C'mon, Get Happy? It's Easier Said Than Done.

It's the start of a new year, so think ahead, if you will, to Dec. 31, 2008. What are your hopes for the next 12 months? Maybe you want to be richer or slimmer, get married or get divorced, become gainfully employed or be thankfully retired.


Seven U.S. soldiers reported killed in Iraq attacks

Seven U.S. soldiers were killed in six separate attacks across Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. military said on Sunday, days after it recorded its deadliest monthly toll in more than two years.


Israel Pushes Gaza Offensive, Faces Vote on Pullout

An explosion killed a Palestinian in Gaza on Sunday, the 11th day of an Israeli offensive against militants Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hopes will defuse internal resistance


Dopo accertamenti chiesti da genitori fuori dall'inchiesta


Saudi women call for protection against domestic violence

RIYADH: As the UN's Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women approaches, Saudi women are calling for urgent state policies to protect victims of domestic violence in the conservative Muslim kingdom.


Report: Bill Murray to appear on Funny or Die

Blog: The video Web site started by comedian Will Ferrell and writers Adam McKay and Chris Henchy continues to score some big-name celebrities.


Second Lifeâs Chief Technology Officer Resigns

Cory Ondrejka, Second Lifeâs chief technology officer, has resigned and will depart at the end of the year.


Sony Announces PlayStation Portable Price

Sony Corp. announced a price more fitting of a video-game machine than a slick movie-playing gadget for its new PlayStation Portable — 19,800 yen ($186).


Sprint to Cut 700 Jobs in Sales; Long-Distance Write-Down Set

The Sprint Corporation said yesterday that it planned to lay off 700 sales representatives and write down the value of its long-distance network to reflect more accurately the erosion in the market for traditional phone services.


Some 140 Belgian soldiers flew to Beirut   on Wednesday to join a U.N. peacekeeping force monitoring a   truce between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in south Lebanon.


Skip the visor and the culottes. For Jennifer Rosales, 25, a five-year veteran of the ladies professional golf circuit, fairway flair is about finding a personal style. In a sport known for its conservative nature, the native of the Philippines expresses her individuality with eye-catching pieces such as headbands, sporty pullovers and sweaters, and short shorts.


Premiers complain about cash as health care summit set to begin

OTTAWA - Ottawa's latest $12 billion offer is not enough to fix Canada's health care system, some premiers are charging as they prepare for an historic three-day summit with the prime minister.


Sweden's Top Court Confirms Life for Lindh Killer

The confessed killer of Swedish  Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had his life jail sentence  confirmed by the Supreme Court Thursday after he appealed for  leniency saying he was mentally ill when he stabbed her.


BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- A new Trojan horse named "Sexxxy" aiming at devices within short-distance wireless range through. The malware, MetalGear.


Abbas Vows Crackdown Before Post-Arafat Vote

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on  Wednesday vowed a crackdown on armed groups operating in  Palestinian areas in order to smooth the way to a Jan. 9  election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.


While its neighbors, software infrastructure and hardware upgrades, switched places this month, security held its spot at number three.


EMI May Sell Recordings Online With No Anti-Copying Software

EMI is said to have discussed proposals to sell unprotected files through an array of digital retailers, including Apple, Microsoft, Real Networks and Yahoo.


The San Diego Padres got the ball to Trevor Hoffman, and baseball's career saves leader did the rest. Chris Young shut down the Cardinals' offense for 6 2-3 innings, Russell Branyan's two-run double gave the NL West champions their first lead of the series and the Padres beat St. Louis 3-1 on Saturday, pulling to 2-1 in their NL playoff.


Rice Industry Troubled by Genetic Contamination

When Fred Zaunbrecher heard in August that the popular variety of long-grain rice he was planning to grow had become contaminated with snippets of experimental, unapproved DNA, the Louisiana rice farmer took it in stride and ordered a different variety of seed for his spring planting.


Row erupts as top Sharon aide says there will be no Palestinian ...

Ariel Sharon's chief aide caused a political storm yesterday by claiming that the real purpose of the Israeli prime minister's "disengagement plan" was to freeze the peace process and prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, all with the blessing


Task Force Calls for Everyone to Get Flu Shot

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is recommending everyone get an annual flu shot. The task force had previously recommended influenza vaccination for individuals who faced a high risk of serious complications from the flu.


Proseguira' sit-in permanente contro governo Siniora


Actress Lindsay Lohan is caught on video drinking two months after coming out of rehabilitation.


Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies at 77

Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury  Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration,  piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled  Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday. He was 77.


Blackwater Focused on Cost, Not Safety, Report Says

The private security firm Blackwater USA brushed aside warnings from another security firm and focused on cost, not safety, before it sent its personnel to escort trucks to Fallujah in 2004, resulting in four American deaths that marked a major turning point in the war, a congressional report said...


A bitter campaign marked by predictions of vote fraud culminates in an election that all Western observers call seriously flawed.


A grenade has been found near the Hilton Hotel in Jakarta, just days after the Australian government warned of possible attacks on the hotel chain.


Troops enter Mosul; rebel leader warns of an uprising

US and Iraqi troops entered Mosul in force yesterday to retake streets and police stations seized by rebels in the northern city last week, while a leading Iraqi insurgent


Respect MP George Galloway is suspended for 18 days from the House of Commons.


Lebanon mourns slain general, army calls for unity

Lebanon's army urged feuding politicians to set aside their differences and strengthen the foundations of the nation on Friday at the funeral of an assassinated general.


Airbus restructuring clouded by political concern

Airbus management began to outline a giant restructuring plan to employees following problems with its A380 superjumbo jet amid signs of political concern about the consequences of a major overhaul.


THE POLL: Quinnipiac University Florida telephone survey Feb. 25-March 4


Brooklyn and Queens account for nearly 40 percent of all New York State foreclosures in 2007, with concentrations in neighborhoods in southeastern Queens and eastern Brooklyn.


The new movie "Sideways" treats the subject of wine fluently and accurately, with just the right proportions of satire and respect.


WINSTON-SALEM - Eric Williams said he had his doubts when Coach Skip Prosser uttered those three dreaded words. An equally puzzled Justin Gray thought, âI guess thatâs why coach gets paid so much.


Lebanese authorities say they have uncovered and disbanded an al-Qaida-linked Muslim extremist gang that planned to bomb foreign embassies in Lebanon.


Voleva vendicarsi dei proprietari, panico tra i turisti


When a Murderer Wants to Practice Medicine

It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.


More than 200 people sick as officials lock down Calgary homeless shelter

CALGARY (CP) - Police and firefighters were searching floor-to-floor in a  homeless shelter Sunday after more than 200 people developed a mysterious illness during the night.


European Media Take Sides in U.S. Election

President Bush and the war in Iraq have so galvanized European public opinion that many newspapers are officially endorsing a candidate in the U.S. election for the first time.


All members of the Palestinian security services have been placed on a state of alert to prepare for a possible outbreak of unrest in the event of President Yasser Arafat's death, Palestinian security sources say.


Calcio, si torna a giocare è il torneo degli stadi vuoti

In programma la 4Â° giornata, senza anticipi nÃ© posticipi: solo un match su due con il pubblico. Totti: "Famiglie allo stadio"


Two cousins are charged with burgling the home of an 85-year-old woman in north Belfast.


Global food retailer Royal Ahold NV said Thursday it will sell two of its U.S. grocery chains, BI-LO and Bruno's, to Dallas-based Lone Star Funds for $560 million in cash.


Is Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) getting close to being picture-perfect? It hasn't been hard for anyone to get the fact that Kodak needs to do some pretty fancy footwork to survive


LNG Project Approved BRIEFLY BUSINESS ASIA By Bloomberg

Chevron has won environmental consent from Western Australia State for the $10.4 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project after agreeing to support conservation programs for a vulnerable species of turtle and other wildlife.


American football power nabs phone numbers for 13,000 StubHubbers

Spying on the field. Spying on the web. First, the New England Patriots used surveillance equipment to spy on the New York Jets. And now they've used a Massachusetts state court to spy on up to 13,000 people who use StubHub.com.â¦


Roma, 12:57 - CALCIO, PANCALLI: IN FIGC EQUILIBRIO E SERENITA'

Luca Pancalli, commissario straordinario della Figc, in riferimento alle dichiarazioni del president...


The funeral service of a Black Watch soldier killed in a suicide attack in Iraq is due to be held in Fife.


West whips East 153-132 in All-Star game

Kobe Bryant scored 31 points to win his second MVP award and lead the West to a 153-132 victory over the East in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday.


US, Japan call for tough G8 line on North Korea

The United States and Japan on Wednesday called on G8 partners to take a tough line against North Korea's nuclear arsenal, warning their patience with the reclusive state is running out.


Reuters Poll: Bush Holds Two-Point Lead Over Kerry

President Bush holds a slim two-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry for the second consecutive day in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Saturday.


LONDON/NEW YORK  - The seventh and final Harry Potter book flew off the shelves on Saturday as fans the world over snapped up copies to discover the fate of the boy wizard and his Hogwarts pals.


House ethics panel looks into sex scandal

Lawmakers charged with enforcing  ethics in the U.S. House of Representatives met on Thursday to  begin an investigation of a sex scandal that has ensnared top  Republicans and could harm their chances of keeping control of  Congress in the November 7 elections.


Parigi, 16:33 - CICLISMO, NICOLAS JALABERT ALL'AGRITUBEL

Il francese Nicolas Jalabert, 33 anni, fratello di Laurent, ha firmato un contratto annuale con l'Ag...


Sen. John McCain and others pushing for tougher campaign finance rules won a surprising ally Wednesday as they announced a renewed effort to block partisan interest groups from spending millions of dollars in big donations in congressional and presidential races.


As globe warms, can states force the EPA to act?

The agency argues that climate change requires a global solution, not federal regulations. The Supreme Court weighs in this week.


The United States will shift more than $US3 billion in aid to Iraq from reconstruction programs to strengthening security, US officials have said.


Ship-date shifts to March Apple's AppleTV digital media player will not now ship until mid-March, a company spokeswoman has confirmed. The delay, the subject of much rumour-mongering over the last month or so, amounts to a set-back of a couple of weeks.â¦


ConocoPhillips backs long-term production view

ConocoPhillips  said it still expects a long-term compounded annual production growth rate of 3 percent including oil from the partnership with EnCana Corp. , announced earlier on Thursday.


