The CImg Library provides a set of C++ classes that can be used in your sources, to load/save, process, display images. Portable (Unix/X11,Windows, MacOS X,..), efficient, simple to use, it's a pleasant toolkit for coding image processing stuffs in C++.   The CImg 1.2.4 package have been released. This is a minor release but with interesting stuffs anyway.  *----------------------------- *----------------------------- * Changes from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 *----------------------------- *-----------------------------  * New features : - Added macro 'cimg_for_lineXY(x,y,x0,y0,x1,y1)' that loops over an image segment (x0,y0)-(x1,y1). - Added function 'CImg::draw_polygon()' that draws a filled polygon of any shape in the instance image. - Added macros 'cimg_load_plugin', 'cimg_save_plugin', 'cimglist_load_plugin' and 'cimglist_save_plugin' allowing to easily add file support for your own data format. - Added plugin 'plugins/add_fileformat.h' to show how to use these new macros to register a new image format in CImg. - Added version of 'CImg[List]::{load,save}_cimg()' that is able to read/write only sub-images of data stored in a (big) .cimg file. - Added an online chat on the CImg website, so that users can interact freely.  * Optimizations / Modifications : - Added functions 'CImg[List]::save_empty_cimg()' that can be used to work with very large images. You can now create first an empty (big) image, then load/save sub-images into this big .cimg file, without needing much memory. - Slightly modified the header of .cimg files, so little/big endian info is stored. - Reorganized some 'CImg[List]::load_*()' functions, trying to avoid unnecessary memory usage. - Recoded versions of CImg::draw_triangle() that now use the Bresenham's algorithm for interpolation (more precise, while using only integer calculus). - Added versions of 'CImg::draw_triangle()' and 'CImg::draw_line()' that are able to map textures while correctly handling the perspective correction, so that 3D mapped triangles look correct now.  * Bug corrections : - Corrected a small bug in get_coordinates() : channels of hyperspectral images with (dim>3) where subsampled instead of cropped for image visualization. - And many small bug corrections...


Chavez: Castro in 'great battle for life'

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday his close friend and ally Fidel Castro is in a "great battle for life," but he also expressed optimism about the 79-year-old Cuban leader's recovery.


The National Audubon Society's State of the Birds report draws on data collected between 1966 and 2003 for 654 American bird species.


English driver Lewis Hamilton will race for McLaren in the 2007 Formula One season.


A Producer of Movies to Try Hand at Games

On Wednesday Jerry Bruckheimerâs company will announce a deal with MTV to develop video games, which would probably start appearing on store shelves in 2009.


Kosovo 'guerilla group' claims attack on UN vehicles

A group named after the ethnic Albanian guerrilla force that fought Serb troops in Kosovo's 1998-1999 war claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on United Nations vehicles.


Moody's cuts Citi debt as subprime fallout spreads

Moody's Investors Service cut its  ratings on Citigroup Inc  debt by a notch, the latest  embarrassment for the largest U.S. bank, and putting it under  renewed pressure to shore up its shrinking capital base.


Global Market for Cellphone Ring Tones Is Shrinking

After years of double-digit growth rates, the global ring tone market appears to have come to the end of its crescendo.


Napoli, Roma e Milano le citta' piu' a rischio


2 Italians and 2 Iraqis Kidnapped From Offices in Baghdad

Armed men seized two Italian aid workers and two Iraqis in their offices here on Tuesday in the most brazen kidnapping raid here in months.


Federal investigators probing the cause of the Colorado crash that killed the 14-year-old son of NBC executive Dick Ebersol said it bears a striking resemblance to another crash two years ago that revealed the plane's susceptibility to icing problems.


The president of the world governing body for cycling pledged Friday he would wage "a crusade against doping" after Tour de France winner Floyd Landis tested positive for elevated levels of performance-enhancing testosterone.


HP to offer Sprint mobile broadband on business notebooks

A variety of business notebooks will come with access to Sprint's 3G network built in.


Pope meets relatives of Israeli soldiers

Relatives seeking information on two Israeli soldiers who were seized by Hezbollah militants in northern Israel at the start of last year's Lebanon war met Wednesday with Pope Benedict XVI.


Annan hopes for news on Lebanon blockade

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt  - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi   Annan said on Tuesday he was hoping for "positive" news in the   next 48 hours on whether Israel would lift an air and sea   blockade on Lebanon.


FIS Council approves Pepi Strobl's change of nationality

Josef Pepi Strobl has been authorized by the highest levels to compete for Slovenia in any upcoming races.


Mars Express and Venus Express Operations Extended

ESA's Mars Express and Venus Express missions, to explore our nearest neighbour planets Mars and Venus respectively, will continue to operate until early-May 2009.


IBM, among others, wants you to swap movies at a high rate of speed.


Rescuers in the Philippines struggle to find more survivors after mudslides triggered by a typhoon swept away villages.


Arafat suffering from flu, doctors en route

RAMALLAH, West Bank - A Tunisian medical team was en route to the West Bank to examine Yasser Arafat, who has been suffering from the flu, a Tunisian diplomat said Saturday.


'Who's Your Daddy?' Adoption TV Show Sparks Furor

Plans to air a television game show  in which an adopted woman picks out her father from a panel of  impostors have thousands of people deluging Fox TV with letters  and e-mails to get the show shelved.


A San siro (alle ore 20,30) i rossoneri con la Lazio per avvicinarei bianconeri. Crespo guida l'attacco. Ancelotti: "Guai a sbagliare"                                                  Cade la Juventus, chanche Milan "Un'occasione da non perdere"                                                                                di ANDREA SORRENTINO


Era disperso dal 18 settembre, corpo in un burrone


Just call him The Duke. Actor Josh Duhamel and his girlfriend, Fergie, are engaged, his publicist said Wednesday.


There'll be malware for it soon One of the mechanisms used by anti-malware applications is to institute a virtual "sandbox" to isolate suspicious files from the rest of the system while they are quickly analysed for malicious content or behaviour.â¦


Faked deaths show ills of India's police

As far as nearly everyone knew, Gurnam Singh Bandala was gunned down in a shootout with police 13 years ago during the waning days of an uprising by Sikh separatists.


British police arrest five after car bomb attacks

British police arrested a fifth person on Sunday after a fuel-loaded jeep was rammed into Scotland's busiest airport in what police said was a terrorist attack linked to two failed car bombings in London.


Racing: Jockey Club abandons inquiry into Fallon

Kieren Fallon can now look forward to a Christmas of giggling children, mince pies and roaring log fires following the announcement that the Jockey Club have abandoned their inquiry into


Dato inferiore alle attese, indice prezzi rivisto a +1,7%


Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Net Profit Slips

Kimberly-Clark Corp. KMB.N, the  maker of Kleenex tissues, said on Monday its quarterly net  profit slipped, weighed down by higher commodity costs and the  costs of spinning off a business.


Roger Federer and Andre Agassi return  to battle at Flushing Meadows Thursday with their U.S. Open  quarter-final balanced on a knife edge.


What will happen to Grass Valley's Kmart and Sears stores remains to be seen after their parent firms announced a merger Wednesday.


A US soldier was yesterday jailed for eight months after pleading guilty to abusing Iraqi prisoners. Armin Cruz forced naked inmates to crawl along the floor and handcuffed them together at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison.


Merck in $2.3 billion tax settlement with IRS

Merck & Co Inc.  said on Wednesday it agreed to settle tax disputes with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service at a net cash cost of about $2.3 billion.


The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday threw his weight behind proposals for near-term actions to stimulate economic growth to ward off an election-year recession, but warned such a plan could do more harm than good unless put together quickly.


The BBC's Gabriel Partos examines how European countries use forms of self-government to accommodate minorities.


Nigerian police say at least 26 people have been killed after thieves set alight a fuel pipeline in the commercial capital Lagos. The fire around the pipeline, which belongs to state energy


Newly-qualified women doctors outnumber their male counterparts by almost three to two, a survey suggests.


Thai PM seeks to ease fears of economic fallout from bird flu

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra has insisted that the government could control the latest outbreak of bird flu, amid mounting concerns for critical industries like tourism and poultry exports.


UK's Brown to bolster EU credentials in Brussels

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will seek to firm up his European credentials on Thursday by paying a symbolic first visit to European Union headquarters, more than seven months after taking office.


The Rolling Stones are getting ready to play their first British festival date in more than 30 years at the Isle of Wight.


President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma signed a Decree on preparation and ...

Session of the International Council of Women General Assembly in Ukraine. Session of the International Council of Women General Assembly in Ukraine in May 2006.


Suit says IBM dumped chemicals in New York state

Neighbors of a former IBM plant in New York state sued the company on Thursday, saying it released chemicals into the air, ground and water for nearly 80 years that caused birth defects and cancer.


Japan's ruling party poised to pick Fukuda for PM

Japan's ruling party was poised on Sunday to pick Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive party fortunes and fill a political vacuum.


A Vietnamese man who once appeared on national television to demonstrate his ability to resist electric shocks has been electrocuted while repairing a generator, an official said on Tuesday.


OPEC production levels are increasing to meet escalating demand but over-inflated prices can only be brought down by resolving global conflicts, the organisation's president has said.


Icelandic singer Bjork attacked a newspaper photographer shortly after she arrived at New Zealand's Auckland International Airport on Sunday, local media reported.


Yahoo Inc. is buying online jukebox provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in a deal designed to broaden the Internet giant's appeal with the growing audience of consumers who buy songs off the Web.


Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is taken ill during a speech to supporters in northern Italy.


The United States, Australia and Canada have presented key EU states with a softened version of an ultimatum over Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program.


Caution, Not Panic, Seen After Drug Warnings

A new study investigated the effects of changes to labels on antidepressant use nationwide.


Laos dam sets high bar, but will others follow?

NAKAI PLATEAU, Laos  - Two years from completion, the Nam Theun 2 dam being carved out of a jungle-clad corner of Laos has already set a high standard for future hydroelectric projects in the power-hungry region.


'Hollywood's major movie studios started production on their latest epic today, a remake of the recording industry's aggressive legal campaign to stop the illegal trading of copyrighted works on the Internet.


