Gore pushes IT vendors to help save climate

(InfoWorld) - In a Silicon Valley speech urging businesses to push clean technology, environmentalist and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said the United Nations report on climate change released Friday makes it a near certainty that global warming is real and needs to be addressed immediately. "The degree of certainty, which was already very high, is now as close to certain as scientists are ever willing to say something is certain," Gore said in an address to Silicon Valley business and community leaders in San Jose, California. The International Panel on Climate Change's fourth report on the subject since 1990 says human activity, including the burning of fossil fuels, is the primary cause of global warming. Gore implored his audience of 1,500, many of them executives and employees of technology companies in Silicon Valley, to use their collective knowledge and resources to promote green technology that causes less pollution and can reverse the effects of climate change. "The world faces an unprecedented challenge, and Silicon Valley can make an unprecedented contribution to meeting that challenge," Gore told them. "You can chart a course and change the future of civilization." Technology companies recently have been focusing more on green technology, such as designing computer processors that generate less heat, building systems that better manage electricity use in data centers, improving manufacturing processes, and recycling old computers. Gore urged them to do more. He criticized the George Bush administration's reaction to the U.N. report, which was to restate President George Bush's opposition to mandatory reductions in greenhouse emissions. "It's not as if the oil lobby has too much influence in the White House. The problem is the oil lobby is the White House," he said. Gore also describe as "unethical" a lobbying tactic by oil companies and other critics of climate change to pay $10,000 for each scientific paper produced that disputes the potential harm of global warming. "(Gore's speech) was a stirring challenge," said Russell Hancock, chief executive officer of Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network, which hosted the event. "We need to organize and mobilize so that Silicon Valley can keep doing the kind of innovation that made us famous." Chip maker Cypress Semiconductor incubated a startup that makes solar power systems, said Eric Benhamou, chairman of Cypress. SunPower is now a standalone company. "I think we are a unique center of technology innovation in Silicon Valley, and I think we have the best research universities relevant to the climate protection challenge," said Benhamou.


Italian police involved in a violent raid against anti-globalisation protesters at a Genoa school in 2001 are to face trial.


Teheran, 4/o produttore, interessata a mercato statunitense


Operazione da 6,8 miliardi, asset gestiti per 1100 mld


Milano, 6 ottobre - Il blocco dei voli a causa di un guasto del radar di Linate Ã¨ durato pochi minuti, e si Ã¨ giÃ  risolto. Â«A causa di una caduta dell'alimentazione al sistema di trattamento dati - precisa


Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings said on Friday it increased its merger offer for CBOT Holdings ahead of a shareholder vote on Monday.


PHILADELPHIA -- Jevon Kearse's season is over because of a severe knee injury the star defensive end sustained in Philadelphia's overtime loss to the Giants on Sunday.


More details emerge on British-Irish proposals to deal with the demand for visible decommissioning.


The head of Microsoft's Business Division is leaving the company, to be replaced by former Juniper Networks COO Stephen Elop in September.


Japan's baseball players avert another strike

Japan's baseball players averted a second strike this weekend after agreeing that a new team will be allowed to join Japanese professional baseball next season.


A new university course training Italian law students to take on the Mafia proves wildly popular, writes the BBC's Tamsin Smith.


He will remain senior vice president of global operations until the end of the current quarter, software maker said.


Nortel Networks is pushing its security features to the forefront with a series of updated products and a new relationship with security vendor Symantec.


Eurispes, emergenza particolarmente sentita al Sud


The US ambassador to the UN is to leave his post when his temporary appointment runs out, officials say.


Ailing Chief Justice Rehnquist Returns to the Court

Ailing U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, who has been undergoing treatment for thyroid  cancer, has returned to work part-time at the Supreme Court, a  spokeswoman said on Wednesday.


Lettere dei bambini napoletani: "cambia cose brutte citta'"


The London Stock Exchange reports an 87% rise in quarterly revenues, helped by the purchase of Borsa Italiana.


U.S. forces detain son of powerful Iraqi politician

KUT, Iraq  - U.S. troops detained the eldest son of Iraq's powerful Shi'ite politician Abdul Aziz Hakim at a border checkpoint with Iran on Friday, Iraqi security force officials told Reuters.


New national check processing law takes effect Thurs.

(New York-AP) Oct. 28, 2004 - Don't write a check you can't cover now. A new check processing system went into effect Thursday that speeds the time it takes for a check to clear.


China, India lead surge in mobile subscribers: report

Asia's booming economic powerhouses of China and India are leading a fresh surge in mobile phone use with nearly 200 million new subscribers between them in the first quarter of 2007, the United Nations telecommunications agency said on Tuesday.


Intel moves Spring IDF to Beijing, drops US conference

(InfoWorld) - Intel's annual Spring Intel Developer Forum (IDF) conference will not be held in the U.S. next year, a company official confirmed Wednesday. Instead, the world's largest chip maker is moving the event to Beijing. IDF is a series of conferences held twice a year, named for the spring and fall seasons in the northern hemisphere where they are held. In previous years, both Spring and Fall IDF kicked off in San Francisco, where Intel's top executives made significant product announcements andÂ outlined the company's future direction. After the San Francisco event, Intel used to take the IDF conference on the road, hosting smaller conferences in cities around the world, including Tokyo, Bangalore, Seoul, and Prague. That practice will apparently end next year when Intel will hold a single Spring IDF event in Beijing. Dates for the Spring IDF conference were not immediately available. While Intel does not plan to hold a Spring IDF conference in the U.S. next year, there will be a Fall IDF conference in San Francisco next year. That conference will be followed by a Fall IDF conference in Taipei, which is home to many of the world's largest computer hardware makers, the executive said.


Three people are taken to hospital and part of the M4 is closed after a crash involving pedestrians.


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¦


A group of militant Islamists planned to attack the U.S. Embassy and other government buildings in Azerbaijan with stolen military grenades and assault rifles but were thwarted by security forces, officials said Monday


Univision Communications Inc. shareholders on Wednesday approved selling the Spanish-language broadcaster to a private investor group for $12.3 billion, the company said.


Top Iraqi General: Bomber Not With Guard

The head of Iraq's armed forces said Sunday that last week's suicide bombing on a U.S. base was not carried out by a member of Iraq's security forces, and video issued by Islamic militants showed a man purported to be the bomber, wishing his comrades farewell before the attack.


An ingenious hacker finds a new application for Apple's remarkable Sudden Motion Sensor: World's biggest and most expensive Roomba remote control. In Cult of Mac.


Love Him or Hate Him, All Vie for a Good Perch

At least for a day in Washington, politics gave way to an old-fashioned civics lesson on the merits of democracy, warts and all.


Ivan Slams Caymans; Cuba in Line of Fire

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan battered the Cayman Islands with ferocious 150-mph winds Sunday, flooding homes, ripping off roofs and toppling trees three stories tall as its powerful eye thundered past. It then strengthened to Category 5 as it moved Monday on course for Cuba...


HOUSTON, Texas -- Australian Lleyton Hewitt, still with a chance to finish second in the year-end rankings, rallied to beat Spain's Carlos Moya 6-7 6-2 6-4 at the ATP Masters Cup on Tuesday.


Gambling group Ladbrokes says it will bid for the licence to run the super-casino in Manchester.


In one of his box-of-chocolates moments, Manny Ramirez served up a surprise when he was asked if he had ever played for a better team than the 2004 Red Sox.


Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair into the right field box seats, hitting two spectators in the head Monday night, as Oakland Athletics fans taunted the visitors after a two-out, top-of-the-ninth homer tied the game.


Manchester United and Arsenal have been told by the Football Association that they will have to move their proposed "peace summit" forward to before their Carling Cup quarter-final, to make


Australia reassures India over detained doctor

Australia moved on Friday to calm Indian concerns over the detention of an Indian doctor on terror charges as the case against him hit a new problem.


Subdivision Blaze 'Was Truly an Awesome Sight'

When Wally Danielson's pager started rattling at 4:54 a.m. last Monday to report a fire of an undetermined nature at Hunters Brooke, the volunteer fire chief in Marbury didn't think much of it.


Three people were fatally shot and several people injured, including two police officers, in a shooting at a strip club early Tuesday morning, authorities said.


Bush discusses Kenya, terrorism and aid on Africa tour

U.S. President George W. Bush discusses Africa's crises and a mounting terrorist threat on Sunday but he will try to keep his tour of the continent focused on the good news of projects to fight AIDS and malaria.


Eight Months After a Life-Changing Injury, a Homecoming

During a baseball game last June, 12-year-old Steven Domalewskiâs chest was hit by a ball struck with a metal bat, causing his heart to stop. His brain did not receive sufficient oxygen for 15 minutes.


Airbus will target the Indian market by investing heavily over 10 years and starting a school for pilots.


Japan's Docomo Unveils 3G Phones with 3D Sound

Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T), unveiled on Wednesday a new line of advanced mobile phones with stereo-quality surround sound, high-resolution digital cameras, and a special chip that allows owners to use their phones as a debit card.


BNP Paribas, the French bank, said on Thursday that it would reopen three funds next week that it had frozen in a step that accelerated a slide in financial stocks.


Putin hints at gas cartel, defends Russian democracy

Russia is considering forming a natural gas cartel, President Vladimir Putin has said, rejecting Western criticism of Moscow's reliability as an energy supplier and defending his record on democracy.


A Greek policeman guarding a UK diplomat's home in Athens is shot dead in a dawn attack.


Red Sox edge Rockies for 2-0 World Series lead

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Thursday to take a two-game lead in the best-of-seven World Series and move a step closer to their second Fall Classic crown in four seasons.


Markets will closely watch banking shares after Northern Rock was forced to take a loan from the Bank of England.


Quarto Pozzato. Danese Rasmussen conserva la maglia gialla


Ciampi: per rilancio economia non basta puntare su consumi

''La ripresa dei consumi delle famiglie dipende dal livello di fiducia che si riesce a diffondere nel sistema. Per avviarla, uno sforzo nella riduzione dei prezzi per i beni di largo consumo potrÃ  costituire una importante spinta''.


