Films in Focus: `Ladder 49' proves simple doesn't always mean bad

"Ladder 49" is about as basic as Hollywood gets in its romanticized portrait of the heroism of firefighters. But basic isn't always a bad thing and, despite an almost generic line-up of characters


Italy to choose Alitalia rescue plan by mid-Jan

The Italian government said Wednesday it would decide by mid-January which of two contenders should take over Italy's ailing flag carrier Alitalia -- European giant Air France-KLM or Italy's Air One.


(InfoWorld) - CodeGear on Monday is releasing CodeGear 3rdRail, an IDE for building applications with the popular Ruby on Rails open source Web framework. The product gives Rails developers, who have been mostly relying on text editors, their own IDE, Borland said. Developers have flocked to Ruby on Rails for its speed and ease of use in building rich Web 2.0 applications, CodeGear said. "We've been watching the Rails framework grow in popularity for the last year, and we worked with it ourselves, and we're really excited about the capabilities of the Rails framework. We recognize that there's an opportunity for somebody to provide a really solid tool for Rails and one that is built just for doing that," said Joe McGlynn, director of product management at CodeGear. "Everything in the tool is focused on just building Rails applications," McGlynn said. 3rdRail includes a feature called Commanders, which provides a variety of capabilities intended to ease the development process, including the ability to run scripts. Command completion and option completion functions are offered that are similar to code completion capabilities for writing code. "It's a keystroke that gives you a pop-up list of what you can do," said McGlynn. A hyperlinking-of-output function offered as part of Commanders can link to files and directories in different areas of a project, making it easier to navigate files. Intelligent code completion and refactoring also are featured. Code completion is particularly useful for building Rails applications because a lot of the methods developers will want to call do not exist until runtime. Developers can write code against methods that are generated dynamically, McGlynn said. Developers with 3rdRail can more efficiently traverse application structures, CodeGear said. A dependency view uses a combination of syntactic and semantic analysis to view project interdependencies. A turnkey Ruby on Rails runtime environment is packaged with 3rdRail. It includes databases; Gems, a component packaging and distribution mechanism for Ruby; the Gem manager; and tools. 3rdRail is plug-in-compatible with the Eclipse platform. Web development tools bundled with the product include the Mozilla browser, JavaScript debugging, and DOM inspection. The creator of Ruby on Rails, David Heinemeier Hansson, could not be reached for comment on 3rdRail late last week. But CodeGear supplied this prepared statement from him: "CodeGear's new 3rdRail IDE represents an important step in tooling for Ruby on Rails,â Hansson said. âThey've gone beyond macros and generators and dealt with Rails code on a logical rather than merely textual level. This opens up a whole new world for things like advanced re-factorings and, in general, provides an environment that's familiar to anyone coming from IDE-heavy environments like .Net or J2EE." 3rdRail is available at an introductory price of $299, including a one-year subscription featuring quarterly product updates. The planned fourth-quarter update adds code validation, for scanning of code and looking for potential bugs. The first update for 2008 focuses on test management, for automatic building and running of unit tests and functional tests for an application. CodeGear had pre-announced the product this past spring. The announcement of Monday's release of 3rdRail is being made at the RailsConf Europe conference in Berlin.


National security adviser Condoleezza Rice said yesterday it is still unclear whether Iraq attempted to procure tens of thousands of aluminum tubes for a nuclear weapons program or a conventional


John Kerry paid an emotional return visit Friday to the state that launched him toward his party's nomination for president, saying he felt "an unbelievable wave of nostalgia."


The Rev. Ted Haggard, who left the megachurch he founded after admitting to "sexual immorality," has asked supporters for financial assistance while he and his wife pursue their studies.


U.K.'s NHS taps Gartner to help plan $9B IT overhaul

LONDON -- The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) has tapped IT researcher Gartner Inc. to provide market intelligence services as the health organization forges ahead with a mammoth, Â£5 billion ($9.2 billion) project to upgrade its information technology infrastructure.


Blacks helped Barack Obama against Hillary Rodham Clinton in Louisiana's racially polarized Democratic primary Saturday, while John McCain made little headway among the most conservative, highly religious voters as he battled Mike Huckabee in their first head-to-head Republican matchup, exit polls found.


A new study from the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and America Online (AOL) paints a dire picture of the state of security in the land of the home PC.


Rimini, 17:15 - CALCIO, RIMINI: ACORI RINNOVA PER LA PROSSIMA STAGIONE

Leonardo Acori sarà l'allenatore del Rimini anche per la prossima stagione. Il rinnovo nella ...


Three men have been indicted on charges connected with an attack on an Oslo synagogue or plotting to attack the U.S. or Israeli embassies in the Norwegian capital, the national prosecutor said Tuesday.


Retired Catholic archbishop of Washington, James Cardinal Hickey ...

Most Rev. James Hickey, former archbishop of Washington who led the Roman Catholic Church in the US capital for two decades, died Sunday.


Moda, Armani chic easy D&G reinventa il punk

A Milano, vestiti scivolati e schiena nuda per Armani; Dolce e Gabbana pensano a una ragazza rock e sexy


US slaps new sanctions on Sudan over Darfur crisis

President George W. Bush Tuesday tightened US sanctions on Sudan over "genocide" in Darfur and pushed for a tough new UN Security Council resolution to punish Khartoum for the bloody crisis.


Senators propose to track sex offenders online

Two U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation that would potentially protect users of popular social networking sites like News Corp's MySpace from registered sex offenders.


Chauncey Billups's two free throws with 2.6 seconds left in the game gave Detroit its first lead since the first quarter, and Stephon Marbury's last-second miss gave


Experimental therapy may ease spinal cord injury

An experimental body cooling treatment used on an injured National Football League player offers promise for preventing paralysis in people who sustain severe spinal cord injuries, experts said on Thursday.


Kyle Singler scored 24 points and No. 2 Duke shook off some early cold shooting Saturday to beat Boston College 90-80 and extend its winning streak to 11.


Vijay Singh is leaving little doubt in anyone's mind who's the No. 1 golfer in the world. Singh shook off a challenge from Stewart Cink on Sunday at the 84 LUMBER Classic to claim his eighth PGA TOUR title of 2004.


Hundreds of Colombian Paramilitaries Turn in Arms

Some 450 far-right Colombian paramilitary fighters turned in their weapons on Thursday as part of a government-negotiated demobilization to eliminate the outlawed group by the end of next year.


The 10 Best Stocks You Might Actually Buy

You think you know what to buy to get the big returns? Think again. And don't think so hard.


A new TiVo Inc. service set to debut Thursday will let some fantasy football fans stay glued to their televisions even while making changes to their team rosters.


Oxford's Tommy Bahama sees higher margins on growth

Profit margins at Oxford Industries Inc.'s  Tommy Bahama brand of tropics-inspired clothing are expected to keep rising thanks to increasing sales of a new women's line, expanded men's products and international growth, the brand's chief operating officer said on Monday.


U.S. stocks rallied further on Friday,  as a bright business outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. and  a further dip in oil prices powered blue chips and tech stocks  to close the week at their highest level in months.


Asia needs 500 million dollars more to fight bird flu: India

Asian countries need half a billion dollars more to combat a possible bird flu pandemic, India's health minister said, as health and agriculture experts from 11 Asian countries met in New Delhi.


Produrranno insieme pick-up in stabilimento di Cordoba


Conti: settembre-ottobre necessario tavolo con Edf


It is almost the end of term and the report cards are due. With only a couple of weeks to go before the season's end, some (Tim Henman) are still busting their buttons to earn their gold star


Steven T. Florio, Executive Who Expanded CondÃ© Nast, Dies at 58

Mr. Florio led CondÃ© Nast during a period of great change in the magazine industry, with many companies downsizing because of the growth of the Internet.


Forum Sociale: decine di migliaia sfilano a Londra contro guerra ...

LONDRA - Decine di migliaia di persone circa hanno sfilato oggi a Londra per protestare contro la guerra in Iraq. La manifestazione e' stato il culmine del Forum Sociale Europeo. Lo slogan del corteo e' stato: "Fuori le truppe".


Update 1: AOL Users Report 75 Percent Less Spam

America Online Inc. said Monday that its users reported receiving more than 75 percent less junk e-mail this year as the overall volume of spam blocked by the Internet service provider declined by half from 2003.


08.31: E' iniziato il viaggio della sonda Huygens verso Titano, la luna piÃ¹ grande di Saturno. Il vettore dell'agenzia spaziale europea si Ã¨ staccato con successo dalla sonda-madre Cassini dando il via ad


Da ipotesi ristrutturazione avanzate da Ecs


More Than 20 Killed in Latest Car Bomb Attacks in Baghdad and ...

Car bombings in Baghdad and Iraq's northern city of Mosul killed at least 24 people Monday, as Iraqi and US troops pressed ahead with efforts to restore security in the country.


European stocks dip as credit jitters re-emerge ahead of US data and Chinese banks reveal their sub-prime exposure.


Court Rejects EPA's Approach on Mercury Emissions Standards

A federal appeals court today threw out the Environmental Protection Agency's approach to limiting mercury emitted from power-plant smokestacks, saying the agency ignored laws and twisted logic when it imposed new standards that were favorable to plant owners.


EPA Is Expected to Announce Proposal for Stricter Ozone Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce today that current federal standards for limiting harmful ozone air pollution do not adequately protect the public and need to be strengthened.


Blair says no agreement in Northern Ireland talks

Prime Minister Tony Blair said three days of last-ditch talks to revive Northern Ireland's peace process had ended without agreement.


Court halts transfer of Anna Nicole's body

The body of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith cannot be taken immediately to the Bahamas for burial, a Florida appeals court ruled on Monday.


Chamara Silva and Upul Tharanga hit half-centuries to help Sri Lanka reach a competitive 234-6 against Bangladesh in the first one-day international here.


Bomb wounds two U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon

RMAILEH, Lebanon  - Two U.N. peacekeeping soldiers were slightly wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in south Lebanon on Tuesday, a spokesman for the United Nations force said.


Per esortare politici iracheni alla riconciliazione


Climate change claims flawed, says study

A team of scientists has condemned claims of climate catastrophe as "fatally flawed" in a report released today. The study appears on the same day that 300 climate scientists warn that winter temperatures


If Town Clears Out, It Must Be Squirrel Season

In Villa Platte, La., squirrel season's opening celebrates and preserves a distinct Cajun custom.


