If anyone had questions about Stewart Cink being chosen for the US Ryder Cup team, he answered them with authority yesterday at the NEC Invitational in Akron, Ohio, never letting anyone get closer than two shots and becoming the first wire-to-wire winner this year on the PGA Tour.


Williams vs Klitschko: When A Comet Crashes Into A Tower

09.12.04 - By Janne Romppainen: Unlike many perhaps expected beforehand, in the year 2004 the heavyweight division has given the fans plenty of interesting fights.


Sidebar: PeopleSoft Puts CRM App on BlackBerries

OCTOBER 25, 2004  - PeopleSoft Inc. today will announce that it's porting the sales force automation module from the latest version of its CRM software to Research In Motion Ltd.


Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian gunman in the Gaza Strip Sunday as he approached the border fence with Israel, the army said.


DBS warned of further supervisory action after safe deposit box ...

DBS Group Holdings may face "further supervisory action" after Hong Kong's de facto central bank ordered it to investigate how 83 of its safe deposit boxes in its Hong Kong branch were destroyed.


Matteson Gets His Bearings and Grabs the Lead

Troy Matteson managed to birdie eight holes and bogey only one to shoot a 65 to take the first-round lead at the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.


Connecticut's Taj McWilliams-Franklin played outstanding against New York on Sunday as the Sun swept the Liberty to earn their first trip to the WNBA finals.


Former Football Player Dies in Fiery Crash

(Herkimer, NY, September 30, 2004) - - West Seneca native and former Pittsburgh Steeler Justin Strzelczyk (strell'-zick) died after a fiery head-on collision on the New York State Thruway on Thursday.


When, where: Tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday (if necessary), 7, at Conte Forum. TV, radio: WWZN (1510), WAMG (890), WRBB (104.9).


Israel's Elrich, Ram win first Grand Slam doubles crown

Jonathan Elrich and Andy Ram won Israel's first Grand Slam doubles tennis title with victory over Wimbledon champions Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra at the Australian Open on Saturday.


Nick Saban needed three games to get Alabama back in the Top 25. The Crimson Tide jumped into The Associated Press poll Sunday at No. 16, its first time in the rankings since the final poll of the 2005 season.


Confidence among US consumers rose unexpectedly in January, figures show.


Windows XP SP2 Automatic Update due tomorrow

Windows XP users with Automatic Update enabled will have a rather hefty download tomorrow (August 25), as Microsoft plans to release Service Pack 2 for Windows XP via Automatic Update.


Rioting Forces Officials to Consider Delaying Pakistan Elections

KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 29 -- Nationwide rioting brought life in Pakistan to a standstill Saturday and forced government officials to consider delaying next month's elections, as the country continued to be riven with discord over Thursday's killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.


Ordinary people should have a greater say in the planning of contentious marches in Scotland, a review says.


The US First Lady urges the UN to condemn Burma's crackdown on protestors, in a rare political statement.


Relief officials are working feverishly to deliver food, water and medical supplies to parts of southern Asia hard-hit by Sunday's earthquake and tsunami.


An ex-Paris district mayor is among 15 people on trial for alleged vote-rigging when President Jacques Chirac was mayor.


Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that this was the "moment for peace" with India and he would be bold and flexible in his first meeting with the new Indian prime minister this week.


Conversion Rates Between PPC (Paid) and Organic (Free) Results  In a thread over at Cre8asite Forums named Organic vs Paid traffic ROI?, there is a discussion going on about the different conversion rates and ROI seen between the pay per click traffic (paid traffic) and organic traffic (free traffic). I have ...


Trenitalia, rivoluzione sui biglietti Multe salate a chi sale a ...

La notizia Ã¨ destinata a provocare una vera e propria rivoluzione nelle abitudini dei passeggeri di Eurostar e Intercity, dichiarando guerra ai piÃ¹ furbi. Quelli che preferiscono salire in carrozza senza


Stiglitz calls new World Bank boss "protectionist"

The World Bank's former chief economist attacked its proposed new chief Robert Zoellick as a man of protectionism and said his nomination was a "wasted opportunity" for the bank.


RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Police were searching on Friday for a lion that reportedly has terrorized a small village in northeastern Brazil for a week.    Residents lock their doors when darkness falls in Santa Barbara, about 700 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro...


Forget the title, Chelsea boss tells Liverpool

Avram Grant believes Chelsea can deliver the final blow to Liverpool's spluttering Premier League title challenge in Sunday's clash at Stamford Bridge.


Astensione al 90% contro riforma giustizia varato da Senato


Members of the UK poultry trade brace themselves for the impact of avian flu on business after the discovery of the H5N1 strain in Suffolk.


A methane blast in a mineshaft in  Russia's Siberia killed at least 10 people and injured 30 on  Thursday, a government spokesman said.


Pranzo ufficiale con Correa in aeroporto militare


European car makers describe EU plans to force them to cut back on exhaust emissions as "unbalanced".


News: We Accept Paypal And Most Major Credit Cards

Tycho:  We put Monday's strip up early, so you might have seen it already - but you might not be familiar with the EGM interview it is based on, an excerpt of which appears here.  I sometimes worry about appearing partisan in these communiques, but it is not my job to be fair.  I'm not a journalist, I'm a consumer.  I don't buy one product from each company in the interests of some karmic ideal, and I don't need to purge my posts of wrongthink because I haven't produced something suitable for use as a press release.  Sony is grinding down their goodwill with every smug, psychotic interview, and someone needs to tell them so in clear terms.


WHEN TERRORISTS attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush had to decide how to respond. He could have treated the attacks as if they were a crime and appealed to the United Nations to help


Pro-democracy side to make gains in Hong Kong vote

HONG KONG - Hong Kong voters go to the polls Sunday in an election that's expected to leave pro-democracy forces with more bargaining power in their demands for more democracy.


Livorno, 17:28 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; ARRIGONI: TROPPE CRITICHE, SBAGLIARE SI PUO'

C'è anche qualcuno che difende gli arbitri. Daniele Arrigoni si schiera con i direttori di ga...


Yasser Arafat lay critically ill with  liver failure on Sunday and his condition was getting no  better, a Palestinian official said, as Palestinian leaders  adopted in his absence a plan to restore order in their areas.


Silverstone, 15:39 - F1, GP GRAN BRETAGNA; MASSA: NON IL MASSIMO MA MACCHINA OK

''Nnon sono soddisfatto al cento per cento, ma abbiamo una bella macchina per la gara''. Il quarto p...


But late rush still needed to make full year forecast The chip industry is banking on a late surge in demand to meet its full year sales forecast, despite the publicâs insatiable thirst for silicon-heavy kit in November.â¦


Interviewing would-be students is so unreliable universities might as well toss a coin, an admissions expert told MPs.


Web Site To Help Fight Childhood Obesity

While it's just kid stuff, playtime is one of the keys to keeping in check the problem of obesity in America. Wednesday, the US Surgeon General Dr.


Drug in cough medicine a hallucinogen for some

Young people are increasingly abusing a drug found in nonprescription cough medicines that can produce hallucinogenic effects, but at a risk to their well-being, researchers said on Monday.


Roche signs up to $1 bln deal with Alnylam on RNAi

LONDON/ZURICH  - Roche Holding AG  has signed a deal worth up to $1 billion with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. , giving it access to the U.S. firm's skills in the new science of RNA interference.


Everyone knew who the No. 1 seed was going to be in the Hockey East quarterfinals next weekend -- the University of New Hampshire.


China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., said on Tuesday it was in acquisition talks with a major technology company, which a source familiar with the situation said was IBM.


EU Threatens to Fine Microsoft for Lack of Innovation

In what could be an historic first, the European Commission's new statement of objections to Microsoft for alleged non-compliance with its March 2004 antitrust ruling forwards a novel theory: not that the interoperability information the EC demanded is incomplete, but instead that the communications protocols it describes are not innovative enough for Microsoft to deserve charging royalties for its use.


Soldiers seek families for Iraqi orphans

Having overcome great obstacles to adopt an Iraqi orphan with cerebral palsy, Scott Southworth is spearheading an effort to find families to care for another 21 disabled children from that unhappy land.


New York trans fat ban: Life-saver or Orwellian?

A proposal to ban most artery-clogging   trans fats from New York's restaurants could save thousands of   lives at little cost to restaurateurs, supporters of the   initiative said on Wednesday.


The judges who dismissed Russell killer Michael Stone's appeal are to explain their decision.


Cisco donates $2.5M for tsunami relief efforts in Asia

Cisco has donated $1 million as a company, and the Cisco Systems Foundation has pledged at least $1 million more to match donations already made by Cisco employees.


Months ago, when the idea of Google's inevitable IPO could be discussed by its leaders only in hypothetical terms, cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were trying to explain


Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable missile

Pakistan has test-fired a short-range nuclear capable missile, the fifth such missile test this year.


LaDainian Tomlinson ran right, smack into a Carolina defender. He went left and was tackled again. Almost everywhere the San Diego running back went, the Panthers' maligned run defense was there to stop him.


Iraqi Insurgents Worried About Bin Laden

Osama bin Laden has vowed to turn Iraq into the front line of his war against the United States, but Iraqi insurgents seem worried that he's out to hijack their rebellion.


Britney Spears's 16-year-old sister Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant.    Spears and her mother confirmed the pregnancy to OK! magazine, saying she was 12 weeks along and the father is Jamie Lynn's longtime boyfriend Casey Aldridge. Aldridge's mother con...


Apax, Cinven Buy VNU Directories Unit for EU2.1 Bln

Apax Partners Worldwide LLP and Cinven Ltd. agreed to buy VNU NV's directories unit for 2.1 billion euros ($2.6 billion), betting they can repeat Apax's past success in buying and selling yellow pages assets.


Los Angeles - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova won her opening match at the $3m WTA Tour Championships on Thursday, downing fellow Russian and US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-4.


Second seed Rafael Nadal is among those scheduled for action at Wimbledon on Saturday.


Mulhouse, France - Ten people were killed, 14 were injured and several were missing after an explosion in an apartment block in Mulhouse, eastern France, which was believed to have been due to a gas leak, rescue services said early on Monday.


Josh Beckett could start next week in San Francisco. Kelvim Escobar won't be there, even though he too looks like an All-Star.


A senior Istanbul policeman is suspended amid allegations police had advance warning of writer Hrant Dink's murder.