Queen's 'great sorrow' at death of Ogilvy

Sir Angus Ogilvy, the aristrocratic businessman who married the Queen's cousin but insisted on paying his own mortgage, died yesterday at the age of 76.


Half-Eaten Grilled Cheese Draws Large Bids on E-bay

Take a look on e-bay, and you'll find some cheesy items up for sale. But probably none as "cheesy" as this one. The on-line auction website, e-bay, took a grilled cheese sandwich listing.


Edmund Hillary, 88, a beekeeper-turned-mountaineer from New Zealand who with his Sherpa guide in 1953 became the first men known to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, died early today at Auckland City Hospital. No cause of death was reported.


Princess and Heir of Franz Ferdinand Fights to Repeal a Law and Gain a Castle

The great-granddaughter of Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este, is trying to right what she sees as a long-overdue wrong.


Consumer Shares Weaken, but Technology Posts Gains

Stocks ended mixed yesterday as investors grappled with concerns about consumer spending in some parts of the economy while technology stocks showed broad gains.


"U Got the Look": Prince hits the London catwalk

U.S. pop star Prince had fashionistas at  London Fashion Week on their feet on Wednesday when he staged a  surprise performance at Matthew Williamson's catwalk show.


Assoluto rispetto vita umana da concepimento a morte


Roma, 13:03 - CALCIO, DOPING: PROCURA CONI CONVOCA PAGOTTO PER 31 LUGLIO

Il portiere del Crotone, Angelo Pagotto, è stato convocato per martedÃ¬ 31 luglio (ore 10.30) ...


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La Camera approva all'unanimita' l'articolo 3 della riforma


PC Magazine - WiMax proponents claim the ITU decision will hasten the deployment of the wireless technology.


Parliamentary elections in Pakistan appeared set to be postponed by several weeks despite opposition demands they go ahead as planned on Jan. 8, officials said, setting up a new political standoff after Benazir Bhutto's assassination.


Program Links Diabetic Kids With Doctors

Diabetic 9-year-old Gabe Mathews had very low blood sugar before a test, but hours later at home his mother found it to be far too high.


Movie composer Elmer Bernstein, creator of The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, dies aged 82.


A late winner from Nacho Novo sent Rangers to the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League table for the first time in more than a year.


Fabio Capello will be appointed as the next England manager later on Thursday, BBC Sport understands.


Lisbie saves Charlton's centenary celebrations

Given the nostalgia surrounding yesterday's game at the Valley, it would have been cruel to deny Charlton at least a point, so a draw in the rain of south-east London was a fair result.


Bluffs and bluster, then capitulation and compromise. North Korea has decades of experience dancing a diplomatic tango with its allies and enemies to get what it wants — and leaving the rest of the world guessing as to the real intent of the isolated communist regime.


Colosso farmaceutico ha raggiunto accordo con fisco


Art Reviews | Saul Steinberg: The World, and the City, According to Steinberg

The shows at both the Morgan Library and the Museum of the City of New York confirm Saul SteinbergÂs status as the veritable Leonardo of graphic drollery.


November 9, 2004. The former first assistant coach to Jacques Santini was handed the role in the wake of the Frenchman's shock exit on Friday.


Free-agent outfielder Magglio Ordonez met Monday with Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and his top staff.


Vicenza, 16:11 - CALCIO, VICENZA: IL 9 AGOSTO AMICHEVOLE CON IL PALERMO

Il Vicenza affronterà in amichevole il Palermo giovedÃ¬ 9 agosto, alle 17, allo stadio di Vill...


US economic growth is set to quicken as a healthy jobs market offsets weakness in the housing sector, a survey predicts.


Rare, "Weird" Snake Survives in Louisiana

One of the rarest snakes in the U.S., the Louisiana pine snake is relatively abundant on a tract of commercial forest in the state. Scientists hope to learn why.


Russia kills Chechen leader Basayev on eve of G8

Russia's most wanted man, Chechen rebel  leader Shamil Basayev, was killed in an overnight operation by  special forces, the state security chief told President  Vladimir Putin on Monday.


Phishing tool constructs new sites in two seconds

InfoWorld - Software developers like to make installation of their programs simple and quick. So do hackers.


A judge in one of the nation's longest-running school desegregation cases released the Little Rock district from federal supervision Friday, nearly 50 years after President Eisenhower sent in troops to escort nine black students into all-white Central High.


Rookie linebacker DJ Williams heard an unfamiliar sound from the hometown fans Sunday. The Broncos were getting booed. Two drives into the game, Denver had two fumbles (losing one) and an interception.


New features making annuities a better deal than they used to be

Ever since we were married 35 years ago, my wife, Georgina, and I have faithfully tracked our savings. But now that we're in our 60s and semiretired, what matters most to us is not how much we have saved but how much reliable income we can receive for life.


Europe Awaits Apple Response to Antitrust Charges

Apple and four of the biggest record companies this week must submit written responses to antitrust charges that they restricted online sales of music in Europe.


Toomer, O'Hara still questionable for Giants

New York Giants receiver Amani Toomer returned to practice Friday and participated in some individual drills, but his status for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings is still undecided.


A former community college coach charged with providing false information about athletes to several schools pleaded not guilty Thursday to 36 counts of embezzlement, fraud and theft of federal funds.


Haitians struggle to grasp a tin of food as a shipment of aid arrives in Gonaives, five days after floods inundated the city. Photo: AFP.


With cold efficiency, Vice President Dick Cheney sought to eviscerate the credibility of the Democratic presidential ticket Tuesday night — delivering a tough and terse message without the smirks and verbal miscues that cluttered President Bush's debate performance five days ago.


West Bank Armed Group Orders University To Shut

JENIN, West Bank, Sept 13  - A militant group on Monday ordered a private university in this northern West Bank town to close, saying the move was in protest at interference by Palestinian security services.


Russian authorities struggled last night to explain how two passenger aircraft had apparently blown up simultaneously in midair on Tuesday night, killing all 89 people on board.


Ga. Jury: Preacher Stole $9M From Churches

A preacher was convicted Monday of stealing nearly $9 million from hundreds of small, black churches across the country by promising them big returns on small investments.


Crosby's HR sets up A's-Angels series for it all

Rookie Bobby Crosby sent the Athletics into the last weekend of 2004 with the biggest hit of Oakland's season. Suzuki got his 256th hit yesterday to move within one of George Sisler's record, but Crosby homered


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Presentata la piÃ¹ innovativa e trasversale tra le sezioni della kermesse capitolina (18-27 ottobre)E c'Ã¨ anche tanta Italia: Chiesa, Celestini, i provini-reality di Placido, l'omaggio a TotÃ² con Lucio Dalla...                                            Tutto l'Extra della Festa di Roma con la Loren e Jane Fonda superstar                                                                                Il pubblico incontrerÃ  anche Bertolucci, Coppola e l'inafferrabile regista-cult Terrence MalickBettini: "Su biglietti e organizzazione abbiamo coretto gli errori dello scorso anno"di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Video Games: Getting Everybody Back in the Game

The Nintendo Wii may be the least powerful of the new generation of video game systems, but for many it will be the most fun, and thatÂs what really matters.


Spanish coach criticizes Brown's late TO

ATHENS, Greece -- Top-seeded and previously unbeaten Spain is out of the medal round in men's basketball, and the Spaniards aren't happy about it.


President Bush will ask Congress for another $46 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and finance other national security needs, The Associated Press has learned


Subdued observances mark fall of Berlin Wall

BERLIN -- Germans marked a subdued 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on yesterday, with high unemployment in the formerly communist east and a sense in people's hearts that the nation has not yet fully reunited.


Eye disease in diabetics tied to risk of dying

NEW YORK  - In adults with type 2 diabetes, a common diabetes-related complication of the eye called retinopathy is associated with an increased risk of dying within in a given period of time, a study shows.


LAHORE, Pakistan -- A bomb has exploded at a Shiite mosque in downtown Lahore, killing three people and wounding several others, police sources told CNN.


Rapper Kanye West leads next year's Grammy Awards with a staggering ten nominations, included major categories like Best New Artist, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.


Ciampi nomina senatore a vita il poeta Mario Luzi

Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, rende noto il comunicato del Quirinale, ha nominato senatore a vita, Ai sensi dell'articolo 59, secondo comma, della Costituzione, il poeta Mario Luzi Ã¨ stato nominato Senatore a vita per aver


Red States Weigh In As The Court Goes To Pot

The penalty for smoking pot in Alabama is up to 99 years in prison. But that hasn't stopped the Cotton State - along with Mississippi and Georgia â-rom siding with California in its battle to keep medical marijuana legal.


Bribery investigation sets back Nokia-Siemens deal

(InfoWorld) - The planned merger of network infrastructure units at Nokia and SiemensÂ won't close by the end of this year as expected because the companies will execute a compliance review of Siemens, spurred by the corruption investigation currently shaking the German technology company. Authorities across Europe have been investigating bribery charges at Siemens. Earlier this week, the former head of Siemens' telecommunications equipment group -- the one to be merged with Nokia's networks unit -- was arrested as part of the investigation. The companiesÂ announced plans in June to merge the groups, creating a company called Nokia Siemens Networks that would have had combined revenues in 2005 of â¬15.8 billion ($20.9 billion). They said at the time that the deal would close by the end of the year and that the new company would begin operations in January. They now say they expect to close the deal and begin operations in the first quarter of 2007, meaning possibly as late as March. Closing the deal depends in part on the result of a compliance review of the Siemens unit, which Siemens plans to conduct in the first quarter. The review will also produce a compliance program that the new company will implement. Antitrust authorities in the U.S. and the European Union have already approved the merger, and the companies have announced many of the executives who will lead Nokia Siemens Networks. As recently as mid-November the companies were saying they expected to begin their combined operations in January.


U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment

The U.S. ranks at the bottom of the Group of 8 industrialized nations in the analysis conducted by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities.


A new Dodge Ram gets less than eight miles to the gallon. Where can I buy? In Autopia.


Stewart asks to start serving her prison sentence

Hoping to put the ordeal of the last several months behind her, business executive Martha Stewart said yesterday that she wants to begin serving her prison


A couple have narrowly escaped injury after a fire in a block of flats in north Belfast, the Fire Service says.


