With the Red Sox in a Hole, RamÃrez Hurdles Into the Bunker

The Indians lead the A.L.C.S. three games to one and as Manny RamÃrez discussed Bostonâs potential mortality, he did so in a casual way, saying âItâs not like the end of the world.â


Ryanair says plans $1.9 bln bid for Aer Lingus

Europe's biggest budget airline Ryanair  unveiled plans for a 1.48-billion-euro ($1.9 billion) bid for Aer Lingus  on Thursday and said it had bought a 16 percent stake in the rival Irish airline.


Israel said before a visit by  Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that it would  consider calls to pull its troops away from West Bank cities to  facilitate a Palestinian presidential election.


Hung Jury in the Phil Spector Murder Case

A mistrial was declared Wednesday in the murder case against legendary music producer Phil Spector.


Chinese need more beef to tackle Westerners

Chinese footballers need to eat beef and drink milk if they are to play, and fight, with Westerners on a level playing field, according to a member of the advisory body to China's parliament.


I bianconeri vincono 3-2 a Cagliari in una gara all'ultimo minuto: due rigori contro e l'espulsione di ZebinaGli azzurri dominano e trovano la prima vittoria a Udine. Crolla il Livorno contro il Palermo                                            Roma e Juve in testa al campionato ma la grande sorpresa Ã¨ il Napoli                                                                                Il Torino (con Recoba) fermato dalla Reggina. Brava AtalantaA Catania riapre il Massimino, 7 mesi dopo la tragica morte dell'ispettore Filippo Raciti


The Federal Trade Commission has asked Google for more details about its proposed $3.1 billion purchase of online advertising company DoubleClick as part of an investigation into whether the deal raises antitrust concerns, a Google executive said yesterday.


One dead as Pakistanis blast wall of mosque school

Pakistani commandos raided the compound of a mosque on Sunday where militants are holding out, blasting holes in a perimeter wall in the hope hundreds of women and children can escape, the military said.


If superdelegates pick nominee, Democrats face backlash

The idea that party insiders would decide contest strikes many as 'undemocratic.'


Google Rekindles Internet Fervor After Results

Shares of Google Inc.  jumped 13 percent to $167 on Friday after the Web search leader posted its first results as a public company, and one broker said the stock could hit $200, rekindling dot.com-era fervor.


Chinese food safety officials are calling for more stringent inspections and testing of exports, saying international alarm over the quality of its products is threatening China's image and relations with other countries.


German sex educators plan to launch a spray-on condom tailor-made for all sizes.


Hunt Valley, MD (Sports Network) - Wayne Levi matched the course record of eight-under-par 64 on Friday to take a one stroke lead after the opening round of the Constellation Energy Classic.


Basic medical care would save money: report

Simple adherence to basic medical   treatment guidelines would save thousands of lives and $1.35   billion a year in medical costs, according to a large analysis   of data from 260 hospitals.


Solana arrives in Sudan for talks on Darfur crisis

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana flew into the Sudanese capital where he was expected to discuss the conflict in Darfur, amid international pressure on Khartoum over the rebellion there.


Americans Smash Last East German Swim World Record

The last long-course world swimming record held by now discredited Communist East Germany was finally consigned to history by an American quartet at the Olympics on Wednesday.


College Basketball: Duke Cruises Past Va. Tech

DURHAM, N.C. (Sports Network) - Shelden Williams scored 25  points and grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds, while J.J. Redick  netted 29 as No. 2 Duke pounded Virginia Tech, 100-65 at  Cameron Indoor Stadium.


A flurry of contested memos and memories sheds more heat than light on his record


The US election race shifts focus to two southern states, after important wins for Hillary Clinton and John McCain.


Right out of the box, your Mac can do a lot of things. But our selection of top utilities can make using it easier, safer and more fun.


Image: David Ducros for the European Space Agency

After a journey of seven years and billions of miles together, NASA's Cassini orbiter and ESA's Huygens probe have finally gone their separate ways.


President Bush all but completed his cabinet reorganization on Wednesday, appointing a former head of the Republican National Committee, Jim Nicholson, as head of the


Germany, France support Turkish invitation to EU membership talks

BERLIN : Germany and France both support inviting to European Union membership talks at a summit in December in Brussels, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said.


Germany's leading economists Tuesday raised their growth forecast for the country to 1.8 percent for this year, but predicted that lower export growth and high oil prices will slow the just-begun recovery next ...


AU-U.N. force may be in Darfur in months

A joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force could be in Sudan's Darfur region by October, depending on how quickly the two organizations are able to get troops and funds, a Sudanese diplomat said Wednesday.


Alleged roadmap points to three-GPU, two-CPU update ATI's ageing AMD-oriented RD580 discrete chipset will soon be upgraded to support three graphics cards and two CPUs, it has been claimed. The part will join the upcoming RS690 to lead ATI's sales drive during H1 2007.â¦


Torino, 19:02 - CALCIO, TORINO: CON LA LAZIO CONFERMA DEL MODULO DI REGGIO

Tutti a disposizione di Zaccheroni nella seduta di allenamento del Torino in preparazione alla gara ...


Spotted on 'Gossip Girl': 'There's this thing called MySpace'

I betted that the word 'blog' wouldn't even appear in this show about a blogger. I was wrong.


Arsene Wenger declared that Arsenal had proved their Champions League maturity after scaling a mental barrier in defeating PSV Eindhoven at Highbury.


Both sides in the Somali conflict play down the significance of a deadline by Islamists for an attack.


Presule afferma: 'Venire incontro veri diritti individuali'


Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs.


Jonny Wilkinson insists he still has 'a lot more to give' England despite questions over his position after the defeat to Wales.


With Treasury Secretary John Snow's continuation in office uncertain, the White House is seriously considering former Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas as his possible successor.


Reforms of NHS dentistry mean some patients are getting substandard care, critics claim.


Microsoft reached some new agreements to allow delivery of new movie and television content over the Xbox Live Service and MSN online.


Bush Foreign Policy 'Revolution' at Stake in Election

The foreign policy "revolution"  launched by President Bush, including his commitment to use  military force against those he sees as a threat to America, is  at stake in the Nov. 2 election.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell has dropped plans to visit Athens and attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics following anti-American protests in the Greek capital.


Airport Uses Web-Based Flight Info System

Fresno's airport is the first in the nation to use a Web-based wireless system that relies on radar - not the carriers - for the flight information displayed in its terminals, airport officials said. -AP


Anger in Scandinavia as Europe Mourns Tsunami Dead

Scandinavians fumed at their  governments' initial lax response to Asia's tsunami disaster as  hopes dimmed on Thursday for some 5,000 foreign tourists,  mostly Europeans, still missing four days after the wall of  water hit.


Seeking second base help, A's land Ginter

Ginter batted .262 with 19 home runs and 60 RBIs in 113 games for Milwaukee last season. He posted career highs in batting, at-bats (386), hits (101), doubles (23), home runs, RBIs and slugging (.479).


A land mine exploded under a NATO patrol vehicle in eastern Afghanistan Thursday, killing one soldier and wounding four others, the alliance said.


"We should address parents' concerns" The managing director of one of the firms supplying fingerprint scanners to British schools has vowed to come clean to parents about the arguments against the use of such biometric technology on children.â¦


The head of an Indian auction website is arrested over its sale of a video clip showing two Delhi students engaging in a sexual act.


Sicilia, Berlusconi all'inaugurazione dell'autostrada Palermo ...

''Oggi sono felice di essere qua con voi a fare quel presidente operaio che avevo dichiarato di voler fare. Perche' in effetti credo, a parte le tante cose su cui ci siamo impegnati, sia cambiato il modo di stare al governo negli ultimi anni''.


LONDON/SYDNEY  - BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  , the world's biggest miner, is in talks with private equity firms to team up for a possible $40 billion bid for U.S. aluminum company Alcoa Inc , the Times said on Tuesday.


Comcast capping bandwidth usage at about 90GB/month?

Are you a Comcast customer? Your bandwidth hogging days may be limited.


Nuovo personaggio portera' scompiglio in vita della famiglia


Abbas Escapes Gunfire, Palestinians to Vote Jan. 9

Yasser Arafat's interim successor escaped injury in a Gaza gunfight triggered by hostile militants on Sunday as Palestinian officials set Jan. 9 for elections to replace


Migrant Romanian workers leave children at home

BALACIU, Romania  - Desperate parents are fleeing the poverty of Romania's countryside in search of work elsewhere in the European Union, leaving their children behind to be cared for by others.


As Israel continues to strike at the Gaza Strip, Arabic papers warn that such action can only be counterproductive. One daily says viewers could be forgiven for confusing images of "butchery" in Gaza with those from Samarra and Falluja in Iraq.


Arts & entertainment: Why are so many dramas and thrillers now set in the past? Joe Queenan on the menace of gadgets


Aussie Parliament Wants To Tighten Net Censorship

Australians may soon find some websites inaccessible thanks to a new piece of legislation making its way through the country's Parliament.


U.S. Sends in Secret Weapon: Saddam's Old Commandos

Twenty months after toppling Saddam Hussein, U.S. troops still battling his followers in the heart of Iraq's old arms industry are hitting back with a new weapon -- ex-members of Saddam's special forces.


UN Envoy Urges More African Peacekeepers in Sudan

The United Nations' top envoy for Sudan called Saturday for a large and swift deployment of African Union peacekeepers with a mandate to protect civilians and monitor


Latest news briefs from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Israeli political parties that oppose Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan have no place in a future government coalition, one Cabinet minister said.


Tiger Telematics acquires Integra, confirms Spanish, Portuguese ...

Gizmondo Europe, the UK-based subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida firm Tiger Telematics announced yesterday that a one year distribution agreement has been signed with United Electronics to distribute the Gizmondo GPS-based handheld gaming console


More game companies may drop out of business as new consoles push up development costs.


Comcast Viewers Win Late Reprieve: Deal With Sinclair Lifts Threat to Local Access

By Hanah Cho, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 2--Comcast Corp. said yesterday that its rights to retransmit signals of Baltimore's Fox and CW networks have been extended for another month while the cable provider continues negotiating with Sinclair Broadcasting Group Inc. on a new deal.


