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First Sept 11 damages trial to hear cockpit tapes

Tapes of the final moments before one of the hijacked airliners in the September 11 attacks crashed into the ground in Pennsylvania may be played at the first case over damages from the attacks to go to trial, a judge ruled on Wednesday.


Chicago Tribune - The ranking members of the House Intelligence Committee have asked the CIA to turn over an internal report on whether agency employees should be held accountable for intelligence failures leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks, congressional officials said Tuesday.


Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth on  Wednesday to a baby boy, the first imperial male heir to be  born in more than four decades and the answer to the prayers of  conservatives keen to keep women off the ancient throne.


McCartney lyrics, Hendrix guitar to be sold in NY

Original handwritten lyrics by former Beatle Paul McCartney and a guitar owned by legendary rock musician Jimi Hendrix are among the featured items in a major New York auction of rock and pop memorabilia.


Sheila Youlio will be one of 8 million Americans who will try to stop smoking today, at least for 24 hours, during the Great American Smokeout.


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Trump May Reduce Stake in Hotel-Casino Co.

The company that controls Donald Trump's casinos plans to restructure its debt, which will save $100 million in annual interest payments, according to a published report.


Comcast, Verizon troubles illustrate peer-to-peer software opportunity

Internet service providers have to walk a fine line between fairness and profitability. Users want maximum service, and are entitled to honest contracts. Maybe there's a way to help everyone at once.


By Keri Holt, Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 16--Planning for Christmas celebrations in Destin has begun.  This week, the 2006 Christmas parade committee and the harbor boat parade committee held discussions in separate meetings to talk about dates, details and participants.


England's Nick Cheetham had the only bogey-free round Saturday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that gave him a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Dunhill Championship.


United reaches tentative pact with pilots on givebacks

An expert says the agreement probably will make it easier to reach cost-cutting deals with the ailing carrierâs other unions. United Airlines is making headway in its efforts to trim labor costs by $725


By Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 16----


The 109th Congress convened on  Tuesday for the first time, with more aid for victims of the  South Asia tsunami the surprise top priority, ahead of such  domestic issues as taxes, health care and judicial nominees.


Cellula saudita di Al Qaida rivendica l'attacco di Gedda

Con un comunicato su un sito web una cellula saudita di Al Qaida ha rivendicato l'attacco di ieri al Consolato statunitense a Gedda. L'attacco terroristico si era concluso con un bilancio di 13 morti (cinque


Samsung and a US subsidiary have agreed to pay $90 million to settle charges that it colluded to keep the price of DRAM memory artificially high.


Iran insisted on Saturday an  escalating dispute with the West over its nuclear activity  could be resolved by negotiation as its security chief arrived  in Germany for meetings with European Union leaders.


Turkish papers slam Erdogan over reform flap

Turkish newspapers on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for creating a crisis with Brussels with by insisting on the inclusion of a clause criminalizing adultery into a penal code reform bill vital to Turkey's EU bid.


India's space agency said Thursday its removal from a U.S. export restriction list earlier this month could result in a threefold import increase of high technology equipment from the United States.


A former executive of the agency that collects royalties for the American Federation of Musicians pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he stole $200,000 to buy jewelry, a trip to Cuba and expensive champagne for Fidel Castro.


Science & environment: A computer-controlled bed could offer the chance of uninterrupted sleep - for just Â£25,000


Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez, much like Tom Cruise's wife Katie Holmes, is to give birth naturally and quietly without painkillers.


Jay Williamson would like to get back to playing PGA Tour events full-time. He's one day away. Playing on a sponsor exemption in the Travelers Championship, Williamson shot a third-round 67 Saturday for a one-stroke lead over Hunter Mahan after the third round. If he can hang on, he'll get back his Tour card and be the first player to win on the PGA and Nationwide Tours in the same year since Jason Gore in 2005.


Lions' miscues let Cowboys slip by, 31-21

A defense so porous the 40-year old quarterback completed all except five of his 24 pass attempts against the bad Lions. And so it went as the game and the opportunities slipped away.


Gary Collins released from Glendale jail

Gary Collins was released from jail Friday after completing his four-day drunken driving sentence.


Survival rates for tiniest babies holding steady

NEW YORK  - After a dramatic leap in survival rates for very low birth weight babies up to 1997, there has been little change in survival or health for these infants since then, a new study shows.


Produce Fights Heart Disease, Not Cancer

Nov. 2, 2004 -- Eating five fruits and vegetables per day is a worthy goal if you want to prevent heart disease, but produce doesn't have a clear advantage against cancer, a new study shows.


City Gets Closer to Filling 8 Vacant Fire Inspector Jobs

By Alexis Huicochea, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 5--The Tucson Fire Department is getting closer to filling eight vacant fire inspector positions after an exhaustive effort to recruit firefighters within the department, officials said.


Weakened hurricane Frances tears through Bahamas, heading for Florida

FREEPORT, Bahamas  - Howling winds from hurricane Frances toppled trees and left a path of debris Friday in the Bahamas' capital of Nassau as it churned toward the island chain's other main commercial hub on a path for Florida.


Crespo Scores in Argentina Exhibition Tie

On a day of World Cup qualifying matches around the globe, most of the soccer world's attention was focused on three exhibition games in Europe that featured top contenders for the 2006 tournament.


Dell tries to patch up support for enterprises

Dell on Tuesday said it was ditching its predefined support model and introducing a more customizable program that can be tailored depending on products and services support that a customer needs.The ProSupport portfolio will enable enterprises and small and medium businesses to buy specific support modules to set up and fix hardware and critical applications. The model is not for the consumer market, said Steve Meyer, vice president of global services at Dell.Dell used to offer the "medal" model for services -- platinum, gold, silver, and bronze -- that bought customers a predefined set of support services. Under the new plan -- now available to SMBs and not just large enterprises -- customers will be able to buy specific services and a timetable within which issues are addressed, Meyer said.For example, small businesses with remote offices can buy into services that enable quicker response times and support for point-of-sale software like Microsoft's Small Business Server, Meyer said."We're in the process of enhancing capabilities and adding experts and agents in specific areas," like operating systems and storage, said Cary Gumbert, lead product manager for Dell ProSupport.Dell will also provide advice on software applications including Norton AntiVirus, Microsoft Office, Intuit QuickBooks, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat. In addition to training its own staff, Dell is partnering with vendors including Microsoft, Oracle, and EMC to provide support.The support services offered will be standard worldwide, Meyer said.Dell found that customers want a personalized support experience based on who they are, Meyer said. IT professionals at large enterprises may need fewer services compared to small businesses that don't have IT departments, and which may need more hand-holding and rapid response to enable server uptime.Analysts weren't sure if the new offering is a radical difference from the support model already being offered by Dell. The new support model from Dell is just old wine in a new bottle, said Ron Silliman, principal analyst at Gartner."It's not so terribly different from the original model they had. It's a return to that, as the model had gotten away from its strengths," Silliman said.Wading through a complicated support process, Dell customers didn't always get the support they were seeking, Silliman said. The reorganized decision tree is neater and the modular approach will make it easier to solve problems, he said. The earlier model was a neat package that was incrementally mashed up with messy ideas over time, Silliman said."The best way to describe it -- When you get a brand-new sweater and see it at the back of the closet three years later, you can see it's fuzzy. Time does those things," Silliman said.The support model has more global consistency than the earlier model, which is good for global organizations, Silliman said. It also provides an educated approach to support by better understanding the customer, not the hardware, Silliman said.Understanding customers' needs will ultimately help Dell deliver better services to consumers too, said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates. However, while Dell has been criticized for a weak consumer support function, the new support model is targeted only at enterprise customers for now. It is possible that this support model will be delivered to customers in the future, Dell said.Pricing for support varies based on system and options selected, a Dell spokesman said. For example, in the U.S., Dell ProSupport for a PowerEdge server starts around $399 per system for three years of service, and can range up to a few thousand dollars for critical support. Dell ProSupport for Optiplex desktops starts around $79 per system for three years of service.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


Packers QB Brett Favre is approaching several plateaus: his 13th 3,000-yard season would tie Dan Marino for most all time; should he lead the league in TD passes, he would break the record of four he shares with Johnny Unitas, Len Dawson, and Steve Young; Favre is tied with Marino (10) for most consecutive seasons with 20 TD passes.


Although print circulation continues falling, major American newspapers are experiencing a healthy rise in traffic to their websites. Most encouraging: The web editions are attracting a younger audience.


Jammu - Two trains collided head-on in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Tuesday, a railway official said, as domestic media said as many as 25 people died.


Abit IP35 Pro Intel P35-based motherboard

Good all-rounder? Review The Pro is the current feature-packed flagship of Abit's P35 range of motherboards based around - surprise, surprise - Intel's P35 chipset, and supports Intel's range of 1333, 1066 and 800MHz frontside processors, including the Core 2 Extreme, the Core 2 Quad and the Core 2 Duo.â¦


Rules Approved for Broadband over Power Lines

Cinergy has a venture with Current Communications to market BPL systems to municipally-owned and rural cooperative utilities. Their plan so far has not been slowed by regulatory uncertainty


Biological passport for pro cyclists taking shape

LILLE, France  - The creation of a biological passport for all professional riders is taking shape, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday.


Suicide bomber kills 20 in Iraq's Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people and wounded another 20 in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, police and hospital officials said.


A whopping 75 million Americans may have something called metabolic syndrome. How Big Pharma turned obesity into a desease and then invented the drugs to cure it. By Thomas Goetz from Wired magazine.


UN: 700,000 AIDS Patients Get Drugs, Funds Short

The number of AIDS patients receiving  life-extending drugs in poor countries has jumped to 700,000  from 440,000 six months ago, U.N. agencies said on Wednesday,  but warned much more needed to be done.


Borders Group Inc. , the world's second-largest bookseller, on Tuesday posted a wider quarterly loss as sales at established stores fell.


Violence in Iraq drops sharply: Ministry

Violence in Iraq has dropped by 70 percent since the end of June, when U.S. forces completed their build-up of 30,000 extra troops to stabilize the war-torn country, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.


Brief items about notable IT developments, both present and past.


Shark chomps a Nikon D80 underwater housing...LiMo likes Wind River...PR people are happier than journalists...reviews of Nikon D300, Panasonic L10.