Addio a Giuni Russo. La nota cantante Ã¨ morta a 53 anni per un ...

Eâ morta a 53 anni a Milano la cantante palermitana Giuni Russo, allâanagrafe Giusi Romeo. Lâartista era malata da tempo di tumore. Una carriera dalla musica leggera al teatro. La sua ultima incisione in un DVD.


08-NOV-0421:37COGNE: I FRANZONI, SAMUELE UCCISO DA UN PORTACHIAVI ...

Roma, 8 nov. - (Adnkronos) - Un moschettone- portachiavi, o un paio di manette. Sarebbe questa l'arma del delitto del piccolo Samuele, l'oggetto con cui il killer ha infierito nella villetta di Cogne. Ad avanzare


Many lack health insurance because of its cost and a big reason for that cost is the explosion of expensive, medically questionable care.


The head of the NSPCC in Belfast is to take charge of the Catholic church's Irish child protection board.


Kay Yow left the North Carolina State team to fight cancer. She came back for moments like these.


TUNCELI, Turkey  - Two Turkish troops were killed in combat with separatist Kurdish rebels and a mine blast in eastern Turkey, army sources said on Friday.


Hundreds of Thousands March Against Bush in NY

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators toting colorful banners and shouting "no more Bush" took to the streets of New York on Sunday, the day before the Republican convention was to open, to decry the U.S.-led war in Iraq and President Bush's policies.


Health Tip: Healing a Fractured Tailbone

(HealthDay News) -- A fractured tailbone can be extremely painful, and usually takes about four to six weeks to heal. To help minimize pain and stay comfortable while the injury is healing, follow these suggestions from the University of Michigan Health System:   Use a doughnut cushion when seated. Apply an ice pack to the injury for about 20 minutes at a time, several times a day. Talk to your doctor about pain-relieving medications. Moving your bowels can be very painful, especially if you're constipated. Try to prevent constipation by drinking lots of fluids and eating plenty of fiber.


SEVILLE, Spain -- Spain won the Davis Cup title Sunday, taking an insurmountable lead against the United States when Carlos Moya beat Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5) for the American star's second loss in this final.


Bush Order Governs CIA Interrogation Techniques

President Bush today signed an executive order governing the interrogation of terrorism suspects by the CIA and barring torture, degrading treatment and serious acts of violence, the White House announced.


Suffering stock steadied by deal that will hold costs of multiple Linux and Unix lawsuits at $31 million.


F OR THOSE of us with average IQs, booting up a computer each morning is like switching on the car ignition: a daily act of blind faith. In both instances, a misfire throws our lives into instant turmoil and leaves us utterly dependent on expert help.


Media & professional: Victims of Conrad Black's crimes are hoping to seize any remnants of the disgraced press baron's fortune through a blizzard of civil lawsuits.


Kidnapped BBC reporter Dilawar Khan Wazir is released a day after going missing in Pakistan.


The weight of being No. 1 for the first time wasn't what buried Wisconsin.


Secondhand Smoke Lowers Kids' Math, Reading Scores

NEW YORK  - Kids and teenagers exposed to  even trace amounts of secondhand smoke score lower on tests of  reading and reasoning, according to new research.


Prime minister and challenger less than a percentage point apart ...

Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and his reformist challenger were in a near tie with almost all the votes counted in Ukrainian presidential elections, setting up a runoff vote, the Central Elections Commission said Monday.


Pope Stable, But Staying in Hospital -Vatican

Pope John Paul's fragile health  stabilized on Wednesday after urgent medical treatment for  severe breathing difficulties, but the Vatican said he would  have to remain in hospital for the time being.


Singer Bobby Brown is freed from jail after paying $19,000 in late child support and court costs.


New Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said Monday his party will launch investigative hearings next year in response to what he said was the reluctance of Republicans to look into problems in the Bush administration.


Bodies washed up on tropical beaches and piled up in hospitals Monday, raising fears of disease across a 10-nation arc of destruction left by a monster earthquake and walls of water that killed more than 22,000 people. Thousands were missing and millions homeless.


First lady Laura Bush will tout her husband as a leader "of strength and conviction" as Republicans devote the second night of their convention Tuesday to an emphasis on compassion and the concerns of families.


Red Sox ace Curt Schilling said his right ankle isn't recovering from surgery as quickly as he expected and he doesn't think he'll be ready to pitch by Opening Day.


Libya seems honest about nuke programme-UN report

The UN nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report circulated on Monday that Libya appears to have been telling the truth in its declarations on the covert atomic weapons programme which it agreed in December to abandon.


Ecamm Updates its iChat  Conference Recorder

Conference Recorder for iChat AV 2.1 has been updated with a new text annotation feature.


U.S. hints at flexibility on N.Korea terror listing

The U.S. pointman on North Korea on Wednesday left open the possibility Pyongyang could be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism before it completely gives up its nuclear programs.


Berlino, 13:52 - CALCIO, STAMPA TEDESCA: KLINSMANN CT AI MONDIALI DEL 2010

Ai prossimi mondiali di calcio del 2010 in Sudafrica i tifosi tedeschi avranno la sorpresa di vedere...


Except for times when I use one online database that supports Microsoft's dismal excuse for a browser, I never have much use for the blue lower-case "e" on my desktop.


Holmes runs on despite mixed feelings over future

Kelly Holmes has admitted to mixed feelings about her future as it dawns on her that she will never be able to top winning two Olympic gold medals.


OCTOBER 05, 2004  - IBM has launched a pair of high-performance, low-priced Unix servers and related security services aimed at small to medium-size businesses.


Jewish players to get due in Cooperstown

Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax are already in the Hall of Fame. The other 141 Jewish major leaguers will get their due this month. The Cooperstown, N.Y., shrine will host "A celebration of Jews in baseball" Aug. 29-30. It will be the first kosher dinner in the Hall.


The new US secretary of state is expected to try to heal transatlantic rifts with a major speech in Paris.


Roma, 22:24 - CALCIO, SERIE A: LAZIO-EMPOLI 0-0

Lazio e Empoli hanno pareggiato 0-0 nell'anticipo serale della terza giornata di serie A. Per la Laz...


Rispetto ad ottobre il risultato e' in calo dello 0,7%


Gift cards are hot items this holiday season -- both at stores and in the courts.


Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy calls on the international community to intervene in a political crisis.


Rooney double makes sure charity stays at home for United

A double from England striker Wayne Rooney inspired Premiership leaders Manchester United to an exciting 4-3 win over a star studded Europe XI side here at Old Trafford on Tuesday.


Tivo, Netflix Close to Internet Movie Deal - Report

Online DVD renter Netflix Inc. and television recorder maker TiVo Inc. are close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies over the Internet to their


E' esploso in una caserma di polizia nel Nord


NASA's Mars rovers have uncovered more tantalizing evidence of a watery past on the Red Planet, scientists said Wednesday. And the rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, are continuing to do their jobs months after they were expected to ...


Governor: Len Munsil, former head of an advocacy group for Christian conservatives, won the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, who was unopposed in her primary. Munsil's opponents included Don Goldwater, nephew of the late Barry Goldwater, former senator and presidential candidate.


Tolkien Heirs Sue New Line Over Millions From âRingsâ

The Tolkien Trust joined a private family trust of Tolkien heirs and the British arm of HarperCollins Publishers in suing New Line Cinema for breach of contract.


Feed-Tube Law Is Struck Down in Florida Case

The court said that Gov. Jeb Bush violated separation of powers when he signed a law to keep Theresa Schiavo alive.


Video game giant Electronic Arts says it wants to become the biggest entertainment firm in the world.


Greenspan sees 1/3 probability of U.S. recession: Bloomberg

Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan  Greenspan was quoted as seeing a "one-third probability" of  recession in the United States this year, according to an  interview with Bloomberg.


Retreating from an upbeat forecast it made just last month, Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday warned that third-quarter sales will fall


Colombia Cocaine Purge Drives Up Peru Drug Output

LIMA, Peru  - Colombia's U.S.-backed eradication  of coca, the raw material for cocaine, is driving drug  traffickers into neighboring Peru and pushing up drug  production there despite a campaign to cut coca-growing areas,  Peru's anti-drugs agency said on Friday.


Tra queste De Benedetti,Unicredit e AP di Carlo Toto


Priyanka ChopraÂs career took a turn for better with AITRAAZ. Himesh Reshammiya, who had several hits under his belt, also consolidated ...


Devon beachcombers can keep Napoli booty

No plans for prosecutions over salvaged treasure The scavengers who descended on East Devon's Branscombe Beach earlier this year and quickly made off with the cargo of 70,000-ton freighter MSC Napoli can keep their booty, the Receiver of Wreck has confirmed.â¦


New Palestinian govt won't recognize Israel: Hamas

The Palestinian unity government which will be formed under an agreement reached in Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel, a political adviser to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday.


Sovereign Bancorp posts $1.6 billion loss

Sovereign Bancorp Inc , the second-largest U.S. savings and loan, on Wednesday posted a $1.6 billion quarterly loss and canceled its dividend after a larger-than-expected write-down for consumer credit losses and the 2006 acquisition of a bank in Brooklyn, New York.


Sanremo, 16:04 - CALCIO, SERIE D; STADIO BLINDATO PER DERBY SANREMESE-IMPERIA

Quasi un agente per ogni tifoso ospite. A Sanremo, per la partita tra Sanremese e Imperia valida per...


Bulgarian Signs Show the Way in the Antarctic

Sports: 4 November 2004, Thursday. Bulgaria is off for an Antarctic mission to improve the mapping of the mountain massif of Tangra, situated on Livingston Island in the South Shetlands archipelago.


Lieve aumento rispetto allo stesso periodo dello scorso anno


John McCain does better than anyone against Hillary Rodham Clinton in the hypothetical one-on-one match-ups.


Rights at work for those who care for relatives who are elderly or have disabilities, could be strengthened later.


Wesley Snipes is trying again to have his federal tax-evasion trial moved from this central Florida city.


Iran dismisses U.S. concern over held Iranian-Americans

Iran said on Tuesday it did not need U.S. advice about how to deal with Iranian-Americans Tehran has detained and said Washington should focus on its own cases of human rights abuses.


U.K. affirms safety of contraceptive patch

British medical experts say women using a patch for birth control should not be alarmed by unconfirmed reports linking it to deaths.