Church gone, worship goes on after tornado

Under sunny skies, members of the Church of God in Lady Lake, Florida, held their morning worship service today amid the remnants of their destroyed sanctuary, leveled by a pre-dawn tornado. The National Weather Service said three tornadoes were responsible for killing at least 20 people and causing catastrophic damage.


Pakistan through with tight win over India

Pakistan has beaten India by three wickets at Edgbaston to set up an ICC Champions Trophy semi-final clash with the West Indies. Sent in to bat, India was bowled out for 200 from the second-last ball of the


Firenze, 14:47 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: JORGENSEN RINNOVA SINO AL 2009

Il centrocampista esterno Martin Jorgensen ha rinnovato il contratto che lo lega alla Fiorentina fin...


The European Union's head office was set to approve proposals Friday to inject more flexibility into the oft-flouted budget rules behind the euro.


U.S. arrests two in Thai film festival graft probe

The United States has arrested a California-based movie executive and his wife on suspicion of paying $1.7 million in bribes to a senior Thai official to secure lucrative contracts to run a film festival in Bangkok.


Obiettivo prioritario per azienda che nascera'


Deformities common among kids with cancer

NEW YORK  - Children with cancer are more likely than other children to have a variety of deformities, such as droopy eyelids and legs of different lengths, new research shows. This suggests that there are genetic defects or early prenatal environmental factors that influence the occurrence of both problems.


State Urged to Invest in Top-Notch Teachers: Need Cited for Math, Science Specialists

By Jim Provance, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Feb. 20--COLUMBUS -- Ohio must invest in top teaching talent and give many students an attitude adjustment about math and science if it hopes to compete in tomorrow's global economy, a state panel warned yesterday.


APEC forum of finance chiefs stresses role of gov't,institutions

The 11th meeting of finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) concluded on Friday, highlighting the role of governments and financial institutions


Behind Every Successful Man, There's a Stronger One

Paul Weitz's engagingly lightweight drama is a gently revisionist fairy tale about good versus evil set on the battlefield of contemporary corporate culture.


Rolls-Royce nearly triples profits in 2006

Aerospace engine maker Rolls-Royce has said it had nearly tripled net profit last year to 998 million pounds thanks to a record order book.


Danny Glover has been convicted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for trespassing in a hotel during a union rally in 2006.


Computers built with Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor soon will be able to take advantage of the same power management technology the company has already built into its laptop and desktop microchips.


Senior Japanese diplomat in Jordan over hostage crisis

AMMAN - Japanâs Senior Vice Foreign Minister Shuzen Tanigawa arrived in Jordan early Thursday to set up a task force to deal with the kidnapping of a Japanese in neighbouring Iraq, the embassy said.


PeopleSoft Firing of Conway Tied to Oracle Comment

Former PeopleSoft Inc. Chief Executive Craig Conway testified that he lied when he told investors last year that Oracle Corp.'s $7.


Ahold NV , the Dutch grocery operator, and three former top executives have agreed to settle U.S. securities fraud charges related to massive overbooking of profits, the company and U.S. regulators said on Wednesday.


German teen unplugs pensioner's 'noisy' life support machine

Can I have the machine that goes ZZZZ Police in Southern Germany are quizzing a 17-year-old car crash victim who turned off a fellow hospital patient's life-support machine because it was keeping him awake.â¦


Plaxo Turns Address Books Into Web Social Networks

With Plaxo 3.0 consumers can synchronize address books and calendar data locked up inside Microsoft Outlook, Google, and more.


Benitez bullish about getting best years of Gerrard

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has voiced confidence he can keep his most valuable asset, England midfielder Steven Gerrard, at the club for the peak years of his career.


Senate subpoenas WHouse documents in spying probe

A congressional panel investigating the Bush administration's domestic spying program subpoenaed documents on Wednesday from the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office, the National Security Council and the Justice Department.


Fannie Mae subtract $9 billion losses from its earnings to settle ...

The SEC ha ruled that Fannie Mae is guilty of violating the accounting standards and needs to restate its earnings for the past four years.


La valuta europea tocca un massimo a quota 1,4685


Cars made by Korea's Hyundai have been rated as the best value among all makes due to improved customer opinion of its quality, according to a published report Monday.


HALIFAX - Healthy Nova Scotians can still get flu shots, contrary to an earlier warning that the immunizations would be given only to high-risk patients because of fears of a vaccine shortage.


Many German papers on Wednesday commented on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plans to evacuate Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.


Steve Duplantis, a popular PGA Tour caddie known for bringing out the best in his players, was killed early Wednesday when he was struck by a taxi while crossing a street.


Historically Black College Struggles Financially

NASHVILLE, Dec. 27 -- Despite two years of trying, Fisk University has not been able to turn any of the valuable art donated by painter Georgia O'Keeffe into cash.


Technology's Fast Turnover Supplies Products, Demand for Reused Electronics

By Jenni Mintz, Ventura County Star, Calif.  May 31--The average lifespan of a computer is short: just two years,  according to research.    To most people, the chase for the latest and greatest technology is an  accepted reality.


Sport: Red half of Merseyside seething after Uefa declares them the worst fans in Europe.


A man leaped over a barricade during Pope Benedict's weekly audience on Wednesday and tried to jump on to his moving, open-topped popemobile but was stopped by guards.


Indictments were handed down to Kumar and CA's former head of sales, Stephen Richards, with both men charged with securities fraud and obstruction.


Running back Brian Westbrook has a cracked rib and is questionable for the Eagles' game this weekend against Baltimore. The rib injury did show up on the first X-ray, but more tests revealed a small crack


Hair-Loss Drug Skews Prostate Cancer Test

TUESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The popular hair-loss drug Propecia can change the results of a common screen for prostate cancer, the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, leading to skewed readings that might obscure the presence of disease, a new study found.


Yahoo Inc. is beefing up the finance section of its Web site with more interactive stock charts and other features to help it maintain its longtime lead over rival financial information sites.


Take-Two Sets Funk, Rap Soundtrack for San Andreas

Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. and Interscope Records on Tuesday set a Dec. 7 release for an eight-CD soundtrack to "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," Take-Two's blockbuster criminal adventure game.


Microsoft, Ask.com pressure Google by offering anonymity options and scrubbing saved query data.


The winner of this year's competition in the classic computerized strategy game shows that a tactic based on cooperating with team members can succeed over one that relies on echoing rivals' moves. By Wendy M. Grossman.


Fleeing the Ennui of Retirement for the Thrill of the Fight

elix Trinidad Jr.'s scintillating career seemed to end two years ago with a fourth-round technical knockout of Hacine Cherifi.


Is U.S. near a tipping point on global warming?

U.S. policy on global warming seems headed for a tipping point, with politicians, business leaders and economists joining environmentalists to call for new laws to limit greenhouse gases that spur climate change.


Living a Half-Life While Waiting for Those Lost

SRINAGAR, India -- Jana Begum squatted on the floor of her small kitchen with a friend, confiding to her how her life felt like a kind of purgatory, year after year spent waiting for a husband who had vanished shortly after his arrest by Indian security agents five years ago. To this day, Begum...


In A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories, Piglet once thought he had seen a heffalump. Now, he finally encounters the real thing. And it (the heffalump) is too cute for words.


RADAR ENAV: DALLE 19 DA LINATE RIPRESE PARTENZE SCAGLIONATE

(AGI) - Milano, 6 ott - Da Linate, dopo il nuovo blocco del radar Enav, le partenze sono riprese, anche se scaglionate. Il nuovo problema al radar aveva bloccato i voli in partenza e in arrivo alle 18,25.


The competition watchdog has called for an investigation into whether Apple's new iTunes music download service is "ripping off" British consumers.


Arab world follows closely for US election results

Arab satellite networks kept a close watch overnight on the US presidential race, the extensive coverage a sign of the great importance attached to the election in the Middle East.


State's Tourism Officials Expecting Plenty of Fans and Money to Roll In

By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 9--The pro cycling world's eyes will turn to Kansas City on Sept. 11 when the inaugural 600-mile Tour of Missouri launches from the Country Club Plaza.


Intel develops processor similar to MacBook Air chip

Intel has shrunk another processor that will be incorporated into new ultrathin laptops, possibly creating competition for the processor it developed for the MacBook Air ultrathin laptop.Laptop vendors Lenovo and Fujitsu will include Intel's low-voltage Core 2 Duo SL7100 LV chip in their upcoming laptops, which are expected to hit the market soon.Like the Core 2 Duo processor specially developed for Apple's MacBook Air notebook, Intel shrunk the new processor to make it 60 percent smaller than standard-sized processors belonging to Intel's Merom family, according to Connie Brown, an Intel spokeswoman. The chip is manufactured using the 65-nanometer process like other Merom processors.Though the shrink size is the same, the SL7100 LV chip consumes less power and operates at a slower speed. It will operate at 1.2GHz with 4MB of cache. It uses 12 watts of power, according to processor details provided by Intel. The Core 2 Duo processor for MacBook Air uses 20 watts of power while operating at 1.6GHz to 1.8GHz.The new processor was developed independently of the MacBook Air processor, Brown said. "These [SL7100 LV processors] are similar but not identical to the Apple processor," Brown said. The MacBook Air processor was specially developed to meet Apple's needs and is also available to other PC makers, Brown said.Lenovo will include the Core 2 Duo SL7100 LV processor in a new notebook, according to specifications published on the Best Buy Web site, which lists specifications of 2GB of RAM, a 64GB solid-state drive, and a 13.3-inch screen. The laptop is the ThinkPad X300, according to posts at numerous tech-enthusiast Web sites.Declining to comment on the ThinkPad X300 posts, Lenovo spokesman Raymond Gorman said that the company will be "announcing a new ThinkPad by the end of the first quarter that we believe will continue our tradition of innovation and function."Fujitsu will include the SL7100 LV in its ultraportable LifeBook P8010 laptop, which includes a 12.1-inch screen, a DVD-RW drive, and wireless and wired networking, according to a document filed with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. The laptop is due to ship in the U.S. this month and will be available starting at $1,699 on Fujitsu's Web site starting Tuesday, according to a company spokeswoman.Apple CEO Steve Jobs called Intel's development of the Core 2 Duo chip for its MacBook Air an engineering feat during a keynote at the Macworld Conference and Expo in January.Intel has publicly talked about developing chips with smaller form factors, including at the Intel Developer Forum last year, when it said it would shrink chips by up to 60 percent for its next-generation Montevina mobile platform, which will include the new Penryn processors manufactured using the 45-nm process.