Update 1: Campbell Soup Profit Up on Sales Increase

Campbell Soup Co., the world's largest soupmaker, reported a 9 percent gain in first-quarter profits Monday as sales of products from soups to chocolates rose.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - On Oct. 12, 1999, Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, refused landing rights to a plane carrying his army chief, General Pervez Musharraf, setting off a military coup that resulted in Sharif's exile.


Sudan dismisses UN Security Council ultimatum on Darfur

Sudan will ignore a UN Security Council deadline to end militia attacks in Darfur by the end of the month and instead resolve the crisis through African Union peace talks, Khartoum's chief negotiator said.


Bitter divisions over the Iraq war, particularly on Capitol Hill, led the Bush administration to change course and replace Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a grim Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.


The indigenous peoples of the Arctic are told their culture will be threatened by climate warming.


Posh Spice to play bridesmaid on US television show

Victoria Beckham is to appear in a US television comedy titled "Ugly Betty," the ABC network said Friday.


Cisco Beefs Up Security Through Acquisitions

Cisco Systems will pay $74 million for Perfigo, a developer of packaged network access control products. Perfigo's product, CleanMachines, will bolster up Cisco's network security offerings for the small and mid-size business market.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday the moment was right to come up with new measures to combat global warming and vowed that the world's industrialized countries would push strongly this year for new emissions goals.


Indonesian Magazine Editor Found Guilty of Libel

A court on Thursday sentenced Tempo magazine editor Bambang Harymurti to one year in prison for defamation and "inciting unrest" in a case watched by press freedom advocates here and abroad.


Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.  is buying the Life Savers and Altoids candy and mint businesses from Kraft Foods Inc.  for $1.48 billion, the companies said on Monday.


Per campagne 'M'illumino di meno' e 'Settimana del clima'


Drugs woes and lacklustre jobs data send Wall St lower

US SHARES fell on Friday, pressured by declines in the drugs and semiconductor sectors and by slower-than-expected US jobs growth.


Nepal rebels cut off routes to capital in first-ever blockade

KATHMANDU : Maoist rebels cut off routes to Nepal's capital Kathmandu in their first blockade of the city since they launched their insurgency to overthrow the constitutional monarchy eight years ago.


Winter fuel concerns ease, oil futures prices drop 5%

Oil futures prices sank nearly 5 percent Wednesday, dropping below $53 a barrel, as concerns about tight winter fuel supplies eased, at least temporarily, and traders turned their attention to rising US inventories of crude.


Islam nega la violenza, appello anche da Walter Veltroni


LONDON - A British performance artist has eaten part of a corgi - the breed of dog that is the favorite pet of Queen Elizabeth II - to protest the alleged mistreatment of animals by the royal family.


Roma, 18:22 - CALCIO, PALERMO; FOSCHI CAUTO: CON ROMA NON E' GARA SORPASSO

Il direttore sportivo del Palermo Rino Foschi sulla gara con la Roma: "Non è uno spareggio pe...


Candidates for Senate, Congress make final push for votes

October 30, 2004 - US Senate hopeful Barack Obama shored up his base and helped other Democrats Saturday while candidates in the tight 8th District congressional race zipped across Chicago's suburbs in a frantic final push for votes before Tuesday's


South Africa's health minister on  Sunday defended her AIDS policies after a blistering attack by  a top U.N. official, but newspapers said she had made the  country a laughing stock and demanded her resignation.


Japan eyes robots to support ageing population

It looks like a washing machine on wheels, but the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a Tokyo high-rise is a robot.


Al-Qaida tape urges Muslims to attack US and its allies

An audiotape that surfaced Friday, purportedly by al-Qaida's second-in-command, urged Muslim youths to carry out pre-emptive strikes against the United States and its allies.


No-Shows Annoy Group Probing 2004 Election

Starting on a sour note, lawmakers holding the first congressional review of the 2004 vote were upset by the absence of top election officials from Ohio and Florida, states with many balloting complaints.


CEM Systems has announced the release of a new Micro Browser facility with the "webEntry" system enabling a selection of system functions to be performed using a mobile phone.


When Josh Beckett was traded to the Red Sox from the Florida Marlins, he expected to be making meaningful starts in September and hopefully into October. Instead, making his first start of September, Beckett became the human white flag in the team's battle to make the playoffs, which took another blow with a 6-1 loss to Toronto yesterday at Fenway ...


Education Dept. Is Urged to Explain Loan Subsidy

Lawmakers want to know why the agency let a student loan company keep $278 million in subsidies that an audit found improper.


PHPBuilder.com: Fundamentals of PHP Superglobals

PHPBuilder.com has a new article published today that works through some of the basics behind using the superglobal variables in PHP.   This month's article is aimed at PHP developers who're not yet familiar with the PHP superglobals. Usage of superglobals is fundamental to PHP web development, but, with all the recent changes in PHP, there are still many outdated tutorials, books, and sadly, still much confusion.   They look at how to use them in a PHP script (in an HTML page) and what's contained in each of them (_GET, _POST, _ENV, _SERVER, etc).


Health, wealth predict quality of life for older adults

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Financial resources, health and experiencing meaning in life are factors that directly influence a baby boomer's quality of life, according to a new study by Canadian researchers.


A victor in Mexico, a shuttle launch in Florida, a subway crash in Spain and more memorable images from the week


Kent's option declined, but club leaves door open

The Astros picked up the $3 million option on Craig Biggio's 2005 contract Thursday, but declined to exercise the $9 million option on Jeff Kent's contract and will instead


Manipulate 3D objects with P3dO Explorer!

Ahem... It's a tricky one: you've developed some software for "showing and managing digital pictures and 3D Objects with a simple, intuitive, and complete interface", but now it's time to give it a snappy, eye-catching name guaranteed to attract all the right sort of attention.â¦


Sen. John McCain said on Wednesday that he will be a candidate for president in 2008 and plans a formal announcement in April.


Johnny UnitasÃÂ¿s helmet that he gave to a young member of the Baltimore Colts Marching Band will go to the highest bidder at a sports memorabilia auction.


A peace deal for eastern DR Congo may be signed on Tuesday, as rebels and the government reach agreement.


A dirlo e' Vittorio Sgarbi dopo aver visitato mostra Armani


JERUSALEM, AUGUST 19: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Thursday to press ahead with his Gaza pullout plan despite a humiliating rebuff from his own party of his bid to forge a coalition with the pro-withdrawal Labour Party.


APOLLO 16 astronaut Charles Duke was a fighter pilot in Germany when US president John F. Kennedy announced America was going to the moon.


Bush Proposes Big Cuts to Rein in Deficit

President Bush on Monday proposed a  $2.57 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm  aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget  deficits that have soared on his watch.


A Hamas commander is shot dead in Gaza, despite a ceasefire aimed at ending Palestinian infighting.


President Museveni pledges to step up action against Ugandan rebels, after an  attack ends a truce.


Broadway Weighs Plan to Reward Frequent Theatergoers

The Nederlander Organization has announced the creation of Audience Rewards, an awards program that will be similar to frequent flier miles and credit card points.


Detectors for 'tough' secondaries welcomed following rash of stabbings


Perquisizioni nella capitale, a Trapani, Palermo e NapoliLe indagini sono partite dopo le segnalazioni di alcuni genitori                                          Pedofilia, blitz in diverse cittÃ  In manette un avvocato romano


Il gruppo di amici tornavano da una serata trascorsa in pizzeriaRimasto miracolosamente illeso il quarto passeggero a bordo della Audi A4                                          Bari, auto contro palo Muoiono tre giovani


KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Thirteen people were killed  when their commuter plane crashed in northeast Missouri while  preparing to land, officials said on Wednesday.


British police arrest 8 in anti-terrorism raids

British police carried out a major nationwide anti-terrorism operation on Wednesday, arresting eight people in a series of dawn raids which media reports said had thwarted a significant planned attack.


Nearly 1.7 million veterans have no health insurance or access to government hospitals and clinics, according to a report released Tuesday.


Tory leader David Cameron attacks Ken Livingstone as an "ageing politician" with outdated ideas about race.


Keegan fined for verbally abusing referee

Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan was fined 8,500 pounds ($18,900 Cdn) Friday by the Football Association for verbally abusing a referee.


Police in Manchester launch a hunt for a man who was released from prison by mistake.


Diliberto, sono contrari a cio' che sinistra dovrebbe volere


Mohit Ahlawat Â 'James' director patch up?

Have JAMES director Rohit Jugraj and actor Mohit Ahlawat joined hands again?


GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- Nearly two dozen detainees at the interrogation prison here tried to hang or strangle themselves during an eight-day period in 2003, including 10 attempts on a single day, the US military has disclosed.


F1 outfit McLaren face FIA hearing into 'spying' row

Formula One team McLaren were charged Thursday by the sport's world governing body, following claims a member of their staff received confidential technical information from arch-rivals Ferrari.


Chart: Cable-DSL growth over past 12 months

Price cuts and bundles have helped drive steady broadband growth.


Mexico expects to launch women's league in 2006

A leading Mexican soccer club owner plans to launch a women's league in the country in 2006, the club owner said on Monday. Jorge Vergara, owner of the 10-time Mexican champion


Erosion and climate change could release a vast volume of carbon from the UK's peatlands, a study finds.


Scholars criticize new Jesus documentary

Archaeologists and clergymen in the Holy Land derided claims in a new documentary produced by the Oscar-winning director James Cameron that contradict major Christian tenets.


By Proctor, Ken  Getting the Most From Your Technology Investments  By KEN PROCTOR  Director Risk Management  Brintech  New Smyrna Beach, FL  Community banks overwhelmingly agree that the effective use of technology is vital to their continued success.


Iniziativa della Basilica di Santa Anastasia al Palatino, nella capitaleUn gruppo di persone raccoglie le telefonate e prega per l'aiuto di Dio                                            "Pregate per me", il 'call center' della fede per chi ha poco tempo e tanti problemi                                                                                "C'Ã¨ chi non ha lavoro, madri che chiedono al Signore aiuto per i problemi scolastici dei figlie mariti e mogli che vogliono l'intercessione per il matrimonio che va in frantumi"


Harry Potterâs Final Act Is Set for July 21

Millions of fans around the world are fiercely anticipating âHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.â


Hijackers surrender in Athens bus standoff

Two armed Albanian hijackers surrendered and released their hostages early today, 18 hours after seizing a bus in an Athens suburb and threatening to blow it up if authorities did not pay a ransom.