'Fair deal' begins to tackle problem of crews being forced to dump dead fish, minister claims


Ecologists fear that global warming will make protected landscapes  inhospitable to prized species.


Treviso, 18:45 - CALCIO, TREVISO: SMENTITA TRATTATIVA CON PRESIDENTE LANCIANO

Nota ufficiale del Treviso dopo le notizie riportate da alcuni quotidiani locali su trattative per l...


Early Macworld bets: notebooks, Blu-Ray, and iPhones?

Momentum is building around Apple's reputed plans to launch its thinnest and lightest notebook ever at Macworld later this month.


New York trans fat ban: Life-saver or Orwellian?

A proposal to ban most artery-clogging   trans fats from New York's restaurants could save thousands of   lives at little cost to restaurateurs, supporters of the   initiative said on Wednesday.


Colombian police say they have captured a suspected key drug trafficker on the US most-wanted list.


Pair extradited as alleged child porn kingpins brought to court

Two Belarusian alleged child pornography kingpins were extradited to the United States from France Wednesday night as part of a federal probe that has resulted in the arrest of 20 New Jersey residents, ...


Here's the problem with GW being the feel-good, Little Team That Could: After enough giant-killing, you become the ogre yourself.


Amid subprime fallout, some investors bank on catastrophes

Investors looking for safety from declines in the mortgage and corporate bond markets may find it in the path of a hurricane.


The Bakery: Four New Articles - Load Balancing, Request Info, UUID Behavior & Upload Thumbnails

The Bakery has four new items posted today including articles looking at load balancing, the Request component and UUID behavior in your CakePHP application.   Load Balancing and MySQL Master and Slaves - If you are currently using MySql master/slave replication for load balancing and wish to transport to cakePHP, it really couldn't be easier. Request Information Component - Need more insight into how a controller structures a CakePHP request? This little component will log important information and variables for each request to your application's debug log. Uuid Behavior - I have a requirement to use UUID's as primary keys. I was initially using MySQL triggers to call uuid() on insert but in the end decided a behavior makes more sense. This behavior adds a UUID to the field specified in your models. Improved Upload Behaviour with Thumbnails and Name Correction - This is an improved version of Chris Partridge's upload behaviour (http://bin.cakephp.org/saved/17539). The behaviour is able to generate thumbnails if used for images (JPEG/PNG only).    CakePHP users can check out these and more great articles, tutorials and more on The Bakery.


Bachchan leaves Aag premiere to be with mother

Why did Amitabh Bachchan leave the premiere of Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag midway? The superstar has refuted the rumour that he is unhappy with the Sholay remake and clarified that he went back to be with his ailing mother.


Libby jury breaks with no verdict on perjury case

The jury deciding if former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby lied when questioned about who revealed a CIA analyst's identity on Friday adjourned for the weekend without reaching a verdict.


Â· New case occurs less than a week after all clear  Â· Government imposes national movement ban


General Motors Corp.'s third-quarter earnings rose 3.5 percent, but the company's automotive business lost $130 million primarily because of heavy losses in Europe and lower production and intense pricing pressure in North America.


Worker productivity weaker than prior estimate

Worker productivity grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the first quarter, driving up labor costs and reinforcing concerns about inflation.


Amitabh Bachchan, one of the biggest brand ambassadors of the country added one more feather in his cap but this time for a noble cause.


The Indianapolis Defense Gets the Jets’ Attention

After helping the Jets post two victories in three games, Chad Pennington will try to guide them past Indianapolis on Sunday, but will need help to keep the ColtsÂ powerful offense off the field.


Readers remark on Apple music, Blu-ray vs. HD DVD, and the scary, scary Wii monster. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.


A plan to extend the Cairngorm National Park into Perthshire fails at its first parliamentary hurdle.


Pork, poker, and powder play starring roles in next week's Wall Street epic.


Murdoch-Phobia      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Media Bias: A press baron who putatively leans right bids for the Wall Street Journal, and the media tut. A tycoon who has no experience in the industry but has a leftward bias gets involved, and the press sees a savior.


Cuttino Mobley scored 19 points to lead a balanced attack, and the Orlando Magic snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the weary and wounded Denver Nuggets 117-95 on Saturday night.


The Smile Boutique in the Dentistâs Office

Industry analysts say more than a dozen doctors have brought out oral-care products in the last year or plan to this year, but are these products better because a doctor has designed them?


Media reports in Sri Lanka say that two men arrested in London have suspected links to the rebel Tamil Tigers.


Dementieva wins despite Stuttgart collapse

Third seed Elena Dementieva, who collapsed with cramp while serving for the match, recovered to defeat Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the second round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Wednesday.


UN panel proposes criteria for legitimate military action

With countries still bitterly divided over the war in Iraq, a high-level panel appointed by the United Nations has recommended a five-step guideline to determine when to use military action.


Advertising: The Search for Life in Yet Another Ghost Brand

Owners of many forlorn brands are selling or licensing them in the hopes of reviving them through advertising, price promotions and public relations.


Out of the Icebox, Packers and Giants Made the N.F.L. Hot

The 1961 and 1962 N.F.L. championship games, each ending with a Green Bay victory over the Giants, gave the league some much-needed celebrity and personality.


Pope defuses tensions on visit to Turkey

Turkey's top Muslim leader on Tuesday told Pope Benedict there was too much "Islamophobia" in the world, as the Pontiff appeared to do an about-face from his previous opposition to Ankara's bid to enter the European Union.


THE AFTERNOON of Election Day in Washington, one of the Dutch journalists in town to cover the vote mentioned to me that there had been a spectacular killing in Amsterdam that morning


Il leader del lusso registro fatturato di 16,48 mld


Next month, firm will launch revamped middleware products for content management and application infrastructure.


At least one rocket and a launcher are found near Pakistan's parliament building in Islamabad, police say.


At a China- European Union summit meeting in Hague the European Union said that it was not yet ready to lift its arms ban on China imposed after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre of students.


Wall St seen flat, Home Depot offsets M&A

U.S. stock futures indicated a flat to slightly lower open on Tuesday as disappointing results from Home Depot Inc.  overshadowed news of major deals, including Sirius Satellite Radio's  plan to buy rival XM Satellite Radio  for $4.6 billion.


ABC Says It Was Outbid for Paris Hilton Interview

ABC News said they lost their bid because the network was unwilling to make a âhigh six-figure dealâ with the Hilton family.


Thailand nabs hunted Canadian pedophile suspect

Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, unmasked by nifty computer work by German police and a unique Interpol Internet appeal, was arrested in rural Thailand on Friday after a week-long manhunt.


Bush asks skeptical Congress for billions for Iraq

President Bush on Monday asked a skeptical, Democrat-run Congress to approve $700 billion in new military spending -- much of it for the Iraq war -- and to curb many domestic programs.


Iran vows to press on with nuclear program

Iran vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with its nuclear program, in defiance of a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.


Brain Activity Might Point to Early Alzheimer's

TUESDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A specific pattern of brain activity could be a sign of early Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers report.


Conferenza di Oslo, gli Stati Uniti non prendono parte alla riunionein cui si chiede di rimuovere dagli arsenali le micidiali "bombe a grappolo"                                            Gli Usa non rinunciano alle cluster bomb respinta la proposta di messa al bando


Two of Russia's strategic bombers made a long-range flight to fire missiles during naval exercises in the Bay of Biscay off France, an air force spokesman said Tuesday, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency.


Judge orders mediator to help decide redwoods' fate

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas  - A U.S. bankruptcy judge in Texas said on Tuesday he would appoint a mediator to try to hammer out a deal on the fate of 29,000 acres of giant, 2,000-year-old California redwood trees, which environmentalists and loggers battled over in the 1990s.


Bryan Randall, who led a team picked sixth in the preseason to the title,is named The Associated Press ACC player of the year.


The decision to talk to interested buyers comes as Ford also is trying to sell its two other European luxury brands, Jaguar and Land Rover.


Air raid, ambush as Japan envoy visits Sri Lanka

Suspected Tamil Tigers killed four people with a roadside bomb in northern Sri Lanka on Monday while government planes bombed a rebel base, the military said, as a Japanese envoy sought to revive a collapsed peace process.


U.S. soldiers kill 4 Afghan civilians: rights group

U.S. soldiers killed four civilian members of the same family during a raid on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, an Afghan rights body said.


Grief-stricken mothers and fathers have trudged through mud and rain to bury children slaughtered in the Russian school siege as criticism mounts over the way the Kremlin handled the crisis.


Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi, who was a great rival to Maria Callas, dies in San Marino aged 82.


If the rumors-- some now reaching fever pitch-- are to be trusted, Google is cooking up a whole slew of products and technologies that could unseat Microsoft.


Paris restaurants turn to food made off site to cut costs

The practice causes a snit in the world's culinary capital, with critics seeing it as the demise of French culture and others calling it the democratization of fine dining.


Smantellati 2 clan, accuse omicidio e associazione mafiosa


A celebrated historian on Sunday became Harvard's first female president since its founding in 1636, succeeding Lawrence Summers whose short tenure was dogged by controversial remarks about women and a faculty revolt.


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's ruling party assured President Pervez Musharraf yesterday that he had the votes to be elected to a new five-year term in October, before opposition leader Benazir Bhutto returns from exile. The president is chosen by national and provincial lawmakers. Bhutto, the former prime minister who plans to return Oct. 18, had urged that the presidential vote be ...


HANG ON A MINUTE, WASNâT this supposed to be a derby match, packed with grunts, grimaces, full of ugly, clumsy and petulant tackles and a general lack of oxygen available for the players to feed to their brains?


ONE Welsh woman in four is worryingly unaware about how to monitor her body for the early signs of breast cancer. A survey to mark the start of breast cancer awareness month found 25% of women are confused about what it means to be breast aware.


Fighting between Hamas and Fatah is fuelling human rights abuses, Amnesty International says in a report.


Japan's Fukuda picked by lower house to be PM

Japan's Yasuo Fukuda, a seasoned moderate who favors closer ties with Asian neighbors, was picked as prime minister by parliament's lower house on Tuesday, ensuring him the nation's top job.


A 34-year-old is charged with murder following the death of a 42-year-old man after an incident  in Airdrie.


Suicide bomb kills Afghan children, Dutch soldier

Suicide bombers attacked foreign troops in central and southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing five children and a Dutch soldier in a day of renewed bloodshed.


Make Vista's native browser better with the best custom mods for Internet Explorer 7. By Scott Gilbertson.


