After nearly four years of slashed security deposits, allowances for pets and other perks, Bay Area renters are starting to see prices rise and their bargaining power decline.


Judge OKs rule that may endanger species

A federal judge has upheld the government's practice of allowing development to proceed even if it is discovered after a project begins that the work could endanger protected species.


Samsung develops largest plastic TFT-LCD display

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said it has developed the world's largest five-inch, flexible plastic flat panel display for mobile phones and other portable applications.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Former President Bush to endorse McCain on Monday in Texas ... Obama poised to get endorsement from powerful union ... Founder of '70s rock band tells Huckabee to quit playing his song ... Clinton will have to get around DNC to seat Michigan and Florida delegates


Two BA planes undergo more tests after traces of radiation are found in the probe into an ex-spy's death.


Supporters of Australia's controversial Muslim cleric claim a government conspiracy forced him to quit.


Del Ponte: No EU-Serbia pact before Mladic arrest

The European Union should not grant closer ties to Serbia until former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic is arrested, United Nations war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Tuesday.


Fassino, subito proposte Governo; Maroni, no alla svendita


NAJAF, Iraq - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accepted a peace plan Wednesday to end fighting in Najaf that would disarm his militiamen and remove them from a holy shrine where they are hiding out, according to an al-Sadr spokesman. However, al-Sadr wanted to negotiate how the deal would be implemented...


Windows upgrade helps hold down the fort

Are you nervous about viruses, worms, spyware and other threats to your computer? Wish you had the power to appoint an intelligence czar to safeguard your PC?


Rapporto Abi 2006, un dipendente su quattro e' donna


DHAKA, Sept 5: Two people were killed and seven injured in a bomb blast on Sunday near a military compound on the outskirts of Bangladesh's northeastern city of Sylhet, police said.


Report: Nearly Half of HIV Adults Are Women

Women make up nearly half of the 37.2  million adults living with HIV and in sub-Saharan Africa the  proportion rises to almost 60 percent, according to a UN report  released on Tuesday.


Researcher says authorities will stay ahead of drug cheats

An Australian researcher who helped develop a revolutionary blood-doping test said Friday more sophisticated versions are on the way that could nab all drug cheats within two years.


French prosecutors summon Continental execs in probe

French prosecutors summoned Continental Airlines' top two executives for questioning in the investigation of the July 2000 crash of a supersonic Air France Concorde, two lawyers said yesterday.


Yasser Arafat lay in a coma "between life  and death" on Friday as senior Palestinian officials met to  consider a future without him.


Here's how bad "License to Wed" is: Even the outtakes at the end are lame.


Pakistani police say they have arrested more than 10 suspects in a series of raids after a bombing in the southwestern city of Quetta that killed 10 people.


As farmers markets have bloomed throughout the area, authorities are getting stricter about enforcing regulations that govern samples.


Indonesia's Megawati Appeals for Release of Hostages

Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri appealed for two abducted Indonesian women to be freed by an Iraqi group that's demanding the release of a Muslim cleric detained in Jakarta.


US embassies issue terror warnings in Nordic, Baltic region

HELSINKI, Finland - US embassies in Finland and Latvia issued a rare warning to Americans in the Nordic and Baltic region to be wary of shopping centers and public transport amid a threat of a possible terror attack Monday.


Despite the overwhelming number of shares tendered to Oracle, the target's board won't budge. Final stop: A proxy battle? Larry Ellison & Co.


Bay-elections in Sedgefield and Ealing Southall take place on Thursday, with polls opening at 0700.


Legislators and the governor brokered a deal that ended the state budget impasse Monday night, and state workers will return to the job after nearly 24,000 people were sent home without pay.


The Marlins' worst home shutout loss in franchise history didn't faze them at all. Hanley Ramirez and Wes Helms each homered and drove in three runs to help Florida bounce back with a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.


Joe Piscopo Running for New Jersey Governor, Seriously

Some people told Joe Piscopo that he should run for Governor of New Jersey and he took them seriously. This move is one of the first time people have laughed with or at Piscopo in years.


Everest conquerer Sir Edmund Hillary dies

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, dies aged 88.


Diversification Over, BCE of Canada Will Sell Satellite Unit

BCE Inc. will sell its Telesat Canada satellite communications division to Loral Space and Communications and a Canadian pension fund.


It takes a certain kind of talent to make Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld look like a victim. So I have to give credit to the Times Free Press in Chattanooga, Tenn.


Katrina victims blamed for Houston crime

A letter to inmate No. 1352951 and a cell phone bill for $76.63, both found in a soggy New Orleans duplex ruined by Hurricane Katrina, led Louisiana bounty hunter James Martin to Texas.


Tucson firm may have sold fake Botox for use on people

Evidence seized at Tucson-based Toxin Research International and one of its suppliers in northern California indicates the company may have intentionally sold an unlicensed Botox knockoff to doctors for use on humans.


Spunta un 'Ulisse' americano nelle intercettazioni di Vanni

FIRENZE, 16 DICEMBRE 2004 - Mario Vanni, il postino condannato all'ergastolo nel processo ai Â«compagni di merendeÂ» per i delitti del mostro di Firenze, in una intercettazione ambientale del 20 giugno 2003 fa il nome di una persona indicata come presunto


Dell to Buy E-Mail Service to Better Compete With Rivals

The $155 million cash deal is the latest in a wave of acquisitions for the computer maker.


Frederick Forsyth wrote it up as The Dogs of War, and set it in Equatorial Guinea here: A rag-tag band of mercenaries, recruited by a British elite, tries to seize control of a mineral-rich, African backwater.


Chinese commerce official says GM has no grounds for piracy ...

BEIJING: A top Chinese commerce official said Monday that General Motors Corp. hasn't provided enough evidence to prove that a local company copied one of its car models.


Scott Downs outpitched Greg Maddux with a five-hit shutout -- the first of his career. Terrmel Sledge homered for the Expos, who won twice in the three-games series and dropped the Cubs a half-game behind Houston in the NL wild-card race.


If you have a relative with cancer, probably one of the most pressing questions is what your chances are of getting it yourself. In a paper published in PloS Medicine, the premier medical journal freely available


Ice Cube on Tour, With a Couple of Holy Terrors

The always charismatic Ice Cube makes "Are We There Yet?" watchable, but his young charges are such insufferable brats that the hero's change of heart remains a mystery.


An investigation is under way after two people died when a 165ft (50m) high crane collapsed on to flats in London.


Iran, EU reach preliminary nuclear accord

TEHRAN, Iran - Hoping to avoid a UN showdown, Iran and the European Union's three big powers reached a preliminary agreement over Tehran's nuclear program, Iran's chief negotiator said today.


Palm Introduces a Memory-Packed Organizer

Handheld computer maker PalmOne Inc. unveiled Monday a new memory-packed personal digital assistant that can double as a portable data storage drive.


Nature tops nurture in childhood obesity: study

Diet and lifestyle play a far smaller role than genetic factors in determining whether a child becomes overweight, according to a British study of twins published on Thursday.


Al-Qaida spending little on terror attacks: Report

The Al-Qaida terror network spent less than â¬44,600 on each of its major attacks except the September 11 suicide hijackings and one of its hallmarks is using readily-available items like mobile phones and knives as weapons, a new United Nations report


Davidson: He was maestro on the mound in Boston

The Red Sox and the Indians were tied, 8-8, in the fifth and deciding game of the 1999 Division Series when Pedro Martinez was summoned from the bullpen.


Sudan: Internal Politics Drives U.S. Over Darfur

Sudan said on Saturday the United  States was wrong to try to label the conflict in Darfur as  genocide and that recent hardline U.S. statements on Sudan were  aimed at domestic constituencies and the U.S. elections.


WASHINGTON - President Bush has a double-digit lead in one new national poll, but he's tied with Democrat John Kerry in another. Both campaigns say their own polling has the race close, with Bush's people seeing a slight lead for the president...


Blogs put real-time spin on debate coverage

Besides the usual fare of major media commentary, bloggers across the political spectrum will be busy posting their views during Thursday night's debate between President Bush and challenger John Kerry.


Cristicchi da Sanremo a Deejay Chiama Italia

Simone, il vincitore del Festival, questa mattina ospite di Linus e Nicola Savino, dalle ore 11.30


Il dato sarebbe causato da rallentamento economia mondiale


Sony to Supply Advanced Student ID Cards

Blackboard Communications Systems announced Wednesday that it would be partnering with Sony to begin developing contactless identity card systems in the U.S. for university students.


Hacked European Ad Server Infects IE Users

A hacked server in Germany fed malicious code to unsuspecting Internet Explorer users at an unknown number of Web sites for several hours over the weekend, a banner ad-serving company acknowledged Monday.


Roche's Tamiflu Works Against Bird Flu Strain-Study

Roche AG's Tamiflu anti-influenza drug has been proven to work against H5N1, the strain of the avian flu virus that the World Health Organization says could be the source of a deadly flu pandemic.


Palermo, 15:31 - CALCIO, PALERMO: UFFICIALE: DELLAFIORE IN PRESTITO AL TORINO

Paolo Hernan Dellafiore, difensore arrivato al Palermo l'estate scorsa dall'Inter nell'ambito del tr...


Cancellato 'Formula segreta', 'Circus' passa alla domenica


Yushchenko Certain Victor in Ukraine Election

KIEV, Ukraine  - West-leaning opposition leader  Viktor Yushchenko looked certain Monday to become Ukraine's  next president, but his opponent Prime Minister Viktor  Yanukovich refused to concede defeat.


Cowboys lead Washington 7-0 after first quarter

Eddie George scored on a 1-yard run with 4:01 left in the first quarter to give the Dallas Cowboys a 7-0 lead over the Washington Redskins on Monday night.


The New Jersey attorney generalâs office issued subpoenas Monday to two companies involved in the development of the Prodisc, an artificial spinal disk for the lower back.


'Faremo i conti su quanti sono e troveremo soluzione'


Sentencing possibilities in the Rowland guilty plea

(New Haven-WTNH, Dec. 24, 2004 3:30 PM )_ A former US Attorney who successfully prosecuted two Connecticut mayors says Rowland must apologize to the judge to get the recommended jail time.


A prominent Polish cleric known for  preaching against communism and for his anti-Semitic remarks  said on Tuesday he planned to launch perfumes, clothing and  cafes branded with his image.