BANK robberies are on the rise in Slovakia. From the beginning of this year 18 banks were robbed, and only three cases were solved.


Doctors score a medical first with experimental rabies treatment

CHICAGO: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, her doctors said.


Apple's latest Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission offers a look at how the company did this past year, how it thinks it's doing and what's to come.


Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday when Manchester United netted two goals to post a 2-0 victory over the Gunners at Old Trafford.


Clinton makes nice, but Obama questions her character

New campaign advertisements Monday painted Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton as warm and loving, but her surging White House rival Barack Obama countered by raising fresh doubts about her character.


France will not repeal head scarf law despite demands from kidnappers in Iraq

PARIS  - France will not revoke a law banning Muslim head scarves in public schools despite demands by a militant Islamic group holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq, a government spokesman said Monday.


Movie Review | '12:08 East of Bucharest': A Romanian Town Slouches Toward Revolution and Beyond

Though it is modest, almost anecdotal, in scale, â12:08 East of Bucharestâ is also characterized by a precise and sneaky formal wit.


Police start taking fingerprints using mobile electronic devices to identify suspects while out on patrol.


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'Harry Potter split more painful than divorce'

JK Rowling revealed how she felt about ending the Harry Potter series in London where she was honoured for outstanding achievement at the South Bank Show Awards on January 29.


Internet Archive wins copyright reprieve

Can now store old computer games and software The Internet Archive project has won an exemption from US copyright law, overcoming an obstacle which threatened the entire work of the not-for-profit group. It can now host copies of obsolete computer games and software without fear of prosecution.â¦


The day after agreeing to a seven-year, $14 million offer to become the University of Florida's next head football coach, Urban Meyer's new status became official Saturday with


Scared of lightning? Then don't move to the ringed planet. The spacecraft Cassini found that the radio signals of lightning on Saturn are about 1 million times as intense as they are on Earth.


But he may need to grapple again, and more diplomatically, with world affairs


TB Patient, Health Officials Give Conflicting Stories

Health officials and a man with a dangerous form of tuberculosis clashed at a Senate hearing today, giving conflicting accounts of the events surrounding a honeymoon trip to Europe that set off an international health scare last month.


The governor of the northern Russian region of Karelia blames migrants from the Caucasus for ethnic violence.


Stocks Seen Little Changed Amid Earnings

U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  to slightly lower market open on Monday, amid mixed earnings  reports, suggesting that investors are pulling back after the  market's two-week-old rally.


Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.


Toronto hostage-taker holds woman at gunpoint, shot dead by police: reports

TORONTO (CP) - An armed hostage-taking at the height of morning rush-hour in front of Toronto's busy Union Station on Monday morning ended with a police sharpshooter killing a male suspect, broadcast reports said.


A second key British general criticises US post-war policy in Iraq, saying it was 'fatally flawed'.


The Utah Jazz took the lead with a dominant third quarter and kept it by grabbing just about every rebound there was in the fourth.


IL COMMENTO                                          La notte della Repubblica                                                                                di ILVO DIAMANTI


Vienna, 11:58 - CALCIO, AUSTRIA: AMICHEVOLE CON MALTA PRIMA DI EURO 2008

L'Austria ha fissato il calendario delle amichevole in vista della fase finale degli Europei. Quattr...


Ukrainian court to hear opposition's case

Ukraine's Supreme Court gave the political opposition some breathing room Thursday, ruling that the results of a presidential election are not official until it hears an appeal from a Western-leaning candidate ...


Brunei Parliament Reopens, But No Talk of Election

The monarch of oil-rich Brunei reopened the tiny country's parliament for the first time in 20 years on Saturday, but made no mention of elections and warned his subjects not to get carried away.


Casa bolognese ha venduto 2.406 auto (+15%)


Roma, 13:54 - CALCIO, AUSTRALIA: IN ATTESA DI ADVOCAAT IN PANCHINA VA IL DS

Sarà l'attuale direttore sportivo Rob Baan a guidare l'Australia in occasione dell'amichevole...


The device designed for use in bile ducts is often placed in arteries and veins, even though it has undergone scant testing for such uses.


OPEC's president says the organisation's production levels are increasing to meet escalating demand, but he believes over-inflated prices can be brought down only by resolving global conflicts.


General Mills Profit Drops as Costs Rise

General Mills Inc. GIS.N on Tuesday  reported a steeper fall in quarterly earnings than Wall Street  had expected due to higher costs of key food ingredients and  promotional spending.


Berkshire to buy ING unit for $441 million

NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM  - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, in its second acquisition this week, agreed to buy the NRG NV reinsurance unit of ING Group NV  for about 300 million euros ($441 million).


Bob Jones III said Thursday he will retire as president of the Christian university that bears his name, ending a 34-year reign during which the school grabbed headlines because of its racial policies and fundamentalist views.


Cheney & Edwards freeze the race until Friday

John Edwards came out of the gate and said, âYou're not being straight about Iraq.â He wanted this debate to be about Iraq.


Donald Trump has exchanged insults with Rosie O'Donnell and questions Elisabeth Hasselbeck's intelligence. So which co-host does he back in their recent on-air tiff on ABC's "The View"?


Parigi, 17:15 - CALCIO, ZIDANE: VORREI TORNARE, MA ANCORA NON HO DECISO COME

Zinedine Zidane vuole tornaer nel calcio, secondo quanto affermato in un intervista all'Equipe Magaz...


'Howard Stern Show' To Air â Uncensored â On Satellite Radio ...

Howard Stern's risquÃ© radio rhetoric will be broadcast to listeners across the country - uncensored â-ia satellite radio beginning in January 2006.


British School, Searched in Inquiry, Was Used to Train Police

A regional police force admitted it had sent officers for Âdiversity trainingÂ to an Islamic school that the police searched Sunday.


Katie Couric chooses outfits for 'Today'

NEW YORK -- Katie Couric picks the outfits she wears each morning on NBC's "Today" show - and that means she wears a lot of suits and dresses.


Scientists in China have identified  about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily  addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies  and addiction control.


Bombing Kills 47 at Police Station in Iraqi Capital

An increasingly bold and organized insurgency seized the offensive again on Tuesday as a suicide car bomb packed with artillery shells exploded outside police headquarters


Council tax for second homeowners in England should be doubled to alleviate rural homelessness, says housing charity Shelter.


Bush's phone immunity bill wins Senate vote

President George W. Bush's demand for immunity for telephone companies that participated in his warrantless domestic spying program won an initial victory on Monday in the U.S. Senate.


The luxury hotel manager doubles earnings for the second straight quarter.


Yerevan, 19:57 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: ARMENIA-FINLANDIA 0-0

Armania e Finlandia hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo A delle qualificazioni ...


Three British soldiers killed in Iraq suicide attack

: Insurgents attacked British troops at a checkpoint in central Iraq, killing three and wounding eight in a suicide bomb and mortar barrage aimed at soldiers sent to the high-risk area


Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. CLEVELAND, Ohio, United States of America -- Cleveland Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund is involved in contract talks


BARCELONA fans have been waiting since 1959 to see Milan defeated in their own Nou Camp stadium. And Brazilian Ronaldinho made their dreams come true with a late winner in this Champiosn League game today.


The previous article introduced the Doodle drawing application. This week, an application framework is added, complete with a document-view architecture. This powerful programming technique separates the document data from the view. By Guyon Roche. 0929


Piaf's voice charms Berlin as film festival opens

Edith Piaf's magical voice has cast a  spell over Berlin, where the annual film festival opens on  Thursday with a moving portrayal of the tiny singer whose life  was tainted by tragedy.


French PM arrives in Romania for two-day visit

French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin arrived in Bucharest on Sunday for a two-day official visit focusing on bilateral cooperation ahead of Romania's planned entry into the European Union in 2007.


Marchionne, evoluzione con Gm non influenzera' il gruppo


All the top executives at Russian oil giant Yukos leave the country in fear of arrest.


Intrinsa testosterone patch to be reviewed by FDA committee

NEW YORK Men with sexual dysfunction have gotten help in the form of a pill. Now women with sexual dysfunction may get help in the form of a patch.


EU ministers allow fishermen to catch more cod in the North Sea, against environmentalists' recommendations.


SRA to Manage 2 Health-Care Data Banks for HHS

SRA International of Fairfax won a $68.6 million contract from the Health and Human Services Department to manage two data banks that collect information on medical and dental malpractice, improper payments and licensing issues.


Business & money: TNT wants right to make doorstep deliveries as walkout costs state-owned operator lucrative clients.


October 22, 2004... The concept of BMW automobiles as mobile canvases of symbolism and expression raced around the track beginning in 1975, creating stunning visuals envisioned by many esteemed artists.


New Potter Book May Have Made Its Way to Web

What appear to be pages from the eagerly awaited final installment in the series have been circulating online.


Treatment for Smith was 'sound': Attorney

An attorney representing the Indian-origin doctor being investigated about possibly prescribing methadone to Anna Nicole Smith has said his treatment of the former Playboy playmate was "sound and appropriate."


Calcio: Nedved, "Adriano e' un extraterrestre

TORINO - A due giorni da Inter-Juventus, Pavel Nedved esalta le doti del brasiliano Adriano: "E' il giocatore che mi fa piu' paura. E' un extraterrestre, perche' non e' umano avere la forza che ha lui. Bisognera' stare molto attenti all'uno contro uno".


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo said it will pay $1.19 million to settle lawsuits filed by 23 people who said they were sexually abused by priests.


Putting Very Little Weight in Calorie Counting Methods

Exercise physiologists say there is little in the world of exercise as wildly exaggerated as peopleâs estimates of the number of calories they burn.


Australia's Downer Calls on North Korea to Attend Nuclear Talks

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said he used his visit to North Korea to call on the communist country to attend the next round of six-nation talks on dismantling its nuclear program.


Moroccan king asked to condemn extremism

A senior Dutch politician has called on King Mohammed VI of Morocco to condemn Islamist extremism after the murder of a Dutch filmmaker who had been critical of the treatment of women in the Muslim world.


Australia to press Cheney on Guantanamo trial for Hicks

Australia will press Vice President  Dick Cheney this week to ensure a speedy trial for Australia's  Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks so he can be brought home by  the year's end, said Prime Minister John Howard.


Afghans prepare for first direct election

Millions of Afghans are set to go to the polls Saturday in the country's first direct democratic election, almost three years after the hard-line Taliban regime was ousted by a US-led military campaign.