The extra troops that Iraq promised to send into Baghdad in a new U.S.-Iraqi military buildup are arriving on schedule but in inadequate numbers, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.


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Bill Paxton has been an actor, director, producer, even a set dresser for Roger Corman.


Libyan arrested in British airport security scare released

A Libyan man arrested over a security scare that closed a small regional airport was released Sunday without charge, police said.


In the cities and villages of southern Russia, the first day of school is a civic holiday. So it was last Wednesday in Beslan, when 1,200 parents and their children packed into Middle School No.


The game business has come to rely on sequels, even more so than Hollywood. While thatÂs good news for their revenues, itÂs bad for the independent developers who built the industry.


Google Earth users outnumber Brazil's population

Blog: Michael Jones, chief technology officer of Google's geography software, counts Google Earth as fifth among the most populous nations.


Simpson jailed as "flight risk" amid media frenzy

Former football star O.J. Simpson, acquitted in a sensational double murder trial in 1995, was being held without bail on Monday after being jailed and accused of armed theft of his own sports souvenirs from memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.


Londra, 13:08 - CALCIO, MOURINHO FURIOSO CON GUARDALINEE: MI TELEFONI PER SCUSE

''Ho detto al guardalinee che sto aspettando una sua telefonata di scuse''. Josè Mourinho &eg...


Musharraf discusses F-16 fighter jet deal with Bush

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday he discussed with US President George W. Bush a potential purchase of US F-16 fighter jets to upgrade the defense capability of his country.


AOL Europe spins executive merry-go-round again

Carlo, we barely knew you AOL Europe CEO Carlo d'Asaro Biondo has resigned after less than two months in the job.â¦


Un parco commerciale con impianti energetici e idrici


About six years ago, John Peterson pulled his retirement accounts out of mutual funds. As owner and president of Profitable Property in Rockville he knows a thing or two about the real estate market. So Peterson took his retirement assets and invested them in property.


Katy Folven never leaves home without her insulin pen, but the busy Boston social worker sometimes forgets to track her daily doses.


Arabikatha is another winner from director Lal Jose starring Sreenivasan. Scripted by Dr Iqbal Kuttippuram, the film shows the vagaries of Malayalis working in the Middle East.


With its $23 billion shortfall double any previous deficit, the government's Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. needs fixing -- fast.


Dall'arresto di un corriere a Viterbo, la Mobile di Roma Ã¨ risalita ai vertici dell'organizzazioneGestiva il traffico un gruppo di famiglie: se arrestavano il padre subentrava la figlia                                          Cocaina e hashish ai vip dello spettacolo Nove in carcere. Tra i corrieri una minorenne


Eclipse exec cites dynamic language inclusion, .Net rivalry

InfoWorld - The Eclipse Foundation has established itself as a premier open source software tools project.


Russia's military chief says Moscow is ready to defend itself preventively and with nuclear weapons.


Powers seek elusive deal on tougher Iran sanctions

The world's major powers will try Tuesday to overcome differences over imposing more sanctions on Iran and to keep up pressure on the Tehran leadership to curb its nuclear program.


Bush to offer $190 million in Palestinian aid

President George W. Bush on Monday will offer new support for the Fatah-led government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, marking a higher profile effort to resolve the Middle East conflict.


AMD Germany finds no re-marked chips in channel

About 60,000 defective AMD processors were seized from a group that allegedly planned to re-mark the chips and ship them to Germany and China, but so far there is no evidence that such chips have entered the German market.


Il tecnico, a Reggio Calabria, potrebbe schierare sia Cassano che Totti e Montella, ma col capitano piÃ¹ arretrato. Turn-over? "Non abbiamo alternative". ROMA, 13 novembre 2004 - Dopo il comunicato diffuso


Barrichello leads Ferrari one-two in Monza

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello led a Ferrari one-two in the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to trigger a homecoming party for the Formula One champions.


Elton John ends feud with George Michael

Elton John appears to have ended his public feud with George Michael, saying, "George and I are fine." Two years ago, John said the former Wham! star was miserable and needed to get out more. Michael responded with a furious open letter saying John was no friend of his.


Dissident shareholder raises stake in New York Times

The New York Times Co shareholder Harbert  Management and its hedge-fund unit Harbinger Capital Partners  boosted their stakes in the media company's Class A stock,  according to a regulatory filing.


The United Nations said on Sunday the   week-old truce between Israel and Hizbollah could easily   collapse, a day after it condemned an Israeli raid on the   guerrillas in Lebanon as a violation.


Iran says judge to decide next week on U.S.-Iranians

An Iranian judge will next week decide whether to indict or free three American-Iranians accused of acting against national security, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday.


Twelve killed in bomb blasts in northeast India

At least 12 people were killed and several others injured in three bomb blasts at northeastern states of Nagaland and Assam Saturday morning.


Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Monday said third-quarter revenue  would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in  licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.


Mild Seven Renault F1 Team sets its sights on Ferrari for 2005

The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team today launched its 2005 challenger, the R25, at Monacoâs Grimaldi Forum.


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Texans' Wells Seizes Opportunity to Play

Jonathan Wells spent nearly all of training camp on special teams units and sharing repetitions with guys who were certain to be unemployed soon.


Microsoft shows shaved-down kernel for Windows 7

The core code for Microsoft's Windows OS is undergoing a rewrite to make it slimmer for use in a wide range of future products, including Windows 7, the OS that will succeed Vista.The internal project, code-named "MinWin," is not being readied for a product just yet but will be part of Windows 7, said Eric Traut, a distinguished engineer, during a recent presentation at the University of Illinois. A video of his talk has been posted online.The kernel is the fundamental code underlying an OS that manages services for applications such as drivers, file management and memory."A lot of people think of Windows as this large, bloated operating system, and that's maybe a fair characterization, I have to admit," Traut said. "But at its core, the kernel, and the components that make up the very core of the operating system, is actually pretty streamlined."Traut showed a demonstration of MinWin, which lacks a graphical user interface. It takes up just 25M bytes when stored on disk, compared to the massive 4GB the full Windows Vista OS needs, Traut said.MinWin can run on under 40MB of RAM, he said. "That's kind of proof there is actually a pretty nice little core inside of Windows," Traut said.But Microsoft still wants to shrink it. "It's still bigger than I'd like it to be," Traut said.Microsoft uses its kernel in a range of products, from its client Windows OS to servers. Keeping the kernel as small as possible enables it to be used in OSes for lower-memory environments, such as embedded devices."This will provide us the ability to move into even more areas," Traut said.Microsoft has said it will release Windows 7 by 2010, although the company has not revealed much detail on its features.


Vermont Tries to Take Back Civil War Cannon

A group of Civil War re-enactors that has used a historic cannon for 30 years is fighting to keep the state, which owns the cannon, from taking it back.


An idea for a portable device which can see through camouflage is to be developed with government cash.


Alkhanov Wins Presidential Election in Chechnya

Russia's republic of Chechnya elected Alu Alkhanov president in a poll held to replace Akhamad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May.


Despite the fact that it won't be released until next summer, the sixth book in the Harry Potter series is already the number one seller on Amazon.


Gaza truce shaken by attack on Hamas ministry

Palestinian factions reached a new Egyptian-mediated truce on Monday in a bid to halt a cycle of bloodletting but the deal got off to a shaky start as shootings continued, including an attack on a Hamas minister's office.


Court Rejects Movie, Music Makers' Piracy Claims

A federal appeals court on Thursday  delivered a stinging blow to the anti-piracy efforts of major  movie studios and music companies, ruling that several online  file-sharing software companies are not liable for copyright  infringement.


A lonely pensioner who turned to Italy's classified pages to find someone willing to "adopt" him as a grandfather is finally heading to his new home and family in northern Italy this weekend.


Sept. 18, 1998: ICANN Takes Over Running Internet Domain-Name System

Hoping to bring some order to an increasingly unmanageable web, the Department of Commerce turns over the business of running the domain-name system to a new, private nonprofit.


Europeans launch new police force, but urged to do more

Five EU states signed an accord creating a new European military police force deployable to crisis situations worldwide, the latest tool in Europe's developing security arsenal.


FRENCHMAN Sebastien Loeb is set to celebrate his inaugural world championship in style, taking a sizeable lead into the final day of the Rally of Australia.


Security agents are investigating a Russian scientist for allegedly trying to smuggle out of Russia materials that could be used in building a biological or bacteriological weapon, the scientist and his co-workers said Friday.


US Treasury's Snow Won't Discuss His Job Future

US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Friday any discussion about whether he stays in his post or quits was a matter between himself and President Bush.


Scientists Study Deep Tremors Under San Andreas Fault

Seismologists are studying mysterious tremors deep under the San Andreas Fault that may signal future earthquakes. The continuous tremors are "a kind of chatter" emanating from a depth far below the surface


Mattress retailer Select Comfort Corp. on Thursday said its same-store sales grew 15 percent in the third quarter ended Oct. 2, but lowered its profit forecast due to charges from boosting its warranty reserve during the period.


Microsoft could raise Yahoo bid, some analysts say

Skeptical investors are trading  Yahoo Inc  shares at a 6.5 percent discount to  Microsoft Corp's  unofficial offer price, but some Wall  Streeters expect the software giant to raise its bid.


Malcolm Glazer and Manchester United suffered major damage yesterday as the battle for control of the Old Trafford club intensified.


Own goal ensures a happy return to Spain for BenÃtez

IT REMAINS a source of bemusement in Spain that Rafael BenÃtez, having led Valencia to the championship last spring, chose to up sticks and pursue the challenge of restoring Liverpool to their former glories.


Embracing Black Fashion and a Great Deal More

Suzanne Boyd, the editor in chief of a new magazine called Suede, aims to present freshly hatched fashion and culture to a polyglot audience.


Ad network BlueLithium announced plans Monday to acquire AdRevolver, an ad serving firm based in Minsk, Belarus.


On the heels of its recent earnings, we ask what the future holds for Yahoo!


'Di fronte a tempi burocrazia e con fisco insopportabile'


Sen. Joe Biden, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's incoming chairman, wants to get tough with Mexico, calling it an "erstwhile democracy" with a "corrupt system" responsible for illegal immigration and drug problems in the U.S.


