Double Dutch for Magpies as Shearer bags a hat-trick

ALAN SHEARER and Patrick Kluivert fired Newcastle into the group stage of the Uefa Cup in Tel Aviv last night. United skipper Shearer claimed the second European hat-trick of his career and Kluivert helped


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AFRICA/REPUBBLICA DEMOCRATICA DEL CONGO - UnÂepidemia del virus Ebola Ã¨ stata confermata nella provincia occidentale di Kasai; si sospettano morti per dissenteria da Shigella Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - La sera di lunedÃ¬ 10 settembre il Ministro della Salute congolese ha confermato ufficialmente unÂepidemia della febbre emorragica del virus Ebola nella provincia del Kasai occidentale, nel cuore della Repubblica Democratica...


Kidnappers Urged to Release British Hostage

Former British pop singer and Muslim convert Cat Stevens has called on kidnappers in Iraq to release unharmed British hostage Kenneth Bigley.


Congress is moving to put all armed contractors operating in combat zones under military control, acting on a Pentagon recommendation that could run into resistance at the State Department.


CDC director says some flu vaccine can be given to public

WASHINGTON The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are some cases in which the general public can receive flu shots, given that tens of thousands of doses could otherwise go to waste.


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Iraq watchdog agency under investigation: report

The U.S. agency charged with investigating allegations of waste and fraud by contractors involved in rebuilding Iraq is itself the subject of four government probes, The Washington Post reported on Friday.


Half of the nation's anticipated supply of flu vaccine disappeared without warning earlier this week after Chiron Corp., the world's second-largest producer of flu vaccine, announced it won


CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland -- Britain's Luke Donald celebrated his wild card selection to the European Ryder Cup team with an emphatic victory in the European Masters in Crans-Sur-Sierre on Sunday.


Friday is the first day of the rest of Martha Stewart's life. It is the day she's due at a minimum-security federal women's prison in West Virginia to start her five-month sentence for lying about a stock sale.


Golf: Hamilton relishes joining golf's elite

KILKENNY, Ireland : British Open champion Todd Hamilton proved he deserved to be playing with the big boys when he shot a blistering six-under 66 in the first round of the seven million dollar WGC American Express Championship.


Nokia shares seen extending gains: report

Shares of Nokia (NOK1V.HE) are likely  to extend gains as the world's leading cell phone maker expands  its share of the growing global market, financial newspaper  Barron's reported in its September 17 edition.


Calcio. Chievo frena il Lecce, Cagliari imbattibile in casa. In B ...

Esce parzialmente ridimensionato il Lecce di Zeman dall'insidiosa trasferta sul campo del Chievo: i veronesi hanno vinto per 2-1 con i goal nel secondo tempo di Baronio, Tiribocchi e Vucinic. I veronesi si


The energy regulator says it will "go after" gas companies who fail to pass falling prices on to customers.


Charging Sweden overhaul Argentina in Barbados

ST. JAMES, Barbados  - Sweden's Carl Pettersson and Henrik Stenson, boosted by four birdies in a row around the turn, snatched the lead from overnight pacesetters Argentina in the WGC-World Cup third round on Saturday.


Bush Vows Rapid Aid to Hurricane Victims

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid...


PA's Paris envoy: While Arafat fights for his life, we're fighting ...

PARIS - Leila Shaheed, the Palestinian Authority envoy in Paris, lashed out at what she called false reports by the Israeli government and some Israeli media outlets announcing the demise of PA Chairman Yasser Arafat, who is in a deep coma at a Paris


Ministro scrive al capogruppo Ulivo al Senato, Finocchiaro


Jones Is Said to Be Near a Deal for Barneys

The Jones Apparel Group, a $4.3 billion clothing company with a middle-brow reputation, is close to making a deal to buy the totally trendy Barneys chain.


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A double rejection for Buttiglione in Brussels. The justice and security commission of the European Parliament has rejected by just one vote, the first resolution that accepted the candidature of Rocco Buttiglione


Opera Software's Håkon Wium Lie says Microsoft's recent letter about IBM undermining standards contradict its own track record.


Nokia launches wireless content solution

Nokia, one of the leading brands in mobile technologies, has launched a new wireless content solution that will prove to be beneficial to many consumers worldwide.


Good News for Valley: ; New Investment at Dow; DuPont Hiring

By Jim Balow  After decades of downsizing and plant closings, a few signs emerged recently that indicate the worst may be over for the Kanawha Valley's chemical industry.   Dow Chemical Co. announced plans in January to expand a unit at its Institute plant.


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British Air probed for alleged price fix

British and U.S. authorities are investigating alleged price-fixing in passenger fares and fuel surcharges by British Airways PLC and other airlines, the carrier said Thursday, and two senior executives have been placed on leave.


Bhutto says 'Al-Qaeda' death threat will not deter her

Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto said late Tuesday extremists were trying to derail upcoming general elections after she received a death threat supposedly from a "friend of Al-Qaeda."


UK hands control of Basra to Iraqi forces

BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.


U.S. has most prisoners in world due to tough laws

Tough sentencing laws, record numbers of drug offenders and high crime rates have contributed to the United States having the largest prison population and the highest rate of incarceration in the world, according to criminal justice experts.


Browns general manager Phil Savage strongly backed coach Romeo Crennel on Thursday, temporarily snuffing speculation the club was on the verge of another coaching change.


Israeli Military Carries Out Air Strike in Gaza Strip

Israeli aircraft struck at Arab terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip overnight. The strike occurred just hours after an Israeli missile killed two prominent Hamas terrorists in Gaza.


Kim Clijsters will not compete in next January's Australian Open because of her persistent wrist injury. Last year's runner-up in Melbourne has decided to spend more time resting instead of rushing back her return.


President Roosevelt's words to Congress a day after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor are burned in the nation's consciousness.


Metal detectors form part of increased security at a Mozart opera showing a beheaded Prophet Muhammad.


By Anne Krishnan, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 2--Rumors are swirling among tech aficionados that Cree will light up the next generation of Apple MacBook laptops.


Terror Mastermind Planned to Kill Spanish Judges

The suspected leader of a Muslim cell that allegedly plotted to blow up Spainâs National Court in Madrid hoped to kill senior judges and destroy massive case files on Islamic terror probes, officials said today.


MRI better at spotting precancerous growths

MRI scans are far better than mammograms at spotting a type of precancerous growth before it becomes invasive breast cancer, a German researcher said on Sunday.


US led forces poised on the outskirts of Fallujah

ELEANOR HALL: To Iraq now and US-led forces are poised on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold city of Fallujah, awaiting the go ahead to launch a major assault on the city, as reports emerge that American and Iraqi government forces have already seized


Eisner, one of Disney's largest individual shareholders, with 14 million shares, said Friday that he's leaving the door open to serving on Disney's board through fiscal 2007, possibly beyond.


Third-graders promoted after failing reading test

Hundreds of third-graders who failed the required reading test were moved on to the fourth grade anyway because of a loophole in the law that was supposed to end social promotion in Texas schools.


BBC suspends competitions after admitting faking phone-ins

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Wednesday suspended all phone-in and interactive competitions after admitting faking a string of them.


Bonn, 19:13 - CALCIO, IFFHS: PREMIER MIGLIOR CAMPIONATO, SERIE A TERZA

Secondo l'Iffhs, l'Istituto di storia e statistica del calcio, la Premier League è il miglior...


Camacho aims to give Madrid stars more rest

MADRID, Spain  - Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho said the team's star players will spend more time on the bench this season.


Acrimony, recriminations follow Manchester United victory over ...

That's when Arsenal and Manchester United are set to meet again in the Premier League. The bitter rivalry between the two giants of English soccer grew even nastier after Sunday's 2-0 United victory at Old


The world's most polluting nations must seek a consensus on tackling climate change, John Howard urges ahead of talks on the issue.


Russia tests superstrength bomb: military

Russia has tested the world's most powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shockwave with the power of a nuclear blast, the military said on Tuesday, dubbing it the "father of all bombs".


A confirmed bachelor believed to be the oldest person in the world dies at the age of 116 in his Ukrainian village.


Now that Microsoft's (Quote, Chart) two patent efforts regarding e-mail authentication are publicly available, anti-spam advocates are raising even more questions about how the patents might impact an industry-wide anti-spam protocol effort called Sender


One year on, London police warn of more bombings

Britain marked the first anniversary of  the London suicide bombings with flowers, candles and a  2-minute silence on Friday as the city's police chief said  another attack now looked more likely.


Bush faces Senate rebellion on tribunals

A Senate committee rebelled against  President George W. Bush on Thursday, passing a bill it said  would protect the rights of foreign terrorism suspects and  repair a U.S. image damaged by harsh treatment of detainees.


United Releases Casal,  Creates Roster Opening

D.C. United releases English midfielder Kasali Yinka Casal on Monday after Casal refused a roster demotion from senior level to developmental.


Europe's bigger economies register yet more productivity growth, while the UK starts to fall behind.


It may not be the Tour de France, but Houston Dr. Ted Yang hopes to garner just as much attention this week as he pedals with a team from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, to raise awareness for cancer research.


Danny DeVito will receive a special award for his outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.


China scientists shed new light on male infertility

Scientists in Hong Kong and China have identified for the first time a protein in sperm from humans and from mice that could be responsible for many unexplained cases of male infertility.


Segmenting and growing open-source communities, Actuate/BIRT-style

Not all communities are created alike.  Nor should they be, as Actuate shows.


In Brief: Sleepycat releases Berkeley DB XML 2.0

Sleepycat Software this week announced the general availability of Berkeley DB XML 2.0, a major upgrade to its open source database for telecommunication infrastructure and enterprise data centers. This release adds support for XQuery 1.0, an emerging standard for XML data access, as well as improvements in performance and usability. Other enhancements include support for XPath 2.0, which allows the selection of a portion of an XML document, and support for the PHP API, which enables developers using the PHP scripting languages to work with XML documents.  ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.


US Third-Quarter Economy Grew at a 3.9% Annual Rate

The US economy grew at a 3.9 percent annual pace from July through September, faster than initially estimated last month, as consumers spending strengthened.


