The good people of the Midwest hope you have been enjoying following the Big Dance, that high-stakes, hotly anticipated tournament taking place back east.


C. difficile threat growing, study finds

A strain of bacteria that has been plaguing Quebec hospitals is more widespread and deadly than previously believed. A study by McGill University epidemiologist Vivian Loo looked at incidents of Clostridium


Isn't this only supposed to happen to Windoze users? Security researchers have discovered a serious, unpatched vulnerability in Mac OS X. The memory corruption bug creates a means for attackers to take control of even fully patched systems.â¦


Ground Zero becomes backdrop for fashion show

Fifty-two floors high in the Manhattan sky, Emina Cunmulaj sits backstage with other lanky young models looking out a wall of windows onto an empty black hole amid the dense downtown lights.


Tre Simmons scores 18, leading five Washington players in double figures as the No. 13 Huskies beat California, 81-67.


Arsenal failed to sparkle in Europe and surrendered the lead twice in the 2-2 Champions League draw with Panathinaikos, but manager Arsene Wenger said he was happy enough with a point from the game.


D.J. Augustin scores 24 points as No. 4 Texas faces its toughest home game this season and comes away with a 66-56 victory over Oral Roberts on Tuesday night.


Harrison Ford at Ocean Conservation Awards

The film Our Ecological Footprint and Ways to Reduce It, narrated by Harrison Ford, will be shown in Long Beach, Calif., at the Ocean Conservation Awards.


Il commissario Ue: il deficit migliora piÃ¹ di quanto previstoPresto colloqui con Padoa-Schioppa sulla manovra fiscale                                          Almunia plaude all'Italia "I conti meglio delle attese"                                                                                Prodi: "Chiaro apprezzamento alla politica italiana anche dagli osservatori piÃ¹ severi"Ok anche dalla Bce. Trichet: "Ma serve un attento controllo dell'inflazione"


British detainee at Guantanamo alleges handcuff torture: report

A British detainee was reportedly tortured at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for reciting the Koran when talking was banned.


US urges Japan not to exit war on terror

The U.S. ambassador urged Japan on Wednesday to extend its naval mission in the Indian Ocean, saying it would be "a real tragedy" if Tokyo dropped out of the battle against terrorism.


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


Surviving Cancer Can Take a Long-Term Toll

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDayNews) -- People who have survived cancer struggle with a lower quality of life, loss of productivity and more health limitations than those who never had the disease, researchers report.


A summit of African leaders in Libya seeks a solution to the crisis in the Sudanese region of Darfur.


President Bush said on Thursday that changes are inevitable in his Cabinet in a second term, and Republicans said there would be new faces but perhaps not right away in some of the top jobs.


Policewoman to referee German football games

Germany's football federation (DFB) has appointed a 28-year-old police officer as the first woman to referee men's professional matches.


CBS Faces New Charges Over Discredited Bush Report

CBS News faced new charges of journalistic impropriety on Tuesday, a day after the network said it regretted using questionable documents in a report challenging President Bush's military service.


Nokia delays N-gage gaming service launch

Nokia has again pushed back the launch  of its gaming service N-gage due to delays in software testing,  a spokesman said on Thursday, in the latest blow to the  Internet services ambitions of the world's top cell phone  maker.


(InfoWorld) - Oracle will offer customers a range of simplified licensing models in an attempt to make pricing more consistent across its portfolio of products, developed in-house and acquired from competitors. Four basic licensing models will be available for all Oracle products, including J.D. Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Siebel applications, Oracle said Tuesday. The Component Model offers customers simple a la carte pricing, while the Custom Application Suite Model allows them to create their own bundle of applications based on their specific business needs. The Enterprise Applications Model is based on enterprise metrics, such as revenue or number of employees, and offers unlimited application usage. For small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) with revenue of more than $100 million, Oracle offers a SMB Model, which provides addition partner support in tools and pricing. Customers can use either the new pricing models or previous licensing models when purchasing additional products from old price lists. Newly released products will be offered under the new pricing models.


Bayer, Onyx Drug Shrinks Some Liver-Cancer Tumors

A drug being developed by Bayer AG and  Onyx Pharmaceuticals shrank tumors in 9 percent of liver cancer  patients in a mid-stage clinical trial, the companies said on  Wednesday.


Spain's Gamesa wins multibillion-euro supply deals with Iberdrola

Spanish wind farm manufacturer Gamesa said it had signed an agreement worth more than 2.3 billion euros (2.9 billion dollars) to sell wind farms to electricity producer Iberdrola.


Terrorism task force agents arrested at least 10 Seattle-area residents Thursday, accusing them of taking part in a scheme to illegally bring people from the West African nation of Gambia into this country.


Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone established himself as the nation's leader among 3-year-olds Saturday with a victory in the Travers Stakes.


Time Warner sees more Internet deals, CEO says

Time Warner Inc.  Chief  Executive Richard Parsons said on Tuesday it was eyeing more  Internet deals next year focusing on advertising technology, to  bolster the transformation of its AOL Internet division.


Take a photo tour of the predecessors of your favorite modern-day devices. By Christopher Null from Wired magazine.


These Days, Celtics, Sixers Battle for Lottery Spots

BOSTON _ The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics used to compete against each other for NBA championships. Now they are battling for Greg Oden.  Oden embodies the type of prize that can result from truly awful play.


Newspaper Reporter Helped Frame Soldierâs Question To Rumsfeld

When Army Reserve Spc. Thomas Wilson confronted Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about the lack of armor for Iraq-bound military vehicles Wednesday, he wasnât exactly speaking off the top of his head.


VirnetX files VPN patent suit against Microsoft

A California-based software company has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft over two patents that enable the creation of virtual private networks.


Renault-Nissan to invest one billion euros in Moroccan factory

Renault-Nissan head Carlos Ghosn on Saturday signed a deal to build an assembly plant here, with a planned investment of one billion euros (1.36 billion dollars) and final capacity of 400,000 vehicles.


The government's chief of AIDS research rewrote a safety report on a US-funded study of the anti-HIV drug nevirapine, sold in the United States as Viramune, to change its conclusions and delete negative information.


'Gay-Friendly' S.Africa Debates Same-Sex Marriages

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa  - A man wearing a  bridal gown and veil marches proudly through the streets of  Johannesburg accompanied by cheering gays waving  rainbow-colored flags.


More studios ax producers as strike persists

LOS ANGELES  - CBS Paramount Network TV and 20th Century Studios terminated production deals as a result of the Hollywood writers strike on Monday.


The flaws in the control order 'fantasy prison' mind game

No bars, no release date, no point staying In the wake of three more escapes from control order regimes, Home Secretary John Reid has been coming under fire for failure to keep closer tabs on supposedly dangerous terror suspects. And returning fire with threats to abandon more freedoms in order to keep us free. But a reality check of control orders is long overdue here - these dangerous terror suspects are, the government assures us, not particularly dangerous terror suspects, hence the relatively relaxed supervision regime, and hence there's no need to go into a frenzy about dangerous maniacs being on the loose.â¦


Now that even Bridget Jones has reached this milestone of adulthood, it raises the question whether chick lit, the genre that Bridgetâs creator, Helen Fielding, all but invented, will finally grow up.


U.S. stock futures pointed toward a higher Wall Street open on Tuesday after crude oil prices fell for a third day, easing investors' fears that costly oil would squeeze company profits and slow growth.


Has HP done enough in corporate governance?

Legal experts give the Silicon Valley giant a thumbs-up for swiftly moving to clean up the mess, but say it must do more.


Janet Leigh, who gained her greatest fame as the victim of the shocking shower murder scene in Psycho, has died at her home in Beverly Hills.


Human spaceflight the key for new NASA boss

NASA's next leader must wholeheartedly back the US president's space plan - which focuses on human space flight - says departing boss Sean O'Keefe.


Spurs smother James to beat Cavaliers in opener

SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - The San Antonio Spurs used a harassing, double-team defense to fluster LeBron James and defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 85-76 in the opening game of the NBA Finals on Thursday.


Boeing to Sell Up to 50 7E7 Planes to JAL

Boeing Co. could sell up to 50 of its new 7E7 planes to Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) under a deal announced on Wednesday worth as much as $6 billion at list prices.


Fight decline, don't manage it, urges O'Reilly Jr

The O'Reilly family, owners of the Independent and Independent on Sunday, rarely give press interviews. A solution to the sales decline at their UK newspapers has been equally elusive over the past decade, but


Fini:maggioranza ha protervia di chi occupa azienda pubblica


Milano, 19:54 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: ETO'O E RONALDINHO IRRAGGIUNGIBILI

Adriano Galliani è decisamente poco ottimista, dopo le incoraggianti voci di mercato, sul pos...


Nasdaq launches $5.3 billion hostile bid for LSE

LONDON/NEW YORK  - Nasdaq  launched a 2.7-billion-pound ($5.3-billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange  on Tuesday, needing just over a fifth of LSE shareholders to accept for it to take control.


Oliver Stone to Receive Achievement Award

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone will receive the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Stockholm International Film Festival.


Astronauts try to fold space station's solar wing

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station began the delicate task of folding up one of the station's solar power wing panels on Wednesday to make way for a new set to track the sun for power.


Iran's millions fund insurgency, military official says

A Shiite Muslim militia involved in the warfare between Sunni and Shiites in Iraq has received "millions of dollars" and an assortment of weaponry from Iran, a senior U.S. military official says.


Kidnappers Behead British Hostage in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life. One of Bigley's brothers blamed Blair, saying Friday the prime minister has "blood on his hands."   The 62-year-old civil engineer was at least the 28th hostage slain in Iraq...


Barrichello takes pole while Schumacher spins qualifying

Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello has claimed pole position for Sunday's inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, the 16th race of the Formula One season.


Indexes slip as dollar's fall raises worries

Stocks edged lower on Thursday as weakness in the dollar raised worries about inflation two days after the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate cut.


The Dodgers not only gave JD Drew $55 million, it looks like they're giving him Milton Bradley's center-field position, too.


Adobe Brings Lightroom into Photoshop Family With Introduction of Beta 4

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced an update to the public beta of Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Lightroom(TM) software at the Photokina tradeshow in Cologne, Germany.


The Capitals sign Alex Ovechkin to a 13-year, $124 million contract extension, ending months of speculation about his future with the organization and making him the first player in NHL history to sign a nine-figure contract.


