US envoy Christopher Hill says he had good discussions on his first visit to North Korea, Chinese media report.


THE YouTube RACIST ; EXCLUSIVE Thug's Vile Rantings on Net

By JAMES HARPER  A LOYALIST soccer yob has posted a vile racist video on the internet.   Twisted Mark Stoddart has sickened fans of the popular YouTube website by posting up a homemade video poking fun at a disabled Asian man in Glasgow.


Chauncey Billups and the Detroit Pistons agreed on a five-year, $60 million contract Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.


NBA Commissioner David Stern today called the FBI investigation into alleged gambling by refereee Tim Donaghy "the most serious and the worst situation that I've experienced" in 40 years of involvement with the league, though he expressed confidence there was not a broader problem of gambling ins...


Rampant Arsenal Stretches Lead, Everton Loses

Champions Arsenal opened a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League after a 4-0 thrashing of Charlton Athletic at Highbury Saturday.


Asia-Pacific upbeat, Europe pessimistic, U.S. in-between on outlooks

LONDON  - A global survey of consumer confidence released Wednesday suggests European consumers are generally pessimistic about the economic outlook for the next 12 months, people in the Asia-Pacific are optimistic and Americans lie somewhere in between.


Film Trade Group Files Anti-Piracy Suits

Following the lead of record companies who curtailed rampant Internet piracy by targeting even small-time file swappers, Hollywood studios have launched a first wave of lawsuits against people who allegedly downloaded recent films such as "Spider-Man 2" and "Troy."


BOSTON - Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. warned customers about security holes in two products that provide user authentication and authorization services for network devices such as firewalls and routers.


Pac-10 roundup: Arizona lights up board with 105 points

Salim Stoudamire returned to coach Lute Olson's good graces and matched his career best with seven three-pointers, leading No.


A quota 1,4372 poco dopo l'apertura in Europa


Stern Deal May Help Sirius Get Its Radios in Cars

Sirius Satellite Radio's deal with controversial radio host Howard Stern should help convince more automakers to offer its subscription radios as an option in their vehicles, analysts said on Thursday.


The CW has picked up the  comedy pilot "Eight Days a Week" to series with a 12-episode  midseason order.


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a local government compound in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing four policemen, four civilians and wounding seven others, the district chief said.


Nokia to ship phones based on China's 3G standard

(InfoWorld) - Nokia is getting ready to ship mobile phones based on China's homegrown 3G (third-generation) mobile standard. The company plans to ship handsets based on TD-SCDMA (time division synchronous code division multiple access) early next year, said Thomas JÃ¶nsson, a spokesman for Nokia China. "We want to be there when the market is ready, and we think it will be ready during the first half of 2008," he said. JÃ¶nsson declined to discuss Nokia's TD-SCDMA handset plans in detail, including the number of handset models the company plans to make available. China does not currently permitÂ operators to offer 3G services. Equipment and handset makers have been waiting for Chinese regulators to issue 3G licenses, but officials have held off, giving TD-SCDMA's backers time to further develop the technology. With increasing signs that TD-SCDMA is ready for commercial services -- and a public commitment to make 3G services available during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing -- China appears close to issuing the long-awaited licenses. Since only China has announced plans to use TD-SCDMA for 3G services, Nokia handsets based on the technology are unlikely to be sold outside the country. China is one of Nokia's most important markets. Out of 347 million handsets sold by Nokia in 2006, 51 million of those went to customers in Greater China, a region that includes China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, JÃ¶nsson said. Counting revenue from both handsets and mobile infrastructure equipment, Greater China accounted for 13 percent of Nokia's total revenue, he said.


Sepang, 10:32 - MOTO, GP MALESIA; MOTOGP: VITTORIA DI ROSSI SU CAPIROSSI

Valentino Rossi ha vinto il Gp di Malesia, 13/a prova del motomondiale classe Motogp. Il pilota dell...


Pension Fund Shortages Create Hard Choices

Almost half of the states may have to choose in the years ahead between their pension obligations and other public programs.


Bertelsmann, the world's fifth-biggest media group, has said that group earnings were up first six months of the current year, thanks to the strong performance of its RTL television arm and new acquisitions.


From Super Bowl to job interview. From ticker-tape parade in Manhattan to Dan Snyder's house along the Potomac River, via the Washington Redskins owner's private plane. It's already been quite a week for Steve Spagnuolo.


Treviso, 19:23 - CALCIO, TREVISO: 8-1 NEL TEST CON LA MARCA

Test infrasettimanale per il Treviso, che in vista della gara con la Triestina, ha affrontano al "Ma...


U.S., Japan tighten missile-defense ties

The U.S. and Japanese navies have worked out common rules for their advanced warships designed to shoot down enemy ballistic missiles, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet said on Friday ahead of a milestone test.


More than 200 theatres are left with uncertain futures after their funding is cut by the Arts Council England.


Congress Calls Clemens and Trainer to Testify

The star pitcher Roger Clemens, his former trainer Brian McNamee and three others will be asked to testify under oath before a Congressional committee on Jan. 16.


Middle East cables will be repaired by Sunday

Flag Telecom expects that its two cables that were damaged in the Middle East last week will be repaired by Sunday, the company said in a bulletin on Thursday.Breaks last week in the Flag Telecom Europe-Asia cable, owned by India’s Reliance Communications, and on the South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) cable, owned by a consortium, disrupted Internet and other communications to the Middle East and India.Indian service providers were able to avoid a major crisis by diverting traffic from the Mediterranean routes to links in the Asia-Pacific region. Increased latency of traffic on account of the new routing however resulted in slower Internet access and poor quality of voice communications, according to the Internet Service Providers' Association of India (ISPAI).Large Indian outsourcers, who depend on communications and the Internet for their business, said the impact on their business was marginal, as they already have enough of redundancy in their communications infrastructure. Smaller operations were however hit. Some call centers in India have privately reported frequent drops in calls from customers.Flag Telecom also reported last week that another submarine Internet cable owned by the company, called Falcon, had been cut Friday at a location 56 kilometers from Dubai, on a segment between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. This cable is also expected to be repaired Sunday, the company said.The damage to three cables in the area has sparked off speculation in blogs that there was sabotage. Flag Telecom said on Thursday that the break in the Falcon cable from UAE to Oman was because of an abandoned ship anchor, though it did not give a reason for the break in its Europe-Asia cable.The breaks in the Middle East have helped to emphasize the need for adequate backups to the existing links, particularly as premium traffic from India’s outsourcing industry travel through the Middle East cables, said Rajesh Chharia, president of the ISPAI.


Coastguards search for two crew from a tug which is thought to have sunk in the River Clyde.


Romanians chose a president Sunday, picking between a former ship's captain with a populist message and a political veteran embodying the communist past, with both promising to lead the east European country out of poverty and into the European Union.


Sure, '60s-era beach bums dug the Volkswagen bus. Now a research lab enhances one with souped-up electronics. From Wired magazine.


Padilla sues US officials over confinement

Despite his conviction on terror conspiracy charges, his lawyers say he suffered 'psychological abuse' during military detention.


Ken Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad last month, has been killed, Sky News television reported, quoting sources in Prime Minister Tony Blair's office.


Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein wants a long-term study into the possible effects of synthetic pitches on player injuries before Premier League clubs are allowed to introduce artificial turf.


Sony Pictures TV Forms Venture With Hua Long in China

Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures Television International unit says it formed a joint venture with China's Hua Long Film Digital Production Co.


After the terror bombing of two airliners in Russia, the Kremlin tries to face up to a new Chechen tactic


Referendum on ethnic citizenship splits Hungarians

Hungarians voted yesterday in a referendum on whether to offer citizenship to millions of ethnic Hungarians living outside the country, including more than 2m outside the European Union.


Study Questions Need to Operate on Disk Injuries

People with ruptured disks in their lower backs usually recover whether or not they have surgery, researchers are reporting.


Salesforce.com repackages Apex code as developer 'platform' Software as a Service (SaaS) isn't dead, but it could soon be overtaken by Platform as a Service (PaaS), according to SaaS pioneer Salesforce.com.â¦


An elite Russian military force probes the death of a conscript who was beaten and thrown into a dog kennel.


Norton to Offer Bill Barring Felons From Running Security Firms

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said yesterday that she would introduce a bill to prevent felons from running government security contractors after one such company failed to pay its guards at federal buildings in the Washington area for several weeks.


Israel to Slow Planned West Bank Pullout

Israel is going to slow its planned pullout from five West Bank towns after a day of violence strained an informal cease-fire, and will stop the process altogether if Palestinians don't halt all attacks on Israeli targets, Israeli security officials said Tuesday.


New York, 10:16 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, NHL: RISULTATI

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


Washington, Sept. 14. (Guardian News Service): One of the most powerful hurricanes of recent times rolled over the Cayman Islands on Sunday and is due to hit Cuba next after causing more than 50 deaths across the Caribbean.


It's the year of the flip-flop in U.S. politics

In what has become the year of the flip-flop, U.S. presidential candidates have been accusing each other of switching positions on policy issues as often as they change their clothes.


Google's earnings up but just shy of expectations

Despite some market concerns over Google's growth potential in a slowing economy, the search giant continues to report strong growth, with fourth-quarter revenue up 51 percent over the same period the year before.Google reported revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter ending Dec. 31 using GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). Net income for the period was $1.21 billion, compared to $1.01 billion in the third quarter of 2007.With earnings per share of $4.43, Google just missed analyst consensus of $4.44 on a non-GAAP basis, as polled by First Call.Google continues to increase revenue from outside the United States, reporting that 48 percent of total revenue in the quarter came from international markets. That's up from 44 percent in the same period a year earlier but the same as the third-quarter 2007.In a statement, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt said that the report reflects strong momentum in the company's core business as well as a growing receptivity to its new businesses.


Hours after a judge ruled that he didn't have to serve the final 10 games of a suspension, Jermaine O'Neal scored 31 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 96-83 win over the New Jersey Nets on Thursday night.


A flagstone dedicated to acclaimed crime author Ian Rankin is set to be unveiled in Edinburgh.


At least 12 people, including an Army major and nine soldiers, were killed in a landmine explosion around midnight Saturday in Pulwama district of India-controlled Kashmir.


