all-stock transaction, the companies announced Thursday. Based on Wednesday's closing stock prices, the deal values Veritas at around US$13.5 billion, they said.


Virgin Digital Online Music Store Is Open For Business!

Virgin is all over the map. Yesterday morning, Sir Richard Branson introduced to the world that he was ready to make astronauts of us all by 2007.


Hunt for Indian bandit's hidden jungle treasure

A jungle bandit gunned down by police earlier this week was still tantalising India from beyond the grave yesterday. Treasure hunters were said to be scouring the southern jungles


232,000 more flu shots on the way from CDC

Virginia should get 232,000 more doses of flu vaccine over the next three weeks, state health officials said Tuesday. The shots will go to nursing home residents and other people at high risk of getting dangerously ill.


La soldatessa al Tg1 ricorda Cardella,'un grande ragazzo'


John Elkann e Lavinia Borromeo, il giorno del si'

Oggi e' il giorno del matrimonio fra il vicepresidente della Fiat John Elkann e Lavinia Borromeo. ''Certo sono emozionato ma soprattutto sono molto contento''. A parlare e' il padre dello sposo, Alain Elkann


Fondi Usa chiedono piu' flessibilita' dal governo


Germany's Bayer to Spin off Chemical Company Lanxess in Early 2005

German drugmaker Bayer AG on Wednesday announced plans to spin off chemicals and polymers business Lanxess at the beginning of next year, a move designed to help it focus on health care and other core ...


TransMedia Group Appointed As PR Firm for Just Love Publishing and the Book SuperWoman, By Kelly Wade-Arnel

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla., Sept. 5  /PRNewswire/ -- just love publishing, based in Lighthouse Point, Florida, announces the release of the highly anticipated new book, SuperWoman, by Kelly Wade-Arnel, and has named TransMedia Group as its public relations firm of record.


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Milano, 15:19 - CALCIO, FIGC; BORRELLI: DOMANI DECIDO SE RESTARE O NO

Francesco Saverio Borrelli, capo dell'ufficio indagini della Figc, deciderà domani se rimaner...


Texas museum to show Lucy fossil amid criticism

Lucy, the world's most famous human ancestor, will go on public display for the first time in the United States this week amid criticism that her 3.2 million year old bones are too fragile to withstand an 11-city tour.


The company said it earned $52 million in the fourth quarter on strong U.S. and international sales. Its shares climbed more than 7 percent in morning trading.


Toyota Cars to Monitor Driver's Eyes for Safety

A new safety system in some of Toyota's cars warns drivers if they're not paying attention to the road.


Portland, 10:46 - BASKET, NBA: ODEN FIRMA CONTRATTO CON PORTLAND

Greg Oden, prima scelta del draft NBA, ha firmato il contratto con i Portland Trail Blazers per le p...


Japanese whaling ship on fire off Antarctica

A Japanese whaling ship is on fire and one crew member is missing off the coast of Antarctica after a blaze broke out below decks, New Zealand maritime authorities said on Thursday.


Website video shows beheading of Turkish driver

An Iraqi militant group loyal to al Qaida beheaded a kidnapped Turkish driver and showed the execution video on its website Monday.


Madrid, 23:00 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: BARCELLONA ACCORCIA DISTANZE DA REAL

Risultati della 22/a giornata della Liga spagnola: Atletico Madrid - Real Murcia 1-1 (52' rig. Jofre...


The Bigleys fight for a life, armed only with the media

Her eyes puffy from hours of crying, Sombat Bigley wept as she appeared in front of cameras yesterday to plead for the life of her husband.


US forces try to corner militants in Fallujah

FALLUJAH, Iraq - US forces pushed deeper into the southern reaches of Fallujah, cornering militants backed into smaller pockets of the city.


Chris Webber had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists, and Mike Bibby added 21 points to help host Sacramento hold off the Indiana Pacers, 97-92, in overtime last night.


Ribadisce che al momento dell'uccisione era a casa di Lele


Barry Manilow Signs Contract with Las Vegas Hilton

The Las Vegas Hilton, owned by  privately held Colony Capital, has signed singer-songwriter  Barry Manilow to a long-term engagement through 2005 and  beyond, the hotel said on Tuesday.


CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- It has been more than 15 years since the Cincinnati Bengals have hosted a Monday night game. But that finally ends when the Denver Broncos visit Paul Brown Stadium.


Alleged Zarqawi audio tape urges insurgents to attack US supply ...

An audio tape allegedly from al Qaidaally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi called on insurgents in Iraq to attack US supply lines to prevent US-led forces from attacking other cities after Fallujah, Sky News TV reported Monday.


Russia investigates Beslan victims group

Russian prosecutors have accused a group of survivors of the 2004 Beslan school seizure of being extremist, one member said Friday, calling the allegation part of a campaign by officials to silence the activists.


Uh-oh. This might fire up Donald Trump. An offshore bookie has suspended betting on the winner of the second season of NBC's "The Apprentice," citing an "unusual betting pattern on two contestants" from accounts originating in New Hampshire.


More than a year after the German city of Munich declared its landmark intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of upstart rival Linux, its councilors are finally ready to go ahead with the plan.


Former socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan is detained in connection with an inquiry into perjury allegations.


The Spaniard didnât quite repeat last yearâs achievement, but his Hungarian podium left him satisfied all the same.


New York, NY (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts, Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins and Langston Walker of the Oakland Raiders were named AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for the 12th


arkko Martin and Sebastien Loeb are probably feeling a bit nervous now that they are so close from achieving their respective goals.


For Tricia Alley, the dilemma was both ecclesiastical and logistical. In short, how to fit in her weekly obligation to the Roman Catholic church so as not to conflict with her weekly avocation -- NASCAR. Living in the Seattle area, that was a tough call, given the races are aired Sunday mornings and last longer than even the most protracted ...


Sport: Boxer's promotions company paid $3.1m for 3,900 tickets that were sold on to fans for Mayweather fight


Williams blames headache for upset loss in Linz

Serena Williams blamed a headache for her poor play in a 7-6 (5), 6-3 upset loss to qualifier Alina Jidkova in the second round of the Generali Ladies Open.


Con la vendita della propria quota Ferrari alla Fiat


A Call for Calm at the Royal Academy of Arts

The institution's new president, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, is determined to restore some luster to its name after recent scandals and in-fighting.


Negotiations are under way for the release of two Chinese kidnapped in Pakistan and threatened with death, Pakistani and Chinese media said Monday.


Lanciato da societa' finlandese, mercato da 12 mld sterline


Maliki Fires Top Sunni Official Over Rape Case

BAGHDAD, Feb. 21 -- The political scandal over the reported rape of a Sunni woman by Iraqi police officers escalated Wednesday after the Iraqi prime minister's office released what it said was a portion of the woman's medical record and fired a top Sunni government official who had demanded an...


Linux Standard Base Takes on Industry Fragmentation

Following the release Tuesday of a new interoperable version of Linux, analysts said the standard should go along way towards preventing a serious roadblock to widespread acceptance of Linux


Microsoft to launch Xbox HD DVD player in Japan

Microsoft Corp. said on  Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360  game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),  matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition  DVD functions.


Thai PM promises independent probe into protesters' deaths

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has again said he wants a thorough, independent inquiry into last week's deaths of 87 Muslim protesters, most whom died in military custody.


A new report says people over 50 have the highest carbon footprint, but are also the most keen to combat climate change.


In Finanziaria 500 nuovi agenti carcerari per Nord e Centro


Westwood grabs lead in Nedbank Golf Challenge

SUN CITY, South Africa  - Lee Westwood recovered from three bogeys in the first four holes to post a one-under-par 71 and take the lead after the third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge.


Cell phone shoppers looking for new deals and features didn't find them yesterday, a day after Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.


Il 24/2 Chievo-Torino e Atalanta-Palermo, il 25 Milan-Samp


Beyonce and mother sued for $1.5 million

Beyonce Knowles and her mother, Tina Knowles, have been sued for $1.5 million by a former business associate who claims they neglected to compensate him for securing a deal involving their House of Dereon clothing line.


Cincinnati Bell Wireless launches Wi-Fi/cell service

Blog: Dual-mode Wi-Fi and cellular services could make it big this summer as Cincinnati Bell Wireless and T-Mobile both launch new services.


FCC approval of Torian Wireless' InFusion portable internet radio means new competition for XM and Sirius. In Listening Post.


