Microsoft moves closer to Dynamics platform

(InfoWorld) - Connectivity is a key theme running through Microsoft's Dynamics development work as the vendor begins to meld its disparate business applications families into more of a single integrated platform. Microsoft is due to release a flurry of announcements Monday at its Convergence 2007 conference in San Diego. "It will be the biggest news day we've ever had," said James Utzschneider, general manager of Dynamics marketing at Microsoft. At the heart of the Dynamics announcements will be the vendor's attempts to improve different levels of connectivity, for instance, between employees and the business processes in the applications they use or better connecting a company via its software with its external community of customers, partners and suppliers. One way of making it easier for staff to use the Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications is to improve the user interface. Microsoft will be showing off its RoleTailored UI which brings the look-and-feel of its Windows Vista operating system and its Office 2007 desktop suite to Dynamics. The intention is that RoleTailored will become the common user interface across all four of Microsoft's Dynamics families -- NAV, AX, GP and SL. Some of the work that went into RoleTailored was previously known by the Fenway code name. The new UI will first appear in Dynamics NAV 5.0 due out later this month, then in Dynamics GP 10.0 and Dynamics SL 7, which are both on track to ship in June. Microsoft began shippingÂ Dynamics AX 4.0Â in June 2006 and expects to release Dynamics AX 5.0 in the first half of 2008. Microsoft is adopting "a fairly conservative approach" to bringing its Dynamics offerings together by taking incremental steps to share code across the application families, Utzschneider said. "What you're seeing Microsoft doing is starting to form a single platform in order to serve business applications' needs," said Yvonne Genovese, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. The platform will consist of Dynamics NAV at the low end serving the needs of a maximum of 50 users and Dynamics AX at the high end, she added. Microsoft will continue to come out with new versions of Dynamics GP and SL, but those largely U.S.-focused products won't make major contributions to the future Dynamics platform. Microsoft mostly acquired its business software through the purchases of Great Plains Software and Navision completed in April 2001 and in July 2002 respectively. Genovese believes that Microsoft didn't appreciate the complexity of the business applications market at the time of the acquisitions and it's been a hard transition for the company. "They're just now growing up," she said. "They're in their late teenage years as a business applications company" versus older, more established players like SAP and Oracle. Genovese views the midmarket for business applications largely as a vendor invention. What she's hearing from customers of all sizes, including those with annual revenue in excess of $2 billion, is that they're looking for business applications that don't require them to invest in their own IT development and that offer a broad range of functionality and have a predictable cost structure. "Microsoft is a prime candidate to be a leader in that market," she said, provided the company can execute on its strategy. Â


Charlie Hodgson's kicking earns Sale a narrow victory over Saracens at Edgeley Park.


Bush, Kerry Pause to Trade Barbs on Iraq

President Bush and rival John Kerry paused from private debate practice on Monday to accuse each other of lack of clarity on Iraq as they campaigned in "must win" states for each — the Republican incumbent in Ohio and his Democratic challenger in Wisconsin.


The downstairs rooms of the red brick house with the big front porch in the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood were full Sunday afternoon.


Marriott says to quadruple hotels in China

Hotel operator Marriott International  Inc  said it planned to quadruple its hotels in China to  100 in the next five to six years to tap growing demand for  tourism and business.


Jewish settlers protest against Gaza pullout

Dozens of Jewish settlers demonstrated on Thursday in central Gaza Strip to protest a promised Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Palestinian witnesses said.


Moneta unica si rafforza dopo il dato Usa su beni durevoli


GOP Protesters Refused Use of Central Park

A federal judge ruled Monday that two protest groups cannot use New York City's Central Park as a site for a demonstration days before the Republican National Convention.


CORRECTED: Corporate Express denies buyout talks with Staples

(Corrects paragraph 14 to say Newell Rubbermaid is a maker of office supplies, not a direct rival to Corporate Express)


Greece bans cellphone use in schools to curb controversial pupil videos

Greece's education ministry has banned mobile phones in schools in response to a flurry of cases where pupils used their cells to film sexual activity and violent behaviour.


89 dead in twin Russian plane crashes, terror probed

BUCHALKI, Russia : Two Russian passenger jets crashed almost simultaneously hundreds of miles apart after taking off from the same Moscow airport, leaving 89 people dead and raising new fears Wednesday of terrorism in the heart of Russia.


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SAP Fourth-Quarter Profit Down 6 Percent

The software maker said its profit slipped in the fourth quarter even as sales edged higher, and forecast revenue from software sales and services of about 14 percent in 2008.


A joint French-Spanish operation against the Basque separatist movement Eta is the focus of Spanish press comment on Monday, while in France, commentators denounce a botched attempt to free the two French journalists in Iraq.


'Ulteriore dimostrazione da incidente linea Milano-Piacenza'


Entertainment: Godzilla gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

LOS ANGELES It's not life-sized, but the latest footprint on the Hollywood Walk of Fame belongs to Godzilla. The honor comes 50 years after the horror flick icon stomped onto movie screens.


India suggests reunions for J&K families

ISLAMABAD: India proposed holding reunions for families divided between the Indian and Pakistani sides of the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir in a surprise move at peace talks on Tuesday.


A 14-year-old boy dies in hospital after being stabbed in Ennis in County Clare, according to Irish police.


Webmail drops Windows for open source platform

Webmail.us, which provides hosted e-mail service for small and medium-size businesses, will announce next week a raft of improvements to its service, including a major migration of its core e-mail platform from Microsoft Corp. Windows to an open source platform.


The sudden boost trillions of cicadas dying en masse give to North American forest soils is apparent from a new study.


FCC Majority Backs Open-Access Plan for Airwaves

A majority of the members of the Federal Communications Commission told a House panel yesterday that they support an open-access requirement for the coming radio spectrum auction that would give consumers more choices for cellphone devices and services.


Palestinians launch deadly raid from Gaza into Israel

RAFAH, Gaza strip  - Palestinian militants   launched on Sunday their first deadly raid into Israel from   Gaza since an Israeli pullout last year, killing two Israelis   in an assault in which several of the attackers also died.


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âThe Kingdomâ Gambles That Entertainment Can Trump Politics

âThe Kingdom,â a film about the F.B.I.âs pursuit of Islamic bad guys in Saudi Arabia, may show that buddy bonding and boisterous action can bridge the deepest cultural chasm.


Il tecnico della Roma ha deciso, domani sera Cassano in campo con Totti e Montella: "Sono tre giocatori di qualitÃ , troveremo il giusto equilibrio". ROMA, 27 ottobre 2004 - I dubbi dei giorni scorsi sono stati fugati.


Attentato avvenuto a Dellys, a 10 chilometri a est di Algeri


Bomb Blast In Pakistani Mosque Kills At Least 25

Pakistani officials say a powerful explosion in a Shi'ite mosque in the eastern city of Sialkot has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 50.


The number of abortions in the United States fell to 1.2 million in 2005, down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 1990 and dropping the abortion rate to its lowest level since 1974, according to report issued Thursday.


Ft, gruppo francese scelto per fornire treni a Montezemolo


'Grazie Lecce, ma smetto' Si iscriverÃ  a Coverciano

TORINO, 20 OTTOBRE 2004 - Il capitano appende le scarpe al chiodo . Senza ripensamenti, senza ascoltare le sirene Antonio Conte non andra' a chiudere la carriera nella ''sua'' Lecce. Nonostante le insistenze


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Political parties in Nepal will hold protests against King Gyanendra's direct rule, says an aide to the sacked PM.


Yi among few global prospects to stay in NBA Draft pool

China's Yi Jianlian was among only six international players applying for early entry into the National Basketball Association Draft not to withdraw from the process, the league announced.


Iran "digging a hole" in nuclear dispute

A senior U.S. official said on Friday that Iran is "digging a hole deeper and deeper for itself" in the international dispute over its atomic energy program.


Northern Ireland takes step to power sharing

Northern Ireland took a step toward restoring a government shared between Protestants and Catholics as the first votes came in on Thursday from an election for a new provincial assembly.


Jamie McMurray ended a massive losing streak in dramatic fashion, beating Kyle Busch by a bumper to the finish line of the Pepsi 400 on Saturday night.


The British Medical Journal said it had sent documents to health regulators in the U.S. that it said appear to suggest a link between the antidepressant drug Prozac and suicidal behavior.


Gino Guidugli returned from a broken throwing hand and passed for 231 yards and two touchdowns in Cincinnati's 32-14 win over Marshall in the Fort Worth Bowl on Thursday night.


Japan's diminutive Mizuki Noguchi put on an extraordinary display of front-running to win the Olympic women's marathon title as Paula Radcliffe's challenge ended in bitter tears.


Patriots look for perfect ending against Giants

The New England Patriots will look to pen the perfect ending to a magical season on Saturday when they take on the New York Giants in a regular-season finale that could land them in the NFL record books.


Mexico's top electoral court began a marathon session Monday to rule on challenges to the July 2 presidential election, while feuds in two southern states exacerbated the political turmoil and protesters said they might try to attack foreign embassies.


Pedro Martinez waves as he dons his new New York Mets jersey and cap during a news conference at V Centennary Hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004.


College students who faced lawsuits for illegally sharing large music collections over campus computer networks increasingly risk being unplugged from the Internet or even suspended over lesser complaints by the recording industry.


Soccer: Lively Liverpool crush 10-man West Brom

BIRMINGHAM : A John Arne Riise double helped Liverpool crush hapless West Brom 5-0 at the Hawthorns here on Sunday. The Norwegian international was joined on the scoresheet by Florent Sinama Pongolle, Steven


Plans to introduce nine new regional fire control centres are criticised by the Fire Brigades Union.


FINANZIARIA: SINISCALCO, MENO TASSE A DIFESA POTERE ACQUISTO

(AGI) - Roma, 22 set. - La riduzione delle tasse servira' a tutelare il potere d'acquisto che "e' al centro dello sviluppo". Il ministro dell'Economia, Domenico Siniscalco, ha confermato alle autonomie locali


Owens Practices but Is a Game-Time Decision

Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens, who declined to speak to reporters Thursday, returned to practice for the first time since sustaining a high left ankle sprain on Dec. 22.


