There are certainly worse wagers to lose. Upon receiving a Gatorade shower and accepting Concord-Carlisle's Division 2 state championship last year, coach Ray Pavlik knew the subsequent congratulations and celebrations would eventually give way to a different kind of ceremony, one that would make his head considerably lighter. Pavlik and his staff made a bet with his players, one born ...


Players Meet, But There's No Resolution Expected Soon

Dozens of NHL players gathered in a hotel conference room yesterday in Toronto for an update from Bob Goodenow, executive director of the players' association, on the seven-week-old owners


Per il presentatore arriva la deroga del ministro Mussi


Pac-10 women: Cougars drop league opener

Emily Westerberg, Amy Denson and Kristen Kovesdy scored 11 points each as 21st-ranked Arizona State beat Washington State 67-39 as conference play began last night.


To Pull a Thorn From the Side of the Planet

Environmentally friendly flowers are a hard sell. After all, most people donât eat them.


What a Republican Majority Has Not Meant

It has been more than a year now since the Republicans gained an absolute majority in Congress and the White House. The road to this majority began in the third year of Bill Clintonâs first term.


Raiuno vince prima e seconda serata e intera giornata


Indice Dj Stoxx 600 perde l'1,07%, -4,7% in cinque giorni


The British public's response to the tsunami appeal is unprecedented - but where does the money go?


A tearful Britney Spears defiantly shaved her head at a Los Angeles hair salon after the owner refused to take part in the embattled pop star's latest extreme makeover, news reports said on Saturday.


16 Detainees Transferred From Guantanamo

Sixteen detainees were transferred out of the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to authorities in Saudi Arabia, Pentagon officials announced yesterday, amid discussions within the Bush administration about how to close the facility.


Guerrero figured a Dominican would win the MVP award

Vladimir Guerrero figured someone from his baseball-crazed country would be chosen as the American League's Most Valuable Player.


OSAKA, Japan  - Tyson Gay nailed the sprint double, Irving Saladino's long jump gave Panama a first world championships gold medal and Jana Rawlinson salvaged Australian pride by winning the 400m hurdles on Thursday.


First nonprescription diet drug wins approval

The first over-the-counter weight-loss pill won approval from U.S. health officials on Wednesday, giving the two-thirds of Americans who are obese or overweight another option to help them shed pounds.


A woman and her child who face deportation from Northern Ireland back to Cameroon arrive back in Belfast.


The record price of gasoline in the US has prompted a flurry of ideas about how to make a tank of gas last longer.


The way the BBC is governed and regulated is "unsustainable", an expert panel tells the government.


Smith's 'Hitch' Carves Rich Niche at Box Office

Just in time for Valentine's Day,  Will Smith spread the love at the weekend box office in North  America as "Hitch" hiked to the No. 1 slot with a record  opening for a romantic comedy, according to studio estimates  issued on Sunday.


The wife of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson describes his killer as "not a human being".


2 Ecologists Near End of West Coast Hike

Forget a Global Positioning System or even a map. The Earth's own original satellite is the most important guide for two hikers making the first known


France, Germany seek to resolve splits over EADS

French and German leaders hold  a one-day summit dominated by the future of Airbus parent EADS  on Monday, seeking to halt in-fighting blamed for their worst  recent industrial crisis.


Harmony Gold's share price under pressure

The share price of Harmony Gold came under pressure today, dipping some 8% after announcing a hostile bid for Gold Fields to create the world's biggest gold producer.


Stocks rallied on Tuesday, bolstered by confidence the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week, another round of upbeat outlooks from technology companies, and solid sales from McDonald's Corp .


Massachusetts leads the nation in the use of generic drugs, with 51 percent of its prescriptions written for the cheaper, non-brand medications, according to a survey.


Intel Subjects New Durable Laptop to Playground Test

By Tony Glover, The Business, London  Dec. 7--American chipmaker Intel is using British schoolchildren and  students in secret trials of a prototype laptop. The company hopes this will  help conquer the world's education IT market.


The way the Red Sox are playing, Curt Schilling might not lose again this season. Backed by Manny Ramirez's 17th career grand slam and solo shot, Schilling won his sixth straight start to become the first 19-game winner in the majors this year, beating Seattle 13-2 on Friday night for the Red Sox's 21st win in 24 games.


Italian prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a physician who disconnected the respirator of a paralyzed man who had asked to die, a patients advocate group said.


With more and more users opting for "alternate browsers", Firefox and Opera have been getting a fair deal of attention. Firefox 1.0 has already been downloaded 10 million times since its release in November.


TechEd 2007: Security MVP Demonstrates Broken Wireless Access Protocols

ON THE SCENE - During an updated version of one of the more popular sessions at TechEd each year, senior security engineer and Microsoft MVP Marcus Murray demonstrated the use of some very simple hacking tools that can enable not-so-knowledgeable people to work their way to revealing the passwords of domain administrators in as little as 15 minutes.


San Francisco Opera Staff Protests Director's Pay

A chorus of boos is rising in San  Francisco against the city's opera company, which is accused of  lavishing money on its musical director while pleading poverty  during contract talks with its musicians.


Video: Kidnapped Turkish Driver Beheaded

CAIRO, Egypt Oct. 14, 2004 - A man identified as a Turkish truck driver kidnapped in Iraq was beheaded in a video shown on an Islamic Web site Thursday.


Harassment from U.S. forces is a greater threat to the work of the Iraqi Red Crescent than insurgent attacks, a senior official of the Red Cross-linked humanitarian organization said Friday.


Romanian gas company Rompetrol sold to Kazakhstan state company for US$3.6 billion

The Rompetrol Group NV has sold 75 percent of its shares to Kazakhstan's state-owned energy company, KazMunaiGaz, for US$3.6 billion , the Romanian company's chairman, Dinu Patriciu, said Monday. via PR-inside.com


Basketball: US NBA stars worry about playing global events

US National Basketball Association stars are concerned that playing in international events is hurting their ability to play their best in quest of a league crown, US media reported.


TiVo, Cable Providers Cater to Families With Blocking Tools

By Andrew Ravens, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 23--It's 8 p.m. on a Monday and T-Bag's bloodied severed hand is shown floating in a cooler full of melting, maroon-colored ice.


The Okinawa Open in Japan is the final tournament that counts in 2004, although it won't create any major shake-ups in the world ranking that affects the Masters.


The family of drive-by shooting victim Danielle Beccan were in court to see the man accused of her murder in the dock. Mark Ontonio Kelly ,20, is accused of killing the 14-year-old as she walked home with


Maxim magazine publisher to explore sale

Dennis Publishing Inc., publisher of "lad magazine" Maxim, said it was exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible sale, as the number of readers of men's magazines falls.


A pay-as-you-drive car insurance scheme is being introduced by Norwich Union.


Schools in the Indonesian province of Aceh reopen for the first time since the disaster a month ago.


In Chinese Boomtown, Middle Class Pushes Back

The city of Shenzhen looks like a preview of the limitations of the kind of growth-above-all approach that has gripped China.


The belly butterflies will be in full flight this afternoon when the 43-car field takes the green flag at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.


Lione, 22:38 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: LIONE-ROMA 0-2, GIALLOROSSI AI QUARTI

La Roma ha vinto a Lione 2-0 (2-0) nel ritorno degli ottavi di Champions League qualificandosi per i...


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


New York, 10:00 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, NHL: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare del campionato di hockey ghiaccio americano (NHL) disputate nella notte.


Militants Eyeing Seaborne Attack, U.S General Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  - It is "only a matter of  time" before militants try to launch a seaborne attack on the  United States, but threats of terrorism are greater abroad  because they are avoiding hardened U.S. targets, a senior U.S.  military official said on Wednesday.


The skull of missing Andrew Ramsay is found in the Firth of Clyde more than a year after he was abducted.


A leading charity says older workers are being dumped before anti-age discrimination laws come in.


Sun Health sells medical offices for $46 million

The real estate arm of Sun Health has sold off 10 medical office buildings totaling more than $46 million. This move follows a national trend for hospital systems to divest themselves of


Wal-Mart's big expansion plans look for non-domestic dough.


At least 12 Indian children die as the boat they are travelling on capsizes in the southern state of Kerala.


Stocks fell in China, but surged in Japan on a quiet day as most exchanges around the world were closed for Christmas.


Milano, 17:01 - Calcio, Milan; Tomasson: ho voglia di buttarmi tutto alle spalle

''Ho ricevuto molte critiche, ritengo anche giustificate, ma ora ho tanta voglia di buttarmi tutto a...


Although Democrats have struggled to impose their legislative will on Capitol Hill, they have succeeded on one major front: stamping out the last vestiges of smoking throughout the congressional campus.


Prog-Rock, Punk Fury, Psychedelic Euphoria

Tens of thousands of notes hurtled by during the Mars Voltaâs nearly nonstop two-and-a-half-hour set at Terminal 5 on Monday night.


DC College Students Targeted in Piracy Suit

The recording industry's lobbying group today sued three users of American University's computer network, accusing them of illegally sharing digital music files online.


Russia suspends the withdrawal of its forces from Georgia, as tensions between the two countries escalate.


Bush calls Kerry the worst kind of Monday morning quarterback

DUBUQUE, Iowa President Bush says John Kerry has participated in "the worst kind of Monday morning quarterbacking" when it comes to issues affecting Americans' security.


U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday,  even as oil prices hit another record, as investors  were  encouraged by data showing an easing of inflationary pressure  and a sharp rebound in the housing market.


Nashville police were able to catch a robber within minutes after a robbery victim used a camera cell phone to snap a mug shot of the criminal as well as the getaway vehicle.


Speaking after a meeting with the Irish Prime Minister in Dublin, party president Gerry Adams said: "We are concerned that the time frame is stretching.


Blood test gauges success of breast cancer treatment

A new test that counts cancer cells in the bloodstreams of patients with advanced breast cancer best tells whether treatment is working, according to a study led by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.


By TOM BODDEN Welsh Affairs Correspondent  BARGAIN hunters in North Wales were warned yesterday to beware of "unbelievable offers".   Scams ranging from bogus holiday clubs to dodgy sweepstakes, miracle cures to fake foreign lotteries, are aiming to catch the unwary.


Kenya is set to become the second African country to produce anti-retroviral drugs, used to fight Aids.


Lamps, birthday candles, mouse traps and flip-flops. Such is the stuff that binds the modern American family to the global economy, author Sara Bongiorni discovers during a year of boycotting anything made in China.


[World News]: Santiago, Dec 19 : Former Chilean president Augusto Pinochet has been hospitalised with low-blood-pressure complaints ahead of a court verdict against him in a human rights case.


