Let folks on Wall Street take the heat this summer

OK. Listen up. It's hot. It's July. You'd rather be at the beach. But you're probably worried about your investments because some hyperactive managers with seven-figure salaries at Bear Stearns have made a mess -- perhaps for all of us -- by buying massive quantities of weird securities with borrowed money.


Morning sickness tied to lower breast cancer risk

NEW YORK  - If there's any good news about morning sickness, this may be it. Women who experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life, according to new research.


The real purpose of a protest against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed was to encourage terrorism, a court hears.


La maggioranza resta compatta e non ricorre alla fiducia


Aveva definito gli africani meno intelligenti dei bianchi


Romania and Bulgaria welcome the announcement that they will be admitted to the EU in January 2007.


A US air strike in Iraq destroyed a building in Falluja believed used as a meeting place by terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his followers.


FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Judge Order US to Release Files on Abu ...

federal judge in New York, complaining that the Bush administration "shows an indifference" to the freedom of information laws, has ordered the Pentagon and other agencies to produce a list


"The Incredibles" is simply the best. From Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November, its registered takings amounted to $70.7 million (Lm23.


Vizquel hoping he's not done with Indians

Omar Vizquel's days with the Cleveland Indians could be dwindling. And although free agency beckons for the Gold Glove shortstop, he can't imagine playing for any other team.


There's a common determination between the Red Sox and Angels entering today's Game 3 of the best-of-five American League Division Series at Fenway Park, albeit for different reasons.


Israel allows Gazan pilgrims through border

Israel is allowing hundreds of Palestinians from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to cross Israeli territory on their way to the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Sunday.


Critical U.N. aide now lauds U.S., U.K. on Darfur

A United Nations official who  infuriated Washington by accusing the United States and Britain  of "megaphone diplomacy" over Sudan changed tack on Monday,  praising both countries for keeping the issue alive.


Turkish ruling party tipped to win poll amid tensions

Turks elect a new parliament on Sunday in what has been billed as one of the most important polls of their recent history following a clash between the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party and the nation's secular elite.


Brazil's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in three years in December, according to the government.


Berkshire to Buy ING Unit for $441 Million

In its second acquisition this week, Warren Buffettâs Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy the NRG reinsurance unit of ING, the Dutch financial services company.


Chinese Police Detain Man In Bloody Knife Attack At School

Americas Amber Alert News Center(BEIJING China) AP--BEIJING -- Chinese police have detained a man accused of hacking to death as many as nine boys as they slept in a high school dormitory in central China.


Salt Lake City - A star player officially falls into a slump when the opposing team's fans beg him to shoot. The small forward's accuracy problems Monday became acute enough at the Delta Center for Utah Jazz fans to taunt him as the Nuggets lost 102-91.


Study: Bush Judges Most Conservative on Rights

A study of thousands of federal court cases has found that judges appointed by President Bush are the most conservative on record in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties.


Cisco Systems Buys Another Social-Networking Firm

Company aquires some assets of Tribe.net, and expects to let the site remain independent.


Defrocked Priest Shanley Jailed for Rape of Boy

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - Defrocked priest Paul Shanley  was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for raping  a boy in the 1980s in one of the most high-profile cases to  stem from a U.S. Catholic clergy abuse scandal.


Najaf Fighting Flares; Sadr Forces Hold Shrine

Description: US forces clash again in Najaf with fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Efforts by the Iraqi government to reach a disarmament deal with Sadr are at an impasse, and his forces continue to hold the Imam Ali shrine.


WASHINGTON -- The national security adviser under the first President Bush said the current president acted contemptuously toward NATO and Europe after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and is trying to cooperate now out of desperation to "rescue a failing venture" in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Prince Harry's regiment, the Blues and Royal, is to be deployed to Iraq, according to Whitehall sources.


UBS tumbles following extra EU7bn writedown

After a rollercoaster week, European stocks surrendered early gains as euphoria about central banks' moves to boost liquidity in the global banking system gave way to doubts over their likely effectiveness.


The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment has released an alarming report on the impacts of climate change across the Arctic. The ACIA is a multiyear evaluation of the impact of climate change and increased ultraviolet radiation across the Arctic region.


Shaken by product safety woes, China declares "war"

China has launched a four-month "war" on tainted food, drugs and exports, state media reported on Friday, as beleaguered officials embraced time-tested campaign tactics to clean up the country's battered image.


BOSTON 4, ST. LOUIS 1: Red Sox one win to glory

As Pedro Martinez left the mound for the final time Tuesday night, he looked and pointed skyward. He had done in his first World Series start what Babe Ruth did in his back in 1916


Anna Nicole's cause of death still a mystery

DANIA BEACH, Florida  - An autopsy on former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday did not immediately determine the cause of death, a Florida medical examiner said.


A Malpensa questa mattina sono stati cancellati 16 voli


GIRLS J.V. TENNIS   RESULTS TUESDAY   EAST GREENWICH 5, CLASSICAL 0   Layson Raposa-Colleen Hart def. Rachel Zurier-Rebekah Page, 10- 2; Kat Primeau-Sam Scheer def. Alisa Zayas-Emily Felder, 10-1; Nicole Passa-Amanda Serino def.


The Thrift Savings Plan hopes to get faster and better.


Elliott Carter has touched on just about every musical format in his long and prolific career, but chamber music is where he has always seemed the most comfortable.


"It was never a goal to be out of television or in television," says Lucy Liu of her return to TV in ABC's "Cashmere Mafia."


Iraq ready for "final" battle with al Qaeda: PM

Iraqi security forces have begun a "decisive" final offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq to push the Sunni Islamist militants out of their last major stronghold in the north, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday.


The United States has unmatched military and economic strength, but is it losing its role as a force for global stability?


Jury awards plaintiff $3 mln in Wyeth Prempro case

A Philadelphia jury found on Tuesday that Wyeth's hormone replacement therapy Prempro was a cause of a woman's breast cancer and awarded her and her husband damages of $3 million, the drugmaker said.


Paris blast terrorist act - Indonesia's Yudhoyono

Indonesian president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said a blast on Friday near Jakarta's embassy in Paris was a terrorist act, and called on France and Indonesia's outgoing president to take appropriate action.


A Colorado program may help with the balance and posture problems encountered by people suffering from Sensory Processing Disorder. In Bodyhack.


Crude Oil Is Little Changed After Falling on Mild US Weather

Crude-oil futures were little changed after plunging 6.5 percent yesterday amid speculation higher-than- normal temperatures in the US will reduce heating-oil demand.


U.N. should lead Afghanistan peace effort: Britain

Britain lobbied U.N. officials  on Thursday with a proposal for the world body to lead a  comprehensive "campaign plan" for peace in Afghanistan, where  NATO-led troops are struggling against Taliban insurgents.


Aberdeen, Scotland (Sports Network) - Celtic remained perfect in Scottish Premier League play this season with a 3-1 win over Inverness at the Pittodrie.


Lebanon army shells camp, three soldiers killed

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday and three soldiers died in the heavy battles, security sources said.


Posh's TV show backfires as bid to woo America

Victoria Beckham's bid to woo Americans has backfired with damning reviews of a reality TV show that she hoped would overturn her image here as a sour-faced diva.


"There have been a lot of BS calls, just like that one," Scott said, referring to the new interpretation of the 5-yard rule.


Colonial rule, rapacious dictatorship and civil war have so ravaged Congo's economy and society that the streets of its cities swarm with homeless young people who numb their misery with drugs and alcohol.


by dip in oil prices. BY TOM VAN RIPER. A plunge in oil prices propelled stocks to big gains yesterday, with the Dow closing above 10,000 for the first time in two weeks.


Indian PM optimistic of sustaining nine percent growth

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday he was confident the country will be able to maintain a nine percent economic growth rate despite a possible global slowdown.


Indonesia Quake Sparks Fatal Tidal Waves

Sanitation equipment from the Oxfam charity set for Indian Ocean tsunami victims is loaded onto a plane at East Midlands Airport, central England, December 29, 2004.


Nine killed as Myanmar cracks down on protests

At least nine people were killed in Myanmar on Thursday as soldiers and police cleared the streets of central Yangon by giving protesters 10 minutes to leave or be shot, tightening a two-day crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.


Fed holds rates steady, sees housing stabilizing

The U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark interest rates steady on Wednesday and maintained a warning on inflation risks as it noted signs of stability emerging in downtrodden housing markets.


A military judge allowed Pfc. Lynndie England only one witness of her own in a hearing Monday to decide whether she should be court-martialed in the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal.


GE to buy stake in Regency Energy for $603 mln

General Electric Co.'s  energy unit will pay $603 million for a controlling stake in Regency Energy Partners LP , an owner of natural gas pipelines and processing equipment.


British man behind plans to bring famous stainless steel, gull-winged sports cars into production after 25-year hiatus


It was another great night for the US track and field team as it upped its medal count to 18, just two short of the Sydney Games. The highlight was the sweep in the 200 meters.


Bell and Cook take up Pietersen challenge

Ian Bell said he was delighted both he and Alastair Cook had been able to live up to Kevin Pietersen's rallying cry to England's junior players after the two young guns both made hundreds in the second Test against Pakistan here at Old Trafford.


U.S. movie exec charged over Thai festival bribes

A Los Angeles movie executive and his wife have been indicted on charges of paying $900,000 in bribes to a senior Thai tourism official to secure lucrative contracts to run a film festival in Bangkok.


Israel urged to heed Syrian offer for peace talks

Israel should take up a Syrian offer to renew peace talks, Israeli President Moshe Katsav said Thursday, rejecting claims by Israeli officials that the gesture is not significant.


U.S. coalition chopper crashes in Afghanistan

A helicopter from the U.S.-led coalition force in Afghanistan crashed on Sunday after reporting engine failure, the coalition said, but it did not say if there were any casualties.


Presidential Election: Predict Bush,Kerry State Battles

With most of the states having made up their mind on the presidential race in February, less than a quarter of them can truly be regarded as still in play.


