Title still in Benitez's sights despite Wigan draw

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists his team are still in the race for the Premier League title despite sitting 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.


Home Depot Inc.  posted a 28 percent drop in fourth quarter profit on Tuesday as the weak U.S. housing market depressed sales at its retail stores.


Ai danni di un avvocato, e' successo nel Tarantino


Cerberus to buy United Rentals for $4 billion

Equipment rental company United Rentals Inc.  said on Monday it had accepted a $4 billion takeover bid from private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP.


Add Peter Forsberg to the swelling list of superstars who deserted Philadelphia without a championship. Instead of winning a Stanley Cup, all the Flyers got out of their high-priced free agent was 100 games, no real solution to his lingering foot woes and no commitment to the future.


Wenger to mull goalkeeper dilemma until last minute

Arsene Wenger said he had still not made up his mind about whether Jens Lehmann or Manuel Almunia will be in goal for Arsenal's showdown with Premiership leaders Chelsea on Sunday.


Buffett Strikes a Deal With the Pritzker Family

Berkshire Hathaway said Tuesday that it would pay $4.5 billion for a controlling stake in Marmon Holdings, an industrial conglomerate owned by the Pritzkers.


INCOMING European Security and Justice Commissioner Rocco Buttiglione has inflamed the bitter row over his appointment with a withering criticism of single mothers.


Despite GOP gains, Democrats pledge fight over judges

In a psychological war of words, Senate Republicans are issuing slightly veiled threats against their Democratic counterparts if the minority


Region Heads Toward Drought L.A. Facing Driest Year

By DANA BARTHOLOMEW\\ Staff Writer  Blame the freeze. Blame the record dry spell. Whatever the cause, hills covered with tinder-dry brush could easily go up in smoke unless they see some rain -- soon.


An explosion rocked an oil refinery Monday in a violent blast that shook buildings miles away and injured at least one person, the company said.


Kerry Addresses Remark on Cheney Daughter

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Friday that his reference to Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter being a lesbian was meant as a "constructive comment."


F.C.C. Official Withdraws From Vote on AT&T-BellSouth Deal

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18  â AT&Tâs proposed buyout of BellSouth was thrown into doubt Monday when Robert M. McDowell, a member of the Federal Communications Commission and a former telecommunications industry lobbyist, said he would not be voting on the deal.


Tracy McGrady returned to the Houston lineup and had 20 points and eight assists to lead the Rockets to a 116-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.


German Investor Confidence Drops to Lowest Since 2002 on Oil, Euro Concern

German investor confidence dropped to the lowest in almost two years in November on concern that crude oil near $50 per barrel and the euro s appreciation will hurt economic growth and corporate profits.


Iraq revelations spell danger for Bush campaign

The report on WMD is the latest blow to the White House claim that the war is nearly won, writes Glenn Kessler. The release of Wednesday's definitive account on Iraq's weapons - and its conclusion that Iraq


FLUSHING, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Pitcher Kris Benson  officially signed his three-year contract with the New York  Mets on Monday. The deal is worth $22.5 million.


Berlin bans Islamic conference (Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), )

The Berlin senate Monday banned an Islamist conference planned in the German capital early next month.


Don't assume that a stock's surging EPS is great news.


Internet TV Boom on Way ; MEDIA MARKETING

The hundreds of digital TV channels will pale into insignificance alongside the vast number that will become available over the internet, a West Midlands expert has said.


Doctors questioned over British bomb plot

British police questioned eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland after the investigation spread as far as Australia.


Iran on Sunday rejected a proposal by U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry who has suggested supplying the Islamic state with nuclear fuel for power reactors if Tehran agrees to give up its own fuel-making capability.


A Spanish trial began on Thursday of 29 people charged with involvement in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people three years ago in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe.


Ronaldinho won the vote - by coaches and captains from international sides - with 620 points, while Henry had 552 and Shevchenko accumulated 253.


West Indies reach semi-finals after tight finish

Shivnarine Chanderpaul guided West Indies into the Champions Trophy semi-finals by hitting an unbeaten 51 in a tight five-wicket win over South Africa in their Group B decider at The Oval on Sunday.


Bits Blog: Viacom Dumps DoubleClick for Microsoft

Microsoft and Viacom team up on ads and content, and Google quickly points to the deal as evidence that the online ad market is plenty competitive.


Wilson going to Morehouse on scholarship

Genarlow Wilson, whose case sparked protests after he was imprisoned for having consensual sex with a fellow teen, will attend Morehouse College with the help of a radio talk show host's foundation.


'Ray' producers give us plenty of man's genius - his music

Between losing his brother at age 5, his eyesight at 7 and both parents by 15, as well as having a two-decade heroin habit and affairs with countless women, Ray Charles had enough drama in his life to fill a movie without a note of music being played.


Eavesdrop plod: Nobody's listening to me

Bugged police bugger bugged by silent telephone The former Thames Valley detective at the centre of allegations that police bugged MPs' and lawyers' visits to prison inmates says he still hasn't heard from the official enquiry. This has reportedly led "a friend" of his to brand the enquiry "meaningless".â¦


Microsoft to delay advanced search technology from Longhorn

Microsoft said Friday that it is delaying the release of a new data-storage technology, named WinFS, from the next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, in order to deliver the operating system by 2006.


Trial Ends for U.S. Soldier Accused of Killing Iraqi

FORT HOOD, Texas,  - A U.S. Army sergeant accused  of killing an Iraqi by having subordinates force him off a  bridge and into a river should be convicted so Iraqis and U.S.  troops understand such behavior will not be tolerated, an Army  prosecutor said on Thursday.


The former Massachusetts governor hopes he can overtake Huckabee by appealing to Iowans' heads, not their hearts


Mary J. Blige dominates Billboard Music Awards

R&B singer Mary J. Blige was the top winner at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Monday, taking home nine prizes, while "American Idol" champion Carrie Underwood was honored for album of the year.


(InfoWorld) - Determined to get partners on board to help transform Office 2007 from a productivity suite to a platform for business applications, MicrosoftÂ on Tuesday unveiled a program to help partners add functionality to the suite by creatingÂ Office Business Applications, or OBAs. OBAs add business processes and intelligence to Office applications such as Excel and Outlook. OBAs are designed to connect functionality from back-end applications such as Microsoft SQL Server and the Microsoft Dynamics suite to front-end desktop applications that business users are familiar with and use often. Microsoft said it will invest as much as $10 million in the OBA OnRamp Program, which includes technical resources, training and sales and marketing assistance to partners, said Daz Wilkin, a program manager for Microsoft's platform strategy group. Microsoft is unveiling the program at its Worldwide Partner Conference during a keynote by Chris Capossela, a corporate vice president in the Microsoft Business Division. The conference is being held through Thursday in Denver. The program includes an OBA Quickstart Kit to be distributed to partner attendees. The kit will include case studies and demos that will help partners get up to speed on what OBAs are and how to build them, Wilkin said. Microsoft partners also can sell the OBAs they develop on a site called OBA Central as part of the program. To drive traffic to the site and give partners a sales boost, Microsoft is purchasing ad words for its own search engine, Windows Live Search, that will link searches to those partners' OBAs, Wilkin said. Microsoft already has built several reference applications that can help partners and developers build specific OBAs. More information about the applications can be found on the OBA portal on the Microsoft Developer Network.


Country star Underwood enjoys fast-moving "Ride"

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - In a pale blue BCBG Max Azria designer dress and impressively high heels, Carrie Underwood is the picture-perfect hostess as she graciously chats with the throng of well-wishers gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame to celebrate the multiplatinum success of her debut album, "Some Hearts."


'Wing' Votes for Chenoweth in Recurring Role

LOS ANGELES  - Tony winner Kristin  Chenoweth has landed a major recurring role on NBC's White  House drama "The West Wing."


Staff at supermarket chain Kwik Save are told the firm will go into administration unless they work unpaid.


The Redskins will not require season ticket holders who buy their seats with a credit card to use a Redskins Extra Points MasterCard.


It's barely a year since Krispy Kreme Doughnuts came to the Hub, vowing to glaze the town. But last night Chief Executive Scott Livengood was instead eating liberal helpings of fresh-baked


Briton Killed by Suspected Al-Qaida Gunmen

Suspected al-Qaida killers gunned down a Briton in a car park in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, today. The Saudi Interior Ministry said the man was a British resident of Riyadh and that he was killed in the Max shopping centreâs car park.


Citi to keep research firm FRC after buying Bisys

Citigroup Inc.  will keep Bisys Group Inc.'s  unit, Financial Research Corp. (FRC), when it buys the financial services provider, a Citi official said on Friday.


EU examines high-def DVD formats over competition concerns

(InfoWorld) - The European Union's antitrust regulator has asked Hollywood studios to turn over information about their negotiations with the developers of high-definition DVD formats, giving them until the end of this week to respond. The European Commission is concerned that exclusive deals struck by some studios with the backers of either the HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc formats may be a sign of anticompetitive activity in the industry. HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc are competing for the attention of movie studios, which are increasingly releasing their films in high-definition format alongside the regular DVDs carrying standard-definition versions of the films. The Commission began looking for evidence of a possible infringement of E.U. antitrust regulations on its own initiative: there have been no complaints from companies in the industry, said Audrey Lemonnier, press officer for the cabinet of European Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes. The Commission wrote to a number of major studios in the first half of June, asking them for information about their dealings with the technology developers, Lemonnier said Tuesday. She would not say which studios received the letters, or how many were sent. The studios have until Friday to respond, she said. If the studios' answers give the Commission cause for doubt, it may launch a full investigation, she said. Film studios Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney release their high-definition content exclusively on Blu-ray Disc, although another member of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), Warner Bros. Entertainment, has a foot in both camps: It also releases films on HD DVD. Blu-ray Disc also has the backing of Sony, which uses a Blu-ray Disc player in its PlayStation 3 game console, and computer makers such as Apple, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard. HD DVD has won the backing of Universal Studios, which releases high-definition movies exclusively in HD DVD format, and Microsoft, which uses it in its Xbox 360 game console. Over a million Blu-ray Discs have been sold to date, and 70 percent of high-definition video discs sold in the first quarter were in the Blu-ray format, according to the BDA. Anticompetitive activity can ultimately harm consumers, Lemonnier said. But consumers might prefer to see one format dominate the market, as VHS swept away videotape rival Betamax in an earlier battle over formats. As long as the two compete, and film studios choose one or the other, movie buffs are condemned to buy two players, or be unable to watch some films at home. Representatives for Blu-ray Disc backer Sony and HD DVD supporter Toshiba, and for the DVD Forum, which promotes the HD DVD format, all declined to comment on the Commission's action, saying that it was a matter for the Hollywood studios alone. The studios could not immediately be reached.