Baby steps Hands on I'll admit it. I'm an unashamed fan of the iPhone. I had an unlocked device in the UK running on my cheapskate Vodafone tariff before November's official launch.â¦


Comedies dominated the top ten films this weekend.


James E. Cayne, the embattled chief executive of Bear Stearns, will step down after the deepest losses in the firmâs history, according to people who have been briefed on the situation.


Manually tagging things is a pain and, if one doesn't have obvious geographical features in the photo, it may be hard to locate them exactly on a map. So--how about marrying GPS data to the photos? It's a sound idea, it's doable, but it requires a slightl


Deng Xiaoping remembered: The communist in a cowboy hat

Many Americans remember the late Deng Xiaoping as a little man with big ideas at a Houston, Texas, barbecue grinning up at the cameras from under a ten-gallon hat.


A sharp and surprising downturn in Britain's economy made the City predict yesterday that interest rates have peaked, and signs emerged that the higher cost of borrowing is putting the brakes on the housing market and the manufacturing sector.


Città del Guatemala, 22:59 - CALCIO, MORALES CONVINCE BLATTER: DEROGA PER LA PAZ

La Fifa ha concesso la deroga alla Bolovia per giocare fino ai 3.600 di altitudine di La Paz. Lo ha ...


Friendly fire kills NATO soldier in Afghan battle

A NATO soldier was killed by friendly   fire and several more wounded on Monday during a major   offensive to crush a resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan.


Mark Hughes says the Blackburn job was too good to turn down.


Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, has resigned, a government spokesman said Saturday.


Up to a million jobs could be created in England if more power was devolved to cities, research suggests.


Thousands of teachers and other public service workers stage a one-day strike in France.


ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf has accepted the resignation tendered by Prime Minister Ch Shujaat Hussein. However, Ch Shujaat will serve the office till new leader of the house takes oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan.


French Ex-Hostages Finally Free, Dispute Rages

Two French journalists freed from a four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq finally found total freedom on Thursday after being held for a day following their return home to be debriefed by France's DSGE intelligence service.


ROMA - Raggiunto l'accordo tra Adriano Celentano e la Rai. Non e' ancora stato chiarito se il "molleggiato" abbia firmato oggi il contratto che lo portera' a realizzare un nuovo programma in 4 puntate. Si attende un comunicato ufficiale della Rai.


Turning a Critical Lens on Television News

A former producer at "20/20" mimics Michael Moore in his aims but not his showmanship in this messy broadside against network news divisions.


Actor Kevin Costner marries for 2nd time this weekend

(Aspen, Colorado-AP) Sept. 27, 2004 - Filmmaker Kevin Costner has gotten married. The star of "Dances with Wolves" and "Bull Durham" wed his girlfriend of five years, Christine Baumgartner.


(InfoWorld) - Red Hat and Exadel are joining forces to try to make the open source Red Hat platform more of a destination for software developers. The two companies will offer Eclipse-based developer tools for building applications for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and JBoss Enterprise Middleware, Red Hat and Exadel said. "If you take a look at where Red Hat's business was a couple years ago, it was primarily around migration of production systems to Enterprise Linux," said Brian Che, Red Hat product manager. But now, Red Hat wants developers to build new applications, Che said. This week's announcement follows last year's purchase of JBoss as part of Red Hat's strategy. Through an arrangement being announced at the EclipseCon conference in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, Exadel will open source all of its products, including the Exadel Studio Pro Web development environment and the RichFaces AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) components platform. Exadel Studio Pro, which is based on the Eclipse platform, will be renamed Red Hat Developer Studio. Also, Exadel's Ajax4jsf, which is a framework for JavaServer Faces applications that use AJAX, will be consolidated under the JBoss.org umbrella. Red Hat will work with Exadel to drive development of these projects and integrate them with JBoss middleware technologies such as the JBoss Seam application framework. In offering its products via open source, Exadel is seeking to increase awareness of its technologies and sell application-building services around them. "We believe that this gives us more visibility," said Donna Burke, Exadel vice president. Red Hat, meanwhile, will support the products itself. The Red Hat and Exadel arrangement provides a new twist on partnerships in that it is not an acquisition and provides just a potential for future revenues from services, said Raven Zachary, senior analyst with The 451 Group. "Here you've got two commercial firms exchanging IP (intellectual property) with only a promise of revenue-sharing in the future. It's a fascinating model," Zachary said. "There's a risk here for Exadel," in giving away its IP, but Exadel believes the move provides greater opportunities, Zachary said. RichFaces and Ajax4jsf provide models for building rich Internet and Web 2.0 applications, Red Hat said. When combining these Exadel developer tools with JBoss Enterprise Middleware, Red Hat can offer a development and deployment platform for developers to assemble SOA components and Web 2.0 applications with less coding, Red Hat and Exadel said. RichFaces and Ajax4jsf are available now as JBoss RichFaces and JBoss Ajax4jsf on JBoss.org under the LGPL (Lesser GNU General Public License). Red Hat is working to open source Exadel Studio Pro as Red Hat Developer Studio under the GNU GPL (General Public License), with availability planned for later in the first half of 2007. Red Hat also plans to introduce a Red Hat developer assistance program. The effort will feature a developer portal that at present has been known by the code name of 108. Also at EclipseCon, AccuRev plans to announce enhancements to its AccuBridge for Eclipse plug, allowing Eclipse developers to access AccuRev software configuration management functionality from within the Eclipse IDE. Performance and usability enhancements in version 4.5.1 of the plug-in include the ability to synchronize a local development workspace with other developers' changes, a customizable AccuRev perspective to view the collection of windows most important to developers, and support for the Eclipse Update Manager. AccuRev also plans to announce it has hired David Jabs as vice president of engineering. He was a founding architect of IBM Rational ClearCase while at Atria Software, AccuRev said.


Scores Dead in Battle at Pakistani Mosque

A battle to end a standoff at a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, left 8 security officers and 50 religious militants, including their ringleader, dead.


Revellers have described the panic and chaos when a Buenos Aires nightclub became an inferno. Police and firefighters struggled to put out the blaze and rescue thousands of people who had been attending a rock concert in the Argentine capital.


US border security to be tied to intelligence overhaul

A range of new US border security measures are set to be attatched to âmust-passâ legislation next year as part of a deal to win congressional support for an overhaul of American intelligence.


Share prices advanced in early trading on Wall Street today as a decline in oil prices helped increase investor sentiment.


Linus Gerdemann of Germany won Saturdayâs seventh stage of the Tour de France to take the overall leaderâs yellow jersey as the race entered the Alps.


ROMA - Forestali calabresi, scontro An-Lega su Calderoli

Si Ã¨ aperta un'altra frattura fra An e Lega, stavolta sulla nomina del ministro leghista Calderoli (foto) a Commissario per i forestali calabresi. A sollevare la questione Ã¨ stato il ministro alle Politiche


For all the talk of change and Beltway bashing in this campaign, the next president could well come from the ultimate Washington insider club Â the U.S. Senate.


The number of mutated genes that drive development of cancer is greater than previously thought, research shows.


Liza Minnelli hospitalized after falling out of bed

NEW YORK -- Actress and singer Liza Minnelli was taken to a hospital after falling out of bed and hitting her head in the early hours of Monday morning, People Magazine reported.


Peacekeepers face long odds against success, claims former commander in Rwanda.


U.S. sending team to Syria to examine embassy attack

The United States is sending a team  of federal agents to Syria to investigate a failed attack on  the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, a State Department spokeswoman  said on Tuesday.


Bernanke Is Said to Support Stimulus Measures

Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are quick and temporary.


Blast Toll Rises, Afghan Poll Count Near End

An American woman and an Afghan girl died from wounds suffered in a Taliban suicide attack in a popular Kabul shopping street, U.S. embassy and hospital officials said on Sunday.


Five Democrats discuss health care in IA

Five Democratic presidential candidates pledged during an AARP forum Thursday night to spend more on health care and bolster retirement programs crucial to politically potent seniors.


Second-year forward Andray Blatche, who the Wizards drafted straight out of prep school, has been paying dividends in Antawn Jamison's absence.


The drummer with the Doobie Brothers, Keith Knudsen, dies of pneumonia at the age of 56.


FAHRENHEIT 9/11: desideri ostinati nellâera del disincanto

Fahrenheit 9/11 Ã¨ straordinario. Non tanto come film - benchÃ© sia un film abile e toccante - quanto come evento. I commentatori cercano in genere di liquidare lâevento e di denigrare il film. Vedremo piÃ¹ avanti perchÃ©.


By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 25--ROTATIONAL CROP fallowing, if done properly, can allow a farmer or group of farmers on an irrigation canal to lease water temporarily for much-needed income while holding on to the permanent water rights.


Verificare se sia stata ignoranza o travisamento dei fatti


Coveted Junior Quarterback Commits to U.S.C.

Matt Barkley is rated the top recruit for the class of 2009 and last month, he quietly committed to Southern California, where his father, Les, played water polo in college.


Video: Kidnapped Turkish Driver Beheaded

CAIRO, Egypt Oct. 14, 2004 - A man identified as a Turkish truck driver kidnapped in Iraq was beheaded in a video shown on an Islamic Web site Thursday.


Iniziato interrogatorio convalida fermo del giovane


GPS is a handy technology, but in Europe it's become a political football. That explains why a new poll found that while only 20 percent of Europeans use satellite navigation devices, 80 percent want the EU to set up an independent service to rival the U.S.-run Global Positioning System — and use taxpayer money to complete it.


Firefox ad readied as market share increases

The Mozilla group expects to run a thank-you ad in the New York Times by Christmas as new market share numbers showed continued progress against Microsoft.


Oil prices rose to record highs Monday near $50 a barrel for US crude as Nigeria emerged as the latest focus for worries about supply in an already tight worldwide energy market.


Martin praises military aid efforts in tsunami-devastated Sri Lankan village

KALUMNAI, Sri Lanka (CP) - Just two minutes spent visiting Sri Lanka's tsunami-shattered east coast would convince any Canadian of the value of sending in Canada's military, an awe-struck Prime Minister Paul Martin said Monday after wandering a devastated community here for close to an hour.