Portuguese President Moves to Dissolve Parliament

Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio began moves Tuesday to dissolve parliament and call an election after deciding Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes could no longer continue in the job.


The four original members of R.E.M. gave a rare performance Saturday night as the group was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.


Throughout the weeklong buildup to last night's touted meeting between burgeoning stars Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby, hockey pundits warned of a potential party crasher: Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Evgeni Malkin.


A TOSHIBA TV sparked an international rescue operation yesterday when it decided it had enough of watching bad American television and radioed for assistance.


GENITORI INDAGATI; TAORMINA: "AUTODENUNCIATI"

(AGI) - Torino, 1 nov. "Qui si divulgano notizie segrete senza il dovuto controllo e si determinano confusione e gravissimi danni per le persone interessate". Carlo Taormina, l'avvocato di Anna Maria Franzoni


NATO called for closer ties with Russia  on Friday, a day after British warplanes scrambled to intercept  Russian bombers on patrol, and said it was up to the Kremlin to  spell out whether it had a "different view."


Earthlink's city-wide Wi-Fi ambitions fade into thin air

Oversold technology, under-priced fees Citywide Wi-Fi was supposed to be the lifeline that would lead Earthlink to higher ground. With two of major deals suddenly declared dead and a third on suicide watch, it's starting to look like a ball and chain.â¦


Stosur left out of Australian tennis FedCup team

Australia's highest-ranked women's player Samantha Stosur was left out of the Fed Cup team named Wednesday for this month's Asia/Oceania zone group one competition in Bangkok.


Ireland bid for their third Triple Crown in four years when they take on Scotland at Murrayfield.


Resident Evil 4 coming to PS2 'end of 2005'

A PlayStation 2 version of the hugely-anticipated Resident Evil 4 will be released in Japan at the end of 2005, Capcom has confirmed, ending the long-term exclusivity arrangement it had previously signed with Nintendo.


A woman who allegedly sold flu shots then fled when her credentials were questioned was giving people the real vaccine, and was trying to raise money for her daughter's school fund-raiser, her ex-husband said.


By Anna Jeys BEACH lifeguards set a course for landlocked Birmingham to teach children the dangers of the sea. As thousands of families prepare for seaside holidays, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is touring city schools to teach youngsters how to stay safe.


Bush Defends US Policy on Iraq, Promotes Democracy in UN Speech

President Bush defended the US decision to invade Iraq in a United Nations General Assembly address Tuesday in which he also urged the world community to fight terrorism and promote democracy.


Allied Domecq Says Profit Rose on US Spirits Demand

Allied Domecq Plc, the world's second- largest liquor maker, said fiscal 2004 earnings rose on US demand for spirits including Malibu rum.


EU opposes pressurizing Iran on nuclear issue

Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Wednesday the European Union (EU) opposes putting Iran under pressure and threats regarding the country's nuclear program, the official IRNA news agency reported.


Oil Spill Tainted Water Table: Recent Pipeline Leak Seeped into Deep Hole in Northern Wisconsin

By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 16--An oil pipeline spill on Feb. 2 in Rusk County -- one of the largest such accidents of its kind in state history -- has been found to have contaminated the local water table, officials confirmed Thursday.


The Caucus: Military Donations to Democrats

Though the proportion of their donations is small in relation to the humongous totals raised in this money primary for 2008, members of the armed forces do not seem to be only opening their pockets for Republicans this time around.


Death toll in Hebei iron mine fire rises to 57

The death toll in the five iron mines that caught fire Saturday morning in Shahe City in north China's Hebei Province has risen to 57, said an official with the leading group in charge of the rescue operation.


Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim failed yesterday in a final court bid to erase his criminal record and to immediately rejoin active politics, leaving a royal pardon as his only way back.


Doctors and the Ontario government have agreed to try to cut the taxpayer-funded prescription drug costs of the poor and elderly by $200 million over the next four years, the Star has learned.


Tengono conto dell'inflazione e del +2% dei prezzi a consumo


Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of Spin'

Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin.


U.S. at odds with NATO over troops for Afghanistan

The United States will press its European NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan's violent south in response to Canada's call for reinforcements, but the Pentagon said it will not commit any more of its own forces there.


Italian first, American surprising second in bizarre marathon

Stafano Baldini of Italy took the lead two miles from the finish to win the gold medal and American Meb Keflezighi took a stunning silver Sunday in an Olympic marathon disrupted by a costumed intruder who grabbed the race leader with about three miles to


âCloserâ turns couple of couples upside down

Have yourself a chilly little Christmas with the wintry bite of Mike Nicholsâ âCloser.â Of course, this acid-etched satire has been released at this time of


Russian pop stars canvass for Viktor Yanukovich in Ukraine

The right-wing opposition 'Our Ukraine' bloc that represents the interests of Viktor Yushchenko - the main rival of Viktor Yanukovich in the presidential race, challenged the presence of the Russian singers in ...


Moviegoers to Hollywood: Don't mention the War

NEW YORK  - One of the biggest challenges in marketing "Rendition," which stars Reese Witherspoon as a young American mother whose Egyptian-born husband mysteriously disappears, has been differentiating the film from other recent movies set against the backdrop of the Middle East.


Pesaro, 14:15 - BASKET, PESARO: LA SCAVOLINI RIPRENDE NOME E TROFEI

La società di basket Scavolini Spar, torna in possesso del nome e dei trofei vinti dalla 'vec...


Korean Foreign Minister Consoles Japanese Counterpart Over Iraq ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Ban Ki-moon sent a letter of comfort to Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, regarding the murder of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda in Iraq.


A sweeping new global report, released by the World Health Organization today in New York City, urges governments to get tough on the tobacco epidemic before it's too late


US Marines Fight Falluja Insurgents, 3 Killed

US Marines backed by aircraft fought insurgents in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, six weeks after launching a major attack that aimed to quell revolt in the city before next month's election.


AMD flies in Hawk, Griffin notebook CPUs

HDMI, DisplayPort, UVD to be added to laptop chipsets Mobile Roadmap AMD's roadmap for its notebook-oriented has taken a decidedly avian turn as the chip maker gears up to battle Intel's Centrino, a plan that will see it support Flash-fitted hybrid hard drives, 802.11n Wi-Fi, HyperTransport 3 and DirectX 10.â¦


Fox cooks up weeklong ratings win with "Kitchen"

NEW YORK  - "Hell's Kitchen" kept the home fires burning for Fox, which narrowly beat NBC in the key adults 18-49 demographic for the week ended June 17.


US actor Peter Boyle, best known as the curmudgeonly father in Everybody Loves Raymond, dies aged 71.


Taking a drug that boosts "good" cholesterol and a separate pill that lowers "bad" cholesterol appears to be a more effective weapon against heart disease than taking a single drug, researchers say.


Berlusconi condemns reported killing of Italian hostage in Iraq

Premier Silvio Berlusconi vowed Italian troops would not leave Iraq even and condemned the reported killing of an Italian hostage as an act


Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga's private plane was ready to leave Baton Rouge, La., when LSU coach Nick Saban boarded briefly, then got in his car and drove off. Huizenga returned to South Florida without Saban on Friday, but the coach might yet join the Dolphins.


CIBC revealed yesterday that it learned last month that faxes containing sensitive customer information were allegedly still arriving at a US junkyard two years after the bank thought the problem had been fixed.


Investigators were expected to question the trader in connection with a massive fraud at SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale.


US President Bush is weighing an increase in the size of the military to deal with the long-term fight against terrorism.


Music from Bob Marley and The Rolling Stones are among new works inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.


Famed U.S. gossip blogger Perez Hilton has been hit with a $7.6 million lawsuit over his allegedly unauthorized use of photographs protected by copyright.  The 28-year-old online gossip columnist, whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., is named in the Nov.


Workers who spend excessive amounts of time at their desk could be putting their lives at risk, research suggests.


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Former OLPC CTO predicts a $75 laptop by 2010

