National League Game Summary - Chicago at Florida, Game One

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Mark Prior struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and Corey Patterson posted a two-run double and two singles to lead Chicago to a 5-1 win over Florida in the first game of a doubleheader at Pro Player Stadium.


HP and Microsoft take supercomputing mass-market

Clusters for everyone HP and Microsoft have agreed to continue cooperating on plans to take supercomputing to the mass enterprise and mid-sized markets.â¦


Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former President Harry Truman who was known for her series of crime novels, died on Tuesday in Chicago at age 83, the Truman Library said.


Even a cup of coffee didn't sway one stubborn independent voter Â though Republican Mike Huckabee gave it his all Tuesday as New Hampshire residents went to the polls in the state's presidential primary.


FDA to make changes to boost drug safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it would make organizational changes to improve internal communication about potential risks that emerge after a new drug reaches the market.


Two women in Cincinnati had better leave big tips the next time they get their hair done. They survived strokes thanks to fast action by their beauticians, who were taking part in a novel program to raise stroke awareness as they clipped, straightened and braided their customers' hair.


Madeleine McCann's mother to be declared suspect

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


France's Chirac urges unity to free Iraq hostages after botched mission

President Jacques Chirac called for national unity to help free two French reporters held hostage in Iraq after recriminations over a botched unofficial rescue mission badly embarrassed him and his government.


Assolta una madre che aveva rilasciato dichiarazioni falseed era stata condannata a un anno e due mesi di reclusione                                                  Mentire per proteggere il figlio? Per la Cassazione non Ã¨ reato


Bene Europa con Germania, impennata dei prezzi del cibo


Embroidering the Fate of the First Man Who Thought He Was Napoleon

Antoine de Caunes's densely plotted costume drama suggests that Napoleon's demise might have been an elaborate hoax through which he escaped into anonymity.


India's Jyoti Randhawa won his first title of the year, capturing the Volvo Masters of Asia on Sunday by beating Australia's Terry Pilkadaris on the second playoff hole.


Banca di Francia, governo e' stato informato mercoledi'


Workers at Jaguar's Browns Lane plant have voted 55% to 45% against strike action over the company's plans to move car production from the Coventry factory to Castle Bromwich in Birmingham as part of a restructuring programme which will mean the loss of


Charles Kennedy accuses Labour and the Conservatives of scare tactics, and says the Lib Dems offer hope.


High fuel hedges may backfire on some airlines

A sharp drop in oil prices in recent  weeks has been an unexpected boon to the recovering U.S.  airline industry, but some airlines will not see the full  benefit, having locked in prices nearer this summer's peak.


CDC asks healthy adults to forgo flu shots

The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. as safe for Americans to use this flu season, Dr.


It was one of the most radical reforms to emerge from the Second Vatican Council. The Mass, root of Roman Catholic worship, would be celebrated in the vernacular and not in Latin. Now, little more than a generation later, Pope Benedict XVI is poised to revive the 16th-century Tridentine Mass.


Asia-Pacific summit ends with anti-terror pledge

SANTIAGO  - Asia-Pacific leaders, overpowered by the US-led "war on terror" agenda, closed an annual summit vowing to shore up anti-terrorist defenses and target weapons of mass destruction.


German city pioneers use of solar energy

Rolf Disch has harnessed the sun in his city of Freiburg, starting with his own house.


Guardsmen rescue more than 100 stranded on I-64

After rescuing more than 100 stranded travelers from a snowbound stretch of Interstate 64, authorities today turned their attention to figuring out how to clear and reopen the highway.


Cheney Defends U.S. Handling of Iraq Explosives

Vice President Dick Cheney accused Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday of being an "arm-chair general" and defended the Bush administration's handling of weapons sites in Iraq amid news that tonnes explosives disappeared from a facility near Baghdad.


New Motorola Inc. CEO Greg Brown doesn't have the secret weapon his predecessor Ed Zander possessed when he arrived at the cell phone maker four years ago Â the Razr.


Bush administration officials denied any role yesterday in the politically fortuitous pardon of four Cuban exiles by the outgoing Panamanian government.


Qaeda's Zawahri threatens more attacks in UK: tape

Al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, on Tuesday threatened more attacks on Britain, two weeks after failed bombings in London and Glasgow.


Inquiry stops short of criticising Israeli PM as judge concludes Lebanon war did not achieve goals


U.S. Bomb-Grade Plutonium Convoy to Cross France

A heavily guarded convoy of vehicles believed to be carrying a large shipment of U.S. weapons-grade plutonium crossed France on Thursday on its way for recycling, despite protests by anti-nuclear campaigners.


Legal Residents Dismayed Over Latest Measures

With the immigration debate focused on 10 million to 12 million immigrants who have come to the United States illegally, hundreds of thousands of others who have obeyed the law are disappointed by the legislation now pending in Congress.


One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.


Lawmakers and White House budget bargainers whittled their differences to a handful, fueling hopes Congress can speed an overdue $388 billion bill to President Bush that finances most federal agencies.


Rookie Kason Gabbard pitched a three-hitter for Boston's second shutout of the season and the Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 with the help of three homers Monday night.


BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. -- Search crews in boats resumed looking Thursday for the bodies of four young children while a judge denied bond for their father, who is accused of throwing them from an 80-foot coastal bridge.


There's a lot of money to be made in open source, both as a shareholder and for the company.


Plus, Qualcomm's hazy visibility, EDS is grounded, and no telling with Nortel.


Thieves in Argentina steal director Francis Ford Coppola's laptop, containing his latest film script.


Napster's Shawn Fanning Back With New Music Service

Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in the music-downloading game, this time with a legal service that has the blessing of at least some significant members of the music industry.


Will Denton, Adviser to John Grisham, Dies

Will Denton, a prominent trial lawyer and adviser to best-selling novelist John Grisham, died Friday of complications following a heart transplant. He was 62.


Democratic lawmakers said Thursday a report by The Associated Press raised "serious questions" about test methods conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for unsafe amounts of lead in children's vinyl lunch boxes.


Fighting at a refugee camp in southern Darfur has left several people dead and others missing, an African Union official said Saturday.


Iran military plane crashes, 38 killed: state TV

An Iranian military aircraft crashed at an airport in Tehran on Monday, killing 38 people on board, state-run Iranian television reported.


Casini, maggioranza s'indigni per cose piu'serie


USA STILL FAVOURITES FOR OLYMPIC BASKETBALL GOLD

Even before the Olympics began, readaBet.com have been quick to recognise the possibility USA might not win gold in the Basketball.


Latest licensing deal signals a move into the health-care arena.


Turkish PM eyes 'positive' EU move, but sticking points remain

BRUSSELS, Dec 16  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Thursday the EU's "positive" approach to its bid to start membership talks, but said sticking points remain ahead of a crunch summit.


Oil: Price jumps on Bush win, US supplies swell

NEW YORK - Oil prices rose on Wednesday as the re-election of US President George W. Bush countered a big increase in spare oil supplies ahead of winter.


The band Babyshambles has postponed the remainder of its British tour to give frontman Pete Doherty more time to undergo drug rehabilitation treatment, his record company said Saturday.


The Buffalo Bills have signed free-agent safety Bryan Scott, the team said on Wednesday.


Dean, DNC Chair Candidates Stump in South

Seven candidates for chairman of the Democratic National Committee promised Saturday to address the concerns of Southern voters, saying they had learned the lessons of the past two elections.


Twelve Iraqis Die in Upsurge in Ramadan Bloodshed

Bombs and clashes killed 12 Iraqis  Monday in a surge of Ramadan attacks that also claimed the  lives of an Estonian and an American soldier.


A number of senior Sunni tribal leaders are among those killed in a suicide attack on a hotel in Baghdad.


Torino, 17:39 - CALCIO, LAZIO: INDAGATO CARRIZO PER FALSI DOCUMENTI

Il portiere argentino Juan Pablo Carrizo è indagato dalla Procura di Pinerolo per l'ipotesi d...


BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Shi'ite vice president narrowly escaped assassination yesterday as a blast ripped through a government meeting hall just hours after it was searched by US teams with bomb-sniffing dogs. At least 10 people were killed.


This is your city -- how will you power it?

If you ran a city, what energy source would you use -- cheap coal, or costly but environmentally friendly solar power?


The approved merger of Spanish toll road operator Abertis with Italian counterpart Autostrade is cancelled.


Tech wonders on homeland security horizon

Americans are facing a brave new  world of post-September 11 technology marvels that could soon  find their way into billions of dollars of projected homeland  security spending.


Incremental Integration Provider Polarlake Appoint New Chairman

Philip Crawford is appointed as Chairman, bringing experience from several previous executive level positions including VP at Oracle.


Wall Street set to open up, calmer after sell-off

Wall Street is set to open up on  Wednesday, recovering from the previous day's frantic sell-off,  after calming remarks from China as investors look ahead to U.S  preliminary GDP figures to judge the health of the economy.


Despite Rise in Profit, Cisco Eases Its Forecast

The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending.


President Bush delivers a speech during a rally in the Wacovia Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-barre, Pa., Friday, Oct. 22, 2004. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster).


Siena, 20:00 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: CON IL MILAN GARA MOLTO DIFFICILE

Dopo aver messo ko la Roma, l'allentore del Siena, Mario Beretta spera di ripetersi con il Milan a S...


Lilly profit rises as sales eclipse forecasts

Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on higher-than-expected sales of its medicines, including strong demand for its newer treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.


Al-Qaeda continues to recruit Europeans for explosives training in Pakistan because Europeans can more easily enter the United States without a visa, the nation's top intelligence officer said Tuesday


Peoplesoft says license revenue exceeds Oracle's

SAN FRANCISCO: PeopleSoft said yesterday it has logged more business business software license revenue in its current fiscal quarter than arch-rival Oracle, which recently got US court approval of its bid to take over PeopleSoft.


SEMMERING, Austria  - Marlies Schild restored  Austrian pride in the women's giant slalom Tuesday, winning a  difficult fog-bound race to the delight of her home crowd.


Hong Kong - There was little movement among Asian stocks yesterday as record oil prices and uncertainty over the outcome of the US presidential election outweighed Wall Street's rally overnight, dealers said.