Radiologist Sees Dual Use for Colon Scans

Scanning a patient's colon for cancerous polyps also offers an opportunity to assess the risk of a heart attack by checking for calcium deposits in the aorta, researchers said on Wednesday.


Haiti Vows Crackdown on Anniversary of End of Coup

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Haiti's U.S.-backed  government vowed on Friday to crush "terrorist" supporters of  exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide as gunfire crackled in  the capital on the 10th anniversary of the end of a coup  against him.


Engineering students from Virginia Tech build a robot that will be the first-ever U.S. entry in an international humanoid soccer challenge.


Nokia in deal with Orange on customizing handsets

Mobile technology firm Nokia   NOK1V.HE has sealed a deal with operator Orange on   customizing mobile phones for the France Telecom FTE.PA unit,   Nokia said on Wednesday.


Opposition parties begin talks for coalition Israeli Government

The opposition Labour Party in Israel has begun coalition talks with the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud Party. Labour leader Shimon Peres says negotiations to establish a coalition government could be completed within a few days.


"Sopranos" filming locations draw mobs of fans

LODI, New Jersey  - Every Saturday afternoon, the staff at the Satin Dolls go-go lounge clears the bar of matchbooks, coasters, napkins and anything else not nailed down because a sold-out tour bus is on the way from New York.


A British tabloid newspaper says one of its reporters smuggled fake bomb-making equipment into the nation's parliament a day after fox-hunting supporters eluded guards and burst into the House of Commons.


Next Thursday, Hugh Edmeades of Christie's auction house will bring down the gavel in Monaco's famed Oceanographic Museum and Aquarium. When he closes the bidding, a sinuous shark recently discovered thousands of miles away in Indonesian waters will have a new scientific name. And hundreds of...


Edward McAleer's Work and Education Background

Director of technology venture development, University of Utah, 2005 to present  Chief operating officer, Teleoptic Digital Imaging in Salt Lake City, 2005  Senior director of services and product manager, Sungard SCT Inc.


Egypt's Suez Canal is to re-open for shipping traffic, three days after it closed because of a broken-down oil tanker.


Kmart Holding Corp. KMRT.O on Monday  said it appointed Aylwin Lewis president and chief executive  officer, effective immediately.


19 million tune into Live Earth concerts

Nineteen million people tuned in to watch the Live Earth concerts on NBC and cable channels affiliated with the network, according to Nielsen Media Research.


Brady Leads Patriots Into AFC Title Clash with Steelers

Tom Brady threw for one touchdown and  ran for another while the New England Patriots's defense shut  down Peyton Manning and the high-powered attack of the  Indianapolis Colts to claim a 20-3 playoff victory Sunday.


Roddick reaches third round at Paris Masters

Andy Roddick surged into the third round of the Paris Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 rout of Armenia's Sargis Sargsian on Wednesday in his first match since late September.


Mississippi will restore Medicaid for 50,000

Jackson, Miss. -- Bending to legal pressure, the state agreed Thursday to restore benefits to more than 50,000 Mississippians who were dropped from the Medicaid rolls to save money.


Agassi ousts Sargsian, faces Federer in Open quarterfinals; Henman ...

Andre Agassi tried to get this over in a hurry. He wanted a fast day at the US Open, just like Roger Federer. Agassi made short work of marathon man Sargis Sargsian on Labor Day, sweeping out his longtime


'Devoted' husband gets life for killing wife

A husband who killed his ill wife after she begged him to help her die was jailed for life today.


Chris Douglas-Roberts scores 30 points and Joey Dorsey grabs 22 rebounds as top-ranked Memphis matches its best start ever with an 89-77 win over Houston on Wednesday.


The Allure of Precision Just Around the Curve

As fashion week continues, a look at the collections of  Benjamin Cho, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Narciso Rodriguez, Rodarte and Thom Browne.


US surgeon snaps patient's tattooed todger

Disciplinary hearing for 'Hot Rod' mobe pic sawbones An Arizona surgeon who used a mobile phone to photograph a patient's wedding tackle during a gallbladder operation may face disciplinary action and the wrath of his victim's attorney.â¦


US military aid to Pakistan has often failed to reach frontline units fighting Islamist militants, a report says.


President Bush assembled a four-nation coalition to organize humanitarian relief for Asia and made clear Wednesday the United States will help bankroll long-term rebuilding in the region leveled by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.


CVC to acquire Samsonite for $1.1 billion

Luggage maker Samsonite Corp.  said on Thursday it agreed to be bought by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners  in an all-cash deal of about $1.7 billion, including assumption of debt.


A non-native moth whose larvae threaten to decimate Mexico's emblematic flat-leafed cactus has invaded the mainland for the first time, experts said Wednesday, an event that authorities have feared for decades.


An MP calls for nail bar regulation and a ban on a potentially harmful chemical used in outlets.


Passports Mandated for Air Travlers Entering U.S.

Beginning Jan. 23, Homeland Security will require a passport for all passengers—including Americans—coming into the country


Children in Gaza Headed for Sweden Reunion

Five Swedish children, taken to the Gaza Strip by their Palestinian father more than six months ago in a bitter custody fight with their mother, left Tel Aviv for Sweden on Friday for a dramatic Christmas Day reunion, their mother told The Associated Press.


Human Rights Watch says fighters in the DR Congo are committing rape and murder and the UN is "slow" to react.


Country singer Keith Urban takes a painter with the same name to court over his website.


Tributes are being paid and flags are at half-mast after 14 UK troops were killed in a plane crash in Afghanistan.


The mother of two sisters found stabbed to death in Cambridgeshire is remanded in custody by magistrates.


Barcellona, 22:41 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: BARCELLONA-STOCCARDA 3-1

Il Barcellona ha battuto lo Stoccarda 3-1 (1-1) nell'ultima partita della fase a gironi della Champi...


Una generazione difficile (da comunicare)


Senate Panel to Set Hearings on Insurgency, Shortages

The Armed Services Committee's hearings will include an examination of criticism that the Defense Department failed to prepare for the insurgency and went into action with a shortage of armor for trucks and Humvees.


Also: Sun CEO among the few chiefs who blog


The search continues for the body of a British man who was beheaded after an escape bid. BAGHDAD -- Shiite militia loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed yesterday to begin handing in weapons


Czechs Rout Germany in World Cup of Hockey

The Czech Republic scored three goals in three minutes during the second period and routed Germany 7-2 Friday in the World Cup of Hockey.


Ex-CIA Official May Refuse To Testify About Videotapes

A former CIA official at the center of the controversy over destroyed interrogation videotapes has been blocked by Justice Department officials from gaining access to government records about the incident, according to sources familiar with the case.


Tribal team to meet militant for release of kidnapped Chinese

Tribal elders headed to a remote hideout near the Afghan border to persuade an Al-Qaeda-linked militant, freed from Guantanamo Bay only seven months ago, to drop threats to kill two Chinese hostages.


Marks and Spencer loses crown as Britain's top clothing retailer

Marks and Spencer has been overtaken as Britain's biggest clothing retailer by supermarket giant Asda, which is owned by the world's largest retail store Wal-Mart, industry figures showed.


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Intel sampling Penryn chips ahead of Q4 launch

(InfoWorld) - Intel is making samples of itsÂ Penryn server chipsÂ widely available to computer makers ahead of a planned product launch during the fourth quarter, a company executive said Wednesday. "We're now broadly sampling [Penryn] for all the various platforms," said John Antone, vice president and general manager of Intel Asia-Pacific, in a telephone interview. PenrynÂ is the code name given to the 45-nanometer versions of Intel's processors. The server version of the Penryn chips will be the first to hit the market, followed by mobile and desktop chips. Intel hasn't said publicly when the Penryn launch will happen, except to say the chips will be available during the fourth quarter. The company hopes the chips willÂ keep up the pressureÂ on rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which has seen its server market share shrink in recent months. The Penryn launch will happen after AMD's upcoming server chip, calledÂ Barcelona, hits the market. Originally scheduled for a mid-year launch, the quad-coreÂ Barcelona chips will begin shippingÂ in August, and will be available in servers from September. AMD is betting the server chip's design and performance will stem its market share losses, butÂ Intel remains confidentÂ that Penryn will extend its lead. Preparations for Penryn's impending launch come as Intel appears to have regained its mojo, following several missteps last year. On Tuesday,Â Intel reportedÂ a 44-percent increase in second-quarter profit, to $1.3 billion. Lower selling prices for its microprocessors during the period were offset by higher than expected unit shipments, the company said. Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, accounted for 51 percent of Intel's $8.7 billion second-quarter sales, largely because so many of the world's computers are manufactured in the region, the company said. That figure does not reflect where those computers are bought by end users. When looked at from a consumption basis, processor shipments to end users in the three main regions -- the Americas; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and Asia -- are roughly equal, with each accounting for about one-third of unit shipments, Antone said. Â


Telstra chief to leave before contract ends

SINGAPORE Even after he jettisoned a disastrous expansion strategy and offered them 4.5 billion Australian dollars with a promise to stick to his knitting, it turns out that shareholders never really forgave Zygmunt Switkowski.


Experts Welcome, But Doubt, Bush Climate Softening

Environmental experts Friday welcomed a hint of a softening in U.S. skepticism about global warming but saw little chance President Bush might rejoin international efforts to cap greenhouse gases.


Catholic experts are expected to advise the Pope to abolish the state of limbo for babies that die before baptism.


Debutante Slovenia steps into EU spotlight

In 1999, Texas governor George W. Bush publicly confused Slovenia with Slovakia at a time when both belonged to a group of ex-communist east European states striving to join the European Union.


Teramo, 15:00 - BASKET, SERIE A; TERAMO: POWELL OUT PER UN MESE

La Siviglia Wear Teramo (serie A) dovrà fare a meno per un mese di Roger Powell. La 24enne al...


Feedster Hosts Develoment Contest and Launches Blog Search  Feedster, the RSS and blog search engine today announced the launch of its developer network and contest for best new applications and uses for its technology. iPods will be awarded to the winners for the best use of Feedster in the following categories: ...


Astronauts venture outside for space station work

Two space shuttle astronauts ventured into open space on Tuesday to begin the first of three spacewalks to upgrade the power system on the International Space Station.