Mary Lou Jepsen stirred up a controversy when she left the struggling One Laptop Per Child nonprofit effort in December to start her own for-profit company, Pixel Qi, with the goal to create a $75 laptop using technologies she invented at OLPC.Jepsen's departure as CTO prompted critics to accuse her of taking advantage of OLPC's nonprofit inventions for personal gain, but supporters shot back, saying it was the right time for her to leave a listing ship. OLPC has been afflicted by production delays and rising costs over years, with the laptop's estimated price rising from $100 to $188. It is now beset by waning orders and competition from commercial vendors like Intel that threaten to sideline the nonprofit effort.Jepsen denied the allegations, saying her departure was put in place early last year and that she continues to work with OLPC on developing technologies for future XO laptops while selling it for a profit to commercial organizations.Technologies she invented at OLPC include the display system optimized for low-power operation, which has been implemented in the XO laptop.Retaining the OLPC spirit, Jepsen said Pixel Qi is developing inexpensive products like a power-efficient display that can be used in developing countries. She chatted with the IDG News Service about the new company, the $75 laptop, and her days at OLPC.IDGNS: How is Pixel Qi progressing?Jepsen: Things are going great. Pixel Qi is now a month old. I've done a lot of startups before, but [Pixel Qi] is a very unusual startup. It's got products to ship already, so that's unusual. It's getting a lot of attention, which surprises me, but it is good that people are interested.IDGNS: Are you working on the $75 laptop right now?Jepsen: The $75 laptop -- maybe people are interested in it because it's a catch phrase -- but mostly it's about designing things for the billions of people who are joining the information age right now. That's what Pixel Qi strongly believes in.Right now I'm starting this company ... to get a lot of the technologies in [OLPC's XO] laptop into other laptops and cell phones as a first priority. Then working with OLPC to focus on driving that next-generation laptop. But we just started shipping this generation [of XO laptops], we owe it to ourselves to see how the children use them ... and before we start in earnest the design and development cycle to have the feedback from children in different countries.I'm focused on getting the screens and power management into other people's small laptops and cell phones right now. I think the [$75 laptop] will happen pretty soon, but again, I'm not really focused on the $75 laptop right now, while the innovations that I'm working on can go into that.That mimics what we did at OLPC. We thought a lot about [designing the XO laptop] before executing on it. It's a lot easier to redesign on paper. [We are] taking this time and really talking to a lot of who's who in technology about what [the $75 laptop] should be. But it's certainly possible to go lower price -- if you look, there are $10 CPUs around.IDGNS: There is a perception that you left OLPC to privatize the technology and make money out of it.Jepsen: I arranged it with Nicholas [Negroponte]. My departure has been well planned and organized with OLPC. It was in place since spring of 2007, and I was committed to delivering the XO into high-volume mass production. But as somebody who ... invents, develops, and gets hardware into mass production, there wasn't much more for me to do at OLPC after ... that.On some level, I was responsible for making a laptop ... and, I realized ... I should keep doing this. So I got access to the ... intellectual property and patents. Not because I was the inventor, and not even because the inventor has the really good chance of improving the price and performance of her invention, but because OLPC is the beneficiary as the licensee.I'm still in spirit with OLPC, but now I'm with Pixel Qi, and I am not working on just children, but adults and trying to get the cost down. That doesn't mean just Dell on a diet if you will, but [a laptop] that people are proud to own and proud to use at low cost and designed for different environments. The mass market -- there's literally billions of people who want to join this information age, and they need products too. They need interesting products, not stripped-down stuff. The XO is probably the first in that line.IDGNS: A $75 computer seems optimistic considering OLPC's inability to produce a $100 laptop. Can you walk us through the changes needed in component prices and system design to reach that target?Jepsen: I don't think it's that hard, frankly. If you look at the cost of flash and DRAM, they go down 50 percent year over year. You look at screens, they go down 30 percent every year. If you look at the cost of CPUs -- well, some of them stay expensive -- there are several companies working on the $10 CPU right now.There are pretty low-cost [parts], but using low power, guess what ... you don't use the same amount of ... processing power. Your battery is really inexpensive if you don't use a lot of power because it won't need as many cells, for example. I think it's very straightforward.There's ways to hit ...[the $75] envelope if you look at the mechanicals and the keyboards and everything else you need on the motherboard. I think we know how to ... integrate the components and work with manufacturers and producers to get there very quickly to lowering the price and increasing the performance. But then again, you have to redefine performance for a cow herder and pick your country.IDGNS: All of that still calls for performance. Is there going to be some kind of trade-off in capabilities relative to a mainstream notebook?Jepsen: There's two ways to be fast, one is the standard, more blah way, where you just heap on the megahertz and megahertz and then heap on the code. Vista's footprint is 12GB as opposed to our OS at OLPC, it's 0.1GB, it's 120 times smaller. You could do big code and big iron or skinny down the code and make do with a 500 megahertz processor ... that was a state-of-the-art laptop in 2000. All of the software has gotten bloated, and do you really need a little paper clip guy or doggy telling you what to do?The XO is ... an outdoor usable laptop. You can drop it, you can spill on it and the batteries last a long time. And it's green. Those are performance metrics that really matter. Making your batteries last a week is also a performance criteria. Intel has said for a number of years that it's not about one more megahertz anymore, it's about lowering the power consumption.IDGNS: Are inexpensive laptops a new category? IDC says notebook computers like Eee PC -- they don't take those laptops when they measure market share or measure unit shipments. They're calling the category "notebook gadgets." How do you feel about that?Jepsen: It's funny. I don't feel much about the word. I just talked at a gadget conference, "Greener Gadgets," but ... [Intel's] Craig Barrett, when he was trying to be derogatory toward the laptop project, called it a gadget. I think that we think of gadgets as things that don't really work for long, have a short life, and are transient, not real machines. The XO lasts two-and-a-half times longer than a standard laptop. That's not a gadget-like property of it. What is a gadget? Is it a learning machine or is your laptop a gadget or cell phone a gadget?IDGNS: Did Intel undermine the OLPC project with their Classmate PC?Jepsen: It's such a long story with them, especially for me because I used to work [at Intel]. It's hard for me to summarize. Certainly, there are so many individuals at that company on the technical side when we finally got working together, it was great. We were really pursuing an -- I think it's been announced -- Intel chip in the XO, that was something we were working well together on with their technical team. I think the difficulty was from the sales and marketing side as I understand it, and I really wasn't involved in that in OLPC. I would only hear from the ministers in the countries I would visit and from Nicholas and so forth. I wasn't that involved in it towards the end.IDGNS: Is there a release date for the $75 laptop?Jepsen: It's not that hard. It will take about two years. Realistically, it does need that time because what you have to do first is make the components and then you put them together. At OLPC, it took three years because we had to start with the disbelief, but now people believe. Now cut that down to about two years, it's about reasonable. It's 2010 we're looking at.


The move to the Emirates Stadium is starting to pay off financially for Premier League leaders Arsenal.


Court Rejects Challenge to Do-Not-Call Registry

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday  rejected an appeal by commercial telemarketers that said the  government's nationwide do-not-call list violated their  constitutional free-speech rights.


Direct Revenue LLC will pay $1.5 million to settle adware-related charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission.


Windows XP Service Pack 2 Comes Complete With Errors

Microsoft began rolling out SP2 last week, claiming that the software offers the latest security 'innovations,' fixes several major security holes, and provides new protective features.


Kerry Says Bush Fails U.S. Commander in Chief Test

Democratic challenger John Kerry turned the tables on Republicans who call him unfit to be commander in chief and said on Tuesday President Bush failed the "fundamental obligation" of the job -- to keep America as safe as possible.


Recycling Plan Protest is Taken to Official Opening

By DAVID JAMES South Wales Echo  Protests were today being held at the official opening a Valleys composting facility. Environment minister Carwyn Jones was opening the In Vessel composting facility at Bryn Quarry, near Caerphilly, this morning.


Top London cancer hospital evacuated after fire

A fire tore through the top floor of a leading cancer hospital in London on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of all staff and patients including some already in the operating theatre.


Lurpak enlists help of salt producer to boost flagging sales

Arla Foods, the Danish-Swedish dairy co-operative, has announced an unexpected trade alliance with a traditional Danish producer of sea salt, in a bid to bolster flagging sales of its Lurpak butter brand.


LA doctors remove gallstone the size of a golf ball from man

LOS ANGELES Los Angeles doctors have removed a gallstone the size of a golf ball from a man. That's about 16 times the size of a normal gallstone.


Microsoft Word's five most useful hidden features

Keep paragraphs together, print on both sides, change the date automatically, fit more text on a page, and insert an object on its own page.


BAGHDAD  - A Baghdad bombing killed three US soldiers in the latest wave of violence. The soldiers were killed in a bomb blast on their convoy in Baghdad on Tuesday, the military said, raising the number of troops killed in Iraq to 1,072.


SEC files fraud charges against Conrad Black

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges against Canadian-born Conrad Black, the former chairman and CEO of Hollinger International, accusing him of "cheating and defrauding shareholders.


Prosperity Studios Announces Chapter 11 - The President's Legacy - Hope on AFRICA

This Chapter of the video discusses how volunteers from the Fortune 500 companies will play a role and how the Inter-faith groups will mobilize their members to become Virtual Parents.  Prosperity Studios, Inc.


NY's oldest bartender still mixing martinis at 90

A man who mixed martinis for Marilyn  Monroe and poured Scotch for John Lennon was feted as New  York's oldest bartender when he turned 90 this week, and he  vowed to keep working.


Congress Probes Departures of U.S. Attorneys      (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - The departure of nearly a dozen U.S. attorneys--including some overseeing high-profile politically charged criminal investigations--has sparked congressional inquiries as to whether the Justice Department is politicizing the hiring and firing of federal prosecutors. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty was in the hot seat today answering just that very question before the Senate Judiciary Committee.


Bruce Willis and daughter starring in dark comedy

NEW YORK  - Mischa Barton and Rumer Willis have been cast opposite Bruce Willis, Rumer's father, in the dark comedy "The Sophomore."


US secretary of state clarifies position on Taiwan, China ...

The American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has moved to assure Taiwan that US policy on the China/Taiwan relationship has not changed.


By Tona Kunz Daily Herald Staff Writer  A St. Charles man was sentenced to probation for possessing child pornography.  Glenn J.


Super search Accoona.com launched in US and China

The New Jersey-based Accoona Corporation, an industry pioneer in artificial intelligence search technology, announced on Monday the launch of Accoona.


Iraqi police have said the drive-by shooting that killed Hatem Karim occurred in the southern Dora district of the Iraqi capital. The killing is the latest in a series of attacks targeting officials linked to Iraq's US-backed interim government.


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Sept. 16, 2004 - Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says he will not give his opponents in Malaysia any excuse to put him behind bars again, but he vowed to keep campaigning for democratic reforms.


Apple Stock on Upward Momentum; Analysts Positive

Much of the rise in the company's stock yesterday was due to Apple's outlook for the current holiday quarter. Apple said it expects to post a first-quarter profit of between 39 cents and 42


SAN DIEGO -- Strange objects in faraway space known to astronomers only as Giant Galactic Blobs have, upon close inspection, become a lot weirder.


TEMPE, Ariz. (Sports Network) - Josh McCown has re-claimed  his role as the Arizona Cardinals' starting quarterback, at  least temporarily.


Boy's Murder Case Entangled in Fight Over Antidepressants

One murder case has attracted special attention amid a debate over the safety of antidepressant use in children and teenagers.


Democrats have a tough job in protecting their recent election gains because "now it's what we do and not what we say," national chairman Howard Dean told party leaders Saturday.


Blair Tries to Contain Revolt in Own Party As 8 Quit Government

LONDON, Sept. 6 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair, the second-longest-serving British leader since the 19th century, struggled to contain a growing political rebellion Wednesday, as eight  junior members of his government resigned amid new demands for him to set a date for his departure or step down now.