England fast-bowler Liam Plunkett is banned from driving for 20 months after admitting drink-driving.


Societe Generale launches 5.5 billion euro capital increase

French bank Societe Generale announced Monday the launch of a capital increase of 5.5 billion euros (8.0 billion dollars) as well as an additional 600 million euros in losses due to the subprime crisis.


The start of Turkey's negotiations to enter the European Union now rests on one question: will it recognize Cyprus? European leaders insist it will, but messages from Ankara remain muted.


Sudanese officials and leaders of two rebel groups opened talks Monday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, in an effort to end the fighting in the Darfur region of western Sudan.


Beyond the independents in the U.S., big companies enjoy a major edge in global energy.


Hastert, a Political Survivor, Vows to Overcome Scandal

J. Dennis Hastert, who has become the longest-serving Republican House speaker, made it clear that he would not step down.


Celebrities such as Denise Van Outen and Lisa Snowdon were out en masse at Pink Ribbon magazine's A Night of Fashion in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness.


More than 60 suspected mercenaries are to appeal against their convictions in Zimbabwe over a coup plot.


In an echo of the VHS/Betamax battles, the Blu-ray Disc Association announced yesterday that it has expanded its list of members and officially launched the organization, which is developing standards for next generation disc formats for video.


Google Toolbar back in court after partial remand

While it looked like Google could walk away from a potentially damaging infringement case against its browser-based Toolbar, a district court judge found the reasoning behind a full Google victory may have been flawed.


Presunte mazzette da imprese funebri a infermieri obitori


The US Congress approves the first major gun control bill since 1994, a  response to April's Virginia Tech shootings.


By MARK JEWELL  EVERETT, Mass. - Joey Nicotera's fascination with multicolored light bulbs bordered on obsession when he was a teenager.  He framed posters in lights and decorated his own Christmas tree.


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Politicians Say Soft Drink Name Glamorizes Drugs

Outraged New York City lawmakers called for a boycott of a highly caffeinated soft drink called Cocaine.


Junk e-mail, more commonly know as spam, clogs inboxes world wide, and wastes millions in thus far vain attempt to curb nuisance. It is likely that no one


Virginia Tech beefs up Mac supercomputer

com October 25, 2004, 9:00 PM PT. ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.


Two words emblazoned in bright red   across T-shirts selling in Boston's tourist-choked Faneuil Hall   sum up the city's new legend: "Papi Power."


Bradley Is Back, and the Dodgers Think Upset

The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the playoffs, and outfielder Milton Bradley is back with the team. After serving a five-game suspension for an on-field temper tantrum


Lo spagnolo della Honda mette in fila Barros e Rossi (Yamaha). Biaggi (Honda) Ã¨ ottavo davanti a Capirossi (Ducati). In 125 svetta Simoncelli (Aprilia). BRNO (Repubblica Ceca), 21 agosto 2004 - Un giro super


UK Retail Sales Rose More Than Expected in November

Sales at British retailers rose a greater-than-expected 0.6 percent in November, led by household goods, clothing and footwear, as stores including Marks & Spencer Group Plc offered discounts to lure holiday shoppers.


President Hu Jintao says China would be led into a "blind alley" by  copying Western political systems.


Ministro, deficit 2007 al 2,8%, chiaramente sotto il 3%


Ubisoft's darker iteration on the Prince of Persia franchise comes to light on multiple consoles December 2; was originally dated for mid-November.


Some Residents Face Reality of Fireâs Devastation

As winds began to die down, the reality of this weekâs wildfires began to resonate for thousands of evacuees.


JFK Reloaded, after all, is an online game that deals with the John F. Kennedy assassination and was made available yesterday -- the 41st anniversary of the president's death.


Last year's surprise partnership between software titan Microsoft Corp. and leading Linux distributor Novell Inc. was supposed to be a kind of peace treaty. Instead, it's brought the open-source software community to the brink of civil war, over a provision that could help Microsoft sue other open-source software companies for patent violations.


Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl running back Jamal Lewis pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Atlanta to trying to set up a drug deal.


Smith vows to tackle extremists' ideology

Â· Internet industry asked to help curb illegal materialÂ· Terror bill proposes new powers against suspects


VASEP reaffirms Viet Nam does not dump shrimp in US market

Ha Noi (VNA) - The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has reiterated that Viet Nam does not dump its shrimp products in the US market and other markets.


Scientists urge global help on manned Mars mission

The United States must  collaborate with other countries to achieve its goal of putting  humans on Mars or it may fall short of its aims, scientists and  former space officials said on Thursday.


Hands on With Casio's YouTube Digital Camera

Casio has developed its first digital cameras with a video mode optimized for YouTube.


Syrians fight off attack on U.S. Embassy

Syrian guards foiled an attempt by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants to blow up the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, exchanging fire outside the compound's walls with gunmen shouting "God is great" who tried to storm in with automatic weapons and hand grenades.


Mobile Phone Makers Hoping To Get Boost From 3G Rollout (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Europe's largest wireless carrier, Vodafone Group, this month said it's expanded its 3G high-speed wireless service to more markets -- and cell phone makers cheered.


The Arctic Monkeys are favourites to win this year's Mercury Prize at a London ceremony.


Apple Inc. , iBiquity  Digital Corp, a developer of high-definition radio technology,  and major radio companies said on Friday they are offering a  new, free service called "iTunes Tagging."


Bolton back at United Nations; wit and barbs intact

U.S. Ambassador John Bolton, whose temporary appointment ends shortly, was back at the United Nations on Tuesday, his wit and prickly relationship with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan intact.


Gusting winds and a gutsy Andre Agassi were not enough to blow Roger Federer away. Federer moved into his first US Open semifinal on Thursday, completing a five-set thriller over Agassi and


MS, Cisco to Collaborate on Security Solution

Microsoft and Cisco Systems have announced that the two companies have entered into a pact to share security and network health technologies, to better stop, isolate and eliminate viruses and other malicious codes on Windows-based networks.


Germany appoints new head of 'Five Wise Men' economic panel

The German government appointed a new chief for its so-called "Five Wise Men" panel of economic advisers in a move aimed at defusing a highly public spat that observers say is damaging the body's reputation.


Sen. John Kerry, in some of his most pointed public comments yet about the presidential election, invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Monday as he criticized President Bush and decried reports of voter disenfranchisement.


ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- African leaders backed an arms embargo and other immediate UN sanctions against Ivory Coast yesterday, isolating President Laurent Gbagbo's hard-line government even further in its deadly confrontation with its former colonial ruler, France.


Report: Robinson to Be New Syracuse Coach

Syracuse will name Texas co-defensive coordinator Greg Robinson as its new head football coach, according to a newspaper report.


Commodore brand sold to music distributor

Dutch company has agreed to sell the Commodore name to six month-old digital music software maker.


A bid for better military relations with China

High-level meetings are part of Admiral Keating's trip this week, following a flap over Hong Kong port visit by USS Kitty Hawk.


Among 44-year-old starting pitchers in the major leagues, the Yankeesâ Roger Clemens clearly gets the most love, but the Padresâ David Wells inspires the most awe.


The tech behemoth targets more spammers for lawsuits.


U.S. to Cut Funds to Fix Hubble Telescope-Source

The Bush administration plans to  propose cuts in funds to fix the aging Hubble Space Telescope,  a U.S. official said on Saturday, as the head of the telescope  project said he hoped Congress would approve money for repairs.


U.S. military in Iraq charges two soldiers for murder

The U.S. military said on Saturday it had charged two U.S. Army soldiers with the "premeditated murder" of three Iraqis.


India and China's leaders pledge to double annual trade to $40bn by 2010 during talks in Delhi.


Emphasizing security and enterprise management, Intel released a new version of its vPro technology. The company said that the latest vPro, which was formerly codenamed Weybridge, will "add better protection against hacking, viruses, and other threats" and help improve large-scale enterprise administration and power management.


REPORTS SHINE HOT LIGHTS ON MILITARY MISTAKES

If you even cursorily read the reports released this week about the depredations at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, you might title them, "On the Other Hand ...". One part


Chad Pennington was halfway on the field, not with a helmet and shoulder pads, but with a fast-food restaurant-like headset wrapped around his baseball cap.


In the Dreamscape of Nightmares, Clues to Why We Dream at All

By all evidence, outrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience.


Missing CBS journalists could be "free in hours": U.S.

Negotiators have struck a deal to release two CBS News journalists missing, believed kidnapped, in Iraq and they could be free in hours, a leading Shi'ite militia group and the U.S. military said on Wednesday.


PARIS, France -- An explosion outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris has wounded nine people, a fire commander has said. The cause of the blast early Friday morning is unclear but French radio station Europe


Oil hits record above $92 on weak dollar, Nigeria

Oil prices shot to an all-time high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the tumbling dollar and Nigerian output disruptions helped extend a rally that has lifted prices nearly 30 percent since August.


Sharapova surges to third grand slam title

It was to be the Glam Slam, the squealer versus the squeaker. Instead, Saturday's Australian Open women's final was a battle of brinkmanship and jangling nerves. Ana Ivanovic blinked first and Maria Sharapova was the champion.


Burger King to limit ads aimed at children under 12

Fast-food chain Burger King Holdings Inc said on Tuesday that, beginning late next year, it will limit advertising aimed at children younger than 12 to food and drinks that meet strict nutritional guidelines.


Generally, Bad Language is against awards shows. The TelePrompTer puffery and please-buy/see-my-latest-CD/DVD appearances are nauseating at best. But it's our job to report on all things pop culture. So we watch. And we watch. And we fall asleep. Then we wake up and watch again.


The Alabama Department of Homeland Security has taken down a Web site it operated that included gay rights and anti-war organizations in a list of groups that could include terrorists.


US war veterans are twice as likely to commit suicide than ordinary civilians, a study suggests.


Has denim faded? When we asked all 61 teen shoppers to name the coolest thing they owned, their answers included high-tech gear, beloved pets and items of clothing. Only one girl, 15-year-old Michelle Bedker of Fairfax, listed her jeans, which she bought at Abercrombie.


