Bergamo, 18:09 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DEL NERI: VOGLIO IL GIUSTO ATTEGGIAMENTO

Atalanta in emergenza per la gara con la Fiorentina: mancheranno Doni, Bellini e Guarente squalifica...


Linux in Government: Stanislaus County Does Linux with a Best Practices Slant

A progress report on how one California county government systematically is turning to Linux and open source.


German doctors grow new jaw bone in man's back muscle for transplant

A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years -a bratwurst sandwich -after surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his mouth in ...


Roma, 21:21 - CALCIOPOLI, ALTRA DENUNCIA DI REFERTI CONTRAFFATTI

Dopo quella di Mazzoleni 'Striscia la Notizia' denuncia un altro caso di calciopoli. Un ex assistent...


Her voice quavering, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton struggled Monday to avoid a highly damaging second straight defeat in the Democratic presidential race. Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney scrapped for success on the eve of a New Hampshire primary that neither could afford to lose.


Indonesian police say Jakarta embassy bomber identified by DNA

Indonesian police say DNA tests have successfully identified a suicide bomber involved in a deadly attack this month on the Australian embassy in the capital, Jakarta.


A site devoted to the iPod asked for fans' designs for the next iPod. Take a look at some of the favorite concepts.


Traffic pollution may increase the risk of children developing asthma if they already have a genetic vulnerability.


DealBook Blog: DealBook: Whatâs the Best Buyout of the Year?

Forget your holiday plans for a minute and think back. Way back. All the way to June. That was when the frenzy of leveraged buyouts hit its peak, cresting with a $48 billion bid for BCE, the parent of Bell Canada, which remains the largest buyout deal ever. A week later, Hilton Hotels agreed to [...].


Bonds Hits No. 700 As Giants Beat Padres

Barry Bonds joined Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth on one of baseball's most exclusive lists with his 700th home run. "It's just unbelievable," Bonds said. "You really can't put it into words to be in a class with those two great players. It's like you're dreaming and you're not dreaming. It's unbelievable, it's unreal."


Hurricane Ivan has been pounding Jamaica with high winds and torrents of rain, causing flooding and power outages throughout the Caribbean island nation.


The AARP lines up against President Bush's proposals


A study in Uganda has found that washing the penis minutes after sex increased the risk of acquiring H.I.V. in uncircumcised men.


Microsoft's music download service launches in eight new countries as the software giant bids to takes on Apple's market leading iTunes.


How flu vaccine shortage will affect Marion is unknown

Local public health officials expect to ration flu shots after British health officials took away the license of a major maker of US vaccine.


Pope makes historic mosque visit, appears to pray

Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Thursday and appeared to pray alongside an Islamic cleric during the visit that made him only the second Roman Catholic Pontiff to enter a mosque.


Linux leaders plot counterattack on Microsoft

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California  - The high priests of free software have congregated at Google Inc.  headquarters this week to debate the future of the movement and face down recent patent threats by Microsoft Corp. .


SiliconValley.com: Microsoft to launch online music store this ...

Microsoft will launch its online store in the US this week, according to SiliconValley.com. The report says that the MSN store will be 'quietly' launched along with the new version of Windows Media Player 10.


Wal-Mart Maintains August Sales Forecast

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Monday  maintained its August sales forecast and said demand was  particularly strong in the U.S. Southeast last week as people  stocked up on duct tape, rope and water in preparation for  Hurricane Charley.


Iran given last chance to halt uranium enrichment

VIENNA - Senior officials from France, Britain and Germany will meet Iranâs top nuclear negotiator in Vienna on Thursday to offer Tehran a final chance to halt uranium enrichment plans or face possible UN sanctions.


Astronomers say they have captured a stellar explosion - or supernova - unfolding in real time.


Scientists take step to making synthetic life

Scientists have taken a first step toward making synthetic life by transferring genetic material from one bacterium into another, transforming the second microbe into a copy of the first.


Hearts head coach Craig Levein is ready to take a massive gamble in what he describes as the most important game of his managerial career when his team take on Braga in the UEFA Cup tomorrow night.


Martin McDonaghâs plays have won wide acclaim, but he had filmmaking in mind all along.


Schroeder to discuss UNSC expansion with Pak ..

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will take up the question of UN Security Council's expansion and restructuring of the world body with the government leaders when he visits Islamabad on Sunday next.


Video footage of the moment bombs exploded in a Madrid train station have been shown on Spanish television. The 11 March security camera footage shows people leaving Atocha station after one device has already exploded.


Joakim Noah is so excited about  fulfilling his dream to play in the NBA, he does not want to  miss a moment of the run-up to Thursday's draft.


Israeli army confirms 3 soldiers killed in clashes

Two Palestinians infiltrated an Israeli military outpost near the Jewish settlement of Morag in southern Gaza at dawn Thursday, killing three Israeli soldiers, Israeli military sources said.


Mysterious Illness Linked To Lake Erie Island

ERIE, Pa. -- Researchers continue to interview people who have recently become sick from a mysterious illness after visiting an island in Lake Erie.


Merck and Schering Say Enhance Study Misses Significance

Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp said a closely watched study involving its Vytorin cholesterol treatment failed to reach its main goal.


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Overall, this past weekend's movie box office total wasn't as fortunate an event as some. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" was top of the tree, opening with an estimated $30.2 million.


Iraqi Group Says It Executed Italian Journalist, AFP Reports

An Iraqi group said it executed an Italian journalist after its deadline expired for Italy to withdraw its troops from Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported.


The symbol of unity and peace made from the earth of Israel

If you live in France, are a Muslim sympathizer, speak Arabic and have access to satellite television, you are probably a fan of al Manar broadcasts.


Eight pipelines feeding two southern oilfields have been damaged, dealing a blow to Iraq's vital but beleaguered oil industry.


Couple linked with embassy attack arrested in Indonesia

A man and his wife have been arrested in the Indonesian province of East Java with possible link to the last week's bombing outside the Australian Embassy here, police said Thursday.


Lady Bird Johnson Has Hospital Treatment

Former U.S. first lady Lady Bird Johnson, who has suffered recently from bronchitis, was treated in a hospital over the weekend but is now at home resting comfortably, her spokeswoman said on Monday.


Maladies: Hormone Levels and Chronic Fatigue

A new study finds that women who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome wake up with lower levels of a hormone that helps people deal with stress.


Israel kills 3 Egyptian police by mistake

An Israeli tank has opened fire and killed three Egyptian police along the Gaza-Egypt border after mistaking them for Palestinian militants planting explosives against Israeli forces, military officials say.


AUSTRALIAN Andre Stolz was celebrating his sudden elevation from pauper to prince in world golf yesterday and, appropriately, his wife was whooping it up with just as much gusto.


DR Congo rebel charged with war crimes by ICC

Prosecutors on Monday formally  charged a Congolese militia leader with enlisting children as  young as 10 and forcing them to fight in the country's civil  war in the first case at the International Criminal Court.


IRAQ Kidnappers Tighten Screw on US Allies in Iraq

Militants piled more pressure on the United States' military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under death threat.


Question of succession looms large for Fidelity

Fidelity Investments chairman and chief executive Edward C. "Ned" Johnson III is known for a rare attention to detail within his sprawling family enterprise. Example: Displeased with the style of sinks at a fitness center in the Fidelity-owned Seaport Hotel , he ordered them torn out and replaced. A faulty alarm at the South Boston hotel also prompted action: He ...


NATO defence chiefs end meet on Afghanistan as violence flares

NATO military chiefs were set to wrap up a first meeting on Afghanistan amid urgent calls to boost their deployment in the south of the country where they have been surprised by the ferocity of the Taliban resistance.


2-Year-Old Boy Rescued After Japan Quake

TOKYO Oct 27, 2004 - In a dramatic rescue shown on live TV, a 2-year-old boy was pulled out alive Tuesday after four days trapped inside his family's minivan, buried by an earthquake-induced landslide.


PULLMAN, Wash. Top-ranked Southern California routed Washington State 42-to-12 for the Trojans' 17th straight victory dating back to last season.


Washington Teens Arrested for School Attack Plan

Three teen-agers were arrested in  Washington state for allegedly planning an attack on their high  school south of Seattle, authorities said on Wednesday.


Pig manure in Chile will keep neon lights glowing on Tokyo's Ginza in years to come. It's a grand north-south tradeoff to slow global warming: You reduce your "greenhouse gas" emissions so I don't have to cut back on mine.


All systems are finally go for Japan's first lunar orbiter, which is scheduled for launch on August 16, officials announced yesterday.


Bomb blasts and attacks kill 46 in India

A series of bomb blasts and attacks in India's northeast have killed 46 people in one of the bloodiest days in the troubled region.


At least 66 killed in India-Pakistan train blast

DEEWANA, India  - Two bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday in what the Indian government called an "act of terrorism".


Mel Stottlemyre was getting his white blood cells counted for yet another month. Unsolicited, his doctor said he could go back to full-time work again, back to the ballpark routine he had followed just about every summer for 41 years.


Stalin's Favorite Cartoonist Still Drawing at 104

Adolf Hitler wanted him executed as soon  as German forces took Moscow.


Pipeline Attack Slows Iraq's Oil Production

Insurgents attacked eight oil pipelines in southern Iraq late Wednesday, temporarily slowing production on Thursday, according to an official with the state-owned oil distribution company.


Gender differences in lung cancer studied

Lung cancer acts differently in women than in men, and major new studies are exploring if estrogen is a key reason — and whether harnessing the hormone might help fight the No. 1 cancer killer.


Commonwealth ministers criticise Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for failing to step down as army chief.


Parigi, 10:56 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI: L'EQUIPE CHIEDE VERO MINUTO DI SILENZIO

Anche i media e i giornali francesi ricordano e onorano Giacinto Facchetti, scomparso ieri a Milano....


Suicide blast hits diplomatic convoy in Kabul

A suicide bomber hit a Turkish diplomatic convoy on the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, wounding one Afghan civilian, police said, and shots were fired at one of the vehicles, wounding a Turkish guard.


Expansion in Services Sector Set Strong Pace in January

Weakness in manufacturing, especially the auto industry, may be damping economic prospects, but the bigger services sector appears to be more than making up for it.