Rackable and Intel scratch each other behind AMD's back

Feels like the first time IDF Dangle the promise of a few thousand customers in front of a vendor, and just about anyone will show up to the Intel Developer Forum. Case in point, longtime Opteron backer Rackable Systems, which graced IDF with its CEO Tom Barton â in the midst of Intel CEO Paul Otellini's keynote no less.â¦


Four Area Girls Awarded Bill Perusek Scholorships

By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 10--Three Greeley girls and one from Pierce are recipients of the 2007 Bill Perusek Memorial Scholarships, given by the Perusek family following this year's memorial roping event May 19 that drew 449 teams from around the region.


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Government employees in a Malaysian state are being monitored by security cameras to keep them from slacking off at work or vanishing for long tea breaks, a news report said Monday.


The Washington region's major companies began reporting financial results last week, and the early returns show a lopsided split between the robust defense industry and the wheezing financials.


UPS says to cancel order for 10 Airbus A380s

United Parcel Service Inc. , which was Airbus' last remaining customer for the freighter version of the A380 superjumbo jet, said on Friday it planned to cancel its order for the delayed plane.


Nokia phone adopts handwriting recognition

Nokia on Tuesday announced it plans to start selling a new smart phone capable of handwriting recognition. The 7710 model features a touch screen, pen input, a digital camera, an Internet browser, a radio, video


Kobe Bryant's Accuser Apologized for 'Mix-Up'

The woman who accused basketball star  Kobe Bryant of rape apologized to police at one stage for  providing confusing information, according to court documents  released on Friday.


IRAQ - Ucciso Ajad Wali, l'imprenditore di Castelfranco

Ajad Anwar Wali (nella foto), l'imprenditore italo-iracheno di 44 anni che da anni lavorava a Castelfranco Veneto e rapito un mese fa a Baghdad, Ã¨ stato ucciso. L'agenzia France Press ha ricevuto un video


The World Bank says it has uncovered fraud and corruption in five massive health projects in India.


Russia plows new funding into fighting terrorism

MOSCOW Russia announced Tuesday it was pouring 157 billion rubles in additional funding into its security agencies, suggesting that the country was trying to show a quick mobilization of resources for the anti-terrorism battle that President Vladimir


Milano, 20:17 - CALCIO, MILAN: GATTUSO RECUPERATO

Esercizio di possesso palla 10 contro 10 su campo ridotto, partitella 11 contro 11 a tutto campo e s...


EU court adviser: PKK terror-list case admissible

A Turkish Kurdish politician is   entitled to challenge the European Union's inclusion of the   Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group on its list of   terrorist organizations, an adviser to the EU's top court said.


Tony Blair was back in Downing Street last night after successful treatment for a heart condition, showing that he did not want to be regarded as a lame duck Prime Minister.


Poland loses 1 million euros daily due to Russia embargo: Deputy PM:

Poland is losing around one million euros daily due to Russia 's embargo on imports of Polish meat, meat products and agri-products, Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Andrzej Lepper said on ...Comment


Ukraine is to hold a parliamentary election on September 30, President Viktor Yushchenko said on Sunday after late-night talks forged a compromise to end weeks of tense confrontation with his prime minister.


Green Day have raised the stakes for themselves and their fans, taking things to another level and leaving behind all punk-pop pretenders of the past few years.


Technically, You Can Share Too Many Skills

Many fields require workers to possess uncommon technical proficiencies. Administrative professionals, for example, may need to be familiar with multiline telephone systems or transcription machines.


Solaris ships across IBM's x86 server line

Just don't ask Sun or IBM for it Sun Microystems and IBM have failed to reach a board agreement around shipping Solaris x86 on IBM's Xeon- and Opteron-based servers. So, a much smaller company has stepped in to help out customers.â¦


Producer prices up on energy rise in May

A big jump in energy costs sharply pushed up prices that U.S. manufacturers and wholesalers paid for goods last month, but outside of energy the inflation picture looked tame.


Protesting at what they insist is  France's role in their nation's genocide, Rwandans from all  walks of life have united in fury at calls last week by a  French judge for their President Paul Kagame to be arrested.


Holiday shoppers, intent on finding bargains, descended on the Washington region's malls this morning, joining a nationwide shopping spree that has come to be known as Black Friday.


Microsoft magnate Bill Gates gives $750m to a vaccine fund he says will save millions of children's lives.


Air Mauritania hijack ends, suspect arrested: radio

LAS PALMAS, Spain  - The hijacking of an Air Mauritania plane ended in the Spanish Canary Islands on Thursday, a Spanish government official told RNE national radio.


So when he walked up to the podium Monday to discuss starting the Minnesota Twins' playoff opener against the New York Yankees, manager Ron Gardenhire warned him not to take unnecessary risks.


The boss of Aer Lingus confirms that its Irish rival and hostile suitor Ryanair has increased its stake in the firm to 25%.


US Widens Definition of Torture, Calling It `Illegal' in Memo

The US Justice Department revised a policy statement on torture, calling it ``abhorrent'' and illegal and defining it more broadly than an August 2002 memorandum that the Bush administration


Hollywood sues computer server operators in major anti-piracy move

Major Hollywood studios on Tuesday announced scores of lawsuits against computer server operators worldwide, including eDonkey, BitTorrent and DirectConnect networks, for allowing trading of pirated movies.


Vietnam vets do Bush's `dirty work,' Kerry says

WASHINGTONJohn Kerry seized the offensive yesterday, fighting back against what his campaign calls a "smear attack" on his Vietnam record and pointing the finger of blame directly at President George W. Bush.


The only putt Mike Weir made yesterday in the Canadian Open came at a good time, a 6-footer for birdie on the 18th hole for a 1-under-par 70 that gave him a three-shot lead and left him in great shape to become the first Canadian in 50 years to win his national championship.


Oltre 60 chilometri della barriera sono gia' scomparsi


Israeli aircraft fires missiles into Gaza: witnesses

An Israeli aircraft on Tuesday fired two missiles at an unknown target in northern Gaza, Palestinian witnesses said.


The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission on Wednesday said Fannie Mae misapplied accounting  principles and called on the mortgage finance company to  restate earnings.


US presidential candidate John Kerry was to deliver a major speech on Iraq as his Republican rival President George W. Bush prepared to unveil his latest proposals to rebuild the country before the United Nations the following day.


Diamond Ferri ran for 141 yards two touchdowns and scored again on an interception Saturday as Syracuse rolled to a 43-17 victory over No.


Lithuania Lawmakers Ratify EU Constitution

Lithuanian lawmakers ratified the newly signed European Union constitution Thursday, making one of the bloc's newest members the first country to approve the historic document.


Nets and Williams Each Stage Comebacks Against Wizards

Sean Williams, injured in the opening two minutes of the second half, scored 8 of his 14 points and pulled down 4 of his team-high 10 rebounds in the fourth quarter.


Russian President Vladimir Putin is to attend an EU summit despite diplomatic sniping over the  Ukraine crisis.


Roma, 10:14 - CALCIO, DELLA VALLE: FIORENTINA AL TOP ANCHE SENZA TONI

La Fiorentina resterà grande anche senza Toni. Parola di Andrea Della Valle. ''Due o tre stag...


Former Bulldog Wins LPGA Tournament of Champions

Former Yale golfer Heather Daly-Donofrio posted a 2-under-par 70 in Sunday's final round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions in Mobile, Ala.


A judge has approved a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Madison Square Garden for allegedly selling seats with obstructed views of Michael Jackson's 30th anniversary concert three years ago.


NK Says Fuel Rods Have Been Turned into Weapons

North Korea has made another strong statement about its nuclear capability. At the United Nations on Monday, a North Korean minister said his country had made arms from reprocessed nuclear fuel rods.


NetApp hits Sun with patent infringement lawsuit

Network Appliance Inc. has filed suit against Sun Microsystems alleging that the latter's ZFS file system infringes on seven NetApp patents.


Hide your old pills in poop, U.S. government says

Got some leftover drugs -- the kind that someone else might want to use, such as painkillers or stimulants? Wrap them up in used kitty litter or other pet droppings, the U.S. government advises.


Here's what was good-looking, butt-ugly, and just plain annoying at the recent consumer electronics and home theater show.


Angry Greek Lawyers to View 'Gay' Alexander Movie

A group of Greek lawyers will have a sneak preview of Oliver Stone's movie about Alexander the Great Thursday to decide whether to take legal action over scenes suggesting Greece's ancient ruler was bisexual.


NHS trusts are struggling to meet key hygiene standards, according to data submitted to the NHS watchdog.


Exhumed bones appear to be those of Nicholas II's only son, Alexei, and a daughter.


Clinton Calls for Ending Tax Break to Financiers

Senator Clinton today called for ending a âglaring inequityâ in tax policy that favors investment managers.


Bush Keeps Four-Point Lead on Kerry-Reuters Poll

President Bush's lead over Democratic Sen. John Kerry held steady at four points for the second consecutive day, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Saturday.


Long or short-term mobile phone use is not associated with increased risk of cancer, a major study finds.


Update 3: Economic Powers Vow Aid for Poor Nations

Rich nations pledged an agreement soon on forgiving the debt burden weighing on poor nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia but remained divided on reducing billions of dollars of Iraqi debt.


Plaxo gets naked, opens up some source code

A small step for the budding social network's quest to be the anti-Facebook: Plaxo has opened up a portion of its source code dedicated to helping users manage their various social networking identities.


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Potts enjoys wild ride from penury to opera star

Just five months ago, amateur opera  singer Paul Potts was mired in debt and selling cell phones in  Britain. Now he has a hit album and is due to tour the world.


Sex offender guilty in rape, murder of Florida child

A Florida jury convicted a registered sex offender on Wednesday of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl who was snatched from her bed and buried alive in a plastic garbage bag.


The chief executive of embattled China Aviation Oil (CAO) Singapore Corp. Ltd. was arrested Wednesday in Singapore's biggest trading scandal since the fall of Barings Bank in 1995.


Youths Dig Gaza 'Martyr' Graves as Death Toll Mounts

Youssef, a skinny 19-year-old who dropped  out of school to dig graves in a Gaza cemetery, has already  buried three of his schoolmates killed in conflict with Israel.


Martha Stewart lobbied, in a Christmas message posted on her Web site yesterday, for criminal sentencing reform and complained about the "bad food" at the West Virginia prison, where she is serving a five-month sentence for lying about a personal stock sale.


Spain said Tuesday that Italy has handed over Rabei Osman Ahmed, an Egyptian who is considered a key suspect in the Madrid train bombings.


A couple spending their first night in a new house were among at least six people killed as unusually severe October storms destroyed homes, downed trees and knocked out power in several states, authorities said Friday.