Lag in eurozone 'negative' for global economy: Snow

DUBLIN, Nov 15  - US Treasury Secretary John Snow said Monday the eurozone was growing "below its potential," calling it "negative" for the global economy.


Lo dice in una delle sentenze su ammissibilita' referendum


Device will be launched in Japan before the end of the year, but plans for a U.S. launch are uncertain.


Ray Parfet Jr., 84, Former Chief of Upjohn, Dies

Mr. Parfet was the last member of the Upjohn family to lead its namesake pharmaceutical company.  He was chairman and chief executive from 1969 until 1987.


Pro wrestler found dead in apparent murder-suicide

A professional wrestling superstar, Chris Benoit, was found dead alongside the bodies of his wife and 7-year-old son and police are treating the case as a possible murder-suicide, authorities said on Tuesday.


Siemens dismisses its Web TV unit in China

German industrial conglomerate Siemens  AG may withdraw from the Internet TV market in China, a local  newspaper reported on Friday. Siemens has dismissed its team in  charge of Internet Protocol Television in China, the Shanghai  Securities News said, citing industry sources saying that it  was a "failure" for Siemens after the company had lost a bid to  cooperate in the launch of IPTV services in Shanghai.


At Least 28 Killed in Iraq in Wave of New Attacks

A man claiming he would help former policemen reapply for their jobs in the northern city of Mosul detonated a bomb strapped to his body and killed 11 people Monday. It was one of several attacks that together killed at least 28 people throughout Iraq.


Con una sentenza pronunciata il 4 novembre dalle Sezioni unite, la Corte di Cassazione ha messo la parola fine a una disputa tra istituti di credito e consumatori che va avanti ormai da una quindicina dâanni e che vede come materia del contendere il


Shifting Gears: Lavielle Zooms in From Cosmetics World to Freshen Up Dale Jr.

By Steve Harrison, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 8--Thayer Lavielle once worked on the 31st floor of a Manhattan skyscraper. She had a window office overlooking Fifth Avenue and routinely jetted off to Paris.


Japanese Farm Minister Attempts Suicide, Fate Unknown - Kyodo

Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo  Tokyo, 28 May: Farm Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka attempted suicide in Tokyo on Monday, police sources said.  It is not immediately clear whether he remains alive.  (c) 2007 BBC Monitoring Newsfile.


Massive NHS Computer Network Overspend Raises Fears

The computer network being installed by the NHS could cost over Â£30 billion - five times the amount originally announced by the Government, it emerged today.


Omnicare makes another play for NeighborCare

Covington-based Omnicare said Wednesday that it has extended its tender offer (a takeover bid publicly inviting shareholders to sell their stock) for all outstanding shares of NeighborCare through Sept.


A court on Thursday revoked parental rights of the father of a girl who was born in a tree during devastating flooding in 2000. The court ruled that he had sold gifts given to his daughter.


A Taliban spokesman warned Tuesday that militants would increase attacks against restaurants in Kabul frequented by Westerners


Hurricane Ivan Takes Aim at Mobile, Ala.

MOBILE, Ala. - Hurricane Ivan and its 135-mph winds churned toward this historic port city with frightening intensity Wednesday as the storm began its assault on the Gulf Coast, lashing the region with heavy rain and ferocious wind, spawning monster waves that toppled beach houses and spinning off deadly tornadoes...


Porto, Arsenal Win to Advance in Champions League

Defending-champion Porto rallied from a goal down to beat Chelsea 2-1 and reach the knockout phase of the Champions League. Arsenal and Werder Bremen also claimed two of the final 16 spots in European soccer's top club tournament.


U.S. launches criminal probe into CIA tapes

The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it had launched a criminal investigation into the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects.


The actor returns to what he does best: act as a bhai.


Despite loss of his child, Palestinian ex-fighter remains dedicated to peace

The daughter of 'Combatants for Peace' cofounder Bassam Aramin was killed near her school, allegedly by Israeli police.


Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit,  after a year-earlier net loss, driven by a healthy rise in  license revenue.


The rush to palm oil threatens to release 14 billion tonnes of carbon from Indonesia's peatlands.


Five more flagship city academies are opening - and most secondary pupils will be returning to specialist schools.


NEW YORK  - Alcohol consumption may lower the risk of developing kidney cancer, according to a report in the British Journal of Cancer.


Verizon claims nearly 500,000 FiOS TV users

Verizon Communications Inc.  said on Wednesday it has nearly 500,000 subscribers to FiOS television, a video service that the U.S. phone company delivers over a high-speed, all-fiber network.


AIDS has taught the world a deadly but valuable lesson. The worldwide plague can be managed, but it can't be ignored. Tomorrow is World AIDS Day, a benchmark in progress against the incurable disease.


Sen. calls for direct talks with N. Korea

Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday the Bush administration should talk directly with North Korea as concerns grow over a possible test launch of a missile that could reach the U.S.


BitTorrenters seek sanctuary in Pirate Bay

Legal takedowns boost traffic Despite a series of law enforcement and other attacks on illegal file-sharing this year the number of people using the anti-copyright BitTorrent tracker Pirate Bay has almost doubled.â¦


EU launches another probe into Microsoft monopoly

The European Commission has announced that it is to investigate the recent purchase by Microsoft and Time Warner of ContentGuard, a specialist in digital rights management.


BBC's long-running music programme 'Top of the Pops' is to move from Fridays to Sundays in an attempt to pull in bigger audiences.


Milano, 15:34 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: DOBBIAMO REAGIRE

Carlo Ancelotti si aspetta una reazione dal Milan dopo la sconfitta casalinga contro la Roma: ''Non ...


Apple has teamed with T-Mobile to launch the iPhone in Germany the same date the device debuts in the UK.


Ex-CIA Official May Refuse To Testify About Videotapes

A former CIA official at the center of the controversy over destroyed interrogation videotapes has been blocked by Justice Department officials from gaining access to government records about the incident, according to sources familiar with the case.


Gerald Boyd, a prominent American  black journalist and former managing editor of The New York  Times who was forced to resign after a young reporter under his  leadership was involved in a plagiarism scandal, has died. He  was 56.


Spain's Gas Natural drops bid for Endesa

Spanish energy group Gas Natural said it was dropping its bid to buy electricity company Endesa, leaving it to E.ON of Germany to buy it and create a new European energy champion.


Meals out of reach for many older patients: study

Many elderly hospital patients may   suffer from malnutrition simply because they cannot get to   their food and nurses are too busy to help them, according to a   study by two Australian researchers.


The Olympic Games have led to the displacement of more than 2 million people in the last 20 years, mostly minorities such as the homeless, the poor, Roma and African-Americans, a rights group said Tuesday.


Tearful Army soldier tells court of killings, girl's rape

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- A US soldier under court-martial at a Kentucky military base broke down in tears yesterday as he described how he and others planned the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, who was murdered along with her family.


Condizioni dei mercati non adatte a ingresso in borsa


Older, cheaper diabetes drugs are as safe and effective as newer ones, concludes an analysis that is good news for diabetics and may further hurt sales of Avandia, a blockbuster pill recently tied to heart problems.


Microsoft "Halo 3" 1st-day game sales at $170 million

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said  its "Halo 3" video game had $170 million in sales on its first  day, easily surpassing its predecessor, 2004's "Halo 2," which  racked up $125 million in the first day.


Romanian opposition scores upset victory

Romania's centrist opposition leader Traian Basescu has scored an upset victory in a presidential race against leftist Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, partial official results show.


Republican Mitt Romney sought to lock up the Florida primary by refusing to talk Sunday about little else but the economic jitters confronting the nation. His rivals took different tacks toward the same goal as they fanned out across the Sunshine State.


Unstoppable Inter scalp world champions AC Milan in Seire A action

In a battle between the world's best and Italy's best it was the domestic champions Inter who beat AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro in Sunday's first Milan derby of the season.


Car Sales Drove Retail Sales Gain in Dec.

Retail sales, helped by sizzling activity in auto showrooms, jumped by 1.2 percent in December, providing a solid finish to a year in which sales climbed at the fastest pace this decade.


Martin confident he'll stay in Nextel Cup title hunt

Mark Martin calls Sunday's EA Sports 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway "the wild card" race in deciding NASCAR's first Nextel Cup champion.


Siena, 14:54 - Calcio, Siena: ufficiale l'arrivo dall'Inter di Pasquale

Il Siena ha annunciato di aver formalizzato con l'Inter il prestito di Giovanni Pasquale, difensore ...


European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.Comment


Fabled Friday lunch thrives in hard-hit New Orleans

No, absolutely not. The New Orleans blue bloods, society ladies and landed gentry who frequent Friday lunch at Galatoire's do not throw food or get out of control.


Cruise tops Forbes' celebrity power list

Despite the jokes and sneers he  drew for hopping on couches and slamming psychiatry, actor Tom  Cruise on Thursday reclaimed his No. 1 spot on Forbes  magazine's annual list of the world's 100 most powerful stars.


High School Coach in Kansas Earns a National Award

Roger Barta, who built a high school football powerhouse in tiny Smith Center, Kan., was named national coach of the year by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee.


FOXBOROUGH -- When Patriots players gathered in the middle of the week to begin preparations for today's game against the Lions, coach Bill Belichick let it rip.


Spector judge, jury struggle to resolve impasse

The judge in the murder trial of Phil Spector on Wednesday abandoned the idea of presenting the deadlocked jury with a reduced charge of manslaughter against the music producer.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

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Challenge to Texas Voting Districts Gets New Look

The US Supreme Court gave opponents of Texas's new federal voting districts a new chance to challenge the plan, which may add as many as six Republicans to the state's congressional delegation in the Nov. 2 election.


Bush challenges "misimpressions" about Iraq

President Bush on Saturday challenged "misimpressions" about the Iraq war as he battled a gloomy intelligence assessment of the conflict and the fallout of a book portraying him as in denial over it.


Five Diseases Help Drive Health Spending Rise

A handful of conditions such as  mental illness, stroke, diabetes and lung disease accounted for  much of the huge increase in health-care spending dating back  to the late 1980s, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.


A Scorching Attack, and No Relief in Sight

The Rockies might have been wiser to have gone home during their pre-World Series break and stayed home for the winter instead of pitting themselves against the Red Sox offense.


Because of a shortage of flu vaccine this year, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said only "high-risk" individuals should get a flu shot.


Ivory Coast pollution worse than thought

Up to 14 open-air sites in Ivory Coast's port city of Abidjan have been contaminated by toxic waste, and four trucks that transported the waste are missing, U.N. officials said Friday.