Artwork of New U.S. Embassy to Be Unveiled

Bulgaria in Brief: 10 November 2004, Wednesday. The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria will mount a major exhibit of American and Bulgarian art at the Sofia City Gallery, November 15 - December 1. These paintings, ...


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The checks couples wanting IVF have to undergo to ensure they are fit to be parents are being overhauled.


Oracle has made a huge step towards victory in its hostile takeover bid for rival business software company PeopleSoft, as the US federal courts rejected the Department of Justice's attempt to block the takeover bid.


Navy to Award $6.4 Bln Satellite Contract

The U.S. Navy will soon announce  whether Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N or Raytheon Co. RTN.N  will build a $6.4 billion communications system to beef up  satellite services for U.S. troops, the White House and State  Department, a spokesman said on Tuesday.


New York Times Co. NYT.N will sell  its midtown Manhattan headquarters building to a partnership  led by Tishman Speyer Properties for $175 million, the  companies said.


About 62 percent of Delphi U.S. union workers opt out

Roughly 62 percent of bankrupt auto   parts maker Delphi Corp.'s U.S. union workers have opted out of   the company through retirements or buyouts, the company said on   Tuesday.


Shares in the beleaguered Russian oil company Yukos fell Monday following a report that tax officials are preparing a separate $3 billion tax claim against its main subsidiary.


U.S., Iran officials to meet soon on Iraqi security

The latest round of talks between U.S. and Iranian officials on Iraqi security will get underway in the next few days, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Tuesday.


Mystery of mass whale beachings in Tasmania

Volunteers worked frantically to save dozens of stranded whales and dolphins in Tasmania yesterday after more than 100 died in mass beachings on two offshore islands.


Stocks & Bonds: Late Rally Pushes Dow to a Record

The Dow Jones industrial average posted its best week since Nov. 19, rising slightly Friday to another record close.


US Hosts G-8 Meeing On Iran's Nuclear Programs

15 October 2004 -- Senior officials from the Group of Eight (G-8) industrialized nations met in Washington to discuss Iran's controversial nuclear program.


Possible New Case of Mad Cow Disease Found

WASHINGTON Nov 18, 2004 - A second case of mad cow disease may have turned up in the United States but meat from the suspect animal has not entered the food chain, Agriculture Department officials said Thursday.


Genesis mishap probe focuses on backward design drawing

A board investigating the crash of NASA's Genesis spacecraft has found the design for a key system was drawn backward. The result: improper orientation of switches that were supposed to detect its entry into


Oracle names candidates for PeopleSoft board

Oracle has opened a new front in its 17-month battle to take over PeopleSoft, announcing a slate of nominees to challenge the rival software companyâs existing board of directors at its annual meeting next year.


Lewis drops an anti-gay slur on telethon

Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur — the same one that got Isaiah Washington of "Grey's Anatomy" in trouble — during the 18th hour of his annual Labor Day Telethon.


A car bomb killed 26 people in a   Shi'ite militia stronghold in east Baghdad on Saturday, hours   after Sunni Muslims began the fasting month of Ramadan, which   U.S. commanders warn may see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.


Medtronic to Spin Off Defibrillator Unit

Medtronic is spinning off its external defibrillator unit to focus on treatments for chronic medical conditions.


Rutelli: conclusione di un percorso che viene da lontano


Henin poised for Antwerp's final curtain

Justine Henin will face Italian outsider Karin Knapp in the final of the last Diamond Games on Sunday hoping to bid an emotional farewell to her home tournament with victory.


Town Board Appeals Ruling on LNG Pipeline

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.; Journal Staff Writer  The state Department of Environmental Protection issued a "superseding order" that overrules the town Conservation Commission's rejection of a plan by Weaver's Cove.


Gunmen killed nine members of two Shi'ite families in a mostly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad on Sunday and police found the bodies of 60 more apparent victims of sectarian killings gripping the capital.


While several celebrities threw parties in celebration of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, Ludacris had another reason to celebrate this weekend — his upcoming 30th birthday.


Cinema. 'Le chiavi di casa' candidato italiano all'Oscar

"Le chiavi di casa" di Gianni Amelio sarÃ  il candidato italiano all'Oscar come miglior film straniero. Lo hanno deciso 711 personalitÃ  del mondo del cinema e della cultura, regalando al regista una sorta


NASA engineers pondered how best to fix a tear in space shuttle Atlantis' heat shield while a new pair of electricity-generating solar panels were unfurled on the International Space Station on Tuesday.


Britain's Andy Murray loses to Jiri Novak in the second round of the Japan Open.


Politicians fear UK soldiers could suffer a backlash after photos of troops allegedly abusing Iraqis are released.


The United States formally joined the 46-nation Council of Europe in waging war on cybercrime and urged other governments to do the same.


African officials begin to take lead in battle against AIDS epidemic

JOHANNESBURG -- Hundreds of senior public officials in Africa have recently started vigorous public campaigns to fight AIDS, representing a significant break from more than two decades of relative silence among those in the highest positions.


Directors contract talks off to a fast start

LOS ANGELES  - Contract negotiations between Hollywood's directors and studios represent the industry's best shot at getting back to business as usual, even as the writers strike enters its 11th week Monday.


Algeria car bomb on police post kills two: report

THENIA, Algeria  - A car bomb attack on a police station killed two people and wounded 23 in a town east of Algiers on Tuesday, the second such bombing in the OPEC member in a month, the official APS news agency reported.


Julianne Moore has a loving new way to help struggling kids in America: Send a valentine.


New York Yankees right fielder Gary Sheffield is listed as day to day after spraining his left ankle in the ninth inning Saturday night in Toronto. Sheffield, hitting .297 with 33 homers and 98 RBIs, hobbled off the field after jamming the ankle on third base. X-rays were negative. Although Sheffield said he could have played, Yankees manager Joe Torre ...


Russian Air Disaster Was Suicide Attack, According to US Sources

Aug. 27, 2004 - Suicide bombers, in precision attacks, destroyed two Russian domestic airlines, which killed 90 people Tuesday, US sources told ABC News.


Private equity firms bidding for Sabre: source

Multiple firms including Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group have bid for Sabre Holdings , owner of the Travelocity Web site, according to a source familiar with the situation.


A member of the Senate said that a diabetes expert tipped GlaxoSmithKline to the publication of safety questions about Avandia.


European aircraft maker Airbus SAS said it will apply for loans of up to euro1 billion (US$1.24 billion) from European governments to help finance development of its planned new A350 aircraft, the Financial Times reported Friday.


Investors urge G8 governments for more clarity on climate change policies, to better manage risks.


Chinese company faces challenges in potential deal

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Its name certainly doesn't carry the recognition of Dell, Hewlett-Packard or Apple Computer, but China's Lenovo Group could climb up the personal-computer food chain if it ends up buying IBM's PC business.


WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke predicted Tuesday the economy will rebound from an anemic performance at the start of the year even if the housing slump continues.


Dick Tomey, the career leader in coaching victories at Arizona and Hawaii, has been hired to revive San Jose State's struggling football program, a school source said Tuesday.


No. 9 Louisville Stops No. 18 Cincinnati

Freshman forward Juan Palacios scored 17 points and banked in an unlikely 3-pointer to seal Louisville's 77-70 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday night.


Jobs and Wages Increased Modestly Last Month

Job growth is reaching its peak, confirming that economic activity is slowing from its earlier brisk pace to a more sustainable rate.


Arts & entertainment: Future of sculpture honouring composer Benjamin Britten in doubt after a four-year campaign of attacks


Afghan President Campaigns; 7 Killed by Mine

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai hit the election trail on Tuesday for the first time  since an assassination attempt last month, telling supporters a  historic vote in four days would be a turning point for the  war-torn nation.


Six foreign medics are sentenced to death in Libya for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with HIV.


Bertelsmann AG has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by a music publisher over the German media conglomerate's one-time role as investor in the now-defunct Napster Inc. file-sharing service.


Hundreds hoping to be lucky in love poured into Las Vegas wedding chapels on Saturday to tie the knot on 7-7-07, a date with auspicious associations.


Tycho:  I've tried to make the most of the Playstation 3 now that it's set up, and hearing that Tekken 5 would see release on the service yesterday made us dig deeper into their virtual storefront. This has got to be one of the most careful, convoluted purchase experiences ever engineered.  The comic presents it as a conversation, which I suppose each transaction is, at some level - but this is actually how it goes down.


Emmy-winning TV creators launch show on Web

The Emmy-winning creators of  television show "My So-Called Life" late on Wednesday became  the latest Hollywood players to launch an Internet program,  partnering with MySpaceTV to Webcast the series "quarterlife."


Clean Water Panel, Corps to Meet: State Seeks Compromise on Dirt Dumping in River.

By Jacob Luecke, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Jun. 5--After months of back-and-forth arguing about a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to dump hundreds of tons of dirt into the Missouri River, the corps and state water regulators will meet later this month to try to dig up a compromise.


Researchers Develop Method to Find Algae

Marine researchers are hoping to prevent tides of destructive algae from killing fish and fouling beaches through early detection of the microscopic organisms.


Tony Blair says Gordon Brown is doing a "superb job" as he dismisses talk of rifts during his monthly media conference.


Car Bombs Explode Near Saudi Interior Ministry

Twin car bombs exploded near Saudi Arabia's interior ministry and a security unit on Wednesday in what appeared to be the latest strike by al Qaeda militants in the world's biggest oil exporter.


N.Korea brings laundry list of demands to talks

North Korea and the United States stood poles apart on Monday as talks on scrapping the communist state's nuclear arms resumed after a year-long hiatus.


Mayans, miners vie for box office supremacy

LOS ANGELES  - It's likely to be a photo finish at the box office this weekend when three wide releases targeting adults -- "Blood Diamond," "Apocalypto" and "The Holiday" -- are sent out into the marketplace.