Napoli, 21 nov. (Adnkronos) - Non si placa la mattanza criminale a Napoli che dall'inizio dell'anno ha fatto schizzare a 113 il numero degli omicidi. Oggi altri tre morti ammazzati nel giro di un'ora. Insieme


Japan, SKorean leaders agree to meet soon

Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would soon meet with South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun as he works to patch up strained ties with Seoul and Beijing.


Jeff Bagwell, Brad Ausmus and Lance Berkman drove in two runs each and the Houston Astros shook off Pirates starter Oliver Perez's dominance in the opener, beating Pittsburgh 9-2 for their 13th victory in 14 games and a doubleheader split.


BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - Fresh from a disappointing ninth place finish at the WGC-American Express Championship in Ireland, former world number one Tiger Woods headed to Barbados to tie the knot with Swedish fiancÃ©e, Elin Nordegren.


Calls for peace as Christmas is celebrated

Hundreds of millions people around the world celebrated on Saturday the birth of Jesus Christ as appeals rang out from Jesus' birthplace in Bethlehem to the Vatican for peace in the Middle East.


It took Ricky Hatton three fights in the United States to finally make the smashing debut he wanted. All he can do now is hope both American fans and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were paying attention.


Hundreds rally as LA trauma unit's future hangs in balance

LOS ANGELES Hundreds gathered today in Los Angeles to protest the proposed closure of the trauma unit at Martin Luther King Junior/Drew Medical Center.


Number of Migratory Birds Drops in China's Largest Freshwater Lake

Number of migratory birds drops in China's largest freshwater lake    NANCHANG, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of migratory birds in Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, has dropped by 40 percent.


Icahn goes it alone with changed bid for Reckson

Billionaire financier Carl Icahn charged ahead on Monday with a $49 per share offer for New York office landlord Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  although his two partners withdrew from the bidding.


Baddeley leads Woods by two shots at US Open

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Australian Aaron Baddeley burst out of a four-way tie on Saturday to grab a two-stroke lead over Tiger Woods going into the final round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont.


Ukraine votes in historic presidential rerun

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine voted Sunday for a new president in a closely-watched repeat election to decide whether the strategic ex-Soviet republic breaks with the past and aligns itself with Western democracies or remains under Russian domination.


Adelphia Proposes to Settle Federal Cases

The Adelphia Communications Corporation has proposed paying $300 million to resolve cases brought against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department, according to a filing with regulators.


Ci sarebbero piu' probabilita' di identificazione


Conrad Black's U.S. trial hinges on executive graft

Fallen press baron Conrad Black goes on trial this week in Chicago, insisting that charges of pilfering $84 million in proceeds from his crumbling media empire represent the persecution of the powerful.


The International Monetary Fund approves a $436m emergency reconstruction loan for Iraq, the first loan from an international body.


By DOUG FERGUSON  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - John Mallinger was on the wrong course at the right time, starting so early that he dodged the worst of the wind along the ocean holes on his way to a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead Thursday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.


Catricala', se si confermassero interverrebbe l'Authority


The English football world was yesterday shocked by the news that Sir Bobby Robson has been relieved of his duties as manager of Newcastle United.


US inflation rose more quickly than expected in May, as higher petrol costs hit consumer prices.


Virginia Death Blamed On Remnants Of Jeanne

ATLANTA -- Jeanne hasn't been a hurricane for days, but it's not giving up its stranglehold on East Coast weather. The storm's remnants are now blamed for three deaths.


Keane star in rehab, band postpones tour

British band Keane have canceled three  concerts and postponed their north American tour after lead  singer Tom Chaplin admitted drink and drug addiction and  entered a private clinic for treatment.


Tunisians Go to Polls, Opposition Cries Foul

Tunisians voted on Sunday in general  elections boycotted by several opposition parties but praised  by President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia's leader for 17  years, as a boost to democracy.


Tree Sales, Mall Traffic Send Mixed Retail Signals

Sold-out Christmas tree lots and  packed parking garages at malls during peak hours at first  glance may suggest a merrier Christmas for retailers, but they  are actually signs the holiday season may be a mixed one for  U.S. retailers, analysts said.


Owner Jerry Jones seems to not enjoy the decision to pull rookie Drew Henson during the Cowboys' 21-7 victory against Chicago on Thanksgiving.


The latest movie from Judd Apatow is the logical conclusion, maybe the dead end, for boy-meets-boy comedies


Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrives in Iraq for a visit as controversy goes on over UK deployments.


Soldiers in Pakistan say they have found the body of tribal leader Akbar Bugti, five days after the assault on his cave.


Exxon to freeze $12 billion in Venezuelan assets

Exxon Mobil has obtained a court order freezing up to $12 billion of Venezuela's state-owned oil company's worldwide assets after the government of President Hugo Chavez forced the company out of two joint ventures last year, a company spokeswoman said Thursday.


Herminetor davanti a Raich e Rahlves, Blardone chiude 20/mo


Fans would be more likely to try ethanol made in the USA if their NASCAR heroes used the fuel, according to a GM VP. Plus: The EU agrees to base emissions tax on the size of the emissions, not the vehicle. In Autopia.


UK monitoring five planes in radiation probe

Britain is monitoring five planes for radiation in an ever widening probe into the poisoning of a former Russian spy that has heightened tensions with Moscow.


Anheuser-Busch rolls out a caffeinated brew

Going against the grain in courting the young cocktail crowd, beer maker Anheuser-Busch Cos. is launching a new ''brew" to go head-to-head with classic mixed drinks -- traditional suds spiked with caffeine, fruit flavoring, herbal guarana, and ginseng.


Prosecutors are to continue presenting their case against a man accused of killing five women in Suffolk.


Islamabad and Colombo agree to improve trade

COLOMBO: Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Sunday agreed to improve economic, political and defence ties and increase contact between their officials.


Olympics: Rowers Reprimanded Over 'Lay Down Sally'

In one of the most bizarre episodes to  erupt at the Athens Olympics, the Australian women's eight  rowing crew were reprimanded on Tuesday for laying in to "Lay  Down Sally."


Smart investors will ride out the storm with great stocks.


Call to expel disgraced Bulgarian IOC member

LAUSANNE  - The International Olympic Committee's executive board called for disgraced Bulgarian IOC member Ivan Slavkov to be expelled for tarnishing the movement.


Shares of Amazon.com Inc. fell 9 percent Friday after the online retailer reported third-quarter profits that tripled, but fell short of Wall Street estimates.


Shanghai - China, the world's most populous nation, will see its population grow to nearly 1.5 billion over the next 20 to 30 years, it was reported on Monday.


S en. Olympia J. Snowe could wait no longer. On Thursday, the Maine Republican publicly broke with the White House on the Iraq war, which she had long since come to oppose. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), a fervent war opponent, believes that there are plenty of other Republicans prepared to jump at...


Water of life and other scientific highlights of 2004

The scientific Breakthrough of the Year awards are less glitzy than the Oscars, but the discoveries they honour are as spirit-stirring as anything to come out of Hollywood.


Annan Suspends Oil-For-Food Program Chief

Secretary-General Kofi Annan suspended the head of the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq and a senior official who dealt with contracts, following an independent investigation that accused them of misconduct, a spokesman said Monday.


Torino, 18:43 - CALCIO, TORINO: DOMANI SARA' OPERATO RUBIN

Il laterale del Torino, Matteo Rubin verrà operato domani in mattinata dal Prof. Marcacci pre...


Sempre piÃ¹ utenti abbandonano Internet Explorer

Secondo le ultime statistiche pare che il noto browser di Microsoft, nonostante continui a mantenere la leadership di mercato, stia perdendo poco per volta molti navigatori, che sembrano preferire altri browser per le loro scorrerie nella Rete.


Oil futures prices briefly topped 55 dollars (US) a barrel after a report showed US supplies of distillate fuel, which includes heating oil and diesel, shrank for a fifth straight week.


Update 1: Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns crashed finance sector

Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest US securities firm, on Wednesday reported lower-than-expected third-quarter profit on lower fees from trading stocks and bonds.


Shanghai Airlines predicts loss for 2007

Shanghai Airlines , a Chinese regional carrier, predicted on Tuesday that it would post a loss for 2007, deteriorating from a net profit of 8.2 million yuan ($1.1 million) in 2006.


U.S. existing home sales fell 2.2 pct in December

The pace of existing home sales in the United States fell by 2.2 percent in December to a slower-than-expected 4.89 million-unit annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Thursday.


Update 2: Immucor CEO to Step Aside During Probe

Immucor Inc. said president and chief executive are under criminal investigation in Italy for alleged improper payments to a doctor, the maker of blood-testing equipment said Tuesday.


China's TCL Communication Lists On HK Main Board Sep 27

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. (2618.HK), China's fourth largest handset maker, said Sunday it will list by way of introduction on the Hong Kong main board on Sept.


Premier tranquillizza madre del muratore, nessuna denuncia


China to Make Debut at G-7 Finance Talks Next Week, US Says

China will attend talks of the Group of Seven industrialized countries for the first time next week, reflecting the emerging importance of the world's biggest developing nation to the global economy, the US Treasury said.


ATHENS, Ga. Erik Ainge threw a pair of touchdown passes to lead Number 17 Tennessee to a 19-14 upset of third-ranked Georgia on Saturday.


Greek Teen Takes Own Life After Online Advice

A lovesick Greek teenager committed suicide after receiving detailed online instructions on how to do it from another Internet user, police said on Thursday.


Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens could suffer a career-ending injury should he play in Sunday's Super Bowl, and the team is ethically obligated to prevent him from taking such a risk, according to local medical specialists.


John Lennonâs Death Revisited Through the Words of His Killer

Andrew Piddingtonâs devastating re-enactment of events leading up to, including and immediately after the murder is taken from interviews, depositions and court transcripts.


It was the first meeting between opposing political leaders since the elections that plunged the country into chaos.


Republican support for the Iraq war is slipping by the day. After four years of combat and more than 3,560 U.S. deaths, two Republican senators previously reluctant to challenge President Bush on the war announced they could no longer support the deployment of 157,000 troops and asked the president to begin bringing them home.


GM offers extended warranty on 2007 models

General Motors Corp. GM.N on   Wednesday said it would offer a powertrain warranty of up to   100,000 miles or five years on all of its 2007 models,   including those that have already been sold.


The US economy added a much better-than-expected 337,000 jobs in October, the Labor Department said, setting the stage for a third day of major gains in the stock market.