Bush Pledges to Seek Unity in Second Term

In a city brimming with pageantry under fortress-like security, President Bush looked ahead Wednesday to his second inauguration, pledging to seek unity in a nation divided by political differences. "I am eager and ready for the work ahead," Bush declared.


A +0,70%. Il Nikkei si e' attestato a 11.438,39 punti


For the Terps and point guard John Gilchrist, Saturday's victory over Duke stands as a lesson in playing with heart and passion.


Wu Lihong warned for years that pollution was strangling his beloved Lake Tai.


Panel Says Conrad Black Ran a 'Corporate Kleptocracy'

Conrad Black and other controlling shareholders of Hollinger used $400 million for personal perks, a new report says.


Egyptian FM, intelligence chief to visit Ramallah on Monday

Egypt's foreign minister said Saturday that he and his country's intelligence chief will head to the West Bank on Monday after a visit last week was called off following a double suicide bombing in Israel.


Despite exploding costs, most Americans got sizable life-extending bang for their medical bucks over recent decades, says one of the most sweeping studies ever of health-care value.


Intonata 'Siamo la coppia piu' bella del mondo'


Code-tastic whispers MySQL and Google have quietly tied up a coding deal seen as an integral part of the open source database firm's software roadmap for the next few years.â¦


A watchtower built for the International Space Station was turned over to the European Space Agency on Monday, the Italian aerospace company Alenia said.


LOS ANGELES-October 13, 2004 - You've heard people say someone drove them to drink. Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson says Kobe Bryant drove him to a shrink.


Climbing into the Death Zone, Mountaineer Excels

Ed Viesturs has summitted 13 of the 14 highest mountains in the world without the aid of supplemental oxygen. The climber excels where others perish thanks to his alpine skills, mental focus, and near freakish physiology.


Andy Roddick defeated Kristian Pless of Denmark 6-4, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Hypo Group International.


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Christopher Bridges uses the rap  moniker Ludacris, but there's nothing ludicrous about his  career.


Il premier: "Inutile fare ipotesi senza fondamento, servono dati e contatti piÃ¹ precisi"D'Alema: "Ci sono canali, soprattutto di carattere umanitario, non trattative"                                            Mastrogiacomo, Ã¨ la fase dei contatti Prodi: "Sappiamo chi lo ha, non le richieste"                                                                                Appello del relatore Onu Ligabo: "Rilascio immediato e incondizionatodi tutti gli operatori dell'informazione illegalmente detenuti nel mondo"


The computer giant hands off its personal-computer business business to a Chinese firm


Warren and Sutherland get party started in Phoenix

Americans Charles Warren and Kevin Sutherland got the party started at the Phoenix Open on Thursday, firing sparkling 65s to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour's biggest bash.


Two former inmates of the Abu Ghraib military prison in Iraq testified Tuesday. Both maintained that the abuse of prisoners by American soldiers there, in the words of one of them, "represented the true face of the U.S."


Nerve Damage Risk Seen After Obesity Surgery

NEW YORK  - Weight-loss surgery for severe  obesity may carry the risk of damage to the network of nerves  that runs throughout the body, researchers reported Thursday.


The UK release of a film about a missing girl is shelved because of similarities to the Madeleine McCann case.


Images Show Arctic Ice Shrinking to Record Low

PARIS, Sept. 15 -- Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane.


Microsoft's Xbox Live Usage Takes Off in Asia

One-in-seven Asian Xbox video gamers  plays on the Internet just six months after the regional launch  of Microsoft's Xbox Live Internet software, a company executive  said on Wednesday.


Now that rocketmen in the desert have soared into space and captured the St. Louis-based Ansari X Prize, commercial space travel seems as close as ever.


La Rai si aggiudica gli ascolti del Prime time


British police gather up findings of new reconstruction of Diana crash

British police were gathering together the results of a new, improved reconstruction of the car crash in Paris that killed Princess Diana, the late wife of Prince Charles.


Alex Galindo hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer, and Christian Moody and Aaron Miles each made two free throws in the final seconds to lift No. 2 Kansas past Texas A&M 65-60 Wednesday night.


Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is to step down when Tony Blair quits as prime minister, he announces.


Divided EU hosts Russia's Putin at summit

The European Union opened summit talks with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed the start of talks on a partnership pact, but the two sides did resolve a dispute over using Russian airspace.


Coulthard linked with Red Bull driving seat

TONY PURNELL began life as Red Bull Racing's team manager yesterday with a 2005 driver line-up top of his shopping list. Purnell will have to get to work quickly to find drivers


Japan Airlines Corp. reported Friday that it returned to earning profits in first half of the fiscal year as international travel picked up from a decline a year ago caused by the war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak in Asia.


Repsol unveils plans to spend 3.2 billion euros to update refinery

Repsol, Spain's biggest oil firm, said Tuesday it planned to invest 3.2 billion euros (4.7 billion dollars) to double capacity at its refinery in Cartagena in southwestern Spain.


The first results are declared in Ghana's general elections, with the two major parties ahead in their strongholds.


Retirees face a whopping medical bill in their golden years.


Manchester Utd confirm Glazer raises stake to 27.6 pct

US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in Manchester United Plc to 27.63 percent from 25.3 percent, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, heightening speculation that he will bid for them.


In justifying the accelerated deployment of a nationwide anti-missile system, the Bush administration has cited a growing missile threat, particularly from North Korea.


NY Crude Oil Surges Above $48 as Iraqi Fighting Cuts Exports

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures jumped to a record $48.70 a barrel in New York on concern that Iraqi exports may drop further because of clashes in southern Iraq between US troops and fighters loyal to Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al- Sadr.


Calcio, la Roma perde, Voeller offre le dimissioni

Rudi Voeller ha offerto ieri sera le sue dimissioni da allenatore della Roma, dopo la sconfitta per 3-1 contro il Bologna. Il direttore sportivo della squadra giallorossa Franco Baldini


Il Mibtel guadagna lo 0,14%, l'SP/Mib lo 0,08%


The boy before Judge Kenneth Biehn was quiet and withdrawn, an asthmatic whose mother used and sold crack cocaine and whose father was doing time for robbery. At just 14, Kareem Watts stood accused of his own, much more horrific crime: Stabbing to death a neighbor who disrespected his mother.


AN AUSTRALIAN search and rescue officer hacredited a Stabi-Craft boat made in Southland as a lifesaver after a dramatic rescue on the Murray River at the weekend.


Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems added to its growing portfolio of security products on Monday, agreeing to buy Protego Networks of California for US$65 million in cash.


Next for Private Spaceflight: Tourist Ships

After flying successfully three times in space, SpaceShipOne is in demand as an alternative way to fly people and small payloads to suborbital space.


Emilio Butragueno believes that Real Madrid will beat Roma in their final Champions League group game for two reasons. After losing to Barcelona in the league and then dropping points against Bayer Leverkusen in Europe it is crunch time at the Bernabeu.


A US judge awards more than $80m to a woman who sued Fidel Castro over the death of her father.


The Red Sox [stats, schedule] literally flew into action yesterday following Pedro Martinez [stats, news]' surprise meeting with New York Yankees [stats, schedule] owner George Steinbrenner one day earlier.


Confartigianato: paga 6 mld in piu' rispetto a competitors


Prior Is Free of Pain During Workout With the Padres

Mark Prior did not experience pain in his surgically repaired right shoulder during his first spring workout with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Ariz.


Somewhere, Kevin Federline is laughing. An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards — but for all the wrong reasons.


Iran lawmakers approve uranium enrichment

"Death to America!" chanted Iranian lawmakers after a unanimous vote Sunday to allow their government to resume uranium enrichment activities.


DUP minister Nigel Dodds says any 'IRA shrine' would make it intolerable to have a stadium on the Maze site.


Palestinians Say the Future Rests on Vote, Israeli Action

JERUSALEM, Nov. 13 -- Palestinians must act quickly to hold elections for a leader to replace Yasser Arafat if they are to peacefully transform their political system after more than three decades of one-man control, according to Palestinian politicians, academics and analysts.


IMF sees no sign house prices are about to fall

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said it had no compelling evidence that booming house prices would drop as interest rates rise.


Give your fund portfolio a head-to-toe evaluation.


Curt Schilling has gone from being the probable pitcher of Game 5 of this American League Championship Series to the Red Sox being "hopeful" the ace right-hander will be physically able to make that start.


The Bush administration wants Congress' permission to shift nearly $3.5 billion of the $18.4 billion in Iraqi reconstruction aid to security and faster economic growth, documents submitted to lawmakers show.


Shares in British bank Barclays PLC pushed higher Monday on media reports that it has held merger talks with U.S. banking giant Wells Fargo & Co.


After Long Trial, Spector Case Ready for Jury

As rock producer Phil Spectorâs case headed for the jury, one question loomed: Will an L.A. jury finally convict a star of murder?


Software company releases an update to its Java development tool, NXJ.


US retail sales rose a weaker-than-expected 0.3 percent in August, data showed Friday, suggest American consumers are turning more cautious.


Gen. Pace denies will urge troop cut in Iraq

The chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday denied a newspaper report that he will urge President George W. Bush to cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq next year.


As Iran Menaces, Al Jazeera No Longer Nips at the Saudis

The newly cautious tone appears to have been dictated to Al Jazeeraâs management by the rulers of Qatar.


Israel airstrike kills 2 from Hamas' military wing

An Israeli airstrike killed two members of Hamas' military wing early Wednesday, Palestinian security sources said, as Israel kept up pressure on Palestinian militants in the West Bank and Gaza.


Petraeus says Iraq "surge" working: paper

The U.S. troop surge in Iraq has thrown al Qaeda off balance and led to a reduction in sectarian violence and bombings, the U.S. commander in Iraq was quoted on Friday by an Australian newspaper as saying.


The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Friday suspended nearly half of the technical aid it now provides Iran, in line with sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.


Saudi security officials said a foreigner was killed Wednesday near a Riyadh shopping center. A Saudi-owned TV station said the man was a Briton who was shot dead in a parking lot.


Movie Review | 'War': Martial Arts With a Gun Instead of a Kick

Today, it seems, anyone seeking a pleasant summer afternoon of dramatic Asian-style fisticuffs must settle for the kind of urban-action/martial-arts hybrid that is âWar.â


Hamas has pledged in the wake of its bloody seizure of the Gaza Strip to work to free BBC reporter Alan Johnston, snatched by gunmen more than three months ago in the volatile territory.


NEW YORK -- British Airways said Wednesday it will launch a new airline named "OpenSkies" with flights from New York to Brussels and Paris.