The stench of fuel fumes and rotting garbage wafted though soaked streets Wednesday and residents dragged out dripping bedding, carpets and clothing as flood waters receded from a disaster that has killed at least 50 people.


Credit Crisis Spreading New Jitters in Europe

Many nations in Europe are now feeling an autumn chill of slackening economies and warnings of further market upheaval.


Non si sa se vi sia relazione con il cognato dell'arrestato


Fox Opens Competition With CNBC With Jab

By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch says the new Fox Business Channel will be "more business-friendly" than rival CNBC, making that point on the day he announced his network would launch at the end of the year.


PanAmSat Files to Raise as Much as $1.12 Bln in IPO

PanAmSat Holding Corp., the largest US commercial-satellite operator, filed to sell as much as $1.12 billion in shares though an initial public offering eight months after being sold to Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.


LEVI Strauss has scrapped plans to sell its Dockers brand because potential buyers would not meet the companyâs price for the casual clothing line.


Europeans Quiet on U.N. Request for Iraq

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's appeal for international troops to protect U.N. monitors during Iraq's elections next year is unlikely to get a reply from Europe before the U.S. elections, analysts and diplomats said Friday.


From $4,000 game tickets to $150,000 mansion rentals, Sunday's Super Bowl XLI in Miami is all about "bling."


Somalia seeks U.N. peacekeepers, Security Council wary

Somalia's prime minister urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to send peacekeepers to his country, but council members told him they wanted to see political progress toward peace first.


Two Italians held hostage by Iraqi insurgents feared for their lives until they stepped onto a plane that took them from Baghdad to Rome, the two women said in their first meeting with the press since their release.


U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson   said on Monday a strong U.S. dollar was in the interest of the   United States and he was not seeking any "quick fixes" on   China's currency situation.


Airbus confirms to cut plants, 10,000 jobs

TOULOUSE, France  - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.


Serena Williams will meet Maria Sharapova in the last four after a 6-2 6-2 win over Amelie Mauresmo.


Several feared dead in Pakistani bomb attack

Several people were feared killed in a suicide bomb attack in northwest Pakistan on Monday, a government official said.


S&P cuts, may cut up to $534 billion of subprime bonds

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday said it cut or may cut its ratings on $270 billion worth of U.S. mortgage-backed securities while putting $264 billion of collateralized debt obligations on watch for a possible downgrade.


Widespread rape, harassment still haunt Sudan's Darfur region: UN

Rape of women and girls and official harassment are still widespread in Sudan's western Darfur region, a senior United Nations official said, insisting that the government in Khartoum was not doing enough to protect displaced people.


La vita quotidiana el'incubo mafia la grande lezione di Borsellino

Roma, 7 novembre 2004 - C'Ã¨ la mafia, che spara e uccide, che cerca collusioni nel mondo politico e dell'imprenditoria, e che elimina, ad uno ad uno, i suoi avversari. Ma non c'e' solo la mafia in "Paolo


With few options, Bancrofts soften Dow Jones stance

The Bancroft family that controls Dow Jones & Co.  has been criticized a lot in recent years for not investing enough in one of the world's great media brand names and for picking managers who pursued failed strategies.


US Christmas-New Year's Travel to Set Record - AAA

Americans will travel in record  numbers this holiday season, thanks partly to Christmas and New  Year's landing on the weekend, the AAA said Wednesday in  releasing a travel survey.


A 82,69 mln (-6,2%), pesa fine rapporto con DG


THE death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia rose to 19 today while damaged roads hindered the evacuation of wounded residents, a relief official said.


Isis Drug Fails to Work in Crohn's Disease

Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Thursday a trial of its experimental drug for Crohn's disease did not work in a late stage clinical trial.


Patriots try to complete unbeaten season

The Patriots will get help from plenty of fans instead of a video camera when they return to the scene of "Spygate." Those who aren't at the Meadowlands can still watch the final step in New England's bid for an undefeated regular season on the channel of their choice.


A plan by US banks to calm down rattled credit markets is dropped shortly before it was due to launch.


Nomisma, ogni famiglia ha speso in media 70 euro al mese


Cuban Ban on Circulation of Dollars Shows Weakness of Castro ...

The State Department says Cuba's move to ban the circulation of dollars underscores the weakness of Fidel Castro's communist government.


Rappresentera' il Belpaese in moda, design e arredamento


Pete Sampras provided the incentive fifth-seeded Nicolas Mahut needed to beat qualifier Prakash Amritraj, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), in the quarterfinals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships yesterday.


Osaka, 13:25 - ATLETICA, JOHNSON BOCCIA POWELL: NON E' UN COMBATTENTE

Michael Johnson , ex campione del mondo dei 100 metri, boccia Asafa Powell, il primatista del mondo ...


Su marzo 2007, rispetto ad aprile 2006 l'aumento e' del 3,4%


Stefan Mischook's Blog: Book Review: PHP 5 in Practice

On the KillerPHP blog today, Stefan Mischook has written up a book review of a popular book from Sams Publishing - "PHP 5 in Practice" by Elliott White and Jonathan D. Eisenhamer.   This is a very good book, actually one of the best recipe books I've read period. You can tell that the authors are still actively writing code - you can feel it as you read the chapters.   The review also lists out some of the contents of the book including sample recipes and the "quick hits" section.


Family disputes U.S. raid on Iraqi house

American troops killed eight people — four of them women — after taking heavy fire during a raid Wednesday on a suspected terrorist's house northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. command said. But relatives of the dead disputed the U.S. account, saying their family had nothing to do with any terrorist group.


Pakistan officials inspect suicide blast scene

The aftermath of a suicide attack that killed at least seven people, including the bomber, close to the headquarters of the Pakistan army and the office of General Musharraf.


Ga. district voters pick new congressman

Voters turned out Tuesday to choose a successor to the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood, and one thing was certain — the winner will be another Republican.


The Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute has patented two new potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease.


Robinson glad to be in rugby not football

BAGSHOT, England  - England rugby union captain Jason Robinson has said he is thankful the kind of racist incidents recently experienced in football had no place in his sport.


European stocks fall, pressured by high oil prices

European stock markets struggled in early trading as record high oil prices above 53 dollars weighed on sentiment.


Milano, 20:38 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: REAZIONE DA GRANDE SQUADRA

"Mutu è un valore aggiunto, ha classe e personalità. Sono convinto che puÃ² confermare ...


Economics has got its groove back. Who are the economists doing influential work on crucial questions facing modern society today?


Chad court sentences French charity workers to hard labour

A court in Chad on Wednesday sentenced six French workers from the Zoe's Ark charity to eight years' hard labour for trying to fly 103 children they said were orphans from Darfur out to France.


Blog: MySQL is relentlessly pushing its way toward an IPO, as BusinessWeek reports, which makes the entire open source ecosystem that much more valuable.


La crescita del profitto netto e' del 35%


Science & environment: Using biofuels could have a greater environmental impact than fossil fuels, according to experts


Stark to Ask Landfill to Pay for Repair of 4 Roads: Solid Waste District Votes Twice Against Funding for Repaving; Progress on Odors Also Contested

By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jun. 2--BOLIVAR -- The Stark County engineer will ask a landfill operator for money to help repair county roads used by garbage trucks en route to the company site.


Fencing: U.S. and Swiss End Gold Drought

Mariel Zagunis won the first fencing  gold for the United States for 100 years when she beat Xue Tan  of China 15-9 in the inaugural Olympic women's sabre final on  Tuesday.


Motorsport.com. Although a deal is not yet struck, it seems likely that David Coulthard will drive for Red Bull Racing next season.


