Given our love affair with high-priced luxury goods, and their association with status and power, itâs possible that weâve come to experience cerebral delight in response to things that promise that cachet.


An Israeli spy satellite plunged into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after launch Monday, dealing a severe blow to Israel's attempts to closely monitor potential enemies, particularly Iran.


Tajikistan: Groundbreaking Tajik Radio Talk Show Tackles Pressing Social Issues

Text of press release by US-based Internews on 25 January  When Tajikistan's new live radio talk show featured the issue of domestic violence, Dushanbe-based Radio Orieno received more than forty calls from listeners.


Bertie Ahern was on track Saturday to become Ireland's prime minister for a third term after partial results and opposition leaders suggested he had clinched victory in a closely fought general election.


Thousands of residents of coastal Sri Lanka, both in the south and east, began to flee inland again on Thursday, following the news that there were fresh tremors off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands further east.


Viacom Inc's MTV and award-winning  television and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer will launch a  video game development studio, marrying Hollywood and  technology in what has been historically an uneasy alliance.


Points: With no hurricanes approaching Hattiesburg, Southern Miss finally gets to play at home. Traveling, however, hasn't bothered the Golden Eagles, who lead the nation in turnover margin (+3.


June vote set for Ga. congressional seat

Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday called for a June 19 special election to fill the House seat left vacant by the death of GOP Rep. Charles Norwood.


Europe and the US have agreed to moves to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, but divisions emerged with so-called non-aligned nations objecting to parts of the text.


Eagles back with more of the same 28 years on

The Eagles are back with their first  studio album in 28 years, and, for better or worse, it appears  the legendary U.S. rockers have barely changed.


RICHMOND, Oct. 4-- The Washington Wizards and President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld have reached agreement on a multi-year contract extension, the team announced this afternoon. Neither the length of the extension nor the terms were immediately available.


Economy improved, but not as much as expected

The economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the summer as a big rebound in auto sales offset weakness from an exploding trade deficit, soaring oil prices and


MAN may have as few as 20,000 genes, just a fraction of previous estimates, an international consortium of scientists say in a report to be released today.


MINNEAPOLIS - Mike Mussina's tastes at times can be as bland as the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches he ate during the season-opening trip to Japan. That may explain his eye-opening success rate at the Metrodome, a stadium with little ...


Intel bumps up the speed of fastest Centrino

Intel added a faster Pentium M processor speed-grade to its Centrino chip-set bundle for laptops onn Wednesday (Oct. 20). The Pentium M 765 runs at 2.1-GHz, packs 2-Mbytes of level 2 cache, and uses Intel's


Update 1: Former MedImmune Executive Pleads Guilty

A former executive of biotechnology firm MedImmune Inc. faces 15 to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty Friday to securities fraud and perjury in US District Court in Washington.


A "Spiderman" suit allowing wearers to scale vertical walls could one day be a reality, according to a study.


BAGHDAD -- Iraq announced the capture of a senior aide to leading militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi yesterday, hours after Zarqawi claimed responsibility for a suicide blast near the offices of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.


Technology services firm Electronic Data Systems Corp. plans to seek a five-day extension for its quarterly report from the US Securities and Exchange commission, according to news reports Tuesday.


Firenze, 20:27 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: CON LA SAMP TORNA MUTU, FREY IN NAZIONALE

In vista del match interno con la Samp, la Fiorentina ritrova Mutu (scontata la squalifica) ma non S...


Presidente della commissione Ue domani a Malta vedra' Prodi


U.S. moves to reduce diplomatic presence in Syria

The United States moved to reduce   its diplomatic presence in Syria on Thursday following an   attack on its embassy in Damascus, by offering free flights   home to dependents and nonessential diplomats who wish to   leave.


Environmental Projects Gaining Importance, World Bank Chief Says

Improving the environment and establishing more connections with civil society and the business sector have become increasingly important to the World Bank during the past 10 years, according to the bank's president, James Wolfensohn.


An astronaut who drove from Texas to Florida to confront a supposed love rival is charged with attempted kidnapping.


Riggs Bank has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge and pay a $16 million fine to settle an investigation of money laundering at the D.C. bank, according to sources close to the matter.


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings, a surprise announcement that puts justices in the middle of a politically sensitive issue.    Justices have repeatedly refused to revisit issues raised by their 1980 decision that banned the posting of copies of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms...


Colombia's ambassador to the United States resigned Tuesday in anger over President Alvaro Uribe's selection of a disgraced former Colombian leader as ambassador to France.


Ivorian officials said Gbagbo, elected four years ago in disputed polls, was coming under pressure from France to quit. "It's out of the question," said national assembly speaker Mamadou Koulibaly.


Carol Burnett, whose long-running variety show became a TV classic, has received a career achievement award from the Television Critics Association.


Antivirus firm says detects Google text ad trojan

Advertisements placed by Google in  Web pages are being hijacked by so-called trojan software that  replaces the intended text with ads from a different provider,  Romanian antivirus company BitDefender says.


Electricite de France said it raised 2.57 billion euros ($3.17 billion) from the sale of its 2.3 percent stake in French oil company Total SA on Wednesday.


LONDON -- Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Monday it agreed with Internet search leader Google Inc. to develop maps for mobile telephones.


Seductive virus has Sobering consequence

A blonde, 21-year-old go-go dancer is sending emails with naked photos of herself attached and asking for work as model. Or so you are led to think by the latest mass-mailing Sober worm variant to hit the Web, Sober.


N.H.L. Roundup: Gionta Revels in Some Open Ice as Devils Finally Solve Senators

In overtime, Brian Gionta, the Devilsâ energetic right wing finally had room to move â and to try a maneuver that would result in a victory.


FDA  Approves Elan's Non-Narcotic Painkiller Prialt

Biotech company Elan Corp. reported Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its non-narcotic painkiller Prialt to treat chronic pain.


The Chinese government is imposing more curbs on foreigners buying Beijing property, reports say.


EU climate meeting foreshadows German G8 push HEALTH

EU climate meeting foreshadows German G8 push A man signs a huge EU star placed in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate by members of the German environmental group BUND European Union leaders will put ...Comment


British troops began evacuating British nationals from the troubled West African nation of Ivory Coast Friday. Some 400 Britons live in the country, which has seen increasingly


European judges are being asked to rule in a case that could limit the use of speed cameras in the UK.


Australian bushfires leave grisly trail of environmental damage

Tens of thousands of iconic Australian creatures including koalas and kangaroos may have died in fires that swept through vast tracts of southern Australia this week, environmentalists say.


Remaining hostages set to be freed: South Korea

South Korea said it expects the remaining seven Korean church volunteers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan to be released on Thursday.


Mardi Gras revelers party in scarred New Orleans

Colorful parades rolled through New Orleans on Tuesday as thousands of revelers turned out to celebrate Mardi Gras in the city still scarred by Hurricane Katrina.


In Campaign 2008, Candidates Starting Earlier, Spending More

Starting as early as last June, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was hiring staffers and consultants in New Hampshire and Iowa and building the foundation for his 2008 presidential bid at a time when those in early battleground states typically get a breather from national politics.


XABI ALONSO aims to break his Deportivo duck tonight - and end his Spanish pals' Euro dream.


Disinfecting begins at the Suffolk farm where thousands of turkeys were culled after a bird flu outbreak.


Computer Speakers That Put on a Pretty Face

Logitech is betting that the speakers that came with your computer are pretty ugly. To remedy things, it is offering the Z-10 Interactive Speaker System.


Before Eileen Burden began taking the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, her joints ached so much she could barely get dressed in the morning.


Labor may not harm post-pregnancy sexual function

NEW YORK  - Though some women worry that   labor and delivery will harm their sex life after pregnancy, a   new study finds no evidence that childbirth itself affects a   woman's long-term sexual function.


Comment is free: Carol Nahra: We were unlucky in the tragic hand dealt to our son, but blessed to have had British healthcare.


Giorgio Armani prepared to sell fashion empire

Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion designer, has said in a newspaper interview that he was prepared to sell his fashion empire.


Hurricane Frances roars toward the Bahamas after grazing Puerto Rico

LUQUILLO, Puerto Rico  - Hurricane Frances roared toward the Bahamas and the southeastern United States on Wednesday after churning past Puerto Rico, bringing heavy surf and blustery winds to the U.S. territory.


Economic Woes Accelerate Medicaid Spending

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


BBC Click looks at how remote access is set to transform our lives, ensuring we are never away from any data.


Outdoors: Timing Right for a Little Pond Hopping

By Larry Porter, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 25--LINCOLN -- This has not been a good year for fish that live in farm ponds.   Drought conditions have lowered water levels in ponds throughout Nebraska.


No. 22 Alabama 114, East Tennessee St. 77

Earnest Shelton scored 24 points and Ronald Steele had a school-record 18 assists to lead No. 22 Alabama to a 114-77 rout of East Tennessee State on Wednesday night.


Can Vista Be Credited With Microsoft's Stellar Q1 Gains?

It was indeed an astounding quarter for Microsoft, with operating income having grown last quarter at an annual rate of 32%. A big part of that growth is attributable to Windows Vista. But does the fact that customers are adopting it truly signal that customers are embracing it? Yesterday, the company's chief financial executives offered some very revealing data.


ORLANDO, Fla. - LSU coach Nick Saban finally turned pro yesterday, prompting a celebration at the home of Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga.


Lisbona, raggiunta l'intesa nella notte: un testo di 255 pagineche detta le regole di funzionamento dell'Unione a 27 e, poi, a 30                                          Accordo fatto con Italia e Polonia la Ue approva il suo nuovo trattato                                                                                Roma ottiene 73 deputati (in totale saranno 751) come la Gran BretagnaVarsavia avrÃ  la "clausola di Ioannina" che voleva a tutti i costi


Bulgarian cargo ship sinks in Sea of Azov

A Bulgarian cargo ship with 11 seamen on  board sank in rough weather in the Sea of Azov on the border  between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday, the Bulgarian  coastguard said.


If traditional radio decides Howard Stern is too hot to handle, satellite radio is waiting with an armload of wet T-shirts. Even if the prince of âshock jocksâ stays where he is, the two nationwide


Blackburn reach the FA Cup quarter-finals thanks to Benni McCarthy's wonder goal.


