Right guard Randy Thomas will undergo surgery WednesdayÃÂ for a torn left triceps suffered in the Redskins' victory over the Eagles and veteran Jason Fabini will start in his place, Coach Joe Gibbs says Tuesday.


To Bill.Gates@Microsoft.com; Subject: Your Spam

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer provided some perspective for anyone who thinks they are getting too much spam. "There are two people who probably are the number one spam recipients in the world.


Roma, 13:59 - F1, SCHUMACHER DAL PAPA: EMOZIONE UNICA

Michael Schumacher emozionatissimo per l'incontro della Ferrari con Papa Giovanni Paolo II. La voce ...


Japanese Prime Minister Inspects Four Northern Islands under ...

On September 2, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (right) inspects four northern islands that are under territorial dispute with Russia.


World polio cases rise one-third in 2004

GENEVA -- The number of worldwide polio cases last year rose by almost one-third after a vaccine boycott in Nigeria spawned a resurgence of the disease across Africa, the World Health Organization said yesterday.


Dominion to sell gas assets for $6.5 billion

Dominion Resources  said on Monday it would sell most of its remaining gas and oil exploration and production operations to Loews Corp.  and XTO Energy Inc.  for about $6.5 billion as part of its plan to focus on its power business.


British Airways says flight cancellations triggered by August's terror alert cost it Â£40m.


Daytona, 17:56 - MOTOCICLISMO, BATTLE OF TWINS: GUARESCHI VINCE CON LA GUZZI

Gianfranco Guareschi su Moto Guzzi ha vinto la Battle Of Twins Trophy a Daytona. La Moto Guzzi MGS01...


XM Satellite scores $650 million baseball deal

Game 7 between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees isn't Wednesday's only ballpark news. Major League Baseball has agreed to a grand-slam broadcasting deal with XM Satellite Holdings.


Cuba's annual extravaganza celebrating its world-renowned cigars, which began Monday, could be devoid of star power this year.


Blog: comScore says Google search market share rises to 49.7 percent


Lawmakers urge UK to get grip on Games planning

The British government is financially exposed over the 2012 London Olympics and should put in place a strong monitoring system to make sure preparations do not fall behind schedule, lawmakers said on Tuesday.


Nagib Mahfuz, Egypt's most celebrated author and the only Arab to win the Nobel prize for literature, has died at the age of 94, several weeks after his health suddenly deteriorated.


In Illinois, a Ban Sends Smokers Into the Cold

On Tuesday, Illinois banned smoking inside bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, pool halls, casinos and in nearly every other public place.


ELMONT, N.Y. -- One of the byproducts of the withdrawal from the Belmont by Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and the entrance of Rags to Riches was a game of musical chairs for the jockeys.


Judge takes Qualcomm's side in patent spat with Nokia

An International Trade Commission judge handed Qualcomm a minor victory in the company's long-running tussle with Nokia on Monday, ruling that the patent-infringement investigation brought by the Finnish company be concluded.


Saudi police hunt suspects in attack on state security forces

Plotters of a double car bombing in the Saudi capital were spooked by a gunbattle with police earlier in the week and launched their attack hastily, failing to


Group claims to kill Italian hostages in Iraq

CAIRO, Egypt An Internet statement -- purportedly from a group that claimed to have kidnapped two Italian aid workers in Iraq -- says those women have been killed.


Analysis: In accusing the White House of misleading America, the Senator is flashing his independent credentials


Nervous music retailers face hazy digital future

As Margo Channing said  in "All About Eve," fasten your seat belts.


Third "Kissology" DVD set due in December

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The third release in Kiss' archival "Kissology" DVD series will arrive in time for Christmas. "Volume Three: 1992-2000" is due December 18 via VH1 Classic and will feature four DVDs comprising nearly 10 hours of footage.


Segretario Prc, una conferenza che sia alternativa a guerra


Wi-Fi brings broadband to rural Washington

SAN FRANCISCO - Technologies that extend the range of Wi-Fi wireless LANs are making that low-priced technology an option for broadband Internet access in U.S. rural areas with limited broadband options.