Ukraine's Prime Minister, Viktor Yanukovich, is facing one final avenue of appeal in a desperate bid to contest his loss of a re-run presidential election to opposition rival Viktor Yushchenko.


Israel Plans 530 Settler Homes with U.S. Acquiescence

HAR GILO, West Bank  - Israel plans to build 530  new settler homes in the occupied West Bank after Washington  softened its opposition to growth in Jewish enclaves, a policy  shift Palestinians say will make peace impossible.


Singer George Michael is to perform the first concert at London's new Wembley Stadium, it is announced.


Russo Spena, elettori valutino se Prc deve restare a governo


Hanno sfilato capi ispirati a Picasso, Caravaggio, Leonardo


FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The outgoing commander of US Marines in Iraq said yesterday that he disagreed with the order that sent his troops to invade the restive city of Fallujah in early April and with the decision to halt the attack days later, when he believed they were within days of victory.


Danielle Ganekâs novel, âLulu Meets God and Doubts Him,â has the art world asking who is who.


FDA: Remicade Users May Suffer Blood Disorders

People who use the drug Remicade for rheumatoid arthritis may be at increased risk of a serious blood disorder, the US Food and Drug Administration warned.


First murder trial in 150 years enthralls Australian island

The descendants of the Bounty mutineers threw the hangman's gibbet into the sea as soon as they arrived on Norfolk Island, and for 150 years there was no murder in the remote South Pacific paradise.


Weapons theft suspect was depressed loner: police

The suspect in a military weapons theft which sparked a presidential election security alert was a depressed loner who acted on the spur of the moment, South Korean police say.


Japan's ANA suspends all Bombardier planes

All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA)  said on Thursday it had suspended all flights using 14 Q400 aircraft made by Canada's Bombardier Inc  after the Canadian government said the craft must be inspected.


The state files suit against six automakers, charging that the vehicles they manufacture damage the environment and contribute to global warming.


American troops. Peterloo Massacre at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England.


American soldier gets 8 years for abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib

The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison case was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison, the severest punishment so far in the scandal that broke in April with the publication of photos and video showing


Microsoft Sees '06 Launch of 'Longhorn' Windows Upgrade

Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) on Friday made official its plans to release its next Windows upgrade in 2006, although the software will be missing one of its key features.


A car bomb exploded Sunday outside a Baghdad cafe used by Iraqi police killing seven people and wounding 20, the US military said.


Skype Telephony Now Available for the Mac

Skype for Windows, Skype for Pocket PC and Skype for Linux -- Skype for Mac OS X is free. Skype users can control their online presence and


Hoping to Lure Visitors by Recalling Departures

The BallinStadt museum is dedicated to the five million Europeans who passed through Hamburg on their way to North and South America.


G.O.P. Push in States to Curb Malpractice Costs

Republicans are mounting campaigns to control medical malpractice insurance premiums by limiting civil litigation.


Football: Henry out for rest of the season

Arsenal captain Thierry Henry will miss the rest of the season after suffering groin and stomach injuries during his side's Champions League exit against PSV Eindhoven.


Americans confident despite falling home prices

U.S. consumers and investors became more optimistic in May as a rising stock market provided a buffer from the first drop in home values in 16 years, according to reports published on Tuesday.


Yasser Arafat has entered the intensive care unit on Thursday for new tests after his still-unexplained illness took a sudden turn for the worse, Palestinian officials have reported.


Antarctic Penguin Chicks Face Starvation

A remnant of the largest iceberg ever recorded is blocking Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, threatening tens of thousands of penguin chicks with


Amazon to purchase Chinese on-line retailer

Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to buy Joyo.com, China's largest on-line retailer of books, music and videos, for $75-million (US) to gain access to the world's second-biggest Internet market.


Disney Recalls Uncle Walt's Storytelling

As a schoolboy home sick with chicken pox, Roy Disney had the best storyteller any kid could imagine: Uncle Walt.


Gadonneix non esclude anche apertura di capitale del gruppo


European governments rebuked Iran for   intransigence over its nuclear program on Friday but expressed   their desire for a negotiated solution to the row.


September Job Growth Weaker Than Expected

U.S. employers hired just 96,000  workers in September, the government said on Friday in a weak  jobs snapshot, the final one ahead of presidential elections  that also fueled speculation about a pause in interest-rate  rises.


Radcliffe Bounces Back to Win in New York

World record holder Paula Radcliffe  put the trauma of the Athens Olympics behind her on Sunday to  win a dramatic victory in the closest finish ever to the  women's New York City marathon.


Kremlin preaches Putin's greatness at youth camp

LAKE SELIGER, Russia  - At a lakeside camp five hours drive north of Moscow, 10,000 young Russians are learning why President Vladimir Putin is such a brilliant leader and why his opponents are so evil.


Israeli airstrike kills 14 Hamas militants

GAZA Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least 14 militants and wounding 30 in the deadliest airstrike on Palestinian militants in four years of violence.


Mortgage lender NovaStar Financial Inc. said Monday it was terminating its status as a real estate investment trust, retroactive to the beginning of this year, after determining it could not pay investors a required dividend.


By Andrew Hutchison, Donald Peters, Richard Fee, Mary Corkery, Peter Short. We, the undersigned leaders of Canadian churches and KAIROS, urge you to take a stand on the deteriorating situation in Darfur, where


Fruits, Vegetables Don't Cut Cancer Risk

The Harvard researchers, who summarized their findings in this week's edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, analyzed data from more than 100,000 participants in two large cohort studies.


North Korea May Delay Nuclear Talks, US, UK Officials Say

North Korea may delay discussions to prepare a fourth round of six-nation talks aimed at dismantling the communist nation's nuclear programs, US and UK government officials said.


Maria Hjorth closed in on her first LPGA Tour victory in seven years, Cristie Kerr had one bad hole and Annika Sorenstam remained on the fringe of contention Saturday at the State Farm Classic.


No End in Sight for Singh's Scintillating Run

World number one Vijay Singh, already  established as the game's most dominant player, appears to be  getting even better.


Medtronic Inc. (MDT.N) on Wednesday said its quarterly earnings rose on brisk demand for devices that manage irregular heart beats and products used to treat the spine.


Macedonian Philharmonic Opens New Concert Season

Thursday evening's concert of the Macedonian Philharmonic will formally open the new concert season 2004-2005. The concert begins at 20,00h in the Army Hall.


Two NHL players charged with uttering death threats at Toronto ...

TORONTO (CP) - Two National Hockey League players were arrested overnight and charged with uttering death threats after an incident involving a nightclub doorman in downtown Toronto, police said Monday.


More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge this


JOHNSTON RIDGE OBSERVATORY -- Scientists issued a volcano alert Saturday after seismic activity indicated magma movement beneath Mount St.


Giuliani slams Bill Clinton on terrorism

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday accused former President Clinton of not responding forcefully enough to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing or later terrorist attacks.


Biopure Corp. is running out of money -- again. Recent regulatory filings, including one yesterday, show the Cambridge blood-substitute developer seeking the financial flexibility it says it will need to keep operating after January. That's when it expects to use up the $7 million it raised through a stock sale in September.


U.N. human rights investigators criticized the United States on Thursday for failing to take steps to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison for terror suspects, which they say facilitates torture and violates international law.


When the NFL voted an expansion franchise to Jacksonville, instead of say, Baltimore or St. Louis, in the mid-'90s, Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver spoke of the city's "passion" for football and called it "a hot market.


Rissi Palmer is the first black woman to land a single on the country-music chart in nearly 20 years.


BEIJING -- Forty-three men, women, and children using ladders clambered over a spiked fence around the Canadian Embassy in China's capital yesterday in what appeared to be the biggest recent bid for asylum by North Koreans. One other man was stopped by police.


Fallujah attack will carry to completion, Rumsfeld says

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declared Monday that the military assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah will be carried through to completion, unlike the US Marine operation in April that was aborted after several days.


The director of hit movie Amelie loses his court battle  to prove his latest film is French enough to vie for awards.


Iraq urges Kurdish rebels to leave the north of the country to avoid cross-border raids by Turkey.


Rats are gnawing at beer cans and making holes in caps of whisky bottles stored in police storehouses in eastern India and apparently getting drunk, authorities said on Wednesday.


Commentary: What happened to Christianity?

What the hell happened? Where did we go wrong? How was Christianity co-opted by a political party? Why are Christians supporting laws that force others to live by their standards? The answers to these questions are integral to the survival of Christianity.


The executive director of the Seattle Symphony has been named president and chief executive officer of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the BSO announced Tuesday.


According to "Tehran Times", some 37,971 tons of goods, valued at $26.1 million dollars, was exported from this north-central Iranian province during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-November 21). This showed 43% increase in weight compared to the same period last year.


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Jackson Says He Has Settled Past Claims Against Him

Facing criminal child molestation  charges, pop star Michael Jackson has acknowledged that he has  reached settlements in the past to avoid the media attention  that would have ensued if he had gone to court.


Hamas, Fatah fight in Gaza before Quartet meeting

Fighting between Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 11 people as Hamas overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and Fatah set the Islamic University ablaze.


HBoS quits Abbey race and clears the way for Santander

Banking group HBoS yesterday dropped out of contention to buy its historic rival Abbey National, leaving the way clear for the Â£8.


Cipriani promises to learn from Italy error

England rising star Danny Cipriani has promised he will learn from the mistake which gifted Italy a try and so nearly led to a victory for the Azzurri in Sunday's Six Nations rugby international in Rome.


Tots Have Trouble Anticipating Future Needs

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


French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier vows to fight  mounting anti-Semitism in his country while visiting Israel.


Diretti in Italia, in difficolta' per avaria al motore


NEW YORK -- Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday it plans to âcommence a cash tender offer by mid-January to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Hollywood Entertainment Corp.