The Atlanta Falcons were in training camp in 2002, and Michael Vick was taking his first steps as their starting quarterback. The team was on the practice field, where defensive back Ashley Ambrose , now with the Saints, had parked his expensive Italian-made motorcycle in back of the end zone, seemingly out of harm's way.


Heart Device Recall Poses a Quandary for Patients

Learning through tests that oneâs defibrillator has a faulty lead can create agonizing decisions for patients and doctors.


Barack Obama is attracting jaw-dropping crowds at stop after stop. Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton would be thrilled with her own big turnouts except that his are so much bigger.


Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY.N, the top  U.S. electronics retail chain, posted a 21 percent rise in  quarterly profit on Wednesday, just above expectations, saying  it managed to build market share despite fierce competition.


Top Palestinian political faction Fatah is to hold its first internal elections for 16 years next August.


Putin fires North Ossetia interior minister, regional FSB head

President Vladimir Putin sacked the interior minister of North Ossetia and the regional head of the FSB security service, one week after the massacre at a school in the republic, the Kremlin press service said.


A convicted murderer was charged in the death of one of six women whose bodies were found in a neighborhood frequented by drug addicts and prostitutes.


Coca-Cola's Isdell Moves to Slow Price Increases as Pepsi Gains

Coca-Cola Co. raised the average price of soft drinks last quarter, prompting consumers to switch to less costly PepsiCo Inc. drinks and store brands like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.


NBA Wrap: Iverson Scores Career High, 76ers Beat Magic

Allen Iverson scored a career-high 60 points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Orlando Magic, 112-99, in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicated at the Wachovia Center.


Sono stati scoperti in un bosco, erano in sacchi scuri


Six-party negotiations on closing Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program resumed on Thursday, with hopes raised for agreement on first steps after milestone talks between U.S. and North Korean envoys in Berlin last month.


AMERICA/COLOMBIA - ÂSolo dalla pace e con la pace si puÃ² garantire il rispetto della dignitÃ  umana e dei suoi diritti fondamentaliÂ affermano i Vescovi colombiani nel loro Messaggio di Natale BogotÃ  (Agenzia Fides) - La Conferenza Episcopale Colombiana, nel suo Messaggio per il Natale 2006, lancia un forte appello alla pace, respingendo decisamente ogni forma di violenza. ÂLa celebrazione allegra e gioiosa del Natale - inizia il Messaggio...


Jackson over the moon after eclipsing Sun

LAUREN JACKSON yesterday completed an emotional tribute to her "nan Irene" when she helped Seattle Storm win the WNBA title.


Severe winter weather leaves hundreds of thousands stranded in China ahead of New Year celebrations.


Compagnia low cost taglia stime per crisi turismo


Tropical Storm Kills at Least 90 in Haiti

GONAIVES, Haiti - Tropical Storm Jeanne brought raging floodwaters to Haiti, killing at least 90 people and leaving dozens of families huddled on rooftops as the storm pushed further out into the open seas on Sunday, officials said.    Floods tore through the northwestern coastal town of Gonaives and surrounding areas, covering crops and turning roads into rivers...


Would-Be Successors Rush to Claim Arafat's Mantle

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat may be dead  -- but his image and his spirit hovered over the fight to  succeed him, as seven candidates launched campaigns on Saturday  playing up their links with the late Palestinian president.


Surprise: Ohio's e-voting machines riddled with critical security flaws

Vendors make plea for reality Electronic voting machines used in Ohio contain critical security failures that could jeopardize the integrity of state elections, according to a study commissioned by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.â¦


Mastella: "Sono giÃ  un ex ministro, Di Pietro spieghi tuttoa Prodi. L'ex pm mi ha davvero rotto i coglioni"                                          Il Guardasigilli: "Se Ã¨ sabotaggio ora comincio a boicottarlo io"                                                                                di LIANA MILELLA


(InfoWorld) - A stable economic and political climate and foreign direct investment could drive the implementation of WANs (Wide Area Networks) throughout Asia, especially in China and India, a research report said Thursday. Growth in WAN use will be slow but steady, increasing to $18.57 billion in 2012 from $17.41 billion in 2005, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of just under 1 percent, according to a report by research firm Frost & Sullivan. China and India are driving WAN growth, due to Internet uptake by small and medium-sized businesses and their demand for reasonably priced bandwidth. Foreign investment in those markets, in part due to BPO (business process outsourcing), is also driving that growth, Frost & Sullivan said. The two markets are expected to account for 18.1 percent of total WAN revenue for the region by 2010, the report said. The biggest challenge for Internet service providers (ISPs) offering WAN services will be declining prices and therefore revenue, especially in developed markets such as Japan and Hong Kong. "The overall WAN services market still remains highly price sensitive," Frost & Sullivan said, stating that price declines were eclipsing the growth in demand in some markets.


Sleek Looks and Superb Performance to Woo Mac Fans and PC Buyers

Most all-in-one desktops with LCD panels (the Sony VAIO and Gateway Profile systems come to mind) are two units permanently connected together: the part of the case housing the motherboard and drives, and the monitor.


Group Therapy Doesn't Extend Breast Cancer Survival

Women who seek support in coping with early-stage breast cancer through group counseling sessions don't appear to improve their odds of surviving the disease, new research indicates.


Baseball: Red Sox wipe out 86 years of pain as Ramirez fires ...

"Yes!!!" The giant, single-word headline in The Boston Globe yesterday, above a picture of a heap of joyous baseball players, summed up the exultation and relief of a city


FDA Orders Strong Antidepressant Warnings

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday ordered that all antidepressants carry "black box" warnings that they "increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior" in children who take them.    Patients and their parents will be given medication guides that include the warning with each new prescription or refill...


A second man pleads guilty to sex offence charges against young girls on the Pacific island of Pitcairn.


com November 22, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. Wired & Wireless continues its reign as the top IT priority among IT managers due to widespread IP telephony deployment and other network infrastructure upgrades.


The Department of Justice says dozens of people have been arrested or convicted for online crimes this summer, as part of its effort to show that the internet is not 'off-base for law enforcement,' according to Attorney General John Ashcroft.


US soldier guilty of killing badly wounded Iraqi teen

A US soldier pleaded guilty at his court martial in Baghdad to killing a severely injured 16-year-old Iraqi boy, the US military said on Friday.


Linux Users Spoofed By Bogus Security Alert

Joining the ranks of Windows' users who have been victimized by spoofed security alerts, Linux users this weekend received bogus messages directing them to download updates that are in fact Trojan horses, Red Hat announced Saturday.


Heroes arenÂt born with a golden spoon in their mouth. More often than not theyÂre people who struggle against all odds to make a place for themselves  in society.


Five men found guilty of helping 21/7 bombers

Group assisted failed London bombers by providing safe houses and passports


Cigarette Discounts Cited in Racketeering Trial

Cigarette makers have revved up  price promotions in recent years, a strategy they know will  lead to more underage smoking, an economist testifying in the  U.S. government's racketeering trial against the industry said  on Wednesday.


Online retailing in the UK has grown at its fastest annual rate since the dotcom bubble burst, a survey finds.


Cassazione, vanno attesi soccorsi vicino alle vittime


Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market next week during the depth of the summer doldrums.


Operazione per 1,4 miliardi di dollari con MaurelProm


Bruckheimer Pilots Get Call from NBC, WB

LOS ANGELES  - In a flurry of pilot  activity Monday, producer Jerry Bruckheimer ("CSI") received  two drama pilot pickups -- one at NBC for the defense-themed  project "E-Ring" and one at the WB Network for an untitled show  about a 17-year-old lawyer.


World leaders prepare to meet at the UN in New York to discuss ways of alleviating hunger and poverty.


Playboy enters a licensing agreement for businesses tied to the adult brand.


A woman and baby boy — his body still strapped in a stroller — were found stabbed to death in a park along the Housatonic River in western Connecticut, state police said.


Deng's judgment of modern times serves as basis for policy-making ...

Chinese President Hu Jintao Sunday described late leader Deng Xiaoping as a great man of the world whose scientific judgment of the modern times and deep vision intothe


Soros gives $50M to anti-poverty project

Billionaire financier and global philanthropist George Soros has dedicated $50 million to the anti-poverty work of the Millennium Village project in Africa, his largest commitment to a single entity in almost a decade.


Comcast Corp. (CMCSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US cable operator, on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that fell short of Wall Street forecasts but reported better-than


Chancellor Gordon Brown will present what could be his last Budget on 21 March.


Napoli, 15:23 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; SPINELLI: CON COLLINA NON E' CAMBIATO NULLA

"In tutta sincerità, con Collina designatore non è cambiato un bel nulla nella classe ...


Sony finds defect in Cyber-shot digital cameras

Sony Corp. said on Friday its Cyber-shot  compact digital cameras might not work in warm and humid areas  and that it would repair any affected cameras free of charge.


Iran officially confirms it is holding a fourth Iranian American, academic Ali Shakeri, on suspicion of spying.


Economic Woes Accelerate Medicaid Spending

Medicaid spending grew about one-third from 2000 to 2003 as job losses and other economic woes made more people eligible for the government-run health insurance program for the poor, a new study said on Wednesday.


Singh Lumbers Through Round, Still Leads by 2

Vijay Singh is making it look easy by winning tournament after tournament, and millions upon millions of dollars, while chasing Tiger Woods's single-season money record.


For once, Joe Torre, the Yankees' manager, had to explain what went awry against a perennial punching bag.


A study finds that many of them are high in phthalates EM] chemicals that have been linked to adverse health effects in high doses


Aare, 13:49 - SCI, MONDIALI: IMPRESA DI MOELGG, CONQUISTA L'ARGENTO

Impresa di Manfred Moelgg nello slalom speciale dei campionati mondiali di Aare: l'altoatesino ha co...


Tanto piu' quando e' in corso l'accertamento giurisdizionale


Prima missione ex premier Gb come inviato del Quartetto


Secretary of State Colin Powell, facing his last weeks on the job, will travel to Israel and the West Bank to try to accelerate prospects for peacemaking, the State Department announced Tuesday.


Wal-Mart sees August same-store sales up 2.7 pct

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. estimated that  August sales rose 2.7 percent at its U.S. stores open at least  a year, near the high end of its forecast.