Those wishing to be the first to worship at London's latest temple of technology will doubtless be huddled in sleeping bags tonight outside the Apple Store in Regent Street.


Egyptians once considered it the skin of the gods, and lavished it on their ancient pharaohs as they passed to the afterlife.


The top ten winners of the 2007 Peugeot Design Contest have been announced. Microsoft is planning to feature the winning concept as a drivable car in an Xbox 360 video game. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


HP debuts cheaper ProLiant servers for Asia

(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-PackardÂ introduced an entry-level rack server in India on Thursday, part of its strategy to design lower-cost servers specifically for Asian countries. Asia has high growth markets like China and India, but the needs and usage models of customers there are different from those elsewhere in the world, Paul Miller, HPâs vice president of marketing for Industry Standard Servers (ISS) and BladeSystems, told reporters in Bangalore on Thursday. A large proportion of customers in Asia, including smaller businesses, don't need all the features included with HP servers sold in other regions, said Tony Parkinson, HPâs vice president and general manager for ISS in the Asia Pacific. âCustomers in Asia want a âgood enoughâ product which is reliable, good quality, good brand, and not very expensiveâ, he said. The new server, the ProLiant DL180, is based on Dual Core and Quad-Core Xeon processors from Intel and priced from 100,000 Indian rupees, or about $2,500. HP said the servers will help Asian businesses to migrate from tower servers to rack servers, by offering the efficiency of a rack server and the economics of a tower server. Users in Asia often stuff tower servers into racks because of space constraints, but have not migrated to rack servers because of their higher costs, Miller said. Some of the features and components, included as standard on similar HP rack servers, are offered as options on the DL180 to drive down costs, said Kevin Van Mondfrans, HPâs manager of product marketing for ISS. For example, while Asian customers want basic management capabilities, they don't see a need for the more sophisticated management software typically offered on these servers, he said. Usage models also differ in Asia, according to HP. The DL180 is likely to be used as a standalone storage server in Asia, while customers in the U.S. tend to use such systems as part of a storage area network (SAN), Parkinson said. The products for Asia are being designed at an HP ProLiant design center in Taiwan. Asia is the only region the company is designing special products for, Miller said. However, some of the products for Asia may be offered later in other developing markets, such as Latin America and Russia, he said. The ProLiant ML115, introduced in March as a tower server at the cost of a desktop, was designed for Asia but eventually introduced in other parts of the world. HP will offer customers in Asia a mix of Asia-specific products and standard products, as some Asian customers, such as large enterprises, want the full-featured products, Parkinson said. He did not say how many more servers HP is designing exclusively for the region.


News: 'Spamford' Wallace agrees to stop spyware assault

Sanford 'Spamford' Wallace has agreed to stop his use of spyware programs while he fights a lawsuit from the US Federal Trade Commission.


Analysts: Microsoft Media Player Format Too Ingrained For Rivals ...

âMicrosoft Corp. has strategically nurtured its Windows Media Player, making it by far the world's most dominant program for playing digital music and video on computers.


Finding Neverland, the whimsical, wistful story of Peter Pan creator JM Barrie, starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, has been named best film of the year by the National Board of Review in the US.


Eyetech says stock halted before FDA panel meets

Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. (EYET.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said trading in its common stock was halted on Friday before a US advisory panel meets to review its experimental drug to stop vision loss in elderly patients.


Parma, 13:53 - CALCIO, PARMA: I CONVOCATI PER IL LENS

Questi i convocati del Parma per la gara di Coppa Uefa di mercoledÃ¬ in Francia contro il Lens (ore 2...


Paris: Patience key word in wait for hostage release

Defense minister believes two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq are in good health, their release is possible. PARIS - France on Monday urged patience and caution as the country awaited word about two French


More than 300,000 march in France to protest attempts to lengthen workweek

PARIS  - Trade unions took a massive swipe at President Jacques Chirac's conservative government Saturday, gathering more than 300,000 people at marches across France to protest plans to chip away at the country's shortened workweek.


Livorno, 13:52 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; LUCARELLI: NON PARLO DEL MIO FUTURO

Cristiano Lucarelli interrompe il silenzio stampa per fare alcune precisazioni sul proprio futuro. "...


Man charged after claims he gave 100 women HIV

AN Edinburgh man has been arrested and charged amid allegations he infected up to 100 women with the deadly virus which causes Aids.


Scientists are working on a contraceptive treatment which would stop men producing sperm.


Editor blasts Dow Jones for shutting the `Review'

A former editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review yesterday launched a scathing attack on the magazine's US parent company Dow Jones for closing down the Asian news weekly.


Alle 16 di oggi erano 49 mila contro i 110 mila del 2007


Kerik, the nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, is on the stun gun maker's board. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Some investors in stun gun maker Taser are betting that the nomination of Bernard Kerik


UK Christian Protesters Seek to Prosecute Gay Play

A group of Christian protesters in Scotland has called on police to prosecute a theater company for blasphemy because it is putting on a play about a gay Jesus.


The EU could seek free trade agreements with leading Asian economies as part of a radically revised trade policy.


American League Game Summary - Cleveland At Kansas City

Kansas City, MO -- Casey Blake delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning and Jake Westbrook tossed seven solid frames to lead Cleveland to a 6-1 win over Kansas City in the first of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.


More than 100 Bangladesh fishermen missing in storm

More than 100 Bangladeshi fishermen were missing after at least 15 fishing boats sank in a storm in the Bay of Bengal, witnesses and officials said on Sunday.


Consulta: punti si tolgono solo se identificato guidatore


Optimism was in the air Monday among Academy Awards nominees Â both on their films' prospects and the chances that Hollywood's crippling writers strike will end in time for the Oscars show to go on as planned.


White House disagrees with Guantanamo trial ruling

The White House on Tuesday said it disagreed with rulings by U.S. military judges to drop all war crimes charges against two Guantanamo prisoners facing trial, and that the Defense Department was considering whether to appeal.


Qatar tightens grip on supermarket chain J Sainsbury

The Gulf state of Qatar on Friday tightened its grip on J Sainsbury, Britain's third biggest supermarket chain, by raising its stake to 25 percent, sparking speculation it may launch a takeover.


How to recover your 'unrecoverable' laptop

Backup solutions you can rely on Q: When does a backup not fulfil its function? A: When you cannot actually recover from it. Is this a rare problem? No, not if you are talking laptops on the move - and if you are mobile worker that probably means you. It is also a major headache for IT departments who have a responsibility for their employees' laptops (as well as their PDAs and mobile phones).â¦


PHNOM PENH: In a ceremony full of pageantry and hope, KING NORODOM SIHAMONI ascended the Cambodian throne yesterday, ushering in a new royal era for a country still trying to draw a line under its bloody, genocidal past.


Yahoo Announces Media Head - Former ABC Chairman Braun

Yahoo today hired former ABC television network Chairman Lloyd Braun as head of Yahoo Media and Entertainment. Lloyd Braun will be overseeing Yahoo movies, TV, entertainment, music, games, finance, news, weather, sports, health and children channels.


Internet head honchos prepare for election

Nominet and ICANN: worlds apart. Board selections for two of the internet's most important companies are to be decided later this month.â¦


US most wanted drug dealer held in Bogota

BOGOTA  - One of the 12 drug dealers most sought by the United States was captured yesterday, police said. Dagoberto Florez Rios, for whose capture the United States had offered US$5 million, was arrested


General Motors Corp. GM.N and Ford  Motor Co. F.N launched new U.S. sales incentives on Friday as  both automakers struggle with falling market share and high  inventories of unsold vehicles.


Lo si legge sulla nota mensile di Borsa Italiana


Michael Jackson Accused Of Leaving Unpaid Tab At Antique Store

Everyone remembers Martin Bashir's TV documentary that showed Michael Jackson parading through a weird antique store, buying everything that caught his eye?


Toy manufacturers decide to support Toys "R" Us with exclusive products and advertising.


Viareggio, 17:27 - CALCIO, TORNEO DI VIAREGGIO: SOSPESA GENOA-REAL ARROJO

Incredibile episodio alla 59/a edizione del Torneo di Viareggio, Coppa Carnevale. La gara tra Genoa ...


Blockbuster for your iPod More details are emerging of the deal to make Fox films and TV shows available for rent through Apple's iTunes service.â¦


Hulu, an online video service formed  by two U.S. media conglomerates, will begin a private test on  Monday with two new partners in one of big media's most  ambitious attempts to court viewers wherever they spend time.


Pakistan rejects call for conditions on U.S. aid

Pakistan rejected on Friday a call by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for President George W. Bush to consider cutting Pakistani aid unless it restores full civil rights and does more to fight terrorism.


Condoleezza Rice, the White House national security adviser, is giving a flurry of speeches in political battleground states in the closing days of the campaign, bringing allegations from Sen. John Kerry's camp that she is injecting herself into the presidential race.


Federer back in Open's fourth round with masterful performance

For most tennis players, having about the same number of clean winners as unforced errors translates into a pretty good performance.


Argentina butts into Chile-Peru liquor dustup

Chilean producers of a grape brandy known as Pisco petitioned their government on Friday to stop an Argentine producer from selling the product in Europe under the same name, which Peru also claims as its own.


La loro auto si schianta contro un platano, anche un ferito


La stella del jet set stava testimoniando dopo un furto di cassette "hot"E davanti ai poliziotti ha detto: "Scusate ma non mi ricordo bene"                                            La confessione di Paris Hilton "Non sono tanto intelligente"


Shocked Australians were on Wednesday mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said the death was a tragic accident.


Italy's Berlusconi Says Hopes Bush Wins U.S. Election

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday he hoped incumbent President Bush would win the Nov. 2 election against his Democratic rival John Kerry.


Dany Heatley scored his team-leading 38th goal and Ray Emery made 27 saves to give the Ottawa Senators a 2-0 victory over Carolina on Wednesday night and a home-and-home sweep of the Hurricanes.


Scores Killed As Pakistani Commandos Storm Mosque

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 10 -- Pakistani commandos stormed the Red Mosque at dawn Tuesday expecting to quickly subdue militants who had laid siege to the complex for eight days. But after more than 10 hours, dozens were dead, intense room-to-room fighting continued and the elite government fight...