Dispute jeopardizes Washington franchise

Is the nation's capital on the verge of losing baseball again - this time without even playing a game? The move of the Montreal Expos to Washington, DC, appeared close to falling through Wednesday after


Mickelson, Els, Goosen, Hamilton all very close

By now, you know the story. Vijay Singh grew up poor in Fiji. Took up golf because of his father. Quit school to turn pro as a teenager but was kicked off the Asian Tour.


Defence lawyers say evidence against 28 people accused of carrying out the 2004 train bombings is flawed.


Don't wear fake clothes overseas, Chinese told

A Chinese province has banned its tourists from wearing counterfeit clothes overseas to avoid flagrant abuse of intellectual property rights and to protect its image, local media said on Tuesday.


Dance Review | Isadora Duncan's 'Iphigenia': Parting Curtains of Time to Glimpse Isadora

The skeleton of âIphigeniaâ was present in the performance, but the use of recorded music was, in a word, terrible.


Officials from India and Pakistan agree on draft plans for breaking the Kashmir deadlock.


Shiites Announce Coalition of Candidates

Iraqis carry shoulders high a masked gunman in front of a burning pick-up truck of the Iraqi National Guard in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday Dec. 9, 2004 after it was hit by a roadside bomb.


Blue chips trim losses as energy shares recover

Blue-chip stocks pared losses on Wednesday after energy stocks, including Exxon Mobil Corp. , turned positive on data showing a surprise drop in weekly U.S. gasoline supplies.


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


By JOE BEL BRUNO  NEW YORK - Morgan Stanley Inc., the second-biggest investment house on Wall Street, said Tuesday it will shed its Discover credit-card business in a bid to pump up shareholder value.  Speculation has swirled for years that Morgan Stanley would split off the No.


What More Could They Possibly Want? Israeli Moles in the Pentagon

The FBI's investigation into Pentagon official, Larry Franklin, on charges of spying for Israel, has left many of us scratching our heads and wondering, "Why?


Oracle launches identity governance project

Hoping to develop a framework that can one day be turned over to a standards-setting body, Oracle is tackling the problem of how identity data can be safely shared across heterogenous applications.


thanks to an amazing new experimental drug. A third of the people taking the drug lost at least 10% of their body weight and were able to keep it off for two years.


U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as   lower crude oil prices lifted optimism about spending and   profits.


China steps up efforts to modernize military? (updated PM 1:40)

China, home to the world's largest standing army, said Monday it would modernize its military to better face down threats from an independence-minded Taiwan and increased global uncertainty.


U.S. scientist wins Nobel, follows laureate father

American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for showing how genes are copied, a process essential to how cells develop and life itself.


Adventurer Steve Fossett missing in Nevada

RENO, Nevada  - U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett, who made record-breaking solo flights around the world by plane and balloon, is missing after taking off in a small plane, aviation authorities said on Tuesday.


Washington's Riggs Bank agrees to pay a fine of $16m over its handling of accounts held by Augusto Pinochet and others.


Qantas accepts increased takeover offer after talks

Australian flag carrier and national icon Qantas has accepted an increased 11.1-billion-dollar (8.7 billion US) offer from a private equity group, a day after rejecting a lower bid.


Record-chasing Bonds sits out second straight game

San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds missed his second straight start with leg injuries on Tuesday as he and fans endured further delay in his bid to reel in Hank Aaron's all-time home run record.


HAITI'S former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide lashed out today at his country's interim prime minister, calling him "a killer".


Painkiller Celebrex linked to heart risk

In a move that sent patients, doctors and investors scrambling, Pfizer said yesterday a government study indicated its Celebrex painkiller more than doubled the risk of heart attacks.


Diplomatic row as Afghans expel European pair

A diplomatic row erupted on Wednesday between Afghanistan and key aid partners after Kabul ordered the expulsion of a Briton and Irishman working for the EU and the UN, accusing them of threatening state security.


Karzai Fires Militia Leader Who Resisted His Authority

President Hamid Karzai moved Saturday to replace a powerful governor and militia leader who has long defied his authority and held virtually autonomous sway over one of the country's wealthiest regions.


