SOURCEFORGE.NET UPDATE - 2004-09-20 EDITION

0. Intro 1. New SF.net Mirror 2. August Project of the month: Bochs 3. September Project of the month: Azureus 4. Improved Site Documentation 5. SourceForge.net Subscriptions - Free T-shirt 6. Stats and Top Projects   Dear SourceForge.net User,  Welcome to the September sitewide email. September is typically our busiest month for new traffic on SF.net.  Students are arriving at college and getting on high speed connections.  Open Source developers and consumers of Open Source software are returning from their summer vacations.  If you are back from vacation, it's good to have you back.  If you are new to the site, welcome!  In this sitewide email, I want to update you on three notable things that have occurred regarding our site and our organization since July.  First, our parent company has changed its name.   OSDN (Open Source Development Network) is now OSTG (The Open Source Technology Group). Why the name change?   We realized that our network of sites (which include SourceForge.net, Slashdot.org, Linux.com, Freshmeat, NewsForge.net etc)  caters not only to developers but also to IT professionals.   Our old name didn't reflect this diverse audience. We have changed our name to better reflect who we are.  OSTG currently boasts over 16 million unique individuals (both developers and IT professionals) and over 238 million pageviews per month.  http://www.ostg.com/  Second, we recently received our single largest donation to SourceForge.net.  The Omidyar Network, founded by Pierre Omidyar (founder of EBay) and his wife Pam, gave $400,000 to SourceForge.net. The money is being used to update the User Interface on SF.net and the tools on the site (such as the File Release System, forums and Tracker), as well as improved functionality and statistics on the site.  The SF.net team would like to greatly thank the Omidyar Network for their very generous support.   You can read the press release here: http://www.vasoftware.com/news/press.php/2004/1431.html Omdiyar Network's website can be viewed here: http://www.omidyar.net/  Finally, I want to tell you about a very easy way to get an Apple iPod mini.  IBM is giving away 170 iPods to SF.net project admins.  This is not a drawing.  If your project meets a certain criteria, and you are willing to be a judge of your own project (which I know sounds a bit odd), you receive an iPod.   Normally I don't pitch offers in sitewide emails, but this one is unique enough that I wanted to bring it to your attention.   The only catch is the qualifications.  Your project has to be a 'server-based', not written in a scripting language (or Java) and not already ported to LinuxPPC.   If your project passes the criteria, I highly encourage you to visit the signup page.  If more than 170 projects signup who qualify, IBM will take the top 170 projects based on activity ranking. Deadline is Friday Sept 24th, 2004. http://sourceforge.net/ppc_contest.php  Thank you for using and supporting SourceForge.net.  If you have any questions or issues with SourceForge.net, please feel free to email me directly at pat@sf.net.  Thank you.  Happy coding.  Pat-  Patrick McGovern Director, SourceForge.net email: pat@sf.net   New Mirror --------------------------------------------------------- SF.net serves approximately one million Open Source downloads a day to a worldwide audience.   The combined bandwidth of these downloads is a sustained rate of over one gigibit per second (Gbps). SF.net couldn't provide this throughput without the support of our download partners, who provide hardware and bandwidth to support the site and the Open Source community.  Today, the SF.net team would like to a announce a new partner in Germany: MESH-Solutions.  MESH-Solutions provides IP bandwidth and colocation services at premiere Level3 gateways all over the world. Unlike traditional carriers, MESH-Solutions offers a wide range of additional services, including reboot services, hardware maintenance, remote hands and various consulting services. MESH-Solutions believes in Open Source for multiple reasons: its fast, its reliable and its just "very seckzy".  http://www.mesh-solutions.com/sf/  The SF.net team would like to thank MESH-Solutions for their support and bandwidth.  (A special thank you to Peter Lieven for his help.)   August Project of the Month (POTM): Bochs --------------------------------------------------------- Emulating a CPU in software is quite a trick. A programmer has to fool the operating system, and the software running on top of the operating system, into believing that it is on genuine hardware. This requires meticulously emulating every single instruction and mode that the CPU has to offer, which is immensely complex. SourceForge.net's August 2004 project of the month is Bochs, a x86 emulator (386, 486, Pentium and Pentium Pro). Its emulation is robust enough to allow Linux, Windows 95, and Windows NT to run on top of it. The emulator runs under many hardware platforms and operating systems, including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, so if you want to run Windows under OS X, you can do it! Bochs, pronounced 'box', is one of the top 100 projects on SourceForge.net boasting over a million downloads since its inception on SF.net. The SF.net team is proud to make Bochs, August 2004, project of the month.  Project of the month: http://sourceforge.net/potm/potm-2004-08.php Home Page: http://bochs.sourceforge.net/ Project Page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bochs/   September Project of the Month (POTM): Azureus --------------------------------------------------------- SourceForge.net's September 2004 project of the month is Azureus, a powerful Java-based BitTorrent client.  Downloading a file, whether it's a large ISO (CD images), promotional MP3 from your favorite local band, Open Source application, or music video, is one of the most common uses of the Internet. Until recently, download servers that served these files were centralized. If the server was overloaded, offline, or 'Slashdotted', you were out of luck. BitTorrent, another SourceForge.net-hosted project, changed this by providing a way to download files in a decentralized way by leveraging, in a transparent fashion, hundreds of end-user computers. Using this method, the files are almost always available and the transfer speed is generally faster than a centralized solution, particularly with larger files. This project is immensely popular on SF.net. Besides being in our top 5 most active projects (out of 80,000+) it enjoys on average 75,000 downloads a day (Wow!).  Azureus runs under Windows, Linux, OS X, among others and is licensed under the GPL. The SourceForge.net team is proud to make Azureus Project of the Month for Sepember.  Project of the month: http://sourceforge.net/potm/potm-2004-09.php Home Page: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ Project Page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/azureus/   SF.net Documentation Improvements --------------------------------------------------------- SourceForge.net staff have started work to significantly improve the Site Documentation of SourceForge.net.  This effort includes new content, rewrites of existing content, and layout improvements.  Our new Site Docs may be seen at: https://sourceforge.net/docs/  Included within our initial roll-out of new documentation is a guide to using the Tracker system, used by most SourceForge.net projects for tracking support issues, bug reports and feature requests.  This guide provides both step-by-step instructions for using the Tracker system, as well as extensive detail on best practices that will be useful for new projects and long-term Tracker users alike.  This guide may be seen at: https://sourceforge.net/docs/E03/  The SourceForge.net team welcomes your feedback regarding our new documentation.  Details on how to provide feedback may be found at: https://sourceforge.net/docs/A00/  As part of our ongoing effort to improve the usability of the site, new documentation will be released each month.  Details of new document releases may be found on our Enhancements page, as seen at: https://sourceforge.net/docs/A03/  We hope that our new documentation offering will help everyone to make better use of the resources we provide and significantly improve site usability.  Thank you,  Jacob Moorman Quality of Service Manager, SourceForge.net   SourceForge.net Subscriptions - Free T-shirt -------------------------------------------- SF.net subscribers receive a full array of exciting features, including priority technical support. We have extended our offer for a free T-shirt (from ThinkGeek.com) when you sign up for an annual SourceForge.net subscription.   Sign up today for a subscription and help support SourceForge.net: http://sourceforge.net/subscription.php   Stats and Top Projects. --------------------------------------------- Number of Projects: 87,673 Number of Registered Users: 920,068  Daily Stats for Sept 17th, 2004  SF.net : 2,233,365 pages served SF.net project web space : 7,193,198 pages served Total Pages: 9,426,563  Open Source Files downloaded in 24 period: 1,014,152 Outgoing Mailing list emails: 1,233,125  ------------------------------------------------ Top 25 Projects:  1. Gaim https://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim Gaim is a GTK2-based instant messenger application. It supports multiple protocols via modules, including AIM, ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, Jabber, IRC, Napster, Gadu-Gadu and Zephyr. It has many common features found in other clients, as well as many unique features.  2. Azureus - BitTorrent Client https://sourceforge.net/projects/azureus Azureus is a powerful, full-featured, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent client.  3. eGroupWare: Enterprise Collaboration https://sourceforge.net/projects/egroupware eGroupWare is a multi-user, web-based groupware suite developed on a custom set of PHP-based APIs.Currently available modules include: email, address book, calendar, infolog (notes, to-do's, phone calls), content management, forum, bookmarks, wiki.....  4. phpMyAdmin https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields.  5. FCKeditor https://sourceforge.net/projects/fckeditor This HTML editor (DHTML editor), for ASP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, PHP and JavaScript brings to the web many of the powerful functionalities of known desktop editors like Word. It works with Mozilla, Netscape and IE.  6. OpenWFE https://sourceforge.net/projects/openwfe OpenWFE is an open source java workflow engine.It is a complete Business Process Management suite, with 4 components : an engine, a work list, a web client and a reactor (host for automatic agents).It can also be used behind the scene.  7. WinMerge https://sourceforge.net/projects/winmerge A visual text file differencing and merging tool for Win32 platforms. Useful for determining what has changed between project versions, and then merging changes between versions.  8. SugarCRM https://sourceforge.net/projects/sugarcrm Sugar.Sales 1.5 available now!A CRM suite including sales, marketing and customer service. Sugar.Marketing and Sugar.Service coming soon. Easy to use, easy to install.Built on PHP and MySQL.See home page for a demo and more.  9. Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution https://sourceforge.net/projects/compiere Smart ERP+CRM solution for Small-Medium Enterprises in the global marketplace covering all areas from customer management, supply chain and accounting. For $2-200M revenue companies looking for "brick and click" first tier functionality.  10. AMSN https://sourceforge.net/projects/amsn AMSN (Alvaro\\\\'s Messenger) is a MSN messenger clone for linux/unix/windows/mac. It features multi-language support, file transfers, new graphical interface, emoticons, multiple profiles support, dock icon, sound events, email notification, URL processing.  11. PDFCreator https://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program.Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application.  12. MegaMek https://sourceforge.net/projects/megamek MegaMek is a networked Java clone of BattleTech, a turn-based sci-fi boardgame for 2+ players.Fight using giant robots, tanks, and/or infantry on a hex-based map.  13. FileZilla https://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features.FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server.  14. Dev-C++ https://sourceforge.net/projects/dev-cpp Dev-C++ is an full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Win32. It uses GCC, Mingw or Cygwin as compiler and libraries set.  15. WebCalendar https://sourceforge.net/projects/webcalendar WebCalendar is a PHP application used to maintain a calendar for a single user or an intranet group of users.It can also be configured as an event calendar.  16. AWStats https://sourceforge.net/projects/awstats AWStats is a free powerful and featureful server logfile analyzer that shows you all your Web/Mail/FTP statistics including visits, unique visitors, pages, hits, rush hours, os, browsers, search engines, keywords, robots visits, broken links and more...  17. Biet-O-Matic (Bid-O-Matic) https://sourceforge.net/projects/bom Yet another sniper tool :-)BOM ist a tool to watch and bid on auctions.Many features like mail control, autoconnect/disconnect, integrated ODBC- client, Multi-language-support etcfrebayhoodkeywords  18. Firewall Builder https://sourceforge.net/projects/fwbuilder Object-oriented GUI and set of compilers for various firewall platforms. Currently implemented compilers for iptables, ipfilter, OpenBSD pf, ipfw and Cisco PIX  19. HSQL Database Engine https://sourceforge.net/projects/hsqldb HSQLDB is a relational database engine written in Java, with a JDBC driver, supporting a subset of ANSI-92 SQL.It offers a small (about 100k), fast database engine which offers both in memory and disk based tables.This product includes Hypersonic SQL  20. KeePass Password Safe https://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass KeePass is a free, open-source, light-weight and easy-to-use password safe for Windows. You can store your passwords in a highly-encrypted database locked with one master key or key-disk.  21. POPFile - Automatic Email Classification https://sourceforge.net/projects/popfile POPFile is an email classification tool with a Naive Bayes classifier, POP3, SMTP, NNTP proxies and IMAP filter and a web interface.It runs on most platforms and with most email clients.  22. JasperReports https://sourceforge.net/projects/jasperreports Free Java reporting library. XML report templates are used to generate ready to print documents using data from customizable data sources, including JDBC. The output can be delivered to the screen, printer, or stored in PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV and XML format  23. JBoss.org https://sourceforge.net/projects/jboss The JBoss/Server is the leading Open Source, standards-compliant, J2EE based application server implemented in 100% Pure Java  24. ABC [Yet Another Bittorrent Client] https://sourceforge.net/projects/pingpong-abc ABC is an improved client for the Bittorrent which supports queueing system with priority, global and local preference setting for downloading torrent, 3 upload options to do with completed file, with ABC_TWEAK you can adjust status display by yourself.  25. ScummVM https://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm ScummVM is a cross-platform interpreter for several point-and-click adventure engines. This includes all SCUMM-based adventures by LucasArts, Simon the Sorcerer by AdventureSoft, and Beneath a Steel Sky and Broken Sword 2 by Revolution  ---------------------------------------------------------


