Weight debate overshadows London's fashion stars

London Fashion Week opened for the first full day of shows on Monday but attention remained more on the body shape of the models than the clothes they were wearing.


Trento, 15:47 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: NO ALLA FIORENTINA, NOCERINO RIMANE

Antonio Nocerino non andrà alla Fiorentina. Il giocatore della Juventus ha


LONDON - Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has warned Chelsea and every other interested club that Steven Gerrard will not be allowed to leave at any price.


U.S., Europe delay Kosovo independence plan 4 months

The United States and European nations circulated a U.N. Security Council draft resolution on Wednesday that seeks a four-month delay before instituting an independence plan for the Serbian province of Kosovo.


John McCain must decide how best to use President Bush to win over conservatives without driving away independents and moderate Democrats.


Kids with stressed moms more prone to asthma

Children whose mothers are stressed are at higher risk for asthma, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.


HOUSTON Oct 29, 2004 - The NASA turbojet notoriously known as the "vomit comet" for its use in training astronauts for weightlessness made its final flight Friday.


White House: Account of Iraq report incomplete

A newspaper report that a U.S.   intelligence analysis found that the Iraq war gave rise to a   new generation of Islamic radicals and made the overall   terrorism problem worse was "not representative of the complete   document," the White House said on Sunday.


PalmOne Inc.'s long-awaited update to the Treo 600 will come with a new processor, sharper display and flash memory, as the company continues to improve its flagship product.


Huckabee hunts birds, votes in heartland

HIGH PRAIRIE FARMS, Iowa  - Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee hunted for birds and votes on Wednesday during a pheasant shoot in snowy Iowa, a pursuit that goes down well with folks in the heartland.


Election talk is set to continue to dominate the Labour conference as Alan Johnson makes his keynote speech.


2nd Official Dissented Over Pequot Inquiry

Two S.E.C. officials have now expressed serious concerns about how the agency is conducting its inquiry into a prominent hedge fund, Pequot Capital Management.


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Expectations for the weakest consumer spending performance in 17 years during 2008 kept the odds of a recession at nearly 40 percent, a survey of top forecasters showed on Thursday.


Canada to Protect Slug, Whale, Endangered Species

The North Atlantic right whale, western wolverine and the dromedary jumping-slug on Canada's Pacific coast will soon share a dubious distinction.


Matsuzaka mania starts to engulf Red Sox

The marketing of Daisuke Matsuzaka is under way as the Boston Red Sox set up their Spring Training camp at Fort Myers, Florida.


A researcher for Cornwall MP Candy Atherton claims she asked him to "dig the dirt" on a gay political opponent.


Astronomers use the Hubble telescope to reveal the effects of unseen dark matter as it tugs on galaxies in a crowded supercluster.


World Business Briefing: Germany: VW Names U.S. Chief

The German automaker Volkswagen named Stefan Jacoby, left, as president and chief executive of Volkswagen of America, the company said. Mr. Jacoby, currently executive vice president for marketing and sales with the companyâs Volkswagen Group, succeeds Frank Witter, who is moving to Volkswagen Credit to become co-president with Kevin Kelly, Volkswagen said. It added that Mr. Jacoby, 49, would reorganize the automotive business in the United States âin close coordination with the board of management.â It said in a statement that âthe objective is to achieve further significant expansion in the position of Volkswagen and Audi on the U.S. market through attractive and competitive products.â.


Kevin Everett's life-threatening spinal injury raises anew concerns about the dangers of the gridiron


Sources Say Colts & Indy Reach Stadium Agreement

(Indianapolis--12/19/04) Sources tell our sister station, WISH-TV, that the Indianapolis Colts and the city of Indianapolis have reached an agreement in principle on a 30 year lease that includes plans for a new downtown stadium.


An Iraqi-American soldier abducted last October while serving in Baghdad was seen alive in a video posted on an Shiite militant Web site Wednesday and identified by his uncle to CNN.


How copyright has to leak Column Meejatarts, as my old friend Rupert calls us, will do almost anything for exposure. We're publicity whores. It's how we earn our daily crust.â¦


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


Cannes Marks 20th Anniversary of 'Platoon'

When his Vietnam saga "Platoon" appeared, Oliver Stone felt it was a painful reminder of an aggressive mentality he hoped America had left behind.


ATLANTA -- Darren Clarke is looking for the payoff. For the first time in his life, in 2004 he has sacrificed bits of his flamboyant lifestyle in the name of physical fitness.


Behavioral Therapy Gets Sleepless Seniors Snoozing

FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia may help bleary-eyed seniors get some much-needed sleep, a new study finds.


ALEXANDRIA, Egypt -- An Egyptian blogger was convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday in Egypt's first prosecution of a blogger.


Emesso dalla Chambre de l'instruction della Corte d'appello di Parigi un mandato d'arresto per l'ex terrorista Cesare Battisti. La richiesta era stata avanzata dalla Procura generale perche', da alcuni giorni


HP lawyer gives blow-by-blow of leak probe

The Hewlett-Packard surveillance campaign ranged from internal monitoring of e-mail and instant messages to physical surveillance of an HP board member and at least one journalist, according to one of the lawyers at the firm recently retained by the company to investigate its conduct in the matter.


Dutch politician threatened in letter pinned with knife to ...

The Dutch government on Friday pledged tough measures against Islamic radicalism after a written threat was found on the murdered body of a celebrity filmmaker.


Thrill of Chase Ends With Busch as a Champ

Consistency wins in Nascar, and that is why Kurt Busch is the 2004 Nextel Cup champion after finishing fifth on Sunday in the Ford 400.


Housewares retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday cut its forecasts for fourth-quarter sales and earnings per share, and its shares fell 6 percent.


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


Saddam prosecutors show graphic video of dead

Prosecutors in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds showed graphic footage on Tuesday of dead civilians, including infants, allegedly killed in chemical attacks on their villages.


Bank America e JPMorgan puntano su aprile e giugno


Let's All Get MichaelCrawford His Account Back

Not every internet forum is blessed with the mentally ill. Love him or hate him, MichaelCrawford is one of Kuro5hin's best and most prolific writers. He is truly a K5 icon.    But, alas, tragedy has struck. The MichaelCrawford account has been struck down, deleted, anonymised. The full details of why this outrage against K5 has been perpetrated are not clear; it appears that the editor pwhysall  took offense at a recent failed Crawford submission to the queue and left snarky comments; in response, our favourite K5 writer with schizoaffective disorder submitted story called "Let's All Get pwhysall Laid". Since then, the MichaelCrawford account has been missing in action.    Inside: What you can do to help


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DRAM prices plunge to new lows, expected to keep falling

(InfoWorld) - Anyone looking to add a bit more memory to their computers won a gift from the DRAM (dynamic RAM) industry. Heavy competition has caused prices to tumble and industry analysts predict further price declines. The contract price of the most widely used DRAM chips, 512Mb, DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) chips that run at 667MHz dropped 12.5 percent from two weeks ago to $1.75 each as of Thursday, a new low for this year according to DRAMeXchange Technology, which runs an online trading site for the chips. That's great news for users for three reasons. DRAM price declines increase the likelihood that PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard and Dell will add more DRAM to the computers they sell, or offer extra DRAM as an incentive; it give users a chance to buy more DRAM on the cheap; and it generallyÂ spurs memory chip makers to move forward on new technologyÂ that will ultimately increase computing performance. Contract DRAM prices for DDR2-667 chips have plunged 70.5 percent so far this year to the Thursday low. The main reason is because memory chip makers built too many new production lines in anticipationÂ of strong demand for Microsoft's Windows Vista, which requires more DRAM per PC, as well as because stronger DRAM prices in general for the past few years was a sign to some that the market had stabilized, analysts say. DRAM prices may continue to decline a bit further, but downside appears limited, according to Gartner. Today's pricing is at a similar level to the lows reached in May of this year, when DRAM makers refused to sell because the price had hit their cash cost. "However, we may see some activity below this level, because some brokers and distributors who are holding inventory may be prepared to sell at a lower price to clear stock," the market researcher said. Over the years, DRAM makers have tended to place more emphasis on winning market share than on profits, and the current DRAM price declines are symptomatic of their battles. Companies have invested so much money in new factories that the increased output has caused a glut, leading to price declines. Prices for DRAM chips fellÂ almost 40 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the first half of 2006, offsetting a 66 percent increase in unit shipments, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Contract prices are typically renegotiated between DRAM makers and PC vendors every two weeks. Around four fifths of all DRAM is sold by contract, while the rest is sold on the spot market, just like commodities such as oil and gold. Â


US North Korea negotiator hopes to meet IAEA chief in Beijing

Washington's point man on North Korea hopes to meet UN nuclear chief Mohammed ElBaradei this week after the UN official visits Pyongyang to test their readiness to follow through on a landmark disarmament deal, a senior official said Monday.


For the past six years, the convention and tourism industry has warned that the new Washington Convention Center would not live up to its promise without a $750 million, 1,400-room hotel right next door.


The rocky relationship between Kate Moss and boyfriend Pete Doherty appears to be over after the supermodel hired a team of security guards to keep the troubled rocker away from her, the Daily Mirror reported Thursday.


British troops have rolled north from Basra to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up US troops for a widely expected attack on the rebel-held city of Falluja.


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U.S. man gets record sentence for computer sabotage

A computer systems administrator was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Tuesday for trying to sabotage his company's servers out of fear he was about to lose his job, prosecutors said.


The feeling, then and now, is unbeatable

The memory isn't so much one game, a victory or a loss, or a moment in time marked by the game clock or the scoreboard. After a while, especially after 22 seasons, the games had a way of blending together in a career continuum that delivered Ray Bourque to his Hockey Hall of Fame induction last night.


Patients Turn to No-Interest Loans for Health Care

Zero-interest financing for medical procedures has become one of the fastest-growing parts of consumer credit.


Satellite launcher Arianespace seeks to boost US business

Europe's satellite launch group Arianespace hopes to boost its US business on rising demand for high-definition television, but said Thursday it remains locked out of lucrative US government contracts.


Italy's top court acquits ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges dating back to the 1980s.


Tentativo evasione militanti Fatah al-Islam, 12 catturati


The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Julie L. Myers as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement


The fastest-aiming space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit Saturday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers


Altria to benefit from company split: Barron's

Altria's  planned split into separate U.S. and international tobacco companies will lift the company's stock even though investors' reaction has been only lukewarm, financial newspaper Barron's said in its September 17 edition.