Unichem Laboratories has has entered into an agreement with Lannett Company of USA for the exclusive supply of one or more generic drug products.


Things Are Looking Up Since HP's Rough Patch

By Michelle Kessler  SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard's snooping scandal has besmirched the company's reputation -- but many other things are going great for the computer giant, tech analysts say.


A man who blew up a speed camera as he feared he would lose his licence is jailed for four months.


US Bishops, Still Facing Abuse Scandal, Name Leader

US Catholic bishops, dealing with a pervasive priest sexual abuse scandal, on Monday elected as their new president Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, Washington, whose diocese faces dozens of lawsuits from alleged victims.


Armed men have seized an Israeli Arab producer working for the CNN television network from a car in Gaza City after asking for him by name.


The NI chief constable plans to remove heavy fortification from up to 17 police stations, says the SDLP.


Hamas on offensive as Palestinians battle in Gaza

Hamas Islamist gunmen pressed on with their Gaza offensive on Wednesday, killing at least eight fighters loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas in a Palestinian power struggle bordering on civil war.


IBM provides support for Eclipse developers

IBM is hoping to provide commercial-level technical support to developers building applications using Eclipse open-source tools.


TV presenter Chris Tarrant's estranged wife Ingrid is granted a divorce at London's High Court.


Ieri era stata denunciata la sua scomparsa da casa


Mexico Arrests Smuggler of Iraqis, Iranians to U.S.

Mexican federal police arrested a  people smuggler who sneaked illegal immigrants, including  Iraqis and Iranians, into the United States, the  attorney-general's office said on Wednesday.


Intesa tra azienda e sindacati per aumento medio di 55 euro


FOREX VIEW: Dollar Breaks Seven-Month Range Vs Euro

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--After seven months of bumping around within a range, it appears as if the dollar may finally be on its way somewhere - down.


Firenze, 20:45 - CALCIO, MORTE MADRE BERLUSCONI: SILENZIO FISCHIATO A FIRENZE

Fischi, ma anche qualche applauso, durante il minuto di silenzio in memoria della madre di Silvio Be...


The day before the Mitchell report was released, Brian McNamee lied to investigators for Roger Clemens when he said federal authorities had additional evidence about Roger Clemensâs drug use.


African Union Summit meeting for peace in Darfur opens in Tripoli

A mini summit opened on Sunday night in Tripoli where the situation in Darfur was discussed. The Libyan leader, Muammar Qadhafi, had invited the presidents of Egypt, Chad, Sudan and Nigeria as well as the


Ariel Sharon Calls for Expansion of Army's Gaza Raid

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Saturday that Israel should expand its massive raid of northern Gaza, the army's biggest and deadliest offensive in more than four years of conflict with the Palestinians.


Basic producers helped European shares  turn positive on Friday, but telecoms firm Cable & Wireless  bucked the firmer trend after unveiling a hefty investment and  volatile oil prices kept investors cautious.


Homeless Veterans Buried With Full Honors

Harold Dean Harris died homeless and destitute in an abandoned building and might have gone to a pauper's grave if not for the military papers found in his wallet.


Reader Vinod Kumar got a great pic of Ms Dhupia at the Golden Temple.


The makers of some antidepressants never published the results of about a third of the drug trials that they conducted to win government approval, a new study suggests.


Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.


Comic cast seals deal in "Employee of the Month"

An attempt to carve out  "Office Space" in a warehouse store setting, Greg Coolidge's  "Employee of the Month" falls short of that inspired Mike Judge  mark but manages to retain a certain goofy appeal thanks to the  stand-up efforts of its comically adept cast members.


Bullpen comes through for Angels' Lackey

The way John Lackey started out, it appeared that he would need a lot of relief. Justin Speier provided a much-needed boost out of the bullpen.


Shiv Sainiks disrupt Bunty Aur Babli shoot

The Shiv Sena strikes back and in literal sense. Known for its notorious acts as far as Bollywood is concerned, the Shiv Sainiks this time have targeted Yash Raj Films' next project Bunty Aur Babli currently being shot in Varanasi.


The Redskins' running game has been slowed by numerous injuries to the offensive line, forcing coaches to make further tweaks leading up to Sunday's game.


Troops pepper Rumsfeld with pointed questions

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld heard an earful Wednesday from troops scheduled to deploy from Kuwait to Iraq. The soldiers complained about poor combat equipment, personnel


Three Bulgarians face a Greek court, accused of locking up a  pregnant girl in an Athens flat to sell her baby.


Key elements of Delta Air Lines Inc.'s broad turnaround plan will take months if not years to implement, suggesting the struggling carrier is setting itself up for how it will survive after a likely Chapter 11 filing, industry observers and legal experts said yesterday.


Il titolo schizza del 54% alla Borsa di Francoforte


The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday.


Swiss mining firm Xstrata has relaunched an $7.4bn Australian dollar ($5.8bn) takeover bid for Australia's WMC by appealing to its shareholders.


Scientists believe that a gut hormone could explain why high protein diets can aid weight loss.


Amy Winehouse summoned to Norwegian court

British soul singer Amy Winehouse has been summoned to a court in Norway to explain why she was caught in possession of marijuana in October, Norwegian and British media reported.


Cali Cartel Boss Sent to U.S. on Drug Charges

By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - The former boss of the Calidrug cartel, who once controlled most of the world's cocainetrade, was sent to the United States on Friday to facetrafficking and money laundering charges.


NEW YORK  - ABC has pulled out of  negotiations to continue airing college football's Bowl  Championship Series (BCS).


Songwriters turned out to honor their own Monday as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers presented its top Pop Music Awards.


US piles pressure on Sadr fighters with fresh air raids near ...

NAJAF, Iraq : US forces unleashed a fresh wave of raids on positions held by firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr's militia in Najaf, where hopes of seeing a peaceful resolution to the bloody siege of a revered Shiite shrine were fast fading.


Torino, 17:56 - CALCIO: ANCHE JUVE SMENTISCE INCONTRO COBOLLI GIGLI-PETRUCCI

Anche la Juventus smentisce il presunto incontro tra  suo presidente Giovanni Cobolli Gigli e il num...


Rather Saves Job, but Reputation Takes Hit

As his anchor career nears its end in March, Dan Rather's reputation as a hard-charging news reporter took some damaging blows from the independent panel that probed CBS's discredited story on President Bush's National Guard service.


Champion Irish horse fails second dope test

A second blood sample taken from Waterford Crystal, the horse Cian O'Connor rode to win Ireland's only gold medal at the Athens Olympics, has also tested positive for banned substances.


President Bush opened his first presidential trip to Israel, seeking to build momentum for stalled Middle Eastern peace talks.


Comedian Jay Leno has announced plans to step down from hosting his popular talk show in 2009. Leno, who took over the reigns of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno from Johnny Carson in 1992, will be succeeded


Vonage teams with Wi-Fi equipment maker Linksys on voice over Internet Protocol.


Williams sisters cruise while pained Nadal advances

Venus and Serena Williams served their way into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with impressive straight-sets victories Sunday, setting up a possible clash between the American sisters in the final four.


The question comes up every year: Does the Nobel Peace Prize matter? This year's winner, Wangari Maathai of Kenya, is living proof the 103-year-old prize is an honour some people richly deserve.


Oil prices held firm around $51 a  barrel on Wednesday, hovering near record highs amid the  sluggish recovery in U.S. Gulf oil production and an  anticipated decline in key winter fuel stocks, dealers said.


Mumbai: Singapore Technologies Telemedia and TM International have announced that their consortium has signed definitive agreements for the acquisition of 47.7 per cent stake in Idea Cellular.


Flash: Thaksin Will Be Back to Thailand Thursday: Military Source

FLASH: THAKSIN WILL BE BACK TO THAILAND THURSDAY: MILITARY SOURCE  (c) 2006 Xinhua News Agency - CEIS. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Samsung Developing Cheaper, Faster Chips

Samsung is moving to a 30nm production technology that ups the storage and speed of NAND flash memory chips for iPods and other gadgets.


Sudanese foreign minister: Darfur crisis `tribal conflict,' not ...

Sudan's foreign minister on Thursday dismissed claims by the United Nations that his country's Darfur region is experiencing the world's worst humanitarian crisis, saying instead


Loss Mounts for KB Home, and Builder Warns of More Distress Ahead

KB Home, the large home builder, said that its fourth-quarter loss swelled as the housing slowdown led to fewer sales and lower revenue.


Annual indicators of university participation show small changes "on the right track", ministers say.


Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. has convicted "The Sopranos" of spreading what he says are stereotypes about Italian-Americans.


President George W. Bush's recent gains in approval ratings have improved Republican prospects in the November 7 fight for Congress, but analysts say Democrats still have the upper hand with a disaffected public in the mood for change.


Car explodes at Scottish airport after London bombs

A four-wheel-drive vehicle crashed into the main terminal at Glasgow airport on Saturday and exploded in flames, a day after police foiled a possible al Qaeda plot to detonate two car bombs in central London.


Il presidente di Forza Italia a Napoli per festeggiare i risultati delle amministrative"Niente larghe intese. Non c'Ã¨ dialogo sulle pensioni. Legge elettorale? Meglio l'Aula"                                          Berlusconi: "I giudici vogliono dettare legge Prodi vada a casa e si torni a votare"


Muslim pilgrims leave Mecca city at start of haj

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - The annual haj pilgrimage began in Mecca on Monday when hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims put on white clothes, packed their bags and left for a tented encampment on the edge of the holy city.


Out of respect for U.S. troops fighting overseas, Missouri and Kansas are changing the name of their sports rivalry from "Border War" to "Border Showdown."


South Koreans Say Secret Work Refined Uranium

South Korea admitted that a group of its nuclear scientists secretly produced a small amount of near-weapons grade uranium.


The government is stopping all imports of Chinese toothpaste to test for a deadly chemical reportedly found in tubes sold elsewhere in the world.


Chinese premier's visit tests textile strains in South Africa

South Africa's trade relations with juggernaut China will be put to the test this week when Premier Wen Jiabao jets into Cape Town for talks centred around China's mighty textile industry.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's biggest retailer, suffered another blow to its star status on Wednesday when a leading U.S. investment bank downgraded the company's stock.


PolyMedica reaches tentative $35 million settlement with ...