An Amtrak train struck a car at a railroad crossing Monday, killing four people in the car, police said.


"Entourage" season finishes on consistent note

LOS ANGELES  - The boys of HBO's "Entourage" might have ended the show's fourth season halfway around the world, but in terms of viewers, the comedy series finished the season exactly where it began.


CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland  - Tadd Fujikawa missed the cut at the European Masters on Friday despite signing off in spectacular style with the tour's third albatross of the season.


Violence Sparked by Archaeological Projects in Jerusalem

Rubber bullets flew on the Temple Mount, or Noble Sanctuary, as Muslims protested a nearby excavation—only one of several projects spurring Jewish-Muslim conflict.


RIM to restate results, get new chairman

Research in MotionÂ (RIM) will search for a new chairman of its board after CEO Jim Balsillie stepped down from the job Monday, taking blame for his role in a stock-option scam that will cost the company $250 million in restated earnings.


By MIKE ECKEL BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - An Iranian-American telecommunications entrepreneur took off Monday on a Russian rocket bound for the international space station, achieving her dream of becoming the the world's first paying female space tourist.


Sixteen Hindus are charged with the murder of 12 Muslims in one of the most notorious incidents in riots in India two years ago.


The US space agency says it hopes shuttle flights, suspended since the Columbia disaster, can begin next May.


Lettermanâs Back, With a Greeting From Clinton

The showâs producers inserted a one-line joke to precede David Lettermanâs entrance â delivered not by the host but by Senator Hillary Clinton, via satellite from Iowa.


Florida judge clears embalming of Anna Nicole

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A judge in Florida gave the go-ahead on Friday for the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith to be embalmed, but a decision about releasing her for burial could be days away.


Pakistan's foreign minister, in India for peace talks, visits survivors of an attack on a cross-border train.


A car bomb exploded early Sunday near a U.S. military convoy on the road leading to Baghdad's airport, Iraqi police said, and a witness said two Humvees were destroyed.


Weakness at Yahoo Doesn't Bode Well for Google

Investors are finally facing the facts: Yahoo isn't the only web company vulnerable to an economic downturn. Google is just as likely to get nailed if the economy slips into a recession.


Ask.com ad keyword purchases added to Office Live

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has added the ability for subscribers of its Office Live small-business hosted service to purchase paid-search advertising from Ask.com from directly within the service. Now small businesses using the Office Live service can use the adManager feature of the product, which is in beta, to purchase search-based keyword advertising from Ask Sponsored Listings, Microsoft said. Customers already can purchase paid-search advertising from the Microsoft's MSN network and Live Search from within the product. Ask Sponsored Listings is an automated, open-auction system that allows for the purchase and management of pay-per-click and contextual advertising campaigns on a publisher network that includes Ask.com. According to the site, 48,000 advertisers use the system to bid on more than 25 million keywords. Last week at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver, a company manager said Microsoft would begin adding the ability to purchase ads for third-party search engines to Office Live, which gives small businesses tools for building a Web site as well as Web-based e-mail, instant messaging, collaboration, and customer relationship management, in the next two months. Ask.com is the first such partnership. Microsoft unveiled Office Live in November 2005 as part of a broad strategy to offer more hosted and Web-based services, and the company has high hopes for the offering. Last week at the WPC, Microsoft Chief COO Kevin Turner said that the company expects it to eventually become on of its top-selling products, ranking near the top of the heap with the Windows client OS and Office desktop suite.


Music industry sues 20 at Mass. colleges

Twenty people at Massachusetts colleges are among 761 being sued by the recording industry in its latest attack on illegal file-swappers.


Colombia sees "window" to push U.S. trade deal

Colombia still has a "window of  opportunity" until May to persuade the U.S. Congress to pass a  disputed free trade deal before election campaigning  complicates a vote, a top trade official said on Thursday.


Apple's iTunes music-download service sold its 150 millionth song on Thursday. The service, launched in April 2003, now is selling more than 4 million tracks a week, Apple says.


Founder member of sixties band Traffic Jim Capaldi has died of stomach cancer, his family announce.


Merckâs Revenue Increases, but Charges Eat Into Profit

Merck reported that fourth-quarter profit plunged 58 percent despite higher revenue as the company took charges for revamping costs, an acquisition and legal reserves.


Network operators bypassed. D'oh! As hype for the Simpsons movie builds up, Jamba has announced that mobile content to go with the film will only be available from its subscription portal.â¦


Six hurt in British letter bomb campaign

Six people were hurt in Britain on Wednesday by the latest in series of letter bombs, but police said they believed the devices were intended to shock, not kill.


Irwin pulled barb from chest before death

Fatally injured by a stingray,  Australian "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin pulled its serrated  barb out of his chest before losing consciousness and dying,  the world-famous naturalist's manager said on Tuesday.


Scientists Evacuate Area Near Mount St. Helens

Government scientists have raised the alert level for the Mount St. Helens volcano in the northwestern US state of Washington, saying the next eruption could threaten lives and property near the mountain.


23 August 2004 -- Fighting continued today in the Iraqi city of Al-Najaf between US and Iraqi government forces and supporters of radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.


Leading shares closed higher, at session highs, aided by a strong rise on Wall Street in anticipation of a rate cut tomorrow, while miners underpinned Footsie gains as production worries pushed base metals higher.


LONDON -- David Beckham is eager to play under new England manager Fabio Capello _ despite the stormy relationship the two shared at Real Madrid.


London shares close down, off session highs

UK blue chips closed lower, off the day's highs, with a weak start on Wall Street, ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, and fading bid hopes at ITV weighing on market sentiment, dealers said.


A PREVIOUSLY unheard of militant group claimed responsibility today for a car bombing outside the Baghdad offices of al-Arabiya TV that killed seven people, including five of the station's Iraqi employees.


Tens of thousands of Indonesians mourned former dictator Suharto during his state funeral Monday


Health Officials Set Up Web Site to Track Flu Vaccine Supplies

Federal health officials have created a Web site for state and local health officials to find out where, when and how many flu doses have been and will be sent to their regions.


Security company MessageLabs warns of risk posed by malware-infected e-mails aimed at the "chiefs" of public companies.


Bank of America in talks to buy Countrywide: sources

Bank of America Corp  is in  advanced talks to buy struggling Countrywide Financial Corp  , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, several people  familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


Drugs companies lead European stocks rally

European equity markets bounced on Tuesday led higher by pharmaceutical companies and telecoms stocks as investors continued to favour defensive sectors.


SEC seems determined to move toward an international standard.


Clinton, Obama in New Hampshire dead heat

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama has pulled into a virtual dead heat with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire two days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


Some small business owners who reach most of their customers via eBay Inc. expressed anger Thursday at the online auction giant's plan to boost the monthly fee it charges sellers by 60 percent. Its shares lost nearly 4 percent.


Inside Art: Hirstâs Shark Moving to New Home in Met

This week the Metropolitan Museum confirmed that a work by Damien Hirst will go on view in its modern and contemporary art galleries by Labor Day weekend. It will be there for two to three years.


Iran and Syria, long accused of enabling the violence in Iraq, are showing new interest in finding an end to the disorder.


Company provides few details on outage, which came two days after online retail giant Amazon.com Inc.'s Web site faced significant performance problems.


Road thrill: Celtics rattle red-hot Seattle

SEATTLE -- Let's hear it for the little guys. Able to match up effectively with also small Seattle, Boston swept the season series with a 98-84 win last night at Key Arena.


HOUSTON - On a night when pitching suddenly took over the NL playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit. Fortunately for the Houston Astros, Jeff Kent stepped up...


Heavy security presence thwarts anti-regime demo in Saudi

RIYADH  - Anti-regime demonstrations called for by a dissident Islamist group were thwarted as Saudi security forces deployed en masse in Riyadh and Jeddah, detaining 14 people and making it difficult to gauge the group's popularity.


Scientists gathering in Bern are warning of a foreign invasion of Switzerland. Alien animals and plants pose a serious threat to biodiversity, the national economy and people's health - according to the ...


The Home Office agrees to an independent inquiry into the treatment of young people with mental health problems in the prison system.


European stock markets pause after highs

European stock markets have generally paused for breath in early trading after striking multi-year high points last week.


Several California school districts are trying to balance the rights of student filmmakers against protecting classmates and teachers from ridicule or harm.


Six Pitcairn Islanders guilty of sex crimes

Five of the seven Pitcairn Islanders charged with multiple sex abuse crimes were reported to have been found guilty, while a sixth man pleaded guilty during the trial which exposed the dark side of the remote community.


Florida Twisters Kill 19, Damage 1,500 Buildings

PAISLEY, Fla. _ At least 19 people died, many others were injured, hundreds lost homes and thousands remained traumatized as a vicious swarm of thunderstorms and predawn tornadoes ripped through Central and Northeast Florida Friday.


Japan's PM determined to face down Iraq hostage-takers

TOKYO : Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has vowed not to pull out its troops in Iraq, despite reports that another of its national has been taken hostage.


Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. chose to go on the offensive and voluntarily withdraw its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market Thursday.


Although George Steinbrenner will pick the Yankeesâ next manager, he still needs General Manager Brian Cashman, perhaps more than ever.


Indonesia 8.5-Magnitude Quake Causes Tsunamis in Asia

An 8.5-magnitude earthquake that may rank among the 10 strongest in the past century struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, unleashing tsunami waves that killed hundreds of people across India and Southeast Asia.


Microsoft Windows XP SP2 ready to auto-roll

NEOWIN TELLS us that Windows XP Service Pack 2 automatic delivery service is now to be launched on the 25th of August - that's tomorrow.


Maxim (MXIM:Nasdaq - news - research) grew its first-quarter profit but said an inventory buildup hurt new bookings, a development bound to weigh on revenue in the quarter now underway.


Sun to offer utility pricing for desktops

com November 17, 2004, 2:22 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning


Manmohan Singh tries to cool public ire in Manipur

On a peace tour to India's restive state of Manipur, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed on Saturday to punish troops who abuse their power, in a bid to cool anger over accusations of rights violations by troops.


Ethiopian distance great Haile  Gebrselassie blames the atrocious state of his home track in  Addis Ababa for the injury that spoiled his farewell at the  Olympics.