12 killed, dozens wounded in blast in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy pedestrian alley next to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry yesterday, killing at least 12 people, officials said.


Space Station Crew Adjusted to Rationing

The two astronauts aboard the international space station cut back on meat, potatoes and vegetables by half and made up for the lost calories with sweets during the five weeks they were forced to ration their food because of a shortage.


College parties met business e-mail on Wednesday as Facebook Inc. said it is adding its social-networking platform to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices.


Italy's World Cup captain Fabio Cannavaro is named European Footballer of the Year.


The chancellor is considering devolving day-to-day control of the NHS to an independent board, should he become PM.


Iran has said it has frozen uranium enrichment programs

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- President Bush said Monday he wants to verify if Iran has indeed suspended its nuclear fuel program as it has said it has done.


Families outraged at club fire sentencing

WARWICK, Rhode Island  - Families of victims of a U.S. nightclub fire that killed 100 people expressed outrage on Friday at a plea deal under which one of the club's owners will serve four years in jail and the other serve no prison time.


HP Moves Deeper Into Consumer Electronics

Personal computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. is stepping deeper than ever into the consumer electronics arena with its fall product lineup - so don't be surprised if you hear about "HP TV" along with "HDTV" when shopping for your next television.


A stubby rocket plane powered its rockets and blasted through Earthâs atmosphere for a second time in two weeks today to capture a $10-million prize meant to encourage space tourism.


Cell phone executives say new data-oriented services such as TV will help bolster an industry in a precarious state.


Host mayor: Rising costs could limit future bids

The expense of securing the Olympic Games has become so daunting for host cities and nations that it is now time for Olympic officials to consider international cost-sharing


US presidential would-be Nader suffers fresh court blow in Oregon

Struggling US presidential hopeful Ralph Nader was dealt a fresh blow to his White House bid when Oregon's Supreme Court reversed a lower court's ruling and struck him from the ballot.


Milan's La Scala marks 30 years since Maria Callas' death

Milan's La Scala is marking the 30th anniversary of Maria Callas' death with an exhibition which includes costumes and photographs never shown to the public before. The most celebrated opera singer of the post-war period, Callas remains both a favorite for opera-lovers and a legend outside the world of classical music. She retired young following the premature decline of her voice and died a recluse in her Paris flat at the age of 53...


Cable operators are experimenting with video-on-demand services that get new releases to cable subscribers at the same time they're available in video rental stores.


China's former food and drug chief sentenced to death

A Beijing court sentenced the former head of China's food and drug administration to death Tuesday on corruption charges for accepting bribes in return for granting approvals to hundreds of medicines.


Slovenia becomes third EU country to ratify EU constitution

Slovenia's parliament ratified by an overwhelming majority the European Union constitution, becoming just the third country to approve the text as the bloc's newest members force the pace of ratification.


TV game show impresario Merv Griffin hospitalized

TV game show impresario Merv Griffin is in a Los Angeles hospital being treated for a recurrence of prostate cancer, his company The Griffin Group said on Thursday.


Delta Air Lines to decide on big order in 2007

Delta Air Lines Inc. is poised to start replacement of its widebody fleet, and will likely decide by the end of the year whether to go with Boeing Co.'s popular 787 Dreamliner or the Airbus A350 XWB, a top Delta executive said at the Paris Air Show.


In a state where 537 of them decided the Presidency, a key case is challenging a rule that some see as disenfranchising legitimate voters


NewMarket Technology, Inc. And VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc. To Work Jointly on Prescription Verification Project; Companies Announce Letter of Intent Involving Medical Office Software, Inc.

NewMarket Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:NMKT) and VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc. (OTC:VHGI) today announced plans to work jointly on healthcare initiatives as part of an overall strategy to provide internet enabled verified prescription drug monitoring and tracking services.


The board of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. met Monday to consider plans to launch a new Airbus passenger jet that would rival Boeing Co.


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Kids Need Help Staying Slim, Congress Told

Schools may need more money and regulators may need more authority to help America's children from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told Congress on Tuesday.


[Hollywood News]: Washington, Oct 16: Italians might think otherwise, but Robert De Niro definitely has no bad intentions towards Italy even though his recent actions seem to suggest otherwise.


The health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat deteriorated yesterday, and Palestinian doctors were rushed to his Ramallah compound in the


Iran is emboldened by oil prices, its opponents' involvement in other conflicts, and an ironclad belief in its nuclear rights.


Typhoon Aere hits China as Taiwan and Philippines mop up

SHANGHAI : More than half a million people were evacuated in east China as it braced for the full force of Typhoon Aere, which struck the mainland afternoon after killing at least six people in Taiwan.


Sudan, West in War of Words Over Genocide Charge

Sudan and Western powers plunged into a  war of words over Darfur on Friday, with Khartoum countering  U.S. charges of genocide by saying Washington was playing  electoral politics with a humanitarian crisis.


Orlando HernÃ¡ndez, bothered by a sore right foot for the final month of the season, had surgery in New York to remove a bunion on the second toe, the Mets announced. HernÃ¡ndez, 42, is expected to be ready for spring training.


NBA Wrap: Hamilton Leads Way, Pistons Shoot Down Nets

Richard Hamilton scored 37 points as  the Detroit Pistons out-scored the New Jersey Nets 13-3 in  overtime, leading the Pistons to a 100-90 win in Auburn Hills  Monday.


Conference of professional traders to take place in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a two-day working visit to Ukrain, which will start today, in accordance with bilateral agreement.


US study suggests a link between soft drinks and diabetes in women

Women who drink more than one sweetened soft drink a day are slightly more likely to develop diabetes than women who drink less than one a month, according to a new study.


A senior Palestinian security official is killed in a drive-by shooting in Gaza City, along with four other men.


Saints' Bush wants to be more than decoy

Reggie Bush never seemed phased by the wise cracks that he was the highest-paid decoy in the NFL.


Officials in the Polish city of Wroclaw step up a drive to lure back locals who have gone to the UK in search of work.


One of South Korea's richest men, Kim Seung-youn, is jailed for 18 months for attacking staff in a karaoke bar.


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Supreme Court rejects Texas sex-toy case

The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider whether a Texas law making it a crime to promote sex toys shaped like sexual organs is unconstitutional.


President George W. Bush said Thursday US authorities would probe security implications of a proposed deal which would see Borse Dubai take a stake in the New York-based Nasdaq stock exchange.


Croatian parliament endorses new Cabinet

Parliament approved on Saturday a new coalition government headed by Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, who vowed to pursue Croatia's quest to join the European Union and NATO.


An Air Force helicopter crashed during a training mission, injuring an officer and an airman, the military said Saturday.


Intel says to launch quad-core chips in November

Intel Corp. INTC.O will make   chips with four processing cores in November the world's   biggest microchip maker said on Tuesday as it tries to maintain   a lead over rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.AMD.N.


Bahrainis swelter in 50-degree temperatures without air conditioning as a fault cuts electricity across the island.


Liverpool fans angry over Dubai takeover collapse

The head of Liverpool's main supporters group voiced dismay over the collapse of talks on a takeover of the club by Dubai International Capital.


_Nov. 3, 2004 - A Michigan high school student's costume is earning an award -- and a suspension. The City High student dressed as a Ku Klux Klansman for the school's Halloween masquerade party.


Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt said Wednesday his company is committed to expanding its presence in South Korea, a market that has proven a challenge for the world's No. 1 search engine.


City official: Expos will move to DC next year

Major League Baseball has chosen Washington, DC as the new home of the Montreal Expos, a city official has told The Associated Press.


CSC announces another round of UK job cuts

Government unit targeted CSC is shifting more UK jobs offshore in an effort to control costs.â¦


"The earlier a woman stops smoking, the more protection she derives with respect to an early onset of menopause"  Comments The average age to go through the menopause is 50 Women who smoke are more likely to begin menopause before the age of 45 years, which puts them at increased risk of osteoporosis and heart disease, ... via Daily Mail


U.S. Marines Launch Offensive on Iraq's Falluja

Thousands of U.S. Marines and Iraqi  troops backed by tanks stormed into Falluja as night fell on  Monday, the start of a fierce ground assault to retake the  rebel stronghold.


U.S. opposes fixing greenhouse gas cuts at G8

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The United States said on Wednesday it opposed setting firm targets for greenhouse gas cuts at a G8 summit but offered reassurance that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts.


Milano, 13:41 - CALCIO, ANCELOTTI: CURVA INTER CHIUSA DECISIONE CORAGGIOSA

Se Mancini l'aveva definita una sanzione eccessiva, Carlo Ancelotti è di tutt'altro parere. S...


The Bank of Japan opts to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.5% for the seventh month in a row.


Tentative hopes for a revived peace process in the Israel-Palestinian conflict were shattered last night by the collapse of Ariel Sharon's parliamentary majority and the prospect


Alcan spinoff Novelis will have $2.8 billion US in debt

MONTREAL (CP) - Alcan Inc.'s rolled-products division will be saddled with a debt of $2.8 billion US as it becomes a separate company under the name Novelis, says a preliminary prospectus.


Start-up airline orders 7E7s as part of $3.8 billion deal

Primaris Airlines, a start-up US airline, plans to buy 20 7E7s and 20 737s, the Boeing Co. announced this morning. The deal still is being negotiated, Boeing said.


Global sea levels could rise twice as high this century as UN climate scientists had predicted, a study suggests.


A Surgeon Opens Up, and Not With a Scalpel

Dr. Thomas R. Russell, the executive director of the American College of Surgeons, discusses medical innovation, the health care crisis and more.


An innovation called the CableCard, which slides into a slot on the back of many new TV sets, is meant to eliminate the cable box. So why aren't cable customers hearing more about it?


Celtics forward James Posey recently displayed a reminder of the Heat's good days by wearing his mammoth, diamond-studded 2006 NBA championship ring. But in just two years, those good days are gone for the Heat, as they have gone from champions to the Eastern Conference's worst team.


The US Senate votes to increase fuel efficiency standards for all cars and SUVs sold by 2020.


Reggio Calabria, 18:51 - CALCIO, REGGINA: TITOLARI IN EVIDENZA NEL TEST

Test infrasettimanale in famiglia per la Reggina: il tecnico Mazzarri in vista della gara di domanic...