Israel Moves to Improve Relations With Palestinians

Israeli and Palestinian aides resumed meetings and Israel agreed to suspend targeted killings of Palestinian militants.


European equities had a mixed performance on Friday as investors continued to recoil from financial stocks and other risky bets in the wake of US subprime writedowns this week.


Enterasys code for sale on Web's black market

Enterasys Networks Inc.'s secret sauce is reportedly back on the black market, after an anonymous person or group calling itself the Source Code Club offered to sell some of its software code for $16,000.


Senior Palestinian figures gathered at Yasser Arafat's battered West Bank compound yesterday to show that the Palestinian leadership was still functioning.


What's Behind the Chopper Crashes in Iraq

Is it just bad luck, or evidence that insurgents have recently acquired more advanced weaponry? Either way, it's a sign that the Baghdad surge could be even more complicated than critics thought


Audit Finds No Fraud In Venezuelan Election

The referendum on Aug. 15, 2004 rejected the petition to revoke the mandate of President Hugo Chavez. The observation of The Carter Center mission confirms the results announced by the National Election Council


A person has died after being hit by a train in Berkshire, a day after the Ufton Nervet carnage. A British Transport Police spokesman said a train hit someone standing on the tracks at


TD AMERITRADE pulls off a record quarter.


Grav-busting maglev lounger It may not be the flying car we've been waiting for since the mid 1950s, but Brit firm Hoverit has come up with what may prove to be the next best thing: a Newton-snubbing maglev lounger.â¦


The classification of Bordeaux wine is immensely complicated: the region is divided into districts, then smaller communes (places such as St Estephe and St Julien, whose names will be familiar to wine ...


Biologists Peter Lawrence and Gines Morata won Spain's prestigious science award Wednesday for their work showing that fruit flies and humans have much genetic material in common.


Strong jobs growth bodes well for economy

U.S. employers added 132,000 jobs in June and payrolls rose more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.


Science writer Cheryl Lyn Dybas will be online to answer questions about the discovery of a plant that contains a powerful anti-inflammatory substance.


Freddie Mac FRE.N, the No. 2 U.S.  mortgage finance company, on Monday said it will restructure  its securities and sales trading group as part of an effort to  streamline its business operations.


U.S. Clears 4 Mln Experimental Flu Shots

U.S. health officials, taking  another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved  the importation of up to 4 million flu shot doses from Europe  on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form.


Integrated chipsets ready for consumer electronics applications Intel's upcoming integrated G35 chipset, part of the 'Bearlake' series, will incorporate support for HDMI and HDCP, leaked company information indicates.â¦


BP denies misleading Texas environmental regulator

Oil giant BP Plc has denied misleading a   U.S. environmental regulator about having installed safety   equipment at its Texas City refinery that investigators believe   would have reduced the likelihood of a fatal explosion last   year.


Bernie Williams knows there is a perception that his long, successful career with the Yankees is trickling toward the end. The Yankees are the favorites to sign Carlos Beltran when he becomes a free agent.


Latvia's President Vike-Freiberga spends last day in office

Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga is due to leave office Saturday after two terms as leader of the Baltic state during which she stamped her personality and vision on the largely figurehead post.


Ten security flaws found in Firefox browser, Thunderbird e-mail client.


Wall St. wants more info on Anheuser's InBev pact

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.'s  pact  to import InBev  brands such as Stella Artois gives  the U.S. brewer high-end beers it needs to compete, analysts  agree, but Wall Street is unsure how much the deal may help  Bud's profits.


U.S. Wonât Seek to Restore Fraud Conviction of Ex-Westar Officials

An appeals court said that evidence at the trial did not justify the guilty verdicts.


Airbus criticizes US move to WTO over aircraft subsidies

LONDON, October 7  - The European aircraft giant, Airbus, has criticized the US decision to move to the WTO over a dispute regarding government subsidies.


UPDATE 1-Bush touts tax cuts, aide acknowledges 'soft patch'

US President George W. Bush said on Saturday his tax cuts were working to lift growth but a senior aide acknowledged that the economy hit a "soft patch" over the last six or eight weeks.


Shaq and Kobe bring soapy glitz to full lather

Under one roof Saturday, there was The Diesel, The Wunderkind and a man they call Prince -- or at least they used to. The ballyhooed Christmas Day matchup between the Lakers and the Heat (or Kobe Bryant vs.


A's maintain one-game lead with ninth-inning win

After Barry Zito gave up a tying three-run homer to Willie Bloomquist, the Oakland Athletics bounced back and maintained their one-game lead over Anaheim in the AL West.


Phil Mickelson holds off Quinney for Riviera victory

PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Phil Mickelson held off a strong challenge from playing partner Jeff Quinney to win the Northern Trust Open by two shots at Riviera Country Club on Sunday.


Doggedly Persistent, Untying Medicare Knots for the Elderly

Frederic Riccardi is an attack dog disguised as a health insurance counselor.


A bounty system for catching spammers would need to offer whistleblowers rewards of $100,000 to $250,000 to be effective, the Federal Trade Commission said.


Padilla Sues Former U.S. Lawyer Over Detention

Jose Padilla, the American citizen who was held for more than three years as an enemy combatant, filed a lawsuit against a lawyer who helped provide the legal justifications for the episode.


Dolphins talk to LSU's Saban about coaching vacancy

LSU coach Nick Saban and Dolphins officials met for several hours Tuesday night about the team's vacant head-coaching position.


Sadr aide freed as Iraq seeks pre-election calm

The US military has freed a top aide to rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in a gesture that could help the interim government's efforts to calm rebel-held strongholds before elections due in January.


GANG members at two Salvadoran prisons staged rebellions within minutes of each other today and are holding about 100 visitors and prison support staff hostage.


The women's apparel retailer gets a boost from adding more stores, but can't lure customers back.


Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma called for a repeat of the bitterly contested elections to choose his successor, saying this was the only way to end the country's worst political crisis since the break up of the Soviet Union and ensure its young


Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to go for a scan today amid deepening concern about his calf problem. "Ruud isn't any better and we are having to reassess what we are going to do about it," Sir Alex Ferguson told the Manchester Evening News.


Dollar Set for Weekly Gains Against Euro, Yen Before Job Report

The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in more than two months against the yen and halted a seven- week slide versus the euro before a government report expected to show US employers hired 200,000 workers last month.


ABC's 9/11 miniseries eclipsed by football

For all the political furor it   generated before its broadcast, the debut of ABC's miniseries   "The Path to 9/11" ended up eclipsed by a football game.


Security team claims successful iPhone hack

InfoWorld - A team of security experts in Baltimore said it has found a flaw in Apple's iPhone handset that can be used by attackers to access private data stored on it.


Andare al mare gratis? E' una 'mission impossible'

Viaggio tra gli stabilimenti di Genova: tutti ignorano la Finanziaria che consente l'accesso libero. Una giornata costa fino a 66 euro


Has Bride & Prejudice topped the UK charts?

The film is either at No 1 or No 2 spot -- depends on how you look at it!


Unknown Nesterenko Makes World Headlines

Belarus' Yuliya Nesterenko won the top  women's athletics gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday,  triumphing over a field stripped of many big names because of  doping woes to win the 100 meters.


British woman launches legal battle for right to die

A 30-year-old terminally-ill British woman launched a legal bid to force her doctors to let her die, in the latest battle against the law banning euthanasia.


NASA administrator meeting with LSU committee

WASHINGTON NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe will meet Thursday with a committee searching for Louisiana State University's next chancellor.


Bank of America Corp. said the Justice Department agreed not to press charges against it in exchange for its aid with a criminal probe of the municipal bond market.


After a year of position papers and policy speeches, handshakes in the summer heat and winter snow, advertising that floods mailboxes and TV screens, and too many bites of pork on a stick at too many county fairs, it's time.


Lindsay Lohan, who checked into rehab after a wild Memorial Day weekend, plans to extend her stay, says her mother, Dina Lohan.


A new Superman movie is nearing production as Time Warner prepares for the summer release of a new Batman flick.


While consumers pulled back, January retail sales still came in ahead of expectations giving the markets a lift.


European Muslims resort to virginity ploys

Chastity can exact a painful price from young Muslim women, forced into lies or surgery to go to the marriage bed as virgins.


MOJAVE, Calif. - The private manned rocket SpaceShipOne (search) streaked toward space early Monday in a bid to top an altitude of 62 miles for the second time in six days and claim the $10 million Ansari X Prize (search).


Medinol and former partner Boston Scientific Corp. (BSC) both responded positively over the weekend to a US court decision that the two former partners should go to trial to solve a case which could involve as much as $1.5 billion in payments for damages.


Shirtless Bush seen in 'Brokeback' spoof

A "Brokeback Mountain" parody airing on Canadian television depicts an unusual type of summit between President Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.


U.S. stocks are set to open lower on Monday with oil prices climbing higher and Wall Street on edge as the Republican National Convention gets underway in New York City amid heightened security concerns.


Portuguese Nobel laureate Saramago to launch new book in October

Portuguese author Jose Saramago, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998, is to launch a new novel in October of next year, his publisher said.


Google invests in home cell-station vendor

InfoWorld - Femtocells, an emerging technology for improving cellular coverage in homes and enterprises, have attracted the interest of none other than Google.


Police offer a Â£20,000 reward to help catch the killers of Jessie James, six months after he was shot.


A second bag of spinach contaminated   with toxic E.coli bacteria has been found in Utah, and   regulators hope it will offer clues about an outbreak that has   now sickened 173 people and killed as many as three.


Death toll rises in Chinese coal mine explosion; chances of survivors 'slim'

XINMI, China  - Desperate to know their loved ones' fates, grieving relatives scuffled with guards Friday at the scene of China's worst mining accident this year as rescue workers pulled more bodies out of a mine shaft choked with poison gas.


Fed Gives $20 Billion to Banks in Credit Crisis

The Federal Reserve is providing the loans as part of an unprecedented auction process to ease a global credit crisis and make sure financial institutions can keep lending to customers.


+2,6% su anno,crollano ore perse per scioperi in 3 mesi -84%


Il Milan sfida il Messina il match minuto per minuto

Anticipo serale di A: la squadra di Giordano contro i rossoneri di Ancelotti che non possono sbagliare. Chievo batte Udinese 2 a 0


England's Davis wins 108-hole US PGA qualifying showdown

England's Brian Davis struggled at the finish but claimed top honors here after the dramatic final round of the US PGA Tour's 108-hole qualifying tournament.