Martha Stewart to Start Prison in October

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered  homemaking icon Martha Stewart to report to prison in less than  three weeks to begin serving her five-month jail sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale.


Fighting escalates in northern Sri Lanka

Tamil Tiger rebels launched new attacks on key targets in northern Sri Lanka, where a week of fierce fighting has killed more than 800 rebels and security forces, the military said Thursday.


Stan Hill threw three touchdown passes and Marshall held off a late rally to beat Miami, Ohio 33-25 Wednesday night.


Sixteen months ago, a federal agency proposed slowing ships in certain East Coast waters to 10 knots or less during parts of the year to save the North Atlantic right whale, one of the world's most endangered marine mammals, from extinction.


UPDATE 2-Chiron delays flu vaccine shipments

Chiron Corp. is delaying shipment of its flu vaccine, Fluvirin, because lots containing 4 million vaccines, do not meet product sterility standards, the biopharmaceutical company said on Thursday .


SEC Looks at Marsh & McLennan Partnerships

Marsh & McLennan Companies, the world's largest insurance broker, said yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission had begun a formal investigation into investments by its executives


Mantova, 17:13 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: ALLA RIPRESA ASSENTE SOLO CRISTANTE

In mattinata il Mantova ha ripreso gli allenamenti in vista della gara di venerdÃ¬ contro il Bologna:...


ENGLAND coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is sparing with his surprises, but the injection of fresh blood against Poland in Katowice proved stunningly effective.


Bush backs Iraq PM, says no U.S. "graceful exit"

President Bush strongly backed Iraq's prime minister on Thursday, saying Iraqi forces would be prepared more quickly to take over security and that Washington was not looking for a "graceful exit".


Shots are fired in an early morning attack at a house in west Belfast, injuring a man who was inside.


Andruw Jones has gotten over being placed on waivers.


Before he was rebuked by the committee chairman for "screaming at the witness," Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., gave the head of the Food and Drug Administration a piece of his mind.


The Associated Press says one of its own has been detained for five months by the U.S. military without a hearing or charges being filed. The Iraqi AP photographer -- one of the 14,000 suspects in limbo in U.S. military prisons -- is part of a team that won a Pulitzer last year for breaking news photos.


Mickelson takes early lead in third round at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Masters champion Phil Mickelson grabbed an early one-shot lead in the third round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Saturday.


Vijay around, Tiger not yet out of woods

The sun was setting when Vijay Singh, Fijian golfer of Indian origin, birdied the 18th here, and it seemed like a sign that Tiger Woodsâ days as the worldâs number one player may be fading.


William Baldwin is auctioning a day on the campaign trail with presidential hopeful John Edwards and a private falconry lesson with Robert Kennedy Jr. to raise funds for his mother's foundation.


Some of the rules changes approved Tuesday by the House at the opening of the 109th session of Congress:


Bush reaffirms push for Mideast democracy

His Iraq project may be in trouble and the "Cedar Revolution" in Lebanon he has lauded seems close to collapse, but George W. Bush has not given up on the transformational power of democracy and individual ...Comment


Ministers are to publish a bill outlining changes to the state pension system, including raising the pension age.


Eli Manning has a bruised right shoulder and it is uncertain whether the Giants quarterback will play against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.


Energy Drink, Alcohol Not an Invigorating Mix

This may be sobering news to some bar patrons, but a study out Tuesday suggests that mixing alcohol with an energy drink may not prolong that alcoholic "buzz."


All'inizio fu Mosaic, quindi arrivÃ² Netscape e regnÃ² incontrastato per anni, poi arrivÃ² piano piano Internet Explorer e fece terra bruciata. Un segnale positivo lo diede Opera e Mozilla (erede di Netscape). Sembra che Yahoo!


Mark Ruffalo and his wife, Sunrise Coigney, will add another little one to their brood this fall.


No puddles on Mars, after all Gosh darn it, there are no puddles on Mars after all.â¦


A federal judge sentenced two women to prison Thursday for their roles in arson fires around the West that caused more than $40 million in damage over a five-year period.


The Pope prays for victims of the Asian wave disaster at his annual New Year address in Rome.


The SCO Group has been removed from the Nasdaq Stock Market because the company declared bankruptcy in September.The stock market delisted SCO and suspended trading of its shares (SCOX) at the beginning of trading on Thursday, SCO said in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Nasdaq had told the company in September that it would be delisted, and SCO's subsequent appeal of that determination was turned down.SCO has been waging an expensive legal battle against IBM for years, claiming the company inappropriately used copyrighted SCO Unix code as part of its support of the Linux operating system. SCO suffered a major loss in that case in August when a federal judge ruled that Novell, not SCO, owned the Unix copyright. In September, the Lindon, Utah, company said the ruling might cost it US$30 million and that it had just $10.4 million in cash.In October, SCO said it had a "potential" buyout offer for $36 million from JGD Management, a company affiliated with investment firm York Capital Management. That deal would have to be approved by the bankruptcy court.


US more than doubles its offer of disaster aid

WASHINGTON -- Humanitarian groups and governments across the globe launched the largest relief effort in history Tuesday in a desperate race to save thousands of tsunami survivors facing a new threat from deadly diseases.


Cable & Wireless plc (NYSE: CWP - message board) is significantly ramping up its investment in local loop unbundling (LLU) in the UK, and it plans to spend up to Â£85 million ($152.


Short of winning a national championship, nothing says you've arrived in college football these days quite like going to a bowl game with a coach who already has one foot out the door. It's becoming the game's newest status symbol.


An Altar Beyond Olympus for a Deity Predating Zeus

Archaeologists say they have found the ashes, bones and other evidence of animal sacrifices to some pre-Zeus deity on the summit of Mount Lykaion in Greece.


Let's just acknowledge their superiority

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Four out of five is a bit more than a trend, wouldn't you say?


Israel blockade against Lebanon tightens

One hospital in the heart of Beirut will stop taking new patients while another in the south — full of war wounded — expects to close soon.


Hollywood film studios have pledged support for one of the competing formats battling for primacy in the DVD market. The group supporting the HD DVD optical disc format for high-definition video is vying with the rival Blu-ray Disc format .


Maoist rebel blockade begins to pinch Nepal capital

Maoist rebels kept vehicles off roads leading to Nepal's capital for a second day on Thursday and residents said fuel was being rationed and food prices had begun to rise.


Blair to Have Heart Procedure, Will Serve 3rd Term

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would go into hospital Friday for a procedure to correct heart palpitations but vowed he will serve a full third term in office if he wins an election expected next year.


In un anno esaminati 341 mila nuovi stabilimenti


Police in the U.K. have arrested a man in connection with the theft of source code from networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. in May, a Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed Friday.


La politica sostanzialmente unanime: "Da Confindustriaun manifesto politico". Il presidente smentisce: "Ho parlato agli imprenditori"                                            Su Montezemolo il gelo di Prodi "Il suo discorso si commenta da solo"                                                                                di ROSARIA AMATO


A look at some of the major cases against Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi:


The central bank took out the ax for the second time in just over a week, chopping off half a percentage point.


Fed's Bies, policy centrist, to step down

Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies, a banking expert and monetary-policy centrist, will step down on March 30, the central bank said on Friday, marking the third top Fed official to announce a departure this year.


The European Union on Thursday demanded Washington explain more clearly how it subsidizes Boeing Co. and warned it would counter any U.S. challenge targeting EU rival Airbus SAS before the World Trade Organization.


Nel mirino la tassazione dei fondi pensione stranieri


As the final seconds ticked down on the last home game of his high school career, Larry Abare glanced up the hill at the far end of Edward M. Leary Field and watched all the little boys in blue jeans and Acton-Boxboro jerseys, one of them scrambling through the leaves with a football tucked carefully under his arm. ...


The crew of an RAF Nimrod reported a fire shortly before it crashed in Afghanistan, the force's top officer says.


Torino, 18:58 - CALCIO, JUVE: PARO MIGLIORA, KOVAC DI NUOVO ASSENTE

Sotto un sole tipicamente estivo la Juventus continua la preparazione in vista della sfida di sabato...


Rescuers Struggle to Reach Remote Indonesia Towns

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Rescuers struggled on  Thursday to reach remote towns and villages in Indonesia's Aceh  province, devastated by the biggest earthquake in 40 years and  the tsunami that followed it.


Computer Maker Courts U.S. Consumers in Earnest

By Frank Norton, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 22--Lenovo is hardly a household name in this country.


Broadband still gaining as preferred connection

That whining, hissing sound isn't as loud as it used to be, but you can still hear it out there. It's the sound of people using phone lines to dial onto the Internet. About 62 million of us still do it, according to data from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. But it's getting harder to understand why.


Carrey says film soothes warring couples

Jim Carrey says his last movie is a good prescription for squabbling lovers. Carrey plays a man who has the painful memories of his girlfriend erased from his mind in


Almost a third of UK children have not had lessons on how to use the internet safely, a report suggests.


La manifestazione organizzata dopo la decisione del pm Fiordalisiche ha chiesto la condanna di 13 militanti per i fatti di Genova e Napoli                                          No global in corteo a Cosenza "Basta con la giustizia al contrario"                                                                                Heidi Giuliani: "Da sette anni chiedo veritÃ  e giustizia per mio figlioe invece si accusano le vittime e si promuovono i delinquenti in divisa"


Police hunting the killer of 11-year-old Rhys Jones seal off a section of woodland close to the scene where he was shot.


Bilancio di 3 giorni di attacchi in provincia Oruzgan,Karzai


Republicans to tout Bush "leadership" at convention

President George W. Bush's campaign played down the possibility that the Republican national convention this month would give him a significant "bounce" in his tight re-election race against Democrat John Kerry.


Doubts remain on the quality of private clinics seeing NHS patients in England, the health watchdog says.


A closely watched measure of future economic activity fell in July for the second consecutive month, reinforcing evidence that the nation's financial recovery is slackening.


Milwaukee Bucks Team Report - December 27

(Sports Network) - Michael Redd scored a season-best 39 points and Milwaukee staved off Chicago's second-half comeback attempt to post a 99-92 triumph on Sunday at the Bradley Center.