Rebels Kill 49 Iraqi Army Recruits, US Diplomat

Guerrillas killed 49 unarmed army recruits in one of the bloodiest attacks on Iraq's fledgling security forces, and in other attacks Sunday a US diplomat and a Bulgarian soldier also died.


Venezuela Awaits Result of Presidential Recall Vote Audit

Venezuelan election officials say they expect to announce Saturday, results of a partial audit of last Sunday's presidential recall referendum.


Google Inc., the search engine whose clean, minimalist home page was a stark contrast to the link-laden Web portals of the late 1990s, made a tiny tweak to its site last week that may have much bigger repercussions.


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The Army Corps of Engineers closed a gate on a suburban canal as heavy rains lashed the flood-prone city, raising fears that climbing waters threatened the walls holding them back.


LA Jury Clears Allergan, Doctor in Botox Case

A Los Angeles jury on Friday cleared Irvine, California-based pharmaceutical company Allergan Inc. and a prominent dermatologist of claims that they poisoned the wife of former movie studio head Mike Medavoy with Botox injections.


He mattered because of his exceptional athletic ability. Regardless of which sport Randy Moss conquered in his native West Virginia, whether it was plucking a football out of the sky, running down a baseball in center field, slam-dunking a basketball, or sprinting past everyone on the track, he invariably became the focus. This was not because he craved attention - ...


Talk about close. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each got 6,001 votes in Syracuse in the state primary, according to preliminary Board of Elections results.


Moscow - A Russian cargo vessel bearing Christmas gifts and vital supplies of food and fuel is just hours away from docking with the International Space Station (ISS), the Itar-Tass news agency reported Saturday.


Shipman inquiry tears into medical watchdog

An ongoing inquiry into serial-killing family doctor Harold Shipman lambasted the medical watchdog, saying it cares more for doctors than it does for patients.


Macklowe leaves Icahn alone on Reckson bid, source says

New York real estate magnate Harry  Macklowe backed away from a bid for Reckson Associates Realty  Corp. , leaving former partner Carl Icahn alone to pursue  an offer for the commercial real estate firm, a source familiar  with the situation said on Sunday.


Kerney Big Reason for Falcons' 4-0 Start

Patrick Kerney had rather modest expectations when he went off to college.


The US House of Representatives passed a second spyware bill on Thursday adding more teeth to a previously passed spyware bill that included fines for offenders.


African Union chief bids to break deadlock in Kenya talks

Ghana's President John Kufuor was set Thursday to resume talks with Kenyan leaders to break political deadlock after disputed presidential polls that touched off a wave of deadly unrest.


Scientists Work on Cure for Mysterious Nerve Disease

Dr. Douglas Kerr painstakingly collected spinal fluid from hundreds of patients with a mysterious disease that can paralyze within hours of attacking - and thinks he may have found a way to fight back...


Zmanda, which backs the open-source Amanda software, now lets customers back up data to Amazon's S3 online storage service.


NBA Wrap: Spurs Crown Kings to Go Back on Top

Manu Ginobili notched 25 points and  Tim Duncan recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds as the San  Antonio Spurs swept past the Sacramento Kings 90-80 to take  over top spot in the NBA standings from the inactive Phoenix  Suns Thursday.


A winter storm rushed across the Southeast on Thursday, closing schools and grounding flights a day after coating roads with deadly ice in the Plains.


Chelsea show temperament to get results at every level

This would have reminded Jose Mourinho of his years with Porto. The opposition came and did their best, which was never going to be enough, and an


Russian aluminum merger to create world leader

Russia's leading aluminum firm, RUSAL,  will take over its main competitor SUAL and the aluminum assets  of Glencore to create the world market leader, two sources  close to the deal told Reuters on Wednesday.


Analysis: Will Huckabee gaffes hurt him?

Republican Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses by campaigning as an honest conservative, yet he has made a series of blunders that raise questions about his credibility.


Data to be released Wednesday will show that Saddam Hussein posed a diminishing threat at the time of the U.S. invasion and did not possess, or have plans to develop, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.


General Motors Corp.  on Thursday posted slightly stronger quarterly earnings, but the results were at the low end of its own forecast and the company cut its earnings outlook for the year due to slower growth in Asia-Pacific and mounting losses in Europe.


Yukos Said to Halt Some Exports to China

Russia's Yukos oil company is suspending oil exports to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it cannot afford to pay transport expenses, a news agency reported Sunday.


Gold Fields loses high court bid to halt Harmony takeover

South African mining giant Gold Fields lost a high court bid to halt a hostile takeover by rival Harmony Gold, which is seeking to create the world's biggest gold producer, a court official said.


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Man Sentenced in Theft of Patient's Identity

SEATTLE, Nov. 6 -- A technician at a cancer center was sentenced to 16 months in prison for stealing the identity of a gravely ill patient, who spent months trying to clear his name while the disease ravaged his body.


Ex-colleague backs Scrafton on PM's call

A FORMER senior Defence Department bureaucrat last night backed her former colleague Michael Scrafton's version of a phone call with John Howard over the children overboard affair.


Environment activists plan worldwide July concerts

Environmental activists led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore announced plans on Thursday for a 24-hour pop concert across seven continents in July to mobilize action to stop global warming.


Bush and Kerry both talk about providing health care for the uninsured. Here's how they would do it


Reid to Fast Track Sex Disease Screening Programme

The introduction of a national screening programme for chlamydia will be fast-tracked in efforts to tackle soaring rates of sexual disease, the Government said today.


Zimbabwe's government says it intends to end state subsidies for black-owned commercial farms.


West Nile Virus Claims Sixth Life In California This Year

The West Nile virus is now responsible for six deaths in California, with the number of people infected with the virus at 249, according to the most recent data released by the California Department of Health Services.


Montecarlo, 13:28 - CALCIO, JUVE; NEDVED: DESCHAMPS CI HA PRESO IN CONTROPIEDE

Pavel Nedved non si aspettava le dimissioni di Deschamps: ''Ci ha preso tutti in contropiede - ha de...


Divers are preparing to film and collect artefacts from the wreck of RMS Carpathia, which rescued 705 people from the Titanic.


Bush Says He'll Seek to Revive Intelligence Bill House Blocked

President Bush vowed to work with Congress to revive a bill to enact major recommendations of the Sept. 11 panel.


(InfoWorld) - The head of BenQ Corp. retained his chairmanship but will lose his CEO titles at some companies in the BenQ Group, amid a management reshuffle announced just weeks before his insider stock trading case begins in Taiwan. K.Y. Lee, the long-standing chairman of the company and head of the BenQ Group, lost his CEO title at LCD (liquid crystal display) panel maker AU Optronics Corp., and at BenQ Corp., an official confirmed Monday. The announcement comes less than a year after BenQ racked up over US$1 billion in losses in a high-risk attempt to build a global name in the mobile phone business. The company opened BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co. OHG in October 2005 after taking on Siemens AG's mobile phone unit. But a year later, BenQ called it quits amid stiff competition and heavy losses. Since then, its management has faced blame for betting the company on what turned out to be a losing strategy. Financially, the company posted losses in every quarter after the handset unit acquisition, and its bottom line continues to bleed. The company's dwindling financials, fears that German creditors might go after the parent after the collapse of BenQ Mobile, and the sell-off of BenQ assets to shore up its balance sheet has sent its share price down nearly 29 percent so far this year to close at NT$12.45 (US$0.38) Friday on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Just when it seemed BenQ's troubles couldn't get any worse, Taiwanese prosecutors raided BenQ Corp.'s offices and hauled away three executives for questioning over alleged insider stock trading related to when it revealed losses incurred by BenQ Mobile. That was in March, and in all, five executives have been formally charged. The current management reshuffle, and the announcement of a new name for BenQ Corp., comes just weeks before court proceedings are set to begin on the insider stock trading case at the Taoyuan District Court in Taiwan. Officials said procedural meetings are slated to begin July 12. BenQ has denied any wrongdoing on the part of its executives. The company name change is part of a broader reorganization. The BenQ Corp. name and all businesses related to its brand are being spun off, while the manufacturing operations will continue to operate under a new name, Qisda Corp. It's a common strategy in Taiwan. Companies that make products on behalf of overseas customers as well as under their own name brands separate the contract manufacturing operations from the name brand business in order to avoid any conflict of interest with customers. The reorganization is expected to be final by Sep. 1, 2007. K.Y. Lee will be chairman of Qisda, BenQ, and AU Optronics once the change is finished, but he will not hold the CEO title at any of the companies. Hsiung Hui, an executive vice president at AU Optronics, will become the new president of Qisda, while Conway Lee will become the president of BenQ. The CEO title will not be used at either company, a BenQ representative said. At AU Optronics, H.B. Chen will take over the CEO title, and L.J. Chen will take on dual roles of president and COO (Chief Operating Officer).


World War II Vet Finds Himself in Painting

Jean Muth was skimming the Sunday newspaper when she spotted a listing for a World War II museum exhibit and stopped to scrutinize a painting of sailors playing poker aboard the "Lucky Lizzy."


Flat prices in most parts of England and Wales are not keeping up with houses, Land Registry figures show.


Only about 30 percent of the world's coral reefs are healthy, down from 41 percent two years ago, according to a study released Monday that lists global warming as the top threat.


Bush Ad Hints Terrorists Want Kerry to Win

Wolves prowl through a forest in a new television ad that says "weakness attracts those who are waiting to do America harm," a suggestion by President Bush's campaign that terrorists would seize on a John Kerry presidency.


German unemployment tumbles on booming demand for labour

Unemployment in Germany tumbled to its lowest level in 14 years this month, as the current boom in the eurozone's biggest economy pushes up demand for labour to all-time highs, data showed on Thursday.


Thousands rally in opposition to Manila's Arroyo

Tens of thousands flocked to a religious  rally in the Philippine capital's main park on Sunday in a show  of defiance against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her  supporters in the lower house of Congress.


If Tuesday's election returns were a bitter pill for Democrats nationally, they were pure poison for Democrats in the South. Five formerly Democratic US Senate seats were up for grabs.


By Ian Johnston  JIM Hough managed to get GBP 25 on at 100 to one, while an academic friend staked GBP 50 at 500 to one before the odds plunged. However, for this Glasgow University physicist far more than money is at stake.


Disgraced ex-football star could face decades in jail if convicted of alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas hotel.


