(InfoWorld) - Power consumption, parallelism, and the rapidly-expanding world of mobile communications are among the leading areas of research and development currently being investigated within some of the IT world's largest companies. Taking the stage at MIT's EmTech Conference (formerly known as the MIT Emerging Technology Conference) on Monday were top researchers from Cisco, HP, and Intel who shared their visions for the products of tomorrow by unveiling some of their leading areas of study and experimentation today. From the growing impact of mobile computing devices to the push to make IT eco-friendly, along with new efforts to take advantage of parallel data processing capabilities, researchers from the three technology bellwethers spoke of commons threads woven through all their work and in what directions they believe the results of those efforts will subsequently drive future technologies. Following a panel discussion on social networking tools that also focused heavily on the impact of mobile devices, Andrew Chien, vice president of research at Intel, said that the chip giant is also focusing heavily on the changes in IT usage and consumption that are being driven by handheld machines. However, despite the rapid development of the mobile space, Chien said Intel feels that wireless device, applications, and service providers are still falling short in terms of how "intuitive" and "seamless" their technologies currently work. "We have a healthy amount of concern about the amount of effort that these technologies require from all of us today," said Chien. "To that end, we're very excited about the idea of inference in the context of small mobile devices, about the richer senses and analysis of data that can be realized based on the body of techniques currently lumped under the umbrella of machine learning." Among the specific examples of the types of mobile applications that Intel envisions taking root in the near future are systems that offer "seamless presentation" of more useful information than those available today's handhelds, including tools that use geolocation and onboard sensors to give users data that is pertinent to their personal condition and immediate surroundings. Both Cisco and HP also count mobility among their leading areas of research, the panelists said, with Cisco looking into ways to merge "telepresence" with its recently acquired WebEx collaboration tools, and HP working on ways to more tightly link handhelds with back-end datacenter systems. Prith Banerjee, only six weeks into his new post of senior vice president of research at HP's Labs division, said that the company's work in mobility, green IT, and parallelism are converging in its larger efforts to make large data centers more efficient in general. In some cases, the work is oriented toward improving performance, such as through the use of photonic interconnects -- advanced electromagnetic technologies -- to allow datacenters to communicate more quickly. In other cases, HP Labs is looking at datacenter power consumption, using sensors built into its prototype servers to reduce costs and headaches associated with cooling the massive hardware farms. The challenges of parallel computing As for parallel computing -- roughly defined as the simultaneous execution of numerous program instructions on multiple or multi-core processors -- Banerjee said that HP is hoping to use its research efforts to help clear some of the software programming obstacles that exist on the market today. "We're very aware in our research of the challenges of making parallel software applications; we need engineers who can start writing code designed for multi-cores and to help transition software designed to run on a single processor," said Prith. If some of those roadblocks can be pushed aside, the benefits could be enormous, according to the HP researcher. "We're imaging a world where you plug in a computer and all the applications work automatically, and users don't have to worry about patches and updates," he said. "We're imagining a world where software is automatically updated and maintained so that environment for end-users will be completely automated and allow them to increase productivity. That is a very difficult problem to solve, but we're going to try to solve it." Another area of focus for all three organizations is the process of refining their internal research and development operations. Under Prith, HP will attempt to lower its overall number of research projects by folding them into larger efforts, the executive said, and Chien added that Intel is having success with "lablets," groups of researchers it sponsors at academic institutions to augment its internal R&D work. At Cisco, the massive networking company is attempting to inject an air of entrepreneurialism into areas of research that it believes can be turned into revenue-producing businesses rapidly, as evidenced by the launch of its physical security and telepresence product groups over the last several years, said Guido Jouret, CTO of the firm's Emerging Markets Technology Group. "We're trying to re-create the start-up atmosphere inside Cisco. So far, we've announced four different units, and the goal is to create one every several months," Jouret said. "We'll also continue to do small acquisitions where we can gain vital technologies or teams to help flesh out our ideas. The idea is to create an interesting mix of entrepreneurial drive." Along with security and telepresence, the company has launched a digital media group s part of the effort as well as a business devoted to replacing the static product displays found in retails stores today with "digitally-driven network displays." Jouret said that the telepresence group is working to mesh device geolocation with collaboration tools and multimedia-sharing systems. "We want to combine video with collaboration platforms for rich multimedia interaction, tools that allow companies and consumers to interact in ways that we can't even imagine yet," he said.


Former "Sopranos" star Michael Imperioli said he was at a loss to guess why someone left a pipe bomb that detonated outside a theater he owns.


IBM Releases Public Beta of IDS 'Cheetah'

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Giants coach says London trip helped Super Bowl preparation

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Kevin Pietersen says England will take the attack to Australia in the third Ashes Test in Perth.


Overclockers pushed the performance limits of Intel's CPUs to 5GHz last week in Taipei.


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Four dead in blast at Shiite mosque as sectarian violence spikes ...

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Microsoft Accepts European Antitrust Ruling

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US economic growth picked up in the third quarter, fuelled by strong consumer spending, official figures show.


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Jefferson Wants Bribery Case Moved to D.C.

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Reeling Merck Offers Officers a Bonus Deal

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Young women athletes who suffer tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) -- the ligament in the knee that provides stability -- face a serious risk of potentially


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Voters in the heartland state of Iowa officially launched the 2008 White House race Thursday with cliffhanger battles among Republicans and Democrats vying to succeed US President George W. Bush.


Buses, cars and trucks rolled in and out of Kathmandu yesterday after Maoist rebels lifted an unprecedented road blockade that had cut off the capital for a week.


Iran nuclear talks 'reasonable' say big three

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At This Drive-In, the Space Steals the Show

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Liberian Ex-Leader Boycotts War Crimes Trial as It Opens

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Computer makers face slowdown, firm predicts

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Automakers roll out the star power to hawk the latest models at the Los Angeles car confab. In Autopia.


Zabian Dowdell scored a career-high 33 points and Deron Washington blocked Ty Lawson's shot in the final seconds of overtime, preserving Virginia Tech's 81-80 upset of No. 4 North Carolina on Tuesday night.


Apple Inc is expected to unveil new iPods this week, injecting fresh excitement into the product line at a time when defections by partners have shown cracks in its digital music dominance.


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Jose Canseco bragged about not having to work as hard as other players on the A's because he had a "helper," Tony La Russa says.


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EPA Finds Problem With Airline Drinking Water

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Corning Inc., the specialty glass maker, said that its fourth-quarter profit rose 11 percent, topping expectations.


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Sarkozy Stirs Anger With Holocaust Curriculum

Franceâs president touched off protests with a plan to have students learn the life stories of children the Nazis killed.


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he contract dispute between Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the police and firefighters grew nastier yesterday as union members held a noisy 1 am protest outside his Upper East Side town house and the police union threatened to set up ...


Jobs and Woz together again--in Lego form at least

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PM Ferenc Gyurcsany says he will not tolerate violent protests after riots in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.


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'Lavorare ti fa male, ti manda all'ospedale...'

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Hundreds of Canadians, many of Ukrainian descent, braved freezing temperatures to protest what they consider to be the fixed outcome of the Ukrainian presidential election.


More than 72,000 copies of the new version of charity single Band Aid are sold on its first day of release.


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Three hurt in latest letter bomb to hit Britain

A letter bomb exploded at Britain's vehicle licensing agency on Wednesday, injuring three women, in a spate of attacks targeting motoring-related organizations.


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Iraqi Govt Confused on Whether Saddam Aide Caught

Iraq's government was mired in  confusion on Sunday on whether the most wanted Saddam Hussein  aide still on the run had been caught, with the defense  minister denying his own ministry's report the fugitive had  been seized.


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The Ontario TeachersÂ Pension Plan agreed to buy two marine container terminals in the New York area and two in British Columbia for $2.4 billion.


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Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces killed more than 60 Taliban in battles in restive southern Afghanistan, taking the guerrilla death toll to more than 200 in a fortnight, the U.S. military said on Thursday.