U.S. troops kill 8 in raid, air strike on Iraq house

BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. forces killed eight people   and destroyed a home with air strikes during a gunbattle before   dawn on Wednesday in a restive city north of Baghdad, the   military and neighbors said.


Author Arthur Hailey Dies After Apparent Stroke

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Best-selling writer Arthur Hailey, who wrote the book that was turned into the hit movie "Airport," has died at his home in the Bahamas.


On top of winning an American Film Institute Life Achievement Award this month, this icon is releasing The Al Pacino Collection, a DVD boxed set of three personal films. Al Pacino will now take your questions


Federer enters record books with US Open win

Federer was close to perfection as he raced through the first set in 18 minutes, dropping only five points. Hewitt fought back winning a tie-break in the second, before Federer stormed through the third to


Ashanti Tries Out Acting With Small Role

Ashanti has excelled as a singer and now she is adding "actress" to her resume...slowly.


ASIA - Incontro ecumenico fra esperti e teologi dellÂAsia e dellÂAmerica sul tema: ÂLe Chiese come agenti di riconciliazioneÂ Berkley (Agenzia Fides) - Comprendere come le Chiese cristiane in Asia possono divenire agenti attivi di pace e riconciliazione: Ã¨ stato questo il tema centrale di un recente incontro ecumenico tenutosi a Berkley, in California (Usa), che ha visto ri...


Eurozone economic confidence sinks to a near two-year low as orders weaken and inflation stays high.


TV Sports: Just for Men Just Right for Former Stars

Just for Menâs commercial with Keith Hernandez and Walt Frazier as barside analysts of Miss Hottieâs brush-off of poor Mr. Graybeard is still running after nearly five and a half years.


British Minister Criticizes Court Ruling

Britain's foreign secretary criticized a ruling by the country's highest court condemning a law allowing foreign terror suspects to be locked up indefinitely with no charge, saying Friday that the court misinterpreted the law and was "simply wrong."


The president calls it and other independent ads bad for the system, but Democrats say it's too little, too late. WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday criticized a commercial that accused John Kerry of inflating


Possible Pearson FT sale seen in Dow deal

Acquiring the publisher of the Wall Street Journal might appear to run against Pearson Plc's  current strategy of focusing on education, but a deal could mean the eventual sale of its Financial Times newspaper.


Bushes join 'Dr. Phil' at Christmas show

President Bush enjoyed a lively set of Christmas music Sunday night, swaying and bobbing his head as music stars like Taylor Hicks and Gretchen Wilson belted out classic carols.


Pakistan court drops charge in London plot case

A Pakistani court dropped terrorism charges on Wednesday against a Pakistani-British dual national who was suspected of being a key figure in a plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic Ocean, his lawyer said.


Ruth, Aaron or Bonds? Aaron votes for Bonds

Braves legend Hank Aaron was in the ESPN booth at Turner Field three weeks ago when Barry Bonds blasted a 467-foot home run to right field off Russ Ortiz.


Just one week after finding feathers on the ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex, Chinese and US scientists have announced the discovery of a dinosaur curled up like a sleeping cygnet.


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Some of the world's biggest computer firms are accused of imposing unfair contracts on people buying software.


Overseas firms may be allowed to bid for the key asset of under fire Russian oil firm Yukos, the Kremlin says.


RBC Royal Bank to refund $9.2 million over banking fee billing errors

TORONTO (CP) - Royal Bank is refunding about $9.2 million to 152,000 customers who were charged a separate fee for a service that should have been included in their banking package fee. The refunds average about $60 each.


Trend Micro boosts Vista package, extends Hotmail deal

What's good for Redmond is good for us Security provider Trend Micro yesterday announced a brace of Microsoft-based strategies, rolling out improvements for its combo offering on Vista and proclaiming that it will handle antivirus for Hotmail/Live webmail services for a further year.â¦


Skype plugs critical cross-zone scripting hole

Skype Ltd. has patched a critical vulnerability that had forced it to cull several features from its VoIP and chat software to stop attackers from hijacking users' PCs.


Japan's Nikkei Share Average Opens Lower

Japan's Nikkei share average opened lower  on Thursday amid worries over higher oil prices and their  possible impact on global economies, but the downside was  supported by bargain hunting following recent sharp losses.


Hyper over hypervisors IBM this week marched its virtualization agenda forward on two fronts, announcing new code for beastly mainframes and some labs-crafted software for thin x86 systems.â¦


Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, under house arrest for 12 of the last 18 years, left her home Thursday afternoon to meet with a Burma government official, a diplomat said


qOrganizer is a general organizer that includes a calendar with schedule,reminders,journal/notes for every day, to-do list.But provides features useful for students such as:timetable and a booklet for marks and absences.It's designed to be easy to use.   2.1 is a bugfix release. I am planning to make pretty radical changes to the code (like adding SQLite support to store data), school is close, the vacation is comming to an end, I don't know when I'll get those implemented so I thought I'll make a bugfix release for 2.0 to get rid of the most annoying bugs.  Changes in 2.1:  -Fixed that ugly bug that occures the first time when you run qOrganizer, the bug that causes the main window to not appear until you quit (this was Windows only) -Enforced UTF8 on the config file too, so now if you have an UTF8 character in your path, it won't cause problems. -Updated Portuguese translation. -Made the to-do list and the timetable a lot bigger in size, so now the progress bar in the Completed column is more detailed even on Windows. -Added saving, and jumping to the current date even when the window is hidden by clicking the systray icon.  That's all folks. Enjoy!   ---------------------------------------------------- The new release of qOrganizer comes loaded with many sweet features and is more polished than the previous releases.  The version number 2.0 is well deserved considering all improvements compared to 1.0.    Changes:    -Average calculation implemented to deal with subjects separately and recalculate average for the subject when the row changes in the  mark table. Also added a textfield containing the total average (all averages are rounded and their average is calculated)    -Added the ability to change the date format displayed (thanks for the patch to Evgeniy Ivanov (powerfox))    -Added a feature for uploading and downloading all data files stored by the program to a remote ftp server.  So when you go on holyday (I know it's late know :D) you just provide the details to access the ftp server hit the download button and you have immediate access to all data stored by qOrganizer.    BIG FAT NOTE: Do not use an important ftp server for this feature, also don't use untrusted ftp servers to upload sensitive data (because all data is stored unencrypted on the server).  If you are not sure that your computer is secure do not use this feature because the password to the ftp server is stored on the local machine.  I can not be hold responsible for any damage caused by this software.This program is provided WITHOUT WARRANTY, read the file COPYING for details.  But normally you should be okay.     -Added support for non Latin charsets :)  (again thanks to Evgeniy Ivanov for figuring this out and submitting a patch)    -Corrected some memory leaks.    -Added custom delegates in the tables to improve usability and the intuitively of the interface.    -Added extra menus, and made everything accessible from the menu (or with keyboard shortcuts)    -Added an option to reload data when the view changes.  This feature was suggested by Blaz Kure, it improves using multiple computers with one folder of settings stored on a network drive.    -Added a column labeled Start to represent the date when a task was started.    -Made the timetable headers translatable.    -Added sound to reminders, when a reminder hits a sound is played.  I used a sound from k3b, since it's under GPL, the file named:k3b_success1.wav.  Of course this setting can be turned off in the settings dialog.    -A lot of bug fixes!    -Added translations: Portuguese (thanks to Luis Bastos (http://programaslivres.net/)), Slovenian (thanks to Blaz Kure), Russian (thanks to Evgeniy Ivanov).    BIG THANKS TO ALL TRANSLATORS :)  AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO Evgeniy Ivanov for his contributions.     Please back up the .qOrganizer folder before upgrading, the to-do list will be broken because of the new Start column, everything else should be fine.Of course adjust all settings.    If you encounter any bugs please report them on the projects SourceForge.net (btw: thanks to SourceForge.net for hosting the project and for excellent services) page:    http://sourceforge.net/projects/qOrganizer    Or just write me an e-mail: balazsbela ( a t ) gmail.com  If you would like to translate qOrganizer, or request a feature, or just tell me your opinion you can contact me at the e-mail address above.  All feedback is welcomed and appreciated!    And as always, enjoy!    Note: Under linux, the source package is the official release, the deb and the rpm are just binaries.  The file qOrganizer-2.0.tar.gz contains a binary file too which can be installed with the script install.sh which must be run as root.    You can also compile the source if you have qt4 installed,  with the commands:  qmake-qt4  make  or under windows:  qmake   make release   Under windows the package qOrganizer-2.0-win-full.zip is for   users without qt4 installed, and the file qOrganizer-2.0-win-light.zip is for users with qt4 installed (it doesn't contain the necessary dlls to run).  If you are not sure download: qOrganizer-2.0-win-full.zip


Third time unlucky A man convicted of recording films using a camcorder in cinemas has been sentenced in the US to seven years in jail. The man was the first to be charged in a nationwide campaign against video piracy.â¦


British light welterweight Ricky Hatton has pledged to sacrifice home advantage for a crack at IBF king Kostya Tszyu. Hatton, who was on hand to watch Tszyu impressively dismantle Sharmba Mitchell in Phoenix


EDITORIAL: La Crosse's Drinking Habits Keep It in National Spotlight

By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 6--Here's more national publicity for La Crosse, this time in "Cosmopolitan" magazine.   It's not good publicity.


U.S. woman said imprisoned, abused in W.Va race crime

A young black woman was held prisoner for a week in a remote area of West Virginia where she was sexually and racially abused, stabbed and forced to eat animal waste, a prosecutor said on Wednesday in a case he compared to a horror movie.


One of the 2002 Bali bombers has been able to preach to militants from jail using a mobile phone, police say.


Australia's Howard says he will step down early if he wins poll

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, struggling in polls ahead of a looming election, said Wednesday he would step down before the end of his next three-year term if re-elected.


Netflix lifts limits for movies watched over Web

Video rental company Netflix Inc said  on Monday it was offering subscribers unlimited access to  movies and television shows to watch via the Web on their  personal computers.


By Garrison Wells, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 16--NORTH MYRTLE BEACH -- Out with the rides. In with retail.   North Myrtle Beach is about to get a new shopping center, anchored by a 48,000-square-foot Bi-Lo supermarket.


Google Inc.'s initial public offering of stock remained on hold yesterday after the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed final approval of the company's prospectus.