Jay Leno and Jimmy  Kimmel, hosts of two of the struck late-night talk shows that  resumed production last week, guested on each other's shows  Thursday.


This elite group of Platinum 400 companies has appeared on each year's list since its inception in 1999.


Equity Office still prefers Blackstone offer

Equity Office Properties Trust said on Friday it still preferred a $54-per-share cash offer from private equity firm Blackstone Group, despite a higher cash-and-stock bid of $56 per share from Vornado Realty Trust.


Hockney canvas makes a record 'splash' at London auction

The record price for a painting by contemporary British artist David Hockney was smashed again after one of his most familiar works fetched 2.6 million pounds (3.8 million euros, 4.8 million dollars) at a London auction.


Once Java EE Version 6 is released, Spring Framework's founder said, watch for new "accommodations."


Diabetes Study Favors Surgery to Treat Obese

A study found weight-loss surgery better than standard medical therapy in treating Type 2 diabetes in the obese.


Roger Clemens met privately with seven more members of Congress who will hear his sworn testimony as members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.


Through a Lens, Darkly: Shopping for Bootleg DVD's

It's an unavoidable fact that a large number of people now experience movies through the illicit medium of pirated DVD's, which reframe the art form in interesting ways.


Costituente a inizio marzo, laicita' entra in codice etico


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The UK and other nations are to set up a fund to speed the development of new vaccines for poorer countries.


Military Chief Expects to Fight Rebels Until Vote

The senior American military commander in the Middle East predicted Sunday that United States and Iraqi forces would be fighting guerrillas all the way through Iraqi elections


Business: 24 September 2004, Friday. Ford is planning to open a local office in the northern Bulgarian town of Pleven, the company's Bulgarian representative has said.


The video rental chain gives one high-def platform a needed boost.


No-Confidence Vote Planned Against Palestinian PM

Lawmakers angered by the Palestinian leadership's failure to make reforms plan to force a parliamentary no-confidence vote that could bring down the government appointed by Yasser Arafat.


PGA Tour executive Donna Orender will replace Val Ackerman as WNBA president.


Paulson Ends China Visit With Little Progress but Gratified to Be Talking

Officials acknowledged that while a new strategic economic dialogue between the U.S. and China was an accomplishment, it does not equal achievement of results.


The owners of St. Rita's Nursing Home, where 35 people died in the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of negligent homicide and cruelty to the infirm.


The World Series has been over less than 48 hours and already I can't wait for the free-agent signing period to commence, for the Winter Meetings to unfold, for tensions between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees to escalate to unprecedented levels.


LeftHand Networks Open iSCSI SAN Platform: A Validation Lab Report by Enterprise Strategy Group

The ESG Lab Validation Report analyzes the LeftHand Open iSCSI SAN and discusses the benefits of its clustered architecture, ease-of-use, performance, thin provisioning, snapshot, remote copy, and Campus SAN features.  Read and discover why ESG states, "The LeftHand solution is one of the best SAN-based storage systems weve ever tested."


Sulla scia della chiusura positiva delle borse asiatiche


China Braces for Cold Winter Amid Energy Shortages

China's national power agency is warning coal and electricity shortages could make for a long cold winter for tens of millions of people in the developed east.


A Las Vegas court granted bail of $125,000 on Wednesday to former American football star O.J. Simpson, who faces criminal charges stemming from what police say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


U.N.'s Ban "very worried" on Iran's nuclear progress

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is worried about Iran's nuclear program but hopes a stand-off with the international community can be resolved through dialogue, he said in comments published in Italy on Friday.


Internet Pact That Led Two Men to Drown Themselves ; Suicide Websites Under Scrutiny As Pair Die Within Weeks of Online Meeting

COMPUTER experts from the gardaI and the PSNI are to be drafted in to help investigate an apparent suicide pact between two young men who met on the internet.   Dubliner Nicholas Jameson, 24, and Barry McGlade, 20, from Omagh, Co. Tyrone, drowned themselves at a remote beauty spot.


Leaders from a town dubbed Britain's "yob capital" rounded on critics, insisting the label was a misrepresentation of what they say is an attractive rural hideaway.


An Oxford student is found guilty of killing the daughter of a Harrow schoolmaster in her own home.


Kidnappers in Iraq have freed a seven-year-old boy a week after seizing him while on his way to school.


Homeland Chief Wants Biometric Standards

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on Friday called for a new international standard for putting biometric data such as fingerprints on passports, and said the technology could play a vital role in combating terrorism.


The strange journey of Appleâs popular iPhone is another sign of its extraordinary popularity and a blow to the companyâs business model.


The re-election website of President Bush is blocking overseas visitors because of "security reasons".


Iran to End UN Nuke Checks if Reported to Council

Iran will stop allowing U.N. snap checks  of nuclear sites if the atomic issue is sent to the Security  Council, its chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said on  Sunday.


HP ProLiant DL380 with SAN/iQ Remote Copy for Disaster Recovery

(Source: LeftHand Networks)  LeftHand Networks' SAN/iQ Remote Copy for the HP ProLiant DL380 is a combination SAN/iQ Snap and remote copy application designed to offer robust disaster recovery features that are easy to manage.


Nine dead as Afghan police clash with protesters

Nine people were killed and 32 wounded in northern Afghanistan Monday when police opened fire to break up a violent protest by a warlord's supporters, a doctor and a witness said.


If you've ever blistered your bare feet on a hot road you know that asphalt absorbs the sun's energy. A Dutch company is now siphoning heat from roads and parking lots to heat homes and offices.


Larry Dennison knows the importance of reinventing a company from time to time in the changing Internet sector.


Active Archiving: Hitachi Content Archive Plaftorm

To address the business needs of today's regulatory, legal and competitive business environment, firms must consider active archival solutions that ensure that content integrity, accessibility and reliability are maintained. The operating and capital cost savings in management, training and technology to leverage a common active archive solution for multiple content sources can be profound. Learn how you can deploy an active archive approach to the long term retention, preservation, retrieval and disposition of critical business content.


Milano, 11:55 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: CON SUAZO, MERCATO CHIUSO

Adriano Galliani, ad del Milan, ha fatto il punto sul mercato rossonero dopo aver raggiunto nella no...


French MPs wrestle with GDF privatization, affecting fate of Suez merger

Suez chairman Gerard Mestrallet gives a press conference in Paris, August 2005. French parliamentarians are this week to begin debate on the privatisation of Gaz de France , which the government hopes will be ...


The carrier, which sells phones and service plans through 1,200 of its own stores, has signed an exclusive deal to place Verizon Wireless stores within 570 Circuit City Superstores nationwide.


'Da Vinci Code' to Be Shot Inside Louvre

France will allow U.S. film director Ron  Howard to shoot scenes in the famed Louvre museum for a film  adaptation of the worldwide bestseller "The Da Vinci Code," the  Culture Ministry said on Friday.


Report: al-Qaida May Target VA Hospitals

WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida terrorists looking for a U.S. military target might try to attack a Veterans Affairs hospital rather than a base or other high-security installation, the FBI and Homeland Security Department warn in a new nationwide terrorism bulletin...


Piogge torrenziali scorsi giorni provocano danni ingenti


Michael Imperioli, star of mobster drama The Sopranos, is to appear in US police drama Law and Order.


A prominent Cuban doctor who was denied permission to travel to Buenos Aires to visit relatives was staying at the Argentine Embassy on Thursday, but her son said she does plan to seek asylum in a case that has raised tensions between the two nations.


Nigerian Insurgents Declare Armed Struggle

Insurgents in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta will begin an armed struggle to wrest control of the region's oil riches from the federal government starting Oct. 1, a rebel spokesman said Tuesday.