President Pervez Musharraf says he is determined that extremism and terrorism will be eradicated in Pakistan.


Software giant Microsoft is joining the ranks of companies offer blogs or online journals.


Having just wrapped up a spring training workout, John Smoltz decided it was time to have a little fun. He broke into some good-natured bantering with the clubhouse attendants, who were going through a dirty pile of uniforms.


Yesterday, Chileâs Court of Appeals upheld the decision, made last week by Santiago judge Juan GuzmÃ¡n, to indict former dictator Augusto Pinochet for allegedly ordering the kidnapping of nine people and the murder of another, between 1976 and 1977.


The price of crude oil ends slips back  below $50 but unease remains over tensions in Nigeria's southern region.


Group Seeks to Rejoin Ireland Peace Effort

Northern Ireland's largest and most violent outlawed group, the Ulster Defense Association, announced Sunday it will desist from further attacks and wants to rejoin peacemaking efforts.


Astana. October 26. KAZINFORM. The new head of the European Commission has robustly defended his team in the European Parliament, where many MEPs remain dissatisfied with his choice, Kazinform refers to BBC News.


The Israel Defense Forces announced over the weekend that Operation Orange Iron had ended and that it was withdrawing its troops from the outskirts of Khan Yunis.


Biglietto venduto in 'Caffe' Aurora' via dell'Orsa Maggiore


Tim Henman refused to make any excuses for his third-round defeat to Ivan Ljubicic in the Madrid Masters yesterday. The top seed had a blood test on Wednesday to discover the cause


TiVo, the popular digital video recording system, and Netflix plan to team up to offer customers movie-downloading on demand. According to Newsweek, an announcement is due later this month.


American Farmers Are Crossing the Border for Labor

Concerned about a crackdown on immigrant labor, more farmers have been moving across the border to Mexico.


Osaka, 14:03 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: ITALIA FUORI DA FINALE 4X100 MASCHILE

L'Italia rimane fuori dalla finale della 4x100 maschile ai Mondiali di atletica di Osaka. Il quartet...


Caso Speciale al Senato la diretta a Repubblica Tv

A palazzo Madama va in scena il dibattito sul caso del generale della Guardia di Finanza e il viceministro Visco. Stasera le votazioni sul filo di lana per il governo


On an episode of A&E's popular reality series "Flip This House," Atlanta businessman Sam Leccima sits in front of a run-down house and calls buying and selling real estate his passion.


U.S. accounting rule maker to propose overhaul: report

The Financial Accounting Standards Board, which sets U.S. accounting rules, plans to propose on Tuesday an overhaul which would allow the board to act faster and boost the power of its chairman, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.


A Canadian man advertising an online gaming site, who broke security and jumped into the Olympic diving pool, has been given a five-month prison term for trespassing and disturbing public order, court officials say.


London's Heathrow airport, the busiest international airport in the world, struggled to return to normal on Friday, one day after a Boeing 777 crash-landed, causing travel chaos but only minor injuries.


Manifestazione e slogan contro il governo per i tagli


Kerry, Bush launch final week of campaigning, still in dead heat

US President George W. Bush and his Democratic challenger John Kerry entered a frenzied final week of campaigning, still locked in a dead heat in polls.


Open Season exposes the real price paid for Radiohead's new album

While Steve Ballmer threatens to buy O'Reilly's leftovers Radio Reg Forget the entertainment hacks. It takes a bunch of open source pundits to figure out how much people really paid for Radiohead's new album.â¦


Creator wins Ig Nobel for karaoke's 'new way to tolerate'

NEW YORK (Kyodo) Karaoke inventor Daisuke Inoue was awarded the humorous Ig Nobel peace prize in a Thursday ceremony at Harvard University for "providing an entirely new way for people to learn to tolerate each other.


U.S. Conservatives' Spat with U.K. Conservatives Among many other consequences of the Iraq War, the war further solidified the strong relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, and ...


By John Richardson Staff Writer  Maine environmentalists are sounding pretty happy with the legislative session that ended Thursday, and for good reason.


The US House votes to ease curbs on funding stem-cell research, defying President Bush's threat to veto the bill.


EU consumer chief wants "fire-safe" cigarettes

The European Union's consumer chief aims to prevent thousands of fire-related deaths and injuries each year by making all cigarettes sold in EU countries self-extinguishing, European Commission officials said.


U.N. confirms North Korea nuclear shutdown

BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had verified that North Korea had closed all five of its major nuclear facilities, a milestone in efforts to get the country to give up its nuclear weapons programs.


West meets East for an historic EU signing

TO THE soothing strains of Enya and Beethovenâs Ode to Joy, leaders from the 25 states of the enlarged European Union put aside the turmoil over the new European Commission yesterday to sign the EUâs first constitution.


Bluetooth -- a short-range wireless technology -- is finally coming of age.


MANCHESTER United today dramatically rejected the advances of Malcolm Glazer, the US sports boss who is mulling an Â£825m bid for the football club.


Next Session Last for Two Vets in Congress

For two of Congress' old bulls, the lame duck session that begins next week will be the last roundup. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, 80, and his 73-year-old House counterpart, Rep. Bill Young, must surrender their posts by party rule when the new Congress starts in January.


Russia hopes to participate in U.S. lunar exploration projects and has submitted proposals on possible duties, the Russian Federal Space Agency said.


Pattaya, 15:16 - TENNIS, WTA PATTAYA: FINALE BAMMER-DULKO

L'austriaca Sybille Bammer affronterà l'argentina Gisela Dulko, testa di serie numero 6, nell...


Equatorial Guinea prosecutors to question Thatcher in South Africa

A team of state prosecutors from Equatorial Guinea was to leave Malabo for South Africa, where they would question Mark Thatcher over his alleged involvement in a bid to oust President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, a government source said.


Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee appealed to Iowa conservatives on two fronts Saturday, calling for a stronger military and stronger families.


Russia moves to destroy nerve gas shells

In the wheat fields of western Siberia, the United States is building a factory the size of a small town to destroy 2 million Soviet-era artillery shells filled with deadly nerve gas.


Redford touts new generation of Sundance filmmakers

PARK CITY, Utah  - The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film "In Bruges."


BEIRUT: Oil prices remained near recent peaks on Friday, with US crude trading just below $55-a-barrel. In midday New York trading, WTI was down 21 cents at $54.


The official sequel to the children's classic Peter Pan is published, more than 100 years after the original.


US retail sales up 0.1 percent in November

Retail sales in the United States increased by a modest 0.1 percent in November following a revised gain of 0.8 percent in October, the Commerce Department reported on Monday.


By Mears, Jennifer  As expected, Intel last week said it would slash 10,500 jobs, or about 10% of its workforce, by the middle of next year as the chip maker attempts to regain its footing in an increasingly competitive x86 processor market.


Early iPhone Buyers Strain to Resell Them Online

Many people who lined up to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone made good on promises to try to flip the gadgets online at inflated prices, but a quick buck appeared out of reach for many.


Harrington Shows Form to Win German Masters

COLOGNE, Germany  - Ireland's Padraig Harrington  demonstrated his return to form five days before the Ryder Cup,  with victory in the German Masters on Sunday.


The exam regulator is considering an automatic alerting system to detect rogue exam results.


Grammy-winning jazz producer Joel Dorn dies at 65

Veteran record producer Joel Dorn, who worked with such artists as Roberta Flack, Max Roach and the Neville Brothers, died of a heart attack on Monday in New York. He was 65.


Iran president rejects Stone documentary

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected a proposal by Oscar-winning movie director Oliver Stone to make a film about him because Stone is part of the "Great Satan" cultural establishment, a semiofficial news agency reported.


Embarking on his first visit to Jerusalem as president, George W. Bush pressed Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday to seize what he called an historic opportunity and make tough concessions for peace.


BAGHDAD, Nov. 22--The number of civilians killed in Iraq last month reached a record 3,709, most of them the result of sectarian violence, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.


Skewed Intelligence Data in March to War in Iraq

The Bush administration was made aware as early as 2001 that the aluminum tubes used as critical evidence against Iraq were most likely not for nuclear weapons.


Jefferson, McCants help Wolves snap skid

Reserve Rashad McCants scored 20 points, Al Jefferson had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 104-88 on Tuesday night.


Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Offers Tips to Prevent Winter Fires

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 12  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With bitter cold weather affecting most of the state, fire Commissioner Edward A. Mann is urging Pennsylvanians to practice safety when they heat their homes.


Russia marks gains with endorsement of Kyoto Protocol

A recent little-noticed Russian thumbs-up to the Kyoto Protocol is destined to give Moscow a major leap forward in the global economy.


Republicans Endorse Ban on Gay Marriages

NEW YORK - Republicans endorsed an uncompromising position against gay unions Wednesday in a manifesto that contrasts with Vice President Dick Cheney's supportive comments about gay rights and the moderate face the party will show at next week's national convention.    A panel made up largely of conservative delegates approved platform language that calls for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and opposes legal recognition of any sort for gay civil unions...


Pm Spataro non condivide ma manifesta solidarieta'


The promise of profit from proton therapy equipment presents financial and ethical quandaries for the nonprofit and academic medical communities.


The higher gasoline prices go, the more money business Web entrepreneur Jason Toews makes.


Egypt conference insists Iraq urge opposition to take part in ...

Iraqi's interim government must persuade opposition groups to take part in upcoming elections, a draft declaration from the international conference in Egypt revealed late Monday.


FDA Backs Warnings on Antidepressants for Children

The US Food and Drug Administration says it "generally supports the recommendations" of two advisory panels that antidepressants can raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some children.


Mike Fratello was hired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday as a replacement for Hubie Brown, who unexpectedly retired last week for health reasons.


Tiny chips to keep track of drug bottles

WASHINGTON - Viagra, the blockbuster impotence pill that is copied and counterfeited around the world, is one of the first drugs to get a little radio chip tracking device under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative announced on Monday.


EBay CEO Whitman preparing to retire: report

EBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman, one of the most powerful women in business, is preparing to retire from the online auctioneer, The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday.


ADV: Distance Learning Directory - Online Degrees

Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


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


The New England Patriots rebound from their worst loss of the season by dominating the Houston Texans, 40-7, on Sunday.