Former Microsoft senior vice president Brad Silverberg and some ex-BEA executives are teaming up to launch an open-source company that aims to become the Dell of the softwareï¿½industry.


A musical based on âThe Diary of a Young Girlâ by Anne Frank is to open next month at the Calderon Theater in Madrid.


US Soldier, 25 Rebels Killed in Mosul Battle

MOSUL, Iraq  - A frontal assault on U.S. troops by  dozens of Iraqi insurgents in Mosul left an American soldier  and about 25 guerrillas dead in one of the boldest attacks yet  on occupying forces in Iraq.


'Simple man' left begging for life until the end

Kenneth Bigley made a final despairing plea for his life before being beheaded on video by Islamist militants in Iraq. Reuters cameraman Maher Nazih saw a video in Baghdad on Friday in which Mr Bigley, unshaven


Delta Air Lines' jolting move Wednesday to shut down its hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will result in fewer flight options for travelers while aiding its competitors.


A smiling Tom Brady says not to worry about his much publicized and photographed ankle. It won't keep him out of Sunday's Super Bowl


Blog: Camera maker will spend $450 million to build a new manufacturing site that will build 3 million CMOS sensors a year.


Giovani in stage nel mondo tra ambasciate e istituti

Al via il terzo bando annuale del ministero degli Esteri. Tirocini di tre mesi da New Dehli a Singapore. Da Londra a Minsk passando per Caracas e Melbourne


Sprint dons Mobile Armor for security gig

Thick skin for cellco customers Sprint claims it is the first US cellco to deliver end-to-end wireless security for enterprise customers.â¦


Oil fell a dollar Tuesday amid intensifying worry over the health of the U.S. economy, but traders cut the market's losses after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 75 basis points in a surprise move aimed at averting recession.


Former football star Diego Maradona can return to Cuba for drug rehabilitation, his lawyer says.


In one of the most competitive Grammy categories, two slightly hunched, long-since hip music veterans bested the likes of Mary J. Blige, U2, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland.


Landmine casualties up despite record clearing

A record area was cleared of landmines   last year, but casualties caused by the weapons rose by 11   percent to 7,328, with many of the victims children, a report   said on Wednesday.


US President George Bush insists on a permanent bill to permit warrantless wiretaps of foreign terror suspects.


Napoli, 20:58 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: TRE NOMI PER IL DOPO VENTURA

Ancora nessuna notizia ufficiale sulla guida tecnica del Napoli dopo due mega vertici, uno ieri sera...


The United States embassy in Damascus, Syria, says it has temporarily closed its doors to the public to re-evaluate its security but would not say if it is the target of a specific threat.


Update 5: Ex-Enron Exec Describes Confrontation

A former Enron Corp. executive's dramatic account of a confrontation over an alleged sham sale of three barges to Merrill Lynch & Co.


NFL: Manning Fires Six TD Passes as Colts Rout Lions

Peyton Manning threw six touchdown passes, setting a National Football League record with his fifth straight game with at least four TD tosses, as the Indianapolis Colts hammered the Detroit Lions 41-9 in U.S. Thanksgiving Day play in Detroit.


Bush mounted more personal TV ad attacks than Kerry, study finds

President George W. Bush's re-election campaign for the White House has outpaced rival John Kerry's camp in mounting television advertisements featuring personal attacks, according to a study.


Everyday Gadgets Can Save Energy As Well As Time

You can flip off your widescreen TV with the remote control. Power down your computer to standby. Unplug your cellphone from its charger. But as you leave the room, the "wall warts" -- those small boxes plugged into the wall sockets that power your electronics -- stare with glowing diode eyes in...


Reporter francesi, Parigi non conferma voci di ''rilascio ...

Il governo francese non conferma il rilascio ''imminente'' dei due giornalisti rapiti in Iraq. La notizia della liberazione in tempi rapidi di Christian Chesnot e Georges Malbrunot, tenuti in ostaggio dall


Not all the celebrities wanted their MTV. While many of the pop culture glitterati got out of town this weekend to mark the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami, a few well-known people stuck around New York the weekend before the Republican National Convention opened.


Palestinian state off the agenda, says senior Sharon aide

Ariel Sharon's closest lieutenant has caused political and diplomatic shockwaves by warning that disengagement from Gaza would "freeze" the peace process, and a Palestinian state was no longer on Israel's agenda.


Third "Pirates" sets sail for Memorial Day record

"Spider-Man 3" and "Shrek the Third" may have set opening day box office records this month, but Hollywood thinks the latest "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie will steal a hefty chunk of the summer movie season's treasure.


Miojob, il lavoro per te dall'elettronica alla moda

Le selezioni per diplomati e laureati. Ricercate figure amministrative, tecniche e commerciali, dalla Lombardia alla Sicilia. Le nuove offerte


Alan Smith comes off the bench to rescue a point for a below-par Man Utd side against Boro.


Bonds Goes From Out of the Park to Out of a Job

Barry Bonds said on his Web site that the San Francisco Giants told him he was not part of their 2008 plans.


The leaders of Thailand's military coup discuss the appointment of a new civilian prime minister.


The Brazilian striker Adriano scored two goals Sunday as Inter Milan beat Udinese, 3-1, in Serie A. An Andrea Pirlo strike gave AC Milan a 1-0 victory at Cagliari, moving Milan three points behind first-place Juventus.


Health Experts Recommend Ways to Reverse US Youth Obesity Epidemic

A panel of US public health experts says the country's epidemic of childhood obesity threatens to set back the medical advances that have decreased child mortality and extended life spans in the past century.


Old carving over grave of Winkle the cat draws $383,000 at auction

A 1,000-year-old stone carving that spent years marking the grave of a couple's pet cat was sold at auction in London Friday for more than $380,000.


IAC/InterActiveCorp.  Chief Executive Barry Diller, who had an estimated $295 million in compensation last year, said on Monday many corporate governance activists are "birdbrains" who are hurting American business.


Lenny Kravitz's upcoming album is titled, "It Is Time for a Love Revolution," with songs including "Love Love Love" and "Will You Marry Me." But anyone expecting a confessional on his romantic life may be disappointed.


A couple authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.


In a UK first, a mother has given birth to twins using her own eggs matured in a laboratory.


Irish show jumper Cian O'Connor has accused unnamed enemies of trying to destroy him after a series a dramatic twists in a doping controversy which has threatened his Olympic title.


Before the Braves-Astros series began, the conventional wisdom was that the Astros deserved the nod as favorites -- even though they barely squeaked into the playoffs and won fewer games than Atlanta.


Sms piccanti tra Ventura e Gori? Bettarini si difende!

Stefano Bettarini torna a parlare. Dopo lâudienza che ha decretato la separazione consensuale con Simona Ventura, il giocatore della Sampdoria si difende da nuove indiscrezioni. Un giornale di pettegolezzo


Italian PM Prodi survives confidence vote in Senate

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Wednesday survived a close vote of confidence in the Senate, ending a weeklong political crisis after his shock resignation.


A teenage rapist and his friend have detention terms extended by the Appeal Court, which criticises the sentencing judge.


Novartis Transplant Drug Certican Delayed by FDA

Novartis AG, Switzerland's largest drugmaker, said the US Food and Drug Administration has delayed approval of its Certican transplant treatment and is seeking more information on safe and effective dosing.


Pope Appeals for Iraq Hostages; French Cling to Hope

Pope John Paul, echoing appeals by Muslim  leaders, called Wednesday for the release of two French  journalists held hostage in Iraq as France's foreign minister  pressed on with a Middle East rescue mission.


MIDEAST:Residents hope lessening Israeli-Palestinian violence can help the town regain its tourist industry. BY LAURA KING. BETHLEHEM, West Bank - In this Christmas season of hopes and fears, the little town


The Chicago Bears have overcome injuries and a stagnant offense to get back in the playoff race, but their next challenge will be even more difficult.


Canada Unveils Explosive Gay Marriage Legislation

Canada's minority government unveiled  draft legislation to permit gay marriage on Tuesday, taking a  political gamble on a social issue that has split the country  and the ruling Liberal Party.


Nigeria Unions Delay Strike Decision to Sunday

Nigeria's umbrella union body said on Tuesday it would give the government until Sunday to reverse a 20 per cent hike in domestic fuel prices in the world's eighth largest oil producer or it would call a general strike.


US actor Burt Reynolds has filed a lawsuit in Florida against his former girlfriend Pamela Seals, claiming she was trying to extort money from him.


PHPied.com: phpDoc clip library for TextPad

On PHPied.com, there's a handy little tool for users of TextPad out there - a plugin to make writing phpDoc comments in your code a bit easier.   Here's a little something I did to make it a bit easier to write API docs in TextPad, it's a clip library to save some typing when writing comments in the phpDoc format. I submitted it to the TextPad team, so at some point it will probably appear in the downloads section, but meanwhile you can get from here.   There's a direct download of the plugin as well as some screenshots of it in action.


"Batman Begins," which opens in American theaters on June 17, is the product of a startlingly British alignment of talent and location.


EU force takes over Nato peacekeeping mission in Bosnia

A European Union force has taken over the peacekeeping mission from the NATO in Bosnia to maintain security and stability in the country.


Egypt and Israel Discuss Gaza Withdrawal

Egypt's foreign minister and Israel's prime minister on Wednesday discussed the terms of a planned Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, including the deployment of hundreds of Egyptian troops to ensure calm along the volatile Egypt-Gaza border.


Mexicans support Calderon's drug war strategy: poll

President Felipe Calderon's approval rating rose to a sturdy 65 percent in a newspaper poll on Friday, and Mexicans resoundingly backed his use of the army to fight violent drug gangs.


Everton manager David Moyes has signed a new contract that will keep him at the English premiership club until 2009. Everton battled against relegation last season but, despite selling England star striker


Kyle Busch had to go to overtime Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway for his first NASCAR Nextel Cup victory of the year.


Kansas woman guilty of cutting baby from womb

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A Kansas woman was found guilty on Monday of killing a pregnant woman, cutting the baby from her womb and kidnapping the newborn in a gruesome ruse to pass the child off as her own.


Milano, 17:05 - CALCIO, INTER: NIENTE BAYERN PER ADRIANO E CORDOBA

Inter al lavoro in vista della sfida di Champions con il Bayern Monaco. Lavoro di scarico per i gioc...


Le celebrita' aiutano le vittime dello tsunami


K2 Network Secures $16M in Series B Funding Led By Intel Capital

K2 Network, Inc. (www.k2network.net),  an online game publisher, today announced that the company has closed a  $16 million Series B round of venture capital led by Intel Capital, the  investment arm of Intel Corporation.