Tykes face Chelsea in FA Cup quarter-finals

Championship side Barnsley have been rewarded for their shock fifth-round victory over Liverpool with a home tie against Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals.


Beyond iPhone, gadgets led year's mobile developments

DENVER (Billboard) - The 2007 mobile music market could be  summed up in one phrase: "It's the device, stupid."


S.E.C. Sues 4 Former Nortel Officers in Accounting Case

The S.E.C. said that four former finance officers at Nortel Networks helped the former C.E.O. manipulate reserves to enhance earnings.


UK Government Says Drugmakers Will Cut Prices By 7%

The UK government said drugmakers agreed to reduce by 7 percent the price they charge for branded prescription medicines. The reductions, negotiated with the Association of the British


New EU presidency wants to put off debate on expansion

Portugal, which took over the European Union presidency on Sunday, is trying to put off a potentially explosive debate on whether Turkey should be admitted to the bloc.


135 People Cut Off by California Flooding

Rescuers organized an airlift Thursday to take food and medical supplies to about 135 people cut off for at least four days by flooding in the mountains above Los Angeles.


Five hopefuls are waiting to hear who will win one of Africa's leading literary awards - the Caine prize.


L'anno precedente si era chiuso con perdite per 616 mln


Alcatel-Lucent to slash 12,500 jobs, tough outlook

Alcatel-Lucent will shed 12,500 jobs or 16 percent of staff, more than expected, as a result of its complex transatlantic merger and it sees tough times ahead with another dip in sales in the first quarter.


A jury considers its verdict in the case of a man accused of killing a grandfather with a single punch.


EPA's Ozone Plan Might Increase Your Energy Costs

By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 22--A federal plan to cut smog nationwide could mean costlier gasoline and electricity.   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday proposed a reduction of 6 percent to 12.5 percent in ozone, a key ingredient of smog.


Italy celebrates as women arrive home from Iraq after hostage ordeal

Two female Italian aid workers arrived back in Rome after being released from a three-week hostage ordeal in Iraq, sparking scenes of joy at their homes and relief among world leaders.


The EU applauded the United States government's moves to make the Internet's domain name organization independent Monday, but said it would monitor the process. ICANN is now set to go private in 2009.


Strategy to cement the format's popularity The Sony Blu-ray Disc wagon shows no signs of slowing, with the company unveiling four forthcoming recorders based on the format. The top-of-the-range model incorporates a massive 500GB hard drive, enough for about 160 hours of HD content, while the whole range also provides 1080p 'full HD' resolution.â¦


China Hurries to Animate Its Film Industry

With "Thru the Moebius Strip," China is serving notice to the Disneys and Pixars of the world that its day is arriving in the lucrative business of 3-D computer animation.


Three Minutes With Intel on Low-Cost Laptops

Intel VP Sean Maloney discusses low-cost computers for classrooms in developing countries and the digital divide.


Britain agreed Thursday to meet a U.S. request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.


New multiple sclerosis drug near patients

Biogen Idec Inc.'s Tysabri drug for multiple sclerosis may reach patients as soon as next week, and doctors said they plan to prescribe it first to patients who are no longer being helped by older medicines.


India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party says it will reserve a  third of its party posts for women.


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Indian outsourcer invests in SAP training

(InfoWorld) - Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services plans to train over 1,500 staff over the next two years on software and technologies from business software vendor SAP in a move to meet growing demand worldwide for consultants certified on SAP software. Satyam is setting up a SAP training academy in collaboration with the Indian subsidiary of SAP of Walldorf, Germany, the Indian company said Wednesday. Of the 1,500 new consultants to be trained, about 750 consultants will be certified on SAPâs NetWeaver integration and application server middleware. Satyam, which is based in Hyderabad, India, is a large global implementation partner for SAP, according to Anand Ekambaram, director for education services at SAP India. SAP is helping Satyam build a pool of consultants to support its software implementations and other services, he said. Expertise on SAP technology will also help companies like Satyam build applications around SAPâs NetWeaver and ESA (Enterprise Services Architecture), he added. Indian outsourcing companies are becoming increasingly important to the global SAP services market because they can offer lower cost services by using a mix of on-shore and offshore delivery of services and also because many of their customers worldwide are SAP customers, Ekambaram said. The German business software vendor is planning training agreements similar to the one with Satyam with two other large Indian outsourcers, Ekambaram added. Satyam currently has 3,000 staff in its SAP practice. Under an agreement with Satyam, SAP India will provide specially designed training modules for basic and advanced education in SAP solutions. Trainers from around the globe will lead the sessions at the Satyam learning centers, created specifically for these kinds of programs, Satyam said. Satyam has placed a strong focus on its enterprise resource planning (ERP) practice around software from vendors such as SAP and Oracle. The company does not break out its revenue from SAP implementations


Sunoco's Earnings Jump on Strong Margins

Northeastern U.S. oil refiner Sunoco  Inc. SUN.N said on Thursday net income jumped in the fourth  quarter of 2004 on continuing strong refining margins.


Bush consults diplomats, experts on Iraq

Facing strong pressure to shift course in Iraq, President George W. Bush said in a veiled message to Iran and Syria on Monday that Iraq's neighbors need to help Baghdad's struggling government survive.


Some CBS affiliates worry over 9/11 show

Broadcasters say the hesitancy of some CBS affiliates to air a powerful Sept. 11 documentary next week proves there's been a chilling effect on the First Amendment since federal regulators boosted penalties for television obscenities after Janet Jackson's breast was exposed at a Super Bowl halftime show.


Mel Gibson buys $25.8m ranch in Costa Rica

US actor and director Mel Gibson has purchased a $25.8 million ranch that sprawls across 163 hectares (402 acres) on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, the Spanish news


Fifty-six years after his death, Babe Ruth's baseball career is finally over. The Curse of the Bambino is dead. The Red Sox waited even longer to be emancipated - that's right, four score and six years, since last they won a World Series.


Today's European papers get to grips with the new-look European Commission, Russian pensions and Germany's labour needs.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- In years past, a 20-win season was a pretty good indicator of Boston College's chances of earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Twenty wins and you're in.


Japan orders 30 Boeing 7E7s, takes 20 options

If all options are exercised, the total value of the deal would be about $6 billion at list prices, but airlines typically negotiate big discounts on major orders, especially for new models.


New Leaders Of Sunnis Make Gains In Influence

MADERIYAH, Iraq -- Saad Mahami wanted more firepower. He didn't trust the Iraqi government to give him support, so inside Patrol Base Whiskey, at the edge of this village south of Baghdad, he told U.S. commanders that his 71 Sunni fighters needed additional weapons to fight the insurgent group al...


The former manager of a Salt Lake City Internet cafe has been indicted on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child and enticing for illegal sexual activity.


Ill. Gov. Unveils Online Pharmacy Network

Ignoring a federal ban on prescription drug imports, Illinois' governor announced Tuesday that the state would have an online clearinghouse running within a month to help residents purchase drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.


The Republican Party is following up record fund raising for President Bush's re-election effort by asking donors to finance its efforts to get Bush's message "past the liberal media filter" to the public.


Australia better prepared, says Gilchrist

Mumbai - Australia's stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist said on Saturday his team was seeking a momentous Test series triumph in India.


Chauncey Billups has earned the nickname Mr. Big Shot. In each of his five seasons with Detroit, the sturdy point guard made a number of clutch shots late in games to help the Pistons at least reach the Eastern Conference finals.


Blood-clot worries hurt stent maker's stock

Shares in Boston Scientific Corp. slumped yesterday after the company said its top-selling product can cause blood clots in patients' coronary arteries.


CES 2005: Photos From the Second 24 Hours

IPod accessories, waterproof cameras, and slick cell phones highlight today's photo gallery.


Spotted with famous friends seemingly as often as politicians, the French may soon tire of their president spending too much time with celebrities


Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

Revelers fired guns, waved red-and-black Albanian flags and set off fireworks over Kosovo Sunday after parliament proclaimed independence in defiance of Serbia and Russia, which condemned the declaration of the world's newest nation.


German swoop on online piracy site nets thousands of user names

German police said they had exposed the names of thousands of users of illegal Internet piracy sites as part of a crackdown on swapping bootleg copies of movies, computer games, software and music.


Armies of officials are tabulating the deaths caused by the tsunami that struck a dozen countries in Asia and Africa last weekend. The grim task is often imprecise.


Beltran and Pujols Playing 'Can You Top This?'

Houston Astros center fielder Carlos Beltran and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols meet near the batting cage before every game of the National League Championship


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


Regulators urge measures to head off foreclosures

Banking regulators on Tuesday urged servicers of securitized mortgages to proactively contact borrowers at risk of default to help them avoid foreclosure and keep their homes.


Barcellona, 17:03 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: ETO'O SALTA PROSSIMA GARA NELLA LIGA

L'attaccante del Barcellona, Samuel Eto'o, non sarà in campo nel prossimo turno della Liga pe...


Big Issue founder John Bird scraps plans to run for London mayor next year and will fight poverty instead.


Drilling Down: Trading in a Movie Starâs Ticket Sales

Does casting a star raise a movieâs box-office take? A paper soon to be published in The Journal of Marketing tries to solve that problem using a site that lets participants trade in âstocksâ of movies.


(Sports Network) - A late schedule change certainly did not appear to faze the Titans in Week 1. Due to the threat of Hurricane Ivan in south Florida, Tennesseeâs game against the Miami Dolphins was pushed up to Saturday, and resulted in a dominant, 17


Insomniacs and tennis junkies aren't the only ones staying up in the middle of the night to watch the Australian Open.


A Palestinian rocket from the Gaza Strip landed near an army base in southern Israel early Tuesday, wounding 25 people, Israeli medics and the army said.


Protestant leader raises doubts on IRA deal

BELFAST -- The Irish Republican Army still has not contacted the Northern Ireland disarmament chief, raising doubts about the outlawed group's alleged commitment to a new peace deal, the major Protestant leader said yesterday.


Ever since I discovered I could check AOL e-mail accounts using a regular Internet browser, I've found little use for the company's all-in-one software package.