Le indagini, coordinate dalla direzione distrettuale antimafiahanno accertato mandanti ed esecutori di sei omicidi                                            Camorra, blitz contro i Sarno e i Panico A Napoli arrestati 70 membri dei clan


Oracle Corp. won permission yesterday from a federal judge to proceed with its $7.7 billion hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. , reviving a battle that PeopleSoft said drove customers to competitors.


English story infused with scents of India

Mira Nair, the India-born director of brilliantly colorful, Eastern-flavored dramas such as "Monsoon Wedding" and "Salaam Bombay," might seem an unlikely choice to direct the film version of William Thackeray's novel of early 19th-century England, "Vanity


Kerry Decries Bush Plan to Recall Troops

CINCINNATI - John Kerry, telling fellow combat veterans he's their "true brother in arms," said Wednesday that President Bush's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Europe and Asia would weaken U.S...


Tokyo stocks climbed to a two week high  on Friday after Tokyo Electron Ltd. and other chip-related  stocks were boosted by a bullish revenue outlook from industry  leader Intel Corp.


Tropical Storm Gabrielle hits North Carolina

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Gabrielle buffeted the North Carolina coast on Sunday but was expected to turn back out over the Atlantic Ocean without strengthening into a hurricane, U.S. forecasters said.


Calcio, Sensi respinge le dimissioni del ds Baldini

19.21: La Roma ha respinto le dimissioni del direttore sportivo Franco Baldini. "L'AS Roma SpA -si legge in una nota della societÃ - nella persona del Suo Presidente cav. Francesco Sensi comunica che, dopo


Berlino, 14:13 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: VAN BASTEN IN POLE PER PANCHINA BAYERN

Potrebbe essere Marco Van Basten, attuale ct dell'Olanda, il successo di Ottmar Hitzfeld sulla panch...


A Canadian court freed suspected al-Qaida collaborator Mohamed Harkat from jail on Friday, but ordered him to remain under house arrest until his next hearing.


While networks tussled over which would land the first interview with Paris Hilton after her release from jail, the upstart Web site TMZ.com was breaking most of the news.


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"Marca" insiste per Totti e Cassano al Real

Nonostante le numerose smentite provenienti da Roma, "Marca", uno dei principali quotidiani sportivi spagnoli, insiste: nell'edizione di mercoledÃ¬ ipotizza che sia Francesco Totti che Antonio Cassano potrebbe lasciare il giallorosso, addirittura giÃ  a


Adult stem cell study flawed, panel says

A scientific panel says a 2002 study that suggested adult stem cells might be as useful as embryonic ones was flawed and its conclusions may be wrong, a finding that raises questions about the promise of a less controversial source for stem cells.


In the country's biggest-ever privatization auction, ConocoPhillips on Wednesday paid nearly $2 billion for a 7.59 percent stake in LUKoil, sealing a strategic alliance between the oil majors and revitalizing energy ties between Russia and the United


Sony, IBM, Toshiba Give Details of 'Cell' Chip

IBM IBM.N, Sony Corp. 6758.T and  Toshiba Corp. 6502.T on Monday unveiled some key details on  the powerful new "Cell" processor the three are jointly  producing to run next-generation computers, game consoles and  TVs.


Fighting Erupts Round Rebel-Held Najaf Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. troops and Shi'ite rebels  fought fierce battles in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on  Monday, with multiple explosions and gunfire echoing around a  sacred shrine held by followers of a radical cleric.


The script plays out the same way nearly every week for the Miami Dolphins. They head to the locker room at halftime in another close game, and slink back there two quarters later wondering how another opportunity for victory slipped away. It happened again Sunday, when they were tied at halftime and lost 20-17 in Denver.


The U.S. military death toll in Iraq rose by at least three Monday and the November total is approaching the highest for any month since the American-led invasion was launched in March 2003.


Roma, 13:31 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO: NIENTE TIFOSI OSPITI IN SAMP-ROMA

I tifosi della Roma non potranno seguire la squadra a Genova per l'incontro di Coppa Italia Sampdori...


[NSFW] German model railways derailed by filth

Nude figurines get down and dirty NSFW You know how it is: you've just spent five years lovingly crafting an HO-scale layout of Clapham Junction but can't help feeling there's a certain something missing which would lend your model railway an authentic urban edge.â¦


A report into the care and treatment of Michael Stone, who killed Lin and Megan Russell 10 years ago, is set to be published.


Video Shows Polish Woman Held Hostage In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Militants in Iraq are continuing their string of kidnappings, releasing a video Thursday showing someone they say is a Polish woman being held hostage.


When civilian officials couldn't get a grip on Hurricane Katrina's devastation, it was Lt. Gen. Russel Honore who took charge, leading federal troops to help rescue thousands still stranded in New Orleans days after the storm.


Tokyo's Nikkei average was down 0.4 percent by midsession on Monday on selling of exporters like Toyota Motor Corp., which announces results later in the day, and wariness ahead of the US presidential election.


Security experts report that banner ads on Expedia and Rhapsody are pushing fake antispyware.


Orbiting Junk, Once a Nuisance, Is Now a Threat

Earthâs widening belt of clutter puts future space exploration at risk, but the solutions are expensive.


Microsoftâs new Media Player 10 rivals iTunes

Itâs amazing to see what an entrenched monopolist will do when it finally meets real competition. For years, Microsoft saw no threat to its Windows Media Player from such


Four new incidents of fakery discovered following BBC internal review.


WASHINGTON - President Bush made an unexpected visit to the Russian Embassy on Sunday where he signed a book of condolences for victims of the school hostage seizure and expressed outrage at the actions of "evil terrorists."  "The atrocities that took place in the school were beyond comprehension," the president told reporters after writing a one-page note in the book.   "Many in America and, I know, many Russians cannot conceive the heart of a person who could mow down innocent children...


Chinese Communist leaders are to hold a key meeting amid fears that corruption is undermining their rule.


Bari, 15:25 - CALCIO, BARI: ESONERATO MARAN, SQUADRA A MATERAZZI

La sconfitta con il Vicenza è costata la panchina al tecnico del Bari, Rolando Maran. Il club...


UPDATE 2-Delphi sees wider loss partly on materials costs

Delphi Corp. (DPH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday warned that its third-quarter loss would be wider than expected, the latest auto parts supplier to say motor


Riforme: "Praticare, in ogni momento, un vero dialogo, fra le forze politiche come fra le istituzioni". Economia: "Occorre nuovo dinamismo di azione e di sviluppo". AREZZO - "Non penso affatto che il confronto


Frances Delivers Long Pounding to Florida

COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances whipped off  roofs, felled trees and cut power to 1.9 million homes and  businesses in Florida on Sunday as the huge and powerful storm  crawled over the state with ferocious winds and sheets of rain.


Panel headed by PM to discuss release of 130 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday

Israel had promised the release to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in exchange for the release two weeks ago of Azzam Azzam.


Taking a page from Hendrick Motorsports' strategy book, Tony Stewart outdueled Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch to win the season-opening Nationwide Series race Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.


In Over Their Heads, With Destiny Looming

âCassandraâs Dream,â Woody Allenâs latest excursion to the dark side of human nature, is good enough that you may wonder why he doesnât just stop making comedies once and for all.


Osama bin Laden called for Iraqi insurgents to unite and avoid divisive "extremism," speaking in an audiotape aired Monday and apparently intended to win over Sunnis opposed to al-Qaida's branch in Iraq


The candidates for Ohio governor have reversed themselves, agreeing to allow The Associated Press to shoot still photos for pool coverage during their second debate.


Treviso, 20:39 - CALCIO, TREVISO: LE OPERAZIONI DELLA GIORNATA

Queste le operazioni portate a termine dal Treviso nella giornata odiernarisoluzione della compartec...


Jose Lima had a five-hit shutout and Shawn Green two homers Saturday as Los Angeles stayed in its NL Division Series by beating St.


When the raucous music was turned down Sunday night and the dancing in the stands had ended, and the eight swaggering and strutting sprinters were finally coiled into their


Bhutto's husband fails to stop Pakistani lawsuit against him in England

Lawyers defending the husband of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto has failed to stop the Islamabad government from pursuing a lawsuit against him in the English courts.


Rice admits 'bumpy' ride to bolster NATO force in Afghanistan

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played down fears that Afghanistan could become a lost cause but admitted Washington faced a "bumpy" ride to press allies into sharing the burden there.


Gruppo sulla scia Fiat, anticipazione su futuro contratto


Eurostar claims a 24-hour strike is having no effect on services, while the RMT says all its members are out.


Thousands turn out in big send-off for Malaysia's Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR : Thousands of supporters turned out at the airport to give Malaysia's ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim a rousing send-off as he headed for surgery in Germany on his second full day of freedom after six years in jail.


Allawi, Sadr and America's awkward handiwork in Iraq

The resumption of urban warfare over the past two weeks in the Shiite holy city of Najaf in Iraq reflects forces far beyond the Mehdi Army of radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr and the American-installed interim Iraqi government ...


China denounces art teacher's naked lecture

A Chinese culture ministry official has   denounced a university professor who stripped naked in front of   students and teachers during an art class, a Chinese newspaper   reported on Tuesday.


ASIA/TURCHIA - Anno Paolino, opportunitÃ  di testimonianza: i cattolici turchi si mobilitano per le celebrazioni Tarso (Agenzia Fides) - A Tarso e Antiochia, luoghi legati alla presenza e alla predicazione dellÂApostolo Paolo in Turchia, ci si prepara per le celebrazioni dellÂAnno Paolino, indetto da Papa Benedetto XVI dal 28 giugno 2008 al 29 giugno 2009, per ...


US Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Implement 9/11 Commission ...

US lawmakers have introduced legislation that would implement recommendations of a bipartisan federal commission aimed at preventing another terrorist attack on the United States.


The holiday leaves us a short trading week as a present. Let's unwrap it to see what's in store for us.


NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Kenyan military helicopters swooped to break up machete-wielding mobs on Tuesday as the killing of an opposition legislator stoked bloody protests across the east African country.


With US, Israel, and the Palestinians all navigating transitions, outlook improves for solving one of world's toughest problems.


Research shows common airborne fungi cause chronic stuffy nose

A team led by Mayo Clinic researchers has determined that over-reactive immune responses to airborne fungi could cause the stuffy noses and airway inflammation among sufferers of chronic rhinosinusitis.