Space Station Plans an Inspection Spacewalk

American astronauts aboard the International Space Station said Thursday that they would perform an extra spacewalk next week to examine malfunctioning joints that turn a set of solar power panels.


A 200-year-old pair of French false teeth go on display for the first time at the British Museum.


Dance classes soon will be mandatory for Chinese elementary and secondary students because of worries about increased obesity, state media reported Tuesday.


Police give all clear after Boston security alert

Police said at least four suspicious devices found separately around Boston on Wednesday were not explosives following a security scare that triggered the closure of the Charles River along with two major bridges.


Vodafone has heralded a "new era in mobile communications" as it unveiled its long-delayed 3G services, which will allow video calls, downloads of film clips and a new generation of games.


Gordon turns into tropical storm, passes Azores

Hurricane Gordon turned into a tropical  storm on Wednesday and passed the Portuguese Atlantic Azores  islands without causing any major damage, meteorological  officials said.


Congress Approves Suicide-Prevention Bill

Congress passed legislation Thursday that sets aside $82 million over the next three years for programs to help prevent youth suicide.


Free agency opens with flurry but big names ponder offers

The NHL free agency period opened with a flurry of signings on Sunday but most of the big names expected to move were left on the sidelines pondering numerous offers.


An icky parasite that is a major source of tummy trouble for young children and nature lovers appears to have been infecting mammals for a very long time, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.


Gap Third-Quarter Earnings Tick Up 1 Pct

Clothing retailer Gap Inc. GPS.N  said on Thursday its third-quarter earnings ticked up 1  percent, hemmed in by lackluster sales at its Old Navy and   international Gap stores open at least a year.


Quarterâs Weak Growth Adds to Signs of Slowdown

Over all, the economy expanded by 2.2 percent in inflation-adjusted terms for all of 2007, the slowest rate of growth in five years.


Worried soaring oil prices could  hurt the best global prospects in years, finance chiefs from  wealthy nations met on Friday to try to work out what lay  behind the surge and how to buffer the economic expansion.


Mosques attacked after killing of filmmaker

Several Dutch mosques have been attacked by arsonists this weekend as tension in the Netherlands grew after the murder of an outspoken filmmaker by a suspected Islamist extremist, according to reports on ...


A seven-year-old girl dies after her quad bike is involved in a head-on collision with a Range Rover in Essex.


The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:.


Pickups, SUVs, vans fall short in rear-crash tests

Sport utilities showed modest improvement in rear-crash protection according to a U.S. insurance industry analysis released on Tuesday, but more than half the 87 light trucks tested fell short of optimum safety and pickups fared the worst.


Mine Plan Would Erase Wetlands: PCS Phosphate's Proposal Threatens 2,500 Acres, the Most Ever in N.C

By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 15--AURORA -- A massive Beaufort County strip-mining operation wants to expand its extraction of phosphate ore in one of the state's most environmentally fragile areas.


Agents of H.P. Stole Journalists' Phone Records

The targets included nine journalists who have covered Hewlett-Packard, including one from The Times.


A man trying to take down a power line to steal and sell the copper inside was electrocuted Monday, the Butler County sheriff's office said.


The San Francisco Opera on Tuesday announced its own plan to transmit operas to movie theaters using a system it says is superior to that of the Metropolitan Opera.


Brain Inflammation Found in Autism - Study

Children with autism have inflammation in their brains, although it is not yet clear whether the inflammation actually causes the condition,    researchers said on Monday.


Crude oil futures were up to $93.53 a barrel at the close of exchange trading today, up $1.67 from Friday.


Darfur Peace Talks Adjourn After Security, Aid Deal

Peace talks between the Sudan government  and Darfur rebels ended on Wednesday, a day after Khartoum  bowed to international pressure and signed agreements on  security and humanitarian issues with rebels.


Hitachi to release 100GB hard drives for notebooks

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. (HGST) announced the availability of 2.5-inch hard drives with capacities up to 100GB for notebook computers by the end of 2004, the company said on Tuesday.


Sony launches music players with MP3 support

Sony Electronics has released the first of its digital audio players to support the popular MP3 format, marking a significant shift in its music strategy.


But dealer's shares follow market down Computacenter today shrugged off any suggestion that it could be hit by the credit crunch crisis, even as evidence mounted that the contagion is spreading from the financial sector to the High Street.â¦


Oil Scales New High as Norway Strike Hits

Oil scaled a new high above $55 a barrel Monday as a threat by Norwegian ship owners to halt production from the world's third biggest exporter stoked fears of a winter supply crunch.


Karzai team believes victory 'secure' with one-quarter of votes ...

Interim leader Hamid Karzai is certain to win Afghanistan's landmark presidential election, his campaign spokesman said Tuesday, after early returns gave him a commanding advantage.


Prepare for litigation-filled post-election

It's dawning on Americans that they may go to sleep Election Night, Nov. 2, and not know for weeks who won the presidency. Close polls, technical glitches, human error and legal challenges threaten a nightmare replay of the 2000 race.


Shuttle Mission Is Extended to Allow a Search for Damage

NASA told the space shuttle Atlantis to stay in orbit while engineers try to identify an object seen floating nearby the spacecraft.


Pilgrims or tourists, millions come to Ground Zero

Tour guide Ann Van Hine is rewarded   with tears, not tips, and frequently reduces visitors to an   awed silence when she tells them how her husband, a   firefighter, died at the World Trade Center on September 11,   2001.


3 Ex-Invesco Execs Pay for Market Timing

Federal regulators said on Tuesday three former employees of Invesco Funds Group Inc. agreed to pay $340,000 in fines to settle charges that they had a role in allowing improper trading in Invesco mutual funds, leaving a settlement with the company to be hammered out.


Roma, 12:22 - CALCIO, SEREDOVA: NON PENSO A MATRIMONIO CON BUFFON

Alena Seredova, fidanzata si Gigi Buffon, sta per diventare mamma e, in una intervista a Donna Moder...


A federal judge in Vermont yesterday rejected an attempt by automakers to block individual states from adopting their own standards for limiting greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.


Kenya's opposition leader called Sunday for the African Union to send peacekeepers to stem violence sparked by the country's disputed presidential election.


Bowles Unveils Health Care Plan To Charlotte Voters

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Democratic Senate candidate Erskine Bowles hit the road Tuesday to tout his health care reform proposal. The Charlotte investment banker returned to his home town and called health care a


Internet Emerges As Potent Terrorist Tool

The images coming out of the latest hostage crisis in Iraq — capped by dramatic video of British captive Kenneth Bigley begging for his life — have transfixed Britons, left governments looking helpless, and revived a classic dilemma about whether to negotiate with terrorists.


An embedded XML Database: Oracle Berkeley DB XML

There is more to life than RDBMS Tutorial Storing an XML document in a relational database has its limitations. XMLâs hierarchical structures do not map well to relational database structures. Thatâs where an embeddable (non-relational) XML database has advantages over a relational database. Oracle database (since Oracle 9i database R2) provides the Oracle XML DB feature to store and query XML documents in an XMLType data type column, but you still need a DBA to manage the Oracle database.â¦


Colombian Court Approves Paramilitary Extraditions

By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - A Colombian court approved theextradition to the United States of one of the South Americannation's most notorious paramilitary leaders on drug smugglingcharges.


Former Fox Studios Owner Marvin Davis Dies

Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home. He was 79.


Nikkei rises with exporters, Maruha up on merger

The Nikkei average rose 0.67 percent on Monday as Honda Motor Co.  and other exporters advanced on a weaker yen, while shares of Japanese seafood suppliers jumped after Maruha Group Inc.  said it plans to merge its operations with smaller rival Nichiro Corp. .


Celtic progress to the knockout phase of the Champions League thanks to a Shunsuke Nakamura free kick and a penalty save from Artur Boruc.


Negotiations on $295 million in  concessions between US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O and its  pilots union appeared back on track on Saturday although time  was running short for the company to strike a deal to avoid its  second bankruptcy filing in two years.


UPDATE 3-Credit Suisse gains on restructuring hopes

Credit Suisse shares rose on Tuesday amid hopes Switzerland's second-largest financial group will step up the pace of restructuring, prompted by a report that it


In programma intensificazione della lotta all'Aids, tubercolosi e malariaIl presidente degli Usa non partecipa alla sessione mattutina di lavori                                            G8, 60 miliardi di dollari per l'Africa Bush colto da lieve indisposizione


Body of Egyptian Found in Iraq, France Waits Word

The body of an Egyptian who was  kidnapped in Iraq last month has been found in the northern  part of the country, police said on Sunday, as France awaited  word on the fate of two seized French reporters.


India slaps life ban on three women weightlifters

India banned three women weightlifters for life, while the national federation was barred for one year by the sport's world governing body.


Q. Andy, how do you feel about playing first? Would you like to get it all started right away? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah. Absolutely. Either way I would have beencomfortable with it.


Thousands of people with heart failure are going undiagnosed, the Healthcare Commission has warned.


Iran won an important court ruling Friday in its bid to force an international art dealer in London to return 18 ancient artifacts that allegedly were stolen from the country's tombs.


Brian Rolston, Marian Gaborik and Mikko Koivu scored less than two minutes apart in the second period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 Wednesday night in the first game for both teams following the All-Star break.


Simonyi tells programmers to leave the Dark Ages

Charles Simonyi, space traveler and former Microsoft application group head, says Intentional Software's technology can help break the development bottleneck.


Angela Cannings, who was wrongly convicted of killing two of her children, has separated from her husband Terry due to the trauma of being jailed.


By Rod Walton, Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 18--GORE -- Sequoyah Fuels Corp.


WTO panel rules in favor of S. Korea's Hynix in dispute with 0U.S.

SEOUL, Nov 19, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- A World Trade Organization panel has ruled in favor of South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc.


The US has seen the first decline in employment since August 2003, in a fresh sign that a recession is looming.


The Los Angeles Galaxy hopes the blond superstar will help rebrand soccer as a glamour game. But will his team measure up on the field?


Microsoft releases Popfly mashup tool in public beta

InfoWorld - Microsoft's Popfly technology for building mashups is now available in a public beta that allows users to publish applications built on it directly to the popular Facebook social-networking site.


Can computers get along fine without writers? Word is they just might. In an essay in the New York Times...