Yogi Bear creator Joe Barbera dies at 95

Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, died Monday, a Warner Bros. spokesman said. He was 95.


Poland softens tone on eve of EU treaty summit

Poland softened its public tone on the eve of a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a reform of the bloc's institutions but Britain angered its partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.


Nel secondo trimestre 2004 le vendite mondiali di telefonini hanno raggiunto il livello record di 156,4 milioni di unitÃ , con una crescita del 35% sul primo trimestre. "Questo Ã¨ stato il trimestre piÃ¹ robusto


AT&T Makes Strategic Alliance With Home Creations in Moore

By Richard Mize, The Daily Oklahoman  Jun. 9--MOORE -- AT&T shifted into high speed with its "Smart Moves" strategic alliances with home builders this week when it signed Home Creations, one of the state's largest building companies.


UK gov scraps 'Â£1bn' prisoner tracking system

Strategic review orders strategic retreat David Hanson, minister of state at the Ministry of Justice, told the Commons yesterday that the over-budget project to link prison and probation IT systems is being canned.â¦


Sun Micro to revamp Solaris with Linux features

Sun Microsystems Inc.  is revamping its Solaris operating system, incorporating key pieces of rival Linux software in a move that could gain better support from developers who have massed behind Linux.


Actor Christopher Reeve died of heart failure at age 52. According to broadcast network reports, the actor lapsed into a coma after going into cardiac arrest at his home in New York.


CORRECTED: SanDisk says to expand distribution in India

Corrects first paragraph and headline to make clear SanDisk will distribute products through 2,000 stores rather than open them.


Maine Weighs Lobbyist Text Message Rules

By GLENN ADAMS  AUGUSTA, Maine - Wary of lobbyists calling signals from the sidelines, Maine is taking steps to ban text messages and e-mails to lawmakers in session as it becomes the latest state to address the ever-expanding use of electronic communications in statehouses.


Benedetto XVI battezza tredici bimbi alla Cappella Sistina


INSURGENTS have tried to break through the US cordon surrounding Fallujah as US soldiers and Marines launched an offensive against rebel concentrations in the south of the city.


Shareholders sue to stop Commerce Bancorp deal

Two Commerce Bancorp   shareholders go to court on Thursday to try to block a  shareholder litigation settlement that is key to the bank's  $8.5 billion merger with Toronto-Dominion Bank .


U.S. Armored Forces Blast Their Way Into Rebel Nest in Falluja

But as the battle intensified in Falluja, insurgents roamed the streets of Mosul and the nearby town of Ramadi.


Town Delays Runoff Project: Stormwater Plan Depends on State's Widening of Road

By Jason M. Rodriguez, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Mar. 6--CAROLINA SHORES, N.C. -- An eight-year battle to control stormwater flow is going to take even longer and now hinges on the state's proposed plan for widening U.S. 17.


Search giant Google and US Space agency Nasa sign an agreement to make space data available on the web


Olmert calls for dramatic measures against Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called for more dramatic measures to be taken against Iran and declined to rule out a military attack against Tehran in an interview with Germany's Spiegel magazine.


A walk along Waialae Country Club is easily dominated by sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, each made more spectacular when accompanied by brilliant sunshine. This is the landscape she is accustomed to, the warmth that has always embraced her, and Michelle Wie feels at home in this environment. At so many vantage points amid the swaying palm ...


Thousands of Russian children are adopted by foreigners every year — but few go to such high-profile homes as the leader of Germany.


Added Security With Strong Authentication

VeriSign and RSA Security intro security tools that could help combat the upswing in E-commerce threats. By Thomas Claburn. It's hard to say what's growing faster, security threats or security solutions.


British greenhouse gas emissions stabilise

Greenhouse gas emissions in Britain stabilised in 2005 at 733.5 million tonnes, the same figure as the previous year, the Office of National Statistics said Friday.


Competition for painkiller patch may prove to be a major pain for the generics maker.


Blast Kills Up to 15 at Baghdad Political Office

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, who has emerged as one of the country's most powerful political figures, was inside the building but unhurt in the blast.


Big East to Be Restructured Following Expansion

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Sports Network) - The Big East Conference  will consist of one 16-team division starting in 2005-06 and  only 12 schools will participate in the postseason conference  tournament.


Dan Rather's defense of his network's reporting on Friday night was so shoddy, it must be reviewed in slow motion to truly appreciate the attempts at spin and evasion.


The Nation: On the Wrong Side of 5 to 4, Liberals Talk Tactics

One way to win back the Supreme Court: Sweeten the message and market it.


Researcher: Don't trust toolbars for Firefox

(InfoWorld) - Makers of some of the most popular extension software used by the Firefox browser are not doing enough to secure their software, a security researcher said Wednesday. The problem is that many widely used Firefox extensions, including toolbars from Google, Yahoo, and AOL, do not use secure connections to update themselves, according to Christopher Soghoian, a security researcher who blogged about the issue on Wednesday. Soghoian is best known as the researcher who attracted the attention of the FBI late last year after publishing a tool that could be used to print fake boarding passes. The Indiana University doctoral student discovered the Firefox issue last month while examining network traffic on his computer. He noticed that many of the most popular Firefox extensions are not hosted on servers that use the SSL Web protocol. SSL Web sites, which begin with "https://," use digital certificates to provide users with some level of assurance that they're not connecting with a fake server. Although the corporation behind Firefox, Mozilla, hosts the majority of Firefox extensions on its own SSL-enabled Web site, it is common for commercial extension-makers like Google to host their software on an unsecured site, Soghoian said in an interview. This leaves users vulnerable to a "man-in-the middle" attack, where Firefox could be tricked into downloading malicious software from a site it mistakenly thought was hosting an extension. It wouldn't be easy for an attacker to pull this off, however. In one scenario, the hacker would set up a malicious wireless access point in a public area where people are using wireless connections. He could then redirect extension update traffic to a malicious computer. "An attacker who sets up a wireless access point can then infect anyone who connects to it," Soghoian said. The Del.icio.us Extension, Facebook Toolbar, Ask.com Toolbar, LinkedIn Browser Toolbar, Netcraft Anti-Phishing Toolbar, and PhishTank SiteChecker are also vulnerable to this issue, Soghoian said. Though Soghoian said Firefox users should avoid extensions that are not from the secure Firefox add-ons site, not all security researchers see this as a major issue. "It's just yet another vulnerable design among billions,"said Gadi Evron, security evangelist for Beyond Security. "I don't see it as that critical. There is no inherent vulnerability, but it does make the over-whole design weaker, and that should probably be addressed" Evron said it was "silly" that sites weren't using SSL for these extensions. Soghoian said he notified Google, Yahoo, and Facebook of the issue in mid-April, but nobody had addressed the issue as of Wednesday. Just hours after Soghoian went public with his findings, Google said it would "soon" have a fix for the problem. It's common for Web developers to ignore security in the rush to push out new and cool features, Soghoian said. "Your average Web 2.0 developer doesn't learn about security," he said. "Google has a spectacular security team ... my suspicion is that one hand wasn't talking to the other."


California passes bill easing cable rules

California's legislature passed a   bill on Thursday night aimed at increasing competition among   cable television providers and easing the ability of telephone   companies to enter the market.


Who Would Set Wildfires Under Such Conditions? Authorities Are Anxious to Make More Arrests for Arson Fires in at Least Two Counties.

By GORDON JACKSON  FOLKSTON -- Despite the arrests of at least nine people suspected of setting arson wildfires in the region the past month, firefighters have been repeatedly called to extinguish suspicious blazes in the region.


Michael Jackson's attorneys Thursday showed a judge videotapes of the search of the singer's Neverland Ranch to press their claim that law enforcement officials improperly took evidence while building their molestation case.


But don't pee your pants yet! At least two blogs are carrying images of test advertisement that price Apple's iPhone for as low as $299, leading to speculation the much-vaunted gadget may sell for significantly less than Steve Jobs announced last month.â¦


The major movie studios will copy the tactics of the recording industry in their attack on online film piracy. While announcing its intent to file hundreds of civil lawsuits against individuals


Economy - Wednesday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Trade negotiators may be near a breakthrough, said U.S. Trade Rep. Susan Schwab. The Bush administration is hoping, after over 6 years of fractious talks, to overcome divisions over tariffs, subsidies and other trade rules, and produce a new global pact before Pres. Bush leaves office. Rich nations want lower tariffs on industrial goods and services; poor nations want farm subsidies and tariffs scrapped.


A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  5.9 jolted northern Japan on Monday in the latest aftershock to  hit a region struck by a deadly tremor last month, scaring  thousands still seeking refuge in makeshift shelters.


Vaccination could eradicate India's persistent polio problem, health experts say.


Prescribe Me! A Treasure Trove of Psychiatric Drug Swag

Psychiatrists attending a American Psychiatric Association scoop up branded tchotchkes doled out by reps from 160 pharmas.


European stocks rebounded Tuesday as investors shook off recent heavy losses sparked by renewed concerns over the economic outlook and a persistent credit squeeze, dealers said.


Japan to Give Taiwan's Lee Visa Despite China Ire

Japan said on Monday it would issue a visa as scheduled for former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to visit for sightseeing despite angry protests from China.


Bush Says Results Mixed on Iraqi Troop Training

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.  - President Bush sought on  Tuesday to boost the morale of U.S. troops facing extended  deployments in Iraq, but acknowledged mixed results so far in  training Iraqi forces to replace them.


A man living in County Antrim who is considered a high risk sex offender has restrictions imposed on his movements.


Edwards Lifesciences Forecasts Continued Growth and Profitability ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW), the world's leader in heart valve technologies, will provide investors with information on the initiatives expected to


EU's stand on Cyprus rewritten in membership talks offer

BRUSSELS, Belgium: European Union and Turkish officials have rewritten the Cyprus portion of the EU's proposal on starting membership talks for Turkey, Turkish officials said Friday, raising hopes Ankara could accept a deal leading to full EU membership.


Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, wanted in California on a 15-year-old felony theft conviction, agreed Wednesday to return to the state without a fight.


Agencies warn patients over popular painkiller

Concern over the safety of anti-inflammatory drugs such as Pfizer's Celebrex intensified on Tuesday after regulators advised 600,000 Britons with heart problems to switch to other treatments as soon as convenient.