Algeri, 15:54 - Calcio, Algeria: squadra perde, tifosi fanno sparire palloni

Una partita del campionato algerino Ã¨ stata sospesa a un quarto d'ora dalla fine quando i tifosi del...


The body of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is to be buried in a special air-tight coffin in London later.


Court annuls Mayor Livingstone's suspension over 'Nazi' jibe

A judge has quashed a four-week suspension slapped on London Mayor Ken Livingstone for comparing a Jewish journalist to a Nazi concentration camp guard, officials said.


UN climate conference concludes with weak commitment

The 10th United Nations Conference on Climate Change concluded Saturday with a weak commitment to future talks on the reduction of pollutant emissions.


SALT LAKE CITY, (Sports Network) - The Jazz announced  Tuesday that the club will retire John Stockton's No. 12 on  November 22, 2004, when Utah hosts the New Orleans Hornets.


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Israel, Palestinians to Declare Cease-Fire

Israeli and Palestinian leaders said they will declare a formal end to more than four years of fighting during a summit Tuesday in this Egyptian resort — a breakthrough in Mideast peacemaking that comes after both sides also accepted invitations to meet separately with President Bush at the White House.


Controversy Delays Net Song-Swap Bill in Senate

A measure that would make it easier to sue online file-trading networks like Kazaa and Morpheus failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday because lawmakers said there was too much opposition.


Tony Blair will carry out a reshuffle of his ministerial team by the end of the week, he confirmed today. The Prime Minister was speaking less than a day after the surprise resignation


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met   Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to seek his help in   bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah   group, whose chief allies are Syria and Iran.


From street bards to Hussein, everyone's a poet in Iraq

In this country, poetry is like national therapy for ills in the body politic.


Firenze, 11:49 - CALCIO, MORTE BEATRICE; MAZZONE: NON VOLEVO RIENTRARE COSI'

"Dovevo rientrare nel calcio in questo modo? Mamma mia, signori". Scuro in volto, l'allenatore Carlo...


Lessons learned from Milosevic trial: rights group

International courts tackling war crimes should focus on the most serious allegations and only allow accused to represent themselves if they can fulfill the role, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.


Dozens still missing after Nepal bridge collapse

Divers and ground rescuers scoured an icy river and its banks in west Nepal on Thursday for 30 people still missing after a suspension bridge collapsed, leaving at least 16 dead and 80 others injured, officials said.


Sri Lankan warplanes on Saturday attacked a camp housing Tamil Tiger rebel suicide bombers in the country's north, the military said.


US intelligence paints bleak picture in Iraq

Along with a recent spike in deadly violence in Iraq, a classified US government report paints a bleak picture of Iraq's immediate future.


India pitches Kashmir autonomy for Pakistan peace

India said on Thursday it could consider giving a large amount of autonomy to the disputed region of Kashmir to help make peace with Pakistan, but said it was not willing to redraw its borders to settle half a century of enmity.


Medical aid agency a life-saver for Kashmiri villagers

MACHIARA, Pakistan  - When the earthquake hit a year ago, the walls of the government dispensary in the remote mountain village of Machiara crumbled.


New Century Financial Corp. , the largest independent U.S. subprime mortgage lender, said on Monday its lenders plan to halt financing, pushing the company closer to bankruptcy amid dwindling cash and $8.4 billion in obligations that could come due immediately.


Online retailer Woot.com offers Microsoft's digital music player for $129, but "apologizes" to buyers who paid a higher price a month ago, offering them a $10 coupon.


The Northern Bank is to move 40 employees from its Belfast HQ following last month's Â£26m robbery.


Alitalia took a step on Tuesday toward resolving the labor disputes that have threatened to push it into bankruptcy, agreeing to new contracts with its 2,300 pilots.


Fast-growing U.S. social network Web   site Facebook said on Friday it has adopted new privacy   controls following an unprecedented online backlash over a new   feature that let users track their friends online.


Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal has been given a 10-game reduction in his ban for fighting with fans during the 19 November game against Detroit.


Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. was under pressure Wednesday to come up with a takeover offer for UFJ Holdings Inc. that would fend off an unexpectedly generous $29 billion rival bid by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.


Wood in prized violins may have been chemically treated

Chemically treated wood that enhanced the sound of the instrument may have been used in violins made by the Italian masters Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesu.


EU new car sales down 1.3 percent in November: ACEA

New passenger car registrations in the  European Union in November fell 1.3 percent to 1.217 million  vehicles from a year ago but were up 0.9 percent over the first  11 months, the ACEA European car association said on Friday.


When, where: Tonight, 7, at Philips Arena, Atlanta. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1080). Records: Boston is 18-15-2-2 (third in the Northeast Division with 40 points); Atlanta is 18-19-0-1 (third in the Southeast Division with 37 points). Goals: Ilya Kovalchuk 31, Marian Hossa 13, Vyacheslav Kozlov 10. Assists: Hossa 22, Tobias Enstrom 19, Kovalchuk 19. Goaltending: Johan Hedberg (9-8-1, 3.16 GAA), ...


10,000 dead as huge earthquake triggers destruction

Volunteers and emergency workers carry a girl from Marina beach after a powerfull tsunami hit the Indian city of Madras yesterday.


"IBM plans to announce on Monday that the Blue Gene will be available immediately with a starting price of $1.5 million.".


Zimbabwe Parliament Adopts Election Reforms; Opposition Says ...

Zimbabwe's opposition has branded as insufficient reforms adopted by parliament on Thursday, that will govern parliamentary elections scheduled for March.


Thick acrid smoke rising from stoves and fires inside homes causes around 1.6m deaths a year in developing countries, say experts.


Microsoft has introduced a package of tools, training and technical support designed to lure users away from Novell's Netware, to Windows Server 2003.


China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network.


Univision, ImpreMedia Try to Get Out the Latino Vote in Crucial Election

NEW YORK The mobile video component is at the center of a wide-ranging multimedia campaign created by the Vidal Partnership, New York, that includes national advertising spots on TV and online, in-store promotions in several major Hispanic markets and a national sweepstakes, Mizrahi said.


Londra, 22:38 - F1, HAMILTON: NON VOGLIO VINCERE MONDIALE GRAZIE A RICORSO

Lewis Hamilton non vuole vincere il Mondiale grazie al ricorso della McLaren. A dirlo è stat...


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A Writer and Speaker Specializing in Everything

âDoc,â a nonfiction feature about the life of the novelist, inventor and cult figure Harold Louis Humes, is one part cultural analysis, three parts home movie.


A center-right alliance vowing to fine-tune Sweden's cherished welfare system has its best chance in 12 years Sunday to oust a Social Democratic government that has seen its support wane despite strong economic growth.


Former NBA star acquitted of sexual abuse charges

Former NBA star Calvin Murphy has been acquitted of sexual abuse charges. The NBA Hall of Famer wiped away tears as he heard the verdict.


Google has an idea so novel that it should patent it.


Movie Review | 'Eagle vs Shark': Quirky Boy Meets Quirky Girl: Itâs Animal Attraction

âEagle vs Sharkâ is one of those movies that invite you to laugh at its misfit characters and empathize with them at the same time.


Share del 29,06% per Canale 5, amici di Elia all'esterno


Vista's driver ills aren't just Microsoft's fault

When it comes to exhorting its hordes of hardware vendors to get their drivers right with new versions of its Windows operating system, Microsoft looks less like an iron-fisted ruler and more like a beleaguered parent.


Fragmentation Threatens Mobile Linux Momentum

Confusion about goals and slow-moving consortiums may be hindering the growth of mobile Linux.


Hurricane Jeanne Moves Toward US; May Reach Florida by Sunday

Hurricane Jeanne is heading toward the US and may reach Florida's east coast by Sunday, the fourth hurricane to strike this season.


Golden Globes news conference plan draws fire

An NBC News plan to exclusively  produce, televise and profit from a news conference announcing  Golden Globe winners drew fire from media experts who said on  Thursday it further blurred a fuzzy line between TV journalism  and entertainment.


Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning throws a pass against the Minnesota Vikings during the fourth quarter in Indianapolis, Monday, Nov.8, 2004.


France and Spain combined yesterday to derail plans to reduce migration into Europe by setting up EU asylum-processing camps in north Africa.


Iraq panel seeks more U.S. diplomacy, less combat

The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in Iraq, an elite panel recommended on Wednesday.


A program that helps calculate chances of breast cancer:

[Health India]: London, Oct 17: Scientists at the Cancer Research UK Unit in Cambridge have developed a computer program called Boadicea which can work out women's chance of getting breast and ovarian cancer.


Clinton, McCain head to next campaign fights

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a U.S. presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.


Israel-Palestinian final status talks start Monday

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the most serious peace talks in seven years would begin on Monday and the final deal must address all the sensitive issues including Jerusalem.


Explosives traces found in Russian airliner wreckage (Updated 12 ...

Russian officials declared Friday that a terrorist act downed one of the two planes in this week's near simultaneous crashes after the wreckage revealed traces of a high explosive


Rugby: Vyvyan called up as England save Worsley for Boks and ...

LONDON : Saracens captain Hugh Vyvyan has been called up to the England replacements' bench for Saturday's Test match against Canada at Twickenham as a result of an injury to back row forward Joe Worsley.


BAGHDAD, NOVEMBER 19: A suicide car bomber attacked a police convoy in Baghdad on Friday as guerrillas kept pressure on Iraqâs US-backed security forces despite a bloody rout of insurgents in Falluja.


Leghista avverte Berlusconi e Veltroni, 'riflettano bene'


'Ray' is a dazzling, richly satisfying achievement

The current wisdom in Hollywood tells us the musical biopic is a dead genre. With documentaries all the rage, there's just not much of an audience for an impersonation anymore, and dramatizations about the


But women have increased their representation in all the natural science professions, especially medical science, a study says.