As of Friday, Feb. 23, 2007, at least 3,154 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,537 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


General: 10,000-15,000 U.S., Iraqi Troops in Falluja

Roughly 10,000 to 15,000 U.S. and  Iraqi troops were involved in the assault on Monday on the  rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja, where about 3,000 insurgents  are holed up, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said.


Giants and Patriots win to set up Super Bowl clash

The New England Patriots will face one more challenge in their bid for a perfect season: a Super Bowl meeting with the surprising New York Giants.


Israel's top military officials spoke out Tuesday against calls for disobedience after rabbis urged religiously devout soldiers to refuse to take part in the removal of Jewish


The nurse whose impromptu flu shot clinics at Augsburg College have caused a stir is insisting anew that she did nothing wrong. Michelle Torgerson says she did not dilute or otherwise tamper with the flu vaccine


First African troops arrive in Sudan to protect observers

The first African troops tasked with protecting ceasefire monitors in Sudan's western region of Darfur have arrived in the war-torn region amid warnings from Khartoum against upgrading the status of the contingent to a peacekeeping force.


Bologna, 22:04 - BASKET, COPPA ITALIA: TREVISO IN SEMIFINALE, ROMA BATTUTA

La Benetton Treviso ha battuto la Lottomatica Roma 75-67 (17-19, 37-33; 58-53) nei quarti di finale ...


Court Says U.S. Company Must Pay in Iran Murder Case

The family of an Iranian-American dissident assassinated on Tehran's orders is entitled to millions of dollars in assets owed to Iran by a California defense contractor, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.


Merrill to Get $6.2 Billion Cash Injection

Merrill Lynch, hit by huge subprime mortgage losses, said it would raise up to $6.2 billion in a private placement with Singaporeâs Temasek Holdings and Davis Selected Advisors.


Time on Your Hands? Curl Up With a Series

It is not merely the season for giving but also of distraction and avoidance. It is, in other words, the time to hide out with the best of long-form narrative television.


Phil Taylor wins the Darts Challenge after Andy Fordham pulls out with breathing difficulties.


Gap's first-quarter profit drops 26 percent

Clothing retailer Gap Inc.  on Thursday reported a 26 percent drop in quarterly profit due to sluggish sales at established stores and losses at its failed Forth & Towne business.


Cars with pink ribbons help raise awareness about breast cancer

SINGAPORE : You may have seen some cars with pink ribbons on the roads on Sunday; it was an event to mark the end of Breast Cancer Awareness month.


Indonesia plane crash kills 23, scores escape

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - An Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on Wednesday as it landed in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta, but most of the 140 people on board survived.


Growing up on Harrison Street in the 1920s, Josephine Holt walked just eight blocks to worship at Holy Cross Catholic Church and 10 blocks to school each day at Holy Cross Academy.


But Ms Spears dismissed the claim and insists that she has in fact done it again, but and it is a big but, she and Federline both conceded that they have not yet filed their marriage licence with Los Angeles authorities, meaning that they are technically


Rock band The Verve, who recently reformed, make a demo of new material available on the internet.


Two former Parmalat auditors have been ordered to stand trial for market rigging under a fast-track procedure. These are the first indictments since the massive fraud scandal at the Italian dairy giant.


Credentials: Bachelor's degree in psychology from Michigan State University; master's degree in education/political science from Arizona State University; doctorate degree in educational leadership/policy studies from ASU.


The acrid scent of explosives and fire hovered inside the gutted church as Iraqi Christians baptized Savio Mar Georgis. By Muhannad Fala'ah, Getty Images.


Moody's may downgrade A$83 billion of Australian RMBS

Moody's Investors Service may downgrade  A$83 billion ($75.5 billion) worth of Australian  mortgage-backed debt, in the latest spillover from the U.S.  subprime crisis.


A MAN wanted for questioning over the murder of Australian federal policeman Adam Dunning is also under investigation for shooting at peacekeepers in the Solomon Islands in October.


Nate Archibald, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and the NBA's 50th anniversary all-time team, was hired as coach of the American Basketball Association champion Long Beach Jam on Tuesday.


Approval for Sale of Russian Oil Giant Yukos to State

The Russian Competition Institution has approved the sale of Baykal Finans Group, which had purchased Yuganskneftgaz, the main oil production of Yukos, to state company Rosneft.


Hundreds of guards and drivers at rail operator First Great Western vote to go on strike, it is announced.


Facing an unstable economy and an unfinished war, President Bush used his final State of the Union address to call for passage of his tax rebate package and patience in Iraq.


Napoli, 21:49 - CALCIO, MANAGER LAVEZZI: ARRIVERA' A NAPOLI LUNEDI'

Il nuovo acquisto del Napoli, l'argentino Lavezzi, arriverà in città lunedÃ¬ prossimo. ...


U.S. Steel to buy Stelco for about $1.1 bln

U.S. Steel Corp  is to acquire  Stelco Inc  for about $1.1 billion to strengthen its  position as a supplier of flat-rolled steel products in North  America, the companies said.


Empoli, 17:47 - CALCIO,ROMA;SPALLETTI:"NON SIAMO STATI PRONTI A LOTTARE"

"Oggi, nel primo tempo, non siamo stati pronti dal punto di vista della lotta. Abbiamo preso due pal...


GOP Moves Toward Extending House Control

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, holds his grandson Brett Ferro, 2, as he laughs with supporters at a victory party in Houston, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004.


Scientists find a possible crater left by the biggest space impact of modern times - the Tunguska event of 1908.


Bank of America Corp. confirmed yesterday it will locate its wealth management division in Boston and said it will move about 100 high-level jobs here.


Madrid, 18:13 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: AYALA FIRMA TRIENNALE CON SARAGOZZA

Roberto Ayala, che a fine giugno si era accordato con il Villarreal chiudendo l'esperienza di Valenc...


Photo Sites Put a Sharper Focus on Prices, Products

Internet photo sites are scrambling to exploit the digital camera boom with new products and -- in some cases -- lower prices.


Mibtel +0,22%, SP/Mib +0,16%, avvio vivace per Alitalia


A renaissance in nuclear power production pushes up prices of uranium and spurs development of nuke facilities. There's little resistance from environmentalists, despite no real solution for the industry's waste products.


Lebanon's army is put on high alert after a massive explosion in Beirut kills former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.


A supervisor of the South Korean nuclear experiment in 2000 said Sunday the enrichment level of the questioned uranium amounts to just 10 percent, far below than the bomb-grade level of 90 percent.


-- The country's largest provider of pay-as-you-go mobile services is suing the federal government over a recent ruling that allows people to disable the software that locks cell phones to a particular carrier.


The US is set to rack up an even bigger budget deficit than first thought over the next decade, officials say.


Chirac's Popularity Sinks on Turkey and Economy

French President Jacques Chirac's popularity has sunk to its lowest level in seven years because of fears over the economy and Turkey's bid to join the European Union, an opinion poll showed Sunday.


Hinckley seeks more time away from hospital

WASHINGTON John Hinckley's sister appealed to a federal judge in Washington today for longer unsupervised visits by her brother.


Car bomb attacks were launched at the gates of the main US-Iraqi headquarters in Baghdad and major hotels today, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96.


Bush: Bin Laden isolated, not leading parades

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who has eluded a U.S. manhunt, is plotting against the United States but has been isolated and driven into hiding, President George W. Bush said on Thursday.


Brown unbeatable in race to succeed Blair: Cabinet minister

Gordon Brown is unbeatable in the race to succeed Prime Minister Tony Blair, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain told The Times in an interview.


Two asylum seekers sew up their lips and go on hunger strike after being transferred from Dungavel to a prison.


About 17,000 police officers are expected in London for a mass march and rally in a protest over pay.


MO, 5 attivisti palestinesi uccisi a Nablus

- Cinque attivisti palestinesi sono morti in un uno scontro a fuoco con l'esercito israeliano a Nablus, mentre un sesto e' rimasto ferito. Quattro dei militanti uccisi appartenevano alla Brigata dei Martiri


The former oversight commissioner Al Hutchinson is to succeed Nuala O'Loan as police ombudsman.


At least 25 people die in an explosion at a fireworks factory, China's state media reports.


Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is still in Iraq and has not left for Iran, several of his aides said on Wednesday, after American officials suggested he may have departed to avoid an offensive against militants.


UK interest rates will most likely be kept on hold on Thursday, but analysts say it will be a very close decision.


Libya's top legal body to rule on death row medics

Libya's top legal body meets on Tuesday to decide whether to uphold or revoke death sentences on six foreign medics convicted of infecting children with the AIDS virus, with a compensation deal for victims likely to win them a reprieve.


Saddam's top aides end food protest: US Army

The US Army said that eight of toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's jailed lieutenants who were earlier refusing food had now given up their protest.


Statin Use May Slightly Impair Brain Function

The results of a new study suggest that treatment with a cholesterol-lowering statin called simvastatin (Zocor) may have small negative effects on brain function.


Document Revives WWII-Era Vatican Debate

A document that surfaced recently in church archives has revived debate about a contentious post-World War II issue: the Vatican's attempt to keep hold of some Jewish children who were protected from the Nazis by Christian families.


Dollar recovers from 20-mth lows, more weakness seen

The dollar recovered from an earlier 20-month low against a basket of currencies on Monday as investors locked in profits after shaving more than 3 percent off its value in less than two weeks.


Zac Posen, with his handbag line, new fragrance deal and long list of sponsors for his show, certainly has an entrepreneurial spirit. It seems, though, he also admires the spirit of the pioneers.


US Judge Issues Temporary Order Halting Sale of Yukos Unit

A US judge ordered lenders to stop an auction of OAO Yukos Oil Co.'s biggest unit to help cover a $22 billion tax bill. US Bankruptcy Judge Letitia Clark issued a temporary restraining


Religioso sunnita, bisogna bloccare le ruspe israeliane


AFRICA/SUDAFRICA - Aumenta la domanda di elettricitÃ  e aumentano i black-out che interessano milioni di abitanti dellÂAfrica australe Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- Stanno avendo gravi ripercussioni le interruzioni di elettricitÃ  che stanno colpendo i Paesi dellÂAfrica australe. La situazione piÃ¹ grave si registra nello Zimbabwe, la cui popolazione Ã¨ duramente colpita dalla crisi ec...


Peterson was punctual, charitable and good student, witnesses say

Scott Peterson fit in well with his classmates and never caused any problems, a former principal at his middle school testified Monday at the penalty phase of the former fertilizer salesman's double murder trial.