Ask any Emmy expert: HBO's Angels in America, with a field-leading 21 nominations this year, is the closest thing to a sure-fire, unpickable Emmy lock since CBS' star-studded Lonesome Dove in 1989.There's just one problem. Lonesome Dove didn't win. We count on the Emmys to get at least one category horribly, inexplicably wrong each year - and the voters never fail us.Why are these the most strangely unpredictable of all the major awards? The television academy changes the rules and the playing field every year, adding, dropping, combining and dividing categories. And the two-part voting process lets all academy members vote for the nominees, but only members who promise to watch submitted tapes can vote for the awards. Of course, we'll never know if they watch those tapes. All we can know for certain from the awards and the nominations is that the voters don't watch TV, which must be the other reason they come up with peculiar decisions.How peculiar? Here, for your pre-Emmy entertainment, is a list of the 10 Top Howler Awards in Academy History (listed by the years of the Emmy ceremonies): 1955: 'Men' overboardToday, it's generally accepted that the claustrophobic courtroom drama Twelve Angry Men was one of thegreatest, if not the greatest, achievement of the Golden Age of live, original TV. Apparently, though, the appeal of Men wasn't as clear to Emmy voters in 1955. They gave the Emmy for "Program of the Year" not to Men, butto a Disneyland documentary about the making of the movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea called Operation Undersea - humorously known in the industry, says a Disney Web site, as "The Long, Long Trailer." In this case, history says the joke was on the academy.  1958:  Lucy plays herself - and not well enoughTo be fair, it isn't always easy to categorize TV shows or performances, or even to know whether categorization is the right approach. Should all actors be judged together, or should they be split by sex and genre into smaller groups? And how do you deal with people who are performing but not acting, like talk-show hosts and the stars of variety shows?Emmy's first answer was to separate "personalities" from "actors" and "comedians." In 1958, however, the academy came up with an award for "The Best Continuing Performance in a Series by a Woman Who Essentially Plays Herself" - along with its equally clumsily titled male counterpart. Though that may be a little hard to inscribe on an award nameplate, you get what Emmy was aiming at. The problem was, the academy placed Lucille Ball's performance in I Love Lucy in this category. Sorry, but no matter how much one may have loved Lucy, she wasn't Lucy - something you'd think her peers would have noticed. To add insult to injury, she didn't win. The award went to Dinah Shore, who was at least playing something closer to a version of herself than Ball was. 1965: Leonard Bernstein tops Illya KuryakinYour first question, no doubt, is what was Leonard Bernstein doing in the same Emmy boat as David McCallum, the exotically hot agentIllya from The Man From U.N.C.L.E.? The answer lies in one of those periodic academy attempts to cut back on the otherwise ever-increasing number of categories. Unfortunately, in its zeal to make the awards less cumbersome and less competitive, the academy went a shade overboard. It replaced the specific individual categories with four general ones: one for entertainment programs, one for news and sports programs, and two for individual achievements in those two areas. It then made the number of nominations and winners in each category open-ended.As everyone but Emmy voters foresaw, confusion reigned. Thanks to his Young People's Concerts, Bernstein was one of five actors or performers who won for "entertainment achievement," with McCallum one of the 11 who didn't. Pretty much everyone went home unhappy, and the academy went back to the old multiple categories/one winner format the next year. Oh, by the way, Tonight Show king Johnny Carson lost to Broadway legends Lunt & Fontanne. Let's just say it was an unusual year.1969: A year you can't supportYou can usually take one thing for granted with the academy members: They like awards. They like to get them. They like to give them. They like to make up new reasons to give more of them. So when they don't give one, as in 1969, it's news. That year, the awards were determined by blue-ribbon panels - and in a one-time-only experiment, the panels were given the right to withhold awards if they didn't think any nominees merited one. Which is precisely what they did to poor Billy Schulman, Ned Glass and Hal Holbrook, the three nominees for supporting actor in a special. Holbrook would pick up his first Emmy two years later; Glass and Schulman never got another shot. That's just unsupportable. 1973: Z without a LizaSometimes you have to wonder what exactly the Emmy voters think they're voting for.Clearly, the academy thought the big entertainment special of the year was Liza Minnelli's musical tour de force Liza With a Z. The show won for "Outstanding Variety/Music Program"and picked up Emmys for Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb and John Kander. Only one person didn't share in this Liza bonanza: Liza, who wasn't even nominated for the show. Which does lead you to ask who the academy thought was doing those dances and singing those songs. Minnelli was nominated for her supporting performance in A Royal Gala. She lost to Tim Conway. Let's hear him sing Ring Them Bells.1977: The Bionic EmmyWhen people discuss Emmy's more curious decisions, the award that always comes up is Lindsay Wagner's "Outstanding Actress" victory for Bionic Woman.  Sure, Wagner is a fine actress - but she was playing a bionic woman, for heaven's sake. Granted, the mid-'70s were not great years for women in dramas. Still, Wagner's competition included The Waltons' Michael Learnedand Family's Sada Thompson - two excellent actresses in non-bionic roles.Emmy historians usually say Wagner won for playing an "evil twin" - a certified Emmy favorite. I think voters just liked watching her run in slow motion.1983:  The Price is wrongNo one can doubt the musical genius of the legendary Leontyne Price, who was nominated - and won - for her performance in a Live From Lincoln Center special. The trouble is, there's only one musical moment that people remember from 1982, and it wasn't Price singing. It was Michael Jackson electrifying America on Motown 25 and establishing himself as the pop star of the '80s. Nothing that came before in his career prepared us for that moment. Nothing that has come since can erase that achievement. It should have won him an Emmy, no matter the Price.1989 : 'Lonesome' cowboysHere's another Emmy rule: Big often trumps best.To be sure, no one expected the miniseries race between Larry McMurtry's elegy to the old West, Lonesome Dove, and Herman Wouk's World War II saga, War and Remembrance, to be a Western walkover. A continuation of The Winds of War, the massive Remembrance may have been the most ambitious and costly miniseries ever filmed. Indeed, in terms of both size and scope, it was probably the last of its kind. In many ways, Remembrance was a grand achievement, but not in all ways, and that's where it fell behind Lonesome Dove. Where the near-flawless Dove seemed to be more than the sum of its parts, the much larger Remembrance was considerably less: slow, disjointed and unevenly (and sometimes just badly) acted. Which is why the consensus wisdom was that Dove would be the evening's big winner. Only Dove lost the miniseries award to Remembrance and failed to pick up a single acting Emmy, despite having six nominees. Dove's nominees may have been lonesome, but that night, Emmy was the loser. 1994: The Emmy Blues Never forget, the Emmys are not the Oscars.If a movie dominates the Oscar nominations, it almost always does fairly well at the awards. It may not win the top prize, but it will seldom go home anywhere close to empty-handed. That's not true with the Emmys - and it's a result of that two-part voting process. Many people who vote on the nominations don't vote again for the final awards, which means that, many times, the preferences of the majority of the academy members end up getting overturned.This fate often befalls "The Hot New Show of the Season," which tends to appeal more to younger, non-voting academy members. It happened in 1985 to Miami Vice, which led with 15 nominations and got only one major prize. It happened in 1986 to Moonlighting, which had 16 and won for best editing. It happened in 1990 to Twin Peaks, which led with 14 and won for editing and costume design.Still, in many ways, the most unfair snub of all was NYPD Blue, which went into the Emmys in its rookie season with a record-setting 26 nominations. Dennis Franz won his first of many well-deserved Emmys, and the show picked up a handful of other awards. But the big winner was David E. Kelley's Picket Fences.Just goes to show, at the Emmys, sometimes even a sure thing can't get arrested. 1999: Emmy loves KelleyWhen The Practice, a very good show, upset The Sopranos, a great show, the message was clear: As far as the Emmys are concerned, David E. Kelley can do no wrong. And as James Spader may discover Sunday, the golden aura generally extends to the actors in Kelley's shows. That also was the year, by the way, that Kelley became the first producer to sweep the series awards, as Ally McBeal won for best comedy. It's love, I tell you. There's no reasoning with it.


Eddy Curry bulles his way to 27 points, reserve Channing Frye adds 18, and the New York Knicks seize control early and hold on to beat the Orlando Magic, 94-86, on Saturday night.


Stress Tests Can Predict Heart Ills in Healthy Men

A treadmill stress test can predict heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men without symptoms, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


The chief of the Bangladesh army says the country is facing a catastrophe over rice supplies.


The United Nations begins a two-day debate on cloning with two competing resolutions on the table.


Muscular young men are likely to have more sex partners than their less-chiseled peers, researchers at the University of California Los Angeles said on Monday.


A Nord di Londra colpi di arma da fuoco contro adolescenti


Attorney general is on target with aim at insurance industry ills

State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has embarked on another crusade against an industry whose wealth-fueled influence makes most politicians cower.


North Korea could be ready to begin shutting its plutonium reactor within weeks, the envoy said.


Sri Lanka to party for 'biggest' naval success

Navy chiefs in Sri Lanka organised a party to welcome back teams involved in what they claim was the government's biggest success to date against Tamil separatists.


Cambodia races to pass laws to decide the sucession after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement.


In its third game of the seaon, Navy displays a dominance that had not been present earlier in the season as they put together both a strong offensive and defensive performance.


Twenty-three people killed in India's train bombing last Sunday have been buried without being identified.


Ministers are considering a plan to allow police in England and Wales to use traffic cameras when investigating all forms of crime.


Russia tells India it is not Soviet Union

India and Russia on Friday signed a series of bilateral agreements to rejuvenate their closer ties, but New Delhi misses the warmth of the Soviet Union, its closest ally of the Cold War era.


Rep. Ben Cardin, a veteran congressman who voted against the war in Iraq, won the Democratic nomination to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes. Cardin had edged out his closest competitor, former NAACP head Kweisi Mfume, and 17 other candidates and will face Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele in November.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Dancing With the Stars, of Rugby

In an age when religious and tribal sensitivities are on the rise, can rugby afford to let the highest-ranked squad in the world make a throat-slitting gesture in public during their pregame haka dance?


East Germany Becoming a Retro Utopia 15 Years On

The yellowing linoleum and faded wallpaper in the former prison of the East German secret police would be ultra hip in any German bar.


UNHCR Chief Calls For An End To All Violence in Darfur

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says a complete end to violence in Sudan's western region of Darfur is needed to convince hundreds of thousands of displaced people they can eventually return to their homes.


Taking aim at a rallying John McCain, New Hampshire front-runner Mitt Romney said Saturday that his GOP presidential rival had failed "Reagan 101" by twice opposing President Bush's tax cuts.


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Irishman wins world oyster opening championship

Ireland was the proud winner on Saturday of the 2006 World Oyster Opening Championship, beating off competition from 17 other countries to open 30 oysters in the fastest time.


A Tory MP admits his assistant gave a Commons tour to a hunt protester, before Wednesday's security breach.


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted his side have got into the habit of winning after their 3-0 Carling Cup victory at Crewe.


APEC leaders urge speedy Doha trade deal

Asia-Pacific leaders said on Sunday they saw "real progress" in world trade talks now underway in Geneva and pledged flexibility and the political will to forge a deal by the end of 2007.


Although the title might suggest that you have wandered into Zbigniew Piekarski's column, I promise you minimal pessimism.


The selection of a basic design for what could become a new generation of U.S. nuclear warheads has drawn immediate opposition from some key members of Congress.


The resignation of its chief sales officer begs the question: Who's next?


The online auctioneerâs quarterly earnings beat estimates, but C.E.O. Meg Whitman hopes a home page redesign will revive sluggish user growth and a drop in listings.


Airport Roof Collapse Blamed on Structure

An array of structural problems progressively weakened the vaulted roof of a futuristic terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport and led to the collapse that killed four people, a government-appointed commission said Tuesday.


Ministers spend nearly Â£2bn a year on external consultants, often without value for money, MPs say.


A solar power panel ripped as it was being unfurled from a newly reinstalled girder on the International Space Station on Tuesday, forcing NASA to halt the operation and throwing expansion plans into doubt.


Anger Over Airline Delays Spurs Passengers' Coalition Into Action

Just a few months ago, Kate Hanni wasn't thinking much about the woes of air travelers.


Bear Stearns likely to face hedge fund lawsuits

Investors in two struggling Bear  Stearns Cos.  hedge funds that made bad bets on risky  mortgages will almost surely file lawsuits in hopes of  recouping losses, but legal experts say they could have a tough  time proving their case.


Despite some progress, armor for vehicles and parts for repairs still fall short, leaders say. BY JOHN HENDREN AND MARK MAZZETTI. WASHINGTON - Prewar forecasts that failed to account for a lengthy and bloody


Two fossil finds in China suggest that prehistoric mammals were bigger and badder than previously thought. At least one even ate dinosaurs for dinner.


TALLADEGA - A jubilant Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated another victory at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. Now he wishes he hadn't acted so happy.