Roma, 20:11 - CALCIO A 5, SERIE A: LUPARENSE VINCE A TERNI

Risultati della 14/a giornata del campionato di serie A di calcio a 5: TFL Arzignano-Bisceglie 8-0, ...


Sinn Fein will resist any attempt to penalise it in the wake of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Hugh Orde's claim that the IRA carried out the 26.5 million Northern Bank robbery, Gerry Adams warned today.


Three swans found dead in eastern France carried the H5N1 bird flu that can be fatal to humans, tests confirm.


Jason Richardson scored 30 points and Derek Fisher had 21, including five 3-pointers, in Golden State's surprising 117-110 victory at Seattle.


Asia has seen its key markets slide in response to the likelihood of a relentlessly weakening dollar.


The financial giant is in talks to sell a stake to a Chinese bank and other investors, people briefed on the plan said.


Scottish Power accepts $22.5B buyout bid

Scottish Power PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to a $22.5 billion buyout offer from the Spanish utility Iberdrola SA that would create one of Europe's biggest utilities.


Tell your doctor to take his time during your next colonoscopy. Those who spent less than the recommended six minutes on the crucial part of the exam found one-fourth as many precancerous growths than those who lingered longer with the scope, a study found.


Shuttle launches 'world's first' quad-core SFF PC

Workstation class Shuttle has unveiled what it claims are the world's first small form-factor computers equipped with quad-core processors. Aimed at the pro market, the two machines are fitted with Intel Xeon chips rather than the more commonplace Core 2 Quad.â¦


Rich nations failed to agree at meetings this weekend on a plan for canceling the debts the world's poorest countries owe to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.


Britain, France and Germany demand that Iran cease uranium enrichment permanently at talks in Vienna.


Israeli Strike Kills Islamic Jihad Chief -Witnesses

Israel killed the chief military commander  of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a airstrike  Tuesday, the highest profile Israeli assassination for months,  local leaders of the group said.


Tina Fey is leaving the anchor chair at "Saturday Night Live." Fey says she's quitting the show after six seasons as head writer and co-anchor of the "Weekend Update" fake news segment to focus on her new NBC prime-time series, "30 Rock."


Only Arafat Family Can Get Medical Dossier -France

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier  said on Tuesday France would release Yasser Arafat's medical  dossier only to his family, despite a request for details by  Palestinian leaders.


At least 15 people are killed as Hurricane Ivan sweeps through the Caribbean islands towards Jamaica.


Napoli, 14:45 - CALCIO, ZEMAN: DOPO CALCIOPOLI POCHI PASSI AVANTI

Zdenek Zeman, ex tecnico di Roma, Lazio e Napoli, torna a parlare di calcio e lo fa intervenendo a "...


The first home to reach the environmental standards all new homes must reach by 2016 is unveiled.


Tiger Woods bids for a third straight Claret Jug when the 136th Open Championship begins at Carnoustie on Thursday.


The proposed $5bn buy-out of Intelsat will be renegotiated after one of its satellites malfunctioned causing disruption to the services of Playboy, the spacecraft's anchor tenant.


An investigation begins into claims that paramedics joked about a woman being overweight just before she died.


Barbra Streisand launches first U.S. tour since '94

Barbra Streisand opened her first U.S. tour in 12 years on Wednesday with a polished show filled with crowd-pleasing classics, more than a touch of nostalgia and a healthy dose of her liberal politics.


Sixty-seven dead in Japan's worst typhoon in quarter century

The death toll from Typhoon Tokage rose to 67 with 21 still missing, the worst toll from a typhoon in Japan in 25 years, officials said.


Of all the great things about being a hockey fan, reading stories about NHL management-labor strife is not one of them. But, rest assured, there is worse. To wit: reporting and writing stories about NHL management-labor strife (you can send notes of sympathy to the e-mail posted at the bottom of this report).


Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell calls for underweight models to be banned from catwalks at London fashion week.


Ivory Coast Warplanes Kill 9 French Soldiers

Ivory Coast warplanes killed nine French soldiers on Saturday in a bombing raid during the fiercest clashes with rebels for 18 months and France hit back by destroying most of the West African country's small ...


Uno stratagemma per bloccare vittime e ammanettarle


Raul Castro raises hopes of economic change in Cuba

Raul Castro, Cuba's likely new leader after his ailing brother Fidel Castro bowed out on Tuesday, is a pragmatist more concerned with putting food on Cuban tables than spreading revolution abroad.


A man who was storing weapons in his Brooklyn Heights apartment was also responsible for writing a rash of hateful messages aimed at Jews in his neighborhood last year, the police said.


Berlin's authorities have banned an Islamic conference which they say planned to lend support to violent attacks on Israelis and Americans.


Carmelo Dessi' resta imputato solo per reato di associazione


Novell Vice Chairman Chris Stone leaves company

After helping Novell Inc. reinvigorate itself last year through the endorsement of Linux and the acquisition of vendor SUSE Linux AG, Vice Chairman Chris Stone has left the company.


Crisis talks in Paris as concerns grow for kidnapped French journalists

As hopes dimmed that two French journalists held captive in Iraq would be freed soon, French President Jacques Chirac was to discuss the crisis with his foreign minister, who returned from a mission to the Middle East with no news of their imminent release.


HP looks to utility, aggregation and legacies Following on from the formal launch earlier this month of the latest version of its Integrity Servers equipped with dual-core Montecito processors, HP put on a users' bash in London to drum up business from both existing and new customers.â¦


French Doctors Make Appeal Over Wine Ads

French doctors appealed on Monday to President Jacques Chirac to intervene and stop changes in wine advertising rules the physicians fear will lead to more deaths from alcohol-related illnesses and drunk driving.


New York, 10:58 - BASEBALL, MLB: RISULTATI

I risultati degli incontri di MLB di baseball disputati questa notte:


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Homeless footballers star at "World Cup" in SAfrica

Many of the footballers representing   their countries in an international tournament in South Africa   this week were remarkably gaunt, sallow-looking and groomed   haphazardly.


Six foreign medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV were freed on Tuesday under a deal to improve Tripoli's ties with the European Union.


Geragos: Looking Like A Jerk Doesn't Make Scott Peterson Guilty

Scott Peterson's fate could be in hands of a California jury by the end of the day. Tuesday, defense attorney Mark Geragos told jurors Peterson shouldn't be convicted of killing his pregnant wife Laci just


Tom Hanks to star in "Da Vinci Code" movie

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is expected to star in a film adapted from Dan Brown's popular novel "The Da Vinci Code," the Hollywood Reporter reported Monday.


Chad PM dies in Paris from brain haemorrhage

Chad's Prime Minister Pascal  Yoadimnadji died from a brain haemorrhage in Paris on Friday  after he was flown there for urgent treatment following a heart  attack. He was 56.


Venus rolls into semis, Nadal plays catch-up

Venus Williams strode into the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Thursday while tournament organizers cast anxious glances to the sky.


Probes: $500 million fund is set up for legal problems

NEW YORK - Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it had created a $500 million legal reserve to deal with ongoing federal probes of its America Online division.


The NHL's greatest dynasty has reunited, though the surviving members of the select group of Montreal Canadiens that won five straight Stanley Cups from 1956-60 will let their record speak for itself.


MAXINE MCKEW: In Iraq, as US Marines continue their mop-up operations in Fallujah, their commander says the crushing American victory there has broken the back of Iraq's insurgency.


Release of French Iraq Hostages Delayed -- French MP

The release of two French journalists held in Iraq since August was delayed Friday when a group of Iraqis transporting them was bombarded by US forces, an aide to a French MP aiming to help free them said.


The world is unprepared for an inevitable flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people, but profit-driven pharmaceutical companies are putting too little research into the development of vaccines, ...


CC Sabathia throws five-hit shutout as Indians blank Mariners 5-0

CC Sabathia threw a five-hitter for his second career shutout and Omar Vizquel hit a two-run homer to lead the Cleveland Indians over the Seattle Mariners 5-0 Monday night.


Folks in this lonely frontier town like to say their dreams of becoming the Pacific gateway to Asian riches went down in the Atlantic.


A flashier offshoot of the Trojan horse that affects Symbian-based cell phones has been discovered.


(190 sec.) Which daytime talkmeisters pull in the biggest bucks, and which prime time players didn?t make the cut.


-- Picture the ending of the Stanford-California game in 1982, without the band and with three times as many laterals. Trinity University used 15 laterals after a completed pass on the final play of the game for an unlikely touchdown and 28-24 victory Saturday at stunned Millsaps. Call it the...


Venezuela's U.S. assets too hard to freeze: Exxon

ExxonMobil  sought court orders  in Europe to freeze $12 billion in Venezuela's overseas energy  assets because getting a similar order in the United States  before it won its arbitration case against Venezuela's state  oil company PDVSA would be too difficult under U.S. law, court  papers showed.


New Medicare Rules on Drugs Balance Access Against Costs

The new drug benefit guarantees patients access to medicines while giving insurance companies potent tools to control costs.


California Attorney General Bill Lockyer today filed criminal complaints against ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. chairman Patricia C. Dunn and four others for their roles in the HP spying operation that involved impersonating board directors and journalists to obtain their phone records.


Confusion over 'Capture' of Saddam Deputy

Iraqi officials struggled today to clear up confusion over whether the most wanted member of Saddam Husseinâs ousted dictatorship had been captured in a shoot-out north of Baghdad.


IOA sets up committee to probe dope scandal

Athens, Aug 20. (PTI):In a belated damage-control exercise, the Indian Olympic Association today announced setting up of a Committee to probe into the Olympic Games doping scandal and suggest stringent measures to curb the menace.


The Claim: Antibiotics Will Beat a Sinus Infection

Antibiotics and steroids may be the standard medications for a sinus infection, but are they effective?


University of Arizona researchers are trying to determine how much rain to expect based on how often lightning strikes.


Friends Pay Respects to Former D.C. First Lady

Old friends, students and government workers lined up at the John A. Wilson Building this morning to pay their respects to Effi Barry, former first lady of the District.


Internet Drug Exporters Feel Pressure in Canada

Five years ago, a young Manitoba pharmacist fresh out of school started selling Nicorette chewing gum over e-Bay. From that modest beginning the Canadian online


Intel Corp. President Paul Otellini demonstrated new chips due out next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games as he sought to allay concerns about product delays.


