ESPAD results reveal persistent alcohol problem amongst Maltese ...

com). ST. VENERA, Malta (di-ve news)--December 14, 2004--1900CET-- For the third time, local agency Sedqa took part in the international study ESPAD, a European school survey project on alcohol and other drugs.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will demand Israel commit to a freeze on all settlement construction at a peace summit Thursday


No. 14 Louisville Defeats Memphis, 56-49

Louisville's JR Russell (3) lands in the end zone for a touchdown against Memphis' Joshua Tinch (9) during the first quarter on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004,at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis.


Kidnappersâ leader threatens to kill Chinese hostage in Pakistan

PESHAWAR - A tribal leader with links to Al Qaeda threatened to execute one of two Chinese hostages on Monday unless Pakistani authorities allow them to flee their base, an intelligence official said.


AMD hatches new naming plan for chip generations

com November 15, 2004, 11:32 AM PT. Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and theyâre also investing in storage.


Four Britons detained on the war-torn Somalian-Kenyan border three weeks ago flew back to the UK and were held for nine hours under the Terrorism Act before being released.Comment


As arctic ice melts, South Pole ice grows

Scientists are puzzled, but the phenomenon seems to fit the latest global-warming models.


Thousands in London to campaign for workers, against Iraq war

Thousands of European activists flocked to London to defend the rights of workers and minorities as well as promote efforts to protect the environment and protest against the war in Iraq.


Il testo firmato dai genitori e dal fratello di Simona

Â«Il dolore ci impedisce di partecipare alla fiaccolata, ma siamo con voi. Il vostro impegno decisivo perchÃ© ci sia la speranzaÂ». RIMINI - Â«Il dolore elâangoscia che portiamo dentro di noi ci impedisce di essere presenti alla vostra iniziativa.


A mother holds her child as she looks at the destruction caused by Sunday's tidal wave to her home in the coastal town of Kosgada in southern Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.


A Semiretired Martin Still Makes His Moves

Even though he has not participated in 3 of the 13 races that have been run this season, Mark Martin has put himself in position to qualify for one of the 12 spots in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.


DENVER -- Jack Boettcher loves to cruise the blues. For 50 years, Boettcher has skied the slopes from Snowmass to Vail to Steamboat Springs. These days, he counts among his favorite haunts some smaller resorts that offer plenty of well-groomed intermediate runs -- the "blues."


Roma, 20:22 - Calcio, Storace smentisce candidatura Di Canio

"Di Canio nella mia lista? E' una bubbola. Credo che il ministro Gasparri si sia esercitato in una d...


Arctic thaw could open vast oil and gas region

An accelerating thaw of the Arctic may open vast regions for oil and gas exploration but that brings worries of spills in the fragile environment, experts said on Thursday.


Livorno, 22:52 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: LIVORNO-AREZZO 1-1, ARETINI AI QUARTI

Nella gara di ritorno degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Italia, Livorno e Arezzo hanno pareggiato 1-1....


Intel to build flash drives into servers

Intel will speed servers by building in flash-memory drives beginning in 2008, Intel exec says: Less capacity, but faster communications.


PeopleSoft Chairman and CEO David Duffield has resigned from the company, effective Dec. 21, according to a filing Tuesday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.


Pakistani prime minister leaves for visits to Nepal, Bhutan ...

Pakistan's prime minister departed Monday on a mission to promote regional cooperation in South Asia, starting a four-day tour of Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, officials said.


Their homes are in ruins, many have only the clothes they're wearing, yet those who took a direct hit from hurricane Ivan returned to their neighbourhoods yesterday determined to rebuild.


Anti-Albanian Macedonia Vote Appears to Fail

A referendum to end the autonomy granted to Macedonia's ethnic Albanian minority appeared to be defeated on Sunday because of insufficient voter turnout.


Heavy weather causes huge pile-up in Poland

Heavy fog caused a 61-car pile-up on Monday in a busy highway near the southern Polish city of Krakow, injuring 18 people, the fire brigade said.


The gunman who killed five girls in an Amish schoolroom confided to his wife during the siege that he molested two relatives 20 years ago when he was boy and was tormented by dreams of doing it again, authorities said Tuesday.


"Europe can once again look forward to a period of strength and confidence."  German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed here on Wednesday the landmark treaty agreed by EU leaders last week, saying it shows the way forward for the 27-nation bloc. via China View


Scottish & Newcastle rejects a conditional 720 pence-a-share cash offer from Carlsberg and Heineken.


The UK can play a "key role" in helping Israel and the Palestinians achieve peace, Israel's foreign minister says.


Local businessman Francesco Aquilini bought half of the Vancouver Canucks from American John McCaw.


A VIDEO games company from Scotland is causing outrage in America with a title called JFK Reloaded, which allows players to look through the crosshairs of Lee Harvey Oswaldâs rifle and assassinate the late US President.


YouTube Has to Move Fast to Prove It Has a Future ; The Challenge is to Keep Both the Users and Content Providers Happy

By Tim Luckhurst  With 35 million regular users and a reputation at the cutting- edge of cool, the video-sharing site YouTube.com was the happening new media company of 2006. It won Time magazine's award for Invention of the Year.


The FA charges Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf with improper conduct after he spat at Portsmouth's Arjan de Zeeuw.


Chinese make Olympic weather bow to Party's will

Rain-prevention experiments 'satisfactory', claims Beijing Chinese officials have announced that the Beijing Meteorological Bureau has successfully carried out experiments aimed at preventing light rain from washing out the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics on 8 August.â¦


Roma, 19:21 - Calcio, serie A donne: risultati ottava giornata

Risultati dell'ottava giornata del campionato di serie A femminile di calcio.


Colin Farrell says he is not interested in becoming James Bond, despite being tipped by Pierce Brosnan.


Tony Blair kept looking behind him when being challenged over the decision to re-deploy UK troops in Iraq. Was he looking for cheers of support from his backbenchers, or watching for the knives spinning towards his back?


CBS News now admits doubts about memos used in a report questioning  President Bush's military service record.


Roma, 14:20 - CALCIO, CLERICUS CUP: VINCONO NEOCATECUMENALI

I neocatecumenali del Redemptoris Mater hanno vinto la Clericus Cup, torneo pontificio riservato a s...


School District Puts Fresh Face on Its Web Site: Upgrade Has ?User-Friendly' Feature.

By Janese Heavin, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  May 24--Columbia Public Schools got a cyber facelift yesterday.   The district Web site, www.columbia.k12.mo.us, has been revamped in an effort to make it easier for patrons to navigate.


Per contrattazione secondo livello previsti 300 milioni


Morocco inflicted a record 5-1 loss on Namibia in their opening African Nations Cup game here Monday in front of a near-empty stadium.


Alaska governor to sell predecessor's jet on eBay

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans  to sell her predecessor's lavish private jet on the Web auction  site eBay, grounding a plane that became a lightning rod of  criticism for former Gov. Frank Murkowski.


NASA's comet-busting spacecraft is on its way to rendezvous with another comet in an extended mission that will also hunt for Earth-sized planets around a cluster of stars. The Deep Impact probe zipped past Earth Monday, the first of three flybys designed to use the planet's gravity to hurtle the spacecraft toward comet Hartley 2 for a 2010 meeting.


An Oscar voter is fined Â£300,000 after copies of movies he was sent ended up on the internet.


Radical Islamic Group Aiding Relief Cause

An extremist Islamic group with alleged links to al-Qaida has set up a relief camp in the tsunami-stricken Aceh province on Sumatra island, raising concerns its fiercely anti-American members could stir up sentiment against U.S. and Australian troops helping to distribute aid.


Domani discussione modifiche linee guida della Legge 40


Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki suggested on Wednesday the U.S. embassy stop using American security firm Blackwater after a deadly shooting and said he would not allow Iraqis to be killed in "cold blood".


Hopes Rise for French Hostages' Release in Iraq

Hopes that Islamic militants will soon free two French hostages in Iraq rose on Friday, despite confusion over which group is now holding them.


White House basement nerve center gets makeover

Deep inside the West Wing, across from the take-out window for the White House cafeteria is a dark-paneled door that only the truly secure can enter.


Tony Blair gives an optimistic assessment that a peace agreement in the Middle East is within reach.


Mobile traffic up 35% over summer months Google's vice president of search products, Marissa Mayer, has revealed a jump in mobile access to Google's services during May and June; a time when traffic usually drops off as users go on holiday.â¦


Pakistan accuses al Qaeda of killing Bhutto

GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.


Red Sox Alter the Same Old Story With a Happy Ending

David Ortiz's two-run walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th to beat the Angels, 8-6, and put the Red Sox in the A.L.C.S.


Elton John kicks off Diana charity concert

Elton John kicked off a charity concert in memory of Princess Diana on Sunday, watched by her sons Princes William and Harry and a crowd of around 60,000 at London's Wembley Stadium.


Birth control pills reduce the incidence of heart attacks and other forms of cardiovascular disease and lower the incidence of certain types of cancer, including ovarian and endometrial cancer, researchers said Wednesday.


Torino, 13:27 - SCHERMA, MONDIALI; FIORETTO: FUORI CASSARA'

Delusione azzurra nel fioretto maschile ai mondiali di scherma di Torino. Dopo Salvatore Sanzo &egra...


Japan Airlines said Wednesday that it planned to buy as many as 50 Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner jets, a substantial order that will help Boeing maintain its dominant position in Japan


Britain charges two more suspects over airline terror plot

Two more suspects have been charged in Britain in connection with the alleged terror plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets in early August, while another three have been released, a British police spokesman told AFP.


A decline in the nation's inventory of heating oil catapulted crude futures prices toward $55 a barrel Thursday. It was the latest jolt to a market already rattled by the


Torino, 13:29 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; NEDVED: DAL CONI NON MI ASPETTO SCONTI

Pavel Nedved non sia aspetta sconti dalla Corte di Conciliazione del Coni. ''La Juventus è st...


President Bush on Monday called for the so-called 527 groups to stop airing political ads, but he did not directly condemn commercials by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth that have attacked Sen. John Kerry's war record.


Italy Defeats Iraq in Bronze Medal Football Match

Italy's Alberto Gilardino scored the game's only goal in the eighth minute Friday, ending the Iraqis' incredible run in the Olympic tournament and their hopes of winning their nation's first medal since 1960.