The date that Microsoft will find out if it has to reform its business practices in Europe has been set - Xmas. The European Union judge deciding the matter has said he will


Kenya's coastal resorts become ghost towns

MOMBASA, Kenya  - In 16 years of working at resorts along Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, hotel manager Mohamed Hersi has never seen it this bad.


Business environment continually improves

As expounded in the survey among US enterprises in China released on September 16, China made progress in observing its commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO) from mid-2003 to July 2004.


Allies of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown continue the debate about the prime minister's future in the Sunday papers.


MTV is looking to make  some noise in the original musical arena with "The American  Mall."


The 850-strong Black Watch battle group has returned to Basra ahead of its anticipated return to the UK within days.


The New England Patriots' offensive coordinator, Charlie Weis, is on the cusp of landing his dream job as the football coach at Notre Dame, his alma mater.


Protestors strip, don horns against Spain's running of the bulls

Hundreds of animal rights activists took part in a "Running of the Nudes" Thursday to protest the traditional running of the bulls ceremony in the Spanish town of Pamplona.


Apple Inc is expected to unveil new iPods this week, injecting fresh excitement into the product line at a time when defections by partners have shown cracks in its digital music dominance.


Wal-Mart, 3M sued in teenager's death from solvent

The parents of a California teenager who died after inhaling an aerosol dust remover sued the 3M Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday for selling the substance, which produces a euphoric state when inhaled, without adequate warnings.


Spalato, 16:52 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: TUDOR TORNA ALL'HAJDUK SPALATO

L'ex difensore della Juventus, Igor Tudor, giocherà con l'Hajduk Spalato nella prossima stagi...


Milano, 16:56 - CALCIO, GIUDICE DI B: BASEGGIO UNICO SQUALIFICATO

Il giudice sportivo di serie B ha squalificato per un turno Baseggio del Treviso. I giocatori diffid...


One person is killed in clashes between local people and Islamic activists in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.


Depression might influence breast cancer risk

NEW YORK  - Depression appears to somewhat heighten the risk of breast cancer, but it has no significant association with lung, colon or prostate cancer, according to a review of the medical literature conducted by Dutch researchers.


Nearly Perfect, Garcia Settles for Victory

Adam Kennedy breaks up Freddy Garcia's perfect game with an eighth-inning single Wednesday, but the White Sox hold on to beat the Angels, 1-0.


The man who killed former Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh will serve his life sentence in prison, the Swedish Supreme Court has ruled.


Germany arrests 3 in alleged plot on U.S. sites

Germany has arrested three men it suspects of planning "massive bomb attacks" on U.S. installations and belonging to a domestic cell of the Islamic Jihad militant group, German officials said on Wednesday.


Engineer Builds Robot That Walks on Water

It could be called a mechanical miracle — a robot that walks on water. With inspiration from nature and some help from research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a research team led by Carnegie Mellon engineering assistant professor Metin Sitti has built a tiny robot that can walk on water, much like insects known as water skimmers, water skaters, pond skaters or Jesus bugs.


'Superman' Actor Christopher Reeve Dead at 52

"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve,  who became a leading advocate for spinal cord research after a  horseback riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago,  has died of heart failure, his publicist said on Monday. He was  52.


DOW 12,654.85  +102.30    NASDAQ 2,459.88  +9.50    S&P 500 1,444.26  +10.89    RUSSELL 2000 812.53  +6.74TOPLOCAL  Northrop's Bush gets another title  Manhattan Beach resident Wesley G.


Court Says Rights Case Against Pinochet Can Proceed

Murder charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case can move forward, an appeals court said in an unprecedented ruling on Monday.


Saddam admitted he miscalculated, FBI agent says

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein kept up the illusion that he had weapons of mass destruction before 2003 because he did not think the United States would invade, an FBI agent who questioned him said.


A court ordered access to YouTube's Web site blocked Wednesday after a prosecutor recommended the ban because of videos allegedly insulting the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.


Judge: Guantanamo Detainees Can Meet Lawyers Alone

In a defeat for the government, a  federal judge ruled on Wednesday that three prisoners held at  the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can meet with  their attorneys in private.


VfB Stuttgart coach Matthias Sammer hosts his former charges Borussia Dortmund on Saturday and believes Kevin Kuranyi will be back to inflict further pain on the visitors.


The photos of emaciated concentration camp survivors and mass graves are reminiscent of another Holocaust.


In an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they wonât, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship.


Leavitt: new job â Ex-Utah governor nominated to head HHS ...

WASHINGTON - Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt might be going from the frying pan into the fire with the announcement Monday that President Bush wants him to move from administering the Environmental Protection


Crude oil futures drop as OPEC say its can boost production

Crude oil futures in New York fell Wednesday after the president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said that the group could boost production capacity this year.


Plagued by regular breaches in the security of personal data, federal agencies were ordered Tuesday to eliminate the unnecessary collection and use of Social Security numbers by early 2009


California files a lawsuit against the US government, in a dispute over greenhouse gas regulations.


HAVANA - Fidel Castro may have recently stopped circulation of US dollars in Cuba, but that isn't stopping a multi-million dollar agricultural deal between the two countries.


Chesterfield Tech Park Needs Its Interchange

By Brian Glass  There are currently three major developments that Chesterfield County is counting on for future economic development growth.


The leaders of the Group of Eight met with African leaders on their summit's concluding day Friday, agreeing on a $60 billion package to fight disease in Africa as diplomats worked behind the scenes on a possible deal with Russia over Kosovo's future.


Costituzione Ue, la Lega vota contro il ddl di ratifica

"Abbiamo votato contro". Il ministro della Giustizia, Roberto Castelli, uscendo da Palazzo Chigi, conferma che tre ministri della Lega hanno votato contro al disegno di legge di ratifica della Costituzione Ue.


Thousands of tech faithful snap up first iPhones

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Thousands of U.S. gadget fans flocked to stores on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple's iPhone, a music-playing and Web-browsing device expected to shake up the mobile industry.


The cause of the illness that has left Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's face pockmarked is still not known, the director of the hospital that treated him said Wednesday, rejecting a report that the presidential candidate was poisoned.


The U.S. hoped to neutralize Hamas by strengthening President Abbas. But the rout in Gaza has left that strategy in shreds


BC prepared for N.C. State's switch at QB

Desperate measure or not, Boston College coach Tom O'Brien doesn't believe North Carolina State's switch at quarterback -- from ineffective junior Marcus Stone (33 of 68, 345 yards, 4 touchdowns, 4 interceptions this season) to unproven redshirt sophomore Daniel Evans -- will signal a wholesale change in the Wolfpack's offensive scheme.


Republicans, Democrats Swap Senate Seats

Democrats and Republicans swapped a pair of US Senate seats in Tuesday's elections as they battled for control of a sharply divided US Congress, according to television network projections.


Police say traces of radiation have been found in a Hamburg flat used by a contact of Alexander Litvinenko.


Polls show possible 2nd round in Brazil vote:TV

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's presidential race may go to a second round, according to the latest voter intention polls to be released shortly on Globo TV's prime-time news hour, the network said.


Quest for holy grail of game controllers

The quest for a wireless, robust video game controller is a hit and miss task, says columnist Daniel Etherington.


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


As Nato states lead the way in recognising Kosovo independence Serbia prepares to fight the move at the UN.


Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary each have a goal and an assist to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.


Reprisal Suit Vs. W-B Gets Boost: Judge Rejects City's Claim That Suit By Denise Carey Meant to Overturn County Court Decision.

By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Sep. 12--WILKES-BARRE -- A federal magistrate has recommended that Denise Carey be permitted to continue with a lawsuit that said the city retaliated against her for speaking out against the closure of a fire station near her home.


A 17-year-old schoolgirl is to become the first Nigerian to experience a space flight.


SMIC to challenge latest TSMC infringement claims

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) said Wednesday it will defend itself against the latest allegations of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation made by rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC).


IRA must take immediate steps to disarm: Paisley

Northern Ireland's Protestant leader Ian Paisley warned that the peace process would be at risk unless the Catholic paramilitary IRA took immediate steps to start disarming.


Oestersund, 19:18 - BIATHLON, MONDIALI: PRIMI TITOLI A NORVEGIA E RUSSIA

Ai mondiali di biathlon di Oestersund, in Svezia, il norvegese Emil Hegle Svendsen ha vinto il titol...


Investigators said Saturday some military personnel implicated in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal were involved in deaths and abuses of detainees in Afghanistan.


The use of genetically modified animals in UK labs continues to grow, official statistics released on Tuesday show.


In vigore da febbraio con le sfilate di Milano Moda Donna


Australian leader defends verbal attack on U.S. presidential candidate Obama

SYDNEY, Australia  - Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday denied having a political motive when he said terrorists in Iraq would be praying for Democratic hopeful Barak Obama to become U.S. president.


Scripter Vanderbilt Tallies Clarke's 'Enemies'

James Vanderbilt will write the screen adaptation of Richard Clarke's memoir of his days in the White House, "Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror," for Columbia Pictures.


AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Assemblea straordinaria dei Vescovi per discutere sulla crisi delle forniture alimentari, lÂaumento della violenza e le relazioni tra Colombia e Venezuela Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - La crisi delle forniture alimentari, dovute al blocco dei beni della compagnia petrolifera di Stato PDVSA, lÂincremento della violenza e lÂaggravarsi delle relazioni tra Colombia e Venezuela sono i principali temi che i Vesc...


Doctor and patients fight for life after anti-wrinkle jabs

A Florida clinic offering cut-price Botox injections was sealed off as a crime scene yesterday after four people were left paralysed by botulism.


Heading into yesterday's Division 2 girls' state tennis final, Winchester coach Nick Komljenovic knew it would be important to win a doubles match against Notre Dame of Worcester if his team was to have a chance.


Scottish Government to block wind farm plan

Two fingers to Isle of Lewis turbines The Scottish Government will reject plans to build a 181-turbine wind farm on the Isle of Lewis, according to the BBC's Gaelic news service Radio nan Gaidheal.â¦


Emetteva diossina, inquinava il fiume. Gli operai invitati a farsi visitareSotto inchiesta il sindaco. Da stamattina i rifiuti portati nella discarica di Orvieto                                          Terni, produceva veleni killer il pm chiude l'inceneritore                                                                                dal nostro inviato CARLO BONINI


Some administrators are pushing back against an ethos of super-achievement at affluent suburban high schools.


fiery exchange between President Bush and John Kerry on Thursday, with Bush asserting the report showed that Saddam Hussein was a danger even in the absence of weapons of mass destruction and Kerry


Robert Gates, seemingly clinching confirmation as the new secretary of defense, said Tuesday the United States is not winning in Iraq and he's confident President Bush will listen to his ideas about forging a new war strategy.