Iraq calls for debt relief at donors' meeting

Senior Iraqi officials here on Wednesday called on the international community to make more efforts on debt relief and helping speed up the country's reconstruction process in spite of its unstable security situation.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden - American researchers Dr. Richard Axel and Linda B...


Navigation devices set to take mass market route

Portable navigation devices are  poised to take off this holiday shopping season as market  leaders Garmin and TomTom race each other to make deeper  inroads into the mass market by pushing out cheaper models.


Duello sulla Bossi-Fini Pisanu: rivediamola

"Forse Ã¨ giunto il momento di un tagliando per la Bossi-Fini". Sono bastate queste parole, pronunciate dal ministro dell'Interno Beppe Pisanu al meeting di Cl a Rimini, per scatenare, a stretto giro di posta


Physics Nobel Goes to 'Theory of Everything' Trio

Three American scientists won the 2004 Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for showing how tiny quark particles interact, helping to explain everything from how a coin spins to how the universe was built.


Guidi, occorre maggiore severita' per reprimere reati


Study Links Sleep Loss to Teens' Suicide Behaviors

NEW YORK  - Teenagers who usually fall into  bed at 2 am each night and get up a few hours later to make  their 8 am classes are putting themselves at risk for more than  chronic tiredness.


Shares seen flat ahead of results flurry

Stock index futures pointed to a steady opening on Wall Street on Thursday ahead of a barrage of results from major companies.


H and M French workers end warehouse strike after accepting pay proposals

Workers at Swedish retail clothing chain Hennes and Mauritz's French warehouse in Le Bourget, outside Paris, voted to end a three-week-old strike after accepting management's salary hike proposals.


Jury awards $2.5 mln in Roche Accutane trial

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey  - A New Jersey jury on Tuesday found that Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG failed to adequately warn a patient of the bowel disease risks associated with its potent acne medicine Accutane and awarded him $2.5 million in damages.


Japan's Nikkei 225, Topix Drop; Canon, Honda, Nissan Decline

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 138.20, or 1.3 percent, to 10,718.93 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index lost 12.


"Lost" actress Sanchez scores with "Football"

"Lost" co-star Kiele  Sanchez is in final negotiations to join ABC's drama pilot  "Football Wives," which revolves around women whose lives are  transformed when they marry NFL superstars.


Tropical Storm Jeanne killed at least 29 people in Haiti after battering the neighboring Dominican Republic with its lashing winds and deadly storm surge before it pushed off into the open sea on Sunday, officials said.


Greece protests US move of recognizing Macedonia

Greece on Thursday sharply protesteda US decision to recognize the former Yugoslav state on its northern border as "Macedonia", the same name as a northern Greek province where Alexander the Great was born.


Explosion kills four near Beirut seafront

A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said.


Myanmar's generals launched pre-dawn raids on activist monasteries on Thursday, ignoring increasingly desperate international calls for restraint in their crackdown on the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.


Dollar rides higher on robust US retail data

The dollar got a lift from a sharp rebound in US retail sales which raised the possibility of US interest rates moving slightly higher.


NL Wrap: Bonds Denied Home-Run Milestone in Giants Win

Barry Bonds failed to collect a hit in  his bid to join the 700-homer club, but he did score a run to  help the San Francisco Giants edge the host Milwaukee Brewers  3-2 in National League action on Tuesday.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents opened fire on a busload of laborers traveling toward a US military base in Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 of them and capping a week of violence that left at least 80 Iraqis and 20 US soldiers dead.


College Football: Wannstedt takes Pitt job

Jan Wannstedt knew all along that her husband's heart belonged on the sidelines of a football field. She knew that describing plays for FOX as an NFL analyst wasn't the same as calling plays.


Iraq welcomes Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr's freeze on the activities of his Mehdi Army militia for six months.


Sony apologies over virtual cathedral firefight

Murder in the Cathedral will continue, however Sony has gone down upon penitent knee and apologised to the Church of England for including Manchester Cathedral as a location for a brutal gun battle in its Resistance: Fall of Man video game.â¦


Nobel Peace show host Oprah Winfrey smiles in the Oslo Town Hall where Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai of Kenya is to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Friday, Dec. 10, 2004.


Space Shuttle Atlantis mission specialists began their second spacewalk of STS-115 at 5:05 a.m. EDT Wednesday at the International Space Station.  Dan Burbank and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Steve MacLean are preparing the ISS's newly installed 17.5-ton truss for operation.


Unveils P4-speed successor A Chinese PC vendor has begun shipping a box with its homegrown Godson CPU, with a price tag of between $175 to $200. Thanks to current exchange rates, that's under Â£100. Eventually, though, OEM ZhongKe Menglan Electronics expects to sell the unit for $125.â¦


Intel offers few details on dual-core plans

Intel Corp.'s dual-core strategy for mobile processors became a little clearer this week at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, but questions remain


President Bush threw his arm around Florida hurricane victims and offered them his sympathy Thursday as he visited a recovery center on the battered Treasure Coast.


Humor: College graduation day through the lens of a proud, and penniless, parent.


Charlton Athletic beat Fulham 2-1 in another London derby to go seventh in the Premiership. The Addicksâ goals were scored by Jerome Thomas and Talal El Karkouri, and although Tomasz Radzinski netted late


In precedenza era del 2,437, come dichiarato in aprile 2004


Maliki warns insurgents of wider crackdown

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover "every inch" of Iraq.


Twins unwittingly got married in Britain

Twins who were separated at birth got married without realizing they were brother and sister, a lawmaker said, urging more information be provided on birth certificates for adopted children. A court annulled the British couple's union after they discovered their true relationship, Lord David Alton said.


The national Democratic Party has spent millions on consultants, Internet services, catering and building state parties, entering the weeks before Election Day with only about one-fifth as much as the Republicans for races that could decide control of Congress.


Washington - A French pharmaceutical company will supply 2.6 million extra anti-flu shots to help the United States cope with a vaccine shortage that has sparked public concern, a top US health official said on Tuesday.


Hamas gains ground on Fatah in Gaza battles

Hamas Islamist fighters gained ground on Wednesday against forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas in battles for control of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian supremacy struggle he termed "madness".


The way Antoine Deneriaz figures it, he was the fastest human on the course during yesterday's season-opening World Cup downhill at Lake Louise, Alta.


Hanoi, 12:03 - CALCIO, CT GIAPPONE INSULTA GIOCATORI: INTERPRETE PIANGE

Il pari con il Qatar (1-1) in Coppa d'Asia non è andato giÃ¹ al ct del Giappone, Ivica Osim, c...


Willie Andrews was the first Patriot to pat Ellis Hobbs on the helmet after his electrifying, 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the Jets, the speedster trailing Hobbs for the last 20 yards as Hobbs whizzed his way down the Giants Stadium field, into and through the end zone


The Legal Afterlife of Anna Nicole Smith

Think the current proceedings in Florida are bizarre? Wait till the main event begins.


Gordon B. Hinckley, the longest-serving president of the Mormon church who presided over one of the greatest periods of expansion in its history, died Sunday


Oil prices fell sharply yesterday after briefly passing $54 a barrel amid nagging concerns in the market that the global supply buffer is too thin to handle a significant output disruption.


Fabris (Udeur), serve piano straordinario del governo


Members of the U.N.'s new human rights watchdog agreed in principle Tuesday to a compromise on how to launch investigations into some of the world's worst rights offenders, sparing the body from the potentially embarrassing prospect of failing to set its own rules.


SEC tethers Google float: IPO weighed down by new woe

Google's gaffe-prone initial public offering hit another hitch last night, when regulators refused to give it the final green light.


Crude Oil Prices Nosedive on Profit-Taking

Ed Silliere, vice president of risk management at Energy Merchant in New York, said the downward momentum was due to profit taking, which began after oil prices momentarily broke the $55 a barrel mark, as well as to signs of lower demand for gasoline.


In their duel of wits and words, the two "seconds" in the race for the White House sometimes appeared more evenly matched than the two top-of-the-ticket contenders who debated last week.


Consulta: ''Il crocifisso resta in classe''

Il crocifisso resterÃ  nelle aule scolastiche. La Corte Costituzionale ha infatti dichiarato ''manifestamente inammissibile'' il ricorso in materia del Tar del Veneto, che impugnava le norme in base alle quali


Prime Minister John Howard has ended the phoney election campaign, naming October 9 as the day he hopes to cement his place in history by winning a fourth consecutive term.


Famous London jazz haunt Ronnie Scott's celebrates 45 years

Ronnie Scott's, a London jazz mecca on a par with the Village Vanguard and Blue Note clubs in New York, celebrated its 45th birthday with a special concert.


Titolo risente di sospensione lavori giacimento Kashagan


Seagate HDD demo points to 275GB iPod-class drives

Flash who? Seagate late last week set what it claimed is the world record for the highest recording density achieved using a hard disk platter. The magic number: 421Gb per square inch. Crucially, Seagate said, the test used perpendicular recording heads and disc media based on produuction technology, so products based on the technology may not be far off.â¦


Rights Groups Criticize Israeli Army Operations in Gaza

The United Nations and a leading human rights group say Israel has violated international law by destroying Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip.


Ashlee Simpson performed on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and managed to make the third word in the show's title decidedly redundant.


Brett Favre brought the Pack all the way back, even without buddy Ahman Green.


Judah Friedlander, a stand-up comic and actor, recently performed a set for a small audience that included the talk show legend Joe Franklin.


Hurricane Lorenzo slams into Mexico's Caribbean coast

Tropical Storm Lorenzo strengthened into a hurricane and slammed ashore early Friday along one of Mexico's oil producing regions, the US National Hurricane Center said.


Biomira Stock Up 82 Pct on Cancer Vaccine

Shares of Biomira Inc. (BRA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) surged 82 percent on Friday on promising test results for a new lung cancer vaccine developed by Germany's Merck (MRCG.


Federer crushes Canas to reach Madrid quarters

Holder Roger Federer crushed Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-0 6-3 to take his place in the Madrid Masters quarter-finals on Thursday.


Too many of us are going whole hog, so General Mills is going whole grain.


With Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Usher leading the parade, the field of Grammy nominations again signals that the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences is moving beyond its history of congenital stodginess.


US calls for WTO panel to investigate EU customs rules

The United States called for the World Trade Organisation to set up a complaints panel to investigate European Union customs rules which Washington says penalizes US exports.