IBM, Ricoh joint venture InfoPrint opens its doors

(InfoWorld) - IBM and Ricoh's InfoPrint joint venture officially opened for business Monday. Back in January, IBM announced plans to graduallyÂ offload its enterprise printing systems division to RicohÂ and create InfoPrint Solutions. Ricoh initially acquired 51 percent of InfoPrint and is set to buy up the remaining 49 percent of the business over the next three years. At that point, InfoPrint will become a fully owned subsidiary of the Japanese print and imaging company, and IBM will be completely out of the printer business. In 2006, IBM's printing business generated around $1 billion in revenue. The division includes workgroup laser and multifunction printers, which feature scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, as well as thermal industrial printers and continuous-form production printers. The vendor also targets SMBsÂ with its InfoPrint Express printers. Ricoh paid IBM $725 million in cash both for the initial 51 percent of the joint venture and as an advance payment for the other 49 percent. The final price tag for the transaction will be determined once the three-year period ends based on the profits and losses IBM and Ricoh sustain in running the joint venture. IBM had been struggling to find ways to reinvigorate its printing business and to counteract a three-year slowdown in the unit's growth. The vendor eventually decided enterprise printers were no longer a core business. IBM previously spun off its lower-end printing business in 1991 with the founding of Lexmark, which became a separate publicly traded company, Lexmark International, in 1995. At the same time, Ricoh was looking to expand its printing business and grow globally, with InfoPrint central to achieving those goals. "It all boils down to a question of funding," said Bob Kilcullen, senior vice president and general manager, InfoPrint solutions management. With the wide range of technologies IBM has in servers, storage, software, and services, the vendor's printing business wasn't front of the line when it came to receiving investment for R&D. "Now we drop right into Ricoh's strategic direction," he added. "We go from side stage to center stage." InfoPrint will look to increase R&D across the board, filling in any gaps in its printer lineup and integrating Ricoh's print engine technology into its range of printers. The hope is that InfoPrint with Ricoh's backing will be better positioned to compete against high-end printer competitorsÂ such asÂ Oce Technologies, Xerox, and Eastman Kodak, as well as rivals in the general office printer space, notably Hewlett-Packard. The only potential area of overlap between IBM's and Ricoh's printing operations is in the low-end InfoPrint Express machines, Kilcullen said. IBM sourced those printers from Lexmark, and InfoPrint plans to continue and expand that relationship. At the same time, Ricoh is an OEM supplier to Lexmark of print engines. "We'd like to form a three-way relationship to extend the relationships we have with Lexmark and with Ricoh to a higher degree," he added. Trying to establish such a relationship is a highly complex matter, but Kilcullen said that discussions with Lexmark are ongoing. InfoPrint currently employs around 1,200 staff worldwide. For the first year of its operations, the company will draw on IBM's printer maintenance experts to continue to provide maintenance services to customers. By June of next year, InfoPrint would look to take on most of those 1,000 experts. In practice, an IBM printer customer should be unaware of any change in maintenance support, with the same person servicing their printers this year and next year. InfoPrint held a large party on Friday afternoon for employees at its Boulder, Colo., headquarters to celebrate Monday's opening for business. Although being spun off from IBM was a traumatic move for some staff, everyone was congratulating each other on the formation of InfoPrint, according to Kilcullen. "I could feel energy in the air," he said. "This move is so positive for our business, and it has been very well received."


CEO warns of more job cuts at American Airlines

American Airlines, struggling to compete with lower-overhead carriers, will cut more jobs to reduce costs, Chief Executive Gerard Arpey said Wednesday.


A 20-year-old man tells a Glasgow court how he attempted to prevent the abduction of teenager Kriss Donald last March.


Wait Ends for Father and Son Exiled by F.B.I. Terror Inquiry

Muhammad Ismail, 45, and his son, Jaber, 19, relatives of a man convicted of supporting terrorists, returned to the United States.


Londra, 12:45 - F1, RENAULT: PER FISICHELLA OCCASIONE UNICA

La Renault è convinta che la prossima stagione sarà l'ultima occasione per Giancarlo F...


A Delaware court has told the two sides in the trial over Oracle Corp.'s bid to overturn PeopleSoft Inc.'s antitakeover measure that they must return for more testimony next month, delaying a crucial ruling in the Redwood City giant's plan to take over


Air-India bombing trial verdict on March 16, 2005

The historic Air-India trial came to an end in Vancouver on Friday with Judge Ian Josephon announcing that he will deliver his verdict on March 16 next year.


Burst.com says Microsoft destroyed evidence

Top managers at Microsoft Corp. told employees to destroy evidence contained in old e-mail during 2000, even as the company faced several antitrust lawsuits at the time, court documents filed by Burst.


France, Spain swoop on ETA suspects, arrest separatist group leaders

Anti-terrorist police arrested the political leader of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA in raids in France and Spain that resulted in arms caches and other suspected members being seized, officials said.


No. 13 Arizona Rallies Past Oregon State

Salim Stoudamire had 25 points and No. 13 Arizona erased a first-half deficit to beat Oregon State 92-83 Saturday night.


CBS may have to bend rule about source confidentiality

The New York Times headline describing the president's National Guard service is one for the journalism textbooks: "Memos on Bush Are False But Accurate, Typist Says.


Airtel in JV with six cell firms in Asia-Pac

Airtel has signed an agreement with six cellular operators to form Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will invest $30-40 million over three years to build a shared infrastructure in Asia Pacific for mobile phone technology, report newswires.


Smithfield Foods to Pay $2M to Settle Suit

Pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will pay the government $2 million to settle a lawsuit related to its purchase of shares of IBP Inc.


Police too snowed under to cope I would imagine that some reading this would be old enough to remember the hard hitting TV series The Sweeney. Each episode was action packed with crashing and banging as the heroes went from "manor to manor" "spinning drums" and "executing Ws" after showing "their briefs"*.â¦


FloridaÂs Seminole Tribe Buys Hard Rock Cafes and Casinos

The Seminole Tribe of Florida acquired Hard Rock International for $965 million, one of the largest purchases ever by an American Indian tribe.


Yukos chief financial officer Bruce Mismore on Thursday testified that Russian authorities were threatening him with legal action and possible extradition


CRAWFORD, Texas Aug. 23, 2004 - President Bush, who faces a tough re-election ballot in just 10 weeks, portrayed the ongoing occupation of Iraq in optimistic terms Monday even as the US death toll nears 1,000.


GAO: Data breaches don't often result in ID theft

(InfoWorld) - Most large data breaches don't appear to lead to identity theft, and proposals that would require companies to notify customers of most breaches may lead to increased costs without significant benefits, says a report from a U.S. government agency released Thursday. The report, from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), said only four of the 24 largest data breaches between January 2000 and June 2005 appear to have resulted in identity fraud. Wide-ranging data breach notification laws that would require nearly all breaches to be reported could lead to notifications that "present little or no risk, perhaps leading consumers to disregard notices altogether," the report said. While a breach notification law would have several benefits, a law that requires notification for nearly all breaches could also create significant costs for businesses, the report added. The U.S. Congress is currently considering several breach notification bills, including some that would require notification for nearly all breaches. Instead, Congress may want to consider a notification rule based on the potential for the risk of ID theft, the report said. The U.S. President's Identity Theft Task Force has recommended a national standard for determining when government agencies and private companies should report breaches, the report pointed out. A risk-based standard "could avoid undue burden on organizations and unnecessary and counterproductive notifications of breaches that present little risk," the report said. A data breach law would create costs for businesses, including the cost of developing incident response plans and notifying customers, the report said. While it's difficult to determine costs, a Ponemon Institute study in 2006 found that 31 companies with breaches incurred an average cost of $1.4 million per breach for notifying customers, staffing call centers, paying legal fees, and other expenses, the report said. The GAO researched 24 large data breaches reported in the media between 2000 and 2005, and found that 18 of them had no ID theft or fraud identified. Three of the breaches, at CardSystems Solutions, DSW, and CD Universe, had reports of fraud associated with existing customer accounts. And a breach at ChoicePoint had reports of unauthorized new accounts opened. In the remaining two breaches, GAO was unable to determine if there had been ID fraud. It's difficult to track ID theft resulting from data breaches, the report said. In some cases, thieves don't attempt to use the data until a year or more after the breach, the report said. A breach notification law could be beneficial because it would encourage organizations to improve data security, the report said. "Care is needed in defining appropriate criteria for data breaches that merit notification," the report said. "Because breaches vary in the risk they present, and because most breaches have not resulted in detected incidents of identity theft, a notification that is risk based appears appropriate." Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute, a security research and training company in Maryland, praised the report, saying some in Congress have focused too much on data breaches. Some lawmakers have "dropped the ball on the far more important area of attack-based defenses," he said. The report is important because it gives Congress more information about data breaches, added Thomas Lenard, senior fellow and acting president at the Progress and Freedom Foundation, a conservative think tank. "Itâs very good to have more data on this issue," he said. "[The report] reinforces my view that we should only adopt new regulations in this area if it can be shown that their benefits are greater than their costs."


Bush, Iraqi Leader Vow Jan. 30 Elections

President Bush and interim Iraqi  President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with  Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has  killed more than 70 in recent days.


Damien Hirst is named Europe's "most expensive living artist" after his medicine cabinet sells for Â£9m.


Customers are getting Botox shots in settings that are more salon than doctorâs office.


Matt Williams' new-look side will now face World-Cup runners-up Australia twice in a schedule that features attractive internationals against Tri-Nations champions South Africa and increasingly competitive Japan.


Kerry Renews Call for Rumsfeld's Resignation

GREEN BAY, Wis.  - Democratic presidential nominee  John Kerry renewed his call on Wednesday for Defense Secretary  Donald Rumsfeld's resignation and said the official  investigation into abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison  demonstrated a failure of civilian leadership.


Unseasonably heavy downpours have triggered landslides and submerged large areas in northeastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal for the past three days, leaving at least 144 people dead, officials said.


California returns once more unto the breaches

Credit cards to come under notification remits Any business that takes card payments from residents of California will face strict new duties on the security of card data under proposals that are just a signature away from becoming law. A breach would trigger unprecedented reimbursement provisions.â¦


Races close as Iowa kicks off White House campaign

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Voters in Iowa begin the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday with two close nominating races, as a new poll showed Barack Obama leading John Edwards among Democrats -- with Hillary Clinton falling to a potentially damaging third.


Myanmar protests push Iran down U.N. agenda

President George W. Bush announced new U.S. sanctions against Myanmar on Tuesday as world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly focused on rising protests against military rule in the Southeast Asian state.


Shares Decline on Larger Loss at Circuit City

Shares of the electronics retailer Circuit City Stores fell sharply after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss.