Robert Gates, President Bush's choice to take over the Defense Department while the Iraq war rages, met Thursday with three Democratic senators who will be asked to vote on his confirmation next week.


18 killed in grenade attacks in Bangladesh

At least 18 people were confirmed killed, and some 300 were injured as unidentified assailants hurled over ten grenades toward a rally organized by the main opposition


When a group of Earth-conscious gastronomes gather for a holiday meal made only from ingredients produced within 100 miles of the home, the constraints of the task birth some creative results. By Paul Adams. Plus:


One man's genes show DNA is still a mystery

The first detailed map of a man's  genes shows the genetic code is even more complex than anyone  thought. For instance, science still cannot pinpoint what makes  a person's eyes blue.


White House spokesman Tony Snow stepping down

U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday announced the resignation of his press secretary Tony Snow, a former television commentator admired for his skill at sparring with reporters and who is battling cancer.


By Steve Lyttle, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jan. 31--Charlotte fire officials say a working smoke alarm helped minimize damage in a Monday night blaze at an east Charlotte apartment.   The blaze struck an apartment in the 4500 block of Perth Court.   Charlotte fire Capt.


Finland's nuclear plans lure political visitors

The road to this island on  Finland's western coast winds through pristine fields and  forests, an idyllic place for a cottage by the shore -- if you  ignore the heavy-duty power lines overhead.


Per la casa ripropone parte tfr a Inps per investimenti


Quirinale. Ciampi favorevole alla grazia per Bompressi. Castelli ...

E' scontro tra il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ed il ministro della giustizia Roberto Castelli sulla concessione della grazia a Ovidio Bompressi. Ciampi, dopo aver firmato i decreti di


Not Much to Discover, but Quite a Bit to Ponder

Several concerts this year set me to thinking about bigger matters, and for that I am grateful.


British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has pledged support for the smooth running of elections to replace Yasser Arafat as he laid a wreath on the tomb of the late Palestinian leader.


Life is again a cabaret as NY hotspots flare

NEW YORK  - Tuesday night's the night   several towering talents launch new cabaret acts in town and   make us all aware that a) the summer's really kaput, b) the   2006-07 season is really under way and c) Manhattan has a   really lively nightclub scene.


Fears of disease outbreaks in the flooded Indonesia capital of Jakarta spread Monday as fresh water supplies were dwindling.


Barclays renews its sponsorship deal with the FA Premier League in a contract worth Â£65.8m until 2010.


Sky is the limit, says Nasa's 'scramjet' team

Los Angeles - In March, Nasa launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 8 050km/h. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust.


High Court Considers Medical Marijuana Case

Several U.S. Supreme Court justices  expressed reservations on Monday about allowing medical  marijuana for sick patients whose doctors have recommended they  smoke it for pain.


Liberal Democrats will put 500 extra community support officers on the beat if they win May's assembly poll.


Group Says to Attack Iraq Oil Pipeline Over Najaf

A group claiming links to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said it was responsible for setting an oil well in south Iraq on fire and vowed to attack the main southern oil pipeline if US forces do not leave Najaf.


Consumer Prices Up Modestly; Housing Dips

WASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose by a modest 0.2 percent in September as a decline in prices for new cars and airline fares helped to temper a rise in costs for medical care, gasoline and fuel oil.    The rise in the Consumer Prices Index, the government's most closely watched inflation barometer, came after prices edged up by 0.1 percent in August, the Labor Department reported Tuesday...


A Los Angeles-area doctor who lent his name to a type of stomach-shrinking surgery failed to obtain the full informed consent of 175 patients implanted with an experimental medical device, according to a federal warning letter released Tuesday.


Inside the MacBook Air: Can Apple justify its value proposition?

Apple is now in the position where it cannot hold a proper Macworld without unveiling "One More Thing." But with the iPhone being a hard act to follow, was the MacBook Air enough to keep the world's gadget haven at the top of its game?


American Express Co. on Monday sued Visa, MasterCard and eight banks for allegedly blocking the sale of its credit cards through US banks.


Little-known company has come forward claiming rights to patents at the center of NTP's high-stakes suit against Research In Motion.


LONDON -- Not one to doubt herself, or pay any heed to those who do, Serena Williams likes her chances as she returns to the All England Club.


AMD reports fifth-straight quarterly loss

Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday reported a heavy loss for its fourth quarter, due mostly to charges connected to its acquisition of graphics chip maker ATI.


Saturday: Canadians buy submarine from MoD Last night: Fire leaves ...

An air-sea rescue was under way in the North Atlantic last night after a fire on a former British submarine sold to Canada in a controversial deal left the vessel drifting at sea.


The Index of Leading Economic Indicators, a widely watched gauge of future economic activity, rose in November, reversing a five month trend, a private research group reported Monday.


Nuns join Myanmar protests for first time

Buddhist nuns joined the growing  protests against Myanmar's ruling generals on Sunday, a day  after a dramatic appearance by detained democracy icon Aung San  Suu Kyi to pray with monks now leading the marches.


The Linux camp's ears perked up earlier this week when Dell said it planned to unveil a new line of certified, Linux-loaded desktop and laptop PCs. But business users who want to buy a Dell machine with the open-source operating system preinstalled won't have that Linux luxury in the near-term.


French Hopes for Speedy Iraq Hostage Release Fade

Hopes for a speedy release of two French hostages in Iraq gave way to expressions of doubt and concern Tuesday after a statement setting out new demands for their release was posted on a Web site.


Somali government rules out peace talks with Islamists

Somalia's government has ruled out peace talks with the country's powerful Islamic movement, citing truce violations, heightening fears of an all-out war in the shattered African nation.


Home Cookin': Pinegar steps to front of bowl parade

If you haven't had your fill of bowl games yet, brace yourself. They're coming. Eight down and a ton to go, a host of Sacramento products figure to play roles in the remaining games with Paul Pinegar setting a lofty example.


Bush at the U.N.: Another Political Masterstroke?

The President's speech was the latest in a campaign to flood the airwaves with tough talk on terror. And it seems to be working


Variety - LONDON -- Kevin Spacey's Old Vic regime has got off to a cool start with critics, who weighed in mostly on the negative side Sept. 29 on Spacey's opening production -- Dutch writer Maria Goos' play "Cloaca."


Preview Smaller than a laptop, bigger than a PDA - the perfect PC size?


Las Vegas-style super-casinos are a step closer after Prime Minister Tony Blair saw off a Commons rebellion over gambling reforms.


Attention deficit treatment a family affair: report

Parents of kids on prescription drugs   for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are 10 times more   likely to be on such a medication themselves, according to an   analysis of U.S. prescription use released on Thursday.


Paralympic concert canceled in respect for victims

The Paralympics' closing ceremony will include music, but a concert was canceled because of the seven teenagers killed in a bus accident on their way to see the games.


A daring trip to study the solar wind will end on Wednesday with the midair retrieval of extraterrestrial samples above the Utah desert.


African Union military observers in Darfur probe attack on helicopter

The African Union observer force in the war-torn western Sudanese province of Darfur has launched an investigation into an attack on one of its helicopters, AU spokesman Assane Ba said.


'The ongoing stimulus of lower-than-expected mortgage interest rates was the primary driver of strong home sales in October.'.


To Show or Not? Media Face Dilemmas Over Hostages

In the shrinking world of 24-hour global  news, every kidnapping and atrocity can present a painful  ethical dilemma for the media -- does depicting these horrors  turn them into tools of the perpetrators?


Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy

CENTENNIAL PARK, Arizona  - When Ephraim Hammon returns home from a day of working construction near Arizona's border with Utah, he's greeted by his wife SherylLynne. And then by his wife Leah.


U.S. stocks extended early losses on Monday after a report showing that growth in the U.S. service sector strengthened at a greater-than-expected pace in January.


A marzo l'uscita di "The White Mile", la attesa biografia della tennista svizzeraLa mancina, n.8 del mondo a vent'anni, era precipitata in classifica                                          Guru e pozioni, sette e amori La vera storia di Patty Schnyder                                                                                Dal 2005 Ã¨ tornata competitiva. Gli anni col guru quarantenne Rainer HarneckerLa salvezza grazie ad un altro Rainer, dal 2003 suo marito. Ma con la famiglia Ã¨ sempre rotturadi CLAUDIA FUSANI


Microsoft Corp  lifted its full-year estimates and posted a 23 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, topping investor expectations on strong demand for "Halo 3" and Windows Vista, and sending its shares up 11 percent.


Wall Street Journal's Net Worth Isn't in Profits

If all you care about is reported profit, you wouldn't want any part of owning the Wall Street Journal. The paper, for all its cachet and influence, is at best marginally profitable; the profits of its parent, Dow Jones, come primarily from electronic data distribution. But the Journal, financial...


A ship carrying fuel from South Korea reaches a North Korean port, as part of a key disarmament deal.


NY Police Say Two Arrested for Subway Bomb Plot

Police arrested two men on suspicion  of plotting to bomb a New York subway station and other  targets, but the case had no connection with next week's  Republican convention or al Qaeda, police said on Saturday.


Workers at an Opel car-producing factory Wednesday ended their six-day strike aimed at protesting General Motors' plan of massive layoffs in Germany.


Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as


Israel's human rights group B'Tselem accuses the Israeli army of recently using two Palestinians as human shields.


40 killed in clashes in Iraq's Sadr city

BAGHDAD  Forty people were killed and scores wounded in clashes between US forces and Shiite fighters in the Baghdad district of Sadr City overnight, the health ministry said.


Attorney: Rapper Sought In Vibe Awards Fight To Surrender

LOS ANGELES -- Detectives were negotiating the surrender of rapper Young Buck, who is wanted for allegedly stabbing a man at the Vibe Awards, Santa Monica police said Thursday.