Computer plays "perfect" game of checkers

The perfect game of checkers ends as  a draw, Canadian computer scientists reported on Thursday.


Al corteo presenti tra gli altri Fini e Maroni


Chess Championship for Computers Scheduled for Late May - Ilyumzhinov

MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - The year 2007 will see a world chess championship for computers. "The official world chess championship for computers will be held this year for the first time," FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov told Interfax on Friday.


A 34-year-old mother is jailed after leaving her two young children at home while she went on holiday.


Democrat Chris Dodd said Wednesday he will make a three-day, three-state tour accompanied by officials of the International Association of Fire Fighters, hoping the popular firefighters will boost his underdog presidential candidacy.


Ma anche per Maserati, dopo l'accordo con Gm, dice la Cisl


Gene mutation linked to strokes and heart trouble

One single change in inherited DNA can put people at a heightened risk of heart disease and strokes, according to new research. Richard Lifton and his colleagues at Yale University school of medicine report


Shell fears swoop by French oil giant Total: report

The Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world's biggest, is bracing itself for a raid by France's Total.


Canada Raises C$3.18 Billion in Petro-Canada Sale

Canada raised C$3.18 billion ($2.49 billion) by selling about a fifth of Petro-Canada, marking the nation's biggest share sale and the government's exit from a 1970s-era effort to control its own energy supplies.


A national health report released Monday shows that progress in the nation's overall healthiness is slowing dramatically and even declining in some areas -- a trend that's reflected locally.


A total lunar eclipse expected to create views of a blood-red moon will be visible tonight throughout most of North America, weather permitting.


Tom Boonen wins stage 12 of the Tour de France in Castres from green jersey rivals Erik Zabel and Robbie Hunter.


Justine Henin, the worldâs No. 1 tennis player, beat No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova for her seventh Grand Slam title.


Tony Blair confirms government plans to go ahead with a NI assembly election on 7 March.


The Walt Disney Co. is suing the city of Anaheim over a controversial residential project that would add low-cost housing in the city's resort district.


North Korea nuclear talks resume amid mood of pessimism

BEIJING -- Long-stalled negotiations on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program resumed yesterday in an atmosphere of pessimism, with Pyongyang insisting it must be regarded as a nuclear power and the United States demanding swift action to make the Korean Peninsula nuclear-free.


America Online (Quote, Chart) launched a consumer version of its AIM Voice Conferencing (AVC) system today, underscoring the company's stated belief that instant messaging is the new doorway to communication in the office and at home.


Candidates see Sarkozy as beacon of change

Excitement is stirring in the presidential campaign over a politician who's been talked about in the same breath as John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.


The deal comes less than a week after Chicago did not offer outfielder Magglio Ordonez salary arbitration and signed outfielder Jermaine Dye to a two-year, $10.15 million contract.


Iraq: Zarqawi rivendica attacchi a Bagdad e minaccia premier ...

DUBAI - Il ribelle Abu Mussab al Zarqawi, terrorista legato ad al Qaeda, ha rivendicato gli attentati e gli attacchi avvenuti oggi nella Zona Verde e al carcere Abu Graib di Bagdad, costati la vita a 24 persone.


CLIMATE CHANGE:  Forward, Hopefully Past the Hurdles

BONN, Dec 17 (IPS) - Despite scepticism about the 'Bali  roadmap', the international community has come a long way in  hammering out a truly global response to the serious threat posed  by climate change.


The nation's economy grew at a moderately strong pace in the three months ending Sept. 30, driven by solid gains in consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported Friday.


Politica. Disgelo tra Prodi e Rutelli: insieme per ricostruire un' ...

Dopo il grande gelo dei giorni scorsi Romano Prodi e Francesco Rutelli tornano ad incontrarsi faccia a faccia. L'occasione l'Assemblea nazionale dell'Italia dei Valori, in corso di svolgimento oggi e domani


Emotions have boiled up at Mount Carmel and the seven other churches where around-the-clock protest vigils have forestalled parish closures planned by the Archdiocese of Boston.


Moroccan security forces on maximum terror alert

Morocco's security forces were on maximum alert on Saturday after "established terror threats" by what experts said was the regional branch of Al-Qaeda.


Federal prosecutors contend a businessman known for pledging money to help track down criminals has pocketed $3.2 million of income over the past several years while not paying federal taxes since 2000.


Access a Canale 5, seconda serata a Porta a porta


Brazil coast to victory over New Zealand in their first match of the Women's World Cup.


A new joint African Union-United Nations force took over peacekeeping in Darfur on Monday from an AU mission which has struggled to stem nearly five years of brutal conflict in the western Sudanese region.


Space shuttle ends mission with California landing

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - U.S. space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere that capped a two-week mission to the International Space Station.


Nigeria's Rivers State governor axes his cabinet after renewed clashes in the oil-rich city of Port Harcourt leave seven dead.


Deutsche Telekom seeks 100% stake in T-Online for â¬3bn

LONDON, October 11  - Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE.ETR) has offered to buyback the remaining stake in its Internet services subsidiary, T-Online International AG, for about â¬3 billion ($3.


An attack on a busy shopping street in central Kabul wounded at least seven people including three members of the NATO-led peacekeeping force.


Investors reportedly seek meetings with BP bosses to seek reassurances about the firm's safety record.


Toyota Aims to Double Lexus Sales in Europe Soon

Toyota Motor Corp. will aim to double sales of its Lexus luxury models in Europe over the next several years by adding more models and cultivating an image of top quality and fuel efficiency


Sensational Hamilton wins U.S. Grand Prix

British rookie Lewis Hamilton won the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday to take his second victory in a row and forge 10 points clear of McLaren team mate Fernando Alonso in the Formula One championship.


Australia's opposition Labor Party elects ex-diplomat Kevin Rudd as its new head to lead it into next year's polls.


The makers of word game Scrabble have  asked Facebook to remove its popular online version  "Scrabulous," which they say infringes their copyright.


How to Stop the Latest Internet Email Traffic Emergency: Why Misdirected Bounce Messages Are Costly and Dangerous

Get up-to-date information on handling misdirected bounces- those countless spam emails claiming your company's message couldn't be delivered, when you didn't even send one in the first place!


Explosives Found In Wreckage Of Both Russian Planes

29 August 2004 -- Russian investigators are continuing their probe into the near simultaneous crashes of two airliners on 24 August after finding traces of explosives at both wreckage sites.


Howard Stern to Broadcast on Sirius Radio in 2006

Howard Stern, one of the most popular US radio personalities, on Wednesday said he will broadcast his show on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.


The chairman, Ben Bernanke, told Congress today that the economy will grow gradually but warned of risks to the outlook and the need to guard against inflation.


A cap on industrial carbon dioxide emissions is to be cut back by the government, angering green groups.


Fat cat HP cashes in on PCs, servers and printers in Q1

Super Hurd laughs in the face of imploding economy Go ahead, Mark Hurd. Rip off those studious glasses and unbutton that blue Oxford shirt. We know there's a Superman costume lurking under the Clark Kent facade.â¦


Jones sees Memphis fight as 'getting back up'

"It starts right here," Jones said of Saturday's fight, adding he has no thoughts of retirement at age 35. "I'm too good for that," he said.


They sat together in the kiss-and-cry area in the Rose Garden, staring at a row of numbers that no American skaters had ever seen, or ever will again. Nine 6.0s, all in a row, at a national championships.


Music Review | The Mahavishnu Project: The Reassuring Familiarity of Unremitting Intensity

The drummer Gregg Bendian paused to make a point about the usual parameters of jazz repertory at the Cutting Room on Thursday.


Il vice ministro dell'Economia: "La terapia d'urto ha funzionatoadesso soltanto non fermandoci rafforziamo il governo"                                            Visco: "Il tesoretto non si tocca Montezemolo fa solo retorica"                                                                                La vera emergenza nazionale, non Ã¨ il fisco, ma l'evasioneche resta una pandemia anche se abbiamo recuperato 20 mlddi MASSIMO GIANNINI


Shareholders in Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano approve the takeover of UK bank Abbey.


Gordon Brown is to announce junior appointments, as opponents allege a lack of substantial change.


A Green Bay secondary that figured to be tested on Sunday, even if at full strength for the game with the Indianapolis Colts, took a considerable hit Saturday when cornerbacks


The end of the cable set-top box? Yes, Comcast says

CEO Brian Roberts predicts that by the end of the year, "virtually the entire cable industry will support Tru2way," an "open cable" platform rendering the box moot.


UPDATE 1-Wasteful Valencia held to 1-1 draw at Real Betis

Champions Valencia had to settle for a 1-1 draw away to Real Betis on Saturday after missing three clear chances in the closing 15 minutes.


TV SPORTS ABC Treating a Showdown as a Showcase

ABC Sports showed foresight this week when it opened "Monday Night Football" with Dr. Phil analyzing the Dolphins' and the Patriots' mascots.


Lawyer says deserter believes sentence was fair

Tokyo -- Former US Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins believes his conviction and sentence of 30 days in jail for desertion after nearly 40 years in North Korea is "very fair," his defense attorney told The Associated Press on Thursday.


Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is heading to Vietnam as part of a world tour dominated by countries that have, or have had, antagonistic relations with the United States.


A claimed motive for the hijacking of a tugboat off Somalia may have at least a droplet of truth to it.


Nei confronti dell'ex comandante Guardia di Finanza Speciale


Package delivery company FedEx Corp.   FDX.N said on Thursday its quarterly profit jumped 40   percent, beating expectations, on strong growth in its ground   and freight segments.


Salazar projected to win Senate seat in Colorado

Democratic Attorney General Ken Salazar last night was the projected winner of the Colorado Senate contest against brewing executive Pete Coors in a contest that lived up to its billing as one of the closest in the nation.


Argentina Completes High Court Purge as Judge Quits

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentine President  Nestor Kirchner's anti-corruption purge of the Supreme Court  concluded on Wednesday as a justice in impeachment proceedings  quit.


Rio de Janeiro, 13:32 - CALCIO, DOPING: QUATTRO MESI DI SQUALIFICA A ROMARIO

Romario, ex attaccante del Brasile e attualmente allenatore del Vasco de Gama, è stato squali...


Problems with online payment service PayPal persist for fifth day

SAN JOSE, Calif. Despite repair efforts, service outages at the online payment service PayPal continue for the fifth consecutive day.