Stocks Dip on Energy Prices, Income Report

NEW YORK - Stocks fell in light trading Monday on rising energy prices and a disappointing consumer income report.    While investors were cheered by the Commerce Department's report of a strong rise in consumer spending for July, growth in incomes was nearly flat...


Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and will miss the next two games.


UK thwarts terrorism kidnap plot: source

Police in central England arrested nine people in a major security swoop on Wednesday which a defense source said involved a plot to kidnap and possibly kill a Muslim British soldier.


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Sri Lanka government, Tigers trade allegations over new killings

Gunmen have shot dead two civilians in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, officials said Sunday as the government and Tamil Tigers blamed each other for the latest in a string of such killings.


Flu Vaccine an Issue in Presidential Race

As public health officials scramble to find more flu vaccine and experts debate how to increase the U.S. supply, John Kerry hopes voters will come to one conclusion: The severe shortage the United States now faces is President Bush's fault.


Sherman remains confident after Packers' flop in Philly

They were, in theory, the NFC's second-best team. Now they're not and no one else is, either. The NFC has the Philadelphia Eagles at the top, the San Francisco 49ers at the bottom and everyone else in the middle.


ISTANBUL -- A suspected leader of a cell accused in deadly suicide attacks in Turkey boasted yesterday that he was an ''Al Qaeda warrior" and warned in court of future attacks if Turkey continues to support the United States.


Grenade Kills Two at Colombo Concert - Police

Two people were killed and 11 others wounded on Saturday when a hand grenade was lobbed into the VIP section of the audience at a concert led by Indian film star Sharukh Khan, police said.


Sometimes bad things happen to good companies. Consider drug maker Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX). The company is debt-free, cash-rich, and pumping out free cash flow at $700 million a year.


Oil prices rose Monday as a gas leak closed a large Norwegian North Sea oil field and the threat of a colder-than-normal US winter fueled worries about low heating oil stocks.


A gel to destroy cervical cancer cells and minimise the threat of disease is under development.


Despite lagging behind Blu-ray in both sales of discs and overall players, HD DVD still put on a happy face for CEDIA 2007 and pointed to its advantage in price and computer manufacturer support in the next-gen format war.


A U.S.-led international team of scientists says there's no obesity epidemic among insects and the researchers believe they now know why.


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INDONESIA will charge extremist Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir over a foiled attack on an Australian-funded anti-terrorism centre in Java and the Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta that killed 12 people last year.


Arshad Warsi  Is Looking Forward To Fatherhood

Arshad  is going to be  a father all over again. "Yup, the baby is due in May. I really want a  girl this time. We've told our son Zeke it's  his baby.


Lione, 20:22 - CALCIO, ROMA: PANUCCI OUT COL LIONE, GIOCA CASSETTI

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Champions League: Group E - roundup including a tale of 2 ...

It was a tale of two penalties at Highbury, where Arsenal could only manage a 1-1 draw against Panathinaikos. Henry converted Arsenal's spot-kick to open the scoring on 16 minutes, but Basinas failed to deliver


HMO premiums in New York City soared over the past year by as much as 35 percent, boosting subscribers' health-care costs by hundreds â-nd sometimes thousands â -dollars, The Post has learned.


Celtic manager Martin OâNeill is sweating on the fitness of Stilian Petrov for Wednesdayâs final Champions League Group F clash with AC Milan at Parkhead.


Television sweetheart Katie Couric debuted on Tuesday as "CBS Evening News" anchor and the first


British weather forecasters, making their first public attempt to predict the Atlantic hurricane season, say it may be a little quieter than their American counterparts expect.


Upcoming chip set will include built-in security features for your PC.


Inspiring Examples Abound On International Tolerance Day

This story is one of many featured on RFE/RL's new Religion And Tolerance webpage, which highlights examples of religious tolerance in our broadcast region.


Google pleads with politicos for more foreign labour

Goolag understaffed Google has added to calls for immigration authorities to allow more skilled foreign labour into the US, as the Mountain View firm struggles to keep pace with its own expansion.â¦


Michael Moore, writer and director of the movie "Fahrenheit 9/11," poses before a news interview, in this July 6, 2004 file photo in New York.


Hurricane Katrina's damage was so vast that it's hard to estimate when the recovery will be completed, the federal official overseeing the effort said Thursday.


Officials support Yanukovych, media election coverage biased, says OSCE mission

In its interim report, the OSCE mission observing the presidential election in Ukraine has concluded that a number of state officials are openinly supporting pro-government candidate Premier Viktor Yanukovych.


Mavericks coach Avery Johnson has a message for his team in the wake of Jason Terry getting suspended for punching San Antonio's Michael Finley between the legs during a scramble for a loose ball.


Opinion: The right tech purchases can advance your career

Storage analytics tools provide managers the facts they need to support what might otherwise be viewed as a risky technical recommendation.


The way Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils are playing, Terry Sawchuk's career shutout record might soon be within reach.


Thousands of British soldiers will leave Iraq over the next year, significantly downgrading the country's commitment in the region, the defense secretary said Monday. Poland and Italy also announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.


Dutch Christian Democrats win vote, need partners

The Dutch Christian Democrats held on to power in a parliamentary election but face a battle to form a coalition government after support shifted away from centrist parties to the far-left and far-right.


Cleopatraâs Demise Told in Dramatic Harmonies

When the superb mezzo- soprano Susan Graham performed it at Avery Fisher Hall on Thursday with the New York Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel, the cantata was riveting.


Knife attack kills eight at Chinese school

People gather at the gate of No2 Senior Middle School in Ruzhou, near Pingdingshan, in China's central Henan province. Photograph: Xinhua/Zhu/Reuters.


Hollywood stars celebrate Altman in New York

It was a tribute even the  irascible Robert Altman would have loved.


Lenovo announced its intent to jump into the server business by licensing x86 server technology from IBM.


Red Hat More Competition For Sun Than Microsoft

Sun who resells Red Hat's software, is competing for the same customers as Red Hat with their upcoming release of Solaris 10 in January.


S.Lanka rebel leader vows independence, more war seen

The Tamil Tigers declared on Monday they now saw no other option than to push for an independent state in what analysts said was notice to Sri Lanka's government that renewed civil war will deepen.


Dutch prosecutors say a Muslim accused of killing film-maker Theo van Gogh will face terrorism-related charges.


Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is to ask voters to allow him to stand for a third term in 2006.


Il leader di An rilancia la protesta contro la Finanziaria"Opposizione in piazza o in Parlamento? Masturbazioni mentali"                                          Fini: "Manovra, se blindata, grande manifestazione della Cdl"                                                                                "Il vero tallone d'Achille del governo Ã¨ il centro moderato"


Dick Cheney Leaves Hospital, Doing âFineâ

The tests are back and an aide to US Vice President Dick Cheney says 'they're fine.'. Cheney spent three hours in hospital Saturday after he had been complaining of shortness of breath.


Volkswagen of America plans to announce today that it will move its headquarters to Herndon, as part of a new corporate strategy to for revamping its sagging auto business.


NATO Approves Plan to Train Iraqi Officers

NATO has approved a detailed plan  under which it will train some 1,000 Iraqi army officers a year  at a proposed military academy outside Baghdad, a senior NATO  official said on Wednesday.


Nortel Cuts Fewer Jobs, Exits Real Estate

Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO said on  Thursday it will eliminate almost 10 percent of its workforce,  slightly less than it previously expected, and vacate real  estate in a cost-cutting plan that will save $500 million in  2005.


Computer Associates International Ltd. , a business software maker, on Wednesday posted a wider quarterly net loss, including charges for job cuts and a $225 million payment to settle a long-running accounting probe.


Dogs Net an Owner ; Pets AND THEIR People

A LONELY heart s website for dogs is helping find homes for hundreds of strays.   Dogsblog.com has teamed up with dozens of animal charities to post profiles of abandoned pets that wouldbe owners can browse.


But don't tell anyone... CES The wristphone is back, this time courtesy of LG. But while the manufacturer showed off its idea of what such a gadget should look like, there's no guarantee it'll ever come to market.â¦


Welsh Secretary Peter Hain says Plaid Cymru will remain 'enemies' at election time, despite the assembly government coalition.


Ascending teams like feel of Classic matchup

Troy football operations head Tony Ferrante was excited to open a box of Silicon Valley Football Classic T-shirts provided by Adidas until he saw them.


Italy press eats words for immigrant murder story

Italian newspapers offered a rare front-page apology on Wednesday for accusing an immigrant from Tunisia recently freed from prison of the gruesome murder of his wife, son, mother-in-law and a neighbor.


John F. Kerry excoriated President Bush on Sunday for saying that he had no regrets about his declaration more than a year ago that the mission in Iraq


The London Stock Exchange is planning to have a takeover deal in place by the end of January, reports say.


The board of the country's largest flight attendants union authorized a national strike Tuesday after its president said the airline industry is using the bankruptcy process to threaten workers' livelihoods.


The UN nuclear agency says it is investigating reports of uranium smuggling in DR Congo.


Powell: North Korea is a 'terrorist state'

US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed North Korea on Sunday to return to nuclear disarmament talks even as he branded the communist country a "terrorist state" that has "no respect for human rights.


California employee pension fund tenders PeopleSoft shares to ...

NOVEMBER 19, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The California Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) is tendering its 1.5 million PeopleSoft Inc.


A group of 29 North Koreans, including two children, sought asylum Friday morning in a South Korean school in Beijing, South Korea's Yonhap News reported.


Almost 1,700 relatives of people whose bodies were found scattered over a crematory's property are suing the owner for all he's worth -- but that may not be much.


The US issues Eritrea with its strongest warning yet over its alleged support for terrorism.


Rare dinosaur nest with eggs goes on sale

An exceptionally well-preserved 65 million year-old fossilised dinosaur nest with some broken eggs exposing tiny skeletons is up for auction in Los Angeles on Sunday.


It tore at Miguel Tejada's emotions to leave the Oakland Athletics, the club that signed him as a raw 17-year-old out of the Dominican Republic.