Mourinho braced for rough return to Porto

OPORTO, Portugal  - Jose Mourinho brings his Chelsea side expecting a rough return to the club he led to the Champions League title last season and aware that the reception will get a lot tougher should he engineer Porto's exit from this year's


Lima, 10:25 - CALCIO, PERU'-COLOMBIA 2-2 IN AMICHEVOLE

PerÃ¹ e Colombia hanno pareggiato 2-2 (0-1) in un match amichevole giocato a Lima.


POLL PURPOSE: AP-Iposos polling in the United States and seven foreign countries sought to gauge President Bush's popularity, and in the case of the other nations, the popularity of Americans.


Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other NATO defense ministers will meet in this small mountain resort on Wednesday to discuss increased training and contributions toward strengthening Iraqi security forces.


"Disturbia" duo "Eye" terrorist thriller

Rising star Shia  LaBeouf, hot off the success of "Disturbia," is in talks to  reunite with the film's director for another thriller.


Following his idea of being 'clever' last weekend, David Beckham will be out of action for up to a month with the rib injury he suffered following his foul on Wales' Ben Thatcher.


Lettera aperta sul sito del candidato leader del Pd e sindaco di Roma"Nessuno arrivi nel Pd con forme organizzate, serve un'identitÃ  comune"                                          Veltroni scrive a Rutelli e Fassino "Niente correnti nel nuovo partito"


The luggage was loaded for New York, where Minnesota was presumably headed until the conclusion of a chaotic, emotional week left the Twins celebrating their AL Central championship Sunday.


A former drummer from the 1980s punk  band, The Ramones, sued Apple Inc , Wal-Mart Stores Inc  , RealNetworks Inc  and others for copyright  infringement, claiming the companies lacked permission to sell  downloads of six songs he authored.


Lettera choc scritta dalla principessa prima tragica fine


The federal government spent nearly $11 million to salvage timber from an Oregon wildfire in 2002, yet it stands to get less than $9 million from selling the wood, congressional investigators say.


UK hostage Bigley murdered in Iraq: brother

British hostage Kenneth Bigley kidnapped on Sept. 16 by militants in Iraq has been murdered by the captors, Bigley's brother confirmed Friday.


Recording companies to allow legal file swap

Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group -- three of the four major recording companies -- have licensed their catalog of music to Saratoga Springs-based Wurld Media, the firm said Wednesday.


Cagliari, 16:52 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; CELLINO: FOGGIA RESTA CON NOI

Pasquale Foggia non lascerà il Cagliari. Lo ha dichiarato il presidente dei sardi Cellino sul...


'Sideways' Leads SAG Awards Film Nominees

Low-budget road comedy "Sideways,"  about two men looking for love in California's wine country,  led nominees for Screen Actors Guild Awards on Tuesday with  four nominations, making it a frontrunner in the race for  Oscars.


Colts quarterback Peyton Manning set an NFL record by throwing at least four touchdown passes in a fifth straight game, getting four in the first half alone against the Lions on Thursday.


Jessica Simpson is co-hosting the Teen Choice awards on August 20th and is up for two awards: Choice Hottie and Choice Movie Breakout Performance for the Dukes of Hazzard. In related news, Nick Lachey is also up for an award as well as his new girl, Va...


A high-tech train that floats on powerful magnetic fields smashed into a maintenance car on an elevated test track Friday, killing 23 people and injuring 10 — the first fatalities on a maglev train.


New Remedies for a Frustrating Illness. But Do They Work?

Two drugs approved for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome may or may not work for the 45 million Americans who suffer from I.B.S.


Patriots Name Mangini Defensive Coordinator

The New England Patriots appear ready to name Eric Mangini defensive coordinator.


Both Sides Cite Science to Address Altered Corn

A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain  sets up a bitter war within the European Union.


MSNBC presenter refuses to read out Paris Hilton item in protest at it being made lead story.


THE FREED: Cuba unexpectedly releases for health reasons three political dissidents: economics writer Oscar Espinosa Chepe, who has a liver ailment, Marcelo Lopez, who has a neurological disorder, and Margarito Broche, who suffered a heart attack in prison.


A political guide is urging Catholics to vote against candidates who support abortion rights, stem-cell research and other "evil" issues — an appeal that could undercut Democratic Sen. John Kerry's candidacy.


Three quarters of a million NI people face poverty when they retire, according to the General Consumer council.


Petraeus Returns to War That Is Now His Own

He sat absolutely still as members of Congress discussed his credibility and patriotism. His face did not twitch. He did not nod or frown or smile. Not a single muscle moved. He was as impassive as a boot-camp recruit resisting a drill sergeant's provocations.


Bush Mocks Kerry's Leadership Credentials

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - President Bush mocked John Kerry's fitness to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S...


Bloody day in Gaza raises civil war fears

In what looked ever more like civil war, the forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas battled supporters of the Islamist prime minister across Gaza on Tuesday, the bloodiest day of factional fighting in months.


World soccer's governing body will investigate the racial taunting of England's black players by Spanish soccer fans during two international matches this week.


Soyuz spacecraft with three ISS crew on board lands in Kazakhstan

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft bringing back three astronauts from the International Space Station landed in Kazakhstan, Russian space officials announced.


Tom Brokaw says good-bye to NBC Nightly News

Dec. 3, 2004 - WASHINGTON - By the time Tom Brokaw wrapped up his final newscast, bidding a wistful goodbye Wednesday to viewers of NBC Nightly News after 22 years in the anchor's chair, he seemed almost relieved it was finally over.


A pay-to-view TV channel featuring British programmes such as Top of the Pops is to launch in Asia in December.


Former PM's husband granted bail by court

KARACHI -- A court yesterday granted bail to the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a day after he was arrested for failing to appear at a murder trial, his lawyer said.


In "Close to Home," a film  now receiving its U.S. theatrical premiere at New York's IFC  Center, two 18-year-old girls prowl the streets, making small  talk about their lives and loves, taking time out along the way  to talk on their cell phones, smoke, window shop and indulge in  some snacks.


FAA officials say new low-fare airline Independence Air has helped spike traffic at the airport, which now handles 600 to 800 more planes a day than it did last year.


Leaders Valencia, Barcelona bid to continue early surge

Co-leaders Valencia and FC Barcelona seek to maintain their impressive start to the season and stretch their unbeaten streaks to six games in this weekend's Primera Division matches.


Oscar on the shelf or not, Michael Moore is not getting much respect at his old high school. Despite his fame and many honors, the filmmaker has been rejected all four times that he has been nominated for Davison High School's Hall of Fame.


Best Facebook Apps for Super Social Geeks

Users and companies have created a slew of applications for Facebook's open-app program, launched in May 2007. Some are stellar and some are stinkers; here are the ones Wired News readers love best.


MIGRATION-SPAIN:   'What Is Worse, the Risk or a Life Similar to Death?'

MADRID, May 15 (IPS) - A new wave of African immigrants has left a number  of victims behind on the route to Spain's  Canary Islands,  where 1,300 undocumented immigrants have arrived in the last five  days.


Sismi a Prodi, nessun dossier su politici e magistrati


Olympic rowing star Matthew Pinsent will reveal today whether he is heading for a life on dry land. The four-times Olympic gold medallist has remained tight-lipped over his future since clinching victory with


The US Food and Drug Administration is supposed to be a vigilant industry watchdog that prevents harmful products from reaching America's kitchen tables and medicine chests.


Two people are injured in a "small explosion" involving mail at a company in Wokingham, Berkshire.


Pirates finally complete Santiago trade with Royals

Benito Santiago was traded Thursday by the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have sought a veteran catcher since dealing Jason Kendall to Oakland last month.


Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Wednesday said  earnings for the rest of the year would lag Wall Street  expectations because of weakness in key markets, further  highlighting the divergent fortunes of the world's largest soft  drink maker and its top rival, PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N.


Google has warned that the rapid revenue growth it experienced in the third quarter may not continue in the fourth quarter and beyond.


McCain and Clinton win White House battles

COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton won heated presidential nominating battles in South Carolina and Nevada on Saturday, picking up strength in an unpredictable White House race where no candidate has been able to sustain momentum.


Blue skies opened up over California on Monday after a storm system that had pummeled the state for days finally moved on, bringing heavy snow, flooding and hundreds of wrecks to several states across the West.


In Atlanta, Relief That the Hometown Airline Remains Aloft

Nita Bertsche, who lives a few miles north of Atlanta and has been flying on Delta Air Lines for 20 years, was relieved this week to hear that the airline had, for now at least, managed to avoid bankruptcy.


Subpoena issued for Knoblauch to go before committee

Four-time All-Star Chuck Knoblauch is being subpoenaed by a Congressional committee investigating steroids in baseball after he did not respond to an invitation to give a deposition.


Royal Marines involved in a daring rescue mission in Afghanistan are hailed for their bravery.


More than 100,000 Taiwanese rallied Saturday to demand the United Nations accept the island as a member, the most important step yet in the government-orchestrated campaign to emphasize its separation from mainland China.


The new coroner at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed warns about keeping costs under control.


Thailand's queen urges unity in violence-plagued deep south

Thailand's Queen Sirikit urged thecountry to unit to solve ongoing violence in the Muslim-dominated deep south. In a emotional plea for peace in the region, the Queen said theinnocent


Bush feels the heat as rural heartland goes cool

President George W Bush campaigned up and down a small rural stretch of the heartland yesterday, desperately seeking to shore up his position in a once safe region where Republicans


A disposable device for men offers convenience, pleasure and safety in a single package. Unfortunately, it's too expensive for everyday use. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


Opposition leaders on Tuesday won their first political skirmish since Kenyaâs disputed presidential election, garnering the most votes for the influential position of parliamentary speaker.


XM 3Q Loss Widens, Even As Revenue Rises

WASHINGTON -- XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter loss widened as sales through retail channels slowed ahead of its planned acquisition by smaller rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.


An agreement reached on Saturday by  congressional negotiators on post-Sept. 11 intelligence reforms  was thrown into doubt by resistance by some Republicans in the  House of Representatives.


Thomson to introduce HD DVD players in 2005

Thomson announced its decision, on Thursday, to introduce HD DVD players, HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs in the market sometime next year.