Possibile diminuzione tariffe, tra piu' alte in Europa


Global oil prices edge up in early Thursday trading ahead of a key meeting by oil producers group Opec.


His presidential aspirations now dashed, will the actor Fred Thompson return to the comfortable set of the long-running NBC drama âLaw & Order?â It looks unlikely, but the parties involved would be foolish to rule it out. Mr. Thompson played Arthur Branch, the Manhattan district attorney, on the NBC series until May. Mr. Branchâs long-time deputy [...].


Rio de Janeiro, 16:18 - TENNIS, PER KUERTEN FINE CARRIERA DOPO 3 TORNEI NEL 2008

Gustavo Kuerten lascerà il tennis quest'anno dopo aver giocato tre tornei. Le prove a cui par...


Walking toward the upper grounds of the Connecticut Tennis Center Friday evening, Anne Worcester found herself looking around in amazement.


Gary Krakow writes for MSNBC, âOverall, I found that the new MacBook is just like the old MacBook â only better.Â It seems faster and has some new bells and whistles â all for the same price.â


WHouse Proposes Guaranteed Sunni Role in Iraq-NYT

The Bush administration has been  talking with Iraqi leaders about guaranteeing Sunni Arabs  high-level jobs in Iraq's new government even if Sunni  candidates fail to do well in elections, The New York Times  reported on Sunday.


Thai Buddhist beheaded in revenge killing

Suspected Muslim militants have beheaded a Buddhist village leader in southern Thailand in revenge for the deaths of 85 protesters last week and left the head and trunk two km (mile) apart, officials say.


NO other country today affects the world the way America does. Americans have a full appreciation of their nation's immense power but, in general, they tend to have a retarded view of the great responsibility that comes with this power.


Israeli Forces Attack in Gaza, Killing 7 Arabs

Israeli forces continued a major operation in Gaza on Thursday with tanks and armored vehicles to suppress rocket fire into Israel, and in the process killed seven Palestinians.


Ha giÃ  compiuto un secolo Ma Ã¨ ancora un eterno fanciullo

Londra, 23 dicembre 2004 -C'era una volta, cento anni fa, un bambino che sognava di fermare il tempo e non voleva diventare grande. Proprio tra pochissimi giorni, lunedÃ¬ prossimo, l'eterno bambino creato


Toothpaste From China Might Be Poisonous

The government warned consumers on Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze.


If ever there were a time for the Chargers offense to panic, this was it. In fact, it seemed as if the group already was a bit unnerved.


Oracle boosts hostile bid for PeopleSoft to $8.8bn

Oracle raised its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft by 14 percent yesterday, aiming to bring a resolution to the long-running takeover battle between the foes.


Ski Area Completes Expansion Plan After Input From Conservationists

By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 14--The Summit at Snoqualmie ski area has settled on an expansion plan after input from conservation groups.   The plan for expansion is smaller than what the four-area resort wanted.


Annika Sorenstam and American Cristie Kerr went head to head in the final round of the ADT Tour Championship yesterday, and it took the first hole of a sudden


During last week four Israelis were killed by Palestinians. The Israel response developed into new air attack in a refugee camp. Israeli military forces say Palestinians use the Gaza refugee camp to organize attacks against Jewish settlements.


The mystery of what killed Oetzi - the 5,300-year-old Iceman found in the Alps - may finally be over.


Talking to youngsters in the language of text could increase their access to services.


China arthouse films make waves on foreign shores

While audiences half way across the world shower Chinese arthouse cinema with adulation and awards, finding viewers at home can seem much harder.


Erano in due barconi, 90 trasbordati su una nave militare


Turkey, Czech Republic to do away with visas

PRAGUE- The Czech Republic and Turkey will do away with visa requirements "in a very short period of time," Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda said after his meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.


Esercito chiedera' altri 150 uomini per aumentare sicurezza


Some journalists give journalism a bad name

Journalists who advise boards to "sell the company" or "fire all the executives," but have no management experience, lack credibility. They also sound like complete idiots.


Suit Aims to Overturn San Diego Election

Three voters asked a court Thursday to overturn the election of San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy and install a write-in candidate, contending that more than 5,000 ballots were unfairly thrown out.


A causa dell'allarme legato alla vicenda di Bear Stearns


Nadal overcomes Baghdatis to set up Murray clash

World number two Rafael Nadal recovered from an unsteady start to overpower Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Masters on Wednesday and set up a mouth-watering last-16 clash against Andy Murray.


Officials in two states proposed unusual plans Monday to tighten oversight of convicted sex offenders: Virginia's attorney general wants them to register their e-mail addresses and online IDs, and New York officials want them to take lie-detector tests.


Online intrusion risks large identity cache

com October 20, 2004, 5:36 PM PT. Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority.


Produzione italiana cresciuta da 130 nel 1997 a 750 di oggi


Try to avoid false precision in your stock picking.


PC Mall to Release Q4 2006 and Full Year 2006 Results on February 20, 2007

PC Mall, Inc. (Nasdaq:MALL) announced that it will release its fourth  quarter 2006 and full year 2006 results on Tuesday, February 20, 2007,  before the market opens.


By MORGAN, Jon  Farmers in slip-affected North Island areas are being asked to change their ways to reduce the damage caused by silt. JON MORGAN reports.   Coffers -- the name conjures up images of big bins filled with treasure and, in a way, that's what they are.


Hugh Grant splits with girlfriend Jemima Khan

Actor Hugh Grant and his British society girlfriend Jemima Khan have ended their relationship, Grant's publicist said.


Napoli, 13:53 - CALCIOPOLI, STRALCIATA POSIZIONE PAPARESTA

Tra le posizioni stralciate nell'ambito dell'inchiesta su Calciopoli c'è anche quella dell'ar...


Just A Minute With: Actress Charlize Theron

Oscar-winner Charlize Theron has shown a range of talent acting in thrillers and in movies on social issues but her latest film about the Iraq war reveals another side to the actress -- her political awareness.


Bhutto assassination plunges Pakistan into turmoil

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into one of the worst crises in its 60-year history.


Once again, Iran has sent out a clear signal that it intends to become a nuclear power, presenting President George W. Bush or his successor with the next major foreign policy dilemma.


England bat dismally in the first one-day international in Wellington, losing by six wickets.


Obama cautions road ahead is still tough

Barack Obama is welcoming his latest Democratic presidential primary triumph with a caution to exultant supporters that they've all got "months and miles" to go and it won't be easy.


Semiconductor biz feels the pinch as growth falls Chipmakers have fired off a warning that they expect to see the semiconductor industry slow with a predicted sales growth of less than two per cent this year.â¦


Savvy Web Surfers Catch New Wave of Browsers

Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.


SEATTLE -- The Seattle Seahawks got 414 yards passing from Matt Hasselbeck. Their receivers did not drop a pass. They came back from 15 points down in the second half to take the lead.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - When five dozen roses didn't work, an estranged husband took out a full-page newspaper ad to ask his wife for forgiveness. "Please believe the words in my letter, they are true and from my heart," read the ad in Tuesday's edition of The Florida Times-Union.


Marines to Boost Security in Saudi Arabia

A team of U.S. Marines has arrived in this Red Sea port to assist in security at a U.S. Consulate that came under attack this week by Islamic militants, an American Embassy official said Thursday.


First-place Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1-0 Sunday on a 30th-minute goal by Damien Duff and kept its five-point lead in the Premier League.


Md. Field Dig May Reach Back 16,000 Years

Robert D. Wall is too careful a scientist to say he's on the verge of a sensational discovery.


Queen honours civil liberties and astro-boffins

Oh, and that bloke who invented the web Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights group Liberty, has been nominated for a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the Queen's birthday honours list. She is being recognised for her services to human rights.â¦


First baseman Richie Sexson agrees to a four-year contract with the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.


Roma, 22:22 - BASKET, A1 FEMMINILE: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICA

Risultati e classifica della 18/a giornata, 5/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie A femminile di b...


Uganda's rebels want Khartoum to join stalled peace talks as part of conditions to resume the negotiations.


A former American school teacher said publicly Thursday he was with JonBenet Ramsey when she was killed and called the 6-year-old's death "an accident," a stunning admission that should help answer 10 years of questions in the unsolved murder case. "I am so very sorry for what happened to JonBenet," he told The Associated Press.


Boston sweeps Colorado to win World Series

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Sunday to win the World Series and record their second four-game sweep of the Fall Classic in four years.


Poland to send 1,000 new troops to Afghanistan

Poland said on Thursday it would send  1,000 new troops to join its existing 100-strong contingent in  Afghanistan in response to NATO calls for reinforcements to  step up the fight against Taliban insurgents.


Bush ally used Ground Zero rescue crew flat as a love nest

The murk surrounding Bernard Kerik, whose nomination to be homeland security chief by President George Bush fell apart a week ago, thickened yesterday amid reports he used an apartment


News Corp Ready to Trade MySpace for Stake in Yahoo ; In Brief

NEWS Corporation has discussed swapping its MySpace internet social network site for a 25% stake in an enlarged Yahoo. Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, is reportedly ready to give up control of MySpace in return for a significant stake in a much larger internet business.


Ghana: Official Website Set Up for Upcoming AU Summit

Text of report by Ghanaian GBC radio on 25 June  An official website has been set up for the forthcoming AU [African Union] summit in Accra. The website address is www dot au summit dot org dot gh [www.ausummit-accra.org.gh].


Holidaymakers caught up in the south east Asian disaster speak of their terror, while relatives at home wait for news.


Organizers hope to humanize Tour by increasing number of racers to ...

As always, a couple of thousand invited guests pushed and shoved their way in the vast Palais de Congres theater Thursday for the announcement of the 2005 Tour de France itinerary.