VMware Windows-on-a-Mac product close to launch

(InfoWorld) - VMware Inc. is pricing its upcoming new software to run Windows on a Mac similar to rival Parallels Inc.'s software announced last week. VMware said that its Fusion software for Macintosh computers can be pre-ordered beginning Tuesday for US$39.99, and $79.99 when it becomes generally available near the end of August. Parallels Inc. priced its Parallels Desktop version 3.0 at $79.99 whenÂ it became generally available Thursday, and $39.99 for users upgrading from a previous version of Parallels. Both make it possible for Mac users to run the Windows OS from Microsoft Corp. alongside the Apple Inc. Mac OS X operating system. It is for people who use a Mac but also want to use software applications written only for Windows. VMware released Fusion Beta 4 for Macs on Thursday. Besides running Windows OSes, Fusion also runs Linux and Solaris-based applications without having to reboot the computer to switch from the Mac OS to another OS. VMware says one key feature of Fusion, called Unity, allows for seamless transition from Mac to Windows applications. Icons for Windows applications will be displayed along with those of Mac applications in the dock at the bottom of the computer screen. "Unity makes Windows apps work just like Mac apps," said Patrick Lee, senior product manager for VMware. "The VMware Fusion Launcher allows you to search for and find Windows apps easily from your Mac without having to do anything extra. You don't need to use the [Windows] start menu. The start menu goes away." VMware and Parallels will work in the coming Mac OS X version 10.5, code-named Leopard, due in October. Apple CEO Steve Jobs, inÂ a keynote address at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference 2007 Monday in San Francisco, said that Leopard will include Apple's Boot Camp as a standard feature. Boot Camp also enables a Mac computer to run Windows. Jobs said Boot Camp is "complementary" to Parallels or VMware. Someone could use either Boot Camp or the Parallels/VMware approach, or both, to give them different options for running Windows applications on a Mac, said Gordon Haff, principal IT advisor at research firm Illuminata Inc. "With Boot Camp, you would boot up into Windows running natively or you would boot up into OS X running natively. With VMware Fusion or Parallels, you'll boot up into Mac OS X and then will have a hosted Windows virtual machine running on top of OS X," Haff said. "There is no love lost," he said, between rivals VMware, a subsidiary of EMC Corp., and Parallels, which is owned by SWSoft Inc. While each touts features that distinguish it from the other, he believes their features are largely comparable. It became easier for Macs to run the Windows OS once Apple converted its computer line over to using chips from Intel Corp. in 2006.


Semel: Search For New Yahoo! Features Yields Adobe Deal

Seek and ye shall find: Yahoo! (nasdaq: YHOO - news - people ) and Adobe Systems (nasdaq: ADBE - news - people ) have struck a deal to put Web search capabilities into Adobe's Acrobat Reader software.


President Vladimir Putin agreed Friday to a parliamentary investigation of the bloody school hostage siege in southern Russia, less than a week after he reportedly dismissed the idea by saying it might turn into "a political show."


Mummified body found in front of blaring TV

Police called to a Long Island man's house discovered the mummified remains of the resident, dead for more than a year, sitting in front of a blaring television set.


Movimento integralista respinge proposta di Abu Mazen


Warming Revives Flora and Fauna in Greenland

As the climate warms, Greenlandic farmers are experimenting with vegetables that have previously never been grown in the country.


(CBS/AP) The tale of an aging actor and the starstruck con artist he married will take center stage Monday as jurors hear opening arguments in the murder case against Robert Blake for the 2001 death of his wife.


Ex-Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says she will never surrender to militants and will contest elections in January.


Andy Roddick takes on Carlos Moya on Sunday with the US trailing 2-1 to Spain in the Davis Cup final.


Experts Compare Colon Cancer Treatment Outcomes

THURSDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The current chemotherapy regimens of irinotecan, oxaliplatin, and molecular-targeted treatments are helping patients with advanced colorectal cancer live several months longer than they did a few years ago, when these therapies weren't available, Greek researchers say.


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Manning ready to face Ravens' aggressive defense

INDIANAPOLIS Peyton Manning has a shot at breaking Dan Marino's record for the most touchdown passes in a season when the Indianapolis Colts face the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.


Global stock markets  tumble amid growing fears of a recession in the US, and are heading for big losses.


China's Wen says taking food safety very seriously

DALIAN, China  - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday his country took food safety "very seriously", echoing comments by President Hu Jintao in Sydney.


London - Britain started to plan the invasion of Iraq months before the conflict, even as Prime Minister Tony Blair was denying he was on a course for war, according to a report on Wednesday quoting a leaked Pentagon document.


Daylight saving glitch leaves hangover for some

There was no major chaos, but some devices did miss the memo from Congress and fell back a week too soon.


Oil prices retreated sharply after setting record highs above $55 a barrel on Monday as dealers took profits on signs that energy costs are hurting economic growth.


Hawaii is one of only three states that has not gotten any confirmed cases of West Nile Virus, but that might be about to change. State officials ordered crews to spray for mosquitoes at Kahului International


Cruise meets fans at launch of Afghan-themed film

Film star Tom Cruise spent more than two hours signing autographs and greeting fans in London on Monday at the world premiere of his new movie "Lions for Lambs", Hollywood's latest examination of U.S. foreign policy.


US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama trade insults in South Carolina.


After Waiting a Long Time, Davenport Keeps It Short

he weather played havoc with the United States Open schedule yesterday, but it did not affect Lindsay Davenport's game. In front of a sparse crowd of no more than several hundred people at


Assets of a murdered loyalist paramilitary leader exceeding Â£1m are seized in the first action of its kind.


Microsoft forgers get jail time in Taiwan

Syndicate controlled '90 per cent' of all fakes A counterfeiting operation that Microsoft claims was responsible for 90 per cent of faked Microsoft software has been sent up the river in Taiwan.â¦


Chrysler and GM Hold Talks on Joint Project

Preliminary discussions have been held about a project that would provide Chrysler with a version of the big Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility.


New York officer in Diallo shooting wants gun back

A New York City police officer involved in the fatal 1999 shooting of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo wants to be allowed to carry a gun again while on the job.


Romney attacks McCain at Republican debate

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused rival John McCain of giving up on people who have lost jobs in the economically depressed state of Michigan as the Republicans' wide-open campaign turned to the faltering economy.


Greece hosts its second major sporting spectacle of the summer when the 12th Paralympics start on Friday.


Blog: Grouper, the site Sony paid $65 million to acquire last August, is switching names and business models.


Not that the hockey negotiations aren't going to proceed in utterly good faith, but the NHL owners piled up a $300 million war chest and the players union long ago warned its members to be ready to go 18 months without a paycheck.


Mount St. Helens a Volcanic 'Ring of Fire'

Three or four times every minute, Mount St. Helens shivered. Sometimes the majestic peak even shuddered, the trembling beneath reaching a crescendo, a magnitude of 3.3.


Movie Review | 'Forever': Beauty and Art, Among the Dead in Paris

Death, beauty and the persistence of art are the vast topics addressed in Heddy Honigmannâs frustrating documentary âForever.â


An explosion tore apart a car in Gaza City Monday, killing at least one person, Palestinian witnesses said. They said Israeli warplanes were circling overhead at the time of the blast, indicating a possible missile strike.


Anche l'ex premier Sharif pronto a 'rivedere' sua decisione


Hundreds of US troops are diverted from Falluja to Mosul, as violence continues to spread to other areas of Iraq.


Pierre-Alain Joye's Blog: imagerotate, little confusions in the manual (damned, I cannot say RTFM!)

Pierre-Alain Joye is looking to clear up some confusion with his new blog post today surrounding the imagerotate function and some of its options:   imagerotate has special intern functions when the rotation angle is a multiple of 90 degrees, it actually only flips the image. The operation is quite fast as it is a two nest loops with a little copy operation. However it looks like the manual has a little mistake in the function description, which can lead to confusion.   The problem comes from a part mentioning the scaling down of an image to fit into the destination image. With a flip of 90 degrees, though, the resulting image contents will stay the same size as the original - the image only flips, not really rotates.


Bears LB Urlacher Injures Another Hamstring

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears  linebacker Brian Urlacher is expected to undergo an MRI exam  this week to determine the severity of a left hamstring injury  he sustained in this past Sunday's game against Jacksonville.


Are you eating dinner on a piece of rainforest?

Love your new dining room table ... but did you ask the salesman whether it's made from chopped up rainforest trees?


Police Clear Wis. Man in Campers' Deaths

A Wisconsin man who had been sought as a potential witness in the shooting deaths of two camp counselors has been cleared by authorities after he made himself available to investigators.


Insurer gets record fine for ID theft disaster

A UK insurance firm that recognized an unfolding fraud pattern but did next to nothing to protect its customers has been socked with a record fine by the British Financial Services Authority.


AC Milan to play Arsenal in Champions League last 16

Defending champions AC Milan were drawn against Arsenal in the last 16, knockout phase of the Champions League here on Friday.


Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Early Promise -Report

A vaccine may work to protect women against a virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, US researchers reported on Monday. So far


Merseyside rivals Everton and Liverpool have dropped plans to share a new stadium.


Initial look at new iPods yields positive first impression

Apple's overhaul of its iPod roster brings about several appealing developments: video on the Nano; a wireless version of the iTunes Store; and an iPhone without the, um, phone.


North Koreans must stay in Beijing embassy compound: Canada

The Canadian government said that 44 North Koreans who entered the Canadian embassy compound will have to stay there "for the time being".


Support Groups Help Cut Infant Mortality - Study

Support groups that discuss health issues during pregnancy and after childbirth can help to reduce infant and maternal deaths in poor countries, researchers said on Friday.


Baghdad kidnappers 'Googled' Australian reporter

Iraqi militants who kidnapped an Australian reporter in Baghdad and threatened to kill him âGoogledâ his name on the internet to investigate his work before releasing him unharmed, the journalistâs executive producer said today.


The Premiership: Robben's rhapsody in blue

Jose Mourinho sounded his most magnanimous as Chelsea opened a two-point lead at the top of the Premiership. "I don't want the credit when I don't deserve it," the west London club's Portuguese


Cuba pulls its boxing team out of the world championships in the US in order to avoid defections.