Vendors push quad-core desktops on wary users

(InfoWorld) - PC vendors are launching more and more computers with dual- and quad-core processors, promising users that the expensive machines can juggle more applications at work or play better games at home. But amid the marketing blitz, some consumers are asking whether all the extra power is really necessary, since their basic desktop software runs fine on traditional Athlon and Pentium chips. "Most users don't even use the processor that they have now if they've purchased something within the last year or two," says Gary Wallin, director of technical services for Incentra Solutions, an enterprise IT services firm in Boulder, Colo. "Those people can totally 'get by' with older single-core processors. My current laptop is not a dual-core anything, and I'm able to do my job without lag." Despite that reluctance, chip vendors are rushing new designs to market, such as Intel's product launches last year: Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad for desktops, and its dual-core Woodcrest and quad-core Clovertown Xeon chips for servers. At the same time, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is developing a Phenom quad-core desktop chip, due out later this year, to complement its dual-core Opteron and quad-core Barcelona server chip, which is due out in August. Power users will certainly find a way to use the extra boost in multicore chips for high-end games, IT administration, software development, or virtualization, Wallin said. But single-core chips offer the average user plenty of processing capacity to handle tasks such as sending e-mail, surfing the Web, displaying pictures, and playing an occasional simple game. Those users can find a sweet spot of PC value by purchasing a computer one or two levels below the latest release, buying perfectly capable machines for pennies on the dollar, he said. In fact, users lose out when they make purchases based on advertisements for trendy gadgets such as quad-core processors or Apple's iPhone, said Davood Sedaghatfar, an IT management consultant in Virginia. "The multicore technology is way overrated for public use. I think the manufacturers use these terms and technotalk to make people think they are getting the whiz-bang stuff! But in reality, I do not think the public uses even 2 percent of the power and functionality," Sedaghatfar said. However, chip vendors insist that consumers are getting their money's worth, since modern processor design offers more benefits than simply computing power. Multicore chips can generate less heat than conventional processors, allowing them to fit in smaller, thinner PCs. They are also more power-efficient since they use small 45-nanometer or 65nm transistors instead of 90nm parts. Combined, those features make quad-core processors an important tool for users who want to use their desktops for intense multimedia applications, according to Intel. A quad-core desktop processes data 50 to 80 percent faster than a dual-core computer in applications such as streaming movies, 3D gaming, and content creation, Intel said. Likewise, Dell promises users that its multicore desktops can more efficiently perform many applications at once, letting them multitask jobs such as scanning for viruses, burning MP3s, and playing video games. PC vendors also use multicore chips in mainstream servers, which have increasingly similar performance to high-end desktops. Guests at Boston's Seaport Hotel can use free thin-client PCs installed in each room, powered by Hewlett-Packard ProLiant DL380s servers using dual-core Intel chips. "The performance is outstanding; they just scream," said John Burke, the hotel's vice president of technology. He manages a fleet of 85 thin clients from IGEL Technology and plans to soon install those units in the rest of the hotel's 426 rooms. "I'm not worried about the back end at all. With what we have now, I can't foresee having to add any hardware," Burke said. Because of such performance, PC vendors are on track to use quad-core processors in half of all mainstream PCs by the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the analyst firm iSuppli. That forecast marks a steep rise from the first quarter of 2007, when quad-core chips appeared in just 16 percent of high-end PCs, and in no mainstream or value-priced PC models at all. By the first quarter of 2009, quad-core chips will be used in fully 85 percent of performance PCs and 25 percent of mainstream models, although vendors will still not use the chips in value models, according to the iSuppli forecast. The increased use will be driven mostly by dropping prices, as Intel is expected to cut its prices to compete with quad-core chips from AMD scheduled to reach markets by the end of 2007, said Matthew Wilkins, iSuppli's principal analyst for compute platforms. "You could say that arguing about whether the average user needs higher-performance processors is irrelevant, because Intel and AMD are going to continue to deliver processors with increasing performance to market," Wilkins said. "We have seen both AMD and Intel highlight multicore as the key design philosophy for future microprocessors."


WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday adopted new rules about what parts of incumbent telephone carrier networks must be shared with competitors, backtracking on an earlier decision forcing incumbents to share local switching facilities in the residential market.


Torino, 18:16 - CALCIO, JUVE: IL 3 GENNAIO LA RIPRESA

Juventus in vacanza dopo il 2-0 al Siena di domenica scorsa. La ripresa della preparazione è ...


Bce: 7,8% a luglio, media mobile a tre mesi -0,1%


The Mother of all Torches at a bargain price


PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain : Ryder Cup hero Sergio Garcia was keeping Simon Kahn well in his sights as the delayed second round of the EPGA Turespana Mallorca was completed.


Growing up the son of televangelist Rex Humbard, Charles Humbard remembers family suppers with gospel music greats: Pat Boone, June Carter Cash, The Gatlin Brothers.


Report: Most Americans still get campaign info on TV

The Internet is catching up, but aside from the perhaps predictable 18-29 age group, most still favor TV networks--and even their daily newspaper--for information about the 2008 race.


Calif. Revives Marine Sanctuary Proposal

State wildlife officials announced plans Friday to revive a program to create marine reserves along California's 1,100-mile coast.


Senator Hobbins Broadband Study Presents Rational Alternative to Net Neutrality Legislation

The Maine Legislature voted yesterday to study broadband and Internet  access in Maine through an amended version of L.D. 1675, Regarding Full  and Fair Access to the Internet. This study was proposed as an  alternative to L.D. 1675, sponsored by Sen.


The UK Chancellor Gordon Brown urges the world's rich nations to step up the fight against the Aids epidemic.


The trials of former WorldCom chairman Bernard J. Ebbers and former Tyco chairman L. Dennis Kozlowski get underway this week, beginning a new round of courtroom confrontations over events that helped write the emphatic end to last decade's investment boom.


Clemson running back Ray Ray McElrathbey was suspended from the team for at least four practices because of academic concerns, coach Tommy Bowden said.


A preliminary autopsy report says NFL great Reggie White may have died because of a respiratory disease combined with other health problems.


The Buffalo Bills placed veteran free safety Troy Vincent on injured reserve with a hamstring injury Wednesday, ending his season.


Roma, 12:08 - CALCIO, FIGC: SPINELLI RINGRAZIA ROSSI E CANDIDA MATARRESE

Il presidente del Livorno Aldo Spinelli candida l'attuale presidente della Lega Calcio Antonio Matar...


Wal-Mart June sales up more than expected

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected 2.4 percent June rise in sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, and the world's largest retailer said its second-quarter earnings forecast is "attainable."


UN envoy warns of deteriorating security situation in western ...

The security situation in Sudan's troubled western region of Darfur would further deteriorate as both the Sudanese government and the region's rebelgroups seem to


Seeing Huge Losses, Chrysler Slashes Production

The Chrysler Group said today that it expects to lose $1.26 billion in 2006, and that it will cut production in the third quarter by 90,000 vehicles.


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Amare Stoudemire scores 22 points and grabs 12 rebounds to help the Suns win their 10th straight game, 114-84, over the Bobcats on Sunday.


Genentech Beats Forecast but Slips on a Core Drugâs Sales

Genentech reported a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, but its stock slipped after news that its cancer drug, Avastin, failed to meet sales expectations.


Khmer Rouge No. 2 charged with war crimes

Khmer Rouge "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's top surviving henchman, was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity on Wednesday by the United Nations-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal.


Science & environment: Scientists develop technique which improves the success rate of computer face-recognition systems


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The starting time for the Miami Dolphins' game at Buffalo against the Bills on Dec. 17 has been moved to 4:05 p.m. EST.


The dollar sank to a record low against the euro and fell to its lowest level since January 2000 on the yen on Thursday as the market tested how far Japan and Europe would tolerate yen and euro gains on dollar weakness.


Ota Sik, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps who became the architect of economic liberalization during Czechoslovakia's ill-fated 1968 "Prague Spring," has died at age 84.


Teammates go to bat for the ace after loss

The Red Sox, who boosted the hopes of their fandom with an inspired comeback victory over Mariano Rivera and the Yankees in the Bronx Sept.


Bills RT Williams Taken Off in Ambulance

Bills right tackle Mike Williams appeared to be knocked cold and was driven off the field in an ambulance during the third quarter of Buffalo's game against the New York Jets on Sunday.


But Danger doesn't help the biggest problems facing the software giant.


Large waist linked to acid reflux in Caucasians

NEW YORK  - Obesity, especially excessive abdominal fat, may be a much stronger contributor to acid reflux in white people than in other racial groups, a new study suggests.


Maoist rebels attack police stations in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, killing 13 officers and a civilian.


Roma, 14:05 - CALCIO, MERCATO; AGENTE KUFFOUR: NON HA FIRMATO CON NESSUNO

Ã sempre piÃ¹ intricata la situazione di Samuel Kuffour, difensore attualmente in forza alla Roma. Ra...


Apple Computer Rises After Net More Than Doubles on IPod Sales

Apple Computer Inc. shares rose as much as 6.5 percent after the company said fourth-quarter net income more than doubled on surging demand for iPods and forecast profit and sales this quarter that will beat analysts' estimates.


At least 21 people were killed and six  others injured when a truck skidded off a highway in Bangladesh  Friday, police said.


Thompson Enters Race From âTonight Showâ Couch

Fred Thompson rolled out his presidential candidacy this evening with a guerrilla-style entry into the race that sought to take the spotlight from the Republican debate.


Momentum is growing in Ukraine for last Sunday's disputed presidential election to be re-run.


Since its inception in 1986, when Boris Becker won the title, the Paris Indoor Open has never been successfully defended and Tim Henman, the most jubilant of winners last year, came nowhere near this time, losing 7-5, 6-1 to Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in


Genova, 17:59 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: CONVOCATI SAMP PER HAJDUK

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Sampdoria, Walter Mazzarri, per la sfida di domani s...


Lawyers for monks trying to save a "sacred" bullock from slaughter set out their case to Wales's farming minister.


The immigration fight in Congress has spilled over onto the presidential campaign trail. John McCain is trying to sell the skeptical GOP base on contentious Senate legislation while Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and other Republican rivals oppose it.


Schilling Opts to Work Shoulder Into Shape

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he's following the team's advice to work his shoulder back into shape, rather than have surgery.