Research Firm to Expand Work in Northwood

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The US government has approved use of the experimental influenza vaccine Fluarix and agreed to purchase 1.2 million doses to help lessen the current shortage.


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Deputy Labour Leader Harriet Harman pleads guilty to committing a speeding offence in Suffolk.


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Britain, Germany, France, Russia, and China have rallied around Kofi Annan, but US President George W. Bush did not explicitly endorse the UN chief, under fire


The aluminium factory closes the doors of its David's Loan rolling mill after 60 years in the town.


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AIDS Crisis Fueling Explosion of TB Cases

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Effort to free UN hostages at "sensitive" stage

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Serbia cleared of genocide, failed to stop killing

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N.H.L. Is Expected to Present New Proposal to Union

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Scientists say there has been a worrying drop in the amount of CO2 soaked up by the world's oceans.


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A study commissioned by the EU calls for a major rethink of security within its borders and beyond.


Cleric Charged With Incitement in Britain

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Israel Pushes On with Gaza Strip Offensive

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Lebanon's government backs U.N. tribunal

The U.S.-backed government on Saturday approved an international tribunal for suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, overriding the objections of Hezbollah amid a political crisis that threatens to spin Lebanon into violence.


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NASA opens space shuttle ride for the earthbound

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Eros announces 5-year deal with K Sera Sera

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UN Iran Report Held Up as Nuke Freeze Talks Stall

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has held up a  new report on inspections in Iran while Tehran and the EU's  "big three" try to break a deadlock in talks aimed at freezing  Iran's uranium enrichment program, diplomats said on Friday.


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France braces for three days of strikes expected to cause massive disruption in the public sector.


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Four men convicted of a conspiracy to bomb London's public transport system in July 2005 were jailed for life on Wednesday, with the judge setting them a minimum term of 40 years.


Google gets US clearance on AdWords trademark trigger

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United Nations atomic agency inspectors are to head to Brazil next month to try to resolve a dispute after Brazilian authorities denied the agency access to a uranium enrichment facility.


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When Steve Jobs hits the keynote stage at the 2008 Macworld Conference and Expo on January 15, he will face a ballroom full of bloodshot eyes, a sea of journalists, analysts, and bloggers knocked loopy by the culture shock of going to sleep in Vegas (where the Consumer Electronics Show was just held) and waking up in San Francisco. Talk about your tough crowd.Fortunately, Jobs doesn?t need to kick into charisma overdrive to capture minds, hearts, and wallets. This year?s conference is already a banner event, a coming-out party of sorts for a Mac platform that has seen its biggest evolutionary kick since the demise of the original Mac OS. The combination of OS X Leopard and new Macs based on Intel?s Penryn CPU will help Mac outsiders remember that Apple sells more computers than phones.iPhone, take 2 What will happen this week? Only Steve Jobs knows for sure, but here?s my best guess.Although Leopard and Penryn have pushed the Mac to dizzying heights and should thus gain some stage time, the Macworld Expo keynote will still go heavy on iPhone and iTunes. And this time, the hype will be justified. eBay will be awash in mint-condition, used iPhones the day that Apple ships the new model that links to AT&T?s fast 3G network (in the U.S.). With the speed of the 3G cellular data network, lots of RAM space for cached maps, and a close partnership with Google, iPhone could blast a tunnel through the in-car navigation market. CES was packed with navigation newcomers, but none has the hook of iPhone?s multi-touch interface, much less the capability to make phone calls and purchase music from iTunes.Another indirect but even farther-reaching benefit derived from the faster cellular network is iTunes Tagging. When listeners with compatible receivers are tuned into terrestrial and satellite radio stations that have licensed iTunes Tagging, they can purchase music that catches their ear with a button press. This will see its greatest uptake among users of Mac and PC iTunes, but iPhone owners could have the song downloaded before the radio is done playing it. No more trying to figure out the title of a song from the words in the chorus.iPhone?s support for native applications will see its official debut in February, but third parties are undoubtedly already on board. If Apple doesn?t take up navigation, the likes of Telenav and TomTom surely will. Voice-over-IP would make a great keynote demo, and with native application support, Apple might not have to write it in-house.Do pre-show announcements clear the stage for new notebooks? Apple always gets what it considers to be its lesser product announcements out of the way just before Macworld Expo so that Steve Jobs can focus on the high-percentage pitches in his keynote.The pre-keynote rollouts for 2008 are Apple?s specialty machines: the Mac Pro desktop/workstation and Xserve rack-mounted server. Both have been reworked for Intel?s quad-core Penryn family Xeon CPUs, nicknamed Harpertown. Mac Pro buyers can now get 8-core systems for about $1,200 less than before, and the Harpertown Xserve is the first 8-core server Apple has ever sold. Both systems also support significantly faster front-side bus and memory speed. This sort of performance kick might go unnoticed by most home and mainstream commercial users, but Mac Pro and Xserve buyers are going to love it.With the power user, workstation and server Mac announcements out of the way, Apple has room on the Macworld Conference and Expo keynote stage for new notebooks. The story there isn?t necessarily limited to Penryn. AMD recently announced its ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series GPU (graphics processing unit) for notebooks. Among the new GPU?s attributes are improved power efficiency, PCI Express 2.0, and direct HDMI output. The new ATI GPU has one other feature: on-chip decoding of HD and Blu-Ray DVD content. It may be a long shot for this Macworld Expo, but there is a high-def DVD-equipped MacBook Pro on the near horizon.What to do after the keynote Those Macworld Conference and Expo Attendees who don?t fly home after the keynote will be treated to a packed schedule of sessions targeting audiences from home users to scientists and IT professionals.Macworld Expo?s organizers -- IDG World Expo, which has the same parent company as InfoWorld -- have also managed to pack the exhibit hall. Attendees will find familiar faces such as FileMaker Pro, REALbasic, and the venerable BBEdit programmer?s editor, but they?ll also see Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Xerox, VMware, Parallels, Iomega and, of course, Microsoft.Next to Leopard, Office 2008 for Mac will be the best-selling software for the Mac this year. It?s not only the first native version of Office for Intel Macs, but Microsoft?s first Office designed from scratch for OS X. The Mac faithful may outwardly jeer Microsoft for taking four years to catch a clue, but they?ll be buying Office along with all other commercial Mac users. Office 2008 will be just one of many new products showing at Macworld Expo that don?t need Steve Jobs to sell them. They?ll sell themselves.


Toshiba quietly shows fuel-cell fitted UMPC

Methanol-powered processing CES Toshiba didn't make much of a fuss about its UMPC, claiming the smooth-cornered handheld PC was intended to demo technologies the company develops to potential manufacturer customers. One such technology: fuel cells.â¦


In a change that could give new meaning to direct democracy, San Franciscans will soon cast ballots listing their first, second and third-place choices for municipal offices under a new "ranked-choice voting" system that would eliminate separate run-off elections.


Ashlee Simpson has come up with a new excuse for what happened on Saturday Night Live this weekend. Apparently it was all down to heartburn.


A Californian-based team is halfway to claiming a $10 million prize by putting a privately financed manned craft into sub-orbital space.


Dow Jones buys MarketWatch for $519 million

NEW YORK-- Business news publisher Dow Jones & Co. said today it is acquiring MarketWatch Inc., an online financial news and information provider, for $519 million in cash, broadening the company's presence in the growing realm of online advertising.


Oracle-PeopleSoft Buyout May Push Middleware Vendors Into A Corner

The combination of PeopleSoft applications with Oracle's database and middleware products could lead to a closer relationship between IBM and SAP.


Toyota wants vehicle tax credits extended

The president of Toyota North America wants Congress to extend federal tax credits for hybrid vehicles.


Jan. 30, 1790: The Lifeboat, an Idea Whose Time Has Come

The first boat built specifically as a rescue craft is tested, and its success  means the preservation of thousands of lives in the years to come.