Seven children die as US-led coalition forces target eastern compound suspected of housing al-Qaida militants.


Ideeli: it's Woot.com meets 'The Devil Wears Prada'

Following in the vein of those rapid-fire, buy-it-while-it-lasts sites, Ideeli.com has launched its luxury shopping site and announced a round of Series A funding.


American gold medal gymnast Paul Hamm says he got a "good hearing" on his defense of his Olympic medal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland will decide whether Hamm


Musical home-wreckers hit right notes in New Orleans

Trombonist Craig Klein recalls ripping open the door to his house 14 months ago and finding a second calling.


Erevan, 19:55 - CALCIO, QUALIFICAZIONE EUROPEI: ARMENIA-BELGIO 0-1

In una gara valida per il gruppo A delle qualificazioni a Euro 2008, il Belgio ha vinto in trasferta...


World No. 1 Vijay Singh, who is seeking his ninth win on the PGA Tour this year, will play the final three events this season, starting with this week's Funai Classic.


Tribal Rage Tears at Diverse Kenyan City

ELDORET, Kenya, Jan. 2 -- One after another, bandaged men and women offered chilling details: that a swarming mob of machete-wielding men chained the front door of a mud-and-steel church, trapping about 100 people, mostly women and children, inside.


VeriSign security service expanded for apps, databases

VeriSign says it's expanding the log-management service to collect raw data or just the security-related events pertaining to applications and databases of corporate customers.


Voice of Bart Simpson Enjoys Anonymous Fame

EDINBURGH, Scotland  - She walks the streets  unrecognized despite providing the voice of TV's most infamous  animated rapscallion, but it seems a little bit of Bart Simpson  has seeped into Nancy Cartwright.


Blair slam for silence over Israel's violence

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's silence over Israel's violence and land grab is wiping out any hope of a two-state peace settlement, a leading peer has said.


Northern Rock PLC said Friday it was replacing its chairman, after two months of troubles during which the mortgage lender took emergency funding from the Bank of England and saw the first run on a British bank in nearly a century.


In a move that the White House says will save roughly 20 tons of paper, or about 480 trees, the Bush administration will release the governmentâs first-ever paperless budget on Feb. 4.


Livorno, 17:09 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLI: DOMENICA SI GIOCA REAL SARAGOZZA-LIVORNO

Domenica 3 settembre alle 20:30 nello stadio La Romareda il Livorno giocherà in amichevole co...


By Priscilla Frulla, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 9--About $1.3 billion in contracts were signed in 2006 for the construction of projects in South Mississippi, more than double 2005.


Chargers Notebook: Raiders little help in lifting blackout

SAN DIEGO ---- Not even the invasion of the hated Oakland Raiders on Halloween appears to be enough to lift the persistent television blackout of Chargers home games this season.


New Study Puts Sept. 11 Payout at $38 Billion

The families or loved ones of civilians killed on Sept. 11 received, on average, $3.1 million in government and charitable awards.


Ohio Man Charged in Chain Reaction Crash

A driver who authorities say started a chain-reaction accident that killed six people has been indicted on 12 counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, a prosecutor said.


U.S. troops must defeat enemy in Iraq: Rumsfeld

Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise farewell visit to American troops in Iraq and told them U.S. forces must stay until the enemy is defeated.


Police turn to YouTube to catch suspects

Patrolman Brian Johnson of the Franklin, Mass., Police Department studied a surveillance video showing two men using allegedly stolen credit cards at a Home Depot.


After more than 6,500 episodes of "The Price Is Right," it was Bob Barker's turn to "Come on down."


David Cameron says his party can win the next election, but admits there is still a long way to go to achieve power.


Coach Roberto Mancini praised attacking duo Adriano and Obafemi Martins for their contribution to Wednesday's triumph against Anderlecht which put Internazionale at the top of Champions League group G. The


Latin Grammys come to Vegas for first time

MIAMI (Billboard) - After touring Los Angeles, Miami and, last year, New York, the Latin Grammy Awards will make a new stop in Las Vegas on Thursday.


Farmers around the globe planting genetically engineered crops enjoyed another bumper harvest last year even as political and financial pressure mounted from skeptical consumers in Europe and pockets of the United States, an industry-supported group said Wednesday.


Several incidents highlight the dangers life online presents to preserving your privacy.


Bin Laden calls for jihad in Arabia and Sudan: Web

Osama bin Laden called for a holy war against foreign forces in Sudan and the Arabian Peninsula, in an audio recording posted on the Internet on Tuesday.


Guzzetta: raggiungere quota sicurezza di 570 mila


Nell'incontro odierno si e' informato sulle recenti vicende


BUENOS AIRES -- A high school student opened fire yesterday in a classroom in southern Argentina, killing four classmates and wounding five in Argentina's worst school rampage on record, police said.


Bush's July 16 call for renewed talks between Israelis and Palestinians is a step in the right direction, but it leaves out the parties who could give lasting peace a chance


Mexico's Cemex has agreed to buy building materials firm RMC Group for 2.3 billion pounds, doubling the revenues of the world's No.


Sales in the US by online retailers rise 19% between 1 November and 27 December, comScore says.


Langer puts Australia in strong position against Pakistan

Justin Langer is on a roll. He is on the verge of scoring another double ton in the first test match being played between Australia and Pakistan.


UEFA to meet Tuesday regarding Roma incident

Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body will meet on Tuesday to discuss the ramifications of Wednesdayâs incident in the suspended Champions League match between Roma and Dynamo Kiev.


The horror prequel Exorcist: The Beginning grabbed possession of the top box-office spot with an estimated $18.1 million. The dude comedy Without a Paddle drifted in second with $13.


Reporters Protecting Sources Face Perils

Three times this summer, judges have held journalists in contempt of court for refusing to name their anonymous sources in what press advocates fear is the start of a dangerous trend.


Torino, 18:33 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: ALTRI PASSI DECISIVI DA FARE

Il tecnico della Juve Didier Deschamps non vuole abbassare la guardia. "Abbiamo fatto un passo impor...


Trio of Hot New Games Victimized by Piracy

Illegal versions of  Halo 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Half-Life 2 have appeared on file-sharing networks, news groups and websites.


Londra, 22:56 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA-BRASILE 1-1 IN AMICHEVOLE

Inghilterra e Brasile hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-0) in un'amichevole giocata nel nuovo Wembley. Vantagg...


Cingular Launches 3G Network in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22  /PRNewswire/ -- Indianapolis residents can now take advantage of Cingular's super-charged wireless network which is capable of providing customers with high-speed access to information in a world that has gone mobile.


NJ court: eminent domain requires blight

In a victory for private property rights, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that local governments can't seize land against the owner's wishes simply because the property is underused.


Sony game unit says plans to cut jobs in U.S.

Sony Corp.'s  game unit said on Thursday it planned to cut jobs in the United States and was eyeing restructuring steps in Japan as it struggles to keep up with industry rival Nintendo Co. Ltd. .


The Passion of the Christ breaks The Lord of the Rings' record for DVD and VHS sales in the US, a report says.


Lobbyists United In Dismay Over Disclosure Rules

The lobbying disclosure bill passed by the House last week hadn't been voted on yet when Kenneth Gross stood at the head of a block-long conference room in New York, supplying 148 lobbyists and lawyers with the new congressional definition of a friend.


TRACKING HURRICAN IVAN - Hurricane Ivan has left at least 24 people dead in the US and nearly 100 dead on its path up the Caribbean.


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats have slumped to their worst result in 44 years in the western state of Saarland as voters punish the party for its painful economic reforms.


Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil and German romance singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau were named the 2005 winners of the Polar Music Prize for their contributions to music.


Ian Wynne overcomes a freak injury to win a kayak bronze for Britain.


Empoli, 17:40 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: ALLA RIPRESA DIFFERENZIATO PER TOSTO

Allenamento pomeridiano di ripresa per l'Empoli. Seduta differenziata per Tosto, mentre Ascoli, Eder...


Supermarket Sainsbury's reports a modest rise in sales over the Christmas period.


Per un solo voto: 16 favorevoli 17 contrari, astenuto Udc


With the Wind, Alinghi in Good Position to Clinch

VALENCIA, Spain, July 2 -- Alinghi can feel the breeze, and another America's Cup trophy just might be waiting in the wind.


Analysis: Too little too late for Darfur

It has taken President Bush nearly three years to match his impassioned rhetoric about what he decries as genocide in Darfur with tougher U.S. action against some of those blamed for the suffering.


Relatively well-off people in Manhattan or San Francisco or Seattle tend to pay their rents. Financial markets, especially the asset-backed ones that are so key to leveraged buy-outs, like this kind of stability. So it is fairly surprising that real estate investment trusts focusing on apartments have not been the subject of private equity interest - until now at least. On Tuesday, Tishman Speyer Properties and Lehman Brothers (NYSE:LEH) offered an enterprise value of $22bn for Archstone (NYSE:ASN)-Smith, known for its high-quality portfolio in sought-after cities such as New York.


Hundreds of angry French farmers mounted blockades around the country Monday to hold up fuel shipments in protest at soaring diesel and gasoline prices and to press their demands for government aid.


Astronomers claim to have found the first firm evidence that cosmic rays can come from stars that have exploded, or supernova remnants.


Ottimista su destino Ferrovie, 'si sta trovando soluzione'


President Nicolas Sarkozy's party won a clear parliamentary majority Sunday in elections seen as crucial to his vision for opening up France's economy, although the opposition thwarted a landslide victory by capitalizing on voter fears of giving Sarkozy too much power.


Study shows breath test for lung cancer possible

A simple breath test can sometimes detect lung cancer in patients even in the early stages of the disease, proving in principle that the idea might work, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.


Iraqi police found 47 more bodies of   death squad victims dumped in Baghdad overnight, they said on   Saturday, after Washington said it was diverting troops from   other parts of Iraq to secure the embattled capital.


Mammograms Only Have One-In-Five False Positives

A new long-term study finds that, over 20 years, only one in five women who have mammograms every two years will have to undergo follow up evaluation for a false positive finding.


New Line Cinema  honcho Robert Shaye makes a rare appearance in the director's  chair (his first since 1990's "Book of Love") bringing the  well-regarded short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" to the big  screen as the family-friendly fantasy "The Last Mimzy."


Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Thursday the assassination of Benazir Bhutto underscores a need for the U.S. to increase its efforts to combat terrorism.