By Anonymous  Anyone who has watched an old arthritic horse chew on willow branches-the bark of which has long been used by humans to ease pain- can attest to the instinct for any somewhat intelligent species to find in the natural world a cure for what ails them.


A teacher sacked for throwing a bag at a pupil wins his job back after an appeal is partially upheld.


Minaccia dai rapitori della Hassan 'Consegnamo la donna a Zarqawi'

Bagdad, 3 novembre 2004 - I rapitori di Margaret Hassan, la britannica irachena responsabile a Baghdad dell'organizzazione umanitaria 'Care', hanno minacciato di consegnare l'ostaggio al gruppo di Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, considerato l'uomo di Al Qaeda in


Northrop Tapped to Design Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter with JPL

WASHINGTON -- Northrop Grumman beat out Boeing and Lockheed Martin to win a $400 million contract to help NASA design the proposed multibillion dollar Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) mission.


Eaton Vance earnings fall, share price rises

Money manager Eaton Vance Corp.   said on Wednesday its quarterly profit fell 42 percent as it  spent millions to launch a closed-end stock fund that helped  boost its assets under management.


John McCain sought to keep his momentum going strong. Mitt Romney looked to keep his candidacy afloat. And Mike Huckabee simply wanted to keep defying expectations.


Why Bush is taking a more diplomatic approach on Iran

Iran is sending mixed messages on enrichment, and international powers have been slow to join and push sanctions.


Jury Orders Microsoft to Pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.5 Billion

Patent infringement decision leads to one of the largest patent decisions in history.


Under a cold, steady drizzle, the Amish drove in horse and buggy to a farmland cemetery Friday to bury the fifth of five girls shot to death by an intruder as new details emerged of heroism inside their schoolhouse.


British Airways bosses help out as airline claims problems ...

LONDON Yes, that was the head of the British Airways helping out at London's Heathrow Airport today, as the airline scrambles to recover from a week of chaos.


Free downhill riders, typically men in their 20's to mid-30's, often spend close to $10,000 on customized bicycles designed to withstand violent landings.


Spiderman to Scale World's Tallest Building

French "Spiderman" Alain Robert, a dare-devil climbing ace, plans to scale the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan capital on Christmas Day, the building's management said Friday.


When Bats and Humans Were One and the Same

Scientists have used computer analysis to read evolution backward and reconstruct a large part of the genome of an 80-million-year-old mammal.


BOSTON - John Kerry fought back Thursday against campaign allegations that he exaggerated his combat record in Vietnam, accusing President Bush of using a Republican front group "to do his dirty work" and challenging Bush to debate their wartime service records.   "Well, if he wants to have a debate about our service in Vietnam, here is my answer: Bring it on," said the Democratic presidential candidate, reviving an old war and campaign slogan amid strong urging from party leaders for him to respond to two-week-old GOP assertions...


FREEPORT, Bahamas A meteorologist with the Bahamas weather service is predicting two of the chain's islands will be hit hard by Hurricane Jeanne.


Eric Gordon scored 22 points and No. 15 Indiana beat No. 14 Purdue 77-68 on Tuesday night in the Hoosiers' last game before the completion of the school's investigation into accusations that coach Kelvin Sampson committed major rules violations.


Pilot Questioned After Plane Incident Near Bush

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - A pilot was questioned by  the Secret Service on Saturday after a small plane violated  President Bush's restricted airspace during a campaign rally in  Melbourne, Florida, the Secret Service said.


Australia crush England by eight wickets in the World Twenty20 as both teams go through to the Super Eights.


Consumer Group Calls for Probe of 'Rip-Off' ITunes

Apple Computer Corp. is charging its British iTunes customers 17 percent more per download than its European customers, a consumer watchdog group said on Wednesday.


Experts are cleaning up toxic waste dumped in Ivory Coast which killed seven people and poisoned thousands.


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Eddie Lampert became a billionaire with his hedge fund. But combining Kmart and Sears may be his biggest challenge. By Ron Insana.


Web Site: 2nd U.S. Hostage Killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A posting on an Islamic Web site claimed Tuesday that the al-Qaida-linked group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has slain a U.S. hostage in Iraq, just 24 hours after grisly video showed the terror mastermind beheading another American captive...


Last year's game against Cornell, was both a win and a loss for the Harvard football team. The Crimson defeated Cornell, 27-0, but lost quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter because of a fracture in his right hand that bumped him out of the lineup for two games.


NFL Network in N.Y. freebie carriage deal

NEW YORK  - The NFL Network said Monday it would accept Time Warner Cable's offer to carry the channel on a digital tier for a week beginning Christmas Eve.


A gang of thieves is likely celebrating their dubious distinction today, after making off with a record $48 million Cdn. from a bank in Belfast.


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No Rest for a Weary Chafee Following Primary Victory

National Republican Party officials on Wednesday hailed Sen. Lincoln ChafeeÃ¢ÂÂs victory in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs Rhode Island primary as a triumph for the party, describing the center-left incumbentÃ¢ÂÂs nomination as crucial to their hopes of holding the seat in a state that typically has a strong Democratic lean.


Dads across the globe have united to  return the Traveling Wilburys to chart success on the back of  huge Father's Day sales.


Borland spinoff does RAD for PHP Borlandâs wholly-owned spinoff CodeGear is releasing Delphi for PHP, claimed to be the first RAD visual PHP development environment. PHP 5.0 is required. The product is jointly developed by CodeGear and qadram software and is essentially the first production version of qadramâs qstudio, which never made it past pre-beta.â¦


Community News: PHP 4.4.5 Segfaults (register_globals = on)

According to this new post on DynamicWebPges.de and a message from Derick Rethans on the php.internals mailing list, there's an issue with PHP 4.4.5 where sessions are causing segfaults when register_globals is set to "On".   As per Derick:   Because of this I'd like to release a 4.4.6 soon with this fixes. As  there is also an upgrade to pcre 7.0 we'd need at least one RC, which I  plan to release on Thursday.   Users of the PHP 4.4.x series should keep watch for this new update to correct the issue quickly.


Vital research into avian flu, environmental pollution and food safety could be cut to save money, say scientists.


Juventus: Capello "Contro l`Ajax ci sarÃ  turnover"

Alla vigilia dell`inutile match di Champions League tra la Juventus el`Ajax (in programma martedÃ¬ alle ore 20.30, diretta su Sky Sport 1) il tecnico Fabio Capello dice: " E` una partita importante, visto che l`Ajax Ã¨ tra le migliori squadre d`Europa


Dubai Port Company Sells Its U.S. Holdings to A.I.G.

The DP World sale is the final chapter in a contentious deal that some say drove Middle East petrodollars away from the U.S.


A specially-written ballet will be performed in Milan to mark the 10th anniversary of  Gianni Versace's death.


Bush tightens sanctions on Sudan over Darfur

President George W. Bush imposed new U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for an international arms embargo out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end what he called a genocide in Darfur.


Laxman departs, India in trouble, 75 for four

Nagpur, October 27: Laxman was out for 13. India were reduced to 75 for four in reply to Australia's first innings 398 on the second day of the third Test on Wednesday.


Among the five Academy Award directing nominees, one name seems to be on everyone's lips: Martin Scorsese.


The body of a woman is found in suspicious circumstances in the grounds of a prison in Kent.


HP Faces Expanded Civil Lawsuit In Spying Case

Eight Hewlett-Packard executives alleged to have been involved with insider trading.


Gruppo conferma presenza con specializzazioni e sinergie


WORCESTER -- Everybody was a winner, but not everyone was happy, and nobody celebrated. That was the scene yesterday at Worcester State College as BC High and Algonquin battled to a 0-0 tie and were crowned MIAA Division 1 soccer cochampions.


President Bush meets today with Tony Blair, his most important ally in the Iraq war, a day after the president received recommendations from the Iraq Study Group that included the withdrawal of most U.S. combat troops by early 2008. Bush's chief spokesman, meanwhile, told CNN the president may be able to "announce a new way forward" in Iraq by the end of the year.


Italian court ruling leaves Mafia ties' shadow over former PM Andreotti

Italy's highest court partially cleared seven-time prime minister Giulio Andreotti of colluding with the Mafia ending more than a decade of legal battles for the 85-year-old statesman.


Politics: 31 August 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria's authorities are trying to speed up the transfer of the five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya from the Judeyda prison to the special building build for ...


Nigeria's general strike is set to go ahead on Tuesday despite the government's decision to reduce the price of cooking fuel.


Ecuador leftist ahead in election: exit polls

QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's leftist Rafael Correa, an ally of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory after Sunday's run-off to elect the country's eighth president in a decade, three exit polls showed.


Apple's much-anticipated iPhone will hit US stores on 29 June, at a cost of $499 for the entry product.


Roma, 13:55 - CALCIO, SACCHI: NELLA MEDIOCRITA' VINCE CAPELLO

"Non sono sorpreso, l'avevo detto anche a Radio Marca nel momento peggiore del Real. E' un campionat...


Lasker Prizes to Honor 5 for Research in Medicine

A founding father of molecular biology and a surgeon who developed the standard operation for removing cataracts are among the winners of this year's Lasker awards for medical research.


SAP Acquires TomorrowNow, Continues To Woo PeopleSoft Customers

SAP (NYSE: SAP) has ratcheted up its wooing of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) and JD Edwards customers with its acquisition of TomorrowNow, a provider of maintenance and other support for enterprise applications, including PeopleSoft and JD Edwards suites.


Mankind to blame for global warming say scientists

Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a "crystal clear" warning they must take urgent action to avert severe and irreversible damage.


Mozambicans hope elections to bring better life, no matter who ...

Mondlane will join in some eight million Mozambicans Wednesday morning to cast a ballot for their future -- a new president will be chosen to lead the country for the next five years.