Talking telephone numbers Vodafone has denied rumours that it is considering a leveraged buyout of US giant Verizon.â¦


A Whole New Game Ball? N.B.A. Admits Its Mistake

N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern said Tuesday that the league made a mistake by not closely consulting with players about the new ball introduced this season.


The push to 'make tracks' gave rise to today's N.Y.C.

New York's subway, which turns 100 this week, connected neighborhoods and eased the city's congestion.


NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores helped send stocks mostly lower on Monday as investors still worried that oil prices, which dropped some from last week's highs, would


Makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx and the FDA are the subject of Senate scrutiny today...and an Iowa Senator is asking the tough questions.


Sudan Refuses Foreign Troops for in Darfur

During peace negotiations earlier today, the Sudanese government refused foreign troop deployments in Darfur, west of Sudan. The Sudanese Minister of Agriculture, Mazjub Al-Halifa Ahmed, is the government's representative in peace talks.


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European, Asian leaders wrap up summit, sidestep Myanmar issue

Asian and European leaders were to wrap up summit talks here by calling for the United Nations to lead the fight against terrorism while largely side-stepping a rift over military-ruled Myanmar.


Allagamenti sull'autostrada, vigili del fuoco al lavoro


Hostage Takers Give Up After 18-Hour Standoff on Bus in Greece

A daylong hostage siege ended here early Thursday morning after two gunmen who had hijacked an Athens-bound commuter bus surrendered to the authorities and released their six remaining captives.


With a new Medicare drug benefit set to begin in 2006, Americans 65 and older can expect to spend a large and growing share of their Social Security checks on


STRAFFAN, IrelandÃÂ --ÃÂ The Americans arrived for the Ryder Cup about three hours late Monday, which captain Tom Lehman attributed to bringing too much luggage on the charter plane.


WASHINGTON, October 7 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Iraq had possessed no weapons of mass destruction before the US-British invasion of the oil-rich country, a new official report by American inspectors has concluded.


Four years after continental Europeans joined the Ryder Cup, Tony Jacklin's team served notice that the days of foregone conclusions were ending.


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EU to Give $100 Mln for AU Force in Darfur-Solana

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Saturday the European Union and its member states would contribute more than $100 million to an African Union (AU) force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.


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The international community is willing to help Somalia as long as there is "progress on the ground," the United Nations' political chief said during a four-hour trip to the Somali capital.


Cease-fire Near, Palestinian Leader Says

New President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday  he was close to reaching a deal with militants to cease attacks  on Israelis, a step needed to relaunch Middle East peacemaking.


Israeli envoy to El Salvador found naked in street

Gagged, with rubber ball in mouth The Israeli ambassador to the sun-kissed Central American paradise of El Salvador is for the high jump after being found "in a street, drunk, wearing only bondage gear", the BBC reports.â¦


Ben Kingsley and his wife, Alexandra, have separated after 15 months of marriage, the actor's publicist said Wednesday.


Middlesbrough striker Massimo Maccarone has joined Italian side Siena on loan for the rest of the season.


Colombia Captures 'Chancellor' of FARC Rebel Group

The chief of international relations for Colombia's biggest leftist rebel group, who once sought support from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was arrested after a months-long manhunt, police said on Wednesday.


Robots helping doctors see more patients

DEARBORN, Mich. - Doctors at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center can make the rounds without getting out of their chair or even leaving their house, thanks to a roaming robot called Rosie.


Tax Issues May Affect Proposed Rouse Merger

The Rouse Co. is working with the Internal Revenue Service to resolve tax issues that could affect its plans to sell itself to a Chicago mall developer by mid-November, according to documents filed yesterday with regulators.


Convenzione inizio attivita' firmata da Don Luigi Ciotti


Pablo Gonzalez, a Prada shoe-wearing cell phone connoisseur who jumps from one new handset to the next, is ready to ditch his $1,000 touch-screen cell phone for Apple's iPhone when it becomes available in June.


Marist makes postseason history with win

Will Whittington scored 31 points and Marist upset Oklahoma State 67-64 on Tuesday night in the first round of the NIT.


Italy Says Will Return Ethiopian Obelisk in April

An Ethiopian national treasure, the ancient Axum Obelisk that was plundered by Italian fascist invaders in 1937, will be returned by Rome in April, Italy's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.


Red hat revolution The Cuban government has found another way to thumb its nose at the US, its bullyboy neighbour - opt for open source and throw its Microsoft software in the dustbin.â¦


US watchdog faults Air Force on Boeing contract

The U.S. Government Accountability  Office on Thursday faulted the Air Force again for its handling  of a contract with Boeing Co , upholding in part a Pemco  Aviation Group Inc  protest.


WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Stress caused by events such as moving, changes in family relationships and death can raise a child's risks for asthma attacks four-fold, according to a study in the latest issue of the journal Thorax.


Daisuke Matsuzaka arrived in Boston on Wednesday with Red Sox officials as the sides neared agreement on a $52 million, six-year contract.


Baxter Profit Falls on Slow Sales Growth

Baxter International Inc.<BAX.N, the  medical products maker, on Thursday said its third-quarter  profit fell from a year ago amid anemic sales growth in its two  biggest businesses.


There's big money in those wrinkles. How the makers of cosmetic fillers and smoothers are trying to tap into a new market.


Eight states worth just 99 electoral votes are up for grabs in the closely fought presidential race, with the White House going to whoever conquers this shrinking battlefield.


Victory in tomorrow's Belgium's Grand Prix would not only seal a seventh world title, it would also be his seventh win at Spa in Ferrari's 700th race.


Roma, 16:13 - BASKET, LOTTOMATICA ROMA: GIACCHETTI SARA' FUORI 4/6 MESI

La Lottomatica Virtus Roma fa chiarezza sulle condizioni del suo playmaker Jacopo Giachetti, operato...


A fix for a browser bug may appear early if hackers exploit the loophole in large numbers, said Microsoft.


Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark on Monday all but ruled out being considered for a top government position if former Democratic rival John Kerry is elected president.


Genova, 13:31 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: CASSANO NON CONVOCATO PER ROMA

Salta ancora una volta il ritorno di Antonio Cassano all'Olimpico. L'attaccante della Sampdoria non ...


What most adults might consider games for kids are anything but, say video game industry critics and two US senators. BY CHARLES HOMANS.


Mike Wallace is off the hook, but the two inspectors who had him arrested are on desk duty. New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission will not be pressing charges against Wallace.


DJ Orthopedics cuts 3rd-qtr outlook; shares tumble

Orthopedic sports medicine company DJ Orthopedics Inc. (DJO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday cut its financial outlook on lower-than-expected sales of its Regentek product


Millions of Muslims in Mecca for the Hajj can stay connected thanks to free Wi-Fi covering much of the city.


Roma, la protesta di alcuni giovani a volto coperto in piazza Sant'AnastasiaIl volantino: "Mettete in atto progetti autoritari, no alla strategia della paura"                                          "Bombe" alla crema contro Rai e Pd  "Krapfen umanitari, no al dl sicurezza"


Content filtering at the network edge to keep spam off the core Anti-spam developer Cloudmark claims its high-volume content-filtering email gateway could prevent almost all unwanted email from reaching a network's mail servers.â¦


Yahoo's Right Media had Trojans in banner ads

Popular Web sites like MySpace and Photobucket has banner ads containing malicious code that could lead to the compromise of a computer.


Effort to Advise on Risky Loans Runs Into Snag

Critics complained a that a mandatory mortgage counseling program amounted to government intrusion.


Scientists with tweezers picked through the twisted wreckage of a space capsule that crash-landed on Earth, hoping that microscopic clues to the evolution of the solar system weren't completely lost in Utah's salt flats.


eBay hard drive spills out governor's campaign documents

A bargain at $69 From the files of IT bloopers comes this cautionary tale: a California man stumbled upon a stash of confidential data belonging to the Arkansas Democratic Party after its computer consultant accidentally sold a hard drive containing the material on eBay.â¦


Leader giovani An: 'il suo sistema autoritario lo condanna'


ATHENS -- They know they're in the quarterfinals. They know they finish the preliminary round tonight against Angola, a team they really should beat. Beyond that, there's a day off, and then the fun begins in earnest for the United States men's Olympic basketball team.