The Forth Rail Bridge closes to both passenger and freight services, bringing disruption to commuters.


Cisco has reached an agreement to buy P-Cube, a developer of IP control software, in a deal valued at about $200 million. P-Cube's software is used by broadband service providers to monitor, control and bill for IP services.


Mergers Show Steel Industry Is Still Worthy of Big Deals

Showing that money can still be made in the old-line industries, the turnaround specialist Wilbur L. Ross is selling a steel company that he created over the last two years


Delay Granted in Trial Of Former Professor

A federal judge has agreed to delay the trial of a former professor suspected of terrorist ties, in part because of publicity about the case during the state's U.S. Senate race and the amount of evidence that lawyers must study.


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Napoli, 23:42 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: BRAVI TUTTI

Edy Reja ritrova il sorriso. ''Non venivamo da un periodo felice - ha detto il tecnico del Napoli do...


Seven small bombs explode across Spain, following warnings from the Basque separatists Eta.


Refusing to be brushed off by Democratic opposition in the Senate, President Bush plans to nominate for a second time 20 people who did not receive up or down votes on their nominations for federal judgeships.


Richland County Sewage Service Fees Likely to Increase: Utility Officials Have Asked Council to Raise Rates to Cover

By Dawn Hinshaw, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 12--The cost of providing sewerage service to the growing northwest part of Richland County has jumped a second time, likely resulting in even higher monthly rates for current customers and increased tap-on fees for new homeowners.


DevShed: Object-Oriented Programming Through Design Patterns

DevShed ramps up another new series today with this new article giving developers a look at working with object-oriented programming through the eyes of design patterns. It's another excerpt from the George Schlossnagle book "Advanced PHP Programming".   This chapter provides an overview of the advanced OO features now available in PHP. Some of the examples developed here will be used throughout the rest of this book and will hopefully serve as a demonstration that certain problems really benefit from the OO approach.   The article lays down the foundation for the more complex information to come. It introduces object-oriented programming briefly, and talks about some of the handy features of it - like inheritance, static attributes and methods.


BERLUSCONI: TAGLIO IRPEF O FORZA ITALIA AL VOTO ANCHE DA SOLA

ROMA - Tre aliquote dal primo gennaio 2005: Silvio Berlusconi insiste e annuncia che il maxi-emendamento alla Finanziaria con il progetto di riforma fiscale ''sara' presentato la prossima settimana'' al Senato.


15 Dicembre 2004 -- Il ministro dell'Ambiente Altero Matteoli ha annunciato che l'Italia potrebbe ritirarsi dal Trattato di Kyoto sulla riduzione dei gas a effetto serra dopo il 2012, quando scade il periodo iniziale fissato dal protocollo


Virgin Digital Online Music Store Is Open For Business!

Virgin is all over the map. Yesterday morning, Sir Richard Branson introduced to the world that he was ready to make astronauts of us all by 2007.


Police question Blair again in funding probe

British police have questioned British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a second time in an investigation into political party funding that has cast a shadow over his final months in office.


Italy has called for an end to the Kyoto Protocol after the environmental treaty's initial period in 2012, preferring voluntary agreements that would entice the United States, China and India to tackle climate change.


NBA sues to keep Pacersâ bans out of arbitration

The NBA filed a federal suit Friday in an effort to block an arbitrator from hearing an appeal of the suspensions handed out to four members of the Indiana Pacers for fighting with fans


NEW YORK, March 8 -- Coach John Thompson III had seen this from his Georgetown team before, on this very same Big East tournament stage, and it must have made him a little uneasy. The Hoyas played a brilliant first half of basketball in their quarterfinal matchup against ninth-seeded Villanova on...


Israeli troops kill two Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say.


Questions Are Raised About Firing of Soprano

In the ego-driven arena of opera, âindisposedâ is the main euphemism used when a singer is replaced, whatever the real reason.


The last 12 months have been one of the best years in video game history, both critically and commercially.


News: Phishing losses overestimated - survey

Fraud losses from email phishing attacks will hit $137m globally in 2004, according to a study from research and consulting firm TowerGroup.


Matt Kenseth says that Saturday night's Chevy Rock and Roll 400 "is going to be a little bit wilder than we're used to seeing - and Richmond is usually pretty wild as it is.


McClaren may keep the same team for crucial Estonia clash

Sport: In spite of being largely ineffectual against Brazil, forwards Alan Smith and Michael Owen could be selected against Estonia.


The pharmacy chain said fourth-quarter earnings after preferred dividends jumped to $811.2 million with its acquisition of the pharmacy-benefits manager.


IBM Promises New DB2 Will Take Better Care Of Itself

IBM will begin shipping a new DB2 Universal Database next week that has more self-managing capabilities, extended Linux support, and geospatial technology.


Tony Blair is to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss aid and climate change ahead of the G8 summit.


Pro-Bush Democrat Keynote Speaker for Republicans

Retiring Democratic Sen. Zell Miller  of Georgia, who has backed President Bush for re-election, will  deliver the keynote address at the Republican National  Convention, Republican officials said on Thursday.


Prodi: Â«Giusto chiedere spiegazioni a PutinÂ»

[b]CERNOBBIO. Â«Ã una tragedia che ha ancora dei punti che non conosciamo e sarÃ  naturale chiedere spiegazioni alla Russia, in maniera amichevole, per capire cosa Ã¨ successoÂ». Il presidente uscente dell


Atlantis' astronauts aimed for a morning touchdown Wednesday to conclude a two-week mission that expanded the international space station with the addition of a new European lab


Tsunami Prompts G-7 Call for Debt Freeze

The world's seven leading industrial nations called on Friday for freezing debt payments owed by countries devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami.


Michelangelo's David, far from representing the epitome of male physical perfection, was a wreck, according to a posture expert.


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"Baby hatch" highlights Japan fears over adoption

When a newborn baby girl was left in Japan's controversial "baby hatch" last week, the child's life may have been saved, but her chances of finding new parents were slim due to a cultural aversion to adoption in Japan.


U.N. torture investigator hopes to visit Russia soon

The United Nations special investigator on torture said on Thursday he hoped a visit to Russia's Chechnya region, canceled after Moscow said he could not meet prisoners freely, would go ahead within months.


Front-Porch Chat: Birth of a Kerry Campaign Tactic

John Kerry has held 10 "front porch visit" events Â an actual front porch is optional Â where perhaps 100 people ask questions in a low-key campaigning style.


India barely manages to win Chittagong ODI:

[Sports India, Cricket]: Chittagong, Dec 23 : Visitors India managed to beat Bangladesh by a small margin of 11 runs in the first one-day international here today.


Social Security, stocks link carries risk

Third in a series of occasional articles examining the economic and political stakes involved in the Bush administration's proposed overhaul of Social Security.


Google Fourth-Quarter Earnings Nearly Triple

Google reported today that its fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled from a year ago as the world's most popular search engine continued to expand its dominant role on the Web, especially in the highly lucrative area of online advertising.


Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson suggested raising out-of-pocket costs for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries, and rival Rudy Giuliani ruled out a Social Security tax increase Wednesday in auditions for support from influential economic conservatives.


Sun Microsystems to acquire technology services firm

NEW YORK, November 30  - Sun Microsystems (SUNW.NAS) has agreed to acquire SevenSpace Inc, a closely held technology services company, for an undisclosed amount.


O.J. Simpson freed from jail, leaves Las Vegas

O.J. Simpson was freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday and quickly left town after a judge granted the former American football star $125,000 bail on charges he took part in a bizarre armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia.


Report reveals shortcomings in social networking sites Bebo and MySpace.


It's a day for final back-to-school preparations, for heading south from a summer at the cottage or a day for football games between old rivals.


A murder investigation is expected to begin after the death of a man in County Monaghan.


The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider the constitutionality of lethal injections in a case that could affect the way inmates are executed around the country.


What Does Universal Search Mean for SEM?

Google's move to present results from multiple vertical searches in general search results will affect both searchers and search marketers.


eBay, Sanook to launch e-commerce site in Thailand

Web auction leader eBay Inc.   said on Monday it has agreed with Sanook, a Thai online portal,  to launch a Web site in the country that will enable  cross-border trade through eBay's global Web sites.


The Houston Rockets snapped their two-game losing streak on Monday by defeating the New JerseyNets 80-69. McGrady, coming off a two-game absence, scored 14 points and dished out four assists for the Rockets.


It was obvious that the one-two punch of Opteron and then Intel's adoption of x86-64 would spell trouble for Itanium, and now HP, the (for all intents and purposes) originator of IA-64, has axed its Itanium 2 workstation line so that they can focus on


NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- Stocks failed to sustain early gains Thursday and ended the day flat as investors braced for more news of trouble in the credit market.


Former CA chief Kumar appears at Cannes tech conference

Sanjay Kumar, the former Computer Associates chairman and CEO who was recently indicted for securities fraud,  talked about what he's been doing since leaving CA in June.


Fifteen years after the signing of a ceasefire, the breakaway region of Moldova gives no sign of returning to the fold.


And programmers talked to rabbits "We made machines for masses," said Jack Tramiel, the founder of Commodore, before motioning to the man beside him, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. "They made machines for the classes."â¦


Subprime, istituto sarebbe esposto per 1,1 mld dollari


Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the most senior Shia cleric in Iraq, unexpectedly returned to his homeland yesterday after nearly three weeks overseas during which anarchy has rapidly taken hold.


A car bomb exploded at a police station Saturday near a base in western Iraq used by US Marines, killing 10 Iraqi policemen and wounding 48 other people, officials said.


Singer Stevie Wonder criticises rapper Eminem for ridiculing Michael Jackson in his latest video.


News.com Extra: Judge sides with RIAA: File-sharing leads to infringement

Plus: Five steps to great Web 2.0 apps. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Gerrard sets sights on Premiership title

England midfielder Steven Gerrard wants to banish his World Cup blues by leading Liverpool to Premiership glory.


It is Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in a decade, and the Oscar-winning director said Saturday that audiences should be in no hurry before deciding if "Youth Without Youth" is good or bad.


Actor Michael J. Fox is returning to TV — in a commercial praising Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry for his stance on stem cell research.


Laura Spector named to U.S. biathlon team

Laura Spector of Lenox was named to the 2005 U.S. biathlon junior world championship team, which will compete March 14-20 in Kontiolahti, Finland.