Debatable: Should there be criminal charges in sports brawls?

NBA players charge into the stands and punch fans. College football players get into a brawl and one kicks another in the head as he's lying facedown on the ground.


Killer of Dutch Filmmaker Had Extremist Ties -Papers

The suspect arrested for the killing of a controversial Dutch filmmaker had ties with Islamic extremists and was a friend of a terrorist suspect, Dutch newspapers said on Wednesday.


With a league game against Chelsea on the horizon, Arsenal begin a tough couple of weeks with a vitally important clash against Rosenborg on Tuesday night.


The Huygens probe seems to be on the right course after being unleashed on its journey to Saturn's moon Titan.


An operation against Mexico traffickers leads to 400 arrests and seizes 18 tonnes of drugs, the US says.


Sure, there are plenty of products to keep computers from overheating, but what about the people who use them? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Patterson Wins Women's All-Around Olympic Gymnastics for US

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Carly Patterson won the women's all- around gymnastics title at the Olympics in Athens, making it a double victory for the US after Paul Hamm won the men's event yesterday.


Europe's Rosetta space probe swings by Mars

The European Space Agency's  Rosetta probe swooped around the back of Mars early on Sunday,  completing a key maneuver in its 10-year mission to meet a  distant comet.


The reported find by Chevron, Devon Energy and Statoil ASA could be the largest American oil find in a generation.


Madrid, 15:57 - CALCIO, PRESIDENZA REAL MADRID: ANNULLATO VOTO POSTALE

Il giudice del tribunale di Madrid, Milagros Aparicio, ha oggi dichiarato nullo il voto postale util...


BRUSSELS - A Belgian prosecutor yesterday recommended that the Church of Scientology stand trial for fraud and extortion, following a 10-year investigation that concluded the US-based group should be labeled a criminal organization.


Earthquakes in Japan kill at least 13, hurt 700

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - A series of earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan yesterday, killing at least 13 people. More than 700 were injured as buildings crumbled, a bullet train derailed and roadways were torn apart.


Prosecution rests in ex-cop murder trial

A pregnant woman was declared a homicide victim based on the circumstances of her disappearance and the fact that her remains were found wrapped in a comforter in the park, a medical examiner testified Friday in the trial of a former police officer accused of killing her.


RWE unit Thames Water pressured to stem leaks in drought-hit England

Billions of pounds have been splashed on repairing worn underground pipes since the privatisation of Britain's water industry in 1989, but network operators are still struggling to plug the leaks.


South Florida OKs Slot Machines Proposal

A proposal that would let voters decide whether to allow slot machines at race tracks and jai alai frontons in South Florida won approval after elections officials discovered thousands of absentee votes missed in an electronic tally on Election Day.


U.S., Iran may meet at Baghdad conference

Iranian and U.S. representatives may meet on the sidelines of next weekend's regional conference on Iraq -- but it is unlikely that Iran's nuclear program will be among the topics.


The state Senate president pleaded guilty Thursday and apologized for his driving drunk arrest in the hours after the Legislature finished its work for the year.


Carmelo, Smith lead Denver past Warriors

Stephen Jackson was too late to do the Golden State Warriors any good. The swingman missed the first half of the Warriors' 123-111 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night after testifying in a trial in Indianapolis of a man who hit him with a car during a fight outside a strip club last fall. The man was convicted Monday in a ruling by a judge.


LOS ANGELES  - ABC and CBS vied for  Nielsen glory Sunday as holiday-light viewing levels and  repeats dominated the primetime schedules of the Big Four  networks.


The Yankees have more on their mind than just pitching help. With Jason Giambi's future uncertain, multiple sources yesterday said the Yankees and Tino Martinez have agreed on a one-year contract


Doctors' leaders warn the NHS faces a retirement timebomb as new arrangements allow doctors to retire early on full pensions.


The Indians did not make it to the postseason, thus failing to win a World Series for the 55th consecutive non-strike year. But the franchise had a significant impact on the proceedings through the performance of its alumni.


Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson more than tripled its third-quarter pretax profits, gained market share on booming demand for its camera phones and


Porsche e Scania all'assalto delle due case automobilistiche


240,000 Minivan Radios May Be Susceptible To Fires

DETROIT -- Chrysler is recalling 240,000 minivans because their radios may short-circuit and cause a fire. Affected are Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country minivans from the 2001 and 2002 model years.


Comcast Buys Some Rights to DisneyÂs Programs

As part of the multiyear deal, Comcast also agreed to buy DisneyÂs 39.5 percent stake in the E Entertainment Television channel for $1.23 billion.


UAL Corp. Seeks Bankruptcy Exit Financing

United Airlines has begun reaching out  to potential lenders with its revamped business plan for  financing to leave bankruptcy, the company said on Friday.


The yen sank to a four-month low against  the euro and a six-week low versus the dollar on Tuesday as  investors fretted that soaring oil prices could jeopardize  Japan's economic recovery.


Tom O'Brien didn't mince any words when it came to describing Ray Henderson's performance in last night's 21-7 victory over Penn State.


Next to Downsize on Wall Street? The Exchange Floor

As computerized trading reduces the need for face-to-face transactions, the New York Stock Exchange plans to shut two trading rooms.


Antwaan Randle El, making his second NFL start at receiver, took care of the big plays and Jerome Bettis (Detroit Mackenzie) handled the short yardage in his fourth consecutive 100-yard game to lead the Steelers past Washington, 16-7, Sunday.


Italian prosecutors call for a US soldier to stand trial for the 2005 shooting of an Italian secret agent in Iraq.


CBS Corp. should not be fined for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" because the stunt was both fleeting and unauthorized, a lawyer for the company argued Tuesday.


An innovation called the CableCard, which slides into a slot on the back of many new TV sets, is meant to eliminate the cable box. So why aren't cable customers hearing more about it?


A gene that encodes a protein called lipin seems to promote obesity in mice, even when food intake remains stable, according to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles.


China Lets Currency Appreciate a Bit Faster

Chinaâs currency rose steeply against the dollar this week, feeding speculation that Chinese authorities were allowing their currency to appreciate more rapidly.


The opportunities and dangers of the post-Arafat era

Yasser Arafat's increasingly imminent passing from the scene points to the end of a long and complex era that is best left for historians to assess.


Michigan State played a season opener Saturday on the road for the first time since 1994, when George Perlesâ final season as coach started with a loss at Kansas.


LOS ANGELES, CA Monday Oct.11.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- In a statement released Friday, October 8, it was announced that Melissa Etheridge has cancer.


Report: Tobacco Industry Hid Smoking Dangers

NEW YORK  - The tobacco industry for many years claimed that it was unaware of biological evidence that smoking is harmful to health, but that was untrue according to a medical journal report.


In one hopeful sign for the Democrats, their voters have outnumbered Republicans at the  polls in the early primaries by almost 2-1


N. Korea Aims to Improve on Clinton-Era Nuclear Deal

North Korea has set tough terms for a freeze of one of its nuclear facilities, demanding that the United States exceed commitments made under a Clinton-era deal that the Bush administration previously derided as inadequate.


Union workers may face a 23 percent slash in pay; United says it needs cash reserves. United Airways asked a bankruptcy judge to impose a 23 percent pay cut on its union workers, including pilots and attendants.


With three of the top four contenders for the American League's Most Valuable Player award from his country, Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernandez felt it was safe to host a celebration


BAGHDAD - Two top aides to ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, including his lieutenant Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," appeared at a pre-trial hearing on Saturday, an Iraqi judge said.


InfoWorld reviewer says Version 10 a good fit for smaller businesses looking for a strong CRM app, and especially those in need of integrated financial and inventory management.


UHaiti Gov't Negotiates With Ex-Soldiers

With hundreds of UN troops and Haitian police at the ready, government negotiators met Thursday with ex-soldiers who have seized the abandoned estate of ousted President


Top Nuclear Scientist Raja Ramanna Is Dead

Mumbai, Sept. 24 (NNN):One of India's most eminent nuclear scientists and the scientific mastermind behind the country's first atomic test, Dr Raja Ramanna, passed away in Mumbai early this morning after a cardiac arrest.


Paulson: need for greater China FX flexibility

The United States needs greater foreign  exchange flexibility from China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson said on Tuesday as the dollar continued its slide  against most major currencies.


EU to nudge Israel, Palestinians to use post-Arafat era to move on peace

The European Union on Monday opens two days of talks with Israel and its Arab neighbors to take stock of fresh chances for Mideast peace less than three weeks after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser ...


NASAâs Mars rovers have had their missions extended by a further six months after weathering the Martian winter solstice, NASA announced on Tuesday.


Gran Bretagna, nell'ultima settimana 2004 le canzoni comprate via Internet piÃ¹ numerose dei singoli venduti nei negozi                                                  Ora il "download" batte i cd al tramonto l'epoca dei dischi                                                                                "I cd dureranno poco", dice il presidente dei discografici inglesidi ENRICO SISTI


Exercise improves survival after heart procedure

NEW YORK  - Elderly individuals who maintain higher levels of physical activity have better survival rates after a heart attack and subsequent angiography to clear the coronary arteries, researchers in Italy and the U.S. suggest.


Online superstore Amazon.com (Quote, Chart) has expanded its Web Services platform for developers, adding a new service for access to the Alexa database and increased access to the Amazon E-Commerce Service 4.0.


The Supreme Court appeared hesitant yesterday to endorse medical marijuana for patients who have a doctor's recommendation. Justices are considering whether sick people in 11 states with medical marijuana laws can get around a federal ban on the drug.


Irish Olympic gold medallist Cian O'Connor has been snubbed by the organisers of the 2004 Irish Texaco Sport Stars awards. Despite winning Olympic gold, O'Connor has been ignored in the prestigious awards.


The Israeli army has asked a French television network to turn over unedited footage of the shooting death of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip, officials said Monday, reopening one of the most contentious incidents of the second Palestinian uprising.


Nearly half of voters want Tony Blair to leave Downing Street immediately, according to a new poll.


Anticipati di un anno gli obiettivi relativi a ricavi


Top U.S. General: 15,000 Insurgents Killed or Caught

U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed or  captured 15,000 people over the past year in their fight  against an insurgency ravaging Iraq, the commander of U.S.  forces in the country said Wednesday.


Individually theyâve been unstoppable in their respective industries. Theyâre both legends that have survived the dot com burst and came out winners.