Parigi, 17:33 - CALCIO, FRANCIA; COPPA DI LEGA: LIONE FUORI NEI QUARTI

I campioni di Francia del Lione sono stati eliminati nei quarti di finale della Coppa di Lega transa...


Apple's market-leading iTunes online music store took a one-two punch yesterday as heavyweight rivals stepped up their efforts to unseat the king of digital music.


Colombian warlord testifies about crimes

One of Colombia's most feared paramilitary warlords testified Tuesday before a special tribunal, a confession meant to sharply reduce his jail time for hundreds of murders and forcing tens of thousands from their land during a decade-long reign of terror.


Oil Futures Rise on Signs of Cold Winter

Crude oil futures moved upward Wednesday, as the northeastern United States _ a heavy consumer of heating oil _ felt the first signs of what could likely be a colder-than-expected winter.


Much of the most interesting and enterprising theater in New York starts Off Broadway, even if it doesnât necessarily stay there.


U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment

The U.S. ranks at the bottom of the Group of 8 industrialized nations in the analysis conducted by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities.


Abbas Win, New Sharon Team Boost Peace Hopes

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Middle East peace hopes  were boosted on Monday when Mahmoud Abbas was elected  Palestinian president and Israel's parliament backed Ariel  Sharon's new coalition to implement his planned Gaza pullout.


Apple couldn't ask for a better dilemma -- with nine days left until Christmas, retailers are reporting a run on the popular iPod digital music player. -washingtonpost.com


Dopo Napoli dal 23 febbraio alla National Gallery


Nigeria's anti-graft agency gives 15 ex-governors until the end of Friday to turn themselves in or face arrest.


The UN Security Council moved on several fronts to tackle the global upsurge in terrorist attacks, calling on all countries to prosecute or extradite terrorist suspects and starting a process that could lead to a greatly expanded list of terrorists


International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge expressed confidence Monday in Beijing's decision to scale back Olympic construction, saying plans for a ``frugal Games'' wouldn't interfere with holding the 2008 Summer Games.


Dutch Soldiers Lay Siege to House After Officers Hurt

Dutch military special forces laid siege to a house in The Hague after three police officers were injured in a hand-grenade blast during an anti-terrorist raid.


Campania e Piemonte le Regioni piu' esposte


20 years later, the pain from Bhopal lingers on

"I wanted to jump out of the plane because the headache was so unbearable," said Champa Devi Shukla, still in pain after inhaling toxic fumes in the world's largest industrial disaster in India 20 years ago.


Russ Schriefer spent the first few weeks of 2000 driving around New Hampshire with a digital camera and a singular mission: finding a way to discredit John McCain with voters in the state's upcoming primary.


Web Retailers Facing Pre-Holiday Changes

It's a great time to be an Internet shopper, but the same search technology that is transforming the Web into a bargain-hunter's paradise is putting the squeeze on online retailers doling out discounts and incentives to lure customers.


A majority of people in the West and Islamic world do not believe violent conflict is inevitable, a BBC survey finds.


Sprint Nextel considers how to fund WiMAX rollout

Sprint is considering options such as spinning off its WiMAX business and taking on partners in an effort fimd its nationwide wireless broadband network.


A 21-year-old British soldier is due to appear in court after being charged with the murder of an Iraqi civilian.


United boss Ferguson hits out at Chelsea's Mourinho and Terry

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has hit out at cheating claims by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and hinted skipper John Terry is used to influencing referees.


German carmaker Daimler (DAIGn.DE)  aims for higher growth and to be one of the world's most  profitable car manufacturers, its chief executive told workers  in a letter, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported.


Sapporo, 12:45 - SCI NORDICO, MONDIALI: AZZURRO STROBL FERMATO, EMOGLOBINA ALTA

L'italiano Jochen Strobl è uno dei 6 atleti fermati per motivi precauzionali dalla federsci i...


Police are investigating a complaint that Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf spat at an 11-year-old Middlesbrough fan during the 1-1 draw at the Riverside earlier this month.


Britain's Andy Murray will face Nicolas Lapentti at Wimbledon if he recovers from injury in time to play.


Mass arrests in anti-Mafia sweep in U.S., Italy

U.S. authorities arrested 54 organized crime suspects on Thursday including three they considered high-ranking members of the Gambino crime family, officials said.


S.Africa Court Postpones Thatcher Trial Until April

A South African court on Thursday postponed until next April the trial of Mark Thatcher on charges he helped finance a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.


Howard Dean, who is weighing a bid for leadership of the Democratic Party, will call on Democrats to fight for victory across the country instead of ceding wide swaths of the South and West to Republicans.


Desktop Search from AOL, Google & Others  Search engines, portals and browser systems are trying to get off of the Internet and your desktop and into your hard drives, email, and private files. By taking advantage of a basically lame Windows Search tool used by Microsoft since the dawn of MS ...


Edimburgo, 19:41 - RUGBY, BERBIZIER: GRANDE GIORNO PER ITALIA

''Questo è un grande giorno per il rugby italiano''. L'Italia rompe un tabÃ¹, vince per la pri...


BRUSSELS -- Anxious to ease US international burdens, Secretary of State Colin Powell urged European allies yesterday to step up cooperation in support of US efforts concerning terrorism and conflicts from the Middle East to South Asia.


"Oh, gosh. You know, I'm tempted to answer that question rather fliply."


Spitzer Goes Hunting for His Next Trophy

FOR decades, the chummy inner circles of Chicago's business and political worlds have been marked with the footprints of men steeped in very muscular, very Irish traditions.


Kevin Garnett had 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 92-83 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.


Parkinson's tie to impulsiveness studied

Your brain is supposed to fire a "hold your horses" signal when faced with a tough choice. But a brain implant that stops the tremors of Parkinson's disease may block that signal Â a new explanation for why some Parkinson's patients become hugely impulsive.


Nel bollettino di giugno l'Eurotower ammonisce a non allentare le politiche di bilancioConfermate le prospettive di ulteriori rialzi dei tassi d'interesse                                          Bce: "Tesoretto serva a ridurre disavanzo" "Uscite Ue15 in rialzo per una tantum Italia"                                                                                Nel settore pubblico i salari sono cresciuti piÃ¹ che in quello privato nel periodo 1999-2006


Tra i due, un sodalizio speciale durato un quarto di secolo


Mantova, 19:06 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: FRANCHINI INTENSIFICA IL LAVORO

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della gara di sabato prossimo con il Bari. Dopo la f...


BBC fined Â£50,000 for Blue Peter errors

Â· Ofcom identifies 'serious management failings'Â· Mistake was kept secret for three months


Kosovo lawmakers named a former rebel commander as prime minister of their new government Friday, ignoring concerns that a UN war crimes tribunal might indict him.


Fox news, which is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary, has changed the face of television. You're watching it,  even if you don't think you are


Bush Signs Orders for Intelligence Reform

WASHINGTON - Amid a heated election-year debate on intelligence reform, President Bush signed executive orders Friday strengthening the powers of the CIA director and establishing a new national counterterrorism center.    The moves will "improve our ability to find, track and stop terrorists," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said...


Risultato dovuto a maggiori vendite all'estero


In Pictures: The Most Experienced Candidates

Ten of the candidates for the presidency ranked by perceptions of their experience.


TERRORIST mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was free to travel to Australia on a tourist visa for almost a year after the September 11 strikes he planned because his aliases were not entered on to Australian passenger alert lists.


Thirteen-year-old gets four-month sentence for drunken joy ride

A 13-year-old boy was sentenced to four months in a detention centre for young offenders after he was found guilty of taking a drunken joy ride in a stolen car.


The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center was ousted on Monday and replaced temporarily by a veteran hurricane forecaster, a spokesman said.


Levi Leads Champions Tour After 2 Rounds

Wayne Levi shot a 4-under 68 Saturday at the Constellation Energy Classic, giving him a two-stroke lead after two rounds at Hayfields Country Club as he bids for his second career Champions Tour title.


NPD Vista Sales Estimates Indicate Dwindling Retail Channel

Though unit sales for Vista's launch week as estimated by NPD were 58.9% lower than Windows XP's in October 2001, the way NPD tabulates its launch week data - the methodology for which NPD confirmed to BetaNews this afternoon - indicates that retail unit sales of Vista may actually be 25% or less per day during Vista's launch week than for XP's.


Relatives of those killed in a powerful earthquake sobbed and threw rose petals on graves Wednesday, while others began clearing rubble from their crumpled homes.


Nepal seeks to confirm 12 nationals seized in Iraq

Nepal is trying to confirm reports that 12 of its nationals had been kidnapped by an Islamist group in Iraq, a foreign ministry official said on Saturday.


Radio ID tags proliferate, stirring privacy debate

Soon, everything from children's backpacks to the shoes you buy could be tracked by radio signal.


Joost like Joost So P2P TV services really do conform to the proverbial bus clich&eacute: you wait ages for one, then loads of clich&eacutes come along at once.â¦


Novell Readies Workgroup Suite for Small Businesses

Linux-based Open Workgroup Suite includes enterprise server and clients, plus tools.


Dominic James and the rest of Marquette's backcourt has a tendency to swarm. On the court, it's opponents they pester nonstop. Off, it's their coach, via text message.


Morgan Stanley pays $12.5 million over pre-9/11 e-mail

Morgan Stanley  agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve regulatory charges that it failed to provide arbitration plaintiffs with e-mails it said were destroyed in the September 11, 2001, attacks, when in fact it had saved the e-mails on backup files.


U.S. Warns Iran Over Missiles, Punishes Chinese Firms

The Bush administration expressed  concern on Tuesday about Iran's pursuit of longer-range  ballistic missiles and imposed U.S. economic penalties against  Chinese companies it accused of helping Tehran in those  efforts.


Japanese car firm Toyota once again outstrips its US rivals in monthly car sales, figures for January show.


Briton admits plot to behead Muslim soldier

A man has pleaded guilty to a plot to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier, a court was told on Tuesday.


Asbestos Bill Hits More Snags, Lawmakers Say

A U.S. Senate plan to create a $140  billion asbestos compensation fund hit more snags this week as  support sagged among the Republican majority, lawmakers said on  Tuesday.


Man Arrested on Sex Solicitation Charges

By Pete Bosak, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Jun.