South African businessman denies bribing Vice President

DURBAN - A South African millionaire businessman has pleaded not guilty to bribing Deputy President Jacob Zuma at a corruption trial which could hit Zuma's hopes of taking over the country's top job.


David Beckham will turn down any offers by Real Madrid to remain at the Bernabeu, according to LA Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas.


Sudanese govt., rebels resume peace talks on Darfur

The Sudanese government and two rebel groups here on Sunday evening resumed the peace talks on the northern African country's war-torn Darfur region, after rebels boycotted the meeting for 24 hours.


Merrill posts worst quarter in its history

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc reported about $16 billion in mortgage-related write-downs and adjustments on Thursday in the worst quarter of the company's history.


LOS ANGELES, CA Monday Oct.11.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- In a statement released Friday, October 8, it was announced that Melissa Etheridge has cancer.


By ARTHUR MAX  THE HAGUE, Netherlands - If you think the problem of endangered species is all about tigers, elephants and orangutans, ask a violinist where he gets his bow.


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Talk of God is popular this season, with timely plays on religious themes.


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


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cut short his two-day visit to Armenia on Tuesday and returned to neighboring Iran, an Armenian presidential spokesman said.


Paura per Schumacher, fuori a oltre 300 orari: illeso

MONZA - Macchina distrutta, pilota illeso. Sembra una delle solite banali uscite di pista, ma stavolta c'Ã¨ di mezzo uno dei circuiti piÃ¹ veloci del mondo, Monza, dove in fondo al rettilineo si superano i 330 orari.


Jobs Report Makes a 2008 GOP Win Less Likely      (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - You know the "five-second rule," the one that says you can eat food dropped on the ground for five seconds and it's still good. Well, maybe, there's a five-day rule for presidential candidates. Maybe Fred Thompson can still drop right back out of the presidential race--no harm, no foul. Today's job numbers were that bad for Republicans and that good for Democrats. I mean, if you're a political junkie who likes to bet a few sawbucks now and then, it might be time to snag a few "Democratic Party Candidate to Win 2008 Presidential Election" contracts over at the TradeSports online betting site.  ...


Life & style: Linda Grant: Is this the most disastrous clothes season ever?


Bank of England policymakers meet; no change seen on interest rates

The Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) began its two-day monthly meeting amid broad expectation that interest rates will be left unchanged due to signs of economic slowdown.


Colonnello Inghileri, Gip Milano le ha rese ieri mattina


Attentato a posto controllo per proteggere pellegrini sciiti


EU opens in-depth investigation into Microsoft/Time Warner ...

The European Commission has decided to open an in-depth investigation into the proposed joint acquisition by Microsoft and Time Warner of a US company called ContentGuard.


Irate Manchester United fans took their battle with prospective Red Devils owner Malcolm Glazer to the heart of Old Trafford today.


A man who dressed as Batman and climbed onto a balcony at Buckingham Palace to demand more rights for divorced fathers will face no charges, police said Tuesday.


Lecce, 16:46 - CALCIO, LECCE; ZEMAN: GIUSTO RINVIARE PARTITE PER NAZIONALI

Dopo le decisioni di ieri che hanno visto la Lega posticipare tutte le gare delle squadre che avevan...


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Zarqawi group calls for release of British aid worker: website

A statement attributed to the Al-Qaeda group of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on an Islamist website called for the release of kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq "unless she is proven to be a collaborator."


HONG KONG - She needs to be coddled with sweet talk and pampered with gifts, but you'll never see her in the flesh. A Hong Kong company has developed a "virtual girlfriend" for new cell phones with video capability...


IBM drops eServer Power5 clock speed to chase Sun

IBM Corp will today announce that it will move its slower 1.5GHz Power5 processors into its eServer p5 520 and 550 servers in an attempt to make the "Squadron" servers more appealing to customers using rival Sun Microsystems Inc's Sparc/Solaris boxes and


Let me get this straight. We lost the Ryder Cup because we didn't hug enough? We lost because we didn't laugh enough? We lost because there wasn't enough charisma among the American players, because


The European Commission said Friday it has resumed its antitrust review of an investment by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. in anti-piracy software company ContentGuard Inc.


A threat of possible terrorist attacks in Germany, based on a tip from Lebanese authorities after they interrogated an al-Qaida suspect, is less severe than initially thought, authorities said Monday.


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Bermuda's ruling party wins general election

The ruling party on the wealthy, North Atlantic island of Bermuda won victory and a third straight term in office on Tuesday after a knife-edge election on the British territory.


Annuncio del presidente e Ad Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini


Cosi' il ministro Siniscalco al Forum di Davos


Television Review | "TMZ": Web Celebrity Muckraker Opens on TV

Harvey Levin, the managing editor of the celebrity muckraking site TMZ.com and now the executive producer and host of âTMZ,â a spinoff syndicated television show that started on Monday, runs what amounts to a master class in photo and video analysis.


Blast Kills 13 in Kabul, Including 2 U.S. Soldiers

A suicide bomber smashed a car into an American military vehicle just yards from the U.S. embassy in downtown Kabul.


The Beckhams say they are "sick and tired" of people trying to make money out of them, after claims from a beauty therapist.


"Lost" star Perrineau hits a feature triple

Harold Perrineau, seen  regularly on ABC's hit drama "Lost," is ramping up his film  career.


Canada media mogul set to marry actress Kelly Rowan

Canadian actress Kelly Rowan,  who played a wealthy wife in television teen drama "The O.C.,"  is engaged to Canada's richest man, media mogul David Thomson,  her representative said on Wednesday.


Kirsten Flipkens, a wild card from Belgium, upset No. 2 seed Emilie Loit of France 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, to move into the semifinals of the Forest Hills Women's Classic at the West Side Tennis Club on Thursday.


Turkey not yet ready for EU entry: Barroso

PARIS: Turkey is not yet ready for entry into the European Union, but the 25-nation bloc cannot reject Ankaraâs membership if it meets all the requirements, the incoming EU Commission chief said on Tuesday.


The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize an African Union force to help stabilize Somalia over the next six months, setting the stage for U.N. peacekeepers to take over the long-term job of bringing peace to the Horn of Africa nation.


Bill Clinton warns against wide torture approval

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton   joined a chorus of critics of Bush administration proposals for   treating suspected terrorists, saying it would be unnecessary   and wrong to give broad approval to torture.


Palestinians push peaceful protest message at West Bank barrier ...

ABU DIS, West Bank : Palestinians and Israelis were to hold a joint peace rally in the shadows of the West Bank barrier, with addresses from Palestinian premier Ahmed Qorei and the grandson of India's pacifist independence leader Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi


Whether to Save Cord Blood Can Be Puzzle for Parents

By Carla McClain, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 18--For eons, humans have been fascinated and mystified by the cord that ties a mother to her unborn baby.


Abbas sees talks with Hamas at "dead end": official

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told Jordan that talks on a unity government with Hamas have hit a "dead end" and he will pursue other options, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday.


Instead of genre staples such as lobbing grenades or casting spells, the game asked players to get excited about tasks such as personal hygiene and interior design.


A new series of low-speed crash tests shows that fender benders can be wallet busters.


Ganguly test ban appeal to go ahead within seven days

India captain Saurav Ganguly's appeal against an unprecedented two-test ban will be heard within the next seven days, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday.