Microsoft Ships SDK For Embedded Applications

TechWeb - The software supports a number of hardware platforms based on the ARM7 and ARM9 processor cores.


Fenty wins DC Democratic mayoral primary

Adrian Fenty, a 35-year-old city   council member, easily won Washington's Democratic nomination   for mayor on Tuesday, virtually guaranteeing him the job in the   biggest shake-up in local politics in nearly a decade.


Red Wine May Protect Against Lung Cancer

THURSDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers say they may have found yet another health benefit conferred by red wine -- it seems to reduce the risk of lung cancer, at least in men.


Federal scientists have been pressured by the White House to play down global warming, advocacy groups testified Tuesday at the Democrats' first investigative hearing since taking control of Congress.


US says has limited N Korean missile sales

The United States has had some  success in limiting North Korea's export of missiles by  persuading other countries not to buy them, a senior  administration official says.


At least five workers die as a site under construction at Dubai airport collapses, trapping workers.


Hillary Rodham Clinton and her campaign tried to mend ties to black voters Thursday when a key supporter apologized to her chief rival, Barack Obama, for comments that hinted at Obama's drug use as a teenager. The candidate herself, meanwhile, praised the Rev. Martin Luther King and promised to assist with the rebirth of this troubled, largely black city.


WASHINGTON - US House Republicans demonstrated their loyalty to Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Sugar Land on Wednesday. The lawmakers changed a party rule that would have cost DeLay his leadership post if


PetroChina wins environmental clearance before IPO

PetroChina (0857.HK), Asia's top oil  and gas company, has won environmental clearance for its oil  and petrochemical projects to be funded by a planned domestic  stock offering, the country's environment watchdog said.


BEIJING, July 15 -- After four years of off-and-on negotiations, North Korea said it began closing down its main nuclear reactor Saturday, shortly after receiving a first boatload of fuel oil aid.


From Conservation to Population, a New Look at Planet Earth

Can nine billion humans survive and try to improve their lives without depleting the planet?


Oslo - Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai will receive the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004 on Friday at a ceremony in Oslo, making her the first African woman and first environmentalist to receive the prestigious award.


Theater buffs have been worried sick about what would happen to âSweeney Toddâ when it was remade as a film.  Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the score, eagerly wielded the razor.


Across the Great Divide: Investigating Links Between Personality and Politics

What seem to be ordinary, everyday objects to some people can carry a storehouse of information about the ownerâs ideology.


Business & money: Sir Richard Branson's group says it cannot continue to promise there will be no cuts if it succeeds in bid


TransCanada to buy 41 New England power stations for US$505M

CALGARY (CP) - TransCanada Corp., one of Canada's biggest pipeline and power generation companies, has struck a deal worth $641 million to buy 41 hydroelectric generating stations from insolvent American power producer USGen New England Inc.


Nokia wades into new music, gaming services

Nokia , the world's top mobile phone maker, unveiled on Wednesday a new online music store, new top-end handsets and a global gaming service as it takes on recent rival U.S. rival Apple .


Gay Novel of Thatcher Years Wins Literary Prize

British author Alan Hollinghurst won the Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, on Tuesday for the tale of a gay hedonist living in Margaret Thatcher's Britain of the 1980s.


Some Women Wary of Breast Cancer Drug -Study

Women with a high risk of breast  cancer are declining to take tamoxifen because they are afraid  of side effects, even though the drug can protect them from the  cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.


Malaysia intent on sending troops to Lebanon: PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has said his country is intent on sending peacekeeping troops to Lebanon, but is still awaiting the green light from the United Nations.


Troops capture rebel stronghold in Manipur

Indian troops have captured an important rebel stronghold in Manipur, close to the border with Myanmar, the army said on Saturday.


Transmeta's M8800  Efficeon Processor Powers Down

New version of the Efficeon processor uses only 3 watts of power at 1-GHz speed.


Racially-mixed juries in England and Wales do not discriminate against non-white defendants, a study finds.


Women's Groups Pressure FDA on 'Morning-After' Pill

Women's rights groups seeking easier  access to emergency contraception are pressuring U.S.  regulators as they try to decide whether to approve a  non-prescription "morning-after" pill.


German finance minister calls for minimum wage

Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck called for a common minimum wage for workers in Germany in an interview Wednesday, taking up an key issue that divides the coalition government.


Luxemburgo becomes newest Real Madrid coach

Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid named former Brazil boss Wanderley Luxemburgo Thursday as its new head coach. Luxemburgo becomes Real's third coach of the season.


Anterselva, 15:50 - DOPING, ARD FA MEA COLPA PER ACCUSE GENERALIZZATE

"Chiediamo scusa". La ARD, tv pubblica tedesca, si è scusata per aver lanciato generiche accu...


Baxter suspends manufacture of some heparin vials

Baxter International Inc said on Monday it has temporarily suspended the manufacture of its multi-dose heparin vials after some patients who took the blood-thinning medication reported adverse side effects.


China SAIC, Nanjing Auto to sign tie-up deal

Top Chinese car maker SAIC Motor Corp  will sign an agreement to buy the manufacturing assets of  smaller rival Nanjing Automobile Group on Wednesday, the  Shanghai Securities News said, in a deal worth up to $1.9  billion.


A New York incontro Prodi-D'Alema sulla vicenda


In 1967, NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft was hit by a surprising flurry of meteoroids--a shower more intense than any Leonid meteor storm.  Where did the meteoroids come from? It's been a mystery for 40 years.


Infocus: Deploying Network Access Quarantine Control, Part 2

This article discusses Network Access Quarantine Control in Windows Server 2003, which allows administrators to quarantine mobile users and verify their security posture before giving them full access to the network. Part 2 of 2.


Fannie Mae undergoes ex-employee testimony

Fannie Mae, the US largest government-ruled mortgage lender, sees the continuation of the investigation on possible accounting violations and possible next weekâs testimony of its former employee at a Congressional hearing.


TAIWAN'S Candie Kung and Canada's Lorie Kane took the second-round lead at the LPGA Tour event in Portland, Oregon, today, with Swedish superstar Annika Sorenstam breathing down their necks.


Calif. woman fights for passenger rights

For more than eight miserable hours, Kate Hanni sat aboard a grounded plane at a Texas airport, yards from apparently empty gates. A few weeks after that December ordeal, the brassy real estate agent from California's wine country took her fight for a passengers' bill of rights to Capitol Hill.


Triplichera' il commercio annuale, da 5 a 15 mld dollari


Candidates Make Final Push as Voters Hit Polls

As 24 states begin voting in primaries, caucuses and a state convention, presidential hopefuls jockey for front-runner status.


The dizzying array of file formats and anti-piracy options will hobble the burgeoning digital music business, says one of the developers behind the format that sparked the download revolution.


Kaadal Kondein director Selvaraghavan is ready with his next film.


Afghan president condemns "indiscriminate" military operations by West

President Hamid Karzai angrily condemned Saturday "indiscriminate and unprecise" operations by NATO- and US-led forces in Afghanistan that he said had killed 90 civilians in just over a week.


Il reality ottiene 5.000.000 di telespettatori


Doctor Fined For Cross-Border Prescriptions

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- A Canadian doctor who practices in Boynton Beach has been fined and reprimanded for signing prescriptions allowing US patients to receive Canadian drugs.


As of Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at least 3,922 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 eight military civilians. At least 3,186 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers as of Friday.


Freshman Joe Cox rescues Georgia, throwing two touchdown passes in the last 9:11 as the Bulldogs come back to beat winless Colorado, 14-13.


Board Member of PeopleSoft Open to Merger

A PeopleSoft director testified on Tuesday that he would be open to considering Oracle's $7.7 billion offer. But, PeopleSoft executives said the company remains opposed.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. will undergo its most extensive shake-up in more than five years, hoping to snap out of a malaise that has ravaged its stock and provoked one of its own top executives to bluntly question the Internet powerhouse's direction.


In Guatemala's worst political violence since the end of its civil war, almost 50 people have been killed in campaigning for this weekend's election, giving an ex-general who promises to crack down on crime a lift in the race for president.


"Ogni euro di spesa dovra' essere ricavato da un risparmio"


Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.  posted slightly higher quarterly profit on Tuesday but failed to allay investor concerns about rising costs, sending its shares down as much as 7.7 percent to their lowest level in nearly three months.


(09/30/04)-- A federal judge in New York has struck down a law that authorizes the government to make secret searches of telephone and Internet records.


The .NET Developer's Guide to Windows Security

Site Offer Making applications secure has been one of the biggest priorities for Microsoft developers. However, very few books have been written for developers; most security books are aimed at administrators.


The FDIC on Friday issued an alert  about an increasingly common e-mail scam designed to steal  personal information and money from millions of unwary  consumers.


McLaren's Alonso Is Implicated Through E-Mails

In the biggest scandal to hit one of the world's most popular sports, FIA implicates McLaren's top driver, Fernando Alonso, and its test driver Pedro de la Rosa through a trail of e-mail exchanges.


"Southland Tales" imagines a Los Angeles on the brink of apocalypse in 2008, when the Internet is under government control, gasoline is replaced by something called "fluid karma" and the Democratic Party has splintered into neo-Marxist cells.


Roma, 12:13 - MOTOGP, AGENZIA ENTRATE: IL 12 FEBBRAIO INCONTRO CON ROSSI

Il 12 febbraio avverrà l'incontro decisivo tra l'Agenzia delle Entrate e Valentino Rossi. Lo ...


Study: Folic Acid May Not Prevent Polyps

CHICAGO -- High doses of folic acid do not prevent precancerous colon polyps in people prone to them and may actually increase the risk of developing the growths, a new study finds.


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Televangelist Said Tried to Hush Charges

The founder of the world's largest Christian broadcasting network has sought repeatedly to prevent a former male employee from going public with allegations of a sexual encounter between them eight years ago, a newspaper reported Sunday.


Biz Intel Expanded in Microsoft's SQL Server

Microsoft (Quote, Chart) is expanding business intelligence capabilities in its database software with two free software service packs that augment the reporting capabilities in SQL Server 2000.


ST. PAUL, MINN.âBefore their huge game here last night âand even before they'd played their first NHL games - Keith Tkachuk, Mike Modano and Bill Guerin were brothers in arms.


Haiti's death toll from flooding mounted Tuesday following tropical storm Jeanne, as rescue workers estimated at least 600 people lost their lives.