Blast Kills 6 as Troops Hunt Iraqi Insurgents

FORWARD OPERATING BASE NORMANDY, Iraq, Jan. 10 -- The explosion of a booby-trapped house killed six American soldiers on Wednesday during an offensive against Sunni insurgents in Diyala province, making it the deadliest day for U.S. troops in Iraq since November.


Congress Reaches Accord on Spy Agency Reform

Congressional negotiators said they reached agreement on Saturday on overhauling US spy agencies and creating a director of national intelligence post with more limited powers than sought by the Sept.


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Canada Liberals choose Stephane Dion as leader

Canada's official opposition Liberals on Saturday unexpectedly chose former Environment Minister Stephane Dion as their new leader despite political shortcomings that could hinder his chances in an election expected next year.


Iraq, Martino: non siamo lÃ¬ per restare a lungo

"Non siamo in Iraq per rimanervi, nÃ© a lungo nÃ© per sempre. Ci siamo andati per aiutarlo a rialzarsi, non per occuparlo". Lo ha dichiarato il ministro della Difesa, Antonio Martino nel suo intervento per


US military officials in Iraq say two US soldiers were killed in separate incidents late Wednesday. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in an attack on their convoy near the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.


London's West End theatres enjoy their best ever revenue figures since records began in 1980.


Big week ahead for Bay Area in Legislature

In an 11th-hour twist, the Bay Area is at the epicenter of political quakes that jolted lawmakers over the weekend and will rock the Legislature's annual frenzied wrap-up this week.


Half-Life 2 Set for Mid-November Release

Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) has confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of November 16, 2004.


Troubled supermarket group J Sainsbury PLC said Wednesday that costs linked to changes in its supply chain contributed to an 88 percent fall in net profit in the first half of its fiscal year.


WASHINGTON - President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding $1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade...


Children in Pakistan are increasingly exposed to abuse, kidnapping and violence, a new report says.


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Risultati della seconda giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 femminile di pallavolo.


Cow 'Emissions' More Damaging to Planet Than CO2 From Cars ; HOME NEWS

By Geoffrey Lean  Meet the world's top destroyer of the environment. It is not the car, or the plane,or even George Bush: it is the cow.   A United Nations report has identified the world's rapidly growing herds of cattle as the greatest threat to the climate, forests and wildlife.


Londra, 16:30 - CALCIO: INGHILTERRA-SVIZZERA, 1' SILENZIO VITTIME MONACO '58

Il 6 febbraio allo stadio londinese di Wembley, in occasione dell'amichevole Inghilterra-Svizzera, v...


OCTOBER 18, 2004  - NEW YORK -- IBM last week unveiled two new enterprise-class disk arrays. One is aimed at the high end and one at midrange environments, but both have compatible software


U.S. military denies killing al Qaeda in Iraq leader

The U.S. military on Thursday denied reports that it had killed al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri.


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They Want to Watch, but You Can Avoid Them ; ANALYSIS

By Steve Connor  The Google search engine owes its phenomenal success to the way it carries out searches based on analysing the relationships between websites. Conventional rivals simply searched on the basis of how many times the search term appears on a web-page - a far inferior approach.


Anti-terrorism police question one man and five others are held on possible immigration breaches.


Attorney general with credibility sought

The next attorney general must carry enough stature to push White House anti-terrorism policies, combined with the charm and credibility to win over congressional Democrats, a former Justice Department official said.


RAMALLAH, West Bank,  - The screaming, whooping hordes surged forward as an Egyptian helicopter bearing the body of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat touched down at his Muqataa compound in Ramallah.


Kenyan Green Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai  became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize on  Friday, honored for her work planting tens of millions of trees  to save the environment. The award marks a new theme in  interpreting the 1895 will of Sweden's Alfred Nobel, who  founded the prize.


Thousands of Ukrainian Americans converged at the Ukrainian embassy and consulates Sunday to vote in their native country's presidential run-off election, including many making the trip for the third time in the fiercely contested race.


Mogadishu violence kills 6,500 in '07: rights group

Conflict in Somalia killed 6,501 civilians in the capital Mogadishu in 2007 and wounded 8,516 more, a local human rights group said on Monday.


Kerry: Bush Fails U.S. Commander in Chief Test

Democratic challenger John Kerry turned the tables on Republicans who call him unfit to be commander in chief and said on Tuesday President Bush failed the "fundamental obligation" of the job -- to keep America as safe as possible.


BERLIN -- The leaders of the world's second- and third-largest economies, Japan and Germany, pressed the biggest -- the United States -- yesterday to agree to dramatic action in addressing climate change at a Group of 8 summit meeting next month.


Probe: VA not doing enough for Iraq vets

The Veterans Affairs' system for handling disability claims is strained to its limit, and the Bush administration's current efforts to relieve backlogs won't be enough to serve veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, investigators said Tuesday.


Cairn Energy raises $822 million ahead of India flotation

British oil explorer Cairn Energy has raised 37 billion rupees (822.47 million dollars) in private placings of shares in its Cairn India unit ahead of its flotation, with Malaysia's Petronas buying a 10 percent stake.


J.J. Henry's first PGA Tour win gave the hometown crowd something to really celebrate.


A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.


The country is cracking down on reporters, activists, Christians and now a filmmaker. Many say the motivation is to silence dissenters in advance of the 2008 Olympics


Comedian Eric Sykes, actress Anna Massey and rock star Roger Daltrey get New Year honours.


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Correremo da soli se non sara' riconosciuto apparentamento


Three More People Arrested in Md. Residential Arson Case, a Day After Security Guard Charged. Aaron Speed, 21, right, is escorted out of the Charles County Sheriff's office in La Plata, Md.


BRISTOL, Conn. (Ticker) -- After winning two games that lasted 10 hours and 51 minutes to stay alive, the Boston Red Sox will hand the ball to Curt Schilling Tuesday in Game Six of the American League Championship Series.


Dodi not 'the one' for Diana, who yearned for ex, inquest hears

Princess Diana did not consider Dodi Fayed as "the one" she would marry, and was still yearning for a former boyfriend she had planned to wed, her former butler said Monday.


Londra, 20:00 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; WENGER: LJUNGBERG RESTA ALL'ARSENAL

"Per il momento Ljungberg rimane con noi. Prevedo che all'inizio della stagione farà ancora p...


Japan offers to help build one for the Indian Ocean.


Paulson Behind Opposition to Third-Party Suits

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said yesterday he personally initiated his department's role in a Supreme Court case that could hurt shareholders' efforts to recover losses in securities fraud lawsuits.


Parents should ensure their children use mobile phones only when necessary, a leading expert is warning.


at Camden Yards, Baltimore Records: Boston is 76-67 (second in the AL East); Baltimore is 62-80 (fourth in the AL East).


CAIRO - Osama Bin Laden renewed his call for a holy war against a proposed peacekeeping force in Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur in a message that appeared on websites yesterday. The audio recording was accompanied by a still picture of the Al Qaeda leader, and excerpts were aired Monday by Al-Jazeera television. Bin Laden called for foreign forces to ...


FDA Under Scrutiny on Pharmaceutical Safety

Description: Faced with a series of major lapses in drug safety, the Food and Drug Administration announces new measures to rectify the situation.


Stocks were headed for a mixed-to-lower opening on Monday after oil prices spiked to new record highs, raising fears that soaring energy costs could crimp corporate profits.


3GSM-Nokia to unveil 3 business phones: report

Leading world mobile handset maker  Nokia  is set to announce three new phones aimed at  business users on Monday, the International Herald Tribune  newspaper reported.


Solo nei prossimi giorni invece le salme di Dalia e Giorgia


Saudi Ambassador Hails Dismissal as 9/11 Defendant

The Saudi ambassador to Britain said on  Thursday he had long tried to bring Osama bin Laden to justice,  calling the architect of the Sept. 11 attacks an evil person  who had violated a basic principle of Islam by killing  innocents.


Consumer prices jumped a bigger-than-expected 0.8 percent in November, the sharpest climb in more than two years and driven by surging energy costs, a government report released on Friday showed.


Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for the lifting of a ban on women wearing headscarves at state universities.


Hendrix family sues over vodka marketing

Jimi Hendrix's family filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over the use of the guitar legend's name to market a brand of vodka.


Colgate to Cut Jobs and Use Savings to Spur Sales

Colgate-Palmolive said that it would close about a third of its factories and cut more than 4,400 jobs over the next four years.


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The motorcade of Iraq's prime minister was pelted with stones on Sunday by fellow Shi'ites in a Baghdad slum when he paid respects to some of the 200 who died there last week in the deadliest attack since the U.S. invasion.


Padoa-Schioppa illustra la manovra da 10 miliardi


Nyon, 15:14 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: ARBITRO GRECO PER KAZAN-PARMA

Rubin Kazan-Parma, andata del primo turno di Coppa Uefa in programma giovedÃ¬ 14 settembre alle ore 1...


Roma, 11:09 - CALCIO, MILAN; BERLUSCONI: RONALDO PUO' TORNARE CAMPIONE

"Ho raggiunto ieri telefonicamente Ronaldo e l'ho invitato a credere in se stesso: ha delle potenzia...


"US Army Starts Operation in Musul (Mosul)"

Iraqi soldiers and the US army have begun operations against the insurgents in some parts of Mosul, a northern city of Iraq. Angela Bowman, a US military officer, said that the Iraqi and US forces began operating


ADV: The Sprint PCS Fair and Flexible Plan

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Asia-Pacific leaders, closing their summit, are expected to call for a rapid conclusion to stalled global trade talks.


We're all fine young cannibals now The first ever plant/human hybrid is to be approved for commercial scale cultivation. According to reports, the US authorities have given preliminary approval for the crop to be grown on a 3,000 acre plot in Kansas.â¦


Switzerland Objects to Antipiracy Group's Tactics

Logistep's methods of gathering data on alleged file-sharers violates Swiss law, the company warns.


Epilepsy drugs used by millions of people may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, the Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday in an alert to doctors.


And you thought six-shooters were so yesterday.