NEX brings tax-free electric bills to Naples, Gaeta

Military and Defense Department civilians assigned to Naval Support Activities Naples and Gaeta who have Italian ENEL electricity will soon be able to receive monthly, tax-free bills in English through their ...


Il sindaco di Roma dopo aver dato il via alla manifestazione in Campidoglio, ha cominciato una maratona di 12 ore: dallo spettacolo dei funamboli a San Giovanni, al Cirque du Soleil a Piazza di Spagna. Chiusura con l'alba al Pincio.


Ciampi insiste sul dialogo "E' un consiglio di buon governo"

Arezzo, 7 ottobre 2004 - Â«La mia insistenza per praticare, in ogni momento, un vero dialogo, fra le forze politiche come fra le istituzioni, tanto piÃ¹ quando si tratta del quadro costituzionale e delle istituzioni portanti della nostra democrazia, non


The commander of Russian military forces in Georgia said Sunday his troops had been put on high alert and ordered to use lethal force to defend their bases as tensions mount after the arrest of four Russian military officers accused of spying.


Brown calls for release of Myanmar prisoners

Prime Minister Gordon Brown criticised Sunday the repression of demonstrations in Myanmar and called for the immediate release of all those who have been arrested.


Microsoft Partners Back Unified Communications

Microsoft's partners showed support for the company's unified communications platform with hardware and software announcements.


Nello scontro frontale avvenuto nella notte Ã¨ rimasta uccisa una giovane di 22 anniLa donna alla guida dell'auto che invaso la carreggiata opposta positiva al test sulla cannabis                                            Firenze, al volante dopo uno spinello provoca incidente stradale mortale


Medical research using hybrid human-animal embryos is "vital" in the fight against disease, scientists say.


U2's Bono urges Japan to boost Africa aid

Rock star and anti-poverty activist Bono urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday to keep his nation's pledge to boost aid to Africa and other parts of the developing world.


US, Turkey review cooperation procedures

U.S. and Turkish military officials were working Wednesday to streamline procedures for any future attacks against rebels in northern Iraq after top American officials in Baghdad were angered about how Sunday's Turkish bombing unfolded.


Scientists are to test a hip replacement they believe is more robust and longer lasting than others.


Prosecutor sees Khmer Rouge probe this year

A prosecutor investigating the Khmer Rouge genocide of the 1970s said on Friday he expected to hand cases against those responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million people to an investigating judge by the end of the year.


Safety critic says he faces FDA transfer in "reprisal"

Dr. David Graham, the Food and Drug Administration scientist who publicly criticized the agency's approach to drug safety during a congressional hearing last week, said


TB case prompts new U.S. border safety protocol

New procedures have been put into place at U.S. borders to stop flagged travelers such as the tuberculosis patient who sneaked across the Canadian border last month, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.


By RACHEL KONRAD SAN FRANCISCO - EBay Inc. is expected to announce plans Tuesday to open a new Chinese Web site as part of a joint-venture with a Beijing-based Internet company, signaling a strategic shift in the online auction company's Chinese operations.


The eldest son of late President Francois Mitterrand was convicted Wednesday of tax fraud and sentenced to a 30-month suspended prison term.


Bill seeks to ban trans fats from Massachusetts

A lawmaker introduced a bill on Tuesday that would make Massachusetts the first U.S. state to ban artificial trans fats from restaurants, closely following New York City's ban of the artery-clogging oils.


Too Young for This: Facing Cancer Under 40

Cancer is less common in adolescents and young adults than in older people. But in some ways it is more alarming.


Iraq announces night-time curfew on Baghdad

Iraq's interim government has announced that a night time curfew will be imposed on Baghdad and surrounding areas until further notice amid escalating violence in the country.


ABC Show Will Go on, Over Protest by Doctors

A dramaâs plot links autism with childhood vaccinations.


HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Feb. 2  /PRNewswire/ -- The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing Inc.  today announced the launch of its Network Video solution.


The husband of aid worker Margaret Hassan begged her captors to return her body to him after a video apparently showed her murder in Iraq.


Waking the Dead, Henry VIII and The Boy Who's Skin Fell Off pick up prizes at the International Emmys.


Save the Children UK is pulling out of the Darfur region of Sudan because four of its workers have been killed there, the group said Tuesday.