Abbas Pushes for Unity Government with Hamas

President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority also declared his readiness to hold talks with IsraelÂs prime minister.


Kenya opposition, police clash at funeral

Kenyan police fired teargas to disperse stone-throwing youths at a funeral on Wednesday held by the opposition for slum residents killed in a crackdown on protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed election.


The Kansas City Chiefs have problems of their own, but in taking one final glance at the New England Patriots, who bopped them over the head Monday night, then cruised out of town with a 27-19 win, the impression (aside from coach Dick Vermeil's succinct advice to "pay your respects and move on") was that somehow, ...


The US government gives BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman $45m each to develop anti-missile systems to protect civilian aircraft.


European Court Upholds Microsoft Antitrust Fine

A European court today upheld a record $689 million antitrust fine against Microsoft, another in a string of defeats for the company's business practices and one which narrows the options in its decade-long battle with continental regulators.


How to Use RSS Replay in Dreamweaver Layouts

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is about sharing content with new audiences. Here, you'll learn how to replay feed content in your Web pages with RSS Replay, a Dreamweaver extension created by the author. By Ronald Northrip. 1018


How Code, Market Share Affect OS Security

Letters: Going deeper on the question of security and operating systems.


UN mulls resolution pressing Sudan on Darfur

UNITED NATIONS : UN Security Council nations met to look for common ground on a disputed US draft resolution pressing Sudan to rein in the Arab militias behind the bloodshed in Darfur.


La decisione mercoledi', sarebbe 8/o ritocco in su' da 2005


Germans taste success as beer stand-off resolved

PROUD German soccer fans won't be forced to drink American beer in their own stadiums at the 2006 World Cup. Germans reacted with dismay when news broke several months ago that only beer from Anheuser-Busch


US, EU take to skies in battle of the giants

In a nasty trade battle that could rattle the multibillion-dollar aerospace industry, the US and Europe formally sued one another in the World Trade Organisation over the huge government subsidies paid to their respective aircraft giants, Boeing and Airbus


Omnicom Group  on Tuesday reported a higher quarterly profit as the world's largest advertising group added several high-profile accounts to its roster and benefited from higher global ad spending.


Look! Up in the Sky! It'sâ¦'The Incredibles'

An entire family undergoes an identity crisis in the comedy "The Incredibles," the first PG-rated production from the CGI geniuses at Pixar.


Greater Southeast Community Hospital no longer has to pay cash, in advance, for drugs and supplies. Its operating rooms soon will have gleaming stainless-steel tables, not ones marred by rust.


WASHINGTON -- Yaser Esam Hamdi, the US citizen and ''enemy combatant" whose imprisonment without charges by the Bush administration for nearly three years led to a historic Supreme Court decision this summer, will be freed under an agreement with the Justice Department.


Lyric Opera premieres an uneven 'Atomic'

History hovers nearby at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, where John Adams' ambitious but uneven work about the creation of the atom bomb is being staged just a few miles from the site of the world's first controlled nuclear chain reaction.


Afghanistan's first presidential vote was fair, says favourite, Hamid Karzai, as most candidates demand a repoll.


New Hampshire voters: Net neutrality? Huh?

Despite our best efforts to unearth tech-inclined voters, Net neutrality doesn't ring a bell with most residents we interviewed in the Granite State.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Psicologi e omosessualitÃ : + scienza e - ideologia Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Cosa sta accadendo all'interno dei corpi sociali del paese? Dopo la magistratura al servizio della politica, l'UniversitÃ  asservita a gruppuscoli laicisti, Ã¨ forse la volta dell'Ordine degli Psicologi? Come la lobby anti-famigl...


Test-driving SLR-wannabe compact cameras

Blog: You can't fit an SLR replacement in your jeans pocket, but some small cameras such as the Ricoh GX-100 and Canon PowerShot G series are steps in the right direction.


Charles Nelson Reilly, the Tony Award winner who later became known for his ribald appearances on the "Tonight Show" and various game shows, has died. He was 76.


The Concord Monitor broke with political tradition Sunday, telling readers in the state with the first presidential primary why they should not vote for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney instead of whom they should support.


Chicago slugger Sammy Sosa was fined $87,400 Wednesday for leaving the ballpark while the Cubs were playing the Atlanta Braves in the season finale.


Copps: Martin wanted to scrap Canada Health Act

Sheila Copps has written an explosive new tell-all book in which she alleges that Prime Minister Paul Martin once pushed to scrap the Canada Health Act while he was finance minister.


Roma, 11:11 - CALCIO, BORRELLI: GIUSTIZIA SPORTIVA DA RIORDINARE

Francesco Saverio Borrelli, capo ufficio indagine della Figc, è intervenuto all'audizione del...


Intel's Ultra Mobile PC Gets 3G Capability

Sierra will provide modules that add 3G wireless telecom functions to a new Intel UMPC platform.


Report: NASA Should Use Space Shuttle to Service Hubble

A report from National Academy of  Sciences released today recommends that NASA scrap plans to service the Hubble  Space Telescope (HST) robotically and instead use a space shuttle to get the job  done as originally planned.


Bene la pluralita' dei concorrenti, gara riuscita


_Nov. 17, 2004 - It sounds like a dream: lose weight by sleeping. But it might really work. A large study has found a surprisingly strong link between the amount of sleep people get and their risk of becoming obese.


Burma's military regime 'has ousted prime minister'

Burma's secretive military regime has forced out its prime minister, General Khin Nyunt, according to officials in neighbouring Thailand.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - When astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper pokes her head out of an airlock Tuesday to begin installing a new addition to the international space station, she will join an elite club of women who have gone on spacewalks.


California Congressman Duncan Hunter, among the least-known Republican presidential candidates, touted border security and national defense during a visit to Iowa.


U.S. political dynasties self-perpetuating: study

In a political landscape populated by Bushes, Kennedys and Clintons, the children and kinfolk of longtime U.S. politicians do indeed have a better shot at winning elective office, but not necessarily at holding on or moving up, experts say.


Tots Have Trouble Anticipating Future Needs

FRIDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that young children make decisions about tomorrow, or even further in the future, based on how they are feeling right now.


VADODARA: Zaheera Sheikh, a key witness in the Best Bakery carnage, accused the activists assisting her in the retrial of pressurising her.


A Scottish businessman challenges moves to extradite him to the US to face charges linked to the collapse of energy giant Enron.


Saharan Bandits Here to Stay Despite Clampdown

AGADEZ, Niger  - When Mohamed Latey shot dead the  local police lieutenant and stole his truck, he believed he was  fighting for the freedom of his fellow nomads in the Sahara.


Super typhoon "Durian" hits eastern Philippines

Super typhoon Durian slammed into the eastern Philippines, spawning torrential rains and powerful winds that blew away tin roofs and uprooted trees as it swept closer to Manila.


Torino, 13:28 - CALCIO, JUVE; CAMORANESI: CONQUISTERO' LA SERIE A

Buffon e Del Piero hanno dato il buon esempio: anche Mauro Camoranesi si allinea nel grupettp dei fr...


Do you know what that stock in your portfolio is worth?


Parma, 20:29 - CALCIO, PARMA: LESIONE PER MORFEO

Seduta pomeridiana per il Parma. Hanno svolto un lavoro differenziato: Bucci,


Among the stellar class known as red giants, Mira stars provide seventy-five percent of our galaxy's molecules including water vapor. These red giants pulsate as fast as every few months to years with their brightness varying by ten times during a cycle.


A Nigerian militant group says it has killed nine government soldiers in a gun battle in the Niger Delta.


GNC agrees to be acquired by Ares, pension plan

GNC Corp. , the leading  retailer of vitamins and nutrition products, agreed to be  acquired by Ares Management LLC and the Ontario Teachers'  Pension Plan in a deal with a total enterprise value of $1.65  billion.


Madrid, 16:56 - BASKET, EUROPEI: CROAZIA-FRANCIA 86-69

La Croazia ha battuto la Francia 86-69 in un incontro di classificazione (dal 5Â° all'8Â° posto) degli...


EastEnders actor John Bardon, who plays Jim Branning in the soap, is taken to hospital following a suspected stroke.


Con Bancomat grazie a accordo con Lottomatica


Questo week end iniziative culturali in tutta Italia


Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Wednesday faces a crunch vote of confidence in his leadership, a week after he was forced to resign over a humiliating foreign policy defeat in parliament.


Talking turkey: Bears' loss really offensive

IRVING, Texas -- The Bears broke out throwback uniforms from their 1946 championship season for a national-television audience, but their offense remained stuck in the present.


La corazzata Barcellona prosegue nel suo inarrestabile cammino verso la conquista della Liga fermando bruscamente il cammino del Real, sconfitto al Camp Nou per 3 a 0 alla presenza di ben 97.905 spettatori.


Ricevuti i gruppi di Autonomie liberte' democratie e Svp


Autism Therapies Still a Mystery, but Parents Take a Leap of Faith

Scientists say that although behavior therapies benefit many children, they do not have evidence that any of these treatments improve the core symptoms of autism.


Sport: Striker to make first international appearance since World Cup after being named in England B team.


Andy Goode will start at fly-half for England when they face South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.


Tsunami response highlights Africa donor fatigue

The world's overwhelming response to the Indian Ocean tsunamis has underscored the disparity in donor generosity toward Africa, whose population suffers "a tsunami a week" in the words of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Orange Defeats #17/19 Boston College 43-17 For Share of BIG EAST ...

BOSTON, MA -- Syracuse has won a share of the BIG EAST title for the fourth time in the last nine years after defeating #17/19 Boston College, 43-17 in Chestnut Hill, Mass.


PM unveils gift of peace, a knot in the wrapping

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waves as Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad claps during a public rally in Srinagar on Wednesday. Reuters. SRINAGAR: Less than a week after announcing a troop cut, the biggest confidence


Intensa giornata di Ratzinger a Istanbul. Visita San Giorgio e Santa SofiaPoi il gesto inedito: nella moschea si sofferma in preghiera                                            Il Papa prega nella Moschea Blu "Troviamo insieme strade di pace"                                                                                Il pontefice e il patriarca: stop agli integralismi religiosiLa stampa turca: "Benedetto XVI come un musulmano"


Soldiers surround the home of Fiji PM Laisenia Qarase, as he tells the BBC that a coup is imminent.