The European Commission launches graphic images showing the damage smoking can do to people's health.


AMD gives up on 2007, aims Barcelona, profitability for 2008

AMD has delayed general availability of some key products until early next year, when it projects the chips, along with other new processors, will return it to profitability.


Milano, 15:07 - CALCIO, INTER: ADRIANO NON CONVOCATO PER IL DERBY

Niente derby per Adriano. L'attaccante brasiliano dell'Inter non è stato convocato per la sfi...


General Mills Cereals All Going Whole Grain

General Mills Inc. on Thursday said it  will begin using whole grains in all of its breakfast cereals,  including such well-known brands as Lucky Charms and Trix,  becoming the latest foodmaker to promote healthier eating.


Riforma del fisco, decisivo il consiglio dei ministri di giovedÃ¬

Il premier vuole anticipare il taglio dell'Irpef al 2005. Ultimatun agli alleati sul passaggio del leader di An agli Esteri. ROMA - Scontro tra Berlusconi e Fini sulla riforma fiscale. L'incontro tra il premier e il suo vice sarebbe andato molto male.


ON SOCCER 82,000 empty seats greet Madrid, Roma

When Roma and Real Madrid took to the field Wednesday at the 82,000-seat Olympic Stadium in Rome, they walked into an empty stadium.


L.I. Hospital Scrutinized After Deaths of Patients

After a patient died of complications following a double mastectomy that she did not need, investigators are taking a close look at Mercy Medical Center.


Concern about drug safety doesn't stop with Vioxx

Doctors have been taking calls from anxious patients ever since a Senate hearing on Vioxx last week at which an FDA scientist expressed concerns about the safety of five other drugs on the market.


Al Pacino Began Career As Stand-Up Comic

Al Pacino as a stand-up comic? That's how he started his career, the Oscar-winning actor says.


Man Rescued From Fire in S.L., Then Arrested

A man who either fell asleep or passed out while cooking food was first pulled out of his burning apartment and then arrested for disorderly conduct Thursday.  The incident began about 7:30 p.m.


State's flu vaccine reserves get a boost

The chance of getting a flu shot got a little better for some yesterday when the state got word it would receive more than 262,600 additional doses.


JPMorgan Profit Up 20%; Shares Fall on Loan Worries

Profits were buoyed by investment banking fees, but the bank said it had set aside more money for possible losses in itâs loan business, though said this wasnât due to subprime lending difficulties.


Gunmen in police uniforms abduct dozens of people from a commercial area of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.


just in Intel's board of directors has voted that Paul Otellini will be its next chief executive officer, eventually replacing Craig Barrett, who announced his intention to step down from the top spot earlier this year.


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Traveling with a Pakistani politician who has allied herself with the ghost of Benazir Bhutto in a bid for a seat in parliament


Carrying out checks on embryos for genetic disorders incurs no more risk than standard IVF, work suggests.


NEW YORK - Actress Liza Minnelli was hospitalized early Monday after falling out of bed at her residence, police said. Minnelli was taken to a Manhattan hospital, according to Sgt.


Federer Walks Into Spot in Quarterfinals

Without so much as a groundstroke, Roger Federer jumped directly from the third round to the quarterfinals Monday afternoon, setting up one of the marquee matches of the US Open.


New Video Game Recreates Kennedy Assassination

A new video game to be released on Monday allows players to simulate the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. The release of "JFK Reloaded" is timed to coincide


Western Sahara talks begin, expectations low

Morocco and the Polisario independence movement began a round of talks on Western Sahara on Tuesday amid Polisario threats of renewed conflict and doubts that the negotiations would yield results.


The controversial Russian music download website allofmp3.com looks set to resume service.


Software giant hosts exhibits to educate doctors on answering parents' questions on Net safety as it partners with Miami to provide free computer training in senior centers.


Father of Indian Reforms, Former PM Rao Dies at 83

Former Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, who initiated free-market reforms but ended his political career facing criminal charges, died of heart failure on Thursday, the government said.


Ana Gasteyer as Martha Stewart on NBC's Saturday Night LivePhoto: Mary Ellen Matthews" border="0" /> Like many wars before it, the one between Martha Stewart and some of her Westchester County neighbors has inspired a protest song.


Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo said Monday he will not seek re-election to his Colorado seat in the House in 2008.


US, EU Haggle Over Subsidies to Aircraft Companies

Trade officials from the United States and the European Union haggled over subsidies for aircraft companies on Thursday in Brussels, but came to no agreement on the issue.


Music Review | 'Sounds of Summer': Played âWilliam Tellâ? Yes They Did, Yes They Did, Yes They Did, Did, Did

Fridayâs program at Avery Fisher Hall, led by the conductor and amiable conversationalist Bramwell Tovey, was a chestnut roast from start to finish.


US revises its strategy on Sudan, seeks UN aid if peace deal signed

UNITED NATIONS -- The Bush administration is pressing the United Nations to reward Sudan with a major package of international debt relief and reconstruction funds if the Islamic state signs a peace deal ending a brutal, 20-year civil war with the Christian-backed Sudan People's Liberation Army in southern Sudan by the end of the year.


Nadal triumphs after five-set, five-day marathon

Sport: Wimbledon: No2 seed finally wins his third-round match with Robin Soderling.


Singer Alesha Dixon is the bookmakers' favourite to win the final of Strictly Come Dancing.


Finnish company signs deal to build copper plant in Canada

BcMetals Corp. has reached agreement with Outokumpu Technology of Helsinki, Finland, to build an integrated copper plant in northwestern British Columbia.


Era in atteggiamento intimo con un ragazzino rom di 13 anni


U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited wounded soldiers and brought holiday greetings on Christmas Eve amid tight security at an air base in northern Iraq where an insurgent's attack killed 14 U.S. troops and eight other people earlier this week.


Is it easier to think in the clean air of Tennessee?


Retail sales edged up in August but  they posted the biggest decline in almost a year when car sales  were stripped out as consumer spending softened, a government  report on Friday showed.


Police Kill Seven Militants Involved in Suicide Bombings in Riyadh

Police in Saudi Arabia have killed seven militants believed to be involved in two earlier suicide car bombings in Riyadh Wednesday.


MTV is looking to make  some noise in the original musical arena with "The American  Mall."


Skype to sell first cell phone through 3: source

EBay Inc's  Skype is expected  to announce a deal soon with wireless service provider 3 to  sell the Internet telephony company's first mobile phone, a  person familiar with the matter said on Friday.


A US marine is convicted of killing an Iraqi soldier he was on patrol with in Falluja.


San Antonio, 17:16 - BASKET, FRANCIA; PARKER: TRA QUALCHE ANNO BASTA NAZIONALE

Diventa sempre piÃ¹ difficile conciliare Nba e Nazionale e in un futuro non troppo lontano la Francia...


Banking company KeyCorp said Friday its profits fell 9 percent in fourth-quarter, reflecting a $46 million charge to account for the sale of a home equity loan portfolio and plans to sell a car loan portfolio.


US television network CBS reverses its decision to cancel drama series Jericho after a massive internet campaign.


Cameron marks yr. as Conservative leader

He is young, charismatic, and has a knack for publicity stunts like cutting through Arctic snow on a dog sled to promote green issues or addressing voters in a video blog from his kitchen.


Suicide attack kills 14 at Iraq checkpoint

BAGHDAD -- A suspected Al Qaeda suicide bomber rammed a speeding gasoline truck into an Iraqi Army checkpoint outside the capital yesterday, killing at least 14 soldiers as militants hammered the country's shaky security forces.


I’ll Take It! Gen Art Shopping Spree Encourages Guilt-Free Splurging

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily October 27, 2004 - NEW YORK - Blowouts and baubles and booze (oh my!). These were just a few of the fabulous offerings at Gen Art's third annual New York City Shopping Spree, which was cosponsored by IN: NYC Card and took place Monday evening in the Grand Ballroom of the Puck Building.


Kremlin plans London probe in ex-spy's death

LONDON -- Russia plans to send investigators to London to conduct inquiries into the death of a former KGB agent, the chief prosecutor's office said yesterday, as forensic teams combed two houses in Germany and a London hotel now at the center of the investigation into his poisoning.


London - Southampton midfielder Fabrice Fernandes just managed to escape jail time on Wednesday after jumping a number of red lights while being chased by police.


Israel to offer intelligence, humanitarian aid to Russia

JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was expected to offer intelligence and humanitarian assistance to Russia after the Beslan hostage tragedy in talks with visiting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.


Jimmy Baron scored 22 points to lead five Rhode Island players in double figures and the 23rd-ranked Rams defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 94-63 on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to nine games.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- New Afghan President Hamid Karzai is preparing to meet tribal leaders in a bid to step up the fight against the country's drug trade.


80-Year-Old Farmhouse Accidentally Razed

CUMMING, Ga. - Three generations of James Wheeler's family were sheltered by a farmhouse built by his grandfather about 80 years ago...


FDA drug testimony sets off local alarms

Calls for changing the way the government monitors drug safety erupted Friday, as consumer advocates and worried patients zeroed in on testimony that five federally approved medicines posed significant health risks.


Loss Costs Brazil Top Cup Qualifying Spot

Ecuador's Edison Mendez, left, celebrates his goal beside of Brazil's Kaka during their World Cup South American zone qualifying soccer match at Atahualpa stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004.


Texas Police Want Briton over Internet Sex Claims

Police in America have issued an arrest warrant for a British man who allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl he met in an internet chat room, it was revealed today.


Red Sox closer Papelbon out indefinitely

The Boston Red Sox announced on   Tuesday night that closer Jonathan Papelbon will be out   indefinitely with a sore shoulder, on the same day that slugger   David Ortiz returned to their line-up.


The much anticipated results for one of the larger coding contests have been posted - the Zend PHP5 Coding Contest results.


ADVERTISING: Trying to Figure Out How Much Tease Is Too Much

The outing of Lonelygirl15 has forced her audience to consider: Was Lonelygirl a simple hoax or high-concept art?


Chirac's Africa finale, Darfur dominate Africa-France summit

An Africa-France summit seen as President Jacques Chirac's goodbye to Africa is drawing to a close after a shaky agreement was signed to prevent violence in Darfur from spreading.