Ã stato un flop il primo incontro al ministero del Welfare sugli ammortizzatori sociali per i 3.700 esuberi dellâAlitalia. La proposte del Governo, formulate dal ministro del Welfare Roberto Maroni, sono


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Mobile gaming initiative gains OMA backing

Yet another attempt to standardise mobile gaming The Mobile Gaming Initiative has gained backing from the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) and formed a Game Services Working Group within the OMA to look at standards in mobile gaming.â¦


Le Scienze in edicola sulle tracce di Lucy

Un nuovo piccolo fossile riapre il dibattito sulla nostra progenitrice piÃ¹ famosa. E poi i fiumi di Marte, le ragioni del clima europeo, il linguaggio del cervello. Sul numero di questo mese


Bending, Posing and Teaching Beyond the Mat

A small but growing number of yoga practitioners are reaching out to the homeless, to prisons and to troubled youth.


Moral choices forced by serial killer put Saw actors out on a limb

A serial killer has a creepy sense of humor in Saw. An obese man has to avoid being buried alive by forcing himself through flesh-cutting wires.


Colombia's top drug kingpin is now in custody in the US A plane from Colombia to Miami touched down earlier Saturday with Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela on board.


AL Wrap: Damon Lifts Red Sox Nearer to Yankees

Johnny Damon drove in the winning run  with a bloop single in the top of the ninth inning as the  Boston Red Sox rallied to edge the New York Yankees 3-2 in an  American League East showdown at Yankee Stadium on Friday.


Court says eavesdropping program can continue

The U.S. government can continue to use its warrantless domestic wiretap program pending the Justice Department's appeal of a federal judge's ruling outlawing the program, a U.S. Appeals Court in Cincinnati ruled on Wednesday.


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in Libya for an official visit during which he is to hold talks with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.


LSE likely to seek alliances after Nasdaq bid fails

The London Stock Exchange  may  now seek alliances with other bourses, such as Tokyo, after the  failure of Nasdaq Stock Market's  2.7-billion-pound  ($5.3 billion) hostile bid.


US Airways says reaches new contract with trainers

US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , which this month sought bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years, said on Sunday it reached a new union contract with 65 flight crew training instructors.


Supersized stellar blackhole prompts model rewrite

Boffins go back to the drawing board Researchers have located the most massive stellar black hole ever discovered, just three million light-years away in a nearby galaxy. The stellar remnant is in a binary system known as M33, orbiting a huge companion star. The researchers say the find is "intriguing", because of what it suggests about stellar evolution.â¦


Experts Available to Discuss FTC Fines Social Networking Site for Violating COPPA

ExpertSource:     TOPIC: The Federal Trade Commission fined Xanga.com, a social networking Web site, $1 million for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), according to an article by MSNBC.


Hurricane Humberto and its drenching rains moved into Lousiana from Texas today after cutting power to thousands of customers in Texas and shutting down an oil refinery in Port Arthur.


China indefinitely postpones the release of a report outlining the environmental costs of development.


Venezuela's Chavez gets powers to rule by decree

Venezuela's Congress on Wednesday granted President Hugo Chavez powers to rule by decree for 18 months as he tries to force through nationalizations key to his self-styled leftist revolution.


An HIV-positive man sentenced yesterday for having unprotected sex with four women could soon be released on parole. Shingirayi Nyarirangwe, 25, was sentenced to three years jail yesterday after pleading guilty


By Mike Schneider  Two spacewalking astronauts successfully rewired half of the international space station Thursday, a job that when finished will allow the orbiting outpost to double the size of its crew and add two more laboratories in the coming years.


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Sajid Nadiadwala tie up with Fox Studios

Sajid NadiadwalaÂs production banner, Nadiadwala Grandson


'Da Vinci Code' Book a Hard Act to Follow

The book, while hardly high culture, keeps the heart racing. The film, most critics agree, is more like a tranquilizer shot. "The Da Vinci Code" is just the latest proof that what keeps you turning pages late at night won't necessarily keep you awake in the theater.


U.S. central defender Corey Gibbs has  joined Feyenoord on a 4-1/2-year contract from Dallas Burn, the  Rotterdam-based club said on Thursday.


Space Shuttle Atlantis on Track for Thursday Landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle Atlantis is on track for a planned Thursday landing pending the resolution of two final issues, though mission managers do not expect either to impact the orbiter's Earth return.


Charlotte Bobcats fans were in for a surprise if they dialed an NBA ticket number listed in a local phone book: Instead of getting seats, they were told to call a sex chat line.


The dollar hit a six-month low against  the yen and drifted above recent eight-month lows versus the  euro on Friday as investors awaited U.S. economic growth data  and next week's presidential elections.


At least 166 miners trapped, feared dead in China mine blast

BEIJING  - A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in north China's Shaanxi province, trapping 166 miners in what threatens to be the worst disaster to hit the world's biggest coal producer in recent years.


Five indicted in alleged reconstruction kickback scam

A grand jury indicted three Army Reserve officers and two civilians Wednesday on charges they steered more than $8.6 million in Iraqi reconstruction funds to a contractor in exchange for kickbacks that included vehicles, jewelry and real estate.


IT wrestles with Microsoft monoculture myopia

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Oil prices above $42 pb on lower US supplies

NEW YORK, December 15  - Oil futures prices rose this morning after the US Energy Department reported a marginal decline in the countryâs supplies of crude and heating oil.


Oil prices continued to rally on  Monday, clawing back more of this months' losses on heightened  concerns over low global winter fuel supplies.


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Bangladesh says no one to be spared in graft purge

No one will be spared in Bangladesh's crackdown on corruption, advisers to the interim government said on Monday, a day after a dramatic swoop by security forces on 20 senior politicians.


Russia's Gazprom natural gas monopoly said Monday that the chief executive of a state oil company it is set to absorb would retain his job.


Operazione antitruffa, sequestrati 3 milioni di euro contraffatti

(27.09.2004 ) Uno dei piÃ¹ importanti sequestri di banconote contraffatte, un'indagine che ha portato a 13 ordinanze di fermo su tutto il territorio nazionale e sviluppi tutt'ora in corso anche a livello internazionale.


Indonesia's Election, Japanese Trade: Asian Events This Week

Indonesia, a nation of 235 million and with the world's biggest population of Muslims, goes to the polls today for its first-ever direct presidential election.


Sen. John W. Warner, one of the most influential Republican voices in Congress on national security, called on President Bush yesterday to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in time for Christmas as a new intelligence report concluded that political leaders in Baghdad are "unable to govern...


La data e' ancora da definire. Chiti: 'Cdl strumentalizza'


WASHINGTON - Could the housing market's woes spread to bonds held in mutual funds by millions of ordinary investors?


One of the "flying" red and yellow cars from 1968 children's film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is sold at auction.


Schilling coming to Verizon with President Bush

Red Sox pitching ace Curt Schilling will accompany President George W. Bush to his campaign stops in Manchester and Portsmouth on Friday.


In manette albanesi di un organizzazione criminaleforse la stesse che ha colpito nelle scorse settimane                                                  Rapine in villa, raffica di arresti in Lombardia e in altre regioni


BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Kansas City Chiefs would like a repeat performance of last year's meeting against the Baltimore Ravens.


Carlyle expected to seal Tamoil acquisition: paper

U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group  is expected to buy Libya's European oil company Tamoil, Britain's The Business newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a source close to the deal.


Cessione entro mese,Franza: "Sal 1,7%, Popolare Vicenza 2%"


An article at eWeek is saying that AOL plans to launch it's own web browser sometime soon. The "AOL Browser" will be based off of Microsoft's Internet Explorer and not AOL's dead Netscape Browser.


Eight US soldiers stationed in Iraq and Kuwait filed suit Monday seeking to end a policy that allows the military to keep service members on duty after their enlistment periods are up.


Despite President Bush's clear margin of victory in the 2004 presidential race, voting and civil rights advocates say the election did not go as smoothly as Americans might think.


Primaries Held for Governor, Senate Seats

With an open governor's seat in Washington state and two Senate seats drawing vigorous challengers, voters in eight states chose their fall candidates Tuesday in the shadow of a divisive, tight presidential contest.


Captain David Beckham has revealed that he deliberately sought a yellow card during the last ten minutes of England's 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Wales at Old Trafford last Saturday.