Plus: At 80, fractal discoverer Benoit Mandelbrot says he has much math work left to do. [News.com Extra]


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Bush Makes Not-So-Good Headlines in Europe

LONDON - The re-election of President Bush dominated British newspapers Thursday, and many cast impartiality aside in reporting the result. "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?" the liberal Daily Mirror asked in a Page One headline. Inside, several pages of coverage were headed "U.S.


Prosecutors announces $311 million settlement in device case

NEWARK, New Jersey  - Federal prosecutors in New Jersey said on Thursday they have reached a $311 million settlement with companies in the medical device implant industry.


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(CBS/AP) A former brokerage assistant who helped Martha Stewart make her fateful stock trade and later emerged as a key government witness was spared both prison and probation Friday for accepting a payoff during the government's investigation.


U.S. Says Death Sentences Hit 30-Year Low

The number of people sentenced to death reached a 30-year low in 2003, when the death row population fell for the third year in a row, the government reported Sunday.


Bush Blasts Kerry, Signs Tax Bill in Iowa

CLIVE, Iowa - President Bush said Monday that rival John Kerry's foreign policy stands "are dangerous for world peace," leveling some of his harshest criticism of the campaign during a trip to an important battleground state. Bush also signed tax relief legislation for 94 million Americans and hit Kerry on that issue, too...


U.S. retail gasoline prices declined  for the ninth week in a row and truckers are enjoying the  cheapest diesel fuel in almost four months, the Energy  Department said on Monday.


Palestinians Register Candidates for New President

Palestinians began registering candidates on Saturday for a presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat, while officials warned the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.


Flaming skulls, cheesy acting, satanic motorcycles -- what's not to like? In Table of Malcontents.


Over 600 million worldwide work excessive hours: ILO

More than 600 million people worldwide work excessively long hours, with Peruvians topping the list and Britons the worst offenders amongst rich nations, the International Labour Organisation reported on Thursday.


If the Mets and Padres meet in the playoffs, it might be hard to match the back-and-forth excitement of this week's series. Both teams could probably expect much more from their star closers, though. Adrian Gonzalez homered in the 10th inning and San Diego edged New York 9-8 on Thursday night at Shea Stadium in a wild game that included blown saves by Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman.


A female worker on a North Sea oil platform at the centre of a security alert is to appear in court, police say.


Nikkei a 17.875,75 punti (+1,63%). Euro a 1,34 dollari


Giunti a Portigliola in circa 150 di cui 25 donne e 15 bimbi


President Chirac orders an inquiry into a leaked French intelligence memo claiming Osama Bin Laden had died.


Moscow, Russia, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Russia has warned the former Soviet republic of Georgia it won't get involved in the South Ossetia conflict, the Interfax news agency said Tuesday.


Whistle blown on Wiki site for whistle-blowers

It had to happen. A Web site set up to encourage anonymous leaks of controversial government secrets has been exposed before its launch.


Milano, 16:38 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: PER RONALDINHO SIAMO IN POLE

Il vicepresidente del Milan, Adriano Galliani, ai microfoni di Sky Sport manifesta tutta la propria ...


Per un valore di oltre 16 miliardi di dollari


Police arrested a radical Muslim cleric Thursday on suspicion of preparing or instigating ``acts of terrorism,'' a move that could delay US attempts to extradite the suspect


LEGGE ELETTORALE:COMITATO TRASVERSALE, TORNARE A PROPORZIONALE

(AGI) - Roma, 30 set. - Lanciare un referendum abrogativo della quota maggioritaria della legge elettorale e tornare al sistema proporzionale. Questo lo scopo di una iniziativa trasversale che vede impegnati


Another lot of lottery money for school sport goes out - but most of the Â£750m total has not been spent.


The success of the Wii has helped Nintendo treble its half-yearly profits to 188.78bn yen (Â£810m).


British Troops to Stand Trial for Murder

Seven British soldiers will stand trial on charges of murder for the killing of an Iraqi civilian in 2003, Britain's attorney general said Thursday.


Barzani, non consegneremo mai i suoi capi alla Turchia


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Managing the Firehose of Real-Time Information

RSS feeds, search alerts and other information monitoring technologies are great, but often end up providing too much of a good thing.  PubSub is a 'matching engine' that offers a promising new way to keep up to date while alleviating information overload.


Governor Mitt Romney, Senator Edward Kennedy, and members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation met with Air Force brass in Ohio to lay out their plan for a $410 million expansion of Hanscom Air Force Base. During the meeting, which was part of an effort to keep the Pentagon from shutting the base, the group had to fend off concerns that ...


A newly published memoir by Luciano Pavarotti's manager paints a less than flattering portrait of the great Italian tenor as a spoiled superstar whose ego was matched only by his girth.


Readers sound off on stem cell research, the new Blackjack and the death of CNET editor James Kim. Plus: Links to our most popular blogs!


Eastwood tapped recipient of humanitarian award

WASHINGTON  - Clint Eastwood is the inaugural recipient of the Motion Picture Association of America's Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award, the trade association announced Thursday.


Marchionne: lo stabilimento deve arrivare a 230 mila auto


Tensions rise in Florida as charges of intimidation, ballot ...

MIAMI Election tensions are on the rise in hotly contested Florida, where charges of voter intimidation are flying and thousands of absentee ballots are being re-issued in one big county.


EU and U.S still hoping for 2008 Doha deal

The European Union and the United  States said on Monday they still hoped to seal a long-delayed  global trade deal in 2008, and trade ministers this week could  help pave the way for a breakthrough soon.


Global oil prices slipped on Thursday  as perceptions of a supply overhang outweighed concerns that a  hurricane in the Caribbean could hit U.S. offshore oil and gas  production in the Gulf of Mexico.


Eriksson Risks Losing His England Job in Poland, Bookmakers Say

Sven-Goran Eriksson may be fired as England soccer coach if his team loses to Poland in tonight's World Cup qualifying match, newspapers and bookmakers said.


The Tories are expected to propose tax cuts while the Lib Dems will outline their key themes for the election.


Anna Nicole fans express emotions online

Fans of Anna Nicole Smith aren't making pilgrimages to the place where she spent her final days. They're not leaving flowers. They're not gathering in crowds to express their grief.


Reds Sign Eric Milton to Three-Year Deal

Philadelphia Phillies' Eric Milton throws against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning in Philadelphia, in this July 25, 2004 photo.


London's 'erotic gherkin' wins top architecture prize

A new skyscraper in London popularly dubbed the "erotic gherkin" for its curvaceous shape has won one of Britain's top architecture prizes, organisers announced.


Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may not be fit enough to attend the hearing into their missed drugs test.


Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who made stars of Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, dies, aged 83.


Russia admits it gave refugee status to wife and son of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.


Apple Inc. on Monday warned iPhone owners who have used unauthorized programs to unlock the cellular service feature of their handsets that they may end up with a phone that doesn't work after the company's next software update for it.


Volvo lands contracts worth 30 million dollars in Iraq

Swedish truck and construction equipment group Volvo said that it had landed contracts from the US government worth about 30 million dollars (24.4 million euros) to deliver construction equipment to Iraq.


AMERICA/BRASILE - Nuovo Centro Giovanile "San Filippo Smaldone" ad Anapolis: un punto di riferimento per la formazione, la guida, il sostegno dei giovani e la pastorale delle persone sorde AnÃ polis (Agenzia Fides) - MartedÃ¬ prossimo, 24 luglio, ad AnÃ polis, nello stato brasiliano del Goias, l'Arcivescovo di Lecce Mons. Cosmo Francesco  Ruppi e la Madre generale della congregazione delle Salesiane dei Sacri Cuori, Suor Maria Longo, inau...


Three killed as Myanmar troops battle protests

Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.


Defense Nominee Gains Approval of Senate Panel

Robert M. Gates testified that the U.S. was not winning in Iraq and that failure could ignite ÃÂa regional conflagration.ÃÂ


Sean Coates has created a simple version of a popular bit of Perl functionality and shares the code in hi slatest post - the "pie" ability to perform a search and replace, line by line, through a file using a regular expression.   I've often found myself looking for a PHP equivalent. Not to do simple substitutions, of course, but complex ones. And since I'm most comfortable with PHP, and a I have a huge library of snippets that I can dig out to quell a problem that I may have solved years ago, I've been meaning to fill this void for a while.   So, one evening, he came home and hashed out this version of the script. He includes the code in the post...it works on the command line and pulls in a file (though STDIN) and loops through the buffered version to perform the regex replace.


Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - In the three decades that there's been an Endangered Species Act, a single principle has reigned supreme: If a critter is heading toward extinction, protect


A male jeweller who was taken hostage during an attempted robbery in Belfast is released unharmed.


US consumer confidence slips for second straight month: job ...

Job worries helped push consumer confidence down in September for the second consecutive month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.


Japanese stocks rose 1.9 percent by midsession on Monday as a strong performance by US semiconductor-related stocks gave a push to Japanese peers such as Advantest Corp.


Fuji, 10:42 - F.1, GIAPPONE; RAIKKONEN: DIFFICILE TROVARE L' ASSETTO MIGLIORE

Il ferrarista Kimi Raikkonen  commenta le prime due sessioni prove libere del Gp de Giappone, che si...


Airline Shares Up on Oil Pricing Optimism

Airline stocks moved slightly higher Tuesday on hopes fuel costs might become more manageable after the head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said crude oil prices would likely retreat in the next few months.


Universal said to buy BMG for $2 billion

Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group has reached a tentative agreement with German media company Bertelsmann AG to acquire BMG Music Publishing for $2.05 billion, a person familiar with the deal said Tuesday.


Royal Mail is asking for a 6p rise in the price of UK stamps to stem losses and help ensure its future.


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Envivio and GlobeCast Bring High-Quality Mobile TV to Orange Subscribers in France

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., and PARIS, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Envivio Inc. and GlobeCast announce that they have reached a deal with Orange to deliver high-quality MPEG-4 television broadcasts to its mobile TV subscribers in France.


Tony Blair speaks of his 'absolute horror' at the tsunami, as donations from the British public reach Â£50m.


Italian police arrest six Sardinian protesters after clashes over the delivery of 500 tonnes of rubbish there.