Fischer has been in custody since he was detained by Japanese airport authorities on July 13 with an invalid American passport. He is wanted in the US for violating international sanctions against the former Yugoslavia in 1992.


Malaria Vaccine Has Promising Test Results

LONDON - Scientists have made important progress in the quest for a malaria vaccine, showing for the first time that childhood shots can prevent nearly one-third of cases and slash the risk of severe, life-threatening attacks by almost two-thirds.    Experts say the findings, outlined this week in The Lancet medical journal, provide robust evidence that the dream of developing a vaccine that will get babies through the most vulnerable period of infancy could become a reality by the end of the decade...


Iran says U.N. decisions on atomic plans worthless

Iran will not abandon its atomic goals because of U.N. sanction resolutions that are "just a pile of papers", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday.


MELBOURNE - Australian dairy group National Foods says it is in talks to take over food processing company SPC Ardmona, which has a market value of A$380 million ($408 million).


Bancinsurance Says Ernst Withdraws Audits

Bancinsurance Corp. BCIS.O, an  underwriter of specialty insurance, on Tuesday said its auditor  Ernst & Young LLP has withdrawn its audit reports for 2001  through 2003, and does not believe it can rely on management's  representations.


Fizzy drinks do not raise esophagus cancer risk

There is no association between  the use of carbonated beverages and risk of subsequent  development of cancer of the esophagus as assessed 20 years  after the exposure, according to a large population-based  study.


Don't think you have to pay 6% on a real estate transaction -- it's negotiable!


Britney Spears should be allowed to see kids: poll

Despite Britney Spears' erratic  behavior, most people think the troubled pop star should be  allowed to see her two sons a few times a week under  supervision while ex-husband Kevin Federline retains custody,  according to an E-Poll/Reuters survey.


Minor league coach dies after being hit by ball

A minor league baseball coach died less than an hour after he was hit on the head by a batted ball during a Texas League game, the Tulsa World newspaper reported on Monday.


Former Olympic 50m and 100m freestyle gold medal winner Alexander Popov has denied a report in French newspaper L'Equipe that he is set to retire.


Three US soldiers killed, 14 injured in Afghanistan:US military

As many as three American soldiers were killed and 14 others injured in a series of fierce engagements with suspected Taliban fighters earlier this week, theUS military confirmed Wednesday.


US Army Secretary Francis Harvey resigns amid a row over the poor treatment of wounded US soldiers.


Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet in another Grand Slam final. Four-time defending champion Federer reached his ninth consecutive major final Saturday, beating Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 on the grass courts of the All England Club.


Film director Ingmar Bergman admits to having a daughter from a romantic liaison in the 1950s.


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U.N.: N.Korea Sends Positive Message on Nuke Talks

North Korea gave a visiting U.N. official  a "very positive message" about resuming stalled six-way talks  on its nuclear programs, the South Korean Unification Ministry  said Wednesday.


Here are the choices the NHL owners faced when evaluating the Dec. 9 offer from the NHL Players' Association: - Shut down the season and take a guaranteed loss.


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Polish woman hostage back home after being freed in Iraq

A Polish woman hostage abducted in Iraq more than three weeks ago was back home after being released by her captors who she said had treated her well.


MINNEAPOLIS The New York Yankees coughed up a 9-to-3 lead before rallying in the ninth inning to beat Minnesota 13-to-10.


Sharon Optimistic About Peace Prospects While Violence Continues ...

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has sounded a note of optimism about peace prospects in the coming year provided Palestinians stop violence against Israel.


CV Therapeutics out-licenses one of its technologies.


Egypt coach gets vote of confidence ahead of Nations Cup final

Egypt coach Hassan Shehata has received a timely boost 24 hours before his bid to become only the second manager to capture consecutive African Nations Cup titles.


Police Arrest 33 After Lynchings in Mexico City

A day after a mob beat and burned two federal police officers to death and shocked this sprawling capital, hundreds of elite federal police officers swept through


This just might be an incident Ashlee Simpson will want to omit from her autobiography. The raven-haired popster was caught in a Milli Vanilli-esque moment during her performance on Saturday Night Live over the weekend.


Jackson accuser's mother takes the stand

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The mother of Michael Jackson's young accuser testified at the pop entertainer's pretrial hearing Friday amid defense suggestions that she is a greed-driven opportunist and chronic liar.


Survey finds U.S. hospital, doctor visits balloon

Hospital and doctor visits in the United States have surged by 20 percent in the past five years and the most commonly prescribed medications are antidepressants, according to statistics published on Friday.


Green Groups Praise Russian Decision to Ratify Kyoto

Major international environmental groups have hailed the decision by the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin to endorse ratification of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol as a historic breakthrough in curbing global warming.


Medicare Proposal Targets Affluent Seniors

The federal government would charge affluent seniors more for drug coverage and require doctors and hospitals to use electronic medical records under proposals released by the Bush administration yesterday to corral rising spending in the Medicare program.


Scientists develop a dental implant that doses patients with prescription drugs over time -- it's headed for clinical testing. In Gadget Lab.


NYC Health Board Votes to Ban Trans Fats

NEW YORK -- The Board of Health voted Tuesday to make New York the nation's first city to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants _ from the corner pizzeria to high-end bakeries.


Fla. cleans up after 20 killed in storms

Pulling blue tarps over the houses that still had walls, neighbors, jail inmates and National Guard troops picked up amid rain showers Saturday from dead-of-night thunderstorms that chewed through the middle of Florida, killing at least 20 people.


J.&.J. Says It Is Cleared to Offer New Products

Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that its Cordis unit has resolved its issues with the F.D.A., clearing the way for the introduction of new cardiovascular devices.


Fallito tentativo di conciliazione al ministero


Fashion retailers Austin Reed and Ted Baker have reported contrasting fortunes on the High Street. Austin Reed reported interim losses of Â£2.


Firenze, 15:17 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; FREY: NOSTRO OBIETTIVO E' LA SALVEZZA

La stagione della Fiorentina in questo momento la si legge nelle parole del suo portiere, Sebastian ...


Orioles Sign Pitchers, Turn Focus to C. Lee

The Orioles fortify their bullpen by finalizing deals with left-handers Jamie Walker and John Parrish , then turn their attention toward free agent Carlos Lee .


Qurei urges for firm EU stance against Israeli settlements

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei Sunday urged the European Union (EU) to take a firm position toward the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.


European shares inched up to fresh  two-month highs on Monday as optimism grew that the U.S.  economy was doing well, helping to lift beaten-down sectors  such as technology and insurers.


The Spice Girls' greatest hits album will be on sale at Victoria's Secret lingerie stores, it is announced.


African Americans in Congress are weighing whether to shift support from Clinton to Obama.


School tasers naked, oil-smeared student

Shocking end to slippery streak A Ohio high school student who decided it was a "good idea" to strip naked, anoint himself with grapeseed oil and "run amok" in the school's canteen earned himself a double tasering for his trouble, the Columbus Dispatch reports.â¦


SEC to investigate as space cadets return to earth


In an earlier article of mine, Creating a Content Rater, I showed how to create a content rater User Control. I implemented this content rate on my blog, ScottOnWriting.NET, about two weeks ago and have since had a number of readers rate various blog entries and leave comments. This article discusses these two enhancements: showing the highest rated entries, and an report page that lists all ratings and their comments.


Broadcom taps ex-Philips executive as CEO

Scott McGregor, former head of Royal Philips Electronics' semiconductor division, will replace Alan Ross, who plans to retire.


Weary Rivera saves day for Yankees again

Mariano Rivera smiled easily and talked about how yesterday was better, how the "sun came up today." But his eyes were still weary when he stopped to talk during batting practice before Game 2 of the ALCS last night.


section of the audience at a concert led by Indian film superstar Shah Rukh Khan and two other actors, police say. employee at the hotel where the Indian stars were staying.


An ear infection forces Colombia's President Uribe to cancel trips to Venezuela and three European countries.


SAMARRA: Car bombs and clashes killed at least 37 Iraqis in this restive town north of Baghdad yesterday as thousands of US and Iraqi troops prepared for a possible assault on the Sunni Muslim rebel bastion of Fallujah.


Oil Prices 'Heading for 60 Dollars A Barrel'

Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented 55 dollars per barrel today as uncertainty swirls over production, high demand and tight global supplies.


Mysterious blonde appears nude in German shop

A mysterious blonde paid a visit to a petrol station shop in the small eastern German town of Doemitz on Sunday -- wearing nothing but a pair of golden stilettos and a thin gold bracelet.


Watchdog FEC sidelined as elections roll

The Federal Election Commission has vacancies in four of six seats and it hasn't acted on a new ethics law.


American support for the fledgling Iraqi government is not unconditional, and Iraq should expect changes in the U.S. role, incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Saturday.


Courtney Love pleads not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon after being accused of an attack with a bottle.


English star David Beckham enjoys free-kick revival in soccer

David Beckham thanks better enforcement of the 10-metre rule and a slice of good fortune for the recent return of his free-kick prowess.


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Murdoch says eldest son may return to News Corp: FT

Lachlan Murdoch might return to a senior  post at his father's media empire, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch  told the Financial Times on Wednesday.


Oil prices pushed through new highs above 55 US dollars a barrel Monday amid concerns over high demand and tight supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


White House: U.S. Ready to Help After Quake, Tsunamis

The United States is set to offer  "all appropriate assistance" to Asian countries hit on Sunday  by a powerful earthquake and the giant waves it generated, a  White House spokesman said.


Private videos seem to be escaping to the internet in droves. Do we care? In Sex Drive Daily.


Rolen finds sweet spot at just the right time

The day after Scott Rolen slugged a two-run home run to help St. Louis beat the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, he was asked


China has imposed a moratorium on new foreign investment in film and TV production companies, a news report on Friday quoted a regulatory official as saying.


Major Turkish Incursion in N. Iraq Seen as Unlikely

IRBIL, Iraq -- Iraqi border police believe neighboring Turkey has amassed 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers along its southern border with Iraq. Turkish helicopters have flown into Iraqi airspace to conduct missions against Kurdish rebels in the mountainous region, and Turkish mortar shells regularly crash...