Pancreas cell transplant offers temporary diabetes fix

In a large-scale test, transplanted   pancreas cells eliminated the need for insulin in some diabetes   patients, but for many the benefit was short-lived.


The New Yearâs Cocktail: Regret With a Dash of Bitters

Ruminating on paths not taken is an emotionally corrosive exercise and the common wisdom about regret appears to be true.


An appeal for information on the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones will be shown to up to 40,000 football fans.


The problem with enterprise software, and how email could help

Blog: Most enterprise software doesn't get used as much as it would if it were as simple and enjoyable as email.  Perhaps email is the great encourager of participation within the enterprise?


FBI investigates laser beams directed into aircraft cockpits

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has started investigation into seven incidents in which laser beams were directed into plane cockpits since Christmas, media reports here said Thursday.


Il dramma verso le 12 in una palazzina nel popolare quartiere di Primavalleal termine dell'ennesimo litigio. L'uomo Ã¨ ricoverato in gravi condizioni                                          Roma, uccide la moglie a coltellate e tenta il suicidio con la stessa arma


A man who battered a woman and her nephew to death with a hammer receives a life prison term.


Middle East Prepares for Life without Arafat

JERUSALEM â-here has been increased security here in Jerusalem and throughout Israel, but so far, it has been quiet. The entire Middle East is getting ready for a new era, a Middle East without Yasser Arafat.


Last May, David Blunkett described how he wanted his political career to come to a close. âYou know it will come to an end, and you want it to end with memories of having made a difference, of feeling satisfied.


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National polls split, but Kerry makes headway in states

National polls were split over who was leading the US presidential race, but Democrat John Kerry showed signs of making headway against President George W. Bush in the decisive state-by-state battle.


The Detroit Lions knew they were lucky to escape Ford Field with a 19-13 victory Sunday after a disputed call that prevented the Bears from scoring the tying touchdown with 1:33 remaining.


A body found in a brook is identified as prostitute Gemma Adams who has been missing since 15 November.


The Halifax - the UK's biggest mortgage lender - says house prices were unchanged in January.


Beach Boys star Brian Wilson is honoured by the US Recording Academy, the body which awards the Grammys.


Roma, una svastica e le parole 'Giordano Raus'


Vodafone shares hit by fear of pressure to fund US bid

VODAFONE shares fell nearly 3 per cent yesterday on fears that the mobile phone group could come under pressure from its US partner to provide $25 billion (Â£13 billion) to help to finance a bid for Sprint.


Thai cabinet threatens delay over 2.4 billion dollar aircraft deal

The Thai government is threatening to delay a deal to buy eight European Airbus planes for its national carrier in an attempt to persuade Europe to buy more of its agricultural products.


League sets attendance record for January

Hammered by talk of smaller audiences this season, the NHL said on Thursday the league had set an attendance record for January.


Iraq: Al Jazera, video con minacce morte giornalista Usa

DOHA - La tv araba Al Jazira ha mostrato un video in cui un gruppo iracheno, che si definisce le "Brigate dei martiri", minaccia di uccidere il giornalista americano Micah Garen se le truppe Usa non lasceranno la Citta' Santa di Najafentro 48 ore. Garen ...


Peer Is Expanding Boundaries Outside the Court

Shahar Peer is in Melbourne competing in the Australian Open but she will soon be in a much more unusual place for an Israeli tennis player: Doha, Qatar.


Chicago White Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen entered a Chicago hospital on Tuesday with symptoms that suggest kidney stones.


Britain sent a crisis team to Ethiopia on Saturday in an effort to obtain the release of five British embassy workers or their relatives who were kidnapped along with a group of French while on a trip to remote northeastern Ethiopia.


Music Review | 'New York Philharmonic': A Conductorâs Concerto, Influenced and Inspired

Composers who are also active conductors gain direct experience with a wide array of music, especially if they are as adventurous as Esa-Pekka Salonen.


US committed to reviving world trade talks: USTR

The top U.S. trade negotiator   said on Sunday before meeting a group of developing nations the   United States was committed to a successful outcome of current   world trade talks.


MANZANILLO, Mexico  - Hurricane John punished   Mexican ports and beaches with huge sea surges, heavy rains and   strong winds on Thursday morning as the powerful storm swirled   in the Pacific Ocean off the coast.


MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican Mike Huckabee took aim at rival Mitt Romney on Saturday for switching stances on the U.S. troop build-up in Iraq in the first of two back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New Hampshire's presidential nominating contest.


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Justice Dept. Cracks Down Internet Crime

WASHINGTON - The FBI seized computers, software and equipment as part of an investigation into illegal sharing of copyrighted movies, music and games over an Internet "peer-to-peer" network, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Wednesday.    Search warrants were executed at residences and an Internet service provider in Texas, New York and Wisconsin as part of the first federal criminal copyright action taken against a P2P network, in which users can access files directly from computers of others in the network...


Judge calls hearing into Hilton's early release

The judge who sent Paris Hilton to jail called a hearing for Friday on why the hotel heiress was released early and placed under house arrest in a move swiftly challenged by prosecutors and local politicians.


In quattro anni industria riciclo cresciuta del 5%


US stocks opened higher on Tuesday after crude oil prices fell for a third day, easing investors' concerns of costly oil squeezing company profits and slowing growth.


The Brazilian food producer is poultry in motion.


Man Utd edge out Celtic in the Champions League clash at Old Trafford.


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LOS ANGELES - On Tuesday, Bill Gates launched a new version of the Media Centre PC, a personal computer that Microsoft wants to be the hub of everyone's home entertainment system.


Protesters on an Aboriginal island in Australia storm the local police station after the death of a man in custody.


Scott Peterson's Father Paints a Picture of a Model Son

Scott Peterson, sitting upright in a neatly pressed navy suit, wept softly in a courtroom here Wednesday as his father spoke tenderly of his own father's death


Bush nominee to replace Gonzales draws praise

U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday nominated Michael Mukasey, a retired federal judge and law-and-order conservative, to replace beleaguered Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general.


ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused of attempted murder and trying to kidnap a rival for another astronaut's affections on Tuesday, and held in jail.


DETROIT - Thousands of United Auto Workers walked off the job at General Motors plants yesterday in the first nationwide strike against the US auto industry since 1976.


HOSTAGE Constantine Giannaris' hijack drama broadens out into a...

The two Albanians who recently hijacked a bus in Athens probably did not know that they were re-enacting the screenplay of Constantine Giannaris' Hostage, itself based on a similar real-life incident that took ...


UK anti-terrorism laws under fire as suspects flee

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


A strong heavy blast exploded in central Siberia Thursday morning killing 12 and injuring 23. 103 people were underground in Listvyazhnaya mine at the moment of explosion and 45 miners were in the region of the accident.


Unscreened blood alert for battlefield victims

Â· Iraq and Afghanistan casualties to get HIV tests  Â· Poor record keeping at US field hospitals blamed


Robbers' quandary: Getting rid of the cash

Pulling off one of the largest and most daring cash robberies of all time is one thing. Disposing successfully of the loot and enjoying the benefits is another matter.


Long lines have formed at flu clinics held in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of flu vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.


Many Poor Women Uninformed About Cancer Screening

According to a survey of low-income, rural women over age 40, nearly 7 out of 10 say their physicians have never prompted them to get a mammogram.


If calling, text messaging, web browsing and video filming aren't enough for you, your cell phone may soon be able to perform another function as well: paying for lunch. But is it secure? By Laila Weir.


Chilean Mapuches in language row with Microsoft

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Mapuche Indians in Chile are trying to take global software giant Microsoft  to court in a legal battle which raises the question of whether anyone can ever "own" the language they speak.


Pakistan and India agreed Saturday to restart peace talks suspended since train bombings killed more than 200 people in Mumbai in July as part of a wave of attacks India blames on Pakistan-based militants.


CORRECTION: Fresh attacks in northwest Pakistan kill 32

More than 30 people were killed in  northwest Pakistan on Sunday in a surge of militant violence  which officials said could be aimed at avenging the commando  assault on a radical mosque in the capital last week.


CHELSEA assistant manager Steve Clark today fired out a warning to champions Porto ahead of tomorow's (Australian time) Champions League Group H game.


The UK music industry returns to court in an effort to stop online retailer CD-Wow importing top CDs too cheaply into Europe.


Ha rubato denaro e preziosi ad almeno tre salme


Proenza Schouler, Oscar de la Renta Tie for Womenswear Designer of the Year

Fashion Wire Daily - Sorry, Marc ÃÂ it was tie, and not with you. Much to the surprise of everyone Monday night, there were two winners of the CFDA's womenswear designer of the year award: Fashion veteran Oscar de la Renta and fashion darlings Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler, beating out Marc Jacobs, the third nominee in the category.


A major terrorist plot to blow up planes in mid-flight is disrupted by police, British police say.


The navy sank nine Tamil separatist vessels in a fierce battle off Sri Lanka's northwest coast Wednesday that killed 40 rebels and one naval officer, the military said. One navy craft sank, the rebels said.


The Killers headline Glastonbury's second full day as festival-goers shrug off muddy conditions.


Dominion to sell gas assets for $6.5 billion

Dominion Resources  said on Monday that it would sell most of its gas and oil exploration and production operations to two different companies for about $6.5 billion as part of its plan to focus on its power business.


Clarke carves out two-shot lead in Japan

Britain's Darren Clarke produced a bogey-free round of 65 on Friday to open a two-stroke lead at the halfway point of the Taiheiyo Masters.


Lady Chatterley takes five awards including best film at the Cesars, France's glitzy equivalent of the Oscars.


Fidel Castro a no-show at military parade

Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead on Saturday in Havana's first military parade in a decade, but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear at what had been viewed as a test of his political future.