First woman in space dreams of flying to Mars

The world's first female astronaut  Valentina Tereshkova, marking her 70th birthday on Tuesday,  says she still dreams of flying to Mars -- even on a one-way  ticket.


Florida counting toll from Frances as storm moves on

Millions of Floridians began to emerge from cover Monday as a weakening Frances pushed slowly north, after drenching most of the state with up to 13 inches of rain.


Public dissent may be new, but issues are old

Soldiers often complain, but usually not in public, on TV, to the secretary of Defense. By Patrick Baz, AFP. That changed Wednesday, as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld


Oil prices were little changed on Monday as investors focused on Asian stock market gains, setting aside for now worries of a potential U.S. economic recession that had knocked prices 3 percent lower late last week.


Rockies Settle Suit Over 2000 Draft Pick

Sports agent Tommy Tanzer dropped his lawsuit Friday against the Colorado Rockies over negotiations for a 2000 draft pick.


Assad handles crises, but regime suffers

On the face of it, the worst appears to be behind Bashar Assad. There's much less talk of regime change in Damascus, or of prosecuting the Syrian president over the murder of a Lebanese politician.


Pecoraro Scanio, serve cambio dirigenza, polemica rovente


The militants who blew up the border wall to allow nearly one in five desperate Palestinians to go shopping in Egypt have confounded the U.S.-Israeli policy of isolating the Islamists


All-terrain armoured transport Review Every office has a luddite, even an organisation so devoted to the new and the technological as Register Hardware. There's always at least one person who clings to his or her fear and loathing of some aspect of the modern world.â¦


Jerry Springer needs a pep talk. A good one. The TV ringmaster/radio talk-show host/former mayor of Cincinnati is dreading his debut on the third season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," premiering Sept. 12 (8 p.m. EDT). In his opinion, he's not young enough (at 62), hip enough or flexible enough — and won't last but a nanosecond on the dance floor.


LeBron James helped break the game open late in the second quarter by driving baseline for a windmill dunk, one of three crowd-pleasers among James' 19 points in Cleveland's 106-89 victory Thursday night over Charlotte.


U.S. Officials Review Approach in Pakistan

The political upheaval in Pakistan and emergence there of a new military leader has revitalized the Bush administration's long struggle to develop a coherent strategy for uprooting al-Qaeda from Pakistan's western tribal areas, U.S. officials said yesterday.


Bush Takes On Direct Role in Shaping Election Tactics

Mixed in with daily updates on national security, President Bush receives a quick campaign overview from Karl Rove.


25 Insurgents Are Killed During Attack on U.S. Base in Mosul

The battle followed an ambush in Baghdad where insurgents tricked the Iraqi police into raiding a booby-trapped home.


Studies find lost sleep equals gained weight

Two new studies suggest that what's not happening in the bedroom may be a key factor into why so many of us are gaining weight.


U.S. Attempting to Reshape Fishing Rules

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- Working fishing boats cram this city's docks, brightly painted vessels with names like "Let It Ride" and "Fearless." But tied up alongside them are plenty of rusting vessels that have not shipped out in years, stark reminders of the sea's fickle bounty.


Napster and Dwango Sign Deal for Mobile Ringtones

The Napster Mobile service will launch in the US and Canada in 2005 and will utilize a special Napster interface. Users will be able to download ringtones and earn credits redeemable on Napster PC-based service at the same time.


If anyone can talk turkey, it is Richard Scalise, head of ConAgra Foods' refrigerated group in Downers Grove, Ill., which includes the Butterball brand, the nation's best-selling whole bird. For Thanksgiving, Scalise and his wife plan to prepare a low-carb dressing, which has less bread than traditional stuffing and is loaded with vegetables and sausage. The man who eats a ...


Spain was "weakest link" for 2004 bombs, court told

Islamist radicals decided to blow up commuter trains in Madrid because Spain was the easiest target of the three main countries involved in the invasion of Iraq, a trial of suspects for the 2004 bombings heard on Monday.


Michael Moore Isnât the Only Documentarian Tackling Current ...

There's a growing number of nonfiction films on current affairs, which usually means politics in this election year. They're diverse enough to prove Moore's brand of muckraking isn't the only way to bid for attention.


Bergamo, 18:05 - CALCIO, ALBINOLEFFE IN RITIRO: OBIETTIVO E' LA SALVEZZA

L'Albinoleffe si è radunato oggi per iniziare la nuova stagione. L'obiettivo della squadra af...


Bush honors vets at Arlington National Cemetery

As Americans battled in Iraq, President Bush went to Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday to honor those now in combat, those who served previously, and those who "did not live to be called veterans.


A woman who outlived her children and was thought to be England's oldest inhabitant, dies at the age of 111.


Four people are shot dead at a concert by US rock group Damageplan, which contains ex-members of Pantera.


Huge bursts of water have been shooting out of the ground in homes and at least one abandoned restaurant hundreds of metres away from swathes of land submerged by a mud volcano on Indonesia's Java island.


Egypt police dump opposition leader in suburbs

Egyptian police took the 70-year-old leader of the opposition Kefaya movement from a protest in central Cairo on Thursday and dumped him in a desert suburb about 20 km (12 miles) out of town, he said.


Comdex veterans ponder freedom from the annual computing trade show, which normally would be happening in Sin City right about now.


Austria's opposition Social Democrats won nationwide elections on Sunday, the government said, swinging the country to the center-left after more than six years of influence by the extreme right.


TIME lays out the facts behind what both candidates said during the first match-up


Attacks by women suicide bombers in Iraq

Attacks and attempted attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion:


British 'stag' parties flood eastern European capitals

Britons nervously waiting to tie the knot are increasingly heading to the capitals of eastern Europe for alcohol-fuelled final flings with their best friends, otherwise known as stag or hen weekends.


Economy shows strength despite credit turmoil

The number of workers seeking jobless aid fell more than expected last week and the service sector grew steadily in August, according to data on Thursday that pointed to economic strength despite credit market turmoil and a slumping housing market.


Jerry Orbach, Star of 'Law and Order,' Dies at 69

Jerry Orbach, who earned plaudits for his versatility as a Broadway actor-singer in musicals and dramas but who achieved his most lasting fame in 12 seasons as Lennie Briscoe, the shrewd, wise


AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's military prosecutor indicted 13 alleged Muslim militants Sunday, including Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi - one of the most wanted insurgents in Iraq - for an al-Qaida linked plot to attack targets in Jordan with chemical and conventional weapons, officials said Sunday.    Al-Zarqawi and three others from the group remain at large and will be tried in absentia, officials said...


Paris to sell â¬700 million of its stake in Air France

The French government is selling 17.7 percent of Air France-KLM Group, Europe's biggest airline, taking advantage of an increase in the carrier's shares as oil prices decline, the managers of the sale said on Thursday.


MySpace will open the doors of its developer Web site on Tuesday and make available there the necessary tools to build applications for the world's most popular social-networking site.


Regulators Adopt Tighter Rules on Accounting for Stock Options

Accounting regulators adopted rules yesterday requiring publicly traded companies to treat the stock options they give to employees as normal business expenses.


Nokia showcases its sat-nav system for pedestrians as the Mobile World Congress opens in Barcelona.


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO, FIGC: TOTTI TORNA IN NAZIONALE A SETTEMBRE

Il 'veto' è caduto: da settembre Totti torna in nazionale. Da quei giorni avrà infatti...


Australia Reaches 316-5 vs India; Kumble Gets 400th Test Wicket

Anil Kumble became the second Indian cricketer and ninth player in total to get 400 Test dismissals as his three wickets helped restrict Australia to 316-5 on day one of the opening Test at Bangalore.


Britain condemns racist taunts; FIFA calls for probe

The British government condemned racist taunts by fans in Spain aimed at black players on England's team during an exhibition game, and soccer's governing body ordered an investigation Thursday.


Oliver Stone film turns Farrellâs Macedonian king into a major ...

Not content to direct a mediocre historical epic, filmmaker Oliver Stone marshals all of his talent as a provocateur to direct a colossally bad one in "Alexander," starring Irishman


Rain delays final India-South Africa one-dayer

Rain delayed the start of the third and final one-day international between India and South Africa at Stormont here Sunday.


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Mourners bid farewell to Pavarotti before funeral

MODENA, Italy  - Thousands of mourners filed past the open coffin of Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of his Italian home town on Friday, in an emotional farewell to the singer whose death prompted tributes from around the world.


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Men wearing traditional daggers at their waists and women in head-to-toe black dress cast ballots Wednesday as Yemen's long-ruling president faced a serious challenger at the polls for the first time.


Ritalin increases brain activity in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and in children with a reading disorder, says a Yale University study


Afghan militants hopeful over UN hostage talks

Militants in Afghanistan holding three UN workers hostage said on Saturday they were hopeful their demands would be met in negotiations but there were conflicting reports on whether the talks had started.


Florida on Guard for West Nile Outbreak After Charley

Floridians are being urged to drain  standing pools of water to cut the risk of an outbreak of West  Nile or other mosquito-borne disease in the wake of Hurricane  Charley, an official with the state health department said on  Thursday.


Oil Falls on Speculation Demand Doesn't Warrant Record Price

Crude oil fell more than $1 for the first time in a month after reaching a record $54.45 a barrel in New York on speculation that demand doesn't warrant prices at this level.


Merck's Actions on Vioxx Face New Scrutiny

The spotlight is likely to be on Pfizer on Wednesday when federal drug regulators begin hearings on cox-2 drugs, the medicines that include Celebrex and Bextra.


Britain's Paddy Ashdown says he has withdrawn his name from the list of possible UN envoys to Afghanistan.


Like a âRolling Stone,â Tabuse makes Suns roster

Itâs official: Yuta Tabuse is the first Japanese player to make an NBA team. The Suns put the 5-foot-9 guard on the active roster, part of the 14-man roster submitted to the NBA on Monday afternoon.


Marsiglia, 18:50 - CICLISMO, GIRO DEL MEDITERRANEO: IGNATIEV VINCE LA 3/A TAPPA

Il russo Mikhail Ignatiev, della Tinkoff Credit Systemsue, ha vinto la terza tappa del Giro del Medi...