Forget Second Life. The real virtual world gold rush centers on the grammar-school set.


A tense armed standoff at a house in northwestern Los Angeles ended Thursday morning with the death of a man in an exchange of gunfire with police.


US Federal Reserve's Beige Book says oil price curbs spending

WASHINGTON : The US economy is expanding but the performance is patchy as roaring energy prices begin to stifle spending, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey showed.


Hershey Foods Corp. HSY.N on  Monday said it would acquire Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. from  a private investor group for $112.4 million, plus debt, as the  chocolate maker looks to add products that appeal to  health-conscious consumers.


Russia's "chessboard killer" given life in prison

Russia's "chessboard murderer" was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for killing 48 people, after the supermarket worker told a court last week he felt like God as he decided whether his victims should live or die.


Aaron Wormus has a new note on his blog today about his presentation at this year's Zend/PHP Conference & Expo and another speaker he's excited to hear.    One of the Zend conference sessions that I'm pretty excited about is Don Samisa Abeysinghe's (of WSO2) "Fully Fletched Web Services with PHP".   I'll be presenting a session on "Moving to PHP5 with Style." This tutorial/case study will be based on experience in transitioning several codebases from PHP4 to PHP5, creating unit tests & started a move towards a service based architecture without a complete platform rewrite.    Aaron's talk fits under the banner of the "PHP Development" talks, including others on topics like hosting PHP applications on Windows, working with PDO, unicoding in PHP6, and using PHPUnit.


When it comes to great anticipation, immense hype and some positive buzz, Jodhaa Akbar certainly deserved much better. However, as things stand today, the film is turning out to be one of the most 'thanda' projects that industry has seen for quite some time.


Camorra, donna trovata carbonizzata a Secondigliano

Quarta vittima in 24 ore nella guerra di camorra che sta insanguinando Napoli. Una donna - Gelsomina Verde, di 22 anni, incensurata - Ã¨ stata trovata carbonizzata questa notte dai vigili del fuoco nell'auto


Verdicts due for deadly Madrid train bombs

A Spanish court will this week deliver  verdicts in the trial of 28 men charged in connection with the  deadliest attack ever linked to al Qaeda in Europe, the Madrid  train bombings which killed 191 people on March 11, 2004.


'Possibile nuovo modo ragionare tra governo e categorie'


Going online at a Starbucks over a Wi-Fi connection will cost less money or will even be free, thanks to a new deal between the coffee chain and AT&T.


Putin accuses western states of trying to isolate his country

VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, yesterday used his end-of-year press conference to accuse western states of attempting to isolate and destabilise his country.


SEC Probe of Computer Associates Eyeing Ex-Chief Wang

The Securities and Exchange Commission said in its complaint that during the years Charles Wang was in charge of Computer Associates between January 1, 1998, and September


The memory of that painful moment just after midnight on Oct. 17, 2003 in Yankee Stadium never went away for me - even after the New England Patriots captured a second Super Bowl title.


On my way to Dior this afternoon to see John Galliano, my driver Bernard Alloux paused in the Place de la Concorde to point out a group of royalists gathered at the site where Louis XVI lost his head. Mr. Alloux said there were quite a few people in France who are royalists and then [...].


Microsoft's (Quote, Chart) dominance on the desktop may turn out to be Sun Microsystems' (Quote, Chart) gain in the end. A letter to Sun Microsystems' COO Jonathan Schwartz by the European Commission (EC) this


Let history repeat itself, Jason Varitek's agent, Scott Boras, urged the Red Sox owners in lobbying for them to sign the 32-year-old catcher for five years with a full no-trade clause at a premium wage.


The wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said Monday that Republican criticism of Sen. John Kerry for mentioning Mary Cheney's sexual orientation was a distraction from more pressing issues.


Who needs an Oscar? Amy Ryan already is a winner

She may be one of this year's most  unlikely Oscar nominees, and because of that, Amy Ryan believes  she already is a winner even if she fails to take home the  coveted award as best supporting actress in "Gone Baby Gone."


According to news.gov.hk: The Hong Kong-Shenzhen study on the proposed Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai checkpoint to explore its need, function and benefits will be completed in late-2007, Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee says.


Spanish bank Caixanova has chosen IBM Corp for an infrastructure outsourcing contract worth 70m euros ($90.5m) over 10 years. Under the deal, IBM will continue to handle the savings bank's central infrastructure and provide backup recovery services.


South Korea sends Intel antitrust statement

South Korean regulators  have sent a "statement of objections" to Intel Corp following a  two-year investigation into whether the U.S. microchip company  violated antitrust laws.


Politica aiuta, premier scrive su 'Corriere Trentino'


Memo to the Democratic presidential candidates: You can still beat Hillary Rodham Clinton, but you better act fast.


Money for Vaccinating Children Is Diverted, Officials Say

The federal government is using money that was intended for vaccinating children to pay for experimental flu vaccines for adults, health officials said.


The new biopic revisits dith Piaf's tragic life and explores how it affected her art.


SAN FRANCISCO -- It's a sign of the times for Forty-Niner fans, who are getting used to major changes. The team confirmed Monday that naming rights to the stadium have been sold to Monster Cable Products Inc


FOOTBALL: BERTI THINKS IT'S MOLDOVA, IS IT NOW?

SCOTLAND manager Berti Vogts was left fighting for his future after his side were held to a disappointing draw against Moldova in Chisinau last night.


php|architect: Application-level Logging with the Zend Framework

php|architect's A/R/T article repository has a new tutorial posted today with a look at logging in your application (the entire application) with the help of the Zend Framework by Stefan Koopmanschap.   There are different reasons for logging information, different strategies for what and how to log, and of course different ways of implementing it. This article will look at why you would want to log, what you want to log and how to do it.   They introduce  application-level logging, how it can help, what it can show you, and how it can make finding security issues even easier. They get into the code a bit later on, showing how to use the Zend file functionality to write out to a simple log file. They enhance it with a bit more information in the message, and show how to set a prefix/suffix to each line automatically (like a timestamp and a newline).


Under fire to shape up his presidential campaign, Democratic challenger John F. Kerry on Sunday tapped two veteran party strategists from Boston to assume


UPDATE 1-Argentina outplay Italy to secure easy passage

Favourites Argentina swept Italy aside on Tuesday to march into the final of the Olympic Games soccer tournament without having conceded a goal in five games.


Bridge: Signals High or Low: Whatâs a Declarer to Do?

In the United States, when defenders are making an attitude signal, traditionally an unnecessarily high card is encouraging, asking for that suit to be continued or led.


Arafat in Serious Condition, Foreign Medics Summoned

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in a very serious condition but was able to take part in Muslim morning prayers on Thursday, officials said, as a team of foreign doctors rushed to his headquarters.


Hamm Admits He Will Be Shocked if He Loses Gold

Olympic all-round champion Paul Hamm  admitted he would be stunned if he lost the gold medal he was  awarded in Athens following a judging error.


Business leaders appeal for crisis leadership

DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders rattled by a slump in global markets urged the U.S. and other central banks on Wednesday to get a grip on the global economy and some accused the Federal Reserve of losing its nerve.


User panel says US should scrap GPS off switch

Sat nav industry reckons degrading sat nav is bad American and international sat nav stakeholders have advised that the US government should never again degrade the civilian Global Positioning System (GPS) signal.â¦


A group of Arab journalists call for the release of a French reporter missing in Iraq - if indeed she has been kidnapped.


The executive who headed the Microsoft's video game business resigns.


FIFA Bars Team From Signing Female Player

World soccer's governing body rejected the signing of a female player by a professional men's team in Mexico.


If you want to know what it's like to dance with the devil, you might ask the folks at McAfee (NYSE: MFE). Scratch that, you don't need to ask, just read a few lines of the 10Q.


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was rushed on Wednesday to an intensive care unit in the Paris hospital where he has been receiving treatment for a serious blood disorder, but his life is not in danger, according to his aides.


A debate on draft day 2003 was whether the Patriots should have moved up to take Kentucky defensive lineman Dewayne Robertson , who was picked fourth overall by the Jets. After he had a subpar rookie season, the feeling was the Patriots made the right choice, though they took Ty Warren 13th overall that year and he also ...


Man warns woman he was hired to kill her

A woman found a stranger in her bedroom, but the man said he was there to warn her that he had been hired to kill her, police said.


A unit set up to trace foreign criminals is closed by the Home Office, despite seven remaining at large.


The Bears were losing 14-0 against the New York Giants after just 12 minutes Sunday, and a great many people in Giants Stadium had to believe the game was over at that point.


Three soldiers face court accused of abusing Iraqis

A British soldier pleaded guilty to assault, as he and two other British troops appeared before a court martial accused of ill-treating Iraqis in their custody in 2003.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Rapidly rising Internet star Facebook Inc. has sold a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google Inc.


Sen. John Kerry's remark about Vice President Cheney's lesbian daughter during the final debate has erupted into a major political storm, with the veep calling himself an "angry father" and Kerry trying to back away from the furor.


A giant hydrogen gas cloud will create new stars when it hits our galaxy in 20-40 million years' time.


India and Pakistan edge closer to rapport

Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz started a two-day visit to India on Tuesday amid signs of conciliation between the two nuclear-capable nations.


Oil prices vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said.


The Venice Film Festival opens its 75th anniversary edition Wednesday with an all-world premiere competition for the coveted Golden Lion, a cascade of stars such as George Clooney and Keira Knightley, and its share of international controversy.


Una ricerca degli studiosi dell'universitÃ  di Monaco: Elisabetta II parla come i britannici del sud-est                                            "Sempre meno aristocratico l'inglese parlato dalla Regina"


Update 2: Oil Cos. Agree on $1B Gas Pipeline Deal

Brazil recognized China as a market economy on Friday, a move that should make it easier for the two countries to do business. Brazilian oil giant Petrobras and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.


The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban head home, amid rows over the deal made to secure their release.


November 1, 2004 -- Movie fans in the mood for some Halloween frights over the weekend continued to hold their "Grudge" at the box office.


Four Russian Commandos Killed Storming Militants

Four Russian commandos were killed on  Saturday while storming two houses used by armed militants,  suspected to have Islamic links, in the southern Dagestan  region, Russian media reported.