VoIP Provider SunRocket Disconnects Customers

Without much warning, customers of VoIP provider SunRocket found themselves without phone service Monday as the company shut its doors.


Group in Iraq Says Kills Second U.S. Hostage

Al Qaeda-linked militants said they had  killed a second American hostage and threatened to kill a  Briton unless women prisoners in Iraq were freed.


Bits : Would You Buy a Telephone From a Company Named Ribbit?

Ribbit, based in Mountain View, Calif., will announce a telephone Web service intended to make it possible for programmers to add telephone features to any Web page.


Police in Kenya disperse Maasai protesters in the capital who are seeking the return of leased colonial land.


Strong Hurricane Approaches Bahamas, Florida

Hurricane Frances barreled toward the Bahamas islands with 140 mph winds on Wednesday, a growing threat that put millions of people on alert along Florida's heavily populated east coast.


Terrorismo, oggi l'incidente probatorio per Cinzia Banelli

Dovrebbe prendere il via tra breve l'interrogatorio, sotto forma di incidente probatorio, di Cinzia Banelli, la 'compagna So' che ha deciso di collaborare con la giustizia e di raccontare quanto sa delle Nuove Br-Pcc.


Los Angeles: Actress Janet Leigh, who attained screen immortality as the murder victim in a bloody shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's classic "Psycho," has died after a long illness, a family spokesman said on Monday.


U.S. stocks slipped on Friday after employment data renewed worries about slower economic growth, while shares of automaker General Motors Corp.  sank on fears a major shareholder may begin selling his stake.


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

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


Microsoft Sues Atlanta-Area Computer Firms, Claims Sales of Unlicensed Software

By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Sep. 20--For the third time since June, Microsoft has filed lawsuits  against small metro area firms as it attempts to crack down on the sale of  unlicensed or counterfeit versions of its software.


Queen's Christmas message to go on YouTube: official

Queen Elizabeth II is posting her traditional Christmas message on YouTube for the first time through a special royal channel on the video-sharing website which launches Sunday.


Marital bliss boosts your health, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study found married adults are healthier than those who are divorced, widowed or never married.


AT&T adds parental control options to cell phones

AT&T has added a new set of parental control options to their mobile phone service.  For a monthly fee of $4.99, the "Smart Limits" service brings together infomation about parental control features across AT&T's wireless, wired, broadband and video servi


Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini appealed for a "civilized dialogue" between religions as he stood inside Kuwait's Grand Mosque at the start of a Middle East visit he hopes will help win the release of two Italian women kidnapped in Iraq.


Four foreigners kidnapped from oil ship off Nigeria

Two Norwegians and two Ukrainians were  kidnapped at gunpoint from an oil services ship off the coast  of Nigeria on Wednesday, the latest in a series of abductions  in Africa's top oil producer, authorities said.


EU takes US to WTO following move on Airbus aid

The European Commission said Wednesday it will seek consultations with the United States at the World Trade Organisation in response to US action over state aid for the European aircraft maker Airbus.


Inventory and accounts receivable growth are outpacing sales.


Putin does not rule out running in 2012: report

Vladimir Putin, whose term as Russian president ends next year, does not rule out running again in 2012, a leading Russian daily reported on Saturday.


By a narrow margin, the Senate today failed again to block a Republican-led filibuster on an energy bill as GOP leaders made a stand to prevent a $21.8 billion, 10-year tax package that would have extended incentives for wind and solar and reduced some tax breaks for oil companies.


Using computers to read mammograms can significantly speed up the detection of breast cancer, according to UK research.


Royal & Sun Alliance, Britain's second-largest insurance company, is planning to shift over 1,100 jobs to India as a part of its cost-cutting exercise.


Trump to Miss USA: You get a second chance

Miss USA 2006 was given a second chance on Tuesday by billionaire Donald Trump who came close to firing her after reported misbehavior.


New tone but same work for U.S. and S.Korea after vote

South Koreans will elect a new president on Wednesday who is expected to reposition Seoul closer to Washington, ending a decade in which left-leaning leaders sparred with their U.S. ally over North Korea policy.


SIRTE, Libya  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair hailed what he called Britain's transformed relations with Libya after meeting Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday, while BP sealed a major energy deal with the once isolated North African state.


Barclays turns U.S. call center over to Indian outsourcer

Barclays' credit card business in the U.S. has struck a five-year deal with Indian outsourcer Firstsource Solutions to run a call center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.The value of the deal could be as much as $80 million, according to a notice on Friday sent by Firstsource to the Bombay Stock Exchange.Barclays opened the operations center in 2005 to primarily handle customer-service calls for its U.S. credit card business. The call center handles about 15,000 inbound calls each day and employs about 370 people, all of whom will continue to work with Barclays' customers. The operations center also provides collection and fraud-prevention services, Barclays said.The assets of the Colorado Springs facility will be owned by Firstsource, of Mumbai, which plans to use the facility to serve U.S. customers of some of its other clients in addition to Barclays, a spokeswoman for Firstsource said Friday.Firstsource is also allowed to hire more staff, and the company said it plans to expand its operations, the spokeswoman said. Firstsource already employs about 2,500 people in the U.S.A number of Indian outsourcers, including Tata Consultancy Services and HCL Technologies, have done similar deals with clients in the U.S. and U.K.The deals give Indian companies access to new clients who don't necessarily want to trim their domestic staff but would rather turn them over to outside management.


Germany's Henkel planning US, Asian expansion drive

BERLIN : Henkel, the German maker of Persil laundry detergent, plans a major expansion drive in North America and Asia, its chairman said.


Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is competing for a role on Radio 4's Woman's Hour for Comic Relief.


U.S. forces detain son of top Iraqi Shi'ite leader

KUT, Iraq  - U.S. troops detained on Friday the eldest son of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, outraging Shi'ite politicians and prompting a swift apology from the U.S. ambassador.


Ricerca Emf, i piu' indebitati in Europa sono gli svizzeri


Space Station Astronauts Move Soyuz to Prepare for Spacewalks

The two astronauts aboard the International Space Station moved the Soyuz spacecraft that brought them to the orbiting outpost to prepare for a pair of spacewalks to be conducted next year.


Grammy-winning jazz producer Joel Dorn dies at 65

Veteran record producer Joel Dorn,  who worked with such artists as Roberta Flack, Max Roach and  the Neville Brothers, died of a heart attack on Monday in New  York. He was 65.


Struggling publisher Infogrames nets $22.3 million by hocking its powerhouse strategy franchise to an as-yet unidentified company.


Intuit to Buy Producer of Banking Software

Intuit plans to buy the Digital Insight Corporation for $1.35 billion, a move that will expand it into online banking software and services.


Report: Mosul Attack Was a Suicide Bombing

Dec. 22, 2004 - New evidence shows the bombing of a US military mess tent in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday â-hich killed 22 people and wounded 70 others â - a suicide attack, ABC News has learned.


Virgin Making Mark Among Mobile Services

When Virgin Group VA.UL Chairman  Richard Branson put his brand on a U.S. mobile telephone  service two years ago, there appeared to be scant space for  newcomers to the crowded market.


Both Coca-Cola, Pepsi to list calorie counts

No more math required to figure out how many calories are in that 20-ounce bottle of soda. Revised labels will calculate it for you starting next year.


Tigers set September 1 deadline for EU monitors to quit

Truce monitors in Sri Lanka from European Union member states Denmark, Finland and Sweden must leave the country by September 1, a top Tamil Tiger rebel leader told AFP.


Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko speaks to members of the media during a press conference in Kiev, in this Friday, Nov. 19, 2004 file photo.


What's Left When the Couric Hype Clears?

By Peter Johnson  NEW YORK -- Katie Couric's debut as CBS News anchor tonight marks new territory for viewers.


Johnny Deppâs âFinding Neverland,â a film biopic about Peter Pan creator and writer JM Barrie, was named Best Film by the US National Board of Review.


Cisco buys wireless start-up for $450 million

Networking giant grabs Airespace to keep up with Wi-Fi trend toward  "smart switches."


La vittima sorpresa dai killer vicino alla sua abitazione


SC notices to BCCI, ESPN on Zee's petition

The Supreme Court today issued notices to the BCCI, ESPN-Star Sports (ESS) and the Centre while admitting a petition filed by Zee Telefilms Limited challenging the cancellation of award of cricket match telecast rights to it.


Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claims victory in the re-run of the presidential poll but counting continues.


NEW YORK: Actress Liza Minnelli was taken to hospital after falling out of bed at her residence. Minnelli was taken to a Manhattan hospital, according to Sgt Gerry Falcon, a police department spokesman.


Indian PM in Kashmir, Hours After Soldiers Kill 2 Militants Near ...

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Kashmir, hours after soldiers killed two suspected separatists near the stadium where the Indian leader plans to deliver a speech Wednesday.


Vacationers face $25 hike in fuel surcharges on flights, travel ...

TORONTO (CP) - An online travel agency is advising consumers to book quickly because some Canadian tour operators and airlines are increasing their fuel surcharges by $25 effective Monday.


Foxy Brown was sentenced to one year in jail Friday for violating probation stemming from a fight with two manicurists in a New York City salon.


Shanghai on alert as typhoon slams into China

Typhoon Wipha slammed into China on  Wednesday, packing high winds and heavy rains, as the financial  hub of Shanghai braced for what could be the most destructive  storm in a decade.


The prime minister of Hungary apologized Tuesday for joking that Saudi Arabia's soccer team had "very many terrorists" on its roster.


Shareholder structure not 'fundamental' for EADS: French PM

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Thursday that it was not the shareholder structure that was fundamental to the success of European aerospace giant EADS, but the organisation and management of the company.


Rangers Sign Weekes, Bolster Goaltending

Goaltender Kevin Weekes signed Thursday with the New York Rangers, who expect the unrestricted free agent to compete for the No. 1 job with Mike Dunham.


'I am retaining COAS office', declares Musharraf

ISLAMABAD, December 31 (Online): President General Pervez Musharraf Thursday declared that he would retain the office of Chief of Army Staff as mandated by the Parliament for continuity of national politics and appealed to the opposition to accept verdict


Continental Airlines Inc  on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit as higher fares and more international flights helped offset soaring fuel costs.


Dubai, 12:28 - CALCIO, MILAN; MALDINI: NO CRISI PER RONALDO E DIDA

Paolo Maldini difende Dida e Ronaldo. "Non credo che si possa parlare di un periodo di crisi sia lor...