Lo scrive Le Figaro: riduzione non superera' i 300 euro


Japan: China Regretful for Sub Intrusion

China expressed regret Tuesday over what it called an accidental incursion by one of its submarines into Japanese territorial waters last week, Japan's foreign minister said.


Annan calls for more aid for Sudan's violence-hit Darfur region

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is appealing for donors to urgently help meet a shortfall of 200 million dollars needed for its humanitarian program in the war-torn western Darfur region of Sudan.


Arafat's Nephew Says Cause of Death Inconclusive

Yasser Arafat's nephew said on Monday  that medical records released by France showed no trace of  known poisons in the late Palestinian leader but the cause of  death remained a mystery.


President George W. Bush called on several Asian leaders Saturday to work together to convince North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program.


Dossier - MARIA E LÂEUROPA (Pima parte) MARIA E LÂEUROPA (Prima Parte)  A cura di N. Bux e S. Vitiello  INTRODUZIONE  PRINCIPALI SANTUARI MARIANI DÂEUROPA  AUSTRIA: - SANTUARIO DI MARIAZELL - STIRIA  BELGIO: - NOSTRA SIGNORA DI BEAURING - BEAURING - NOSTRA SIGNORA DEI POVERI ...


Aging rock star uses Opterons to make platter

A MAN WHO made money making rock music a long time ago has recorded a long playing record using a dual Opteron workstation. AMD said that Mark Knopfler,a hack


Iceland OKs Bobby Fischer Residency Permit

Iceland has approved a residency permit for Bobby Fischer, embassy officials said Thursday, but the former chess champion faces hurdles in traveling there because he remains in Japanese custody and lacks a valid passport.


Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson on the continuing debate over violence and videogames.


Standing before two giant television screens and clutching a remote control in each hand, Tony Sardo grappled with a question that will confront millions of Americans this holiday shopping season.


Music Review | Juilliard String Quartet : A Premiere, a Fire Alarm and a Second Chance

Shortly before his death in 2002, Ralph Shapey completed â2 for 5,â a clarinet quintet for the Juilliard String Quartet and Charles Neidich. Mr. Neidich and the Juilliard players gave the work its premiere on Monday.


At Least 15 Die in Blast In Shiite Area of Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Sept. 5 -- At least 15 Iraqi civilians were killed in a bombing in Baghdad on Wednesday, police said, and the U.S. military announced the deaths of eight American soldiers.


IBM surpasses HP in storage hardware sales

InfoWorld - IBM earns bragging rights for surpassing Hewlett-Packard in 2006 storage hardware sales, though it still trails industry leader EMC, according to an industry report published Tuesday.


Everything is overscaled in this film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel.


China has surpassed Japan to become the world's No.2 spender on research and development, behind the US.


PETERSON JURY: DEATH ULTIMATE PRICE: Grisly photos a reminder of ...

Just before they decided that Scott Peterson should be put to death, they wanted one more look at his pregnant wife and what he had done to her.


Polls: Big Parties Lose Ground in Germany

BERLIN Sept. 19, 2004 - Voters in two struggling east German states had a chance to voice their discontent Sunday over high unemployment and social welfare cuts in elections expected to give a boost to extreme-right and left-wing parties.


Roma, 14:54 - CALCIO, SERIE C: GLI ARBITRI DELLA TERZA GIORNATA

Ecco gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della 3/a giornata del campionato di calcio di Se...


France will not repeal head scarf law, despite kidnappings of journalists

France vowed Monday to press ahead with a controversial law banning Islamic head scarves in schools, despite demands by militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq that Paris revoke the ...


Possibili per aver mantenuto tariffe regolamentate


Newly Found Planet Orbits Young Star Amid Dust and Gas

A circumstellar disk of dust and gas, the raw material of a solar system, has been found circling the star TW Hydrae.


Hartford Group Pays $115 Million to Settle a Claim of Illegal Trading

HARTFORD, July 23  â The Hartford Financial Services Group paid $115 million to settle accusations that it allowed illegal trading in some mutual funds, the company and the Connecticut attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, announced on Monday.


Blog: Flickr says it is being blocked in China, while blogger Violet Blue says her Flickr images have been put behind a members-only wall


ISA Flaw Shows Way In To Phishing Attacks

Microsoft ISA and Proxy Server are prone to an Internet domain name spoofing vulnerability that could allow an attacker to spoof Internet sites.


The US outbreak of soybean rust has spread to Alabama and Georgia, the Agriculture Department said on Friday, leaving Texas the lone state in the Gulf Coast untouched by the devastating crop fungus.


Apple's iPhone can only help rivals in Europe

Major handset vendors have much more to gain than to lose from the buzz Apple Inc's coveted iPhone will create when it arrives in European stores for the key shopping season ahead of Christmas.


Londra, 19:22 - CALCIO. PREMIER LEAGUE: RISULTATI 17/a GIORNATA

In attesa dei big match di doMani tra Liverpool e Manchester United e Arsenal-Chelsea, questi i risu...


DA Won't Prosecute Bishop Accused of Rape

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Sept. 28, 2004 - Former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre won't have to answer to charges in Massachusetts that he molested two boys in the 1970s, but the legal problems for the one-time


NANTUCKET -- Even with postseason implications absent for the first time since 1990, there was hardly a detente yesterday in the cold, inter-island war between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. The 57th meeting between the schools and the 27th Island Cup went to the visiting Vineyarders, 21-20, at Nantucket High School on a last-gasp field goal.


Hamas attacks major Fatah security compound

Hamas fighters bombarded a major security compound belonging to the rival Fatah group in Gaza City on Thursday as the Islamist movement appeared to tighten its grip on the territory in fierce factional fighting.


Demand for robots expected to increase: UN

GENEVA - The use of robotic domestic help will surge sevenfold by 2007, a new United Nations survey suggests. The UN's annual World Robotics Survey was issued by the Economic Commission for Europe and the International Federation of Robotics.


MySpace leaves them free for the taking When it comes to protecting digital content holders from the hordes of naughty file grabbers, you'll be hard pressed to find a more zealous partner than Apple. So we were surprised to learn that Apple's Safari browser makes it easy to download MP3 files hosted on MySpace that are supposed to be limited to streaming only.â¦


GM's Cadillac to Launch Ad Campaign --WSJ

General Motors Corp.'s GM.N Cadillac  unit will announce on Friday a television and Internet  marketing campaign focused on the zero-to-60 mph acceleration  of its V-Series cars, the Wall Street Journal reported.


The Palestinian public and its leadership in the territories are united in their intention to hold elections for the leadership of the Palestinian Authority in two months' time.


On a slow boat through 'Heart of Darkness' country, a Congolese ship's captain waxes nostalgic for colonial rule


Among the many special things that have happened to Saif this year, the animation project with Yash Raj Films definitely ranks as a whammer.


West Nile virus takes another toll in California

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Local health officials on Thursday confirmed a third West Nile virus death in Los Angeles County, bringing the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to six in the western US state of California.


China retakes center stage in North Korea crisis

Delegates to six-party talks began converging on Beijing on Wednesday seeking a breakthrough in talks aimed at curtailing North Korea's nuclear ambitions, but envoys and analysts said a final deal was far away.


For his first meeting with presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1932, Huey P. Long dressed in his flamboyant Kingfish mode: plaid suit, purple shirt, pink necktie.


Intel Malaysia to Slash More Than 1,000 Jobs: Report

Intel Malaysia to slash more than 1,000 jobs: Report    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Computer chip giant Intel is implementing a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) in Malaysia which is expected to involve between 1,000 and 2,000 employees in the country, local newspaper reported Monday.


Pigeons Use Magnetic Particles To Navigate

Homing pigeons suddenly lost their navigational ability when magnets were attached to their beaks or if their beaks were anaesthetized, University of North Carolina researcher Cordula Mora found.


The notion that former President Bill Clinton ate his way to coronary artery disease on an unending repast of fast foods is far too simplistic, doctors say.


Sport: Football Association of Ireland begins search for new manager after axing Steve Staunton.


Princes bid to stop broadcast of Diana death photos

Princess Diana's sons William and Harry have appealed to a British broadcaster not to air photos taken after the fatal car crash, terming it a "gross disrespect" to her memory, officials said Tuesday.


Coppia rintracciata ad Andora (Savona),stanno entrambi bene


Two brothers who won a last- minute reprieve from deportation will learn within two weeks if they can stay.


The Iraq crisis and differences over Nato loom over the US Defence Secretary's meeting with his Russian counterpart.


Florida judge avoids decision on Anna Nicole burial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge on Thursday ordered that the body of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith be handed into the custody of the court-appointed guardian of her 5-month-old baby daughter.


Miniature People Add Extra Pieces to Evolutionary Puzzle

The miniature people found to have lived on an Indonesian island until 13,000 years ago have shaken up views of the human past.


Robust demand for military equipment and technology led four US defense companies to post higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, with jet maker Boeing Co.


Militants claiming to hold three U.N. hostages in Afghanistan postponed a Friday deadline for carrying out their threat to kill the trio, giving United Nations and Afghan officials another day to open negotiations.


Dear Santa, I Want . . . Oh, Never Mind. I'll Buy It Myself.

For a lot of consumers, especially come December, the line appears to be blurring between giving and receiving.


Another news doing the rounds of the industry is that gutsy producer Pooja Bhatt is in talks with Aamir Khan to head the cast of her new film, which will be directed by Pooja herself.


Berlin's police department has been forced to accept parcels of 30-year-old second-hand uniforms donated by colleagues around the country because the German capital is so strapped for cash.


Oil Down Nearly $8 in 8 Days, Funds Exit

World oil prices fell sharply again on  Tuesday as Iraq restored oil exports and hedge funds continued  the rush to take profits from record highs.


ATHENS, Greece - The night before, Michael Phelps had stood by the pool with a strained smile and a bronze medal, his quest for Olympic immortality dashed, his million-dollar bonus lost, his gold medal count stuck on one.


Regulators set aside additional bandwidth for third-generation cell phones and other advanced wireless services.


Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate hails keeper Mark Schwarzer after his penalty shoot-out saves help see off Bristol City in the FA Cup.


HODDLE AND SIR BOBBY BACKED FOR BAGGIES JOB

bet365 have seen support for Glenn Hoddle and Sir Bobby Robson to takeover at the Hawthorns after the departure of Gary Megson. Spokesman Steve Freeth "All the press speculation centred on Sir Bobby this morning


Saddam Hussein's trusted cousin and lieutenant is found guilty of Kurdish genocide.