Milano a +1,28%, Parigi a +2,19%,vola Hong Kong in chiusura


German public donate US$431m for tsunami victims

The German general public have all together donated over 330 million euros (431 million US dollars) for Asia's tsunami victims, the German Central Institute for Social Issues announced on Friday.


New Genome Map Shows We're More Diverse Than Scientists Thought

J. Craig Venter, genome scientist extraordinaire, takes his genome analysis to a new level of detail, showing humans are not 99.9 percent similar to each other as previously thought.


Australia faces economic turbulence from U.S. meltdown: PM

Australia, one of the best-performing  advanced economies, faced looming economic turbulence from the  subprime lending meltdown in the United States, Prime Minister  John Howard warned on Sunday.


Heraklion, 22:35 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: GRECIA-UNGHERIA 2-0

La Grecia ha battuto l'Ungheria 2-0 (2-0) in una gara valida per le qualificazione a Euro 2008 (grup...


LISBON, Dec 13 (IPS) - War, AIDS, malaria, cholera and famine have  gradually turned Africa into a continent full of orphaned  children and teenagers.


Child porn defendant locked up after Zip file encryption broken

A Texas man pleads no contest to child pornography charges after a government investigator easily gains access to a password-protected Zip file and allegedly discovers illegal images.


England's Richards ready to rumble in Euro 2008 clash with Israel

Micah Richards will take a leaf out of his idol Patrick Vieira's book and get physical as he tries to consolidate his place in the England team.


HarperCollins Publishers' HarperTeen unit is creating a MySpace page for teenagers that will include blogs, message boards and forums.


Roma, 13:31 - CALCIO, INCHIESTA GEA: FILONE FRODE SPORTIVA ARBITRI

Reato di frode sportiva. Questo è il nuovo filone all'attenzione dei magistrati Luca Palamara...


Sofia Stock Exchange to Launch New Index

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange in Sofia said Wednesday it was introducing a new stock index dubbed BG-40 that would include the 40 most liquid local companies for the past six months.


Fla. Residents Told to Flee As Ivan Nears

Tourists and residents throughout the Florida Keys were sent packing Thursday to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Ivan, even as millions of disaster-stricken residents struggled to pick up the pieces from Hurricanes Frances and Charley.


Tiger Woods scoops the PGA player of the year award as he prepares to play in this week's Presidents Cup.


BAE Systems is reported to be planning to set up an external ethics committee to look into its arms deals.


Players establish strange affinities with certain tournaments, even those that are moveable feasts. Lleyton Hewitt won the Tennis Masters Cup in Sydney in 2001, Shanghai in 2002 and now, just when critics


What's all the fuss about desktop search?

Unless you live under a rock the size of Canada you've heard or read something this week about desktop search. Google sparked considerable interest with its Desktop Search launch in October, and the past few


Il ministro del Lavoro commenta la lettera dei quattro ministri"Lo scalone sarÃ  ammorbidito. Stiamo trattando, se ne rendano conto"                                            La Cisl apre: "Disponibili agli scalini" Damiano: "Importante passo avanti"                                                                                Bonanni: "Ma se non si trova l'accordo si va alla mobilitazione"


Westwood Leads European Challenge in Sun City

Englandâs Lee Westwood trails Australiaâs Stuart Appleby by just one shot a the halfway stage of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City South Africa - with South African Retief Goosen and Zimbabwe's Nick Price just two off the pace at the Gary


Captain Langer to Play in World Match Play

Victorious European Ryder Cup captain  Bernhard Langer has accepted an invitation to play in next  month's World Match Play championship at Wentworth for the  biggest prize in golf.


Shares of pharmaceutical companies OSI  Pharmaceuticals Inc. OSIP.O and Genentech Inc. DNA.N fell  sharply before the bell on Friday on concerns about the price  and a warning label on a key new drug the two collaborated to  produce.


Con un altro religioso, ha protestato davanti a un negozio della periferiaL'acfcusa era di resistenza a pubblico ufficiale. Rilasciato poco dopo                                            Chicago, arrestato il reverendo Jackson durante una manifestazione contro le armi


Turnover down but profits up Computacenter insisted it is back on the straight and narrow yesterday following a tumultuous 2005.â¦


Theater Review | 'The Shape of Metal': Art Is Sometimes Easy, but Lifeâs Another Story

Roberta Maxwell is so magnificent as an aged sculptor in âThe Shape of Metalâ that itâs easy to see why she would have been drawn to this ramshackle work.


Yanks Beat Twins 8-4 to Take Playoff Lead

MINNEAPOLIS Oct. 9, 2004 - Backed by Derek Jeter's three RBIs and a relentless offense, Kevin Brown threw six strong innings to lead the New York Yankees past the frustrated Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Friday


US Oil Holds Above $46 on Supply Concerns

U.S. oil prices held above $46 a  barrel on Tuesday on worries of a major supply disruption at a  time when producers are pumping at full tilt to meet strong  demand.


In Saturday radio address, VP candidate says measure curtails pay at a time workers need it. ATLANTA (CNN) - Calling to mind his days unloading tractor trailers during the summer, Sen. John Edwards blasted


In Texas, 28,000 Students Test an Electronic Eye

Hoping to prevent the loss of children, a few schools have begun monitoring student movements using technology similar to that used to track livestock and retail shipments.


HP, Unisys, and SGI Intro Itanium Servers

Intel's Itanium gains ground as three vendors roll out new servers based on the processor. By Darrell Dunn. Systems based on Intel's Itanium processor this week will gain ground in the high-performance server


eBay developer conference: San Dimas desktop and APIs

Blog: Online-commerce giant releases faster APIs, shows off desktop application written with Adobe Systems' AIR.


Gretzky, executive director of Team Canada, says each player should treat tonight's World Cup of Hockey championship game against Finland as "one of the greatest nights of their life.


Mauresmo and Sharapova storm into WTA Championship semi-finals

LOS ANGELES: Amelie Mauresmo and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals in the WTA Championship, keeping alive Mauresmoâs bid to take away the number 1 ranking from Lindsay Davenport in season finale.


Experts criticize arrest of Baazee.com CEO

Industry organizations and legal experts are criticizing the Friday arrest of the chief executive officer of eBay Inc. subsidiary Baazee.


Lisbona, 10:43 - CALCIO, GIL VICENTE: IN 14 VOGLIONO ANDAR VIA

Ben 14 giocatori del Gil Vicente hanno chiesto la rescissione del contratto se la società mom...


Newspaper endorsements in the 2004 presidential campaign between President Bush, a Republican, and Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat.


GE's Transformation Seen Paying Off in 05

After three years of playing down expectations, General Electric Chief Executive Jeff Immelt has delivered on the most important promise of his tenure by telling analysts and investors exactly what they wanted to hear: GE is back.


Valero Energy Corp Earnings Nearly Triple

Leading independent refiner Valero Energy Corp.  on Tuesday said quarterly earnings nearly tripled on lower prices for the high-sulfur crude oil it specializes in refining, sending its shares up 8 percent.


Londra, 14:10 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: USMANOV VUOLE ACQUISTARE ARSENAL

Il milionario russo Alisher Usmanov vuole acquistare il pacchetto di maggioranza dell'Arsenal. Lo ri...


Iraq's PM calls for an inquiry into a raid by Iraqi and British forces on a detention centre in Basra.


The chipmaker will quietly roll out its 3.8GHz Pentium 4 570 for desktops on Nov. 15, sources tell CNET News.com.


Kent's Homer Breaks Unlikely Silence in Houston

Jeff Kent's game-ending three-run homer to left field delivered the Astros a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals in Game 5 of the N.L.C.S.


Turkmenistan is set to inaugurate its new leader, following the death of  President Saparmurat Niyazov.


Israeli outpost removals likely: Olmert deputy

Israel will likely begin a crackdown on Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank when U.S. President George W. Bush visits the region next week, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's deputy said on Friday.


Chinese dissident Liu Jingsheng is freed after a decade in jail but says his freedom of speech is limited.


The NHS 24 helpline is to be sued for Â£200,000 by the family of a schoolgirl who died of meningitis.


Former first lady Johnson leaves Texas hospital

Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson, 94, left an Austin, Texas, hospital on Thursday following six days of tests and observation, a Johnson family spokesman said.


President George W. Bush's recent gains in approval ratings have improved Republican prospects in the November 7 fight for Congress, but analysts say Democrats still have the upper hand with a disaffected public in the mood for change.


Industry attorneys said Wednesday the public was never purposely lied to about the dangers of smoking, though individual tobacco company officials made mistakes and showed poor  judgment in dismissing evidence of health risks.


"Cacciata dal confessionale quando l'ho detto al prete"


Chrysler to cut 13,000 jobs, keep options open

Chrysler Group, the  struggling U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler AG (DCXGn.DE), on  Wednesday said it would cut 13,000 jobs or 16 percent of its  work force in a bid to return to profitability by 2008.


Milano, 11:28 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI: APPLAUSI ALL'ARRIVO FERETRO

Il feretro di Giacinto Facchetti è giunto nella cappella di San Sigismondo, a fianco della Ba...


Quick Take: Cosmetics a Tough Sell in China

As income and spending increases, cosmetics are still difficult to sell in many parts of China.


LONDON The International Olympic Committee has opened an investigation into doping allegations against US athlete Marion Jones. IOC president Jacques Rogge (ROH'-guh) set up a disciplinary commission to look


La Ford rottama il suo maxi Suv: 'Troppe proteste di ambientalisi'

Altro che comune di Firenze che caccia i 4x4 dal centro: il colpo piÃ¹ duro ai maxi Suv ora arriva direttamente dalla Ford che - a sorpresa - ha deciso di non produrre piÃ¹ il suo Excursion. Motivo? Troppe


Il leader ultraconservatore aveva ottenuto il mandato meno di un anno faAlla fine di luglio il suo partito aveva perso la maggioranza al Senato                                            Giappone, il premier Abe si dimette e lascia anche i liberaldemocratici                                                                                Dimissioni piÃ¹ volte prospettate per le difficoltÃ  di ottenere una sollecita approvazionedella legislazione sull'appoggio logistico alle forze americane e alleate nel Mar arabico


On Monday morning, Baha Balousheh kissed his three sons goodbye and sent them off to school. From his children's bedroom window, he watched them drive away in their chauffeured car.


A federal judge ruled yesterday in New York that Indiana All-Star Jermaine O'Neal does not have to serve the final 10 games of his suspension for fighting with fans at the end of the Pacers-Pistons game last month.