Huckabee's Frontrunner Status Tests His Authenticity, Appeal

Bloomberg - Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Mike Huckabee has been ignored for most of this year, often getting less attention in Republican presidential debates than Ron Paul or Duncan Hunter.


Nokia NOK1V.HE said on Friday the  head of its networks unit had resigned and another top networks  executive left, in the second major shake-up of top management  in two weeks at the world's top mobile phone maker.


FRANKFURT Commerzbank, stung by its foray into the volatile world of proprietary trading, announced Tuesday it would shut down the bulk of its investment banking operations outside Germany.


Head-on train crash leaves 15 to 20 dead in India: minister

JAMMU, India : Two trains collided head-on in the northern Indian state of Punjab Tuesday, killing 15 to 20 people, the railway minister said.


The South Korean front-runner to replace Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general rejected criticism that he is too weak for the job, insisting he has the "inner strength" needed to lead the world body.


THURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Continuing drug shortages are having far-reaching, negative impacts on patient care and hospital costs, says a survey conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and pharmacy residents at Johns Hopkins Hospital.


Military sources say the two top generals in Iraq at the time of the alleged massacre, almost exactly one year ago, won't likely face any serious charges


The Building Blocks: Data Types, Literals, Variables, and Constants

A program can do many things, including perform calculations, sort names, prepare phone lists, display images, play chess, ad infinitum, based on the data given to it. Data types specify what kind of data can be stored and manipulated within a program. By Ellie Quigley. 0115


Scientists flock to songbird research, hoping finches and canaries will provide insight into the mysteries of human speech, memory and neuron production. Randy Dotinga reports from the Society for Neuroscience convention in San Diego.


Disneyland launches "Finding Nemo" sub ride

ANAHEIM, California  - Walt Disney Co. on Monday launched a "Finding Nemo" submarine ride with underwater animation at its Disneyland park, in an effort to use its Pixar film division to bolster theme park admissions.


Good Mobile Messaging 4.9 push email client

Very 'Berry? Review Whether push email really does improve office-worker productivity is open to question, but there's no doubt that it's become a must-have. There are few smart mobile devices that don't enable its delivery, whether by bundling Research in Motion's BlackBerry Connect software or one of the handful of competing applications.â¦


French president Jacque Chirac formally inaugurated the world's tallest bridge in Millau, southern France, on Tuesday, report agencies.


IBM, other vendors accused of cheating E-Rate program

U.S. House members accused IBM and other IT vendors Wednesday of breaking the rules in a much-criticized program designed to help schools and libraries purchase Internet equipment.


OUTDOORS NOTES: Fish Kills Return at Three Lakes

By Bob Hood, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 22--Golden alga fish kills have returned on three Brazos River lakes, claiming primarily threadfin and gizzard shad, but some game fish have died, said Joan Glass, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist from Waco.


House Price Appreciation Slowest Since â97

U.S. house prices rose 3.2 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, representing the slowest appreciation in a decade, the housing finance company regulator said.


Una vita da stagista racconta il tuo tirocinio

Parte l'indagine di Miojob, Repubblica.it e Kataweb realizzata con l'associazione direttori di risorse umane Gidp. Confronto tra chi cerca un impiego e i responsabili del personale


U.S. strikes reported on Qaeda suspect in Somalia

BOSSASSO, Somalia  - A U.S. warship attacked a suspected al Qaeda target in northern Somalia on Friday, CNN reported, and residents said missiles pounded an area where foreign jihadists have clashed with local forces.


A British court began choosing jurors Thursday for the long-delayed inquest into the deaths in 1997 of Princess Diana and her Egyptian lover in a Paris road tunnel.


NO PLAYER will be able to claim that he is tired when the Spanish league match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad on January 5 goes into injury time, because the teams will have been playing for less than three minutes.


Intel and AMD tug of war drags up Q3 chip sales

Kerching Microprocessor chip sales hit record levels in the third quarter thanks in large part to an intense two-horse race between arch rivals Intel and AMD, according to a new study.â¦


A Quran written in 1203, believed to be the oldest known complete copy, has sold for more than $2.3 million at an auction.


Bush backs move to revive immigration reforms

President George W. Bush on Thursday backed an attempt to jump-start stalled legislation to overhaul U.S. immigration laws by increasing spending on fencing and other border security measures.


Junqueira beats Bourdais to take Lexmark Indy 300

The race for the Champ Car drivers' title is going to Mexico City in two weeks. Bruno Junqueira won yesterday's Lexmark Indy 300 ahead of teammate Sebastien Bourdais, stalling Bourdais' run to the 2004 championship


Riconoscimento consegnato dall'ex premier Boris Yeltsin


La citazione fa parte dei giudizi che il commissario intenterÃ

MILANO - Il commissario straordinario di Parmalat Enrico Bondi ha depositato giovedÃ¬ un atto di citazione per chiedere la condanna di Bank of America e di alcune controllate al risarcimento dei danni, dice una nota del gruppo di Collecchio.


IBM reclaims fastest supercomputer crown

NEW YORK, September 29  - International Business Machines Corporation (IBM.NYS) has claimed to have developed the world's fastest supercomputer.


Recruiter Puts Its Money Where Its Workers Are

Clint Heiden's two-month-old recruiting firm offers its clients in the technology industry what amounts to a partial money-back guarantee: A job candidate hired through the Heiden Group, which specializes in sales positions for tech companies, will be a top performer within six months. If the candidate quits or falls short, the recruiter refunds between 20 and 40 percent of its placement fee, which averages about 25 percent of a candidate's annual salary.


Race disparity in medical care persists: study

Blacks were far less likely than whites to get specialized procedures after a heart attack and were more likely to die within a year, according to a study showing persistent racial disparities in U.S. medical care.


Microsoft closes third party Windows update app

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft forced a popular alternative to Windows Update off the Internet today, sending the maker of AutoPatcher cease-and-desist e-mail. The free utility has been removed from its download site. Microsoft did not give a reason for the move, which came more than four years after AutoPatcher debuted. "Today we received an e-mail from Microsoft requesting the immediate take-down of the download page, which of course means that AutoPatcher is probably history," said Antonis Kaladis, the 20-year-old Greek college student and author of the program. "As much as we disagree, we can do very little, and although the download page is merely a collection of mirrors, we took the download page down." AutoPatcher, which was in version 5.6, let users collect Windows hotfixes and security patches from Microsoft's update services, then package them so they could be applied to multiple machines, or reused multiple times on a single PC. It was especially popular among people who frequently reformatted drives or those who did informal tech support for friends and family or in a small business. Each month, the current set of Windows' -- and as of this month, Office's as well -- updates and hotfixes would be added to the packages. The program supported Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Server 2003. This month, Kaladis and his team of volunteers added support for Office XP 2003 and 2007. The Microsoft take-down e-mail was posted to the Neowin.net forum that AutoPatcher used for its user support. "Microsoft has received information that the domain listed above [www.autopatcher.com/downloads/], which appears to be on servers under your control, is offering unlicensed copies of, or is engaged in other unauthorized activities relating to copyrighted works published by Microsoft," the e-mail read. "We hereby give notice of these activities to you and request that you take expeditious action to remove or disable access to the material described above, and thereby prevent the illegal reproduction and distribution of this software via your company's network," it continued after listing various versions of Windows and Office. The e-mail was signed by a Peter Anaman, a Microsoft Internet investigator. Users of AutoPatcher were, not surprisingly, hot. "I cannot believe that Microsoft did this," Andrew Lucas said in a response to Kaladis' posting of the news. "You are providing a service Microsoft refuses to do. It has now been over 3 years since Microsoft released SP2 for XP." "The end of AutoPatcher is the end of my use of any Windows product, period," swore a user identified only as KMan. Other users -- lots of others -- literally swore at Microsoft in the comments attached to Kaladis' post or on the Neowin forum. More than a few however, took a more c'est la guerre approach to AutoPatcher's demise. "I don't get why everyone is so annoyed, I'm shocked AutoPatcher was allowed to continue for so long in the first place. Is anyone really surprised by this?" asked a user calling himself kudos in a post to Neowin. Microsoft has dealt similar cease-and-desist orders to other patch-related Web sites or services in the past. In April, it leaned on Hotfix.net, whose operator, Ethan Allen, had posted more than 100 hotfixes he expected would be part of Vista SP1. Coincidentally, Vista SP1 was talked up by Microsoft today. Allen also complied by yanking the download. Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment. Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate.


Elevated levels smooth out highs and lows, study says    HealthDayNews -- Higher blood pressure may dull a person's emotional response, smoothing out emotional highs and lows, says a study in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.    Clemson University researchers checked the blood pressure of 65 volunteers and then showed them a series of photographs meant to elicit either a positive or negative emotional response...


The Turkish president urges people to vote in Sunday's referendum on constitutional amendment.


Marineland Plans Big Aquarium Complex ; First Attraction, Part of $144 Million Renovation, to Feature World's Largest Fish and Open in 2008

By Bill Michelmore  Marineland is building the world's largest aquarium complex, a 60- acre tourist attraction that will include four domed structures housing such marine life as sharks, dolphins and stingrays.


Incremento per entrate tributarie di cassa del 6,9%


Tourism firms see a midweek holiday as a bonus

Across Boston and much of Massachusetts, travel and tourism businesses are looking forward to a strong Fourth of July, thanks in part to a midweek special.


Bush wants more US aid for Colombia drug fight

President Bush said Monday he will lobby Congress next year to renew US anti-narcotics funding for this South American country amid concern in Washington about the federal budget deficit.


German Cabinet Approves Budget Guidelines

Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Cabinet approved budget guidelines for 2005 on Wednesday that would see Germany's deficit below the European Union limit for the first time in four years.


Manikonda Jagir (Ranga Reddy, AP): Microsoft India Campus, the new facility coming up at Manikonda Jagir near Hyderabad as an extension to Microsoft Corporation's commitment of $400-million of investment in India, would focus on developing high-end


Eddie Jordan checked out of the hospital yesterday. He ended up there after Washington Wizards trainers examined his swollen left calf on Thanksgiving morning and immediately recommended that the team's head coach see a physician.