The United States and the European  Union averted a legal clash over rivals Airbus and Boeing  Tuesday, agreeing to talks on eliminating billions of dollars  in subsidies to the world's top two plane makers.


Critics say the government is using dictatorship-era laws to crack down harshly on indigenous criminals.


Airbus superjumbo fresh delay report hits shares

Planemaker Airbus is expected to announce   fresh delays to its embattled A380 superjumbo in coming days, a   French media report said, adding to woes for parent firm EADS   EAD.PA whose shares were also hit by a brokerage downgrade.


British Gas customers will see their gas bills fall by 17% and electricity by 11% on Monday.


The court-martial of the only Army officer charged in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal headed into closing arguments Monday that were expected to focus on command and responsibility.


A CANADIAN seaman aboard the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi has died one day after being injured when the vessel caught fire, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin announced today.


Confermato Stefano Parisi amministratore delegato


Blood Product May Treat Alzheimer's Disease

Sept. 15, 2004 -- An existing treatment for immune disorders may help people with Alzheimer's disease, a very small clinical study suggests.


Iran's top nuclear negotiator and the EU   foreign policy chief are due to meet on Saturday in what may be   a last-ditch chance to avert U.N. Security Council moves to hit   Tehran with sanctions over its atomic ambitions.


Cowboys rookie running back Julius Jones broke his left shoulder and is expected to be out about two months.


France's Ban on Head Scarves Put to Test

PARIS Sept. 2, 2004 - France's bold effort to reign in Muslim fundamentalism was put to the test Thursday, with a new law that bans students from wearing Islamic head scarves taking force with the start of the school year.


Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Sunday continued calling on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to denounce a liberal group's advertisement and apologize for what calls her disrespectful treatment of a general.


Six world powers agreed Thursday to offer Iran a new choice of rewards if it gives up suspect nuclear activities or punishment if it refuses, a gambit that could either defuse a global confrontation with the Islamic regime or hasten one.


Pacs, l'ira del Vaticano 'Si sdradica la famiglia'

Attacco frontale dell'Osservatore Romano alla decisione del governo di varare un disegno di legge sulle unioni di fatto


Wild and dynamic eBay users are being targeted by an advanced Trojan that attempts to redirect traffic so it can silently bid on a car from the auction site's car site, Symantec is warning. It is the latest security headache for eBay, which has faced an onslaught of complaints from some users who say fraud on the site has increased to unacceptable levels over the past few months.â¦


A replica of the 19th Century ship Amistad begins a transatlantic voyage retracing the route of the slave trade.


Shipowners Association May Expand Lockout

The Norwegian Shipowners Association threatened on Monday to lock out more oil and gas rig workers, a move analysts said could result in a near shutdown of the third-largest petroleum exporter's production and drive world oil prices even higher.


Injured New York supermodel Petra Nemcova is too badly hurt to leave her Thai hospital bed - and is overwhelmed knowing she survived a tsunami that killed tens of thousands.


Armed group kidnaps 11 Iraqi national guards: website

A militant group has abducted 11 members of the Iraqi National Guard, said a statement posted on the group's website on Tuesday.


DEFICIT SPENDING didn't bother the Bush administration when the issue was tax cuts. Congress had no trouble finding "savings" to supposedly offset new costs when the costs were in a corporate tax bill stuffed with special-interest provisions.


Rice grads, professor find flaw in Google

A security flaw that could have caused big trouble for Google and its new Desktop Search tool has been fixed, thanks to a Rice University professor and two of his graduate students.


Federer Survives a Challenge From No. 49 Tipsarevic

What could have been one of the biggest upsets in tennis history turned instead into a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 victory for Roger Federer, the worldâs longstanding No. 1 player.


Sitting on his bed in a Banda Aceh hospital, 10-year-old Zulfahmi Tarmizi hungrily eats the rice and vegetable soup his grandmother spoons into his mouth.


Growth prospects plus good operations equals opportunity.


Q&A:  "Just keeping the achievements of democracy means a daily struggle"

ROME, Sep 25 (IPS) - With former Peru president Alberto Fujimori and his  intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos in jail, Peru faces a new  era. How did it come to happen, and what is in store?


France's top literary award, the Prix Goncourt, goes to Laurent Gaude for an epic tale set in southern Italy.