HSBC is interested in buying the $3 billion (1.6 billion pound) store and credit card operations of US retailer Federated Department Stores (FD.


Some of the biggest fashion trends at department stores this holiday season have more to do with MP3 players than cashmere ponchos or fur-trimmed sweaters.


"Idol" Winner Hick's Seeing Slow Album Sales

2006 "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks, best know his his on stage antics and constant "soul patrol" chants, is experiencing difficulty connecting to an audience. His debut album released last December, landed in the #2 spot respectably, but h...


Remember when the good old summertime was the movies' silly season? This summer, smaller films pushed the frontiers of psychological realism and sexual candor.


Dell Launches 'Energy Smart' Versions Of PowerEdge Servers

TechWeb - The Energy Smart PowerEdge 1950 and the Energy Smart PowerEdge 2950 are designed to deliver 24% to 26% greater performance per watt.


Andre Dixon ran for a career-high 189 yards and Connecticut used a late goal-line stand to upset No. 11 South Florida 22-15 Saturday, the Huskies first-ever win over a ranked opponent.


NEW YORK - Michael Jackson is reportedly angered by the way he is portrayed in rapper Eminem's recently released video "Just Lose It." The pop singer is said to be so upset that he has asked networks to remove the video from their rotations.   "Michael Jackson is very angry...


A woman was seriously injured after colliding with a minibus carrying Tory aides on David Cameron's tour of India.


Airlines headed for $US5b loss this year

GENEVA: International airlines are heading for a near $US5 billion ($NZ7.12 billion) loss this year, largely due to a rise in oil prices, the industry's global body said on Tuesday.


DODGING rockets, bullets and bomb blasts in the Sunni Muslim heartland between Fallujah and Ramadi, a group of US soldiers is in the most dangerous swathe of territory in Iraq.


In a new tape alleged for al-Qaida leader: Bin laden blames Riyadh ...

A new tape presumed to be for the leader of al-Qaida organization Osama Bin Laden commended the recent attack against the American consulate in Jeddah and held the Saudi authorities the responsibility for all problems the kingdom suffers.


Israel seeks European support to isolate Gaza

Israel sought on Monday to shore up European support for a U.S.-backed strategy of isolating Hamas in Gaza while freeing funds for President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet in the occupied West Bank.


A huge fire in Cyprus razes holiday homes and forces the evacuation of at least two villages, officials say.


Charges are dropped in South Africa against eight men accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea.


Celebrated Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish delivers a stinging attack on Hamas and Fatah.


Cut down on carbon for Lent, bishops urge

Two senior bishops led calls on Tuesday for people to cut back on carbon, rather than the more traditional chocolate and alcohol, for Lent this year.


Il colloquio questa mattina a via del Plebiscito


Scientists have discovered how mutations in two key proteins may lead to autism.


The Gibson SG Standard, which was was also played by John Lennon, was sold off at a special auction of rock and roll memorabilia with telephone bids coming in from across the world.


VILLENEUVE RETURN ADDS SPICE TO CHINA DEBUT

Formula One breaks new ground this weekend with the first-ever Chinese Grand Prix - and there is plenty to talk about besides the state-of-the-art Shanghai International Circuit.


PITTSBURGH - A man accused of mailing the severed head of a kitten to his ex-girlfriend was ordered to stand trial on stalking and animal-cruelty charges.


Less backward in coming forward PayPal today promised to treat its US customers a little better and to pay $1.7m for the costs of a States investigaton into its terms and conditions.â¦


Smokie Norful was ready to serenade his new bride with "Nothing Without You," a song he wrote especially for their wedding day.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still anticipates  a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in November sales at its  stores open at least a year.


Military on high alert for possible NK agents

Military forces were put on heightened alert today after the discovery of a possible infiltration by North Korean agents through the heavily armed DMZ, defense officials said.