Blog: The companies are about to face off in a federal appeals court over their ongoing patent dispute.


Residents of one of the last middle-class bastions in Manhattan say their new landlord is using Orwellian tactics in an attempt to drive them out and raise rents.


Sabres attempt to pin pressure on 'Canes

Pressure, what pressure? The Sabres trail the Eastern Conference final series 3-2 to Carolina, but Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff did his best Monday to gain a psychological edge.


Merck to Withdraw Vioxx Because of Heart Risks

Merck & Co. said it's withdrawing its Vioxx painkiller, which generated $2.5 billion in worldwide sales last year, because of data showing an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.


Russia says Europe risks "Pandora's box" in Kosovo

Russia said on Sunday that  Europe risked opening a "Pandora's box" if it went ahead and  recognized the independence of the breakaway Serbian province  of Kosovo.


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Korn tapes "Unplugged," drummer takes a break

Rock band Korn shot on episode of  MTV's "Unplugged" series last weekend, garnering guest turns  from some high-profile guests.


The outlook for U.S. manufacturing  improved in November as factories hired more workers in  response to a jump in new orders, a national survey published  on Wednesday showed.


Palamida: Rival snitched open-source database

Palamida accuses rival Black Duck of "blatant plagiarism" of a database of open-source projects. Black Duck says it only used a "small slice."


Michaels sees 3rd-qtr sales at high end of forecast

Michaels Stores Inc. MIK.N on   Wednesday said it expected its third-quarter same-store sales   to come in at the high end of its previously announced range,   which called for an increase of 1 percent to 3 percent from a   year earlier.


When thieves made off with a scooter belonging to a son of French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy, police got cracking: with help from fingerprints and DNA tests, they caught three suspects within two weeks.


Georgia football great Herschel Walker has multiple personalities Â a revelation in an upcoming book that surprises the man who coached the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner.


Unemployment rate dropped slightly last month to 7.1 per cent ...

OTTAWA (CP) - The economy created another 43,000 jobs last month, pushing the unemployment rate down to 7.1 per cent from 7.2 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Friday.


Researchers warn laptop users of infertility risk

A combination of the heat generated by a laptop and the position of the thighs needed to balance it leads to higher temperatures that can be dangerous to a man's reproductive health.


The Fed joined with other central banks to ease pressure on the credit markets Wednesday.


Police try to keep paparazzi at bay in Egypt as the French president holidays with new girlfriend, singer Carla Bruni.


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Apple cuts iPhone price and revamps iPods

Apple Inc sharply cut the price of its iPhone on Wednesday and revamped its full iPod line, including adding a model with a touch screen that can browse the Web and buy songs wirelessly.


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U.S. Rep. Barbara Cubin fended off four Republican challengers in Tuesday's primary election, securing a shot at a sixth term in this fall's general election.


BEA's Diamond Shines up as Web Services Based SOA Platform

The company's upcoming Diamond application deployment platform is designed for service-oriented architecture and its major component, code-named QuickSilver, will act as a Web services hub, introducing Web services management capabilities and full support for Web services protocols, such as WS-ReliableMessaging.


Day 5 of Olympics Brings Gold for Some, Major Upsets for Others

A total of 21 gold medals will be awarded on Wednesday at the Athens Olympics. Day five medals already awarded include archery, boating and shooting events, as well as judo, cycling, and weightlifting.


NATO Set to Downgrade Ukraine Meet -- Diplomats

NATO is set to cancel a meeting of its  foreign ministers with the Ukrainian foreign minister scheduled  for Thursday to avoid high-level contacts with a government  accused of election fraud, diplomats said.


Manila court finds U.S. Marine guilty of rape

A Philippine court found one of four U.S. Marines guilty of raping a Filipino woman inside a van at a former U.S. navy base last year, sentencing the 21-year-old sailor to life in prison for "bestial acts".


Potter County Debates ASARCO Copper Refinery Funds

By Sean Thomas, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas  Jan. 30--Potter County is going to be taking about $422,000 to the bank.   But exactly how the back taxes collected from ASARCO will be spent  remains to be seen.


Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.67 percent by  mid-morning on Monday, extending losses into a seventh session  as worries about higher oil prices hit airlines while banks and  retailers wilted on concerns about the domestic economic  outlook.


Breast Cancer New breast cancer drug may improve survival

LONDON - Arimidex, one of a new class of breast cancer drugs, has clearly beaten standard treatment tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning in a 5-year study, researchers said on Wednesday.


S.African AIDS Campaigner Not Betting on Nobel

South African AIDS campaigner Zackie Achmat knows he's a long shot for the Nobel Peace Prize, but says his nomination is already a victory for the millions of people around the world battling the epidemic.


Eased Rules on Tech Sales to China Questioned

Experts are concerned that some high-tech exports could help China modernize its military.


Britain considering second London flood barrier: report

Britain is mulling a second flood barrier for the River Thames in London, amid fears that current defences are inadequate, the environment minister said in a newspaper interview to be published Sunday.


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


Consumers increased their borrowing in December at the slowest pace in eight months, additional evidence that economic activity was slowing significantly at the end of last year. For all of 2007, consumer credit rose at the fastest clip in three years.


Russia offers to ease curbs on election monitors

Russia on Tuesday offered to ease restrictions imposed on Europe's main election watchdog by giving its monitors a week longer to observe the March 2 presidential poll, Russian news agencies said.


Nearly three weeks ago, Texas walked off the court a dejected and submissive team after getting blown out by rival Texas A&M.


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Stocks surged Wednesday as investors shrugged off a fresh indicator of rising inflation and welcomed an $11 billion deal that combines retailers Kmart Holding Corp.


The U.S. Senate on Wednesday  overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Gates as the next defense  secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the  increasingly unpopular Iraq war.


Vanderbilt University football player Kwane Doster was killed early Sunday by shots fired at the parked car he was in, police said.


London equities  were flat on Thursday ahead of the Bank of England's rate call, but retail stocks were cheered by news of a strong Christmas at J Sainsbury.


Angola to become OPEC member this week: Qatari minister

Angola, sub-Saharan Africa's second-biggest oil producer, could be approved as the 12th member of OPEC at a meeting of the oil exporters' group on Thursday, Qatari Energy Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah said.


U.N. Says Darfur Rebel Threat Spells Disaster

KHARTOUM, Sudan  - A rebel threat to withdraw from  a cease-fire monitoring commission in Sudan's troubled Darfur  region would spell disaster for the faltering peace process,  the United Nations said Wednesday.


"Karz songs will be recorded only in October"

Though Himesh Reshammiya is working very hard on the sound of the new Karz, the recording, contrary to reports, won't start until October.


Durfee over Acton-Boxboro -- This Fall River Dream will be a nightmare for the Colonials.


Justin Langer's coruscating unbeaten 181 shone through on an enthralling day of Test cricket when Australia demonstrated, once again, why they are by far the best side in the world.


What Risks Lurk In Your Medicine Cabinet?

The latest headlines about Aleve are a reminder that over-the-counter drugs have side effects too


Nerve grafts may restore erectile function

NEW YORK  - In men who have become impotent following prostate cancer surgery, implantation of nerve grafts into the penis allows some men who were potent before surgery to recover erectile function, researchers report.


The televized debate between presidential candidates Adrian Nastase and Traian Basescu didn't have a winner from the very beginning.


Kobe Bryant scored 12 of his 26 points in the third quarter, Andrew Bynum had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 112-96 Sunday night for their 12th win in 15 games.


UAW singles out GM, rallies for possible strike

Local leaders with the United Auto  Workers union on Thursday began preparing to walk picket lines  as soon as Friday if contract talks with General Motors Corp.   break down after the UAW singled out the No. 1 U.S.  automaker as its strike target.


England's Jonny Wilkinson makes his comeback from injury against Connacht.


Russia's rich follow Putin to ski playground

It takes more than a little  imagination to see this Russian ski resort in the same bracket  as St. Moritz or Aspen.


Search engine giant Yahoo has tapped Pasadena-based X1 Technologies to add the ability to search desktop files and folders on Microsoft Windows platforms.


UN says Afghan vote can legitimise postwar scene

Afghanistan has a chance for real political legitimacy when voters go to the polls in the country's first post-Taliban presidential election, the UN's envoy to the nation said.


The increasing popularity of PC-based multimedia applications, particularly home video editing and downloading of films and TV shows from peer-to-peer networks, is driving demand for bigger hard-disc drives.


In the case of four people hospitalized after receiving wrinkle-smoothing treatment at a Broward County clinic, the focus is shifting further away from the company that makes Botox.


five new HS20 models and one new JS20 blade server. The company also is rolling out new features designed to improve the performance of BladeCenter systems.


Fears About Smallpox Shots May Put Public at Risk

Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks and subsequent anthrax scare, medical experts are still struggling with how best to handle a widespread bioterrorism attack.


Japanese PM says cabinet to stay in place for now

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Friday he wanted his cabinet to stay in place, dismissing reports he would reshuffle his team in January in a bid to bolster flagging support.


âHollywood Weekâ on âAmerican Idolâ had a promising start on Tuesday as a two-hour edition of that Fox talent competition trounced its competitors in the ratings, drawing 29.9 million viewers, according to Nielsenâs estimates. Although Tuesdayâs âIdolâ audience grew by 2 million compared with last weekâs, the first installment of âHollywood Weekâ last year attracted 31.2 million viewers. Trailing far behind Fox in the nightâs ratings, CBS drew the second most viewers, earning a solid 11.7 million at 8 p.m. for a rerun of âNCIS.â Later in the night, however, a more modest 7.3 million viewers tuned in at 9 for the premiere of âBig Brother: âTil Death Do You Part,â the first winter edition of that CBS summer mainstay. At 10 the second season debut of âJerichoâ attracted 7.2 million viewers, tying ABCâs âBoston Legal,â but trailing a repeat of NBCâs âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (8.3 million). NBC finished third for the night while edging past CBS for second place among adults 18 to 49 thanks to âThe Biggest Loser,â from 8 to 10 (7.5 million). ABC was a distant fourth overall.


Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid is bowled for a duck by Australian paceman Glenn McGrath. An exciting Test career has begun in a truly memorable way.