Medical supply company PolyMedica Corp. has reached a tentative $35 million settlement with the federal government over alleged Medicare fraud.


Christmas came early for fans of the  fictional boy wizard Harry Potter Tuesday, with news that  author J.K. Rowling has finished the sixth book in the series,  "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."


Former US presidential candidate Kerry starts Middle East tour

Former US presidential candidate John Kerry has arrived in the Jordanian capital Amman, the US embassy said, at the start of a tour of the Middle East that is expected to include a trip to Iraq.


Iger: Disney Throws Weight Behind Blu-Ray DVD Format

Once upon a time, Betamax was more than a winning answer in Trivial Pursuit: It was a real competitor with the VHS videotape format.


Italian Fabio Capello was given the England manager's job until 2012 by the Football Association (FA) on Friday.


China's Preparing to Enact Law Against Taiwan Secession

China's legislature has indicated that it is preparing to enact a law against secession, possibly mandating military action if Taiwan declares independence.


Shakira bags six Latin Grammy nominations

Colombian bombshell Shakira scooped  six Latin Grammy nominations on Tuesday, including record and  album of the year, vying with newcomers and established stars  of the Spanish language music world.


VLT Finds Smallest Galactic Object with JetsJets of matter have been discovered around a very low mass 'failed star', mimicking a process seen in young stars.


Ukraine president takes control of interior troops

President Viktor Yushchenko said on Friday  he was taking control of interior ministry troops loyal to  Ukraine's prime minister, a direct challenge to the rival he  has confronted for months.


Pakistan says it will do all it can to protect gas facilities at Sui after violence between tribesmen and security forces.


US envoy accused of being the power pulling Karzai's strings

AS Hamid Karzai stepped forward to cut the ribbon across the entrance to Kabul's rebuilt national museum, a tall grey-haired man in a sharp suit stood beside him.


Tigers pull out 7-3 win in mistake-filled game

The Detroit Tigers were rusty on Monday after two days off, but they didn't make as many miscues as their opponents. Therefore, the Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-3.


Groups mark World AIDS Day with call for women's empowerment

The international community on Wednesday turned the spotlight on the devastating and increasing impact of AIDS on women and girls to mark World AIDS Day.


Biologists Hunt Invasive Pythons in Florida

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. -- "SNAKE!" Hearing this shout, Skip Snow slammed on the brakes.


Doggedly Persistent, Untying Medicare Knots for the Elderly

Frederic Riccardi is an attack dog disguised as a health insurance counselor.


Baker's old-school ways pay off in Game 1 vs. Pavano

MIAMI -- Like it or not, Cubs manager Dusty Baker is sticking to his old-school ways. Baker got defensive when asked about his lineup before a doubleheader Monday against the Florida Marlins.


The Liberty Media Corporation, the entertainment and Internet retailing company controlled by the billionaire John C. Malone, purchased 14 million shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp, the company controlled by Barry Diller, for $339.5 million.


Daniela Hantuchova beat Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-2 Friday and Dominik Hrbaty won his match when Peter Wessels pulled out with an injury, allowing Slovakia to advance to the Hopman Cup final against Argentina.


Fox won a major decision in court on Friday, allowing them to air their boxing reality show, "The Next Great Champ," as planned, starting next week.


Titanium Group Limited Launches Bundled Program With Lenovo

HONG KONG, June 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Titanium Group Limited  (BULLETIN BOARD: TTNUF) , a leading global facial recognition technology company, announced a co-marketing bundled program with Lenovo HK, one of the world's leading personal computer manufacturers.


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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Tuesday as oil prices climbed above $51 per barrel and investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at $51.23, up $1.29, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...


Toro mows down guidance and estimates once again.


Rapper Young Buck surrendered to police today (Nov. 19) to face charges that he stabbed a man who had punched hip-hop superstar Dr.


Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a female rape victim who had been sentenced to six months in prison and 200 lashes, a Saudi newspaper reported Monday.


The last Olympic medal won by the United States men was in 1984, the year of the Soviet boycott.


Canadian Company Recalls Bike Attachments

A British Columbia, Canada company is recalling 80,000 bicycle attachments because the hitch may come loose, potentially leading to serious injury or death, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.


Startup tackles high-performance apps for multicore chips

InfoWorld - PeakStream, a startup company featuring former executives from Sun Microsystems and VMware, on Monday is set to launch its high-performance application platform that leverages multicore processors.


Thousands of Iraqis walk through Najaf to the city's great shrine as a peace deal takes effect.


Emendamenti bocciati con 155 no, 149 si' e 3 astenuti


Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey has reiterated her support for an unofficial Swiss-backed Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative.


US asks China to keep closer tabs on exports

WASHINGTON -- US officials asked their Chinese counterparts to increase oversight of food and drug exports yesterday as the list of potentially deadly products reaching US shores kept growing.


Accused Zeta-Jones Stalker to Stand Trial

LOS ANGELES - A judge on Wednesday ordered a woman accused of stalking actress Catherine Zeta-Jones to stand trial.    Superior Court Judge Patricia M...


âSleepwalkersâ Video Is Tailored for Miami

Doug Aitkenâs monumental video is being refashioned for the facade of the Miami Art Museumâs new building, which is scheduled to open in 2011.


Alcatel-Lucent issues another profit warning

French-US telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent issued its second profit-warning of the year Thursday, sparking a sharp fall in the group's share price despite management assurances the merger of the two groups would prove fruitful.


By Wendy Leonard Deseret Morning News  Utah State University, Weber State University and Westminster College are joining forces with 270 other schools across the nation in an unprecedented move to set a goal of going climate neutral.


Digg Widgets are designed to make it easier to embed content from Digg on to other Web sites.


Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley Endorses Obama for President

Bloomberg - Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2000, endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic nomination.


NRC reverses nuclear fuel secrets policy

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reversed a three-year secrecy policy and said Tuesday it would release hundreds of documents involving the troubled operations of a Tennessee nuclear fuel processing plant.


China announces new investment worth $800m in Zambia, the latest stop on President Hu's African tour.


DAVID Beckham issued a formal apology yesterday for deliberately getting booked in Englandâs World Cup qualifying tie against Wales last Saturday.


Rovers find water-linked mineral, see frost and clouds on Mars

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the Mars rover Spirit has found a mineral linked to water during its exploration of the Red Planet.


Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir said his government is committed to signing a final peace deal with southern Sudanese rebels on time, an official newspaper reported on Tuesday.


Relieved farmers say they are heartened by the government's announcement that it's safe to eat most spinach, but they feel uneasy about their industry's future, knowing it may take time to win back public confidence.


The first close-up pictures of Titan, one of the most enigmatic bodies in the solar system, parted the veil of its smoggy atmosphere Wednesday but managed to deepen questions about the Saturnian moon's icy surface.


An earnings warning from Lowe's Cos Inc   and a slashed September sales forecast from Target Corp   hammered retail stocks on Tuesday as skittish consumers  rein in spending, fueling concerns that the holiday shopping  season could be the weakest in years.


Comcast begins to offer Internet phone service

In another sign of growing competition between the cable and phone industries, cable-TV giant Comcast on Monday announced plans to roll out Internet-based telephone service in all its markets nationwide over the next two years.


TEL AVIV. Il presidente palestinese Yasser Arafat ha subito ieri una grave crisi che ha indotto i principali dirigenti palestinesi ad accorrere al suo capezzale nel suo ufficio della Muqata, a Ramallah, dove Ã¨ sottoposto ad assedio da parte di Israele.


Fujitsu-Siemens pre-tax profit, sales up strongly in first half

Fujitsu-Siemens, Europe's leading manufacturer of personal computers, said pre-tax profit and sales rose strongly in the six months to September and the PC maker was confident about the outlook for the rest of the year.


Sudan Rebel Leader Calls for Unity Government

The leader of Sudan's southern rebel movement says the humanitarian crisis in the country's western Darfur region can only be solved by forming a new government of national unity.


Zend bulks up PHP app server for business

Changes to Zend Platform aim to make the server software for running Web applications more corporate friendly.


John Lucas III scored 22 points, Joey Graham added 16 and No. 6 Oklahoma State pulled away in the second half to beat Arkansas-Little Rock 90-65 Tuesday night.


A paedophile who took pictures of a boy being abused has been banned from owning anything capable of taking photographs.


Dopo stretta di un quarto di punto del mese scorso


He will be remembered for the passion and principle he displayed in a 15-season career that included six seasons as a member of the Green Bay Packers.


Fugitive Marine seen in Mexico, cousin says

A cousin of suspected killer Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean said Tuesday that he saw Laurean near Guadalajara, Mexico, a week ago.


Marlin Tourney Highlights Week Off Hatteras

By DAMON TATEM  OFFSHORE, GULF STREAM  Blue water action should be outstanding all along the Outer Banks this week. Lots of gaffer dolphin should be landed daily by fishermen off both Oregon and Hatteras inlets.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  has approved a start to diplomatic talks with the Palestinians  in response to a lull in militant attacks secured by their new  leader Mahmoud Abbas, officials said on Wednesday. The decision  came hours before senior U.S. diplomat William Burns was to  arrive on a fresh White House mission to revive a "road map"  peace plan envisaging a Palestinian state in the West Bank and  Gaza Strip co-existing with a secure Israel.


Acer has passed Lenovo as the world's third largest PC vendor with its purchase of Gateway, and now it's gunning for U.S. giant Dell.


Las Vegasâ hopes of landing a Major League Baseball franchise have taken a step forward after team bosses of the Florida Marlins held talks over a possible move.


Tottenham boss Jol given one month to save job: report

Tottenham manager Martin Jol has been given an ultimatum of six games to save his job after his side fell to a 3-1 loss at home to Arsenal at the weekend, according to press reports here on Monday.


Huntsville Journal: When the Germans, and Rockets, Came to Town

After World War II, Huntsville, Ala., was transformed by Wernher von Braunâs rocket program. Now it has one of the countryâs highest concentrations of scientists and engineers.


It must be red-carpet day at New York Fashion Week.


EDITORIAL: UC Merced Goes Green: Campus Seeks to Be a Leader in Environment-Friendly Operations.

By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 12--The University of California at Merced wants to go green, and in the process can set a good example for all of us in the Valley.


Global news agency Reuters  on Wednesday appointed David Schlesinger to be its new editor in chief, replacing Geert Linnebank, who will become a senior adviser to the company's chief executive.