Egitto, Farnesina: non si hanno notizie di due turiste italiane

Tra le persone di cui mancano notizie a seguito degli attentati di ieri sera in Egitto vi sono due sorelle italiane, Jessica e Sabrina Rinaudo originarie di Cuneo, in vacanza a Sharm el Sheikh. Lo ha reso


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Eventi della Unitalsi in occasione dellÂanniversario mariano dellÂ11 febbraio Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Eventi della Unione Nazionale Italiana Trasporti Ammalati a Lourdes e Santuari Internazionali in occasione dellÂanniversario mariano dellÂ 11 febbraio....


By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Feb. 11--If you've ever thought about trying winter camping, or if you just want to get out for a good snowshoe or ski, the canoe country is in excellent shape. "Everything is rock-solid.


First results from Ukraine's presidential poll give a slight lead to the PM, but his rival alleges vote-rigging.


Alloy Holds Out Promise of Speedier Memory Chip

Scientists have developed an alloy they say can be used to create memory chips more than 500 times as fast as todayÂs flash chips.


U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is expected to resign Thursday to clear the way for a Senate campaign in 2008, giving Republicans a welcome dose of good political news.


Wyle gets more nerdy revenge in "Librarian" sequel

"The Librarian: Quest  for the Spear" was basic cable's most-watched movie in 2004,  making a sequel all but inevitable.


The number of first-time home buyers in the UK has sunk to its lowest point since 1980, mortgage lender Halifax says.


Moroccan IT engineer arrested over fake Facebook account

Authorities unamused by Prince impersonation A Moroccan IT worker faces jail for setting up a Facebook account in the name of Prince Moulay Rachid, the second in line to the country's throne.â¦


US Vice-President Dick Cheney is taken to hospital after experiencing shortness of breath.


Newly Found Tennessee Williams Plays Staged in NY

Five newly discovered short plays by  Tennessee Williams are shedding light on the troubled life of  one of America's greatest playwrights more than 20 years after  he died in a hotel room surrounded by wine bottles and pills.


Ahmadinejad popularity tested in Iran vote

Iranians voted on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical body in elections that will give the first indication of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity since he swept to office in 2005.


Treasury Sec Repeats Strong Dollar Policy

The United States backs a strong dollar but believes the currency market should determine exchange rates based on fundamentals, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Monday during a visit to Ireland.


Lebanon army takes control of camp after battle

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops on Sunday seized control of a Palestinian refugee camp where they had been battling militants for more than three months, killing at least 31 fleeing fighters, security sources said.


The Malaysian government orders a Catholic newspaper to stop using the word Allah.


Scientists capture a beam of light and make it reappear elsewhere, potentially leading to advances in computing.


Itâll Be Photographerâs Choice on a Web Site From Corbis

Corbis, the online stock photo company founded and owned by Bill Gates, plans Monday to introduce a Web site that allows anyone to upload photographs for sale.


As expected, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) headed by President Festus Mogae won the elections, winning 29 of the 57 seats up for election, giving Mogae a second five-year term in office.


Ethiopian Premier Admits Errors on Somalia

NAIROBI, June 28 -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Thursday that his government "made a wrong political calculation" when it intervened in Somalia, where Ethiopian troops are bogged down in a fight against a growing insurgency.


Gordon Brown will beat his rivals to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister, predicts ex-Labour leader Neil Kinnock.


Taiwan committee eases China chip ban: reports

TAIPEI, Taiwan  - A Taiwan government committee on  Monday gave the green light to the island's top two memory chip  makers, Powerchip  and ProMOS , to set up  plants in China, local media reported.


More than 100 people have been questioned in Austria as part of an international inquiry into child sex abuse.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarized Chile during his violent 1973-1990 military rule and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday. He was 91.


Durante la seduta di oggi non Ã¨ stato affrontato l'atteso "patto"Sircana: "In corso incontri riservati. Ferrero: "Ma la quadra non c'Ã¨ ancora"                                          Pensioni, slitta la proposta di Prodi "ArriverÃ  prima del prossimo Cdm"


Outsider Athanasia Tsoumeleka snatched the women's Olympic 20km race walk title after a thrilling finish to give hosts Greece their first athletics gold of the Games.


Plugged In: Fertility industry booms online

More and more people have literally found life on the Internet as the estimated $3 billion fertility industry moves increasingly online.


Outbreak of epidemics overshadows relief work in Nagapattinam

As relief work was gearing up to help those victims of Sunday's tsunamis, the threat of an outbreak of epidemics was looming large in Nagapattinam , India in Nagapattinam, the worst-affected district in Tamil Nadu with more than 4,300 people confirmed dead


Cheney's plane safely lands in Singapore: embassy

The plane carrying Vice President Dick Cheney from Australia to the United States landed safely in Singapore on Sunday, after encountering a mechanical problem, a United States embassy spokeswoman said.


Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Barack Obama and John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential primary.


Mugabe consolidates power, tackles his arch-critics

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is consolidating his hold on power, as he ruthlessly tackles his arch-critics ahead of 2008 polls in which he is a candidate, analysts said.


Catholicism now Britain's "most popular" faith

Catholics have overtaken Anglicans in church attendance in Britain, according to research published on Sunday.


Chavez heads for a landslide win in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claimed victory with a cry of "long live the revolution" as official results showed him heading for a landslide re-election win on Sunday.


Be a Million Dollar Baby for a Monthly Fee

You don't have to be a starlet on Oscar night to wear gorgeous clothes.


On Day 2, Democrats See Change In Mukasey

President Bush's choice for attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, embraced some of the administration's most controversial legal positions yesterday, suggesting that Bush can ignore surveillance statutes in wartime and avoiding a declaration that simulated drowning constitutes torture under U.S....


The longtime Windows Mobile executive will head up a new Internet services unit at the British carrier.


By JAY REEVES  ORANGE BEACH, Ala. - The newest, multibillion-dollar wave of construction on the northern Gulf Coast is along the piney banks of a manmade ditch, protected from the twin threats of storms and high land prices.


London - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was recovering on Saturday from successful hospital treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat, his office said.


South Africa down Pakistan in cricket one-dayer

AB de Villiers and Herschelle Gibbs smashed centuries to help South Africa defeat Pakistan by 45 runs in the first day-night international at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday.


Stoccolma, 14:27 - CALCIO, SVEZIA: CT LAGERBACK PROLUNGA SINO AL 2010

Il cr della nazionale svedese, Lars Lagerback, 59 anni, ha prolungato il suo contratto fino al 2010....


Bernanke forecasts growth in productivity

America's productivity probably will keep growing solidly for some time to come, an important force in bolstering living standards, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday.


Barrichello going strong entering Japanese Grand Prix

A Ferrari driver has two straight victories entering the Japanese Grand Prix, and it's not Michael Schumacher. Rubens Barrichello won the Italian Grand Prix and Chinese Grand Prix, taking advantage of some


A Tory MP woke up on Christmas morning Tuesday in the soaking wet London streets after sleeping rough to highlight the issue of homelessness.


Teenage girls with boyfriends two or more years older than them are more likely to smoke, drink or use illicit drugs than those whose boyfriends are less than two years older or who do not have a boyfriend, according to a survey ...


Randy Moss will almost certainly be fined by the N.F.L. for his simulated mooning of the Lambeau Field crowd in the fourth quarter of Minnesota's victory over Green Bay.


A senior Saudi official urged French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday to respect Saudi Arabia's conservative Islamic culture by visiting the country without his girlfriend, former supermodel Carla Bruni.


Chipzilla backs crappy AMD-based laptop You can usually gauge how thrilled Intel is with a given announcement by examining the length of its associated news release. Today, we find Intel joining the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program and managing a grand total of five paragraphs to tout the achievement.â¦


Smiths in talks to buy US medical device co Medex for nearly $1B

LONDON (AFX) - Smiths Group PLC, the UK aerospace-to-medical-products maker, is in advanced talks to buy US healthcare group Medex for close to 1 bln usd (517 mln stg) the Sunday Telegraph reported without citing its source.


Sun to Buy Swedish Software Firm for $1 Billion

Sun Microsystems, the large U.S. seller of open-source software, said it would buy MySQL, the world leader in open-source database software, for $1 billion.


One of the world's largest manufactures of flu vaccine was banned from producing the vaccine yesterday, amid safety fears. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory


Suicides among US soldiers are heading for a record high, army data released on Thursday shows.


Jurors at an inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and her companion Dodi Fayed must ignore a decade of intense news coverage, books and TV documentaries about the case, the coroner said as jury selection began Thursday.


Police urge manslaughter misdemeanor for Brandy

Police recommended on Monday that singer-actress Brandy be charged with a single misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter for a fatal four-car crash triggered when her vehicle struck another car from behind.


London, Nov. 20: President Chirac of France, who has ended an official visit to Britain to celebrate 100 years of the uneasy Anglo-French Entente Cordiale, has urged reform of the United Nations, with India


Budget Writers Hear Requests For More Mental Health Funds

Pleas for more money for mental health care, substance-abuse counseling and services for the disabled dominated a public hearing in Fairfax County yesterday before General Assembly budget writers, who came to George Mason University to listen to the wants and needs of Northern Virginians.


There's no reason that it can't happen for you.


Oracle's Ellison Considered Lowering PeopleSoft Bid

Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison said he has considered lowering his company's $7.7 billion hostile offer for PeopleSoft Inc.


SchianoÂs Choice to Stay Is Latest Victory for Rutgers

Coach Greg Schiano took himself out of the running for the vacant University of Miami coaching job.


Oscar shuns globalization as Americans take top honors

They were dubbed the most international Oscars ever, but in the end it was a group of U.S. films and actors who pushed other filmmakers aside to grab the world's top film honors.


Key differences resolved in N.Korea talks

Key differences over a deal to unravel North Korea's nuclear arms program were settled in six-country talks early on Tuesday after days of haggling over a huge package of energy aid for the reclusive communist state.


Wash. wildfire threatens rural community

Firefighters cut trees and vegetation Tuesday to try slowing the growth of an 11-square-mile wildfire that has chased summer tourists from this rural, mountainous region.


Petraeus says U.S. troop levels can be cut

The number of U.S. troops in Iraq could fall to about 130,000 by next summer, the total before this year's build-up, but it is too early to say when it may go lower, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday.


The 108th Congress returned to work Tuesday after the longest recess for US lawmakers in more than 50 years, and with not much of a record to show after nearly two years of putting "gotcha" politics ahead of bipartisan legislating.