Report Says U.S. Misled Residents About the Dust From Sept. 11

The report said that the Environmental Protection Agency did not accurately report the results of a residential cleanup program in 2002 and 2003.


Lonelygirl15 Goes Hollywood: Web 2.0 Stars Grapple With Success

TechWeb - Crashed servers, agitated fans, and even corporate sponsorship sometimes follow instant online success, producers recall


Big names set to perform at Ramones tribute

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, PEARL JAM's EDDIE VEDDER and HENRY ROLLINS are amongst the heavyweight stars set to perform at THE RAMONES' 30th anniversary party set for September 12 in HOLLYWOOD.


South Korea cabinet OKs probe of president-elect

South Korea's cabinet on Wednesday approved a special counsel to look into securities fraud allegations against president-elect Lee Myung-bak, the presidential Blue House said in a statement.


Lampedusa, lo sbarco piÃ¹ grande: mille immigrati

C'Ã¨ un uomo dello Stato, a Lampedusa, che aveva previsto tutto ciÃ²: Â«Non vi illudete - aveva detto a giugno Michele Niosi, comandante della guardia costiera dell'isola, quando i flussi di clandestini si erano sensibilmente ridotti - con il bel tempo


Judge strikes down secret government searches

Declaring that personal security is as important as national security, a judge Wednesday blocked the government from conducting secret, unchallengeable searches of Internet and


Roundup: Northern Gaza witnessing endless war

Real fighting and gun battles erupted Wednesday and mounted on Thursday between Palestinian militants groups and the Israeli army in the northern area of the Gaza Strip without seeing an end to it.


Uxoricida 35enne arrestato a Montescaglioso, nel Materano


Scientists Discover Ancient 'Little People'

Scientists have discovered a tiny species of ancient human that lived 18,000 years ago on an isolated island east of the Java Sea -- a prehistoric hunter in a "lost world" of giant lizards and miniature elephants.


The CIA directorwants to increase by 50 percent the number of clandestine operations officers and analysts to expand U.S. intelligence on terrorist networks and to counter the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction.


Translator Recounts Reporter's Abduction

The translator sensed trouble as soon as he saw a gray Opel with four men inside. "Back up!" he yelled at the driver next to him. Suddenly, a man wielding a pistol was racing toward him shouting "Search! Search!"


Adult Protective Services ready for reform

A $34 million reform plan released Tuesday in Austin is meant to bolster the state's elder care program. The Health and Human Services Commission released the overhaul for Adult Protective Services, as part of a review ordered in April by Gov.


Ralph Nader, an independent presidential candidate, has called for recounts of November 2 voting results, to ensure that every ballot was counted amid allegations of irregularities.


Police Issue Arrest Warrant For Young Buck

com Staff Writer. November 17,2004-- The Santa Monica Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for Young Buck, a rapper from 50-Cent's G-Unit, for his involvement in the


BBC Radio 1 will allow the Pogues' Fairytale of New York to be played uncut, after criticism of a decision to censor it.


"Natural" supplements caused cancer in 2 men: study

Two men seeking to boost sexual performance and grow bigger muscles instead ended up with advanced prostate cancer after taking "herbal" supplements, U.S. doctors reported on Tuesday.


Judge Questions Pinochet About Killings Under His Rule

After lawyers for Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Chile's dictator from 1973 to 1990, failed to stave off an investigating judge's questions, the general was officially interrogated


TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Sunday rejected demands by Europe's three major powers to abandon its uranium enrichment program but reasserted its readiness to provide guarantees it will not build a nuclear weapon.    Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said Iran already has the technology required to develop nuclear fuel and would not reverse the situation...


The editor of Golfweek magazine was replaced Friday after the publication's January 19 issue featured a cover with a noose -- referencing a controversial comment made earlier this month by a Golf Channel anchor regarding golfer Tiger Woods.


It has been a summer of dire warning about eroding health care, leading doomfully toward a health summit in September. This is not new. For a decade, virtually the entire political class and opinion elites have said our health care is not ...


Doctors have prescribed less Celebrex, Vioxx and Bextra since ...

When Dr. Sherwin Siff got the news three months ago that the popular painkiller Vioxx was being pulled from the market, he had a good idea its cousins, Celebrex and Bextra, would face problems, too.


Best-case scenario: Big Hurt back for Spring Training

Even as part of a charity event in support of cancer research, White Sox left fielder Carlos Lee couldn't escape the burning questions surrounding the future of his team on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon.


Competitors voice pride in being pioneers as women's wrestling ...

This was not one for the books. It was one for the looks. How many times had Sara McMann seen the look? She would tell people she was a wrestler, and their eyebrows would


Milano, 20:10 - CALCIO, EUROAVVERSARIE-MILAN: AEK ATENE VINCE FACILE

L'Aek Atene, avversario del Milan in Champions League, ha battuto 3-0 l'Iraklis Salonicco nel postic...


Major League Baseball's World Series defending champion Florida Marlins split a double-header with host Chicago Cubs Friday in their first match up since last year's National League title series.


Vicenza, 19:40 - CALCIO, VICENZA: TURCHETTA AL SAN MARINO

Il Vicenza ha ceduto in prestito al San Marino (C1/B) l'attaccante Alessandro Turchetta, 24 anni. <i...


Latvia's president on Friday named outgoing interior minister Ivars Godmanis as his candidate to become prime minister, asking the Latvian politician veteran to form a new government.


President Bush yesterday signed legislation that authorises $300 million to help victims of violence and support peace talks in the African nation of Sudan.


Calcio, Champions; Ferguson: ci aspettavamo il Milan

"Il Milan? Me lo sentivo". Alex Ferguson, tecnico del Manchester United, non Ã¨ sorpreso dall'abbinamento con i campioni d'Italia negli ottavi di finale di Champions League. "Avevo la sensazione che ci saremmo trovati di fronte i rossoneri.


Do you want a dog who's a "couch potato" or a "free spirit"? A growing number of animal shelters are using tests to match prospective owners with just the right pet


Cholesterol Drug Has No Benefit in Trial

The outcome of a clinical trial that failed to show that Zetia has any medical benefits adds to concerns over the popular drug.


Trump buildings to get high-speed wireless connections

A pact between GigaBeam, Microwave Satellite Technologies (MST) and Trump properties will see ultra high-speed wireless links installed in twenty of Trump's buildings on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.


YouTubers protest account suspensions of kid videos

Blog: YouTube accounts featuring videos of children getting suspended with no reason given.


Here are today's Battleground Dispatches Ã¢ÂÂ a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.


AP: Iran Nuke Fuel Program Starts at Mine

SAGHAND, Iran - Iran's campaign to control the nuclear fuel cycle starts deep under this barren patch of desert, in a mine that engineers expect to start yielding uranium ore in less than two years.    Elsewhere in central Iran, the ore will be processed into yellowcake powder and then into uranium hexaflouride gas, and the gas injected into centrifuges to be enriched into fuel...


âAtonementâ and âSweeney Toddâ Win at Globes

Amid the barest hint of star power at a Golden Globes ceremony derailed by striking screenwriters, âAtonementâ captured the award for best drama and âSweeney Toddâ won for best musical or comedy on Sunday. Daniel Day-Lewis was named best actor in a dra...


THURSDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDayNews) -- Although shark cartilage products remain widely available to the public, there's no scientific evidence to show they cure cancer, as advocates claim.


Civilian deaths from violence in Iraq rose in August, with 1,773 people killed, government data showed on Saturday, just days before the U.S. Congress gets a slew of reports on President George W. Bush's war strategy.


Pechino, 14:42 - TENNIS, ATP PECHINO: BAGHDATIS VINCE TORNEO

Il cipriota Marcos Baghdatis (testa di serie numero 3) ha vinto il torneo Atp di Pechino. Ha battuto...


(InfoWorld) - The communications network used to transmit medical data for the U.S. government's Medicare and Medicaid programs has security vulnerabilities that could expose patients' medical data and other personal information, according to a report released Tuesday. The report, released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), identified 47 weaknesses in the way the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) used a WAN (wide-area network) operated by an unnamed contractor. CMS uses the network to transmit claims data -- including patient names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses and medical information -- to health-care facilities, contractors, financial institutions, and state Medicaid offices. "A security breach in this communication network could lead to interruptions in the processing of medical claims or to unauthorized access to personally identifiable medical data, seriously diminishing the public's trust in CMS's ability to protect the sensitive beneficiary data it is entrusted with," the GAO said in the report. GAO, in its review of CMS security procedures early this year, found that the agency and contractor did not use adequate identification and authentication controls for access to the network, did not restrict user access to only those programs and files workers need, did not close off all access from the private network to the Internet and did not consistently encrypt sensitive data. CMS did not always ensure security policies it has in place, GAO said. "CMS did not always ensure that its contractor effectively implemented controls designed to prevent, limit, and detect electronic access to sensitive computing resources and to devices used to support the communication network," the GAO said. GAO gave CMS an early copy of the report, and Dr. Mark McClellan, CMS administrator, said in a July 10 letter the agency took quick action to fix the problems. CMS, working with its contractor, had fixed 22 of the 47 vulnerabilities identified by the July letter, and an additional 14 were scheduled to be fixed within weeks. The final 11 vulnerabilities were "somewhat more complex" and were scheduled to be fixed by Jan. 7, he wrote. "We are taking further steps to assure that none result in actual security breaches," McClellan added. "We have been proactive in our oversight of the network but are taking further steps to enhance security." GAO does not typically name contractors in its reports because its focus is on agency performance, a GAO spokesman said. A CMS spokesman said he did not know which contractor was involved in the network targeted by the GAO report. CMS uses multiple contractors, he said. The Medicare program is the nation's largest health-insurance program, covering 42 million U.S. citizens.


'Polymeal' could slash heart attack risk

Dining regularly on a "Polymeal", devised with ingredients to boost the health of the heart and blood vessels, could cut the risk of cardiovascular disease by more than three-quarters, researchers claim.


Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid ended a two-game winless slide with a 5-0 Spanish league victory over seventh-placed Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.


A hospital tries to contact patients after admitting errors were made by a pathologist in diagnosing cases of cancer.


Libya distributing money to HIV families in medic case

Libya has distributed funds to more than half the Libyan families of children with HIV under a deal that could free six foreign medics condemned to death for infecting them, a spokesman for the families said on Tuesday.