China Computer Maker Acquires IBM PC Biz

BEIJING- Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group said Wednesday it will take over IBMÂ´s personal computer business, creating the worldÂ´s third-largest PC maker in a $1.75 billion deal that announces ChinaÂ´s ambitions to become a key player in the global


Retiring Rep. Billy Tauzin, who once led the House committee that oversees drug makers and helped write the bill to expand Medicare prescription coverage, will become the head


Dimebag remembered as a sweetheart metal monster

Dimebag Darrell Abbott presented a terrifying persona on stage, working his young fans into a frenzy as he cajoled ear-splitting heavy-metal riffs from his guitar.


Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center this evening and has returned to his home in Chappaqua, where he is with his family and continuing to recuperate from quadruple bypass


Michael Phelps took his haul of gold medals at the Athens Olympics to three on Tuesday after winning the 200 meters butterfly and helping the United States beat Australia in the 4x200 freestyle relay.


VIENNA -- Iran sought yesterday to partially roll back its commitment to freeze all uranium enrichment programs, demanding the right to run some equipment that can be used to produce nuclear arms.


Earnings at Kroger Increase 16%, Buoying Shares

Kroger, the largest supermarket company in the United States, said yesterday that its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 16 percent as discounts spurred sales.


LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov 18  - The White House said Thursday that it could not verify an Iranian exile opposition group's charge that the Islamic republic was running a secret nuclear bomb facility near Tehran.


Myanmar monasteries raided as world pleads for calm

Protesters returned to the streets of central Yangon on Thursday, undeterred by reports of security forces killing several monks as Myanmar's generals tried to end the biggest anti-military uprising in nearly 20 years.


The Economic Bureaus Ned OBrien addressing the International Broadband Communications Conference in Bucharest, Romania on October 5, focusing on U.S. foreign policy and the role of the internet.


It's a hugely lopsided fight, pitting Israeli troops with high-tech arms and precise intelligence against untrained Palestinian gunmen relying on homemade weapons.


U.S. Legislator Sees N.Korea Nuclear Talks in Weeks

Negotiations on North Korea's nuclear  programs can and will resume in weeks rather than months, a  U.S. congressman said on Friday after rare talks with the  North's number two leader appeared to break a logjam.


"Closer," a claustrophobic, little movie about allegedly big ideas that's derived from a stage play and feels like it, asks questions about the way men and women treat each other in relationships that don't come with easy answers.


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.


A takeover bid which would create the world's biggest gold company, with assets of $10bn, is reportedly being considered in South Africa.


Ebersole to Appear in Kennedy Center Honors; Moore Steps Into 'Gardens'

Playbill - Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole, acclaimed for her dual roles in the Broadway musical Grey Gardens, will miss the Dec. 3 performance of the show at the Walter Kerr Theatre so she can appear at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, DC.


U.S. House panel says probing Pfizer Lipitor ads

A U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Monday it was probing Pfizer Inc  advertisements that feature heart specialist Robert Jarvik pitching its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.


On Iraq, immigration, and Attorney General Gonzales, some staunch supporters have begun to defect.


Mourners pay tribute to Rape of Nanking author

The acclaimed Chinese-American author Iris Chang was eulogized in simultaneous ceremonies in northern California, Washington and Nanjing, China, after her apparent suicide earlier this month.


Sales of previously owned homes inched up in November but that didn't change the overall bleak picture for an ailing housing industry that has been suffering through a painful slump.


British actress Elizabeth Hurley  and her new husband flew into the historic city of Jodhpur on  Wednesday, midway though a week of lavish parties that have  already run into trouble with Indian authorities.


Greenspan Says U.S. Can Weather Oil Prices

Record oil prices are unlikely to inflict the economic pain they did in the 1970s, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday, adding that he thought the world could adjust to higher-priced oil.


EU seeks more talks before sanctions on Iran

European Union foreign ministers want more dialogue with Iran rather than immediate sanctions after Tehran defied a U.N. deadline to stop sensitive nuclear work, officials said on Friday.


NEC Notebook: Dad-to-be Riley says he won't miss the Ryder Cup

AKRON, Ohio -- Chris Riley says he will play in the Ryder Cup Matches. He just doesn't know if he'll be a father by then.


What sports fan wouldn't love to listen to Peyton Manning in the huddle or talking strategy with his coaches on the sideline?


West Bromwich Albion hope to make a swift appointment as they start the search to find a replacement for sacked manager Gary Megson.


Castro healthy enough to resume political role: Lula

Cuban leader Fidel Castro is lucid and healthy enough to resume a political role in Cuba, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday.


Rice sees no U.S.-Iran talks on Iraq soon

The United States does not plan fresh U.S.-Iranian talks on how to stabilize Iraq any time soon but will leave open the possibility for such discussions, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.


An explosive device was found today in a Sardinian town close to where Tony Blair had been staying just hours earlier.


She's been surrounded by celebrity just about all of her life, but Jamie Lynn Spears would have you believe she's just another Louisiana teenager blown away by the fact she gets to travel to Los Angeles from time to time to make TV shows, where they sometimes let her keep the clothes she wears on set.


Airbus close to sale of four factories: report

Airbus boss Thomas Enders could be days away from selling four of the aircraft maker's factories to US company Spirit Aero Systems, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.


Court rejects class action status for Wall Street lawsuit

Banks breathe sigh of relief A lawsuit aiming to hold Wall Street banks accountable for alleged manipulation of technology stock prices in the dotcom boom has failed to win class action status. The ruling could save the banks billions of dollars in payouts.â¦


Turbine expansion said to threaten birds

Wind energy may be emerging as an important alternative power source for the Northwest, but there are concerns about the danger to hawks and eagles as turbines expand to wild areas of the Columbia River Gorge.


Shares of Cyberonics Inc. CYBX.O  soared before the bell on Friday after Advanced  Neuromodulations Systems ANSI.O said it took an equity stake  in the medical device maker and initiated discussions about  combining the two companies.


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?


Difficile comprendere il no dell'opposizione, dice premier


Genetic breakthroughs and an unlikely drug offer hope for a disease ravaging the eyes of an aging population.


In spite of its third-act collapse into obviousness and sentimentality, âI Am Legendâ is among Will Smithâs better movies.


A European watchdog expresses concern about the treatment of sex offenders in the Czech Republic.


EBay Results Meet Forecasts as Auctions Accelerate

EBay posted a 50 percent rise in net profit on strength in its core auction and payments businesses, but left its 2007 outlook unchanged, defying Wall Street's hopes for a boost.


Christina Quaye had 18 points to lead No. 23 Marquette to a 61-51 victory over Pittsburgh in the Big East tournament quarterfinals Sunday. Krystal Ellis added 15 and the Golden Eagles (25-5) went on a 16-4 run late to break open a close game.


John Kerry said Thursday that he had no doubts about letting Americans import prescription drugs from Canada, but he said President Bush didn't seem so sure.


Lawyers May Keep Libby Off Witness Stand

I. Lewis Libbyâs lawyers appeared to be engaging in some gamesmanship over the possibility of not having Mr. Libby testify in his own defense.


Mibtel a +0,86%, SP/Mib a + 0,88, All Stars a +0,92


Bari, 15:29 - CALCIO, BARI; MATERAZZI: CON JUVE VINCERE A TUTTI COSTI

Beppe Materazzi, tecnico del Bari sogna domani lo sgambetto clamoroso ala Juve. "Non scendiamo in ca...


Police search for three members of al-Qaida linked cell suspected of attempting to commit mass murder using car bombs.


Germany real winner of World Cup: report

Germany was the real winner of the soccer World Cup, not Italy, because the tournament gave the host country a major economic boost and revamped its image abroad, the government said on Wednesday.


Gap said that it would pull the plug on Forth & Towne, an 18-month-old chain for professional women that failed to catch on.


On Thursday, new regulations designed to speed up the check-processing system took effect. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act lets financial institutions exchange electronic images of consumers' checks


Maranello, 19:17 - F1, RAIKKONEN: HAMILTON E' PIU' VICINO, MONDIALE RIAPERTO

A due giorni dalla doppietta della Ferrari in Turchia, Kimi Raikkonen ottimista sulle possibilit&agr...


Embarrassing early Jolie film clips excluded in tribute

Montages of superstar Angelina Jolie's earlier works, which were supposed to be shown as a tribute to her at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, were scrapped by her staff at the last minute.


Violence in Iraq during the month of Ramadan

US forces battled insurgents around the rebel stronghold of Fallujah on Sunday, and militants ambushed and killed nine Iraqi policemen returning from training in Jordan.


Popping the Cork for a Twist on a So-Called Life

Alexander Payne's heart-piercing new film about a writer on the verge of disappointment is a reason to maintain hope in the film industry.


SAINT LOUIS - The fans of the Saint Louis Cardinals are considered the best in baseball, or at least the most polite and supportive.


Intel sees the future, HP wants to forget the past, and Apple's not green

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Kuchma to leave post tainted by corruption

A decade ago Leonid D. Kuchma, the former manager of a rocket factory, ran for president of Ukraine and, in the process of winning, won applause for his pledge to press for political and economic overhauls.


MasterCard's Maestro struggles to cope with Xmas

As website wobbles too The MasterCard website struggled to cope with Christmas shopping demand that left it unreachable for nearly five hours in the run-up to Christmas. More seriously MasterCard's Maestro system also experienced glitches in the immediate run-up to Xmas. The extent of the problem with the debit card system remains unclear.â¦


Bayer falls short of key 95 pct holding in Schering

Germany's Bayer AG  fell  short of the 95 percent stake it needs to start a squeeze out  of minority shareholders in drugmaker Schering AG, but still  plans to buy the rest of the shares, it said on Wednesday.


U.S., N. Korea plan another meeting for Wednesday

Senior U.S. and North Korean officials plan to meet in Beijing on Wednesday as they try to prepare for fresh multilateral talks on ending Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear arms, the State Department said on Tuesday.


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Jerry Rice became the NFL's most prolific wide receiver while he was with the San Francisco 49ers. On Sunday, the 42-year-old Rice makes his return to San Francisco as a member of the Seattle Seahawks.


APEC leaders to sign climate change pact at summit

Asia-Pacific leaders were expected to sign a landmark statement on climate change at their annual summit on Saturday, papering over differences between rich and developing nations over pollution targets.


Board To Vote On Future Of Trauma Center

LOS ANGELES -- The county Board of Supervisors could vote to close the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center's trauma center Monday, following a public hearing at King-Drew Magnet High School.


By Anonymous  Ground was broken this spring for Iowa State University's (ISU) new state-of-the-art dairy farm. Officials look forward to opening the facility in 2007.