Man had been charged with one of the largest such scams in U.S. history.


Cisco, other tech giants push into surveillance

Security concerns drive demand for monitoring technologies, and create exit opportunities for start-ups.


The number one word of the year is 'blog'

Boston - A four-letter term that came to symbolise the difference between old and new media during this year's presidential campaign tops United States dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's list of the 10 words of the year.


Netflix battles Apple, eliminates instant watching limits

Netflix is set to announce the end of watching limits for their online video service on Monday.


McCarthy strikes to cap Blackburn fightback

South Africa striker Benni McCarthy hit a late winner as Blackburn fought back to beat Wigan 2-1.


Federal records show an off-brand version of deadly toxin is shipped to the Broward clinic. A month and a half before four patients succumbed to an apparent botulism poisoning, a Broward County clinic received


Dall'Osservatorio militare l'annuncio dell'ennesimo decesso tra i reduci della missione nei BalcaniStroncato da un tumore un giovane soldato che aveva alloggiato nella famigerata Tito Barrak                                          Uranio impoverito, la strage continua il numero delle vittime salito a quota 45                                                                                La commissione Mandelli nel 2001 concluse che era tutto ok, ma i militari malati ora sono 513


Intel, Hewlett-Packard Work on Giving Internet a Fundamental ...

The decades-old design of the Internet is in need of a fundamental overhaul, and Intel and Hewlett-Packard believe they can make it more adaptable and intelligent.


S.Valentino? Un gioco Sfide online e alla console

Anche i mondi virtuali come Second Life si preparano a festeggiare il 14 febbraio. E tu, cosa farai?


Apple to Open iPhone Programming to Outsiders

Responding to frustration from customers and software makers, Apple has changed its policies to encourage independent developers to build programs for the iPhone.


Palestinian groups position candidates for election

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Militant groups behind many suicide bombings dismissed a call from interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to halt attacks in the days leading up to a Jan. 9 election to replace Yasser Arafat.


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New Task for Coast Guard in Arcticâs Warming Seas

The Coast Guard is planning its first operating base in the Arctic as a way of dealing with ships that are already beginning to ply the Arcticâs increasingly ice-free waters.


French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen says he is having problems getting endorsement to run for president.


Titan Player Suspended 5 Games for Kicks to Head

Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was suspended for a record five games for kicking a Cowboys player in the face on Sunday.


The US military says it will keep its European command in Germany amid plans for a broader pull-out.


Williams' Status at USC Still Unresolved

Standout receiver Mike Williams is all but certain not to play Saturday night when top-ranked Southern California opens its season because of continuing delays in the school's appeal process to the NCAA. After that, who knows? USC has applied to the NCAA for a progress-toward-degree waiver and reinstatement of Williams' eligibility.


American Pastor Stabbed in Algerian Capital

An American Christian pastor was  stabbed in the Algerian capital on Wednesday and security  services were investigating whether the attack was linked to  Islamist rebels, security and diplomatic sources said.


Milano, 20:15 - CALCIO, ACCORDO DIRITTI TV: PASSA IL CRITERIO 40-30-30

L'accordo sulla ripartizione dei diritti tv del calcio è stato raggiunto dal consiglio straor...


The Rolling Stones canceled a concert Monday in the northern city of Valladolid after Mick Jagger was ordered by his doctor to rest his voice.


The able-bodied guide to the Paralympics

The Olympic Stadium was turned into a lake for the opening ceremony of the Games of the 28th Olympiad. On Friday night they had only gone and planted a ruddy great olive tree in the middle of the arena for the opening extravaganza of the Paralympic Games.


Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on Wednesday condemned a bomb attack in Lebanon which killed a prominent anti-Syrian lawmaker and a number of others, describing it as "abhorrent".


OPEC maintains oil output for now despite price drop

OPEC will keep its oil output near a 25-year high despite a $13 fall in the crude price since mid-July, ministers said on Monday, but the group left the door open to a supply cut before the end of the year.


Tyson Foods cuts 2007 earnings view and shares fall

Tyson Foods Inc  cut its 2007  earnings outlook on Wednesday primarily because of  higher-than-expected live cattle and hog costs and a decline in  beef revenue due to a disruption in South Korean beef trade.


Despite all that's been said about a curse, a lot of Red Sox fans weren't thinking of Babe Ruth or Bucky Dent the moment Boston won the World Series Wednesday night.


Pick of the Day Nick Baker's Weird Creatures, Five, 8pm

By BARRY MCDONALD  WEIRD creatures you say? That's hardly a rarity on TV these days. A simple flick through the channels will reveal a varied and exotic bunch of creatures.


Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first Man Utd hat-trick as they go to the top of the Premier League by thrashing Newcastle.


Just how much is spam and malicious email attempts costing you and your staff, clients and partners? That is a big question. And for many who run their business solo -- difficult to assess the true costs to themselves and their customers.


John Kerry Why Didn't George Bush Approve This Ad???

Iâm not John Kerry and you know George Bush didnât approve this ad. Even though Iâm not John Kerry Iâll tell you the truth about George Bush.


Paramount ends production deal with Cruise: WSJ

Paramount Pictures has severed its  14-year-old ties to Tom Cruise's production company because of  his off-screen behavior, the chairman of the studio's parent  company said on Wednesday in an interview with the Wall Street  Journal.


Pilot projects to root out Islamist extremists grooming young Muslims are being planned for British cities.


Inventor Carmelo Scuderi breaks a cardinal design rule on his way to rethinking the internal combustion engine. By Dan Orzech.


The former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney was found guilty on Tuesday of lying and obstructing a probe related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war and could face years in prison.


Pop star Kylie Minogue will complete the world tour she called off a year ago after being diagnosed with breast cancer with a series of concerts in Australia later this year, her Australian tour manager said Thursday.


Berlino, 17:48 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: BAYER LEVERKUSEN VINCE A COTTBUS

Risultati della diciottesima giornata della Bundesliga, il massimo campionato tedesco: Arminia Biele...


Secret documents on Prozac that went missing during a murder case are handed to US authorities by a UK journal.


Per Rsu adesioni al 90%, Trenitalia replica, solo 14%


University of Cincinnati Outfits New Student Lab With Over $100,000 of VXI Technology's (VTI) New DSA Hardware

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 21  /PRNewswire/ -- VXI Technology announced that the University of Cincinnati has selected VTI's latest generation of Dynamic Signal Analyzer (DSA) products for use in its undergraduate Structures and Motion Laboratory.


Everton manager David Moyes has signed a new contract which will keep him at the club until 2009. The 41-year-old Scot has steered the Toffees to third place in the Barclays Premiership table despite last


Defending Champion Ferrero Upset at Madrid

Peru's Luis Horna waves to the crowd after defeating Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero during the ATP Madrid Master Series tournament match in Madrid.


Powell Calls Abbas After Palestinian Vote

The State Department encouraged new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to strengthen security forces on the West Bank and Gaza as it pledged to help bridge gaps with Israel.


Kodak settles patent suit with Matsushita

Under the settlement, the companies are cross-licensing each others' patents, and Matsushita is paying royalties, Eastman Kodak says.


Cheney meets N.Korea abductee's parents in Japan

He didn't have time to meet Japan's defense minister, who has questioned the Iraq war, but Vice President Dick Cheney squeezed in a chat on Thursday with a couple whose daughter was abducted by North Korea decades ago.


By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Morphine, a potent painkiller typically derived from the opium poppy plant, appears to be made by the human body as well.    Small amounts of morphine have been found in animal tissue before, but researchers had assumed these traces came from environmental contamination, such as a diet...


Senators at odds over energy requirement

Senate Democrats proposed a requirement Wednesday that 15 percent of the nation's electricity be produced by wind, biomass and other renewable energy sources.


Leopard, the latest update of the Apple Mac operating system OSX, goes on sale worldwide from 1800 GMT.


Secretary of State Colin Powell began a visit to Grenada on Wednesday to see the devastation left by Hurricane Ivan as islanders complained the United States could be doing more to help.


Maracaibo, 01:01 - CALCIO, COPPA AMERICA: VINCE IL BRASILE, 3-0 ALL'ARGENTINA

Il Brasile ha vinto la Coppa America battendo in finale l'Argentina 3-0 (2-0) a Maracaibo, in Venezu...


Archaeologists discover more than 250 examples of prehistoric rock art carvings in Northumberland.


U.S. tries to reassure Russia on eve of G8 summit

U.S President George W. Bush on Tuesday sought to soothe Russia's Vladimir Putin about U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a big-power summit that could also expose rifts on climate change and aid for Africa.


Five die in Kenya as opposition vows more protests

Kenya's opposition said on Saturday it would resume protests next week over a disputed election, and five people were killed in politically-fuelled ethnic violence in the country's Great Rift Valley.


Economic cost of natural catastrophes rises by 50% in 2007 driven by climate change, according to Munch Re.


Kiawah Island, SC (Sports Network) - The United States of America collected 7 1/2 points in Sunday's singles matches to win the UBS Cup at Cassique Golf Course at Kiawah Island.


Even though the market looks ugly right now, history suggests a nice rebound later this year as we pick a new president.


On a picture-perfect afternoon, the University of Massachusetts football team presented coach Don Brown with the perfect opening game.


Personal Health: Cutting Cholesterol, an Uphill Battle

There are dozens of measures that, individually or together, can help to lower cholesterol.


Vehicles that draw power from the electricity grid offer uneven benefits, a new study finds.


Indonesian Detective Police Chief, Suyitno Landung, holds pictures of arrested terror suspects in Jakarta, November 24. Indonesian police said they had arrested four Muslim militants over a suicide bomb attack


The "Prince of Newark" tattoo stretching across the back of Eric Williams, from one broad shoulder to another, never left any doubt about the loyalties of the nine-year NBA veteran. Born and raised in Newark, educated at Malcolm X Shabazz high school, and committed to improving conditions near his old neighborhood as a real estate developer, Williams has always been ...


An influential panel of US scientists says Nasa's plans to return to the Moon offer great potential for exploration.


Donor to decide on kidney recipient in Dutch TV show

A dying woman will pick a "winner" from three people wanting her kidneys during a reality TV show on Friday that has been widely criticized as unethical and which the Dutch premier said has hurt the country's image.


U.S. Ambassador in Syria Summoned Home for Talks

The United States on Tuesday  recalled its ambassador to Syria for urgent consultations to  show its deep displeasure with Damascus following the killing  of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.