The UN has chosen former US President Bill Clinton to be its tsunami relief envoy, reports say.


Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke expects the US economy to rebound, even as the housing slump continues.


Pollen produces new clue in 1979 slaying

Three grains of pollen might help solve a 27-year-old murder mystery. To try to identify a teenage girl found slain in a western New York cornfield in 1979, investigators have turned to a pollen-analysis technique rarely used in the United States.


A US soldier at the centre of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal faced an American military judge in Germany yesterday seeking to move his pending court martial from Baghdad.


Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Two Girls

Ward Weaver, a toolmaker with a history of violence against women, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing and sexually abusing two Oregon City girls in 2002.


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Central Baghdad Car Bomb Kills 17, Wounds 20

A car bomb exploded near a police patrol in busy central Baghdad on Thursday, killing 17 people and wounding 20, police said. A police source said the blast missed a convoy


A lethal new form of MRSA is reported to be more prevalent among the gay community in the US.


BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell considers the main items on the EU's agenda for 2007.


The founders of the PBHG mutual funds  agreed to pay $160 million in restitution and civil fines, and  to accept a lifetime ban from the securities industry to  resolve allegations they facilitated improper trading in the  funds, regulators said on Wednesday.


The Iranian foreign ministry said Monday an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Iraq more than a month ago was released and safe. "The release of Freedon Jahani came as a result of


Orbitz Inc., the Internet travel agency that is being bought by Cendant Corp., Wednesday posted a 30 percent jump in third-quarter profit, aided by a surge in hotel business.


A behind-the-scenes Burlington telecommunications company that barely survived the dot-com bust will today seek final approval from its shareholders for a deal that will place it among the top five international long distance providers.


A new generation of "smart drugs" could revolutionise treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, experts believe.


Tax Rebate or Payment? A Policy Debate Begins

The big fight on economic stimulus will be over whether to put more money in the hands of low-income families who paid little or no income tax last year.


You Go to the Movie Theater, and an Opera Breaks Out

Television broadcasts of opera have been around for a long time and have done much to demystify the art form. Still, itâs mostly recorded opera broadcasts that are seen on television these days.


PHP-Coding-Practices.com: Try-Catch Syntax Weirdness

In working with his code recently, Tim Koschuetzki noticed something odd with a block of try/catch code:   I just noticed today, that PHP's try catch blocks require curly braces. Anybody has an idea why it is like that? I have used curly braces by default up until now, so I just stumbled upon this weirdness today.   He includes two examples, one with a curly brace after the catch clause and the other without. This is different than several other control structures (like ifs) that don't require the curly brace when there's only the one line following it.


Talk show host Jay Leno is accused of breaking a strike agreement by writing his own jokes.


Una mamma di 33 anni e il suo bambino di un anno sono morti la scorsa notte in un incendio sviluppatosi per cause in corso di accertamento da parte dei Vigili del fuoco, in un villino di due piani a Ripa Teatina (Chieti). Secondo i primi accertamenti le ...


Home Front: Training for the Twists of Driving a School Bus

A program in Brooklyn helps low-income or unemployed New York City residents become bus or truck drivers.


Nearly two-thirds of  Britons think the fiery Italian sauce Arrabiata is a sex  infection, according to a survey on Friday.


Tata, EADS to bid jointly for Indian Army project

India's Tata Advanced Systems said on  Saturday it planned to form a partnership with an arm of  European plane-maker EADS  to bid for the Indian Army's  $1 billion tactical communications system project.


Ferrara, 23:00 - CALCIO, ITALIA OLIMPICA-OLANDA U21 2-1 IN AMICHEVOLE

L'Italia Olimpica ha battuto 2-1 l'Under 21 dell'Olanda in un'amichevole giocata a Ferrara. Azzurri ...


Blast kills 64 on India-Pakistan friendship train

At least 64 people burned to death after a blast aboard a train from India to Pakistan that officials said was intended to damage the peace process between the two neighbours.


A developer of peer-to-peer file-sharing software is taking record-company giants to court, charging them with unfair business practices including collusion and monopoly-building.


On October 13th, two days after the official Vote for Change finale in Washington, DC, Bruce Springsteen will bring the tour to his home state of New Jersey.


The Material Girl made the most money touring this year.


You Say Hulu. I Say Lulu. Letâs Take the Thing to Court.

NBC Universal and the News Corporation canât seem to catch a break when it comes to a name for their new video-sharing service.


Mobile ESPN offers live college football

LOS ANGELES  - In a first for the U.S.   market, the struggling Mobile ESPN network is offering live and   complete football games for viewing on cell phones.


Sterling stabilises after falling on data

The pound stabilised after falling due to continued weaknesses in British economic data.


Germany's stubbornly high unemployment rate spiked even higher in December to 10.8 percent, the Federal Labor Office reported Tuesday.


Via dell'Astronomia, rivede al ribasso le stime sulla crescita"La crisi dei mutui subprime si sente, ma non si estendera'"                                          Pil, Confindustria abbassa le stime 1,7% nel 2007, 1,3% nel 2008


EU should forget differences on Iraq â Dutch FM

BRUSSELS, November 5 (Itar-Tass) - The European Union âshould forgetâ its internal differences on Iraq and give a âsignalâ about readiness to participate in the countryâs restoration, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said at the EU summit in


New York women release anger -- by Jell-O wrestling

By day Sandra Martinez works at a New York law firm, but by night she  throws off her conservative image and becomes "Sandra Claws" -- an amateur female Jell-O wrestler.


India deplores bomb attack on Shah Rukh Khan's show

New Delhi, 12 (PTI): India today condemned the bomb blast at Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's concert in Colombo and said all Indians, including the wife of former cricketer Ravi Shastri, who suffered minor injuries, are safe.


Bill Clinton to Have Heart Surgery in New York

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a top New York hospital on Friday for heart bypass surgery after experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath.


New P2P software lets musicians collaborate in real-time on the web without the familiar digital hiccups of the past. By Mike Kobrin.


By Jennifer Tan SINGAPORE  - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday itwill begin shipping a low-cost version of its Windows XPoperating system to three Asian countries and Russia byearly-2005, tapping developing markets as growth slowselsewhere.


The Fool's annual charity campaign is off and running!


YouTube & Google Agree to Remove Viacom Videos

Chad and Steve (and their investors) have to be glad they don’t own YouTube anymore. After failing to reach an agreement (apparently) with Viacom, YouTube said it will comply with the company’s request and pull the 100k videos. From the WSJ article: YouTube, a unit of Google Inc., said it will comply with the request. “It’s [...]


The area planted with genetically modified crops in Europe has grown by 77% since last year, figures show.


N Korea is expected to ask the South to resume aid shipments, when officials from the two sides meet later.


Air of Expectation Is Heavy as G.I.'s Itch to Prove Their Mettle in Falluja

Urban warfare drills are taking place in and around Falluja, Iraq, where the Marines expect to lead an all-out attack soon.


Utility Fined $11.4 Million for Acid Rain

A Kentucky utility has agreed to pay the largest-ever fine for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act's acid rain program, the Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday.


SEATTLE (Sports Network) - Seattle Seahawks starting  quarterback Matt Hasselbeck sat out Sunday's game against Miami  with a nagging thigh injury.


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Next Week a Big One for Premieres of New, Returning Shows

By Molly Willow, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 13--Hope you don't have plans next week: Your television needs you.


La recente sentenza Corte di Cassazione sullâillegittimitÃ  della capitalizzazione trimestrale degli interessi passivi, ovvero il ricorso al cosiddetto anatocismo, comporta per le banche non solo rilevanti spese per il rimborso degli utenti che ne


Obama leads in South Carolina; McCain up in Florida: poll

COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama expanded his lead on rival Hillary Clinton to 15 points heading into South Carolina's bitterly contested presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


A teenager whose girlfriend died when he crashed into her on a water bike in Cyprus speaks of his responsibility.


USAREUR's 'Be Safe' program aims to keep drivers aware of winter hazards

Now is the time for drivers to start taking it easy. The U.S. Army Europe and Installation Management Agency-Europe are teaming up to provide comprehensive driving tips with a Winter Safety Campaign, which runs ...


The New York Stock Exchange is investing in x86-based Linux servers to power its Hybrid Market trading system, at the expense of Unix machines.


The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.


Maria Sharapova edges out unheralded American Lindsay Lee-Waters in Melbourne.


French Open winner Anastasia Myskina and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova are just two talented players that are carving a Russian foothold in the top tier of women's tennis.


Like actors in an amateur stage play, the large, mostly all-star â or has-been star â cast of âIn the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Taleâ look, rather dazedly, to be playing dress-up.


Stocks surged on Friday after a speech by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spurred speculation for a benchmark interest rate cut next month and President Bush said he would help struggling subprime mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure.


These stocks have recently received higher ratings from investors. Will they be a flash in the pan, or are they ready to shine?


Iraq Says Open to UN Inspectors Amid Nuclear Alarm

If U.N. nuclear inspectors want to  return to Iraq to check for missing equipment and materials,  they are welcome, a government minister said on Tuesday.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he cannot rule out an attack against Iran, which much of the world believes is trying to develop a nuclear weapon.Comment


Lithuania's prime minister backed early elections on Friday as his minority government struggles with rising inflation, a delayed project to decrease energy dependence on Russia and a restive opposition.


A federal jury awarded $260,000 on Monday to one of two men who sued NBA star Allen Iverson after they said they were beaten by his entourage at a Washington nightclub.


Apple on the lookout for one million unlocked iPhones

Steve Jobs' strategic headache About 27 per cent of the iPhones sold in 2007 are being operated on unauthorized wireless networks, according to research released today. That works out at about one million handsets.â¦


Arms deal probe stopped over Saudi threat to cease terror help

A British investigation into a controversial arms deal with Saudi Arabia was stopped because Riyadh threatened to withdraw all co-operation on security and intelligence, a newspaper reported.