Diversify Your Search Marketing Campaign : 11 Alternatives to Google AdWords

During the Search Engine Strategies Miami conference last month, when a representative from Yahoo Search Marketing was taking questions, one attendee asked “Why should I spend my money with Yahoo and not with Google?” The question shocked me in so many ways. First of all, what is this person even doing in a search marketing role [...]


A fan was fined 1,000 pounds (1,880) and banned from soccer grounds for the maximum five years on Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to racially abusing Birmingham striker Dwight Yorke.


In the aftermath of the controversial firings of their football coaches, Notre Dame and Florida were desperate to hire Utah Coach Urban Meyer.


Divisions on War Seen at Gathering of Democrats

The partyâs leading presidential contenders condemned President Bushâs handling of the war in Iraq today but sharply differed over how to end it.


INXS Facing Reality with 'Rock Star' Contest

When a famous band loses a crucial member, should it replace that person? And is it a good idea to do so on TV?


Una nota congiunta dei segretari confederali bocciai maxiemendamenti su cui il governo ha posto la fiducia                                          Cgil, Cisl e Uil: "In Finanziaria nessuna risposta agli statali"


Governor Deval L. Patrick late yesterday filed legislation that would overhaul utility regulation in Massachusetts, splitting the Department of Telecommunications and Energy into two separate agencies with its main functions assigned to his environmental affairs secretary.


S. American leaders aim for EU-like body

South American leaders agreed Saturday to create a high-level commission to study the idea of forming a continent-wide community similar to the European Union.


Seven Stabbed at Ohio Tot's Birthday Party

Two men were charged with felonious assault Sunday after seven people were stabbed during a fight at a 2-year-old's birthday party, police said.


Microsoft extends legacy products support

Forward looking statement Microsoft is breathing more life into older versions of its products by offering businesses extended coverage for fixing security problems and bugs.â¦


Women binge drinkers are being warned of its dangers by a new cinema advertising campaign.


If Barry Bonds doesn't beat you with his bat, he'll find another way to beat you. Bonds saved the Giants' 3-2 victory over the Brewers on Tuesday night at Miller Park when he threw out Bill Hall at home plate.


Bielefeld, 19:04 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: INCIDENTE PER GIOCATORE ARMINIA, E' GRAVE

Abdelaziz Ahanfouf, attaccante dell'Arminia Bielefeld, è in gravi condizioni dopo essere rima...


Out on DVD for Valentine's Day across Russia is a heartwarming drama about a man and a woman who love each other and their country Â and who bear an uncanny resemblance to Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila.


Samples From Genesis Craft Sent to Calif.

The first solar-wind samples recovered from the crashed Genesis space capsule have been sent to researchers in California.


From the street, Alicia Campbell's house looks no different from the others in her suburban cul-de-sac. But it has a secret: It's green — very green.


When addressing the United Nations general assembly earlier this week, Indonesia's foreign minister, Hassan Wirajuda, described the current political events in his country as a "magnificent transformation".


Branson unveils deal for first commercial space flights

The Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson announced his company has signed an agreement potentially worth Â£14 million to secure the world's first commercial flights to space.


Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Thursday  posted higher quarterly earnings as revenue rose 12 percent,  but its shares fell after the world's largest software market  said current quarter sales would fall below Wall Street  expectations.


County supervisors close the King/Drew trauma unit despite ...

There was a time when the trauma unit at the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center in Willowbrook was state of the art - if you wanted to train to become a war medic.


Hard drive-equipped Eee killer? First Review Asus' Eee PC has been hogging the limelight thanks to its diminutive size and rather small price tag. But it's also been drawing the attention of competitors, and now there's a stack of would-be Eee beaters coming to market. Maxdata's Belinea s.book 1 is one of the first, and it's got lot to offer anyone after a compact, ultra-portable PC.â¦


Walmart and Linspire (formerly Lindows) have partnered up to sell a sub $500 laptop through the large retail chain. "Walmart.


Biotech firm wants to breed allergy-free cats

Now, a Los Angeles company is exploiting the latest in biotechnology to create cats genetically engineered to be nearly free from the allergy-causing proteins that plague millions of people.


Gaza gunfights end Palestinian cease-fire

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Gunfights erupted across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least six people after Hamas militants hijacked a convoy delivering supplies to the rival Fatah-allied security forces, effectively destroying a short-lived truce.


North Korea Accuses South Korea of `Smear Campaign' Over Blast

North Korea accused South Korea of mounting a ``smear campaign'' over an explosion last week in North Korea that prompted speculation of a nuclear test.


Gates demands better schools as Gates-backed school closes

Funds drop out Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates displayed the timing of a percussionist suffering from the DTs when he called for more US education funding in an editorial for the Washington Post.â¦


British anti-terror investigators seize Â£240,000 from a Muslim activist jailed in the US for illegal financial dealings.


Miami, FL (Sports Network) - The Miami Dolphins will have quarterback Jay Fiedler under center for their season opener against the Tennessee Titans, according to the Miami Herald.


Osama bin Laden has directed al-Qaida's fury against Sunni Arab leaders in Iraq working with US forces


Oil rises $1 on Bhutto killing, U.S. stock fall

Oil rose more than a dollar past $97 a barrel on Thursday, on falling U.S. crude stocks and mounting geopolitical tensions after the killing of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.


Shares of Walt Disney Co.DIS.N  rose 1.7 percent on Thursday, taking the entertainment  conglomerate toward one of its strongest weeks this year as its  troubled ABC television network showed unexpectedly strong  ratings.


After nine years at Linux seller Red Hat, Christopher Blizzard will become an evangelist with the company behind the open-source Firefox Web browser.


The Supreme Court tightened limits on student speech Monday, ruling against a high school student and his 14-foot-long "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner.


VIJAY SINGH celebrated his new world No.1 status by winning his second title in as many weeks on Sunday, capturing the Canadian Open by defeating local hero Mike Weir in a play-off with a par on the third extra hole.


I've heard thousands of sermons over the years, and a ton of them were about sex and money (or substitute: lust and greed). It's as if the two issues are synonymous, and in a way, they are.


XM Satellite in $650 Mln Deal with Pro Baseball

XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday said  it signed a $650 million deal to broadcast Major League  Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves to sign  up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to the new  medium.


U.N. rights envoy suspects CIA of Guantanamo torture

A United Nations investigator said on Thursday he strongly suspected the CIA of using torture on terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, suggesting many were not being prosecuted to keep the abuse from emerging at trial.


This, among many other hassles at the film festival.


Wall Street's earnings growth, fuelled by two years of robust trading gains, is showing signs that it might taper off in coming quarters as a sluggish stockmarket and a less favourable trading environment take a toll on profits.


Jacques Derrida, the Algerian-born French intellectual who became one of the most celebrated and notoriously difficult philosophers of the late 20th century, died Friday at a Paris hospital, the French president's office announced.


In schools and cities, battles over 'Christ' in Christmas

Religious, secular, inclusive, traditional: It's turning out to be an intense year in the debate over how to celebrate.


Jenson Button has admitted that the BAR team is not to blame for making his life so "unhappy" that he wants to leave at the end of the season.


Harry Potter author JK Rowling says her third child, a daughter born on Sunday, will be named Mackenzie.


Bless you! Weekly shots found to suppress hay fever for years

A new allergy treatment may offer long-term relief from the miseries of hay fever with only 6 weekly shots, instead of injections once or twice a week over three to five years, researchers reported on Wednesday.


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Blog: The Software Freedom Law Center is offering a free day of open source legal education.  Send your counsel.  This is a must-attend event.


Britain's McRae wins fifth stage of Dakar rally

Britain's Colin McRae, driving a Nissan, won the 381km timed section of the fifth stage of the Dakar rally.


L'ex ct non conferma contatti con la societÃ  tornata in A dopo gli scandali"Ma io ho giÃ  deciso, nei prossimi mesi non ricomincerÃ² a lavorare"                                             Lippi e le nuove strategie Juventus "Rapporto speciale coi bianconeri"                                                                                di MARCO AZZI


Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas denounced Israel as the "Zionist enemy" Tuesday — his harshest language yet on the campaign trail — after Israeli tank shells slammed into a strawberry patch, killing seven Palestinians, many of them children.


US singer Neil Diamond is to headline Glastonbury on Sunday night, organiser Michael Eavis confirms.


The Yankees were hit with a tax bill of $23.88 million by Major League Baseball on Friday, down from $26 million last year and from a high of $33.98 million in 2005.


Giant-killers Oldham and Huddersfield will discover their FA Cup opponents in the draw live on the BBC at 1330 GMT.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

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


Eighteen people were killed on Wednesday when a bomb exploded next to a bus owned by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in southeast Iran, where security forces and armed groups often clash, Iran's IRNA news agency said.


Stocks edged lower on Friday as weaker-than-expected data on new home sales reinforced worries about the housing and mortgage markets.


Project to record blacks' oral histories

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced a new project Wednesday that hopes to record at least 1,500 oral histories from black families over the next year to be placed in the archives of the Smithsonian's future National Museum of African American History and Culture.


Milano, Dounia Ettaib era stata aggredita dopo aver chiesto di costituirsi parte civilenel processo per l'omicidio della giovane pakistana uccisa dal padre                                          Scorta alla leader delle donne marocchine "Ho paura ma continuo nel mio impegno"                                                                                Le minacce: "Devi smetterla di parlare di islamismo". "Hina Ã¨ un prostituta come te"


Some children come to school "tired and exhausted" from watching too much television, say teachers.


Three peace campaigners who were taken hostage say they "unconditionally" forgive their Iraqi captors.


Talk show host Ferguson starts production company

"The Late Late Show"  host Craig Ferguson has launched a production company with  hopes of tapping young talent for TV comedies.


Students evacuated as police hunt 2 robbery suspects in Opa-locka

OPA-LOCKA - More than 80 day-care students, teachers and aides safely evacuated a Catholic school Thursday morning while police searched it and an adjacent church for armed robbery suspects.


TOKYO - Regions of northern Japan still recovering from earthquakes on the weekend are bracing for more landslides as heavy rains fall, and the death toll continues to rise.