Pelosi Offers Glum War Assessment Following Iraq Trip

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today offered a glum assessment of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying that a trip to those nations last week left her discouraged, even though U.S. military personnel have performed "excellently."


Dual Melbourne Cup champion Makybe Diva will be most likely set for next year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France. Trainer Lee Freedman has long held an ambition to win Europe's most famous race and while


Ever since she was a little girl, buzzing around her father's knees while he worked on his race cars at the family garage, Kelly Sutton dreamed about being a racer. Just like her daddy and granddaddy.


Bene anche 'Coeurs'; Coppa Volpi, in corsa Castellitto


Crunch talks between four key players in the World Trade Organization -- the United States, the European Union, Brazil and India -- on a global trade deal broke down Thursday, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in an interview broadcast Sunday that "concessions" were made to Saddam Hussein to win his agreement to the oil-for-food program because there were concerns the Iraqi people would starve without it.


Harry Potter, è ancora mania film e gioco al NÂ°1

Non cala l'appeal del maghetto della Rowland, anche se ormai adolescente. Il film esce oggi in italia, il videogame sbanca le classifiche


Israel planes still buzzing Lebanon: U.N. commander

Israeli warplanes are still flying over  southern Lebanon despite appeals for them to halt the missions,  the outgoing commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission  said on Friday.


The NASD on Wednesday submitted  recommendations to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  to limit the use of soft dollar deals and increase disclosure  about such practices.


Everest conqueror Hillary makes last journey

Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state funeral.


Home Secretary David Blunkett's former lover reportedly asks to testify to the inquiry into his conduct.


Regis reports Q2 revenue below Wall Street view

- Hair salon operator Regis Corp  reported second-quarter revenue below analysts' expectations, hurt by deconsolidation of beauty schools and lower holiday shopping season sales.


Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Peter Warrick was placed on the injured list Friday because of a shin injury, ending his season .


With nearly one-fifth of Americans taking dietary supplements, the Institute of Medicine yesterday called for tougher regulations to make sure the products are safe and do what their makers claim.


Silverstone's owners are cautiously optimistic of retaining the British GP in 2005.


Fed seeks formula to reassure markets on higher rates

WASHINGTON : US Federal Reserve policymakers, widely expected to hike interest rates, struggled to find words to reassure financial markets that the economy is strong enough to withstand the higher rates.


Roethlisberger starts despite sore thumb

Ben Roethlisberger started the Pittsburgh Steelers' exhibition game against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday night despite a strained right thumb ligament, then was pulled after throwing a touchdown pass.


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


The Christian Science Monitor - When she became House speaker in January, Democrat Nancy Pelosi pledged to put forth "energy independence" legislation no later than the Fourth of July. The idea was to cut American dependence on foreign oil while reducing the harmful climate-change effects scientists say result from burning fossil fuels.


Diamonds keep shifty reputation as African nations attempt to go straight

Having been the best friends of some of the nastiest putschists and warmongers on the planet, diamonds are slowly but with considerable difficulty coming clean.


Outdated computer systems are hampering the work of inspectors, says the UN nuclear agency.


Witness: Disney Paid Ovitz 'Unreasonable' Amount

GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s  multimillion-dollar contract with Michael Ovitz was  unreasonable and one of the most generous ever, a compensation  expert testified on Monday for shareholders suing the board to  recoup as much as $200 million.


FTC Chairman Wants Action on Food Labeling

The new chairman of the Federal Trade Commission wants the agency to play a more active role in the national campaign against obesity.-The Washington Post


The Wembley Stadium developer is facing class action by its shareholders,  Australian press reports say.


MS preps internal disc burner for second-gen Xbox 360?

Archive your Zune-friendly movie downloads Microsoft has begun seeking manufacturing partners to make an internal HD DVD drive for a redesigned Xbox 360 console, whistle-blowers from among Taiwan's optical disk drive production community have claimed. And the software giant may be looking at incorporating disc-burning technology in the console.â¦


Susan Orlean is best known nowadays as the author of "The Orchard Thief," which was made into the wildly inventive film adaptation (her character was played by Meryl Streep). But before Hollywood discovered ...


U.S. Capitol opens after brief security shutdown

The U.S. Capitol was shut down   briefly on Monday after a man was arrested for racing past   security into the building, Capitol police said.


Was Bush Wired? Ridiculous, Campaign Says

Campaign aides to President Bush on Saturday laughed off rampant Internet speculation about whether the president was wired to get help from advisers during his first debate with Sen. John Kerry. "It's not true. It's ridiculous," Bush campaign spokesman Scott Stanzel said.


Iraq Hostages' Kin Appeal for Their Lives

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Family members of an American and a Briton held by kidnappers in Iraq appealed for their lives after a video posted on the Internet showed militants beheading a hostage identified as U.S. civil engineer Eugene Armstrong and threatening to kill another hostage in 24 hours...


A convergence of trends is making the industry look a little ragged.


Unicef Report Says Children in Deprivation Reach a Billion

over half the children in the world - suffer extreme deprivation because of war, HIV/AIDS or poverty, according to a report released yesterday by the United Nations Children's Fund.


Glaskowsky reports from a meeting of the Homebrew Robotics Society at the headquarters of Anybots, makers of teleoperated humanoid robots.


Genova, 14:35 - CALCIO, PREZIOSI: GENOA HA BISOGNO DI ULTIMARE RODAGGIO

Non nasconde l'amarezza, Enrico Preziosi. Il presidente del Genoa si aspettava i tre punti contro il...


Hornets guard Alex Garcia will miss the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament, the latest injury to hit a team reeling with a 1-18 record.


Movie Review | 'Off the Black': Fathers and Sons and Raging Infernos

Nick Nolte dives beneath the blubber to bare the weary soul of an automobile junkyard operator pushing 60 who also umpires high-school baseball games.


Russia Says No Proof of Iraqi Oil-For-Food Misdeeds

Russia dismissed accusations that Russian firms abused the U.N. oil-for-food program imposed on Iraq, saying on Wednesday that there was no proof of wrongdoing by Russian companies.


Geldof remakes German daily into plea for Africa

Germany's best-selling newspaper Bild  took its daily diet of sex, crime and topless women off of page  one on Friday and replaced it with a full-page image of a  starving African child writhing in agony.


Gli indumenti sono stati inviati alla Polizia scientifica per chiarire se siano stati utilizzati dai killer della strage a Casavatore                                                  Secondigliano: trovate manette, divise carabinieri e proiettili


Bollywood casts its spell on Indian film awards

Actor Hrithik Roshan won top honors at the Global Indian Film Awards on Saturday as glitzy Bollywood put on a dazzling display of unshaven heroes, figure- hugging saris and outrageous dance routines.


Mind: âHave You Ever Been in Psychotherapy, Doctor?â

A curious thing happened to one of my psychiatric residents not long ago. One of his patients caught him off guard with a challenging question: âHave you ever been in psychotherapy yourself?â


Scientists say they have found a key reason why bird flu has so far not posed a widespread threat to humans.


Museum for African Art to get new NY home

The Museum for African Art unveiled plans on Thursday for a new home in Manhattan, becoming the first major addition to New York's Museum Mile in 50 years.


Citigroup raises stake in Nikko Cordial to 68 pct

Citigroup  has raised its stake in  Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp. (8603.T) to 68 percent  this month from 61 percent, according to a filing to Japan's  finance ministry.


H&R Block says it may need more financing

Top U.S. tax preparer H&R Block Inc  said on Thursday the borrowing capacity under its committed lines of credit might not be sufficient to meet its financing needs and it might need to issue added debt or equity securities to meet future requirements.


Iran Makes Key Nuclear Concession in EU Talks

Iran formally withdrew its demand to exempt sensitive research from a freeze of key parts of its nuclear program -- a last-minute bid to remove the threat of UN economic sanctions, Western diplomats said Sunday.


Some ordinary flu strains resist Tamiflu in study

STOCKHOLM/ZURICH  - Some seasonal influenza viruses are resistant to Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu, a study showed, but Roche said no doubts had been raised about the drug's power to combat any deadly bird flu pandemic.


IBM accuses mainframe cloner of patent infringment

Suit also alleges that PSI, a maker of servers that run IBM's mainframe software, has broken a customer agreement.


OGGI SU INTERNET/CILE - Primo Incontro nazionale dei segretari diocesani dellÂInfanzia Missionaria di Cile Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Come scopo principale: interiorizzare la realtÃ  dellÂInfanzia Missionaria nel paese alla luce del Documento di Aparecida...


Children who dance are more at risk of eating disorders when they grow up, research has found.


Melvin's firing gives D-Backs another managerial candidate

Bob Melvin became available on the managerial, free-agent market on Monday, and although the Diamondbacks wouldn't say publicly whether they have interest in their former bench coach, it's safe to assume they do after he was fired as skipper of the


Newcastle, England (Sports Network) - Teenage sensation Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United handled Newcastle at St. James Park Sunday, 3-1.


North Korea is proposing to shutter its main nuclear reactor and allow U.N. monitoring in return for massive energy shipments and normal relations with the United States, according to an American nuclear expert who visited Pyongyang last week.


Casey Kotchman, Chone Figgins and the Los Angeles Angels made it an even messier day for the New York Yankees. Kotchman and Figgins homered, Vladimir Guerrero doubled twice and the Angels kept winning against the Yankees, battering them 10-6 Friday night.


MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 23 -- Amid the rumble of a roaring Metrodome crowd, with a once despondent throng suddenly screaming over a potential Washington Redskins collapse, the coach who just weeks ago was considered too old, too out-of-touch for modern football made the call of his second coaching care...


Financial Mail:proposta Warner Music per 2,5 mld di sterline


London fashion should ban thin models-Minister

Britain's Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell   urged organizers of London's Fashion Week on Saturday to ban   "stick-thin" models from its catwalks.


White Stripes reveal details of "Icky" album

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The White Stripes hope to release their sixth full-length album, "Icky Thump," this year, the Detroit rock duo revealed on their Web site (http://www.whitestripes.com).


Allawi Warns of Low Patience on Fallujah

Iraq's interim prime minister on Sunday warned that efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully have entered their "final phase" and said he will not hesitate to


Little Rock marks a civil rights victory

But 50 years later, integration hasn't led to income equality for the city's blacks.