London, Dublin hail report on IRA as basis for NIreland deal

The British and Irish governments have welcomed a report that the Irish Republican Army has eschewed terrorism, saying it paves the way for a final political settlement in Northern Ireland.


A Romanian priest who witnessed a mugging followed and caught the three-man gang responsible.


Nissan Motor Co. reported a  bigger-than-expected 23 percent fall in quarterly net profit on  Friday, hurt by a sluggish recovery in U.S. sales, and lowered  its full-year forecasts despite a weaker yen.


Super Bowl Rings: If It Werenât for the Giants...

A couple who met at Super Bowl XXXV, then fell in love and married 21 months later, celebrate their anniversary at Super Bowl XLII.


A car bomb targeting soldiers killed four people and wounded 68 on Thursday in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir


Bush: Consider Landowners on Environment

President Bush on Thursday ordered Cabinet agencies to pay more attention to private landowners, states and local governments on how to manage the environment.


South Africa Signs Up for Airbus Transporter

South Africa formally agreed Wednesday to become Airbus SAS' first non-NATO customer for its new A400M military transport plane in return for $1 billion in plane-related contracts.


Afghan troops stormed a notorious prison today in an assault aimed at ending a standoff sparked by a bloody escape attempt by four inmates once suspected of belonging to the al-Qaida terrorism organization.


Tech Leaders Converge To Form Project MegaGrid

Project MegaGrid has a mega-goal, but analysts said it is also an achievable one. Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, said that whenever world-class players come together


Oppenheimer thinks Intuitive Surgical is da bomb.


Norvegia, nascera' nuova societa' nel settore energia


California fires helped by slowing winds

Firefighters battling 15 fires across Southern California got a break from slowing winds on Wednesday, but major blazes burned unchecked for a fourth day after forcing the largest evacuation in California's modern history.


The Ladies Sizzle Up The Screen This Week

This Diwali Goddess Laxmi seems to have employed four of her most comely deputies to light up the boxoffice. Unlike other aggressively women-centric films the critical releases this week draw the crowds in by evoking the names of male superstars belonging to three generations and then allow the ladies to make their presence felt.


Nel disegno di legge inserito limite a cumulo di incarichi


More than 200 police raided a neighborhood Monday in suburban Paris where a band of youths attacked riot police last week and seriously wounded one officer, reviving memories of the violence that raged in poor French suburbs last year.


U.S. Finds Gaping Racial Disparities in Public Health

Black people in the United States are  far more likely than whites to die from strokes, diabetes and  other diseases, according to a federal study that shows wide  racial disparities persist in health care.


Firenze, 13:57 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: COL MILAN A VISO APERTO

Sarà una Fiorentina a viso aperto quella che domani affronterà il Milan a San Siro. ''...


In the Hunt: Out of Adversity, an Opportunity

An entrepreneur has made caring for her autistic son and for others like him her third business.


The pay packages received by top CEOs have been increasing all over the world, but especially so in the United States. Consequently, there is growing concern about the widening gap between top executives’ pay and that of other workers. How many working days does it take the average US CEO at a large company to earn the same amount that ...


Prices down 14% for the week as supply threat eases

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures closed under $43 a barrel at an almost three-month low Friday, logging a loss of 14 percent for the week amid rising US distillate and crude supplies and growing expectations that OPEC won't agree to cut its output


Embattled Italian minister defends himself on labor policy

Italian Labor Minister Roberto Maronion Saturday defended his view that businesses should employ jobless Italians rather than immigrants, adding that Italy has enough immigrant workers.


Former Newcastle midfielder Georgios Georgiadis believes Olympiakos are on the verge of achieving something special. The Greeks face Liverpool at Anfield tonight needing only a draw to progress to the next stage of the Champions League.


Americans Hit Shops, Holiday Season Opens

Americans stormed the nation's shops on Friday after U.S. Thanksgiving Day at the start of the holiday shopping season, lured by cut-price toys, consumer electronics and Santa.


The father of a young Saudi man killed in Iraq is reported to be planning to sue religious scholars who called for jihad.


The electronic currency site that the Source Code Club said it will use to accept payment for Cisco Systems Inc.'s firewall source code is confident it can track down the perpetrators.


Federer, Henin highlight Open play today

More big names are set to play at the U.S. Open Wednesday, with top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin, Rafael Nadal and the Williams sisters on the schedule.


Premiers take aim at federal money offer, say it's skewed

OTTAWA (CP) - The country's premiers talked cordially with Paul Martin in front of the TV cameras at the first ministers meeting Tuesday, but behind the scenes they were preparing to attack.


Crude oil prices fall to their lowest level in seven weeks

Crude oil futures closed below 48 dollars a barrel Tuesday, the lowest level in seven weeks amid rising expectations about US oil supply for this winter.


The Ravens cut former UCLA standout Drew Olson, which leaves Heisman Trophy winner Troy  Smith as the only quarterback on the depth chart behind Steve McNair and Kyle Boller .


ACUPUNCTURE can reduce pain and improve mobility in patients suffering from arthritis by 40 per cent, scientists have found. The news comes from one of the biggest scientific trials of the


Iran dismisses U.S. concern over held Iranian-Americans

Iran said on Tuesday it did not need U.S. advice about how to deal with Iranian-Americans Tehran has detained and said Washington should focus on its own cases of human rights abuses.


Rare and Aggressive H.I.V. Reported in New York

Officials are concerned by the detection of a rare strain of H.I.V. that appears to lead to the rapid onset of AIDS, but some experts are skeptical about the alarm.


Philip Pullman: Kill humans and ration heating

The Rose Tinted Spyglass Move over Thom Yorke â there's another candidate for Britain's most miserable and mean-spirited millionaire. This week, fantasy book author Philip Pullman will join Radiohead's ginger whinger in calling for wartime austerity measures and top-down social control.â¦


Amazon adds Warner Music to download service

Amazon.com has signed on Warner Music Group to its music download service, which aims to compete with Apple's industry-dominating iTunes online store.


Arrabiata? You want to get that checked out..

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


NBA Bobcats sign Argentina forward Herrmann

Argentina forward Walter Herrmann, a member of the 2004 Olympic gold medal squad, was signed to a National Basketball Association contract by the Charlotte Bobcats.


WASHINGTON - With Vioxx off the market and heart-risk questions being raised about Celebrex and Aleve, what is someone who needs pain relief to do?


Merck slumps on concerns about safety of Vioxx

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Merck (MRK) shares dipped almost 2 percent to $45.16, making it the biggest decliner in the Dow. The selling is related to just surfacing concerns about the safety of its Vioxx arthritis COX-2 inhibitor drug.


Firenze, 17:59 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; MUTU: SONO CONTENTO MA IL CAMMINO E' LUNGO

Adrian Mutu ha firmato la rete dei primi tre punti viola nella gara contro il Parma. Il giocatore, s...


England overwhelm Zimbabwe with an easy 152-run win at Edgbaston.


Mediobanca non comanda, aspettare per ingresso Zaleski


I want to succeed in business too: Preity

Actress-turned-businesswoman Preity Zinta who, along with her partner Ness Wadia and two others,   has cut a lucrative deal for the Indian Premier League (IPL), says she wants to succeed in her   endeavour.


Study shows most attacks come from exploited PCs beloging to DSL or cable customers.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The defense in Richard Scrushy's corporate fraud trial sought to poke holes yesterday in the claims of a key witness who contends the fired HealthSouth chief executive was behind a scheme to overstate earnings.


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Television poses risk to childrens' health: study

Watching television can harm children much more than previously thought as it raises the risk of bad eyesight, obesity, premature puberty and autism, a study has shown.


Hastert to Swear in Cheney at Inauguration

House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., will swear in Vice President Dick Cheney at the inauguration Jan. 20, an unusual but not unprecedented choice.


MILANO - L'Inter si Ã¨ qualificata per gli ottavi di Champions League. A San Siro i nerazzurri hanno pareggiato 0 a 0 con il Valencia, conquistando il punto decisivo per il passaggio del turno. Espulso Adriano.


Tv: Roma, condannata in appello Heather Parisi per calunnia

La show girl Heather Parisi si e' vista confermare oggi in appello la condanna a un anno e sei mesi di reclusione per avere accusato, ingiustamente, di truffa e falso in atto pubblico il notaio Michele Di Sommo, e altre cinque persone, Ettore e Marzio Lupo


Romney back in the hunt after Michigan victory

Mitt Romney grabs lifeline in Republican race after scoring first major primary win


Napoli, 19:24 - BASKET, ELDO NAPOLI; MAIONE: A SCAFATI PER LA SVOLTA

Derby della disperazione domani sera a Scafati tra Legea e Eldo Napoli. Le due squadre campane, penu...


Roma, 21:15 - Calcio a 5, serie A: risultati 12/a giornata

Risultati della 12/a giornata del campionato di serie A di calcio a 5.


E' rottura dopo ultimo incontro sindacati-ministro Bianchi


Ambassadors hurt in east Sri Lanka by rebel shells

The Italian and U.S. ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly hurt on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister to the restive east, officials said.


Rogers confirms deal to buy AT&T Wireless stake

Rogers Communications Inc. (RCIb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) confirmed on Monday it would buy AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s (AWE.


A new generation of US sprinters take their marks

As track and field begins at the Games, it is up to athletes like Lauryn Williams to set right a sport seared by scandal.


House panel finds Republicans negligent in scandal

Top Republicans were negligent in failing to protect young interns from a lawmaker who resigned in an Internet sex scandal shortly before the November 7 elections, a congressional ethics panel concluded on Friday.


Bologna, 16:25 - BASKET, FINAL EIGHT: OK PETRUCCI A BIGLIETTI NOMINALI

Gianni Petrucci condivide l'iniziativa della Virtus VidiVici Bologna e della Lega Basket, che hanno ...


FALLUJAH, Iraq — U.S. troops pounded insurgents in Mosul, Iraq's third largest city, after guerrillas attacked police stations and bridges in an apparent attempt to relieve pressure on Fallujah, where American forces continued their assault on the rebel stronghold.


Stock index futures rise ahead of bank results

Stock index futures signaled a modest  rebound on Wall Street on Thursday ahead of results from  companies including Merrill Lynch , Bank of New York  Mellon  and Washington Mutual .