Sweden and Tanzania to Start HIV Vaccine Trials

Medical researchers will start  trials of an HIV vaccine in Sweden in October and expect to  extend the program to Tanzania next year, a senior member of  the research team said on Friday.


Calcio, conferito a Zola ordine dell'Impero Britannico

Gianfranco Zola Ã¨ diventato membro dell'ordine dell'Impero Britannico. Ad insignirlo dell'onorificenza concessa da Sua MaestÃ  la Regina Elisabetta II Ã¨ stato questa sera l'ambasciatore britannico in Italia


Investimento 380 milioni, Saipem Fds 2 pronta a fine 2011


Rejection might not mean the end of the road for this cancer treatment.


Gand, 19:21 - SCHERMA, EUROPEI; SPADA: TAGLIAROL BATTUTO IN FINALE

Medaglia d'argento per Matteo Tagliarol nella finale del torneo di spada agli Europei di scherma di ...


Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday said it has received a $500 million contract to provide global IT services for WestLB, a European commercial bank and financial services firm.


Sport: Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt both squandered decent chances as Liverpool were held at Eastlands


Cashback Sun and Unisys are going after South Korean memory chip maker Hynix for damages related to its role in a price-fixing cartel.â¦


The Opposition parties are not taking the film Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav too kindly. In the state capital, massive posters to advertise the film are coming up all over the place.


BBC presenter Nick Knowles is injured while filming in Kenya, forcing him to return to the UK for treatment.


Triple delight for title holder Pak at Bulle Rock

HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - Pak Se-ri has triple cause to celebrate being back at the Bulle Rock Golf Course for this week's LPGA Championship.


Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd avoid each other in the Champions League quarter-final draw.


Zoe R. Cassavetes's Broken English' and John Dahl's hit-man comedy You Kill Me' both arrive in theaters this week.


Russian police hold a third suspect over the theft of more than 200 items from the Hermitage art museum.


On global warming, what US can learn from Europe

Four Senate bills offer market-based ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse emissions.


A bomb blast kills at least 18 people at a rally to mark Independence Day in the Indian state of Assam.


Palermo, 19:42 - CALCIO, PALERMO A VALANGA IN AMICHEVOLE: 15 GOL

Il Palermo, nella prima uscita stagionale del nuovo corso, ha effettuato una sgambatura tionfale in ...


Three-year-old Caroline wanted nothing to do with her cardiologist.


Budget airline Ryanair sees profits grow 30% in the last three months of 2006, despite the impact of rising fuel costs.


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who stripped embattled Rep. William Jefferson of his seat on a powerful tax committee last year, has decided to put him on the Homeland Security panel, infuriating some Republicans who charge he may be a security risk.


Body heat linked to Armstrong's recovery

A new but unproven theory says body heat might explain Lance Armstrong's astounding victory over testicular cancer.


Four cases of possible botulism poisoning raise concerns about the market for do-it-yourself anti-aging compounds.


In Street Racing Syndicate, a video game scheduled for release at the end of the month, players can test their role-playing mettle in the illegal street-racing scene without the nasty risk of going to jail. A review by Chris Kohler.


US iPlayer in the works Just as the BBC is slashing jobs at home, its commercial tentacle is ramping up efforts to squeeze money from its programming and web content abroad.â¦


AN Australian executive of gold mining giant Newmont will be free for Christmas, as will five other Newmont managers, after an Indonesian court ruled their detention was illegal.


China's commercial center of Shanghai was evacuating 200,000 people on Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of Typhoon Wipha, potentially the most destructive storm to hit the city in a decade, local media reported.


First and foremost, these teams start fast

HOUSTON -- The St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros have added new meaning to the phrase, "score early and often" in the National League Championship Series.


Khatami: Iran Will Pursue Nuclear Program

TEHRAN, Iran Sept. 21, 2004 - President Mohammad Khatami said Tuesday that Iran will continue its suspect nuclear program even if that means an end to UN oversight.


Un gioielliere di Catanzaro pubblica su internet il filmato che riprende due taccheggiatori in azione. E chiede aiuto per poterli arrestare                                          "Chi li conosce si faccia vivo" E mette sul web il video del furto


La moglie dell'avvocato con una lettera al settimanale tedesco "Focus"risponde all'intervista rilasciata dalla figlia: "Tradisce la volontÃ  di Gianni Agnelli"                                          Marella Agnelli replica alle accuse della figlia "Margherita ha raccontato falsitÃ "


UPDATE 1-Mexico's Cemex shares tumble on RMC deal

Shares of Mexico's Cemex slumped on Monday after the world's No. 3 cement maker agreed to buy Britain's RMC Group in the largest ever acquisition by a Mexican firm.


U.S. Treasury debt was narrowly mixed  on Monday as investors proved reluctant to make any major bets  ahead of key events this week including a speech from Fed  Chairman Alan Greenspan and the crucial September jobs report.


Growth May Slow After Third-Qtr. Rebound: US Economy Preview

The US economy accelerated in the third quarter as consumers rediscovered a penchant to spend, economists forecast the government to report this week.


Decades-Long Study to Probe  a Range of Diseases

THURSDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers are launching a major population-based study to examine the genetic and environmental factors that may cause many diseases, including asthma, Alzheimer's, cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive problems, among others.


John Ritterâs family has filed a wrongful death suit against the Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. The suit from Ritterâs wife, Amy Yasbeck, and his four children, alleges that


Two soldiers of the US-led coalition have been killed in a gun battle in south-eastern Afghanistan, the US military says.


Enraged Shiites burned people to death, torched mosques and denounced Sunni leaders and the United States a day after a bloody assault on Sadr City, the Iraq capital's Shiite bastion.


Benzinai, distributori chiusi stasera al via la serrata

Lo sciopero di due giorni, contro il ddl Bersani,  parte dalle 19:30 di oggi fino alle 7 dell'8 giugno. Le organizzazioni annunciano per domani un presidio a Montecitorio


Computer Horizons Shareholders Approve Sales of Chimes, Inc. Unit and Commercial Division

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Horizons Corp. , a strategic solutions and professional services company, today announced that the sales of Chimes, Inc.


Iran threatened today to resume uranium enrichment - an process vital to the manufacture of nuclear weapons, at âany moment.â.


Andy Murray extends his winning streak to eight matches with a comfortable win over Stefan Koubek in Memphis.


Not a lot of people know that... If you think eight hours a day sat in front of a computer screen is tough, try staring at a game of Space Invaders for over 38 hours. Thatâs just one of the historical gaming nuggets revealed in an edition of the Guinness World Records thatâs devoted entirely to videogames.â¦


Scientists believe a select group of people can spot when someone is lying.


Two Egyptians test positive for bird flu

Two Egyptians have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a day after an Egyptian woman died of the disease, Egypt's health ministry said on Thursday.


Theater Review | 'Macbeth': Something Wicked This Way Comes

This good and nasty interpretation of âMacbeth,â starring Patrick Stewart, has enough flash, blood and mutilated bodies to satisfy a Wes Craven fan.


Reggio Calabria, 20:13 - CALCIO, REGGINA: EMERGENZA IN ATTACCO

Problemi in attacco per la Reggina, impegnata domani a Verona contro il Chievo. Sono rimasti a casa ...


Symantec on the attack over Vista security features

(InfoWorld) - When Windows Vista ships next year, customers might have a tougher time getting their security software to work properly, executives from Symantec said Wednesday. At issue are two new features being introduced with Vista: an enhanced Windows Security Center as well as a feature in the 64-bit version of Vista called PatchGuard. Microsoft says it is adding these features to lock down the operating system, but Symantec believes that they will be harmful to customers by making it harder for them to use third-party software. "There's no question that they're leveraging a monopolistic position to limit customer choice," said Chris Paden a Symantec spokesman. While Symantec executives did accuse Microsoft of being more difficult to work with on Vista than with previous operating system introductions, they stopped short of accusing Microsoft of antitrust violations. "It's not anti-competitive behavior, because Vista hasn't even hit the market yet, " Paden said. Security vendors like Symantec are in a state of heightened sensitivity these days as they've begun to compete with Microsoft head-on, and the specter of further antitrust actions looms over Microsoft's every move in the security space. Last week the European Union's spokesman on competition, Jonathan Todd, warned that theÂ market could be threatenedÂ if Microsoft doesn't allow security vendors a fair chance of competing. Symantec and other security vendors dislike PatchGuard because it prevents them from accessing the Windows kernel. They say it will stop them from delivering important features like Symantec's "anti-tampering" technology, which prevents malicious programs from modifying Symantec's own software. PatchGuard will also make it more difficult for security vendors to protect against malicious software that takes advantage of kernel-level bugs, said Eric Sites, vice president of research and development with Sunbelt Software. "There are a lot of new exploits coming out that exploit kernel-level drivers, " he said. "If we're able to get into the kernel, we can watch for things like that, but with what Microsoft is doing we can't do that." Microsoft declined to be interviewed for this article, but in an interview with IDG News last week a Microsoft executive said that PatchGuard was simply an effort toÂ prevent the kernel from being misused. "We think that there's a significant amount of confusion around... certain security features in the product that we think raise the foundation," said Stephen Toulouse a senior product manager in the Security Technology Unit. "What we're doing is we're walling off the kernel from attackers, because the functionality that is currently there was never meant to be used by anybody -- by software vendors or attackers." But PatchGuard is enabled only in the 64-bit version of Windows. Because there are few 64-bit applications written for Vista, most of Vista's initial users are expected to run the operating system in 32-bit mode, and their security software will still be able to access the kernel. A more immediate issue for Symantec is many Vista users will find that both the Windows Security Center and Symantec warnings will pop up simultaneously. This doesn't happen with Windows XP because Symantec's software is able to automatically disable the Windows warnings, but with Vista users will have to turn off the Security Center themselves. This will make things unnecessarily complicated for many customers, said Rowan Trollope, Symantec's vice president of consumer engineering. "Most users can't figure out how to do that," he said. With two warnings popping up, each with different wording, users will be confused at best, and may simply begin ignoring security warnings altogether, said Sites. Some observers have speculated that Symantec may press the EU for action against Microsoft in this matter, but Trollope and Paden wouldn't say what Symantec planned to do to address these problems. "We're looking at all the possibilities now," said Trollope, "And none of them are good for customers."ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Google net profit jumps 110 percent in quarter

Web search leader Google Inc.   on Thursday posted an industry-leading 110 percent  rise in quarterly profits as the company dodged the slowing  growth trend that has hurt rivals Yahoo and eBay.