Human Frailty and Pain on Bostonâs Mean Streets

With âGone Baby Gone,â Ben Affleck has taken a satisfyingly tough look into conscience, to those dark places where some men also go astray.


Calcutta, India - Indian captain Sourav Ganguly landed in fresh trouble on Wednesday when umpires officiating in the ongoing second Test against South Africa reported him for dissent.


Sony Ericsson launches new Walkman phones

InfoWorld - Responding to demand for ultra-thin designs, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has announced a new Walkman music phone -- its slimmest handset yet. The product is one of several announced Tuesday ahead of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona next week.


From wrapping paper to Girl Scout cookies, the costs add up.


Hunt for life on Mars goes underground in new NASA mission

The hunt for evidence of life on Mars will go underground next year when a NASA probe digs beneath the surface of the red planet's arctic northern plains, US scientists revealed Monday.


The lethal gun rampage by a Virginia Tech student should never be allowed to happen again, officials say.


Angry U.S. tourists break Costa Rican mugger's neck

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - A group of U.S. tourists, including a former Marine, killed a Costa Rican mugger by breaking his neck after he pulled a gun on them in a Caribbean port, a local police official said on Thursday.


Monster.com waited 5 days to disclose data theft

Monster.com waited five days to tell users its system had been hacked, in a security breach that resulted in the theft of confidential information for more than a million users, a company executive told Reuters on Thursday.


AT&T Offers Unlimited Mobile IM with Ogo

AT&T Wireless has launched Ogo - a first of its kind device and service that changes the economics of real-time communications services. Ogo is targeting the teen and young adult market segment with price plans that offer unlimited instant messaging and e-mail access from AOL, MSN and Yahoo.


Philip Morris Hid Link to Research Facility - Study

Philip Morris, one of the world's  leading tobacco manufacturers, was involved in research into  the health effects of smoking 30 years ago but did not reveal  data on the dangers of passive smoking, scientists said on  Thursday.


Budget Use of Pensions Sows Trouble in San Diego

San Diego faces the possibility of a bankruptcy filing because of a shortfall in its pension fund, but the practice is commonplace among other cities.


Adobe vows to sustain torrid growth rate

After a revenue surge that executives called "extraordinary," software maker Adobe Systems Inc. is promising to maintain scorching growth rates even as it winds down its biggest-ever product launch.


Ministro leghista: decisioni tornano a tavolo della politica


'Incredibles' Has Edge Over 'Polar' at Box Office

LOS ANGELES  - Warner Bros. Pictures'  costly new entrant "The Polar Express" goes up against reigning  champ "The Incredibles" at the weekend box office, but is  unlikely to dislodge the hit superhero cartoon.


They Don't Make Heroes The Way They Used To

In these grubby steroid times, Roger Maris, Babe Ruth and Henry Aaron are looking more admirable every day.


L'Istat evidenzia una fase positiva per energia e beni strumentalivariazioni negative invece per beni di consumo e non durevoli                                            Sale la produzione industriale a maggio aumento dello 0,9%


Stewart and Colbert to Return Without Writers

Following the lead of Jay Leno and Conan OâBrien, the late-night cable comedy duo will return in early January.


SpaceShipOne set to begin bid for X Prize

A team of entrepreneurs will try to blast a rocket plane into space Wednesday in the first of two flights required to win the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million award aiming to boost commercial space travel.


Miami Dolphins Coach Dave Wannstedt Resigns After 1-8 Start

Miami Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt, whose team has the worst record in the National Football League, resigned after 4 1/2 seasons and was replaced by defensive coordinator Jim Bates.


US rock singer Melissa Etheridge revealed that she is suffering from breast cancer and has scrapped a North American concert tour to undergo surgery.


John Keeley, manager of the $155 million Keeley Small Cap Value Fund, is generating above-average returns by buying shares of US companies that are emerging from bankruptcy or being restructured.


Iran tells West not to miss chance to solve atomic row

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the West on Thursday to solve a nuclear standoff through talks but reiterated that Iran would not give up its atomic plans.


Integrating Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation: Guidelines to Maximize Performance and Benefits

(Source: Patchlink)  According to a recent Gartner research, organizations that implement an effective Vulnerability Management Program will experience a 60 percent reduction in successful external attacks. The purpose of this paper is to outline the process for successfully integrating vulnerability scanning and remediation capabilities to ensure your organization maintains a secure environment while complying with internal and external security policies.


Diplomatic pressure mounts on Kenya's leaders to end violence over the country's disputed presidential election.


Court Suspends Enforcement of Indecency Ruling

Television broadcasters won a temporary victory yesterday when a federal appeals court told the Federal Communications Commission not to enforce an indecency ruling it imposed on several television shows earlier this year.


Press Boxes Become an Afterthought, After the Thought of Luxury Seats

Sports teams owners are rearranging their home facilities to accommodate more luxury suites at the expense of sportswriters.


Israeli minister says good riddance to Arafat

Israeli Justice Minister Tommy Lapid on Tuesday welcomed the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, telling military radio that it was "good that the world is rid of him".


Sweden's Annika Sorenstam overhauled a three-shot deficit in the last five holes to win a record fourth Samsung World Championship in California.


Ma la proposta presenta margini di ambiguitÃ

BAGDAD (IRAQ) - Potrebbe essere una svolta nel panorama politico iracheno. Il gruppo del leader radicale sciita iracheno Moqtada al Sadr ha deciso di consegnare le armi pesanti e medie, in cambio della liberazione dei membri in prigione.


Blog: New real estate site enables users to map out all sorts of local information--from  schools to weather to crime.


Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Land points to a Google Blog posting that announces Google will be displaying local results with reviews and links to more detail in its OneBox position: From now on, you’ll see this every time you search for a place, business, or other local information. In addition to providing the basic contact [...]


Novell, CCIA evidence may be tossed out in MS EC case

A European judge is to hold a closed-door meeting today to discuss the lifting of sanctions by the EU in its anti-trust ruling against Microsoft.


By Don Aucoin and Clea Simon, Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent | October 7, 2004. Saying he was "tired of the censorship," Howard Stern, the controversial "shock jock" and self-anointed "King of All Media


Feds: Bus co. in deadly crash must close

A charter bus company involved in a deadly crash in Arkansas last month must immediately shut down because it is an "imminent hazard to public safety," federal officials said Thursday.


Palestinian cabinet to be named next week: Haniyeh

A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and will seek a vote of confidence from parliament next Saturday, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday.


4-Point Half Lands Savannah State in Record Books

Savannah State set N.C.A.A. records for fewest points and worst field-goal percentage in a half in the shot-clock era in a 85-25 loss to Kansas State Monday night.


Tony Blair is set to fly to Washington to become the first foreign leader to meet George Bush since his re-election.


U.S. Warns of Attacks on Indonesian Nightspots

Americans in Indonesia should take  precautions against possible attacks on nightspots during the  holy month of Ramadan, the U.S. embassy said in a statement.


Martha Stewart posted a open letter to her fans on her website, asking fans to halt sending money and gifts that have been flooding "Camp Cupcake." She has suggested that fans send the gifts to charities or organizations of their choice instead. Stewar...


Chirac tells Lebanese PM France committed to seeing foreign troops exit

French President Jacques Chirac told Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri that France is committed to seeing the implementation of the UN resolution calling for all foreign troops to leave the country.


Apple plays with fire, courts iPhone gift card lawsuits

Apple's recent decision to forbid the use of Apple Store gift cards for iPhone sales may expose the company to class action lawsuits or state-led investigations. Is this anti-iPhone locking action one step too far for the company?


4 Radford Churches Plan Annual Lenten Program

By Jared Turner jared.turner@roanoke.com 381-1643  In keeping with a long-standing Lenten tradition, four Radford congregations will join together for a series of presentations commemorating the 40 days leading up to Easter.


Napoli, 14:52 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; CANNAVARO: UNO SCIVOLONE CI PUO' STARE

Paolo Cannavaro guarda avanti dopo il ko del Napoli a Milano. ''Le valutazioni vanno fatte nell'arco...


Stocks Fall Ahead of New Home Sales Data

Shares were down in early trading today as Wall Street, cautious after a drop in durable goods orders and a meager decline in jobless claims, awaited data on new home sales.


Era stato condannato a due anni dal tribunale di GenovaL'esperto: "Soffre di parasonnia, non si rendeva conto"                                            MolestÃ² sua figlia mentre dormiva Assolto in appello: "E' sonnambulo"


Evidence suggests liquid water on Mars: NASA

Images taken by NASA's Mars Global  Surveyor spacecraft suggest the presence of liquid water on the  Martian surface, a tantalizing find for scientists wondering if  the Red Planet ever has harbored life.


The primary purpose of media day is to allow the news media to interview the players and coaches of the Super Bowl teams. But itâs a spectacle all its own.


Polish official says to sue CIA jail report author

Poland's former national security adviser said on Thursday he would sue a European investigator for naming him in a report that accused Poland and Romania of hosting secret CIA prisons for suspected terrorists.


Applausi per il balletto al teatro Bellini di Catania


Long-term exposure to lead is linked to an increased risk of cataracts, a new study finds. The study of almost 800 men in their late 60s found that those with the highest


Common spice may help Alzheimer's patients

NEW YORK  - If laboratory findings hold true in people, treatment with one of the active chemicals in turmeric, the main spice found curry, may boost the immune system of patients with Alzheimer's disease and, thereby, increase the clearance of amyloid plaques in the brain, the primary abnormality seen in patients with the disease, researchers in the United States report.


Recent reports of popular pain-relievers - Vioxx, Celebrex and Aleve - increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes have the nation in a panic.


Israel Trying to Stop Russia Missile Deal

Israel is trying to halt an arms deal in which Russia would supply advanced missiles to Syria, Israeli officials said Wednesday.


Five people are killed in what appears to be ethnic violence in western Kenya linked to last month's disputed elections.


LOUISVILLE, Ky., (Sports Network) - Larry O'Bannon netted 25 points to lead No. 13 Louisville over North Carolina A&T, 85-51, at Freedom Hall.


The United States needs only a tie against Nigeria to reach the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup.


Dead or Alive - Conflicting Reports on Arafat's Condition

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is still alive according to French doctors treating him, though Israeli media is reporting Arafat has died.


The Lede: U.S. Carrier Intercepts Russia Bombers

The Cold War titans have done this dance many times before.