The Republican chairman of the Senate intelligence committee unveiled a radical proposal yesterday to remove most of the nation's major intelligence gathering operations from the


Gordon Brown vows to "step up" efforts to defeat terrorism in Pakistan, following Benazir Bhutto's assassination.


No early harvest in China's rural tourism push

UPPER JIDAO, China  - A crystal river, lush fields, forest views and gentle village life should be all the ingredients Upper Jidao needs to attract tourists to this little piece of paradise in the world's most populous nation.


Giants to Keep Bonds for at Least Two More Seasons

Barry Bonds will chase the all-time home run record as a San Francisco Giants player after the team dropped its option to void the final year of the slugger's contract in 2006.


Venezuela's Chavez Wins Recall Referendum

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum on his divisive  rule in a vote backed on Monday by international observers who  found no "element of fraud."


Private equity firms are to come under scrutiny from MPs following union criticism of the sector.


Catcher Jason Varitek signs a new four-year deal worth $40m with World Series champions Boston Red Sox.


Iran Says EU Nuclear, Trade Talks Going Well

Iran voiced optimism on Sunday about  negotiations with the European Union on its nuclear program and  a possible trade deal and said there was no need to involve  Washington in the talks right now.


Carrie Underwood may miss out this year as the fate of music's biggest night remains unknown.


Congress bars 'automatic removal' of Do-Not-Call list numbers

Bill overturns 2003 federal rules requiring Americans to reregister their digits every five years or face unwanted telemarketer calls. It now goes to the president for final approval.


Matsushita, Hitachi join forces in plasma screens

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.  (6752.T) and Hitachi Ltd. (6501.T) are joining forces to battle  fierce competition in the flat screen industry by adding each  others' plasma display panels to their product line-up.


Celtics forward Al Jefferson, the team's top pick in last year's draft, left Wednesday night's game against the Indiana Pacers with a high ankle sprain and is expected to miss at least four weeks.


Rich countries are likely to back  Britain's bid to channel more debt relief and resources to  Africa, which is ready to shake off the shackles of poverty,  British finance minister Gordon Brown said.


You're not going to thumb your nose at Brad Lidge if he gets healthy and arrives in a trade, but if he doesn't or if the Red Sox can't make a deal for a quality righthanded setup man, Manny Delcarmen is starting to make a serious case for himself.


Russia Seeking Ways to Boost Software Production

Officials may try to create its own Silicon Valley-style region to stem the exodus of IT specialists


For eight innings, anyway, it was the kind of pulsating confrontation that was anticipated considering how tough it has been to separate these two teams lately.


Paris Hilton Designs New Line of Jewelry

Reality television star and ubiquitous socialite Paris Hilton has created a jewelry line of pink sparkles, stars and hearts.


High Court Won't Hear Music Sharing Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute over whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online.


With Katrina in mind, Bush views Calif. fire damage

Determined to avoid the mistakes made with Hurricane Katrina, U.S. President George W. Bush toured fire-ravaged Southern California on Thursday and promised to do everything possible to help the region recover.


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It All Comes Down to (or Looks Up to) Bach

The jingling piano, the humming traffic and the prancing horse tap out separate if connecting songs in the beguiling nonnarrative film âThe Silence Before Bach.â


Washable ink stains start of historic Afghan election

KABUL - An irregularity was reported Saturday in the first hours of Afghanistanâs first democratic presidential election in history.


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ICI rejects $14.2 bln Akzo Nobel bid approach

AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries Plc  has rejected a 7.2 billion-pound ($14.2 billion) bid approach from Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel NV , saying it undervalued the company.


China ex-leader is first to grace new theatre stage

The first soloist to take to the stage of China's futuristic new National Grand Theatre was not an opera star but former leader and opera enthusiast Jiang Zemin.


The search king's top lawyer says Microsoft's offer "raises troubling questions" given the company's monopolistic past.


Authorities have arrested a man found with radioactive cesium-137 in the trunk of his car, a state official said Monday.


He runs Daily Kos, but liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas says he's no political leader. He wants you to argue about another great American pastime: baseball. By Ana Marie Cox from Wired magazine.


Google loses court battle to German upstart

A young German entrepreneur won a legal battle Thursday against Internet behemoth Google on the use of its "Gmail" brand for free electronic mail service.


Judge holds five reporters in contempt for withholding sources

A federal judge held five reporters in contempt Wednesday for refusing to identify their sources for stories about Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of spying, a lawyer said Wednesday.


Dislocated tendon could end Schilling's season

Yet another October calamity has struck the Boston Red Sox. Curt Schilling might be done for the season. Schilling, the 21-game winner acquired over the winter specifically to


Former President Bill Clinton has   dismissed as "indisputably wrong" a U.S. TV show that suggests   he was too distracted by a sex scandal to confront the Islamic   militant threat that culminated in the September 11 attacks,   his spokesman said on Friday.


By SETH BORENSTEIN  WASHINGTON - Scientists taking their first "sniffs of air" from planets outside our solar system are a bit baffled by what they didn't find: water.


Bush signs FDA drug safety bill into law

President George W. Bush on Thursday signed a measure that gives the Food and Drug Administration more power and money to police dangerous side effects from prescription drugs after they reach the market.


HBOS to launch complaint over Spanish bid for Britain's Abbey

British bank HBOS announced it would file a complaint to the European Commission regarding Santander Central Hispano's (SCH) multi-billion-pound bid for Abbey National due to competition issues.


Campaign 2006: The Republicans' Secret Weapon

You think the Republicans are sure to lose big in November? They aren't. Here's why things don't look so bad to them


An appeals court freed Moldova's former defense minister Monday, overturning his conviction for abusing his position in the sale of 21 fighter planes to the United States.


Gulf war syndrome may have been caused by exposure to the nerve gas sarin, according to reports.


PHPBuilder.com: Pagination of Results on a Web Page

PHPBuilder.com has another in their series of excerpts from the Sams Publishing book "PHP 5 in Practice" today - a look at paginating results on a website.   When creating browse or search functionality on a website, you many find that you end up with more data than the page can easily display at once. In these situations it makes for a better user experience to give users only a certain number of results and then present them with options to see the next and/or previous pages.   The code listing is slightly complex, but it does provide a good, clear look at how to paginate the values in an array. They also explain a bit about the two functions that make it possible - http_build_ query and array_chunk.


BEIRUT -- The Lebanese political crisis risks creating a new proxy conflict between Shia-dominated Iran, which supports Hezbollah, and Sunni Arab regimes allied with the United States.


A man is found guilty of raping two students and trying to rape a third at their halls in Glasgow.


A majority of people believe complementary medicine is as valid as conventional treatment, a UK poll says.


Arafat's health reportedly deteriorating

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's health reportedly deteriorated Wednesday night, the BBC reported. Arafat has been under treatment at a Paris military hospital for an undisclosed


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Israeli Soldiers Kill 2 Palestinian Gunmen in Gaza

Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinian gunmen in Gaza on Tuesday as they approached a border fence with a bomb, an army spokesman and Palestinian security sources said.


Cablevision Suspends Rainbow Media Spinoff

Cablevision Systems Corp. is suspending its spinoff of Rainbow Media Enterprises and plans to pursue strategic alternatives for the division's Voom satellite television service instead, the company said on Tuesday.


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Spacecraft carrying Russian-U.S. team docks with international space station

KOROLYOV, Russia  - A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked Saturday at the international space station, where another Russian-U.S. team has spent six months.


Australia's James Hardie Industries shares fell as much as 11 per cent after the company cut its full-year outlook because of higher costs and possible boycotts.


Tony Blair cautioned President George W Bush last night not to go it alone in the war on terror or attempt a military solution to every crisis.


Spring is in air with as pitchers, catchers report

Three words that warm the hearts of baseball fans -- "pitchers and catchers" -- are being tossed around this wintry week as Spring Training camps in Florida and Arizona open their gates for early arrivals.


THE UN nuclear watchdog must accept Iran's right to enrich uranium as part of its civil nuclear program, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said today.


Looking at drug R&D is the best way to begin assessing biotech companies.


Britney Spears Is Not A Girl, Not Yet A Married Woman

Did she or didn't she? In a war of celebrity gossip mags of a magnitude that hasn't been seen for some time, Us Weekly and People magazine are running conflicting stories speculating on the validity of Britney Spears' weekend wedding.


D-Wave of British Columbia has promised to demonstrate on Tuesday a quantum computer that can carry out 64,000 calculations simultaneously.


US invasion led to over 100,000 civilian deaths in Iraq

A new survey conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Columbia University School of Nursing and Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad suggests that civilian deaths have risen dramatically in Iraq since the country


AMD signs up for extra 64-bit production capacity

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will use Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.'s manufacturing services to produce AMD's Opteron and Athlon 64 processors starting in 2006, adding production capacity as the


The European Commission has no objection to Oracle's takeover bid for PeopleSoft. That decision, coming after Oracle's antitrust victory in the US, means that Oracle faces no more regulatory impediments to its proposed takeover.


Yesterday's slush-turned-snowstorm had been mostly plowed and shoveled by this morning, but many school systems said they would open two hours late and many schools in the outer Virginia suburbs closed altogether.


The unusual British dinosaur Baryonyx fed on fish, despite it having the body of a meat-eater, a new study finds.


108 dead in suicide bombs as Bhutto returns home

Benazir Bhutto escaped unhurt after two suicide bombers struck her vehicle in Karachi.


Head of charity urges release of Iraqi director

Hours after a kidnapped humanitarian aid worker tearfully pleaded for her life in a video released Friday by her captors, the head of CARE International urged the kidnappers to release Margaret Hassan unharmed.


Java Reflection in Action: Using Java's Dynamic Proxy

With Java reflection, you learn to work smarter by designing flexible applications where you can easily add new requirements. Topics include: How reflective code generation can address common cross-cutting concerns, how to load new classes dynamically into a running application and how to decide when reflection is the best solution. By Manning Publications. 1112


US factory, construction data show solid growth

NEW YORK: US factory growth stayed strong in September, while construction spending in the prior month hit a record high for a seventh month in a row, showing the economyâs expansion remains solid.


Vote Counting Continues in Afghanistan; Karzai Retains Lead

With almost 70 percent of the vote counted in Afghanistan's presidential election, interim President Hamid Karzai appears to be holding on to his solid lead in the race.