Survey: Vista now in use on less than 1% of PCs

Statistics released today by market research firm Net Applications show that Windows Vista hasn't even licked its nine-year old ancestor, Windows 98.


Militants in Iraq kill the second of two US hostages, according to a statement on an Islamist website.


Police believe dissident republicans planted a pipe bomb which exploded at Strabane police station.


Singles Seek Home-Run Date at California Ball Park

When the San Francisco Giants  play baseball, slugger Barry Bonds and the other players are  far from the only ones thinking about hitting home runs.


Sales of womenâs clothing, a traditional pillar of the holiday shopping season, are unusually weak so far this year, according to a major credit card company.


Now comes former coach Phil Jackson's "The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul," a diary of the Lakers' 2003-04 season (which ended in the NBA Finals loss to the Pistons).


Indonesia plays down warnings of hotel attack

JAKARTA : An Australian warning of an imminent terrorists attack in Indonesia, possibly on a Hilton hotel, was Wednesday played down by security officials here who said there was no intelligence to back the claim.


Fidel Castro claims Cuba's government saved the life of President Reagan by giving American officials information about an assassination plot in 1984.


Blog: Live updates from Apple CEO Steve Jobs' keynote speech at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.


Governors at a foundation trust facing an Â£11m deficit back their chairman after he is sacked by the regulator.


US bank JP Morgan Chase and British broker Cazenove are close to agreement on a 50/50 joint venture that could be finalised within weeks, sources familiar with the situation say.


Israel Resumes Building West Bank Barrier Segment

Israel resumed building one of the  most controversial parts of its West Bank barrier, deep in  occupied land, in a move Palestinians said on Monday clouded  new President Mahmoud Abbas's efforts to revive peacemaking.


Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners in Egypt Deal

Description: Israel announces it will free 170 Palestinian prisoners in the coming week. Officials said Israel had promised the release to Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in exchange for the release by Egypt two weeks ago of an Israeli-Arab businessman.


Oil Falls as Concern Eases Over Disruption to Nigerian Supply

Crude oil, which closed above $50 a barrel for the first time in New York on Friday, fell as concerns eased that Nigerian rebels may disrupt exports from Africa's biggest oil producer.


Indonesian prosecutors on Friday charged the militant Muslim cleric Abubakar Baasyir under a new anti-terror law, accusing him of leading a terrorist organization


Seized lobster traps burned; Fisheries officials call fire suspicious

YARMOUTH, N.S. (CP) - Lobster traps that were to be used as evidence in an illegal fishing case burned on a federal wharf early Monday in a fire that authorities say was suspicious.


CALCUTTA, India - Indian opener Virender Sehwag slammed a sparkling 82 not out to ensure the base for a big total in reply to South Africa's modest score in the second and final Test.


E' successo a San Paolo del Brasile. I familiari imbavagliatie chiusi in una stanza della casa. Finora nessun contatto                                            Milan, sequestrata la sorella di Oliveira l'hanno strappata al marito e al figlio


Paper Cuts Blog: A Playlist by Miranda July

Miranda July (Photo from her Web site.) On Wednesdays, this blog is the delivery vehicle for âLiving With Music,â a playlist of songs from a writer or some other kind of book-world personage. This week: Miranda July, the film director, actress and performance artist, whose first collection of stories is titled âNo One Belongs Here More [...].


Justice to Announce Cyber-Crime Crackdown

The Justice Department is set to announce a major crackdown on cyber-crime that will include arrests, subpoenas and property seizures of alleged e-mail spammers and online scam artists, according to law enforcement and industry sources. -The Washington Post


The Nikkei average opened 0.52 percent   higher on Thursday following gains on Wall Street while Canon   Inc. 7751.T rose on a bullish newspaper report and a   brokerage upgrade.


English actor, star of the sequel "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," out this Friday, stated that he's grown bored with acting and plans on retiring soon. The 44 year old actor has stated that acting was a "miserable experience," and plans on settlin...


The Search Engine Optimization Journey  Working in the fast-paced search engine marketing industry, I have often been faced with the question: “Where exactly does SEO fit into web site development?” The relevance of SEO cannot be overestimated. Increasingly, webmasters and site owners alike are beginning to realize the importance of optimizing ...


Iraq seeks EU, NATO help to keep elections on track

Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar called on NATO and the European Union to do more to help stabilize his war-ravaged country ahead of elections which he hopes can be held as planned in January.


A DEFIANT Abu Bakar Bashir yesterday blamed US President George W. Bush and his Australian "slave", Prime Minister John Howard, for charges he faces over Indonesia's deadly Bali and Marriott bombings.


Sallie Mae buyers say open to revising $25 billion deal

The consortium that agreed to buy  student lender Sallie Mae for $25 billion said on Wednesday  that as of today conditions for the closing of the deal would  not be met.


Latest salvo in war with Google Microsoft has hit back at rival Google's bundled packages of online services by releasing one of its own.â¦


Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.


Might one of these be the next great multibagger?


"Whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul . . . " Ishmael says in the opening of "Moby Dick", describing more or less not just conditions this month, but the weather just about every November in New England. The passage also can be used to make a sharp point about starting the ski season too early. In ...


Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Monday he was tough on crime as Arkansas' governor, rejecting a new television ad by rival Mitt Romney that implied he was soft.


Laughter may have originated in an ancestor common to humans and modern apes, a study suggests.


Gambling Linked to Good Health in Elderly

According to a surprising Yale University study, older recreational gamblers seem to be healthier than non-gamblers.


Bhutto says edging closer to deal with Musharraf

Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday she was moving closer to clinching a power-sharing deal with embattled President Pervez Musharraf.


A court hears how a 14-year-old boy was groomed for sex and sold into prostitution.


Honda develops "intelligent" night vision system to spot pedestrians

Japanese automaker Honda said it had developed an "Intelligent Night Vision System," which uses "far infra-red" cameras fitted to cars to help drivers detect pedestrians and avoid accidents.


A 16-year-old's killing spurred the country's grand mufti to call for legal reform and protections.


Prodi dials up trouble over Telecom Italia restructuring

Italy's new leftist government under Romano Prodi was shaken in the first test of its industrial policy involving telecommunications giant Telecom Italia.


Scientists hail Titanic leap for mankind

IT WAS the message dozens of the worldâs leading space scientists had waited years to hear. Huygens - a spacecraft the size of a family car - had successfully detached from the mother ship and begun its mission to unlock the secrets of life on earth.


US Senator 'reassured' on Pakistan nukes

A US senator who met President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday said he felt reassured about the safety of Pakistan's nuclear weapons, and called for upcoming elections to be "fair and credible."


Some 18,000 children die every day because of hunger and malnutrition and 850 million people go to bed every night with empty stomachs, a "terrible indictment of the world in 2007," the head of the U.N. food agency said.


Rice slams Russian general over comments

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday called a Russian general's warning that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted if they host U.S. missile defense bases "extremely unfortunate."


AFRICA/CONGO RD - ÂOltre 50mila persone in fuga dai combattimenti nellÂest del CongoÂ denuncia lÂAVSI che da anni opera nellÂarea Goma (Agenzia Fides)-Sono oltre 50mila le persone in fuga nel nord Kivu nellÂest della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, a causa dei combattimenti tra lÂesercito regolare e i ribelli di Laurent Nkunda scoppiati a fine agosto (vedi Fides 5, 6 e 8 sett...


US and Iraqi forces recaptured police stations in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul yesterday as violence sweeping across the Sunni tribal areas claimed 20 more Iraqi lives.


Pronti a ostruzionismo. Giro: governo deve essere imparziale


Sagging Dollar Hits New Low Against Euro

A stock trader reacts at the Frankfurt stock market, Germany, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2004. The German stock index DAX reached this year's highest level on the same day the US dollar dropped to a new all-time low


BESLAN, Russia -- The first day of classes following the massacre of more than 330 hostages at a school in this southern Russian city have been abruptly canceled, a principal at one of Beslan's schools has told CNN.


Pakistani security forces are braced for protests as the funeral takes place of a leading Baloch nationalist.


Intel versus ARM for the mobile computer

Intel will always have AMD to worry about in the PC business. In the mobile world, however, it's shaping up a bit differently.


Gordon Brown appoints practising surgeon Professor Sir Ara Darzi as a minister, charged with improving patient care.


UK denies deal to send Lockerbie bomber to Libya

Britain has made no secret deals to send  the convicted Lockerbie bomber home to Libya, Justice Secretary  Jack Straw said in a letter to a Scottish newspaper on  Thursday.


Nei pressi chiesa Gran Madre, si tratterebbe di un uomo


Sul Trattato, in serata, segnali di compromesso


Possible mad cow case shocks cattle industry

Federal officials Thursday announced the possible discovery of a case of mad cow disease, which sent a shock through the cattle business even before a final result was in.


SAG honors "Sopranos" after final TV season

In a last tribute to one of the  most successful shows in American television history, the  Screen Actors Guild gave top acting honors to "The Sopranos"  after the mob drama's sixth and final season.


Pubblicati sms Ventura-Gori E lei chiede 10 milioni alla rivista

Milano, 24 dicembre 2004 - S'arrichisce di un nuovo capitolo la saga della tormentata separazione tra Simona Ventura e Bettarini. GiÃ  negli scorsi mesi qualcuno aveva parlato di una possibile relazione tra


. It was an intriguing round by the Irishman as he underwent laser surgery on his left eye just five days ago in Dublin. But it was a miserable day for former Ryder Cup stalwart Ian Woosnam, who was disqualified


Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with up to a two-month delay widely expected in a country plunged into crisis by opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination.


David Nalbandian beat big-serving Ivan Ljubicic Saturday to reach the finals of the $3 million-US Madrid Masters tennis tournament.


Novell sets Open Enterprise Server release

Company plans to begin shipping in February its Open Enterprise Server, which combines open source and commercial networking platforms.


Abbas declares beginning of his election campaign

Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday the beginning of his campaign for the presidential election due on Jan. 9. "We want peace and stability


The films and actors shortlisted for the 80th Academy Awards will be confirmed in Los Angeles later.