The CIA is quietly funding federal research into surveillance of Internet chatrooms as part of an effort to identify possible terrorists, newly released documents reveal.


TUCSON, Ariz. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson filed for bankruptcy Monday, becoming the second U.S...


State Street Profit Lower Job Cuts Coming

Financial services company State Street Corp. (STT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell more than Wall Street had expected as foreign


Vendor Consortium Works On Common Architecture For Defense Dept

Defense wants to remake the armed services, and one of the critical tools would be a global, common networking architecture for US forces.


Segni negativi per pane, pasta e carni, bene latte e yogurt


PARIS: Monaco moved top of Ligue 1 after a late winner by striker Emmanuel Adebayor on Sunday sealed troubled Paris St Germainâs second consecutive home defeat.


Shrinking Battlefield Changes Strategies

WASHINGTON - An electoral battlefield map half its original size is prompting President Bush and challenger John Kerry to alter their campaign strategies and reallocate resources in the home stretch to the Nov. 2 election...


Medicine's fastest-growing specialty: hospitalists

Admitted with a lung infection to the University of Iowa's hospital recently, Katie Kauffman never saw her regular physician, but was instead cared for by a new breed of doctor she hadn't heard of before: a hospitalist.


Girl, 14, locked up for knife killing of sister

Three and a half years' detention for stabbing that stemmed from row over clothes and boyfriends.


Odyssey warns of weak quarter, CEO quits

Odyssey HealthCare Inc. (Nasdaq: ODSY) on Monday announced the resignation of its chief executive, warned of a weak third quarter and said it was being investigated by the Justice Department.


Singer Leona Lewis, the bookies'  favorite to win popular British talent spotting show "The X  Factor," has fallen victim to "celebrity cybersquatting," with  an Internet domain bearing her name up for auction on eBay.


Mets’ Offense Stands Out, but Defense Is Overlooked

The keys behind the MetsÂ defensive consistency do not involve any sort of flash or glitz, just steady play spearheaded by their strength up the middle.


Indy 500: Race Milestone for a Woman Driver

Whoever said women canât drive never met Milka Duno, the Venezuelan engineer taking part in the Indy 500.


Fashion: Red Carpet Recycling: Who Said Knockoff?

If this is what designers have to look forward to, it may be the year to re-evaluate whether their rumored deals to dress actresses are really worth all that money.


Crisis unabated despite central bank assault

Investor delight at a concerted central bank attempt to relieve jammed money markets fizzled out on Thursday with experts saying the credit crisis would only end when commercial banks trusted each other again.


Off-form Bryant still leads Lakers past toiling Nets

Lamar Odom poured in 21 points and  Kobe Bryant chipped in with 19 to power the Los Angeles Lakers  to a 99-93 win over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday.


Short on time to tweak their strategies before New Hampshire votes, Barack Obama's chief Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards are struggling to keep their messages in step with voters' embrace of freshness and change.


Top court to review $2.5b oil spill award

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to decide whether Exxon Mobil Corp. should pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages to victims of the huge Exxon Valdez oil spill that fouled more than 1,200 miles of Alaskan coastline in 1989.


Russia Finds Trace Explosives on 2nd Plane

MOSCOW - Russian investigators found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said Saturday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country's most up-to-date airports.    The high explosive hexogen was found on the Tu-134 airliner that went down Tuesday south of Moscow, said Sergei Ignatchenko, spokesman for the Federal Security Service, or FSB, Russia's domestic security agency...


Food Scarcity and H.I.V. Interwoven in Uganda

Staying uninvolved while interviewing participants for a study about the effect of food shortages on H.I.V. treatment is often difficult, one researcher finds.


Shares of Adobe Systems Inc. rose more than 3 percent in the extended session after the software company reported better-than-expected third-quarter profit.


Doha - 29 Ottobre 2004 -- Gli attacchi di Al Qaeda proseguiranno "perchÃ© Bush sta percorrendo una strada sbagliata". Questo quanto affermato da Bin Laden nel messaggio affidato alla tv satellitare Al Jazeera.


Presidential rivals Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych meet in a fresh bid to resolve the poll crisis.


The Storm Worm botnet has been shrinking steadily and is about 10 percent of its former size.


Arafat Officially Announced Dead -Al Jazeera

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has  been officially announced dead in a Paris military hospital,  Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera said on Thursday.


Shuttle Lifts Off Without Incident After 2-Week Delay

The space shuttle Atlantis took off on a mission to resume construction of the International Space Station for the first time since the Columbia disaster.


Ivory Coast former foes launch disarmament process

TIEBISSOU, Ivory Coast  - Rebel and government soldiers in Ivory Coast pulled back on Saturday from front line positions held since a 2002-2003 civil war, in the first stage of a disarmament process to reunite the country.


Anglican Seeks to Ease Church's Conflict Over Gays

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, Feb. 18 -- The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called Sunday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatened to fracture the church.


Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Paul Wilson will remain with the Cincinnati Reds, as the starting pitcher came to terms on a two-year contract with a club option for 2007.


WASHINGTON - Taiwan has agreed in principle to resume imports of US beef and beef products, US officials announced Tuesday. In 2003, Taiwan's purchases of beef and products amounted to some $325 million.


Lopez, Rochus get straight-sets victories in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Feliciano Lopez and Olivier Rochus won early first-round matches Tuesday in straight sets at the $822,000 Stockholm Open.


LSU Star Leads Preseason All-America Team

Give Seimone Augustus the basketball and watch her go to work. Nothing is more comforting to the LSU Lady Tigers — or more unsettling for their opponents. Augustus has tormented defenders for two years and the accolades have poured in. She received another Tuesday as the No. 1 choice on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.


Sooners Not Out for Revenge Vs. Wildcats

Revenge isn't a word second-ranked Oklahoma is using often this week heading into its game against Kansas State. Try preparation.


Wal-Mart cutting prices to win holiday sales

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday it is cutting prices on 15,000 more items this week as the world's largest retailer tries to boost sales heading into the crucial holiday shopping season.


Four men shouting Islamic slogans   tried to blow up the U.S. embassy in Damascus on Tuesday but   their car bomb failed to explode and Syrian security guards   killed three of them in a shootout. No Americans were hurt.


Unsolicited e-mails continue to plague Europeans and account for between 50 and 80 percent of all messages sent to mail inboxes, the European Commission said Monday.


Beirut car bomb kills police intelligence officer

A car bomb tore through morning traffic below an overpass in mainly Christian east Beirut on Friday, killing a senior Lebanese police intelligence officer and at least five other people, police said.


Iran closer to compromise with EU over nuclear issue

Iran is moving closer to a compromise with France, Britain and Germany which are trying to persuade it to give up its uranium enrichment program, a senior Iranian negotiator said on Friday.


Il padre lo accudiva da 24 anni: sabato l'ennesima liteL'uomo si Ã¨ presentato al commissariato col cadavere in auto                                          Palermo: strangola il figlio autistico Poi si consegna ai carabinieri


Doug Mientkiewicz should have been so lucky. Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, who is not above having a little fun, recently told a newspaper in Mississippi a story he'd first tried out weeks ago on NESN, that the ball he used to record the final out of the 2007 World Series was torn apart by his dog, Boss, a fresh ...


Sharon fails to win support for Knesset speech

The Israeli Knesset, or parliament, voted 53-44 Monday night against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's speech on his disengagement plan, the Ha'aretz daily reported.


Los Angeles Times - HOOPER BAY, Alaska — This Eskimo village sits on the edge of the continent, part shantytown, part suburb, part Wild West. One can't go farther west without stepping into the Bering Sea — and just beyond, onto the frosty eastern tip of Siberia.


Afghans say hundreds of Taliban killed in Musa Qala

Afghan and NATO-led troops killed, wounded and detained hundreds of insurgents during fighting in the Taliban's biggest stronghold, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.


THERE ARE big men and there are great men. Former NFL "Minister of Defense" Reggie White, who died in his sleep on Sunday at age 43, was both.


Pittsburgh Pirates fire Dave Littlefield

General manager Dave Littlefield was fired Friday by the Pittsburgh Pirates after six-plus seasons in which the team showed little progress on the field or in its farm system.


Rangers manager Alex McLeish admitted his side had blown the perfect opportunity to reach the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Rangers needed only a draw at home to Auxerre to qualify from Group F but were sunk 2-0


Vitamin E can help restore sudden hearing loss, research suggests.


Elizabeth Baird greets her husband, Daniel, after he emerged from the helicopter that rescued him along with his father-in-law, Jeffrey Davis, from the Deseret Peak Wilderness Thursday.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai has attended his only campaign rally outside the capital, Kabul, just four days before landmark elections.


Having trouble falling asleep? Mattresses promoting technology developed by NASA may help.


Cassini-Huygens Prepares for Historic Titan Touchdown

The US-built orbiter Cassini will release the European-made probe Huygens at precisely 0408 GMT on Christmas day, if all goes according to plan, to send it rocketing toward the surface of Titan -- the only moon in the solar system that has an atmosphere.


Hundreds of items related to the Rev. Jerry Falwell have been put up for sale on eBay since the televangelist's death two weeks ago, including an autographed bobblehead doll that went for $145.


Oil falls to $77, OPEC wary of high oil prices

Oil fell towards $77 a barrel on Monday after OPEC expressed concern over near record prices and said it was prepared to pump more crude if needed.


Gallery: Mountaintop Mining Ravages Appalachia

Mountaintop mining is the controversial practice of excavating coal using explosives to rupture mountaintops. At least 800 square miles of mountains have been leveled in the Appalachians, and 1,200 miles of streams buried by debris. Opponents say the procedure leaves locals vulnerable to floods and sickness aggravated by pollution.


Israeli-Palestinian talks hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended on Monday with little sign of progress on reviving long-stalled peace negotiations beyond a vague promise to meet again.


Reid: Pace failed on Iraq war assessment

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid caused a stir Thursday when he said Gen. Peter Pace failed in his job of providing Congress a candid assessment on the Iraq war and that he was concerned Gen. David Petraeus might be guilty of the same.


EDITORIAL: Levee Woes Not Just a City Problem

By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Feb. 4--Macon's 5.5 mile long, 65-year-old levee has had a "growing" problem for years, one that should have been corrected but wasn't. Now that problem threatens, in a worst case scenario, to leave the city in danger of flooding.