The FAA and the FCC are launching new reviews that could soon end the current ban on in-flight use. And not everyone is happy. Executives who need to be accessible 24 hours a day may soon lose their last bastion of privacy: flight time.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - New York Yankees right-fielder Gary Sheffield will undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery Tuesday. Sheffield, runner-up to Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero for most valuable player honours in


Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes

Microsoft Corp  sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect", according to company data released on Thursday.


Oscar Rules Regarding Producing Are Relaxed

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it will now, âin a rare and extraordinary circumstance,â consider crediting more than three producers as nominees for Oscars.


Interest high in scope of Mitchell steroids report

The keenly anticipated Mitchell Report on steroids usage in Major League Baseball will be issued on Thursday, fueling hope the record will be set straight on a suspected doping era in the sport.


Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou's coach believes they will be cleared by the IOC.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Tripath Technology plunged as much as 57 percent in late trading Friday after the company said its third-quarter loss would widen, revenue would come in well below its previous outlook and that it would take a charge


SOUTH AFRICA escaped from the Millennium Stadium with their grand slam tour dream intact after being given an almighty scare by Mike Ruddockâs new-look Wales.


Alcoholics Anonymous may prevent murders

Alcoholics Anonymous, the worldwide   group that helps addicts stop drinking, may also help drive   down the number of murders in a community, Canadian researchers   reported on Sunday.


Cisco fabric switches optimized for SAN extension

Cisco Systems has added two products to its award-winning Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Intelligent directors and fabric switches optimized for transporting storage area network (SAN) traffic outside of the data center, which make them ideally


Prince is among several performers this summer getting close and personal with fans for a premium price.


Three weeks and nine hours into a new year of "American Idol," the song remains the same. Just bigger, louder and nearly impossible to get out of your head. More than ever, "American Idol" is in heavy rotation in the cultural psyche.


Wales after Woodward for top Rugby Union job

Wales are eager to sign up England's World Cup winning coach Sir Clive Woodward as their director of elite performance, according to press reports.


Nel Viterbese, 15enne e 16enne arrestati dai carabinieri


It's time for a research resurgence into using small water plants to produce oil and ethanol. In Autopia.


`American Idol' rocker Daughtry signs deal

Coming in fourth place on "American Idol" isn't so bad. Chris Daughtry, who was voted off the Fox talent contest's fifth edition in an elimination round, has signed with music mogul Clive Davis in conjunction with 19 Recordings Unlimited, the label managed by "Idol" creator Simon Fuller, RCA Records announced Monday.


Arabs displaced in Darfur amid fight over land: U.S.

Arabs in Sudan's Darfur region are being displaced as they fight over land abandoned by Africans who have fled to refugee camps in a new trend in the conflict-ridden area, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.


Election will also decide Greenspan's successor

Wanted: Brilliant economist. Must be politically savvy, trusted by Wall Street, a strong leader and consensus builder, cool in a crisis, able to calm world markets with a few words and likely to guide the economy into robust health in time for the 2008 presidential election.


Howard Stern To Do Show 'His Way' On Satellite Radio

NEW YORK -- Shock jock Howard Stern is headed to satellite radio, where listeners will have to pay to listen to him. Stern and Sirius Satellite Radio have announced a five-year deal beginning January 2006.


Carter, Nets snap skid, beat Cavs 105-97

Vince Carter matched a season high with 32 points, Richard Jefferson had 24, and the New Jersey Nets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 105-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.


Arkin, Hudson win early awards at "green" Oscars

Oscar voters proved to be a fickle bunch on Sunday giving early awards both to winners expected, such as supporting actress Jennifer Hudson, and unexpected, like supporting actor Alan Arkin.


EchoStar wins partial reversal of TiVo verdict on DVR infringement

A complex tangle of technological arguments ended up being untangled in EchoStar's favor, in an appeals court decision today that could lead to DVR service being restored to Dish Network.


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is in Sudan's Darfur region where a million have fled attacks by pro-government militias.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Salvage crews dragged a  damaged Boeing 737 cargo jet off the runway at Banda Aceh  airport on Tuesday, clearing the way for flights to resume  bringing in relief aid for Indonesian quake and tsunami  victims.


Hourly rates of pay in the business-sector in Slovakia reached an average Sk107.9 ( 2.7) in the first half of this year.


Paulson says Social Security reform hopes slim

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson conceded on Friday that chances were slim for agreeing on a way to reform Social Security financing but said he would keep trying to find bipartisan support for it.


Danger of Mount St. Helens Eruption Passes

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. Oct. 6, 2004 - Government scientists said Wednesday that the danger of a strong Mount St. Helens eruption at any moment has passed, but warned the mountain could continue venting steam and volcanic rock for several weeks.


OAKLAND, Calif. -- It took a near-perfect second half by Trent Green, tender ribs and all, to get Kansas City a victory. Green completed 14 of 15 passes after halftime for 229 of his 340 yards and hit Eddie


Completi maschili, cappotti a cappa, gonne midi e sciarpe


Futures tumble on Merrill and American Express

Stock futures fell sharply on Friday as a report that Merrill Lynch & Co  would incur mortgage-related losses of nearly twice what it previously forecast sparked more worry about fallout from the housing slump.


Rice, Miliband in Afghanistan's Kandahar

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Secretary David Miliband went to Kandahar Thursday during a surprise visit to Afghanistan, an AFP correspondent said.


North Korea says has funds, awaits U.N. team

North Korea said on Monday it would start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February and awaits a visit by U.N. inspectors now that a dispute over its funds frozen at a Macau bank had been resolved.


UK's Giant Tate Modern Gallery to Expand

London's Tate Modern, one of the world's biggest art galleries, housed in a cavernous old power station, is going to get even bigger, its director said on Thursday.


SOA centers take apps apart to put them back together

InfoWorld - When you’re as big a services company as IBM ($12 billion in third quarter 2006 alone), doing work for as many customers as Big Blue does, you start to notice some patterns in the work you do.


U.S. band to perform "Beatles album" that never was

A group of New York musicians is  planning to do what the Beatles never did -- perform the songs  the Fab Four might have recorded as their final album had they  stayed together just a little longer.


Sudan says it will observe UN resolution

The Sudanese gov't agreed to observe the UN resolution on Darfur, avoiding threatened sanctions to their oil industry. But it says the resolution is unfair and unjust to Sudan.


WORLD SOCIAL FORUM:  Open Systems for Open Politics

LONDON, Jan. 26 (IPS) - The World Social Forum opens Wednesday with open  information systems in place to go with an open political ethos.


Luglio a 1.050 milioni, liquidita' scende a 592 mln a -3,3%


A freight train collides with an articulated lorry on a level crossing between Gleneagles and Perth.


U.K. government report cites merits of open source

LONDON -- Open source software proponents received a potential boost from the U.K. government on Thursday with a release of a report citing the well-documented advantages on the server side, but also growing maturity on the desktop front.


The Super 12 and Tri-Nations competitions will be expanded from 2006 in a bid by the South Africa, New Zealand and Australia rugby unions to extend a lucrative broadcasting contract with News Limited.


Twelve miners are killed in a fire in a British-owned Siberian gold mine and more than 20 remain trapped.


Do you hate the government?  Do you want to smash the corporate slave state?  Are you an     anarchist, punk, eco-freak with a bad haircut and attitude?      Is your idea of a fun hobby sitting in your basement practicing your bomb-making skills?      Do you listen to Rage Against the Machine all the time and have     your walls lined with posters of Che     Guevara?  Do you actually want to do something to bring about the Revolution instead of getting stoned and rambling about the     Zapatistas?  Well here's something easy and powerful you can do     to help bring the walls down:    Vote for Bush.


Price deal cuts NHS drugs bill by Â£1.8bn

The amount the NHS spends on medicines will be cut by Â£1.8 billion over the next five years after drugs companies agreed to reduce their prices.


Multiplex, Westfield. Aldergate Propose Duelguide Buy

LONDON (Dow Jones)--The Multiplex Group, Westfield Group and Aldersgate Investments (The property investment vehicle of the Reuben Brothers) have entered into an agreement to pursue a joint cash offer proposal to acquire Duelguide, the unlisted company


At least two Israeli occupation soldiers are receiving medical treatment after a bomb, said to be planted by the Palestinian resistance, exploded near an Israeli army base in the central Gaza Strip.


Interstate Bakeries Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday blaming, in part, the low-carbohydrate diet phenomenon, along with rising wage and benefit costs and the


Curt Schilling received a cortisone shot in his right shoulder on Friday, beginning a treatment plan the Red Sox hope will bring the right-hander back before the end of the season, The Boston Globe reported.


Movie Review | 'Fierce People': Surviving in That Rain Forest East of the Delaware River

When F. Scott Fitzgerald remarked that the rich âare different from you and me,â he might have been thinking of someone like the moody billionaire from âFierce People.â


6 years after 9/11, New York inspires singer Vega

Just as New York is rebuilding from  the World Trade Center attacks, so too is singer Suzanne Vega,  whose comeback album recalls the pain and resilience of the  city she calls home.


Movie Review | 'Factory Girl': Warholâs Anointed Starlet, Drowning in the Glitterati

âFactory Girl,â a biography of Edie Sedgwick, the most glamorous of Andy Warholâs so-called superstars, suggests a magazine layout masquerading as a film.


Group Passes on Addressing Global Warming

Although faced with fresh evidence of global warming, the United States and other members the Arctic Council on Wednesday failed to make any recommendations


FBI head visits Morocco for terrorism talks

FBI head Robert Mueller visited Morocco on Friday to discuss counter-terrorism with the kingdom, a staunch U.S. ally that has vowed "no respite" in a battle against Islamist radicals after suicide bombings this year.


Diamonds are Nicole Kidman's best friends

Diamonds are a girl's best friends, and Nicole Kidman only seems to reinforcing the idea in her new 12 million dollar ad campaign for Chanel No.5, which features herwearing custom-designed outfits by Karl Lagerfeld, and jewellery worth 42 million dollars including a special piece studded with 687 diamonds.


Gordon Brown pledges not to put civil liberties at risk over his plans to introduce new anti-terror laws.