Climate change battle could spell new disasters

Rich countries meeting in Germany this week will agree that they need to confront climate change, but unpleasant tradeoffs are already emerging.


The Arsenal Stadium Mystery Comment Hmm. How to decide where to stage your biggest product launch, actually your only product launch as far as most people are concerned, for over five years.â¦


Cut Undersea Cables Raise Questions of Safety

Most telecommunications specialists and cable operators say that sabotage seems unlikely, but no one knows specifically how the cables were damaged or if the incidents were related.


Costa Rican agents made the largest marijuana bust in the Central American nation's history, seizing 4.85 tons of the drug found in an abandoned boat, police said Saturday.


Judge expels Saddam from court, defense walk out

A new judge expelled a defiant Saddam   Hussein from his genocide trial on Wednesday and defense   lawyers stormed off in protest after the government sacked the   chief judge, throwing the month-old case into turmoil.


U.S. troops set trap for militants near Baghdad

The U.S. military said on Thursday it was setting a trap to "eliminate" militants near Baghdad where 12 U.S. soldiers have died in the past two days.


Lethal injections: U.S. Supreme Court takes up death-penalty logjam

On Monday, the court hears arguments on whether Kentucky's lethal injection is too painful.


It has long been the National Hockey League Players' Association position that it's the league's owners that are driving the lockout bus, that commissioner Gary Bettman has staked his reputation


Rice Resting Comfortably After Surgery For Non-Cancerous Growths

US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, is resting comfortably after undergoing uterine fibroid embolization at Georgetown University Hospital Friday morning.


Bank of America Corp , the No. 2 U.S. bank, posted a much larger-than-expected 32 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by mounting credit losses and dismal investment banking results.


and "Mrs Anthrax" by US forces, would not be released soon. "The two women are in legal and. including the two women, remained in US legal custody.


APEC Nations Work on Stronger Security Resolutions

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Pacific Rim trading nations  agreed they should work harder to control the production and  trade of shoulder-launched missiles to keep them out of the  wrong hands, foreign and trade ministers meeting in Chile said  in a resolution on Thursday.


At least 9 killed in clashes at Pakistan mosque

Nine people were shot dead on Tuesday in clashes between Pakistani paramilitary forces and radical Muslim students at an Islamabad mosque run by a Taliban-style movement, officials said.


GOP, Democrats Trade Congressional Seats

Republican Charles Boustany Jr., center, gets a hug from his wife, Bridget, left, after he won the 7th District seat Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in Lafayette, La.


Investors Reward Kmart, Sears and Their Suppliers

Stocks rose as an $11 billion offer by Kmart for Sears, Roebuck lifted retailers and better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard ignited a rally in technology shares.


Turkish government and opposition agree to ease scarf ban

Turkey's Islamist-rooted ruling AK Party and a key opposition party agreed on Thursday to cooperate to lift a ban on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in universities, a move sure to anger the secular elite.


Helicopter Carrying Politicians Crashes in East India

A helicopter carrying eight people, including a government minister and two lawmakers, crashed in mountainous northeast India on Wednesday, a police officer said.


Ottawa rebuffs first ministers' counter-offer

Day two of the first ministers summit on health care carried on in the same vein as day one -- with both sides clinging to positions divided by billions of dollars.


MACAU, China -- Glittery Las Vegas-style gambling has arrived in seedy Macau, promising new charms for China's inveterate players, and this former Portuguese colony may never be the same.


Georgia's homegrown Delta Air Lines has scratched and clawed for three years now, trying to gain every concession it deemed necessary to avoid filing bankruptcy.


Hundreds evacuated in Malibu as wildfires spread

Powerful winds fanned wildfires burning through the canyons of the seaside celebrity enclave of Malibu on Sunday, forcing hundreds to evacuate and putting a university campus on alert.


Union Pacific Raises Outlook, Shares Jump

Union Pacific Corp. UNP.N, the  nation's largest railroad, raised its fourth-quarter earnings  forecast on Tuesday, citing increased revenue from hauling  commodities, sending its shares up 5 percent.


Car bomb, ambush kill Iraqi police officers

A car bomb attack in central Baghdad and an ambush in southern Iraq killed at least a dozen Iraqi police officers yesterday as insurgents continued their violent campaign against the country's security forces.


RAID for dummies Drobo isn't much of a robot per se, but the little black box from startup Data Robotics does offer an interesting solution to external data storage.â¦


Few Visit Ground Zero in N.Y. as Convention Begins

As the Republican convention opened less than four miles away, a small number of visitors to Ground Zero paid their respects on Monday with mixed feelings about whether President Bush should come to the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.


Continuano interrogatori per cercare di ricostruire accaduto


Trying for an Over-Counter Cholesterol Drug

The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether one of the oldest of the cholesterol-lowering drugs, Mevacor, can be sold without a prescription.


U.S. wants Libya to resolve 1980s bombing cases

The United States wants Libya to  resolve some long-standing issues, including two 1980s  bombings, and has yet to schedule a visit by U.S. Secretary of  State Condoleezza Rice, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.


Report: Online Holiday Spending Nears $28 Billion

Market research firm reports online spending was strong this holiday season, up 19 percent from last year.


SanDisk's Efforts Pit It Up Against Apple iPods

By Altus, Celeste  MILPITAS, CA: Silicon Valley's SanDisk Corp. launched a major PR effort for its new line of MP3 players, which could challenge Apple's iPod nano, both in price and versatility.  SanDisk launched four versions of its Sansa e280 model player.


Television: For Strikers, the Agony of Spare Time

For union film and television writers, life without employment is starting to exact its toll.


Blog: Google wins on appeal in Usenet copyright case.


AOL Settles Case Over Tactics to Keep Customers

AOL has agreed to make it easier for its remaining customers to leave as part of a $3 million settlement.


Has Prime Minister Paul Martin gone and done a Brian Mulroney? By his Meech Lake accord of 1987, Mulroney stirred up the Quebec nationalists who began demanding far more than just "distinct society" and stirred


Ottawa, provinces bicker over Canada health system

Canada's provincial premiers boycotted a breakfast with Prime Minister Paul Martin on Tuesday, casting a shadow over top-level talks to overhaul the overloaded public health-care system.


Guantanamo prisoner had U.S. military training

The Guantanamo prisoner who died in his cell this week was a Saudi army veteran who trained with U.S. soldiers in his homeland before going to fight for the Taliban in Afghanistan, military records indicated on Thursday.


Lessons America Should Have Learned From 9/11

The blueprint for success against the terrorists is there; it needs only to be followed.


Oil prices above $50 a barrel - and rising - are now starting to adversely affect the economy and consumers in ways that had not been happening only a few months ago.


Italy's Berlusconi Names 14 Deputy Ministers, Undersecretaries

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi named 14 new deputy ministers and undersecretaries at a time when his government is trying to cut public spending and employment to meet the European Union deficit targets.


Roy Oswalt combined with three relievers for a five-hit shutout that helped the Houston Astros maintain their late-season charge with 3-0 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.


LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears appeared in a tattoo parlor in the San Fernando Valley with her head shaved completely bald. Video on KABC-TV showed the newly shorn Spears with tiny tattoos on the back of her neck as she sits Friday night for a new tattoo - a pair of red and pink lips.


Colgate Posts Lower Third-Quarter Profit

Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on  Wednesday said profit fell in the third quarter because of  increased marketing spending and higher costs for raw  materials.


Thousands of tiny parasitic wasps have been released in the Cayman Islands to combat an island-hopping insect that has destroyed crops throughout the Caribbean.


Frances Arnold is taking on one of the biggest challenges in the biofuels industry: designing better enzymes for breaking down cellulose.


Bear Stearns sees $125-$175 billion writedown for financials

- Bear Stearns said it expects Standard & Poor's 500 financials to recognize mortgage and other credit-related write-downs of $125 billion to $175 billion, adding that write-downs in Europe should not cause "widespread panic" for U.S. counterparts.


Foreign ministers from six world powers convene in London on Friday to discuss Iran's nuclear programme, with the United States, backed by Britain, suggesting it is time to consider a sanctions resolution against Tehran.


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Questi i risultati dei quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Bucarest: Florent Serra-Florian Mayer:...


US troops launch offensive as 29 die in insurgent ambush of elite ...

US forces launched a new offensive Wednesday against insurgents in an area south of Baghdad dubbed the ''triangle of death,'' while


U.S. Bishops, Still Facing Abuse Scandal, Name Leader

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


Her Memory in Focus: Questions Surround Tammy Fassett's Death

By David Weiss, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 11--LACEYVILLE -- Lisa Sands, a thick album of pictures atop her lap, slowly browses through each of the images.   There's a smiling face on just about each one, yet, for Sands, it hurts to look at them.


The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that it does not plan to follow the lead of Canadian regulators who took a drug for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder off the market because of reports that it has been linked to 20 sudden deaths and a dozen strokes, including some among children.


Ground Squirrels Chew Snakeskins to Mask Their Scent

This eau de snake  acts as camouflage, covering up the squirrelâs own scent so a meal-seeking rattlesnake will leave it alone.


Opinion polls send mixed signals ahead of Australian election

The latest opinion polls ahead of Australian elections next month sent contradictory messages with one survey giving the opposition Labor Party a big lead and a second tipping the conservative coalition of Prime Minister John Howard.


Inquiry Focuses on Withholding of Data on Loans

New York State prosecutors are investigating whether Wall Street banks withheld information about the risks posed by investments linked to subprime mortgages.


Naomi Campbell chews fat with Hugo Chavez

Prez disses US and Duchess of Cornwall Battling Streatham clotheshorse Naomi Campbell has quite magnificently conducted an interview with Venezuelan prez Hugo Chavez, in which the latter predictably railed against the US and concluded that Camilla Duchess of Cornwall is "not as attractive" as the sainted Diana, Queen of Heartsâ¢.â¦


Colombian hostage mission awaits rebel go-ahead

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Venezuelan helicopter rescue teams waited at the edge of a Colombian wilderness on Saturday for the go-ahead from Marxist rebels to pick up three hostages held for years in secret jungle camps.