Gonzaga gave youthful Texas a lesson Saturday about the value of experience. Derek Raivio made seven 3-pointers en route to 27 points, and the No. 22 Bulldogs beat the Longhorns 87-77 in the opening game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge.


Il 14 febbraio decisione sul destino dei suoi beni


Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 20, 2006

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.


Human rights indictment against Pinochet upheld

A three-judge panel of the Santiago Court of Appeals today voted unanimously to uphold the indictment and house arrest of former dictator Gen.


Japan's ruling party choosing new leader

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's year in office has been a disaster for the ruling party: Scandals sapped voter faith in the government and the opposition won elections for the parliament's upper house, while unattended economic and social problems festered.


Sept. 11 Set Off Heart Disturbances Far and Wide

NEW YORK  - In the month following the  September 11th, 2001 attacks, there was a spate of heart rhythm  disturbances in cardiac patients -- even those living far from  the disaster sites.


HP director says CEO has full support of board

A Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N   director said on Wednesday Chief Executive Mark Hurd has the   full support of the board and that there have been no   discussions whether Hurd might resign amid the controversy over   the company's investigation into boardroom leaks.


Trying to outlaw using fake information to open e-mail accounts or set up websites, some European nations could run afoul of privacy advocates. By the Associated Press.


Sono oltre 17mila i morti (11 sono italiani) nel disastro che ha colpito l'Asia meridionale. E' l'ultimo bilancio delle vittime nei 7 Paesi colpiti dal sisma e dal successivo maremoto, lo tsunami, che ha investito


Possibly poison vials found at U.N. office

A U.N. office was evacuated after workers found vials that may have contained the poison gas phosgene Thursday.


Iran said Saturday it would continue its nuclear program but provide "guarantees" not to build atomic weapons, and warned Washington it cannot stabilize neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehran's help.


The comic-book adaptation "Ghost Rider" burned the competition at the weekend box office, fending off a rush of new movies to rake in $19.7 million in its second week, according to studio estimates Sunday.


"Non si puo' dire adesso ne' quando ne' quanto"


Gul warns against Armenian genocide bill

Turkey's foreign minister said Tuesday a proposed resolution in Congress to condemn as genocide the early 20th century killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians would harm Turkish-American relations if it passes.


Investors throw money at storage start-up

Copan Systems' haul is the one of the largest second rounds of funding a storage company has had in the past two years.


Roma, 16:00 - CALCIO, ABETE: IL 2007 E' STATO ANNO POSITIVO

"Il 2007 puÃ² essere considerato un anno positivo per i successi della Nazionale e dei club italiani ...


Amgen  reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit edged higher as cost cutting helped offset declining sales of its anemia drugs that have been hit with safety concerns and new restrictions on their use and insurance reimbursements.


The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in historic presidential elections congratulated the Afghan leader Saturday on the formation of his Cabinet, and said he is in the process of forming an opposition political party.


FX confirmed that Rosie  O'Donnell will return to "Nip/Tuck."


China falls for Christmas -- at least in its stores

China's shopping malls in late December  leave little doubt that the country has been smitten by  Christmas, if not in quite the way devout Christians might  hope.


OCEANIA/TONGA - Torna la calma nellÂarcipelago di Tonga: appello del Vescovo per la pace e la riconciliazione NukuÂalofa (Agenzia Fides) - Sembra tornato il sereno nellÂarcipelago di Tonga, nazione insulare nel Pacifico del Sud, sconvolta nelle scorse settimane da disordini e proteste della popolazione. I manifestanti sono scesi in piazza chiedendo riforme d...


Japan Markets Closed for National Holiday

Japanese financial markets were closed Thursday for Emperor's Birthday, a national holiday. Trading will resume Friday.


Holistic Management International Reacts to Grassland Plants Research Results From University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota scientists recently reported research results  indicating that biofuels derived from grassland plants yield up to twice  as much energy, per unit of land, as corn-based ethanol does.


Less is more for Ruby on Rails, inventor says

(InfoWorld) - Don't expect much to be added to Ruby On Rails this year. When David Heinemeier Hansson gives an update on version 2.0 of his Web application framework at its user conference in September, he's as likely to talk about what's coming out as what's going in. The goal is to keep Ruby on Rails fast, lightweight, and easy to use, characteristics that have helped it become a trendy alternative to Sun's Java and Microsoft's .Net and led to a raft of companies offering Rails development services for businesses. "We're going to pull out a fair number of elements, features that aren't a good fit for what people want to do most of the time, and make them plug-ins instead," HeinemeierÂ Hansson said in an interview. "If your application absolutely depends on them, you won't be stranded, you'll be able to get the plug-ins easily." Among the elements to go will be Action Web Service, for creating Web service APIs using SOAP, Heinemeier Hansson said. It's a way of steering developers towards using REST (representational state transfer), his preferred method for linking applications in Rails. "We don't want to turn into Java -- this pack rat that just holds onto any possession. We're not afraid to take out stuff that's not relevant or that we plain don't like," he said. There will be some additions -- the Rails team has some "pent up stuff" in the repository that it's keen to push out, he said. But the focus of Rails 2.0 is to "consolidate and sharpen" what's already there. Keeping the framework light and simple comes at a price, however, and many companies are jumping in to offer Ruby on Rails packages that bundle tools and plug-ins to make the framework more suitable for demanding business needs. Many of those products will be on show at RailsConf 2007 in Berlin in two weeks. Borland Software's CodeGear division is expected to release its Ruby on Rails Java IDE at the show, Heinemeier Hansson said. The product is based on the Eclipse platform and has been in beta since May. Sun will likely give an update on JRuby, an implementation of Ruby for Java environments. The vendor support helps quell jitters among corporate users that Ruby on Rails is not backed by a large company. If the prominent support of Oracle and IBM helped get Linux in the door at big enterprises, the support from Sun and IBM for Rails could do the same. Java and .Net have become "bloatware" as vendors add features for every possible business need, causing companies to look at alternatives, according to Cyndi Mitchell, managing director for ThoughtWorks Studios, which offers software and services for Rails development. The rise of Rails is as much a matter of timing as anything, she said. "This bloatware stuff has just ground to a halt and the alpha geeks are veering away from anything they don't need to get their work done. At the same time, the IT business cycle is picking up, and people are willing to invest again in new things," she said. Her clients are telecom, media, and finance companies looking for a fast turnaround for new applications. Most are deploying in native Ruby environments, but it helps that Sun is supporting JRuby, she said, which lets companies deploy Rails applications on existing Java servers. Jonathan Siegel, founder of Rails consulting company ELC Technologies, said applications that would take eight to 10 months to develop in .Net can be up and running in four to six months using Ruby on Rails. Still, at three years old, Rails is a young platform and has limitations. One high-profile user, the Twitter social networking site, caused a stink earlier this year by complaining that Rails didn't scale well across multiple databases and that the underlying Ruby language is slow. The open-source community responded by developing a plug-in to address the scaling issue. Some also say that both Ruby and Ruby on Rails need a stronger hand to steer them to prevent multiple implementations leading to compatibility issues. "The major risk for the future and longevity of Ruby, and by association Rails, is whether or not the platform gets splintered," Mitchell said. Siegel said: "I believe Ruby on Rails will overcome a key milestone when the deployment teams at larger organizations feel at home with the deployment side of a Rails application. In my view, that's having a deployment procedure that's as easy to maintain and monitor as for a .Net or a J2EE application." Heinemeier Hansson is nonchalant about the demands. He developed Rails for his own use and not to make money, he says, and if enterprises want to use his framework, it is they who should adjust, not he. "We're not trying to bend Ruby on Rails to fit the enterprise, we're encouraging enterprises to bend to Ruby on Rails," he said. "Come if you like it, stay away if you don't."


Nov. 3, 2004 - Sen. John Kerry called for bipartisan unity as he publicly conceded the presidential election, making President Bush the first Republican re-elected to the White House since the late Ronald Reagan.


Outlook for growing demand as supply is crimped by events in Nigeria and Iran sends crude prices higher.


The father of a betting shop worker murdered in Liverpool 26 years ago calls for the release of the man convicted.


Indonesians get ready to vote in the second and final round of their country's presidential elections.


For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.


Austin film festival targets movie buffs

LOS ANGELES  - A romance involving an embalmer and a recently deceased beauty queen who returns to life, "Elvis and Anabelle" is the definition of quirky indie.


Iran atom work at slow pace and not significant: IAEA

Iran's uranium enrichment program is operating well below capacity and is far from producing nuclear fuel in significant amounts, according to a confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters.


Wireless helps fuel Rogers Communications profit

Rogers Communications Inc. credited surging earnings at its fast-growth wireless unit and foreign exchange gains for the cable, media and telecom group's third-quarter return to profit Tuesday.


An ex-defense attorney for Phil Spector was declared in contempt of court Monday after she tearfully refused to testify that she saw a defense expert in the murder case pick up possible evidence.


Belgian PM in Hospital After Car Overturns -Agency

Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt  was being treated in hospital late on Tuesday after an accident  in which his car overturned, but his life was not in danger,  Belga news agency reported.


Ex-Football Association chief executive David Davies says the Premier League's proposal to play games abroad is "unlikely to survive".


While Wednesday marked the official unveiling of Oracle Corp.'s 11g database and a look at its new features, pricing and availability information was pretty thin on the ground. All the vendor would confirm is that the Linux version of 11g will ship this quarter, probably in August.


Dozens of people, many bearing gunshots or signs of torture, are found dead in Iraq, officials say.


Hezbollah-led rally demands Lebanon govt quit

Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah-led protesters rallied on Friday at the doorstep of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to force the resignation of his U.S.-backed government.


Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.


Police arrest 4 over shots fired at Oslo synagogue

Norwegian police on Tuesday arrested four  men suspected of firing shots at an Oslo synagogue last  weekend, the national news agency NTB reported.


In the first foray by a U.S. wireless carrier into the online music market, AT&T Wireless is launching a service that lets subscribers buy songs using their cell phones and later download them to a computer.


A teacher's husband came to her Ohio elementary school Thursday and shot her, but no children were injured, police said.


An advanced spamming technique could push the volume of unwanted e-mail to new heights in coming months, straining the integrity of the online communication system, according to several top experts who monitor the activity of spam gangs around the world.