Volcano Appears to Rest After Letting Off Steam

For the fifth straight day, Mount St. Helens let out a burst of steam and ash yesterday, similar to the earlier bursts that have risen out of the crater and perhaps larger.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - I rappresentanti delle diverse religioni chiedono di non escludere dalla futura legge sullÂEducazione i valori trascendenti, importanti per un autentico Âsviluppo integraleÂ della persona Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - I rappresentanti delle principali confessioni religiose dell'Argentina si sono riuniti con la Commissione per lÂEducazione della Camera dei Deputati, per difendere alcuni articoli che considerano imprescindibili e chied...


When in 'Roam' (or Brussels), elites protect their own

Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler explain why cell phone roaming charges in Europe remain stuck in the stratosphere.


The Washington Redskins hired Jim Zorn as their coach Saturday night, a surprise ending to a monthlong search for a replacement for Joe Gibbs.


Australia Rejects UN Plea to Send More Troops to Iraq

Australia has turned down a request by the United Nations to send more troops to Iraq to protect UN personnel there. Australia has agreed instead to train a contingent of Fijian soldiers for the job.


A hoard of Viking treasure unearthed by a father and son is the most important find in 150 years, experts say.


Hopes deal will help US consolidation Australian firm Computershare has purchased Monaghan-based software business Datacare for â¬12m.â¦


Siviglia, 00:05 - CALCIO, LIGA: IL REAL MADRID VINCE A SIVIGLIA

Nell'anticipo della quarta giornata del campionato spagnolo, il Real Madrid ha vinto in trasferta a ...


Serbia toughened its stand on Kosovo Tuesday as parliament decided that a planned new constitution would refer to the disputed province as an "integral" part of Serbia, regardless of U.N.-led negotiations on whether to grant it independence.


TiVo Stands by Estimate on Stand-Alone Subscribers

Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. on Friday stood by its estimate that it added 200,000 to 275,000 new stand-alone subscribers in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended in January.


Ryanair to Pay Sarkozy Thousands in Damages

PARIS, Feb. 5 -- A French judge on Tuesday ruled that budget airline Ryanair improperly used a picture of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new wife, ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, in an advertisement, and ordered the carrier to pay the newlyweds about $88,200 in damages.


US Senate panel clears McConnell for top spy job

The US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has unanimously backed the nomination of retired vice admiral Michael McConnell as Director of National Intelligence.


Pakistanis No Longer the Baddies of Bollywood

Pakistanis, once portrayed in Indian  movies as extremists and terrorist sponsors, are morphing into  Bollywood heroes.


Secure File Transfer as a Core Business Process

Companies need to develop secure file transfer as a core business process. Among secure file transfer solutions a dedicated appliance that can benefit IT through its low maintenance and management requirements while allowing end users easy access to file transfer capabilities that include audit-ability and ease of use.


More than 10,000 British Airways staff will be balloted by their unions this week over a last-ditch pay deal that has lifted the threat of bank holiday travel chaos at Heathrow.


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Stimulus plan called not much help to consumers

Retail stocks fell on Thursday as  analysts said a proposed $150 billion U.S. economic stimulus  package aimed at averting a recession will provide little  relief for struggling retailers and cash-strapped consumers.


The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Jenny Burns Real Estate Column: Developer Announces Plans for Bay Tree Land

By Jenny Burns, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 13--Centex Homes released plans Tuesday to build an urban village with 900 homes -- including a town center, 6-acre park and outdoor ampitheater -- in place of Bay Tree Golf Plantation's three golf courses.


Il premier denuncia: "Situazione di tensione che non giovaL'Italia ha bisogno di tranquillitÃ , comprensione e dialogo"                                            Prodi attacca la gazzarra leghista "Non consona alle regole democratiche"


LONDON, England -- Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has dismissed rumors that he is set to quit Anfield and urged the club to recruit Fernando Morientes during the January transfer window.


Google co-founders rank 5th among richest Americans

Larry Page and Sergey Brin crack the list of 10 wealthiest people in the U.S. for the first time.


Tracking the Spread of Contaminants by Testing Blood Cells

Seabirds who survive an oil spill can help track the spread of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the event.


Company offers its second annual pitch of five predictions for what we'll see in the next five years.


Auto contro camion su A-14, morti quattro giovani

Quattro giovani che viaggiavano con una Renault Clio sono morti e uno Ã¨ rimasto ferito in un incidente avvenuto in mattinata sulla corsia Sud dell'autostrada A-14. L'auto si Ã¨ scontrata con un camion. E' successo


Ethnic Peace May Be in Jeopardy in Myanmar

BANGKOK, Thailand - One of the few unchallenged accomplishments of Myanmar's military junta - securing peace with the country's armed ethnic rebel groups - may be in jeopardy after Prime Minister Gen.


Castro says U.S.-Mafia assassin had little chance

Convalescing Cuban President Fidel Castro said on Sunday the man the United States and Mafia contracted to poison him in the early 1960s would not have been able to get close enough to him to be successful.


Judge Rules Damage Award in Vioxx Case Is Excessive

A federal judge said that a $51 million damage award over MerckÂs Vioxx painkiller was Âgrossly excessive.Â


Apple Unveils iPod Photo & U2 iPod in India

Apple has launched two new variations of the iPod - the Apple iPod Photo and the U2 iPod. A digital music player with a high-resolution color screen, the iPod Photo can hold up to 25,000 digital photos, alongside a music library.


French voters endorse new president's overhaul plans

PARIS -- Voters resoundingly endorsed President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to overhaul the French economy, giving his party a commanding lead yesterday in the first round of elections for parliament.


Iran's Revolutionary Guards getting a bigger appetite

They are the shock troops of Iran's Islamic Revolution - the men who helped seize the US embassy a generation ago and bore the brunt of their country's eight-year war with Iraq.


WEST BRIDGEWATER - It was a preview of a Thanksgiving Day clash - almost. West Bridgewater took on Holbrook yesterday in a nonleague game between the Mayflower Small's best teams, but the Wildcats' 25-0 victory may not be an accurate forecast of what will happen Nov. 22.


More cash needed to protect U.S. food: experts

New computer-based tools are helping track outbreaks of food contamination in the United States faster, food safety officials say, but they need more funds to meet a growing public demand for a safe food supply.


Segretario Pdci a D'Alema, ma l'invito vale per tutti


Slow recovery goes on in crime-weary New Orleans

The recovery of New Orleans slowly drags on two years after Hurricane Katrina but one thing back in full swing since the killer storm is crime, particularly murders.


Hewitt moves on; Nalbandian exits Japan Open

Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt moved into the quarterfinals, but second-seeded David Nalbandian was not as fortunate in Thursday's third-round action at the $775 Japan Open.


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ICC names first war crimes suspects in Darfur

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and human rights activists hope he will pursue senior figures.


NEW YORK (CBS) With Dan Rather's announcement that he will step down as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News in March, speculation is on about who will next occupy one of the most visible chairs in American journalism.


Ronny Paulino hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and Jason Bay homered and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.


If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business.


Fossil hunters on the Isle of Wight have unearthed bones belonging to the biggest dinosaur ever found in the UK.


Dell offers online recycling service for small businesses

For $25, the service allows small U.S. businesses to manage, return and track their equipment.


Bookies, casinos and betting websites will be able to advertise on TV and radio for the first time this weekend.


HomeGain Re-Launches HomeScout.Com Real Estate Site

HomeGain, a leading provider of online real estate marketing solutions for agents, today announced that it has re-launched HomeScout.com as a newly streamlined real estate website with several popular new features.


Silva's Party Could Lose Sao Paulo Control

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's leftist Worker's Party appears set to lose control of South America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, with polls showing voters will replace the mayor with the man who lost the presidential election to Silva two years ago.


Sharon to Seek Early Cabinet Approval of Gaza Pullout Plan

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he will seek final Cabinet approval for a Gaza withdrawal in February, four months earlier than planned, and he threatened harsh retaliation if Palestinian militants try to disrupt the pullback.


BETHESDA, Maryland  - A late flourish of three successive birdies helped lift host Tiger Woods back into title contention at his invitational tournament on Friday.


Parigi, 17:44 - CALCIO, FIGO: CRUYIFF IL MIGLIOR TECNICO CHE HO AVUTO

Luis Figo, in partenza dall'Inter, ha detto al giornale francese France Football che Johaan Cruyiff ...


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  -- Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan from an eight-year exile on Oct. 18 to campaign for office, her party said Friday. The government said she was free to come back but would have to face corruption cases against her.


Hilton May Not Have Time for 'The Simple Life'

Paris Hilton may not have time for  "The Simple Life" any more, as the jet-setting heiress parlays  her celebrity fame into a branding bonanza.


AP says U.S. forces holding photographer in Iraq

The U.S. military has been holding an   Iraqi photographer working for The Associated Press since   April, and the agency asked on Sunday that he either be charged   or released.


Republican John McCain can claim the most eclectic overseas portfolio among presidential candidates: He has ties to a Cambodian reality TV show, a Bolivian law-and-order guide and rock concerts in the former Soviet Union.


Learn to locate all of those missing Apple iTunes files

Q:I HAVE SOME SONGS that play fine with the iTunes program, but when I look for the song files on my hard drive, I can't find them.


Both Sides Cite Science to Address Altered Corn

A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain, sets up a bitter war within the European Union.


Clinton and Giuliani in possible rematch

With Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton leading the presidential pack, anticipation is growing that they could face off for the White House in 2008 in a New York street fight that has brewed for years.


Two weeks ago, a topnotch producer, who has just delivered a hit, narrated an interesting anecdote to me. I deem it fit to begin 'Business Talk' by sharing the amusing tale with you


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Fulham host Newcastle in Saturday's late Premier League game after wins for Wigan, Tottenham and Everton.


Tai Tung International, Inc., is recalling about 128,880 toy ice cream cars, police cars and washing machines because the multicolored beads inside the toys can become accessible to children, causing a choking hazard.


Comet-Crasher Will Probe Solar System's Origin

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - A NASA spacecraft lifted  off on Wednesday on the first leg of a six-month journey to  blast a hole in a comet and study what lies beneath.