The protesters, wearing white T-shirts, managed to reach the floor of the Commons chamber and run toward the central box where government ministers and opposition leaders speak.


Martinez Strikes Out 8, BoSox Beat Tigers

Pedro Martinez struck out eight to move into the top 20 on baseball's career list, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to five.


A blaze swept through a nursing home in Siberia yesterday, killing at least 10 people, officials said, the latest in a series of deadly fires in Russia, many of them caused by neglect of safety rules.


Doctors may be giving the wrong doses of adrenaline because of confusing labelling, a study suggests.


Contest to Pick Timing of SOHO's 1,000th Comet

The most prolific comet-hunter in history recently made its 900th discovery of a frozen visitor to the inner solar system, a chunk of ice and rock hurtling precariously close to the Sun.


Broncos' Griffin reportedly out for season

Denver Broncos running back Quentin Griffin will miss the rest of the season after an MRI showed he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Monday night's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a published report.


Indonesia Assures Tsunami Workers After Gunfire

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia sought to  reassure Western relief workers after a gunfire incident on  Sunday in a major tsunami aid base, but some organizations said  they were being vigilant in what they termed a zone of  conflict.


Ethiopian troops fired  rockets at a strategic town north of Somalia's capital, Islamist officials tell a rally.


Australian Election Campaign Enters Final Stages

Australia's election campaign, which offers some parallels with the US presidential election, entered its final week Monday with Prime Minister John


By Mark Ledsom BASEL  - Britain's world number four Tim Henmanwon his opening match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournamentwith little difficulty on Wednesday, beating Frenchman AntonyDupuis 6-3, 6-4.


Long-Running Shows to Take Final Emmys Bow

"Frasier," "Friends" and "Sex and the City" were taking a final Emmy Awards bow Sunday. HBO's "Sex and the City" was the leading comedy nominee at the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with 11 bids including ones for best-comedy series and for star Sarah Jessica Parker.


China's terracotta army is set to invade Britain on Thursday as the famous warriors go on show in London.


Parma, 20:55 - CALCIO, PARMA: PIOLI: SAPPIAMO LOTTARE E SOFFRIRE'

Il Parma fa pari col Chievo e Stefano Pioli è contento: 'Questa squadra sa lottare e soffrire...


TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Japan Airlines Corp. said Wednesday it will sign a contract in the spring to buy 30 7E7 Dreamliners from Boeing Co.


Disney and Pixar Score Again as 'The Incredibles' Opens Big

The computer-animated family movie "The Incredibles" struck a resounding chord this weekend, taking in an estimated $70.


Eddie Johnson became the first player in Major League Soccer history to score three goals in consecutive games, leading the Wizards to a 3-2 victory over the New York Red Bulls last night in Kansas City, Mo.


Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage and third wife Alice Kim are expecting their first child.


After spending months in remote northwest Florida swamps searching for the ivory-billed woodpecker, researchers say they have seen and heard the rare bird once believed to be extinct.


The US economy added an underwhelming 51,000 jobs last month, a report says,  another sign of slower growth.


Torino, 17:56 - CALCIO, TORINO; KONAN: PIAZZA GIUSTA PER ME

Primo giorno con la maglia del Torino per Axel Cedric Konan, il 24enne attaccante ivoriano acquistat...


Candice Wiggins scored 18 points and No. 7 Stanford defeated Eastern Washington 91-50 Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Great Alaska Shootout.


Kings' Ron Artest arrested on domestic violence charge

Sacramento Kings basketball player Ron Artest, who was involved in one of the most notorious brawls in U.S. sports history in 2004, was arrested on Monday on domestic violence charges, officials said.


Dovra' contrapporsi a quella da 5 miliardi di Rupert Murdoch


Nebulizers Improve Asthma Outcomes in Kids

Following an asthma flare-up, children who are given inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with a nebulizer are less likely to be re-hospitalized or need to go the


A study published in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, indicates that elderly men who have been exposed to high levels of lead are 3.2 times morely likely to develop cataracts than those who have not had similar exposure.


VCs navigate cash vs. carnage scenario with green tech

Swarming to the next new thing Over the past four years, venture capitalists have tossed huge amounts of cash at "green-tech" startups. The green, er, field has become saturated with speculative funding, rivaling even the two mainstays of Valley vulture capitalists: IT and life sciences.â¦


The software vendor rides Apple's growth.


His hat tilted off his forehead, New York Yankees manager Joe Torre slumped behind a microphone late Monday night. For the second time in 24 hours, he


NFL players will consent to a urine test for Human Growth Hormone once such a test is developed.


Schwarzenegger Bans Rifle in Support of Gun Control

Breaking with Republican  lawmakers who oppose gun control and a Hollywood film career  filled with gun play, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has  signed a bill banning .50-caliber BMG rifles, an aide said on  Tuesday.


Canadians spent a bundle on new electronic devices last year, says StatsCan

OTTAWA (CP) - With the holiday buying season in full swing, Statistics Canada reports that we spent a bundle last year on new electronic devices.


New York launches antitrust probe into Intel

New York state launched a formal investigation on Thursday to determine if Intel Corp , the world's biggest chipmaker, violated state and U.S. antitrust laws to squeeze out rival Applied Micro Devices Inc.


Suicide Bomber Behind Bloodshed at Mosul Base

MOSUL, Iraq  - The deadliest attack on Americans  in Iraq was probably the work of a suicide bomber who evaded  security at a major U.S. military base in Mosul, Washington's  top general said on Wednesday.


The death of the video recorder comes a step closer as electrical chain Dixons says it will stop selling them.


Oracle Chief Testifies in Trial on Hostile Bid for PeopleSoft

Lawrence Ellison, the chief executive of the Oracle Corporation, said that he had had more discussions about lowering rather than raising his hostile bid for PeopleSoft.


For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.


Gerry Adams meets Bertie Ahern for the first time since the IRA were blamed for a Â£26m bank raid.


Adjusted fourth-quarter profits rose 17 percent on stronger results from cable TV and movies, but the company said it expected  growth to slow in 2008 to a range of 7 percent to 9 percent.


Tropical Storm Florence forms in Atlantic

The sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic  hurricane season, Florence, formed in the distant Atlantic on  Tuesday and could become a hurricane as it moves toward the  United States, U.S. forecasters said.


Despite DNA Test, Prosecutor Is Retrying Case

Prosecutors have sought a new capital murder trial after a manâs conviction was overturned by DNA evidence.


Democrats have tightened their grip on Hong Kong's legislature, but still have no mandate to push their agenda of universal suffrage in the southern Chinese enclave.


The Chinese government says detained former Party leader Zhao Ziyang is ill but stable in hospital.


Elton John e la regina faccia a faccia tra vip

Cosa accomuna Elisabetta II e il celebre cantante? Meryl Streep assomiglia a Paris Hilton. Gli incredibili accostamenti tra celebrità a colpi di photoshop


Inmates, California officials warn prisons crowded

IONE, California  - Convicted murderer Greg Rollo knows the brutality of life behind bars after 31 years in a prison. But he says life has grown much worse since he was moved to a triple-bunk bed in an open gym with 199 others.


Russia's top steel producer Evraz agrees a $2.3bn deal to buy US counterpart Oregon Steel Mills.


Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has said her vile tormentor on a British television reality show Jade Goody is a "pathetic specimen" who needs professional


Gold Coast, 14:02 - TENNIS, WTA GOLD COAST: SCHIAVONE AL SECONDO TURNO

Francesca Schiavone si è qualificata per il secondo turno del torneo Wta di Gold Coast, in Au...


Cappon, impegno di Rai Sport contro violenza negli stadi


N.Y. Candidate Seeks Springsteen Boycott

Upset with Bruce Springsteen's effort to oust President Bush from the White House, the New York Conservative Party's candidate for the U.S. Senate is launching a "Boycott the Boss" television commercial.


More jailbreaks than a spaghetti western The latest version of the firmware for Apple's iPhone has fallen to hackers less than a week after its release.â¦


Hoping to accelerate AOL instant messaging (IM) on mobile devices, America Online has launched the Mobile Developer Program. OZ, LG Electronics, Motorola, Samsung Telecommunications America and Siemens have signed on as charter members.


GULF SHORES, Ala. Sept. 16, 2004 - Hurricane Ivan slammed ashore early Thursday with winds of 130 mph, packing deadly tornadoes and a powerful punch of waves and rain that threatened to swamp communities from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.


Consumer Confidence Dips on Prices, Jobs

Consumer confidence dropped to its lowest levels since midsummer amid worries about high energy prices, uncertainty about the labor market and anxiety about making major purchases like a car or a home.


The White House said Friday it would oppose any attempt by Senate Democrats to revoke the 2002 Congressional resolution authorizing the war in Iraq


Arrests shock terror suspects' neighbors

Residents of an east London neighborhood on Thursday expressed shock and skepticism after several homes there were raided in connection with the alleged terror plot against trans-Atlantic planes.


MSN Music Service is an average entry in the online stakes

There's nothing really horrible about Microsoft's new MSN Music Service; it's just that there's nothing really great about it, either.


Owens mocked Lewis with some nifty footwork after catching an 11-yard touchdown pass in the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles' 15-10 victory over Baltimore on Sunday.