Nuovi aumenti per i treni da ottobre 10% in piÃ¹

L'incremento, il secondo dopo quello di gennaio, salvaguarda i pendolari: per i treni regionali aumenti intorno al 3,5%


Ayatollah Sistaniâs pivotal role in resolving Najaf crisis

Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani, the great Shia marjaâ taqlid (source of emulation) based in Najaf, returned to the city last Thursday in order to resume his pivotal role in resolving the Najaf crisis.


Milano, 11:43 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; COBOLLI GIGLI: SEGUIREMO ALTRI CLUB DI B

A Milano sta per iniziare un'attesa Assemblea di Lega, incentrata sul problema diritti tv di serie B...


Hugh Jackman's wife and business partner says the couple are disappointed their "Viva Laughlin" TV series has been canceled.


Up to 30 Militants Killed by Police in Nigeria

Police say up to 30 armed militants have been killed as a result of clashes in Nigeria's mountainous border region with Cameroon.


Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is rated as having a 50-50 chance of being fit for Sundayâs game at Liverpool. The 27-year-old has been troubled with an Achilles


Trade union leaders in Nigeria vow to press on with a general strike despite government efforts to promote talks.


New Kerry Ad Attacks Cheney, Halliburton

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Friday accused the Bush administration of turning a blind eye to waste and overcharging by Halliburton, the company Vice President Dick Cheney once ran, and proposed reforming the contracting system to ensure fair competition...


NEC Employees Implicated In Fake Order Scam

Ten employees have been caught faking orders in order to receive kickbacks, Japanese electronics maker NEC disclosed on Tuesday. In total, the ten made over $4.1 million on $18 million in forged orders.


How to be more productive without feeling like a tool.


Brit-Knee: Spears Sues Insurance Companies Over Tour

Singer Britney Spears is suing eight international insurance companies to recover almost $10 million in damages for their refusal to pay her for losses she sustained when her European concert tour was canceled because of a knee injury.


Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey abruptly stepped down Friday as the Bush administration struggled to cope with the fallout from a scandal over substandard conditions for wounded Iraq soldiers


UPDATE 1-GM's US sales surge, leads industry higher

General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said its US sales soared a surprising 20.5 percent in September, but the US automaker also cut production


Tony Blair is to face questions from Labour MPs over reports relations with Gordon Brown are at a new low.


Rowling angered as NYT reviews last Potter

LONDON/NEW YORK  - The New York Times and the Baltimore Sun published reviews of the final Harry Potter book on Thursday before it went on sale, drawing a stinging response from author J.K. Rowling.


Why are U.S. kids obese? Just look around them

Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Tamiflu prevents pneumonia in kids, study finds

Children with flu who are given  Tamiflu, Roche AG's influenza pill, are 53 percent less likely  to develop pneumonia than untreated children, the company  reported on Friday.


Il premier incontrerÃ  i sindacati nel pomeriggio. Domani il progetto al CdmD'Alema: "Se non si raggiunge un accordo Ã¨ per un atteggiamento corporativo"                                            Pensioni, attesa per la proposta Prodi Non c'Ã¨ ancora l'accordo sulle "quote"                                                                                Oggi alla Camera la fiducia sul decreto legge sull'impiego del "Tesoretto"


If you are having a shmooze over some  nosh, but maybe you do not like schmaltz then, whether you know  it or not, you are talking Yiddish.


Archaeologists say they have found a huge ancient settlement used by the people who built Stonehenge.


Groundbreaking new research by Professor of Anthropology Daniel E. Lieberman â86 validates what Bruce Springsteen has been saying for yearsâhuman beings are, indeed, born to run.


Germany orders the arrest of 13 suspected CIA agents over the alleged kidnapping of one of its citizens.


Canon posts record profit as digital camera boom continues

Japan's Canon Inc. said it posted a record profit for the three months to September due to strong overseas demand for digital cameras, especially in Europe, and revised up its full-year earnings forecast.


Londra, 19:33 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: ASTON VILLA-BLACKBURN 1-1

Aston Villa e Blackburn hanno pareggiato 1-1 nell'unica gara giocata oggi in Premier League (24/a gi...


For These Quarterbacks, The Smaller the Better

The starting quarterbacks in tonight's NCAA Division I-AA football championship at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga thought they would be playing for a trophy on a much bigger stage.


Australian Taliban fighter and Osama bodyguards to face US ...

GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba : The United States will this week start controversial military proceedings against an Australian Taliban fighter and three bodyguards for Osama bin Laden.


La sostanza delle cose, la loro veritÃ  Ã¨ quasi sempre diversa da quello che viene comunemente percepito. (?) Le intenzioni vere sono diverse da quelle dichiarate. (da "Il passato Ã¨ una terra straniera" di Gianrico Carofiglio ? Rizzoli, 2004 ? pag. 90).


A "reasonable settlement" is reached in the annual European Union fisheries talks, says a UK minister.


Intel Leaves Group Backing Education PCs

Intel said that it had chosen to withdraw from the One Laptop Per Child educational computer organization.


SECOND-seeded Jiri Novak cruised into the ATP Shanghai Open quarterfinals with a 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-1, victory today over Melle Van Gemerden of the Netherlands.


Justin Miller allowed two hits over eight innings to outpitch Kelvim Escobar and lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the Anaheim Angels 1-0 on Wednesday night.


Iran Nears Deal on Renewed Nuclear Freeze

Iran has agreed in principle to renew a  freeze of some sensitive nuclear activities in a move  apparently aimed at easing pressure ahead of a U.N. nuclear  watchdog meeting next week, diplomats said Tuesday.


The man shot dead in County Donegal was a 27-year-old from across the border in Tyrone.


Osaka, 14:12 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: LA DIETZSCH ORO NEL DISCO

Franka Dietzsch ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nel lancio del disco ai Mondiali di Osaka, in Giappone. L...


Wisconsin's dramatically increased Canada goose flock is laying problems, not the fabled golden eggs. The majestic birds are nuisances — at golf courses, parks and other places near water and lush with grass — because of the mess they leave behind, not to mention their sometimes aggressive behavior.


Prince Harry of Britain to Serve in Iraq

Harry, 22, is a junior officer in the upper-crust Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry.


US internet giant Amazon.com is buying China's largest web retailer Joyo.com, in a deal worth $75m (Â£41m).


Business & money: Stockmarkets fell sharply on continuing fears of a recession in the US that also pushed oil prices below $90.


From Toronto, Hardy Surfers Head for 'Canada's South Coast'

FORT ERIE, Ontario On his day off, Toronto policeman Rob Dobias was up at dawn, checking the weather reports sent from the shipping buoys in the Great Lakes. Overcast . . . cool . . . five-foot waves . . . blustery wind gusts to 35 miles per hour. A nasty day.


Saudi Arabia's religious police, normally tasked with chiding women to cover themselves and ensuring men attend mosque prayers, are turning to a new target: cats and dogs.


Sheila Simon has come a long way since her first speech at a political picnic.


Jankovic dumps Australian Open defending tennis champ Serena

Defending champion Serena Williams was dumped from the Australian Open after slumping to a 6-3, 6-4 quarter-final defeat against Serbian third seed Jelena Jankovic Tuesday.


USA Network's "Nashville  Star" is moving to NBC, which will launch a sixth season of the  country singing contest in the summer, along with the second  season of "American Gladiators."


Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection. It turns out that's not enough.


Competitivita', misure a rischio campagna elettorale


Macedonian Bid to Kill Rights Bill Fails

In Macedonia, a referendum aimed at blocking plans to grant more local autonomy to the country's ethnic Albanian minority has failed due to low voter turnout.


Ford Russia plant restarts; but strike may recur

Production resumed at  U.S. carmaker Ford's  plant in Russia on Thursday after a  one-day strike over pay and conditions, but workers threatened  to down tools again if pay talks stall.


Rights Group Puts Rumsfeld on Spot Over Afghan Deaths

An international rights group said it knows of more prisoners dying in U.S. military custody in Afghanistan and called on Washington to reveal details of the cases.


McDonald's (MCD) Tuesday raised its annual dividend by 38%, a move the world's largest restaurant chain said is another sign of its revitalization.


Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu warns that "dehumanising" poverty could threaten South Africa.


As an eighth-grader at Kroc Middle School in San Diego, Sasha Knox was trouble. She would throw punches at kids and hurl vitriol at teachers. Security guards once had to drag her out of history class while the teacher stood by, sobbing. Her great-grandfather was an alcoholic. Her grandmother, on drugs, slept in the streets. Her dad had left home, and her mother, a bipolar who smoked pot three times daily, was stumbling on and off welfare.


Thousands of well-wishers have showered Pope John Paul II with greetings for the 26th anniversary of his election as pontiff, many of them thanking him for speaking out against preventive war, his spokesman said Saturday.


Seoul Sees Efforts Gathering Pace for N.Korea Talks

This week's talks between Japan and North Korea show that efforts to hold another round of six-party negotiations on the North's nuclear program are gathering pace, South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday.


Thanks to the work of the late Charles Kelman, most cataract sufferers no longer have to undergo long, risky surgery for treatment.


I carabinieri di Pavia hanno aperto un'inchiesta per sequestro a scopo estorsivoma non nascondono le loro perplessitÃ : "E' un caso aperto ad ogni possibilitÃ "                                            E' giallo sulla scomparsa del commerciante "Indaghiamo in tutte le direzioni"                                                                                La famiglia di Paolo Friggi ha chiesto il silenzio stampa "per non creare problemi alle indagini"


Microsoft earnings up; Vista and Office 'doing well'

SEATTLE - Microsoft said Thursday it eked out a gain in net profit despite taking a $1 billion charge to pay for repairs to its Xbox 360 game consoles.


CORRECTED: Platinum hits record on supply

(Corrects price of Comex gold in second last paragraph to $927.1 an ounce, not $827.1, also corrects the ask price for silver in New York in last paragraph)


A.I.G. Says It Is Target of Midwest Inquiry

A.I.G. disclosed that it was the target of an investigation over its role in helping a Midwest cellphone distributor cover up millions in business losses.


'Friends' Star Shows Off Acting Skills at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah  - One of America's favorite  television actors has turned to drinking to show off both his  acting skills and that he is not just a "Friend."


Calif. Law Gives Benefits to Gay Couples

Like many gay couples, Brian Cornell and Alberto Rulloda long ago established a legal framework for their relationship to match their commitment to each other.