Why the Runoff in Brazil May Mean Trouble for Lula

The corruption-tainted president is still favored to win reelection, but his failure to gain a majority in the first round has shaken him


An inquiry is urged into why a Londonderry bridge was not closed during high winds  which killed a lorry driver.


Gordon Strachan touted as Portsmouth manager

Harry Redknapp made the jump from Portsmouth to Southampton. Is Gordon Strachan about to move in the opposite direction? Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric said Tuesday he plans


Tra sindacato macchinisti e ferrovie per rinnovo contratto


'Con la Finanziaria c'e' bisogno di un messaggio di rigore'


Dell says founder Michael Dell to take over as CEO

PC maker Dell Inc. said on Wednesday that founder and Chairman Michael Dell would become chief executive, effective immediately, replacing former CEO Kevin Rollins.


Robert Esche's tone over the past three months has slowly gone from angry to sad. On Tuesday -- after the National Hockey League owners and players each rejected a proposal for a new collective bargaining


HP introduces a security technology that ensures printed documents get to the right people and protects against malware.


Vatican returns relics of saints to Istanbul

VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul is returning centuries-old relics of two Orthodox Christian saints in an effort to bridge the divide between the two churches.


Riot Forces Italian League to Postpone Games

The Italian soccer federation postpones all league matches this weekend and cancels next week's national team exhibition game after a riot at a Serie A game leads to a police officer's death.


JERUSALEM - Israeli leaders warned Syria on Wednesday that it bears the blame for a double suicide bombing by Hamas militants because it harbors the group's leadership, and they hinted at possible retaliation.    In a first response to Tuesday's attack that killed 16 people in a southern Israeli city, Israeli troops blew up the home of one of the bombers and isolated the West Bank city of Hebron, where the attackers lived...


Six people are found dead and a child badly injured after a shooting incident at a house in south Wisconsin.


PARIS, Sept 28  - Jacques Chirac has confirmed his "total determination" to help Paris win the race to stage the 2012 Summer Olympics ahead of London, New York, Madrid and Moscow.


By Review-Journal  REVIEW-JOURNAL  If you love visiting Lake Mead but hate paying a fee to get in, next Saturday is your day.  In recognition of National Public Lands Day, which is Sept. 30, entrance fees will be waived at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.


RELIEF workers faced washed-out roads and rising crime as they delivered emergency aid in Haiti, where more than 700 people died in weekend landslides and floods triggered by Tropical Storm Jeanne.


Ashado wins Distaff in opening Breeders' Cup race

Ashado grabbed the lead in the stretch and got the Breeders' Cup off to a rousing start for trainer Todd Pletcher by winning the $2 million Distaff at Lone Star Park on Saturday.


NAPA COUNTY Dead crow confirms presence of West Nile

The West Nile virus has surfaced for the first time in Napa County, a discovery confirmed Friday by state experts after evaluating a dead crow sent to them by health officials.


Real Madrid's Owen: It was a fantastic night

It was Michael Owen's night as the Real Madrid striker netted his first goal in the win over Dinamo Kiev. Owen turned in Ronaldo's cross on 35 minutes to claim what proved the decisive goal, but not long before Figo had been taken off clutching his thigh.


A Muslim school in the southern Netherlands town of Eindhoven was today damaged in an explosion. The apparent attack was the latest in a string against Muslim institutions since the murder last week of film


Disney announced yesterday that it would release its films on Sony's Blu-ray DVD format - a week after three other Hollywood studios backed rival Toshiba's HD-DVD.


Saawariya, Om Shanti Om rivalry spills over to TV

The festive season plus the importance of two super-biggies being released the same Friday is the reason why the competition between "Saawariya" and "Om Shanti Om" is so hot.


Dixie Chicks could bring political edge to Grammys

The Grammys could take a rare step  into the political arena on Sunday if the Dixie Chicks win the  coveted album-of-the-year award, as observers of the music  industry's biggest honors are predicting.


Schools Offer Real Venture Capital Lessons

Venture capital is agony and ecstasy, bust and boom, the stress of gambling and the thrill of a front-row view on the latest technologies. And when real money is involved, it's also one of the hottest classes on business school campuses.


At Least 23 Dead in Congo Boat Disaster -U.N.

At least 23 people died when a large motorized canoe capsized on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo late on Sunday, the United Nations said on Monday.


U.S. and China Set Up Teams for Economic Talks

The plan for dialogue between high-level teams meant that immediate progress on currency and trade issues was unlikely.


A good ground game in New Hampshire helped. So did a new message. But the real change came from the candidate herself


The Transportation Security Administration takes down a fake boarding pass generator by sending a letter to the site's host, but the law doesn't give the government that power. Is it censorship by intimidation? In 27B Stroke 6.


CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Proof that a 12-foot creature with fiery red eyes spooked Braxton County schoolchildren in 1952. Proof that aliens crashed a spaceship near Roswell, N.M., in 1947. Proof that the U.S. military engaged alien spaceships in battle over the Atlantic Ocean more than 50 years ago.


No charges are being brought against an MP arrested by police after he was accused of assaulting his wife.


Preakness winner Curlin is Belmont favorite

ELMONT, New York  - Preakness champion Curlin can underline his claim as top three-year-old in Saturday's 139th running of the Belmont Stakes where the big colt was established Wednesday as the 6-5 early favorite.


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Al-Qaida Blamed for Resort Attack That Killed More Than 50

Al-Qaida terrorists were blamed today for the car bomb attacks in resorts on Egyptâs Sinai coast that are feared to have killed more than 50 people, most of them Israelis.


Milan, Italy (Sports Network) - Italy coach Marcello Lippi will field an altered team Wednesday in a friendly match against Finland.


Initiative reduces unneeded antibiotics slightly

NEW YORK  - An effort to change doctors' prescribing habits for antibiotics and to educate parents of small children about the proper use of antibiotics was only moderately successful at curbing antibiotic use, Boston researchers report.


The products aim to address demand for faster throughout from blade servers as a result of virtualization and server consolidation.


Army Colonel Is Acquitted in Abu Ghraib Case

The officer, Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan, was found guilty of only one lesser offense, that of disobeying an order to refrain from discussing the case.


Blacker than a black cat in a coal cellar US researchers announced yesterday they'd concocted the darkest material on the planet - a carbon nanotube substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9 per cent of light, Reuters reports.â¦


Russian officials say there are grounds to bar opposition activist Mikhail Kasyanov from the presidential race.


Who said the internet was getting boring?

For business or pleasure? Reg Technology Panel Over the past two or three years, zanily named social networking tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Flickr and Twitter seem to have come from nowhere to wheedle their way into just about every aspect of online life, both in business and pleasure. Such facilities share a handful of simple, but powerful core features: each will enable information sharing of some form, will have some kind of community orientation and will be constructed in a way that several of the blighters can be merged (or should I say, âmashed upâ) into clever, multifaceted concoctions of collaborative capability.â¦


The man who opened fire on a group of deer hunters in northwest Wisconsin, killing five and wounding three others, was using a deer stand on private property before the shooting began, Sawyer County Sheriff James Meier said Monday.


William D. Modell, Seller of Sporting Goods, Is Dead at 86

Mr. Modell joined Modellâs Sporting Goods, a 118-year-old family-owned business, at the end of World War II and became chairman in 1985.


Sistema torna in positivo dopo oltre un anno passivo


Heavy rain causes chaos across England as flash floods leave people trapped in cars and water flowing into homes.


US forces pound Fallujah, British hostage feared dead

US forces kept pounding Iraq's restive city of Fallujah with artillery and warplanes on Saturday, as an unproved statement pronounced the death of British hostage Kenneth Bigley.


In assenza interventi aumento su spesa di 445 euro l'anno


Science ; Ozone blamed in thousands of deaths annually: study

The daily average for ozone nationwide is about 40 parts per billion, but the level can be dramatically higher in summer, especially in urban centers, according to the paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association.


Israeli whistleblower Vanunu makes appeal to European Social Forum

Mordechai Vanunu, released in April after 18 years in an Israeli jail for revealing his country's nuclear program, sent a peace message to a gathering of left-wing and counter-culture groups, calling for a reduction of all military budgets.


Special UN meeting on Sudan "momentous:" Sudanese sources

Well-informed Sudanese sources in Cairo said Tuesday that an upcoming meeting of the UN Security Council on the Darfur issue to be held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Nov.


Wealth managers outstrip the stock market

Britain's wealth-management industry has grown at a significantly faster rate than stock markets for the first time in 15 years - highlighting the increasing use of these services by the rich.


Turkey determined to act against Kurdish rebels: FM

Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday his country would not hesitate to act against Kurdish rebels waging deadly attacks against its troops and warned them against testing its resolve.


By questioning an apology over forced prostitution during World War II, the prime minister may pay a diplomatic price


NEW YORK - A dozen rats were caught on video scurrying around the floor of a New York City KFC/Taco Bell restaurant early Friday, running between counters and tables and climbing on children's high chairs.


SKorea, US start consulting on NKorea peace pact

South Korea and the United States have already begun talks about a possible agreement with North Korea formally ending the 1950-53 war on the peninsula, the US ambassador to Seoul said Thursday.


An Active, Purposeful Machine That Comes Out at Night to Play

New research underscores a vast transformation in the way scientists have come to understand the sleeping brain.


NAACP Refuses to be âSilencedâ by IRS Probe

The NAACP, the nationâs oldest and largest civil rights organization, says it will not be intimidated by an Internal Revenue Service investigation into whether


Dolphins Offer Coaching Job to LSU's Saban

The Miami Dolphins offered their coaching job to Louisiana State Coach Nick Saban yesterday and began contract negotiations with Saban's representative, sources familiar with the talks said.


Israeli and Palestinian leaders are set to meet to try to ease peace problems ahead of the US president's key tour.


NY corpse attempts to cash welfare cheque

Two cuffed for wheeling dead pal to Pay-O-Matic Two men were arrested yesterday in New York's Hell's Kitchen district after failing to convince staff at a "check-cashing store" to honour the welfare cheque of a deceased friend, the New York Times reports.â¦


TURLOCK, Calif. -- Linda Collins Maurer, a pro golfer who became the first person to wear a "Medic Alert" bracelet after her parents created the chains, has died.