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Has Ken Jennings' 'Jeopardy!' Run Ended?

LOS ANGELES - Has Ken Jennings ended his "Jeopardy!" streak? A report posted Wednesday on TV Week's Web site said the brainy software engineer lost in a show taped Tuesday, walking away after his 75th straight game with about $2.5 million overall in cash and prizes. The magazine cited unidentified sources and said the show would air later this fall...


Tra gli atenei mondiali primo posto per Harvard e Wharton


Five more NHS trusts have been granted foundation status - but four others fail to make the grade.


Ping: Bell Labs Is Gone. Academia Steps In.

A vanguard group of universities is giving corporations greater access to ivory-tower laboratories â for a price.


Denny Hamlin knows how much it meant to win the Budweiser Shootout two years ago as a rookie for Joe Gibbs Racing.


There's been a lot of talk about happy, sunny clothes at New York Fashion Week as spring collections are previewed on the runway. But, until the Anna Sui show Monday night, there hadn't been many signs of happy, sunny models.


Two days before Americans go to the polls, there will be another presidential election that is of great importance to the US.


Mitt Romney's back in South Carolina after his win in Michigan and he's recalling the days of the 'great' republican presidents - although the Guardian's Gary Young is wondering why one name is being left out


At least three people die in a 50-car pile up on a busy motorway obscured by fog in the US state of Florida.


H3g: Festeggia 2 Mln Clienti Con Consegna Premi Golden Eyecon

Roma, 30 nov. (Adnkronos) - ''Chi la dura la vince''. Ã il motto che ha ispirato la creazione dei Golden Eyecon 2004, i premi che H3G, la compagnia di telefonia mobile che per prima in Italia ha introdotto


SANTA CATERINA, Italy  - Success has made Janica  Kostelic sublimely relaxed as she goes into Tuesday's world  championship giant slalom with the aim of winning a third gold  medal.


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Edwards says others can learn from her story

Elizabeth Edwards told NBC's Katie Couric on Thursday that she had not been as diligent about checking for breast cancer as she should have been.


Commissario Ue, difficile pareggio bilancio per il 2010


For the mature woman who has everything: a boy toy

Wanted: rich older women interested in hot younger guys. Applicants must be over 35, earn at least $500,000 a year or have a minimum of $4 million in liquid assets, entrusted assets or divorce settlement.


Put "buy low, sell high" in reverse -- and you're shorting stock.


Hamas Leader Killed in Israeli Air Force Strike Near Gaza City

Ednan Al-Ghoul, a Hamas leader responsible for developing the Qassam rockets fired by Palestinians at Israeli towns, was killed in a missile strike near Gaza City, the Israel Defense Forces said.


Fresh violence claims 18 lives in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan police commandos killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels who attacked their camp in the east of the country, while three constables died in other violence.


Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin both record wins at the Masters Cup.


CENTROSINISTRA, OGGI PRODI DA' IL VIA A SFIDA 2006

ROMA - E' iniziato da pochi minuti a Palazzo Marini il vertice dei leader dell'opposizione con Romano Prodi. Oltre al presidente della Commissione europea, sono presenti Piero Fassino (Ds), Francesco Rutelli


UPDATE 1-Haas holds halfway lead, Woods lurks

Veteran Jay Haas edged closer to his first PGA Tour win for more than 10 years on Friday with a four-under-par 66 for the halfway lead at the Tour Championship.


Sri Lanka's reclusive Tamil Tiger rebel leader made a rare personal appeal Wednesday to international aid donors and U. N. organizations to help ethnic Tamils affected by the disastrous tsunami waves that hit the island.


A man who wanted to hand-deliver a letter to President George W. Bush yesterday set himself afire outside the White House after guards encouraged him to mail the letter instead.


The transcripts of a grand jury hearing into  Phil Spector's murder charge can be made public, a judge rules.


Britain battles to hold back devastating floods

The threat of widespread power cuts across southwest England has diminished overnight, while over 43,000 homes left powerless by the worst flooding to hit Britain in decades have had their supplies restored, power companies said on Tuesday.


Lebanon minister shot dead, Hariri son blames Syria

Gunmen on Tuesday assassinated Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbor.


La cifra si avvicina sempre piu' ai 9 milioni di unita'


Conan still plans to hiss like cat on 'Tonight'

NEW YORK - Conan O'Brien is wondering if he'll still be able to jump around and hiss like a cat, if the mood strikes him, when he's hosting "The Tonight Show.


Blair Defends War, Urges Labour to Unite

Prime Minister Tony Blair, skirting a direct apology, acknowledged to his Labour Party Tuesday that intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq was wrong, but insisted the world was safer with Saddam Hussein in prison.


Middle East ; Hamas chief pours cold water on ceasefire talk

âUntil now we are still defending ourselves, defending our people, pushing the Israelis outside our territory.â. Hamas is boycotting next monthâs election to replace the late Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority.


Suniel Shetty and Kim visit San Francisco

Suniel Shetty and Kim Sharma were recently in California to attend a fund-raiser and promote their upcoming film Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav. Kria, Inc.,


Banking economists put recession odds near 50 percent

A panel of banking economists has  put the odds of a recession near 50 percent as the economy  works through a housing slump this year.


The "doom and gloom" being spread about the state of UK physics is inaccurate, says research chief Keith Mason.


Cagliari, 23:13 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: COMPLIMENTI AL MILAN E AD ANCELOTTI

"Faccio i complimenti ad Ancelotti e al Milan. Ieri molti giornalisti scorretti hanno inventato una ...


Torino, 19:04 - CALCIO, JUVE; MONTEZEMOLO: PACE TRA LAPO E GIRAUDO

Il presidente della Fiat, Luca di Montezemolo, ha sdrammatizzato sullo scambio di battute polemiche ...


Health Tip: Giving Pain Medication to Your Child

(HealthDay News) - Giving your child medications, even over-the-counter medicines, should always be carefully monitored by your doctor.


A former mayor of Waterbury was sentenced Monday to five years of probation for his role in a trash-hauling corruption case.


Culkin charged with misdemeanor drug counts in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY In Oklahoma City, prosecutors have charged former child star Macaulay Culkin with two misdemeanor drug counts. Culkin, best known for his role in the "Home Alone" movies, was arrested Friday


CITY marched to their first back-to-back victory since April 2003 with a deserved 2-0 triumph over Aston Villa. First half goals from John Macken - his first in the Premiership this season - and a drive from


Ancient Bird Fossil May Suggest Link with Dinosaurs

Scientists in China have found a 120 million-year-old fossil of a baby bird which is believed to have died just before it hatched and which could shed light on the relationship between dinosaurs and birds.


In Italia rubinetti promossi acqua buona in nove città

L'inchiesta di "Repubblica": Roma è al top, Milano migliora. Acque piÃ¹ dure a Napoli e Genova, ma tutte superano la sufficienza


Costa Rican ex-president Ridriguez jailed

Costa Rica's former president Miguel Angel Rodriguez was jailed on Friday for six months pendinginvestigation of corruption charges against him.


Optimism at Kenya talks, negotiators urge patience

Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga re-started talks on Monday in a mood of national optimism that a political solution to Kenya's worst crisis since independence may be near.


Ludde Ingvall's untried 90-footer Nicorette won the Rolex Sydney-Hobart race early today after steering clear of the raging seas which forced out many of her rivals.


Powell to Lead US Delegation on Tsunami Aid Mission

President Bush is sending a high-level delegation to Asia to assess needs in areas most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. Secretary of State Colin Powell and the president's brother, Jeb Bush, will lead the group.


At least one person is believed to have died after a helicopter crash in Lanarkshire, police say.


Ferito un altro connazionale, sarebbe il marito


French troops abetted killing of Rwandan Tutsis: probe witness

French troops deployed in Rwanda at the height of the country's 1994 genocide lured thousands of minority Tutsis from their hideouts to be killed by extremist militia, a witness has told an enquiry.


Jason Campbell throws for 252 yards and two touchdowns and the No. 8 Auburn Tigers overwhelm No. 10 Tennessee Volunteers, 34-10, on Saturday.


The raspy-throated rocker has been diagnosed with the disease, forcing her to scrap an upcoming fall tour, according to a statement on her Website.


Saranno premiati gli uffici promossi dai cittadini


Famed Russian cellist and renowned conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been discharged from a Moscow hospital, a Russian news agency reported Wednesday.


You were named TIME magazine's "Person of the Year" on Saturday for the explosive growth and influence of user-generated Internet sites such as YouTube, Facebook and MySpace. You were chosen over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, North Korea's Kim Jong Il and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Congratulations.


Feedburner feeds are being used on more and more sites.  More innovation in the RSS space is certianly a good thing.  One problem we always had is that RSS seems to have *too* much innovation. People are trying to innovate and bend and shape the RSS specification meet their needs but sometimes things can get out of control.  A recent example is what FeedBurner is doing with the 'link' element in their RSS feeds.  Lets use John Batelle's RSS feed as an example.  John has an RSS feed at:  Which is redirected to:  (I should note that FeedBurner setup a really nice CSS style for this feed but it would be nice if they added Rojo  to the list of feeds you can subscribe to... anyway... )  Now i ...


Latvia's Parliament elected a surgeon with no political background as the Baltic country's next president Thursday.


Live Earth Internet streaming sets record: MSN

The Live Earth  global pop concerts on Saturday broke a record for an online  entertainment show by generating more than 9 million Internet  streams, Microsoft Corp. Web portal MSN said.


Il musical e' considerato dai gruppi cristiani come blasfemo


Study finds smoking wards off Parkinson's disease

There is more evidence to back up a  long-standing theory that smokers are less likely to develop  Parkinson's disease than people who do not use tobacco  products, researchers reported on Monday.


Grape juice seems to have the same protective effect against heart disease as red wine, French scientists said on Wednesday.


Bank scammers scammed, says security researcher

Hacking tools nick nicked data Many of the people behind identity theft scams are themselves having data stolen from them in the process, a security researcher has revealed.â¦


Japan warns North Korea of backlash on captives

TOKYO Japan warned North Korea on Friday of a "serious response" if it was not more forthcoming on the status of Japanese people it kidnapped in the 1970s and 1980s.


Ecologist Wangari Maathai urges global action to save the planet as she picks up her 2004 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.


HOUSTON - Jurors still have work to do after convicting several former Wall Street bankers and a former Enron Corp. finance executive Wednesday of conspiring to push through a sham deal.