Saudi crown prince is absent from Gulf summit

The Saudi royal court ( Divan) announced in a statement that the defense minister prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz will chair the delegation of the Kingdom to the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council which will open deliberations in Bahrain on Monday and


Canale 5 vince prime time e seconda serata con "Ris"RaiUno fa flop con Destini incrociati e frana al 16% di share                                                  Ascolti, Mediaset schiaccia la Rai Continua il crollo della Ventura                                                                                Stasera sull'ammiraglia Rai parte la seconda serie di OrgoglioDel Noce: "Il risultato sarÃ  particolarmente alto, bilanciamo"


US Sees Chance of Peace Hinging on Arafat Successor

US officials hope Yasser Arafat's death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they wield


The classic power struggle between Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner and former feared talent agent Michael Ovitz makes for high drama in the courtroom - and apparently on cable.


WhatÂs Online: Foie Gras on the Legislative Plate

The Âfood policeÂ are making life tough not just for famous chefs but for the entire food industry.


The contraption from the Biomechatronics Group carries the better part of an 80-pound load, but you'll walk funny.


Russia vows adequate response to UK expulsions

Russia promised on Tuesday an "adequate  and appropriate" response very soon to Britain's expulsion of  four of its diplomats but said it would avoid jeopardizing the  interests of ordinary citizens or businessmen.


Chechens have voted for a new president in a tense election, but many doubt the Moscow-backed police officer who is set to win will manage to stamp out rebellion in the turbulent region.


EU ministers are to discuss processing asylum seekers in camps outside the block, including north Africa.


The concept of an easement is clear when it comes to land. But who owns the water, or the fish, or the right to fish?


Homeland Security probes TB fugitive case

The U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Thursday it was investigating how a newlywed lawyer with a dangerous form of tuberculosis slipped through borders despite orders to detain him.


It's not easy to find romance in a conservative Muslim country torn by war. Here's how some young Iraqis are trying


Kidnappers Strike Red Crescent's Iraq Office

BAGHDAD, Dec. 17 -- The kidnappers had left his father's cellphone on a wooden desk in the Iraqi Red Crescent Society office Sunday morning. But Wathiq Adnan did not know that as he stood in the front yard, his face as gloomy as the cold, rain-soaked sky.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


A French court is to rule on a couple accused of failing to stop a drunk guest driving home and killing a family.


Sport: Kevin Pietersen hits 226 and Ryan Sidebottom takes six wickets as England dominate the West Indies.


Canada Parliament recognizes Quebecers as a nation

Canada's Parliament recognized Quebecers as a nation within a united Canada on Monday, backing a controversial proposal that has already prompted one minister in the minority Conservative government to quit.


The state should "back off" and allow charities or parents to run schools, the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will say.


Although seven adapters have overheated, no injuries or deaths have been reported. The adapters where shipped with Latitude, Precision and Inspiron laptops sold through Dell's Web site and customer


Eli Lilly and Co. on Friday said it added a warning to the label of its attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medicine, advising patients with jaundice or a liver injury to stop taking the treatment.


Tape storage king StorageTek puts new pressure on the storage-management market with an acquisition. By Martin J. Garvey. Storage Technology Corp.


The only white on the field for Sunday's NFC championship game were numbers and hash marks. Lincoln Financial Field was clear of snow and looked to be in great condition for the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons, a day after the first big winter storm paralyzed the city.


There's more at stake than just a trip to the final four in the US Open when Roger Federer and Andre Agassi clash under the lights tonight at Arthur Ashe Stadium.


Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell will attempt to restore investors' faith in its strategy at a briefing for oil analysts on Wednesday.


WASHINGTON -- From all corners of the United States, from Canada and even Peru, tens of thousands of people descended on the National Mall yesterday for the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.


Fanning Takes Shot at 'Alice' Adaptations

Dakota Fanning could soon be slipping on Alice's shoes and heading off to Lewis Carroll's magical Wonderland.


The family of missing  British girl Madeleine McCann dismissed the evidence against  her parents as "spurious" on Monday and appealed to Portuguese  police to keep looking for the 4-year-old.


Argentina on Friday launched its historic offer to restructure $102.6 billion in defaulted debt, scoring an early but expected victory as local pension funds holding 17 percent of the bad debt signed up for the exchange.


New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing

To see the e-mail I get every day from readers about security issues is to develop a deep discomfort with the state of computing today. Keeping a Windows PC safe can demand a high degree of vigilance. -Rob Pegoraro


Four major motion picture studios will support the HD DVD videodisk format. New Line Cinema, Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros.


Myanmar's people too scared, tired to rise up

The grind of everyday life, fear of being beaten up and a lack of belief in people power as a weapon against a ruthless military junta suggest a string of protests in Myanmar will not snowball into a mass uprising.


Roma, 13:25 - CICLISMO, DILETTANTI; COPPA NAZIONI: INSERITO GIRO REGIONI

La neonata Coppa delle Nazioni, manifestazione organizzata dall'Uci per il settore Under 23 sulla fa...


Nei panni molto stretti di Victoria Beckham

Un'inchiesta di una giornalista inglese cerca di fare luce sul look della ex Posh Spice. E conclude: quel look se lo puÃ² anche tenere


Ford slips to fourth in U.S. sales in November

Ford Motor Co.  dropped from second to fourth in U.S. auto sales in November as they slid a steeper-than-expected 10 percent, while Toyota Motor Corp.'s  sales surged 16 percent to put it in the No. 2 spot.


Schools are being given rules for how they use and store pupils' biometric information, such as fingerprints.


Gulf Coast Mops Up After Deadly Hurricane Ivan

NAVARRE, Fla.  - Rescue teams with dogs fanned out  in house-to-house searches for victims and survivors and  National Guard troops patrolled as the U.S. Gulf coast began a  massive cleanup from Hurricane Ivan, which killed up to 27  people.


Bormio, 14:16 - SCI, MONDIALI; KASPER: ANDRA' TUTTO ALLA PERFEZIONE

Il presidente Fis Gian Franco Kasper Ã¨ "estremamente ottimista" per lo svolgimento dei mondiali di B...


CAIRO, Aug. 28 -- Beaming as the votes were counted, a veteran government figure with roots in political Islam won a parliamentary vote to become Turkey's president Tuesday, in defiance of the country's strongly secular military. Abdullah Gul's triumph presented Turkey's generals with a choice:...


An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit western Japan on Tuesday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 8:29 am (2329 GMT) quake measured 4 on the Japanese


City of Palmetto in Court to Try and Reclaim Olympia Theater

By Carl Mario Nudi, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 26--BRADENTON -- The eminent domain trial where the city of Palmetto is seeking to take back the Olympia Theater has begun at the Manatee County Courthouse.   The city sold the historic building at 512 10th Ave. W.


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


Myanmar says thousands of prisoners freed

Myanmar's military government says it has released thousands of people from jail as promised, but there appeared few political prisoners among those emerging from Yangon's notorious Insein prison.


The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the presidential race is based on telephone interviews with 1,541 adults, including 1,302 registered voters and 916 likely voters, from all states except Alaska and Hawaii. The interviews were conducted Sept. 20-22 by Ipsos-Public Affairs.


Feds investigate how South Floridians contracted Botulism

Federal officials said Tuesday they have opened a criminal investigation into how four South Floridians contracted botulism, after receiving injections thought to be unapproved wrinkle treatment at an Oakland Park clinic.


Union blames 'spiralling' IBM/Serco costs IBM/Serco is at the centre of a row over Bradford Council's plans to axe more than 400 jobs.â¦


'Possibile nuovo modo ragionare tra governo e categorie'


Telstra pays $254M for Chinese real-estate Web site

Telstra Corp.Â paid $254 million for a controlling stake in SouFun Holdings Limited, which runs one of China's largest real-estate and home improvement Web sites, the company said Thursday.


The UK loses five times more to VAT cheats in one year than any other EU country, according to a report.


Mosul Forces Secure 75 Percent of Police Stations, US Says

US and Iraqi forces secured more than three quarters of Mosul's police stations as calm prevailed following last week's flare up in violence that saw insurgents raid police buildings in the city, the US military said.


Poles vote on Kaczynskis in snap election

Poles voted on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election that could weaken the grip of the conservative Kaczynski twins and usher in a more business-friendly government.


Violante, con Fed ridefiniamo l'agire politico


Mounting your HDTV on the wall makes for the most dramatic and cinematic viewing experience. Follow the advice of Wired's How-To Wiki to keep everything clean, straight and safe. And please, don't hang it on the ceiling.


Roma, 13:24 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: ALLE 19 ALLENAMENTO DINAMO ALL'OLIMPICO

La Dinamo Kiev è arrivata a Roma. La formazione ucraina, che domani sera allo stadio Olimpico...


Sudan Says Darfur Rebel Groups Involved in Attack

Khartoum said on Wednesday the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), which is bound by a cease-fire in Darfur, was involved in an attack this week on government forces near the troubled western region.


Music: This Yearâs Awards: Yesterday, Once More

Always distrustful of the noisy youth music that has sustained the business, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences went out of its way to let the air out of this yearâs show.


Throngs Pack Sidewalks for Macy's Parade

Already a TV and movie star, SpongeBob SquarePants had a leading role Thursday as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off the holiday season with bands, floats and enormous balloons.


Nevada's Democratic caucus stirs lawsuit

The Nevada caucuses are becoming a proxy for the racially tinged fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, with Barack Obama's campaign criticizing Hillary Rodham Clinton's allies for a lawsuit that could prevent some minorities from participating.


Indian PM Prepared to Hold Unconditional Talks with Anyone Working ...

India's prime minister says he is prepared to hold unconditional talks with anyone working for peace in the disputed region of Kashmir.


Two bus blasts in southern Israel kill 16

At least 16 Israelis were killed Tuesday and almost 100 injured when two Palestinians aboard buses blew themselves up within seconds of each other.


U.S. says Iraq air strike kills 11, mostly civilians

The U.S. military said it killed 11 people in a helicopter attack on a group of men seen planting a roadside bomb north of Baghdad on Tuesday, but police and residents said the dead were farmers, women and children.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A collapse at a construction site at the Dubai airport on Monday killed five people and injured a dozen, the Department of Civil Aviation said.


Sahara Hotnights Look to Garner More Fans

Forgoing the Swedish legacy of ABBA's pop anthems, Sahara Hotnights' blend of punk-inspired guitar riffs and frenetic rhythms manifest the rawer version of rock being produced in this Scandinavian country.


Nortel (NT:NYSE - news - research) suffered another setback on its march to accountability Thursday, warning that it will need an additional month to complete its audit and file restated financials.