Microsoft adds IP indemnity to Linux fight

Borrowing a line from Allstate Insurance, Microsoft wants customers to know they are in good hands when they choose its software. The software maker plans to announce on Wednesday that it will indemnify nearly


The Motley Fool - British Sky Broadcasting -- more commonly known as BSkyB -- and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - News) teamed up yesterday in a deal that will find the United Kingdom's digital pay-television giant offering an online video-sharing platform based on Google's popular YouTube platform. BSkyB will also allow be throwing a bone to Google's nascent Google Apps for Your Domain feature by branding Google's Gmail service for folks interested in signing up for @Sky.com email accounts.


Kenyan Activist Wins Nobel Prize for Peace

NPR.org, October 8, 2004 Â· Kenyan environmental activist and human rights campaigner Wangari Maathai has been awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.


Hollinger Panel Says Its Owners Took Cash

Former Hollinger International Inc.  HLR.N Chief Executive Conrad Black and other controlling  shareholders used more than $400 million of corporate funds for  personal perks including private jets and club memberships,  according to a report filed on Tuesday.


A report critical of governments over CIA terror flights faces a close vote in the European Parliament.


Microsoft Clamps Down on Portable Storage

Windows Longhorn will do away with Microsoft's approach to connecting portable devices to systems. Instead of the familiar Plug and Play, a new technology called "Plug and Play Extensions" will make its debut in Longhorn to allow businesses to regain their rightful jurisdiction over PNP devices.


Tony Blair begins his last full day in office with a visit from California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.


New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe of bid-rigging in the US insurance industry is quickly becoming national in scope as at least three more states opened similar investigations.


S.E.C. Inquiry Looks for Conflicts in Credit Rating

The S.E.C. is looking into whether credit ratings agencies improperly inflated their ratings of mortgage-backed securities.


Three US soldiers die after a bomb attack causes a bridge across a highway near Baghdad to collapse.


In a Lifetime of Sickle Cell, the Evolution of a Disease

One womanâs career as a patient and an activist demonstrates how the understanding of sickle cell disease has changed.


Matt Damon said Thursday he was open to another sequel of his Jason Bourne spy series but declined a fight against his more genteel British counterpart James Bond.


Thinking big, their goal is $100m for elders charity

Irwin Chafetz is incredibly generous with his own money, but asking others to give is not his favorite activity. That's why he calls his decision to accept the chairmanship of the More Than Ever Campaign for Hebrew SeniorLife "a weak moment in my life." The 104-year-old organization is committed to improving the quality of life for seniors through housing, healthcare, ...


Sport Takes Center Stage at Olympics After Doping Drama

Sport finally took center stage at the  Olympics on Thursday after almost a week of headlines dominated  by a drug-testing drama that tarnished Greece's image.


(InfoWorld) - Business performance software vendor CognosÂ has agreed to buy Applix, a developer of performance analysis software, and plans to integrate the companies' products by early next year. With TM1, Applix's 64-bit in-memory analytical engine, Cognos said it hopes to boost its software's ability to analyze and optimize complex financial performance data. Cognos and Applix expect to complete the $339 million cash transaction in the fourth quarter, subject to regulatory approvals. It will only take a modest effort to integrate Cognos 8 with TM1, Cognos CEO Rob Ashe said on Wednesday in a conference call with analysts. He expects to have an integrated version on sale in the first quarter of next year. Cognos has around 3,500 customers for its financial performance management software -- and almost 20,000 more for its other products, while Applix has around 3,000 customers. Between 25 percent and 30 percent of those are joint customers, Ashe said. Many of them are already asking Cognos to support the TM1 engine, he said. One of the attractions of the Applix acquisition was the company's focus, Ashe said. "We like everything Applix does: they live and breathe performance management," Both companies compete withÂ Hyperion, now owned by Oracle, with Business Objects, and in some areas with SAP, whichÂ acquired performance analytics vendor OutlookSoftÂ in May. In 2006, Cognos was the second largest vendor of corporate performance management software, ahead of Oracle and behind Hyperion, according to market estimates published last month by analysts at Gartner. Those rankings have changed with recent acquisitions, with Business Objects now claiming third place thanks to its purchase of Cartesis and ALG Software, while Oracle-Hyperion moves to the top.


N.H.L. Roundup: Spezza Helps Senators Win Sixth in a Row

Jason Spezza scored two goals to lead the visiting Ottawa Senators to their sixth straight win, 3-2 over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday in a matchup of the Eastern Conferenceâs top two teams.


Iran judge says held U.S.-Iranians admit "activities"

Two Iranian-Americans detained in the Islamic Republic on spying charges have "accepted that they carried out some activities", an Iranian judge was quoted as saying on Wednesday.


The UN Security Council says it is deeply concerned at evidence of arms crossing the Syria-Lebanon border.


More than 4 million Iraqis have now been displaced by violence in the country, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, warning that the figure will continue to rise.


Russia tells U.S. plutonium plants to shut sooner

Two Russian weapons-grade plutonium production reactors are ahead of schedule for shutting down and will stop operating before this December's deadline, the U.S. Energy Department said on Friday.


Christopher Reeve makes call from the grave for stem cell research

Paralysed "Superman" star Christopher Reeve, who died earlier this month, made an appeal from beyond the grave for voters to support human embryonic stem cell research.


Dramatic appearance in Poland of kidnap victim

Teresa Borcz Khalifa, a Polish woman kidnapped last month in Iraq, dramatically appeared at a press conference in Warsaw yesterday, but gave few details of her captivity or how she had been freed.


Wall Street posts best week since early 2003

Wall Street extended its rally for a ninth straight session Friday and posted its best week in more than a year and a half amid optimism that the economy may be finally turning around.


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One of the notorious Texas Seven, who escaped from prison and killed a police officer during more than a month on the run, has told court officials he wants to drop all appeals to speed up his execution.


(Source: Hewlett Packard) Today, business priorities are driving the operational requirements for Network Operations teams.  As business becomes more and more embodied in technology, IT has an ever increasing role in supporting the essential business requirements of managing liability and risk, maximizing revenue and minimizing expense.  This paper focuses on how network engineering and operations teams can achieve these operational objectives. Read this white paper to learn more.


Call it the road taken again. Head west out of Boone, N.C., which is tucked into the western part of the state in the Blue Ridge mountains, into the Smokies of Tennessee, through Knoxville, and down to Chattanooga, a 27 0-mile journey.


Napoli, 13:12 - CALCIO, AVELLINO-NAPOLI: NIENTE DIRETTA TV PER ORDINE PUBBLICO

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Feeling too rich? Here's how to shed some excess wealth.


IAC/InterActiveCorp Plans Local Web Sites

The Internet media conglomerate will introduce a local information service in one of the companyÂs broadest moves yet.


President Bush went to Wall Street to say compensation packages should hinge on how good a job a CEO does for the shareholders


Virtualizing Servers and Storage Across the Enterprise with VMware and iSCSI SANs

(Source: Lefthand Networks)  This white paper details the true cost of storage and server sprawl, proven approaches to virtualizing servers and storage, and how to maximize ROI using virtual machines on iSCSI SANs.


Napoli, 19:38 - BASKET, ELDO NAPOLI: ROCCA PREMIATO DAL SINDACO IERVOLINO

Mason Rocca, centro della Eldo Napoli, è stato premiato questa mattina a Palazzo San Giacomo ...


In addition to EPA, IBM announced five new commercial grid projects, including Siemens mobile, NTT Com, and Sinopec, as well as ten new application-software companies that have readied their products for grid computing.


The head of the Environment Agency calls for Â£1bn a year to prevent future flooding, as waters continue to rise.


Judge to hear case for 'reassignment' Paris Hilton will later today appear before the judge who sentenced her to 23 days' jail for violating probation on a drink-drive rap to decide whether she should indeed be allowed to do the remainder of her sentence under house arrest.â¦


LONDON As a battle to merge with the London Stock Exchange heats up, attention is focusing once again on a hotly contested and as of yet unanswered question: How many stock exchanges does Europe really need, anyhow?


Key factors help determine if outsourcing benefits or hurts Americans.


Broken oxygen generator threatens space station

A UK space scientist has warned that a broken oxygen generator could spell disaster for the International Space Station (ISS). The Elecktron unit, which converts waste water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, broke


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ROUEN (FRANCIA), 28 OTTOBRE 2004 - Un'intera famiglia sterminata ad Ancourteville-sur-Hericourt, un villaggio della Francia occidentale. Secondo gli inquirenti l'artefice del terribile gesto sarebbe un adolescente


CEATEC: HD Movies on Your PC? Not So Fast

Companies that make playback software say cutting-edge CPU is required--and even that may not be enough.


Roma, 23:24 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: INTER HA MERITATO DI VINCERE

Luciano Spalletti, tecnico della Roma, e la sconfitta per 1-0 contro l'Inter: 'Sono stati piu' bravi...


The continent has been ravaged by months of rain. Is it paying for the sins of rich countries?


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Some savers who lost out following the collapse of Farepak are turning to doorstep lenders, the BBC learns.


Lynden Offense Hits Its Stride: Bolt Has Huge First Half in Win Over Storm

By Joe Sunnen, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 16--LYNDEN -- Lynden quarterback Chris Bolt stood on the sidelines with an ice bag on his arm, his night finished before the third quarter began.


Joe Torreâs refusal to accept a contract offer from the Yankees came 47 years to the day after the team dismissed Casey Stengel, who also spent 12 seasons as the teamâs manager.


TSX up about 10% in '04 as resource stocks rebound; '05 gains may ...

TORONTO (CP) - North American stock markets advanced in 2004, but it was the Toronto market that outshone New York blue chips as global demand for commodities, particularly by China, sent shares up sharply.


Liberty, News Corp. Still Discussing DirecTV

By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports  Liberty Media Corp. says swapping its stake in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. for an operating asset like DirecTV would be "attractive" and bolster Liberty's ability to distribute media content such as TV shows and movies.


The UN food agency says it has received less than 20% of the funds it asked for flood victims in Bangladesh.


KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hurricane Ivan lashed Jamaica with giant waves and winds nearing 155 mph early Saturday, but as panicked residents braced for a direct hit, the storm unexpectedly wobbled and lurched west, possibly sparing the island the worst of its fury.    The change in course could be good news for hurricane-weary Florida, since Ivan may now head off into the Gulf of Mexico...