Il cardinale colombiano ha scritto al ministro Amatoper precisare la posizione della chiesa sul terribile caso                                                  Trujillo: "Nessuna scomunica per la bimba che ha abortito"                                                                                di ORAZIO LA ROCCA


US hails reinstatement of top Pakistan judge

The United States on Friday hailed Friday the decision by Pakistan's Supreme Court to reinstate the country's chief justice, saying it was done in line with the constitution and rule of law.


Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Northern Japan

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and two big aftershocks hit northern Japan on Saturday, derailing a train, triggering at least one landslide and causing widespread power outages, media reported.


Russia raps UK over Litvinenko murder inquiry

Russian prosecutors investigating the poisoning in Britain of former spy Alexander Litvinenko on Monday accused British officials of failing provide the appropriate cooperation.


MPs voted Wednesday to reform the the House of Lords to make it fully elected for the first time in its more than 600-year existence.


Your boss heard you berating him to a co-worker. What should you do?


Police are hoping that photo evidence may help detectives find the grave of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett.


Henri Salvador, Singer; Helped Bring Rock to France, Dies at 90

Mr. Salvador was a French crooner who first went on stage in the cabarets of prewar Paris, played guitar with Django Reinhardt and helped introduce rock ânâ roll to France.


Arrest warrant issued for Daniel Baldwin

A judge issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for Daniel Baldwin after he failed to appear in Orange County Superior Court on charges that he illegally took another person's car.


Osce Commissioner Invites Latvia's Seim Not To Broaden Lettish Share In Ethnic Minorities Education

The OSCE Human Rights commissioner Rolf Ekeus has called upon the Latvian Seim not to increase the share of Lettish in the ethnic minorities education.


Regulator says Hynix cooked books in 1999

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's fourth biggest memory chip maker last year, engaged in accounting frauds between 1999 and 2003 that total nearly 2 trillion won, Korea's financial regulator said yesterday.


No dog puns, please Two computer programmers have been arrested in South Korea on suspicion of unleashing a torrent of spam on the country between September and December last year.â¦


By Associated Press  OLATHE, Kan. - The next-door neighbor of a man charged with kidnapping a young woman from a store parking lot and killing her contacted police when he saw the man's pickup in a surveillance video, he said.


PalmOne has unveiled the latest version of its popular Treo smartphone. The Treo 650 features a number of modifications that make the device more useful, while not changing its basic design or core capabilities.


Namibia players say they were approached to fix their final group match at the Nations Cup.


Capi abbigliamento ritirati da mercato su ordine tribunale


Estee Lauder sees double-digit profit growth

Cosmetics maker Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.  forecast up to 12 percent annual earnings growth over the next three years as it cuts costs and expands overseas and announced a $750 million share buyback on Tuesday.


Russian women stranded in Cuba since USSR fall

They came from Russia with love to a tropical socialist utopia when the going was good.


The body of murdered backpacker Karen Aim is being flown home to her family for her funeral next week.


AMD and VSNL to sell net communicator device in India

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has teamed with Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL), a leading Indian telecommunications and internet services company, to market its Personal Internet Communicator (PIC) to consumers in India.


Amphibians In Danger Of Becoming Extinct

Close to a third of the world's amphibians are in danger of becoming extinct, according to the first comprehensive global study of the creatures.


Roma, 10:17 - CALCIO, MATARRESE: PERCHE' DOVREI DIMETTERMI?

Nessuna intenzione di dimettersi. Antonio Matarrese risponde cosÃ¬ alle polemiche sulle dichiarazioni...


Parties Aim to Draw Attention to Schools

BETHESDA, Md. Sept. 23, 2004 - Carol Brody, an elementary school guidance counselor, has some advice for those wonder why educators are frustrated.


Anti-Addiction Drug Treats Teen Sex Offenders

NEW YORK  - Naltrexone, a drug that has  been used to treat various addictions, safely controls sexual  impulses and arousal in adolescent sexual offenders, new  research shows.


Negroponte in Iraq to press Iraqi leaders on reforms

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest senior visitor from Washington to press Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for progress on political reforms.


Novell lays out infrastructure, identity wares

This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. Novell on Monday used its annual


The Chesapeake Innovation Center is an Annapolis incubator focused solely on developing homeland security technologies.


Sotto esame pratiche contabili, sospeso piano buyback


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Chiesto rinvio a giudizio per Grande Stevens e Gabetti


Voice of your conscience sounds like Coughlin's

Tom Coughlin probably is tapping you on the shoulder as you read this over coffee. He's saying take out the trash before you go to work.


'Ryan' ban may help draw FCC battle lines

Millions of television viewers Thursday watched Saving Private Ryan, which ABC aired in celebration of Veterans Day. If you live in the Phoenix area, you weren't one of them.


Microsoft Board Cut in Size as a Director Retires

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on  Monday that William Reed, one of the company's longest-serving  directors, had decided to retire and would not be replaced,  reducing the size of the company's board from 10 members to  nine.


Scientists have cracked the genetic code of the chicken, showing it shares about 60 percent of its genes with humans and has a common ancestor that lived about 310 million years ago.


China hits back at the US over calls for greater transparency in Beijing's military spending.


Cink leads from Woods after second round of NEC

Ryder Cup captain's pick Stewart Cink continued his assault on the $7 million NEC Invitational after completing his rain-delayed second round in two-under-par 68 on Saturday.


Milano, 18:08 - CALCIO, INTER: PROBLEMA ALLA COSCIA DESTRA PER SUAZO

Risentimento del quadricipite della coscia destra per David Suazo. Lo hanno evidenziato gli esami do...


Holliston thrilled by teams with national title dreams

Holliston residents are cheering for a local Pop Warner football team that is headed to the national championships after winning the New England title last week.


Strategies to Run a Lean Supply Chain: How Principles of Lean Manufacturing Transfer Benefits to Operations

(Source: Epicor)  The blurring of the line between manufacturing and supply chain logistics provides the opportunity to move efficient manufacturing management concepts to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most successful: the concept of lean. This paper describes lean manufacturing and how it can be applied to supply chain management.


Analysts dispute general's assessment of broken insurgency in ...

Retaking Fallujah has "broken the back of the insurgency," the US commander in Iraq said Thursday - an assessment far more optimistic than other analysts' views and even a Marine Corps intelligence report.


Carmelo Scores 30 After Pot Charge Dropped

Now Carmelo Anthony can concentrate entirely on basketball again. That means defenses all over the NBA better get focused, too. Hours after prosecutors dropped a drug charge against him, Anthony scored 30 points to help the Denver Nuggets hold off the visiting Toronto Raptors 112-106 on Wednesday night.


Congratulations to the Utah Supreme Court for affirming what is common sense to most people. A state-owned college or university is subject to the laws of the state and is not the personal domain of its administration.


Manchester United chief executive David Gill has strongly defended payment of Â£5.5million to agents over the past 12 months. The extraordinary figure, which does not include a payment


Gli esperti stabiliranno se c'e' stata violenza sessuale


NOBLEJAS, Spain Â A small-town Spanish mayor concerned about a high dropout rate in local schools has devised a way to keep kids studying Â pay them.


The green global concert series was a soft target for cynics, but it should be measured by its political impact, not its carbon footprint


Michael Jackson's Sudden Illness Halts Trial

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Pop star Michael Jackson  was taken to a hospital emergency room on Tuesday, vomiting and  suffering from a "flu-like illness," and his child molestation  trial was abruptly halted.


LONDON, June 27--Prime Minister Tony Blair resigned Wednesday after a decade of guiding Britain through economic prosperity at home and a deeply unpopular war abroad, turning over power to his long-time political partner and rival Gordon Brown.


First 450 paramilitary fighters in Colombia turn in their weapons

TURBO, Colombia : Some 450 Colombian paramilitaries handed over weapons, the first of at least 3,000 right-wing fighters due to surrender their arms as an initial gesture in a peace deal.


New Jersey bans sex offenders from the web

Stay offline or face 18 months in jail, $10,000 fine Convicted sex offenders who used websites to help them commit their crimes are to be banned from using the internet under a tough new measure signed into New Jersey law yesterday.â¦


Boeing Wins Order From Singapore, Fails to Sell 7E7

Boeing Co, the world's second-biggest maker of commercial aircraft, won a $3.6 billion order for 18 planes from Singapore Airlines Ltd.


The media firm earmarks $100 million for kid-friendly online gaming sites.


Oracle buys Bridgestream for employee role mapping

Oracle has acquired Bridgestream, a maker of software that helps companies map employee responsibilities, Oracle said Wednesday.


While his return from a strained right rotator cuff was far from perfect, Curtis Martin was stellar yet again, and he and Chad Pennington helped the Jets rally for a 29-7 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday.


Monday Postmortem: 'CSI: Miami' Lifts CBS

CBS soared Monday with a special 90-minute edition of "CSI: Miami," while NBC hit new heights with drama "Las Vegas."


Yao takes coach on trip down memory lane

The local newspapers had already spent several days building it up as The Return of the Legend - Yao Ming's homecoming to China with the Rockets.


Musicians don't fear the internet: report

WASHINGTON - A new report suggests that musicians do not see the internet as a threat, a conclusion that flies in the face of efforts by the recording industry to crack down on people who use file-sharing networks like Kazaa.


Prefs for Flickr desktop upload drop folder

This morning a new feature for FlickrFan users.  When you drop a picture into the desktop "drop folder" it's automatically uploaded to your Flickr account. Now you can set preferences for tags, the default description, access controls and content categories.  Change Note #24: Upload defaults.


Four University of Massachusetts at Lowell teams - golf, women's cross country, women's volleyball, and field hockey - were named recipients of the Northeast-10 Conference 2007 Fall Sportsmanship Awards. The awards are presented to teams that best exemplify the spirit of sportsmanship and display a higher degree of integrity, character, and class and are selected by a vote of each ...


Sudan Resumes Aid Delivery to Darfur Camp

Sudan resumed aid delivery to a camp for 90,000 refugees in the stricken Darfur region, U.N. officials said Monday, three days after soldiers reportedly closed the camp following a mob killing of an alleged pro-government militiaman.