Southern Thai insurgency remains local affair for now

PATTANI, Thailand  - A 'dirty war' pitting ethnic   Malay Muslim rebels against the predominantly Buddhist Thai   state has so far remained free of outside interference, but   some here are beginning to wonder just how long that can last.


Depositata documentazione a Consob e Borsa Italiana


Fla. Has New Rule on Touch-Screen Recounts

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Oct. 16, 2004 - Florida set new guidelines for recounting touch-screen ballots in close elections, but voter-rights groups said the court-ordered decision doesn't go nearly far enough to ensure a fair election.


Healthcare companies to eliminate 160 jobs

Two local healthcare companies this week alerted the government that they will soon eliminate a total of about 160 jobs.


Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has died at the age of 64, Icelandic media reports


Firenze, 18:31 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: FIORENTINA-LAZIO 1-1 DOPO 45'

Fiorentina e Lazio sono in parità, 1 a 1, dopo 45' della gara in corso allo stadio Franchi e ...


Sudan Government launches Darfur offensive

The Sudanese Government has launched an offensive in the western region of Darfur and appears to be preparing further military action despite promises to respect a truce, the commander of the African Union (AU) observer force said.


Super Bowl Ads Online: YouTube, Yahoo, AOL, MySpace.com and CBS

Missed all of the Super Bowl commercials last night and want to catch the ads, which are sometimes the highlight of the big game? Well, thankfully this year’s commercials are available for viewing via your favorite video search and sharing services.    Better yet, some of these services are adding social media options such as ranking and voting [...]


Prima tappa Los Angeles, poi altre 25 cittÃ  sparse per il globoEmma Bunton - Baby Spice - Ã¨ all'ottavo mese di gravidanza                                            Di nuovo insieme le Spice Girls da dicembre un tour mondiale


Il dibattito dovrebbe toccare anche il nodo rete


Actor Leonardo DiCaprio says he fears "stalkerazzi" photographers could cause a celebrity death.


Vick or no, Saints look for Falcons to run

NEW ORLEANS - A big question hung over practice for the New Orleans Saints this week; Would Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick play or would he rest his injured shoulder Sunday?


Morte Arafat: Ciampi, "Il suo ricordo rimarra' nella storia

ROMA - "Il Presidente Arafat ha simboleggiato la legittima aspirazione del suo popolo all'affermazione della propria dignita', al riconoscimento dei propri diritti. Il suo tenace attaccamento alla causa del popolo palestinese rimarra' nella storia".


Five Killed, 30 Hurt in Kashmir Car Explosion

A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into an army convoy in Indian Kashmir Saturday, killing four soldiers and a civilian and wounding 30 more, police said.


20 years prison time? Three West African defendants pleaded guilty to federal charges of running an advance-fee scheme that targeted U.S. victims with promises of millions of dollars, including money from an estate and a lottery.â¦


Security adviser: Cyber threats keep growing

Howard Schmidt, former security advisor to the White House, warns of upcoming threats to businesses and the Net itself.


NEW YORK The hottest digital media segments going into 2008 continue to be online video, social networking, search and--remnant inventory? That appears to be the case, based on recent developments in the space. While Hulu, Joost and Facebook continue to dominate headlines and imaginations, it's the less sexy elements of the business--ad networks, ad exchanges, behavioral targeting firms--that experts say will spur the most significant activity in the coming year.


Chinese succession sealed with army post

Former President Jiang Zemin gave up the top job in China's military yesterday, handing over his last post to the Communist Party chief, Hu Jintao, to complete the leadership transition to a younger generation.


Intel Corp.'s (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) upcoming mid-quarter report will be closely watched for signs of weak back-to-school computer sales, though recent


A shooting inside a home left six people dead, and a child was found in a nearby vehicle with a gunshot to the chest, the Delavan police chief said Sunday.


Rubens Barrichello won the pole Saturday for Sunday's Grand Prix of China Formula One race. The Ferrari driver circled the 3.387-mile, 14-turn Shanghai International Circuit in one minute, 34.


SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 9 -- President Bush announced a new energy partnership with Brazil on Friday to promote wider production of ethanol throughout the region as an alternative to oil, the first step in an effort to strengthen economic and political alliances in Latin America.


Childhood Obesity a National Crisis, Panel Says

America's children are getting  fatter and need help from parents, schools, the government,  advertisers and the food industry to get back in shape, a panel  of experts said Thursday.


Afghan Refugee Woman First to Cast Vote in Afghan Election

A 19-year-old Afghan woman, living as a refugee in neighboring Pakistan, was the first citizen to vote in her home country's landmark presidential election.


Preity is taking a well-earned vacation.   After shooting in Deepa Mehta's Heaven On Earth,   Preity Zinta is off to Phuket, Thailand to bring in the   New Year.


Book banning in Egypt targets a Muslim moderate

A religious council last month condemned a treatise on how Muslims can integrate into non-Islamic nations.


Blair hits the phones to quell talk of splits

Tony Blair has telephoned the editors of several national newspapers from Chequers to try to calm the furore over the battle for the succession.


SAS AB has reached a deal that should avert a planned Oct. 11 strike by Sweden's transport union.


Russia to charge 10 over Politkovskaya murder: media

Russian prosecutors have detained 10 people in connection with the killing of crusading reporter Anna Politkovskaya and will soon charge them, Itar-Tass news agency quoted the chief prosecutor as saying on Monday.


Mets officials docked Thursday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and spent met with the free-agent first baseman Carlos Delgado.


Londra, 18:37 - CALCIO, KAKA': BRASILE-ARGENTINA NON E' MAI UN'AMICHEVOLE

Domani a Londra si gioca Brasile-Inghilterra, Kakà è pronto: ''Tutti speriamo che sia ...


Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric clears the air over Harry Redknapp's transfers.


Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrice Evra and John O'Shea are on target as Preimership leaders Man Utd beat Everton.


Original R.E.M. members play club, hit studio

NEW YORK (Billboard) - It's shaping up to be a banner week   for the original four members of R.E.M., who have reconvened to   rehearse for a three-song performance at their Saturday   induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Atlanta.


The US tells a UN conference on climate change it has no intention of joining the Kyoto Protocol in the near future.


Eugene Kaspersky and the KGB man that never was

AV boss has bone to pick with The Guardian The Guardian has apologised to Eugene Kaspersky after mistakingly naming the anti-virus guru as a former KGB officer.â¦


BBC 1 boss says he won't quit over Queen row

8am: The BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has said he will not resign following the row over the Queen documentary. By Matt Wells.


Rimini, 22:13 - Basket, Legadue: Rimini supera Rieti nel posticipo

Nel posticipo della 15/a giornata del campionato di Legadue, la Conad Rimini ha battuto la Sebastian...


Thomas Learns a Backcourt Chemistry Lesson

Isiah Thomas finally concluded what everyone else who follows the Knicks has been saying since training camp: Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis cannot thrive in the same backcourt.


Conservation Group Urges Gov't Cooperation

Scientists and officials strengthened efforts to forestall the extinction of thousands of species and protect the world's habitats in talks in Bangkok, but governments need to work harder to promote conservation, an international environment agency said Thursday.


Confermata condanna bidello che aveva baciato studentessa


Ad sales double for CBS' March Madness on Demand

NEW YORK  - After a standout run in last year's NCAA men's basketball tournament, CBS looks for a repeat this month with its March Madness on Demand package.


Dueling quadruple-play architectures at CES

In the wired fiberoptic service arena, there are two principal rollout architectures, dealing with whether the line to your house gets replaced with fiberoptic or gets left as copper. Today there was news on both fronts.


The US Federal Reserve chairman warns of the continuing pressures of inflation on the economy.


Village Voice Dismisses 8, Including Senior Arts Editors

The move decimated the senior ranks of its arts staff and included longtime pop music critic Robert Christgau.


Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy  Co  reported a better-than-expected 52 percent rise in  third-quarter profit on Tuesday on strong sales of laptops and  video games, and raised its full-year earnings forecast.


A 58-year-old man is in a critical condition after his car was involved in a head-on collision with a police car.


Pescara, 19:07 - CALCIO, PESCARA: GONNELLA E' TORNATO IN GRUPPO

Doppio allenamento per il Pescara in vista della gara di sabato contro il Modena. Il tecnico De Rosa...


The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable?


British Troops Arrive at Base Near Baghdad

Before choosing a place to live, do your homework! Review public, private and charter school performance before you decide.


The family of Mark Thatcher, who was arrested in South Africa last week on suspicion of financing a coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, have quit his Cape Town home bound for the United States.


Governo studia misure, 'piccolo' frena la competitivita'


New York, 20:45 - BASKET, NBA: MOVIOLA IN CAMPO PER FALLO TECNICO E RISSE

Moviola in campo nel campionato Nba anche per esaminare le immagini relative ai falli tecnici e alle...


C. Peter McColough, 86, Dies; Led Xerox to Prominence in 13 Years as Chief

While leading Xerox, Mr. McColough created the PARC research center, where many features of early personal computers were pioneered, and grew the companyâs revenue from $896 million in 1968 to $8.5 billion in 1981.


The Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal could effectively end the careers of four Army generals who are linked indirectly to the misconduct but face no criminal charges.


Era uno degli uomini piu' ricchi dell'America latina


The U.S. Federal Reserve raised  interest rates on Tuesday by a quarter percentage point as  expected, the third straight rise in a bid to keep a lid on  inflation pressures despite some signs of economic softness.


Surgery in the sun lures patients to Thailand

When June Flowers woke up in her small Ohio town one winter's morning, unable to move because of back pain, she never dreamt she would fly to the other side of the world to undergo surgery that she couldn't afford at home.


Iraq to Close Borders Next Week to Thwart Attacks

Iraq will seal its borders next week to  prevent Shi'ite pilgrims flooding into the country, the  government said on Thursday, in the latest emergency measure  intended to thwart insurgent violence.