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Genes keep some people from feeling pain

Scientists have identified a genetic defect that prevents some people from feeling any physical pain, while leaving them perfectly normal otherwise. Sound like a blessing? It's not.


Pakistan claims âcrushing blowâ to Al-Qaeda

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan claimed Monday it had dealt Al-Qaeda a crushing blow after killing a top militant said to have masterminded attempts on President Pervez Musharraf's life and to have arranged the beheading of US reporter Daniel Pearl.


Police: Missing college student abducted

Police say they believe a 19-year-old college student who mysteriously disappeared from a friend's home over the weekend was kidnapped.


DaimlerChrysler inventory triggers U.S. plant halt: paper

DaimlerChrysler's high inventory -- built up due to weakening demand -- has triggered a halt in production at several U.S. auto assembly plants, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Thursday.


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Obiettivo raddoppiare produzione a 160.000 unita' annue


SANTA FE, N.M. - A strange image captured by a surveillance camera at the First Judicial District courthouse downtown has left sheriff's deputies, lawyers, clerks and judges scratching their heads. Some think it's a ghost.


Champion jockey Kieren Fallon was released on bail without charge this morning after he was arrested for alleged involvement in the fixing of British thoroughbred races.


Kevin Reilly is managing the programming of Fox as it goes into competition against the programming he put together for NBC two months ago.


Volare, ripartono attivitÃ  ma senza aereo: bloccati in 280

In 280 dovevano partire oggi da Malpensa per passare il natale alle Mauritius. E il loro sarebbe stato il primo volo con il quale il gruppo Volare doveva riprendere le attivitÃ . Ma l'aereo su cui i malcapitati


The defending NFC champions get off on the right foot when Josh Brown kicks a 42-yard field on the last play of the game to lift the Seahawks to a 9-6 victory over the Lions.


Klir Technologies New Service Brings Web 2.0 Community Expertise to IT Management -- Along With a Free Entry-Level Version

Klir Technologies announced today the release of Klir Analytics 3.0 Beta, the next generation of IT management delivered through a SaaS business model.


Pedro Martinez threw a baseball Wednesday for the first time since rotator cuff surgery last October.


Durbin rips Rumsfeld for troops' lack of armor

US Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) lashed out Thursday at Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, saying soldiers are forced to "scrounge through garbage heaps" to armor their vehicles even as an Illinois plant stands ready to produce Humvee armor kits.


JONATHAN: Â«NO ALLE ETICHETTE, SONO UN GENTLEMANÂ»

ROMA- Â«Lusingato dal fatto che lâItalia del Terzo millennio abbia premiato un ebreo, israeliano e presunto gayÂ»: cosÃ¬ Jonathan Ka-shanian ha commentato la sua vittoria al Â«Grande Fratello 5Â», che ha chiuso i battenti giovedÃ¬ sera davanti a 8.642


For the last two weeks, the world's focus was on Athens and sport and everyone was invited to a Big Fat Greek Closing Ceremony.


Vitamin shots may help protect multiple sclerosis patients from severe long-term disability, a study suggests.


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Packers Edge Vikings to Grab NFC North Title

MINNEAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Ryan Longwell's 29-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter lifted Green Bay past the Minnesota Vikings, 34-31, clinching the NFC North title for the Packers.


Science & environment: Along with political cooperation, Seoul's plan to help the North with IT could shatter Cold War boundary


Russia Rejects U.S. Criticism of Planned Reforms

Russia curtly told the United States to  stay out of its business on Wednesday after U.S. criticism,  echoed by the European Union, of President Vladimir Putin's  plans for radical change that will boost Kremlin power.


Actor and Neighbor Told to Stop Suing Each Other

A New York judge told Sean Connery and a neighbor to stop bickering over renovations at the Upper East Side house they share.


Art Makes $194 Million Impression At Sotheby's

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- Records were set Thursday for works by Gauguin, Modigliani and Mondrian as Sotheby's opened its two-day auction of impressionist and modern art.


Britain cannot defeat terrorism unless moderate Muslims do more to confront militancy in their own communities, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday.


Coldplay Publisher in Pounds 1bn Takeover

A music publishing group with the rights to songs by Robbie Williams and Coldplay agreed to be taken over in a pounds 1bn deal yesterday.


Crisis inflicts fresh wounds, UBS cut deepest

Fresh writeoffs at big European and Japanese banks on Wednesday threw the investor spotlight firmly back onto the credit crunch after days gazing at Societe Generale's stunning losses, which it blames on a junior trader.


Fashion designer and two-time titleholder Serena Williams has joined a procession of women's seeds in the fourth round of the US Tennis Open at Flushing Meadows.


Underneath the competition, sportsmanship ethic prevails

Many athletes exude ideals of Games, from embraces in the pool to a fencing timeout. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Giuseppe di Stefano, Still in Coma, Moved from Kenya to Milan

The injured Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano has been moved from Mombasa, Kenya, to San Raffaele hospital in Milan, the Associated Press reports.


GialloblÃ¹ a tratti spumeggianti, peccato per il gol degli ospiti ...

Nella gara d`andata del primo turno di Coppa Uefa contro gli sloveni del Maribor, il Parma di Silvio Baldini riesce a imporsi per 3-2, un risultato che lascia aperto il discorso qualificazione. I ducali passano


In challenge to deal reached last week by Bush and House, the Senate will offer $500 per citizen.


Livorno, 17:03 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: ARRIGONI PENSA A DIFESA A QUATTRO

Per la sfida di domenica con il Chievo, Arrigoni pensa ad una difesa a quattro, con Pasquale esterno...


Writers' strike ends most U.S. scripted TV work

Production on all but two of the last few scripted prime-time television shows shooting in Los Angeles ground to a halt on Friday as a crippling strike by Hollywood writers neared the end of its sixth week, an industry group said.


Bodies of Two Westerners Found South of Baghdad

Iraqi police have found the bodies of a man and a woman, both believed to be Westerners, south of Baghdad, the director of the hospital that received the corpses said on Sunday.


The Michelangelo virus is unleashed upon the quivering computer-using masses. In the end, a yellow-striped kitten could have done more damage. Compiled by Tony Long.


Annan demands U.N. rights body acts on Darfur

United Nations chief Kofi Annan demanded on Tuesday that the world body's human rights watchdog, meeting in special session on Sudan's Darfur, send a clear message that the "nightmare" of violence had to stop.


British rock group Bloc Party break into the top 20 of the US album charts with their second album.


When John Thompson III leaves the office before a game, his secretary has to be the one who gives him the Georgetown pin he'll wear on his lapel while on the bench.


Life & style: Roll up your sleeves, arm yourself with hammers, and get stuck into a bowl of sizzling chilli-and-ginger crab. Nigel Slater licks his fingers.


T-Mobile USA Sees High-Speed Network 2 Years Off

T-Mobile USA, the U.S. wireless unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGn.DE), does not expect to offer broadband mobile data services for at least the next two years, its chief executive said on Thursday.


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3 Young Girls Killed in Alaska Plane Crash

A small plane crashed during blinding snow and sank into a large, ice-covered lake, killing three young sisters who were traveling home with their parents, state troopers said.


Sutton pairs Woods, Mickelson in first Ryder Cup match

US captain Hal Sutton pairs Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the first Ryder Cup match. As teammates in three Ryder Cups and three Presidents Cups, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have never been paired together in a doubles match.


It doesn't take a second for David Kells to recall the first concert he ever saw: Aerosmith with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Starwood Amphitheater, 1990.


Chirac's Popularity Sinks on Turkey and Economy

French President Jacques Chirac's popularity has sunk to its lowest level in seven years because of fears over the economy and Turkey's bid to join the European Union, an opinion poll showed Sunday.


Boffins develop quantum-computer building block

No faster-than-light kit on offer, sadly US boffins have made two widely separated atoms communicate their properties to one another in a phenomenon famously referred to by Albert Einstein as "spooky action-at-a-distance" and by others as "quantum teleportation".â¦


Car bomb near Iraq's Falluja kills 19: police

At least 19 people were killed and 25 others were wounded when a car bomb blew up in a market just outside Iraq's western city of Falluja on Tuesday, police said.


Accountant Says Fannie Mae Pressured Him

According to Roger Barnes, Fannie Mae, the giant mortgage finance company where he worked as an accountant for more than a decade, used "threats, intimidation and reprisal" against him and others who raised concerns about the company's accounting.


Hello, Garrqs Dell has done some Zandr poaching, grabbing Motorola's handset chief to run its consumer products unit.â¦


Three directors of Manchester United have been ousted from the board after US tycoon Malcolm Glazer, who is attempting to buy the club, voted against their re-election.


Scientists believe heat from radioactive decay inside a tiny, icy Saturn moon shortly after it formed billions of years ago may explain why geysers are erupting from the surface today.


Merck Named in SEC, DOJ Probes Over Vioxx

Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N said on  Monday it had received a subpoena from the U.S. Justice  Department and that the Securities and Exchange Commission has  started an informal inquiry concerning its recalled pain  reliever Vioxx.


Guided by her father, the Rev. Mile Subotic, pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Church, 21-month-old Teodora presents her mother, Irena, with an oak branch.


PHP-Learn-it.com: Starting with PHP and AJAX

On the PHP-Learn-it.com website, there's a new tutorial today about taking those first steps into combining PHP and Ajax to make a simple working example.   This simple tutorial demonstrates how to post a form using PHP and AJAX without having to refresh the page. A first step in becoming an AJAX developer.   They chose to go with the prototype Javascript library to use its included Ajax functionality. They give the complete code first then go back and explain the different parts - how it makes the request, shows the response back from the PHp script and what the PHP script actually does.


Cardiff loses a bid for the UK's first Las Vegas-style super casino but Swansea lands a smaller gaming venue.


Burma Extends House Arrest of Nobel-Winning Pro-Democracy Leader

RANGOON, Burma, May 25 -- Burma's military government on Friday extended the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, defying an outpouring of international appeals for the Nobel Peace Prize winner's freedom.


At least four people were killed in Guinea's capital on Saturday as protesters rioted against the president's decision to appoint a political ally as prime minister, medical officials said.


Kids Do OK Emotionally with Patch for Lazy Eye

Children with "lazy eye" -- technically called amblyopia -- may resist wearing an eye patch or glasses to correct the condition, but these treatments are unlikely to cause long-lasting emotional harm to children, UK researchers report.