She almost had to resort to floo powder, but J.K. Rowling   finally made it back to the U.K., the seventh installment of the   Harry Potter saga safely in hand.


South Africa's Charl Schwartzel captured the Dunhill Championship on Sunday for his first European tour title, recovering from a poor finish in regulation to win the first playoff hole against England's Neil Cheetham.


Deal to Run Buses In Kashmir Bolsters India-Pakistan Talks

India and Pakistan agreed Wednesday to run buses across the cease-fire line that divides the Himalayan province of Kashmir, invigorating a 13-month peace process that some had feared was running out of steam.


Kerry still has one advantage: He's not Bush

Democrats need to get a grip on themselves. John Kerry is not down for the count. He still has a good chance to capture the presidency on Nov. 2, even though the


Alternative power source for notebook PCs won't be available next year.


Radical proposals out today that would trigger the biggest shake-up to the secondary school examination system for 60 years are likely to feature in Labour's manifesto for the general election.


Palermo, 22:50 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: CERTA GENTE DEVE FINIRE IN GALERA

''Considero dei delinquenti chi va allo stadio a fare a botte. Io personalmente l'ho sempre detto fi...


In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype

Skype is the easiest, fastest and cheapest way for individual customers to use their computers with broadband connections as telephones.


The price of oil fluctuates around $60 a barrel, as US inventory data is tipped to show a drop in stocks.


GM, Opel hit by Europe-wide protests against job cut plans

More than 40,000 people took to the streets in Europe to protest against plans by US auto giant General Motors to axe about one-fifth of its workforce in the region and possibly even close a plant.


"Ha alzato livello cultura ma ha imposto attori non validi"


A total of 10 soldiers from a Scots regiment are to be dismissed from the Army after failing drug tests.


Marsh general counsel to resign amid probe

NEW YORK - The general counsel for broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. will step down next week as the embattled firm seeks to clean house and reform its business practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Israel to let Abbas deploy loyalist brigade in Gaza

Israel has agreed in principle to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas send a security force loyal to him into Gaza, where a fragile truce is in effect, an Israeli diplomatic source said on Tuesday.


Madrid, 11:20 - CALCIO, SPAGNA; REAL MADRID: PRONTI 20 MLN PER GAGO

E' sempre piÃ¹ vicino a Gago il Real Madrid di Fabio Capello. La trattativa tra le due società...


Bush and Kerry Trade Attacks in Their Second Presidential Debate

President Bush defended his decision to invade Iraq, while John Kerry said that Mr. Bush lacked the record to justify re-election.


It has all the gossipy intrigue and social awkwardness of seating the still-respected ex-wife and the sexy new girlfriend at the same table for a family wedding.


N. Ireland peace deal left undone, Blair and Ahern admit

BELFAST : The British and Irish leaders conceded that their plan to restore power-sharing government to Northern Ireland was 'incomplete' but stressed that a definitive peace deal hinged on the sole dispute over how to carry out IRA disarmament.


Marsh Executive Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges

A Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. insurance  broker, Senior Vice President Robert Stearns, on Thursday  pleaded guilty to criminal charges in connection with an  ongoing probe into fraud and bid-rigging in the insurance  industry, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office  said.


Rezoning Plan Threatens Eagle Habitat / Proposal Would Allow Homes on Fones Cliffs Along Rappahannock

By LAWRENCE LATANE III  A Northern Neck property owner wants permission to build homes on 15-story-tall cliffs in an area known for attracting hundreds of bald eagles.  Terrell W.


For Defense Nominee, Echoes of Old Questions

When President George H.W. Bush nominated him to lead the CIA in 1991, Robert M. Gates was at 47 the youngest intelligence professional to achieve that distinction.


Bush campaign on defensive amid new questions on prewar Iraq intelligence

Already scrambling to make up ground lost after last week's debate, US President George W. Bush's campaign was forced further on the defensive by a report that the White House knew before invading Iraq that key intelligence on the country's alleged nuclear weapons program was questionable.


Christopher Reeve could not have left a more appropriate farewell note to the world than "The Brooke Ellison Story," an inspirational dramatization of the true story of a young woman who would


Kevin Mitnick's name is synonymous with hacking. And for good reason. Compiled by Tony Long.


Blue Gene Supercomputer Joins IBM's eServer Family

November 10, 2004 - Itâs not just the wonderful iSeries that comes out of IBM Rochester. The clever folks at the Minnesota hotbed of technical innovation are also responsible for the BlueGene/L supercomputer


IN their study of the several hundred native rebellions against colonial rule in the Philippines, the friar-chroniclers Francisco Colin and Diego de Aduarte noted that the Philippine inhabitants were 'fierce ...


Come Playoff Time, Opponents See the Vintage Spurs

In January, the San Antonio Spurs looked old and tired. Three months later, they emerged as the power that was sending other teams home early. And they havenât looked back.


Pedro Martinez returned home Friday and bashed the team he led to a World Series title. He knocked the Boston Red Sox for their front-office moves and negotiating tactics, and predicted a rough season awaits.


Chicago Sun-Times Top Editor Heads to Daily News

Chicago Sun-Times editor-in-chief Michael Cooke will head to the New York Daily News tabloid to become its top editor in February, a Daily News spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Chinese authorities ordered the recall of tainted leukemia drugs blamed for leg pains and other problems, state media reported Sunday, the latest crisis to strike the country's embattled food and drug industries.


Heart-defect kids do well with rehab: report

NEW YORK  - For children born with serious   heart disease, a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program leads   to improvements in exercise capacity that are "consistent,   substantial, and sustained," cardiologists at Children's   Hospital in Boston report.


Community News: VS.PHP v2.3 for Visual Studio Released

Juan Rivera submitted some information to us recently about the release of the latest version of VS.PHP, the PHP IDE for Visual Studio, now in version 2.3.   Key features are:  Support for remote server projects. Edit remote files like they were local Support for Windows Vista, Visual Studio SP1 Support for Ftp over SSL   VS.Php 2.3 comes as a plug-in for Visual Studio 2005 or as a standalone edition.    You can get complete information on this new update from the press release posted on the software's official website.


At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded by a wave of car bombings in central Baghdad on Monday, most of them in a predominantly Shi'ite district, police and witnesses said.


Stanley Burrell knocks down a three-pointer with 0.3 seconds remaining to catapult Xavier over George Washington, 66-65, Wednesday night.


Group Uses Credit System to Protect Vernal Pools

By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Mar. 11--SOLANO COUNTY -- This seasonal pool, no more than 8 inches deep, has harbored tadpole shrimp for hundreds of thousands of years, Matt Gause said before wading into its grassy fringes in search of the wriggling invertebrates.


Kidnappers threaten to kill Chinese engineers

Militants holding two Chinese engineers in a rugged tribal area near the Afghan border have threatened to kill them unless Pakistan releases Al-Qaeda detainees, a security official said.


Broadcom Wins $19.64 M: Qualcomm Infringed on Three Patents, Says Jury

Just as it appeared the warring factions in the long-running Qualcomm v. Broadcom battle may have been winding down their disagreements to a precious few, a jury in Santa Ana ruled this afternoon that among the few remaining items of dispute between them, Qualcomm did indeed willfully infringe upon three of four.


Former Walt Disney Co. President Michael Ovitz's $140 million severance was ''unreasonable'' because it exceeded what executives at other companies received, a compensation expert testified Monday in a trial


Proceedings end in the divorce hearing of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills with the judge reserving judgement.


OPEC and Ivan Bring Pressure on Oil Prices

Opec members have split on whether their output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause oil prices to drop.


Microsoft changes Sender ID, AOL back on board

Microsoft resurrected its anti-spam Sender ID proposal this week by making changes to appease some critics, and immediately won over one of its biggest detractors: American Online (AOL).


TESCO, the UKâs biggest supermarket chain, is launching an online music service that it hopes will rival Appleâs market-leading iTunes.


Tsunamis Kill 23,00O and Thousands More Feared Dead

Rescuers piled up bodies along Asian coastlines devastated by quake created wave waves that obliterated seaside towns and killed at least 23,700 people in nine countries, aid officials said.


Europe Council Looks to Fight Cybercrime

An international conference opened Wednesday amid warnings that companies, governments and individuals are increasingly vulnerable to Internet attacks by terrorists, hackers and others that rob them of privacy, money, and secrets.


CORRECTED: Yahoo to start testing Mash, a social network site

Yahoo Inc  is testing an  experimental social network service called Mash that makes it  easy for Yahoo users to share tidbits of their lives with  friends and family online, the company said on Sunday.


Israeli troops battled Hizbollah   guerrillas across southern Lebanon on Sunday and air strikes   battered Beirut's suburbs as the Israeli army pressed on with   its offensive in the hours until a U.N.-brokered truce begins.


Scoperto arsenale con il 'necessario per qualsiasi azione'


Bush Raises Questions About CBS Documents

President Bush questioned the authenticity of documents aired by CBS News that said he received special treatment during his Vietnam-era service in the National Guard, according to a Bush interview published on Saturday.


A man obsessed with the 1999 Columbine school attack made a videotape showing his father's bloody corpse and describing plans to attack his former high school, then mailed it to a newspaper which posted excerpts on its Web site.


Talk Therapy Pivotal for Depressed Youth

Cognitive behavior therapy appears to cancel the risk of suicidal thinking associated with taking antidepressant medication, says one study.


PortWise AB: Stonesoft Partners With PortWise to Provide Advanced SSL VPN and Secure Application Access

Stonesoft Corp, the global leading provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, has signed an OEM agreement with PortWise. PortWise is the leading provider of secure application access and strong authentication.


A physicist and his son are tuning lasers to shatter dangerous viruses into harmless piles of protein.


`BCCI to decide its next move on TV rights soon`

Kolkata: The ##Gl##Board of Control for Cricket in India##G## (BCCI) on Tuesday said it would decide its next course of action soon following the ESPN-Star Sports' withdrawal of the petition against it in the Bombay High Court, in response to the Indian


Spenti i fuochi d'artificio in segno di lutto per l'AsiaMigliaia di candele alle finestre per ricordare la tragedia                                          Un Capodanno in tono minore ma i botti fanno ancora vittime                                                                                Viminale: 550 feriti contro i 584 dell'anno scorso


Anti-communist dictator was ousted from power in 1998 following 32 years of authoritarian rule.