With drug companies advertising their wares on TV, it's not only appropriate, but welcome, that Consumer Reports has started offering assessments of these important and expensive consumer products.


One gene influences whether breastfeeding improves a child's intelligence, say UK researchers.


His Odysseus-like journey complete, his place in NASCARâs new points race assured, Mark Martin wanted one more thing. So last Sunday, a day after he clinched


Day 15: China totals 31 after volleyball gold

Zhang Yuehong's winner spike capped China's brilliant comeback in the women's volleyball final on Saturday, winning the country's first Olympic volleyball gold medal in 20 years.


Pentagon to Probe 8 More Air Force Deals

The Pentagon on Monday said its internal watchdog would investigate eight more contracts handled by Darleen Druyun, a former Air Force official convicted last year of violating conflict-of-interest rules.


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ATLANTA -- Hurricane season has battered Florida, but it's been more than kind to the Weather Channel, which posted its biggest ratings month in history for September.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apologized Monday for the dozens of civilians killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese town of Qana, but ruled out a cease-fire in Israel's 20-day battle with Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon.


The drunken-driving charge against Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair is dropped Tuesday in Nashville.


A tumble, then a startling finish for gymnast

ATHENS - After a disastrous landing on the vault that nearly sent him crashing into the judges' laps, Paul Hamm thought his night was over.


Il presidente della Lega Galliani: "Tutto quanto chiesto Ã¨ stato ...

Ora Ã¨ ufficiale. In serie B verrÃ  adottata la formula dei play-off e dei play-out. La conferma arriva direttamente dal presidente della lega Adriano Galliani e dal vicepresidente della Figc Giancarlo Abete, al termine del consiglio federale.


U.S. chain store sales rose in the  week ended December 4, as average sales were generally ahead of  last year, but customer counts were down, a report said on  Tuesday.


CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush intends to veto defense authorization legislation over a provision that would "imperil Iraqi assets held in the United States," the White House said on Friday.


Developer/publisher Square Enix says it currently has no plans to release a Final Fantasy game for Microsoft's next-gen console beyond the port of Final Fantasy XI.


Top 5 Movies of the Week (As on October 23rd, 2004)


Pritzker Heirs' Suit in Chicago to Proceed -- Judge

A judge on Wednesday ruled that  lawsuits accusing the Pritzker family, owners of the Hyatt  hotel chain, of emptying the trust funds of two heirs had merit  and a trial could begin in a year.


AS CHELSEA MOVE SERENELY onwards and upwards at the top of the Barclays Premiership, Arsenal, the champions, are just about hanging on to their coat-tails.


Intel Delays Launch of New Projection TV Chip

In another product postponement, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. (INTC) said it won't be offering a chip for projection TVs by the end of 2004 as it had announced earlier this year...


How ironic: defense attorneys for Augusto Pinochet characterized the arrest order against the former Chilean tyrant as an abuse of human rights, alleging that the 89-year-old man cannot defend himself because of poor health.


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Sudan not 'bothered' by impending UN deadline for Darfur

A top Sudanese official said Thursday his country isn't "bothered" by a looming UN deadline to rein in Arab militia accused of atrocities in the bloodied Darfur region.


Braves ace listed day-to-day with bruised ankle

The Braves gasped when Jaret Wright was forced to leave in the third inning of Tuesday night's game against the Mets after being struck just above his right foot with line drive.


Music label TVT Records to file for bankruptcy

Former high-flying label TVT  Records, home to such hip-hop artists as Lil Jon, Pitbull and  Ying Yang Twins, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week,  the company's founder said Tuesday.


When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device was safe, and a sub-agency even called it one of 2005's top "innovative technologies."


Education Evolution: Career and Technical Schools Are Keeping Pace With the Marketplace

By Charlie Boss, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 24--Mornings at the school sound of water splashing on soapy hair, onions sizzling on a skillet and computers humming.


Nel Sassarese tra carabinieri e banditi, un arresto


Falluja Data Said to Pressure Guerrillas

Documents and computers found in Falluja are providing clues to the identity of home-grown opponents of the new Iraqi government.


TIME lays out the facts behind what both candidates said during the first match-up


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


BUENOS AIRES A fire in a Buenos Aires nightclub, where some 2,000 young people were celebrating, killed at least 174 people and injured 410 as a stampeding crowd was trapped by locked exit doors, officials said Friday.


Freed From the Page, but a Book Nonetheless

Amazonâs new device could turn out to be the iPod of the written word.


The mobile carrier aims to compete against Apple with its own music downloading service


Another actor on the hit TV series "Lost" was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Thursday by Honolulu police Â the fourth actor on the ABC series to run into trouble with the law while filming in Hawaii.


Chelsea Beats Fulham in League Cup; Watford Defeats Portsmouth

Frank Lampard scored with two minutes remaining as Chelsea defeated Fulham 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of English soccer's League Cup.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Iowans Thursday against voting for a candidate who doesn't have foreign policy experience, suggesting her leading rivals would be no better than President Bush in that regard.


With earnings up 12.7%, Wal-Mart shares drop

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reported a 12.7 percent increase in its third-quarter earnings.


Former Saddam aides sentenced over Anfal campaign

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced two former high-ranking members of Saddam Hussein's regime to death for their role in a genocidal campaign against Iraq's ethnic Kurds that killed tens of thousands in the 1980s.


This was not, to put it crudely, simply an idle fling of the kind which, at least in part, led to the downfall of the Tory David Mellor, Heritage Secretary, 12 years ago.


Forte scossa di terremoto in Giappone. Il sisma, di grado 6,8 della scala Richter, ha interessato soprattutto la cittÃ  di Nigata, lungo il Mar del Giappone. La scossa Ã¨ stata decisamnte molto potente infatti


The Cure seeing double on 13th studio album

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Would one expect anything less than a double album from the Cure on the occasion of its 13th studio release?


NEW YORK - Taran Rampersad didn't complain when he failed to find anything on his hometown in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Instead, he simply wrote his own entry for San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago...


More Testing of Seafood to Address Mercury Concerns

Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.


Oklahoma's White Could Win Second Heisman

Growing up in a small Oklahoma town, Jason White would try to throw a football through a tire. Usually, he'd miss. But there was this consolation: He sure could run.


Afghan and NATO forces kill and wound 50 Taliban

Afghan and NATO-forces killed and wounded more than 50 Taliban insurgents in a large operation in southern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Monday.


Tony Blair has said his Labor party will not cave in despite poor poll ratings, backbench revolts, and protests over hunting and the Iraq war.


France's highest court Tuesday rejected as unlawful the first marriage by a gay couple in France, annulling the union of the two men.


French police arrest a Jewish man over a fire at  a Paris Jewish centre initially blamed on anti-Semites.


Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the Government will ban Jemaah Islamiah (JI), which is believed to have links with international terrorist network Al Qaeda, if it is proven to exist.


Twelve Dead in Attack on US Mission in Jeddah

Twelve people died when Muslim militants stormed the US consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah Monday, officials said. Saudi security officials said four of their men were killed by the assailants.


JERUSALEM -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday authorized a review of all private organizations in Palestinian areas, signaling that he may shut down Hamas-affiliated groups to counter the Islamic movement after it took over the Gaza Strip.


Mozilla tries to emulate Firefox success with email client.

Mozilla the company behind the overnight success Firefox 1.0 has launched an email client to go up against Microsoftâs Outlook Express email client.


Expectations for the weakest consumer spending performance in 17 years during 2008 kept the odds of a recession at nearly 40 percent, a survey of top forecasters showed on Thursday.


N.Y. State Subpoenas Intel in Antitrust Probe

N.Y. state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating possible violations of state and federal antitrust laws by Intel. The company says it hasn't broken any laws and blames the legal moves on competitor AMD.


Bear Stearns Reports First-Ever Quarterly Loss

Bear Stearns, the securities firm that had a big part in triggering the collapse of the subprime market, yesterday reported the first quarterly losses in eight decades in business after write-downs for mortgage holdings and declines in trading and investment banking.


Former schoolchildren who sang on Pink Floyd's 1979 single Another Brick in The Wall have begun action for unpaid royalties. Royalties expert Peter Rowan said he was appealing on behalf of one former pupil and was working with others.


Replacing the tower that's over the hill

The crumbling Gaizinkalns viewing tower - as old and ugly as it may be - holds a place close to my heart.


Adidas sees strong US sales growth, higher dividend

Adidas-Salomon, the German maker of sportswear and equipment said it was optimistic about the outlook for its US operations and said it was likely to pay shareholders an increased dividend for 2004.


The Invisible Ingredient in Every Kitchen

Every cook relies every day on the power of heat to transform food â but most donât understand it.


Editor sacked, Arab TV bureau chief arrested over Beslan coverage

MOSCOW (Russia): The editor of Russia's top daily Izvestia was forced to resign Monday after its owner ruled that the paper's coverage of the Beslan school hostage crisis was "too emotional".


Un'altra giornata drammatica per l'Iraq, per il nuovo governo e per le forze americane nel paese. A un anno dalla cattura di Saddam Hussein, 7 soldati Usa sono stati uccisi in 24 ore, in due agguati nell'irriducibile


SECAUCUS, NJ Disney has a deal to sell its retail chain in North America to Children's Place. The long-sought agreement includes a licensing pact allowing Children's Place to operate the 313 stores under the Disney Store brand name.


OGGI SU INTERNET/AMERICA - ÂNo a las FARC, sÃ a la pazÂ: in America ed in Europa una Marcia per condannare il terrorismo in Colombia Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Gli USA e la UE si uniscono nella Marcia mondiale per condannare il terrorismo della FARC: si svolgerÃ  il 4 febbraio in 19 cittÃ  degli USA, 6 della Spagna e altre cittÃ  del Regno Unito, di Scozia, Irlanda, Olanda, Svizzer...


Top chef's brother faces Bali heroin charges

Celebrity chef Gordon  Ramsay's younger brother went on trial in Indonesia's resort  island of Bali on Thursday on charges of heroin possession.


Jamaica failed to advance in World Cup qualifying, tying the United States 1-1 Wednesday in a game the Reggae Boyz needed to win. For the Americans, the match was merely a tuneup and a chance to give several young players World Cup qualifying experience.