Roma, 22:34 - VIOLENZA, STADI: EMPOLI CHIEDE RIDUZIONE CAPIENZA

"Allo stadio Castellani mancano soltanto i tornelli per essere in linea col decreto Pisanu. E staman...


SIR Alex Ferguson is set to take the axe to his under-performing side after a shambolic start to his 10th Champions League campaign as Manchester United manager.


The missing Middle East: Bush, Kerry sidestep Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Locked in a bitter battle for the US presidency, incumbent President George W. Bush and challenger John Kerry have all but ignored one of the most pressing foreign policy issues of the day: the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.


Tycho:  So there I was, at the San Diego ComicCon, sidling past the Penny Arcade table on my way to say hi to Scott Kurtz at the PvP Online booth, when suddenly this Tycho person grabbed me and pulled me aside to rant and rave. He had an idea, he said. A crazy idea.


Diaries of another 'Anne Frank' shed light on camp hell

The newly discovered diary of an 18-year-old Jewish girl has offered a haunting insight into life inside a holocaust-era Dutch prison camp in a find archivists are comparing to the Anne Frank diaries.


Democrat John Edwards quits presidential race

Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who focused his bid for the Democratic nomination on helping the middle class, will announce his withdrawal from the presidential race in a speech later on Wednesday.


Bush, Kerry in Statistical Tie After Debate, Zogby Poll Says

President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are tied in a nationwide Zogby International poll. The survey is the fourth since their Sept.


Major powers seek to break Iran sanctions impasse

Officials from six world powers meet in Paris on Tuesday seeking progress toward ending a deadlock that has held up agreement over a sanctions resolution on Iran's nuclear program.


Parigi, 11:38 - RUGBY, FRANCIA: IL XV ANTI-IRLANDA

Il ct della Francia, Marc Lievremont, ha annunciato la formazione per il match casalingo contro l'Ir...


Jabs sharpen in final week before voting

The most wide-open presidential race in a half century pushed unpredictably into a decisive new phase Wednesday, the rhetoric a bit more pointed and the appeals a tad more urgent in the final run-up to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.


Sofia Hosts Iceland Cult Fest ... |read|

Lifestyle: 15 October 2004, Friday. The first Iceland Culture Festival Ice Art was officially opened in Sofia, to end October 19.


Oracle says PeopleSoft stockholders tendered more than 60 percent of the company's outstanding shares as of midnight Friday, and that it plans to move forward with its proposed hostile takeover.


Brain Area Found to Be Smaller in Cocaine Addicts

A part of the brain involved in both drug craving and judgment appears to be smaller in cocaine addicts than in healthy people, researchers have found.


Tech Leaders Converge To Form Project MegaGrid

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


U.S. drug agents sue NBC over "American Gangster"

Three former Drug Enforcement Administration agents filed a $55 million defamation lawsuit against the movie studio that made "American Gangster" on Wednesday, claiming it tarnished hundreds of reputations.


Women Voice Objection to Airport Searches

Rhonda Gaynier, a New York real-estate lawyer, was flying home from Tampa, Fla., and passing through airport security when she was asked to step aside for additional screening. What happened next shocked her: Using an open hand, a security agent touched her on her shoulders, under her arms, around her waist, across her bra strap, and between her breasts, Gaynier said — all in front of other passengers.


SYDNEY: Shares in Australian grocery food chain Foodland Associated Ltd were placed in a trading halt on Monday after a takeover offer from Metcash Trading Ltd.


A woman convicted of swinging her newborn son like a weapon at her boyfriend and fracturing the infant's skull was sentenced Wednesday to five to 10 years in prison.


Attesa del dato sul Pil Usa e delle decisioni della Fed


Inflammation in the brain is clearly a feature of autism, according to a new study published November 15, 2004, in online edition of Annals of Neurology (http://www.


Kidnappers Free Cousin of Iraqi Prime Minister-TV

Kidnappers have freed the cousin of Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, Arab satellite television Al Arabiya said on Sunday.


A high pressure system pushing south from Canada will bring drier conditions to the northern Plains and cooler air to the Great Lakes region on Thursday.


France blames Ivorian president for attacks

France is blaming President Laurent Gbagbo for the attacks on French interests in the Ivory Coast, as it moves to boost its military presence in the West African nation.


Portuguese prosecutors have begun moves to reinterview witnesses in the Madeleine McCann case.


Europe will go into day two of the Ryder Cup with a 5-3 lead over the United States.


A husband and wife have been arrested in connection with last week's bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, which killed nine people and injured 180, Indonesian police said yesterday.


Americans Eclipsed as Olympic Superpowers

With the United States suffering its  worst day at the Athens Olympics, China took center stage as  sporting superpowers on a night to remember on the athletics  track.


Absolute Capital to list on Alternative Investment Market

London-based Absolute Capital Management Ltd is set to list on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market on a date still to be determined.


The unexpected suspension of Chiron's production of flu vaccine created a sudden shortage of the supply available to Americans.


'Mexico's Madonna' Freed on Kidnap, Rape Charges

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico  - Fallen Mexican pop diva  Gloria Trevi was freed from prison on Tuesday after being found  not guilty of helping to kidnap and rape teenage girls lured  into her cult-like musical clan by dreams of stardom.


US President George W. Bush has opened up an 8-percentage-point lead over Democratic candidate John Kerry in the world's most prestigious popularity contest.


Their plans focused on Credit Suisse First Boston, the investment bank that, despite its blue chip name, has failed in recent years to match its peers for profitability, and on Winterthur, the


Japan refuses to withdraw troops in hostage drama

Japan today refused to withdraw its troops from Iraq despite demands by Iraqi militants who have taken a Japanese civilian hostage and threatened to behead him unless the soldiers left.


Rumsfeld comments on Iraq spell trouble for Bush campaign

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's undiplomatic bursts of candor are making him the loose cog in a well oiled Republican campaign machine to re-elect President George W. Bush.


A late winner from Nacho Novo sent Rangers to the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League table for the first time in more than a year.


Hurricane Frances weakened Sunday morning as it pushed inland in Florida, but the huge system, which has knocked out power to more than 1.6 million homes and businesses, was still "relentlessly pounding" the area, the


Palestinians battle on in Gaza, toll now 55 dead

Palestinians battled on across the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday and eight more factional fighters were killed, raising the death toll to 55 in four days of the fiercest internal fighting in months, hospital officials said.


CNNfn, the financial news cable network owned by Time Warner Inc., on Thursday said it will cease business operations by mid-December due to the growing competitive challenges.


Penelope Cruz says she's met Suri Cruise

She may not be seeing much of ex-beau Tom Cruise anymore, but Penelope Cruz is among those who say they have seen his baby daughter, Suri.


Sarkozy poll ratings fall on economy worries

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suffered a seven-point drop in his approval ratings, mainly because of worries over the economy, according to an opinion poll published in the newspaper Le Parisien on Sunday.


Treasuries Troubled by Whiff of Inflation

Treasuries prices slipped on Thursday after U.S. economic data showed surprising strength in the labor market and a slowdown in productivity, both of which could prove inflationary if sustained.


Pope Condemns Human Cloning and Arrogance of Man

Pope John Paul on Sunday condemned human cloning as an arrogant attempt to improve on God's creation. "The sense of power that every technical progress inspires in man is


Supercomputers Help With Hurricane Forecasting

Thousands of miles from the rain and wind of Hurricane Ivan, a model of the storm swirls in the memory and processors of a supercomputer that can predict its likely course and strength.


Strictures loosened, Egyptian media revel

CAIRO -- A contemptuous editor hemmed in by only his suspenders, Ibrahim Issa has been sued more than once for "humiliating the president." It's a distinction he rather likes, given that in the last two years he has written 84 unflattering columns about Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak.


Online dating brings hope and frustration

Online dating renews women's  hope in love and sex, but can be just as disappointing as the  real-life dating scene, according to new Canadian research.


Rowing: Cracknell takes year out to seek new challenges

James Cracknell confirmed yesterday that he will be taking a year out from his rowing career, a day before his fellow gold medallist from the Olympic fours at this year's Olympics, Matthew


Two Car Bombs Rip Through Baghdad, Killing At Least 15 And ...

_ Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, with one blast killing at least 15 people and wounding 81 at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of the US Embassy and key Iraqi government offices, officials said.


Yushchenko's forces to leave Ukraine pro-Russian government

The party led by Ukraine's pro-Western president, Viktor Yushchenko, announced it would fight in opposition to the new pro-Russian government, signalling a new round of political confrontation between the opposing camps of the 2004 "orange revolution."


Police arrange for a woman to be flown from a North Sea oil platform which was at the centre of a security alert.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan meets Syria's president to seek help in bolstering the truce in Lebanon.


NEW YORK, USA -- World number one and top seed Roger Federer stayed on course for his third grand slam title of the year with a straight sets victory over Fabrice Santoro of France in the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.


Intel Corp. INTC.O, the largest  maker of microchips, on Thursday raised its quarterly revenue  outlook, citing strong worldwide demand for its  microprocessors, and its shares jumped more than 7 percent in  after-hours trading.


Tim Wadlow of Marblehead and Pete Spaulding of Miami had few problems aboard their speedy 49er skiff yesterday, finishing third in the 12th race of their series day on another bizarre afternoon of sailing on the Saronic Gulf.


Tiger Woods paired with Phil Mickelson. A dream team in golf gloves. Together, they would lead the charge at the Ryder Cup, carry the United States into an early lead, discourage the Europeans, ignite the home crowd.


Hilton expected to remain in jail medical ward

Paris Hilton, sent back to jail for violating probation in a drunken-driving case, will finish her sentence at the medical ward where she ended up after a day of house arrest, the celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported on Sunday.


Surprise Pfizer announcement weighs on stocks

Pfizer's surprise announcement of possible health risks connected with its Celebrex drug pushed stocks lower in heavy trading Friday, renewing investors' concerns over the pharmaceutical sector.


Iraq, l'esercito Usa libera capo negoziatori di Falluja

L'esercito statunitense ha liberato stamane all'alba il capo dei negoziatori della cittÃ  ribelle sunnita di Falluja, Khaled al-Jumaili, che era stato arrestato venerdÃ¬ scorso. Lo hanno riferito fonti della polizia irachena.


Hewitt, Nalbandian reach third round in Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - Top seeds Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and David Nalbandian of Argentina highlighted Wednesday's second-round winners at the $775,000 Japan Open.


Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chechen First Deputy Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov and head of the Public Council for Control of Chechen Reconstruction Alu Alkhanov in Sochi on Sunday.


Presidente americano chiede a Gates piano aumento militari


British Prime Minister Tony Blair began talks with Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon on Wednesday about steps to revive Middle East peacemaking after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.