U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy was set to grow moderately, calming investors' anxiety a day after the Dow industrials had its worst slide since the September 11, 2001, attacks.


Roma, 16:10 - CALCIO, BRONZETTI: REAL MADRID SCONTENTO DEL SORTEGGIO

L'agente Fifa Ernesto Bronzetti, gran conoscitore dell'ambiente madridista in quanto riferimento del...


Baseball's 700 Club became a trinity of revered sluggers Friday night when Barry Bonds hit an opposite-field home run through a light breeze, a swirl of steroid rumors and the thunderous cheers of an adoring home crowd.


Evacuations Continue as Florida Braces for Weakened Storm

The hurricane, which slowed down to 115 miles per hour late this morning, could make landfall late Saturday.


Ex-Monster counsel pleads guilty in options case

The ex-general counsel at Monster Worldwide Inc.  pleaded guilty on Thursday to criminal charges related to stock options backdating, becoming the latest former U.S. executive ensnared in an options-related case.


ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the new cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Shaukat Aziz would be chosen by Wednesday.


The kidnapped British director of CARE International has made another plea urging Britain to withdraw troops from Iraq. In a video aired on Arab TV, Margaret Hassan asked for the aid organization to close its offices in Iraq.


Bonds Denies Steroid Use, Admits Using 'Substances'

SAN FRANCISCO - For the second morning in a row, there is a major development in the on-going scandal involving steroids and star athletes.


Basaiev: 'Sono stato io' Online l'attesa rivendicazione

MOSCA, 17 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il leader separatista radicale ceceno Chamil Basaiev Ã¨ l'uomo che ha deciso la morte dei bamibini di Beslan. Con una una lettera pubblicata oggi sul sito internet vicino agli indipendentisti


Sarbanes-Oxley is meant to protect shareholders, right?


Israel hits Lebanon after troops snatched

Israel pounded southern Lebanon with airstrikes and artillery and sent ground troops over the border for the first time in six years Wednesday after Hezbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight others in an explosion of violence between the neighboring countries.


Indianapolis Offers Test on Bailey Trade

A humiliating loss to Indianapolis in the playoffs last season made it clear the Denver Broncos had to change something.


WASHINGTON -- Pending sales of existing homes fell in July to the lowest level in nearly six years as the mortgage market's troubles made it tough for many borrowers to finalize home purchases.


Chavez Survives Recall, Vows to Deepen Revolution

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President, Hugo Chavez, easily won a referendum on his rule and  on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents, while  vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's  political conflict.


HSBC says to buy Taiwan's The Chinese Bank

Global bank HSBC Holdings  has won a government auction for Taiwan's The Chinese Bank Co Ltd, which had gross assets of approximately US$3.1 billion at September 30, it said in a statement on Friday.


Maybe not, but he certainly had a good campaign performance. If he does, Southern California should put a Notre Dame wing at Heritage Hall just to thank the Irish for hand delivering Heismans to the past four Trojan winners.


Researchers link soft drinks to diabetes

The doctors behind one of the nation's most comprehensive public health studies have concluded what most dieters already know: Chugging down sodas packs on the pounds.


US beats Belarus to make Davis Cup final

Bob Bryan hits a return during a doubles match in the Davis Cup semifinal against Belarus on Saturday in Charleston, SC Bryan and his teammate and brother Mike Bryan won and helped the US advance to the finals.


A member of the audience gives his take on the show and host.


Biotech company buys itself a bigger future.


South Korea deploys 2,800 troops in Iraq

SEOUL - South Koreaâs defense ministry said Wednesday it completed the deployment of around 2,800 troops on a relief and rehabilitation mission in northern Iraq.


Johnny Weird, a three-time national champion who finished third last year, skated a cleaner program to emerge as the leader with a score of 83.40.


Blasts rock Baghdad before reconciliation talks

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base, overshadowing preparations for a conference intended to promote national reconciliation.


A baby believed to have spent the shortest time in her mother's womb is set to leave hospital in the US.


Madrid, 12:16 - CALCIO, UFFICIALE: SCHUSTER NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL REAL

Bernd Schuster è il nuovo allenatore del Real Madrid. Prende il posto di Fabio Capello. Il te...


GENEVA: Giving a severe blow to efforts to make cheaper medicines more widely available for the killer disease, the World Health Organisation has said that Indian firm Ranbaxy took all its anti-AIDS drugs off the United Nation's approved list.


A soldier who said she was sexually harassed by noncommissioned officers and refused to return to Iraq will face a military trial.


The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points today before gaining some of it back. The Dow dropped 546.02, or 4.3 percent, to 12,086.06


Scientists harness mysteries of the brain

A young woman, confined to a wheelchair, is told to think about moving another wheelchair in front of her, first to the left and then forward.


By Rosli Zakaria; Elizabeth John; Jessica Lim  PARADISE islands, the honey pot that lures tourist dollars, have long made for idyllic holidays. But could too many visitors be trampling all over this dream? ROSLI ZAKARIA, ELIZABETH JOHN and JESSICA LIM find out.


A SLIDE of 20% in revenues from equity and bond trading knocked UBS's third-quarter financial earnings back sharply. Only a strong performance by its 56%-owned Swiss industrial holding company Motor-Columbus


Malware arrives in the form of a game, disables antivirus protection.


Congo leader's coalition claims majority

A coalition of parties supporting Congolese President Joseph Kabila said Thursday that it has assembled a majority in parliament, meaning the group will select the prime minister to head the country's first democratically elected government in decades.


"Ghost Rider" burns rubber on video charts

LOS ANGELES  - The Nicolas Cage action movie "Ghost Rider" blasted its way to the top of the national DVD sales and rental charts, according to data issued Wednesday.


Bush cites Iran's role in Lebanon conflict

President Bush declined Thursday to criticize Israel's tactics in its continuing offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, and gave a sharp condemnation of Iran's role in the bloody fighting.


Springsteen returns to No. 1 in slow week

NEW YORK (Billboard) - In a slow week for album sales, Bruce Springsteen returned to the top of the U.S. pop charts Wednesday, a week after he lost the crown to Kid Rock.


Bonds Could Have Unknowingly Taken Steroids

OAKLAND, California  - Barry Bonds took creams and  oils that could have contained steroids, but did so unknowingly  out of blind faith in his trainer and best friend, the baseball  player's lawyer said on Friday.


Avellino, 17:17 - BASKET, LA FORTEZZA BOLOGNA: E' DIVORZIO DA PILLASTRINI

Salta un'altra panchina in serie A, la sesta dall'inizio della stagione. Dopo la sconfitta interna c...


UN council to meet on Sudan's Darfur crisis

The UN Security Council will hold consultations Thursday afternoon on the humanitarian and security crises engulfing the Darfur region in Sudan as the United States is


Tim Henman reached his first U.S. Open  quarter-final Monday when German opponent Nicolas Kiefer  retired in the fifth set of their fourth round match.


Quincy Carter threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Justin McCareins with 5:32 remaining as the New York Jets bounced back from an embarrassing loss with an ugly 10-7 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.


Aspiring physician to espouse pediatric cancer causes

Deidre Downs passed up medical school so she could compete for Miss America. Her decision turned out to be a prescription for success.


South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. expects strong demand and cost cuts to boost second-half profit in its chip business, it said Friday.


Blackout e aeroporti bloccati, in Kansas stato d'emergenza


Security breach that may have exposed nuclear secrets was not a breakdown in security processes.


Britain hails Myanmar prisoner release, but calls it 'small step'

Britain welcomed the release of a senior opposition party figure by Myanmar's military government, but stressed that it was only a small step forward for the country.


Up to 300 Hindu pilgrims are feared dead after a stampede at a Hindu festival in India, officials say.


âWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Storyâ has a good beat and you can dance to it, though mostly youâll probably just tap your foot.


After his disappointing loss, the candidate must contend with a revitalized Clinton campaign and calls to go negative


Survey: Americans Show Support for Hunting and Fishing

By Bob Lamb, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 25--The 35th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day is Saturday and according to a national survey recently, the two outdoor sports are alive and well.