British press as divided as US electorate over Bush win

Britain's press appeared as neatly divided down the middle as America itself in attitudes to President George W. Bush's re-election, with responses ranging all the way from joy to outright horror.


Silverio Perez, one of Mexico's most beloved bullfighters, has died. He was 91.


Nokia says cellphone users to hit 4b by '10

Nokia Oyj, the world's largest maker of cellphones, said the number of mobile phone subscribers will climb to 4 billion by 2010, spurred by wireless Internet, television, and navigation services.


An alliance of financial firms planning to acquire Sallie Mae has told the student loan company that legislation passed yesterday in the House could hurt its business and scuttle the proposed $25 billion deal.


Annan proposes ways to help AU expand its mission in Darfur

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed four areas where the United Nations can immediately help the African Union (AU) expand its cease fire-monitoring mission in


Armstrong an inspiration for cancer survivors here

More than 90 minutes before Lance Armstrong led five yellow-jerseyed bicyclists from Downtown to PNC Park for the Tour of Hope cancer awareness rally yesterday, Angela


Medicare Costs Are New Focus for Candidates

Democrats are vowing to roll back a sharp increase in premiums announced this month, and the Bush campaign is seeking to blame lawmakers for the rise.


Austrian kidnap girl only thought of escape: media

Austrian Natascha Kampusch said all she   could think of during her eight year kidnap ordeal was how to   escape from her "hen battery" and that she was afraid of   sparking a killing spree with her flight, Austrian media said.


Mangini Sticking With Pennington as Jets' Starting QB

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.  -- With the game already decided, Chad Pennington marched the New York Jets down the field for a touchdown and then a 2-point conversion.


Couple Swarmed by SWAT Team After 911 'Hack'

A Washington State teenager faces 18 years in prison on charges that he used his PC to illegally access a 911 emergency response system.


Iran: Putin pulls plans on radar station

Iran said Sunday it had received indications from Russia's president that he would not follow through with an offer to allow the U.S. to use a radar station in neighboring Azerbaijan for missile defense against Tehran.


Wake Forest and UConn Have Pasts to Overcome

The basketball-driven universities will face each other Saturday in the Meineke Car Care Bowl as they seek to build a tradition in football.


Blink-182 rocker sues Rockstar Beverages

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker sued the Rockstar energy drink company Wednesday, accusing it of wrongfully using his picture.


Iraq: ostaggio Gb in video implora per la sua vita

DUBAI - Un video diffuso su in sito internet islamico, che sarebbe stato registrato dal gruppo di Abu Musab Zarqawi, mostra un uomo presentato come l'ostaggio britannico Kenneth Bigley che implora il premier britannico Tony Blair di salvargli la vita.


Modena, 20:20 - Calcio, mercato: il Modena prende Graffiedi dal Siena

Il Modena ha ufficializzato l'accordo con l'attaccante Mattia Graffiedi, che nel pomeriggio aveva re...


Pechino, 17:48 - SOFTBALL, MONDIALI: ITALIA VICINA AL PASS OLIMPICO

Prosegue il sogno olimpico della nazionale italiana di softball, che domenica pomeriggio, nella prim...


Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run ball was auctioned Saturday for $752,467, well more than the estimates by memorabilia experts.


Iraq Tries to Clear Confusion on Saddam Aide

Iraq was scrambling to confirm on Monday whether the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the run had been captured, after a day of government confusion with top officials making contradictory statements.


Freed SKorean hostages say they were given gift of life

Nineteen South Koreans held captive by Afghanistan's Taliban for six weeks under threat of death arrived home on Sunday, saying they felt as if they had died and then got their lives back.


Randa propels Royals' rout, but Tigers rebound in rematch

Alan Trammell has seen a lot of crazy things during almost three decades in the major leagues. Nothing, however, prepared him for what he saw yesterday.


Online gaming could be about to explode say experts as Xbox live traffic quadruples on the day Halo 2 launches.


Hundreds of carabinieri police are taking part in an operation to crush a wave of mafia killings in Naples.


US soul legend Ike Turner, who died in December, was killed by a cocaine overdose, coroners say.


Violence and Instability Continue in Haiti

Violence and political instability are growing in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. More than seven months after former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled the country, political polarization and economic hardship


A car bomb exploded at a US military convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, causing several casualties, the army and Iraqi officials said.


Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced on Tuesday that Tokyo would not support the idea to solve the problem of southern Kuril Islands and peace treaty with Moscow by getting just two islands, Shikotan and Habomai.


Blazers Add Ex-Nike Exec To Front Office

The Portland Trail Blazers introduce former Nike executive Larry Miller as their team president on Wednesdsay.


Double gold medallist Kelly Holmes is chosen to carry the Great Britain flag at the Olympics closing ceremony.


After having Carlos Delgado slip away, the Mets fill their hole at first base by acquiring Doug Mientkiewicz from the Boston Red Sox and are eyeing Magglio Ordonez for the outfield.


The American bald eagle, a national symbol once almost wiped out by hunters and DDT poisoning, has not only survived but is thriving. The Interior Department will announce on Thursday it is removing the majestic bird from the protection of the Endangered Species Act, capping a four-decade struggle for recovery.


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Former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith has been hired by ESPN as a studio analyst for its NFL pregame coverage.


Bode Miller won a giant slalom WorldCup in Val D'Isere, France on Sunday, his fifth victory of the season. Miller, fourth after the first leg, clocked his winning time oftwo minutes


Livorno, 19:13 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: ASSEDIO ULTRA' AMARANTO A SPOGLIATOI

Momentaccio per il Livorno: un centinaio di ultras amaranto ha assediato a lungo gli spogliatoi dell...


L'incubo quotidiano dei viaggiatori della Milano-BresciaMezz'ora di attesa al mattino e altrettanto la sera                                                  Ogni mese si perde un giorno aspettando il treno in ritardo                                                                                di ENRICO BONERANDI


Si tratta con GM ma non si sarebbe ancora definita intesa


New Delhi, Oct. 10. - Her association with India is nearly two decades old. She is someone who had inspired environmentalists here to think big.


Milano, 19:17 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: LAVORO DEFATICANTE

Allenamento a Milano per l'Ascoli, reduce dalla sconfitta di misura contro il Milan. I bianconeri ha...


Canada welcomes Americans with shot in the arm

By plane and by car, US citizens arrive for the hottest commodity in Vancouver, BC's tourist trade: flu vaccine. VANCOUVER, BC -- When Dave Fish and Karen Fletcher drove more than 100 miles to get here Saturday


The Red Hot Chili Peppers lead the field as the nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards are announced.


The next time you're sifting through the mortgage offers, cheap Rolex watches or dubious business proposals from Nigeria, spare a thought for Bill Gates.


Small brokers hope to block NYSE-NASD linkup

A group of small brokerages wants to  block a merger between private regulators, saying it is a  backstairs way for larger firms to strip smaller companies of  their power in shaping regulations.


Cabinet changes likely in Bush's 2nd term

President Bush calls it a "great Washington sport," the speculation about who will be in his second-term Cabinet, but even he says there will be new faces sitting around the polished mahogany table in the West Wing.


Officials tout human rights record after Steven Spielberg resigns as an adviser to the Olympics.


U.S. Commander in Iraq Calls Shooting 'Tragic'

The killing of a wounded Iraqi by a U.S. Marine in Fallujah was termed a "tragic incident" by the U.S. military commander in Iraq on Tuesday as Arab satellite channels replayed unedited footage of the shooting as often as every half-hour.


U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance

Pediatricians in the United States on Monday warned that new high-deductible health plans risk compromising patient care, especially among poorer children, with the unintended consequence of increasing medical costs.


Fidelity's antitiming fees anger big clients

In its effort to cut down on the type of rapid, short-term trades in mutual funds that were at the center of the industry's market-timing scandal, Fidelity Investments has imposed new fees so stringent that major clients such as the Coca-Cola Co. 401(k) retirement plan have stopped investing in Fidelity's funds.


Drug to slow bleeding leads to more deaths: study

A drug used to limit blood loss while patients undergo coronary-artery bypass surgery also carries a higher five-year risk of death than cheaper generic alternatives, a researcher said on Tuesday.


Lions Gate Entertainment signs new deal with Twisted Pictures.


Bashir pleads innocence over terror charges

Indonesian Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir says he is innocent of terrorism charges related to the Bali bombings and the bombing of the Marriott hotel in Jakarta last year.


KEVIN Keegan admitted Willo Flood almost missed out on making his Premiership debut - but after the teenager's excellent display he is now in line to start next Sunday's Manchester derby.


Non e' assistente sociale donna implicata in vicenda di Roma


Africa suffers from chaotic aid delivery and should have foreign aid streamlined, a UN agency says.


Digital TV channels BBC Three and Four are safe from the axe "at the moment", the corporation's chairman says.


Agricultural Practices Found to Contribute to Bicarbonate in River

Researchers have figured out why the amount of bicarbonate in the Mississippi has increased substantially in the last 50 years.


LONDON: British Pensions Minister Andrew Smith resigned from the government yesterday, setting Prime Minister Tony Blair on course for a government reshuffle.


Cronkite, the 'Newspaperman,' Lays Down His Pen

Lamenting the lack of depth in  television news, the man considered the most trusted person on  TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Wednesday  right back where he started, as a newspaperman.


Serbia warns EU as Russia aims at U.S. over Kosovo

Serbia warned the EU on  Wednesday it would not accept any decision on Kosovo taken  outside the United Nations and its ally Russia told the United  States to stop backing Kosovo independence while talks  continue.


Val d'Isere, 09:46 - SCI, CDM UOMINI: ANNULLATA DISCESA VAL D'ISERE

E' stata annullata a causa di un'intensa nevicata la discesa libera maschile in programma oggi in Va...


Katie King's second period goal lifted the United States into a 1-1 tie with Canada on Thursday night in the Four Nations Cup international women's hockey tournament.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday that Sudan's government has not stopped attacks on "terrorized and traumatized" civilians in its Darfur region and urged the speedy deployment of an expanded international peacekeeping force.


Six years after the Supreme Court took away the president's ability to veto specific parts of legislation, President Bush is asking Congress to bring back the line-item veto to let him make precision strikes against projects and tax provisions he doesn't like.


A senior business figure is appointed to improve the running of MI6 in response to last year's Butler report.