An armed group in Iraq has taken a Japanese traveler hostage and threatened to kill him unless Tokyo withdraws its Self-Defense Forces troops from the country within 48 hours, government officials said in Tokyo on Wednesday.


Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has agreed to mediate a long-running dispute over government reimbursement for land that was taken during World War II.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ed Goren, president of Fox Sports, won't be watching tonight's Super Bowl XXXIX from a luxury suite at Alltel Stadium. Nor will he be in front of a bank of televisions, switching among the various feeds. Neither will he be using a digital video recorder to replay or stop the action.


Former Computer Associates  International Inc. CA.N Chief Executive Sanjay Kumar pleaded  not guilty on Thursday to charges of securities fraud and  obstruction of justice after a two-year investigation into the  company's accounting practices.


Viveva da sola, a scoprire il corpo e' stata la madre


The dollar held near one-week highs  against the euro and the Swiss franc on Thursday after U.S.  manufacturing figures came in much stronger than expected.


Il 5 giugno ai Parioli da Loto Design e Loto Arte


Free safety Sean Taylor was arrested by Virginia State Police on Thursday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and refusing to take the alcohol breath test.


Bruins edge Rangers in shootout to claim fourth straight win

The Boston Bruins sealed a 1-0 shootout victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday, their fourth straight win.


Danone in talks with Kraft to sell biscuits unit

Danone  is exclusive talks to sell its biscuit and cereal unit to the world's biggest cookie maker Kraft Foods  for 5.3 billion euros ($7.20 billion), the French food group said on Tuesday.


Explosion at Big American Base in Mosul Kills 24

A powerful explosion killed at least 24 people, including as many as 19 American service members, when it ripped through the mess tent of a large American military


With John McCain on vacation and Rudy Giuliani occupied elsewhere in the state, Mitt Romney sought this weekend to close the deal with New Hampshire Republicans who remain undecided about his presidential candidacy.


WebReferece.com: Building a Weblog: Part 2

WebReference.com is back today with part two of their "Building a Weblog" series picking up where the previous part left off.   They start with adding a comments summary to the page, giving the user a view of the previous comment submitted by other users. They include a brief look at anchor tags before moving into the code to display some of the previous blog entries. Next up is all about getting more specific - creating the code to view each of the specific blog entries.    Of course, what is an entry without its comments, so they include the code to integrate that into the page as well. Finally, they give the user a way to talk back about the content they're reading by adding a simple comments form to each of the posts' pages.


Risoluzione approvata dal plenum di Palazzo Marescialli


SEC queries Berkshire on finite insurance

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Berkshire Hathaway said Thursday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission asked for information about its sales of so-called nontraditional or loss-mitigation insurance.


The cold case trial got under way Wednesday in the deaths of two black teenagers who were beaten and dumped still alive into the Mississippi River during the state's dark days of racial brutality.


Hitting All the Sunday Talk Shows, Clinton Says a Lot but Reveals Little

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared on all five talk shows yesterday morning and demonstrated a particularly senatorial skill: the art of the filibuster.


US Stocks Rise; S&P 500 Has Best Three-Week Rally Since 2002

US stocks rose, capping the Standard & Poor's 500 Index's best three-week rally in two years, as better-than-expected reports on retail sales and consumer confidence suggested the economy may accelerate.


Velocity Micro is first system builder to offer Vista SP1


French Rail, Electricity Workers Strike in Week of Public Service Protests

France s rail and electricity workers began a one-day strike today, joining other public service staff in week-long protests against government plans that they say will result in job losses and lower wages.


Sitting up straight is not the best position for office workers, who should in fact lean back, a study suggests.


New chip designs help AMD boost market share

Design engineer Alan Lear has rolled up his sleeves. His lab is crammed with motherboards and oscilloscopes. He scans a screen showing the signal


Boffins go dotty over quantum teleportation

No 'beaming up' was involved Researchers at the University of Singapore have demonstrated that it is possible to "teleport" information from one so-called quantum dot to another.â¦


The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for seven women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotions.


Satellite failure hits U.S. broadband services

The failure of the Intelsat Americas-7 communications satellite yesterday knocked out broadband services supplied by StarBand Communications Inc.


Indonesia cranks up aid and rescue effort after quake

SOLOK, Indonesia  - Aid began to flow on Wednesday to survivors of deadly earthquakes in Indonesia's West Sumatra as rescue teams searched frantically for victims who may still be trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings.


More Teens Are Undergoing Obesity Surgery

TUESDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- A still-small but growing number of teens are undergoing bariatric surgery, which reduces the size of the stomach, to treat obesity.


Sanyo incurs net loss on killer quake, sales slump in digital cameras

Japanese consumer electronics maker Sanyo said it posted a net loss in the December quarter, hit by sluggish sales of digital cameras and the damage a killer earthquake caused to its chip-making plant.


IRAQ: AMBASCIATE USA E ITALIA NON CONFERMANO UCCISIONE ITALIANE

(ASCA-AFP) - Baghdad, 23 set - Le ambasciate di Italia e Stati Uniti a Baghdad non hanno alcuna conferma della morte di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, le due volontarie rapite in Iraq. ''Non abbiamo alcuna conferma.


The entire arena serenaded Shawn Johnson with applause, and a United Nations worth of gymnasts paid her homage.


An elderly woman whose hand-woven quilts have been acclaimed by the art world and honored on U.S. postage stamps claims in a lawsuit that she was cheated financially by her promoters and corporate clients.


Rebel Petrov shows worth in Celtic triumph

Celtic rebel Stilian Petrov, who has been agitating for a move out of Parkhead, illustrated his value to the Glasgow giants with the second goal in a 2-0 win over St Mirren.


Twelve footprints found in the bed of an ancient lake in northern Spain have thrown up the first compelling evidence that some land dinosaurs could swim, researchers reported Thursday.


A view from the trenches The money made from malware is eclipsing the revenue of anti-virus vendors, a leading net security vendor claims. Raimund Genes, CTO of anti-malware at Trend Micro, cites FBI figures that IT security problems cost the economy $62bn last year against IDC estimates that the anti-malware market was worth $26bn in 2005.â¦


Update 1: PM Pledges Russia Will Meet Oil Goals

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov pledged Friday that Russia would keep meeting its oil export commitments to China, an apparent reference to fears that a cut in production at the beleaguered Yukos oil company could harm Beijing.


Canada announces $31.6B health care plan

OTTAWA -- Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and the country's provincial and territorial leaders signed a $30 billion deal Wednesday to improve the nation's health care system.


Gerry Hunsicker always specialized in the surprise move. He acquired key players when nobody expected him to or found enough budget room to build a consistent playoff contender during his nine years with a middle-market payroll.


Data retention laws do not cover Google searches

Directive does not apply to search engines Google is not bound by the Data Retention Directive when it comes to search engine logs, Europe's data protection committee has said. Google has used the Directive to justify keeping data, but OUT-LAW has learned that the law does not apply.â¦


Serbia will offer near complete autonomy to Kosovo during the first face-to-face negotiations with rival ethnic Albanians in New York later this week, a Serbian official said Monday.


Syracuse Eases Its Pain With Upset of Georgetown

A loss Wednesday night to last-place South Florida seemed the lowest of lows, but the Orange learned quickly that beating No. 8 Georgetown Saturday could alleviate all that pain.


Sri Lanka minister killed by roadside blast

A Sri Lankan minister was killed by a roadside bomb planted by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels north of the capital on Tuesday, a senior hospital official said, the second MP killed in a week as a protracted civil war escalates.


Three new plays explore disparate lives pushed together by music, strife, time, and friendship.


A biography of Tom Cruise focuses on his religious beliefs.


In a deal with Apple, the coffee shops will give credit for a free 'Song of the Day' download.


Has Tom Brady given the boot to the boot?


The board of BEA Systems Inc  said on Monday that it is still looking at ways to maximize shareholder value, including the possible sale of the company, after a bid from Oracle Corp  expired on Sunday.


TOP Palestinian politicians are to visit Yasser Arafat in hospital and consult doctors about his condition amid claims that the veteran leader has suffered liver failure.


Police prepare to question a man in connection with an attack on a traffic warden while on duty.


Iran case shows ground zero access tight

Almost everyone agrees Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doesn't belong at ground zero. So who gets access these days to the 16-acre pit where the World Trade Center once anchored the Manhattan skyline, a slice of the city that many regard as hallowed ground?


Here's an interesting Howto on connecting FlickrFan to the Mac desktop. I love this stuff.  Here's a movie that demonstrates this coolest of hacks.


Sposini: 'TivvÃ¹ da buttare' La confessione di un outsider

Dal Tg3 a Vespa, la tv italiana è prigioniera di un nuovo conformismo. Che piace ai politici ma fa male al paese. Su L'espresso l'analisi di un anchorman uscito dal duopolio


WASHINGTON - Russian authorities are investigating whether President Vladimir Putin was the target of a possible terrorist attack during this week's twin air crashes, The Post has learned.


COLORFUL DAY IN WHITMAN  (c) 2007 Patriot Ledger, The; Quincy, Mass.. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Congress passed and sent to legislation President Bush on Saturday that would give rape victims and convicted felons greater access to DNA testing.


Label withdraws Deep Purple album after complaint

Sony BMG has withdrawn a Deep Purple album after complaints from lead singer Ian Gillan that it had been released without his knowledge, a spokesman for the label said on Tuesday.


Numeri da capogiro per i Giochi Baldini sarÃ  il primo tedoforo

ROMA, 7 DICEMBRE 2004 - SarÃ  Stefano Baldini, medaglia d'oro nella maratona di Atene 2004, il primo tedoforo a portare la fiamma olimpica di Torino 2006, che arriverÃ  a Roma il prossimo 7 dicembre 2005, per poi fare 11.000 chilometri in 64 giorni per


Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terrorism Threat

A stark assessment has found that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.


Kaunda's shadow looms over Zambia election

Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda, a liberation   hero who ruled for decades, is supposed to be living in quiet   retirement -- offering a good, if somewhat rare, example of an   African president fading gently into the twilight.


Taleban forces in southern Afghanistan take control of a town at the centre of controversial UK peace deal.


Ex conceria acquistata da immigrati di religione musulmana


PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to help victims of Hurricane Charley and deliver water and other supplies to thousands of people left homeless...