Bomb scares paralyse Swedish city after daring heist

Large parts of Sweden's second city were thrown into chaos on Tuesday when armed robbers who raided its main post office set fire to cars, scattered spikes on roads and left dummy bombs to cover their escape.


"Sunshine, "Half Nelson" lead indie film nominees

The hit road comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" and the acclaimed drug-addiction drama "Half Nelson" led the list of contenders on Tuesday for the Independent Spirit Awards, the American art-house world's version of the Oscars.


Abu Ghraib Abuse Ringleader Found Guilty

FORT HOOD, Texas  - Spc. Charles Graner Jr. was  convicted on Friday by a military jury of abusing Iraqi  prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in a scandal that badly  damaged America's reputation after the U.S. invasion of Iraq.


"Sono molto soddisfatto di essere riuscito a firmare questo contratto con la Michelin e mi attendo una collaborazione di successo," ha dichiarato il boss della squadra Peter Sauber. "Allo stesso tempo vorrei


SAN FRANCISCO  --  Yahoo Inc. said Sunday its chief domestic sales officer resigned and that the company will merge its U.S. search and display advertising departments as the Internet powerhouse fights to catch up with search leader Google Inc.


One of the world's greatest living novelists talks about the author's ego, what we don't say about 9/11, and why the English hate writers


Aaron Wall at SEObook has put together a thought provoking post on current linking techniques, structure, and how Google reliance on trusted sources & domains is in jeopardy as those resouces become more and more abused. Finding the Most Powerful Links Anything that has been greatly trusted has been abused. The difference between the current abuse and [...]


Iraq pledged on Tuesday to rein in Kurdish rebels who are launching attacks on Turkey from mountain hideouts near the border after Ankara threatened to send forces into Iraqi territory to confront the guerrillas.


Bed Nets Are Newest Weapon for Malaria-Prone Tanzania

KIBAHA, Tanzania  - Oblivious to the crying of  other babies around her, 19-month-old Nasla Juma bounced  happily on her mother's lap, pausing momentarily to stare at a  nurse's blue cap.


Resta crisi in provincia, altri roghi nella notte


Winning with Allen Iverson was difficult enough. Now the Philadelphia 76ers are learning how tough it is to get a victory without their disgruntled star.


THE Deutsche Borse is poised to launch a bid for the London Stock Exchange as early as this week, sources at the Frankfurt exchange told Financial Mail last night.


HP returns to Japan's consumer market after 4-year absence

(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard kicked off a push into Japan's consumer PC market on Tuesday after being absent from the space for about four years. "We believe the opportunity is right," said Takafumi Oka, president of Hewlett-Packard Japan at a Tokyo news conference. "This will be an important milestone in our history." On Tuesday the company launched three new desktops and a laptop. It began marketing laptop PCs to consumers about six months ago, but the launch represents the start of a more serious attack on the home turf of local market leaders like Fujitsu, NEC, Toshiba, and Sony. HP is focusing its efforts on a direct sales model through the Internet and telephone. Additionally it will open three mini-stores inside major electronics shops in Tokyo where prospective customers will be able to try out the PCs, talk with HP representatives and place orders. Two of the stores will open on Wednesday and the third on Friday. HP's machines will be offered built-to-order and produced at an existing HP factory in Tokyo. That makes Japan the first market outside of the U.S. to have a local assembly plant for custom-ordered PCs, said Junichi Yamashita, who heads HP Japan's mobile and consumer business. As a result consumers will be able to get their PCs five days after ordering, he said. HP Japan left the consumer market four years ago after it merged with Compaq and decided to concentrate on enterprise customers in Japan. "The difference this time is that we have a better understanding we hope of the kinds of products you have to deliver to the Japanese market," said Richard Walker, vice president and general manager of HP in an interview with IDG News Service. "Also we're talking a different route to market this time. Previously we tried retail and quite honestly got killed." The direct sales model should make things different this time around, he said. "As I heard the presentation I got the feeling that HP is now getting serious about Japan," said Shunsuke Yoshizawa, head of AMD's Japanese marketing unit, at the news conference. Yoshizawa said Japanese consumers tend to be "very picky" when it comes to buying a PC and putting their trust in a brand. The company wouldn't name a specific goal for its reentry into the consumer market but said it hopes to achieve a double-digit market share. Doing so would make it a major player in the Japan consumer market. In the third quarter of 2006, the latest period for which figures are available, only four PC makers enjoyed a double-digit share of the entire PC market, according to IDC. NEC led the market with a 20.8 percent share, second was Fujitsu at 18.6 percent, third was Dell with a 13.5 percent share and fourth was Toshiba at 10.3 percent.


Annan Calls For Great Lakes Peace Accord

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for a comprehensive peace plan for Africa's Great Lakes region, where millions have died in civil wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.


U.S. to address differences over Iraq force levels

Under pressure to withdraw troops from Iraq, the White House this week will try to iron out differences among top U.S. officials over how large a force the U.S. military can sustain into next year, a key Republican senator said on Sunday.


19-year veteran slated to get bulk of action in 2005

com. The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired veteran catcher Benito Santiago on Thursday from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league right-hander Leo Nunez.


The snow is still knee-high along the banks of Crow Creek, where men are crouching up to their chests in near-freezing water, and the air is several degrees colder.


The man charged with making US computer networks safer has resigned suddenly.


Lawyer: Threats to NYPD chief only words

A man charged with trying to hire a hit man to behead the city's police commissioner is mentally ill, and his threats were nothing more than talk, his attorney said.


US troops to remain in Bosnia until Karadzic, Mladic arrested

The United States will keep a small contingent of troops in Bosnia until the country's two most wanted war crimes fugitives, Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, are arrested, a US general said on Wednesday.


Britain's Brown passes first election test

British voters handed a first electoral  victory to Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday, when his  Labour Party retained two parliamentary seats in by-elections,  albeit with reduced majorities.


Fujitsu plans higher capacity 2.5-inch drives

(InfoWorld) - Fujitsu will soon bring the benefits of perpendicular recording technology to its family of 2.5-inch hard-disk drives. The company is planning to launch two new drives worldwide in October, an 80GB and 160GB model, aimed at consumer laptop computers that also boast a high resistance to shocks, the Tokyo company said Wednesday. The latter is the highest capacity 5,400 rpm yet announced by a drive manufacturer, according to Fujitsu. Perpendicular recording is a relatively new magnetic recording method that is being increasingly employed on many hard-disk drives. The method, like the previous longitudinal recording, relies on magnetically charged particles for data storage. However in the new method the north and south poles of the magnetic particles are arranged perpendicular to the disc rather than running parallel to the disc. The result is that each particle occupies a smaller area of the disk's surface and so more particles can be crammed onto it. At the same time the company will also begin selling versions of the drives aimed at consumer electronics products such as digital video recorders. Key features of these drives are low noise levels and low power consumption.


Si e' rotto un menisco alla prima milanese di Parlami di me


North Korea has reportedly said it plans to extract more plutonium for use in nuclear weapons.


Treasury's Taylor Expected to Be Replaced

John Taylor, the U.S. Treasury's point man on international issues, once touted as a possible successor to Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, is expected to step down and be replaced by senior Bush campaign adviser Tim Adams, people close to the matter said on Monday.


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

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


While the major presidential candidates agree global warming is real, the Republicans are sharply divided over what to do about it Â even as they chase votes in Florida, where the predicted risk of rising sea waters and more severe storms is anything but a passing concern.


O.J. Simpson taken into custody for violating bail

O.J. Simpson, acquitted of the 1994 murders his wife and a male friend, was taken into custody in Florida on Friday after prosecutors asked a judge to revoke his bail and return him to jail while he awaits armed robbery and other charges.