Chennai: The second cricket Test between India and Australia was poised on the knife's edge at the end of the penultimate day's play here on Sunday after Damien Martyn led a remarkable fightback with a gritty century to leave the home team a target of 229


Hutchison 3 to release Skypephone in eight countries

U.K. mobile phone operator Hutchison 3G UK on Monday rolled out the Skypephone, a handset designed to simplify use of the Skype VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) application.Hutchison 3G, branded as "3" in the U.K., is offering free calls between Skype users through the 3G mobile phone, which goes on sale Friday in the U.K. The Skypephone will be released by the end of the year in Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Macau, and Sweden.Some mobile phones already support Skype, but volume-based data usage charges typically make the service expensive to use. Skype recommends using its mobile application with unlimited 3G data plans or Wi-Fi.Hutchison 3 has been offering unlimited Skype calls on its pricier X-Series phones, but the Skypephone is simpler and aimed at the mass market, according to a company spokesman. The phone has a large button with Skype's logo that's used to launch calls and IMs.Hutchison 3 is not charging for the cost of Skype calls on its network, although it does limit the service to about 4,000 minutes per month. Hutchison 3 will then suspend outgoing Skype calls but allow incoming ones.If a user is outside of Hutchison 3's network, roaming charges apply, which can be pricey despite a rate drop from operators after warnings from the European Commission earlier this year. The Skypephone is dual-band and won't work in the U.S.Hutchison 3's Skypephone allows free calls between registered Skype users, but the SkypeOut service that allows PC users to call regular telephone numbers using Skype is not available. Those must be dialed as regular calls charged for by Hutchison 3.The candy-bar style handset , which comes in white and black, was developed by Huchison 3 and Qualcomm. It has a 2-megapixel camera, MPHutchison 3 player, Bluetooth connectivity, 16MB of internal memory that can be expanded to 1GB with a Micro SD memory card.In the U.K., the handset costs £49.99 ($102) for customers who prepay their service. The phone is free for those on a contract with Huchison 3, which start around £12 per month.Skype, which is owned by eBay, and Hutchison 3, agreed in 2006 to work on a mobile VOIP phone. Hutchison 3 is the smallest U.K. operator and has shown less aversion to shaking up the market, particularly with VOIP, which threatens operators' revenue, wrote John Delaney, principal analyst at Ovum."The bigger operators, such as Vodafone, T-Mobile, and Orange, have all taken flak recently for alleged hostility towards customers using VOIP on their networks," Delaney wrote. "Now here comes Hutchison 3, not only encouraging its customers to use VOIP, but bending over backwards to make it easy for them."


La Commissione europea a guida Barroso dovrebbe ricevere oggi il via libera dallâEuroparlamento e potrÃ  cosÃ¬ iniziare i lavori da lunedÃ¬ prossimo, come da programma. Il presidente desgnato dellâEsecutivo


Embryo-friendly technique produces stem cells

A company that devised a way to make embryonic stem cells using a technique it said does not harm human embryos reported on Thursday it has grown five batches of cells using this method and urged President George W. Bush to endorse it.


Minnesota sues Capital One over credit-card ads

Minnesota's attorney general sued Capital One Bank Thursday over advertisements for its "No Hassle" credit card, which promote a fixed interest rate of 4.99 percent.


In Chicago, a Rowdy Trading Scene Grows Quieter

As electronic trading becomes more common, the culture of open outcry trading may be nearing its end.


As online shopping gets into full swing, phishers are setting up fraudulent e-commerce Web sites and simply waiting for victims using Google and other search engines to find them.


Insiders are blamed for most leaks of hot new titles online; catching suspects is difficult. By Matt Slagle. A month before the video game's scheduled release on Tuesday, illegal copies of the hot sci-fi action


Apple to launch iPhone in Britain with O2

Apple chief Steve Jobs said Tuesday that Britain would be the first European country to get its much vaunted iPhone and they would be launched on November 9.


It's never a bad time to build a bear-resistant portfolio.


Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn., Clint Cooper Column: Morris Hill Meets a Need, Helps Neighbor

By Clint Cooper, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Sep. 16--"But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? (1 John 3:17).


I am taking niacin for high cholesterol. How does it work?


Economic Woes Accelerate Medicaid Spending

Medicaid spending grew about  one-third from 2000 to 2003 as job losses and other economic  woes made more people eligible for the government-run health  insurance program for the poor, a new study said on Wednesday.


KIEV  - The disfigured face of Viktor Yushchenko has turned into an unlikely icon for democracy in Eastern Europe. Yesterday it became the face of victory, after the supreme court agreed with his claims


HIV Study Raises Caution on Circumcision

Men infected with HIV who get circumcised hoping they will be less likely to transmit the AIDS virus may have a greater-than-normal risk of infecting their partners if they resume sexual activity too soon after the operation.


The nation's two satellite radio providers posted huge subscriber gains in 2004 and expect to grow even faster next year as automakers offer the receivers in more vehicles.


A Kurdish man told a court trying   Saddam Hussein for genocide he found the remains of his mother   and two sisters in a mass grave more than 200 km (124 miles)   from their village, which he said was razed by Saddam's troops.


VIERA, Fla., March 8 -- Only a few fans were around when John Patterson took the mound at 10 a.m. Thursday. "It's a little more relaxed down here," Patterson said.


Sderot, Israel, a working-class town less than two miles from Gaza, has been repeatedly hit with rockets.


Does PeopleSoft reshuffle have implications for Oracle bid?

He was replaced by the company's founder and chairman, Dave Duffield, who served as chief executive from PeopleSoft's incorporation in 1987 through 1999, when he turned the reins over to Conway.


StumbleUpon, one of my favorite web surfing & navigation networks, seems to be experiencing downtime this morning. I’m not able to surf, submit or suggest using the StumbleUpon toolbar or its web site. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Sometimes in the online world, downtime can equal  major update (thinking YouTube or search engines). I wonder if [...]


Jay-Z to Quit His Day Job as President of Def Jam

The rap superstar said Monday that he would end his unusual three-year turn in the corporate suite.


Tiffany sells stake in Aber Diamond, discount arrangement ends

TORONTO (CP) - US jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. has sold its nearly 14 per cent stake in Aber Diamond Corp., part owner of Canada's second diamond mine, Diavik.


Ryan Giggs turns down the offer of a new contract from Manchester United.


After decades of scares, the US Women's Health Initiative, which studied 162,000 women, found those who had taken the oral contraceptive had a lower chance of heart problems.


The Italian government will not inject capital in Fiat SpA to help the struggling carmaker, Italy's labor minister was quoted as saying Saturday.


Free download to 'popularise classical music' Brit violinist Tasmin Little will next Monday do a Radiohead and release her latest recording online in an attempt to "popularise classical music", as Reuters puts it.â¦


Insurgents Hit Baghdad Hotel With Rockets

Rockets struck a Baghdad hotel housing foreign contractors and journalists late Thursday, drawing return fire and underscoring the precarious security in the heart of the Iraqi capital.


A study to diet for: Docs canât âweightâ for Atkins ...

but motivated - adults willing to give up pizza and other bad carbs for the next year and a half. Researchers at Children's Hospital in Boston are launching what they say will


Lankans outplay Pak by 201 runs in Ist test

FAISLABAD: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 201 runs on the fifth and final day of the first test match at Iqbal Niaz stadium, Faislabad.


By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 8--Cases such as Stephen Heller make whistle-blowers an endangered  species.


Bangkok, 11:51 - CALCIO, IRAQ: BRASILIANO VIERA NUOVO CT

Jorvan Viera è stato nominato coach della nazionale irachena di calcio che parteciperà...


Astros Pick Munro to Pitch Game 6 of NLCS

Roger Clemens can relax. For now, Pete Munro is the Houston Astros' pick to pitch them into the World Series.


Severed heads and bodies found in Iraq field: police

Nine bodies and 10 severed heads were found on Tuesday in an abandoned field north of Baghdad in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces are pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.


November 3, 2004 -- Two former vice presidents at Computer Associates International agreed to pay fines to regulators and return bonuses they received for their part in a $2.


DECEMBER 8--Five Indiana Pacers players were charged today for their roles in the brawl that broke out last month at the end of a game against the Detroit Pistons.


Holocaust exhibit includes testimonies of liberators, liberated

Henry Meyer was a Jewish teen imprisoned by Adolf Hitler's regime. Elmer Reis was a U.S. Army soldier who helped liberate the Nazis' Ohrdruf camp in Germany where Meyer had been a prisoner.


Overseas Funds Resist Calls for a Code of Conduct

The funds argue that a code is unnecessary because their investments are already strictly commercial in nature.


NHL on Ice, Maybe for Whole 2004-05 Season

No shots, no saves, no goals. The National Hockey League locked out its players, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season and perhaps beyond in an effort by management to gain massive economic change.


Parts of New York City's fabled waterfront are disappearing faster than the Brooklyn accent of "dese, dem, and dose." A preservation group wants to do something about it, declaring the area one of the most endangered places in the country.


Freeview-based HD trial shock result revealed UK broadcasters the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five have hailed the trial run pumping out HD content across the Freeview free-to-air digital TV network a "technical success", paving the way for terrestrially broadcast nationwide HDTV in the very near future.â¦


THERE are umpteenth reasons for scoring quick successes in the Middle East peace process. The peace process kindled high hopes so many times to be shattered resoundingly.


PITTSBURGH They have a rookie at quarterback and a 32-year-old plowhorse at running back, but the numbers insist we ought to be taking the Pittsburgh Steelers seriously as potential Super Bowl champions.


Paolo Friggi era scomparso all'alba di lunedÃ¬. Alla madre una richiesta di riscattoSi Ã¨ consegnato nella notte, ma la messa in scena non ha retto all'interrogatorio                                            Pavia, ricompare il tabaccaio rapito aveva finto il sequestro per i debiti


We asked the iconic homemaker what she's reading, watching, and listening to.


George Steinbrenner wants TV viewers to admire his cuddly side — and his good hair days.


Bucs' Chris Simms released from hospital

Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms was released from St. Joseph's Hospital over the weekend, less than a week after undergoing surgery to remove a ruptured spleen.


Lasco.A is capable of spreading via Bluetooth and by attaching itself to files.


With her victory in an Oct. 16 special election in MassachusettsÃ¢ÂÂ 5th District, Democrat Niki Tsongas is the newest representative in a seat once held by her late husband, Paul E. Tsongas (House 1975-79, Senate 1979-85). Prior to Niki Tsongas, how many widows had followed their late husbands into Congress without directly succeeding them?


LOWELL -- For 45 minutes yesterday, Austin Prep was a team in control. Its forwards flew past Reading defensemen and pestered the Rocket goal. Its goalie befuddled Reading forwards, stuffing wide-open rebounds and backhanders. Cougars coach Louis Finocchiaro clapped over and over again from behind the bench, putting his team's 7-0 loss to BC High last Sunday in the rearview ...


A controlled explosion is carried out at Luton Airport after a suspect car is found near the arrivals lounge.