First consumer version of video-editing product. And there's a new version 3.0 of Photoshop Elements. Adobe has launched Premiere Elements, the first 'lite' version of its Premier video-editing suite, plus


UPDATE 1-Wolfsburg defeat leaves Bayern Munich on top

VfL Wolfsburg lost 3-1 at Hamburg SV on Sunday to leave Bayern Munich top of the Bundesliga for the first time in 18 months. Wolfsburg, needing a win to reclaim


WASHINGTON -- A state-of-the-art rehabilitation center opening next year at Walter Reed Army Medical Center seeks to return more amputee soldiers to a place once thought impossible: the battlefield.


TV Best Bets: Reeve lends touch to powerful story

Brooke Ellison's true-life story would be extraordinary no matter who was telling it. Here it is in masterful hands. Christopher Reeve directed what would be his final completed project before his death.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set   to say on Thursday he will step down within a year, rejecting   growing calls from within his ruling Labor Party for a new   leader to revive its fortunes.


Bonn, 11:35 - CALCIO, IFFHS: SIVIGLIA MIGLIOR SQUADRA DEL 2007

E' il Siviglia la miglior squadra del mondo nel 2007. Questo il parere dell'Iffhs, la Federazione in...


Rick Hendrick grieves, and a racing community joins him

Richard Childress can empathize with at least some of the despair that fellow NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick is going through. Nearly four years ago, Dale Earnhardt was killed while driving for Childress in the Daytona 500.


SAP, Infineon unveil RFID management system

The new platform is designed to help companies speed the deployment of smart-tag systems and cut the costs of managing both hardware and software components from several suppliers.


Dawn Taubin, the head of domestic marketing at Warner Brothers for six years, has been ousted in a shake-up that the movie studio did little to conceal.


U.S. Toll in Tsunami May Be Dozens Higher-Official

Thousands of Americans are still  unaccounted for in the Asian tsunami region but the U.S. toll  of 35 is not expected to rise by more than a few dozen, a U.S.  official said on Thursday.


Kiwi high flier faces fraud charges in US

Expatriate New Zealander Stephen Richards, formerly global head of sales at Computer Associates in the US, has been indicted on charges of securities fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice, along with former CA chief executive Sanjay Kumar.


Campaigns battle to motivate voters in Louisiana

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana  - The primary elections have been called the most gripping in recent years but not in the Deep South state of Louisiana where parties struggled to motivate voters on Saturday.


Workers at German car firm Opel vote to continue strike action against parent firm GM's plans to cut 12,000 European jobs.


LG Electronics in Fulham football sponsorship deal

Consumer electronics giant LG Electronics has announced a three-year sponsorship deal with Fulham in the latest tie-up between a South Korean firm and an English Premier League club.


Film Score Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies

Composer Elmer Bernstein, 82, who died of undisclosed causes Aug. 18 at his home in Ojai, Calif., wrote music for more than 200 movies. He was responsible for the gritty trumpet-and-drums jazz score to "The Man With the Golden Arm" ...


Detroit awards show spotlights soul up-and-comers

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Between the Grammy Awards, the BET Awards, the American Music Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards, the last thing anyone needs is another music awards show -- unless you're an independent soul artist.


Britain Releases Man Held Since Dec. 2001

An Algerian who has been held without trial or charges since 2001 under anti-terrorism laws was freed by the British government Monday, his lawyer said.


China has accused Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun of clamouring for war with threats to fire missiles at Shanghai if the People's Liberation Army (PLA) attacks the self-ruled island.


Abbas visits Jenin to continue election campaign

As part of his election campaign,Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas visited onThursday the northern West Bank town of Jenin and met with localleaders, Palestinian official sources said.


Legendary TV star Johnny Carson dies at the age of 79, after battling the respiratory disease emphysema.


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


Rafael Nadal practices with the man and plays Davis Cup with him. So he was counting on a grinder of an evening from Spanish countryman David Ferrer.


Exorcist: The Beginning, a film that had to be reshot because the first version was not scary enough, led the box office over the weekend, as moviegoers flocked to the resurrection of an aging franchise.


European and Asian markets slid Monday after signs of accelerating inflation in the U.S. dampened hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates further to shore up the struggling American economy.


Common children's cold and cough medicines are coming under scrutiny from federal drug regulators, who say the remedies and their recommended doses have not been studied enough in children


Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday stood by his comments from a day earlier when he said that terrorists should pray that Sen. Barack Obama and the Democrats take over the White House in 2008.


Al Qaeda plot to blow up key installations in Pak foiled: Rashid :

With the arrest of six Al Qaeda suspects, law enforcement agencies here claimed to have foiled a plot to blow up key sites, including President's House, military headquarters, the US embassy and parliament, the country's Information Minister Sheikh Rashid


ROMA - Una scossa di terremoto Ã¨ stata avvertita in provincia di Messina alle 9,30 di oggi ed ha interessato i comuni di Taormina, Roccalumera, Santa Teresa di Riva, Nizza di Sicilia. Il terremoto Ã¨ stato


EU contradictory approach to Iran enrichment program

TEHRAN (MNA) -- As new hopes have emerged for a conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and the European Union, and as diplomats from Iran are preparing to hold a new round of talks with representatives from the EU trio in Paris on Friday, some


"Chorus Line" revival lacks freshness: NY critics

Broadway's record-breaking musical "A  Chorus Line" has made a lukewarm return to the stage with  critics' praise mainly limited to the show's original concept  when it debuted 31 years ago.


Bad lenders still seen targeting minorities

Growing scrutiny into subprime mortgages has failed to stop unscrupulous lending practices to blacks, Hispanics and other minority groups, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said on Monday.


To be clear, Steve McNair never used the word retirement.


Tsonga dumps Andy Murray out of Australian Open

Britain's great tennis hope Andy Murray became the first major casualty of the Australian Open Monday, crashing out in the first round to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.


New $2.8 Billion Write-Down Jolts Credit Suisse

The news was a reminder of the difficulty banks are now facing in valuing complicated financial instruments.


European Union, United States agree to bolster exchange of anti-terror info

SCHEVENINGEN, Netherlands Attorney General John Ashcroft and European Union officials have agreed to improve the flow of intelligence to help track down terrorists and prevent attacks.


Apple Lowers iPod Shuffle Price, Plans New Model

Apple is cutting the price of its one-gigabyte iPod Shuffle, from $69 to $49, and announced that a two-gigabyte version will be available later this month for $69. "At just $49, the iPod shuffle is the most affordable iPod ever," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of worldwide iPod product marketing. "The new 2GB model lets music lovers bring even more songs everywhere they go in the impossibly small iPod shuffle."


Jurors Told Not to Vote on Sympathy: Closing Arguments Heard in Westgate Homeless Code Enforcement Case

By Nancy L. Othon, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 9--Jurors will begin deliberating today on whether Palm Beach County's enforcement of code regulations impedes on the religious freedoms practiced by Westgate Tabernacle Church as it shelters the homeless.


In programma rinnovo Cda e via libera ad aumento capitale


Russia's deputy prime minister dismissed critics who claim the country is becoming an authoritarian state, insisting that the government remains committed to democracy and a market economy.


A car bomb damaged a U.S. diplomatic car in Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 16, and the U.S. State Department said no Americans died in the blast.


An attempt to launch an interceptor missile as part of the US missile defence shield failed early Wednesday in the first test of the system in nearly two years.


Treviso, 18:42 - CALCIO, TREVISO: 20 CONVOCATI PER RAVENNA

Seduta di rifinitura per il Treviso in vista della gara di domani a Ravenna. Al termine, il tecnico ...


Security conferences versus practical knowledge

There needs to be a middle ground Since computers became mainstream in the early to mid-nineties, a whole ecosystem has developed around them. The various parts of that ecosystem range from the companies who make computers to the software companies who program for them.â¦


A Moqdadiya,dove attivisti di al Qaida si sono riorganizzati


Samsung socks away $100 million for antitrust

Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, said on Thursday its US subsidiary would put aside $100 million in antitrust provisions related to a computer memory chip dispute.


The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted a wartime leader of Croatia's rebel Serbs of murder, torture and persecution Tuesday for a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign of non-Serbs in Croatia.


Aging: Mental Health Overlooked in Care of Elderly Patients

A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.


High winds hit states from Fla. to Okla.

Storms that raked the Plains and Southeast on Thursday tossed a mobile home in Missouri, killing both people inside, and spawned a tornado in Florida that sent mall shoppers and children at a day-care center running for cover.


Roma, 19:12 - CALCIO, PANCALLI: IL PROGETTO PER EURO 2012 E' MOLTO BUONO

Dopo la firma con il governo del protocollo di sostegno alla candidatura italiana a organizzare Euro...


Singh breaks Woods' single-year money record with third straight ...

Singh broke the PGA Tour single-year money record Woods set while winning three majors in 2000, holding off Stewart Cink to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot Sunday for his third consecutive victory.


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Kodak EasyShare digital picture frame, an all-in-one home stereo, and one of the best iPod FM transmitters on the market.


Milano, 17:23 - ATLETICA, COPPA EUROPA: CARABELLI PRIMO NEI 400 HS UOMINI

Gianni Carabelli ha vinto la gara  dei 400 metri ostacoli nella finale della Coppa Europa di atletic...


Lo ha annunciato il neo patron Christian Streiff


Stars Seize Their Chance to Shine at SAG Awards

The Golden Globes ran in diminished form this year and the Oscars broadcast is still in question, making the Screen Actors Guild presentation at the Shrine Auditorium the first and perhaps only chance this year for Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanc...


Milano, 12:41 - CICLISMO, GASPAROTTO CADE: TRAUMA CRANICO

Incidente a Enrico Gasparotto, prima maglia rosa del Giro d'Italia 2007. Il corridore della Liquigas...


U.S.-Iraqi forces meet little resistance in Baghdad

U.S. and Iraqi forces are meeting little resistance as they sweep through Baghdad, a U.S. officer said on Friday, a day after Iraq's president said a Shi'ite militia had ordered its leaders to leave the country.


Canadian mission in London evacuated over suspect package

The Canadian High Commission in central London has been evacuated and surrounding streets closed after a suspect package was found, a police spokesman said.


Suicide bomber kills 30 at Baghdad funeral

A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people and wounded 38 at a funeral in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday and the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital for months cast a pall over New Year celebrations.