Peru Starts Offensive to Reclaim Siege Town

Peruvian police and troops on Monday launched an offensive to retake a police station in a southern Andean town and end a three-day siege by ex-soldiers demanding the resignation of unpopular President Alejandro Toledo.


Tennessee had Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt belting out "Rocky Top," and Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning offering motivation in a pregame talk.


Fijian soldiers take up positions at the headquarters of the armed police unit, amid fears of a coup.


Shareholders of PeopleSoft Inc. are discussing the possibility of a new lawsuit over the company's resistance to takeover overtures from Oracle Corp., a shareholder lawyer said Monday.


Storms leave more than 600 dead in Philippines

REAL, Philippines - Flash floods and landslides triggered by back-to-back storms that lashed the northeastern Philippines had killed more than 600 people by Friday, with nearly 400 still missing, military officials said.


Suicide bombers have killed 20 members of Iraq's fledgling security forces near a US marine base west of Baghdad and at a checkpoint to the north amid a spate of insurgent attacks across the country.


CNN shows video of missing U.S. soldier in Iraq

CNN broadcast on Wednesday what it said was a video showing a U.S.-Iraqi soldier who was kidnapped in Baghdad nearly five months ago.


Chelsea's wingless wonders are finally taking flight. Jose Mourinho's sides often display the width of a particularly narrow pencil but a new, sharper shape is emerging.


Roma, 16:08 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: GLI ARBITRI DI DOMENICA

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della 24/a giornata del campionato di serie C1 ...


Election controversy hits Florida, again

A Sarasota recount is complicated by electronic voting systems. One solution: Bring back paper.


LONDON -- Prince William supported the oft-criticized behaviour of his brother, Prince Harry, and also stuck up for his father, Prince Charles, in a rare interview with the British news media published yesterday.


Iran brushes off new sanctions threat in atom row

Iran's president said on Wednesday his country was not concerned about further U.N. resolutions over Tehran's nuclear program, which diplomats said Iran was expanding in defiance of U.N. demands to stop.


Top Golfers Prepare for First Round Action at American Express ...

Sixty-nine of the world's best men golfers converge on Ireland Thursday, for first-round action at the World Golf Championship's American Express Championship.


US spy satellite set to hit Earth by early March: Pentagon

An out-of-control US spy satellite is expected to crash to Earth in late February or early March, the Pentagon said Monday without specifying where it might land.


Sure the story of the former New England Patriots running back now starring for the New York Jets has aged, as has Martin. But heâsa player who seems to get better with age, and


The U.S. Senate on Friday overwhelmingly agreed to authorize construction of a fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, sending to President George W. Bush before the November 7 elections a bill that Republicans hope will showcase their efforts to stop illegal immigration.


In the last few years, Penn State Coach Joe Paterno has overcome health problems, an attempted overthrow by his superiors and a dearth of talent that resulted in four losing seasons in five years.


Provvedimento dopo arresto per abusi del convivente madre


Prosecutor Cites Delay in Cosby Allegation

A prosecutor investigating a fondling allegation against Bill Cosby said Wednesday that the accuser's yearlong delay in coming forward, and their contact in the past year, weighed in the comedian's favor.


Turkish Kurdish women wait at the entrance of the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. A woman holds a photo of an unmarried mother, 22, allegedly killed by her two brothers in Istanbul last year for having a child out of wedlock.


Microsoft issues patches for 7 software flaws

Microsoft has warned of seven newly found flaws in its software that could allow an attacker to steal data and take over a personal computer running the Windows operating system.


Britain's women's 4x100m relay team join the men in reaching Saturday's finals at the World Championships.


U.S. sends 18 prisoners home from Guantanamo

The U.S. military sent 18 Guantanamo prisoners to their home nations during the weekend, reducing the captive population at its Navy base in Cuba to approximately 395, the Department of Defense said on Sunday.


Milano, 14:01 - CALCIO, PALERMO; FOSCHI: STIAMO ANCORA LAVORANDO PER AMAURI

Il direttore sportivo del Palermo Rino Foschi precisa che l'acquisto del brasiliano Amauri del Chiev...


The successful bidders for Google shares won't be the only ones watching eagerly to see how much the IPO excites the stock market. Dozens of dot-com companies are hoping that Google's initial public offering marks a reawakening of all things Internet.


Single-lens reflex digital cameras are enjoying rising popularity among consumers looking to take better-quality photographs. The functions of new models introduced since autumn are improving, while their prices are falling.


U.S. Will Pay $2 Million to Lawyer Wrongly Jailed

The federal government agreed to pay $2 million to a man wrongly jailed in connection with the 2004 terrorist bombings in Madrid, and it issued a formal apology.


Calif poll shows Clinton, Giuliani ahead

THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in California.


Bush, Blair in dock at "house of horrors" summit

About 2,000 peace activists applauded on Monday as the leaders of the United States and Britain were branded "fascist war criminals" at a conference featuring gruesome exhibits of their alleged crimes.


HUNTERSVILLE, NC (CP) -- Reggie White, a former star defensive end, died Sunday of a heart attack, both the NFL and Philadelphia Eagles reported on their websites.


On behalf of the Guilford Center Behavioral Health & Disability Services, I want to thank the editors and writers responsible for the series, "Crack in our Community: Too High a Cost.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


Piergiorgio Welby is paralysed and speaks through a computer An Italian judge has rejected a request by a terminally ill man to have doctors switch off his life support machine.Comment


A loss of power at Dolphins headquarters on Saturday wasn't the only impact Hurricane Frances has made on the franchise. Of the nine players who didn't travel to New Orleans for Friday's 20-19


Business & money: BoE warns 'feedback loop' between financial markets and economy could result in downward spiral


The chief scientist at the National Aquarium in Baltimore has launched a review of the dolphin breeding program after the death of a 4-month-old dolphin.


TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average closed up 0.75 per cent on Wednesday, rising for a fourth day after an advance in US blue chips to three-and-a-half-year highs offset an unexpected drop in Japan's trade surplus.


Non cambia nulla in testa alla classifica. La grande sfida tra Juventus e Milan, giocata al Delle Alpi davanti a una splendida cornice di pubblico, finisce 0-0 e la squadra di Capello mantiene il vantaggio di 4 punti sui rossoneri.


The "documents" put forward by CBS News about George W. Bush's service have all the earmarks of forgeries. By WILLIAM SAFIRE.


New IBM server supports dual-core Opteron

IBM Corp. next week will begin shipping the second generation of its rack-mounted dual processor servers based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD) Opteron microprocessor. The new server, called the eServer 326, will be IBM's first product specifically designed to support the upcoming dual-core Opteron processors that AMD is expected to ship next year.


France Dispatches More Troops to Ivory Coast

France has ordered more troops to Ivory Coast to protect French citizens after nine French soldiers and a U.S. aid worker were killed in a government bombing raid and Ivory Coast troops fired on French forces.


Pupils Step Back Into Their Future: A World of Books and Blackboards, and Hope

Across Sri Lanka and Indonesia, schools reopened in an effort to restore a semblance of normalcy.


Obesity doubles risk of blindness, says report

Britain's increasing number of obese   adults and children face twice the risk of losing their sight   from a range of degenerative eye conditions, a report from the   Royal National Institute of the Blind said on Wednesday.


20 Nigerian Shell contractors missing after attack

About 20 Nigerians  working for a contractor to Royal Dutch Shell were abducted  during a Monday attack on a convoy of boats supplying  oilfields, Shell sources said on Tuesday.


By Ryan Teague Beckwith, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 8--For years, Raleigh's leftovers have been dumped on the northern end of the Dorothea Dix hospital campus.   But the city has turned that trash into treasure.


After being delayed twice by technical problems, the space shuttle Atlantis is now slated to liftoff Thursday.


In Usa crescita al 3,4%, al 2,4% in Ue-12 e al 10% in Cina


American Photo hopes to discover the next generation of great photographers, and theyâre inviting âup-and-coming artists, commercial photographers, and photojournalistsâ to  submit their portfolios for consideration using a special Aperture plug-in created for the Emerging Photographers project. Photographers whoâd like to participate can download the free trial version of Aperture and the Portfolio Review plug-in from the American Photo website. But hurry. American Photo needs your submission by August 30.


Q&A: Red Hat's CEO on his company's latest acquisition

OCTOBER 01, 2004  - After his company announced that it's acquiring security and authentication tools from Netscape Security Solutions to bolster its software arsenal (see story), Red Hat Inc.


Ethiopia Accepts Eritrea Border Ruling in Principle

Ethiopia said Thursday it accepted "in principle" an independent commission's ruling on its border with former foe Eritrea, possibly signaling an end to a dispute that has simmered since their 1998-2000 war.


Federal health officials issued stern new warnings Friday for doctors to more carefully prescribe widely used anemia drugs that can increase the risk of death and other serious problems in patients with cancer and kidney disease.


Roma, 21:52 - CALCIO, LAZIO; JIMENEZ: DI CERTO NON RESTO QUI

Luis Jimenez nella prossima stagione non vestirà la maglia della Lazio. A farlo intendere &eg...


Boeing Missile-Defense Interceptor Fails to Launch

A Boeing Co. interceptor missile failed to launch during a test of the US ground-based missile-defense system today because of an ``unknown anomaly,'' the US Missile Defense Agency said.


With a fresh dusting of snow and the course bumpy and rutty, Colorado's top two giant slalom skiers struggled Friday in the FIS World Cup women's event.


The Internet phone company wants to make chatting on the go even easier for consumers with WiFi technology, a move that could spook mobile phone carriers in the same way Internet phones are scaring local competitors. -washingtonpost.com


FBI Recovers Folk Singer Yarrow's Missing Guitar

When folk singer Peter Yarrow's  hand-built Larrivee acoustic guitar turned up for sale on eBay  last week, no one was more surprised than Peter Yarrow.


Indonesia's quake survivors try to pick up pieces

BUKITTINGGI, Indonesia  - Hundreds of Indonesians tried to pick up the pieces of their lives by starting to rebuild their quake-flattened homes on Thursday as aid poured in for thousands camping out in tents or open fields.


The three companies that certify the nation's voting technologies operate in secrecy, and refuse to discuss flaws in the ATM-like machines to be used by nearly one in three voters in November.