A Link Between Lead Exposure and Cataracts?

Lifetime exposure to lead from paint in older houses, drinking water pipes and other sources appears to increase men's risk of cataract development, researchers reported on Tuesday.


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Sri Lanka 'winning war' against Tamil Tigers: president

Sri Lanka's president insisted Monday his government was winning the war against Tamil Tiger rebels as the island marked its 60th anniversary of independence after a bloody weekend of violence.


Actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes fly to the Maldives for their honeymoon, a day after their wedding in Italy.


Suspicious Fire Destroys Paris Jewish Center

French authorities say arson is suspected in an overnight fire that destroyed a Jewish community center in Paris. No one was hurt in the blaze, which firemen battled in the predawn hours Sunday.


In Bryant Case, Issues of Power, Not of Race

As recently as a generation ago, the fact that Kobe Bryant is black and the woman who has accused him of rape is white would probably have been enough to reawaken at


Too many inmates are living in "dreadful conditions" at  Perth Prison, an inspector's report concludes.


Internet privacy concerns cause very public row in Brussels

Cyber big brothers or friendly providers of targeted information? European parliamentarians have found themselves at odds with Internet giants such as Google on the thorny issue of online privacy.


Hypercall API full of 'open promise' Microsoft has placed the hypercall application program interface (API) for its Viridian virtualization server under the banner of its Open Specification Promise (OSP). But will it help company notch up more open source street cred?â¦


President Bush will ask Congress for $419.3 billion for the Pentagon for next year, 4.8 percent more than this year's spending, as the administration seeks to beef up and reshape the Army and Marine Corps for fighting terrorism.


Dubai International Capital pulls out of a proposed takeover bid for Liverpool.


MIT scientists perfect the use of light beams as a tweezer-like tool for manipulating microscopic objects.


People with conditions such as back pain and arthritis need to stay in work as much as possible, a UK report says.


Lebanese army begins final push against militants

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops advanced towards fortified positions of Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Wednesday in what political sources said was the start of a final assault to root out the gunmen.


The internet's up sh*t creek, but at least we have aliens

No 'dwarven underlords' jokes, please Comments Alien hunters trawling NASA images for evidence of life have posted what appears to be a little green humanoid in a snapshot taken by the Spirit rover on Mars. The image has since been the focus of a great deal of debate, both informed and otherwise, and you lot were full of interesting theories:â¦


A strong earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off Taiwan has rocked the island's northeast, damaging buildings and injuring several people, officials say.


The Microsoft CEO says one way to stem growing piracy of Windows and Office in emerging markets is to offer low-cost computers.


Bring A Chair: Panic Room Filling Up Fast

It was hard to tell Sunday who was the biggest deer in the headlights - Chris Simms, the new Bucs quarterback, for now; or Jon Gruden, who threw him to the Seahawks.


U.S. Marines Launch Offensive on Iraq's Falluja

U.S. tanks and Marines stormed into  Falluja on Monday night in a fierce ground assault to retake  the Iraqi city from rebels.


Students, schools fear end of racial diversity

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky  - Seventeen-year-old Quantae Williams doesn't understand why the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his school district's racial diversity program.


Workers in Russian region encouraged to miss work  to have sex in bid to boost the birth rate.


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LAKE PLACID, NY (CP) - The Canadian women's hockey team advanced to the final of the Four Nations Cup with a 4-1 win over Finland on Saturday.


UPDATE 1-Mourinho gets his wish as Chelsea face Barcelona

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho got the draw he desired when the English league leaders were paired with Ronaldinho's Barcelona in the first knockout round of the Champions League on Friday.


RealNetworks to offer paid online content

NEW YORK -- RealNetworks Inc. survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft Corp. Now it's trying to remake itself into a provider of paid Internet content.


Genetic Study Bolsters Columbus Link to Syphilis

Scientists have found what they say is the strongest evidence yet linking the first European explorers of the New World to the origin of sexually transmitted syphilis.


Hollywood Reporter Hails 100-Episode Mark

Counting to 100 used to be so much easier for TV producers. The Hollywood Reporter is dedicating a 108-page issue Thursday to explore TV programs that have reached that benchmark, which determines whether the show will live on in syndication heaven after its network run.


English Premier League champions Arsenal won 1-0 at Newcastle United on Wednesday through a superbly struck winner by skipper Patrick Vieira.


Justices Wonât Hear Appeal on Drugs for Terminally Ill

The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a case that ruled that terminally ill patients do not have a constitutional right to try drugs that have not received federal approval.


Rumsfeld Stays On, Hopes Troops Quit Iraq in 4 Years

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday he had agreed to stay in his job and hoped US troops would be pulled out of Iraq during the Bush administration's second four-year term.


Bailout plan shelved for Donald Trump's casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Donald Trump is trying to make a deal after the proposed bailout of his cash-strapped casino company was shelved by "mutual agreement.


Study Finds Rise in Choice of Double Mastectomies

More women with breast cancer are choosing to have their healthy breast surgically removed along with their affected breast.


NBA-Nowitzki Cools Off Heat with 41-Point Display

Dirk Nowitzki registered an NBA season high 41 points as the Dallas Mavericks handed the Miami Heat their first loss of the season 113-93 Thursday.


Astronaut Leroy Chiao and Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:06 pm EDT Wednesday, right on time.


Laser air defense eyed for commercial aircraft

If a terrorist fires a surface-to-air missile at a civilian airliner, should the plane be able to shoot back?


U.S. Troops on Emotional Rollercoaster in Iraq

CAMP ISKANDARIYA, Iraq  - The day began in despair  of ever confronting a hidden enemy who had killed two young  Marines from Bravo Company two days before.


Mommy the Automaton: New Interactive Simulators Teach Labor and Birth

A new generation of complex, electronic birth simulators allow medical students to practice labor and birth -- especially when there are complications. Meet the mannequins.


Simon joins Garfunkel, Graceland choir in concert

Paul Simon sang with Art Garfunkel  and his South African collaborators from the landmark  "Graceland" album in a pair of rare reunions at a concert on  Wednesday honoring his contributions to popular music.


Gardeners cultivate hope in battered New Orleans

PEARL RIVER, Louisiana  - Looking at his metal-sided trailer home parked on a scrubby, storm-ravaged lot, hurricane survivor Larry Bridevaux decided to lift his spirits by planting a garden.


Suharto suffers multiple organ failure: hospital

Indonesia's former president Suharto has suffered multiple organ failure and is being given help breathing with a ventilator, one of his doctors told a news conference on Friday.


Legami fra inchiesta Catanzaro e quella su intercettazioni


Fugitive TB patient apologizes to passengers

A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered.


Myskina eases past Dechy to put Russia in charge

French Open champion Anastasia Myskina put Russia on the brink of their first Fed Cup title on Sunday, a 6-3 6-4 victory over Nathalie Dechy giving the home team a 2-1 lead in the final against holders France.


India's army offers to conduct DNA tests on four soldiers sought over the brutal killing of a woman in Manipur state.


Apple's first security patches of 2008 fix iPhone, QuickTime

Apple has released its first security updates of the new year, fixing bugs in its QuickTime media player and iPhone and iPod touch devices.As with previous updates, the iPhone 1.1.3 software patch sent those who had installed the unauthorized Jailbreak software -- used to run third-party applications on the iPhone -- scrambling to get their phones up and running. That's because Apple's updates have so far always rendered Jailbreak unusable, forcing users to go through a complex re-installation process.According to the Unofficial Apple Weblog, it is possible to run third-party software following this latest update, but the process is complex. A simpler Jailbreak 1.1.3 script is expected to be posted eventually at the iPhone Wiki, which is the hub of much iPhone hacking.The iPhone update fixes two flaws in the Safari browser, including a critical bug that could be exploited to run unauthorized software on the device. A third bug could let an unauthorized user bypass Passcode Lock and launch iPhone applications. The iPod touch is susceptible to the Safari bugs, Apple said.These updates will be rolled out to customers over the next week via the devices' iTunes update mechanism.The QuickTime 7.4 update fixes four critical flaws in the software that could be exploited by attackers to crash the media player or even run unauthorized software on a victim's computer. The update is available for both the Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.However, the software does not fix a serious flaw in the player that was disclosed over the weekend.Security experts are particularly concerned over this flaw because attack code showing how it can be exploited has also been published. Apple is still working to fix the vulnerability, which has to do with QuickTime's use of the Real-Time Streaming Protocol.


The Stamford Bridge chief spent four years working at Barcelona and said racist taunts by fans during England's 1-0 defeat by Spain came as a big shock to him.


Saddam no longer wants to go to hearings

Saddam Hussein wrote the chief judge in his Kurdish genocide trial to tell him that he no longer wants to attend the hearings — whatever the consequences, according to a letter released Tuesday by former Iraqi leader's lawyers.


England aim to make it two wins out of two when they host Italy in the Six Nations.


September saw the lowest number of new mortgage approvals in the UK since August 2000, official figures show.


More than two dozen Colombian prisoners arrested three years ago in an alleged plot against President Hugo Chavez were freed Saturday in a goodwill gesture he hopes will help facilitate a prisoner exchange in Colombia.


The Los Angeles Angels sent promising young hurler Ervin Santana down to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday after a string of poor performances.


The first phones to be loaded with software built using Google's Android platform system go on show.


Let's get real: George Clooney is a two-time winner of People magazine's "sexiest man alive." He can woo practically any woman he wants — right? "Um, ah, no, because I also wake up and my knees hurt and I think, `I'm 45,'" he tells Newsweek in its Dec. 18 issue. The actor-director, who was married in the early '90s to actress Talia Balsam, is one of Hollywood's most famous bachelors.


Metallo prezioso scambiato a 653,45 dollari l'oncia


Anton Agnev, a 24-year-old computer programmer from Donyetsk, is backing Ukraine's Orange Revolution despite the fact that so many of his neighbors voted for old pro-Moscow order represented by Prime Minister ...


Torino, 16:52 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: SUBITO TRE PUNTI

La Juve debutta in campo a Rimini e Didier Deschamps vuole i primi tre punti: ''Partiamo con la cons...