Pope's Servant a Power Behind the Scenes

He's Pope John Paul II's faithful servant, his confidant, his gatekeeper.


Intensive Vegetable-Fruit Diet Shows No Effect on Breast Cancer Return

Hopes that a diet low in fat and chock-full of fruit and vegetables might prevent the return of breast cancer have been dashed by a large, seven-year experiment in more than 3,000 women.


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Security breaches in foot and mouth outbreak

Investigators have found five security breaches at a government-run laboratory at the heart of a foot and mouth outbreak which triggered a major scare in August, the BBC reported Friday.


Hendrick Motorsports Plane Crash Kills 10

A plane owned by the Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed Sunday on its way to a NASCAR race, killing all 10 people aboard, federal officials said. A spokesman for a funeral home where the bodies were being taken said the dead included the son, brother and two nieces of Rick Hendrick, owner of one of the most successful organizations in NASCAR history.


The NFL Network and Time Warner Cable have struck a deal that allows New York-area fans to watch Rutgers play Kansas State in the Texas Bowl for free.  Under the agreement, Time Warner will put NFL on basic cable for one week, including Dec.


The rumored price increase arrives. Will U.S. consumers care?


What to Tell the Kids? Sperm Donation Couples Fret

Fear of rejection and concerns about the  reaction of the child prevent many parents from telling their  children they have been conceived with donated sperm,  scientists said on Wednesday.


Sudan says UN sanctions counter-productive to security in Darfur

Sudan condemned UN threats of sanctions against Khartoum, saying they would only undermine efforts to restore security in the devastated western region of Darfur.


Americans Settle for 1-1 Tie With Aussies

THESSALONIKI, Greece - The US women's soccer team only needed a tie Tuesday, and that's all it got - settling for a draw against a team it had always beaten. The Americans tied Australia 1-1, ending a perfect record against the Matildas ...


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McGhee to talk to Scottish FA about vacant coaching job

Mark McGhee has been granted leave by Motherwell to talk to the Scottish Football Association (SFA) about the vacant Scotland coaching job.


Glonass navigation system satellites delivered to near-earth orbit ...

The DM-type Space Upper Stage delivered three Russian satellites of the Glonass navigation system (two Glonass satellites and one Glonass-M satellite) to near-earth orbit.


Shuttle Separates From Station and Prepares for Return to Earth

Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis performed a fly-around to get a look at the International Space Station before leaving.


Jackie Chan has flexed his vocal muscles for the Olympics.


Pope Benedict arrives at the Catholic shrine of Loreto in Italy for an ecologically friendly youth festival.


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N. Korea Calls U.S. Exercises 'War Action'

North Korea said Monday that prospects for talks on its nuclear weapons program are getting dimmer every day and it condemned U.S.-led naval exercises in Japanese waters as an "ultimate war action."


Wall Street seen firm after Fed's dovish words

U.S. shares looked set to open higher on  Thursday, extending Wednesday's gains after relatively dovish  comments from Federal Reserve policy makers, but worries about  the extent of the U.S. slowdown may cap equity buying.


KIEV: Ukrainians went to the polls yesterday in a knife-edge presidential election fraught with East-West rivalries that observers described as a moment of truth for the future of democracy in the former Soviet republic.


Rating the relevance of the US Federal Reserve

THE TIMES is running a fortnightly series of economic briefings alongside Target Two Point Zero, the competition for sixth-formers run in conjunction with the Bank of England.


Nepal has eased a curfew imposed on the capital to contain widespread rioting sparked by the slaying of 12 Nepalese captives in Iraq.


A bipartisan accord in the House calls for a $150 billion spending plan, including significant tax rebates. But senators may want add-ons.


Rio Tinto eyeing bid for Canada's Alcan: report

Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc   has  hired Deutsche Bank to advise it on a possible bid for Canadian  aluminum producer Alcan Inc.  , the Sydney Morning  Herald newspaper reported on Monday.


Nearly 165,000 people in England gave up smoking with the help of the NHS last summer.


Typhoon Tokage Kills at Least 31 in Japan

A billow caused by Typhoon Tokage clashes against a seawall in a harbor in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Wednesday morning, Oct. 20, 2004.


Stocks kicked off the fourth quarter with a solid rally on Friday as investors bet the market would shake off continued uncertainty about the election, the


Noelle Quinn scored the go-ahead basket with 16.7 seconds remaining and finished with 27 points, helping UCLA rally from an early 17-point deficit and beat fourth-ranked Texas 63-60 on Sunday.


American Express (AXP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it expects to record a fourth-quarter pretax charge of up to $120 million and cut 2,000 jobs related primarily to a restructuring of its business travel unit and the


CANBERRA, Australia -- Prime Minister John Howard says Australians will head to the ballot boxes on October 9, in a race that is seen as being the closest in 30 years.


Music Piracy Lawsuits Wend Through Courts

A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an $11,000 settlement. A year after it began, the industry's legal campaign against Internet music piracy is inching through the federal courts, producing some unexpected twists.


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A hearing into allegations of racism against the Zimbabwe Cricket Union is scrapped after a row over procedure.


Russian investigators refuse to rule out sabotage after two airliners crash minutes apart, killing 89 people.


AMERICA/URUGUAY - Conferma del Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli, in data 14 giugno 2007 ha confermato Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie in Uruguay per un quinquennio (2006-2...


Ahmadinejad: U.S., Israel cause problems

Iran's president blamed the United States and Israel for the world's problems Thursday in a lecture to Sudanese officials and intellectuals during his visit to Sudan.


Schwarzenegger Says He Won't Travel More for Bush

Popular California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Wednesday he spurned White House invitations to campaign more widely for President Bush and has agreed to just one joint appearance.


Washington Post Starts an Online Magazine for Blacks

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be editor in chief of the online magazine, called The Root.


Empoli, 17:45 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: RISCATTATO LODI, EDER AL FROSINONE

L'Empoli ha riscattato la metà di Frencesco Lodi, trequartista, cresciuto nelle giovanili del...


Sport: Pierre Frelot says fax indicating suspicious payments as part of striker's transfer to Chelsea is forgery


Cities build new bike paths. Will cyclists come?

While some municipalities see a surge in bicycling, national figures for 2005 show the same number bike to work as did in 1990.


Clash over prisoners exposes power struggle

The confusion yesterday over whether two "high-value" women prisoners being held in Iraq would be released has underlined the limits of the interim government's authority.


Heavy rain causes chaos across England as flash floods leave people trapped in cars and water flowing into homes.


Allardyce despairs of English fixture schedule

Newcastle coach Sam Allardyce, who is fighting to save his job at the struggling club, launched a furious assault on the fixture schedule on Sunday claiming players are treated worse than racehorses.


A conservation group filed a formal petition Wednesday seeking to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act.


UN air and ground patrols have photographed freshly made encampments and unidentified well-equipped troops in east Congo, UN officials said Thursday, bolstering


Movie Review | 'Silk': To Japan and Back for Eggs

âSilkâ is the latest casualty in a line of films with a David Lean glint in their eye that aspire to elevated popular art but that come across as kitsch.


Maxim Pharmaceuticals Inc.  MAXM.O said a trial to confirm the benefit of its Ceplene  drug failed to show an improvement in survival rates for  patients with liver cancer, sending its shares plunging on  Monday.


Senate postpones vote on file-swapping bill

com September 30, 2004, 9:28 AM PT. There's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.


The Vatican's official English-language translation of the Italian text of Pope John Paul II's homily during midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica:


Comincia a farsi sentire effetto del caro-petrolio


Francesco Totti scored twice as AS Roma crushed Parma 5-1 in Serie A on Sunday to become the club's all-time top scorer while third-placed Udinese beat Lazio 3-0 to close the gap on leading pair Juventus and AC Milan.


Appeals Court Says Reporters Must Testify or Go to Jail

Two reporters, one from The Times, have no First Amendment protection from an inquiry into a C.I.A. leak, the court ruled.


Advertising: Earnings Decline at McClatchy and Dow Jones

A continuing decline in advertising revenue pushed second quarter profits lower at two major publishers.


Pfizer profit and sales exceed forecasts

Pfizer Inc  on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, helped by lower taxes, a weak dollar and growing demand for its drugs for nerve pain, kidney cancer and smoking cessation.


Pay-tv francese trasmettera' i prossimi 40 film prodotti


Paris tells ambassadors to cut the arrogance and develop influence ...

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday told his country's 300 ambassadors and chief diplomats around the world to ditch arrogance for influence in their dealings and concentrate on projecting Paris's power through the European Union.


Officials say fake vodka from an illegal bottling plant could cause blindness and should not be drunk.


Cleric Switches Tactics to Meet Changes in Iraq

Moktada al-Sadr is reaching out to Iraqis on the street while distancing himself from the increasingly unpopular government.


Barcellona, 16:03 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: RONALDINHO SALTA IL SIVIGLIA

Ronaldinho salterà la sfida di questa sera contro il Siviglia. Il brasiliano del Barcellona h...


Back in Arizona, Johnson Is Staring Down 300-Win Milestone

Randy Johnson is showing clear signs that he will be able to resume his march toward 300 career victories after his second herniated disk operation in less than a year.


Long lines greet release of Xbox game sequel. Also: The transformative powers of "Half-Life 2."


A Home Theater That Rattles the Windows Without Breaking the Bank

Thanks primarily to the DVD, home theaters have come within reach of many shoppers in the last few years. But why choose one over another?


Belarusians vote in term limit referendum

Belarusians' decision whether to scrap presidential term limits in a referendum this weekend could determine if this East European nation will remain an isolated Soviet-style throwback or slowly turn toward the ...


POLITICS:        UK Activist Sees Opening in Iraq Failure

MONTREAL, Aug 4 (IPS) - The failure of the UK/U.S.-led coalition to implant  democracy in Iraq has prompted deep soul-searching in the British  civil service and opened the door for progressive organisations  to influence its policy, says one long-time activist.


A Focused Senator, But Indecisive Candidate

John Kerry has lurched from course to course during his presidential campaign, periodically switching drivers and roadmaps -- and messages -- as he reacts to more and more information and advice.