Some Frito-Lay products to bear new heart claim: FDA

Vegetable oils, salad dressings, crackers and other oil-containing foods made by PepsiCo Inc.'s Frito-Lay unit will now carry claims that products with unsaturated fat can curb heart disease risk, U.S. regulators said on Friday.


'American Idol' auditions begin August 8

Calling all future Taylor Hicks, Kelly Clarksons and Ruben Studdards: "American Idol" wants you.


Government condemns 'abhorrent' Kandahar attack: foreign minister

Foreign Secretary David Miliband condemned the "cowardly and abhorrent" suicide blast that killed up to 80 men and boys at a dog fight in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Sunday.


Britain's Prince Harry banned from fighting in Afghanistan: report

Britain's Prince Harry will not be allowed to fight on the front line in Afghanistan, The Mail on Sunday newspaper said, citing senior sources in the prince's regiment.


President George W. Bush prepared for an Asia-Pacific summit in Australia, saying on Friday the United States would consider a peace treaty with North Korea if it gave up nuclear arms.


Environmental groups prepare to lobby a public inquiry into plans to expand airport.


US Airways Group and Delta Air Lines are both looking to their executive ranks in their latest round of cost cuts.


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African Union will mediate in Kenya within two days: Brown

Ghanaian President John Kufuor will visit Kenya to mediate between the violently opposed political factions within the next two days, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told BBC television Sunday.


Business leaders in the West Midlands are bracing themselves for the potentially disastrous impact of any decision to close the local Jaguar factory.


Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's legacy will be inseparable from the issue of performance-enhancing drugs.


Dell (Quote, Chart) officials announced Wednesday an agreement with Linux distributor Novell (Quote, Chart) to distribute and support SUSE Enterprise Server 9 on its single- and dual-processor line of servers.


Better sit down for this one. Just in case you faint easily (although if you've been following this story, over the past few months, that's unlikely): ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP


ABC has pulled its latest contract renewal offer with the Bowl Championship Series, a move that could result in the Orange, Sugar and Fiesta bowls moving to another network starting in 2006.


Chile's Supreme Court places ex-Peru leader Alberto Fujimori under house arrest ahead of an extradition ruling.


The first Japanese-born pitcher to appear in the World Series appeared unimpressed by his own historic moment last night. But then, that has been the demeanor reliever Hideki Okajima has adopted since he made the decision to follow his more celebrated countryman, Daisuke Matsuzaka, to this strange and wonderful ballpark, where everything seemingly has a nickname: the Wall, the pole, ...


Waxman has Bush administration in sights

The lawmaker poised to cause the Bush administration's biggest headaches when Democrats take control of Congress may just be a grocer's son from Watts who's hardly a household name off Capitol Hill.


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Israeli FM minister heads to Paris to discuss Jewish attacks

JERUSALEM, Aug 24  - An Israeli cabinet minister hailed the French government's stance on anti-Semitism Tuesday as Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom headed to Paris for talks on a growing spate of attacks on Europe's largest Jewish community.


About 45 N.Koreans Enter Canada Embassy in China -Media

About 45 suspected North Koreans climbed over a wall into the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, the latest in a rash of diplomatic mission break-ins by people seeking asylum outside the isolated Communist country.


Satellite Image Captures Greek Fires Raging Out of Control

NASA releases a dramatic satellite image depicting the fires burning in Greece. Huge plumes of smoke drift across the southern part of the country into the Mediterranean.


It has been an emotional week for Boston University's hockey team. Five days after three Terrier players were attacked in an incident following a house party in Allston, the squad was on the ice at Agganis Arena last night, playing Providence College.


When Magglio Ordonez joined Frank Thomas on the disabled list in July, the Chicago White Sox fell apart. They won just eight times during a 28-game stretch and plummeted out of first place.


Scientists Rescue Whale From Fishing Line

Scientists apparently freed a young whale from more than 150 feet of lobster-fishing gear Friday after riding alongside the animal on a Coast Guard cutter for nearly 24 hours.


Slesarenko cleared 2.04m at the first attempt which none of her rivals could match and she went on to set a new Olympic record of 2.06.


Mike Fratello is hired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies as a replacement for Hubie Brown, who unexpectedly retired for health reasons.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- If not for Chucky Atkins' long-range prayer, the Memphis Grizzlies would never have gotten a chance to snap their six-game losing streak.


India seizes initiative, on course for big total

Chittagong (Bangladesh), Dec. 17 (PTI): India put themselves in a commanding position after centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid ensured the visitors another huge total against Bangladesh in the second and final cricket Test here today.


JabRef is a graphical application for managing bibliographical databases. The main focus is on BibTeX databases, but other database formats will be supported as well. JabRef runs on all platforms and requires java 1.4. The new JabRef version is finally out. Highlights include (configurable) preview with and without abstract, remote Medline search, CiteSeer support, a new dialog for easily creating entries from plain text, a new panel for the Abstract in the entry editor, and numerous usability improvements. And, as usual, many bug fixes.   You can find the latest release here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=92314&package_id=97632


Il gruppo paghera' 6,75 dlr per azione, dividendo deludente


LANDOVER, Md.--They're now 63-year-old grandfathers, but the 21st-century versions of Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells aren't your father's coaches anymore.


Bolton: Japan's N. Korea draft has support

A Japanese-backed draft resolution to sanction North Korea for its series of missile launches has "broad and deep support," despite some differences in the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Thursday.


Square Feet: Meet Me in Revitalized Downtown St. Louis

The sale and redevelopment of St. Louis Centre is one more reminder of an urban planning scheme that never quite lived up to its promise.


Russia's prosecutors study a complaint accusing Coca-Cola of insulting Orthodox Christian beliefs in an advertising campaign.


Citi, Merrill raise capital but shares tank

Citigroup Inc  and Merrill Lynch  & Co Inc  said they raised another $20 billion of  capital from investors in Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere,  as the subprime mortgage crisis forced additional massive asset  write-downs and devoured more of banks' capital.


Kodak says settles patent claims with Matsushita

Eastman Kodak Co  and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd (MEI)  agreed to settle their patent infringement claims, Kodak said in a regulatory filing on Friday.


PROVIDENCE  -   Governor Carcieri will join with the families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks at the State House tomorrow for a 10 a.m. remembrance of the tragedy.


The police inquiry into Madeleine McCann's disappearance is almost over, Portugal's justice minister says.


Fossil Fuel Curbs May Speed Global Warming: Scientists

Cutting down on fossil fuel pollution could accelerate global warming and help turn parts of Europe into desert by 2100, according to research to be aired on British television on Thursday. "Global Dimming," a BBC Horizon documentary, will describe research suggesting fossil fuel by-products like sulfur dioxide particles reflect the sun's rays, "dimming" temperatures and almost canceling out the greenhouse effect.


iPhone, Apple PCs vulnerable to hackers: consultant

The iPhone and Apple Inc.'s   desktop computers may be vulnerable to hackers due to a flaw in  their Web browser, according to a security firm, which said it  found a way to hack into the iPhone.


Ukraine Still in Turmoil Despite Concessions

Ukraine's outgoing leader offered his  opponents some concessions on Tuesday but not enough to end a  crisis that has plunged the country into turmoil and driven a  wedge between Russia and the West.


Iraqi artists and comedians work from Syrian exile

Basim Hamed crafted shrapnel from car bombs into a memorial to 34 children killed by an attack in Baghdad.


SALEM, Ore.   Accusations of dirty tricks are rare in Oregon politics, but Ralph Nader's presidential campaign has sparked charges and countercharges between his campaign and backers of Democratic nominee John Kerry.


KarstadtQuelle to sell 77 department stores, waive 2004, 2005 dividends

KarstadtQuelle, Europe's leading department store operator, said it planned to sell "as quickly as possible" 77 of its 181 department stores around the country as part of a massive restructuring programme aimed at pulling it out of its current financial crisis.


Low-end DS3300 gets virtual protocol The latest wave of data center virtualization has made the iSCSI protocol an increasingly appealing prospect for the SMB market, and naturally vendors are obliging customers with fresh gear.â¦


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


Premio da oltre 770mila euro vinto in Umbria, a Perugia


TORONTO - A pair of conjoined babies from Zimbabwe are being assessed for separation surgery at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.


Blue Jays to buy SkyDome for $21.24 million

The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to buy SkyDome, the team's ballpark, for about $21.24 million. The 50,000-seat stadium, which opened in 1989, cost about $375 million to construct and was mostly funded by taxpayers.


Georgiaâs pro-Western president narrowly won re-election, according to official results released Sunday, but the main opposition candidate contested the outcome.


135 People Cut Off by California Flooding

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


Down and Out and Running Numbers in the Rougher Precincts of Manila

Much like manâs best friend, the rough-hewn Filipino movie âThe Bet Collectorâ chases its protagonist from step to step, misery to misery, all but nipping at her heels.


Somali immigrants who fled their homeland to escape violence find black South Africans less than welcoming


A pair of software companies linked with the Kazaa peer-to-peer network are claiming that they hold patent rights to technology behind much of the world's Internet song-swapping and are demanding that several smaller file-sharing networks obtain licenses in order to continue operating.


Firenze, 11:19 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DA OGGI RITIRO A MARBELLA, 29 CONVOCATI

Sono 29 i giocatori della Fiorentina convocati per il mini ritiro a Marbella, in Spagna. La squadra ...


Seven of the world's leading tech companies collaborate on the development of next-gen chips.


When the Trill of a Cellphone Brings the Clang of Prison Doors

Examining cellphone data has become a standard tool in the investigative arsenal of the police and prosecutors.


Troubled former baseball star Ken Caminiti, the first major league player to admit he used steroids in his playing days, died of an overdose of cocaine and opiates, the medical examiner ruled Monday.


Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan will have to work dead hard for her next community service stint.  The "Mean Girls" star is set to start work at a morgue as part of her punishment for her drink-driving conviction.  She will spend two days alongside...