If President Bush wants to push his plan to overhaul Social Security through Congress during his second term, he will probably have to do something he rarely did during his first term: get his hands dirty.


Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday, pushed upwards by technical buying, but struggling to break above the narrow range that has persisted this month.


La Procura militare accusa gli ufficiali di aver omesso le precauzioni contro i terroristiIl figlio di una vittima: "Se hanno sbagliato Ã¨ giusto che paghino. Ho fiducia nella magistratura"                                            Strage Nassiriya, chiesto il giudizio per tre comandanti del contingente


America Online said that spammers were starting to give up - at least when it came to sending junk to its subscribers.


Retailers Hope Gift Cards Will Save Christmas

Gift cards remain this holiday  season's wild card for U.S. retailers who have slashed prices  by up to 70 percent since Christmas to boost sales, meet their  monthly targets and clear out seasonal merchandise.


Polygamist sect leader Jeffs faces new charge

A federal grand jury in Utah on Wednesday indicted U.S. polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs on an additional charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.


US marines in Falluja have come under sustained attack from several different directions in the headquarters they have set up in the Iraqi city.


As the Seas Warm, Algae Help Some Coral Stand Up to the Heat

Some coral reefs are proving surprisingly resilient to global warming because of heat-tolerant algae that live with them.


MOJAVE -- Burt Rutan's space ship one made its first trip into sub-orbital outer space in pursuit of the $10 million Ansari X Prize.


Pop Legend Vartan Sings for Bulgarian Orphans

Lifestyle: 16 December 2004, Thursday. Legendary Bulgaria-born singer Sylvie Vartan will take part in a Sofia show organized for disadvantaged children.


The Chief Inspector of Probation says demands on staff mean many offenders are not monitored properly.


WASHINGTON — The Bush administration said Saturday that senior advisers would recommend the president veto Senate legislation that would substantially increase funds for children's health insurance.


A video of Amy Winehouse apparently smoking a crack pipe is posted on The Sun newspaper's website.


Numbering System Announced For Internet Phone Users

The Internet is receiving its own batch of phone numbers for Voice over Broadband (VoB) phone services, the UK's Telecom regulating body Ofcom announced today.


The deployment of European troops to Lebanon and Afghanistan comes under the spotlight and there are mixed views on how the EU should deal with a national unity government in the Palestinian territories. In Austria and Germany, papers are dismayed at a fall in the number of students receiving university degrees.


An Iraqi policeman secures the area after a car bomb exploded in Mosul, northern Iraq, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004 near an American armored vehicle, wounding five US soldiers, the military said.


Genova, 14:50 - CALCIO, SAMP; MAZZARRI: IN INTERTOTO FAR VALERE L'ESPERIENZA

"Loro saranno piÃ¹ brillanti di noi, dobbiamo usare la testa per anticiparne le giocate. E poi si gio...


Il valore dell'operazione e' pari a 1,3 miliardi di dollari


Kerry Ends 'Amazing' Campaign Confident of Win

Ending an "amazing" journey, Democratic challenger John Kerry cast his own vote on Tuesday, ate at his lucky restaurant and waited for the voters' verdict, confident he had made the case for new U.S. leadership.


Israel sent fuel to Gaza's power plant on Tuesday, easing its five-day blockade of the Palestinian territory amid growing international concern about a humanitarian crisis.


Ford eyes sale of Volvo cars, BMW interested: paper

Loss-making Ford Motor Co.  is planning to sell Swedish car maker Volvo  and German carmaker BMW  could be a possible buyer, a Swedish newspaper said on Monday.


Matt Damon's Jason Bourne still can't remember his past, but he sure knows how to blow things up, escape police dragnets, lead a car chase and punch the lights out of anybody who crosses him in "The Bourne Supremacy."


Video game firm Bioware holds open auditions for people to become cast members in future games.


Shares in computer games firm SCI, maker of Lara Croft Tomb Raider, halve as it ends talks over a possible sale.


Stock futures were modestly ahead on  Tuesday, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street, as oil  prices steadied around $42 a barrel and the dollar bounced  higher, while investors awaited a report on U.S. factory  orders.


Amico storico del patron del concorso Enzo Mirigliani


Review: Amp Gives IPod Much-Needed Boost

With its gorgeous white-and-metal gleam and rounded edges, Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod is the hands-down design winner among digital music players. Not to mention it can store every song I own. But as much as I want to like the beautiful iPod, the sound simply leaves me flat.


William G. Halicks in Iraq was runner No. 1 in the 2007 Peachtree Road Race, the largest 10K run in the world, normally run a world away in Atlanta.


Update 8: Crude Oil Prices Settle Near $44 a Barrel

Crude futures settled near $44 a barrel in light, pre-holiday trade Thursday as another pipeline attack in Iraq followed news that authorities in Moscow effectively re-nationalized the main production unit of Yukos.


US painted as fascist torturers in Havana propaganda battle

A war of words flared yesterday when Cuban authorities displayed a giant swastika and pictures of abused Iraqi prisoners in front of the US mission in Havana.


The director talks about piracy, Cuba and discovering he is no longer an extremist.


Tables Turned: Poor Countries Wag Fingers at Rich Ones

In response to the global fallout from Americaâs housing troubles, developing nations are now lecturing the West on what they say are lax regulations and sleepy oversight.


OMAHA, Neb. — A week after ConAgra Foods Inc. recalled peanut butter from its Georgia plant after a salmonella outbreak, the Center for Disease Control confirmed the presence of the dangerous germ.


Police using helicopters and horses searched for the body of a kidnapped Dallas restaurateur Monday after a suspect reported that the businessman was killed hours after he was snatched from his car a week ago.


L'Armani espugna Roma Bipop ok, Jesi battuta

ROMA, 14 NOVEMBRE 2004 - L'Armani jeans Milano ha battuto in trasferta la Lottomatica Roma nell'anticipo della decima giornata del campionato di serie A di basket. I lombardi si sono imposti con il punteggio di 74-72.


SINGAPORE Airlines has bowed to the inevitable and will book a $141 million loss over the decision yesterday to sell its long-troubled stake in Air New Zealand.


WASHINGTON -- The Senate race in America's political battle was proving as pitched as the main event yesterday as Republicans renewed their claim on the Senate floor and reached out to grab hold of Democratic seats across the south.


U.S. Knew Last Year of Flu Vaccine Problems

The FDA found serious problems of bacterial contamination 16 months before Britain closed the site.


With Redskins owner Dan Snyder keeping his selection process well under wraps, rampant speculation has overwhelmed facts in the two-plus weeks since Joe Gibbs stepped down as coach. The organization hasn't announced the names of any candidates or made any public statements about the search.


A Store Where Profit Comes Not in Dollars

A high-end childrenâs clothing and toy store in Manhattan helps support the Childrenâs Aid Society, not only with money but also with job-training.


Software AG pays $26M for mainframe UI tools

Software AG has bought the application modernization activities of Jacada, adding to its portfolio of tools for prolonging the life of mainframe applications by giving them a Web interface.


Ue, Almunia: il deficit italiano salirÃ  al 3%

Il deficit italiano del 2004 per la Commissione Ue "sarÃ  attorno al 3%". Lo ha detto il commissario Ue agli affari monetari ed economici Joaquin Almunia, al termine dell' Eurogruppo in cui il ministro Siniscalco ha illustrato la manovra del governo.


A new moon is spotted orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet's latest moon tally up to 60, Cassini scientists say.


More job cuts are in store at Delta Air Lines as the struggling US carrier tries to avoid bankruptcy court.


There is the possibility he can spend all his days doing what he did yesterday -- play a round of golf under brilliant sunshine -- but Roger Clemens isn't ready to say he's retired from baseball.


A gay man was unlawfully discriminated against when refused a job by a Church of England bishop, a tribunal rules.


A Russian television network showed footage from inside the school raided by militants last week depicting hooded attackers in a gymnasium crowded with hostages and strung up with explosives attached to wires.


Worse Than 2000: Tuesday's Electoral Disaster

Everyone remembers Florida's 2000 election debacle, and all of the new terms it introduced to our political lexicon: Hanging chads, dimpled chads, pregnant chads, overvotes, undervotes


Gomes a steady hand for inconsistent Celtics

When teammates missed shot after shot Wednesday night against the Bobcats, Ryan Gomes found a way to score with his usual quiet determination.


Shampoos, lotions may leave you stunned!:

[World News]: Washington, Dec6 : The shampoo for your luscious locks may damage your nervous system as an antimicrobial agent found in many shampoos and hand lotions has been found to be severely harmful for the development of some particular neuron


Walt Disney Quarterly Profit Rises 24 Pct

Walt Disney Co. quarterly profit rose 24 percent on Thursday as stronger cable television results and a tax benefit more than made up for a sharp slowdown at Disney's movie studio.


Bills's Everett takes first steps, says lucky to be alive

Buffalo Bills tight-end Kevin Everett, who doctors feared would be paralyzed for life, has taken his first steps and said he felt fortunate to be alive.


Da Sassari fa discutere il caso dell'ex arbitro algherese


Iranian striker Vahid Hashemian will not travel to Israel for a Champions League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv.


Asian leaders accuse west of 'green imperialism'

Asian business and government leaders accuse western countries of hypocrisy over climate change at a conference in Singapore.


Colin Montgomerie holes the winning putt as Europe thrash the USA by a record margin of 18Â½-9Â½ in Detroit.


FCC aims to help telcos offer TV service faster

The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission this week hopes to do what Congress could not  accomplish this year -- help AT&T Inc.  and Verizon  Communications  get into the television business faster.


Nothing to Lose tries to extend Ramseys' roll

Owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey already have two Breeders' Cup starters in Classic contender Roses in May and likely Turf favorite Kitten's Joy.


Senators urge Bush push for Vietnam trade deal

Two U.S. senators urged President  George W. Bush on Friday to push for swift approval of a  Vietnam trade bill held up by textile industry concerns and  election-year politics.


Hiram L. Fong; One of First 2 Hawaiian Senators

Hiram L. Fong, 97, a Hawaii Republican who served in the US Senate from 1959 to 1977 and rose from poverty to become a venerable figure in Pacific politics, died of kidney failure Aug. 18 at his home in Honolulu.


China unveils plans for Japanese war atrocity film

China unveiled plans to make a movie  about the 1937 Rape of Nanjing in an announcement on Monday, a  day before Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is  expected to visit a controversial shrine honoring war dead.