Profile: Chen Qi/Ma Lin, China's new "golden pair"

This time in Athens, the "golden pair" China had prepared for its rivals was Chen Qi and Ma Lin, two Olympic rookies. In the final match played in the Galatsi Olympic Hall in northwest Athens Saturday afternoon


Group fights higher taxes on buyout firms, funds

The private equity industry and its friends are fighting back against legislation that would more than double their tax rate to 35 percent, contending the proposals would hurt average Americans and not just multimillionaire fund managers.


The rap star talks to TIME about his new album, his beef with Kanye West and his favorite Democratic candidate


The United States said it expected  European countries to come up with offers of help in Iraq and  Afghanistan at a NATO meeting on Thursday to discuss the  alliance's role in the insurgency-hit countries.


Protesters march for democracy and raise fears about how the junta will react


The business of Hindi films in overseas can be most unpredictable. A film starring the biggest of stars may, at times, fail to fetch an opening, while a not-much-expected flick may prove to be the surprise packet.


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HAVANA, June 3 -- Talking at length, grinning for cameras and cracking jokes, Fidel Castro appeared stronger and more vibrant Sunday in the first TV images of the ailing Cuban leader in four months.


It was certainly a marriage of convenience. After Fidel Castro led a revolution that toppled a friendly government in 1959, the CIA was desperate to eliminate him. So the agency sought out a partner equally worried about Castro -- the Mafia, which had lucrative investments in Cuban casinos.


An explosion rocked a west Texas refinery Friday, injuring at least 13 people and sparking a blaze that sent a huge black cloud billowing into the sky.


At Least 10 Iraqis Killed in Insurgent Attack

Officials in Iraq say at least 10 Iraqis have been killed and several others wounded in separate insurgent attacks across the country.


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L'attaccante della Sampdoria Antonio Cassano è in dubbio per la gara di domenica contro il Pa...


Defender Sinisa Mihajlovic scored his second goal to give Inter Milan a 1-0 win over Brescia and fourth place in the Italian Serie A standings.


MOJAVE, California A test pilot returned successfully to Earth on Wednesday after a foray into space that was marked by a white-knuckle ascent in which his rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in about 16 seconds and he had to fight to regain control.


It might seem like the wildest of paranoid beliefs, but a growing number of scientists suspect it might be true. The reason: Turning on the lights after dark may affect a small number of "clock


Prince Charles in Turkey for British consulate reopening

Britain's Prince Charles arrived in the Turkish city of Istanbul late Sunday where he is to attend the reopening of the British consulate targeted in a deadly bomb attack last year.


A Surgeon Opens Up, and Not With a Scalpel

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


Most cars do a poor or marginal job protecting passengers from whiplash injuries in a rear-end crash, according to crash tests of several models.


Smiths, the aerospace and defence group, is to snap up one of the world's leading medical device companies in a $925 million (Â£476 million) deal, it confirmed today.


CAIRO, Egypt A passenger bus returning to Egypt from Saudi Arabia collided with a truck Sunday, killing 33 people. Police say the truck failed to give way to the bus, which was carrying workers returning home


KPN unit outsources activities to Alcatel-Lucent

E-Plus, the German mobile phone unit of Dutch telecoms giant KPN, said Tuesday that it has signed an agreement for Alcatel-Lucent to take over a number of its network divisions.


From rice to nukes, Koreas find little unity

North and South Korean officials meet in high-level talks this week.


British soldiers cleared of abusing Iraqis

Five British soldiers have been cleared of mistreating Iraqi civilian detainees a few months after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, after a judge ruled they had no case to answer at a court martial.


By Helen Huntley, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Sep. 7--If your nest egg is puny, you may not be able to retire, but at  least you'll have lots of company.    The Tampa Bay area isn't just below average nationally, it's among the  worst in the state for nurturing nest eggs.


The Energy Challenge: Energy Answer on Turkey Farms Draws Ire

Environmental advocates question the earth-friendliness of burning turkey waste to generate electricity.


Iran resolution hits snag at U.N.: French envoy

Several non-permanent U.N. Security  Council members are holding up agreement on a new sanctions  resolution against Iran over its nuclear program, said France's  envoy to the United States on Friday.


African Languages Grow as a Wikipedia Presence

How do you create an online encyclopedia when few native speakers have access to the Internet?


Scotland manager Vogts gets vote of confidence

Scotland manager Bertie Vogts has been backed by the Scottish FA despite his team's hopes of World Cup qualification having been all but dashed.


Darrell (Dimebag) Abbott was known around the heavy-metal world for his scary stage persona. The burly lead guitarist for a group called Damageplan adorned his body with leather


Dec. 8, 2004 - Four people remain paralyzed after apparently receiving injections of an unapproved botulism toxin marketed as a less-expensive version of Botox.


Prayer Breakfast Draws Strong Tech Turnout

A growing number of technology executives believe that their Christianity should be part of their work as well as their private lives.-The Washington Post


Fujitsu and Cisco Form Strategic Alliance for advanced Internet ...

A router is a computer networking device that forwards data packets toward their destinations through a process known as routing. Routing occurs at layer 3 of the OSI seven-layer model.


India child malnourishment rates worse than Africa

India has higher levels of malnourished children than Sub-Saharan Africa, despite the Asian giant having more funds and better infrastructure to tackle the problem, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.


Turkmenistan ballot boxes carried door to door

Polling stations were nearly empty yesterday in elections for Turkmenistan's rubber-stamp Parliament, forcing officials to carry ballot boxes door to door in this nation ruled by a former Soviet Communist boss who has been declared president-for-life.


Somali blast characteristic of al Qaeda-minister

The assassination attempt on Somali   President Abdullahi Yusuf, which killed at least six people on   Monday, bore the hallmarks of an al Qaeda attack, the Somali   foreign minister told Reuters.


Mika calls loved, loathed album a "Marmite record"

Mika Penniman, the Beirut-born singer  who stormed the charts in adopted home Britain with his single  "Grace Kelly," is learning fast that overnight success can  quickly fade with some withering reviews of his debut album.


Europe Orders Full Safety Probe of Cox-2 Drugs

The European Commission has ordered a full-scale probe into the safety of five remaining Cox-2 arthritis drugs, following last month's


2004 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit - Chile

In this edition of Perspective, we'll take a look at some of the issues at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Summit in Chile.


Keira Knightley says she is not anorexic

Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley disclosed a family history of anorexia Tuesday but said that she doesn't suffer from an eating disorder.


Circuit City Stores Inc.  reported an unexpected quarterly loss on Tuesday as the consumer electronics retailer could not sell enough flat-panel televisions to offset falling prices.


For second straight quarter, Apple breaks Mac sales record

Apple's winning streak continues, with the firm reporting its second consecutive quarter of record-breaking growth. Thank a bouncy Leopard, says CFO Peter Oppenheimer.


Pakistani forces captured and critically wounded a senior Taliban militant on Monday


Prior to the release of a new German movie emphasizing the human qualities of Adolf Hitler, Jewish groups in Germany -- as well as a number of British newspapers -- voiced fears that the film might lead masses ...


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Northwestern football coach Randy Walker has an inflammation of the heart muscle and was hospitalized for a second day Tuesday. He could be released as early as today.


Transplant patients meet Tony Blair, 10th anniversary NHS Organ ...

Prime Minister Tony Blair will welcome ten transplant recipients - from a six-year-old girl to a 74- year-old granddad - to 10 Downing Street to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the NHS Organ Donor Register.


The European Union called Thursday for a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, responding to recent comments by the Israeli prime minister that have been interpreted as acknowledging his country has a nuclear arsenal.


The elegant iron-railing balconies were once catwalks where guards stood watch over the inmates to make sure they didn't try to break out. If you look closely, you can still see the outline of the holes from the iron bars on the windows.


While it waits for a federal court to rule on its hostile bid for PeopleSoft, Oracle (Quote, Chart) is keeping the deal in play. The database giant extended its previously announced tender offer of $21 for


U.S. boosts transit security after British plots

The United States is ramping up transportation security, including more air marshals on flights to Britain, amid concern an attack in Scotland could spawn copy cats, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Sunday.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who ruled Chile from 1973-1990 and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday. He was 91.


Peyton Manning and Brett Favre threw touchdown pass after touchdown pass, moving the ball as if the defenses were little more than speed bumps.


NRCC Makes Large Independent Expenditures

Making use of the rule that allows party committees to make independent expenditures*, the National Republican Congressional Committee reported several payments over $100,000 on Friday, including a payment of $118,882 for "media placement" in opposition to Brad Ellsworth's campaign in Indiana's 8th District, a payment of $102,996 for "issue ad placement" in opposition to Ron Klein in Florida's 22nd District, a payment of $132,136 for "issue ad placement" in opposition to Phil Kellam in Virginia's 2nd, a payment of $131,976 for "issue ad placement" in opposition to Friends of Baron Hill in Indiana's 9th, and a payment of $111,751 for "issue ad placement" in opposition to Leonard L. Boswell in Iowa's 3rd.


Local Firm to Buy Pennsylvania Telecom in Deal Valued at $60 Million

By Alicia Wallace, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  May 25--A local holding company founded by former area telecommunications  executives and bankrolled by five institutional investors announced plans  Thursday to acquire a Pennsylvania telecom in a deal valued at $60 million.


Lo afferma Paolo Bolognesi, presidente dell'associazione


Favored Florida Representative Resigns Amid E-Mail Scandal

Rep. Mark Foley abruptly left office less than six weeks before elections over questions about messages he sent a former male page


E tocca a New York 651 dollari su timori terrorismo


US President George W. Bush on Wednesday defended again the American invasion of Iraq, saying "the path to safety is the path of action.


Baseball can be so fickle. The line between the daring and defeatist is precariously thin, blurred by intangible factors, altered by blind providence.


FOCUS: N America Shares Vital In S Africa Gold Battle

JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--North American shareholders will play a decisive role in the outcome of the bitter takeover battle between South African gold giants Harmony Gold Mining Co.


Curfew lifted but tension high in Baghdad

Baghdad authorities on Monday lifted a three-day curfew imposed on the city after the worst bombing since the U.S. invasion, but nerves were on edge amid fears of further violence.


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


TORONTO -- Former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman is recovering from a heart attack, his family announced yesterday. The 71-year-old Lastman, the first mayor of the Toronto mega-city, suffered the attack at home, his son Blayne said.


U.S. Restates Support for Embattled Musharraf

FAISALABAD, Pakistan, June 17 -- Top U.S. officials visiting Pakistan on Saturday reiterated their confidence in the country's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, even as thousands of people took to the streets to demand his ouster.