Gmail Users Soon Able to Check E-Mail Via Outlook

Web search leader Google Inc.  said on Wednesday it will soon make it possible for users of  its free Gmail service to check their e-mail via Microsoft  Outlook or on certain handheld devices such as mobile phones.


Market down on recession woes but Fed cut helps

Recession worries pushed U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday, but the decline was shallower than feared at first as an emergency interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped to ease investor fears and stabilize global markets.


New Bush Ad Attacks Kerry; Kerry Says Bush `Negative'

President George W. Bush's re- election campaign said it will start running television ads today challenging Democratic nominee John Kerry's pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class.


Wireless technology company Qualcomm  Inc. QCOM.O on Wednesday reported a higher quarterly profit  on growing demand for its technology but its outlook for the  current quarter disappointed some investors.


Fighting sweeps Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland as US offensive in ...

US and Iraqi forces fought deadly battles with insurgents across central and northern Iraq on Monday â-he latest in a wave of clashes that has swept the country's Sunni Muslim


Having a ball: sequins and cowboy cookies

Though toned down, Bush's inaugural is set to be most opulent ever, despite war and tsunami.


Earnings from hot new issue Jamdat Mobile don't live up to analysts' expectations.


Bush Says Iran Speeds Output of A-Bomb Fuel

In meetings with Asian leaders, President Bush also attempted to establish a unified front against North Korea.


Il 6 e 7 febbraio 'Il cuore nel pozzo' di Negrin


Zend Developer Zone: PHP in Action - Chapter 7, Design Patterns. Part - III

The Zend Developer Zone has posted the final part of their excerpts from the Manning Publishing book "PHP in Action" today with part three of the Design Patterns chapter.   You know you've been waiting for it, here it is. The final installment of Chapter 7 of PHP in Action by Dagfinn Reiersol. Without further comment, here's the introduction to this section in Dagfinn's own words: "In this section we discuss an Iterator and a Composite."   Dagfinn briefly mentions what the two patterns are about - a "canned loop" and making tree structures easy. Check out the PDF for the remainder of the chapter.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Vijay Singh captured his eighth PGA title of the year by winning the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, Pa., on Sunday.


IMMOKALEE, Fla., March 4 -- Four people were killed and six injured after a fire thought to be caused by arson trapped them inside a mobile home early Sunday, authorities said.


Austrian Novelist Jelinek Wins Nobel Prize

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Austrian feminist writer Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy said Thursday, citing her "musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays."   The decision to award the prize to a woman, and a poet, was the first since 1996, when Wislawa Szymborska of Poland won. Since the prize first was handed out in 1901, only nine women have won it...


NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe to Resign

WASHINGTON Dec 13, 2004 - Sean O'Keefe, who has spent three tumultuous years running the nation's space program, is preparing to resign, a government official says.


Hundreds of supporters of the deposed governor of Afghanistan's western province of Herat took to the streets and burned United Nations offices on Sunday to protest against his removal by President Hamid Karzai.


WASHINGTON -- US soldiers in Kuwait who are headed to Iraq put Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on the defensive yesterday, grilling him about extended tours of duty and the continued lack of armor to protect vehicles from roadside bombs.


German police launch an operation to "protect" a US military base after it receives a telephone bomb threat.


Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated in gun, bomb attack

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi, putting January 8 polls in doubt and sparking anger in her native Sindh province.


Reeve, who made the role of the superhero his own in the Superman movies of the 1970s and 80s, fell into a coma on Saturday after having a heart attack at his New York home.


Aumenti sarebbero inferiori a richieste delle concessionarie


The Home Secretary welcomes the US Senate's move to ratify an extradition treaty with the UK.


Prime minister and challenger less than a percentage point apart ...

Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and his reformist challenger were in a near tie with almost all the votes counted in Ukrainian presidential elections, setting up a runoff vote, the Central Elections Commission said Monday.


Cuts are agreed in Atlantic and Mediterranean tuna catches, but conservation groups say the cuts are too small.


An Islamic group with alleged ties to al-Qaida Friday claimed responsibility for the crashes of two Russian planes minutes after take off from Moscow.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's leader and U.S. officials moved quickly Wednesday to squelch the idea a top female germ-warfare scientist for Saddam Hussein would be freed soon, after a senior Iraqi official said the decision had been made to release her...


A poco piÃ¹ di un mese dalle elezioni presidenziali, si scatena la violenza dei talebani in Afghanistan, dove un attentato con un'autobomba contro la sede di una compagnia di sicurezza americana a Kabul ha ucciso ieri almeno sette persone, mentre nove


Singapore seeks clarification of Thai junta leader's remarks

Singapore wants Thailand to clarify remarks made by its junta leader that he plans to take back control of satellites run by a firm sold to the city-state's Temasek Holdings, the foreign ministry said.


Court Reviews Race as Factor in School Plans

There seemed little prospect that plans to maintain racial integration at two urban school systems would survive the Supreme CourtÂs scrutiny.


Lo ha stabilito la conferenza dei capigruppo della Camera


GOP Offensive Targets Critics of Bond Package

By Michael Sluss mike.sluss@roanoke.com (804) 697-1585  Virginia Republicans are mounting an aggressive public relations effort to build support for a $2.5 billion transportation bond package and accusing critics -- including Gov.


British identify 2 suspects in foiled attacks

GLASGOW -- Investigators have identified two "principal protagonists" in the botched terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow and are trying to establish how the other detained suspects fit in, a British security official said yesterday.


Secret CIA jails hosted by Poland, Romania: watchdog

A European investigator says he has proof Poland and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons under a post-9/11 pact to hunt down and interrogate "high value" terrorist suspects wanted by the United States.


Bush Asks Judge to Toss Ohio Election Suit

President Bush's re-election campaign asked the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a challenge of the election in this swing state, saying the case resembles "a poorly drafted script for a late night conspiracy-theory movie."


Sprint, Nextel Agree To 'Merger Of Equals'

Wireless operators agree to $35 billion deal to create a new company that will be called Sprint Nextel. By Mobile Pipeline News. The merged company, which the companies positioned as a merger of equals, will be called Sprint Nextel.


12/13/04- Women who suffer from migraines may want to think twice about taking the pill. A new study suggests female migraine sufferers who take birth control are up to 8 times more likely to have a stroke.


Los Angeles, 20:17 - CALCIO, BECKHAM A LOS ANGELES: MI PIACCIONO LE SFIDE

David Beckham è stato presentato ufficialmente dai Los Angeles Galaxy. ''Voglio ringraziare t...


Hundreds more hostages may be inside a school under siege in southern Russian than first thought, Russian officials have said. As the crisis entered its third day Friday, a spokesman


Airbus rescue delayed by new cross-border tensions

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has delayed announcing details of its long-awaited rescue plan, pointing to renewed strains between Germany and France over where cuts will fall.


Although he considers it "morally wrong" to put off dealing with Social Security, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday he agrees with fellow Republicans that changes in the venerable domestic program can't be forced upon an unwilling American public.


Taiwan presidential hopeful eyes looser tech-transfer

Frank Hsieh, the candidate of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party in next March's presidential election, pledged Tuesday to loosen regulations covering the transfer of Taiwanese technology to China.Taiwanese companies face various hurdles in moving their operations to China and typically have to receive government approval before making chip investments on the mainland. The two nations separated in 1949 amid civil war, and Beijing has long threatened the use of force to take the island if it moves towards formal independence.Intel and other non-Taiwanese chip-makers investing in China face fewer administrative barriers."The degree of regulation is a problem so in terms of technology transfer I would like to loosen it if I become president and make it as loose as Intel," Hsieh said at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo.The exchange of chip-making technology to China is a hot issue in Taiwan, whose economy is influenced by major semiconductor makers.In October the founder and former chairman of United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), the world's second largest contract chip maker, were found not guilty of investing in and transferring technology to a Chinese chip maker. Earlier in the year a Taipei court overturned an NT$5 million (US$154,000) fine against UMC over the same deal with He Jian Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.Taiwan's presidential election is scheduled to take place on March 22, 2008.