Winter Storm Hits Nation's Central States

A winter storm that pounded the Sierra Nevada over the weekend delivered a snowy, icy mess across the nation's central states, stalling holiday travel, closing stretches of highway and making a nationally televised football game look at times like the tuner was off by a channel.


Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday the abuses committed by government-supported Arab militias in Sudan qualify as genocide against the black African population in the Darfur region â- determination that should bring


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) lowered its August sales forecast on Monday as back-to-school demand failed to meet its expectations and hurricanes in Florida forced it to close 75 stores.


Per impedire marchio 'Made in Italy' su latte importato


As of Tuesday, Aug. 17, 943 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 703 died as a result of hostile action and 240 died of non-hostile causes.


A strike called by India's biggest trade unions shuts down two communist-ruled states.


President Bush gave a preview of his second term on Thursday, telling reporters that, having cut his "political eye teeth," he was eager to work with Democrats to begin carrying out the changes he has been promising.


US artillery has shelled Iraq's rebel city of Falluja and the military said an air strike had destroyed a mortar bunker used by insurgents.


DreamWorks Animation and Disney's Pixar will be keeping their crowns.


In House Races, More G.O.P. Seats Are Seen at Risk

There are signs that the furor over the Congressional page scandal is sapping the enthusiasm of religious conservatives.


Shakira, Wyclef to perform at Grammy Awards

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Shakira and Wyclef Jean will team up for a performance during Sunday's Grammy Awards, while Chris Brown, Lionel Richie and Smokey Robinson will sing during a tribute segment saluting male R&B artists.


Cheney Is Said to Be Fine After Shortness of Breath

Vice President Dick Cheney, who has been plagued by heart problems for more than 25 years, underwent tests at a hospital here on Saturday after complaining of shortness of breath.


Bancrofts meet to discuss Murdoch bid for Dow Jones

Members of the Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , may decide by the end of the week whether to accept a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.


The preseason game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz scheduled for Thursday night at San Diego was canceled because of the devastation caused by wind-whipped fires that forced at least 346,000 homes in San Diego County to be evacuated.


It's no joke: laughing may be one of nature's cleverest tricks for keeping us healthy and safe


New worm, Santy.A, using Google to spread

DECEMBER 21, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Antivirus companies are warning Internet users about a new, fast-spreading worm that infects Web servers running a popular package of online bulletin board software and uses the Google search engine to find


South African prosecutors have charged ANC President Jacob Zuma with racketeering, money laundering, fraud and corruption and ordered him to stand trial in August next year, his lawyer said on Friday.


Mother nature aiding firefighters in massive California blaze

Mother Nature helped firefighters tackling a raging forest blaze near California's Lake Tahoe early Tuesday, with weather conditions helping to halt the advance of the flames, officials said.


In una vasta operazione anticrimine nel fine settimana


Roma, 23:54 - BASEBALL, SERIE A1: RISULTATI

Risultati della 7/a giornata del campionato di serie A1 di baseball.


E' successo a Caravaggio, nella Bassa Bergamasca


Obasanjo warns Sudan on militia, calls for AU peacekeepers

Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo warned Sudan to move more quickly to disarm the feared Janjaweed militia and called for African Union peacekeepers to be sent to Darfur.


US, Japan, Australia hold landmark security talks

The leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia held landmark security talks Saturday, after moving to allay China's fears that the alliance is aimed at containing the regional superpower.


Kerry tells newspaper he is free of cancer

Sen. John Kerry's doctors have told him he is cured of the prostate cancer that sidelined him almost two years ago and that there is a slim chance it could recur in the next decade, The New York Times said


Shane Warne questions the amount of input captain Andrew Flintoff has in selecting England's Ashes team.


Music Review: Upholding the Standards of Smooth Jazz Purists

Kenny G, regent of the smoothiverse, tries to conquer another realm at Jazz at Lincoln Center.


Lycos pulls antispam screen saver from site

Lycos Europe NV drew criticism from some members of the security community who said the company is engaging in vigilantism and crossing the line by launching what are essentially distributed DOS attacks on spammers' sites.


Decreto Bersani potrebbe compromettere preparazione olimpica


The European Union has imposed a 222.3-million-euro (151 million pound) fine on Europe's main makers of copper plumbing pipes for fixing prices and dividing up the market.


LONDON - A drunken soldier sparked a security alert when he left a costume party dressed as a suicide bomber, wearing a turban, false beard and a combat jacket stuffed with pretend explosives, British police said Friday.


Google to scan universities' library books

By Paul Taylor in New York and Chris Nuttall in San Francisco. Google, the leading service for finding information on the internet, yesterday set out ambitious plans to become a catalogue and digital library for world literature.


Fra gli imputati Luciano e Alessandro Moggi e Davide Lippi


La necessitÃ  di "fare una nuova Italia". "La battaglia da combatterenon Ã¨ contro la ricchezza, ma contro la povertÃ "                                            Pd, Veltroni disegna il nuovo partito "Un grande patto generazionale"                                                                                Le prioritÃ : ambientalismo del sÃ¬, lotta alla precarietÃ , no all'evasione fiscalema meno pressione. Al sindacato: "Pensate anche ai giovani"di MARCO BRACCONI


Ronson hoping Winehouse will release album soon

DJ-producer Mark Ronson believes Amy Winehosue will be able to release an album before the end of the year.


Memory makers expect rise in DDR3 demand in second half

The DRAM (dynamic RAM) chip next in line to become mainstream for PC users, DDR3 (double data rate, third generation) will start to find its place in significantly more PCs by the third quarter of this year, Taiwanese DRAM executives said Tuesday.Inotera Memories, a DRAM joint venture by Qimonda and Nanya Technology, started pilot production of 1Gb DDR3 DRAM this year, and plans to have the chips in mass production by the third quarter to meet growing demand."There is already demand for DDR3, and it will increase as the year goes on," said Charles Kau, president of Inotera, during a news conference in Kuei Shan, Taiwan.Pai Pei-lin, a vice president at Nanya Technology, forecast that 30 percent of DRAM demand in the fourth quarter will be for DDR3.That's a significant share of the DRAM market, and indicates the heyday for DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) may be nearing an end. DDR2 has been the main variety of DRAM used in PCs and laptops for the past few years. DDR3 is an incremental improvement over DDR2, offering users faster speeds, lower power consumption and higher bandwidth.Some companies are already shipping DDR3 memory, including Samsung Electronics, but the chips are only going into a small portion of PCs currently rolling off production lines.The current DRAM glut is changing that. For the last year, DRAM makers have been suffering from falling prices for the chips they make, and most companies will likely post a loss for the fourth quarter, when DRAM prices fell off a cliff.The contract price of 1Gb DDR2 chips that run at 667MHz fell to $1.81 each as of Jan. 21, according to DRAMeXchange Technology, which operates a clearinghouse for the chips. Prices of the chips were at $3 at the start of October, when the current price slump hit.Most companies can't make money with DDR2 prices so low. On Tuesday, Inotera Memories reported an NT$3.7 billion (US$114.3 million) loss for the fourth quarter of 2007. Nanya Technology reported an even worse loss of NT$8.2 billion for the same time period.For users, the good news is that during chip gluts, DRAM makers often try to rush new technology to the market in a bid to increase sales of higher margin products. That means DDR3 may arrive sooner than it might have and at a lower price to boot.


AN apologetic Michael Phelps today said he made a dangerous mistake when he was arrested for drink-driving last week. The Olympic swimming champion was arrested and charged with drink driving after a trooper


SonoSite's customers like its newest offerings.


Suicide Bomber Kills 23 Outside Pakistani Courthouse

LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan. 10 -- A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the Lahore High Court in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding 47 others, police and hospital officials said. Many of the casualties were police officers, they said.


WhatÂs Online: Oil Giant Acts and Skeptics React

BP this week introduced targetneutral.com, with the goal of making drivers ÂCO2 neutral.Â


No deal for Japan PM on Afghan naval mission

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the  leader of Japan's main opposition party met on Tuesday but  failed to break a stalemate over extending a naval mission  supporting U.S.-led Afghan operations.


Liberal groups are frustrated a deal on Iraq war spending does not include troop withdrawals and Republicans disappointed the White House is accepting billions in extra domestic spending


Jaguar to cut 1,100 jobs at plant in central England

Luxury carmaker Jaguar said Friday it was stopping production at a factory in central England, resulting in a loss of 1,100 jobs, following poor sales in the key US market.


Indonesian police have made their first arrest in connection with last week's bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta. Police chief Da'i Bachtiar said a man had been arrested for carrying explosives for


Almost 16,000 species are now threatened by extinction, according to the World Conservation Union's annual Red List released today.


NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain swept aside his long-running differences with President Bush on Monday and urged voters to re-elect him, offering a stout defense of Bush's decision to invade Iraq as the only way to keep that country from acquiring weapons of mass destruction...


Titans QB to sit out final three games, undergo surgery for ...

Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair will not play the final three games of the season and will have surgery to strengthen the bruised sternum that has plagued him most of the year.


The United Nations security council has called on the Sudanese government and rebels to abide by their pledges to end what the UN has termed the world's worst humanitarian crisis.


Top seeds Novak, Canas set up semi-final clash in Shanghai Open

SHANGHAI: Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic powered into the semi-finals of $380,000 ATP Shanghai Open Friday, downing Jan-Michael Gambill 6-3, 6-3 and setting up a clash against Guillermo Canas of Argentina.


OPEC Leaves Production Targets Unchanged

VIENNA, Austria -- OPEC kept its official production target steady on Monday but left open the possibility of an output cut later this year with a promise to "vigilantly" monitor market conditions that have driven oil prices to five-month lows.


Wars Past and Present, Rockers Evergreen

At the Berlin International Film Festival, the subjects range from Abu Ghraib to the Rolling Stones.


Storms dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of Texas, stranding more than 170 passengers on an Amtrak train for hours and forcing rescue crews elsewhere to pull at least 50 people to safety.


US stock futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Tuesday as investors take a step back after last week's three-day rally, with shares of drug maker Merck & Co.


Barclays sweetens ABN Amro bid after winning Asian investment

Barclays called in two state-backed Asian financial powerhouses on Monday to strengthen its offer for ABN Amro amid a European bidding battle for the Dutch bank worth nearly 100 billion dollars.


He did poorly in states where face time is important. But in Florida, Romney's ability to outspend on ads will be a big help