Corriere, in caso di rinvio a giudizio sarebbe allontanato


At least 100 people are dead and scores are missing in some of the heaviest rains and floods southern China has seen in years. Disaster relief officials said Monday at least 67 people have been killed in Sichuan


Campaigns tread carefully into world of Web 2.0

Many of the campaigns for the 2008 presidential nomination are working to utilize popular Web 2.0 applications while maintaining control of their message.


India is to mark the death of the last Afghan monarch by lowering its national flag Tuesday on state buildings and diplomatic missions worldwide, the government said.


Microsoft dodges anti-spyware charge accusations

According to a story on CNN's Web site, the software giant's recent acquisition of anti-spyware company GIANT might mean users have to pay in order to benefit from the added security to Microsoft applications.


Australia Sends 50 Logistical Experts to Iraq

Australia will send 50 logistical experts to Iraq to train the newly established Iraqi defense force. Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill said yesterday that those experts would be in the regular rotation of Australia's active force in Iraq.


Bel colpo al cinema per la banda di Clooney

Ottimo debutto italiano per Ocean's 13, terzo episodio della 'saga dei ladri' di Steven Soderbergh. Seguito dai Pirati, tra i film piÃ¹ visti


La maison in cerca di un socio per quotazione in borsa


Donors meet in Paris to back Middle East peace bid

More than 60 countries meet in Paris on Monday to underwrite renewed Middle East peace talks with pledges of aid for the Palestinian government, locked in a power struggle with Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip.


Malcolm Mays, 17, always said heâd be a film director.  Now powerful people are listening.


Dominic Purcell is often on the run on TV. In real life, he's on the market.


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Oil Contract Dips Briefly Below $60 a Barrel, as Speculators Bet on Lower Prices

Crude oil prices dropped below $60 a barrel for the first time in six months on Monday before rebounding a bit.


Thompson to Leave Cabinet, Rumsfeld Stays

Overcoming criticism about his handling of Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has won a strong vote of confidence from President Bush and will remain at the Pentagon.


Report: Sarkozy was briefly hospitalized

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was briefly hospitalized in secret in October for treatment of an infection and abscess in his throat, the authors of a new book said Wednesday.


State-owned Alitalia faces the threat of administration after Italy says the auction for its stake in the national carrier had closed.


Telephone company AT&T Corp. T.N has  cut the 2004 bonus of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  David Dorman by a quarter from a year ago to $1.97 million, a  regulatory filing showed.


Hillary Rodham Clinton focused her attention Thursday on Nevada and its housing woes, hoping for a caucus victory Jan. 19 over chief Democratic rival Barack Obama before the multistate contests early next month.


Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that could be the basis for new heart therapies


SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Fans of Michael Jackson erupted in cheers Monday as the pop star emerged from a double-decker tour bus and went into court for a showdown with the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges...


DAVID BECKHAM insists there is little to choose between Real Madrid and Barcelona, despite the Catalans' comprehensive 3-0 win.


Eye of newt and toe of frog may one day be gone from witches grog. Indeed, not just frogs and newts but amphibians in general are rapidly becoming threatened worldwide, a new study shows.


Bulls end Cleveland losing streak with victory over Cavs

The Chicago Bulls snapped a six-game losing streak in Cleveland with an 84-78 victory over the Cavaliers on Thursday, Luol Deng leading the way for the visitors with 18 points.


England battle through Samoa test at rugby WC

Reigning champions England overcame Samoa 44-22 to get their World Cup campaign back on track at the Stade de la Beaujoire here on Saturday.


Sean Penn finds a kindred spirit in the hero of âInto the Wild.â


Microsoft steers R2 server for '05 release

Security collaboration with Cisco will bump key network protection feature until 2007.


IAEA Wants More Information about Libya's Nuclear Suppliers

The International Atomic Energy Agency has released a report praising Libya for its cooperation in reporting on its discontinued secret atomic-weapons program.


May Dept. Posts Lower Profit, Sales Fall

May Department Stores Co. MAY.N,  parent of Lord & Taylor and David's Bridal retail chains, on  Tuesday posted a lower quarterly profit on disappointing sales  of dresses and home furnishings.


UAL Pilots, Flight Attendants Approve Wage Cuts

The pilots and flight attendants at  bankrupt UAL Corp. on Monday ratified wage-cut deals worth $311  million annually to United Airlines, possibly moving the  carrier closer to a Chapter 11 exit.


Kayak's and SideStep's shacking up will be a thorn in the side of the traditional portals.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Snubbed by its pilots, US Airways Group is scrambling to find cost savings among other union workers to avoid tumbling back into bankruptcy, an event industry analysts warn could come as early as this weekend.


The Sword of Damocles no longer hangs over Real Madrid. Trailing Barcelona by nine points in the Spanish league, defeat here last night would have put them out of the competition they consider their own.


Straw to attend Holocaust ceremony in Poland

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will visit the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in Poland to mark the 60th anniversary of its liberation during World War II, his office said.


70s shoes strut the NY runway in style - and price

The 1970s hit the catwalk at New York  Fashion Week in not only style but price, with budget shoe  brand Payless ShoeSource providing footwear valued at less than  $45 a pair for three designer shows.


How Delta's cash cushion pushed it off course

ATLANTA - In the days after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Delta Air Lines stood apart from its embattled rivals. AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and UAL Corp.


Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that he is "deeply sorry" his remarks on Islam and violence offended Muslims, but the unusual expression of papal regret drew a mixed reaction from Islamic leaders as the Vatican worried about a backlash of violence.


An Iraqi insurgent group threatened to kill a German woman and her son unless Germany withdraws its troops from Afghanistan within 10 days, pan-Arab television stations reported on Saturday.


Martin OâNeill today warned the Celtic supporters to expect the Bank of Scotland Premier League champions to lose more points this season than in the past.


A Bond Insurer Ousts Its Chief After Taking a Big Write-Down

Michael A. Callen will succeed Robert J. Genader as chief executive of the Ambac Financial Group, after the bond insurer cut its dividend 67 percent.


Lebanese anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido was killed on Wednesday, with at least nine other people, when a bomb ripped through his car in western Beirut, security sources said.


Xerox said its board also approved an additional $1 billion for its stock buyback plan, on top of the $370 million remaining under the existing plan.


League Gives Rare Replay To Atlanta and Miami

The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the N.B.A. said the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille OâNeal fouled out. This will be the first time since 1982 that the league has sent teams back on the court for a replay.


Vitamins Don't Cut Stomach Cancer Risk-Study

Millions of people take them to stay healthy but scientists said on Friday that vitamin supplements do not protect against stomach and other cancers -- and may even make them worse.


It's the season to be slighted, isn't it? With so many invitations flying around, it is inevitable.


Some members of the Sunni Muslim minority in Iraq should get positions in the new government after next month's elections to protect their rights, Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) said Sunday. The senators also said they opposed quotas even as they favored an accommodation between the majority Shiites and the minority Sunnis.


Flames extend contracts of Iginla and Regehr

Calgary Flames signed captain Jarome Iginla and defenseman Robyn Regehr to lucrative, five-year contract extensions on Wednesday.


Two Allies Oppose US Plan to Merge Missions in Afghanistan, but Planning Continues

France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a U.S. proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but U.S. and other officials said the alliance would go ahead and ...


The top three executives of Irish state airline Aer Lingus, set to depart their posts in May, plan to set up their own low cost airline, the Irish Times newspaper said on Friday.


Bush names Zoellick for World Bank, move welcomed

U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday named former top trade negotiator Robert Zoellick to head the World Bank, and the nominee called on bank members to move past divisions and "focus on the future."


Cleric's U.S. Lawyer: Violence Needed at Times

A U.S. lawyer accused of aiding  militant Muslims said in testimony on Monday there are times  when violence is needed to change oppressive governments and  institutions, including those that "perpetuate capitalism."


Marion Jones advances in long jump, will run relay

ATHENS, Greece | Marion Jones began her Olympics on Wednesday, the 13th day of the Games, and got two pieces of good news: She easily advanced to the long jump final and she was chosen to


New Jersey asks Taco Bells to throw out their food

New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling.


The Consumer: For a Low-Dose Hormone, Take Your Pick

A dizzying array of new low-dose treatment options have been offered in the last five years to counter the symptoms of menopause.


Google feature offers pages of books online

Internet search giant Google, quiet since going public in August, introduced a feature Wednesday that lets users search through pages of books online.


Saturday's raceÃÂ is the last chance to earn points toward qualifying, andÃÂ only Jimmie Johnson and points leader Matt Kenseth have their places secured in the 10-driver Chase.


How to clone a biometric passport while it's still in the bag

Mail exposes the postal vulnerability In an investigation for the Daily Mail, security consultant Adam Laurie has demonstrated how a new UK biometric passport can be cloned without even being removed from its delivery envelope.â¦


Hartford Financial misplaces back-up tapes with personal data on policy holders

The personal data of some 237,000 policy holders at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. -- stored on back-up tapes that were misplaced -- may have been compromised, the company said.


Yahoo is accused of censorship  on photo site Flickr in a row over an online gallery selling pictures.


President Bush issued a new order on Friday enhancing the powers of the director of central intelligence, but the White House said that new legislation was still needed


Wall St Seen Flat; Await Data, Greenspan

U.S. stocks looked set to open around breakeven on Friday as markets await a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and some economic data revisions for direction amid a dearth of corporate news.


Canadian aluminum producer Alcan Inc. reported Thursday that it agreed to sell its ferroalloy division Pechiney Electrometallurgie to Ferroatlantica for more than 100 million euro ($136.2 million).


Iraq's Neighboring States to Meet in Iran

Interior ministers of Iraq's neighboring states plus Egypt are to convene for a two-day meeting in Tehran on Nov. 30, Iran's official news agency reported Saturday.


Glasgow, 14:55 - CALCIO, SCOZIA, MORTE O'DONNELL: RINVIATA CELTIC-RANGERS

L'Old Firm, il derby di Glasgow tra Celtic e Rangers in programma mercoledÃ¬ 2 gennaio, è stat...


Sri Lanka opposition parliamentarian shot dead

A Sri Lankan opposition minority Tamil parliamentarian was shot and killed on Tuesday, the military said.