Japanese war orphans abandoned in China in 1945 are entitled to compensation, a court rules.


President Viktor A. Yushchenkoâs decree putting interior troops under his command was called unconstitutional.


Breast MRI for Women With Hereditary Cancer Risk

Approximately a decade ago, germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 were identified as the most common detectable causes of a hereditary predisposition to breast (and ovarian) cancer.


Tutti i corpi erano crivellati di colpi d'arma da fuoco


Jury rejects family of Derrick Thomas' claims against General Motors

The family of former Kansas City Chiefs star Derrick Thomas is not entitled to any money from General Motors Corp. for the Jan. 2000 crash that killed the nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker, a jury ruled Tuesday.


UN troops and Haitian police seal off a house in Port-au-Prince occupied by former members of the army.


Plus, Alcoa's groundhog quarter, and Sun drops the gloves.


Su operazioni Autostrade ed Endesa, il governo e' neutrale


Mantova, 18:28 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DIFFERENZIATO PER NOSELLI E SACCHETTI

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della gara con il Piacenza, Introduzione atletica, p...


Attesa per indice Ism manifatturiero, bene Boeing


OTTAWAâLast week's health meeting confirmed the wisdom of several maxims dear to teachers and coaches. Do your homework. Develop a long-term strategy.


Chile Supreme Court Postpones Ruling on Pinochet Indictment

Chile's Supreme Court has postponed a ruling on whether murder and kidnapping charges against former dictator Augusto Pinochet should proceed.


Bonaiuti: "E' andata come ci aspettavamo". Schifani: "Il Nord lontano dal centrosinistra"Chiti: "Nessuna valenza politica, ma in alcune regioni persiste una difficoltÃ "                                            La Cdl soddisfatta: "L'inizio di una spallata" Unione: "Problemi al Nord, ma non sfondano"                                                                                Bertinotti: "Astensionismo indica che c'Ã¨ una crisi della politica"


Theater Review | 'Hunting and Gathering': Still Rudderless in Gotham

Brooke Bermanâs âHunting and Gatheringâ is a slim and winsome comedy of urban nomads in search of stability.


Australia could step up childsex crackdown, PM warns after nationwide swoop

Prime Minister John Howard promised new legislation if it was needed to fight child pornography following more than 200 arrests in a major Australia-wide crackdown on Internet pornography.


Getting to Harvard, With Mom and a Wheelchair

Perhaps the best tribute to Christopher Reeve is that there is nothing in his last work, "The Brooke Ellison Story," a made-for-television movie about a quadriplegic college student, that


President Bush yesterday called for "full disclosure" of the United Nations oil-for-food scandal, although he declined to join Republican demands for the ouster of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.


U.S. Said Showing New Flexibility in N.Korea Talks

The United States showed some new  flexibility in recent talks with North Korea on the nuclear  issue but Pyongyang was unimpressed and is resisting  participation in a new round of formal six-party negotiations,  U.S. officials and experts said on Friday.


Japan's elderly inmates to get barrier-free jails

Faced with a prison population ageing as rapidly as the rest of the country, Japan is to build new jails with disabled access, including elevators, slopes for wheelchairs and grab-bars in toilets and baths.


Study: Nuclear Medicine Can Trigger Security Alarms

Patients treated with radioactive material face an increased risk of triggering security alarms because more guards are being equipped with sensitive radiation detectors, a report said Tuesday.


The UK economy is growing faster than predicted says Gordon Brown as he delivers his 10th pre-Budget report.


Pochi giorni prima di tornare in gara a Sanremo


Feel the burn: in the aftermath of year's biggest hype

Connected, pumped, and conceptual Every year, companies and individuals in the IT industry - mostly CEOs and those in marketing - spew vast quantities of unmitigated hype. In line with this year's rise in global temperatures, the past 12 months saw a spike in recorded levels of hot air.â¦


Information on processing services, facilities and loans. Uup to $10,000 for relocation, education or moving of active duty military.


U.N. envoy to send Kosovo plan to Security Council

VIENNA - A senior U.N. envoy will send his independence plan for the Balkan province of Kosovo to the Security Council this month after failing on Saturday to find a compromise between Serbs and ...Comment


OUR OPINION: Stolen honor, stolen choices

Unless a coalition of United States senators get their way, a 42-minute film about John Kerry's effect on American POWs during and after the Vietnam War is going to be aired by 62 television stations across the country sometime before Nov. 2.