Russian computers controlling the International Space Station's position and supply of oxygen and water fail.


Spy freed for students as Middle East tensions ease

IN A Cold War-style swap, Egypt handed over a convicted Israeli spy yesterday in exchange for six Egyptian students - a deal that signalled a warming of relations between the two countries.


Two co-defendants pleaded guilty to reduced charges Tuesday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case, agreeing to testify against Simpson and three others in the alleged hotel room theft of sports collectibles from two memorabilia dealers.


James Frey, who acknowledged that major sections of his best-selling memoir "A Million Little Pieces" were fabricated, has reached an agreement in principle with Random House over lawsuits filed by readers who said they were defrauded, according to a published report.


Lebanese Islamists seek surrender of camp militants

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese Islamists on Thursday sought the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants locked in deadly battles with troops at a Palestinian refugee camp but the group said it would not give itself up.


Drug addicted cons will use anything to get high, and the only solution is government-funded needle exchange programs, say Edmonton health and prisoner advocates.


Cingular, ATT Wireless merge after clearing last hurdle

WASHINGTON, Oct 26  - Cingular Wireless Corp. announced Tuesday it had completed a 41-billion-dollar takeover of AT and T Wireless after winning final clearance from US regulators.


World Business Briefing: China: Head of Danone Venture Resigns

The French dairy and beverage maker Groupe Danone said the chairman of its troubled joint venture, Wahaha, resigned. Danone said it had accepted the resignation of the chairman, Zong Qinghou, left, and appointed the ventureâs French vice chairman, Emmanuel Faber, to succeed him. Danone recently filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles over suspected illegal sales in China by companies it said were run by Mr. Zongâs relatives. The company has not disclosed the amount of compensation it is seeking. Danone has accused Hangzhou Wahaha Food and Beverage Sales of illegally selling products identical to those sold by the joint venture in violation of agreements. Mr. Zong accused board members of Danone of âinsulting and framingâ him and he accused Danone of resorting to personal attacks after an attempt by Danone to buy some of Wahahaâs assets failed.


Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, establishing a food company to fund charities, and operating a restaurant, but he said this week he is retiring from acting.


"Ethnic" Web video company lands Joost deal

JumpTV, which offers "ethnic"  television programming on the Internet, said it will announce a  deal on Friday to offer some of its shows for free on Joost, an  online video service launched by the founders of Skype and  Kazaa.


Wedding rumors denied for Beyonce, Jay-Z

Is it just a celebrity birthday  bash, or a smoke screen for a secret wedding between two of the  hottest talents in the recording industry -- Beyonce and Jay-Z?


Next-Gen Sex Gets Its Jollies From Web 2.0

If it's online and people are naked, many consider it porn. Even if what we're really talking about is a sexual evolution spurred by online interactions between cam girls, amateur video makers and other randy folks.


Hunting for Lost Loved Ones in a Lost Beach Paradise

At Wat Lakken, a Buddhist temple five miles south of the resort center of Khao Lak, relief workers on Tuesday had laid out more than a hundred bodies in


In futuro non deve avvenire che scioperi paralizzino Paese


Alan Garcia, who left the presidency in disgrace 16 years ago after driving Peru's economy into ruin amid a guerrilla war, will have a chance at redemption when he is sworn into a second term Friday.


Hush, Mama, DonÂt You Cry, a New Yellow Wiggle Will Sing

Mothers of preschool-age children are pouring their hearts out following the departure of a member of the Wiggles, an Australian band known for their color-coded jerseys and catchy tunes.


Il ministro degli Esteri interviene sull'allarme lanciato dal collega francese"Bisogna lasciare il tempo che serve all'iniziativa diplomatica"                                            Iran, D'Alema frena Kouchner "Guerra non Ã¨ una soluzione"                                                                                El Baradei: "L'uso della forza Ã¨ l'ultima risorsa"


HBO, the U.S. cable network owned by  media conglomerate Time Warner Inc., has launched a  subscription video on demand service in Britain to show such  programmes as "The Sopranos" and "Six Feet Under."