Acqua pulita e servizi sanitari un miraggio per 140 milioni di personeOgni anno 13.500 bimbi perdono la vita per malattie legate a queste carenze                                            Europa, il 16% senza acqua potabile L'allarme arriva dai dati dell'Oms


Plaxo gets naked, opens up some source code

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


Lack of Health Insurance Threatens Hispanic Kids

FRIDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- For U.S. Hispanic children, a lack of health insurance often decides whether they see a doctor or go without regular check-ups, a new study finds.


U.S. Fertility Rate Hits 35-Year High, Stabilizing Population

For the first time in 35 years, the U.S. fertility rate has climbed high enough to sustain a stable population, solidifying the nation's unique status among industrialized countries.


Former FBI director backs Frontline spectrum plan

(InfoWorld) - Louis Freeh, former director of the FBI, has endorsed a wireless spectrum auction proposal from Frontline Wireless, saying its plan represents the best chance for U.S. public safety agencies to get a much-needed interoperable communications system. Frontline's proposal would allow private investments to build a national wireless network for public safety agencies, such as police and fire departments, said Freeh, who served as head of the FBI from September 1993 to June 2001. Frontline is asking the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Â to require that the winner of part of the spectrum in the 700MHz band to be auctioned by early next year build a nationwide wireless network to be shared by public safety agencies and commercial providers. "This auction is just the last chance, at least in my time, for some effective plan to be implemented," Freeh said at a Frontline press conference Thursday. Freeh said he's been calling for a national, interoperable public safety network since the early 1980s, but the U.S. government hasn't made it happen. Following the terrorist attacks on the U.S., the national 9/11 Commission recommended that public safety should get additional spectrum for an interoperable network. Following a lengthy debate, U.S. television stations will abandon the 700MHz band in February 2009. In many cases, the emergency response agencies responding to the Sept. 11 attacks couldn't communicate with each other because their radios operated on different spectrum bands. There's a "critical need" for emergency response agencies to better communicate, Freeh said. "A private sector fix is exactly what's needed," he added. The Frontline plan, opposed by some U.S. lawmakers, wireless carriers, and think tanks, would take 10MHz from 60MHz to be auctioned and add it to 12MHz of a 24MHz block reserved for public safety. Frontline has called for the winner of the 10MHz to be required to offer the spectrum to wireless and broadband providers on a wholesale basis. Several lawmakers have questioned the so-called open access rules endorsed by Frontline and other groups. This week, 38 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the FCC, suggesting the open access rules would dictate how auction winners manage their networks and could reduce the value of the spectrum. Verizon also opposed open access, saying supply and demand should determine what the spectrum is used for. "The wireless industry has produced a steady stream of innovations ... that have given American consumers myriad choices about how they use their wireless service," said Steve Zipperstein, Verizon Wireless' vice president and general counsel, after a congressional hearing this week. "Consumer choice would be the casualty of policies that mandate that all companies do the same thing the same way." But the wholesale provision will allow new wireless broadband services across the U.S., and Frontline is asking for open access rules on 10MHz of the spectrum to be auctioned, said Reed Hundt, Frontline's vice chairman and former FCC chairman. The current crop of large wireless and broadband providers aren't interested in creating new networks or in fostering more competition, he said. Hundt and several Frontline allies said auction rules that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin endorsed this week appear to fall short of creating a third broadband competitor to the large cable and telecom providers. Martin, in media reports, called for a part of the spectrum auctioned to include rules that would allow customers to run the applications of their choice and to use the wireless devices of their choice. But without the wholesale rules, large companies that win the spectrum can stifle competition, said Ram Shriram, founder of venture capital firm Sherpalo Ventures. The new spectrum "should not have a gatekeeper for new applications to be offered," he said.


AES is moving into wind power, an area that is poised for steady growth.


Nvidia subpoenaed as part of antitrust probe

Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp.   said on Friday that it received a subpoena from the  U.S. Department of Justice as part of an probe into potential  antitrust violations involving graphics processing units and  cards.


Faster wireless service is skyrocketing, Nokia says

Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest cellular-phone maker, said growth in subscriber numbers for faster wireless services is more rapid than the increase in users in the early 1990s when digital mobile services were ...


Former socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan is charged with perjury in police probe following defamation case.


US Justice Dept approves Cingular-AT&T deal

US antitrust authorities on Monday approved Cingular Wireless' plan to acquire rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $41 billion in cash, creating the nation's biggest wireless carrier.


Minneapolis Likely to Oust Lesbian Fire Chief

Two years ago, Minneapolis, known for its civic diversity and tolerance, made national headlines for naming Bonnie Bleskachek the first openly lesbian fire chief of a major U.S. city.


Unbeaten Auburn gets squeezed out of Orange

ATLANTA -- It came down to simple math. Three teams trying to squeeze into two slots. No computer printout, no voter bias, no pleas by coaches could solve that problem for the Bowl Championship Series.


Murdoch open to some concessions on Dow Jones -WSJ

News Corp. (NWSa.N) is willing to go  further than it has before in acceding to tighter safeguards of  editorial independence as a condition of buying Dow Jones & Co.  Inc. , The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing  sources close to News Corp.


Kate Moss is back at Burberry. The fashion house scrapped a campaign featuring the supermodel last year following tabloid accusations that she had used drugs.


Update: Judge rules for Oracle in PeopleSoft case

NEW YORK - The judge presiding over the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) attempt to block Oracle Corp.'s proposed takeover of rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. ruled in Oracle's favor on Thursday, removing one obstacle preventing the hostile acquisition.


Pechino, 16:01 - TENNIS, WTA PECHINO: DAVENPORT E JANKOVIC IN SEMIFINALE

La serva Jelena Jankovic (numero 2) si è qualificata per la semifinale del torneo Wta di Pech...


Gunman Killed, 2 Kuwait Police Hurt in Clash

UMM AL-HAIMAN, Kuwait  - A Saudi gunman was killed  and two Kuwaiti policemen wounded when security forces clashed  with militants in southern Kuwait on Saturday, security sources  said.


Hurricane Humberto rumbled onto the upper Texas coast on Thursday with 85 mile per hour (135 kph) winds and heavy rains that threatened widespread flooding.


SYDNEY, Australia -- A passenger train derailed in eastern Australia early Tuesday, injuring more than 120 people as cars slammed into trees and plowed through nearby fields.


The Redskins expect Mark Brunell to play against the Jaguars on Sunday, although Shawn Springs will miss the game and probably the next one in Giants Stadium.


Are rich and powerful nations seeking to protect their own  interests through a new UN climate initiative?


Tech types, send your folks to MAKEzine to find something you can improve on this Christmas. From cool toys with a high hackability quotient to endless electronic projects, this gift list for the nerds in the family is a winner. In Gear Factor.


British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says stricken mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC will remain nationalized until adverse market conditions change.


Capture One 4 raw-image software released

Phase One has released its new version of a venerable program used to edit raw images from higher-end cameras.


A wintry wonderland wraps up London Fashion Week

A curtain of snow fell on London Fashion Week on Friday as top designer Julien Macdonald sent fur-clad models gliding through a wintry wonderland for the last show.


In coma un giovane di Conegliano che aveva appena partecipato ad una partita di calcioLa Usl potrebbe decidere la profilassi obbligatoria per tutta  la popolazione a rischio                                          Meningite, nuovo focolaio in Veneto Forse sarÃ  vaccinazione di massa                                                                                di NICOLA PELLICANI


Cuba took over leadership of the Nonaligned Movement Friday, but with Fidel Castro too sick to promise an appearance, his younger brother and his close friend Hugo Chavez of Venezuela were left to mete out the anti-American invective.


Poland's Kaczynskis beaten in parliament election

Poland's conservative Kaczynski twins were heavily defeated in a parliamentary election on Sunday by a centre-right opposition party ready to speed economic reforms and mend relations with EU allies.


A lot of things are happening in the Ruby world right now, and I wanted to highlight a few of them here:  At FOSCon this year, Amy Hoy has asked people to start writing more instructive articles about parts of Ruby or Rails so that newbies would have more "fine manuals" to read.  I've tried to do my part with two short series (so far), one on RubyInline and the other on ruby-prof.  The RubyInline articles are: RubyInline, making making things faster easier, and RubyInline: Going a bit Further.  The ruby-prof articles are:  Profile and ruby-prof, ruby-prof and call graphs, and Profile and ruby-prof:  getting specific. Another blog related event is the current blogging contest being run by Ruby Inside.  They're offering $100 US to their favorite informativ, ruby related blog post this week (Aug 14-20).  There have been a lot of interesting entries so far.  It would be pretty cool to see more contests like this crop up. We're getting close to a couple of Ruby conferences, I wrote about RubyConf*MI in my last post.  RailsConfEurope is also comingu up quickly.  If you're reasonable close to either of these, you should consider registering. O'Reilly has released the Ruby Cookbook.  It's a massive tome, chock-full of Ruby goodness.  I haven't had time to read the whole thing yet, but what I've read looks good, and I'm hearing good things from folks I trust.  Looks like another good book to add to your Ruby bookshelf. APress is getting ready to jump into Ruby and Rails in a big way.  They've got ten titles listed on their 'Rails Roadmap', and have lined up some well known Ruby names to write for them.  They're still looking for some Ruby authors according to this blog post. No Starch Press is also starting to make some Ruby related noises.  I can't be specific yet, but there's a good looking Ruby book on its way into their catalog.  If the book is half as good as what they've talked to me about, it's going to be another 'must have'. The Pragmatic Programmers also look like they're set to add some more titles to their Facets of Ruby line.  James Gray has said that he's writing a book for them that should be announced soon, Ezra Zygmuntowicz also has a book on the way, and I've recently signed a contract with them for a Ruby related book.  It looks like the PragProgs aren't going to be content to sit on their Ruby laurels. Finally, Developerdotstar is close to announcing a couple of books about programming.  Neither of these is Ruby specific, but from everything I've heard I think they're going to be solid, language independant books about becoming a better programmer.  Just the kind of thing you'd expect from these guys.