Modifica dopo telefonata Berlusconi-Fini.L'Udc si astiene


Alcatel-Lucent, RIM team for BlackBerry in China

Alcatel-Lucent  and  BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd  said on  Tuesday that they agreed to work together to distribute the  popular smartphones in China.


Livorno, 17:48 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: VICENDA CON ULTRAS CAGLIARI PASSATA

Un passato a Cagliari, ma anche l'interruzione burrascosa del rapporto che non fu gradita dalla tifo...


Taryne Mowatt finished what she started and Arizona won its eighth NCAA softball title, breaking loose against Tennessee ace Monica Abbott for a 5-0 victory Wednesday night in the Women's College World Series.


Australia set India 229 to win second Test:

[Sports India, Cricket]: Chennai, Oct 17 : Damien Martyn cracked his eighth Test century on the fourth day of the second Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium here Sunday to help Australia set India a target of 229 to win the match.


Saddam Hussein once called this city north of Baghdad home, and the monolithic palaces that line the Tigris River were showplaces of the Iraqi president's power. Two enormous golden statues of Hussein on horseback stood atop a gate to the palace compound. He protected and coddled the largely Sunni Muslim city and made it the political capital of the province.


Vodafone finally took the wraps off its 3G services yesterday, just in time for Christmas. It vowed to attract 10 million customers across 12 European countries and Japan to the new technology with a mixture


Joseph Ngwenya scored a goal from 22 yards out in the 66th minute to give the Houston Dynamo a 2-1 victory over FC Dallas on Sunday.


Norwegian broadcaster NRK and Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB on Wednesday announced what they called the world's first test of customized advertising for mobile phone television.


Conservative leader David Cameron attacks Labour for its education record, accusing Tony Blair of complacency.


Health warning as girls overtake boys for binge drinking

Teenage girls are now binge drinking more frequently than boys, according to a report published yesterday. It is the first time girls have outstripped their male peers in excessive alcohol consumption.


Berlino, 17:40 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: IL BAYERN DI TONI PASSA A BOCHUM

Sembra senza ostacoli la corsa in testa alla Bundesliga del Bayern Monaco di Luca Toni. I bavaresi p...


Social network sites are being urged to do more to help young users report online abuse.


Ex-Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says she will never surrender to militants and will contest elections in January.


Pitching Prize in Metsâ Grasp: Twinsâ Santana

In exchange for pitching ace Johan Santana, the Mets are surrendering four young players.


Initial reviews of the nation's largest accounting firms have turned up numerous rule violations and shoddy recordkeeping practices, as regulators embarked on a new effort to regularly examine auditors' work.


Radcliffe leave its late for 10,000 metres decision

British marathon flop Paula Radcliffe is leaving it until the last before deciding whether or not to run in the Olympic 10,000 metres.


President Bush's campaign to make the tax code simpler, fairer and more pro-growth is likely to involve incremental changes to the current system rather than a sweeping effort to scrap the venerable income tax for a radically new approach, such as a national sales tax.


Britain's old ships are being dismantled in "unacceptable" conditions in the developing world, an MPs' committee says.


Temperatures soared into the upper 90s and higher Sunday from coast to coast, bringing out heat warnings, wilting athletes and driving others into the shade.


Former Vice President Al Gore remembered his mother at her funeral Saturday as an inspiring role model for women who believed education was the "key to freedom in life."


Wall Street was expected to open lower on growing fears rocketing oil prices will crimp corporate profit growth, with General Motors Corp.'s (GM.N) under pressure on a report orders may slip.


'Sull'amore coniugale si puo' costruire una vera comunione'


Nigerian MPs probing a $5m spending spree by the new speaker say she broke the rules.


Mibtel +0,34% e SP/Mib +0,49%, positive le europee


Savvy Web Surfers Catch New Wave of Browsers

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


Family feud forces India's Reliance chief to return "sweat equity"

BOMBAY : The family feud in India's largest private sector group Reliance took a fresh twist as Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani was forced to return "sweat equity" in a mobile telecom subsidiary.


European cancer cases rise 10 percent in two years

Diagnosed cases of cancer rose by 10 percent in Europe over two years, an increase attributable to the continent's ageing population, the effects of smoking and better screening for breast cancer, doctors reported.


NBA-Suns Overcome Clippers to Maintain Best Record

Shawn Marion and Steve Nash each  posted double-doubles as the Phoenix Suns eased past the Los  Angeles Clippers 108-91 on Saturday, improving their record to  an NBA best 29-4.


Casey sank the winning putt to beat Spain's Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez by one stroke as England finished with a 31-under-par total of 257.


John Mertic's Blog: PHP Windows Installer 1 year old

According to a new post on John Mertic's blog the PHP Windows installer is celebrating its one year anniversary (as of July 24th, 2007).   I am always looking for any suggestions for improvements to the installer. I'm also curious how people are using it; is it just for personal development, or is there anyone using it to deploy to a group of desktops or servers?   According to the original message on the php.internals list, John based it off of the functionality of the installer of Phil Driscoll with extra features like selective installation of components, automatic configuration of the php.ini and that it's made as a MSI file (scriptable and open source).


Il corpo galleggiava in un laghetto di montagna


Cal Water Polo Coaching Legend Dies at 71

Pete Cutino, who coached the University of California to eight water polo national championships, has died. He was 71.


A website video showing two Cardiff schoolgirls having a vicious fight  is criticised by a children's charity.


Guantanamo inmates suffer mental disorders

Doctors at Guantanamo Bay's holding facility say some of the detainees are being treated for various mental disorders. detainees of Camp Delta were suffering from mental disorders, with half of that figure requiring medication.


U.S. sailors found dead in Ghanaian hotel room

Two U.S. Navy sailors were found dead on Tuesday in their hotel room while on shore leave in the West African country of Ghana, the U.S. Navy said in a statement.


China unveils likely successors to top posts

China's ruling Communist Party unveiled on Monday a new leadership line-up, including two men likely to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.


Greg Sudderth makes the move from defensive back to wide receiver, helping Navy move toward a more productive passing attack.


Yudhoyono victory expected to give Indonesia economic boost

Investors were optimistic that former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won a landslide victory in presidential elections and would kick-start needed economic reforms.


Alcatel preliminary results in line with forecast

Alcatel  on Monday  released preliminary second-quarter results that were in line  with company expectations.


An Internet statement purportedly by a group which claimed to have kidnapped two Italian aid workers in Iraq said Wednesday it had killed the women.


Anversa, 16:23 - CALCIO, MILAN: MARTENS CONFERMA DIAGNOSI RONALDO

Secondo il professor Marc Martens l'infortunio di Ronaldo sta evolvendo in base ai tempi naturali. L...


La decisione del gup del Tribunale di Roma. L'omicidio avvenuto nel marzo scorso.Esulta l'Arcigay: "Una decisione storica. Adesso ci vuole una legge"                                            Gay ucciso, convivente ammesso come parte civile al processo


US computer company Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its latest version of the popular digital music player iPod, which enables users to store and share photos.


Lend us your gravitational field equation, would'ya?


Shoulder surgery sidelines Abram for season

Michigan's developing basketball program took a huge blow Sunday with the announcement that small forward Lester Abram would miss the rest of the season following shoulder surgery.


Microsoft music player to take on Apple's iPod

Microsoft Corp.  said on Friday  it plans to release a new music and entertainment player and  accompanying software under the "Zune" brand this year, in a  belated attempt to challenge the dominance of Apple Computer  Inc.'s  iPod player.


A great assortment of movies for the weekend.


Soaring crude oil prices send stocks lower

By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Concerns about oil production leading into the winter months sent shivers through the stock market Wednesday.


Guillermo Mariotto lancia il grido d'allarme per la natura


Wincing on every shot and sometimes letting out a yelp at impact, Tiger Woods, playing despite a bad back, shot a 4-under 68 at Thomastown, Ireland, on Thursday.


Church leaders have begun a campaign to curb climate change, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


By Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb  Pignanelli: Political academics often recite Lord Acton's famous phrase "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." I prefer the sanguine observation from former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, "Power corrupts.


European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana said Monday the Iraqi authorities can count on the support of the 25-nation EU after this weekend's elections highlighted the willingness to move toward a democratic Iraq.


7Up tops off space flight with ticket to ride

WHAT's the prize beneath the cap of that soft drink bottle? A trip into space. It may sound far-fetched - if not a little crass â-ut the commercialisation of the final frontier began in earnest yesterday


IRVING, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys finally got some big plays from the old legs in their running game, only they didnât come from 33-year-old Richie Anderson or 31-year-old Eddie George.


Hamas assedia quartier generale del servizio di sicurezza


AT&T Inc.  on Tuesday posted  higher quarterly profit, bolstered by strong growth in wireless  and high-speed Internet services.


Movie Review | 'The Wicker Man': Learning All About the Girls and the Bees

ÂThe Wicker ManÂ is a comically inept as a horror movie, unable to even manage an effective false scare, or sustain suspense for more than a beat or two.


Not even a big home run by Barry Bonds could stop Jaret Wright from winning again.


Residents of Usk demand an end to a policy of housing sex offenders at an open prison following a inmate's escape.


Maria Sharapova beats top seed Amelie Mauresmo to reach her second Grand Slam final at the US Open.


Mossberg likes the iPod Touch, at least while it lasts

As usual, Walt Mossberg has nice things to say about an iPod, but dings Apple for poor battery life and some issues with the touch screen.


The party was held down the hall from the morgue. The color scheme was purple, to denote mourning. The chitchat over hors d'oeuvres was about really interesting autopsies. And the guests included crime novelist Patricia Cornwell, who was the life of the party, even if the business that brought everyone together was death.


Barclays offers to buy unit of Dutch banking giant ING

Barclays, the third-biggest British bank, said it had made an undisclosed offer for the wealth business of ING Securities Bank (France), a unit of Dutch banking giant ING Group.


Libby lawyers trying to block tapes, articles

Defense lawyers in the criminal trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby hope to convince a judge Monday not to admit as evidence two newspaper articles found in a White House office file.


Search on for kidnapped election worker and colleagues

Roadblocks were set around the Afghanistan capital of Kabul today to search for a Northern Irish UN worker who was kidnapped with two colleagues.


With 6 hunters killed and motive in dispute, Wisconsin is stunned

HAYWARD, Wisconsin Twenty-four years ago, a youth named Chai Soua Vang was part of the first wave of immigrants from Laos who came to the United States after the Indochina war.