La proposta del sindaco di Roma per riformare il servizio pubblico"Il Partito democratico? Deve puntare sull'innovazione"                                            Veltroni: "Abolire il Cda della Rai servono un manager svincolato dalla politica"


operazione da 2,2 mld di dollari per torte e pesce surgelato


Five Former Natural Gas Traders Indicted

Five former natural gas traders were indicted for reporting false trades to industry newsletters, the US Attorney's office said on Monday.


Bush wants $150 billion economic package

President George W. Bush on Friday called on Congress to give the U.S. economy a "shot in the arm" with an election-year package of temporary tax cuts and other measures worth up to $150 billion.


Vice alto commissario: Campania detiene record dei sequestri


Bulgaria, EU move to secure freedom for HIV medics

Bulgaria and the European Union called on Libya on Wednesday to transfer six foreign medics to Sofia, after Tripoli lifted their death sentences for infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus.


Phone lines and internet connections are restored a week after Nepal's king took control of the country.


Sven Jaschan, 18, from Germany, faces up to five years in prison for writing and spreading the Sasser and Netsky worms, said to have cost businesses around the world millions of pounds.


Maltempo, preallarme in quattro province lombarde

Preallarme maltempo per rischio idrogeologico in Lombardia a partire dalle 6 di domani mattina nelle province di Bergamo, Brescia, Lecco e Sondrio. Lo ha dichiarato il Servizio Protezione Civile della Regione Lombardia.


In the Rain, Pittsburgh Makes a Mess of Miami

The hurricane-weary Miami Dolphins had their matchup against Pittsburgh moved back to a night game because of Hurricane Jeanne. But the Steelers also had reasons to be out


Brother Confirms British Hostage Is Dead

BAGHDAD, Iraq - British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who pleaded tearfully last month for Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet his kidnappers' demands, was beheaded by his captors, his brother said Friday.   "We can confirm that the family has now received absolute proof that Ken Bigley was executed by his captors," Phil Bigley said in a statement he read on national television in Britain...


US blue chips rose on Thursday, led by tobacco stocks, while technology share were under pressure by a warning from Applied Materials Inc.


TORONTO -- Tom Hanks is in talks to star in the adaptation of the Dan Brown bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code, Variety reports. Hanks is negotiating to play scholar Robert Langdon, a professor who unravels the mystery of the Holy Grail.


The first human trial of an artificial 'bio' kidney offers  hope of a working implant for patients, say experts.


The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed

Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.


Commissario Ue, serve stabilita' per gestire crisi economia


Australia's Centro dives again; contagion unlikely

Shares in Centro Properties Group, which owns and manages 700 shopping malls in the United States, slumped for a second day on Tuesday on fears its exposure to the subprime debt crisis could sink the company.


Captain Gerrard Helps Liverpool Overcome Champions League Odds

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said he thought his team was heading out of the Champions League midway through yesterday's match against Olympiakos.


The fifth Newcastle Science Festival includes workshops, lectures, family activities and debates. Ian Simmons, science communications director at the Centre for Life, offers an introduction. More details on the following pages.


In a pre-emptive strike inspired as much by FCC regulations as by the laws of comedy, NBC bought the license to hornymanatee.com, for $159, after the Dec. 4 installment of ÂLate Night With Conan OÂBrien.Â


AFRICA/CONGO RD - Una parrocchia nellÂest del Congo avvia un programma per il reinserimento degli ex bambini soldato  Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Nel Congo dove agiscono diversi gruppi armati Ã¨ molto sentito il problema del reinserimento degli ex combattenti nella societÃ  civile. La parrocchia di Bunyuka nellÂEst della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, dove il probl...


Danish Court Rules Supermarket Can Ban Headscarves

A Danish supermarket chain is free to ban employees from wearing religious headscarves at work, Denmark's High Court ruled on Friday.


NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures were climbing early Tuesday, back from a long Labor Day holiday and a low-volume week during the Republican convention...


Roma, 14:11 - CALCIO, MARCA: SCHUSTER VIA DAL REAL A FINE STAGIONE?

Bernd Schuster potrebbe lasciare il Real Madrid a fine stagione. L'ipotesi è avanzata dal quo...


Goliad Commissioners OK Additional Legal Retainer

By Sonny Long, Victoria Advocate, Texas  Jun. 26--GOLIAD -- County commissioners have approved an additional $25,000 for legal representation in uranium mining matters.


U.S., North Korea caution on hope for nuclear deal

The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms program brightened a little on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at a nuclear plant within two months.


Singapore students were the top performers in both mathematics and science in a worldwide survey of more than 360,000 fourth- and eighth-graders, Boston College said in a report published on Tuesday.


Washington - Former US president Bill Clinton, who is due to return to the campaign trail on behalf of presidential hopeful John Kerry after major heart surgery, said on Sunday the choice between Kerry and George W Bush was "profound".


By Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Feb. 14--Name the most popular opera. "Aida,""Carmen," and "La Boheme"  come most readily to mind. At least in the United States, "Amahl and the Night  Visitors" rates as the most beloved.


Argentines Hit Streets Again to Punish Politicians

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - With the same pots,  pans and chants from the economic crisis three years ago,  Argentines are returning to the streets to punish their  politicians, this time for not averting the country's deadliest  disaster in decades.


Costs of Recall Hurt Merck's Results; Lilly's Profit Is Up

Merck & Company said that third-quarter earnings plunged 29 percent after the recall of its Vioxx painkiller.


Good Times, bad Times? We'll soon find out

Tomorrow, in a sudden sweep of decision-making, the Times waves goodbye to broadsheet life forever. No more two-version publication, no more broadsheets on Saturday.


Putin is Time magazine's "Person of the Year"

Russian President Vladimir Putin was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2007 on Wednesday for bringing his country "roaring back to the table of world power."


Claiming innocence of the sleazy tactics investigators used to gather information on company board members and reporters, HP's Patricia Dun tries to keep her job.


With his dream of winning seven gold  medals sunk, Michael Phelps will be looking to get back on the  winner's podium in his favorite event at the Athens Olympics  Tuesday.


UN Threatens Sudan with Sanctions on Darfur Abuses

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Saturday threatening Sudan with oil sanctions if it did not stop atrocities in the Darfur region where Arab militias are terrorizing African villagers.


Nepal says it is committed to operate 12 MNCs

Kathmandu, Aug 20. (PTI): The Nepal government today said it was committed to operate 12 multinationals, including some Indian ventures, which had closed due to Maoist threat, as the rebels attacked security personnel and exploded bombs on the third day ...


PORTLAND, Ore. Zach Randolph had 27 points and 16 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers got a last-second break to beat the Toronto Raptors 105-to-102.


New York fashion elites split over red carpets

As hope grows the Oscars will escape  the Hollywood writers' strike, experts at New York Fashion Week  are split among some saying the industry needs red carpet  events and others not bothered by their absence.


Courting the anti-war constituency, Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama both voted against legislation that pays for the Iraq war but lacks a timeline for troop withdrawal.


Thousands of Palestinians, many shouting calls for revenge, today buried a member of the militant group Hamas who was killed in a car bomb assassination in which Israeli security officials acknowledged they had a hand.


Iraq's Basra Wary of Violence But Ready to Vote

BASRA, Iraq  - Bristling with guards, the polling  station looks more like a fortress than a school, but Iraqis in  this Shi'ite Muslim city say the clampdown ahead of Sunday's  election day is reassuring.


"Nessuno stralcio, governo ha un accordo con parti sociali"


A new round of tests found no evidence that two women who accuse a former U.S. Naval Academy football player of sexual assault were given a date-rape drug, his lawyer said Thursday.


Pro-hunt protesters break into British parliament

The sitting was immediately suspended and MPs later regrouped to vote to give the controversial legislation a second reading.


NEW YORK - One thing Bernard Hopkinsâ knockout of Oscar De La Hoya hasnât changed for the middleweight champion: he still needs to beat Roy Jones to feel fulfilled.


Intel will invest $65 million in Taiwanese chip assembler that specializes in flash memory and DRAM.


An urgent investigation is launched after historians say the Taj Mahal is leaning and in danger of sinking.


Cabin crew deal keeps Alitalia aloft: report

Alitalia management and flight attendants have agreed to a crucial deal on job cuts that would allow the struggling airline to keep flying, union sources say.


IBM on Friday is scheduled to make available early versions of three grid-based technologies intended to help corporate and third-party developers better manage grid-based resources as a way to solve large and compute-intensive problems.


Leader of Microsoftâs Office Business Is Retiring

Jeff Raikes, a 26-year veteran of Microsoft, plans to retire later this year and the company announced that it was reaching outside its ranks for his successor.


Entry-Level Toshiba Laptop Gets AMD Chip

Toshiba's first AMD-based notebook in years is being launched in the U.S. and Europe.


U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's office on Thursday denied reports he was in Iraq for a previously unannounced visit to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday with American troops.


Federal agents are investigating an arson that damaged a newly constructed Habitat for Humanity home for a black family in a predominantly white neighborhood as a possible civil rights violation.


The digital music space is changing, with more songs and a growing number of places to download music legally. Realizing that the time was ripe to see how we were doing, I took some song recommendations and sat down to see what I could download.


San Paolo, 15:19 - F1, ECCLESTONE: MCLAREN HA RISCHIATO ESCLUSIONE DA MONDIALE 2008

"La multa di 100 milioni di dollari potrebbe sembrare dura, ma è stata l'opzione migliore per...


Existing home sales down slightly in May

Sales of existing U.S. homes slipped in May to the lowest level in four years and the number of unsold homes on the market rose sharply, suggesting a housing recovery was still a long ways off.


Germany's Green Party Split Over Afghanistan Mandate

Members of Germany's opposition Green party instructed their leaders at a party congress over the weekend to withdraw their support for the German military engagement in Afghanistan.While the decision cannot actually affect Germany's current foreign policy -- since Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government does not need opposition votes for a renewal of the troop's mandate next month -- it is indicative of the deep split which has developed within the Greens.


The New Year Honours list is crammed with household names from Olympic athletes to showbusiness celebrities and business high flyers.


Wade Phillips threw a soft uppercut and smiled widely. He did it early, when his first gamble as coach of the Dallas Cowboys worked out — then again in the closing minutes, following a touchdown that also made him let out a big sigh of relief.


Digital patient records could become building blocks in a nationwide biomedical computer network for assembling and distributing up-to-the-minute studies of disease.


Somalia's interim government began imposing martial law in areas under its control, the prime minister said, as rising violence threatens its tenuous grip on power.