Indian Museum Director Spent Lavishly on Travel

The founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian spent more than $250,000 in institution funds over the past four years on first-class transportation and plush lodging in hotels around the world, including more than a dozen trips to Paris.


Bombs kill 30 in Baghdad as gunmen storm ministry

A series of car bombs killed 30 people and wounded 95 in a Shi'ite militia stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday and gunmen mounted an audacious daylight raid on a Shi'ite-run government ministry.


SecurityFocus.com: PHP Security From The Inside

Over on the SecurityFocus website, there's an interview posted with Stefan Esser of the Hardened-PHP Project (as interviewed by Federico Biancuzzi.   Federico Biancuzzi discussed with him how the PHP Security Response Team works, why he resigned from it, what features he plans to add to his own hardening patch, the interaction between Apache and PHP, the upcoming "Month of PHP bugs" initiative, and common mistakes in the design of well-known applications such as WordPress.   Some of the topics discussed include  the Hardened-PHP Project Suhosin the PHP Security Response Team (his role in it and why he left) PHP5's security focus versus PHP4's and more...  Check out the full interview to have all of your questions answered.


Roma, 23:27 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: CI TENIAMO AD ANDARE AVANTI

Il ko di misura con la Lazio (2-1) nell'andata dei quarti di finale di Coppa Italia riesce a mitigar...


Last week, it was freshman Jeff Smith who dazzled with five kick returns for 213 yards, including a 96-yard touchdown. Yesterday, Boston College may have discovered another star in the making in sophomore wideout Brandon Robinson .


GUWAHATI, India: At least 46 people died and 118 were wounded in India's northeast in one of the deadliest waves of violence in the insurgency-infested region in years.


At the rate he's progressing, Joey MacDonald will average a start per week with the Bruins.


Couch potatoes, start your engines. For those who can't seem to get the recommended 60 to 90 minutes of daily physical activity, new guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association have just set the bar lower. How low? The groups recommend 30 minu...


Red Sox Complete $25.5M Deal With Clement

Matt Clement heard all about curses while playing for the Chicago Cubs, who have the longest title drought in baseball. So when Clement saw the Red Sox win the World Series this fall, it made him think about playing in Boston. "Being able to overcome something like that, that's something I want to be a part of: people who are all about that," he said Wednesday after finalizing a $25.5 million, three-year deal with the World Series champions.


It was a high drama at the Indian cricket board's annual general meeting (AGM) here this morning as the elections to the crucial post of the president was delayed following a stay order passed by the Madras High Court.


Springsteen rocks against President Bush

Bruce Springsteen has plugged his guitar into a political amplifier, launching a series of concerts with some of the biggest names in rock music aimed at ousting President George W. Bush.


Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood's England record fifth-wicket stand carried the hosts to a morale-boosting series victory over India in the NatWest Challenge at The Oval on Friday.


Kidnapped Aid Official Begs Blair To Save Her

Pleading for her life between terrified sobs, kidnapped aid official Margaret Hassan appeared on a videotape Friday urging British Prime Minister Tony Blair to abandon Iraq


Gazans Feeling Recoil of Attacks on Israel

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip -- Mohammed Wahdan, a 20-year-old Palestinian farmer, waited until his mother's four-day funeral had ended, until the last mourner had left his family's crumbling farmhouse on the edge of the Gaza Strip.


RCN plan to exit bankruptcy would give bondholders 52-68%

RCN Corp., a provider of cable television, phone and Internet service in Chicago, filed a plan to exit bankruptcy that will exchange $1.


New York, 11:14 - TENNIS, US OPEN: SHARAPOVA SENZA PROBLEMI AGLI OTTAVI

Maria Sharapova si è qualificata per gli ottavi degli Us Open. La russa, che finora non ha ce...


Russia says Iran nuclear plant won't start before end-2008

Iran's first nuclear power plant Bushehr  will not be operational until at least the end of 2008, Russian  news agencies quoted the head of the company building the  facility as saying on Thursday.


WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday he is confident the interim Iraqi government will find a way to retake cities now in the hands of insurgents...


Ear Infection? Antibiotics May Not Be the Best Choice

TUESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Your toddler's been up half the night, crying and tugging on his ear, and by now you know the routine. Call the doctor, get a prescription for an antibiotic, race to the pharmacy and get him on the road to recovery from that ear infection.


Dot Earth: A Starting Point for Climate Discourse

A list of things about climate and energy that are not in dispute.


Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe  plans to attend a summit despite  Gordon Brown's boycott threat.


France's president is heading for a showdown with European finance ministers over its budget deficit.


Oil fell on Monday, extending the previous session's decline, as the market mulled over gloomy U.S. economic data and the impact on demand should the world's top energy consumer slip into recession later this year.


Nell'intervento all'Imfc a Singapore una piccola revisione al rialzo per la crescitae la conferma dell'intento di riportare il disavanzo sotto il 3% nel 2007                                          Padoa-Schioppa: "Nel 2006 il Pil crescerÃ  dell'1,6%"                                                                                Il ministro si Ã¨ mostrato ottimista: "C'Ã¨ una ripresa della domanda internaI consumi beneficeranno dell'atteso aumento del reddito reale disponibile"


ÂA Singular Sensation,Â a New Generation

Six of the 19 principal performers in the revival of "A Chorus Line" speak about their characters, their own stories and what has changed about growing up and getting to Broadway.


China has allocated nearly 1.6 million tickets to more than 300,000 people for next year's Beijing Olympics in the first round of booking, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.


Bush disagrees with Greenspan on economy

President Bush on Tuesday defended his management of the economy and "respectfully" disagreed with former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, whose new book blisters the president for mishandling the nation's spending.


Schild poised to collect slalom World Cup

SIERRA NEVADA, Spain  - Austria's Marlies Schild was poised to collect the women's slalom World Cup on Sunday after setting the first-leg pace in the discipline she has dominated all season.


Yoshihide Fujii, president and chief executive officer of Tokyoba Digital Media Network Co., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004.


Next President to Face Pressure on Taxes

At their national convention, Republicans were short on specifics on how to pay for an economic agenda in a second Bush administration. One reason is that President Bush could end up having to back a tax increase, just as his father did.


The European Commission gave Bulgaria and Romania the go-ahead to join the European Union in January, but with the closest monitoring system ever imposed on new members.


Veteran left wing Gary Roberts has waived his no-trade clause so the Florida Panthers can deal him to the Pittsburgh Penguins, his agent said Tuesday.


Now that he has taken over as chief executive officer of the company he co-founded, Jerry Yang has plenty of problems to fix. The new CEO of Yahoo! (YHOO) isn't going to find any quick Google-(GOOG)slayer.


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


Sport: Craig Pickering registers an emphatic 100m victory at the European Cup in Athens.


The global body regulating the wildlife trade votes to protect red and pink corals widely used in jewellery.


Kathmandu chokes under ethnic blockade, fuel short

A convoy of fuel tankers is making its way to Nepal's capital under armed police guard in an attempt to break a crippling blockade which has led to shortages of petrol and food, officials said on Tuesday.


U.S. accuses Iran leadership over Iraq violence

Senior Iranian leaders know about the operations of Iran's Qods Force in fomenting violence in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday, in some of the most direct accusations yet against Tehran over the chaos in Iraq.


Branson unveils plan for commercial space flights:

[World News] London, Sep 27 : British billionaire Richard Branson Monday announced his company Virgin Atlantic airlines would launch the world's first commercial space flight in the near future, Xinhua reports.


Heads roll in CIA shakeup; Powell said to resign

ISN SECURITY WATCH (15/11/04) - The new head of the CIA and former Republican chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee, Porter Goss, has begun a major shakeup of the main US foreign intelligence service, offending some critics, including many in


Cluster of Kids with Lung Problem Investigated

NEW YORK  - A cluster of cases of bleeding  in the lungs involving four infants in the Boston area looks  like it may be associated with a common genetic blood-clotting  defect, a federal investigation shows.


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IT Vendors Release Royalty-Free Software For Messaging

Fujitsu Limited and NEC Corporation has jointly developed a messaging software that implements the Web Services Reliability (WS-Reliability) standard and will be releasing it as an open source.


Naomi Campbell fails to show at New York assault hearing

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has failed to show up in court on assault charges relating to an incident earlier this year in which she allegedly threw a cell phone at her housekeeper.


By BRISTOW, Robyn  Eight mature beech trees have been felled in the Hanmer Forest park and carted away for firewood.


Ahead of nuclear talks between senior Iranian and EU negotiators, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Tehran on Thursday to heed the U.N. Security Council and freeze uranium enrichment, saying Washington was ready for wide-ranging talks if it complied.


Hormone therapy boosts rate of prostate survival

A short-term dose of hormone therapy coupled with radiation significantly increases survival for many prostate cancer patients - compared to radiation alone - says a new study by Boston researchers.


Top Yukos Executives, Including 2 Americans, Flee Russia

Top executives say they fear persecution as a result of the company's continuing dispute with the Kremlin.


Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon plays down fears of further UK troop re-deployments in support of US forces.


A three-story building collapsed in   Manhattan on Monday morning after what may have been an   explosion, resulting in injuries, officials and witnesses said.


AMMAN, Jordan -- At least 10 tourists, most of them British nationals, have been killed in a bus accident in southern Jordan, officials said.


Florida voters may have plenty time to elect next US president

Florida elections supervisors want to give voters several days to elect candidates, a proposal offered after early voting in last month's presidential election apparently helped avoid a repeat of the 2000 election debacle.


World Business Briefing: Mexico: Net Income Surges at TV Azteca

TV Azteca, a leading Mexican broadcaster, said that its fourth-quarter net profit was up more than seven times from the year-ago period, when earnings were hurt by the restatement of some assets. The company, owned by the media and retail tycoon Ricardo Salinas, said it earned 692 million pesos ($64 million) in the quarter ended in December, up from 93 million pesos a year ago. Quarterly revenue rose 3 percent, to 2.6 billion pesos. Sales from its United States venture, Azteca AmÃ©rica, totaled 118 million pesos, up 20 percent from the fourth quarter of 2005.