Pedofilia, molestava gli alunni di 4 anni: arrestata una maestra ...

Gravina in Puglia, 12 nov. - (Adnkronos) - Una maestra di scuola dell'infanzia di Gravina in Puglia, in provincia di Bari, e' stata arrestata dai carabinieri con l'accusa di 'atti sessuali' nei confronti di alunni di 4 anni.


FA investigate crowd trouble at Liverpool match

The Football Association (FA) is investigating crowd trouble during Liverpool's 3-0 away win over Millwall in the League Cup third round.


Administration Gives Mixed View on Drug Imports

The Bush administration said Tuesday that commercial importation of some low-cost prescription drugs from Canada might be feasible.


Newsreader Kirsty Young will front Five's first main evening news bulletin produced by  Sky News on Monday.


By Brian McDearmon, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Jun. 22--With more people come more showers, more loads of laundry, more  lawns to water.


Yankees Still Pondering the Enigmatic Brown

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 7 - Kevin Brown is as predictable as the height of the artificial turf at the Metrodome because he rarely changes. He trudges into the clubhouse with his chin to his chest, says little, takes his uniform into the trainer's room and gets dressed apart from his teammates and reporters.


A Sylacauga couple is giving thanks to God for an "indescribable gift" with big brown eyes and blond hair.


Wal-Mart Launches Rare Newspaper Advertising Blitz

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., hurt by sluggish sales over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, on Friday launched a rare advertising blitz in newspapers around the United States focusing on its price cuts.


Americans Relying More on Prescription Drugs, Report Says

More than 40 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug, the government said in a report on the nation's health.


Flu Shot Contamination Not A Health Crisis: CDC

Last week, the Chiron Corporation, which manufactures close to half of America's influenza vaccine supply announced a delay in shipping its Fluvirin influenza virus vaccine, due to the possibility of contaminated doses.


There's a catwalker catfight brewing between Tyra Banks and Carmen   Electra.


1/3 of baby deaths due to premature births

Scientists now say a third of infant deaths are due to premature births — a much larger percentage than previously thought.


Charlton beat Fulham 2-1 to climb to seventh

Charlton Athletic beat London rivals Fulham 2-1 to move up to seventh in the Premier League standings on Monday. Goals by winger Jerome Thomas and defender Talal El Karkouri sealed victory for Alan Curbishley's side.


Protect your family for pennies a day with E-Term, the easiest way to purchase quality, low-cost term life insurance. Peace of mind is not only affordable, but priceless. Click for a free quote now.


UN says Sri Lanka violence hitting tsunami aid work

The United Nations warned that fighting between troops and Tamil guerrillas had badly hit tsunami reconstruction as war planes bombed rebels and eight people were killed in new violence.


Neighbors of Elvira Carvajal sought refuge in her house so immigration agents wouldn't arrest them. Friends of Herman Martinez asked him to bring them milk for their children because they were afraid to step onto the streets.


Sudan accepts hybrid force for Darfur: AU

Sudan agreed on Tuesday to a combined United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force of more than 20,000 troops and police to be deployed in its troubled Darfur region after months of intense diplomacy.


MEPs give rejected bidders on public contracts new rights

In national law in three years The European Parliament has voted to give businesses new powers to challenge public procurement decisions when they consider that a public authority has awarded a contract unfairly. National laws are expected to change within three years.â¦


InfoWorld - Talend, an open source data integration software maker, unveiled a new service-based software product Monday, Talend On Demand, a service (SaaS) version of the company's Talend Open Studio product.


Italy may not seek CIA case extraditions

The Italian government is signaling it will not press Washington for the extradition of 26 Americans — mostly CIA agents — who were indicted in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan, according to remarks published Monday.


Officials in Britain are wrangling over whether former England football captain David Beckham should be given a knighthood, London's Evening Standard reported Thursday.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The Space shuttle Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station on Saturday as shuttle crew checked the ship's wings for any damage from blastoff.


The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) denied on Friday that national team coach Dunga had been asked to tone down his attire on the touchline.