Health Secretary John Reid says he is not aware Tony Blair ever indicated to friends he had considered quitting.


Republicans clear winners in convention stakes

Political conventions in Canada and the United States no longer are about actually choosing party leaders or presidential candidates.


Sun Java update creaks under weight of bug fixes

Phew what a whopper Sun has pushed out a major update to its Java software package that features scores of bug fixes, including a number of security updates.â¦


Mark Chapman, killer of John Lennon, applied for parole for the third time today. Parole was denied on the gorunds that a release "would significantly undermine respect for the law.


Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been holding talks in Brussels ahead of a key European Union summit on Turkey's bid to join the EU.


Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rally in Kiev to ...

KIEV  - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed in central Kiev to protest alleged ballot fraud after preliminary results showed Ukraine's pro-Russian prime minister leading the crucial presidential election.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson expects another highly-charged encounter with Arsenal in the Carling Cup quarter-final on Wednesday.


Zheng Jie thrashed Argentina's Gisela  Dulko 6-2, 6-0 in the Hobart International final Friday to  become just the second Chinese to win a WTA title.


Salvadoran prison clashes leave at least 31 dead

San Salvador -- At least 31 prisoners died and 23 were wounded yesterday during clashes between gang members and other inmates in El Salvador's largest prison, officials said.


PHPKitchen: Running a Successful OS Project

Most out there enjoy hacking around on scripts, sometimes altering others' Open Source code to meet their needs. What happens, though, if you decide to make that step and jump out with your own Open Source project? How can you do it? What resources do you need? Well, this new article (via a link from PHPKitchen) can give you all of the answers and more.


The "culture of spin" in the government must come to an end, Constitutional Affairs Minister Harriet Harman says.


Governor commutes sentence of man who was scheduled to die via lethal injection this evening.


Release of French Hostages Fails, Mediator Says

A self-appointed mediator said the release of two French journalists held in Iraq since August fell through Friday when a group of Iraqis transporting them was bombarded by US forces.


The United States passed a warning to North Korea not to conduct a nuclear test, the chief U.S. envoy to stalled disarmament talks with the communist country said Wednesday. "We are not going to live with a nuclear North Korea," he said.


Keane cancel their North American tour to allow singer Tom Chaplin time to finish alcohol and drug treatment.


Lockheed Martin Enters North American Military Truck Market

Lockheed Martin announced today it has entered into a license agreement with HMT Vehicles Ltd.


Global credit woes are forcing General Electric to pay more interest on its latest bond issue, a report claims.


Bond insurer woes may mean end of loophole: report

Troubles among U.S. bond insurers are forcing regulators to rethink a 1998 loophole that let an industry expand into the complex and now costly world of derivatives, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Tuesday.


Fortune says logical step to buy Absolut maker: paper

It would be a logical step for Fortune Brands Inc.  to buy Absolut maker Vin & Sprit, which the Swedish government plans to sell, a Swedish daily on Saturday quoted Fortune's top executive as saying.


Derelict Properties Anger City Officials: Council Members Look at Ways to Better Monitor Landlords

By Josh Shaffer, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 5--RALEIGH -- News of a Raleigh police officer's derelict rental houses brought dismay and confusion sunday from City Council members, who promised to push for tougher rules and more reports on problem landlords.


A tractor-trailer slammed into two houses shortly before dawn Wednesday, clipping one house and then knocking the second off its foundation and shoving it into a third next door.


U.S. gives blessing to food from cloned animals

The U.S. government ruled on Tuesday that food from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, opening the door to bringing meat and milk from clone offspring into the food supply.


Oil prices stayed on the boil above $53 a barrel on Monday, bolstered by persistent anxiety over OPEC member Nigeria and the nearly month-long loss of a quarter of U.S. Gulf of Mexico production, traders said.


La lunga estate in nero dalla morte di Chiara ai rom

L'omicidio di Garlasco e l'attesa dei risultati dei Ris; i coniugi uccisi nella villetta di Treviso; la morte dei bimbi nell'accampamento a Livorno, con le polemiche tra Italia e Unione europea


Gli uomini e le donne rispetto a 50 anni fa vivono piÃ¹ a lungo: rispettivamente di 12 e 15 anni. Aumenta il numero degli anziani, mentre le nascite registrano ancora il segno meno. Il periodo preso in esame


The Jemaah Islamiah group said in a  purported Internet statement it carried out Thursday's attack  on the Australian embassy in Jakarta, and warned of more unless  Australia withdraws forces from Iraq.


Oil major Total SA has signed a draft agreement to purchase a 25 percent stake, plus one share, in the privately held Russian gas producer Novatek, the French company announced Wednesday.


Justices hear arguments on federal sentencing guidelines

A majority of the Supreme Court appeared Monday to find constitutional problems with the federal sentencing guidelines and grappled with whether to dramatically


NHL Players, Owners Make Final Offers as Clock Ticks

Locked out players rejected the NHL's  final salary offer and submitted a counter-proposal on Tuesday,  just hours before commissioner Gary Bettman is expected to  announce the cancellation of the 2004/05 season.


HONOLULU - There's one player missing from the Pro Bowl everyone keeps mentioning. Sean Taylor.


Il ritorno di Fabio Volo, al timone della mattina di Radio Deejay. Musica, poesie e filosofia quotidiana


'Chemical Ali' to Be First on Trial ahead of Landmark Vote

Iraq announced Wednesday that a feared aide to Saddam Hussein nicknamed "Chemical Ali" will be the first of the toppled dictator's henchmen to be tried as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi


A ban on smoking in cafes and restaurants, and pubs that serve prepared food, is expected to head the list of policy initiatives in the Government's long awaited White Paper on Public Health.


Counting Calories, but Not to Shed Pounds

My daughter's illness and recovery have taught me that there is no such thing as good and bad foods.


Summary Box: Heart risk linked to Celebrex

BLOW TO ANOTHER DRUG: A cancer prevention study found people taking very high doses of the painkiller Celebrex had higher risk of heart problems.


With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.


CA Inc. reported Thursday that quarterly profit ballooned as it cut expenses and the weak dollar helped bolster revenue from overseas operations.


While the Oakland Raiders might be willing to deal the soon-to-be Hall of Fame receiver before the Oct. 19 trade deadline, the Detroit Lions aren't interested.


Business & money: A downturn may suit the government - but not if the City turns it into a crisis, writes Larry Elliott.


Tea drinking may protect against Alzheimers-study

Drinking tea may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, though it is by no means a cure for the brain-crippling illness, British scientists said on Tuesday.


Heart transplant gives first ill twin her chance at life

NASHVILLE, Tenn. One of two infant twins who had been awaiting heart transplants in Nashville has received a donor organ. Abigail Patrick underwent four hours of surgery yesterday at Vanderbilt University's children's hospital.


'Net Win: The Best of the Year Wasn't on Television

By Mark McGuire, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Dec. 17--CBS dominated, NBC rebounded. The NFL Network starting showing live games, even though cable subscribers in this and many other markets can't get it.


Roma, 19:48 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO: AUMENTARE VIDEOSORVEGLIANZA AUTOSTRADE

L'Osservatorio nazionale sulla manifestazioni sportive, riunitosi oggi al Viminale, ha incontrato i ...


NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Alicia Keys plans an intimate  evening for her fans on her upcoming Diary tour.


In May 2005, a small group of the president's senior advisers gathered to weigh a historic choice: who should succeed an ailing William H. Rehnquist as chief justice of the United States.


Lear mum on specifics of stock trade halt

U.S. auto parts maker Lear Corp. , which has received a $2.31 billion buyout offer from activist investor Carl Icahn, remained mum on the reasons behind a long trading halt in its shares on Thursday.


Turkey says Iraqi proposals to deal with Kurdish rebels will take too long to work and more urgent action is needed.


German Soccer Team Likely to Cancel Trip

Germany's soccer team is likely to cancel next December's tour of the that would have included games at the United States and Mexico.


IBM To Put Open-Source Sybase Datebase Software on Servers

Sybase said today that it has struck a deal with IBM in which Big Blue will market and distribute Sybase's Linux database management software.


Too much "sugar-free" chewing gum can lead to severe weight loss and diarrhoea, doctors warn.


Vladimir Putinâs pick for a new premier is likely to become the top candidate for president in the upcoming election.


Two suicide bomb attacks killed at least 37 people in Pakistan on Thursday, as a militant backlash intensified following the army's storming of radical mosque in Islamabad earlier this month.


Allies at IAEA Meeting Reject US Stand on Iran

The Bush administration failed on Friday to persuade its closest allies and other members of the International Atomic Energy Agency to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran


Alleged Zarqawi audio tape urges insurgents to attack US supply ...

An audio tape allegedly from al Qaidaally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi called on insurgents in Iraq to attack US supply lines to prevent US-led forces from attacking other cities after Fallujah, Sky News TV reported Monday.


Nicola, residente nel casertano, era privo di coscienzaper un incidente in giardino. Ha subito 14 interventi                                          Sedicenne si risveglia dopo 18 mesi di coma                                                                                Un risultato dovuto anche alla madre, che non si Ã¨ mai arresae ha continuato a raccontargli i successi del "suo" Milan


According to a television poll, 60% of people in Berwick-upon-Tweed want the town to become part of Scotland.


Clashes in Sadr City, where US forces and militiamen loyal to rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have been fighting since April, have killed at least 22 Iraqis.


Robot dinosaur a popular, if clumsy, Vegas companion

The Pleo breaks a wine glass, but was easily the most popular guest at the Wynn hotel's posh Country Club steakhouse.


TV host Bob Barker, 82, announced that he would retire from show business after 50 years. His last appearance will be in June 2007 hosting âThe Price is Right.â Barker is probably best known for hosting the game show, the longest-running in television,...


Former British PM Blair to advise Wall Street bank

Former British prime minister Tony Blair is to join Wall Street bank JPMorgan Chase as a part-time senior advisor, the company said Thursday.


Spain Soccer Fans Fined for Racist Chants

Two soccer fans were fined $7,900 by Spanish authorities and banned from stadiums for five months for making racial taunts against a star player for Barcelona.


More than 40,000 people are believed to have been killed by Sunday's Indian Ocean tsunami and millions more are homeless. Learn the facts about these killer waves: how tsunamis are generated, their destructive power, and what you can do to protect yourself.


U.S. Seeks UN Session Marking Auschwitz Anniversary

The United States, backed by 30  other nations, asked the U.N. General Assembly on Friday to  convene a special session next month to mark the 60th  anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps.