Un bilancio tragico, ma ancora provvisorio, anche se la violenzasembra lievemente calata di intensitÃ . Il problema sfollati                                          Kenya, 600 le vittime degli scontri Odinga annulla la manifestazione                                                                                Il leader dell'opposizione ha deciso di rinviare la protesta di domani"Ci hanno assicurato che il processo di mediazione sta per iniziare"


Intel Corp.  on Thursday cut its third-quarter revenue and profit margin forecast after demand for both its computer microprocessors and communications chips weakened beyond expectations. Its stock fell nearly 8 percent.


Il comizio del Cavaliere davanti alla grande folla di piazza San Giovanni In buona forma fisica dopo il malore, attacca su brogli e Finanziaria                                          Berlusconi alla sua piazza "E' il popolo che sceglie il leader"                                                                                di MARCO BRACCONI


British Court Says Detentions Violate Rights

Britain's highest court ruled that the British government could not indefinitely detain foreigners suspected of terrorism.


Reporter facing jail over refusal to reveal sources still awaiting fate

HAMILTON (CP) - A newspaper reporter who refuses to say who gave him sensitive information will have to wait a few more days to find out whether he will be sent to jail in a case that has alarmed advocates of free speech.


Repsol to sell up to 45 percent in Argentinian unit: report

Repsol YPF, Spain's biggest oil firm, plans to sell up to 45 percent of its Argentinian unit, a deal that could earn it more than four billion euros (5.4 billion dollars).


Formula One sets tentative schedule for 2005

London, England (Sports Network) - The embattled British Grand Prix remains on the preliminary 2005 Formula One schedule which was released today.


India's main stock index, the Sensex, hits another record high and breaks the  14,000 points barrier.


A clear-cut if hardly easy win on the Rally Italy in Sardinia gave Petter Solberg of Subaru his third victory in a row in the World Rally Championship, but with three rounds still to go the arithmetic massively favours Citroen's SÃ©bastien Loeb.


30,000 Join in Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain, AUG. 22, 2004 ( Zenit.org ).- Participants in the 2004 European Youth Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela left little doubt about where their loyalties lie.


Clark Hospitalized at Least Through Dec.

TV personality-producer Dick Clark will spend Christmas, and perhaps New Year's Eve, in a hospital where he's recovering from a mild stroke, his spokesman said Tuesday.


Cisco And Aruba Begin Clash Of The Wi-Fi Titans

TechWeb - The two companies have invested millions in new 802.11n gear which is becoming attractive in the enterprise as a wireless alternative.


MUNICH  - For the first time in recent memory, Germans spent less time in front of their TVs in 2007 than they did the year before, according to a new survey.


The US says it is preparing a new UN resolution to deal with the crisis in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.


Remaking Paramount by the Seat of His Pants

Brad Grey, an outsider from the world of television, steers a fabled studio through tough times.


Ginevra, 15:26 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA; RIJKAARD: PIU' SOLIDI CON ZAMBROTTA E THURAM

Frank Rijkaard vede un Barcellona ancora piÃ¹ forte dopo gli acquisti di Zambrotta e Thuram: ''La nos...


Russia unveils a new passenger jet it hopes will establish its place as a global seller of commercial aircraft.


A distant speck of light appears to be the first planet outside our solar system to be captured on film. While there is no definitive evidence that the speck is a planet, an international team of astronomers is arguing the case.


An independent arbitrator ruled yesterday that Jermaine O'Neal, one of four Indiana Pacers suspended for their roles in a brawl during a game against the Detroit Pistons at the Palace at Auburn


President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issues a stern warning against any country considering attacking Iran.


Paris Hilton was doing well after spending her first night of her probation sentence in solitary confinement at a Los Angeles County jail, her lawyer said Monday.


A man admits killing a Glasgow grandmother whose body was found four years after she went missing.


A new centre-right government has taken office in Greece, after the re-election last weekend of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis's New Democracy party. The new cabinet, which includes several senior ministers from the previous government, was sworn in at a ceremony in the presidential palace in Athens.


Se Usa non cambiano, dice fonte diplomatica Pyongyang


The leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party announced Tuesday he will quit politics because of ill health.


Feel like going to the doctor is a waste of time? With a little preparation, your next doctorâs visit can be a lot more productive.


Microsoft Launches Regional Versions of Hotmail

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, has expanded its flagship MSN Hotmail internet email service to include European and Japanese domain names, it said on Friday.


EU leaders will gather in Rome today to sign an historic new constitution, but the planned celebration of European unity has been transformed into a crisis meeting over the bloc's stalled executive.


Britain Stands Firm as Iraq Hostage Pleads for Life

The British and Iraqi governments said on Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to kill a British captive, despite a video message from the hostage pleading for his life.


Foreign Office told to give up WMD draft

An early draft of the government's discredited Iraq weapons dossier written by John Williams, a former journalist and head of the Foreign Office news department, must be released, the Information Tribunal ordered yesterday


Ex-Monster official pleads guilty in options case

A former top executive of the company that runs the Monster job search website admitted in court yesterday that he illegally backdated millions of dollars in employee stock-option grants -- a practice that cheats shareholders.


Ministro a Gerusalemme, governi verso intese importanti


Stocks fell on Wednesday after oil  prices jumped more than a dollar to over $48 a barrel and a  U.S. government review questioned home finance company Fannie  Mae's FNM.N accounting methods.


Mosca, 12:37 - TENNIS, FED CUP 2008; SORTEGGIO: ITALIA-SPAGNA AL PRIMO TURNO

Nel primo turno della Fed Cup 2008 l'Italia affronterà la Spagna. Ã questo il risultato del s...


Area Has Respite From DOT: Few Major Road Projects in Region Are Planned in the Next Five Years

By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 12--NICEVILLE -- With a slew of little things here and there, only a couple of big road projects in Okaloosa and Walton counties are on the Florida Department of Transportation's five-year work plan.


Eight years after they  took the reins of 20th Century Fox Television as presidents,  Dana Walden and Gary Newman have been upped to chairmen at the  studio.


German pay TV provider Premiere is looking to go public on the German stock exchange during the first half of this year, sources close to Premiere confirmed Wednesday.


''Per ora sono concentratissimo su Fiat e Confindustria''


Apple Inc <AAPL.O> shares rose more than 5 percent on Wednesday on growing expectations that the company will announce a revamped line of iPods next week.


Veteran, 51, to Rejoin Marines, Son in Iraq

A 51-year-old Marine veteran is  returning to the military to serve along with his son in Iraq  and fulfill a personal dream of serving overseas, he said on  Friday.


Amid all the talk of an economic slowdown, Wall Street stock analysts are forecasting a stellar year for corporate profit growth.


Hundreds of Colombian peasants returned home from Ecuador on Thursday after the government promised to protect them from leftist rebels trying to sabotage a coca eradication campaign.


Profit at PG&E Corp. fell 55.3 percent in the most recent quarter, a drop the company blamed Tuesday on a lingering effect of California's energy crisis.


By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 19--Thes


Aumentano debiti finanziari, +11% rispetto al 2006


Millions Blocked from Voting in Election

Millions of U.S. citizens, including  a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from  voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal  barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil  rights and legal experts.


Rendition lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary tossed

Loyal Bushies rejoice The American judicial system handed another victory to executive power today, as a federal court judge in San Jose threw out a lawsuit filed against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen for its involvement in the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. The lawsuit concerned five individuals who claimed to have been kidnapped by the CIA and then transported by Jeppesen to third countries, where they were subjected to torture, far from the glare of the western media.â¦


Standing on the practice field, Ernie Accorsi turned and pointed to a patch in the New York skyline less than 5 miles away.


Japan's financial watchdog shuts four Citibank private banking branches

Japan's financial watchdog ordered Citibank's unit here to shut four private banking branches employing some 400 people for amassing profits illegally, misleading customers and lying to inspectors.


Cuban Heavyweight Solis Eliminates Main Threat

Cuba's heavyweight Odlanier Solis  started his bid to succeed the great Felix Savon Wednesday with  a narrow win over his main rival for the Olympic boxing  heavyweight title, Russian Alexander Alekseev.


Design Automation Conference Launches Mobile Web Site

The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the electronic design automation  (EDA) industry's premier event, has launched a  mobile version of the DAC Web site.


EU's Solana to meet Iranian nuclear negotiator Wednesday

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Wednesday that he would meet later in the day with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to discuss Iran's nuclear programme.


Canadian marijuana imports at new levels

After getting up early (for the Today Show) and starring in Prime Time (on Dateline NBC), Jane Pauley, 53, will venture next week into a new time period, as host of a daytime syndicated talk show.


In un incidente stradale avvenuto in localita' 'La Storta'


Actress Sienna Miller says she's not after fame

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Sienna Miller is an actress, a fashion icon with her clothing label, and a darling of the paparazzi since her split with ex-fiance actor Jude Law -- but she insists fame is the last thing on her mind.


REAL Madrid paid 20 million euros (S$42.6 million) for another player this weekend. No change there, then. Jonathan Woodgate, a defender of quality on the pitch and a representative of the English drinking


Rifornimento costa 7 euro in meno rispetto a esodo estivo


The national and state economies continue to expand, giving the Federal Reserve room for further interest rate increases, said Mike Helmar, who follows North Carolina for Economy.


It is a known fact that Farah Khan has cut down on her


GM potrebbe invece tagliare 2.500 lavoratori a Bochum


SEC Proposes Plan to Strengthen Governance

The proposal follows a scandal at the New York Stock Exchange and government sanctions against several other exchanges, to ensure that they serve investors' interest.


Microsoft Patches Critical XP Firewall Flaw

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has released a patch for a potentially serious configuration flaw in the firewall that ships with the company's Windows XP Service Pack 2.


Christopher Reeve's greatest role came after the 1995 equestrian accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Since then, the actor who soared to fame as the fictitious


FOXBORO, Mass. The New England Patriots set an NFL record for consecutive wins with a 24-to-10 victory over Miami. That's 19 in a row, counting playoffs, for the Pats.


Torino, 13:54 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: ANCHE IAQUINTA SALTA LA LAZIO

In Lazio-Juventus mancherà anche Vincenzo Iaquinta. L'attaccante bianconero infatti è ...


The UK's Minister for Europe says any new efforts to resolve the division of Cyprus must come from Cypriots themselves.


BC health officials say hepatitis A diagnosis could have ...

KELOWNA, BC (CP) - Health officials in the BC Interior issued a public warning Wednesday after a restaurant worker was diagnosed with hepatitis A. Health officials say hundreds of people may have to be vaccinated