Ministers are expected to signal the go-ahead for the controversial electronic medical records system.


Van Nistelrooy gets a ban; Wenger denies allegations

Manchester United and Arsenal does not seems to play well together. Last year saw a fight between the players after the match ended.


Sacchi riparte dal Real 'E' il nuovo direttore tecnico'

MADRID, 21 dicembre 2004 - Arrigo Sacchi e' stato nominato direttore calcistico del Real Madrid: lo ha annunciato oggi il presidente del club, Florentino Perez, dopo la riunione della giunta direttiva. Emilio


Sixth entry in the boy wizard series, "The Half-Blood Prince," due next July; fans, investors cheer. The sixth Harry Potter book is due out July 16 in the world's largest English-speaking markets.


Bush and Blair present united front on new chance for Mideast peace

WASHINGTON (CP) - President George W. Bush and his staunch Iraq ally, Britain's Tony Blair, presented a united front Friday on enlisting Europe's help for a new push to establish a peaceful Palestinian state.


Cyndi Lauper likes the sound of commercials

NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - If you're looking to break into the music business, U.S. singer Cyndi Lauper has a suggestion -- take the commercial route.


First Look: Axim X50v Versus Tungsten T5

Dell and PalmOne roll out their latest pure PDAs, and heap on the extras.


Johnson is first Texas player to win award

Texas linebacker Derrick Johnson won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Monday night as the best defensive player in college football. Johnson tied an NCAA record by forcing eight fumbles


Most Britons want legal smoking age to be raised

Four out of five Britons wanted the legal smoking age to be raised from 16 to 18 years in a bid to deter young people from taking up the habit, the result of a poll suggested Monday.


Oops! Huge Distant Galaxy Actually Small and Close

Astronomers are rubbing their eyes after discovering that a galaxy assumed to have been a giant for the past 23 years is in fact a dwarf, according to new observations.


Swans fitted with transmitters in bird flu fight

Outfitting swans with super-light   Teflon backpacks containing solar-powered GPS satellite   transmitters is the latest way scientists and researchers are   trying to fight the spread of avian influenza.


The government has dropped plans to build a supercasino in Manchester, the BBC learns.


California Atheist Loses Inaugural Prayer Challenge

An atheist from California who tried  to remove the phrase "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance  lost a bid on Friday to stop the recital of prayers at  President Bush's inauguration.


Passato il 3% del capitale, ieri i dati della semestrale


Lithuania temporarily disables a website publishing information on the activities of Chechen rebel leaders.


The percentage of U.S. mortgages entering foreclosure in the first three months of the year was the highest in more than 50 years. according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.


A PALESTINIAN angered by Israeli-Palestinian violence plotted and then died in the nearly simultaneous car bombings of a hotel and tourist camp in the Sinai that killed at least 34 people, the Egyptian government said.


Readers assert that the DIY nuke detector works independently, lament fear of terrorism and insist that some Indians buy gadgets in the legal market.


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I.B.M. Reports a Speed Record for a Type of Computer Memory

The announcement sets up a potential confrontation between I.B.M. and Intel over the design of new, faster microprocessors.


EU welcomes Quartet backing for Palestinian aid mechanism

The European Union hailed backing from the diplomatic quartet on the Middle East for an EU proposal for a temporary mechanism to funnel aid to the cash-strapped Palestinians.


Disney Creates One-Stop Online Resource for Parents

The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) today will unveil its new Web site  for parents -- especially moms: Disney Family.com (www.family.com).


Sales Are Strong for Glaxoâs Weight-Loss Product

Desperate for a cure for fat, consumers have purchased more than two million starter packages of the new weight-loss product Alli since it launched four months ago.


Schumacher spinout gives Barrichello the pole at Chinese GP

Michael Schumacher took on the new track during qualifying Saturday for the first Chinese Grand Prix. The track won. The seven-time Formula One champion was barely five seconds into his lap and just starting


Labour would make the House of Lords more democratic soon after being re-elected, says Lord Falconer.


Recuperi il 17 e 18 aprile, decisione definitiva dalla Figc


HOUSTON, Nov. 21  Â Federal prosecutors will not challenge a judgeÂs ruling that vacates the conviction of EnronÂs founder, Kenneth L. Lay, who died in July after being found guilty for his role in a corporate accounting scandal.


The Story: What?s in a name? Back in the days of the Gingrich revolution, the nastiest label you could pin on a politician was ?liberal.? And now that open source has become an essential technology, the quickest way to get a rise out of an open source executive (and to get flamed on dozens of blogs) is to say his or her company is ?commercial.?[ Slideshow: 2007's top underreported tech stories ]                                                    No matter what you call them, open source companies have been steadily integrating parts of the hated commercial software subscription model into their business. First it was support, and now it is software access. Say it ain?t so, Linus.MySQL, for example, will charge users of its enterprise edition to use the code, not just for support as has been the traditional open source business model. ?We are looking for ways to extend our offerings in a way that can be monetized,? bluntly says Kaj Arno, the company?s VP for community.Chander Kant, founder of the open source storage software company Zmanda, is likewise frank about the need to drive revenue. Speaking of the open source community as a whole, he says, ?We are not a charity. We need to monetize.?Recognizing that charging to use open source software flies in the face of the original open source premise of freely sharable code open to everyone, Arno is quick to note that the paid version of Workbench has code and features not found in the free version ? and that the free version ?is not crippled.? Arno calls the move an experiment, and acknowledges that MySQL needs to move carefully to avoid upsetting the often quick-tempered open source community.Is this a trend? Red Monk analyst Stephen O?Grady says it is: ?Ultimately when you look at a high-profile firm like MySQL embracing it, it?s difficult to conclude anything else.?InfoWorld blogger (and IBM employee) Savio Rodrigues notes another example. In a recent blog post, he looked at changes to JBoss since it was purchased by Red Hat Software and concluded: ?The Fedora/JBoss subscription is just like the software subscription business model that commercial software vendors have been using for decades.?Does that mean a company that adopts the usage-based pricing model isn?t really open-source? That?s an interesting point, since as Zmanda?s Kant acknowledges, ?the litmus test of open source is control of the code.? Open source software delivered through appliances keeps the access ? and thus control ? away from users, he notes. But code binaries distributed as software remain open to their users ? for now, at least.The Bottom Line: Have MySQL and Red Hat run away from the principles of open source? Who cares. The real point is that the open source business model is evolving away from the ?free? model and toward an alternative development approach for commercial software. If you adopted open source due to its cost, you may not save as much as you thought. If you adopted open source for the access to source code or the community-supported development approach that is supposed to result in better software, it?s not yet clear if the greater commercialization will enhance those aspects or drive away the true believers and make open source no different than the old-fashioned commercial offerings.Complete list of 2007 underreported stories: 1.? Java is becoming the new Cobol 2.? Sun Microsystems is back in the game 3.? Hackers take aim at Mac OS X 4.? There are some threats you can worry less about 5.? Companies may have found a way around H-1B visa limits 6.? Open source?s new commercial strategy 7.? End-to-end Ethernet finally arrives 8.? Blade servers arrive for the masses 9.? BI is dead; long live BI 10. Balance of power shifts to software buyers


Imperia, 21:22 - Pallanuoto, qualificazioni Mondiali: Italia-Olanda 7-3

L'Italia ha battuto l'Olanda 7-3 nel primo incontro valido per le qualificazioni europee ai Mondiali...


Microsoft Releases Virtual Machine Manager 2007

Although Microsoft is at least 18 months away from releasing its Windows server virtualization tool, code-named Viridian, Redmond on Thursday released software that does what market-leader VMware's apps cannot.


Blog: Intel adds a mobile processor to its Extreme Edition lineup.


With smartphones gaining in popularity, Nokia has committed to beef up the capabilities of its Series 60 platform to embrace more multimedia features.


Tokyo, 12:47 - F1, RAIKKONEN: FUJI UN'INCOGNITA, MA SIAMO COMPETITIVI

Domenica c'è la terz'ultima prova di Formula 1 e il circus approda in Giappone per correre su...


Two Palestinians reportedly die in Gaza - one as a result of Israeli fire, the other shot by a Palestinian sniper.


Home decor retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc.   on Thursday said its quarterly loss more than doubled amid  tepid sales and expects to close more stores than previously  planned as it strives to return to profitability.


The US drug agency agreed to allow a drug currently used against advanced breast cancer to be prescribed to prevent the disease from recurring in women who have been treated for early forms of the disease.


A Bruce Lee-themed park is to be built in China, the president of his Hong Kong fan club says.


MIAMI - Gov. Jeb Bush's efforts to keep a badly brain-damaged woman alive against her husband's wishes all but collapsed Thursday.


Inquisito dalla magistratura l'ufficiale che a sparato e ucciso Marco De RosaLa famiglia si costituirÃ  parte civile nel processo: "E' stato giustiziato"                                          Parla il carabiniere: "E' stato terribile" Napoli, caccia ai complici del baby rapinatore


Citta' del Messico, 10:33 - CALCIO, MESSICO: MENOTTI LASCIA IL TECOS

Cesar Luis Menotti, ct campione del mondo con l'Argentina nel 1978, ha lasciato la panchina della sq...


Think tank: NKorea can build nuke warheads

North Korea has enough plutonium to build an estimated four to eight crude nuclear warheads that could potentially be mounted on medium-range missiles, a Washington-based think tank said.


ROCHESTER, NY -- Cases of West Nile virus plummeted in New York state in 2004, health officials said. The mosquito-borne illness prompted some panic when it first hit America in 1999, but drew little attention this year in New York.


Strachan can lead Scotland from the mire

EVERY time the clamour starts over the future of a manager, there are always a few weary souls who can be relied upon to ask "Who else is there?


A petrol bomb attack on the home of a Portuguese family is being treated as a racist incident by police.


Shaq, Heat get hot start, romp over Nets

Shaquille O'Neal caught the ball deep in the low post, used his oversized posterior to bump Alonzo Mourning out of the way, then dropped in a layup with no one else around.


Government upholds penalty tariffs on shrimp imports

WASHINGTON The Bush administration today upheld the imposition of penalty tariffs on shrimp imports from Brazil, Ecuador, India and Thailand.


Ruling allows Florida to reject incomplete voter registrations

Florida election officials will not be required to process incomplete voter registration forms for the presidential election, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.