Two months ago, Kris Benson walked off the mound at PNC Park to a standing ovation from fans in stands that were nearly three-fourths full.


Review: 5 noise-canceling headphones keep things quiet

Driven insane by the chatter of the guy in the next cubicle? Can't take the steady drone of long plane trips? One of these headphones can help.


Sono i piccoli figli di donne carcerate. 42 in tutta ItaliaCon le norme attuali, a tre anni devono lasciare la madre                                          Quei bambini dietro le sbarre una legge potrebbe liberarli                                                                                Un ddl in discussione prevede la detenzione in case famigliaprotette, senza sbarre alle finestre e con guardie in borghese di ANNA MARIA DE LUCA


Not sure which next-gen gaming system is right for you? Penny will set you straight. Well, maybe. Download the hi-res version of the comic.


College Bowl Scene Is Flush With Corporate Dollars

The 28-bowl postseason, which began on Dec. 14 and will end on Jan. 4, brings in an enormous amount of publicity and revenue.


IBM, Intel push 'open' blade server spec

The effort to dominate their way into a de facto standard isn't sitting well with rivals HP and Dell.


The old man knew how to rise to the occasion. David Wells saved his best of the season for when it was needed most, a dominating performance that has the San Diego Padres in the postseason for the second year in a row.


Supreme Court's Rehnquist Out of Hospital

U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist  was released from Bethesda Naval Hospital on Friday after a  week of treatment for thyroid cancer, a Supreme Court spokesman  said.


Preliminary consumer confidence data down

US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell for a second month in September, tempered by slack job growth and near-record gas prices.


Protesters to greet Hu at Hong Kong festivities

Chinese President Hu Jintao, in Hong Kong to celebrate ten years since the end of colonial rule, was Saturday expected to face fresh calls for democracy in the former British territory.


A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother and her two children are found dead.


Shiites Signal Concern Over Sunni Turnout Amid Violence

A leading Shiite political figure showed signs of unease on Thursday about the risks that the continuing violence here poses for the elections.


Four children and their mother are found hanging in their mobile home in the US - but an eight-month-old survives.


The BBC's plans for the next six years include more TV repeats, and 1,800 redundancies.


Polish lawmakers narrowly voted Friday against reintroducing the death penalty following a series of killings that outraged the nation, including the case of a young woman who was tortured and killed on a train, then dumped out the window.


Volkswagen Says 'No Room' for Wage Hikes

Automaker Volkswagen said Monday there is "no room" for wage increases this year as it prepares for pay talks with Germany's largest industrial union.


Glasgow suspect worked at Indian IT outsourcing firm

An Indian man who allegedly drove a jeep into Glasgow airport was an engineer who worked at an outsourcing firm used by aerospace manufacturers, a company spokesman said Tuesday.


Online gambling firms faced their   biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress passed   legislation to end Internet gaming there, threatening jobs and   wiping 3.5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) off company values.


Iran-EU Nuke Negotiations in Final Stages-Kharrazi

Iran's negotiations with the European  Union over a deal which would spare Tehran from possible U.N.  sanctions are in their final stages, Iran's Foreign Minister  Kamal Kharrazi said Saturday.


CDC: Chlamydia Testing Disappointingly Low

The great majority of sexually active young American women enrolled in health plans are ignoring repeated recommendations that they get routine screening


Books of the Times: âMâ Is for the Mania, Manipulation and Magic

Susanna Sonnenbergâs fiercely observed, fluently written book captures the chaos of her youth as the daughter of a coke addicted mother and a self-absorbed father, neither of whom had the faintest idea of how to be a parent.


Maier Says His Season Has Not Started Yet

VAL D'ISERE, France  - As far as Hermann Maier is  concerned, the Alpine skiing season has yet to start.


Hong Kong ambiguous about China dissidents 10 years on

For a couple of days around this time every year, thousands of Hong Kong residents demonstrate for more democracy in the territory and in China, and for Beijing to come clean on the Tiananmen massacre of 1989.


American Rulon Gardner wins two pool matches, his first in the Olympics since his upset of Russia's Alexander Karelin in Sydney, to move within one victory of reaching the Greco-Roman semifinals.


Durable Goods Orders Rise, but Disappoint

Orders for manufactured goods at American factories rose only slightly in November, falling short of expectations.


The next chapter in the global legal battle between the recording industry and file-sharing services is due to unfold here Monday when the owners of the hugely popular Kazaa software go on trial on civil copyright infringement charges.


Fed holds line on rates, keeps eye on inflation

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady yesterday, extending a yearlong breather for borrowers. Although policy makers observed improvements on inflation, they made clear they were not ready to declare victory on that front.


Merck Makes Deal to Develop Schizophrenia Drug

Merck agreed to pay a Swiss company, Addex Pharmaceuticals, as much as $702 million to help develop a new schizophrenia drug.


Mike Wallner's Blog: Introducing libcurls multi socket API

Mike Wallner has announced the release of the first beta of the pecl_http PECL package, an extension that "aims to provide a convenient and powerful set of functionality for one of PHPs major applications."   So, finally a first beta of pecl_http 1.6 has been released. This is the first version which supports libcurls multi socket API introduced in 7.16 through libevent.   The rest of the post shows stats comparing the timing on a normal connection versus using the multi-socket API (on both an empty file and a 100k file).


The European Commission is sticking with its plan to lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods on Jan. 1 following Washington's repeal of illegal export tax subsidies in October, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Texas Humorist Kinky Friedman to Run for Governor

SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - Texas humorist Kinky  Friedman, who wrote the song "They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus  Any More," announced on Thursday his independent candidacy for  the state's governorship.


Bosnian Serb politician jailed for 27 years

The U.N. tribunal sentenced the   former head of the Bosnian Serb parliament to 27 years in   prison on Wednesday for a campaign of ethnic cleansing against   Bosnian Muslims and Croats during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.


Democrat Wins by 130 in Latest Washington Count

With all the votes tallied after a recount in the roller coaster race for governor, Christine O. Gregoire, the Democrat who had trailed in the campaign and in a previous


Long-Lost Final Film by Ed Wood Rediscovered

Considered the worst film maker of all time, Ed Wood won a cult following after his death and now fans can see his long-lost last film "Necromania," a work some say shows he was so bad that he was brilliant.


See CNET at Macworld 2008, grill me Thursday

If you're in San Francisco for Macworld, head over to booth 4810 to meet and greet CNET writers and editors, and if you're connected to the Internet, let's talk Macworld on Thursday.


Playing hockey, I learned an important lesson about business and life: the puck either goes in the net or it doesnât.


The first major United Nations conference on the growing problem of human trafficking is to open in Vienna.


Serbia Accepts Montenegro's Independence

Serbia's president said Tuesday he recognized the results of the independence vote in Montenegro that will separate the tiny Adriatic republic from its union with Serbia.


One of the 10-month-old conjoined twins who were separated in an unusually complex surgery last week died Monday, a Shanghai hospital official said.


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Stocks rose at the open on Thursday after a flurry of retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  Target Corp  and J.C. Penney Co. Inc.  released reassuring monthly sales figures and outlooks.


The Chicago Cubs got rid of one problem by finding a taker for unhappy slugger Sammy Sosa. Now they're faced with another, potentially bigger predicament. Though Sosa's production has dropped, he was still a key piece of Chicago's offense with 35 homers and 80 RBIs last season. Throw in departed free agent Moises Alou, and the Cubs lose a combined 74 home runs and 186 RBIs.


Google buys into security, acquires GreenBorder

InfoWorld - Google has jumped into the anti-malware market, snatching up browser-based security software maker GreenBorder Technologies for an undisclosed amount of money.


UN Panel to Look Into Genocide in Sudan's Darfur

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan named a five-member panel on Thursday led by Italian judge Antonio Cassese to investigate whether genocide has taken place in Sudan's Darfur region.


Clearwire says made progress on Sprint deal terms

Clearwire and Sprint Nextel have made  progress on reaching terms for a roaming deal for their  high-speed wireless networks based on WiMax technology,  Clearwire's Chief Executive said on Wednesday.


An experimental antidiarrhea drug made by Genzyme Corp. failed its first large test in humans, the company said yesterday, the second disappointment for the Cambridge biotechnology giant in two days.


US troops, warplanes kill 25 insurgents in fiercest battle

In a two-hour long battle, American troops along with warplanes killed 25 insurgents who used car bombs and rocket-propelled grenades to try to overrun an American combat outpost in Mosul on Wednesday afternoon.


Japanâs central bank, the Bank of Japan, left its interest rates unchanged because of worries about the fallout from the credit squeeze in the United States. Before the subprime mortgage crisis emerged in the United States, the markets had expected the Bank of Japan to raise the pivotal overnight call rate, now at 0.50 percent.


Chemical Odor in South Seattle Being Investigated

By Brian Alexander, Seattle Times  Jun. 20--Seattle hazardous materials crews are investigating a chemical odor at a waste transfer station in South Seattle.   The fire department received a report about 4 p.m.


l Education: Holds an MBA and bachelor's degrees in business management and English literature from the University of Houston.


Tracie Martyn, the almost invisible salon in Fifth Avenue, is the enemy of extra chins.


The software company continues to deliver boring-but-beautiful outperformance.


Emerging India set for special EU partnership

BRUSSELS - Once written off as the poor cousin of Asian powerhouse China, India is to open talks today to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to just five big countries.


Fueled by energy firms, US mutual funds climb

US equity mutual funds rose 4.8 percent in the second quarter, twice the rate of the first three months of the year, as record corporate takeovers pushed US stock indexes to new highs.


Reality show takes inventory at NYC's Macy's

NEW YORK, September 28 (Reuters Life!) - Interviewing   elves. Celebrities launching perfumes. Organizing New York's   massive Thanksgiving Day parade.


New York Jets coach Herman Edwards, taking every precaution with Chad Pennington as the franchise quarterback recovers from a strained rotator cuff, delayed announcing


Nokia plans 40 new handsets to fight sales slip

Nokia Corp. hopes to distinguish its products and regain lost market share by leading the mobile-device market in delivering cutting-edge bells-and-whistles on its new handsets, company executives


U.S. Firmly Anti-Kyoto as U.N. Climate Talks Start

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - The United States  showed no signs of budging in its opposition to the Kyoto  protocol Monday as U.N. climate change talks began, a month  after President Bush's reelection and Russia's ratification of  the agreement.