Flagging Post-'Friends' NBC Seeks Midseason Boost

NBC, off to a rocky post-"Friends"  start in the ratings this fall, is counting on a rebound with  supernatural dramas, quirky comedies and a supermodel reality  show, its executives said on Wednesday.


Roma, 15:09 - CALCIO, INCHIESTE; ZAMPARINI: MOGGI-TV SENZA CONTRADDITORIO

Intervenendo alla trasmissione di Tg Parlamento "La politica nel pallone" il presidente del Palermo ...


Russia's Putin Again Rules Out Running for 3rd Term

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday again ruled out running for a third term in the Kremlin and pledged to organize elections for a successor in 2008 "in a proper democratic way.


At least 12 killed in Pakistan blast: police

At least 12 people were killed when a suicide bomber exploded a device near a police contingent outside the high court in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday, police said.


Another round of cheap stocks for the value investor's soul.


Police confirm that two people have died in a road accident in the Dumfries and Galloway area.


Russia Reluctant to Send Iran to UN Over Uranium

Russia is against reporting Iran to the United Nations Security Council for what the United States and some other countries say are breaches of U.N. nuclear rules, a top Kremlin official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.


The number of people killed in Israeli-Palestinian violence dropped dramatically in 2007, according to a report from an Israeli human rights group released Monday.


Lawyers say Anna Nicole to be buried in Bahamas

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Lawyers for the parties feuding over the body of former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith said on Thursday she would be buried in the Bahamas, next to her dead son.


Computer Associates Set for Criminal Arraignment

Computer Associates International Inc., the software maker under investigation for a $2.2 billion accounting fraud, is scheduled to be arraigned in US criminal court today, and former


It's a no-brainer, a Red Sox pitcher suggested when he was asked which team he would rather face in the postseason. "Are you kidding?


LâItalia aiuterÃ  la Libia nella lotta allâimmigrazione clandestina. Anche se i dettagli della collaborazione sono ancora da mettere a punto alla luce della revoca dellâambargo concessa a Tripoli la


Canines Lapping Up Luxury in Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH -- With pink pearls hanging delicately around her neck and her silken, pearly white locks flowing in the ocean breeze, Teddy luxuriated on a plush lounge chair covered with a white towel emblazoned with the Ritz-Carlton crest on a pool deck overlooking the Atlantic.


Zidane says Materazzi insulted his family

An apology, but no regrets and no detailed explanation on what set him off. That's where French soccer star Zinedine Zidane left things Wednesday during widely broadcast television interviews that attempted to decipher his ugly head-butting of an Italian opponent during the World Cup final.


Iraqi PM Says Sticking to January Election Plan

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday national elections will go ahead in January as planned despite a countrywide surge in violence against US forces and Iraqi troops and police.


Italy calls for calm after execution claim

The purported execution of the two women, both aid workers abducted more than two weeks ago in Baghdad along with two Iraqi colleagues, caused consternation in Italy, with Italian TV and radio running special bulletins through the night.


Dinosaur long-necked for a reason: experts

Fossilised remains found in southern China may hold the answer to a question that has long stumped palaeontologists: Just what is the purpose of the long neck on a group of predatory reptiles that roamed the earth millions of years ago?


U.S. Sues Walgreen Over Racial Prejudice

ST. LOUIS, March 7 -- The federal government sued Walgreen on Wednesday, alleging widespread racial bias against thousands of black workers at the drugstore chain.


Heâs been through the first minor skirmish of the â08 wars. Does Obamaâs team have the dirt-diggers, the counterpunchers, and the wise guys heâll need to go the distance?


Oracle buys operations planning vendor Interlace

Oracle continues to snap up smaller software companies even while it battles to acquire middleware vendor BEA. On Wednesday Oracle said it had agreed to buy Interlace Systems, which makes operations planning software, for an undisclosed price.


Europe Urged to Help NATO More in Iraq, Afghanistan

The United States said it expected  European countries to come up with offers of help in Iraq and  Afghanistan at a NATO meeting on Thursday to discuss the  alliance's role in the insurgency-hit countries.


Testing times Mozilla is calling on developers to help it ensure that the next version of the open source web browser is solid. And it has released an alpha version of Firefox 3 for developers to play with.â¦


UK medics could ditch bedside notes for computers

British doctors and nurses could bin the  clipboards at the end of patients' beds and head to their  rounds clutching hi-tech tablet PC's after medical experts gave  their backing to the new technology.


'The Incredibles' Soar to $70 Mln at Box Offices

Computer animated movie superheroes "The Incredibles" topped domestic box office charts over the weekend, raking in $70.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.


Back to 'School' for Walton, and 167 Other Hopefuls

Ireland's Philip Walton, who holed the  winning putt for Europe at the 1995 Ryder Cup, tees off this  week in a field of 168 at the European Tour qualifying school  finals in Spain.


Reuters Poll: Bush, Kerry in White House Dead Heat

President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry remain tied in the race for the White House two weeks before the Nov. 2 election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Austrian doctors are to re-examine Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, struck by a mystery illness.


Y-shaped motorcycle is a different kind of hybrid

Unlike other hybrid vehicles that tout stealth, satellite navigation or energy efficiency, this vehicle claims to be the offspring of a motorcycle and a sports car. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Dead to be buried, Putin vows to tighten security after hostage crisis

Grief-stricken families prepared to bury their loved ones Sunday with President Vladimir Putin vowing to toughen security after a bloody hostage drama left at least 330 people dead, about half of them children.


Sri Lanka rebels bomb army bus: officials

Tamil Tiger rebels bombed an army bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Wednesday killing four people and wounding 21, military and hospital officials said, the latest in a series of attacks as renewed civil war deepens.


'Transformers' bears the hallmarks of its executive producer, Steven Spielberg. The robotic story feels more human as a result.


Tennis Pete Sampras will play tournament tennis for the first time since 2002, competing on a tour for players over 30, and his first match will be in Boston. Sampras's Outback Champions Series debut, which will come May 2-6 at Boston University's Agganis Arena, is to be announced formally today. Sampras, 35, will appear in at least one other event ...


Sanyo to share battery recall cost with Lenovo

TOKYO/SHANGHAI  - Troubled Japanese electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co.  said on Friday it would shoulder with China's Lenovo Group  the cost of recalling 205,000 Sanyo-made laptop battery packs that can overheat.


(InfoWorld) - In a little more than a decade, BEA Systems built itself into a top middleware player and one of the leading lights in SOA. Thatâs a good thing. Revenues at BEA are soaring (up 19 percent in the latest quarter) and the companyâs stock price rose around 50 percent in the last year. But playing in a hot space such as SOA is a classic instance of having the tiger by its tail. As CEO Alfred Chuang told InfoWorld Executive Editor at Large Eric Knorr in a recent interview, the company still needs to move aggressively to avoid being left high and dry by rapid shifts in the technology landscape. InfoWorld: What do you think is the future of enterprise software and where does BEA fits into it? Alfred Chuang: You will have vendors like us that will be selling platforms (and) application vendors that will be selling application components, yet they will be assembled on the fly by an end-user. End-users will be using a tool -- or they will be using templates or processes -- that will represent what their environment is. They can always go back to change the process on the fly, yet the components will continue to be usable within those processes. One big advantage: Youâll be able to upgrade component functionality without affecting the process itself. Today, this is a total mess. IW: Where do you think SaaS (software as a service) will fit in to this vision?                                                     AC: Like when you rent a car, you donât really care much about your car. When people drive a rent-a-car, they drive very differently from when they drive their own car. You see the craziest man driving around the hills of San Francisco in a Ford Taurus -- itâs likely to be me -- and Iâm killing the brakes coming down the streets of San Francisco, flying over the hills, because I donât give a crap. Now, if itâs my own car that Iâm driving, itâs very different. Iâll be parking at the corner parking station and making sure nobody can possibly ding me. There will be people who want full flexibility, so all they want is a rental car. There are people who will want ownership so badly ... that they will buy the software. SaaS will be able to attract small groups in large corporations, or small organizations, period. I think a successful company, including ourselves, even at the middleware layer, will have to offer both to people. IW: So youâre not ruling out offering some of what BEA offers now as a service? AC: Not only am I not ruling it out, we have to do it.Â  Iâm saying itâs not going to be 100 percent of the world. IW: What about the effect of the open source model? AC: Open source is the ultimate tool to keep us honest, especially on pricing. Linux is a good example. I spent the first half of my career from the very beginning of Sun until they were several billion dollars in size. For the longest time, Solaris was the reason people would buy a very, very expensive box. All of a sudden, people did not notice -- especially the people at Sun -- that the API was no longer dependent on Solaris. Weâre not calling any of the functions directly on the operating system anymore. They are programming that to things like J2EE. So overnight, what happened is someone came up with a computer running an operating system that J2EE can run on. Literally, thereâs no porting, thereâs no changing, nothing. In fact, the same application is being extended by buying more CPUs running Linux. Linux totally commoditized Unix in the marketplace. Open source serves [another] very important purpose, I think, which is education. SOA [service-oriented architecture] is lifting us to a different level. Look at the application server or integration software. You really want to educate developers? Let them tinker with whatâs inside so they fully understand what theyâre dealing with. A smart vendor will always watch whether their software is being commoditized. And itâs not wrong to be commoditized as long as your volume catches up with it. You must continue to innovate in abstractions at higher and higher levels. The demand is unlimited at this point in time. Look at our appetite for Internet applications. It is absolutely insatiable. We want more and more and more. I want to do everything on the Internet. If Iâm booking an airline ticket -- I just came back from Asia last night -- I did the whole thing in my car on my 3G BlackBerry.


Consumer Inflation Unchanged in November

WASHINGTON -- Consumer inflation was a no-show in November as Americans enjoyed a third straight month of price relief led by big declines in energy costs.


Nearly a year since it was sold by Vivendi Universal to private investors, online retailer eMusic has undergone a facelift that includes a panel of music critics to help users comb its trove of independent music.


Saudi security forces arrest several people as protesters attempt to stage anti-monarchy protests.