More than 30,000 PCs per day are being recruited into secret networks that spread spam and viruses, a study shows. Six months ago only 2,000 Windows machines per day were being recruited into these so-called bot nets.


Tony Blair is to hold his first talks with Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad Allawi at Downing Street.


Nintendo to Bring Music, Video to DS Game Machine

Nintendo Co. will begin selling an  adaptor for its DS and Game Boy Advance handheld game players  to allow them to play music and video, the company said,  matching a popular feature on Sony's portable game machine.


OGGI SU INTERNET/SPAGNA - Far tacere la Chiesa, lettera di un parroco sulla Nota dei Vescovi Bilbao (Agenzia Fides) - I mezzi di comunicazione hanno orientato lÂattenzione sul punto 8 della Nota, quello che fa riferimento al terrorismo. (C.E.) (Agenzia Fides 4/2/2008)...


John Reeves didn't invest in high-growth companies 20 years ago. He won't make that mistake again.


Only one in 40 11-year-olds meets the national target of an hour of physical exercise a day, say researchers.


THE euro nations expressed concern overnight at sharp volatility in currency rates, and in a thinly veiled call to the US urged âall major countriesâ to put appropriate policies in place.


Iran Open to U.S. Involvement in Nuclear Talks - Minister

Iran would not object to Washington joining negotiations with the European Union over its nuclear program provided the United States treated Tehran with respect, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday.


Nearly half of Americans who use the Internet have used a video-sharing site such as YouTube, and daily traffic to watch or post video doubled last year, a new survey finds.


A fire broke out on an Indonesian ferry carrying 350 passengers Thursday, killing at least six people, including two children, the Navy said.


Bollywood singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya can rest easy now. One of the Khadims or caretakers of the revered Sufi shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti here has owned up


Floods strike Indonesian capital, thousands stranded

Torrential rain triggered floods in the  Indonesian capital on Friday, blocking roads and trapping  residents in their homes as torrents of muddy water reached a  depth of 2 metres (6.7 ft), police and witnesses said.


Bush bans U.S. entry by Syrians with Lebanon links

President George W. Bush on Friday banned entry to the United States by Syrian and Lebanese officials whom Washington accuses of undermining the Lebanese government, the White House said.


Some 2,000 fishermen are reported missing in Bangladesh after a heavy storm hits the Bay of Bengal.


American Economist Expected to Win Nobel

Americans have dominated the annual Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences five years running, and it may not surprise Nobel watchers if the trend continues.


10-year sentence for teen sex thrown out

A former high school football star who became a national symbol for the extremes of getting tough on sex offenders was ordered released from prison Monday by a judge who called his mandatory 10-year sentence for consensual teen sex "a grave miscarriage of justice."


Pricing Structure for New Ballpark Announced

The Nationals announce their season-ticket pricing structure for next season, the first in their new ballpark, a plan heavy on revenue-generating "premium seats."


Biofuel demand makes fried food expensive in Indonesia

Record-high palm oil prices due to voracious global demand for the oil used for food and now increasingly as a biofuel have left many ordinary Indonesians without their usual culinary fare.


Editor's note: ESPN senior NFL writer John Clayton's weekly "First And 10" column takes you around the league with a look at the best game of the week followed by primers for 10 other games.


Fertility Services May Be Denied to Unfit Parents

If people are believed to be incompetent to bring up children, is it ethical to turn them down for fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization?


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Bones and squeaky toys? No thanks. New  York's pampered pooches want cashmere and baby alpaca sweaters  for Christmas this year.


Contesta decreto ministeriale su autorizzazione a procedere


Al Qaida avverti', quelli che vi curano vi uccideranno


President Roh Moo-hyun on Monday began his official schedule in India by addressing Korean residents and meeting businesspeople after arriving in New Delhi in the afternoon.


US Airways strike averted until new year

Travelers flying US Airways during the coming holidays can breathe a little easier. The threat of labor-related disruptions has eased ... for the moment. Expanded hearings next month have decreased the likelihood


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


Milano, 17:02 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI; BORDON: PER ME ERA UN FRATELLO MAGGIORE

Ivano Bordon, portiere dell'Inter degli anni '70 ed ora nello staff tecnico azzurro, scoppia in lacr...


"Road Home" too long for some New Orleanians

Roy Montague stood outside the government-supplied trailer in front of his New Orleans house and pointed across the street to a line of rotting homes virtually untouched since Hurricane Katrina 15 months ago.


The eclipse will first be visible, weather permitting, from Japan, Mongolia, China and Siberia on Thursday, October 14. Skywatchers in western Alaska should be able to see the final moments of the eclipse


The UK Independence Party's largest donor has said he will not be contributing more funds.


MOSCOW -- A journalist who chronicled Russian military abuses against civilians in Chechnya, garnering awards and accolades from around the world, was found shot to death yesterday in her apartment building. Prosecutors suspect her killing could be connected to her investigative reporting.


Giants Get Running Back Rueben Droughns in Trade

The Giants, needing to fill the hole left by the retired Tiki Barber, added running back Reuben Droughns on Friday by trading wide receiver Tim Carter to the Cleveland Browns.


Rumsfeld Says U.S. Faces Test of Wills in Iraq

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said  Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test  of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the "pain  and ugliness" of the conflict.


Board Ponders Issue of Marriage in Texts

A State Board of Education member called on textbook publishers to change the wording in health books being considered for use in Texas schools to clearly state that marriage is between a man and a woman.


Thai authorities will start on Saturday releasing most of the 1200 Muslim men detained last week after a protest which left 85 dead and outraged Muslims worldwide, the country's prime minister has said.


Under pressure from regulators, Fannie Mae ousted chief executive Franklin D. Raines and Chief Financial Officer J. Timothy Howard and replaced KPMG as its auditor.


Rare, drug-resistant HIV strain diagnosed in New York

A rare, highly virulent and drug-resistant strain of the HIV virus that leads to AIDS has been detected in a New York City man, sparking renewed warnings to the gay community to practise safe sex.


ECB's Trichet Says Oil May Pressure Growth

The head of the European Central Bank added his voice to concerns that high oil prices would weigh on the world economy next year, but said Monday he still expected inflation to recede in 2005 — "provided there are no further significant shocks."


Doctors aim to uncover what causes one of the most common mental health problems - social anxiety disorder.


Belarusian Court Sentences Opposition Le

A prominent opposition figure was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday after being convicted of stealing computers supposedly owned by the U.S. Embassy, a charge Washington labeled spurious and human rights groups called politically motivated.


In a letter to Yahoo's board, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offered to acquire the company for a per-share price of $31 in cash or 0.9509 of a share of Microsoft common stock -- a 62 percent premium above the Jan. 31, closing price of Yahoo -- and cited the broad range of ways in which the companies might work together to create a more effective competitor in the online marketplace. Below is the text of the letter that Microsoft sent to Yahoo's Board of Directors:


Struggling to get back to basics, Charles Schwab Corp. on Tuesday said it is selling its institutional investment and research division, Schwab SoundView Capital Markets, for $265 million.


The Mortgage Bankers Association guides us to where housing problems are the most severe.


At court-martial, experts debate value of data

FORT LEWIS - The second day in the court-martial of Spc. Ryan G. Anderson was dominated by closed-door sessions as military experts testified about whether the National Guardsman gave away vulnerabilities


Roma, 14:36 - CALCIO, COBOLLI GIGLI: MATARRESE SEMPRE MIO PRESIDENTE

Il presidente della Juventus Giovanni Cobolli Gigli è arrivato all'holtel Hilton di Fiumicino...


India ; Aziz to visit India on November 23

The official, who did not wished to be named, said Mr Aziz would visit India in his capacity as the outgoing chairman of SAARC. ''He would be arriving in Delhi on November 23 from the Maldives before visiting Sri Lanka on November 21,'' he said.


Media: Rapid Changes Since 2001 Cloud Outlook for Viewers

Amid widespread worries about the economy, media companies must try to divine what a possible recession means for consumers and advertisers.


Lo show condotto da Celentano in onda da aprile su Raiuno


The call came after Prime Minister and defeated presidential rival Vicktor Yanukovich announced he would return to his official ministerial offices after a one-month absence and chair a cabinet meeting.


Two Kenyan ministers call on the president to sack their corrupt colleagues, as the vice-president admits "massive corruption".


In place of frustration, Super Bowl ecstasy

Philadelphia Eagles fans finally get their moment, lifting a city that is now draped in green.


European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. NV, the parent of aircraft maker Airbus, Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Racal Instruments Group for up to $130 million.


Symantec Said to Be in Talks for Veritas

Symantec, which produces the Norton line of computer products, is in talks to acquire Veritas Software, a maker of data backup programs.


United Artists reaches deal with striking writers

United Artists, the film company backed by actor Tom Cruise and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, said on Monday it has reached a deal enabling striking Hollywood screenwriters to work on the company's films.


Forty-one year quest of Turkey to join the twenty-four-and-a-half European Union (EU) was crowned with success on 17 December in Brussels, capital of the EU.


Breast cancer patients poorly informed about therapy

Older European breast cancer patients without access to the Internet are not well informed about hormone treatments that can reduce the risk of a recurrence, researchers said on Saturday.


The onetime GOP frontrunner's strategy of sitting out the early primaries now appears to have big risks


Ritorna Giulio Scarpati, per ultima serie tutta nostalgia


Heavily polluting lorries face Â£200 charges to enter London as Britain's first low emission zone comes into force.


Djokovic and Ferrer in uncharted territory in New York

Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spaniard David Ferrer rolled into the U.S. Open semi-finals for the first time in their careers with dominating last-eight victories on Thursday.


Sorting Out Ambivalence Over Alcohol and Pregnancy

In her new book, Janet Golden argues that the response to fetal alcohol syndrome has been inconsistent, often illogical and frequently volatile.


Mexican police clash with protesters in Oaxaca

OAXACA, Mexico  - Protesters shot fireworks at riot police and burned down government buildings in Mexico's colonial city of Oaxaca on Saturday, days before President-elect Felipe Calderon was to take office.


Japan Major Chemical Firms Post Higher Sales

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--Five major Japanese chemical companies posted higher group sales for the nine months ended in December, benefiting from falling prices of materials such as crude oil and naphtha.