It was just an old, dust-covered painting of a long-forgotten school principal, or so the maintenance man thought. It had been sitting next to the boiler in the storeroom for a long time -- too dank to hang, but a bit too pretty to throw out.


LOS ANGELES - Univision Communications Inc. said Monday it dropped a lawsuit against Nielsen Media Research Inc. over the firm's new TV rating system, which the Spanish-language broadcaster claimed miscounts its viewers.


Thompson to make White House bid official next week

Republican Fred Thompson ended the suspense on Thursday and said he would formally launch his 2008 run for the White House next week with a webcast and a five-day tour of early voting states.


With starter Stephen Davis out, backup halfback DeShaun Foster shoulders a 32-carry load to gain 174 yards and helps the Panthers to a 28-17 victory against the Chiefs.


ASIA/FILIPPINE - Dichiarazione dellÂInter-Faith Council of Leaders (IFCL) di Zamboanga: Âinvochiamo gli insegnamenti dei nostri Libri Sacri, il Corano e la Bibbia, e chiediamo a coloro che detengono P. Bossi di non fargli correre pericoli e di rilasciarlo immediatamenteÂ Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - I membri dellÂInter-Faith Council of Leaders (IFCL) di Zamboanga, realtÃ  promossa dal movimento per il dialogo Silsilah, hanno pubblicato la seguente dichiarazione in merito al rapimento di p. Bossi. \


ROMA - Alle 11:58 in punto, con due minuti di anticipo rispetto al programma, nella sala degli Orazi e Curiazi in Campidoglio (dove nel 1957 fu firmato il Trattato di Roma), i rappresentanti dei 25 Paesi dell'Unione hanno firmato la nuova Costituzione


Becker stuns Safin, Karlovic batters Fish

German sixth seed Benjamin Becker eased into the semi-finals on the San Jose Open with a 6-4 6-3 victory over a listless Marat Safin of Russia on Friday.


Chelsea draw with Olympiakos after an unconvincing display in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.


Turkish Company Will Accede to Demands of Iraqi Kidnappers

The employer of 10 Turkish workers kidnapped simultaneously in Iraq last week made an emotional plea for their release on Tuesday, promising to freeze operations


On Sex After Prostate Surgery, Confusing Data

One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesnât do much to clarify risk.


A team chock full of savvy senior leaders with grit and experience doesn't come around too often.


Jury Selection Begins in Kobe Bryant Rape Case

Hundreds of prospective jurors in the high-profile Kobe Bryant rape case turned up on Friday for jury selection in a trial of the star athlete that lawyers said is shaping up to be full of rancor.


Israel Kills Top Hamas Leader in Gaza Strike -Medics

Israel killed a senior member of the Hamas  militant group and another gunman in an airstrike on their car  in Gaza on Thursday, days before a key parliamentary vote on  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout plan.


Il deputato del Prc era autorecluso da ieri a Crotone


Nurses at Tufts-NEMC ratify two-year contract

About 1,100 unionized nurses at Tufts-New England Medical Center have ratified a contract that includes wage increases of 11 percent to 16 percent over two years, depending on experience. The highest hourly wage for nurses will rise to $58.23, from $52.23. The contract, made public by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will be in effect through Oct. 31, 2008. ...


Lack of access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation kills 1.5 million children every year, Unicef says.


The Power to Take Your TV With You This Holiday Season and Watch Your Favorite Shows Whenever You Want

This holiday season, Sprint (NYSE:S) is making sure travelers have the  power to watch all their favorite television shows and movies while on  the go.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The fate of scores of hostages was still not known late yesterday after elite Pakistani commandos fought their way room by room into a heavily fortified radical mosque , killing the chief cleric and more than 50 of his armed followers and arresting dozens more.


Former US vice president Al Gore is seen as a possible winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to save the planet from global warming, the head of the Oslo Peace Research Institute has said.Comment


Yankees Manager Joe Torre bypassed Javier Vazquez in favor of Kevin Brown, the 39-year-old right-hander who has pitched in two World Series.


Max Rauffer became the first German man in 12 years to win an Alpine ski World Cup race when he beat the favorites in a wind-affected downhill at Val Gardena.


Jackson defense team fights use of undisclosed evidence

In a high-stakes drama of legal gamesmanship, prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Michael Jackson child molestation case are battling over secret evidence that might make or break the case against the pop star.


Yahoo CEO Semel steps down, Yang takes over

Blog: The company names co-founder Jerry Yang to be CEO, as Terry Semel shifts to a role as nonexecutive chairman.


Ministers are proposing to claw back 5% of any money England schools have left at the end of the financial year.


New Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP

Computers running Microsoft Windows XP can be infected by a new Trojan horse, program remotely controlled in a victim's system, even after it is patched with Microsoft's


Retail giants to crack whip over digital dawdlers

Dropping analogue kit early Consumers won't have much time left to buy an analogue TV set if The Digital Switchover Supply Chain Group (DSSCG) gets its way. The group, backed by the likes of DSGi, Comet, Sony and Panasonic, said it plans to phase out the manufacture and sale of analogue equipment long before the UK's digital switchover is complete.â¦


Creative goes micro with two new MP3 players

Creative used CES to debut two new low-cost music players with built in speakers on Monday, and at a budget price to boot.


The only officer charged in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday


Barrett: Good business models vary widely

BANGALORE, INDIA - Peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing would never have gathered momentum if the music industry had adopted models for distribution over the Internet, said Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett, addressing IT executives in India Friday.


Peace in southern Sudan must herald overall deal: Darfur rebel ...

CAIRO, Dec 31  -- A peace deal due to be signed between southern Sudanese rebels and the Khartoum government is only a partial solution to the war-torn country's problems, a rebel leader from the western Darfur province said Friday.


Intel lauds milestone in shrinking chips

Contradicting fears that the semiconductor industry's pace of development is slowing, Intel Corp has announced that it has achieved a milestone in shrinking the size of transistors that will power its next-generation chips.


Nikko investors seen likely to sell to Citigroup

Citigroup's  $10.8 billion tender offer to buy Nikko Cordial Corp.  looks just sweet enough to convince investors in the Japanese brokerage to sell, analysts said on Wednesday.


Rimandata a mercoledi' relazione sul caso Abu Omar


The Iraqi husband of Margaret Hassan says he wants his wife "dead or alive." If she is dead, he wants to "bury her in peace.


Litvineko 'a traitor' who would have died under Soviet rules: ex boss

The former FSB boss of dead Russian secret agent Alexander Litvinenko called him a "traitor" who would have been executed under the Soviets, in a British television interview.


Happily settled with the love of my life, the author still considers myself a lapsed single person who spent most of his adult years dealing with couples in love.


Iraqi men inspect the debris of a destroyed house after a US air strike overnight in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, early morning Friday, Oct. 22, 2004.


China unveils fleet of 'HD DVD killer' players

EVD exports to begin next year Chinese consumer electronics companies yesterday kicked off a second attempt to establish the country's alternative to DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc as the nation's favourite format. Called Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD), is essentially a DVD that uses a more efficient content compression system.â¦


The presidents of Argentina and Venezuela extend their food-for-oil agreement.


AOL is blurring the lines of news with a makeover that gives its traditional news sites the look and feel of a blog, a shift that is part of its efforts to change from a subscription-based service to a free, advertising-based Web business.


The Met's former top anti-terror officer will be given "advice" over the Jean Charles de Menezes shooting.


Three arrested over Royal phone intercept claims

Three men have been arrested for allegedly intercepting phone calls at Prince Charles' official Clarence House residence in central London, police said.


Intel founder Gordon Moore says chips should continue to get more powerful for at least another decade.


Lawmakers have agreed to return California's primary to its traditional date of June, ending the state's eight-year experiment with a March primary.


Senato, la lettera firmata anche dalla senatrice Albertina Soliani esponente dell'UlivoI parlamentari scrivono: "Siamo certi di interpretare il desiderio di molti"                                          La protesta di Buttiglione: voglio il gelato alla buvette                                                                                di FILIPPO CECCARELLI


The first phase of an expansion of the Nashoba Valley Medical Center complex in Ayer is underway with the construction of an interim medical office building. The project is expected to cost as much as $60 million.


Apple Unveils Its Latest iMac, Months After Planned Debut

Apple Computer Inc. rolled out its latest iMac desktop computer at a convention for Mac users in Paris yesterday, a sleek model in which the processors and drives are packaged behind its 2-inch-thick monitor.


Netherlands issues first fines to spammers

Dutch telecommunications regulator OPTA, which is responsible for regulating spam in the Netherlands, imposed three separate fines this week, the first since the Dutch government agreed in May to a ban on unsolicited e-mail to consumers.


Cancellato condizioni meteo, si ritenta sabato notte


The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. as safe for Americans to use this flu season, Dr. Lester M. Crawford, the agency's acting commissioner, said Friday. It was unclear whether the lack of vaccine might lead to more flu deaths this year.


Government scientists are chasing a  possible new case of mad cow disease in the United States, with  final results on a suspicious slaughtered animal expected in  coming days, officials said on Thursday.


Nuova collezione dello stilista ispirata al tardo Gotico


Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf has been charged by the Football Association for spitting at Portsmouth's Arjan de Zeeuw in Saturday's 1-0 win for Pompey.


Digging for Truth in a Life Thatâs Built Upon a Lie

Fundamental issues of ethnic and religious identity and the agony of exile are at the heart of âLive and Become.â


Chicago Cubs land free agent Soriano for $136 million

Five-times All-Star Alfonso Soriano has agreed an eight-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, the club said on Monday.


Arts & entertainment: Movie-makers used to wait until news stories were over before moving in. Not now, writes Peter Bradshaw


Six soldiers based in south Wales could be dismissed from the Army after testing positive for drugs.


Emersi indizi di una matrice comune tra i due omicidi


Roddick Has No Trouble with Henman at Masters Cup

Andy Roddick squeezed past Britain's  Tim Henman, 7-5, 7-6, at the Masters Cup on Tuesday, giving his  fellow Texans the win they came to see.


Judicial Vacancies Leave GOP With Empty Feeling

Some Republicans are upset that the White House has nominated only 25 people to fill the 47 vacancies now on the federal judiciary. Not to worry. If history is any guide, President Bush can nominate as many people as he wants, but most of them will not don the black robes anytime soon.