Thousands of passengers were grounded Sunday during a snowstorm at Reno-Tahoe International Airport on its busiest weekend of the year.


Samsung touts CDMA, GSM, JCDMA 'world phone'

Multi-band, multi-mode Not for Samsung the simplicity of offering a phone with quad-band GSM support to allow the handset to be used all around the world. The South Korean giant today unveiled a device capable of connecting not only to GSM but also to CDMA and JCDMA networks.â¦


They're visiting the defending Division 1-AA national champions, the top-ranked team in both preseason polls, in a venue that is one of the most difficult for visiting teams. They're trying to turn around what was once one of the best 1-AA programs in New England but has had six losing seasons in seven years.


Former actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Laura Bush will urge voters to re-elect George W Bush.


One man pulled a couch over his head. Bank employees rushed into the vault. A woman trembled in her bathroom, clinging to her dogs. College students huddled in dormitories. Tornado warnings had been broadcast for hours, and when the sirens finally announced that the twisters had arrived, many people across the South took shelter and saved their lives.


Wednesday's papers debate Europe's position on the Mideast conflict and Cuba's future following Castro's delegation of power


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Broadest BASF Portfolio Ever to Be Displayed at 2007 International Builders' Show

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Jan. 30  /PRNewswire/ -- BASF will showcase a broad portfolio of products and technologies that help builders construct more durable, energy efficient homes faster and more cost-effectively at the 2007 International Builders' Show, Feb.


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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Madonna's blockbuster Re-Invention  tour took all of the drama out of the top tour of the year  race, ringing up a year's best $125 million in total box office  gross by the time it wrapped in September.


Seagate is shipping two new models in its Momentus line of laptop hard drives - one that includes built-in encryption software to protect data integrity, and another that offers better protection of data if the laptop is dropped.


A woman apologized Friday for a "bad decision" in helping her 6-year-old daughter win tickets to a Hannah Montana concert with an essay that falsely claimed the girl's father died in Iraq.


Pacific Islandersâ Ancestry Emerges in Genetic Study

An international team of scientists found evidence that Polynesians and Micronesians were more closely related to East Asians, and had few links to western Pacific islanders.


US economic growth slows in the second quarter

Growth of the US economy slowed to an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the second quarter of this year, lower than the 3.0 percent rate previously estimated, the US Commerce Department reported on Friday.


Poland considers withdrawal from Iraq by end of next year

Warsaw, Poland - Poland envisions a withdrawal of its troops from Iraq by the end of next year, Polish leaders said Monday. It was the first time the key US ally has indicated a timeframe for pulling its soldiers out of the war-torn nation.


Roger Federer says he has no plans to retire early and wants to go on until he is 35.


U.S., Iran to hold rare talks on Iraq violence

U.S. and Iranian officials will hold rare talks in Baghdad on Monday to discuss security in Iraq, where Washington accuses Tehran of stoking violence.


The net will be a thriving,  low-cost network of devices by 2020, says a major survey of technology thinkers.


Bear Stearns quarterly net drops by a third

Investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  , one of the nation's largest mortgage bond  underwriters, said on Thursday quarterly earnings fell by a  third as trouble in the mortgage market hurt bond trading  revenue and it wrote down assets.


Softbank, Access develop mobile phone software

Japan's Access Co. 4813.T said on   Thursday that it and Softbank Corp. 9984.T have developed   Internet browsing and email software for cell phones.


'100 rebels dead' after US troops storm Samarra

American forces have stormed the rebel-held town of Samarra, claiming more than 100 insurgents killed, as coalition forces try to establish control in the Sunni triangle.


HAVANA - In the heart of Old Havana, at a corner of Plaza de Armas, probably the city's most beautiful ancient square, a plaque on a building on a street bearing the unlikely name O'Reilly declares an unexpected affinity.


U.S. Asks States to Probe Flu Vaccine Pricing

U.S. health officials on Thursday urged state attorneys general to fully investigate reports of price gouging by companies distributing scarce supplies of influenza vaccine and fully prosecute offenders.


It has all the ingredients of a classic Cold War spy novel: Russian agents, shady contacts, poisonings, radioactive materials and above all mystery; for many, "The Litvinenko Affair" could be a bestseller.


15.25: Lascia il carcere per decorrenza dei termini di custodia cautelare Salvatore Vitale, uno degli imputati dell'omicidio del piccolo Giuseppe Di Matteo, figlio del pentito Santo. Lo ha deciso la Corte


"American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks needs his Soul Patrol to step up.


The mind-set college football coaches and athletic directors used in the addition of a 12th regular-season game was to bring in an opponent who could be beaten and also bring in some additional revenue.


DARPA Selects Raytheon to Develop Its Secure Enterprise Network

By Anonymous  Raytheon Co. will develop and deploy a new communications network for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA).


Tayshaun Prince's dunk with 16.5 seconds left lifted Detroit to a 117-116 double-overtime victory over Charlotte last night in Auburn Hills, Mich., in the Pistons' first game since their brawl with Indiana.


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Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese launches a new body to salvage neglected films from around the world.


Two European banks were yesterday accused by the US Treasury Department of helping Saddam Hussein launder money stolen from the UN oil-for-food programme.


The body of a 77-year-old woman found murdered in her rural Hampshire home was found by her son, police say.


Google Desktop Search has Security Flaws

Google practically sparked the fire in the dynamite called Desktop Search genre. Since then, we have seen entry of Microsoft with MSN Desktop Search and Ask Jeeves.


UPDATE 1-Serena sets up final with Kuznetsova

Serena Williams set up a final showdown with US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova after the American overcame a tearful Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-3 at the China Open on Saturday.


Indiana's Ron Artest yesterday was suspended without pay for the rest of the season for fighting with fans during a bench-clearing brawl Friday night in the final minute of a game against the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Mich.


Tough Tactics Used Often at Guantanamo: NY Times

Uncooperative Guantanamo Bay detainees were regularly subjected to highly abusive treatment over a long period of time, unidentified guards at the US military base, intelligence agents and others who worked in the prison told The New


Reds Ink Lefty Milton to Three Year Deal

The Cincinnati Reds continued revising their pitching staff today by signing left handed starter Eric Milton to a three-year, $25.5 million deal.


The Football Association are set to wait until after the conclusion of any disciplinary action against Arsene Wenger before trying to broker a peace summit between Arsenal and Manchester United.


OJ Simpson questioned in Las Vegas hotel incident

O.J. Simpson was questioned by Las Vegas police after a sports memorabilia dealer accused the former star athlete and murder defendant of robbing him at gunpoint, police and others said on Friday.


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Tiniest Surviving Baby Began at 8.6 Ounces

Doctors at Chicago's Loyola University Medical Center introduced the world's smallest surviving baby Tuesday, a child born weighing just 8.6 ounces.


Briton pleads for life: Iraqi kidnappers claim killing Italian ...

BAGHDAD: Iraqâs hostage crisis deepened as militants who beheaded two Americans let a Briton make a desperate videotaped plea for his life, while other extremist groups claimed on Thursday to have executed two women Italian aid workers.


"The Rachael Ray Show" potentially annoying

LOS ANGELES  - Carefully tailored to   service the soccer mom crowd racing between work and kids and   shopping, "The Rachael Ray Show" is a syndicated daytime talk   show-cum-pep rally targeting viewers who are double-parked.


U.S. stocks rallied further on Friday,  led by computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O, a day after it  reported a higher quarterly profit and issued an optimistic  forecast.


Di Pietro: 'non siamo come la Lega, noi facciamo sul serio'


Accenture hands $3.7B UK health IT deal to CSC

Company had disputes with supplier of necessary software, iSoft.


LABOR should do the right thing by former leader Simon Crean and keep him on the front bench, Senator Peter Cook said today. Last night, Mr Crean's Victorian right-wing faction decided not to nominate him


The discovery of a woman's body in a back lane in Cardiff early on Saturday is being treated as murder.


FOXBOROUGH -- Paul Brown lives. The great man passed on to the football coaches' Home in the Sky in 1991, but there is no doubt his spirit lives on in the mind and body of our own Bill Belichick, who took a good question from the Providence Journal's Tom Curran and knocked it a Mantle-esque 575 feet into the journalistic ...


Summary: Yushchenko Takes Helm in Ukraine

WHO: Viktor Yushchenko is sworn in after winning a Dec. 26 repeat election, defeating the pro-Moscow prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, His Nov. 21 victory was declared fraudulent.


LIMA, Peru  - The Peruvian government put a  southern Andean town under curfew on Monday after launching a  military offensive to retake a police station held for three  days by ex-soldiers demanding the president's resignation.


Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is getting her bid for a second term under way with a sometimes emotional 18-minute video that features praise from her husband and even some New Yorkers who opposed her candidacy six years ago.


PayPal will better inform users about fraud protection under a deal announced with the attorneys general of 28 states.


Redden's Late Goal Lifts Senators to Win

Wade Redden scores with 4:48 left to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.


Auto woes take toll on U.S. advertising: TNS Media

U.S. advertising spending rose a disappointing 4.1 percent last year, hurt by cutbacks by carmakers General Motors Corp.  and DaimlerChrysler  , tracking firm TNS Media Intelligence said on Tuesday.


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(Bangkok, Thailand-AP) Dec. 1, 2004 - Every December 1st the United Nations spearheads commemorations of the global AIDS epidemic and this year, the focus is on women and girls.


Annuncio alla riunione dei ministri della Difesa a Wiesbaden


After Vioxx recall, the FDA and Merck both claim that all other ...

"We were wrong about Vioxx, but you can trust us on all those other meds," the FDA seems to be saying. If you enjoy this article, you may also be interested in an article entitled 'The FDA remains in state of denial about drug safety questions.


President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that Brazil will budget about $540 million over eight years to complete its nuclear program, including uranium enrichment and possibly building a nuclear-powered submarine.


Fla. school board wants Cuba book banned

A children's book about life in Cuba has parents and school board members demanding its removal from district libraries even though it only features wholesome topics.


Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co.  Ltd. reported a 39.1 percent rise in operating profit for the  first half on Thursday and raised its sales target for a new,  keenly awaited portable game player.


Bambooflat island is only a 20 minute ferry ride from the capital of this Indian archipelago, yet no relief for the tsunami victims had arrived by Saturday, leaving some 2,000 families angry and desperate for humanitarian aid.


ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday assured the visiting Iraqi Foreign Minster Hoshyar Zebari of Pakistanâs support to Iraqâs territorial integrity and national sovereignty.


British minister pulled strings for married mum 'friend': report

Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett pulled strings with US officials to ease an administrative hassle for the woman alleged to be his married lover.


In 1942, the Gestapo circulated posters offering a reward for the capture of "the woman with a limp. She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies and we must find and destroy her."


Latest Images of Mars Suggest Volcanoes Exist

Photographs taken by a spacecraft orbiting Mars indicate that active volcanoes may still exist on the red planet, further eroding its image as a dead world and offering prime sites to prospect for signs of Martian life.


Three ex-Bangladesh soldiers are sentenced to death for killing four aides of former President Rahman in 1975.


Shell Shuts Down More Nigerian Oil Output

Protesting villagers have forced the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos. to cut oil output in the volatile Niger Delta, hampering efforts by the Anglo-Dutch oil company to recover from earlier protests last month, a company spokesman said Thursday.


Sepang, 14:05 - F1, VALENTINO ROSSI: PER SCHUMI IL MODO MIGLIORE PER SALUTARE

Valentino Rossi è dispiaciuto per il possibile ritiro di Michael Schumacher: ''Michael &egrav...


Wash. Jury Convicts Man of Triple Slaying

A man was convicted of fatally shooting his half-sister, niece and grandniece in their beds more than five years ago in a feud over an inheritance.


Out of the hundreds of styles previewed during New York Fashion Week, Ralph Lauren presented the simplest overall collection. That was the beauty of it.


Web, media companies issue copyright use principles

InfoWorld - Web sites with user-generated content have an obligation to deploy "state of the art" filtering technology to prevent the unauthorized posting of copyright material, a group of large broadcasting and Web companies said Thursday.


A stunt involving a staged train accident will still be broadcast despite the Cumbrian crash, the BBC says.


Wiesbaden, 12:27 - Calcio, Iffhs: iraniano Ali Daei re dei bomber

E' l'iraniano Ali Daei il superbomber mondiale dell'anno solare 2004. Lo ha stabilito la federazione...


St. Louis Rams in 7-7 Tie With Playoffs-Bound Philadelphia Eagles After One Quarter of Play. Vicky McMonagle honors recently deceased Reggie White during a moment of silence prior to the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the St.


Fifty years ago, Ronald Herrick wasn't thinking about making medical history that would one day lead to saving countless lives.


Circuit City Stores Inc. , on Friday reported a smaller quarterly loss as it kept a tight rein on expenses and demand increased for digital televisions, notebook computers and other popular products.


Asians seek out the sun despite cancer threats

It's autumn in Hong Kong but the island's beaches are still crowded with sun worshippers desperate to catch the last rays of sunshine before winter.


Toyota Sues Porn Web Site Over Use of Lexus Name

By Steven Neavling, Detroit Free Press  May 31--Toyota is worried that a pornography Web site run by two metro Detroiters is damaging the reputation of one of its luxury cars.


BASKETBALL Carmelo Anthony is going to the All-Star Game after all. The NBA's leading scorer was picked by commissioner David Stern yesterday as an injury replacement and will make his first All-Star appearance Feb. 18 in Las Vegas. Stern also added Dallas forward Josh Howard to the Western Conference team. He needed to replace Houston center Yao Ming and Utah ...


Tear gas, firing near radical Pakistani mosque

Pakistani paramilitary forces fired tear gas at hundreds of students from a radical mosque in Islamabad on Tuesday, and gunshots were heard, the Aaj Television news channel reported.


24th annual Terry Fox Run attracts hundreds of thousands of Canadians

(CP) - Hundreds of thousands of Canadians took to the streets Sunday to raise money for cancer research in what appeared to be a record-breaking year for The Terry Fox Run.


Jury's in: Oprah will be a force in trial

The billionaire talk show host was selected Monday to serve as a juror in a Chicago murder trial - but will justice benefit from the celebrity touch? ...


U.S. to Pledge $15 Million for Tsunami Aid

The United States expects to provide  an initial $15 million in aid for victims of the devastating  tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, the  assistant administrator of the U.S. Agency for International  Development said Monday.


Members of the Cherokee Nation of native Americans vote to revoke tribal rights of slave descendants.


India to launch massive drive against resurgent polio

India will launch a "massive" and   "intensive" polio immunization drive in November covering over   100 million young children, officials said on Thursday.


US regulators calls for greater oversight of hedge funds, and more transparency over the way they work.


Yahoo Mobile Brings Search to Cell Phones

Yahoo Mobile can obtain localized search results, make calls from the results page, and obtain images. Shortcuts offer quick access to information, such as weather, stock quotes, sport scores and flight information.


Explosion kills five boys in Somali capital

A landmine hidden in a box exploded in a livestock market in Somalia's capital on Friday, killing five children who were playing football and wounding at least 10 others, witnesses said.


The Buffalo Bills capitalized on four turnovers and a blocked punt yesterday en route to a 33-17 victory that officially knocked the Bengals out of playoff contention.


City Room: CNN Producer Fired for Blog, He Says

Chez Pazienza, a senior producer for CNN's "American Morning," says the network fired him on Tuesday on the grounds that he violated its standards for journalists through his blog, Deus Ex Malcontent.


The European Commission calls for cuts in quotas of cod, herring and anchovy to conserve stocks.


Berlino, 13:37 - CICLISMO, T-MOBILE: BIENNALE PER CAVENDISH

Il britannico Mark Cavendish, 21 anni, ha firmato un contratto biennale con la T-Mobile. Lo sprinter...


Rushdie knighthood rekindles 18-year-old controversy

Â· Outcry after minister's suicide bombing remarks Â· Pakistan parliament to make official complaint


Cuba Tops  U.S. to Win  Gold Medal In Baseball

The Cubans beat the United States, 3-1, grabbing the Pan American Games gold medal in baseball for the 10th straight time.


Madonna met with Israel's president Saturday during a visit to attend a conference on Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical sect she has embraced despite criticism from Orthodox Jews.


Sterling remains well supported despite slight losses

Sentiment towards sterling has improved since the release of data revealing that mortgage lending remains strong, raising the possibility that the Bank of England may still need to keep hiking interest rates.


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Michigan scores the most points of any visiting team at South Bend in 46 years and clobbers the second-ranked Fighting Irish, 47-21.


ARM to show Google phone prototype on Mon: source

British chip designer ARM   will show a prototype mobile phone based on Google's   Android platform next Monday at the Mobile World  Congress wireless show in Barcelona, a source close to the  company said on Wednesday.


Bergamo, 20:36 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; ROSSI: VOGLIO DAI MIEI MASSIMO IMPEGNO

Trasferta impossibile, quella di Milano con l'Inter, per l'Atalanta: troppa la differenza che esiste...


Arizona State guard Emily Westerberg scores a season-high 18 points to help the Wildcats hand No. 8 Connecticut its first December loss in 11 years, 61-50.


Nato military chiefs are set to make a further request from member states for more troops to fight the Taleban.


Champions Un colpo di testa dell'argentino Ã¨ sufficiente a domare il Maccabi di Tel Aviv. Bianconeri al piccolo trotto, Capello lascia del Piero in panchina e Blasi in tribuna. Nell'altro match, Bayern-Ajax 4-0.


Hungary offers Indonesia loan for bird flu vaccine

Hungary has offered loans to Indonesia to build a plant to develop and produce a birdflu vaccine for humans using Indonesia's H5N1 avian flu virus strain, a senior industry ministry official said on Friday.


Jack Valenti, former president of the Motion Picture Association of America, has been named a commander in France's prestigious Legion of Honor.


As expected, Apple has teamed with U2 to create a customized iPod pre-loaded with every one of the Irish rock act's studio albums.


WASHINGTON, 10 SET - La missione 'Genesis', conclusasi 2 giorni fa con la capsula schiantata nel deserto dello Utah, potrebbe ancora rivelarsi un successo. Dal relitto della capsula e' infatti stato estratto


The Energy Challenge: In the Desert, Harnessing the Power of the Sun by Capturing Heat Instead of Light

Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sunâs light at a cost competitive with power from coal or natural gas. The challenges are formidable.


Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET. Pt. 4.

At the heart of ASP.NET is its ability to create dynamic form content. Today, you'll learn how Web Forms, HTML controls, and Web controls, in conjunction with VB.NET and C# code, should change the way you look at, and develop for, the Web. By SitePoint. 0726


Democrats aim to counter Bush's surge in polls

Washington -- Democrats said yesterday that US President George W. Bush's post-convention bounce in the polls was triggered by "four days of mean, vicious attacks" on John Kerry, and predicted that it will be short-lived.


Robert Murat's mother tells of her frustration that her family has been kept in limbo by the Madeleine McCann investigation.


Swedish Truck Maker Vows to Resist Suitor

The Swedish truck maker Scania remained defiant on Wednesday against a hostile bid from a rival, MAN of Germany.


Isaiah Washington gets "second chance" at NBC

Actor Isaiah Washington, fired last month from the ABC hit medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" after reportedly making an anti-gay slur, has landed a new role, and a development deal, with rival network NBC.


Sure, working as a janitor at a college bar after an all-night pukefest can't be much fun. But at least there's a little job security out there.


Musharraf defends memoirs as "whole truth"

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf   defended his decision to publish memoirs and said on Thursday   everything in his book "In the Line of Fire" was true.


Ukraine Presidential Candidate Falls Ill

A popular Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate has been hospitalized with a sudden illness.


The Israeli former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu, released in April, is arrested again, police say.


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Nowitzki leads Mavericks to victory over Nets

Dirk Nowitzki poured in 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Jersey Nets 92-75 on Tuesday.


GM gets SEC request, details Delphi exposure

General Motors Corp.  said on  Thursday U.S. securities regulators had requested documents  relating to its accounting for financial hedges and said a  parallel inquiry at its former finance arm could force the  automaker to restate past results again.


Giants Beat Padres, Tie Cubs for Wild-Card

SAN DIEGO - Edgardo Alfonzo's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Francisco Giants tied the Chicago Cubs for the wild-card lead by beating San Diego 7-5 on Tuesday night.    The Giants remained three games behind NL West leader Los Angeles after the Dodgers' 5-4 comeback victory against Colorado...