The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit of flu vaccine makers and nations next week to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.


Samsung shares rise 6% despite falling profits as investors focus on upbeat forecasts.


Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos has launched bankruptcy proceedings in a Houston, Texas court, the company has said. Claire Davidson, a spokeswoman for the company in London, did


Noe Paramot's first goal for Tottenham Hotspur reignited Jacques Santini's side's start to the season and brought an abrupt, and unexpected, end to Everton's impressive run of six games without defeat.


Virginia contractor fights Iraq fraud charges

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Attorneys for a US-based security company accused of setting up sham companies in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme in Iraq are contending in court that the company cannot be sued under a key federal anticorruption law because the allegedly stolen money belonged to Iraqis, not Americans.


Boxer Witter savours sweet sensation of victory

Junior Witter described his seventh round knock-out win over Vivian Harris to defend his WBC light-welterweight title on Friday as his "sweetest victory".


Other running backs were ranked higher than Julius Jones in last April's draft and the Cowboys took heat for trading down and taking him. Now, minds are changing.


Explosions, Gunfire in Ivory Coast Capital

Loud explosions and gunfire rocked  Ivory Coast's capital Yamoussoukro on Saturday and flames could  be seen rising from the presidential palace grounds where  government helicopter gunships are based, witnesses said.


First came the Orwellian mash up YouTube video that portrayed Hillary Rodham Clinton as Big Brother. Then came a clip of her off-key rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Now, a stinging 13-minute video by a bitter Clinton foe is finding its own Internet audience.


Dick Cheney and his wife say they are angry at John Kerry for invoking their lesbian daughter during the final presidential debate. Kerry says he was just trying to say something nice about how the Cheneys have dealt with the issue and meant no offense.


Naughty, nice are irrelevant if Santa can't find any iPods

You could spend all weekend exploring retail stores in Wichita, and you still probably won't find it. The Dora the Explorer talking dollhouse is sold out.


EU judge on Microsoft - one month until ruling

A European Union judge told a closed meeting on Thursday he plans to rule within a month whether to freeze curbs imposed by the EU's executive on Microsoft, lawyers present said.


Scientists develop an electronic device to test for serious head injuries.


Darfur crisis: Will new peace talks succeed?

Rebel groups and Sudan's government are attending talks to try to end the conflict in the troubled Darfur region. Delegates from both sides are in the Nigerian capital Abuja for the discussions, which will


Patriots once again beasts of AFC East: Clinch title in ugly win ...

The Patriots [stats, news] steamroller has yet to meet an obstacle it can't obliterate. Job-hunting coordinators. (Allegedly) vengeful running backs.


Segretario generale Onu, Tel Aviv riveli loro collocazione


Several dead, some 150 injured in train crash in England

Several people have died and about 150 been injured after a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing and derailed Saturday night in southeastern England, ambulance officials said.


Canada's parliament approves a government motion recognising Quebec's people as a nation within Canada.


IT IS THE SEASON for stars. What to most of us are simply pinpoints of light in a dark night sky are to astronomers much more. Dwarfs, subgiants, supergiants, single-line and spectroscopic double starsthe


Three more pull out of U.N. leader race, leaving Ban

Three more candidates withdrew on Thursday from the race to become U.N. secretary-general, leaving only South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon to face an official U.N. Security Council vote next week.


Brandy and a man who was hurt in a deadly freeway crash involving her Range Rover are suing each other. Brandy, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, and Mallory Ham of Simi Valley accuse each other of negligence in lawsuits filed last week in Superior Court.


Blog: Motorola reported more losses for the second quarter of 2007, but management hopes that a recovery is still on the horizon.


Cricket: Windies to resume run chase on Sunday

LONDON : West Indies will require another 227 runs from 44 overs to beat South Africa in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool B game at The Oval and go through to the semi-finals of the competition.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militants released seven foreign hostages Wednesday after their employer paid $500,000 ransom, while France mustered support from Muslims at home and abroad to push for the release of two French journalists still held captive in Iraq.    The U.S...


Putin tightens grip on Russian regions after deadly attacks

President Vladimir Putin stepped up Kremlin control over Russia's regions and called for moves to improve security in the north Caucasus as he appointed a mew government chief of staff after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.


Oklahoma, Mississippi and the Mountain states have set the pace in increasing the imprisonment of women, while several Northeastern states are curtailing the practice, according to a new report detailing sharp regional differences in the handling of female offenders.


Species disappearing at an alarming rate, report says

The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, the recognized global watchdog on endangered species said Wednesday in announcing its annual list of most vulnerable wildlife.


RT Seeks to Boost Shuttle Routes: But the Transit Agency Awaits State Money to Expand Service.

By Bill Lindelof, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 15--Bus driver Don Schreckengost waited where Fair Oaks Boulevard and Manzanita Avenue meet in Carmichael for a passenger to put his $1 in the fare box.


The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether cancer-causing radioactive material was buried in the 1980s near a rifle range at Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps' primary base on the Atlantic Ocean.


Sony is recalling eight Cyber-shot digital camera models worldwide because of a defect in the screen.


FDA to probe popcorn link in man's lung disease

At least one man who ate several bags of butter-flavored microwave popcorn each day has developed a life-threatening lung disease possibly caused by an additive in the popcorn, his doctor says, and U.S. regulators have launched an investigation.


U.S. food retailer and wholesaler  Supervalu Inc. SVU.N on Tuesday posted a 34 percent rise in  quarterly profit as it cut costs amid sluggish sales.


Viacom Inc. plans to submit a bid to buy financial news provider MarketWatch Inc., according to a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


N.Korea envoy eyes nuclear inspections soon

North Korean funds that had been frozen in a Macau bank account for nearly two years will soon reach Pyongyang and that should spur inspections of the North's nuclear sites, U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said.


It's Finally Happening: Destin Jet Under Construction: Project Survives Complaints

By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 23--As planes taxi down the runway at Destin Airport, bulldozers are digging their blade into mountains of dirt.  After three years of controversy, heated meetings and legal battles, Jay Odom's Destin Jet terminal is now under construction.


Nessun disagio a circolazione dopo il rientro da festivita'


Interior ministers from Italy, France, Germany, Britain and Spain began informal talks Sunday, searching for ways to improve cooperation across the continent in fighting terror and illegal immigration.


Would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley has been found ready to spend more time away from a Washington psychiatric hospital, but a federal judge said hospital administrators have not proposed a structure to ensure such trips would be safe.


Indonesia floods kill 12, cause travel chaos

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 12 people across Indonesia and the capital's main airport was briefly shut on Friday as more than 40 flights were delayed due to low visibility.


BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 11, 2004 - Strong explosions shook central Baghdad early Sunday, and fighting erupted on a major street in the heart of the city near the US-guarded Green Zone.


The Consumer Electronics Show ends in Las Vegas with a prediction that the gadget explosion will continue.


Britain agrees to US request for troop redeployment

Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request to move British troops into volatile central Iraq to free up American forces for a stepped-up assault on insurgents, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.


Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver were joking about a unification bout. Roy Jones, considered by some the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, was in the back of an ambulance.


Lost protesters lasso iceberg after whaler clash

Anti-whaling protesters lost in the Southern Ocean on Friday after a clash with a Japanese whaling ship tied their damaged boat to an iceberg for protection from icy winds as they drifted in fog, media reported.


National park officials and residents protest at the progress on restoring land dug up for a natural gas pipeline.


Coming soon to a jungle near you -- mosquitoes genetically engineered so they cannot give people malaria. But this time scientists want to do it right.


When rumours began to spread in the newspaper industry last month that The Times had decided to bite the bullet and give up its traditional broadsheet edition and move entirely to the tabloid


Si e' trattato di una revisione dell'operazione di oggi


To achieve affordable housing, we'll fight selfish nimbyism

Comment is free: Yvette Cooper: If we don't take firm action now, we could see the gap between the housing haves and housing have-nots widen further.


Russian Forces Complete Anti-Terror Plan

Russian commandos battled terror suspects in the southern Dagestan region allegedly planning another attack like last fall's seizure of a Beslan school, and security authorities Sunday declared the insurgents dead after a tank razed their suspected hideout. One commando also was killed.


Graham says Franks warned that Iraq would divert forces

A former Senate Intelligence Committee chairman asserted Sunday that the general who ran the war in Afghanistan said more than a year before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that his resources were being shifted ...


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Originario di Messina, e'stato trovato sotto ponte a Modugno


The military has launched a criminal investigation into photographs that appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed detainees, and photos of what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head.


The US Secretary of State has called for a "new chapter" in the transatlantic alliance during her first major foreign policy speech. Send us your reaction.


New security breach at theft-hit Russia museum

ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - A man on Friday smashed a glass display case and tried to steal an antique silver ladle from Russia's Hermitage Museum, scene of a mass theft of artworks uncovered this year.


Mussina, Matsui Lead Yankees Past Red Sox

Mike Mussina retired the first 19 batters he faced and Hideki Matsui drove in five runs as the New York Yankees opened the American League Championship Series with a wild 10-7 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.


Ecuador leftist leads after presidential run-off

QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuadorean leftist Rafael Correa, an admirer of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory following Sunday's presidential run-off after vowing sweeping reforms in the unstable Andean country.


Dodgers, Padres to make MLB China debut in March

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play the first Major League Baseball games in China at Beijing's Olympic stadium in March, the MLB announced on Thursday.


Playing Accordion for Fun, but Piano for Macedonia

Tonight Simon Trpceski, a 28-year-old Macedonian, begins a series of performances of Tchaikovskyâs First Piano Concerto with Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic to help begin that orchestraâs âThe Tchaikovsky Experience.â


The attorney general tells Russia's chief prosecutor that the man accused of murdering former spy Alexander Litvinenko must be extradited to UK.


U.S. intelligence report says Iraq perilous

The situation in Iraq is perilous, with Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence surpassing al Qaeda as the most immediate threat to U.S. goals, according to a long-awaited intelligence report, The Washington Post reported on Friday.


Senior volunteers are contributing their time to help struggling school systems.


UK seen giving green light to new nuclear plants

Britain is expected to give the go-ahead to a new generation of nuclear power stations next week, sparking a frenzy of deal-making by nuclear firms as well as a fresh challenge from environmental campaigners.


Bush campaign to base ad on Kerry terror quote

President Bush's campaign announced Sunday its plans to use as the basis of a new commercial a quote from an 8,000-word New York Times Magazine article about Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.


Another nine innings and another 3 1/2 hours of toe-to-toe, leather-wielding, nonstop action. This time it produced a 12-5 Red Sox victory over the hated Yankees. Watching these two play one another is exhausting. What must the toll be on the people in uniform?


Incumbent factor: the  elephant in the room

Bush's role as sitting president gives him the spotlight, and the hot seat.


'Non ci sono cambiamenti materiali nelle nostre aspettative'


Motherly Abortionist Gets Entangled With the Law

"Vera Drake," a film about a back-street abortionist in 1950 London, is the English director Mike Leigh's best work in a decade.


Seeing the Big Picture in the 21st Century

By Blankinship, Steve  Today's enterprise management software can maximize design, build, operate and dispatch activities for generating assets.


Cendant to Acquire Gullivers Travel for $1.1 Billion

Cendant Corp., which owns Days Inn hotels and Avis Rent A Car Systems Inc., agreed to buy the UK's Gullivers Travel Associates and Octopus Travel Group Ltd.


US Soldiers Kill 3 Afghans at Checkpoint

Soldiers from the American-led coalition killed three people after a pickup truck carrying them failed to stop at a checkpoint on Saturday night, officials said today.


British net firms are starting to put in place defences that can spot and stop attacks on websites.


Clinton praises people of tsunami-hit Aceh

Former US president Bill Clinton ended his three-hour visit in Indonesia's Aceh by praising the people for the progress they have made in rebuilding the tsunami-torn area.


Schools are warned they will have to make efficiency savings just to keep pace with current funding levels.


China Bolsters Iran in Dispute Over A-Fuel

Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing of China said here on Saturday that Beijing would oppose efforts aimed at referring the issue of Iran's nuclear program to the Security Council.


Parties Spent More Than a Billion on 2006 Congressional Campaigns

The national, state and local party organizations of the Republican and Democratic parties spent a combined total of about $1.1 billion on elections for federal office in the 2005-06 election cycle, according to data released Wednesday by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).


Democratic presidential contenders are to hold their second head-to-head TV debate on Sunday evening.


Nine Antidepressants Raise Suicide Concern -Panel

BETHESDA, Md.  - All nine antidepressants studied  by regulators raise concerns about a higher risk of suicidal  behavior in children and teens who take the drugs, a U.S.  advisory panel said on Tuesday.


Asian stocks rose to a fresh life  high on Monday as investors bet there will be a U.S. interest  rate cut this week, which sent the dollar to a record low  against the euro and a basket of major currencies.


Mr.prezzi, primo intervento nel settore della carne


It sounds like a freakish ailment from a horror movie: Sores erupt on your skin, mysterious threads pop out of them, and you feel like tiny bugs are crawling all over you. Some experts believe it's a psychiatric phenomenon, yet hundreds of people say it's a true physical condition. It's called Morgellons, and now the government is about to begin its first medical study of it.


Seven bombs across Spain injure five in reminder of Basque ...

MADRID  - Multiple bombs exploded across Spain injuring five people in attacks claimed by the Basque separatist group ETA, days after another series of blasts in Madrid in a reminder that the militant group is still a thorn in the side of authorities


Glasgow, 16:57 - CALCIO, SCOZIA: IL CELTIC INGAGGIA GRAVESEN

Il Celtic ha ingaggiato il 30enne centrocampista danese Thomas Gravesen. Il giocatore ha firmato un ...


Vintage Mercedes sells for 4 million pounds

A Mercedes Benz which for years was kept in a farm building has become the second most expensive car in the world after it sold for 4.1 million pounds.


Reviewing the iMac G5, Steve Rea writes for TechNY.com, “Apple has created a small, powerful, aesthetically appealing, innovated, creative, workable, user friendly, attractive, reliable computer that everyone can use. The ultimate Internet machine. The ultimate music machine. The ultimate graphics machine. The ultimate computing machine.” [Nov 29]


Rafa Benitez finally got some good news as Steven Gerrard's hat-trick helped Liverpool cruise into the FA Cup fourth round with a 5-0 win against crisis ridden League One outfit Luton on Tuesday.


DOMANI SUL VENERDI'                                            Scoprire il mondo guidati da uno scrittore


YUKOS Awaits U.S. Ruling on Break-Up Order

Embattled Russian oil major YUKOS   should hear later Thursday whether a U.S. bankruptcy court will  back its last-ditch attempt to halt the sale due Sunday of its  main production unit.


WASHINGTON -- America's factories saw orders go up by a strong 1.2 percent in November, the biggest advance in four months and a sign the nation's manufacturing sector was gaining momentum as the new year loomed.


Rio de Janeiro, 12:19 - CALCIO, CATANIA: BOVIO AL CORINTHIANS

Il Corinthians ha annunciato l'arrivo in prestito dal Catania del centrocampista Ricardo Bovio, 25 a...


Is Steve Jobs really smarter than anyone else?

With another "exclusive" deal under his belt, Steve Jobs has proven one thing: he's smarter than anyone else.


An explosion struck a NATO patrol vehicle outside a former Taliban town in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one British soldier and wounding five others.


Music Review | 'Slayer': For Some Unmellowed Metalheads, Middle Age Is Nothing to Fear

Who would have thought that the clatter of Slayerâs rhythm section would someday become one of those archaic folk forms worth preserving?


BETHESDA, Maryland  - Steve Stricker made a dramatic move to capture his first tournament in six years with a blistering three-under 32 on the front nine of the final round of the AT&T National on Sunday.


Muslim Link to Anti-Semitism Rise in Europe, U.S. Says

A rise in the number of Muslims in Western Europe has intensified longstanding anti-Jewish sentiment in the region and acts such as desecrating synagogues are likely to increase, the State Department said.


UK anti-terrorism laws under fire as suspects flee

Britain's anti-terrorism strategy faced mounting criticism on Thursday after an embarrassing announcement that three men suspected of planning attacks on British or U.S. troops abroad had absconded.


Abbott Laboratories Inc. said Tuesday it is seeking regulatory approval for a drug to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread through the body.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United can wave "goodbye" to the title if they lose to Arsenal on Sunday.


Lady Vols reach NCAA softball title game

Monica Abbott led Tennessee to the Women's College World Series finals Sunday, throwing her third straight shutout in the Lady Vols' 3-0 victory over Northwestern.


A suicide bomber detonated a device Sunday in a Lahore, Pakistan, mosque used by Shia Muslims, killing at least four people and injuring six others.


Tony Blair and Iraqi interim leader Iyad Allawi stress their determination to defeat insurgents in Iraq.


Airlines to order nearly 30,000 new planes in next 20 years: Boeing

US aerospace giant Boeing Co. forecast on Wednesday that airlines worldwide would take delivery of nearly 30,000 new jets in the next two decades amid surging demand for air travel.


The Times and CNBC Will Share Material on Web Sites

The deal will mostly involve posting Times articles and other written material on CNBCâs site, and CNBC video on the Times site.


Il portiere del Bologna, Gianluca Pagliuca, e' stato squalificato dal giudice sportivo per una giornata in seguito all'esame della prova tv che ha evidenziato una 'tirata di capelli' al giocatore della Reggina, Giandomenico Mesto, sfuggita all'arbitro.


Siena, 18:15 - CALCIO, SIENA: PROVE DI TERZO TEMPO IN AMICHEVOLE

E adesso il "terzo tempo" si prova anche in allenamento. E' accaduto oggi agli impianti sportivi di ...


Japan Corporations Lag in Promoting Women

When Ginko Sato landed her first job in the 1950s, the only person who genuinely welcomed her was the other woman in her office, a secretary who was relieved she would have help serving tea to colleagues and guests.


Export Cut to China Seen as Clever Strategy on Yukos's Part

Yukos, the Russian oil giant, is playing a weak hand well in its battle with the Kremlin by cutting its oil shipments to China ahead of a meeting between leaders of the countries this week, analysts said on Monday.


A fresh IRA statement says the British and Irish governments are "making a mess" of the peace process.


His Majesty consented to send congratulatory messages to Horst Kohler, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Gerhard Schroder, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on the occasion ...


There was a great 35th birthday present for Ernie Els on Sunday. The South African won the World Match Play title for a record sixth time, beating Lee Westwood to earn a million pounds, the biggest prize in golf.


Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will announce today that he is backing Sen. John McCain in his bid for the Oval Office, two sources familiar with the decision said. Romney suspended his campaign earlier this month, saying it was in his party's best interest.


"We had multiple fronts and multiple stunts off of those fronts," said Plymouth North coach Bill Burkhead of his game plan for yesterday's matchup with undefeated Falmouth. A stunned Falmouth defense, which had given up only 12 points this season, was turned inside out by the tongue-twisting offense as the Blue Eagles marched to a 21-8 victory and the Atlantic ...


Madonna di Campiglio, 11:14 - F1, terremoti; Schumacher: dura spiegarlo ai miei bambini

''Io sono una persona fortunata, guadagno molto. Mi sono sentito in dovere di fare qualcosa. Ma la c...


Indonesia in political limbo as Megawati refuses to say she's lost

: Indonesia's incoming president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won last month's election in a landslide, but a stubborn incumbent is stopping him doing something that poll


Ex-Official at Jobs Web Site Admits Backdating Options

Myron F. Olesnyckyj pleaded guilty to securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud, charges that carry potential penalties of up to 25 years in prison and fines of more than $5.2 million.


Manager Dave Miley got a long-awaited show of confidence yesterday when the Cincinnati Reds extended his contract through the 2006 season. Miley, 42, had little security when he took over for the fired Bob Boone in July 2003. He finished that season as interim manager, then got only a one-year extension with a club option for 2005. The Reds had ...


Credit Agricole Q3 net profit rises 12 percent

Credit Agricole , France's biggest retail bank, reported a 12-percent rise in year-on-year third-quarter net profit that was above the average market forecast, although earnings fell from previous quarters.


Isaac Slade, frontman for The Fray, says he hasn't decided whether he wants to inherit a $15 million English mansion from Sir Benjamin Slade, a 60-year-old aristocrat who may be a distant relative.


Maliki orders commanders launch crackdown

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered Iraq's military commanders on Tuesday to speed up preparations for a U.S.-backed crackdown in Baghdad after a string of attacks killed hundreds of people in recent days.


Britons Fear Spiders More Than Terrorists

Spiders are more scary than terrorists — at least according to a survey of a thousand Britons released Monday.


Threads It's December; are you still in the market for a warm jacket? Kenpo Inc. recently added several items to its line of duds that have iPod controls on the sleeves.


Chinese president in unprecedented criticism of Hong Kong ...

MACAU  - Chinese President Hu Jintao has given an unprecedented public dressing down to Hong Kong's leaders, a day after the territory's government was forced to postpone a major public property sale.


Newcastle boss ready to confront Bellamy

Newcastle United boss Graeme Souness is likely to discipline Craig Bellamy after the striker fired a broadside at his manager yesterday.


Britain takes hostage pleas to Baghdad streets

Britain has takem its pleas for the life of hostage Kenneth Bigley to the streets of Baghdad, distributing leaflets in the hope of persuading his captors to show mercy.


Iran's new nuclear negotiator to meet EU's Solana

Iran's new nuclear negotiator steps onto the international stage for the first time on Tuesday at a meeting where Western diplomats will try to gauge whether Tehran has hardened its stance on its atomic program.


If anyone deserves to be a salty about a lack of career recognition, it's Patti Austin.


Romano, 29 anni vero nome Davide Combusti: "Nella musica ho investito tutto"A gennaio uscirÃ  il suo primo disco "The Niro" prodotto dalla Universal                                          Il sogno di The Niro, da My Space al mondo Il ragazzo italiano approda alle major                                                                                di GIUSEPPE VIDETTI


Forget Mark Cuban. I want the "Monkey Boy"

ABC chose the wrong tech billionaire to participate in its upcoming reality show. If the network really wanted sizzle, Steve Ballmer is the hands-down choice.


Zurich - Australia's Alicia Molik upset match favourite Maria Sharapova, winning Sunday's final of the Swisscom Challenge 4-6 6-2 6-3.


The governmentâs ability to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists overseas led to the arrests of three militants accused of planning attacks in Germany.


Update 6: Bankruptcy Judge Rules Against United

A federal bankruptcy judge ruled against United Airlines on Friday in a procedural dispute, siding with unions who said the company submitted unsubstantiated claims about how employees would be affected if their pension programs were terminated.


Milano, 19:40 - CALCIO, MILAN; PER ANCELOTTI DUBBIO GILARDINO-INZAGHI

Dopo la gara di coppa Italia contro il Catania, il Milan è tornato al lavoro in vista del der...


Simple Steps to Greener Lifestyles: Day-to-Day Habits Damage the Earth -- but Small Changes Could Go Far to Help Heal It

By Ron Sylvester, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 12--Flip a switch and the lights come on -- no thinking required. But think about what happens on the other end of that switch. To generate some of the power for that light, it takes a plant burning coal miles away.


Jordan says Israel barrier threatens the kingdom

Jordan said on Monday that the West Bank fence will interfere with establishing a stable Palestinian state and have a spillover effect that will threaten neighboring countries.


IBM Corp. plans to announce today that it has built the world's fastest supercomputer at one of its facilities in Rochester, Minn., wresting the title from a system in Japan.


Piazza: Bonds' 715th 'something special'

Mike Piazza has been around baseball practically his whole life, and the moment was not lost on him.


Antigua, U.S. Extend Air Force Base Lease

Antigua and Barbuda's prime minister and American officials signed an agreement Monday extending the lease of the U.S. Air Force base in the Caribbean country until 2008.


Beatles' haven to house Delhi's street kids?

A Canadian actress is planning to breathe new life into the run down Indian-government-owned ashram that once housed the famous Brit band, the Beatles.


Iraq Forces Advance on Najaf Shrine, Battle Rages

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraqi security forces moved to  within 400 yards of a holy shrine in Najaf on Tuesday, just  hours after the government warned Shi'ite rebels inside they  would be killed if they did not surrender.


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


Bill Clinton Recovering After Heart Surgery

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was  recovering on Monday after successful heart bypass surgery at  New York-Presbyterian Hospital, a hospital source told Reuters.


Four killed, 20 wounded in car bomb in Algeria

At least four people were killed and 20 wounded in an attack by a suicide bomber on a police station at Thenia, 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Algiers, according to a provisional toll issued by security services.


NFL Game Summary - Philadelphia at Washington

Eagles' receiver Todd Pinkston appeared to pull up on a long bomb attempt in the first quarter to avoid getting hit. His effort was jeered by many members of the Redskins...Springs was knocked unconscious


Luxury Housing, Marina Proposed for West Side

By Gina Macris, The Providence Journal, R.I.  Mar. 7--PORTSMOUTH -- It's been more than a quarter of a century since  the Weyerhauser Co. brought ashore the last loads of lumber at its 44-acre  terminal on Narragansett Bay and sawed it up for sale to local distributors.


For a team that just lost its World Cup of Hockey semifinal to Canada in heartbreaking fashion, the Czechs were a proud group of players.


Il Made in Italy fa crescere lâindustria

Erano tre anni che il fatturato dellâindustria italiana non era cosÃ¬ in crescita. Ad agosto lâincremento tendenziale annuo Ã¨ stato dellâ11%. Per trovare una crescita piÃ¹ ampia bisogna risalire al


Bush on cyber war: 'a subject I can learn a lot about'

Real gov network strike might be scarier than botnet DDoS When the presidents of the USA and Estonia met on Monday, cyber warfare was still very much on the Estonian agenda.â¦


EBay Launches Kijiji Classifieds in U.S.

Posting ads on the site is free, and unlike eBay, Kijiji plays no role in completing sales.


Coach: Willette White (fifth year, 42-73). Last year: 15-15, 7-11 (seventh in America East).


Weight Loss Surgery Staves Off Prediabetes

NEW YORK  - Obese patients typically show  poor sensitivity to the hormone insulin, a problem that can  lead to diabetes. Previous reports have shown that weight loss  surgery can improve this sensitivity and now, new research  indicates that the type of surgery determines how fast this  problem is fixed.


Music Review | New York Philharmonic: From Berio, the Dark Fraying Ends of the 1960s

Lorin Maazel led the Philharmonic in its first performance in 20 years of Luciano Berioâs âSinfonia,â which he wrote for the orchestra in the tumultuous late 1960s.


Best-selling author Terry Pratchett reveals he has a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease.


For the last few days I've been using MySQLs ALTER and REPAIR table functionality and its caused tons of countless problems and a great deal of lost sleep.  The first problem I noticed was that for large tables ALTER TABLE was taking hours!  Lets say you have a 30G table.  Good luck altering it as the default MySQL configuration will probably take 100 or more hours.  In MySQLs defense there are a number of variables you can use to increase the performance of an ALTER but the problem is that the two major ones (myisam_max_extra_sort_file_size, and myisam_max_sort_file_size) can't be set at runtime (during an ALTER). If these are set too low MySQL will revert to a "Repair with keycache" strate ...


Steelers broadcaster and Terrible Towel creator Myron Cope may be 75 years old, but he's still quick of wit and has the gumption to go toe-to-toe with Daniel Snyder.


Free-agent outfielder Mike Cameron and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a $7 million, one-year contract that includes a club option for 2009.


Japan Executes Man Who Killed 8 Schoolchildren

Japan on Tuesday hanged a man convicted  of stabbing to death eight elementary school children in a  rampage that shocked the nation and severely shook its sense of  security, media said.


ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz left on Sunday for a four-day official visit to three South Asian member countries for talks on regional and bilateral matters.


Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people's brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach.


Libya lifts death sentences on medics in HIV case

Libya lifted death sentences on Tuesday against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of deliberately infecting children with HIV, paving the way for them to be freed after eight years in jail.


The Motley Fool - The two main forms of life insurance you should understand are whole life and term life. (It's also good to learn about universal and variable, which are variations of whole life insurance.)


Science & environment: An engineer's skill at turning gas guzzlers into efficient cars has led rock legends and big businesses to seek out his expertise


Reebok hopes to run up sales with Pump 2.0

Hoping to build on the success of a shoe that generated big sales but also was ridiculed when it was introduced 15 years ago, Reebok Inc. yesterday rolled out a next-generation high-tech sneaker with a name that takes a cue from computer software launches: the Pump 2.0.


Moves towards a new governnment in Israel

Israel's Opposition Labour Party leader Shimon Peres has responded positively to an invitation by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to form a unity government.


Christo's 'The Gates' to Unfurl in New York Park

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the husband  and wife team whose $20 million art project "The Gates" unfurls  in Manhattan's Central Park on Saturday, know that their large,  fanciful, short-lived public art works puzzle many people.


William Morrison Supermarkets has agreed to sell 114 small Safeway stores and a distribution centre for 260.2 million pounds. Morrison bought these stores as part of its 3 billion pound


A 14.3 percent decline in new building suggests the worst may not be over in the residential market.


Global Warming Has Arrived: Arctic Study

WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 1 (OneWorld) ï¿½ With only eight weeks left before the elves finish their work and Santa Claus mounts his sleigh, an eight-nation study on global warming co-sponsored by the United States has concluded that the North Pole is melting


Consumer prices unexpectedly dipped  0.1 percent last month, government data on Wednesday showed,  the first decline since October as energy prices fell, but core  inflation rose as expected.


Kidnapped BBC man to be released 'soon:' Hamas

BBC journalist Alan Johnston, kidnapped in Gaza more than three months ago, should be released "soon," a spokesman for Hamas said on Sunday.


Osama bin Laden will release a new message soon declaring war on Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, al-Qaeda announced Thursday


A murder inquiry is launched after a man is shot dead in Londonderry in an early morning gun attack.


Asian women who eat a diet rich in meat and puddings may be at higher risk of breast cancer, a study claims.


Argentine President Kirchner says Britain won an unacceptable "colonial victory" in the Falklands.


For most of its life chip maker PortalPlayer was known best as the "Intel of the iPod." It's a reference to the key role its chips play for Apple's popular digital music player, much the same way Intel's semiconductors run computers.


Chad says signed definitive peace with rebel groups

N'DJAMENA  - Chad's government and four Sudan-based Chadian rebel groups signed a "definitive peace accord" in Libya on Thursday that included an immediate ceasefire, a Chadian presidency official said.


Iraq PM Asks UN States to Put the War Behind Them

Iraq's new prime minister, in his debut appearance before the U.N. General Assembly, appealed to world governments on Friday to put aside their differences over the war and help Baghdad rebuild.


Vince Carter played his worst game of the season in a hostile environment. Carter had a season-low 12 points against his former team in New Jersey's 90-78 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. T.J. Ford had 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to lead the Raptors to their second straight victory without Chris Bosh.


Former big leaguers to pioneer baseball in Israel

A trio of retired Jewish major leaguers will try to help grow professional baseball in Israel in this year's opening season of the Israel Baseball League, organizers said Monday.


China is to put tariffs on textile exports to head off mounting concern that it could flood the market after quotas are abolished next year.


The Lib Dems are to unveil plans to allow communities to decide punishment of some minor offenders.


British embassy staff feared kidnapped in Ethiopia

Five Britons with diplomatic connections were missing feared kidnapped in Ethiopia last night amid security concerns.Comment


The Packers acquired O'Sullivan, 25, and the second-round selection in the 2005 draft in return for McKenzie, 28, and a future conditional draft choice.


Two Palestinian youths die in the continuing Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, witnesses say.


Viaggio in Kazakistan Astana capitale metafisica

A nord dell'immenso Paese sta nascendo la città nuova, progettata da Kisho Kurokawa. Tra grattacieli, piramidi e una foresta per proteggerla dai venti


Spanish shipyard workers blockade traffic in renewed strike

Spanish shipyard workers blockaded traffic in the northwestern port of Ferrol as thousands rallied to protest plans to part-privatise shipyards threatened by bankruptcy.


The party of Estonia's prime minister, who pledged to preserve the market-friendly policies credited with the Baltic nation's impressive growth, narrowly won parliamentary elections Sunday, official preliminary results showed.


FOUR Merrill Lynch bankers and a mid-level Enron executive were last night found guilty of conspiracy and fraud in the first criminal trial since the collapse of the energy trading giant three years ago.


Vittima percorreva provinciale Staggi, morto in ambulanza


Four U.S. Soldiers Face Hearing in Germany

MANNHEIM, Germany - Four U.S. soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison face pretrial hearings before an American military judge in Germany...


NBC to sell new TV shows on Amazon Unbox

NBC Universal said Tuesday it will sell episodes of its new fall television shows using Amazon's Unbox digital download service, after the network failed to reach an agreement with Apple Inc. last week to offer the shows on iTunes.


Daiei Inc., Japan's third-largest retailer, must cut debt without government aid after a deadline set by a state bailout agency passed, agency officials said.


La. mayor: state may take over DA office

Mayor Ray Nagin says the state could take over the New Orleans district attorney's office as early as Monday as the agency faces a multimillion-dollar civil judgment.


Ouija Board, the winner of both the English and Irish Oaks this season, was yesterday confirmed as a definite runner at the Breeders' Cup meeting at Lone Star Park in Dallas on Saturday week.


As of Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at least 3,117 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,497 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Gaborik scores five as Wild down Rangers

Minnesota's Marian Gaborik scored five goals, the most by an NHL player in almost 11 years, to lead the Wild to a 6-3 home victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.


India, Pakistan hold talks, no breakthrough seen

Foreign ministers of India and Pakistan began informal talks in New Delhi on Monday to review a slow-moving peace process, but the two sides were not expected to make any major announcements, officials said.


WASHINGTON -- Wholesale prices fell in August by the largest amount in 10 months, reflecting a plunge in the price of gasoline and other energy products and the fourth straight month of falling food costs.


Fueled by demand in the Asia/Pacific region and Japan, external disk storage systems revenues grew 8 percent year over year to $3.


The world's wealthiest investors will put more money into alternative investments, a report finds.


Gatlin Sprints from Unknown to Olympic Gold

American Justin Gatlin roared from virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men's 100 meters race on Sunday, upstaging defending champion Maurice Greene and other more illustrious rivals.


Laptops Present Fertility Danger For Men

Teenagers and young men should keep their notebook computers off their laps if they want to ensure their fertility isn't compromised.


IMF to Boost Monitoring of Energy Trading

The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it would increase its monitoring of energy trading and related market developments as more banks and hedge funds enter the energy markets.


But the collaboration on the deal has contributed to improved relations between the two nations.


World Chefs: Southern Belle Paula Deen shows love in food

Paula Deen, who calls herself "a  cook, not a chef," started The Bag Lady catering company in  downtown Savannah, Georgia., after she found herself newly  divorced with only $200 to her name.


New Jersey suit a test case on farm animal cruelty

New Jersey allows cruelty  to farm animals by failing to ban practices such as castration  without anesthetic, animal rights activists said on Wednesday  in a lawsuit that might help set national standards for the  treatment of livestock.


Britain's Imperial Tobacco buys US peer Commonwealth Brands

Cigarette maker Imperial Tobacco has announced the purchase of US group Commonwealth Brands for 960 million pounds.


Although the economy as a whole is in its best shape in three decades, improved growth is threatened by disparities between wealthy nations and the developing world as well as rising oil prices.


Treatment allows some diabetics to forgo injections

WASHINGTON - Nearly 60 percent of diabetes patients who have received an experimental transplant of pancreatic cells are able to live without insulin injections a year later, Canadian and US doctors reported Tuesday.


Samsung fusion memory to make phones '500% faster'

Has eye on media, gaming handsets Samsung yesterday said it expects gadget makers to incorporate its newly announced 'fusion' memory chip, branded OneDRAM, into handsets, portable games consoles and media players by H2 2007. They'll do it because the technology "sharply increases" data throughput speeds, the company claimed.â¦


Cadiz, Spain (Sports Network) - Two local favorites, Sergio Garcia and Jose Manuel Lara, each posted four-under-par 67s on Thursday to share the first- round lead of the season-ending Volvo Masters Andalucia.


Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Monday denied reports he was named the Fatah candidate for the Jan. 9 presidential election.


Pakistan seals off district after hitting Qaeda camp

WANA, Pakistan Pakistani troops threw a tight cordon on Friday around a troubled South Waziristan district near the Afghan border, residents said, a day after government forces smashed a suspected Al Qaeda training camp there and killed about 50 fighters


Emmy "Sopranos" send-off ranks as ratings dud

The 59th annual Primetime Emmys and its farewell salute to "The Sopranos" was a ratings dud, averaging just over 13 million viewers, the second-lowest number on record for the awards, Nielsen Media Research reported on Monday.


Turkish Cypriots begin trading with Greek Cypriots in the south  for the first time in three decades.


Danica Patrick loves the thrill and excitement of the Indianapolis 500, the attention and all those fans. She has dreamed of winning the top prize for open-wheel drivers since she was a little girl, a goal that remains unchanged.


Northern Uganda 'world's biggest neglected crisis'

Northern Uganda, where around 20,000 children have been kidnapped and many forced to serve as combatants, is the world's biggest neglected humanitarian crisis, the head of UN humanitarian affairs said yesterday.


Turkey to Get Green Light for EU Entry Talks -Paper

The European Commission's report on Turkey next week will recommend that the European Union open accession negotiations with Ankara, the German daily Bild said Sunday, quoting sources at the EU executive.


Recalled Mattel toys topped U.S. legal lead limits

Toymaker Mattel Inc's recent recalls involved toys that had nearly 200 times the amount of lead in paint as allowed by U.S. law, the company said in a letter released to a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday.


Pilots at Delta Air Lines Inc. on  Thursday ratified a concession package that will save the  carrier $1 billion a year, in a move the company hopes will buy  it time to restructure outside of bankruptcy.


ATHENS, Greece - Bad judging has become a tradition at the Olympics, almost its own event really. From the robbery of Munich, where officials stole a basketball gold from the United States and gave it to Russia


The high-speed broadband communications, storage, and MIPS processor chip maker said revenues are now expected to be between $71 million and $73 million.


A week of gut-wrenching losses in the stock market ended on Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 59.91 points, to 12,099.30.


Europe May Ban Imports of Some Biofuel Crops

If approved, the law would prohibit the importation of fuels derived from crops grown on certain kinds of land â including forests, wetlands or grasslands.


Gaddafi calls for two million strong African army

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on  Wednesday his plan for a United States of Africa should include  creating a two million strong army to staunch recurrent  conflicts which have ravaged many of the continent's nations.


International PHP Magazine: February Issue (02.2007) of International PHP Magazine Released

Even though it's technically March, we still wanted to announce that the latest issue of the International PHP Magazine (the February 2007 edition) has been published.   Volume 14 of the International PHP Magazine is now available on virtual newsstands. Spam prevention, Web 2.0 security challenges, refactoring, PHP functions, Rich Internet Application (RIA) implementation, and open source licensing are the topics covered by experts in Issue 02.07 of PHP Magazine.   The cover story for this issue is from Steph Fox concerning methods that developers can use for preventing spam on their site. You can get full details on the rest of the issue from its announcement on their site.


China asked South Korea to promise it will not stake a claim on Gando, a disputed region north of the North Korean border, when it held talks with Seoul last month to patch up the history dispute


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Chelsea Beats Blackburn 4-0 in Soccer's Premiership

Eidur Gudjohnsen scored three goals as Chelsea beat Blackburn 4-0 to close within two points of Premiership leader Arsenal, which faces Manchester United tomorrow.


Arsene Wenger has criticised FIFAâs decision to fine Spain for the racist abuse of England players and insisted only a stark threat to ban them from the World Cup would have been an effective deterrent.


Phelps Still in the Hunt for Eight Medals

ATHENS, Greece - It still could be a great Olympics for Michael Phelps. Yet no matter how well the teenager from Baltimore swims from now on, Mark Spitz's record is out of reach...


Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday, saying he hoped the award would inspire "bold initiatives" to fight poverty and eradicate the root causes of terrorism.


Surface Water Featured in Plan: Reservoirs, Streams Have Major Roles

By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Mar. 4--Surface water is featured in plan   Several surface water options, including proposed reservoirs at Union Mills and Gillis Falls, are featured prominently in the county's updated water and sewer master plan.


'Piano governo su allocazione emissioni va sostenuto'


Less than 12 hours after Madonna crucified herself on a mirrored cross, the Catholic League expressed its discontent with the concert stunt.


After more than a week of storm delays, NASA may be getting its best shot weather-wise for launching space shuttle Atlantis, officials said Monday.


England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is ruled out of the defending champions' first World Cup match after twisting his ankle in training.


I know, thereâs only one issue that matters in this presidential contest, the war in Iraq. But just in case some voters are willing to look at a domestic issue offering a crystal-clear difference between President George W. Bush and Sen.


Ethernet creator evangelizes on new networking revolution

WALTHAM -- Bob Metcalfe -- inventor, entrepreneur, pundit, and venture capitalist -- is just back from Europe and jet-lagged.


Major Indonesian party wants Suharto case dropped

The former political party of Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto has asked the government to drop all legal cases against the hospitalised 86-year-old, a party executive said Monday.


Former Novell head Messman quits board early

(InfoWorld) - Novell Inc.'s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Messman, who was ousted from those positions in June, has quit the company's board of directors a month and a half earlier than had been previously announced. Messman quit Novell's board Monday, a company spokesman confirmed Thursday. In June, Novell said that Messman would remain on its board until Oct. 31. Novell made a brief 8-K filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday stating that Messman told the board Sept. 8 that he would resign from the board effective Sept. 11. "This was just a personal decision by Jack," the Novell spokesman wrote in an e-mail. "If there had been any substantive disagreement with the board leading to his resignation, we would have had to state that in the SEC filing." Messman, 66, wasÂ booted out of his leadership roles at Novell by his fellow board members in a move they characterized as a way to better position the company to boost its growth. He became Novell CEO when the vendor acquired the consulting company he headed up, Cambridge Technology Partners, in 2001. Ron Hovsepian, Novell's president and chief operating officer, added the CEO title to his existing positions, while Thomas Plaskett, a Novell director, became chairman. Novell executives in June stressed that the departures of Messman along with Joseph Tibbetts, the company's chief financial officer, weren't driven by accounting issues or any other improprieties. Late last month,Â Novell revealed that it had embarked upon a voluntary internal review to investigate how the company granted stock options to employees in recent years. Novell also cautioned that its third-quarter fiscal 2006 results should be considered preliminary financials until the company concludes the review in case the findings indicate Novell needs to restate its earnings. On Monday, Novell made a filing to the SEC indicating that it does expect to be late in filing its third-quarter 10-K in the light of the ongoing stock options review. "Based on preliminary findings, the audit committee of Novell's board of directors engaged independent outside legal counsel to conduct the review," Novell said in the filing. Novell added that it's not in a position to predict when the review will be completed. Â


Update 2: Authorities Arrest Yukos Unit Manager

Authorities intensified the pressure on the OAO Yukos oil giant Thursday, arresting a manager at a key subsidiary and issuing an international arrest warrant for the company's chief lawyer.


PARIS  - Russian sixth seed Marat Safin overcame an injury scare to beat Argentina's 13th seed Guillermo Canas 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) to move just one match away from winning his third Paris Masters title.


Tropical depression forms south of Haiti

The 16th tropical depression of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season formed south of Haiti, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.


A Man Who Lives a Life of His Choosing With a Flock of Colorful Friends

Judy Irving's affectionate documentary profiles a 50-ish San Franciscan who tends a flock of around four dozen wild parrots that live in his neighborhood.


Six prisoners die and at least 50 are wounded in an attack on a US-run detention camp in Iraq.


In a Sept. 12 story about Croatian journalist Domagoj Margetic being indicted by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal for contempt of court, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Margetic was believed to be at large in Croatia. Margetic was ordered released from custody Sept. 6 by a court in Zagreb and reappeared in court on Sept. 12.


As home prices peaked in the first half of this decade, roughly 40 percent of buyers took out two loans -- often from two lenders -- to cover the purchase.


IBM Buys In-Memory Database Company Solid

IBM is buying Solid Information Technology, a maker of high-performance databases and a close partner of IBM rival MySQL.


AL Wrap: Texas Completes Sweep of Oakland

David Dellucci's two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning helped the Texas Rangers complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 win in the American League at Arlington Thursday.


La squadra per ora affidata all'allenatore in seconda Zoratto

PARMA (13 dic. 2004) - Silvio Baldini non Ã¨ piÃ¹ l'allenatore del Parma. E' la quarta panchina che salta in serie A dopo quelle di Roma (Voeller), Fiorentina (Mondonico) e Atalanta (Mandorlini). Il tecnico gialloblÃ¹ Ã¨ stato esonerato questa mattina.


Apple Rolls Out iPod Photo, Rocks with U2

SAN JOSE, Calif.  - Apple Computer Inc. rolled out  on Tuesday a new iPod that allows users to view and share  photos, a dramatic expansion that takes the popular digital  music player into the multimedia realm, while spurring its  rivalry with Microsoft Corp. and others.


Alitalia management to unveil rescue plan to unions

ROME : The management of Alitalia was due to present a rescue plan to trades unions which hold the key to whether the state-controlled airline receives a government-guaranteed loan to avoid bankruptcy.


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7-Eleven Turns To HP To Streamline Operations

The rollout of new servers and networking switches in stores is part of a five-year agreement supporting 7-Eleven's Retail Information System.


Britain's former top Iraq expert at the United Nations said in previously secret testimony that most government officials did not believe Iraq posed a threat in the months leading to the U.S.-led invasion, according to a new report.


PARIS/BOSTON  - Troubled Airbus suffered its second hammerblow in a week on Friday when the last cargo customer deserted the freight version of its delayed A380 superjumbo, days after the planemaker announced 10,000 job cuts.


Architecture: Two Infusions of Vision to Bolster New Orleans

Two recently announced projects for downtown New Orleans stand out as the first truly creative attempts to foster the cityâs resurrection.


Self-proclaimed ''change agents'' in retailing have life expectancies shorter than World War II bomber pilots.


There's a method to finding tomorrow's home runs.


Free games, free software - it's all good

Video games are going the same road that enterprise software is increasingly taking: free software, paid services.


A genre once known for high quality is now a source of lazy commercial fodder.


DWR Announces $21.5 Million in Desalination Grants

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is awarding $21.5 million in Proposition 50 grants to 24 water desalination projects.


Zones to Release Fourth Quarter 2006 Results February 8, 2007

Zones, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZONS), will release its fourth quarter 2006  operating results on Thursday, February 8, 2007 after market close.  Management will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast  Friday, February 9, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. ET (8:30 a.m. PT).


China, Russia introduce N. Korea resolution

China and Russia introduced a resolution Wednesday deploring North Korea's missile tests but dropping language from a rival proposal that could have led to military action against Pyongyang.


W.House says deal possible on CIA interrogations

The White House, facing a Senate   Republican revolt over CIA treatment of terrorist suspects,   said on Sunday that a compromise can be reached over   legislation needed to continue its interrogation program.


Credit card processing firm Authorize.Net has been the target of a "large-scale" distributed denial-of-service attack that has resulted in periodic disruptions of service for some customers, says David Schwartz, the company's marketing director.


CHINA'S abysmal mine safety record reached a new low yesterday with news that more than 200 workers had been killed in a gas explosion deep underground.


Days Could Be Numbered for Ex-Guantanamo Kidnapper

Pakistan will hunt down a former Guantanamo Bay inmate who masterminded the abduction of two Chinese engineers, one of whom died after a rescue operation in which


Nearly 40,000 people in Germany took part in protests over US auto giant General Motors' plans to axe 12,000 jobs, about one-fifth of its European workforce.


Sachin Is Finally Out Of Champions Trophy

London, Sept. 4 (NNN): Master-blaster Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was finally ruled out of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy starting here on September 10.


With no fingerprints, DNA evidence or murder weapon that can be linked to Robert Blake, his murder trial has largely come down to the word of three men who say the actor tried to cast them as real-life hit men.


Midwestern spiders always get big as they prepare to lay eggs, but this year they're even fatter thanks to a cool, wet summer that sustained their favorite snack - insects.    "Right now they're eating like kings," said Field Museum entomologist Petra Sierwald...


A Learjet being used as an air ambulance crashed near the Mexican border early on Sunday, killing all five people aboard. The plane, carrying two pilots, two


Yesterday was an upside-down day for the Red Sox that saw the following: David Ortiz released from Massachusetts General Hospital.


Microsoft concedes, as many predicted, that its Zune strategy can't happily coexist with a program designed to promote others' devices and services.


EU deputies slam Egypt over rights despite Cairo threats

European Union lawmakers adopted Thursday a resolution criticising Egypt's human rights record, as Cairo threatened to sever ties with the assembly and summoned EU ambassadors to complain.


Stressed-out types at risk for memory problems

People who are often stressed out or depressed are far more likely to develop memory problems than those with sunnier dispositions, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that sheds light on early predictors of Alzheimer's disease.


Prosecutors charged a convicted sex offender Monday with kidnapping, raping and killing Zina Linnik, a 12-year-old girl who was snatched from an alley behind her family's home during a July 4th fireworks celebration.


Some Yahoo insiders worry that Jerry Yang lacks the ability to rally the troops.


Nel cast Lorenzo Crespi, Andrea Osvart e Giuliano Gemma


Auto racing Nextel Cup driver Dale Earnhardt Jr . will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. today at his JR Motorsports race shop in Mooresville, N.C., where, according to ESPN.com, he will announce he will drive for Hendrick Motorsports , effective next season. Earnhardt, who last month announced he was leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc., will join four-time Nextel Cup ...


On the ABC drama ÂBrothers and Sisters,Â a black sheep returns home to find her siblings stressed.


Megawati's party considering appeal over alleged irregularities

By Channel NewsAsia's Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : Indonesia's outgoing President Megawati Sukarnoputri has urged her fellow countrymen to accept this week's official election results.


Study: US Suburban Living May Lead to Chronic Health Problems

A new study has found that suburban sprawl may lead to chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis and breathing difficulties.


Indonesian police say they have captured the head of the Islamist group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombs.


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