Roma, 18:30 - Rugby, Heineken Cup: Calvisano ko

Calvisano ancora ko in Heineken Cup. I lombardi, nell'ultimo turno della


E' responsabilita' di tutti, collabori anche opposizione


U.S.: Iran May Seek to Mate Missile, Nuclear Warhead

MANAUS, Brazil  - Washington has intelligence  suggesting Iran is working on the technology to deliver a  nuclear warhead on a missile, Secretary of State Colin Powell  said Wednesday in a claim that could increase fears about  Tehran's nuclear activities.


Bush says knew of no threat to bomb Pakistan

President George W. Bush said on   Friday he knew of no U.S. threat to bomb Pakistan following the   September 11 attacks.


EU court says file sharers don't have to be named

European Union countries can refuse to  disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases,  the EU's top court said on Tuesday in a blow to copyright  holders trying to fight digital piracy.


The acquisition will allow CA to consolidate its position in the market for user authentication, access control and administration products, CEO Kenneth Cron said this morning.


Illegal Immigrants Received Poor Care In Jail, Lawyers Say

At his home in East Los Angeles, Francisco Castaneda of El Salvador faces a grim truth: His cancer is spreading, from his groin to his lymph nodes and toward his stomach, a progression that could soon end his life.


Nuclear waste shipment rolls toward German storage site after ...

German police stands guard along the rails as the castor transport of nuclear waste passes by Dahlenburg, near Lueneburg, northern Germany, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001 on its way to the interim nuclear depot in Gorleben.


Chinese company faces challenges in potential deal

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Its name certainly doesn't carry the recognition of Dell, Hewlett-Packard or Apple Computer, but China's Lenovo Group could climb up the personal-computer food chain if it ends up buying IBM's PC business.


Singapore Shares End Up on Wall St. Gains

Singapore shares ended higher Tuesday boosted by modest overnight gains on Wall Street and easing oil prices, traders said. The United States is a major trading partner and the local stock market traditionally


Oracle takes 60 percent of PeopleSoft shares but game is not over

After a bitter 18-month battle Oracle Corp has succeeded in taking control of more than 60 percent of outstanding shares of rival business software group PeopleSoft, but obstacles to the hostile takeover remain.


BRUSSELS, Belgium -- European Union regulators said Monday they were investigating whether software giant Microsoft Inc. used its market dominance to squeeze out office software and Internet browser rivals.


Michigan scores early and often to sweep BU

Third-ranked Michigan got goals from six different players in a 6-2 victory over Boston University last night to complete a weekend sweep at Ann Arbor, Mich.


Il ministro annuncia le misure per aumentare l'efficienza


Ministro Lavoro soddisfatto dell'accordo su assegni bassi


Electronics giant Sony says it will stop producing rear-projection televisions in February 2008.


L'Oreal challenges eBay over sale of fakes

L'Oreal , the world's largest  cosmetics group, has launched legal action against eBay  , alleging the online auctioneer does not do enough to  combat the sale of counterfeits, the company said on Monday.


Marks & Spencer, the beleaguered high-street retailer, today announced a major management shake-up as it unveiled its first half results and said trading had become tougher since its last update in early October.


TB case prompts new border safety protocol

New procedures have been put into place at U.S. borders to stop flagged travelers such as the tuberculosis patient who sneaked across the Canadian border last month, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.


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U.S. moving "quickly as possible" on Sirius: XM

The Justice Department is moving "as quickly as possible" in its antitrust review of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's  acquisition of XM Satellite Radio Inc , a senior department official said on Tuesday.


A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday proposed legislation to stop network providers from playing traffic cop on the Internet.


LSI Logic to Buy Agere, a Rival Chip Maker

LSI Logic hopes the deal, valued at $4 billion, will help it compete in the competitive market for data storage.


Alitalia reaches deal with unions on layoffs

ROME Clearing the way for a restructuring intended to save Alitalia, unions agreed on Wednesday to unemployment packages for about 3,700 employees that will be largely paid for by the Italian government.


At least 20 killed in Somali port blast: governor

BOSASSO, Somalia  -- An explosion killed at least 20 people and wounded a hundred more on Tuesday in a northern Somali port where Somali and Ethiopian immigrants begin the dangerous crossing to Yemen, a regional official said.


Il premier al cantante Bono Vox, stanziamenti in Finanziaria


Pope Beatifies Emperor, Nun, Three Others

VATICAN CITY Oct. 3, 2004 - Pope John Paul II on Sunday honored two figures linked to controversy, beatifying a German mystic whose violent visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire Mel Gibson's "The


US Urges Civilians to Flee Targeted Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Air and artillery strikes shook  the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja on Friday night after U.S.  forces, using leaflets and loudspeakers, urged civilians to  leave.


Scientist Envisions Small-Scale Hydropower

A scientist says the United States could more than double its hydropower supply by harnessing the energy of smaller streams. Doug Hall said the feat can be achieved using small turbines or generators instead of dams.


Urinary Incontinence Can Run in the Family

ISLAMABAD: The risk of urinary incontinence appears to be one of the things mothers can pass on to their daughters, according to new findings released Friday.


Rinviata deposizione nipote accusato duplice omicidio


Lycos Europe appears to have taken down its controversial MakeLoveNotSpam site - temporarily, at least.


It was supposed to be just a ten-minute glimpse into the lives of Mexican mariachis who play for tips on the streets of San Franciscoâs Mission district. Instead, it turned into a three-year journey to document the life of an ordinary man facing extraordinary circumstances.


The timing was right for  Russell Crowe's "3:10 to Yuma" remake.


A government lawyer used a dramatic scenario of a nuclear attack on Washington to illustrate his arguments Tuesday in defense of President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program.


Amimon tech designed to allow high-definition connectivity among TVs, PCs, sound systems and other media-system components.


Baghdad Suicide Bomb Attack Kills at Least 7

At least six people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured, Monday, when a suicide car bomber attacked a security checkpoint in central Baghdad.


A deadly blast hits a city near troubled Najaf as the top Shia cleric heads there to try to resolve the crisis.


Obama and Huckabee triumph in Iowa  upsets

Hillary Clinton relegated to third place in Democratic presidential caucuses


Iraqi President Jalal Talabani begins a key trip to Iran delayed by last week's bomb attacks in Baghdad.


Florida State athletic director David Hart Jr. is leaving the school after a dozen years.


15 Iraqis, 9 US Marines killed in one of Bloodiest Day

HILLA (Iraq): In a bloody day in Iraq, at least fifteen Iraqis died and another 20 were wounded in an exchange of gunfire south of Baghdad, hospital sources said, while the US military reported killing five suspected rebels during clashes.


Rust Found in Big Soybean-Producing State

Soybean rust has spread to  Arkansas, the first major U.S. soybean-producing state infected with the contagious fungus that slashes crop production, Arkansas officials said on Monday.


Artifacts from America's birth on display

More than 229 years ago, Gen. Benedict Arnold led his crew of sailors on Lake Champlain against a far superior British fleet near here and lost. But their dogged fight in October 1776 delayed British movement south for a year, when they would be defeated in the Battle of Saratoga.


Britain's National Health Service Gets Money-Saving Deal from ...

A "landmark agreement" with Microsoft to renew the NHS' license for desktop software would save an estimated $608 million.


Jim Furyk has the reputation of being a rock, so it was strange to see his eyes suddenly glass over with tears and his answers become short and direct. All because he was asked about Byron Nelson.


A tech company with ties to a school district plans to test a tracking system by putting computer chips on grade-schoolers' backpacks, an experiment the ACLU ripped Monday as invasive and unnecessary.


Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market this week during the depth of the summer doldrums.


A claim of copyright infringement against pop star Beyonce Knowles is dismissed by a US court.


The Winds of Change Are Felt at Publishers Weekly

Sara Nelson, who will take over the top editorial job at Publishers Weekly on Jan. 24, says the magazine "needs to be modernized."


Mike Huckabee and Hillary Rodham Clinton won their parties' primaries in Arkansas on Tuesday, boosted by their strong ties to the state.


Champions Tour rookie Mark O'Meara made a successful return to the site of one of his PGA Tour victories, shooting an 8-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the AT&T Championship.


The athlete who failed a doping test is confirmed as a weightlifting bronze medallist.


Few Tough Questions at 'Town Hall' Events

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry talk often about the needs and ambitions of ordinary people, but neither encounters many along a campaign trail defined by the exquisitely stage-managed photo op and fortified by Secret Service agents.


New Quad FX Platform gives Advanced Micro Devices an answer to Intel's quad-core PC chip, but in a piecemeal fashion.


Grant, who plays heartthrob Daniel Cleaver in "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," was quoted Thursday by the Evening Standard's Metro magazine as saying film acting is a "miserable experience.


The French government and opposition declared a rare united front on Thursday in efforts to secure the release of two French hostages held in Iraq.


We'll get to all the wonderful things that Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said about Jeremiah Trotter in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in a moment.


Tra abiti di stilisti italiani e biciclette di Coppi e Moser


Yasser Arafat, man of maneuver, resistance and negotiation

Ariel Sharon was not able to expel Yasser Arafat, despite blockading him in his nearly-demolished Moukataa headquarters. He was unable to liquidate him politically or physically.


A handy Q&A on the scandal currently embroiling Britain's Prime Minister, from lords to loans to Labour


The word "Blog" is the word of the year by Merriam-Webster, the renowned American dictionary publisher. According to Merriam-Webster, the word "blog", short for Weblog, is a


Pfizer Sues Internet Sites Selling Lipitor

Pfizer Inc. ,  the world's biggest drugmaker, said on Thursday it filed lawsuits against 18 Web sites, charging them with selling illegal versions of its best selling cholesterol medicine Lipitor.


Israel's Sharon Loses Likud Vote on Coalition Talks With Labor

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lost a Likud Party vote to continue talks aimed at bringing the Labor Party into his government.


Nokia grabs worldwide cell phone market share

Nokia Oyj's share of the global mobile-phone market rose for a second straight quarter as the company reduced prices and introduced new models.


U.N.: Israel Holds Workers Without Charges

At least 25 Palestinian U.N. workers have been detained by Israel for about two years under charges the Jewish state won't reveal, two spokesmen for the United Nations charged Wednesday.


Indie distributor ThinkFilm sealed a deal Monday to acquire the Sean Penn-Naomi Watts starrer "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" two weeks before the film is slated to make its North American premiere Sept. 13 at the Toronto International Film Festival.


Sollecito sara' all'udienza per dare chiarimenti sul suo pc


Infected computers can be used as "zombies" to send spam or launch attacks on Web sites. Spreading Trojans via chat rooms is not unusual.