A Chilean court drops corruption charges against relatives and associates of late military ruler Pinochet.


Berlusconi: giorno triste, e' corteo anti-Usa


Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. CTB.N on  Friday said it agreed to sell an automotive parts business to  two buyout firms for about $1.17 billion, the latest private  equity purchase in the sector.


WASHINGTON -- Atrocities committed in the western Sudanese region of Darfur "may well be genocide," a British minister has said.


E' la risposta data al ministro degli Esteri D'Alema


Denis Watson heard too often that he'd never play golf again. It took 23 years to prove everyone wrong.


RUUD VAN NISTELROOY will never be anything but a hero to the Manchester United faithful. A record of 115 goals in 154 games tells you why.


The capital's auto rickshaw drivers, widely known for flouting traffic laws and ripping off passengers, have tried to be nice. But they need to make a living


Spain Condemns Racial Abuse, Defends Reputation

The Madrid council has condemned the racist behavior of fans that marred Wednesday's friendly between Spain and England and said that the events should not be allowed to harm the city's bid to host the 2012 ...


The United States for the first time named Saudi Arabia yesterday as a country that severely violates religious freedom, potentially subjecting the close US ally to sanctions.


Nick Carr's scary take on the future of computing Radio Reg Semi-Coherent Computing listeners who have yet to read Nick Carr's new book The Big Switch will almost certainly want to pick up a copy.â¦


Ice-creams, vacuums -- is a kiss still just a kiss?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - There's the flicking kiss, the ice-cream kiss, the vacuum kiss, the Hollywood kiss and another 50 or so smoochy variations.


Whole Foods, Wild Oats to challenge FTC lawsuit

U.S. antitrust authorities said on Tuesday they would file suit to block Whole Foods Market Inc.'s  proposed acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets Inc.  on grounds that the deal would hobble competition in the market for natural and organic groceries.


Back to front switches blamed for space probe crash

It shouldn't happen to a scientist: investigators have found that the $250m (Â£139m) Genesis space probe, which crash-landed in the Utah desert last month, failed because the switches designed to trigger its parachute were installed backwards.


Readers weigh in on Microsoft's Yahoo bid

News that Microsoft was making a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with skepticism by many CNN.com users on Friday.


With Boxing Show, Fox Makes Quick Move, but Judge Reacts

n the latest twist in a legal conflict over boxing reality shows, the Fox network decided yesterday to move forward the premiere of its show, "The Next Great Champ," to the day before a California judge was planning a hearing in a lawsuit ...


A car bomb kills three policemen and wrecks a police HQ in the Georgian town of Gori.


Singh's sweet season one of best all-time

Vijay Singh has won eight times on the PGA Tour this year and could become the first man to top $10 million in single-season earnings after the final round of today's Chrysler Championship.


Mourners Plan Funerals in Russia School Siege Town

BESLAN, Russia  - Mourners prepared on Sunday for  the first funerals of 330 people killed in the bloody battle  that ended the siege of a southern Russian school on Friday --  but others did not know if loved ones had survived.


Cardinals Win Playoff Series, Braves Force Game 5

Albert Pujols hit a tie-breaking three-run home run as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 to reach the National League Championship Series for the second time in three years.


La donna, 85enne, fu picchiata e strangolata nel Lecchese


Films With Black Stars Seek to Break International Barriers

Hollywood has begun to tackle the international âcolor lineâ that prevents some films relying on black stars from performing well globally.


Envoys: UN needs more power to find any Iran nukes

VIENNA - There is little hope UN inspectors will find any secret Iranian atomic weapons program without increased inspection powers, Western diplomats and a nonproliferation expert said on Thursday.


The UN's highest court is to rule whether Serbia should be held accountable for wartime atrocities in Bosnia.


TAIPEI/SHANGHAI  - Taiwan's Acer Inc   will buy Gateway Inc  for $710 million to double its  U.S. presence and unseat China's Lenovo  as the  world's No. 3 PC maker, while dealing a blow to its efforts to  grow in Europe.


Lackluster Jobs Report Pushes Stocks Down

NEW YORK - Deepening investor pessimism over the health of the economy sent stocks lower Friday as investors registered their disappointment over the government's latest jobs report. The major indexes were poised to end the week lower as well...


Pinegar TD Pass Drives Fresno to 37-34 Win Vs. Virginia

BOISE, Idaho (Sports Network) - Paul Pinegar's 25-yard  touchdown pass to Stephen Spach in overtime lifted Fresno State  to a 37-34 victory over 18th- ranked Virginia in the MPC  Computers Bowl at Bronco Stadium.


Oil prices climb in London, New York shut

LONDON  - Oil prices rose over worries about a possible supply shortage of US heating oil stocks during the northern hemisphere winter.


Brown says he will raise Darfur on Chinese visit

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday he would raise the humanitarian situation in the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur when he makes his first visit as prime minister to China later this week.


Renault denies interested in Jaguar, Land Rover

French carmaker Renault  on Monday denied a British media report saying it was interested in acquiring Ford's  luxury UK car brands Jaguar and Land Rover.


Frankly, Scarlett Says, I'd Like a Young Man

Last year's top actress prize winner at  the Venice Film Festival, Scarlett Johannson, is back this time  on the main jury but what she would like some day is to play  opposite a nice young man.


The doctor is in - checked in, to be exact, to the gloomy confines of room 1101, sitting behind the sort of shaky table where hotels usually put the guest coffee maker and all those tiny packages of sugar and cream.


Dopofestival in babbucce Briatore da Chiambretti

Il manager della Formula 1 ospite del talk show notturno di Sanremo. Si tratta sul numero di serate


One-Laptop-Per-Child's XO has inspired a new class of low-cost laptop and highlighted the need for computing resources in developing nations.


'Psycho' Slashing Star Janet Leigh Dies at Age 77

Janet Leigh, the actress best known for being hacked to death in a motel room shower in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic thriller "Psycho," died Oct. 3 at her Beverly Hills home.


A Romanian woman is thought to have become the world's oldest mother after giving birth at 67.


Logano, 17, wraps up another Busch East win

In a major upset, yesterday's Busch East Series New England 125 didn't end under caution at New Hampshire International Speedway.


Cdm del pomeriggio potrebbe gia' ufficializzare Manganelli


New Organs Could Come from Pig Embryos - Study

Pig embryos could provide sources of new organ and tissue transplants for people, and they may pose fewer risks than using material from adult animals, Israeli researchers reported on Monday.


Two men are arrested in connection with the murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri outside her home.


Infection risk in kids living near landfills

NEW YORK  - Living near a hazardous waste   site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,   polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,   seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory   infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.


The popularity of The Star Wars movies remains unchallenged, with DVDs of the original Star Wars trilogy achieving record-breaking sales in the UK, after day one of its release.


Nassau Residents Debate Idea to Close Beach Access Supporters Want After-Dark Restrictions Put in Place.

By ANNE MARIE APOLLO  Once a moonless night has fallen over Nassau County's beach access at Peters Point Park, the darkness is so complete in some spots it might be possible to walk into the sea if the sound of the waves didn't act as a guide.


Brazilians to Widen Stem-Cell Study in Strokes

Brazilian doctors who infused a stroke victim's brain with stem cells contained in bone marrow said on Friday they would try the treatment in others after


At Least Five Dead in Another India Train Accident

An express train ran into a jeep in southern India on Wednesday, killing five people, a day after two passenger trains collided head-on in the north of the country.


L.A. radio character Don Cheto boosts station

The quickest-rising star in Los Angeles  morning radio isn't cute or hip or young or remotely trendy.  He's Don Cheto (aka Mr. Cheto), a 63-year-old hillbilly from  the town of La Sauceda in Michoacan, Mexico, who crossed the  border more than 30 years ago, speaks accented English, bickers  with his daughters over their boyfriends and complains about  the loss of morals.


Movie Review | 'Turistas': Ugly Americans, Young, Attractive and Tormented

If stupidity were a crime, the nitwits in the cheap horror flick ÂTuristasÂ would be doing time in Attica.


Milano, 18:00 - CALCIO, INTER: CAMBIASSO E ADRIANO TORNANO IN GRUPPO

Ripresa degli allenamenti per l'Inter dopo la sfortunata trasferta di Valencia. Cambiasso e Adriano ...


Dow Closes at Record High as Oil Prices Drop

After days of flirting with its all-time peak, the Dow Jones industrial average finally set a new record this afternoon. According to preliminary figures the Dow closed at 17,727.26.


Sindacati restano divisi su richieste per rinnovo


Ambassador urges Iraq kidnappers to free Britons

Britain's ambassador to Iraq called on Thursday for the release of five kidnapped Britons and appealed for contacts with their abductors.


AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Il 17 febbraio si celebra la Giornata Nazionale della GioventÃ¹ Âper ringraziare Dio per il dono della gioventÃ¹ e per i giovani che danno la vita per lÂevangelizzazioneÂ Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Domenica prossima, 17 febbraio, si celebrerÃ  la Giornata Nazionale della GioventÃ¹ 2008 sul tema ÂGiovane: testimone e profeta oggi in Venezuela con la forza dello Spirito SantoÂ. LÂiniziativa Ã¨ organizzata dalla Commissione ...


Fichardt and Broadhurst Lead Madrid Open

Darren Fichardt had four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the way to a 4-under 67 Saturday, grabbing a share of the lead with Paul Broadhurst after the third round of the Madrid Open.


Met Office plans next five years in climate science

An aide to policy makers, no less The UK Met Office has launched a five-year programme of climate change research, aimed at developing better understanding of the regional effects of climate change, and to provide policy makers with the tools they need to tackle climate change both in the UK and internationally.â¦


ATHENS -- As the deeply religious Andre Ward, the 20-year-old from Oakland, Calif., waited through the day for last night's match with two-time world champion Evgeny Makarenko, he pondered his predicament. Not only was he facing the pre-Olympic gold medal favorite in the quarterfinals of the light heavyweight division, but he was stepping in against a 6-foot-6-inch opponent who towered ...


Computer and server maker Dell Inc. said Thursday it is delaying the filing of its full third-quarter results as it continues to investigate some of its accounting practices.