Senate Republicans Weigh Dismantling CIA

Senate Intelligence Committee Republicans proposed removing the nation's largest intelligence gathering operations from the CIA and the Pentagon and putting them directly under a new national intelligence director.


Australia's central bank said Monday that an expected increase in inflation next year could force it to raise interest rates. The government has pledged to keep interest rates low, but prices have been rising


More than 20 American TV stations last night boycotted a Veterans Day screening of war picture Saving Private Ryan because of fears that they would be censured by a newly aggressive television regulator over the movie's violence and graphic language.


Stocks rise on favorable data, Coca-Cola

Stocks rose on Tuesday as a report showing unexpected strength in the services sector boosted hopes that profit growth would withstand fallout from a slowing housing market.


Dopo che decreto sicurezza non e' stato convertito in legge


"And there I stood: alone in the dark, unknown terrors approaching, armed only with a bucket of water."  "Which is, curiously enough, almost exactly the position that Windows users find themselves in today: alone in the dark, unknown terrors approaching, but in their case, having a bucket of water would be an improvement."  "MS04-028 is, perhaps, the epitome of bad technical writing - the literary equivalent of spaghetti code. I've read through it far too many times, and I still understand far too little."  And who is at fault here?  You or Microsoft?  Microsoft has for years demonstrated that they hate their customers.  Yet its people like Tom Liston that keep coming back for more abuse.  T ...


Google Steals a Page from Amazon's Book Search

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


Conclusa Opa su filiale belga, da oggi fuori dalla Borsa


Europe Allies Extend Olive Branch to Bush

European allies alienated by President Bush's first four years in power offered Wednesday to let bygones be bygones, saying they want to work with the new administration and seeking, right from Day 1, to get the new White House to listen more to overseas opinion.


Genova, 19:37 - CALCIO, GENOA: QUASI PRESO PARO

Non c'è la conferma ma Matteo Paro avrebbe firmato per il Genoa. Lo conferma l'Empoli che ade...


Twelve Iraqis Die in Upsurge in Ramadan Bloodshed

Bombs and clashes killed 12 Iraqis Monday in a surge of Ramadan attacks that also claimed the lives of an Estonian and an American soldier.


Indebted Romanians face their own credit crisis

If it wasn't for the sharp drop of  Romania's currency in September on the back of world financial  troubles, Bogdan Voinea would be driving a new car now.


Exchange group Euronext is reported to be ready to bid for the London Stock Exchange, which rejected a German offer last week.


Spacewalkers set out to free station's jammed wing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle  astronauts left their ship for a fourth spacewalk on Monday in  a last-ditch effort to free a jammed solar wing panel on the  International Space Station and complete every job NASA wanted  for its final flight of the year.


Company, union still far apart on how to cut costs

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - US Airways Group, under a tight deadline to reach deals with its unions to avoid slipping back into bankruptcy, is still far apart on a tentative agreement with its pilots.


Flyers Crush Senators to Win 4th Straight

Scottie Upshall has two goals and an assist to lead the Flyers to their fourth straight win, 6-1, over the slumping Senators on Sunday night.


It is uncertain just how history ultimately will judge Yasser Arafat, the erratic but charismatic Palestinian leader who died this week in Paris at age 75.


Chief Justice William Rehnquist was absent from the US Supreme Court for the second straight week Monday while recovering from thyroid cancer treatment.


AMP spin-off HHG plc has produced a pound stg. 46 million ($A117 million) profit for the six months to June 30 - a massive turnaround from the pound stg.


Johnson's Next Bet: a Philadelphia Casino

You might say that Robert L. Johnson's next big move is a gamble: investing more than $100 million in a waterfront casino and entertainment project along the Delaware River in Philadelphia.


A US polygamist sect leader is convicted of rape by accomplice for forcing a 14-year-old girl into marriage.


Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney embraced his association with Christian conservative Bob Jones III Thursday despite Jones' sharp criticism of the Mormon faith central to Romney's life.


The AFL-CIO and its unions said Friday they will spend an estimated $200 million on the 2008 elections, with the nation's largest labor federation devoting a record $53 million exclusively to grass-roots mobilization.


If You Fish or Swim, Beware ; Study: N.J. Waterways Fail Pollution Standards

By COLLEEN DISKIN and ALEX NUSSBAUM, STAFF WRITERS  Seventy percent of the state's waters  including crucial sources of drinking water such as the Oradell and Wanaque reservoirs  fail to meet federal pollution standards.


Napoli, 18:53 - CALCIO, DE LAURENTIIS: A ROMA HO VISTO IL NAPOLI CHE SOGNAVO

Il pirotecnico 4-4 con la Roma ha ridato il sorriso al presidente del Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis:...


At 42, Roger Clemens is ready to pitch on three days' rest with a chance to make postseason history for the Houston Astros. After all, playing in the postseason with


E' in arresto la madre di Nausica, 4 anni, uccisa nel Torinese a coltellate. "Quello che possiamo dire, a distanza di ventiquattro ore, Ã¨ che siamo di fronte, con ogni probabilitÃ , ad un omicidio e ad un


Company is using perpendicular recording technology to pack more data onto 2.5-inch hard disks.


An American excavation mission has unearthed eight granaries that are relics from agricultural life in the Neolithic era, the Egyptian culture minister said in a statement Tuesday.


CONSIDER THE SOURCE. That's always good advice when evaluating a dispute, and never more true than in recent football developments.


By JAMIESON, Debbie  Fears are growing that New Zealand risks losing its clean, green image because of polluted waterways. DEBBIE JAMIESON reports.   Brian Turner had a favourite swimming hole as a child in the Rotorua lakes area.


The Energy Department will hold off purchases of oil for the government's emergency reserve through the upcoming winter, the department said Monday.


Mantova, 19:05 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: ALLA RIPRESA RIZZI IN GRUPPO

Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Mantova: il tecnico Di Carlo dopo la fase di riscaldamento, ha fatt...


Indiana has gained more than a quarter-million new voters since the 2000 presidential election amid a national surge in registration fueled by concerns over issues like the Iraq war, homeland security and health care.


Prosecutor: Underwear not worth court time

Michael Moore (left) gives an audience member a package of Ramen noodles for promising to register to vote. Moore was at Rose Arena Sept.


Three men have been cleared of blackmailing football agent Paul Stretford after it emerged he had misled the court. John Highland, Christopher Bacon and Anthony Bacon were on trial at Warrington Crown Court


Hopkins Is the First to Knock Out De La Hoya

Bernard Hopkins crushed Oscar De La Hoya with a paralyzing left hook to his liver, sending him to the mat with 1 minute 38 seconds left in the ninth round.


Iraq sees "security vacuum" without Blackwater

Iraq will not rush to expel U.S. firm Blackwater, under investigation over a shooting which killed 11 Iraqis, because it would leave a "security vacuum" in Baghdad, a government official said on Sunday.


Superstition sparks toilet cleaning craze in Japan

Cleanliness has long been next to godliness for the hygiene-conscious Japanese, but fortune-tellers are now advising those who want to succeed in life to start by scrubbing the smallest room.


Il pittore e la Belle Epoque fino a 29/5 a Palazzo Zabarella


THE GLOBE'S Oct. 13 editorial ("Unguarded on Gaza") about comments by Ariel Sharon's adviser, Dov Weisglass, drastically misrepresented his interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz.


In azione quattro banditi armati e mascherati


Imagine a drive-in movie screen that floats 1,000 feet in the air &#151; and travels 15 mph. An Orlando-based blimp company called The Lightship Group has effectively made one, and it could be coming to a night sky near you.


Incremento dello 0,4% per l'Ue-27 contro lo 0,1% di giugno


Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that causes an aggressive form of childhood leukemia and said on Thursday it may mean that drugs being developed for Alzheimer's disease could also provide a better treatment for the cancer.


The Darfur region of Sudan should be granted autonomy, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, said Friday. ``There has to be some clear partition of


Marine to be questioned in prisoner's shooting

The Marine who shot and apparently killed a wounded Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in Fallujah on Saturday has been removed from the battlefield for questioning, and US commanders


Sutton deserves plenty of blame for Americans' woes

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton certainly has the ball coach schtick down pat. He can recruit talent, chew players out, pat them on the back and toss out one-liners with the best of them.


The government is planning new powers to help it double the money seized from crooks to Â£250m a year.


Six weeks before elections, the Democratic strategy for the war on terror is one part attack President Bush and one part agree with him. The goal is to court voters dissatisfied with the job the administration has done, yet avoid being tagged as soft on Osama bin Laden.


Germany pressures Britain over Eurofighter

German Defence Minister Peter Struck has written to his British counterpart Geoff Hoon to urge him to commit to the production of a second batch of Eurofighter aircraft.


Decorating children's wards with paintings of clowns could be counter-productive, say researchers.


SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - Michelle Wie, struggling to regain form after five months out with a broken wrist, said on Tuesday her motivation was stronger than ever as she looked forward to her fifth U.S. Women's Open.


A series of X-Prizes for breakthroughs in science or technology that solve the world's greatest challenges are planned.


India's IT research and outsourcing  industry is facing a skills shortage, a leading industry expert has warned.


Roger Federer took advantage of Novak Djokovicâs mistakes to capture a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory.


Ac Nielsen, previsti ritmi di crescita tra 1-1,5%


Johnson & Johnson announced last night that will buy medical-device maker Guidant for $23.9 billion in cash and stock. The deal, approved by both boards but subject to regulator approval, is one of the largest


Doping: Museeuw chiede l`annullamento della squalifica

Johan Museeuw contro la Federazione ciclismo belga. L`ex campione ha citato in giudizio la Federazione chiedendo l`annullamento della squalifica per doping. Il legale di Museeuw, Jozef Lievens, ha spiegato


Luke Mitchell is sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for the murder of his  girlfriend Jodi Jones.


Media companies, many of which were badly burned by Internet investments before, are aggressively bidding for some sites with growing online ad business.


Napoli, 22:33 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: DIMISSIONI? TUTTE BALLE

Edy Reja non ha alcuna intenzione di lasciare il Napoli. "Le mie dimissioni? Sono tutte balle", ha d...


LOS ANGELES  - The director of the upcoming ancient epic "300" is developing an action fantasy titled "Sucker Punch," a project he described as "an 'Alice in Wonderland' with machine guns."


Sharon angers settlers by refusing to negotiate

As some Palestinians returned to their Gaza homes to survey the damage after a deadly incursion, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to win support for his withdrawal plan from angry Jewish settlers.