Spyware and x-rated spam It's been a good day for the Federal Trade Commission, which has spanked Sony BMG for its surreptitious installation of nasty-ware and an adult Web site that - gasp - was responsible for the sending of x-rated spam.â¦


Hunting Hurricanes: NASA Seeks Answers in African Dust

By Halverson, Jeffrey B THE OFFICIAL TALLY FOR THE 2006 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON STANDS AT nine named storms, slightly below the average of 10 per year. Of its own accord, the statistic hardly seems unusual; nine is just a slight dip below long-term expectations.


Premier conferma riduzione per 24 mila miliardi vecchie lire


Beatles Photographs Stolen Near Clinton Library

A collection of early photographs of the Beatles intended for the Clinton Presidential Library has been stolen from the car of George Harrison's sister in a smash-and-grab robbery, police said.


Increased smoking may be linked to asthma epidemic

More adults, especially women,  are smoking these days and their secondhand smoke may be  contributing to the asthma epidemic among children in the  United States, results of a study suggest.


Bancrofts to discuss Dow Jones bid with News Corp

The family that controls Dow Jones & Co.  said for the first time it would consider selling the publisher of the Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , dropping its outright opposition to his $5 billion bid.


Aeroflot places firm order for Airbus A350s

European plane maker Airbus said on Wednesday that Russian airline Aeroflot had confirmed an order for 22 Airbus A350 aircraft and wanted an additional five single-aisled A321s.


Teenager in Wisconsin recovers from rabies

A teenage girl in Wisconsin seems to have made medical history for being the first person to survive rabies after the onset of symptoms.


Roma, 17:14 - NUOTO, EUROPEO INDOOR AL VIA A HELSINKI

Tre ori, quattro argenti e sei bronzi, ventidue record assoluti tra cui due primati europei.


South Africa's security minister proposes disbanding the FBI-style Scorpions special investigations unit.


EU to lift sanctions against United States: commission

The European Union will lift sanctions against the United States now that US President George W. Bush has signed a law reforming corporate tax breaks deemed illegal by the World Trade Organisation, the EU executive commission said.


Server maker signs partnership with SAS Institute and joins OSDL.


At Least 50 Militants Killed in Pakistan Raids

At least 50 Islamic militants, most of them foreigners, were killed by Pakistani forces on Thursday in the South Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border, a military spokesman said.


La fine della procedura per infrazione possibile nel 2008


Calif. suit on car greenhouse gases dismissed

A U.S. federal judge tossed out a lawsuit by California's attorney general on Monday seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from six automakers for damaging the state with climate-changing greenhouse gases.


Taylor Coppenrath, the America East Player of the Year last season, was too much for Northeastern last night as he scored 28 points to lead Vermont to a convincing 75-60 victory before a crowd of 2,089 at Solomon Court.


Cisco CSO John N. Stewart Joins KoolSpan Board of Directors

KoolSpan, the information security industry's leading innovator of embeddable security technology for network-aware devices, today announced that John N. Stewart, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), will join its board of directors effective immediately.


New Date Set for Connecticut Killer's Execution

NEW LONDON, Conn.  - A Connecticut judge on  Thursday set a new date for the execution of serial killer  Michael Ross, who last month came within 90 minutes of being  put to death when his execution was halted by legal wrangling  over his mental competency.


Bear Stearns not planning to bail out second fund

Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  does not plan to bail out the second of two struggling hedge funds -- citing stabilizing markets -- but the subprime loan woes that brought down the funds still worry investors.


CHICAGO - Javier Valentin doubled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning and the Cincinnati Reds played spoilers again, sending the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 2-1 defeat Thursday afternoon.


On Fed Payroll, Hackers Seek to Save America

Jason Larsen types in a few lines of computer code to hack into the controls of a nearby chemical plant. Then he finds an online video camera inside and confirms that he has pumped up a pressure value.


Sepolti sotto un metro di neve sul Monte Cimone


Yahoo Profit Triples on Google Stake Sale

Yahoo Inc. reported on Tuesday a quarterly net profit that more than tripled from the year earlier, boosted by the sale of shares it held in rival Google Inc. and stronger online ad revenue that analysts said may signal good results from other Web search providers.


An Edinburgh man loses his job over comments made about his employer in an online diary, or "blog".


Thousands of people who received plasma or other blood products in Britain received letters from the government today warning that they may have been exposed to the deadly human form of mad cow disease.


Secondo un sondaggio misura insufficiente per 62%


Croatian President Mesic secures second term with crushing victory

Croatian President Stipe Mesic won a crushing victory over his ruling conservative party rival in Sunday's election runoff, securing a second five-year term and promising to lead the former Yugoslav republic into the European Union.


Cocaine trade scents higher profit in Europe

Saturday night and thrill-seekers from around the world crowd the streets of Amsterdam's red-light district ready to binge on sex, drugs and alcohol.


CAL NOTEBOOK Cal may get a good fight from rebuilding Arizona

Cal travels to Arizona this Saturday, facing a first-year coach and a team on the mend. Mike Stoops, the younger brother of Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and the Sooners' former defensive coordinator, has taken


Pupils in primary and secondary schools across England lack an overview of history, Ofsted warns.


Infosys in the frame Shares in Capgemini jumped this morning on talk of a takeover or merger approach from Infosys.â¦


Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson is proposing a rule that is common on kindergarten playgrounds but doesn't usually work in politics — be nice to each other.


Microsoft, Alcatel team to make calls from the desktop

French telecommunications company AlcatelÂ has signed a deal with MicrosoftÂ to help develop applications that allow users to make phone calls from their computers, it said Thursday.


One man has been stabbed and rapper Dr Dre punched in the nose during a melee at the second annual Vibe Awards for hip-hop stars at a hangar at Santa Monica Airport in the United States.


The Italian tenor who helped bring opera into the mainstream is mourned by fans and critics alike


Queen worried about Dodi-Diana union, butler says

Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell said on Wednesday Britain's Queen Elizabeth told him she had been concerned about Diana having a long-term relationship with Dodi al-Fayed.


Islamabad, Dec. 27: India appears to have given up its insistence on passports being the only valid document for passengers boarding the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus.


Cagliari, 18:09 - Calcio, Cagliari: doppio ballottaggio per la Lazio

In vista della gara di ritorno contro la Lazio, il tecnico del Cagliari Arrigoni sembra intenzionato...


Kidnappers Seize Charity Chief in Baghdad

Kidnappers seized the British-Iraqi  head of an international charity in Baghdad on Tuesday and  later she was shown sitting anxiously and alone in a video  broadcast by an Arabic television station.


Mother: Nightclub Gunman Had Schizophrenia

The mother of the man who gunned down former Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three others during a concert said her son was discharged from the military because he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia.


Senator to US: 'Take a Deep Breath' Over UN

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, visiting the United Nations, cautioned his Congressional colleagues to "take a deep breath" before making a political football out of the world body by withholding dues.


Federal judge Charles Pickering, appointed by President Bush less than a year ago without Congressional approval, said Wednesday he will step down from the bench.


Servers, e-mail applications, and other less-than-chic combinations of hardware and software typically inhabit the technology realm. Linen is rarely equated with LEDs, while discussing couture along with the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard is almost laughable.However, last Wednesday night at the Boston Museum of Science, the IT industry shed its wonkish ways and demonstrated that it can be in vogue during a fashion show that blended technology with threads. Seamless: Computational Couture featured about 20 designers and design teams from around the world who created garments and accessories influenced by technology.Like its counterparts in New York and Europe, this fashion show featured disc jockeys spinning electronic music, a sports celebrity and, of course, leggy models. And like every fashion show, this iteration featured a runway. A section of the museum with an open floor plan served as the catwalk. Models started their strut on the third floor, took the escalator to the second floor where they sashayed for a bit before boarding another escalator to the ground floor for more sauntering.The colorful fabric, avant-garde designs and crowd of 1,000 all blended harmoniously with technology, making the domain of the IBMs and Googles feel stylish and sexy."All of the technology is really there," said Christine Liu, who co-produced the event and helped found the Seamless shows, with this event serving as the third. "The genius behind it is finding the application, the way it's integrated into the garment, the aesthetics of it, the motivation behind it, and that’s what we’re looking for. This sort of composite poetry."The applications of technology to fashion proved myriad. Featured designs included clothing that powers portable electronic devices, jackets for measuring Wi-Fi signal strength and displaying messages via LED (light-emitting diode) and a ring that applies a tech twist to showy jewelry.Cognoscenti debate whether fashion should place function or form first. Amanda Parkes and Adam Kumpf combine both principles by designing stylish garments that generate their own power. The duo featured a shirt in a dark cooper fabric with an off-the-shoulder neckline, turquoise trim at the neck and what appeared to be decorative buttons around the elbows and waistline. The buttons are actually coin batteries that store voltage created as the wearer moves. The shirt is woven with piezoelectric film fibers around the body's joints. These fibers convert the mechanical strain created by motion into electrical voltage. The stored power can be used to recharge portable devices, such as an MP3 player.Wi-Fi is used to connect to the Internet, but Jenny Chowdhury, a resident researcher at New York University, also uses the technology to illuminate her line of clothing, 802.11 Apparel. She uses hacked Wi-Fi detectors and LEDs, among other technology, in her designs. The detector picks up signals as a person walks, and rows of LEDs illuminate to indicate the signal's strength. On the jacket she presented, five horizontal fabric panels with a flower motif ran from the right side of the clothing to its center. The panels, transparent in some sections, allowed the light from strings of blue LEDs to shine through. One glowing row meant a weak signal while a strong signal lit up all five rows.In addition to technology, nature influenced Chowdhury's design."Since the beginning of time we’ve borrowed from the environment to decorate garments," she said. "Since Wi-Fi is such a large part of the environment now, I thought I would integrate it in that same way. So that’s why there’s a floral motif on top of the bars for Wi-Fi."Fashionistas unanimously support the belief that clothes should make a statement. Barbara Layne's pair of black linen jackets truly execute on this concept. Messages and graphics are uploaded to the jackets and scrolled across an array of LEDs that are handwoven into the back of the outerwear.The garments can display separate messages individually. However, when magnets in the jackets' cuffs connect, a third, different message scrolls from one jacket to the other. In an homage to weaving and the technological advances it represented, Layne displays the jacket's electronic components on the back."We're exposing the technology because we want to show integration between textiles and technology," said Layne, who is a professor at Concordia University in Montreal.Rappers sport bling and socialites wear diamonds. Thanks to Markus Kison, technophiles now have their piece of status jewelry. A small horizontal display on his Vanity Ring shows the number of times the wearer's name has been searched on Google. The ring comes with software that people use to enter their names and link to Google. The ring is updated with the latest tally after it is placed in its accompanying docking station.While this jewelry isn't on the market, Kison, who studied physics in Germany, cautions that the ring is only for special, Google-worthy people."So this ring is really about important people," he said. "It’s really like this because no one would wear a ring with a thousand hits on it."Perhaps that is why Manny Delcarmen, a pitcher for the reigning World Series champion baseball team the Boston Red Sox, modeled Kison's creation.This fashion show may serve as a harbinger of the future, one that combines technology that allows Web access or powers PCs with what people wear to work or a restaurant. After all, Prada designed a cell phone and Marc Jacobs sold iPod holders. Watch the runway to find out.