Biogen Idec and Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. won government approval yesterday to sell a new multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri. The drug, which some analysts predict will bring in $2 billion


EDITORIAL: Waste of Time: Many Questions Hover Around the Countywide Landfill. Not the Least is Why the State Waited to Tap the Necessary Expertise

By The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 7--Chris Korleski said all the right things last week during his visit with the board of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste Management District.


BBC Click looks at the technologies helping us to store digital music, photos and video on our computers.


World record for Miro at big buck London auction week

A painting by Joan Miro sold for a world record figure for the Spanish artist's work at the start of a bumper series of high-value art sales at Christie's in London, the auctioneer said Tuesday.


Il vicepresidente incontra il presidente Musharraf


Madonna's plans to stage a mock crucifixion during a Sunday concert in Rome have drawn fire from religious leaders, who have condemned the stunt as "an act of open hostility" toward the Roman Catholic Church.


Cash returns mean Bond is still a sound investment

IF THE whispers from Hollywood are true, the new James Bond movie - the 21st in more than 40 years - is to be delayed. In the scheme of things, this may not seem particularly significant.


The next 007 movie will be called Quantum of Solace, producers have confirmed.


An investigation is launched after CCTV images show an officer repeatedly punching a woman on the floor.


The Nikkei average inched down by midsession on Tuesday as investors took a breather from recent speedy gains that were helped by a better result than expected in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey.


Mr and Mrs Renault cannot name daughter Megane

Belgian authorities apply sanity brakes Belgian authorities have decided that it is not a particularly bright idea for a Mr and Mrs Renault to name their daughter Megane, Pravda reports.â¦


Vice President Dick Cheney hoped to shore up Polish support for the war in Iraq in meetings Wednesday with President Aleksander Kwasniewski.


Robert Zoellick, the U.S. choice to head the World Bank, warned Saturday that Venezuela's economic and political troubles were growing


Music exec says business model is 'done'

Rick Rubin, co-chairman of Columbia Records, holds out little hope for the music industry's recovery unless it's dramatically overhauled, according to reports.


Chileâs appeals court upheld the indictment and house arrest of former dictator General Augusto Pinochet on human rights charges.


Hornish Is Still Considering Making the Move to Nascar

Amid reports that he will switch from the IndyCar Series to Nascar next season, Sam Hornish Jr. said Tuesday that he was still hesitating.


Roma, 11:34 - CALCIO, INCHIESTE: MAZZINI PRESENTA ISTANZA ARBITRATO

Il Coni comunica oggi che "La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto oggi l'is...


Thailand still finding bodies as recovery efforts move into top gear

Bodies were still being recovered a week after Thailand's tidal wave disaster, as the clean-up moved into full speed in some of the devastated resort areas.


Campaign Finale Draws Gaffes, Wacky Lines

As the presidential race winds down, the two camps are dialing up the rhetoric. That's led to some far-out statements, unscripted behavior and foot-in-mouth comments from both sides.


Torino, 16:46 - CALCIO, JUVE: CONVOCATI PER LA GARA CON L'INTER

Il tecnico della Juventus, Claudio Ranieri, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la sfida di domani sera co...


Firms found in breach of UK law on customer data

A major mobile phone service provider and the UK's largest catalog-shopping service have both been criticized by that government's Information Commissioner's Office for privacy violations affecting employees and consumers. Critics charge that the ICO is all hat and very few cattle.


Update: Orange gives mobile phones access to PC content

(InfoWorld) - France TÃ©lÃ©com, the parent company of mobile phone operator Orange, is offering a service that lets mobile phone users access videos, music and other content from their PCs. Called "Mon PC Ã  distance," it marks the second launch of the remote mobile access technology from Orb Networks in Europe. The service requires users to download a free software client onto their PCs. They can then use any mobile device with standard browsing and multimedia capabilities to view photos or videos and listen to music stored on their PCs. No special client software is needed on the mobile device. Mon PC Ã  distance, announced Thursday, was actually introduced last month. The service may roll out in France TÃ©lÃ©com's other mobile markets, which include Switzerland, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, and the U.K. Orb introduced the mobile component of its offering in early November. Previously, Orb enabled remote PC access from other computers. Orb is one of the services offered with 3 Group's X-Series mobile data offering, although it can be accessed by any mobile phone with a browser and media player. 3 is charging customers Â£10 ($19) per month to use Orb and another service that lets them watch TV on their mobile phones. Orange customers pay â¬10 ($13) per month for unlimited use of Mon PC Ã  distance.


Scott Kazmir already is coming through with flashy wins against famous foes. The 20-year-old rookie struck out a career-high nine in his fourth major league start, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Boston Red Sox and Pedro Martinez 5-2 Tuesday night...


Review Faults Electricity Industry Program

A year after the nation's worst blackout, federal regulators issued a scathing review Wednesday of the electricity industry's voluntary efforts to make their power grids more reliable.


La Procura di Milano ha chiesto il rinvio a giudizio per l'ad del MilanI conti dei club sarebbero stati ritoccati con compravendite gonfiate                                            Falso in bilancio: "Processate Galliani" Per Moratti si va verso l'archiviazione                                                                                Il vicepresidente rossonero: "Non abbiamo ucciso nessuno"


Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick  reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters.


Troy Smith has developed a different view of football over the last year. Sure, he can run and pass with the best quarterbacks, including a large group of talented ones returning to the Big Ten this season. But now the Ohio State star considers himself a student of the game, transformed by hours of film study into more than just a playmaker.


This year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition will feature singer and "Dreamgirls" star BeyoncÃ© Knowles -- the first time that a non-model and non-athlete graces the cover. Ten years prior, the now retired supermodel Tyra Banks also set a mile...


Indonesia offers cash reward for embassy bombers

Indonesia offered cash rewards on Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of two top Malaysian suspects in a string of bombings, including the deadly blast at the Australian embassy in Jakarta last week.


The Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai has been clubbed in the head by riot police officers. She has been denounced as a subversive.


A teenager is killed and three others are seriously hurt in a crash between a car and a police vehicle.


White House hopefuls burn millions on TV

With just days to make last-minute pitches to voters in two dozen states, the presidential candidates are pouring millions into television advertising before Super Tuesday.


EU chief still backs embattled appointee

The new European Commission president said Thursday he will not back down on his selection of Rocco Buttiglione as justice commissioner, despite controversy over Buttiglione's anti-gay comments, the Telegraph newspaper reports.


Sri Lanka says sinks two rebel Tiger boats, 4 dead

Sri Lanka's navy destroyed two suspected Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northwest coast on Friday, killing four fighters, a military official said.


Lo riferisce Bloomberg che cita comunicato societa'


Agassi, Roddick final American men to bow out

One floating backhand that dropped lazily beyond the baseline erased 34 blazing aces by Andy Roddick, and now there are no American men left playing at the United States Tennis Center this weekend.


European stocks nudge higher as oil prices cool

European stock markets rose slightly amid relief at falling oil prices, though activity was muted, dealers said.


Don't panic over heart drug news, U.S. group advises

News that the popular cholesterol drug Vytorin may not work to protect arteries and may in fact worsen clogging should not cause patients to panic, the American College of Cardiology said on Tuesday.


Reaping the benefits as buyers turn to smart phones


Era presidente del patto di sindacato del gruppo bancario


DNA order sparks fracas over infant tsunami survivor

KALMUNAI, Sri Lanka -- A judge's ruling yesterday that a couple must undergo a DNA test to prove they are the parents of the tsunami survivor known as "Baby 81" sparked chaos in a hospital pediatric ward after a surging crowd and the would-be parents burst in and pleaded with doctors to release the infant.


The Moment: Fashion Week Catch-Up | Cathy Horyn and Eric Wilson

A recap of the shows reviewed thus far by Times critics, Cathy Horyn and Eric Wilson.


Chechens vote for president replacing slain leader

Amid high concern over rebel attacks, voters in Russia's war-torn republic of Chechnya began on Sunday to elect a successor to their former slain president.


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


Yahoo gets a boost with its deal to sell display advertising for the social networking site.


Cycling: Rogers collects 2 titles in a day

BARDOLINO, Italy Michael Rogers, a 24-year-old Australian, received two gold medals Wednesday at the bicycling road world championships.


Deputy Director of the Seismology Center of Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau, Peih-lin Leu describes the tectonic plate movents of the island near the location of the 7.0 earthquake that struck shortly after lunch today in Taipei, Taiwan.


A photographer is found guilty of assaulting Heather Mills-McCartney as he tried to take her picture.


This year there seem to be more movies than usual that, whether or not they intend to provoke fear, take fear as their subject.


ORLANDO, Fla. - LSU coach Nick Saban finally turned pro yesterday, prompting a celebration at the home of Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga.


Animal House: ; West Virginia State Wildlife Center Has Some Unusual Residents

By Rick Steelhammer  rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com  FRENCH CREEK - As John Wines waved his arms to distract Junior, the 6-year-old bull elk, Darrell Barlow darted through the elk enclosure's gate with a bucket of grain, deposited it in a feeding trough, then made a hasty retreat.


Feb trial set for Marine in Haditha killing case

The U.S. Marine accused of leading his unit in killing 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005 was arraigned on voluntary manslaughter charges on Wednesday and a military judge set his court-martial for February.


Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 17, Taliban Hits Kabul

At least 17 people including children  were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul on Sunday and another  blast overnight at a religious school in the southeast.


Kidnappers give Allawi 48 hours to halt assault on Fallujah

A militant group kidnapping three family members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatened on Wednesday to kill them if Allawi doesn't order a withdrawal from the besieged Fallujah.


Roddick-Hewitt match looms One win by each sets up a marquee ...

New York -- Andy Roddick was having none of the drama that accompanied the women's quarterfinals Tuesday. Taking the court in the wake of the Serena Williams-Jennifer Capriati tempest, Roddick methodically


Powell and Gay primed for 100 meters showdown

OSAKA, Japan  - World record holder Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay are on course to meet in a 100 meters final which could be the dream match-up of the world championships on Sunday.


Britney Spears is to undergo random drug  tests, court documents in her child custody dispute show.


Those of us who have always wondered why award shows have to be so infernally long got our answer on Sunday night at the Golden Globes: they donât.


Orientamenti che contrastano con le richieste dei movimenti