Israel's ruling Likud party has closed a deal with the opposition Labor party to form a unity government. Under the agreement, Labor leader Shimon Peres will be second in command to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.


Microsoft was close to a deal with the European Commission earlier this year which would have revealed more of its secrets than it has now been ordered to hand over, a court was told yesterday.


New national Democratic Chairman Howard Dean promised Saturday to rebuild the party in the most conservative regions of the country, help develop state and local organizations and let congressional Democrats set the tone on policy.


The chief executive of the N.B.A.'s players union intends to appeal the length of the league's suspensions of Indiana's Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson.


"Rock Band," "Guitar Hero" drive digital song sales

In the two months since MTV Networks  and Harmonix released the music-based videogame "Rock Band,"  players have purchased and downloaded more than 2.5 million  additional songs made available after the game's initial  distribution. Activision, meanwhile, said it has sold more than  5 million new songs via download for "Guitar Hero III: Legends  of Rock" since it began adding downloadable content in early  November.


Intel to cut Prescott leakage by 75% at 65nm

Intel has pledged to reduce drastically leakage effects in its 65nm process, having punched out its first device containing over 500m transistors using the technology.


Retaliation, Bias Are Alleged in Ala. Case

As head coach of girls' basketball at Ensley High School in Birmingham, Ala., Roderick Jackson felt that his squad had less access to the gym and training equipment than the boys' team did.


Congress set to issue virtual taxation report in August

Blog: The Congressional Joint Economic Task Force expects to issue its report on the taxation of virtual goods this August during the Congressional recess.


With the rise of user-driven content sites, Internet users have a say in what is news. A new study examines the differences between what editors think is newsworthy and what the public does.


SRI Lanka is banking on 2,000 Indian medical workers and planeloads of other foreign relief to help it stave off disease from thousands of decomposing bodies in the wake of Sunday's devastating tsunami.


ENGLISH cricket chief David Morgan yesterday provided a staunch defence of the one-day teamâs short tour of Zimbabwe, but insisted the players will not be politicised during their stay.


No. 9 Baylor Defeats East Carolina, 80-59

The Baylor bench celebrates during the second half Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, during the championship game of the Lady Pirates Invitational at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC Baylor beat East Carolina 80-59.


Business & money: Pub group remains 'cautious' over the level of trade it expects this winter and into 2008.


Il dato verrÃ  corretto successivamente alla luce dei provvedimenti di politica economiadelle operazioni di swap e della depurazione della componente stagionale                                          Istat, nel primo trimestre 2007 rapporto deficit/Pil al 6,1%                                                                                Aumentano le entrate, +2,9% su base annua, ma anche le uscite, +3,8%Gli interessi sul debito crescono del 12,4%, si tratta di due miliardi di maggiori spese


Vincent Sherman, who directed &#151; and romanced &#151; Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth and Joan Crawford during his heyday as a leading Hollywood filmmaker in the 1940s and '50s, has died. He would have been 100 on July 16.


Fashions come and go, but some of the equations in the chip business never change, says Gordon Moore.


THE French president promoted a staunch ally to replace a popular finance minister, strengthening his hand ahead of an expected struggle for the governing party's 2007 presidential nomination.


IBM  reported a better-than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in overseas markets, driving its shares up 6 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.


Expos-Marlins to Play Two Games in Chicago

The Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins will play games Monday and Tuesday at the Chicago White Sox's stadium after the Marlins were forced to adjust their schedule for the second time this month because of a hurricane.


EU Set to Announce Funding for AU Darfur Force

The European Union is likely to  announce a contribution of more than 100 million euros to an  African Union force in Darfur, amid calls for extra AU soldiers  to be deployed in Sudan's troubled region.


The U.S. economic outlook dimmed on  Tuesday after reports said business productivity grew more  slowly in the third quarter than first estimated, labor costs  rose and other indicators signaled softening activity.


Moms' prenatal vitamins cut childhood cancers

Women who take multivitamins  before and during pregnancy apparently reduce the chances that  their offspring will develop certain types of childhood tumors,  researchers report.


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Royal Caribbean buys Spanish cruise operator

U.S.-Norwegian Royal Caribbean Cruises   RCL.OL RCL.N has agreed to buy Spain's biggest cruise and   tour operator, Pullmantur S.A., for 700 million euros ($898.5   million), sending its shares sharply higher on Thursday.


Rick Nash scored a goal in his fifth straight game on a shot between his legs, and Pascal Leclaire stopped 36 shots to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.


NASA's X-43A scramjet programme successfully smashed its own world speed record for aircraft by flying at nearly 10 times the speed of sound.


Chickens and guinea pigs menace civil liberties

Or was that the EU? Letters We'll start with the paranoid and then roll out the black helicopters. How does that sound?â¦


Government Releases Plan Focusing on Obesity

The U.S. National Institutes of  Health said on Tuesday it was launching a systematic campaign  to fight obesity, which now affects close to two-thirds of the  U.S. population and threatens to overtake smoking as the  leading cause of death.


Verizon to Buy MCI in $6.75 Billion Deal

Verizon Communications Inc. on  Monday said it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI  Communications Inc. in a deal worth $6.75 billion, giving  Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large  corporations.


Thumbplay: Unlimited storage now, Facebook apps coming soon

Thumbplay jumps on the social networking bandwagon with unlimited storage for user-generated content. It's also planning two sweet-looking Facebook apps for uploading and sharing images between Thumbplay, Facebook, and your phone.


Operations are OK, but the dollar's doing definite damage to this metal miner.


Southgate: Villarreal taught Middlesbrough a lesson

Middlesbrough suffered a major setback last night to their UEFA Cup hopes, losing 2-0 at Villarreal. Boro tasted defeat in Europe for the first time, but barring a mathematical miracle they will find themselves in the hat next month for the last 32 draw.


A Hunger Strike Against No Child Left Behind

Noted education writer Jonathan Kozol is so concerned about No Child Left Behind that heâs on a âpartial fastâ to oppose reauthorization of the law.


Two NFL offensive coordinators, the Buffalo Bills' Tom Clements and the New England Patriots' Charlie Weis, have become focal points of Notre Dame's head-coaching search.


Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in his first game since Shaquille O'Neal left Los Angeles, but the Seattle SuperSonics erased a 14-point third-quarter deficit and beat the revamped Lakers 87-80 Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.


Expos move a tough sell outside baseball circles

Montreal is a great city. In every way it shines as an eloquent locale with a rich history, a vivid today and wonderful people. It is a baseball supportive city, but it was asked to play house with MLB after being told the team would be contracted and then told it would be moved.


A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday.


Larry Coker's tumultuous and disappointing season gets its predictable ending Friday, as he is fired after six years leading the Miami Hurricanes.


NY man pleads guilty to spamming AOL subscribers

A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty on Monday to sending spam e-mails to more than 1.2 million subscribers of America Online in a scheme that foiled the Internet company's spam-filtering system.


Courtney Love Pleads Innocent to Assault

Courtney Love pleaded innocent Friday to a felony assault charge for allegedly attacking a woman with a liquor bottle at her ex-boyfriend's home in April.


Dopo incendio all'aeroporto di Okinawa, in Giappone


Sen. Chuck Hagel is making an announcement this morning about his political future amid speculation he may run for president.


Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, whose fall from grace has been one of the most sudden in U.S. sport, will formally plead guilty Monday in a dog-fighting case almost certain to wreck his football career.


4 Million Without Power As Frances Strikes

STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida relentlessly with high wind and heavy rain Sunday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 4 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...


Vilsack Withdraws from Democratic Presidential Race

The ex-governor of Iowa said the crowded field had made it impossible for him to raise enough money to wage a competitive national campaign.


InfoWorld - If you're in any doubt that flash memory-based solid-state disks are on a course to quickly replace hard-disk drives in laptop computers, just take a look along the aisles of this year's Computex trade show.


Iran continues work despite deadline, diplomats say

VIENNA -- Raising doubts about its commitment to dispel international distrust, Iran is producing significant quantities of a gas that can be used to make nuclear arms just days before it must stop all work related to uranium enrichment, diplomats said yesterday.


Murder numbers in NYC lowest on record, say police

New York City is approaching its lowest yearly murder rate in its recorded history with the final tally on track to number below 500, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said on Wednesday.


Activist for abandoned infants wins $27 million

All too often, the ring of Debi Faris-Cifelli's cell phone means that there is another abandoned newborn at the morgue, another forsaken child for her to name and bury in a shoebox-size coffin under a white cross in the California desert.


A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to add that finding to the drugâs label.


On the last stop on his Latin American tour, the President will meet with Felipe Calderon, who, after just a few months in office, has become's the Administration's anti-Chavez


Residents of war-ravaged Grozny, the Chechen capital, answer your questions.


'Shark Tale' swims in the shallow end of the fantasy pool

DreamWorks' "Shark Tale" truly suffers in comparison with Hollywood's previous computer-animated, undersea fantasy-adventure, "Finding Nemo": It has little of that film's simplicity, charm, exhilarating action or staggering aquatic beauty.


AT&T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network.


Wyeth in Talks to Resolve Diet Drug Cases

Drugmaker Wyeth WYE.N said on Tuesday  it is in talks with plaintiffs' lawyers to develop a structure  to settle cases of users of recalled diet drugs "fen-phen" who  opted out of a nationwide legal settlement.


Adobe Systems, the worldâs largest maker of design software, reported quarterly results and targets ahead of Wall Street expectations on strong sales of its updated suite of products.


Tony Bibbs' Blog:  The Problem with PHP is PHP Itself

According to Tony Bibbs, PHP's real problem is itself.:   So what do I mean when I say PHP's problem is PHP itself? [...] One word. Sustainability.   He suggests that, while PHP has made a big splash in the areas it's hit, it is still tripping over its own feet. PHP, the language, can meet the needs of just about any sort of web development that might come down the line, but when good PHP developers are so hard to find, why should any organization bother with working it into their technology stack?   Comments on the article responds to the "chicken and egg situation" Tony has presented and how things like user groups can help stoke the fires of PHP's presence in not only the budding web developers but also in the professionals looking to expand their horizons.


Getty Museum to repatriate rare artefacts to Greece

Greece can expect the return of two ancient masterpieces, including a 4th century BCE gold funerary wreath, under an agreement with California's J. Paul Getty Museum, announced on Monday.Comment