The Fifth Down: Who Remembers Green Slime?

It hasn't been easy to be a Jets fan, but there's always the draft. Oh, wait, there's bad news there, too.


British Council branch to defy Russian ban: official

The British Council plans to reopen its office in Saint Petersburg on Monday in defiance of a ban by Russian authorities, the Council said Sunday.


U.S., Europe at Odds on Emissions Controls

Negotiators worked into the final night of a two-week U.N. conference Friday in search of a way to bring the United States back into long-term talks on controlling global warming. Argentine organizers said they were optimistic about a compromise.


(InfoWorld) - Demand for software and IT services will continue to grow steadily in Europe this year, but sluggish performance in the telecommunications sector will dampen the reasons to celebrate, according to a forecast released Thursday ahead of the Cebit trade show. The overall ICT (information and communications technology) market will grow by only 2.9 percent in 2007, to â¬668 billion ($887 billion), the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO) predicted in its annual report. That's slightly slower than last year, and well down from 2005 growth of 4.1 percent. The IT sector, including software, hardware and services, will show the strongest growth, up 4.4 percent this year to â¬320 billion, the EITO said. Software spending will lead the way, increasing by 6.5 percent this year, compared with 6.3 percent in 2006. IT services, including outsourcing, consulting, and systems integration, will grow by 5.5 percent, up from 5.3 percent in 2006. Hardware revenue is expected to grow just 1.7 percent in 2007, driven by notebooks and multifunction devices such as printer-scanners. Demand for desktop PCs will dip slightly, the study said. In 2008 Europe's IT sector will grow slightly more quickly at 4.7 percent, the EITO said, to reach â¬335 billion. The market for telecommunication products and services, by comparison, is expected to grow only 1.5 percent this year, to â¬348 billion, and by 1.1 percent in 2008. The biggest sales-generator for telecommunications this year will be broadband access systems, particularly DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) modems in homes. More than 42 percent of European homes are now connected to the Internet via broadband access systems, the report said. The EITO study also contains revenue forecasts for consumer electronics products. Sales are expected to increase 2.5 percent, buoyed by strong demand for flat-screen TVs.


Military research and industrial design bring power-saving PDA to troops in the field.


Â· Risk of fares rising above cost of running services Â· Network Rail faces fines for declining performance


President Bush on Saturday renewed the nation's commitment to help victims of last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes and thanked U.S. troops fighting abroad.


John Donahoeâs Plan to Save eBay: Better Search

The incoming C.E.O.  of eBay says he is planning a new search engine to show users the best offers from the best sellers with low prices, fast shipping and high quality.


SEVERAL dozen white women were raped in Ivory Coast in riots that have shaken the west African state since late last week, but no foreign nationals were killed, a French military source said today.


Free coffee soon will be off the menu in Michigan's prisons. In an effort to save $250,000 this year, inmates in state prisons and people in boot camps and correctional centers won't be able to get free coffee after March 1, Corrections Department spokesman Russ Marlan said Monday.


An earthen embankment collapsed at a construction site, killing two teenagers who were buried under an estimated five tons of dirt, authorities said.


Kforce narrows earning guidance and bounces back from some bad times.


Bomb kills eight and wounds 40 in Karachi

At least eight people were killed on Monday when a roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, police said, the latest attack in a wave of violence in the South Asian country.


Norway's Thor Hushovd powers home in a bunch sprint to take victory in stage four of the Tour de France.


Hamas hopes U.S. will soften line on unity deal

Hamas said on Tuesday it still hoped Washington would soften its position toward a Palestinian unity government despite Israeli statements that the United States and Israel would shun it until it met several conditions.


SGI slaps sell by date on MIPS/Irix gear

Glory days EOLed Google's real estate agent SGI has announced that its MIPS-based IRIX boxes will disappear by year end.â¦


Lawyer takes legal look at war on terror

Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials "blew through" legal constraints they didn't like and weakened the presidency with a go-it-alone approach in the war on terror, a former Justice Department official writes in a new book.


THE glory days have returned to White Hart Lane. When Spurs new first-team coach Martin Jol promised a return to the traditions of the 1960s, nobody could have believed he was so determined to act so quickly and so literally.


The break-up of co-habiting couples is causing severe social problems, a report for the Tories warns.


E' bilancio dell'operazione carabinieri 'Estate sicura'


Pampling in command after second day of centenary Australian Open

SYDNEY,  - Australian golfer Rod Pampling shot his second consecutive 67 around the notoriously difficult Australian Golf Club here to find himself well in charge after the second day of the centenary Australian Open.


More than 900,000 volunteers begin war on bird flu in Thailand

BANGKOK : Thailand launched its month-long war on bird flu with more than 900,000 volunteers carrying out house-to-house checks for signs of the disease, a senior health official said.


Means Test Sought for Medicare Drug Plan

The Bush administration is advancing a proposal to levy higher premiums and deductibles on upper-income seniors enrolled in Medicare's new prescription drug benefit, raising fees on beneficiaries with incomes over about $80,000 a year, administration officials said yesterday.


The Cleveland Cavaliers had defeated the Golden State Warriors, 99-88, and extened their winning streak to four. This is the team's fourth win in a row.


FTC: Let us fine spyware operations, already

Democratic commissioner says agency would be much more effective in halting deceptive spyware makers if Congress allowed it to levy hefty monetary penalties.


F.T.C. Asks if Carbon-Offset Money Is Winding Up True Green

Corporations and shoppers in the United States spent more than $54 million in 2007 on carbon offset credits, but where exactly is that money going?


Narendra Modi, arguably Indiaâs most incendiary office holder who was once denied entry into the U.S. for violations of religious freedom, was elected chief minister of the western state of Gujarat.


Ministers are braced for a potential backbench rebellion over plans to renew Britain's nuclear weapons system.


Sarkozy meets Colombian president over hostage crisis

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Colombia's Alvaro Uribe on Monday to press for action to free hostages held by leftist rebels, including French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt who has become a cause celebre in France.


Judge Orders Public Housing Desegregation

The city's public housing should be desegregated by spreading its residents across the region, a federal judge ruled Thursday in a 10-year-old civil rights case that challenged a half-century of government policy.


South Korea on alert for North Korean infiltration

South Korea went on high alert over possible infiltration by North Korean agents Tuesday while US Secretary of State Colin Powell met with top officials in Seoul on how to denuclearize the North and redeploy US troops on the


RELIGION:  Muslims Offered Italian Values

ROME, Sep 25 (IPS) - Interior Minister Giuliano Amato proposed in August  that Muslim organisations in Italy will need to subscribe to a  Charter of Values to signal their readiness to be fully  integrated into Italian society and its political culture.


The classic power struggle between Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner and former feared talent agent Michael Ovitz makes for high drama in the courtroom - and apparently on cable.


The Supreme Court refuses an appeal by the Florida governor to keep alive a woman with severe brain damage.


Wall St. banks immune from antitrust law in IPOs: Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that Wall Street investment banks are not subject to antitrust laws when they collaborate for initial public offerings (IPOs).


China says it faces serious power shortages as severe winter weather causes unusually high demand.


Marriage Keeps You Healthy, U.S. Study Shows

Marriage keeps you healthy, even  though it can make men fat, U.S. government researchers said on  Wednesday.


(CBS/AP) Shoppers braved chilly temperatures to be among the first inside retail stores and shopping malls on Friday, traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year.


The fear of gun and knife crime affects people across the UK, even those in rural areas, reports a think tank.


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Rapper Jay-Z is on course to achieve his 10th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, based on early sales estimates issued Wednesday.


Researchers Find Animal That Links Whales to Land

Researchers think they have found the modern whaleâs closest evolutionary ancestor.


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Military Hospital Set for Fallujah Assault

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - The combat hospital on the chief US base near Fallujah has set up a morgue and doubled medical staff and supplies in preparation for an expected stream of casualties from an anticipated assault on the rebel stronghold.


The huge scale of the Asian quake disaster is making it difficult to assess the economic impact, the World Bank says.


Italian localization for Zen Cart, a PHP e-commerce sw. Built on a foundation of OScommerce GPL code, it provides an easy-to-setup and run online store. Localizzazione italiana di Zen Cart, software gratuito (GPL) per creazione e gestione negozi online.   This release includes security patch and some bug fixes. Full release or only Italian Language Pack.


Two recovered Edvard Munch paintings are to go on display in Oslo before being repaired, say museum officials.


Nature Haven Plan for River ..HDLN: ; East City News SHARD END

A RESTORATION scheme to improve the amount of wildlife using the River Cole through Birmingham is gathering pace.   A series of clean-up sessions are taking place around the Colehall Lane area of Shard End.


Oracle hopes for big splash with Tsunami

Database giant expected to launch content management competitor to products from IBM and Microsoft this year.


Empoli, 19:27 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: GIOCARE SUBITO E' UN VANTAGGIO

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TiVo is looking to religious leaders to get the word out about a new feature that helps parents control the TV shows their children watch.


Billionaires still playing catch-up with Gates

Bill Gates remained atop the list of richest people in the United States, but investor Warren Buffett edged closer and Google's founders are rising fast, according to Forbes magazine.


Top 5 Movies of the Week (Bollywood)As on November 27th, 2004


A man appears at the High Court in Glasgow to face charges of murdering and raping a Polish student.


In Ue-13 restera' stabile a 1,8%, secondo stime Eurostat


In an audiotape received by Al-Jazeera satellite television, a man purported to be Osama bin Laden endorsed Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi as his deputy in Iraq and called for a boycott of next month's elections there.


Europe's papers are dominated by reaction to Iran's refusal to respond to a UN deadline demanding that it halt uranium enrichment.


Fabled Friday lunch thrives in hard-hit New Orleans

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


Air China raises $1 billion in share offering

HONG KONG Air China, the nation's biggest international carrier, has raised 8.36 billion Hong Kong dollars, or $1.08 billion, in an initial public offering after pricing its shares at the high end of a target range, bankers involved in the sale said


It was goal number five for the Nigerian, a header from strike partner Lomana LuaLua's cross, though Spurs were unlucky when Anthony Gardner's header hit a post.