Anheuser-Busch flat despite brewers' frothy rise

While times of economic weakness  usually sends jittery investors scrambling for safe havens,  including brewery stocks, they have passed for now on ordering  up the "King of Beers" -- leaving Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc's   shares flat.


Microsoft swoops into schools to teach P2P morality

Down with the kids Teenage intellectual property (IP) law swotters are less likely to illegally download music and film files from the internet than their clueless counterparts, Microsoft claimed yesterday.â¦


Soaring subscriber growth in India led a 38 percent global rise in DSL (digital subscriber line) use in the 12 months ended June 30, according to an industry group.


Marcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences across the globe without uttering a single word, has died aged 84.


Paris Hilton gets out of jail for medical reasons

The judge who sent Paris Hilton to jail called a hearing for Friday on why the hotel heiress was released early and placed under house arrest in a move swiftly challenged by prosecutors and local politicians.


Race to Bury Asia's Dead as Toll Soars Near 60,000

Stricken Indian Ocean nations worked swiftly on Wednesday to bury thousands of bodies as experts warned disease could kill as many people as the 60,000 already dead from the violent crush of Sunday's tsunami.


A teacher who had a sexual relationship with a teenage girl at her school is jailed for 12 months.


Rice calls for end to Palestinian violence

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Palestinians to end violence and look into forming a government that wins international acceptance.


The Anaheim Ducks played near perfect hockey for two periods. The final moments of their fifth straight victory didn't measure up.


Doctor Offers Assurances That Astronauts Won't Go Hungry

Cutting calories in space is more about sorting food packets than eating a little less and saving the rest for later. In space, there are no leftovers.


Frank Conroy to Leave Iowa Writing Program

Frank Conroy, the longtime head of the celebrated University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, will step down at the end of the year, The Associated Press learned Monday.


AL Wrap: Schilling Helps Red Sox Keep Heat on Yankees

Curt Schilling won his major league leading 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the Boston Red Sox edged the Texas Rangers 6-5 in American League at Fenway Park Sunday.


Tens of millions of pounds have been overpaid through benefit errors or fraud, according to a new report.


Strong Quake Jolts Northern Japan, Felt in Tokyo

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 6.0 jolted northern Japan on Wednesday, national  broadcaster NHK said. The quake was also felt in Tokyo.


The CEO's resignation likely means more trouble ahead.


Six powers fail to reach Iran sanctions pact

Senior diplomats from six world powers who met in Paris on Tuesday failed to reach a full agreement on a draft resolution for a sanctions plan against Iran and its nuclear program, the French foreign ministry said.


New Species Revealed: Tiny Cousins of Humans

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a species of dwarf people, dubbed Homo floresiensis.


UN efforts start to free kidnapped Israeli soldiers

The United Nations has started work   to try to secure the release of two Israeli soldiers kidnapped   by Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah in July, a senior U.N.   official said on Sunday.


Profits double at American Greetings as new initiatives gain traction.


Bush, Kerry Spar Over Leadership in Iowa

President Bush and challenger John Kerry accused each other of misjudging the stakes and lacking the leadership to deal with Iraq and terrorism as they campaigned 60 miles apart Wednesday in Iowa, a state Bush narrowly lost four years ago.


High prices in sale of items from Damien Hirst restaurant

LONDON: Sold to collectors of modern art: the set of bar stools shaped like aspirins, towering medical cabinets, the DNA-themed sculptures and the molecule-inspired ashtrays.


An attorney for Ricky Williams met with NFL officials on Thursday in Santa Monica, Calif., hoping to pave the way for the former Dolphins running back to return this season.


SNOWBIRD - The mining industry helped build Utah's economy, but boom-time digging led to a modern-day landscape pockmarked with holes that once produced silver, gold, copper and lead.


Heavies pull weight in actor nominations

LOS ANGELES  - Lead or supporting actor? That is the question that various awards groups as well as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are turning their attention to as "for your consideration" season gets under way.


By Traci Watson  Astronauts will step outside the International Space Station today to put the final touches on a new solar-panel system, needed to provide power for European and Japanese laboratories being added over the next 12 months.


CBS wins opening prime-time ratings skirmish

CBS News may be taking a licking but CBS Entertainment is clicking on all cylinders. The network romped to an across-the-board ratings win in Week 1 of the 2004-2005 season.


Researcher Warns Male Laptop Users of Infertility Risk

Heat generated by notebook use may harm reproductive health, study says.


Hurricane Frances ripped apart roofs, shattered windows and flooded neighborhoods as it raged through the Bahamas on Saturday, driving thousands from their homes before beginning a slow march toward the east coast of Florida. At least one man was electrocuted in the storm.


BASEBALL Roger Clemens will have a cortisone shot today on his ailing right elbow and is confident he will be able to pitch for the New York Yankees again this season. Clemens's start was cut short Monday against Seattle, and he had a MRI after the game. Clemens said he thought the elbow problem stemmed from a blister on his ...


Sharapova eases through to second consecutive final

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova reached her second consecutive final with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn at the Japan Open on Friday.


Judiciary Panel Backing Specter as Its Chairman

Senator Arlen Specter was under attack by some conservatives as too liberal to lead the Senate Judiciary Committee.


Chelsea draws with Arsenal; Birmingham City stuns Aston Villa

Eidur Gudjohnsen's equalizer 31 seconds into the second half gave league-leading Chelsea a 2-2 draw on Sunday at Arsenal, neutralizing two surprise goals by Gunners' striker Thierry Henry.


Bush, Kerry Clash Over Iraq at First Debate

CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and Democrat  John Kerry clashed over Bush's Iraq policy on Thursday in a  high-stakes presidential debate seen as critical to Kerry  closing the gap with his opponent.


Guirgis and Hoffman Reopen Apostle's Case in 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot'

Playbill - Stephen Adly Guirgis offers The Bible's most infamous apostle his day in court as Philip Seymour Hoffman directs the playwright's world premiere drama, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Off-Broadway Feb. 8.


The controversial education adviser Sir Cyril Taylor is replaced after 10 years spearheading school reforms.


an oversight that may have allowed her breast cancer to remain undetected. The wife of failed Democratic vice presidential


Crude oil barrel price registered a new record in New York yesterday of $ 53.25 over fears of Nigeria's exports halt and the production decrease of the American oil in the Mexican Gulf related to the bad weather conditions it experienced recently.


GRAHAM Guy was dozing when it happened. Outside, the bush was an inky blur as the Cairns-bound tilt train hurtled through the night.


Obama, McCain score big wins in Wisconsin

Democrat Barack Obama crushed Hillary Clinton in two more presidential contests on Tuesday, extending his winning streak and putting pressure on Clinton to win in Ohio and Texas next month to salvage her campaign.


Brett Lee takes 4-27 as Australia give West Indies a 73-run beating in the Adelaide one-day international.


Marine says accused Haditha leader shot Iraqis

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - The U.S. Marine sergeant accused of leading a 2005 massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha gunned down five unarmed men who were standing next to a car after a roadside bombing, a Marine from his squad told a military court on Friday.


Blog: The Free Software Foundation raises the specter that the iPhone's software will violate its new GPL 3 license.


A new report calls for the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales to be raised to 14.


The  crossing between Gaza and Egypt is reopened for two days, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.


Hogmanay celebrations get under way as X-Factor winner Leon Jackson pulls out of Edinburgh's street party.


Esperti, per elettricita' c'era possibilita' calo del 2%


Arts & entertainment: Thomas Heatherwick's stunning beach cafe reverses 120 years of decline in Littlehampton.


Sebrle soars as Americans struggle in first day of decathlon

Reigning world champion Tom Pappas suffered from a crisis in confidence Monday as he faded from the medal picture in a tough first day of the Olympic decathlon.


Sperano che domani possa leggere passi dell'Angelus


SAN FRANCISCO - The nation's supply of vaccine for the impending flu season took a big hit Thursday when Chiron Corp. announced it had found tainted doses in its factory...


Zend Developer Zone: Reading And Writing Drupal With Flex

On the Zend Developer Zone, there's a new tutorial talking about one developer's method for creating a link between Flex and Drupal to create a data entry form.   Why Flex? Because I'd like to be able to put the widget on any site and Ajax has security issues there. Web browsers, quite rightly, ensure that Ajax pages only request data from their server of origin. So it's much harder to host an Ajax widgets on external sites without kludges like IFrames or Script tag data transit. Flex allows data access from different servers. So it's far easier to write widgets that can be hosted externally.   You'll already need Drupal installed to start working with the tutorial - he chose Mac OS X as his platform of choice, but this setup will work with any installation that supports Flex. He uses the AMF protocol to interface with the PHP scripts on the backend (via AMFPHP) and a small update will need to be made to Drupal to get it to cooperate.   The rest of the tutorial shows how to create the Flex interface - making a simple information form that takes in a user's name, address and phone number and updates the Drupal contact information for them.


SEMMES, Ala. -- Contrary to the name of the event she was competing in, Heather Daly-Donofrio was hardly a champion on the LPGA this season.


Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens (81) pulls in a 50 yard touchdown pass in front of Dallas Cowboys defenders Nathan Jones (33) and Tony Dixon (24) during the first quarter in Irving, Texas, in this Nov. 15, 2004 file photo.


Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, an excellent venue for soccer, will revert to a less-than-adequate home for baseball next year. So, D.C. United could be playing their last game at the site when they host the Revolution in the MLS Eastern Conference final tonight at 7.


Custom-Made Mice Have Served Men for Decades

BAR HARBOR, Maine -- Ralph Waldo Emerson is reputed to have said that if a man makes a better mousetrap "though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door."


One day after Bengals receiver Chad Johnson took some playful jabs at Patriots defenders, coach Bill Belichick and safety Rodney Harrison delivered a humorous counter punch.


African skies rain death, destruction on villagers

SANDEMA, Ghana  - As rain fell in torrents onto her dirt-walled home in northern Ghana, Asubonga Apebani tried desperately to staunch the leaks in her roof.


Supreme Court Taking On Union Fees Dispute

The Supreme Court announced today that it will decide whether states may require organized labor to ask some workers for permission to spend their union fees on political activity.


Police probe an incident in which Cherie Blair made a mock gesture to slap a teenager during a visit to Scotland.


Olympic Soccer: Euphoric Iraq Reaches Semifinals

Iraq's footballers beat Australia 1-0  Saturday to reach the semifinals of the Olympic men's  tournament, triggering celebratory gunfire in their  violence-racked country.


WEDNESDAY'S Carling Cup clash between Manchester United and Arsenal pits together two of the fiercest rivals in the English game.