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.


The late jazz artist Miles Davis is inducted onto Hollywood's RockWalk.


Sun settles Kodak's Java suit for US$92 million

Sun Microsystems has settled a patent suit brought by Eastman Kodak relating to Java software, agreeing to license Kodak's patents for US$92 million.


Johnny Damon, baseball's long-haired rebel, contributed two homers and six RBI as the Boston Red Sox thrashed the New York Yankees 10-3 Wednesday to reach the World Series for the first time since 1986.


The global oil industry has the capacity to meet future demand, BP's chief executive tells newspapers.


Sri Lanka says sorry for evicting Tamils

Sri Lanka's prime minister on Sunday apologised to ethnic minority Tamils for evicting them from the capital, promising there would be no repeat of the controversial operation.


A protein which helps increase lifespan in worms offers hope for new Parkinson's and Alzheimer's treatments.


Abbas asks Haniyeh to form unity government

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to respect peace accords signed with Israel.


The dollar sinks to 19-month lows of $1.30 against the euro amid concerns for the health of the US economy.


Perry backs Giuliani despite differences

Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani won the endorsement of Texas Gov. Rick Perry Wednesday, despite their differences on abortion rights.


Per il posticipo della quinta giornata di serie A, all'Olimpico, contro l'Inter, va in scena la prima della Roma griffata Luigi Del Neri. E gli ultras giallorossi salutano l'ex tecnico Rudy Voeller, "unico vero uomo".


Tony Kanaan swept to his first Indy Racing League championship yesterday. In doing so, he extended his series records for everything from consistency (14 straight top-five finishes


Obama with 13-point lead in South Carolina: poll

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Barack Obama has a 13-point lead on rival Hillary Clinton but his support has eroded slightly on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.


He walked out on the Foxes despite the club's efforts to persuade him to stay. Director of football Dave Bassett has been placed in temporary charge of team affairs while the club consider their next move.


U.S. General: Iraq Bomb-Finding Improving

The number of insurgent attacks in Baghdad has dropped in recent weeks, and American forces are getting better at finding car bombs before they go off, a top U.S. general in Iraq said Wednesday.


MAREMOTO: FINI, 700 DISPERSI E 14 MORTI MA NUMERO CRESCERA'

Roma, 30 dic. (Adnkronos) - ''Il numero delle vittime italiane e' destinato a crescere rispetto a quello indicato ieri. Forniremo i nominativi solo in presenza di assoluta certezza dell'identita' delal salma


Microsoft, HP to join forces on enterprise software

The longtime partners are expected to announce a new deal that looks likely to cover business services.


Israel's prime minister has vowed to press on with his disengagement plan, despite its receiving another rejection from his mutinous Likud party.


Palestinian tunnellers undermine Israeli defences

The Israeli Defence Forces acknowledged today that it has no high-tech answers to the latest crude method of warfare used by Palestinian militants - explosives-packed tunnels dug under heavily fortified army outposts.


TWO FILE SHARING companies have been told by a court that they are not liable for people in their networks swapping illegal content.


Timber Company Appeals Forest Protection

By JEFF BARNARD  GRANTS PASS, Ore. - An Oregon timber company has appealed the reinstatement of protections on 58.5 million acres of roadless areas in national forests, saying it should be able to continue logging trees burned in a 2002 wildfire in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.


Andreotti: tolti i Dico, voto si' alla fiducia


Jags QB Leftwich sidelined with sprained knee

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- Byron Leftwich once played a college football game with a fractured shin. So will a sprained left knee put the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback on the sidelines?


Four fifths of Iraq's foreign debts are to be written off, under a deal reached at the weekend. The country's interim government has been complaining that the level of its debt is hampering its reconstruction.


Olympic torch may stall at Taiwan strait

China's plan to run the Olympic torch through Taiwan, announced in April, met with a quick refusal.


ENERGY-PORTUGAL:  Riding the Wave of the Future

LISBON, Sep 27 (IPS) - Atlantic Ocean waves are to light up 1,500 homes in  the north of Portugal. The first 2.25 megawatts of electricity  produced from wave power will be brought ashore at AguÃ§adoura, on  the northern coast, as of October.


KKR's takeover of First Data completes despite recent problems in the credit markets.


Four people are arrested after a burning car crashes into Glasgow Airport and car bombs are found in London.


African Union seeks cash to send peacekeepers to Darfur

The African Union is ready to send more peacekeeping troops to quell the deadly violence in Sudan's Darfur region but is prevented from doing so because it lacks the cash, according to officials at the AU headquarters.


Washington Governor's Race May Not Be Over

The exhausting, exasperating, excruciatingly close Washington governor's race might be the worst thing to happen to democracy since Florida's pregnant chads. Or, it might be no big deal.


There was just a moment as Paula Radcliffe fielded her umpteenth question about her Athenian abyss when you could have sworn that her eyes were moistening and


Foley ballot notice headed for battle in Florida

The state that gave the world butterfly ballots and the hanging chad is headed for a new battle over whether and how voters should be told that disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley has dropped out of the Florida congressional race.


Roque Santa Cruz scores twice as Blackburn draw at Man City to ruin the hosts' 100% home record in the Premier League.


"For us, rubbish is gold," is how one Italian gangster explained the mafia's involvement in waste trafficking to an investigating magistrate in Naples.


Stop the word verification madness From time to time we capture word verification silliness for posterity. It's been a while, but we've got another for you, this time from Facebook - and this time it ain't so silly.â¦


'Shark Tale' swims away with first place

DreamWorks' animated "Shark Tale" took another big bite at the boxoffice this weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.


No. 14 Arizona blows out San Diego State

With star freshman Chase Budinger held to only five points in his homecoming, Marcus Williams had 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats to their seventh straight win, 69-48 over San Diego State on Saturday night.


"Superman" Star Christopher Reeve Dies At 52

Christopher Reeve, star of the "Superman" movie series, died on Sunday of heart failure, according to Reuters. He was 52.


Udine, 18:56 - CALCIO, UDINESE: MONTIEL IN VIA DI MIGLIORAMENTO

Ripresa degli allenamenti per l'Udinese in vista della prima di campionato, prevista domenica a Mess...


Stephan Schmidt's Weblog: Back from PHP-World

In a new posting from Stephan Schmidt's weblog about the PHP-World Conference in Munich:  I'm back from attending the PHP-World Conference in Munich, Germany, where I presented a case-study ((PDF) of my daily work at 1&1 Internet AG.


Nuova Delhi, 11:47 - ATLETICA, GIOCHI ASIATICI: ARGENTO IN 800 DONNE, MA FORSE E' UOMO

L'indiana Santhi Soundararajan ha vinto l'argento negli 800 metri femminili ai Giochi asiatici di Do...


A week-long effort to immunise 300 million children in Africa and Asia against polio starts on Friday.


With violence rising, fortified Green Zone no longer safe haven

BAGHDAD -- Rusty Barber was sitting at his desk in a comfortable if spartan office inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone when the first explosion sounded, close enough to rattle the building and his nerves.


Milano, 16:22 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI; ABETE: UOMO DI INTELLIGENZA E MORALITA'

Giancarlo Abete, Capo Delegazione della Nazionale italiana ed ex vice presidente vicario della Figc,...


Acquisto metterebbe fine a concorrenza con danni per clienti


Rice Defends Comments on Iraq Nuke Threat

National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein's nuclear capabilities in the months before the Iraq invasion, even as a published report said government experts had cast doubt at the time.


The U.S. Army reversed a decision  late Tuesday to withhold payment on 15 percent of future  invoices of Halliburton Co.'s HAL.N logistics deal in Iraq  and gave the company more time to resolve a billing dispute.


Ex-Justice Aide Admits Politics Affected Hiring

Monica M. Goodling said she had âcrossed the lineâ in considering the political beliefs of job applicants.


THE Australian Olympic Committee today announced funding of more than $17 million to prepare Australian athletes for the Beijing Olympics.


Powell calls on Israel to enable Palestinian elections

FM Shalom, who met US secretary in Washington, said Israel would do all that it can to enable elections, âas long as it would not harm our securityâ.


TechRepublic's Mark Kaelin opens up another popular item this week--an old favorite Mac laptop.


N.Y. Fines Clinic $16.5 Million, Saying It Overbilled Medicaid

Patients at a Queens substance abuse clinic were given intensive treatments for minor problems, investigators said.


Possessed: The Racket Downstairs? Sounds Fine to Him

Ian GinsbergÂs favorite thing in the world is the seven-piece set of outsize stainless steel Ludwig drums he bought for $700 in 1976.


In trasferta il gruppo Ancelotti supera 2-0 il Parma: punizione di Seedorfe rigore nel finale di KakÃ . Gilardino in ospedale, Costacurta ko. Paura per Paci                                                  Al Milan basta un gol per tempo I rossoneri salgono a -2 in classifica


Members of a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing said Tuesday that the N.F.L.âs controversial player-disability plan was not adequately serving former players.


Childhood TV viewing can cause teenage problems

Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a study released on Tuesday.


Tv: Oltre 10 Milioni Per 'Striscia La Notizia'

Roma, 28 set. (Adnkronos) - Esordio boom per la nuova edizione di 'Striscia la notizia'. Il programma di Antonio Ricci, condotto da Ezio Greggio e Michelle Hunziker, e' stato visto da 10 milioni 2 mila spettatori con il 34,25% di share.


A teenager who took her campaign to study GCSE French to the prime minister has won her battle.


''Gridare all'insicurezza, un male per la democrazia''


More than three days after a massive computer failure grounded all its flights for at least one day, Comair said today it was back to normal operations.


Through a Lens, Darkly: Shopping for Bootleg DVD's

It's an unavoidable fact that a large number of people now experience movies through the illicit medium of pirated DVD's, which reframe the art form in interesting ways.


Chile's Cencosud to acquire Peru's Grupo Wong

Chilean retailer Cencosud said on Sunday it agreed to acquire the supermarket and shopping center operator of Peru's top retailer, Grupo Wong, for a transaction including stock that it valued at $500 million.


Jerome Williams pitched seven innings in his first start in two months, and San Francisco jumped back into a tie for the NL wild-card lead by beating host San Diego.


Il ministro degli Esteri andra' anche in Congo e Mozambico