The yen firmed against the dollar on  Friday, after dipping on a surprise rise in Japan's  unemployment rate, as investors grew cautious ahead of U.S.  growth data and a speech by the Federal Reserve chief.


The Basque separatist group Eta says it will end its ceasefire with the Spanish government on Wednesday.


Columbus extends its unbeaten streak to a single-season league record 14 games at the expense of United, as the Crew get a 1-0 shutout Saturday night.


Plans to spend Â£21m of public money on a visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway are dropped.


Raiders 2006: Art Shell changes attitude

In case the Hall of Fame bust, Super Bowl rings and winning record as a coach weren't enough to earn Art Shell the respect from his Oakland Raiders players, he got their attention another way.


Holocaust song has cellular firm squirming

Canada's biggest phone company has  apologized after a punk-rock reference to the Holocaust  appeared on billboard advertisements for its cellphones.


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Israelis accuse Syrians of harboring Hamas

Israeli officials pointed an accusing finger at Syria yesterday after two Palestinian suicide bombers killed 16 people and wounded scores more in the first such attack in Israel in more than five months.


Navy, Environmentalists Await Sonar Ruling

A federal judge in California is scheduled to release a decision this week that will outline what the Navy must do to protect whales and other marine mammals from the loud blasts of its sonar equipment.


Everyone's a 'developer' now More evidence that the nature of applications development is changing has come with the announcement of the latest version of NetSuite's SaaS (Software as a Service) offerings, which take some significant steps along the road to bridging the gap between business users and applications development.â¦


Darfur rebels praise Spielberg for Olympic pull-out

Darfur's splintered rebel groups on Wednesday united in praising U.S. film director Steven Spielberg for quitting as artistic adviser to the Beijing Olympics, and called for athletes to follow his lead.


Tycho:  Having already purchased two fifths of The Orange Box over the last few years, the level of value I have derived from it is "fantastic" but not "supernatural."  For Gabriel, who never finished the second Half-Life and never purchased the first episode, the aforementioned Box represents an intimidating and possibly even brutal level of content for one's holiday dollar.  It's hard enough trying to keep up with all the games that are coming out, but when you start putting more than one game on the disc the difficulty is compounded.   We're lucky, then, than the best thing on there can be completed in only a couple hours.     I've tried to make my rounds through the disc, but I kept coming back to Portal until I'd completed it.  I expect every part of this strange collection to be full of virtue, in the way that Valve's anomalous position in the games industry allows: self-funded development in their sky-high Bellevue commune until each product sings.  But Portal is strange, even for them.  Risky on every axis, we may now say that the "first person puzzle comedy" has now been proven out as a genre.  The gameplay is strong, but Portal's unique combination of hilarity and menace elevates it, resulting in a few perfect, indelible hours of gameplay.          My TeamFortress 2 experience so far on the console has been fairly uneven.  Coming from the PC beta, where I sometimes battled with stability concerns but the games played smooth, I'm now grappling with the reverse.  I love the play experience, as I've already expressed, and I'm rarely of the opinion that having more players automatically improves a game - so the differential between the PC and 360 platforms isn't as important to me as it might be to others.  No, the problem with TF2 on the 360 (and likely the PS3, as well) is that peer to peer hosting just ain't cutting it.  There are games that seem to manage it better, but with Vista PCs authenticating into the service now peer to peer games should be an option.  This needs fixed overnight.     I'll try to complete the second Episode over the weekend, interleaved with finishing the writing on my own game, which has become more difficult since completing Portal.  I'm starting to think that Precipice needs a greater concentration of synthesized ladies.      I would be abdicating my duty if I neglected to mention the EA thing, which is really the EA/BioWare/Pandemic thing.  I was under the impression that BioWare and Pandemic had merged precisely to give themselves leverage over monolithic publishers like Electronic Arts, but who knows.  The biggest fallout in the short term is that, beyond the first Mass Effect, a multiplatform release is almost certain.  Of course, I wholly endorse that kind of thing, but I imagine that Microsoft might hold a different opinion.  After spending years promoting the series, enduring delays, and now having spent months beating the shit out of it in test, it's fair to say that MS was investing in a larger trilogy - one that gamers would associate exclusively with their brand.


Madonna tops Forbes' first-ever Cash Queens of Music list, banking $72 million between June 2006 and June 2007.


World's media experts meet in Kenya    NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Top media experts and practitioners worldwide are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday to discus how to enhance media freedom in the commonwealth.


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Shalom Calls on Syrian President to Take Action to Stop Terror

Following reports that Syrian President Bashar el-Assad is genuinely interested in negotiating peace with Israel, without preconditions, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is calling on Damascus to take action towards such a move.


Zurigo, 21:11 - CALCIO, FIFA: PREMIO IN RICORDO DI FACCHETTI

Il presidente della Fifa, Joseph Blatter, ha consegnato a Giovanna Facchetti, moglie dell'ex preside...


Question of Arafat burial threatens to spark violence

JERUSALEM - The first, potentially explosive row of the post-Yasser Arafat era has erupted, even as the Palestinian leader clings to life - apparently thanks to life support machines.


US, China discuss Taiwan at APEC summit; China pleased with result

SANTIAGO, Chile  - U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao talked about Taiwan in their face to face meeting Saturday, and Hu said he was pleased with the result.


Work on Cervical Cancer Vaccine Puts NIH Duo in the Running for Major Award

It started as one of those basic science projects, trying to understand the mysterious ways of a virus.


Mini bus explodes in Baghdad, killing 12

A mini bus exploded near an army recruiting center in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring two, the Defense Ministry said.


ATHENS -- Yukiko Ueno pitched the first perfect game in Olympic softball history, leading Japan to a 2-0 win over China yesterday and a spot in the semifinals.


Wireless carrier T-Mobile International AG today confirmed it is carrying out trials of Flarion Technologiesâ Flash OFDM equipment in European air space.


Once you leave the value flock, your performance is likely to suffer.


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Stranger things have happened. What the heck, Phil Mickelson won the Masters earlier this year. But the long and short of what Team USA faces on the final day of the Ryder Cup


Firefighters Attack, House by House, in a Battle Now Changing

With the firesâ advance slowed by a decline in the Santa Ana winds and with cooler weather moving in, another phase of firefighting has begun.


How to navigate the treacherous waters of financial union.


Aretha Franklin's connection to Robert Kennedy goes far beyond her appearance on the "Bobby" soundtrack.


Pope makes further Muslim-Christian gesture

Turkey on Wednesday praised the  conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the  predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for  Ankara's bid to join the European Union.


Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley was charged with disorderly conduct after interfering with a traffic stop Thursday near Akron, Ohio.


In Florida, reading, writing, and recovery

It's another sign of normalcy - kind of - as 300,000 students head back to school.


Mentally Ill at Risk of Developing Cancers: Study

Adults with mental disorders are at higher risk of brain tumors and lung cancer and developing these cancers at younger ages than individuals without mental illness, according to a study in the new issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.


Iraq Abuse Case Moved to Texas from North Carolina

The court-martial of Pfc. Lynndie  England, the U.S. soldier photographed holding an Iraqi  prisoner on a leash, will be moved to Fort Hood, Texas, from  North Carolina, the U.S. Army said on Friday.


The former commander of a British soldier accused of mistreating Iraqi captives testified Monday that the defendant was an "ever-reliable" person whom he would not associate with the abuse.


After hits record, Suzuki gives and receives souvenirs

One day after breaking the record for hits in a season, Ichiro Suzuki received a few congratulatory souvenirs Saturday from representatives of the Baseball Hall of Fame.


British Stars to Turn Out for Tsunami Concert

Some of the Britain's top rock and pop  stars will perform on Saturday at the UK's biggest charity  concert since Live Aid 20 years ago to raise funds for victims  of the Asian tsunami disaster. The show at the Millennium  Stadium in Wales, which will feature rock legend Eric Clapton  and rock band Manic Street Preachers, aims to raise around 1  million pounds ($1.87 million) toward the relief effort.


Gay rights campaigners accuse Mobo Award organisers of condoning homophobic songs.


President to Consider Changes for New Term

President Bush said yesterday that he will spend the weekend considering changes in his Cabinet for his second term, feeding speculation inside and outside the White House over shake-ups in key agencies in coming weeks.


A trial into Spain's worst terror attack, in which 191 people died, opened Thursday amid tight security


The latest creature to have its DNA fully decoded is the chicken. Scientists from 49 countries announce the completion of the International Chicken Genome Sequencing Project today in the science journal Nature.


UN panel's torture fear over UK troops in Iraq

A UNITED Nations human rights panel has expressed concern that British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have been breaking the global treaty against torture.


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Leaders of the rebel army that ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide vow to end violence in the capital.


The Animal Guys and their menagerie of 120 animals have appeared on MTV, the Discovery Channel and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," but their star power wasn't enough to stop Los Angeles County officials from evicting them.


Palestinian militant group Hamas says it will not join a unity government if it means recognising Israel.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai plays down differences with the West, during a visit by top US and UK diplomats.


Tons of Flying Tomatoes Paint Spanish Town Red

Tons of flying tomatoes streaked the streets of Bunol red and left 20,000 visitors wallowing in a pond of pulped fruit as the tiny Spanish town celebrated the world's largest food fight Wednesday.


Dec. 3, 2004 -- Injections of a man-made liquid may some day help treat spinal cord injuries and prevent permanent paralysis, according to an animal study.


Roma, 13:48 - CALCIO, DEFERIMENTI FLACHI E CARROZZIERI: DOMANI DISCIPLINARE

Domani alle 13:00 la Commissione disciplinare esaminerà i deferimenti del Procuratore federal...


Britain to cut Iraq troop levels by quarter

Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months, just as thousands of additional U.S. soldiers were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.


Maybe they are busy prepping for CES, but Microsoft only plans to issue two patches for the first Patch Tuesday of the new year.


Oprah Winfrey is set to relive her four-day jury-room drama on her hit TV show - by inviting her co-jurors to recall their experiences.


Stocks trimmed gains to trade nearly  unchanged on Wednesday as a report showing an unexpected jump  in the U.S. trade deficit overshadowed better-than-expected  earnings from technology bellwether Intel Corp. INTC.O