Democratic discomfort with national security

All the salutes and displays of military uniforms by the Democrats cannot hide their real orientation. To Democrats of the last thirty years, social order and national security have been


Blair Reshuffles Cabinet, Appoints Ally to Coordinate Elections

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has completed a reshuffle of his cabinet, appointing his staunch supporter and former health minister to coordinate the Labor Party's re-election efforts.


Il suo legale chiede trasferimento processo a Brescia


China urges EU not to put up textile trade barriers

Beijing - China urged Europe yesterday to refrain from "putting up barriers" in a new set of EU trade priorities that would hit Chinese textiles.


Steve Irwin, the quirky Australian   naturalist who won worldwide acclaim, was killed by a stingray   barb through the chest on Monday while diving off Australia's   northeast coast, emergency officials and witnesses said.


Pataki and Spitzer Back Downsizing of Hospitals

The support from the pair means that it will be up to the Legislature to decide whether to block proposed changes.


ComScore and UBS analyze top Web sites in U.S. by page views and unique visitors, and the winners are Fox and Yahoo, respectively.


The Japanese car giant is to build its Prius hybrid vehicle in China, to carve out a niche in the world's fastest-growing car market.


Leaders of the largest group for gay men and lesbians in the Republican Party voted overwhelmingly against endorsing President Bush for re-election because he favors a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, The New York Times said on Wednesday.


A steaming cup of tea could help ward off the effects of Alzheimer's disease, say UK scientists. Laboratory tests found that regular cups of green and black tea inhibit the activity of certain brain enzymes


Laptops Stolen From Bush Campaign Office

Three laptop computers containing campaign plans were stolen overnight from the Bush-Cheney state headquarters office, Republican officials said Friday.


Open-Nalbandian beaten by former champion Safin

Fourth seed David Nalbandian was sent   packing from the U.S. Open at the second-round stage on Sunday,   beaten 6-3 7-5 2-6 3-6 7-6 by former champion Marat Safin in a   marathon battle.


NASA probe zips above surface of planet Mercury

A car-sized NASA probe zoomed about  126 miles above the rocky, crater-scarred surface of Mercury on  Monday, becoming the first spacecraft since 1975 to fly past  the closest planet to the sun.


Friendster CEO Admits His Company Has Trouble Keeping Up

A TV presentation in which Friendster CEO Kent Lindstrom candidly talks about the trouble his company has had following technology trends is a model of business transparency, but maybe too much information. Now, the video has been pulled under pressure from Friendster's PR team.


Actor questioned over robbery at Las Vegas casino.


A Seattle-based developer of construction software sued Microsoft in U.S. District Court in Seattle Friday, claiming the Redmond company's use of the 'Forefront' brand would confuse the company's customers.


Million-year-old human tooth found in Spain

Spanish researchers on Friday said they had unearthed a human tooth more than one million years old, which they estimated to be the oldest human fossil remain ever discovered in western Europe.


In Farewell, NJ's McGreevey Says Proud to Be Gay

TRENTON, New Jersey  - New Jersey Gov. James  McGreevey, embroiled in scandal, was both penitent and proud on  Monday, apologizing for a homosexual affair that stunned the  state and forced his resignation but saying in his farewell  speech he was happy to be "a gay American."


McLaren plans appeal to sustain Hamilton Formula One title dream

The McLaren Mercedes-Benz Formula One team said Sunday night it was ready to appeal a stewards decision at the Brazilian Grand Prix, keeping alive Briton Lewis HamiltonÃÂÃÂs F1 title dream.


Is the tug of war over high-def DVD format over?

NEW YORK  - Peace may be at hand in the nearly three-year battle to provide HDTV owners with an affordable DVD player that can handle any movie that shows off high-def's vivid video and rich surround sound.


News.com Extra: Overnight Web successes and their casual beginnings

Also: Pentagon's UAV use hits new high. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Taron Downey scores 18 points off the bench to lead No. 7 Wake Forest to an 83-63 victory over Virginia Tech, on Saturday.


Police said Sunday they found a cache of explosives in the coastal city of Cartagena that rebels planned to use to assassinate President Alvaro Uribe.


A cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars sells for thousands at an auction of TV and film costumes.


Cisco sees growth in video, routing market share

Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O on   Wednesday said it has turned the corner on its routers business   and saw growing opportunities to expand its consumer strategy   with new video technologies.


'Queste elargizioni divideranno imprese da lavoratori


Acquisitions on Agenda for Quanta Computer BUSINESS ASIA By Bloomberg

By Tim Culpan  Quanta Computer, the largest maker of notebook computers in Taiwan, said it was in talks to buy as many as five electronic parts makers in China, Taiwan and the United States, as the company seeks to lower costs and add products like music players.


The daily struggles of hotel workers are at the core of a threatened strike of 14 major D.C. hotels.


Junior Seau, a 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker who played with the San Diego Chargers and the Miami Dolphins during a 16-year NFL career, will announce his retirement Monday.


Motorola says first half of 2007 will be "rocky"

Motorola Inc. , the world's second-biggest maker of mobile phones, expects the first half of 2007 to be "rocky" before improving in the second half, Chief Financial Officer David Devonshire said on Wednesday.


At least 15 people have been killed in explosions in an upscale district of the Afghan capital Kabul and at a school in a southeastern province where nine children died, officials say.


E tocca a New York 651 dollari su timori terrorismo


France honors soldiers from Riviera D-Day

King Mohammed VI of Morocco, 13 African heads of state and representatives of eight other nations joined President Jacques Chirac for the belated tribute to the Aug.


A suspected IRA member wanted in connection with a bomb attack in Northern Ireland is arrested by police.


Explore Larrabee Shoreline at Night: Tour Features Extreme Low Tide

By Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb. 9--If you've ever walked the beach at Larrabee State Park and wanted to know more about the intertidal creatures you were admiring, an upcoming guided tour of the tide flats and rocky shore of Wildcat Cove should help satisfy your curiosity.


Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, killed by a car bomb, is buried amid chaotic scenes.


Time Warner's new chief executive, Jeffrey L. Bewkes, is preparing to use his first address to investors today to outline plans for shaking up the world's largest media company, starting with an attempt to sell or spin off Time Warner Cable to help reverse the corporation's skidding stock price.


NASA Recruits Stunt Pilots To Catch Sun Capsule

NASA has enlisted the aid of Hollywood stunt pilots to retrieve a space capsule as it falls to Earth. The Genesis probe has collected tiny particles of the sun -- a stream of charged atoms known as "solar wind" -- from a region located about ...


China fines runners out of respect for sponsors

China has punished four of its athletes who failed to properly display a sponsor's trademark on their chests while running in the Beijing Marathon in October.


Soccer Prodigy Adu Wins Cybersquatter Case

GENEVA  - U.S. soccer's most expensive player, teenage prodigy Freddy Adu, has won his cybersquatting case against a man who claimed to be preparing a fan-based Web Site, an international arbitrator ruled on Thursday.


Rudi Voeller quit as coach of AS Roma on Saturday after the club's 3-1 defeat at Bologna left it a lowly 14th in Serie A. Voeller, who resigned as Germany's coach after Euro 2004, was drafted in by Roma last


Second British general bashes US strategy in Iraq

The British backlash over the United States's handling of post-invasion Iraq grew Sunday as another top military commander blasted what he called Washington's "fatally flawed" policy.


Giordano 'cosi' crea instabilita'', Idv 'e' una minaccia'


Executives at networking giant Cisco Systems say the company's new CRS-1 core Internet router is ahead of revenue targets, just as the company announced on Sunday a smaller version of the product.


Covert use of a hardware keystroke logger does not violate federal wiretap law, court rules.


Movie Review | 'Hostel: Part II': Inside the Torture Factory

Eli Rothâs âHostel: Part IIâ may sport glossier production values than the first in the series, but its driving motivation remains just as low.


Michael Jackson, Accuser's Mom Due in Calif. Court

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson was  expected in court on Friday, accompanied by members of his  famous family, to watch his attorney fire tough questions at  the mother of the teenage boy who accuses the pop star of child  molestation.


In Race for Gossip, TV Shows Turn to Blogs

Competition to publish the nastiest, most breathless and up-to-the-moment celebrity gossip has always been fierce, but the Internet has pushed it to a new level.


Sen. CarperÃ¢ÂÂs November Foe Will Be No Ting to Worry About

Temple University law professor Jan C. Ting won a narrow victory in DelawareÃ¢ÂÂs Republican Senate primary Tuesday Ã¢ÂÂ in what is virtually guaranteed to be the highlight of his campaign. He enters the general election campaign as an overwhelming underdog to Democratic Sen. Thomas R. Carper, a popular fixture in statewide office for nearly 30 years.


Carmelo Anthony scores a season-high 38 points -- his sixth straight game of 30 or more points --as the Denver Nuggets roll to a 121-101 win over the Indiana Pacers.


Record-setting natural gas and oil prices are teaming up to create a winter of discontent for many households. With crude oil breaking $50 a barrel and continuing to climb, it is time to consider how to offset


Four paparazzi arrested after chasing Britney Spears

Four photographers were arrested for reckless driving after a late night car chase of pop star Britney Spears on the outskirts of Los Angeles, police said on Thursday.


World Cup stars score on the silver screen

Ronaldinho and David Beckham are joining  Tom Hanks and Johnny Depp on the multiplex marquee this summer  as cinemas on both sides of the Atlantic try to reel in extra  customers by screening World Cup matches.


Norodom Sihamoni was crowned yesterday as Cambodia's first new king in 50 years, in ornate ceremonies that formally ended the reign of one of Asia's longest-serving and best-known rulers.


Ashley Cole's deft finish gives Arsenal victory over a spirited Man City side.


A 121 million-year-old baby bird,  fossilized while still curled in its egg, has been found in China.


IN THE FIRST presidential debate, George W. Bush asserted that he'll win reelection because he knows how to lead -- and but for an absent prefix, the president might have been revealing his closing-stretch strategy.


The French government has announced its selling 17.7 percent of Air France-KLM Group, the manager of the sale said. France is going to sell â¬693 million of the Europe's biggest airline, or $922 million of


Singh shows us a side we didn't know he had

Tears did not flow, the voice did not crack, the lower lip did not quiver. But if the year in golf taught us anything, it is that Vijay Singh cannot be judged by anyone else's standards.


Blog: At the Paris Air Show, Boeing announces huge sale of its new 787 Dreamliner plane.