MPs vote to ban hunting with dogs by a majority of nearly 200 at the Bill's second reading.


But First, Doctor, What Was Your Marathon Time?

Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?


North Korea wants direct military talks with U.S

North Korea called on Friday for military talks with the United States for peace and security on the peninsula, while Washington has said it can discuss a peace treaty after Pyongyang abandons its nuclear weapons program.


The Cincinnati Reds activated right-handed pitcher Paul Wilson and infielder Brandon Larson from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday.


Insomnia is sometimes described unscientifically as epidemic, and it even seems chic these days. The author visited the worst city for a night's rest, and the best.


A passenger jet was hijacked Thursday shortly after takeoff from Mauritania and flown to the Canary Islands, where security forces raided the plane and arrested a suspect, Spain's Foreign Ministry said.


EU Head Office Trims 2005 Growth Forecast

The European Union's head office issued a bleak economic report Tuesday, warning that the sharp rise in oil prices will "take its toll" on economic growth next year while the euro's renewed climb could threaten crucial exports.


Firebird RDBMS offers many ANSI SQL features & runs on Linux, Windows & several Unix platforms. Features excellent concurrency & performance & powerful stored procedure & trigger language. WEBSITE link above right, TRACKER http://tracker.firebirdsql.org   The Firebird Project team is pleased to announce the release of Firebird v.2.0.3. Kits for Windows and Linux (x686 and x64) are in the SourceForge.net repository and should start to appear throughout the day.    Enjoy!


Egypt has agreed to host a funeral in Cairo for Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who is in a Paris hospital where he suffered a brain hemorrhage, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said.


Researchers have found a key brain receptor responsible for the pleasing and addicting effects of nicotine, a breakthrough that could lead to medication to help people kick the habit.


Spain sets sights on terror suspect in Swiss jail

Swiss officials confirmed on Wednesday that the suspect had been arrested for violating Switzerlandâs immigration laws. âThe Prosecutorâs Office was not aware of his presence in Switzerland before it


Five years after Sept 11, U.S. still not safe: Bush

Five years after the September 11   attacks, the United States is safer but "we are not yet safe"   from a significantly degraded yet still dangerous al Qaeda   threat, the White House said in a report on Tuesday.


TUESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- The longer immigrants live in the United States, the more likely they are to take on what has become an increasingly common American characteristic: obesity.


Italia bella e vincente Doppietta per Totti

PARMA, 13 OTTOBRE 2004 - L'Italia batte la Bielorussia 4-3 nella partita valida per il gruppo 5 delle qualificazioni europee ai Mondiali del 2006. A Parma decidono le reti di Totti (2), De Rossi, Gilardino, Romaschenko (2) e Bulyga.


Joseph Barbera, Half of Animation Duo Behind Many Beloved Characters, Dies at 95

Hanna-Barbera created a pantheon of beloved characters, including Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones.


Passengers Granted Same Right as Drivers

A passenger as well as a driver has the right to challenge the legality of a police officerâs decision to stop a car.


Pew: Phones, in-person strong with teens

Teenagers still value phone calls and face-to-face meetings with friends even as they frequent online hangouts like Facebook and MySpace, a new study finds.


Heather Locklear is  reuniting with Lifetime for a holiday-themed original movie  tentatively titled "Flirting With 40."


Militant group Hamas urges its supporters to boycott the election of a new Palestinian Authority president.


Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc. reportedly has agreed to settle fraud charges for $250 million. The Associated Press and Reuters reported Friday afternoon that Qwest (NYSE: Q) has agreed


Andre Stolz claimed his first PGA Tour title with a bogey-free five-under-par 67 to capture the Michelin Championship at the TPC at Summerlin.


They chewed up huge chunks of yardage both in the air and on the ground. But the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday also found out the hard way that the key to


Think network architecture, not more bandwidth

Blog: More bandwidth is always beneficial, but it is no longer a networking panacea.


In a fight that was as interesting for what went on outside the ring as for what happened in it, WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz won a unanimous decision over challenger


Dusty Darfuri children  dashed after the U.N. and African Union vehicles laughing and  copying new Philippines police who gave good-natured peace  signs.


FURIOUS Jewish settlers besieged the Israeli parliament last night in a last-ditch effort to persuade wavering legislators to vote down Ariel Sharonâs controversial plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.


Chiesta una Commissione di fine vita sul modello francese


Grazie al caro greggio sale a 4,4 miliardi di dollari


Mount St. Helens' 'Fin' May Be Splitting

New growth behind the lava dome in the Mount St. Helens crater sends up a puff of steam above the crater walls as magma continues to push to the surface where it becomes lava in southwest Washington Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004.


Protesters Denounce APEC Summit in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile - Thousands of protesters marched peacefully through downtown Santiago on Friday, expressing anger at a weekend summit of Pacific Rim leaders, particularly President Bush.


Weeks before pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. sent seismic waves through the medical community, pulling its painkiller Vioxx off the market, it announced the drug had been approved for children.


US forces reportedly surround Shia fighters in Najaf, after a night of intensive bombardment.


Conservative Australian Prime Minister John Howard easily won national elections for a fourth term yesterday, ensuring the staunch U.S. ally keeps its troops in Iraq.


British prosecutors say Iraqi was beaten

An Iraqi who died after being arrested by British soldiers was kicked and had his head slammed against a wall minutes before he collapsed, prosecutors said Wednesday at a court-martial.


Study Encourages Everglades Land Purchases

The state and federal governments should buy more land, and do so quickly, in order to restore the Everglades before the property becomes developed or too expensive in coming years, according to a new report.


For insurers, though, the third hurricane in almost as many weeks could herald an earnings hit. For Allstate (NYSE: ALL), Chubb (NYSE: CB), and St.


President Bush vented frustration anew Saturday over the Senate's failure to vote on more than 180 of his nominations, including more than two dozen to the federal bench.


Annan ends Mideast trip with 2 successes

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan wrapped up a trip to the Middle East Wednesday with two notable successes: winning Israel's agreement to lift its blockade of war-ravaged Lebanon and securing a commitment for Turkish troops to join the U.N. peacekeeping force there.


North Korea confirms explosion part of power plant project

SEOUL North Koreaâs foreign ministry Monday confirmed an explosion in the Stalinist country last week was connected with a power plant project, Chinaâs Xinhua news agency reported from Pyongyang.


GM to slash 1,100 jobs at Oshawa pickup plant

General Motors of Canada  will cut about 1,100 jobs at a truck plant in Ontario amid slumping pickup sales, the company said on Thursday.


Heat plus alcohol causes spate of Moscow drownings

Twenty-eight people, many of them drunk,  have drowned in the Russian capital this month as Muscovites  cool off from a record heatwave in ponds, fountains and canals,  rescue services said on Wednesday.


Egypt upset Cameroon, Mali draw Senegal in World Cup qualifying

Juan Carlos Plata scored twice as Guatemala defeated Costa Rica 2-1 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying on Sunday. Although Costa Rica led early on Alonso Solis' goal in the 24th minute, the


Chiang Mai is the surprise leader in the newest category of the APMF Asian Business Travel Survey, nudging out Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Hong Kong as the most livable city in Asia. Add your vote and reasons to make your opinion count. Our Best Airlines survey has also surpassed the 1,000 respondent mark, with Cathay Pacific extending their lead over Singapore Airlines.


Abbas, Olmert to meet in Egypt to discuss Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will on Sunday hold their first talks since Hamas routed Abbas's Fatah group in Gaza, Palestinian and Egyptian officials said on Thursday.


Disgraced British sprinter secures NFL Europa deal

Disgraced British sprinter Dwain Chambers looks set to turn his back on athletics after signing on Saturday to play for NFL Europa side Hamburg Sea Devils.


F. David Radler, the No. 2 man in the once-powerful Hollinger International newspaper empire, was sentenced Monday to 29 months in prison.


Duke Still No. 1 in AP Poll Despite Loss

-- Even with a loss, Duke is still No. 1. Duke led the AP women's basketball poll for the eighth straight week on Monday, holding on by a solid margin despite losing for the first time. Montana joined at No. 25 as the only newcomer, its first national ranking in 13 years.


Students mingle - sort of - in postwar Bosnia's only integrated school

In a controversial social experiment, boys and girls go to school under the same roof but sit in separate classes.


Roma, 17:00 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: TOTTI FENOMENO CHE PUO' MIGLIORARE

"Totti è un fenomeno, un campione, ma non deve pensare, come nessuno di noi, di non poter mig...


Japanese electronics maker JVC has slashed its forecasts for this year, predicting it would only just break even due to sluggish sales of its high-end televisions and software.


Cingular deal could help Nokia talks: CEO

Qualcomm Chief Executive Paul Jacobs said on Thursday that talks with Nokia  on renewing a technology license may be helped by AT&T Inc.'s  decision to use Qualcomm's mobile television technology.


Roma, 12:20 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; SPINELLI: SI DEVE GIOCARE

Aldo Spinelli vuole tornare a giocare. ''La cosa peggiore che si poteva fare è giocare a port...


Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich Pulls a Lazarus

Ebay has staged a miracle. On Sunday the site suspended an auction for a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich that featured the face of the Virgin Mary.


Report faults Virginia Tech response in shootings

Virginia Tech University officials should have been quicker to notify students and faculty about two killings on campus hours before the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, according to a state report on Thursday.


The Motley Fool - Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS - News) is making, well, lots of progress in the tough enterprise software market. After all, another enterprise developer, Lawson (Nasdaq: LWSN - News), saw its shares plunge 12% on its warning for its fiscal first-quarter results.


House Republicans voted to abandon a party rule that requires a member of the leadership to step aside if indicted.


Sony and IBM have introduced the first workstation based on the Cell processor, which they jointly developed in partnership with Toshiba.


Republicans and the father of a serviceman sued Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell on Friday, hoping to extend to 30 days the deadline for counting overseas military and civilian ballots for president.


Some Ukraine voting restrictions overturned

A legal wrench has been thrown into Ukraine's election, with the country's Constitutional Court saying restrictions on home voting for the disabled violate the constitution.


Shoppers faced moderate price rises in December but that capped a year in which prices soared at the sharpest rate in 17 years, pressuring households also dealing with a steep housing downturn and tighter credit.


Amazon Gas Heralds Changes in Brazil Rain Forest

By Andrew Hay URUCU, Brazil  - A tower of orange flame risesabove the Amazon jungle, firing the energy goals of theBrazilian government.


HeE sat directly in front of me, between his attractive blonde girlfriend and a young boy clutching a red and yellow Spanish flag.