Bodies return from Afghanistan, commander defends war

The bodies of 14 British airmen who died in a plane crash in Afghanistan were brought home after a grim month of fighting there -- but a top commander insisted the war is being won.


UPDATE 1-Euro Disney deal brings relief but challenges loom

Euro Disney (EDLP.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) shares leapt on Wednesday after the French theme park operator clinched a long-awaited deal to restructure its


Residents Upset at Not Being Consulted About Research Park

By MARGARET MOFFETT BANKS  GREENSBORO ---- Sharon Hightower feels slighted.   Since 2003, leaders from N.C. A&T and UNCG have been planning a scientific and educational research center at A&T's farm off East Lee Street in east Greensboro.


Two presidents were killed by bombs just before or after their inaugurations. One prime minister was blown up in a helicopter; another was killed four months after leaving office in a suicide truck bombing. At least 35 Lebanese politicians, clerics and journalists have been struck down by assassins in Lebanon's 63 years of independence.


PLEA DEAL: Ending a two-year federal investigation, former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland pleaded guilty to a felony count of conspiracy to steal honest services.


African nations agree to halt ivory sale for 9 years

THE HAGUE -- African nations agreed yesterday to a massive ivory sell-off and a nine-year freeze on further sales, in a move conservationists hoped would mean a reprieve for elephant herds from poachers and smuggling syndicates.


Outspoken, strong-willed, funny, gutsy and sometimes sarcastic, Michelle Obama is playing a pivotal role in her husbandâs campaign.


A federal judge Thursday ordered a suburban Atlanta school system to remove stickers from its high school biology textbooks that call evolution "a theory, not a fact," saying the disclaimers are an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.


New Cambodian King Arrives Back in Capital With Father

Thousands of Cambodians jubilantly welcomed their new king on Wednesday on his return to his homeland, accompanied by his proud and protective father, the former king.


State Street Corp. Is Sued Over Pension Fund Losses

State Street ousted a senior executive and said it would set aside $618 million to cover legal claims stemming from investments tied to mortgage securities.


Kenya's president re-elected, official says

Incumbent president Mwai Kibaki has been re-elected as leader of Kenya, the country's electoral commission announced Sunday.


Closest CIA bid to kill Castro was poisoned drink

The closest the CIA came to killing Cuba's Fidel Castro was a 1963 attempt with a poison pill delivered by American mobsters that was to be slipped into a chocolate milkshake, a former Cuban intelligence chief said.


A group of 29 people, thought to be North Koreans,  enter a South Korean school in Beijing.


Bright Eyes Greets New Year with Two Albums

Bright Eyes principal Conor Oberst delivered a finished album to his label last February with an eye on a summer release, but then he had other ideas.


After the presidency, Putin wants new role in public life

Â· Seeking third term would 'tinker with democracy'Â· Sharp criticism for White House's foreign policy


The gamer's expo in Los Angeles last week drew an estimated 18,000 attendees, according to show organizers.


Waste plant fire forces 5,000 to evacuate

Explosions and fire at a hazardous waste management facility prompted town officials to evacuate about 5,000 residents living within a mile of the plant as a precautionary measure early Friday.


Milano, in un negozio per parrucchieri il malvivente entra impugnando una pistolaLa donna quasi sviene. Lui la rassicura e poi fugge abbandonando il bottino                                          Commessa incinta si sente male e il rapinatore rinuncia al colpo


Rescue of entangled Georgia coast whale planned

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Researchers are planning the rescue of an endangered right whale first spotted off the Georgia coast earlier this week entangled in fishing gear.


Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says he fears more for his privacy than his life as he returns to England


BRIGHTON (England) - Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday defended the war in Iraq, insisting he could not apologise for toppling Saddam Hussein, and urged his party to unite and fight for a historic third term in power.


Thousands flee fresh violence in eastern DR Congo

Fierce fighting Saturday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo among local militias, the army and rebels loyal to a renegade general forced thousands to flee, the UN and Congolese army said.


UPDATE 1-Celestica cuts 3rd qtr forecasts as orders drop

Celestica Inc. (CLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (CLS.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) cut its third-quarter earnings forecast on Tuesday, triggering a selling spree in its shares.


Rival security forces clash in Gaza after killings

Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas traded gunfire with Hamas policemen in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions soared after the killing of three young sons of one of Abbas's top intelligence officials.


Tighter controls likely after SocGen debacle

London banks warned London investment banks face the likelihood of closer regulation of derivatives trading in the wake of the rogue trader debacle that cost French bank SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale an estimated â¬4.9bn ($7.2bn).â¦


Palermo, 17:26 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: SERVE PROGETTO A LUNGA SCADENZA

''Affinchè questa società diventi grande servono calma, pazienza ed un progetto a lung...


The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed

Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.


Paula Radcliffe says they are the secret of her success, but Australian research questions the benefits of an ice bath.


Though the sports-themed Friday Night Lights failed to dislodge Shark Tale from the top, the critically acclaimed drama grabbed a healthy $20.


The EU's new team of Commissioners has voiced confidence that it will scrape through an approval vote in the European Parliament, but the Socialists said they almost had enough support to bring it down.


Oracle's PeopleSoft Bid May Benefit From Arbitragers' Stake

Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison's $8.8 billion hostile bid to buy PeopleSoft Inc. may benefit from arbitragers who have loaded up on the stock and are likely to tender their shares.


The UN says Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have recruited 40 child soldiers since December's tsunami.


The U.S. is heading into its first recession in a truly globalized world. Here's what to expect -- and why it will be different this time


Italian troops, trucks and armored personnel carriers landed Sunday in Lebanon as the arrival of the first large contingent of international peacekeepers entered its second day after being delayed by rough seas.


Flu pandemic inevitable, plans needed rrgently: WHO

WHO calls for every country in the world to make plans to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic that is likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year.


The jet they had leased at their own expense and filled with medical supplies taxied to a stop at Kabul International Airport. On the runway, not 50 yards away, Vance Moss saw black smoke from the charred shell of a burning plane billowing into a blue sky.


Business software maker  Oracle  Corp. ORCL.O said on Thursday it extended again its $7.7  billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O, to  Sept. 10, as it awaits a U.S. District Court judge's ruling on  whether the takeover attempt can move forward.


Encouraging lone parents back to work would lift 500,000 children out of poverty, says a report.


US Government Settles Holocaust 'Gold Train' Case

A long standing case between the families of holocaust survivros and the US government has finally been settled. The government reached a tentative settlement today with the families of up to 30,000 Hungarian


A gamekeeper who laced bird carcasses with poison and used live pigeons as bait is given community service.


Tiffany Jackson scored 13 points to lead No. 4 Texas to its 41st consecutive victory at home, 83-33 over Sam Houston State on Tuesday night.


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Union backs toughening baseball's drug rules Players and owners to ...

Phoenix -- The hard-nosed chief of baseball's players union, Donald Fehr, said for the first time Tuesday that he was willing to toughen the sport's maligned drug-testing policy after receiving authorization from the players' executive board.


Va. senator who used slur declines award

A senator who had singled out an Indian man at a campaign event and referred to him as "Macaca" declined a leadership award from a minority scholarship fund Thursday after donors protested his selection.


Police are looking to speak to an Australian tourist who witnessed a city centre fight which led to a man's death.


WASHINGTON - The State Department today established a toll-free telephone number for inquiries about US citizens affected by the Asian earthquake and tsunamis.


Weekdays at 4:45 PM on Radio 990 in Manitoba

WINNIPEG - A temporary shortage of a childhood vaccine has lead provincial health officials to delay booster shots for some children.


Giants, Manning are worthy of star treatment

IRVING, Texas - Peyton Manning has a championship game to be at next weekend after all. He can go watch baby brother Eli guide the New York Giants.


UK researchers link high red meat intake to higher incidence of ...

(National-NBC) Dec. 3, 2004 - The next time you enjoy a steak or a burger, you might want to think about how it could be effecting your joints.


China is captivated with LeBron James the basketball player, but apparently the nation can live without James as a Bruce Lee-like kung fu fighter.


Europe's fossil fuel use is rising, but it's not making citizens any happier, an economic report concludes.


The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Mike Gruss Column: You Just Can't Miss the Msg: Thmbs Down on a Rvolution

By Mike Gruss, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 13--IF YOU WERE BORED with freshly squeezed lemonade, funnel cake and large displays of toe rings for sale at last weekend's Harborfest, there was another way to waste time.


Astronomers Find Farthest Known Galaxies

Astronomers have found evidence for the most distant galaxies ever detected.


The Golf Expert is here with answers to your questions. Since slow play is not encouraged, let's quickly move to the first tee, er, question and get started.


The Larsen B ice shelf probably blocked the glaciers' progress before its collapse in 2002, but now they are able to deposit their loads more freely.


OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - ÂGiovani, evangelizzate: la GMG sta arrivando!Â, esorta il Vescovo ausiliare di Sydney Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - LÂevento Ã¨ imminente e occorre fare uno sforzo di evangelizzazione nei prossimi mesi: Ã¨ quanto chiede ai giovani cattolici il Vescovo ausiliare di Sydney, Mons. Julian Charles Porteous, sottolineando che ÂlÂevangelizzazione Ã¨...


Aerial reconnaissance takes off for company

Flight Landata Inc., a small North Andover firm, has developed high-resolution digital-imaging systems to collect reconnaissance images of Iraq and Afghanistan that are shot from aircraft.


Chrysler LLC and bankrupt supplier  Plastech Engineered Products Inc reached an interim deal that  will allow the U.S. automaker to resume production at four  idled plants and avoid shutting down all of its assembly  operations, an attorney for Plastech said on Tuesday.


NEW YORK Dec 12, 2004 - With less than two weeks of shopping left until Christmas, the nation's malls and stores stepped up discounts over the weekend, but business appeared to be mixed, according to analysts.


Kremlin Man Heads for Win in Tense Chechnya Poll

GROZNY, Russia  - A Moscow-backed policeman was  set to become rebel Chechnya's new president in a fraught  election Sunday marked by a bomb blast in which only the  attacker was killed.


Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Farm Briefs Column

By Kevin Welch, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas  Jun. 24--CATTLE ON FEED UP 1 PERCENT: The USDA reported Friday that  cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for  feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on  June 1.


A drunk driver who killed two people in a head-on car collision outside Larne is jailed for nine years.


This time, networks to make calls cautiously

The nation's broadcast networks and cable news channels will also be on tenterhooks, eager to be first with results, fearful of dancing too far out on the fragile limbs of exit polls.


The mayor of London and a council give the go-ahead for a Â£1.5bn redevelopment of Heathrow Airport.


Japanese researchers have discovered a new and sluggish kind of seismic activity that helps reveal the inner workings of faults capable of producing massive earthquakes like the one that generated the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.


At least one protester was fatally shot by Myanmar security forces Wednesday, according to opposition reports, amid fears that the anticipated crackdown in Myanmar has begun.


LUSSEMBURGO â I ministri degli Esteri dell'Ue riuniti a Lussemburgo hanno deciso ieri di revocare l'embargo sulla vendita di armi alla Libia che ostacolava l'attuazione di un accordo italo-libico per il contrasto all'immigrazione clandestina.


Kidnapped Briton pleads for her life as British troops head toward ...

A kidnapped British aid worker made another plea for her life in a video aired Wednesday, urging Britain to withdraw troops from the country as some 800 British soldiers headed north toward Baghdad to bolster US forces.


Isotope linked to death available online

No luck shopping for that hard-to-buy-for science hobbyist in the family? The rare isotope suspected to have felled former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is surprisingly easy to buy — in fact, for $69, it's a mouse click away.


Arsenal opened its defense of its English title with a 4-1 win at Everton on Sunday, making it 41 straight games without a loss in the Premier League.


After Pope Benedict XVI infuriated the Islamic world with his remarks on holy war, Vatican officials scrambled to save his planned trip to predominantly Muslim Turkey.


East Timor government threatens to unravel

East Timor's Nobel prize-winning foreign minister resigned in protest Sunday after the country's ruling party ignored demands to fire the prime minister over accusations he provoked bloody unrest.


Londra, 16:13 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: SI INDAGA SU ARRIVO SAHA A MANCHESTER

C'è anche l'acquisto di Louis Saha da parte del Manchester United tra i trasferimenti su cui ...


Cricket...and Australia is no wicket for 57 in its second innings at stumps on day three of the second test against New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval.


EMI Surges on Improving Outlook in Music Sector

EMI, the world's third-largest music group, reported a 7 percent drop in first-half profits on Friday but said the beleaguered industry was rebounding as digital music sales start to take off.


Foreclosures Prompt Cities to Make Plea for Aid

Faced with the collapse of the subprime mortgage market that has pockmarked their cities with vacant houses, the nationâs mayors pleaded for a huge infusion of federal aid.


A completed count of ballots in Montenegro's referendum confirms a victory for pro-independence supporters.


SYDNEY The Australian government said Wednesday that terrorists may be preparing an attack in Indonesia, possibly at a Hilton hotel.


Seattle study of Chernobyl finds thyroid cancer link

Seattle scientists studying cancer rates among the victims of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant explosion have found the first direct link between thyroid cancer risk and individual radiation exposures.


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Planets in dazzling array; conjunction peaks next week

Early morning joggers, dog-walkers and commuters are enjoying a dazzling predawn light show in the eastern sky this week. Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets visible


Tiny British village set to vote on EU treaty: report

The tiny southern English village of East Stoke is set to vote on whether or not it should have a referendum on the new European Union treaty, The Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday.


Wii is guest of honor at new genre of parties

Kris Smith called it "the  equivalent of a man Tupperware party." In early December, he  and a few pals gathered in a basement in suburban Chicago to  try out their friend's brand new Nintendo Wii video game  console.


If recent playoff history is an accurate barometer, there has been much wasted gnashing of teeth in these parts the last few weeks over the importance of the Patriots finishing ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers and having the best record in the AFC.


Janus Enterprise Seeks Steady Growth      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Predictable may be boring, but it's preferred by Janus Enterprise Fund.


Tributes are paid to Australian naturalist  Steve Irwin after he was killed by a stingray while diving off Queensland.


Yanks get Unit: NY strikes a deal to pry Johnson from Arizona

Finally. After more than a decade of pursuing Randy Johnson, and a particularly difficult past few weeks in which the 6-foot-10 lefty ace was in their grasp and then wasn't, the


Downer welcomes Thai protester death inquiry

Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has welcomed the Thai Government setting up an independent inquiry into the deaths of 80 Muslim protesters.


A former US marine who admitted child abduction offences and other crimes is deported.


Various media outlets, including mlb.com and ESPN Radio 1000, are reporting the Cubs have docked their superstar a day's pay for leaving last Sunday's Cubs-Braves game well before it ended.


Fiat will meet car giant GM on Tuesday in an attempt to reach agreement over the future of the Italian firm's loss-making auto group.


Iron Ore Prices to Jump 20 Percent in 2005

Iron ore prices will probably rise another 20 percent in 2005 after increasing 19 percent this year, the top executive of the world's biggest ore exporter said Monday.


UNITED NATIONS - President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are due to hold on Friday their first face-to-face meeting, which is expected to focus on the Kashmir dispute.


Linux Networx Inc. delivered two more systems to the Defense Department as part of the military's Technology Insertion 2004 initiative to improve defense laboratories' high-performance computing.


The family of a couple killed in a car crash fight plans to exhume them after claims they are in a reserved grave.


As Nicholas Negroponte stormed the developing world trying to drum up buyers for the innovative $175 computers designed by his One Laptop Per Child education nonprofit, he encountered a persistent obstacle: competition from Intel Corp.


Civil rights protesters converge on Jena

JENA, Louisiana  - Tens of thousands of black Americans descended on a small town in central Louisiana on Thursday to protest what they say is injustice against six black teen-agers charged over a high school fight.


ATHENS, Greece Aug. 30, 2004 - A defrocked Irish priest with a history of disrupting sports events was given a one-year suspended sentence and fined $3,600 Monday for grabbing a runner who was leading the Olympic marathon with three miles to go.


The consumers group best known for rating cars and washing machines has turned its testing prowess to condoms to find out which ones measure up best and how other birth control methods compare.


Un quotidiano locale ha trovato su Youtube il filmato di un gruppo di ragazziche sfidano la sorte gettandosi in acqua dopo grandi bevute di vino                                              Bolzano, tuffi proibiti dalla diga Ubriachi, fanno un salto di sette metri                                                                                Tania Cagnotto e Christopher Sacchin: "Possono lasciarci l'osso del collo"


GLENDALE, Calif. -- IHOP Corp., best known for its chain of blue-roofed pancake restaurants, said Monday it has agreed to buy the bar-and-grill chain Applebee's International Inc. for about $1.9 billion in cash.


Police begin a murder inquiry after a 20-year-old soldier is shot dead within hours of returning from his unit in Germany.


Turkish PM calls on Iraq to shut Kurd rebel camps

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Baghdad on Friday to shut down camps run by separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and to hand over guerrilla leaders.


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Video game skills and a good poker face online are becoming key job skills in the financial markets.


Cablevision could air 500 HD channels by year-end

Cablevision Systems Corp. said on  Thursday it will have the capability to carry more than 500  channels of high definition programming by the end of the year.


Splashing water and their index fingers pointed upward, the Boston English players shouted "uno" as photographers snapped their photo. They posed in front of the City Championship trophy, which they won by beating Latin Academy, 6-4, yesterday at English Field in the Boston City League's inaugural baseball tournament.


December 06, 2004 - Today game and film fans alike are picking sides to decide the fate of Middle-earth as Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announces the release of the eagerly-awaited PC game, The Lord of the Rings(tm), The Battle for Middle-earth(tm).


McDonald's (MCD) third-quarter earnings rose a higher-than-expected 42% on a preliminary basis, the world's largest restaurant chain said Wednesday, citing strong sales in the United States and a lower tax rate.


Online Retailers Team Up With RingCentral to Ring in Sales This Holiday Season

RingCentral today announced that numerous small online retailers,  including eBay PowerSellers, are using RingCentral's  suite of on-demand telecommunications services to gain a competitive  edge against traditional retail giants this holiday season.


Joe Smith had 23 points as the Chicago Bulls easily beat Miami 126-96, spoiling the return of Shaquille O'Neal to the Heat's lineup on Wednesday.


Iraq's Talabani warns neighbors to stop interfering

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani warns   that Iraq can "make trouble" for its neighbors if they do not   stop interfering in his country's internal affairs.


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Kerry Wood pitched six solid innings and hit a key RBI single to get his first win since July 15, leading the Chicago Cubs past the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 Monday.


One of Earth's largest-ever megafloods broke apart a strip of land connecting what is now Britain and France, permanently separating them, a new study says.