Theater Review | 'The Fever': The Worldâs a Mess, and Itâs All Your Fault

Wallace Shawnâs monologue on egoism and materialism would cut deeper into the consciousness of its well-meaning, liberally inclined audience if it were shorter.


Finanziaria, sicurezza, welfare a rush finale Senato-Camera.


We'll be running to stand still until 2009, says Shell

By Christopher Hope, Business Correspondent (Filed: 23/09/2004). Shell pledged yesterday to spend more cash on finding oil and gas over the next three years as the world's third largest oil company admitted


Next MySpace-MTV 'presidential dialogue' to feature Obama

Democratic contender will converse with students at Coe College in Iowa, as well as viewers watching a live stream and submitting questions online.


Washington - US authorities worry terrorists could target food supplies in an attempt to sicken or kill hundreds, maybe thousands of people.


Update: Oracle to buy Hyperion for $3 billion

(InfoWorld) - Oracle has agreed to acquire business intelligence software vendor Hyperion SolutionsÂ for $3.3 billion in cash, it said Thursday. Oracle said it will combine Hyperion's software with its own business intelligence and analytics tools to offer customers a broad range of performance management capabilities, including planning, budgeting and operational analytics. The deal, the latest big purchase by Oracle following its acquisitions of applications vendorsÂ PeopleSoft,Â Siebel Systems,Â and others, will expand Oracle's portfolio of database, applications and middleware products with a set of business intelligence products. These are used by companies to collect and analyze information about their businesses. It will continueÂ Oracle's strategyÂ of growing its revenue and customer base through big acquisitions. But it will also present the challenge of integrating yet another large company into a business that is still absorbing the products and employees of PeopleSoft and other acquisitions. The companies hope to close the acquisition by April, subject to customary closing conditions. Oracle has agreed to pay $52 per share for Hyperion, or about $3.3 billion, a premium of 21 percent over Hyperion's closing share price Wednesday. Part of Oracle's motivation for the deal appears to be to poach customers from its chief applications rival SAP: Many SAP customers use Hyperion software, and the acquisition will bring them closer to Oracle, said Oracle President Charles Phillips in a statement. Hyperion has 12,000 customers using its software, and about 2,500 employees spread over 20 countries, according to information on its Web site. It reported revenue of $765.2 million for the fiscal year to June 30, 2006. Earlier this year Oracle was rumored to have been in acquisition talks with Hyperion rival Business Objects, of Paris. In the past, Oracle executives have discussed improving the business intelligence capabilities in its Oracle database, and buying Hyperion could potentially give the company a selling point over database rival IBM. Hyperion is among IBM's business intelligence partners. But Oracle is also close partners with BI market leader Business Objects, of Paris, and is developing new products that integrate IBM's data warehousing software with Business Objects' products, sources familiar with those plans said this week. It is also a close partner of open-source business intelligence vendor Pentaho Corp. The acquisition will be at least the 27th deal Oracle has announced since the start of 2005.


Australian Prime Minister John Howard's governing Liberal Party took a slight lead in nationwide elections Saturday, according to initial results, an early sign that one of President Bush's most ardent allies in the Iraq war may


Uprising leader Barghouti says he will not run in upcoming ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti (mahr-WAHN' bahr-GOO'-tee) now says he won't be a candidate for Palestinian president.


Game Theory: A Lone Warrior Takes Partners to Save the World

Designing for a hand-held console, Portable Opsâ creators have wisely streamlined the game.


A mass rally is planned for central Beirut to mark two years since the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri.


Missing Climbers May Have Tried to Descend Deadly Slope

SEATTLE, Dec. 18 -- As searchers retrieved the body of one Mount Hood climber on Monday, authorities said two others appeared to have tried to descend the Oregon peak by way of a treacherous glacier slope where many other climbers have died.


Palermo, 15:54 - CALCIO, PALERMO: DALLA FIORENTINA POTREBBE ARRIVARE BALZARETTI

Il Palermo è vicino all'ingaggio del laterale difensivo federico Balzaretti. Lo ha confermato...


Rapper's drug lyrics scare corporate America

Young Jeezy, born Jay Jenkins,  originally planned to be a businessman instead of a rapper.


Crude Oil Falls on Skepticism OPEC Will Adhere to Output Quotas

Crude oil fell on skepticism that members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will enact promised production cuts.


Francia, siamo d'accordo con Mosca su sanzioni


Brett Myers pitched six solid innings and drove in the go-ahead run as the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged the final game of their three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 9-1 win Wednesday afternoon.


Mother of Michael Jackson Accuser Testifies

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Under the piercing gaze of  Michael Jackson and his family, the mother of the teenage boy  who accuses the pop star of molesting him sparred with lawyers  on Friday at a hearing to determine what evidence can be  allowed in the case.


A referendum that would halt moves to give Albanians greater autonomy is under way in Macedonia.


Police arrested trade union leaders and blocked streets and the main square of the capital to thwart an anti-government march, and the main labor federation apparently called off a planned nationwide strike at the last minute.


U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Reaches Grim Milestone

The American death toll in Iraq  topped 1,000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after President Bush  launched the war that has become a central issue in the  November U.S. presidential elections.


Florida politician resigns as sexually charged texts to teens appear

Luv your jock strp 4ever Representative Mark Foley of Florida may soon be wishing he wasn't so aggressive in passing legislation against sex offenders. The Republican up for reelection resigned today after various groups revealed a number of sexually charged messages allegedly sent by Foley to young boys.â¦


A second witness on Wednesday told the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed about "fast and furious" driving by Henri Paul, who later drove the couple into a fatal Paris car crash.


Animated Retelling of the Birth of Islam

Faithful to Islamic law's prohibition against representing its title character, this movie gives a prophet's-eye-view on the story.


Hurd: HP needs to cut costs, improve efficiency

(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard continues to diversify and streamline its business according to goals Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd set when he joined the company nearly two years ago. But the IT giant still needs to cut costs to achieve operational efficiency, the company's top executive told members of the financial community on Tuesday. "We are a company that is transforming; we are not a company that has transformed," Hurd said, speaking at a meeting of securities analysts in New York. Hurd acknowledged that HP's cost of operations are still too high for the company to run at its most effective, though the company has completed aÂ 10 percent workforce reductionÂ it began last year as part of a huge restructuring effort. He said that since he took over, HP has carefully analyzed its cost structure, down to knowing its IT costs by employee, site and function. "We do understand our costs now more than we did a year ago," Hurd said. But the company still needs to reduce costs and better efficiency, which Hurd vowed HP will achieve in the next several years. Complicating this aim is HP's acquisition strategy, as the company still is working to absorb companies it purchased in 2006. The company on Tuesday unveiled how it would integrate Mercury Interactive, a software companyÂ HP acquired for $4.5 billionÂ on Nov. 7. Hurd told securities analysts not to expect more acquisitions of this size in the future from HP, a comment that would appear to put an end to rumors that the company may buy security giant Symantec. Instead, the company will make smaller acquisitions as they strategically and operationally make sense, he said. Right before Hurd spoke, HP announced that it has agreed toÂ acquire business intelligence services Knightsbridge Solutions Holdings, a 700-person company, for an undisclosed sum. Hurd made no mention of theÂ boardroom scandalÂ that hit the headlines in September, and which has former HP executives awaiting their fate in an ongoing criminal case that will decide whether they used illegal means to investigate journalists. Instead, he focused on operational efficiency and other goals on which HP continues to execute, including deriving revenue from a more diverse mix of sales and services and improving its sales and customer service. Hurd also thanked HP Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Bob Wayman for his 37 years of service at the company. On Monday,Â Wayman said he would retire, effective Jan 1. Catherine Lesjak, a 20-year HP veteran who currently serves as HP's treasurer, will take over for Wayman upon his exit. From a financial and perspective, HP weathered the scandal that rocked the company this year unscathed, earning nearly three times the profits in fiscal 2006, $6.2 billion, than it did in 2005, when the company earned $2.4 billion. Hurd said HP still has more progress to make in terms of tapping its "total addressable market," which he said in 2009 will be about a trillion dollars. "After careful analysis, we've decided that is big," he deadpanned. To achieve this aim, HP continues to try to improve its sales tactics, Hurd said. He said traditionally, HP ran on the theory that "if we build great technology, customers will find it." Now, "we have this new advanced theory," he said. "If we actually try to sell the stuff, we'll actually get more revenue."


Sydney, 15:28 - VELA, FARR 40: ARGENTO A SYDNEY PER MASCALZONE LATINO

Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team Farr 40 ha concluso al secondo posto a Sydney la tre giorni di rega...


Thursday's press tackles the hostage crisis in Iraq and Germany's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council.


New Regulations Rankle Shrimpers, Fishermen

By Melissa McEver/, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas  Jun.


Long-Distance Cyclists Face Impotence Risk

Saddle pressure can cause temporary erection difficulties for men who take part in long distance cycling events, but bike adjustments may decrease the risk, a study suggests.


James had 33 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who moved above .500 for the first time in more than three years with their fourth straight victory, 99-88 over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.


Nel mirino Procuratore Russo e sostituto Gatti


Tiger Woods enjoys the company of a former U.S. President during Wednesday's pro-am, a prelude to the beginning of the AT&T National, which kicks off Thursday.


Detectives play down claims of IRA role in robbery

Police investigating a Â£22m bank robbery in Northern Ireland distanced themselves yesterday from the suggestion it may have been organised by the IRA.


Israeli Air Strike Kills 4 Gaza Gunmen-Witnesses

An Israeli drone fired a missile at  Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday,  killing four, witnesses said.


Flights resume from a Paris airport terminal where a roof collapsed in May, killing four people.


Somalia's powerful Islamist group dismisses US comments its leadership is dominated by al-Qaeda.


Group Warns of Mount St. Helens Eruption

Mount St. Helens began rumbling more intensely Wednesday, prompting scientists to warn that a small or moderate eruption could happen in the next few days.


Positive del Ponte hints at more Serb handovers

U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte praised Serbia for "serious commitment" to the handover of war crimes fugitives on Wednesday, saying "we may have other positive results" before her June 18 formal report.


EU deal for low frequency 3G delayed European mobile operators will have to wait a while before they can deploy 3G technology into 900 and 1800 MHz, thanks to a power struggle between the EU Commission and its Parliament.â¦


A small city of churches, festivals and big-time patent cases.