Bombardier Board Ousts Chief Executive Paul Tellier

Bombardier Inc., the world's top maker of train equipment, ousted Chief Executive Officer Paul Tellier after the company's market value dropped by two-thirds since he was hired two years


No one plays the aggrieved, all-the-world-is-against-me role quite like Blackburn manager Graeme Souness, who prowls the touchline with such menace that you


Talking to Iran About Iraq: A Non-Starter for Bush

Analysis: He's already pushing back against the Baker-Hamilton report, and no wonder. Accepting the proposal to engage Iran and Syria  would mean  admitting his foreign policy has failed


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Iraq's interim leader Iyad Allawi hold talks on security.


Roundup: Final competitions include twists and triumph for US

The triumphant included light heavyweight boxer Andre Ward and the first United States medal in the men's marathon since 1976, a silver by Meb Keflezighi.


They came to dine at an expensive restaurant along the normally calm harbor in Hamburg. Instead, they got soaked.


Scotland's first minister says Scottish Power customers and employees will be concerned at a takeover deal.


Supporters of Jacob Zuma celebrate his election as leader of South Africa's governing ANC.


Dutch troops in Afghanistan killed two of their own men during a nighttime battle, and separately two allied Afghan soldiers they mistook for enemies


Spar with Jackie Chan, cruise with confidence, and send love digitally with these newest gadgets.


Il governatore Formigoni: 'Milano e Lombardia alla testa di un paese che vuole crescere'. Follini: 'Metafora di un'Italia che funziona'. Milano, 7 dic. (Adnkronos)- Dopo tre anni di restauri, ha riaperto il tempio della lirica milanese.


IN THE NEWS - Google to Put Millions of Books on the Internet

The Internet search company Google plans to put millions of library books online and make them searchable. This week, Google announced a project with the New York Public Library and the libraries of four universities.


How Gandhigiri found a place in Munnabhai

Writer Abhijat Joshi talks about Lage Raho Munnabhai.


Local officials are considering two development proposals that would reshape Hyde Park to make it more commercially vibrant and further tourism.


Marcello Dell'Utri, an adviser to Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, is found guilty of association with the Mafia.


County sets events to mark World AIDS Day

November 24 - World AIDS Day 2004 will be commemorated around the globe on Wednesday, December 1. World AIDS Day celebrates progress made in the battle against the epidemic - and brings into focus remaining challenges.


Business & money: As increasing numbers of complainants seek redress in the courts, Tony Levene looks at how a successful action can be only the start.


Stocks mixed as US, Canadian economies improve, oil edges higher

TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market was sent higher Friday morning by improvements in energy stocks as a two-day slide in oil prices skidded to a stop and signs of strong economic growth.


A man accused of killing five women says he has no idea why blood from two of the women was found on his coat.


Peter Mandelson rejects claims he criticised Tony Blair over the Northern Ireland peace process.


Bank of America Joins Parade of Mortgage-Related Losses

The bank cited huge write-downs of mortgage-related securities and higher provisions for future losses in credit card and home equity loans.


Parigi, 18:11 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: NADAL AI QUARTI

Lo spagnolo Rafael Nadal si è qualificato per i quarti di finale


Vietnam reports 29th human bird flu case; 16-year-old in critical ...

A 16-year-old girl from southern Vietnam has become infected with the bird flu strain that killed 32 people earlier this year and devastated the poultry industry across Asia, a doctor said Thursday.


Londra, 22:55 - Calcio, Inghilterra: Chelsea aumenta vantaggio in vetta

Si Ã¨ completata questa sera la 22/a giornata del campionato inglese. Il Chelsea ha battuto il Middle...


RCMP accusations are `completely wrong,' De Zen says Police probe $32 million deal with St. Kitts luxury resort. Building materials mogul Vic De Zen has denied RCMP allegations he committed fraud at Royal Group


Major blast occurred in N Korea on Thurs: Yonhap

SEOUL - A large explosion occurred in North Korea's northernmost inland province of Yanggang on Thursday, which was the 56th anniversary of the country's founding, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday.


KIRKUK, Iraq  - A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle against the gate of an Iraqi army base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing seven soldiers and wounding 10, police said.


Non serve piu' indicare conte corrente da cui fare prelievo


A U.S. Marine transport helicopter  crashed early on Wednesday in western Iraq, the U.S. military  said in a statement.


Avellino, 19:03 - CALCIO, AVELLINO: SI DIMETTE TECNICO VAVASSORI

Giovanni Vavassori si è dimesso dalla guida dell'Avellino alla vigilia della partenza della s...


EPA particulate rules affect 9 Ky. counties

Seven years after establishing a new national health standard for fine particle pollution, which has been linked to thousands of deaths each year, the US Environmental Protection Agency yesterday began enforcing it.


Seven Palestinians Killed in Gaza Clashes

BEIT LAHIA, Gaza Strip Sept. 9, 2004 - Yasser Arafat's expulsion is "closer than ever," the Israeli foreign minister said in remarks broadcast Thursday, and seven Palestinians were killed and 27 wounded


As Japanese Pitcher Waits, Wheeling Outpaces Dealing

With ThursdayÂs midnight deadline creeping closer, the Red Sox still cannot predict if Japanese ace Daisuke Matsuzaka will be smiling and holding up on of their jerseys anytime soon.


KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to have enough weapons to beat the New England Patriots, but the defending champs proved they have a healthy arsenal of their own on Monday night.


Dairy Farmers 'Treated Like Guinea Pigs'

The way CAP has been applied in England, together with the threat of disproportionate regulations, could be the last straws for many dairy farmers, says NFU president Peter Kendall.


For Indonesian Survivors, Constant Reminders of Havoc

For the survivors, the many bodies that lay strewn among the debris in this provincial capital provide a constant reminder of the havoc wrought by the earthquake


Five Nations to Tax Airfare to Raise Funds for AIDS Drugs

The countries plan to raise at least $300 million next year to help pay for the treatment of children with AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.


Number of Chinese with AIDS virus rising

BEIJING The number of people contracting the AIDS virus in China is rising and infections are spreading from high-risk groups such as drug users to the general population, according to a study released Tuesday.


ACLU Says FBI Spying on Religious, Protest Groups

The American Civil Liberties Union  on Thursday accused the FBI and local police of spying on  political and faith-based groups and formally asked the  government for information about such FBI surveillance.


Richard Faulds and Stephen Parry are going for gold for Great Britain on day four in Athens.


If Clemens Is Pursued, a Grand Jury Is Probable

A grand jury would allow federal authorities to delve deeper into Roger Clemensâs suspected use of performance-enhancing drugs and to question him more directly.


The numbers are so one-sided, it's startling. The American League is 8-0-1 in the last nine All-Star games. AL teams also swept the past two World Series and won an overwhelming 61 percent of interleague games against the NL this season.


Russia, Germany say outcome of Ukraine poll re-run must be ...

SCHLESWIG, Germany, Dec 21  - Russia and Germany said Tuesday that the outcome of the re-run of the disputed Ukrainian election at the weekend must be respected.


Catania, 19:46 - CALCIO, CATANIA: VARGAS FORSE DISPONIBILE PER L'EMPOLI

Prosegue la preparazione del Catania in vista del match con l'Empoli. Il tecnico Marino ha sottopost...


Trial Starts for Former Chief in Options-Backdating Case

Gregory L. Reyes, the former chief executive of Brocade Communications, is accused of misleading investors by backdating stock option grants, among other things.


SAP sets back medium-term profitability targets

SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, may need an extra year to achieve its medium-term profit target of an operating margin of 30 percent, its chief financial officer said.


GAO: White House Violated Law on Medicare

The Bush administration violated the law by allowing private insurers to limit choices of some patients in a small trial program of managed health care under Medicare, congressional investigators said.


Examining Black-Latino Relations, Gently

David Lambâs play âPlatanos & Collard Greensâ represents the strongest evidence at the moment of the blunt racial divide that marks so much cultural consumption.


Candidates sharply divided on health care

Bush's plan focuses on individuals and employers while Kerry favors increased involvement by the federal government. BY JANET HOOK AND PETER WALLSTEN.


Two New Jersey high school football players accused of raping ...

NEWARK, NJ. -- Two football players accused of raping a 15-year-old schoolmate have been charged with sexual assault, authorities said.


Lebanon war film takes award at Dubai film festival

"Under the Bombs," a movie about interfaith love during the 2006 war in Lebanon, was named best film in Dubai's awards for Arab cinema, in a year when films about conflict abounded.


Sanyo shares fell sharply after two customers said they would recall 1.3 million handset batteries that could overheat.


Microsoft Lists Programs Incompatible with Service Pack

Microsoft has compiled a list of incompatible applications that are "broken" by Windows XP Service Pack 2. Service Pack 2 was released to manufacturing on August 6th.


Sony, Microsoft see games key to console race

SANTA MONICA, California  - After years of arguing  over whose video game machine has the best bells and whistles,  Sony Corp.  and Microsoft Corp.  agree the  battle boils down to which one has the best games.


Gates pumps up Office, slaps down Yahoo!

Man your APIs Office System Developer Conference A "brilliant, powerful - and let's face it, sexy and good looking - leader of men and women who just doesn't believe in paying more than seven dollars for a haircut".â¦


Illinois Helps New York City Get More Flu Shots

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has helped New York City secure 200,000 additional flu shots from overseas, a move that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said would "allow virtually every high-risk New York City


Alta moda a Potsdamer Platz Tutti pazzi per Dior

A mezzo secolo dalla scomparsa, tre mostre celebrano il maestro dell'alta moda francese. Da Berlino a Indianapolis a Londra. Sulle tracce di una rivoluzione del gusto e dell'estetica


Car chases and gun battles aside, Cellular is still a movie about watching someone talk on a cellphone. In certain corners of Hollywood, this might seem like an exciting concept.


Blasts rock 5 Christian churches in Iraq

Predawn explosions yesterday ripped through five empty Christian churches in the Iraqi capital, which by nightfall also was the scene of the crashes of two US helicopters, which killed two soldiers and wounded two others.


UK defence firm lobbied minister to drop corruption probe: report

The British defence company at the centre of an abandoned corruption probe into a UK-Saudi Arabia weapons deals directly lobbied a key minister to drop the investigation, the Financial Times has reported.


Ragazzina si uccide Aveva litigato con la madre

Torino, 17 agosto 2004 - Una tragedia ha colpito questo pomeriggio l'Alessandrino, dove una ragazzina di 15 anni si è tolta la vita sparandosi con una pistola.