A host of stars from the music industry are set to attend the annual MTV Europe Awards in Rome on Thursday.


Google renews and modifies its contract with Answers.


Londra, 14:27 - CALCIO, CRISTIANO RONALDO: TRA 6 MESI NON SO DOVE SARO'

Intervista sul quotidiano inglese The Sun al talento portoghese del Manchester United, Cristiano Ron...


Why Air Conditioner Thefts are Heating Up

Just another reason to curse the hot weather: thieves are mining AC cooling coils to sell on the black market


Sankei Shimbun to Publish Tabloid Paper From Nov. 1

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 22--TOKYO -- Newspaper publisher Sankei Shimbun Co. said Friday it  will publish a new tabloid daily from Nov. 1, targeting readers in their 20s  and 30s.


Jeanne Lashes Dominicans, Aims at Bahamas

SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Jeanne battered the Dominican Republic before heading to the Bahamas where the tempest, which has killed at least nine people, began to churn seas and stir deadly storm surges on Saturday.    Jeanne lost strength as it drove thousands of Dominicans from their homes Friday...


More Evidence of Inflammation's Role in Heart Disease

Two studies an ocean apart illustrate the growing importance of inflammation as a contributor to heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.


Daniel and Henrik Sedin score five points, and Alex Edler decides a shootout for the second time in four games in the Canucks' 4-3 win over St. Louis on Sunday night.


Hurricane Felix seen becoming top-ranked storm

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao  - Hurricane Felix intensified at an alarming rate on Sunday while passing north of Aruba and was expected to become an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm as it brushed Central America and neared Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, U.S. forecasters said.


Four security men injured in Saudi Arabia, seven gunmen killed ...

The Saudi security forces killed seven gunmen in Riyadh city suspected to be involved in the explosions which targeted the Ministry Of Interior and a headquarters for the special forces in Riyadh.


Donald Rumsfeld, the American defence secretary, has been using a machine to sign letters of condolence to the relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq, it emerged yesterday.


The Blues defeated FC Porto 3-1 at Stamford Bridge, while CSKA Moscow, the club sponsored by the Russian billionaire, won 2-0 at home to Paris Saint Germain.


Bush opponents ask: 'Who Would Jesus Bomb?'

"Who Would Jesus Bomb?" pointedly asks a T-shirt opposing US President George W. Bush's Iraq war policy. Another shirt backs Democratic Senator John Kerry for president -- of France.


Israel put its military and embassies on alert Thursday and advised Jewish institutions worldwide to follow suit as Lebanese guerrillas threatened to avenge the killing of a militant tied to spectacular attacks against U.S. and Jewish targets.


26 protesters arrested at House building

About 100 demonstrators protesting the Iraq war marched past the Capitol carrying mock coffins Wednesday and lay down in front of doorways at a House office building, where 26 were arrested.


Hong Kong Acts Against Spam in Telecommunications

Text of report by Radio TV Hong Kong Radio 3 audio website on 28 May  Starting from Friday [1 June], people who send electronic spam could be jailed for five years and fined 1m dollars [approx 128,000 US].


IBM to buy Web app security vendor Watchfire

InfoWorld - IBM liked Watchfire's Web application security software so much it plans to buy the company for an undisclosed sum, it said Wednesday.


Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled as the online search engine leader once again sprinted past analyst expectations, but the breathtaking growth wasn't enough to satisfy investors.


Stealth fighter McCain plots 2008 comeback

Battle-scarred John McCain is stealthily reviving a once-moribund White House campaign, and staking out a stand in New Hampshire, the scene of his greatest political victory.


Army poised for action against wild animals in Japan

Japan is preparing to mobilise troops to deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.


Jackson's rehabilitation moving without a snag

Chad Jackson's rehabilitation from a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in the Patriots' AFC Championship game loss to the Indianapolis Colts is going well enough that he could be ready for the start of the season.


Dollar in the doldrums amid economic jitters

London - The dollar hovered close to eight-month lows against the euro Friday and a four-month trough against the yen amid worries about the US economic outlook.


SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, trading gunfire with rebel fighters as they pushed toward the city center...


U.S. Rejects EU Climate Proposals; Favors Specific Emissions Targeting

The European Union's all-encompassing approach to the problem of climate change will not work, a Bush administration official says.


For Insurance, Adult Children Ride Piggyback

Children can now stay on their parentsÂ health insurance plans well into their 20Âs in a growing number of states.


British consumer group: iTunes UK overpriced

British consumer group Consumers' Association has raised its voice over the iTunes' pricing in the United Kingdom. Most notably, its anger is aimed towards the different pricing model Apple uses for its online music store in European countries.


AT&T Leader Lists Integration of BellSouth As No. 1 Priority

By HARRY R. WEBER Associated Press  ATLANTA -- AT&T Inc., fresh from swallowing rival BellSouth, isn't planning another acquisition of a major competitor, its chief executive, Edward E. Whitacre Jr., said Monday.    Whitacre wouldn't rule one out, however.


The British Broadcasting Corporation is cutting nearly 3,000 jobs in a drive to reduce costs. Mark Thompson, director-general of the BBC, told staff members Tuesday that 2,500 jobs


Pescara, 14:19 - CALCIO, PESCARA: MISSIONE IN ARGENTINA PER IL DS IACONI

Prosegue senza sosta il lavoro del Presidente del Pescara Dante Paterna di dar vita al proficuo geme...


Forestali in Calabria, An boccia Calderoli come commissario. ...

La Finanziaria Ã¨ sempre piÃ¹ oggetto di lite nella maggioranza. Dopo l'emendamento all'emendamento, Ã¨ la resa dei conti tra Lega e An. Proprio Alleanza Nazionale ha detto no a Roberto Calderoli come commissario per i forestali calabresi.


Persistent drizzle, which forced the players from the field shortly before one o'clock, lingered long enough to prevent play restarting, and so everyone will be back at 10.


Now that the new World of Warcraft expansion is upon us, it's time to consider the extras that are yet to come. How about smokin' cybersex, more elves than you can shake a Quidditch broom at, and humanoid tapirs? Commentary by Lore SjÃ¶berg.


Lebanon declares victory in war on militants

Lebanon declared victory on Thursday in its 33-day war against an al Qaeda-inspired militant group at a Palestinian refugee camp and said its military operation there was over.


Firenze, 23:26 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: NON SIAMO ANCORA GRANDE SQUADRA

"Dispiace perchÃ© avevamo la partita in mano, pressavamo bene, cercavamo di fare gol e invece l'abbia...


Skopje, 17:39 - CALCIO, TROVATA IN MACEDONIA MACCHINA BECKHAM RUBATA A MADRID

La Bmw X5 rubata a Madrid a David Beckham, è stata ritrovata in Macedonia. La macchina del ce...


Average gasoline price at $2.42/gallon: survey

Average U.S. retail gasoline prices   have fallen significantly in the past two weeks as crude   dropped by more than $5.00 a barrel and the summer driving   season came to an end, according to the nationwide Lundberg   survey.


Gyms worldwide were dark in anticipation of the Olympic gymnastics competition, NBC's Al Trautwig said this week in a dramatic introduction — then the cameras pulled back to reveal row after row of empty seats in Athens.


Theater Review | 'King Lear': Howl? Nay, Express His Lighter Purpose

I have never seen a production of âKing Learâ that left me so utterly unmoved or that seemed so perversely out of touch with the playâs soul-wrenching depths as this whimsical storybook interpretation.


Health Care Tops List Of Concerns in China

BEIJING, Jan. 9 -- On the heels of government pledges to reform China's failing health-care system, a government survey released Wednesday identified medical issues as the No. 1 concern of most citizens.


Continent is united in silence for victims of the great wave

Europe was briefly united in silence yesterday. Tens of millions of people interrupted their busy daily lives, from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterannean, to reflect for three minutes on the tens of thousands ...


Strong winds and heavy rains lashed eastern Taiwan as Typhoon Nock-ten began battering the island Sunday night. One fisherman was missing, police said.


Bazoli, patto di Milano si scioglie con la fusione


U.N. urges Iraq to halt slide to civil war

A U.N. envoy urged Iraq's government on Saturday to halt a slide into civil war and stop the "cancer" of sectarianism from destroying the country.


Scientists find a way to grow hair follicles on furless mice using stem cells. Now, they hope to extend the research to humans. By Kristen Philipkoski.


US and Europe draw closer on setting a deadline of Iran nuclear program

The United States and Europe appeared closer to agreement ahead of a meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog over setting a deadline for Iran to allay suspicions it is secretly making atomic weapons, but Tehran insisted on its right to develop peaceful nuclear technology.


A close call in Congress for America's workers and employers alike.


Gold Fields slashes cash contribution in Iamgold deal by US$200 ...

TORONTO (CP) - Trying to win crucial support from its own shareholders, South African mining mammoth Gold Fields Ltd. says it will contribute $200 million US less than planned to a $2-billion-US merger with Toronto's Iamgold Corp.


Election Workers Kidnapped in Afghanistan

Three foreign election workers were kidnapped Thursday in the Afghan capital, police and Western officials said.


Jenson Button could have been forgiven for thinking ahead to the 2005 season as his BAR-Honda crossed the finishing line in third place at the end of the Japanese grand prix, only 5.5 seconds behind Ralf Schumacher's Williams-BMW.


Government policy is driving Muslims in the UK into the arms of violent extremists, a report claims.


Powell: Feds must use light touch on Net

FCC chairman tells VoIP industry that government shouldn't create too many rules to govern the technology's growth.


Napoli, 20:02 - BASKET, A1 DONNE: LA PHARD NAPOLI FIRMA HORASIN

lPasquale Panza, presidente della Phard Napoli campione d'Italia di basket femminile, ha detto di av...


Stima preliminare dell'Istat, a dicembre era 1,9%


Internet fails to shine for 'silver surfers'

The Modern Maturity set is a growing yet elusive demographic for IT product engineers and Web site designers.


Negotiating relationships improved in talks for Doha round: EU

Negotiating relationships between major economic powers have improved in recent weeks as they attempt to reach a breakthrough in World Trade Organisation talks, European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson said in an interview published on Tuesday.


Microsoft's "Halo 3" game launches amid spectacle

Microsoft Corp  began its  midnight sales of "Halo 3," the acclaimed alien shooter game  that it hopes will widen its lead over Sony Corp (6758.T) in  the battle for industry dominance.