Beijing Accelerates Its Military Spending

The increase prompted the U.S. to renew calls for more transparency about the intent of Chinaâs arms buildup.


Canada's Toronto Dominion Bank (TD.TO) said on Wednesday that it is in talks with U.S.-based Banknorth Group (BNK.N) about a possible deal.


Secret Meeting, Clear Mission: 'Rescue' U.N.

A group of veteran foreign policy experts counseled U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in a secret meeting on how to repair lapses in his leadership.


The first Americans lost their land and, for some, their identities after European settlers began the mass migration to what is now the United States.


The Backstreet Boys are saying goodbye to the oldest member of their band, according to a statement posted on the group's Web site Saturday.


New typhoon heading for flood-hit Philippines

PILILIA, Philippines : Another powerful typhoon is bearing down on the eastern Philippines where rescuers are desperately trying to find survivors from floods and landslides that have left nearly 500 dead or missing.


President Bush ranked in the middle of his Air National Guard flight class and flew 336 hours in a fighter jet before letting his pilot status lapse and missing a key readiness drill in 1972, according to his flight records belatedly uncovered Tuesday under the Freedom of Information Act.


Argentines will soon begin voting in an election to choose a successor to President Nestor Kirchner.


Iranian band plans concert with Chris de Burgh

Iranian authorities have approved a plan  for concerts by an Iranian pop group and singer Chris de Burgh  in Tehran, the group's manager said on Saturday.


Ukraine's high court orders a new runoff

Ukraine's Supreme Court overturned the results of the country's disputed presidential election Friday, saying they were marred by "systemic and massive violations," and


Artist's work takes shine off glossy Russian image

ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Artist and photographer Ivan Ushkov takes dark pictures that set out to puncture the glossy image of Russia that the country's leaders try to project.


France and Britain will push for a U.N. resolution to dispatch African Union and United Nations peacekeepers to Darfur, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.


Scientists Tracing DNA Find Tribes Not So Trusting

At issue is whether scientists using DNA from aboriginal populations are underselling the risks to donors.


Computershare Says No Wrongdoing in Probe

Computershare Ltd., the world's  largest share registry, said on Thursday a New York division  subpoenaed by U.S. market regulators investigating stock  surveillance firms had not broken any laws.


Global Digital Music Market Boomed in '04

The market for digital music on the Internet and mobile phones boomed in 2004, according to a report released Wednesday that showed the global recording industry collecting significant revenues from the segment for the first time.


AUSSIE Troy Bayliss says world champion Valentino Rossi will be unbeatable in today's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix even though Spain's Sete Gibernau has pole position.


Will Daniels and Jimmy Baron score 18 points each to lead No. 25 Rhode Island to a 92-75 win over Eastern Michigan Friday in Corpus Christi, Texas' Islander Invitational.


Chris Shiflett's Blog: OWASP Spring of Code 2007

As mentioned in this new post from Chris Shiflett, an announcement was made at the most recent Columbia PHP meetup by Andrew van der Stock (of OWASP) about an incentive to work in their Spring of Code 2007 competition - a bit of financial reward.   The Spring of Code 2007, an effort that will distribute $100,000 to worthy projects, is divided approximately as follows:  $20,000 for one lucky project. $10,000 for 10 open source projects. $40,000 for 8 large projects. $22,500 for 9 medium projects. $7,500 for an internship.    Chris notes that the projects should be related somehow to web application security and interest was shown in helping out with the security issues that surround PHP (both the language and developing applications in it).


Spreadsheet pioneer Dan Bricklin is among the computing innovators honored by the Computer History Museum.


Roma, 12:31 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GAVA ARBITRA IL DERBY GROSSETO-PISA

Sono stati designati gli arbitri, gli assistenti e il quarto uomo per i match dell'undicesima giorna...


A beachside guest house owned by Tiger Woods was destroyed by fire Friday.


Phillies left-hander Randy Wolf had successful surgery on his injured right foot and is expected to be ready for spring training.


More job cuts expected in mortgage banking

The pace of job losses in mortgage lending slowed in December, as some companies shifted workers to other areas of financial services, but the losses may pick up again in the new year as the U.S. housing market continues to weaken and credit remains tight.


DaimlerChrysler's DCX.N DCXGn.DE  Chrysler division is recalling more than 98,000 cars and sport  utility vehicles because of problems that could cause either  engine compartment fires or crashes, federal safety regulators  said on Friday.


"Promises," "Devil" each nab 12 Genie nominations

The Genies, Canada's film  awards, on Monday turned into a shootout between a movie about  Russian mobsters in London and one that chronicles the 1994  Rwandan genocide.


European Union environment ministers rejected an appeal Monday to force Austria to lift a ban on two biotech crop products, which the European Commission says violates international trade rules.


Il gruppo finanziario Baikal ha sconfitto il gigante Gazprom

L'analista economico: Â«Si tratta di una societÃ  di copertura, dello Stato o di un grande gruppo petroliferiÂ». Smentito. MOSCA - La principale unitÃ  produttiva della Yukos, la Yuganskneftegaz (il 76,79% della


Oprah Winfrey, one of America's wealthiest women and most recognisable faces, has accepted a $17.20 (£9.40) a day job after being picked to do jury duty at a murder trial in Chicago.


Londra, 15:49 - CALCIO, STAMPA INGLESE: CHELSEA SU NEILL E GAKPE

Il Chelsea pensa ai prossimi acquisti. Secondo il quotidiano "Daily Star", il club inglese sarebbe i...


O.J. Simpson filed court papers seeking dismissal of half the charges against him, saying prosecutors in Nevada failed to meet legal standards to prosecute him for kidnapping, robbery and conspiracy, his lawyer said Friday.


At least seven people were killed and 310 others wounded Friday, reports said, after commandos stormed a school in southern Russia where hundreds had been held hostage for three days by Chechen rebels strapped with explosives.


French Deputy gives latest information about French hostages

French deputy and law maker Didier Julia evaluates the latest developments on the French hostages to journalists in Syriaâs capital Damascus on Friday.


49enne raggiunto da numerosi colpi di pistola in un'enoteca


Brian Williams takes over NBC 'Nightly News'

Tom Brokaw's successor is a NASCAR dad who considers pizza night with the kids sacred â-hin crust, please â - listened to hundreds of hours of White House tapes from the Johnson administration for fun.


Merck & Co. on Monday said  second-quarter earnings rose on higher sales of its new  vaccines and medicines, and the company raised its 2007 profit  forecast amid continuing strong demand for the medicines.


Update 1: EU Clears Banco Santander Acquisition

The European Union on Wednesday cleared Banco Santander Central Hispano SA's acquisition of British bank Abbey National PLC for about $14.


Chile Judge Says Pinochet Had False Passports

SANTIAGO, Chile  - A judge on Friday accusedAugusto Pinochet of having false passports, deepening theformer Chilean dictator's legal woes three days after he wasplaced under house arrest in a human rights case.


'You don't do contracts. I don't do contracts. Let's get it on.' MetroPCS wants to buy Leap Wireless, intent on creating one big we-don't-do-contacts wireless carrier. And it wants the world to know it wants to buy Leap Wireless. But there's no telling what Leap wants.â¦


When it comes to giving up long balls, Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield has a short memory. Just three weeks after he surrendered a club-record six home


Lenovo, IBM to recall 526,000 notebooks worldwide

Lenovo Group Ltd. 0992.HK and   International Business Machines Corp. IBM.N are recalling   about 526,000 Sony Corp. 6758.T batteries made for ThinkPad   notebook PCs after a computer caught fire at Los Angeles   International Airport, Lenovo and U.S. safety officials said on   Thursday.


Israel kills two Palestinian boys in Gaza

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian boys in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, hospital officials in Gaza said.


A report recommends Swansea Leisure Centre should be pulled down once the new waterfront museum close by is opened


Book Review: Achieving Corporate Citizenship

How to merge profit, principle and purpose to serve an expanding list of constituencies.


Singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald knocks Radiohead off the number one slot in the UK album chart with This is The Life.


The Iraqi government and US army expressed cautious optimism on Sunday about radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's deal to disarm his militia in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City.


Berlin bans Islamic conference which calls for resistance in Iraq

An Islamic conference organised by a group calling for resistance to the US-led occupation of Iraq was banned from taking place in Berlin by the regional authorities.


Retailers' poor results a drag on Europe

Deutsche Börse extended its losses into a second day as investors took profits in the face of record oil prices and fears of slowing economic growth.


CALABRIA:UNâINTERA REGIONE BLOCCATA CONTRO LA FINANZIARIA

LA Calabria Ã¨ una delle regione piÃ¹ povere dellâItalia. Per questo Ã¨ stata penalizzata dalla legge finanziaria.Lâinganno della diminuzione delle tasse,propagandata da Berlusconi Ã¨ il piÃ¹ sicuro mezzo


I verbali: da una multa che non voleva pagare, il consuocero del ministroporta i magistrati alla scoperta di un "sistema" di potere                                          "Per una poltrona negata ai suoi Mastella disse: ti faccio il mazzo..."                                                                                Un uomo Ds allo Iacp: "Clemente sta incazzato come un caneMa l'eletto si mette a disposizioni: "Se lui e la signora hanno bisogno, chiamino" di CARLO BONINI e DARIO DEL PORTO


Iraq's government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less need for foreign forces to carry out combat operations in the "near future".


France, Spain swoop on ETA suspects, arrest separatist group ...

BORDEAUX, France : Anti-terrorist police arrested the political leader of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA in raids in France and Spain that resulted in arms caches and other suspected members being seized, officials said.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Shaun Wright-Phillips is one of the players he has set his sights on as a potential transfer target.


Teva sees 15 drug applications from 2009-2015

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.  said on Tuesday it could file 15 applications between 2009-2015  seeking approval for either new medicines, or for new uses or  stronger dosages for its drugs.


China has officially banned The Simpsons and several other   cartoon shows from airing during prime time to provide a boost to the   country's ailing animation industry.


Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has guest edited The Independent newspaper, hours before he was set to stage a star-studded fashion show in London to help AIDS victims.


Burj Dubai becomes tallest building on earth

Burj Dubai, a tower under construction in the United Arab Emirates' trade hub, became the tallest building in the world on Saturday, measuring 512.1 metres (1,680 ft), its developer said.


A top Palestinian militant leader dies after being shot in the head by Israeli troops last week, Palestinians say.


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