Trade gap narrows on falling crude prices

WASHINGTON -- Helped by a record plunge in oil prices, America's trade deficit dropped dramatically in October, falling to the lowest level in 14 months.


Police investigating an alleged kidnap plot in north Belfast arrest two men and recover a large sum of money.


Guardsman Loses Iraq Deployment Challenge

A National Guard soldier ordered to duty in Iraq is challenging the military's "stop-loss" program and asking a judge to block the military from involuntarily extending his enlistment.


First Look: Does the iPhone Work With Current iPod Accessories?

The iPhone is indeed an iPod, but not all iPod accessories are compatible. We show you which ones are.


Pope to change controversial prayer on Jews: report

Pope Benedict has decided to modify a controversial prayer for the conversion of Jews, an Italian newspaper reported on Friday.


Commissario Ue, spero in una ripresa dell'Italia nel 2005


Bank of Canada missing $10,000; employee fired, charged with theft

OTTAWA (CP) - The Bank of Canada has fired an employee after $10,000 in cash went missing from its Toronto bank-note facility -a rare breach in an institution that prides itself on tight security.


Bush Stumps as Friend to Coal and Steel Workers

WHEELING, W.Va.  - President Bush portrayed  himself as a friend of steel and mining workers in West  Virginia on Sunday, on the eve of a Republican National  Convention likely to spotlight his domestic policies.


Bloody weekend hits hopes for Iraq polls

At least 21 people, including 17 Iraqis working for the US military, were killed Sunday as a senior UN official warned that next month's crucial elections could not be held in the current climate of violence.


Europe's crisis over with treaty deal: EU presidency

Europe has emerged from its two-year institutional crisis by endorsing a new reform treaty, Portuguese prime minister Jose Socrates said Friday.


IBM to commercialize Blue Gene supercomputer

NOVEMBER 08, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Fresh from setting a record for performance among supercomputers just a few days ago, IBM today announced it is making a commercial version of its Blue Gene system available for businesses and scientific researchers.


Cigarette giant says it expects full-year profit to be at the high end of previous forecast range. CHICAGO  - Altria Group Inc.


I've nothing to do with Priyanka: Akshay

Headlines have been screaming that Akshay Kumar is on the verge of a split with his wife Twinkle. The story has shocked the actor.


It has been a while since anyone could say the sun never sets on the British Empire. But Britain is again trying to extend its reach Â this time to potentially lucrative seabeds in the Antarctic and the Atlantic Ocean.


TEBALDI: URBANI, "A PERFORMER EXTRAORDINAIRE"

(AGI) - Rome, Dec. 20 - "With the demise of Renata Tebaldi, Italy has lost a performer extraordinaire and one of its greatest opera singers", said Cultural Heritage Minister Giuliano Urbani.


La Spezia: palazzina crollata, disposto sequestro dell'area

PRATI DI VEZZANO LIGURE (La Spezia) - Il magistrato di La Spezia ha disposto il sequestro dell'area in cui si trovava la palazzina crollata la scorsa notte. I vigili del fuoco sono al lavoro per la messa in


Affittando programma, parenti lontani assistono all'evento


New York Times reporter faces up to 18 months in jail in CIA leak ...

A New York Times reporter is facing up to 18 months in prison after a federal judge held him in contempt of court on Thursday for refusing to name her source to prosecutors


A Libyan court will rule in the retrial of five Bulgarian nurses and a doctor accused of infecting children with HIV.


O, CANADA: U.S. states are looking to countries other than Canada to get cheaper prescription drugs for their citizens, fearing Canadians may soon stop allowing such sales to their southern neighbors.


South Korea Tightens Security Following New Al-Qaida Threat

South Korea has tightened security at home and overseas after a new threat by the al-Qaida terrorist network against countries supporting the US-led coalition in Iraq.


Do most IT projects fail? Some point to the number of giant consultancies such as IBM Global Services, Capgemini, and Sapient, who feed off bad experiences encountered by enterprises. âSapient is a company founded on the realization that IT projects are not successful,â says Sapient CTO Ben Gaucherin.


Tennessee Tops Wisconsin in Outback Bowl

Erik Ainge throws for 265 yards and two touchdowns to pace No. 16 Tennessee to a 21-17 victory over No. 18 Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl.