Catholic Diocese of Tucson Files for Bankruptcy

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson,  faced with possible multimillion-dollar legal verdicts from sex  abuse cases against its clergy, filed for bankruptcy protection  on Monday, a church official said.


Typhoon Tokage May Pass Through Japan, Hit Tokyo

Typhoon Tokage, the 23rd tropical storm of this season, may pass through Japan's main islands this week. The typhoon, which the Japan Meteorological Agency describes as ``extra


ATLANTA -- Four years after replacing coaching legend Lefty Driesell, Georgia State men's basketball Coach Michael Perry has been fired.


FedEx Corp. FDX.N on Monday raised  its earnings forecast for the fiscal first quarter and full  year due to strong demand in several of its businesses despite  concerns about the slowing growth in the U.S. economy.


It's a clash between the film industry and a consumer electronics company -- over a home theatre jukebox. The legal battle is over something called the Kaleidescape System.


Rapper and producer Kanye West was last night nominated for 10 Grammy awards - the most since Carlos Santana in 1999. The hip-hop writer, producer and performer was shortlisted for best rap album with his


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As Dodgers Ponder Johnson Trade, Yankees Pursue Beltran

The Yankees held a news conference yesterday to announce a partnership with a memorabilia company. A bounty of artifacts was on display at Yankee Stadium, including a glass case with nine autographed baseballs.


Media & professional: CEO of Philadelphia Media Holdings expresses interest in buying Wall Street Journal publisher.


Current account gap up, capital inflows fall

Surging oil costs helped widen the   U.S. current account deficit more than expected in the second   quarter and capital flows into the United States in July ebbed,   two government reports showed on Monday.


My brother told me lots of gruesome stories about med school, but the one about assisting a sinus surgeon hit home.


Economic worry sinks Wall St; Dow falls 220 pts

U.S. stocks finished sharply lower on Wednesday, the first trading day of 2008, after data showed a surprise contraction in manufacturing and oil surged to $100 a barrel, heightening concerns about the economy's outlook.


A Turkish Airlines plane carrying more than 100 passengers from Tirana, Albania, to Istanbul, was hijacked Tuesday to protest the pope's upcoming visit to Turkey and landed at Italy's Brindisi airport, Turkish and Italian officials said.


More than five million people in the UK now have high-speed net connections, say broadband analysts.


Cricket star Pietersen weds pop star bride

England cricket star Kevin Pietersen married pop singer Jessica Taylor in a private ceremony on Saturday, a spokesman said.


An Innovative HyperMemory Technology from ATI Reduces PC Costs

A graphics card or video card is a component of a computer which is designed to convert a logical representation of an image stored in memory to a signal that can be used as input for a display medium.


Heavy petting? Try this Dutch dating Web site

Looking for the love of your life?  Does your pet put potential partners off? -- There is now a Web  site where you can find a partner compatible with your dog,  cat, snake or spider.


Annan criticizes UN rights body, wants Darfur move

Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday the United Nations' new human rights body risked becoming deadlocked by the same political maneuvering that sunk its discredited predecessor.


Hitachi, IBM to lay off 400 at hard disk drive venture

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. (HGST), the business created by the merger of the hard-disk drive manufacturing units of Hitachi Ltd. and IBM Corp., is to lay off about 400 workers, it said Monday.


Comair Shutdown Due To Old Computer System

A computer glitch at Delta Air Lines' regional carrier Comair that stranded thousands of travelers over the Christmas weekend was largely due to a system that was old and operating beyond capacity, a source familiar with the system said on Tuesday.


Al Qaeda Urge Wide-Scale Muslim Resistance

Al Qaeda's No. 2 man Ayman Zawahiri called for an all-out armed resistance in the Muslim world against the West and Jews whom he described as crusaders.


Esai Morales has been sued by an ex-girlfriend who alleges the former "NYPD Blue" star assaulted her and gave her herpes.


Medio Oriente. Liberato il producer della Cnn rapito ieri

Nella giornata in cui ci si rallegra per la liberazione delle due volontarie italiane, Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, Ã¨ giunta un'altra notizia positiva che riguarda, questa volta, l'ostaggio israeliano rapito ieri a Gaza City.


Malpractice Insurers Face a Tough Market

In Maryland, requests from state's largest malpractice insurer to raise premiums an average of 41 percent has triggered a fierce debate.


A leading suspect in the 2004 train bombings in Madrid is arrested in Morocco, where he is expected to go on trial.


Madrid rebuffs Basques on proposal for talks

MADRID The Spanish justice minister on Monday rejected a new proposal from Basque militants for dialogue with the intention of ending the region's long conflict, saying the proposal lacked an explicit renunciation of violence.


Rwanda breaks off diplomatic ties with France

Rwanda broke off diplomatic ties with France on Friday in protest at a French judge's call for President Paul Kagame to stand trial over the killing of a former leader, the event which unleashed the country's genocide.


UN Wants African Monitors in Darfur Camps

African monitors should deploy in camps to help protect the almost 1.5 million people displaced by the conflict in Darfur and should also monitor police to help build


State of The Art: Overseas Calls Made Cheap, if Not Easy

Why pay for the privilege of transmitting your voice along cables buried under the ocean, when the Internet is capable of transmitting it free?


A go-slow is held in west London in protest against the westward expansion of the congestion charge zone.


Intel is betting on a big expansion of 'âultra-mobileâ' computing, an idea that depends on people being willing to tote around a portable device beyond their ubiquitous cell phones.


Long before anyone in the U.S. was taking al-Qaeda seriously, Jean-Louis Bruguiere warned of its danger. His retirement ends an era


State Supreme Court Takes Wind-Farm Case

The state Supreme Court will hear arguments in June over Virginia's first proposed wind farm.  Justices will rule whether Highland County officials followed land-use regulations when they approved construction of 18 or 19 towering wind turbines near the West Virginia border.


Fool on Call: Abercrombie's Growth Spurt

From RUEHL to new retail, the clothing chain's on the move.


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. .


Top Officials See Bleaker Outlook for the Economy

Both Ben S. Bernanke and Henry M. Paulson Jr. said they were scaling back their more optimistic forecasts.


Cingular Wireless said it is selling its messaging technology unit to institutional investor Cerebrus Capital Management for an undisclosed sum.


Publishers aim for some control of search results

Global publishers, fearing that Web  search engines such as Google Inc. are encroaching on their  ability to generate revenue, plan to launch an automated system  for granting permission on how to use their content.


Writer McLarty Scores Big After Years in Basement

RIDGEWOOD, N.J.  - Ron McLarty was so convinced he  would never succeed as a novelist that after years of  obsessively churning out book after book in his basement, he  sought the help of a shrink to make him stop.


Ukrainian MPs narrowly reject the bid of Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko for the post of prime minister.


LONDON, June 29 -- A silver Mercedes filled with flammable gas and nails and rigged to explode was discovered in London's bustling nightclub and theater district early Friday morning, British police said, and could have caused "significant injury or loss of life" if it had been detonated.


Talk about an overachiever! HP's iPAQ 6315 smart phone is a sleek PocketPC and wireless phone combo that's about as good as it gets.


Experts Urge Greater Effort on Vaccine for Bird Flu

Saying the world is nowhere near ready to fight a global epidemic of influenza, a panel convened by the World Health Organization demanded yesterday that there be greater international cooperation and financing to develop a vaccine.


Lindsay Davenport defeated second-seed Daniela Hantuchova at the Bali Open on Sunday to claim her first singles title after an absence of almost one year.


MPA Members Sue Chinese File Sharing Network Provider

The Motion Picture Association members allege the company's software is responsible for the trading of hundreds of movie titles.


Bush tightens sanctions on Sudan over Darfur

President George W. Bush imposed new U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for an international arms embargo out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end what he called a genocide in Darfur.


E' successo nel Pistoiese sulla strada per l'Abetone


Tennessee celebrated the return of one of its greatest all-time players and his teammates with a victory over its biggest rival.


Another battle in the ongoing Format War Sony has cut $100 (Â£50/â¬74) off the recommended retail price of its new next-generation DVD player in an attempt to forge ahead in the Format Wars. The BDP-S300 now costs $499 (Â£250/â¬370) - half what the company's first dedicated Blu-ray player cost when it was launched six months ago.â¦


20 September 2004 -- US officials say they have recovered the body of a US hostage beheaded today by a militant group led by top Al-Qaeda suspect Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi.


Rapper 50 Cent enters virtual world Zwinktopia

Even in a virtual world on the  Internet, teens long to be cool. And what can be cooler than a  Ramones T-shirt on your self-styled Web persona?


Campaign 08: Who Is the âRealâ John Edwards?

Is it an accident that Genuine John Edwards has chosen this moment to emerge?


UK minister attacks Kremlin after death of ex-spy

A British minister on Sunday condemned  "murky murders" clouding President Vladimir Putin's Russia and  media reports said police would go to Moscow and Rome to probe  the radiation death in London of a former KGB spy.


British troops could be sent to some of Iraq's most volatile areas to back up US forces, the BBC learns.


H&R Block reopens Option One talks, posts big loss

H&R Block Inc  said on Thursday it is renegotiating the planned sale of its Option One Mortgage Corp subprime lending unit to Cerberus Capital Management LP, a move that casts doubt on the largest U.S. tax preparer's ability to complete the sale.


BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which dozens of people were killed and more than 50 wounded, officials said.


Doctors: Yushchenko Poisoned With Dioxin

Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin, doctors said Saturday, adding that the highly toxic chemical could have been put in the opposition leader's soup, producing the severe disfigurement and partial paralysis of his face.


U.S. home sales up, durable goods orders fall

Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly  rose in August after July sales came in much weaker than first  thought, while new orders for durable goods fell, according to  government reports on Wednesday that signaled continued  economic softness.


Police investigating the discovery of a baby's body next to a river arrest a woman.


Nintendo investigates flying Wii controllers

One of the selling points of the Wii gaming console is its motion-sensitive controller. But there are reports of the controller breaking, causing it to fly out of the hands of users.


Groundbreaking discovery in the cosmos? Object 230 light years ...

What might be the first directly visible planet orbiting a starlike body other than our sun was reported by scientists from Europe and Los Angeles on Friday.


England got their ICC Champions Trophy campaign up and running with a predictably facile win over Zimbabwe. Paul Collingwood and Vikram Solanki each hit half centuries while Steve Harmison took 3-29 and Andrew Flintoff collected 3-11 in six overs.


Eurotunnel bondholders are scheduled to vote on a plan to cut the firm's debt by more than half.


Cambodia's new King Sihamoni is anointed by his father as his coronation day gets under way.


Presidente Camera su andamento manifestazione a Roma


Europe moves to safeguard Galileo frequencies

The European Space Agency says it has awarded a contract to a British satellite firm to help safeguard frequencies allotted to the Galileo satellite navigation system.


HP sues Pelikan again Hewlett-Packard has filed a second lawsuit against Germany-based Pelikan Hardcopy Deutschland GmbH over an ink cartridge who-dun-it.â¦


In Johnson, Yanks Are Wishing Upon a Star and Getting What They ...

These days, the Yankees know what it's like to wait for Santa Claus. They know they are getting something they have craved all year, a 6-foot-10 action figure with a bionic left arm and a turbo-charged fastball.


Company earned 60 cents a share, down from 83 cents a year earlier; Vioxx linked to heart attacks. NEW YORK  - Merck & Co.


Zsa Zsa Gabor is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday for "severe infection in her legs," her publicist said.


Roma, 11:38 - BASKET, PROTESTA ARBITRI: GARE CON 15' DI RITARDO

Il Sindacato degli arbitri di basket ha deciso di programmare per la giornata del 6 gennaio 2008 una...


Microsoft Cancels Key Developer Conference

Fall Professional Developers Conference cancelled due to timing concerns.


iMac, eMac, iBook, PowerBook, Power Mac and iPod compatible, with easy plug and play set up and convenient touch controls, Creature takes multimedia sound to another dimension.


Barnes & Noble to sell Simpson book in stores

Barnes & Noble, the world's largest  book retailer, has decided to sell O.J. Simpson's book "If I  Did It" in its stores, reversing an earlier decision to offer  the controversial title only on the Web.


Brunei Sultan opens parliament after 20-year hiatus

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has opened an appointed parliament which he revived after a 20-year gap as part of "cautious" political reforms in the tiny oil-rich kingdom.


SHANGHAI, China - Banned from honking their horns, drivers in China's commercial hub of Shanghai are switching to music or voice recordings to make themselves heard, a local newspaper reported Wednesday.


Officials check for salmonella in peanut butter

U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they are investigating a possible link between peanut butter and more than 100 salmonella cases in 37 states.


Hungary PM "determined" to carry out euro plan

Hungary is determined to stick to its  new euro plan, endorsed by the European Commission on Tuesday,  after years of huge budget deficits derailed earlier hopes to  join the euro, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said.


EU nations slam Tiger rebels as fresh killings dim Sri Lanka peace hopes

European Union nations criticised Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels for killing rivals and recruiting child soldiers, appealing to the guerrillas not to undermine the Island's Norwegian-led peace bid.


Diversification Over, BCE of Canada Will Sell Satellite Unit

BCE Inc. will sell its Telesat Canada satellite communications division to Loral Space and Communications and a Canadian pension fund.


Incontro tra il presidente Sejdiu e il premier Thaci


Struggling Sainsbury plans price cuts to woo customers

J Sainsbury said it would halve its dividend and cut costs to fund price reductions and a sprucing up of its image in an effort to reverse flagging fortunes.


Metropolitana ferma in ora di punta. Traffico in tilt


The World Cup soccer tournament helped lift Adidas profits in 2006, but the German sportwear maker warned Wednesday that earnings growth would slow this year because of difficulties at US unit Reebok.


Baja California Resort City Braces As Hurricane John Roars Ashore

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1 -- Tourists who thought they would spend Labor Day weekend sunning themselves instead clustered in hotel ballrooms late Friday in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas as Hurricane John slapped the southern tip of Baja California.


Apple Computer yesterday reported first quarter revenues and profits that reached heights previously unseen by the company.


S.Africa's Zuma sparks outrage over anti-gay remarks

South Africa's former deputy  president Jacob Zuma drew fresh controversy on Wednesday after  he called homosexuality un-African and criticized plans to  legalize same sex marriages.


Oil rose as Nigeria, the world top oil exporter, sees the call for a strike later this month. December crude oil lifted 24 cents to $52.


Bruno Goncalves' Blog: Writting your first WordPress plugin

As the Zend Developer Zone points out, there's a great introductory tutorial that anyone should check out if they're looking to get into the world of programming plugins in WordPress.   Wordpress is a highly used and easily customizable platform for content creation and management. In this post Iâll guide you through the basic structure and steps required to create a simple and useful wordpress plugin.   Bruno walks through the whole process, from creating the default plugin information, adding filters to the sample code and making the hook so that the WordPress API knows how to use it.


Austria breaks up global child porn operation

Austria has smashed a global child pornography ring involving 2,361 suspects in 77 states who paid for Internet videos showing children subjected to "the worst kind of sexual abuse", officials said on Wednesday.


Dalla Procura di Roma per violazione della privacy


Palamida: Rival snitched open-source database

Palamida accuses rival Black Duck of "blatant plagiarism" of a database of open-source projects. Black Duck says it only used a "small slice."


Gov. Schwarzenegger, Tribes Bet on Casino

In a landmark expansion of gambling operations in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced agreements with five Indian tribes to add thousands of new slot machines statewide and create one of the world's largest casinos in the heart of the Bay Area.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Rapper Kanye West Gets 'Scary' 10 Grammy Nods

Chicago rapper Kanye West, who  survived a near-fatal car crash to record a debut album that  ranked among the year's biggest sellers, led the field of  Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10 categories,  organizers said on Tuesday.


A Prewar Slide Show Cast Iraq in Rosy Hues

In 2002, the U.S. military predicted that by now a broadly representative government would be in place and as few as 5,000 U.S. troops would be in Iraq.


Spector Said He Accidentally Shot Actress

Rock music producer Phil Spector initially told police he accidentally shot actress Lana Clarkson, then later said she committed suicide, according to newly released grand jury transcripts.


Laci Peterson's kindred spirits gather at her home

Most people placing flowers and candles at Laci Peterson's home never met her. Still, they feel a connection to the outgoing brunette with the dynamite smile.


Dopo il mancato rispetto da parte dell'Iraq della scadenza del 31 agosto per la sospensionedell'arricchimento dell'uranio, ulteriori sforzi da parte della diplomazia Onu e Ue                                                  Nucleare, Annan arriva a Teheran D'Alema: "Siamo alla stretta finale"                                                                                Ma il presidente Ahmadinejad si mostra fermo: "Il popolo non cederÃ di una iota nella sua volontÃ  di utilizzare l'energia nucleare per fini pacifici"


An inquiry begins into the release of a murder suspect who apparently killed his mother-in-law and himself.


Pre-cancer lesions among women remain a threat, 25 years later

Pre-cancerous lesions of the cervix risk developing into tumours more than 25 years after treatment, according to a study published online Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).


Canadian Standards Association releases report on blood handling, safety

TORONTO (CP) - New Canada-wide standards for handling blood were released Wednesday, even though officials insisted there's nothing wrong with the current system.


Rockets' Yao Goes Back to School in China

A day before starring in the NBA's first China game, Yao Ming went back to school. All the way back. The 7-foot-6 center visited his old elementary school Wednesday as part of an NBA sponsored program to promote reading. That was just one part of the league's promotional juggernaut that has descended on Yao's hometown ahead of Thursday's exhibition game against the Sacramento Kings, the first NBA game in China.


A US soldier admits murdering a severely wounded 16-year-old Iraqi civilian, saying it was a "mercy killing".


The joint venture between Korea's LG Electronics and the Netherlands' Philips (NYSE: PHG) reported an increase in year-on-year sales for its fiscal third quarter (up 12%).


Australia's jobless rate is at a quarter-century low, giving a further reward to Prime Minister John Howard following his recent election victory.


Sponsor del titolo del gruppo bolognese e' Mediobanca


A burst of shopping in the waning hours before Christmas helped the nationâs retailers meet their modest sales goals.


Mitt Romney and John McCain sparred Sunday over their tax and spending records and who was a better agent for change, in the second Republican debate in as many days as the clock wound down to the New Hampshire primary.


Rodrigo Lopez allowed one run in seven innings and Chris Ray bounced back from his first blown save of the season, pitching a perfect ninth to seal the Baltimore Orioles' 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.


An Actor Whose Work Will Outlast the Frenzy

Heath Ledger was serious and smart enough to be suspicious of deploying his charisma too easily or cheaply.


Suicide Bomber Kills Governor in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sep. 10 -- A suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body assassinated the popular governor of eastern Paktia province Sunday, just two days after a powerful car bomb killed 16 people, including two U.S. soldiers, in downtown Kabul, the capital.


New book says training can counter offshoring

Protectionist barriers such as visa restrictions may only accelerate the trend of U.S. companies outsourcing software development work offshore, according to IT market analyst Edward Yourdon in a book on outsourcing, scheduled for release October.


The jury at the year-long fertiliser bomb plot trial are urged to ignore prejudice in reaching a verdict.


Studies have shown that suburbanites use more energy and produce more carbon dioxide than city-dwellers.


JERUSALEM - Facing unrelenting criticism from Jewish settlers, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday that nothing would deter him from pushing forward with his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.    Also Monday, scattered fighting in the Gaza Strip killed at least five Palestinian militants, including two Palestinians who infiltrated Israel from Gaza early Monday and were shot in a lengthy gunbattle...


By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 27--STOCKTON -- A proposed Mokelumne River savings account is generating plenty of interest.


Agency OK's plan to monitor Iran's nuclear programs

The UN nuclear agency agreed yesterday on a plan for policing Iran's nuclear programs designed to avoid a showdown at the United Nations.


Mick Jagger used the Catalan language to apologize to fans for last year's cancellation of several shows in Barcelona and three other Spanish cities.


Kenya government and opposition seek to end conflict

Kenya's government and opposition begin detailed negotiations on Tuesday to try to end political and tribal conflict that has killed at least 900 people and brought one of Africa's brightest economies to its knees.


Ex-Ku Klux Klan man guilty of 'Missippi Burning' murders

A 71-year-old man has been found guilty of kidnapping and conspiracy in the 1964 deaths of two black teenagers, depicted in the film Mississippi Burning.


Democrats Seek Probe of Anti-Kerry Broadcast

WASHINGTON  - The Democratic Party and  18 senators are seeking a pair of federal investigations into  Sinclair Broadcast Group's plans to preempt network primetime  programing on its 62 TV stations nationwide later this month to  air a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's antiwar  activities.


Diplomats discuss 'death marches' papers

BAD AROLSEN, Germany- World War II is near its end. The Nazi empire is crumbling from its edges inward as Soviet and Allied forces advance.Comment


Look for life not as we know it, U.S. report urges

Extraterrestrial life may well be so weird we would not immediately recognize it, and scientists looking for alien life should be seeking the unfamiliar as well as the familiar, experts advised on Friday.


UPDATE 1-Battling Woods in touch with Mount Juliet lead

Tiger Woods battled through back pain to stay in touch with the lead as fellow American Todd Hamilton set the pace in the WGC-American Express Championship first round on Thursday.


With iPhone Launch, a Hacker's To-do List

When Apple Inc. introduced the latest version of its Safari browser two weeks ago, it took the hacking community just hours to start reporting bugs in the beta code. On Friday, the iPhone is likely to get even closer scrutiny from many of the same security researchers. Here's a list of the top items on the typical iPhone hacker's to-do list.


Liz Hurley posts official notice of marriage to Indian boyfriend

British model and actress Elizabeth Hurley and Indian businessman Arun Nayar told officials of their plan to wed.


A suicide bomber plowed his explosive-laden vehicle into a Canadian military convoy in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one civilian and wounding five, a police official said.


ETA Threatens to Set Off Bombs in Spain Today

The armed Basque separatist group ETA  threatened to set off four bombs in different parts of Spain at  12:30 p.m. GMT Monday, the Basque newspaper Gara said on its  Web site.


Obesity Lowers Odds of Surviving Breast Cancer

Previous reports have shown that obesity increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer -- and now new research indicates that obesity continues to have a negative effect once breast cancer occurs.


The Senate gave final approval Monday to the most significant corporate tax legislation in nearly 20 years, sending President Bush a sprawling, 650-page measure that closes


Mortar Hits Baghdad Stadium Just Before Prime Minister Visit

A mortar round hit a site where Iraqis were handing over their weapons today, shortly before a visit by Ayad Allawi.


Managing the Commons Texas Style: Wildlife Management and Ground- Water Associations on Private Lands1

By Wagner, Matthew Kaiser, Ronald; Kreuter, Urs; Wilkins, Neal  ABSTRACT: As nearly all of Texas' rural lands are privately owned, landowner associations for the management of white-tailed deer and ground-water have become increasingly popular.


Health officials warned Monday that the world was close to its next pandemic -- a powerful and highly contagious mix of avian influenza and flu virus that would likely be centered in Asia.


Democratic leaders worry they may not have the 60 votes to replace $146B plan passed by House.


Rep. Henry Waxman says federally funded abstinence-education programs that are used in 25 states contain false and misleading information about contraception, abortion and sexually transmitted diseases.


3 killed in crash with Okla. turkey truck

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - A car collided with a tractor-trailer carrying 5,000 kilograms of frozen turkeys, killing three people, authorities said Thursday.


Masked Palestinian gunmen executed a suspected collaborator in a public square in the West Bank today, shooting the bound man before hundreds of onlookers, including schoolchildren.


Guadagna +0,48%, euro stabile a 1,3256 dollari e 138,22 yen


Blasts Kill 35 Near Egypt-Israeli Border

EILAT, Israel - An explosion tore through a resort hotel in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula where Israelis were vacationing at the end of a Jewish holiday Thursday night, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 160, officials said.    Israeli security officials said a car bomb caused the explosion, which was followed by two smaller blasts at other tourist sites in the Sinai...


U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated on Tuesday that all options were on the table in dealing with Iran's nuclear challenge.


People gazing at the night sky from North and South America to Europe and western Africa will be able to see a total lunar eclipse - if the local weather cooperates.


Futures of Fannie Mae's  CEO, CFO Unclear

Regulators would take steps to oust top executives if the board of the government-chartered mortgage funding company doesn't remove them on its own, according to a source close to the situation.


Tony Blair says the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region is "totally unacceptable" and urges immediate action.


Chievo battuto di misura Il Brescia ringrazia Shopp

BRESCIA, 6 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Il Brescia vince nel finale il primo anticipo di serie A contro il Chievo grazie ad un gol di Schopp e spezza l'equilibrio di una partita che sembrava destinata a finire 0-0. Al "Rigamonti" si vede una partita molto tattica e


Just short of Vorderman though Mensa, the club for people too clever to sign up for a social network, has recruited its youngest member, a two year old girl from Hampshireâ¦


Renault exec says GM must confront Toyota: reports

A key Renault executive indicated in   quotes cited by newspapers on Tuesday that U.S. carmaker   General Motors GM.N did not share the same sense of urgency   as do Renault RENA.PA and Nissan 7201.T to fight rival   Toyota.


Juan Toja scores his fourth goal of the year to give FC Dallas a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.


Suicide bomb kills seven in Baghdad on anniversary of Saddam ...

BAGHDAD  - Seven people died in a Baghdad suicide bombing after a bloody weekend which saw nine US troops killed, signalling that coalition forces remain beset by a fierce insurgency on the first anniversary of toppled dictator Saddam Hussein's


NBC Universal ends contract with Apple's iTunes

NBC Universal has decided not to renew  its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the  second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's   dominance in digital entertainment.


Researchers studying Iceman, the 5,000-year-old mummy found frozen in the Italian Alps, now believe he died of head trauma, not the wound of an arrow.


BEIJING China says it's modernizing its military because of "new changes" in the global balance of power. In a 100-page white paper, China says a key goal is to emphasize military technology, rather than manpower.


WASHINGTON: The Bush administration, unhappy with what it sees as his interference in the US election on the Iraqi explosives issue, would actively seek to oust the UN nuclear watchdog chief if the president is re-elected, a senior official said on Friday


Zimbabwe court rules for opposition leader

In Zimbabwe, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been cleared of treason. On Friday, the Harare High Court pronounced innocent the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change.


A picture taken by award-winning American photographer Nan Goldin has been pulled from a British gallery over concerns it amounted to child pornography, a newspaper reported Tuesday.


Roma, 15:10 - PALLANUOTO, A1 DONNE; FORFEIT CATANIA: AL SUO POSTO VOLTURNO

La Federazione italiana Nuoto in una nota ufficiale scrive che Il Mediterraneo Catania, dopo 14 anni...


Mayan Indians End Guatemalan Dam Seizure

PUEBLO VIEJO, Guatemala  - Mayan Indians ended a  siege of Guatemala's largest dam on Wednesday after the  government agreed to consider demands they be compensated for  land and lives lost in massacres when it was built.


The EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, has asked US officials for their stance on threatened World Trade Organization action over aid to Airbus.


Beyond Postfix and Sendmail: What Every IT Executive Needs to Know About Legacy Email Infrastructure

(Source: ColdSpark)  Legacy open-source email network applications, also known as "MTA's" (e.g. sendmail, postfix) are widely used in enterprise mail networks today. However, the escalating demands of today's enterprise environments have outpaced MTA capabilities, introducing risks, costs and barriers to growth. Large organizations must look to implement a true enterprise mail transport platform to support the growing array of business and operational requirements for email traffic.


PACKERS: Favre's historic streak 'incomprehensible'

GREEN BAY - As he makes his unheard-of 200th consecutive regular-season start at quarterback tonight, Brett Favre is thankful his father, Irvin, taught him everything he knew about playing the position back at Hancock North Central High School in Kiln


Google lowers the price range of its planned share sale to $85-$95, as it awaits approval from regulators.


Cable operator Adelphia Communications Corp.  on Thursday reported billions of dollars in losses over a three-year period in its first annual audited financial statements since 2000, a step key to its emergence from bankruptcy and toward a potential sale.


US Forces Find 15 Dead in Mosul; 2 Marines Die, Military Says

US forces found 15 bodies in and around the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where troops continue operations to flush out rebels, while two US Marines were killed in Fallujah, the military said.


Verona, 16:54 - CALCIO, BRAGA-CHIEVO; PILLON: TENIAMO MOLTO ALL'UEFA

Prima di imbarcarsi sull'aereo che da Verona ha portato il Chievo Porto, Bepi Pillon ha commentato l...


Rwanda signalled yesterday that it was on the verge of invading the Democratic Republic of Congo to hunt Hutu militants, fuelling fears of renewed conflict.


Condivisibile appello di Veltroni per i giovani


Russia's Gazprom to sell entire stock of Gazpromneft

Gazprom, Russia's biggest taxpayer, decided to sell the entire stock of Gazpromneft, which it thinks " has accomplished its mission," the Itar-Tass news agency quoted a source close to the gas giant as reporting on Tuesday evening.


U.S. intelligence says "civil war" describes Iraq

The term "civil war" accurately describes some of the main elements of the violence in Iraq, concludes a U.S. intelligence report released on Friday.


North Korea agrees to declare and disable its nuclear facilities by the end of 2007, a top US official says.


Security specialist issues patches for vulnerabilities that could have allowed denial-of-service attacks against some hardware models.


Angry Iraqi villagers fired into the air on Saturday as they buried more than a dozen victims of a U.S. airstrike that Sunni leaders condemned as a massacre.


Google to focus on mobile Internet in China

Google says it's grappling with an  unusual challenge in China's Internet market -- how to cater to  masses of Web surfers who go online for the first time via  mobile devices, rather than migrating from PCs.


Yasser Arafat, Who Led Palestinians to Brink of Statehood, Dies

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who rose from the ranks of guerrilla fighter to share a Nobel Peace Prize with his Israeli archenemies only to watch the peace process later unravel, died today.


UEFA yesterday warned Real Madrid that they could be handed stiff punishment for the racist chanting of their supporters which marred Tuesday nightâs Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen at the Bernabeu.


Make it three straight Little League World Series championships for the United States. Dalton Carriker homered to right in the bottom of the eighth inning as Warner Robins, Ga., beat Tokyo 3-2 in a thrilling title game on Sunday.


Key provisions of the corporate tax bill pending before the Senate for a vote Monday on final approval. The cost estimates over 10 years come from the Joint Committee on Taxation:


Europe edges lower ahead of US jobs data

European equities were fractionally lower on Friday, mirroring Wall Street's cautious session ahead of the monthly US employment report, published later.


We're delistening Accounting laggard Dell has received a delisting warning from Nasdaq officials.â¦


South Africa's divided ANC votes for leader

POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The ruling ANC voted on Tuesday in an acrimonious election expected to put South African President Thabo Mbeki's bitter rival, Jacob Zuma, on track to become head of state in 2009.


This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


Monitors See Problems Over Vote Rules, Machines

International election observers predicted problems with new rules and technology for Tuesday's US presidential election that were designed to avoid a repeat of Florida's counting fiasco four years ago.


New iMac and iLife â08: âAn improvement on an already stellar computer.â

âItâs an improvement on an already stellar computer,â says Katherine Boehret (The Wall Street Journal), referring to the new iMac. âThe keyboard is radical-looking. Itâs much flatter and sleeker than typical desktop PC keyboards. I found it easier to type with.â Boehret goes on to explore iLife â08, âI quickly picked up on how to use the new features in iPhoto and iMovie, thanks to unintimidating, self-explanatory icons.â She continues, âMy video camera was instantly recognized when I plugged it into the iMacâ and âin just about 15 minutes, I created a short movie.â Boehret concludes, âThe new programs in iLife â08 are a pleasure to use, and the new iMac is a great way to experience them.â


One of Jessica Cutler's former lovers sues for $20 million, claiming "gross invasion of his privacy." In Sex Drive Daily.


The chief executive of mortgage  finance company Fannie Mae FNM.N, under fire for alleged  accounting irregularities, will appear before a congressional  panel next week, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.


Microsoft probing reported flaws in Windows XP SP2

NOVEMBER 12, 2004  - Microsoft Corp. yesterday said it is investigating claims that several new vulnerabilities have been found in Windows XP Service Pack 2 by security firm Finjan Software Inc.


Family Military Histories Become Easier to Research -- Ancestry.Com Releases Over 90 Million U.S. War Records; Searching is Free for Users Until June 6

By Donna Borak Associated Press  WASHINGTON - For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.


Microsoft Promises Mac Office 2008 Bug Fix

An update to Office 2008 will address glitches in the installation process, Microsoft says.


Marcella Sarro riceve premio in denaro di 420 mila euro


The number of U.S. workers filing  initial claims for jobless aid rose last week, suggesting some  softening in the U.S. labor market, but a forward-looking  economic gauge released on Thursday pointed to a pick-up in  growth.


Holiday sales growth about half of last year: report

Shoe sales have jumped this holiday season, but they haven't been enough to kick up holiday sales growth overall, according to a MasterCard Advisors survey.


Myanmar opposition leader and democracy  icon Aung San Suu Kyi spent another birthday under house arrest  on Tuesday as her supporters released doves and balloons to  accompany prayers for her release.


Congo Says Its Troops Are Fighting Rwandan Forces

Congo's government spokesman denied  Tuesday that rival army factions were fighting each other in  the east of the country and insisted the clashes were between  Congolese and Rwandan forces.


A rumour spread by text message tells Chinese consumers that bananas can spread a deadly virus.


Resolution, Friends Provident confirm merger talks

British life insurers Resolution   and Friends Provident  confirmed on Monday that they are  in advanced merger discussions that could lead to the creation  of a group worth over 8 billion pounds ($16.4 billion).


Sudanese soldiers surrounded three refugee camps in Darfur yesterday, forcing out aid workers in a development that could worsen the plight of thousands of African tribesmen who have fled the region's smouldering civil war.


SMPlayer is a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters, edl lists, and more.   Most important changes since 0.5.62:   * Added support for pls playlist files.  * Better accuracy on subtitle selection. Fixes problems with mp4 embedded     subtitles. Requires mplayer svn r25158 or above.  * Now the screensaver and powersave on Windows is really turned off, even on    Windows Vista.  * The cache setting is independent for each type of media.  * Added an option which allows to fix the problem of loud volume on startup    (requires a patched mplayer).  * (Windows) The file associations code has been improved. Now it should work    better in Windows Vista as well as other versions of Windows.  * New option Video->Add black borders, which replaces the letterbox options     in Video->Aspect ratio.  * (Windows) Work-around for a mplayer bug: now filenames with characters     outside the local codepage can be opened, by passing to mplayer the short     version of the filename. This can be enabled in Preferences->Advanced.  * Now the H.264 loop filter can be disabled for High Definition videos only    (720p and above).  * Possibility to update the video while dragging the time slider.  * New icons for the default theme.  * SSA/ASS subtitles can also be resized during playback. Requires at least     mplayer r25843.  * Now it's possible to zoom out the video image.  * New Help->About dialog.  * New option Help->FAQ which will show the FAQ.  * Bugfix: the colorkey is passed properly to mplayer.  * Added the Finnish and the Korean translations.


Notepad++ is a generic source code editor (it tries to be anyway) and Notepad replacement written in C++ with the win32 API. The aim of Notepad++ is to offer a slim and efficient binary with a totally customizable GUI.   Notepad++ is a free generic source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.   Notepad++ v4.3 fixed bugs and added features (from v4.2.2) :  1.  Fix the crash bug due to the corrupted configuration file (config.xml and session.xml). 2.  Fix the crash bug while the shortcut command is absent in shortcut.xml. 3.  Fix the file status auto-detection bug :  a unwanted selection after a pop-up dialog.  4.  Enhance Styler Configurator : the visual effect is updated immediately while the setting is changing. 5.  Add Global override feature (in Styler Configurator). 6.  Fix the bold/italic/underline refresh problem in Stylers Configurator for Scintilla component. 7.  Add hide lines feature (Menu : View->Hide lines). 8.  Add new capacity (optional setting in Preferences dialog : Backup/Auto-completion tab) to trigger Auto-Completion(Function Completion or Word completion) automatically . 9.  The set languages in session are remembered now. 10. Fix the Move down current line bug. 11. Add the start up with no plugins feature (command line : notepad++ -noPlugins). 12. Fix the display file type bug on the status bar while switching between the files.  Included plugins :  1. TexFX v0.24a 2. Function list v1.2 3. ConvertExt v1.1 4. NppExec v0.2 beta 4 5. Spell checker v1.1 6. Quick text v0.02 7. Light Explorer v1.4 8. Hex editor v0.84  For further information about this project, see:  http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/   and the project page:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/    Don


Apple confirms MySpace ban in retail stores

Blog: MySpace profile browsing was clogging store traffic, an official statement from the company says.


After Tough Week, Gonzales Says He Remains Focused

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales met privately with top members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to offer an olive branch, but he did not seem too happy about it.


North Korea Says the Tyrant is Bush, not Kim

North Korea says it sees no reason to join a working-level meeting with the United States to prepare for further six-party talks on the communist state's nuclear weapons development.


National Tour of 'Monty Python's Spamalot' Adds More Stops Through October

Playbill - The cross-country quest for the Holy Grail continues as Monty Python's Spamalot adds more stops to its national tour.


PARIS Euro Disney said Tuesday that it had reached an 11th-hour deal with its creditors on a modified debt-restructuring plan that the financially troubled theme park operator hopes will enable it to avoid bankruptcy.


AHMEDABAD, India Auto rickshaw driver Mohammed Ghulam Nabi, 46, usually laughs and shrugs cheerfully as he weaves through the bustle of this walled city, maneuvering around open-air food stalls, straight-razor shave stands and slow-moving elephants.


Blog: Photo of the news trucks lined up along 5th Ave. for the iPhone.


Ahold to Sell Spain Operations to Permira

The Dutch supermarket retailer Ahold, seeking to streamline global operations and reduce debt, said Sunday it will sell its holdings in Spain to Permira Funds for about $849 million.


US stocks slip on tech slide; Qualcomm, Apple fall

U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with tech shares giving back recent gains as a brokerage downgrade hit shares of Apple Computer Inc.  and a legal battle hurt chip maker Qualcomm Inc. .


Thursday, Capital Grille; Friday, Federal Court

Douglas Jemal swept into the Capital Grille as usual on a recent Thursday night, knocking back Ketel One vodka on the rocks with a lime, hugging and back-slapping half a dozen men gathered at the bar.


This is a prescription for self-medication that few will be ...

One theme can be traced through the White Paper like the lettering through a stick of rock - that people do not want to be told what is good for them.


Indonesia's labor indicators deteriorate: ILO report

Overall labor market indicators for Indonesia and other countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region have deteriorated over the past decade, although some improvements have been observed recently, ILO's 2004-2005 Employment Report says.


Dj Stoxx 600 sale (+0,5%), cosi' come le borse europee


Titolo vira al negativo in Borsa dopo dati trimestrali


Air France launches in-flight cell phone trial

Air France launched a commercial trial of onboard cell phone use, for now allowing only short messaging and e-mail.


TYNGSBOROUGH -- It's moving day for Tyngsboro High School. Actually, make that moving year. All sports at Tyngsboro have moved from the Division 3 Commonwealth Athletic Conference Large to the Dual County League. The biggest talk since the move was announced? Tyngsboro's football team and its fit among the powerhouse squads of the DCL and Division 1A.


Via libera della Consob olandese per il rinvio: 23 luglio


UBS continued to sweep up private banking assets yesterday with the purchase of the North America wealth management business of Julius Baer, the Swiss private bank.


The power to appoint people to the House of Lords should be removed from political parties, MPs have said.


Police investigating the prison van hijack of a "very dangerous" inmate appeal to criminal underworld.


Directors and Producers to Start Negotiations

The Directors Guild of America and Hollywoodâs production companies said that they plan to start formal contract negotiations on Saturday.


Lo ha detto Paolo Zegna presidente della rassegna tessile


Adidas Sees Single-Digit European Growth

German sports goods maker Adidas-Salomon  ADSG.DE expects sales in Europe to rise by a single-digit  percentage in 2005 despite a recent order decline in its main  market, its chief executive said on Tuesday.


Sheryl Crow says she thinks her infant son, Wyatt, will be the first in a "whole troop" of children in her life.


A US judge has dismissed the racketeering case against media tycoon Lord Black brought by Hollinger International.


The German government will take on an extra 14 billion euros ($17.23 billion) in debt this year because the country's economic upturn so far has failed to boost tax revenue, taking new borrowing to a record ...


BAGHDAD -- US forces launched a new offensive yesterday against insurgents in an area south of the capital dubbed the "triangle of death," while militants ambushed an elite Iraqi police unit in a Baghdad neighbourhood known for its loyalty to ousted


Life & style: 2007 saw aggrieved consumers secure a series of corporate climbdowns over everything from Mars bars to bank charges, writes Rebecca Smithers


Bruce S. Gordon, the former telecom executive who was named NAACP president in a surprise choice less than two years ago, has resigned after a long-running disagreement with the group's 64-member board over how to steward the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization.


UN states urged to give military contributions for Darfur

UN chief Ban Ki-moon urgently appealled to member states Thursday to make military contributions to the crucial, joint UN-African Union peacekeeping operation in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region.


Fighting, Artillery Barrage Rocks Iraqi Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. marines and Shi'ite militiamen  fought fierce battles around a shrine in the Iraqi city of  Najaf on Monday in some of the heaviest fighting since the  20-day-old rebellion erupted.


Stocks fell on Tuesday as fears of a recession gripped investors and pushed the Nasdaq briefly into bear market territory.


Hoping to annihilate its rivals in Taiwan's high-end gaming market, chipmaker Intel yesterday unveiled a new set of high-performance products targeting hardcore users craving for an optimized platform for media manipulation and realistic game-play.


CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos riffs on one craze that the Internet bubble unfortunately could not kill.


After an unprecedented year of toy recalls, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is adding staff at the nation's busiest ports and pledging to work more closely with U.S. Customs to stop suspect imports and identify potential hazards before toys hit the market.


Ukraine parliament in make-or-break session to end crisis

Efforts to end the constitutional crisis in Ukraine faced a make-or-break session in parliament on Wednesday with lawmakers scheduled to vote on measures paving the way for early legislative elections.


British police said an eighth suspect had been arrested in connection with a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland and police sources said two of those held were doctors.


Il capogruppo Raad annuncia manifestazioni dopo fine lutto


There are two homes for sale in my neighborhood. One has curb appeal, the other does not. Both are the same four-bedroom model.


UPDATE 1-US's Snow repeats strong-dollar policy unchanged

US Treasury Secretary John Snow repeated his pledge that the government's policy remained one of a strong dollar even as markets drove the currency to a record low against the euro in the belief the US was comfortable with a


Spending in May a Relief to Some Retailers

Yet questions still linger about how strong consumer spending will be in the months ahead.


Sui presunti illeciti in Calabria, per De Magistris arenata


Eastman Kodak Co.EK.N on Wednesday  said fourth-quarter sales of its digital photography products  rose 40 percent, sending shares up on evidence of the early  success of its move away from film.


It has been two years since Michael D. Brown's exit strategy got blown away by Hurricane Katrina.


The kids had their day alone yesterday at the start of Bruins training camp. The rookies, a few of them even looking old enough to shave (important to clarify: shave is not a term for cheating in this usage), scurried onto the Ristuccia Arena ice at 1:30 p.m. with skates sharpened, eyes wide open, and dreams even wider.


Also: AOL's mobile ambitions. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Voters give Hong Kong democracy bloc a lift

HONG KONG A series of tactical errors and peculiarities in the voting process prevented democracy advocates from winning more seats in this weekend's legislative elections, politicians and political analysts said Monday.


The game was concocted by a physical education instructor in Massachusetts and dominated by the United States at the Olympics for most of the 20th century.


Mexico demands U.S. inquiry into migrant shootings

Mexico sought a full investigation by U.S. authorities on Friday into a shooting on the U.S. border that left three illegal migrants dead and two injured.


Cardinal Health Inc. reported higher earnings for its June quarter Tuesday, beating Wall Street Estimates. The company also said the Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenaed documents


President Bush and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday wrapped up practice sessions for their first debate with each side claiming the other faced the tougher challenge.


L'esperimento da' ragione al movimento consumatori


Alcatel-Lucent could cut 15-20,000 jobs -report

Telecommunications gear maker  Alcatel-Lucent  could cut more than 20 percent of its  world-wide staff, L'Expansion weekly said on Tuesday on its  Website, citing industry sources.


What It Would Take to Put the Brakes on Global Warming

Two Princeton professors have created a game, with multicolor wedges, to make the global warming problem look solvable.


World ; Year Belongs to Federer and Russian Women

As the year drew to a close, Myskina inspired Russia to their first Fed Cup title against France in Moscow. Federer's emergence to fill the vacuum left by the retirement of Pete Sampras stamped an indelible mark on the year.


Cancer death rates are down in the United States, but certain cancers seem to be becoming more common. Why?


Comments Friday on the House ethics committee's report on the page scandal:


Milano, 18:24 - CALCIO, INTER: MIGLIORA IBRAHIMOVIC

Ripresa della preparazione per l'Inter dopo due giorni di riposo. Assenti giustificati i 10 nazional...


Yukos oil company's appeal of tax claim postponed until next month

MOSCOW  - The Yukos oil company's appeal of its crushing 2000 back-taxes bill was put off until next month, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.


Sep 15, 10:33 Yanukovych pledges to double minimum pension

Premier Viktor Yanukovych has pledged to double in September the current minimum pension of UAH138, or $25, raising it to the UAH284 subsistence level.


NASA moves forward with Bush's moon and Mars plan

With a green light from Congress, NASA is moving swiftly to carry out President George W. Bush's ambitious plan to return robots and humans to the moon and eventually to Mars.


Virgin's digital music service, Virgin Digital (VD), opened its virtual doors today, offering US consumers a Napster-style mix of a la carte downloads and an 'all you can eat' monthly subscription package.


Smyth, Sakic team up to lead Avs to third win in a row

Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist and Joe Sakic set up two goals as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Sunday to record their third consecutive win.


Panama's ex-leader Manuel Noriega cannot be extradited to France until his US appeals are exhausted, a judge rules.


SGI launches Linux-based visual computer line

Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) on Monday will launch the successor line to its Onyx visualization systems. Called Prism, the systems will be based on Intel Corp.'s Itanium 2 processor and the Linux operating system.


29 Die in Insurgent Ambush of Iraq Police

Relatives of a policeman killed in an insurgent attack grieve during his funeral in Tikrit, Iraq, Tuesday Dec. 28, 2004. Twelve policemen died when gunmen attacked the station Tuesday.


$11m aims to foster a new digital 'fifth estate'

The future of journalism is in your hands. That was the message yesterday as the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation handed out more than $11 million in prize money to various bloggers and computer programmers, and organizations ranging from MIT to MTV, for proposals that will empower ordinary people to participate in digital media.


Mark Redman pitched eight innings of six-hit ball, and Oakland used a three-run fifth inning to beat Baltimore, 3-1, Monday.


An MP urges people to confront anti-social behaviour after a gang of youths pelted him with stones.


Londra: sedicenne italiano condannato all'ergastolo

LONDRA - Ha aggredito con un coltello lo scorso anno nel parco di Clissold a nord di Londra un'insegnante trentottenne che stava facendo jogging. Per questo e' stato condannato all'ergastolo Elias Cecchetti, 16 anni, italiano.


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insisted he is not surprised by Jose Mourinho turning Chelsea into title contenders - as Claudio Ranieri had already laid the foundations for success.


Congressional Leaders Announce Deal on Intelligence Bill

The House chairman who had opposed the bill overhauling intelligence said his concerns were answered with new language.


Animals rights advocates are squawking at a measure that would make fried chicken Kentucky's official picnic food.


New windows? New siding? No problem, right? Not necessarily. In many parts of the region, home renovations both major and minor must be approved by a design review board. These groups sign off on changes in historic neighborhoods and in those that aren't quite yet historic. For instance, Columbia...


US Airways Files for Bankruptcy Protection; 2nd Time in 2 Years

S Airways filed for Chapter 11 protection this afternoon, its second round in bankruptcy in two years, after workers refused the airline's push for $800 million in wage and benefit cuts so that it could lower its costs.


Zeta-Jones Stalker Ordered to Stand Trial in L.A.

A woman whose lawyer claims has only a "girlish crush" on actor Michael Douglas was ordered on Wednesday to stand trial on charges of making death threats against his actress wife Catherine Zeta-Jones.


IBM quits PC manufacturing in Â£900m deal

IBM has sold its computer making business to Lenovo Group, the Chinese technology company, in a $1.75 billion (Â£900 million) deal, signalling an exit from the PC market it helped create in the 1980s.


Genova, 10:24 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: NOSTRO CAMPIONATO A LUCE DEL SOLE

''Per quanto ci riguarda, noi abbiamo fatto un campionato alla luce del sole anche negli episodi. An...


Scratch Mike Martz's name off the list of potential replacements for Dave Wannstedt in Miami.


AFRICA/MAROCCO - Importanti traguardi per due scuole cattoliche che celebrano 75 e 70 anni di fondazione Marrakech (Agenzia Fides) - Due scuole cattoliche marocchine celebrano questÂanno importanti anniversari: i 75 anni per una ed i 70 anni per lÂaltra, dalla loro fondazione.  La scuola cattolica ÂLa SaadiaÂ di Marrakech festeggia 75 anni di attivitÃ ,...


Sadr Militiamen Still in Control of Iraq Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq  - Rebel Shi'ite fighters appeared  still to be in control of the Imam Ali mosque in the Iraqi city  Najaf early on Saturday, but the whereabouts of their leader,  the fiery cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, were unknown.


Buys privately-held XIV Computer giant IBM said today that it has acquired Israel-based storage firm XIV for an undisclosed sum.â¦


Hospital: 35 Killed, 120 Wounded in Baghdad Blasts

At least 35 people were killed and 120  wounded, many of them children, in a set of three car bomb  blasts in southern Baghdad on Thursday, hospital officials  said.


Zelda wins Wii players but critics query future demand

The rush to get hold  of Nintendo's new Wii video game console is being fueled by  demand for another attraction -- the new game in Nintendo's  legend of Zelda series -- but game critics were uncertain this  level of interest would continue.


Kerry under fire for invoking Cheney's lesbian daughter

Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry was under fire for invoking Vice President Dick Cheney's openly lesbian daughter a day earlier in his final debate with US President George W. Bush.


Pharmacy's mail-order policy spurs the automaker's cost-containment decision.


Cingular Hurt By Higher Churn, Weak Margins

Deutsche Bank said Cingular's third-quarter growth in subscribers was offset by higher churn and weak margins in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.


Democratic party leaders and presidential candidates have been taking swipes today. Their targets? One another.


Oil fell more than 2 percent on Tuesday as warm weather thawed top consumer the United States, cutting demand for heating fuel.


Tra novita' dl c'e' divieto altre discariche in zona Flegrea


JERUSALEM - Saying Israel faced a "fateful hour," Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urged parliament on Monday to approve his controversial plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and a small portion of the West Bank.


Kerry hints at possible 2008 White House run: reports

Defeated Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has hinted that he could make another run for the White House in 2008, press reports said.


Talk Therapy Pivotal for Depressed Youth

Cognitive behavior therapy appears to cancel the risk of suicidal thinking associated with taking antidepressant medication, says one study.


E-passport security? Depends on the country

As passports equipped with RFID chips are adopted more widely around the world, successful attempts to crack them are on the rise as well. Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. have already reported compromised data, but countries such as New Zealand remain unconcerned about such threats. But what if the goal wasn't data theft but detonation?


STMicroelectronics, Intel Delay Launch of Joint Venture

Hit by turmoil in the debt capital markets, STMicroelectronics, Intel and Francisco Partners agreed to extend the deadline to launch a flash-memory joint venture to March 28.


Il segretario del Pd cerca di fare un'agenda di incontri per dialogare con l'opposizione sulla nuova legge elettorale                                           Veltroni in cerca di dialogo sulle riforme Il muro di Fi e An. Bossi: "Il governo Ã¨ morto"


Profits at oil services firm Halliburton more than double to $1.5bn after its split from subsidiary KBR.


Ontario's child and youth services minister pushing Ottawa for ...

OTTAWA -- Ontario's child and youth services minister will be in Ottawa Monday pushing for more money for new and improved child-care spaces and early learning programs.


World leaders to attend Indonesian Susilo's inauguration

Three leaders from neighboring countries have confirmed their attendance during the swearing in ceremony of Indonesian president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Wednesday, bringing


The Indian capital could not get enough of Sting.


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Duce Staley left the Philadelphia Eagles for a chance to be a featured back again. Staley has more than filled the role for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who look to knock off an unbeaten


Egypt and Israel sign a trade protocol with the US, allowing Egyptian goods made with the support of Israel free access to American markets.


CIA Says Iran, Qaeda Pursued Nuclear Weapons

Iran "vigorously" pursued programs  to produce nuclear, chemical and biological weapons during the  latter part of 2003 and was working to improve delivery  systems, a CIA report said on Tuesday.


Education Dept. Shared Student Data With F.B.I.

Under the program the Education Department received names from the F.B.I. and checked them against its student aid database, forwarding information.


UN weather agency pledges help to poor countries

The UN weather agency closed out its congress here on Friday pledging to help poor countries cope with natural disasters through better forecasting and alert systems.


Con 430 imprenditori italiani, lo annuncia Montezemolo


Surgery for children with genital abnormalities was once automatic. Now, parents are involved, and the choices are complex.


londonâBritish Airways Plc, Europe's second-biggest airline, will sell its 18 per cent stake in Qantas Airways Ltd. worth Â£427 million or about $980 million (Canadian) to cut debt ahead of possible acquisitions in Europe.


Art Review: Pictorial Delights Beyond Words

At the Metropolitan Museum, a new exhibit features a sequence of impassioned voices calling out from 80 scrolls and inscribed fans that line its galleries.


Sharon sets peace "test" for Palestinians

late on Thursday that anti-Israeli propaganda in Palestinian schools and media was as dangerous as Palestinian weapons. begin to advance our relations with the Palestinians," Sharon said.


âThe Eyeâ is the latest Western deconstruction of a successful Asian horror movie and it is louder and more literal than its inspiration.


Intercettazioni e pensioni le vostre storie dai blog

Mai sparlare del capo al telefono perchÃ© qualcuno potrebbe sentire. Dai vostri post anche il senso di colpa che gli italiani temono e il controllo dei biglietti sul bus


Software Industry Group Sues eBay Sellers

The Software & Information Industry Association has filed  nine lawsuits against Bay-based software sellers.


Mel's Mayan movie leads weekend box office

"Apocalypto," Mel Gibson's first film since his anti-Semitic tirade last summer, led the North American box office with three-day ticket sales of $14.2 million in its first weekend, distributor Walt Disney Co. said on Sunday.


NASA Rejects a Thursday Atlantis Landing

Unfavorable weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida led NASA flight controllers to wave off a Thursday touchdown for space shuttle Atlantis.  Two landing opportunities existed Thursday -- the first at 1:55 p.m. EDT and the second at 3:30 p.m. EDT.


SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Sports Network) - Reeling from their  worst season in 26 years, the San Francisco 49ers took drastic  action Wednesday by firing head coach Dennis Erickson and  general manager Terry Donahue.


Health officials Thursday investigated new bird deaths in eastern India to check whether bird flu was spreading to additional areas despite a poultry cull aimed at curbing the disease.


Chris Pronger had a goal and an assist, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 27 saves in the Anaheim Ducks' second win in San Jose in five days, 5-2 over the slumping Sharks on Saturday night.


Britain: U.S. Must Help Avert Climate Catastrophe

EXETER, England  - Britain, arguing that climate  change is now unstoppable, urged the United States on Tuesday  to sign up to life-saving cuts in greenhouse gas emissions as  environmentalists warned of approaching Armageddon.


News Corp in deal talk with Yahoo: reports

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  is  in talks to combine MySpace and other Internet properties with  Yahoo Inc  to fend off Microsoft Corp's  $42.1  billion bid, according to several reports.


Nokia shifts toward software and services

(InfoWorld) - Nokia isn't just a phone company any more. At least that's what executives at the company's headquarters in Helsinki say. In the "old days" of the 1990s, Nokia focused on developing technologies for communicating via voice and data, said Bob Iannucci, head of Nokia Research Center. But now and into the future, Nokia expects to move away from a telecom-centric approach into an information technology way of thinking, he said. The shift mimics a similar move in other industries, such as the computer market, that began centered on hardware. "Look at the PC," he said. "The market grows, devices become more capable, there's a shift in the value chain to software, services, and solutions." Similarly, now, Nokia isn't just about radios -- the component in mobile phones that communicates over the air, he said. Evidence of the change appears in an array of announcements from Nokia about partnerships with content companies and new software offerings. For example, Nokia has had agreements with Flickr and Yahoo Mail to link directly to those services on some Nokia phones. Also, on Tuesday, Nokia launched a new piece of software and aÂ service for displaying widgetsÂ on mobile phones. Nokia is so focused on software and services that its chief technology officer recently moved to New York City to be closer to companies that are global leaders in the industries. "The biggest software companies in the world are in the U.S.," said Tero Ojanpera, chief technology officer for Nokia, explaining his move. He named Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google as important companies that Nokia wishes to grow closer to. He also wants to be near the leading media companies. "Nokia, more and more, is a lifestyle company and that has to do with media," Ojanpera said. "The best in the world are in New York and Los Angeles." In addition, many of the venture capital companies that fund new technologies are based in Silicon Valley and he hopes to build closer relationships with them too. Ojanpera's list of Nokia's technology priorities indicate the shift in thinking at the company, which hasn't quite fully banished the radio yet. The priorities include: embrace the Internet, excel with software applications and services, win developers with a consistent architecture, and lead the multi-radio market.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


If all congressional pages were senior citizens, it would stop the practice of sending young students into a less than adequately supervised environment.


In New York, the young and black fear the police

It was the morning after another fatal shooting and the mood was somber and defiant.


Colombia, rebels trade allegations over hostages

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Colombia's government and Marxist guerrilla leaders blamed each other on Monday for long delays that could scupper a deal to release three hostages held for years by the rebels in jungle camps.


Bondholders at Eurotunnel back the firm's debt restructuring plan, paving the way for it to leave bankruptcy protection.


A nine-year-old girl dies and three other people are injured in an explosion at a house in Plymouth.


Americas overhaul underway Exclusive David Booth, one of HP's top sales executives, has left the company, The Register has learned.â¦


Oil held near its lifetime high of $100 a barrel on Thursday, fuelled by expectations of another fall in U.S. fuel stocks and a struggling U.S. dollar.


A judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case refuses to reduce the singer's $3m (Â£1.67m) bail.


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ARSENAL are to name their new ground Emirates Stadium after clinching a Â£100million sponsorship deal with an Arab airline. And Gunners chairman Peter Hill-Wood admitted it was an offer they simply couldn't refuse.


The average American should expect to work forever.


In the political shootout over gun laws, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, one presidential candidate and one potential presidential candidate, fire a lot of shots without hitting each other.


Lord of the Rings Stats Reunite in Animation

Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis aren't sick of each other yet. The two stars, who first worked together in Lord of the Rings, will lend their voices to the animated movie "Flushed Away.


Fed boss Ben Bernanke is monitoring problems at bond insurers that may see more sub-prime banking losses.


Suppliers optimistic about Kmart acquisition of Sears

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Kmart's pending acquisition of Sears has a number of suppliers wondering how it will affect their business.


Las Vegas was the place to be on 7/7/07, and TIME photographer Laura Kleinhenz was there to watch as couples tied the knot on the year's luckiest day


A teenager who stabbed a nurse 72 times while she took a break is jailed for a minimum of 20 years.


Finish Line to buy Genesco for $1.5 bln in cash

- Finish Line Inc. said it agreed to acquire larger rival Genesco Inc.  for $54.50 per share, or about $1.5 billion, in cash to enhance its footwear and apparel portfolio.


Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned the victim of a gang-rape whose sentencing to 200 lashes caused an international outcry, officials said on Monday.


Lawmakers blast FDA drug safety oversight

U.S. lawmakers criticized the Food and Drug Administration's monitoring of the risks of a Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic and some other prescription drugs on Tuesday.


A copy of the warrant that was used for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots has been bought by the Archbishop of Canterbury's library.


Allchin on Longhorn: We've Had to Make Some Hard Trade-offs

Jim Allchin, Microsoft group vice president for platforms, discussed Microsoft's recent decisions on Windows "Longhorn" development in a recorded message for Microsoft's Channel 9 that was


Turkish hostage released in Iraq, foreign ministry says

A Turkish driver taken hostage in Iraq was released by his captors on Monday, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said. The release came a day


FDA confirms salmonella came from peanut butter

An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that has sickened 329 people and sent 51 of them to the hospital was definitely caused by contaminated Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.


Keeping Faith in Reform, and Islam, in Iran

Mohsen Kadivar, the charismatic cleric became a hero to Iranian youth during his 1999 trial for challenging Iran's rigid theocracy, is a lonely voice in Iran these days.


Long convoys of American soldiers and Marines rolled onto a dust-blown base on the outskirts of Fallujah today and US warplanes intensified attacks in preparation for a


Description: China's largest computer maker, Lenovo, is buying IBM's personal computer division for an estimated $1.75 billion.


Sundance Opens Competition to Foreign Films

By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES  - The Sundance Film Festival, thepremier U.S. showcase for independent cinema, named the filmson Monday that will compete at its 2005 festival in January,including documentaries energy company Enron and Peru'sfugitive president, Alberto Fujimori.


Do crime cameras make us safer or just undermine our privacy?

While we've grown used to these security cameras in our malls and at stop-lights, the influx of surveillance cameras in our public spaces should be of great concern to everyone.


Erik Christensen twice scored tying goals in regulation, then teamed with Sidney Crosby to win it in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins swept a season series from Philadelphia for the first time by winning 4-3 Sunday.


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German MPs vote to raise the retirement age to 67 from 65, to reduce the cost of an ageing population.


At least 38 people are killed and dozens injured in three car bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say.


Torino, 13:17 - CALCIO, BALZARETTI SALUTA LA JUVE: DUE ANNI SPLENDIDI

Passato alla Fiorentina, Federico Balzaretti ha voluto salutare la Juve. ''Si e' chiusa una parentes...


A  test capable of diagnosing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease has been developed in the US using nanotechnology.


Jason Kidd is on the verge of being traded to the Dallas Mavericks in a package built around the young point guard Devin Harris and veteran Jerry Stackhouse.


Get Your Flu Shot, Health Officials Urge Americans

Pointing to last year's early and unusually harsh influenza season, US health officials urged Americans on Thursday to get their flu shots.


Pakistan's exiled leader makes a tightly choreographed announcement of her comeback. But a new political factor awaits her: an unleashed media


By Paul James  A fire that ravaged an historic school building has been confirmed by detectives as an arson attack.


. (antiTainment) Comedian Chris Rock has been enlisted as the host for the 77th annual Academy Awards. The ceremony will take place on February 27th of next year at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, with a live


Williams-Sonoma Net Rises 19%; Shares Fall on Outlook

Williams-Sonoma Inc., operator of home furnishing chains including Pottery Barn, said third-quarter earnings rose 19 percent, boosted by store openings and catalog sales.


A powerful blast ripped through three floors of a shopping mall in the heart of Manila's financial district Friday, killing nine people and wounding more than 100, authorities said.


A LANDSLIDE shareholder vote in support of News Corporation's move to the United States sent shares in the media group climbing 3.1 per cent yesterday.


Police investigating three terror attacks in the UK are searching a number of addresses across the country.


Antitrust gripes prompt Vista changes: source

Microsoft Corp.  has agreed to  modify its new Vista operating system in response to complaints  that its desktop search function puts Google Inc.  and  other potential competitors at a disadvantage, a source  familiar with the case told Reuters on Tuesday.


Rush Testing Is Under Way for MicrosoftÂs New System

Microsoft rushed what may be the final test version of its Windows Vista operating system to more than a million testers, trying to meet deadlines for its long-delayed release.


Charles Kennedy gives his first major speech to the Lib Dem conference since resigning as leader earlier this year.


Germany Considers Filing Citigroup Probe

German prosecutors said Tuesday they received a complaint from regulators against six Citigroup Inc. employees and were considering whether to launch a formal investigation into suspicions of market manipulation.


UN war crimes tribunal mandate should be prolonged: Del Ponte

The chief prosecutor of the UN warcrimes tribunal, Carla Del Ponte, said that its mandate should be prolonged until all those indicted by the court are brought to justice.


Computer bests checkers players every time

Blog: A group of computer scientists say they've managed to crack the "code" of the checkers board game so that a computer program can win or draw against any opponent.


Haunted by His Father's Murder at the Hands of a Racist

The story of Carl Ray, a man who was witness to his father's murder in the 1960's, has been made into a film, which premiered last month.


Nokia scraps plans for HSDPA notebook module with Intel

Mobile telecommunications giant Nokia  said on Wednesday it and partner Intel Corp. had scrapped a  joint plan to develop an HSDPA module for notebook computers.


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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children and those at risk for obesity show early signs of heart disease -- similar to that seen in obese adults, U.S. researchers say.


Supporters bid tearful farewell to Arafat

Ramallah: Supporters bade a tearful farewell to Yasser Arafat Friday, as the man who has symbolised the Palestinian struggle for statehood for four decades flew out of the West Bank for possibly the last time.


Pontedera, 19:57 - CALCIO, U21; QUALIFICAZIONE EUROPEO 2009: ITALIA-ALBANIA 4-0

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Gerhard Schroeder, in the first visit to Libya by a German head of government, on Friday praised leader Moammar Gadhafi's ``remarkable'' change in the course of a country once shunned for its support of terrorism.


A study of four-year-old twin girls has identified a rogue cell which is the root cause of childhood leukaemia.


Australian PM John Howard puts security back on the election agenda with plans for a regional spy school.


Sun's Schwartz cites MySQL's growth rate as incentive

In deciding to buy MySQL last month, Sun was attracted to the open-source database company's very rapid growth rate and its revenue model, Sun President/CEO Jonathan Schwartz said in a keynote presentation Wednesday at SugarCRM's SugarCon 2008 conference in San Jose, Calif.MySQL was driving real value, innovation, and choice, Schwartz said. Sun agreed to buy the company in a $1 billion deal."What was attractive was how profound their distribution was," Schwartz said. MySQL offers access to about 11 million deployments around the world, and Sun began to see MySQL delivering real value, innovation, and choice, he said. MySQL sells services and support for its database.Asked if Sun planned to scale the MySQL database to compete with Oracle, Schwartz said Sun will not compete with Oracle but "will scale MySQL to extraordinary heights."The future lies in open source, innovation, and freedom of choice, according to Schwartz. Open source, he said, represents choice for CIOs. Developers, meanwhile, are making decisions about what runs in data centers, something that used to be the sole domain of the CIO, said Schwartz.Schwartz also stressed the importance of communities. "With every mainstream asset at Sun, we're investing to create a community," of developers and users regardless of whether they pay any money, he said.Schwartz's being a keynote presenter at the conference presents a bit of irony in that the open-source Sugar CRM package is written in PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) rather than the Java language created and promoted by Sun. But Schwartz noted the Java Virtual Machine is being expanded to accommodate other languages. The JVM enables Java applications to run on platforms supporting the JVM."I think what you'll see from Sun is that we're just going to take the J off the JVM and just make it a VM," Schwartz said. He cited Sun's Da Vinci Machine project, which is an effort to expand language coverage of the JVM.In other developments at the conference, SugarCRM laid out a roadmap of Sugar product releases planned for 2008.Due in April or May, the 5.1 edition of Sugar focuses on SMBs. It will feature improvements in reporting, including about 20 pre-canned reports, as well as a new systems management console via the company's DCE (Data Center Edition) 1.0.Wireless and tracker enhancements also are planned. The tracker will be able to tell who and how many users are online. Also, it will reveal the CRM usage level for a particular team and what modules are being used the most.The 5.2 edition, expected in July, is to feature real-time and global grid capabilities.Sugar 6.0, due in December, will be geared to large enterprises. Included will be portal-enabled partner relationship management and a new calendar with an AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) UI and a recurring meeting capability. Users also can create Web services-based mashups.A Java layer in version 6.0 will link Sugar to other applications, such as the Lucene search engine. DCE 2.0 will debut with advanced resource and systems management.In a morning keynote presentation, SugarCRM co-founder and CEO John Roberts touted a new era in "commercial open source.""We are at the end of the beginning in commercial open source these last four years, and open source is clearly in the mainstream now," Roberts said.SugarCRM founders in 2003 started questioning the proprietary lock-in of software, he said. They left their jobs in 2004 and began SugarCRM, Roberts recalled."We founded [the] Sugar open-source project before we even incorporated the company," Roberts said. The founders, who also include Clint Oram and Jacob Taylor, decided to post code in an effort to write software in a public venue, said Roberts.Roberts cited five forces shaping technology: ideas, willpower and the Internet; belief in the intelligence of crowds, consumerization of IT, cloud computing, and the global language of sharing. "It's exciting, and for me, it's clear that this journey we started on four years ago is real and there really isn't any stopping it," said Roberts. "The best thing I like about it is its focus on innovation," he added.A user of SugarCRM, Eddie White, director of Mania Technologie UK, which makes manufacturing equipment, uses the product as a database for marketing, customer care, and field service support."The investment was very cost-effective in terms of overall license costs," White said."We've been able to create a global database of customers and contacts," he said.Mania is looking to integrate its Sugar installation with its other systems, such as stock control and sales order management systems, White said.The biggest hurdle to deploying Sugar has been getting users to embrace it who had been used to doing things another way, according to White. "It's been easy to use; it's just a question of getting people to change their work practice," he said.While Mania did examine the source code of SugarCRM when doing administrative-level customization, it did not make any changes to the code. The company may do this when it expands use of the product for customer care.SugarCRM announced on Wednesday stack installers that provide a simplified, wizard-based installation for Sugar Community Edition for Solaris and OpenSolaris.


Some rail users are paying more than necessary for walk-on fares because of poor advice, a consumer group's survey suggests.


Social Security revamp won't bring cuts, he says

Pressing further for a change to the Social Security system, President Bush promised Thursday that seniors would not lose benefits under his plan to allow younger workers to divert


In Uruguay, Bush Finds a Leftist He Can Embrace

In a press briefing, neither President Bush nor President TabarÃ© VÃ¡zquez mentioned President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela by name.


Official: N. Korea Nuclear Talks Too Slow

SEOUL, South Korea Oct. 6, 2004 - The international community is losing patience over the slow-moving six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, and the UN Security Council should act on the matter, the UN nuclear chief said Wednesday.


A confident, lighthearted President Bush vowed yesterday to move quickly and vigorously to enact the ambitious agenda he set out during the campaign, saying "the people made it clear what they wanted.


The experiences of stalking victims are examined in a major new study carried out by a research team.


Some CEOs behave as if they're God's gift to corporate America. I thought I'd provide some much needed feedback and unsolicited, practical advice to help CEOs cope.


A partially assembled prototype of a new IBM supercomputer set a record of 70.72 trillion transactions per second earlier this week.


Dronero, folla davanti alla chiesa per l'addio a Jessica e Sabrina

DRONERO (Cuneo) - Una grande folla Ã¨ radunata fuori e all'interno della chiesa dei Santi Andrea e Ponzio a Dronero per assistere ai funerali di Jessica e Sabrina, le due sorelle rimaste uccise nell'attentato di Taba.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc quietly  canceled its online video download service less than a year  after the site went live, a company spokeswoman said on  Thursday.


The New York Times has a genuine scoop today. IBM, which introduced its widely cloned personal computer in 1981, has put its PC business on the block.


Some doctors are concerned that an artificial disc approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of lower back pain may do more harm than good.


WASHINGTON (AFX) - The number of workers filing for state unemployment benefits rebounded by 16,000 in the week ended Sept. 11 to 333,000, the Labor Department said.


Senator Says Google Deal Merits Scrutiny

The chairman of a Senate antitrust panel said Googleâs proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of the online advertising company DoubleClick 'âwarrants close examinationâ' by regulators.


As throngs came to the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery to honor the fallen on Memorial Day, a handful of protesters from an anti-gay group stood across a four-lane highway from a conservative group supporting the troops.


Google co-founder Larry Page is set to marry this weekend on a tiny private island in the Caribbean, US reports say.


Officials in two states proposed unusual plans Monday to tighten oversight of convicted sex offenders: Virginia's attorney general wants them to register their e-mail addresses and online IDs, and New York officials want them to take lie-detector tests.


Golden Globe backers in talks with striking writers

The sponsor of Hollywood's Golden  Globe film and television awards said on Wednesday it has begun  talks with TV writers aimed at allowing its honors to be  broadcast as planned despite the ongoing screenwriters strike.


Consumer craze hits post-sanctions Libya

Freed from sanctions, Libyans are rushing to the shops. Goods long denied are flying off the shelves as pro-market reforms and a petrodollar windfall combine to turn those with sufficient savings into compulsive consumers.


A 64-year-old foster carer and her husband are jailed for abusing girls they looked after.


Madeleine McCann's mother to be declared suspect

PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal  - The mother of missing British girl Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in Portugal four months ago, will be formally declared a suspect on Friday, a spokeswoman for the family said.


The horror: 'Ghost servers' that haunt your bottom line

These usually undocumented servers take up valuable real estate, consume increasingly expensive electricity and, in some cases, absorb ongoing maintenance and lease payments.


Google Inc. on Thursday will unveil a much-anticipated payment service that aims to make online shopping more convenient and give advertisers another reason to pour more money into the Internet search leader.


MIAMI - The NBA has suspended indefinitely Detroit's Ben Wallace and Indiana's Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson in the wake of Friday night's brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich.


Hollywood gives sneak peek of big summer

Soothsayers were big in the ancient Greek era depicted in the blockbuster "300," and Hollywood hopes that flick portends one of the biggest years in modern times for the movie business.


Democracy Activist Joins Race to Succeed Arafat

A Palestinian democracy activist who has campaigned for non-violent resistance to Israeli occupation said on Saturday he would run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat.


On Their Way: Fallin Brings Rich RÃÂ©sumÃÂ© to Washington

If Oklahoma Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin is elected Nov. 7 to the stateÃ¢ÂÂs 5th District Ã¢ÂÂ as is widely expected Ã¢ÂÂ she will enter the 110th Congress next January as one of its most politically seasoned freshmen.


Ukrainian Satellite Operator Launches Regional TV Project

Excerpt from report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency  Kiev, 14 December: Ukrkosmos, a state-owned enterprise, is launching the Region-TV project to enable regional TV companies to broadcast local studios' content inside and outside Ukraine using a satellite.


A former Argentine navy officer who once admitted to throwing political opponents from airplanes to their deaths during his country's "dirty war" two decades ago went on trial Friday, the first person to be tried in Spain for crimes against humanity in another nation.


RELIEF EFFORTS: Northland groups say financial contributions best

Some Northland charities and churches are asking for donations to help the victims of southern Asia's tsunami disaster, and more may do so.


Foreign oil workers in Nigeria's Niger Delta are warned to leave the region by a local armed militia.


The Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is being challenged by 12 gays who have been separated from the military because of their homosexuality.


*Neither captain expects a repeat of the last Ryder Cup played in the United States, when rowdy fans at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.


Bernanke says subprime losses could reach $100 bln

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke on Thursday said losses associated with subprime  mortgages could reach $100 billion.


Obama takes narrow lead over Clinton in Nevada

Democratic presidential candidate  Barack Obama took a small lead over rival Hillary Clinton  before Nevada's caucus, the party's next contest, according to  a poll released on Monday.


Some 200 people were trapped Saturday night inside the Gateway Arch for about two hours after an apparent power outage, authorities said.


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Yum Brands Inc. YUM.N on Monday   said sales at its U.S. fast-food restaurants open at least a   year were flat in the latest four-week period, beating Wall   Street estimates, as results improved at its Pizza Hut chain.


Australian central bank says higher interest rates returning to "normal"

The Reserve Bank of Australia warned domestic inflation remained a concern even after it lifted interest rates this week and said global rates were "normalising" after being unusually low.


McNabb Hopes to Follow Williams' Footsteps

Seventeen years ago, the Super Bowl took on new meaning for Donovan McNabb. He was 11 years old, watching Doug Williams lead the Washington Redskins to a rout over the Denver Broncos. For the first time, McNabb realized how far he could go.


Pfizer Profit Up, Warns of Patent Lapses

Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on Wednesday said  third-quarter earnings rose on higher sales of cholesterol and  arthritis drugs, but the company cautioned that 2005 results  will likely be hurt by generic competition for four other  popular medicines.


Mao Zedong's body is removed from public display for six months as his Beijing mausoleum is renovated.


Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers on Saturday  extended a deadline for European Union truce monitors to  withdraw from the island, while the army accused the rebels of  shooting dead two soldiers in the northwest.


T-Online International AG, Europe's biggest Internet services provider, said Tuesday it turned to a profit in the third quarter after stepped-up marketing efforts led to a significant increase in customers.


New survey on Internet attitudes says nearly a quarter of Americans believe the Internet could take the place of a partner for a time.


Two Britons arrested in Afghanistan on security charges: officials

Two British nationals have been arrested in Afghanistan for posing threats to national security, Afghan officials said Tuesday. The arrests were announced earlier but no nationalities given.


Police are treating as suspicious the death of a man whose body was found on a pathway in County Tyrone.


Microsoft Unveils Updated Media Center for TVs

Tech frontrunner Microsoft Corporation recently promoted the latest update of its entertainment-focused operating system, Windows XP Media Center Edition, which highlights new innovations in music, movies and literature.


Genova, 16:16 - CALCIO, SAMP: CARROZZIERI ALL'ATALANTA A TITOLO DEFINITIVO

La Sampdoria comunica di aver ceduto a titolo definitivo all'Atalanta il difensore Morris Carrozzier...


Hariri resigns, wonât head new Lebanese cabinet

ISN SECURITY WATCH (20/10/04) - Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri tendered his cabinetâs resignation on Wednesday and said he would not head a new government.


'Shark' gobbles up terrorist puppets at US box office

LOS ANGELES, Oct 17  - The submarine gangsters of the animated film "Shark Tale" were the biggest fish in the pond last weekend, beating out a clique of puppet terrorists for top place at the North American box office.


Cricket: The openers we're heartily sick of seeing

Justin Langer's most treasured piece of memorabilia is a photograph of the Hobart scoreboard on one cloudy afternoon in 2001. The archetypal Aussie scrapper, Langer is particularly


Annan meets Kenya's Odinga for crisis talks

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday as ethnic violence in Rift Valley undermined efforts to mediate a month-long crisis that has killed 750.


Microsoft Gives Government Access to Office 2003 Code

Microsoft Corp., the world's biggest software company, said it will make the source code for its Office 2003 software available as part of a government security program.


Tim Vine is the latest celebrity to be evicted from the BBC's Fame Academy charity contest.


The federal regulator of mortgage giant Fannie Mae has extracted a laundry list of reforms from the troubled mortgage lender. Fannie's outside directors submitted to the regulatory


Toshiba to Give Up on HD Format, Ceding Field to Sony

The Toshiba Corporation is planning to give up on its HD DVD format, formally conceding defeat to the competing Blu-ray technology backed by Sony.


Sarkozy's popularity slumps further: French poll

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's approval rating has slid to its lowest point in his nine months in office, a poll commissioned by l'Express magazine showed on Tuesday, prompting the weekly to speak of a "toboggan effect".


E-discovery Rules Still Causing IT Headaches

More than a year after revised e-discovery rules took effect, IT managers are still struggling to understand them and make sure their companies comply with them.


MASSENA, N.Y. - A decade after his death, Otis Campbell, the town drunk on "The Andy Griffith Show," is the subject of a new book...


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Bills teammates visit Everett in hospital

Buffalo Bills players have found it hard to take seeing their seriously injured team-mate Kevin Everett lying in a hospital bed, having ignored orders to wait a few days before visiting the NFL player.


Report: Israeli spy said operating in the Pentagon

American television network CBS reported late on Friday that an Israeli spy is operating within the Pentagon. According tot he report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation


Pau Gasol scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied in the final period to beat the Boston Celtics 117-109 Wednesday night.


US Sen. Trent Lott doesn't believe Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should resign immediately, but he does think Rumsfeld should be replaced sometime in the next year.


Yahoo stockholders vote against anticensorship proposal

InfoWorld - Yahoo Inc. shareholders voted down a proposal that would have forced management to adopt stronger policies regarding government attempts to limit Internet access and to curtail freedom of speech in countries where Yahoo operates.