Hot deal: National Geographic National Park topo CD-ROMs for $2 each

Sierra Trading Post offers a sophisticated topo mapping system on CD-ROM at an 80 percent discount.


Actress Eva Mendes checks into rehab: report

Actress Eva Mendes, whose movies  include "Training Day" and "Ghost Rider," has checked into a  rehabilitation facility in Utah, celebrity Web sites reported  on Friday.


Court: Minn. Can't Regulate Internet Calls

A Minnesota agency may not regulate calls through cyberspace as it does calls through traditional phone lines, a federal appeals court ruled.


Ieri il greggio aveva segnato un calo del 3%


Minnesota Twins Team Report - September 30

(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins try to get back on the winning track when they conclude their three-game set with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.


Adding Big Names Stirs Big Hopes on the Rangers

The arrival of centers Scott Gomez and Chris Drury will multiply the expectations around the team, but the Rangers do not need to look outside their building for high expectations.


Roma, 23:38 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLI: VITTORIE ESTERNE PER ARGENTINA E SPAGNA

Questo il quadro completo dele amichevoli internazionali giocate in giornataCina 2 - 1 Kazakhsta...


Scientists Urge Global Action on Clean Energy

A panel of 18 scientists from 11 nations called for drastic reductions in fossil-fuel emissions around the world.


Haiti's Fragile Society Reeling After Jeanne's Wrath

Description: NPR's Noah Adams speaks with Gary Philoctete, mission development manager for the humanitarian group CARE, about how the destruction wrought by Tropical Storm Jeanne is tearing at the fragile social fabric of Haiti, one of the poorest nations


Lieutenant Tom Carlstrom walked in his dress blues along the eastern lip of the gaping hole where this city's two largest towers once stood. He is a New York City firefighter of 25 years service; or rather he was--he retired yesterday at 2 p.m.


Alex Rodriguez snaps out of a 1-for-24 slump with three hits, including his 27th home run, backing Randy Johnson and leading the New York Yankees over the Tigers, 6-4, Thursday.


Man hammering gates of Downing Street arrested

British police said they have arrested a man who launched a sledgehammer attack on the security gates at the entrance of Downing Street early Friday morning.


A Malaysian woman claims she was subjected to mental torture for insisting her religion is Hinduism, not Islam.


The UDA is warned it must decommission its arsenal if it wants its political wing to keep government funding.


PeopleSoft Directors Reject Oracle's Offer

The board of PeopleSoft Inc. yesterday rejected Oracle Corp.'s $24-a-share hostile takeover bid as too cheap, but said it was open to a deal at a higher price.


New kit being airlifted in to US, exec clams Sony's PlayStation 3 production lines are "now running smoothly", a senior company executive has claimed. The consumer electronics giant is "focused on our goal of shipping a million units to retail by the end of the calendar year", he added.â¦


Defense lawyers unanimous in blaming Enron

With one describing Enron as a "snake pit," defense lawyers for former Merrill Lynch bankers on trial in Houston told jurors in closing arguments today that their clients were only doing their


On a Slow Court, Spain Is Quicker Than the U.S.

To win their first Davis Cup in nine years, the Americans, who fell behind 2-0 on Friday, must take all three remaining matches.


Visiting Italian dignitaries from the city of Scontrone, in the Abruzzo region, cemented a sister-city relationship last weekend, coinciding with the Cambridge Valley Chamber of Commerce's "Cambridge Valley ...


Yuta Tabuse has signed for Phoenix, boosting his hopes of becoming the first Japanese player to see action in the NBA. The 23-year-old guard, who took part in the Denver Nuggets' pre-season training camp last


Arnie Burton and Cliff Saunders play dozens of characters, sometimes more than one in the same scene, in âAlfred Hitchcockâs The 39 Steps.â


PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the world's  No. 2 soft drink company, on Wednesday reaffirmed its 2004  profit forecast and named former Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N  executive Irene Rosenfeld, 50, to run its Frito-Lay division.


At least 120,000 Americans a year suffer strokes because of a common irregular heartbeat — one that's on the rise, hard to treat and can shoot deadly blood clots straight to the brain. Now doctors are experimenting with a new way to prevent those brain attacks: a tiny device that seals off a little section of the jiggling heart where the clots form.


US Seeks Quick UN Vote Warning Syria on Lebanon

Washington on Tuesday swept aside objections from Beirut and called for a Security Council vote within days on a draft resolution to put pressure on Syria to respect Lebanese sovereignty.


AudioFeast Launches Portable Internet Radio Service

AudioFeast, a two-year-old start-up company based in Mountain View, California, has launched what it claims is the first Internet radio service for portable  MP3 players.


Il Mibtel guadagna lo 0,05%, in calo l'All Stars -0,17%


Wheels May Put Fleetwood Back on Its Feet

The lull continues for Fleetwood, but it does have one appealing unit.


An explosion in eastern Ukraine's Donbass   coalfield caused by a build-up of gas killed at least 11 miners   and 28 are still missing, officials said on Wednesday.


Milestone for UConn; Millstone for Rutgers

In the postgame scrum underneath Rutgers Stadium, Connecticut Coach Randy Edsall paused for a moment and reflected on that day in December 1998 when he began the daunting


Harley-Davidson cuts Q3 shipment expectations

U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc  cut its expectations for motorcycle shipments for the third quarter and said 2007 earnings would come in 4 percent to 6 percent lower than 2006.


Merck & Co Inc. MRK.N pulled its  arthritis drug Vioxx off the market on Thursday after a study  showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke. The move  sent the company's shares plunging almost 27 percent and erased  $25 billion of its market value.


Bush moves to shore up war-on-terror credentials

His speeches on security this week signal that Republicans will use the terrorism issue for the third election in a row.


In Florida, reading, writing, and recovery

After two hurricanes and weeks of cleaning up, Ginger Featherstone isn't the only one finding solace in the sleepy


BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct. 7, 2004 - Rockets struck a Baghdad hotel housing foreign contractors and journalists late Thursday, drawing return fire and underscoring the precarious security in the heart of the Iraqi capital.


Denise Lewis makes a stuttering start to the heptathlon, as fellow Briton Kelly Sotherton storms into second place.


2nd Algeria Bombing in Days Kills 28 Coast Guard Officers

ALGIERS, Sept. 8 -- A car bombing killed 28 coast guard officers in Algeria on Saturday, just days after a blast ripped through a crowd waiting for the president.


Space Station Computer Failure Tilts NASA Mission

By Traci Watson  The Russian computers on the International Space Station have suffered a massive failure that, if not fixed, could require the crew to abandon the orbital laboratory, a NASA official said Wednesday.


Football Officials Dispute Thomas's Drug Defense

Two football officials say asthma medications were not responsible for New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Hollis Thomas's positive drug test.


White House under pressure over Guantanamo ruling

The Bush administration faced pressure on Tuesday to overhaul how it brings foreign terrorism suspects to trial after the surprise dismissal of war crimes charges against two prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay.


NEW YORK - High-tech changes in the banking industry will soon be affecting the most mundane of financial products, the checking account.    On Oct...


Scottish football mourns Motherwell's O'Donnell

Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell died on Saturday after collapsing during a match against Dundee United.


Michael Jackson postpones Tokyo Christmas event

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters Life!) - American superstar Michael Jackson has postponed a pricey Tokyo Christmas event to next year so he could add another date to his schedule to meet fans, organizers said.


Dr. Marcia Angell's case against drug companies and their business practices is tough, persuasive and troubling.


Progress semantically Look at any schematic diagram of the integration needed to ensure good communications between different collaborating applications and you instantly see the meaning behind the phrase "accidental architecture".â¦


The government of Gibraltar called a general election Friday and dissolved the British colony's parliament, officials said.


NEW YORK -- The David and Goliath storyline is not holding up for Game 1 of this American League Division Series. True, when the Minnesota Twins play the New York Yankees it is a one-sided match from the standpoint


It wasn't all that long ago that "interactive TV" meant throwing a sneaker or a pillow at the family Philco when Howard Cosell really raised your ire.


com staff writers. Defending World Rally champion Petter Solberg extended his early lead from day one on the second leg to a margin of over one minute ahead of the current points leader Sebastien Loeb.


Studio Associazione, effetti dureranno per oltre 25 anni


Oil giant BP reports buoyant trading in the third quarter, with production up by 11%, on the back of soaring crude prices.


Ziff Davis - iPod mini users might want to consider ditching their earphones if Altec Lansing's iMmini speaker system lives up to its promise. Based on the same technology and engineering as the original inMotion system, the iMmini can be folded into a convenient carrying shape.


JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Â The newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling party was ordered to stand trial on corruption and other charges next year, raising doubts about whether the party would back his candidacy for the 2009 presidential election.


Amazon Updates Web Services Tools, Adds Alexa Access

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) division of online retail giant Amazon.com yesterday released Amazon E-Commerce Service 4.0 and the beta version of Alexa Web Information Service.


Over 250 sick after eating at Indiana Olive Garden

More than 250 people have reported becoming sick after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana, a county health official said on Friday, a day after an outbreak of E.coli at Taco Bell restaurants was declared over.


NEW YORK  - Treatment with progesterone, a well-known hormone that prepares the womb for pregnancy, safely reduces the risk of death and disability in people who suffer a traumatic brain injury, new research suggests.


The funeral of the head of the Greek Orthodox Church,  Archbishop Christodoulos, is held in Athens.


ConnectR communications robot lets you see who's talking and follow them around the room.


Max McGee, First to Score in Super Bowl, Dies at 75

Max McGee caught the first touchdown pass and scored the first points in Super Bowl history in 1967, in a game he expected to watch from the sideline.


Welcome John Boyle to Search Engine Journal

Search Engine Journal is pleased to announce that we have a new contributor who will be covering search oriented marketing and news centering around viral and social media platforms, John Boyle. John is the author of the SocialNext blog, where he covers “the next generation of marketing via viral video and social networks like MySpace.” Based in [...]


Britain's Queen Elizabeth launches her own channel on the video-sharing website YouTube.