Wal-Mart, union call for universal health care

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a labor union with which the retailer often clashes joined forces on Wednesday to call for universal health care coverage for all Americans by 2012, but offered no specific proposals.


Jobless Claims at Highest Level Since Sept.

New claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, a possible sign that employers haven't completely let go of their caution and are looking to cut costs.


Top women advance but Sharapova hurdle looms

Defending champion Serena Williams and top seed Justin Henin survived gritty encounters on the first day of the Australian Open Monday, while Maria Sharapova set up a tough clash with Lindsay Davenport.


Hasbro, Universal pact may produce Monopoly movie

Hasbro Inc on Wednesday said it signed a six-year deal with Universal Pictures for the film company to make at least four movies based on well-known games like Monopoly, Battleship, Candy Land and Ouija.


Bush Names Choice for Successor to Gonzales

President Bush today announced that he would nominate Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge from New York, as attorney general.


An "increasing pool" of people in the UK are living with HIV and Aids, official statistics show.


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...


His usefulness to the Bush administration is coming to an end

It doesn't take a military or political genius to see that things aren't going well for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld these days.


Opera, Firefox bug could export users' Web history

A flaw in the way the Firefox and Opera browsers handle an image file could allow an attacker to see what Web sites a person has visited.The problem concerns how the two browsers handle a ".BMP," or bitmap, image file, according to an advisory written by Gynvael Coldwind of Vexillium.org, who posted a video illustrating the problem.A malicious bitmap file can be created that pulls other information from the browsers' memory. Some of the information that can be captured is random, but at other times could be valuable, the advisory said."The harvested data contains various information including parts of other Web sites, users' favorites and history, and other information," Vexillium.org said.Using the "canvas" HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) tag supported by the browsers, an attacker can capture the data. Then, using JavaScript, the information can be sent to a remote server.The flaw could also crash Firefox. The vulnerability affects Firefox 2.0.0.11 and previous versions of that browser as well as the beta version of Opera 9.50.


NTT DoCoMo, Japan's top mobile-phone carrier, and Motorola Inc., the world's No. 2 cell-phone maker, plan to develop a more sophisticated mobile phone that subscribers in Japan can also use while traveling to other parts of Asia as well as Europe, the companies said Wednesday.


Studies show that RFID tags, implanted in pets and humans, can cause cancer in mice. But one maker defends his chips


The addition of wireless access cards in all iBook models is a clear sign that Apple views wireless networking and Internet access as a feature that most of its customers want and need with


Howard Dean, who is weighing a bid for leadership of the Democratic Party, will call on Democrats to fight for victory across the country instead of ceding wide swaths of the South and West to Republicans.


UN peace chief warns of more violence after Burundi massacre

UNITED NATIONS : The UN's peacekeeping chief warned of a surge in violence after the massacre of Congolese refugees in Burundi and called on all parties to step back from the brink of war.


Good news for baby lovers everywhere - Julia Roberts has given birth to two bouncing babies. The wide-mouthed 37-year-old had Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder more than a month early in a Southern California hospital on Sunday morning.


A 27-year-old Seattle man is accused of a series of federal crimes including mail fraud and identity theft.


Employment grew by 96,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, well below the level needed to keep pace with the expansion in the labor force and presenting a weak picture


PALM DESERT, Calif. -- While playing partners Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie grabbed most of the attention, Grace Park made history Thursday at the Samsung World Championship.


'Lord of the Rings' musical opens to mixed reviews

The musical adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" is off and running in London, after mixed reviews that questioned whether the most expensive stage work in history is really worth the money.


Colombia rebels free two hostages from jungle

SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - With tears, smiles and long hugs, two women hostages were freed by Colombia's Marxist rebels on Thursday after years in the jungle, raising hopes for dozens more languishing in secret camps.


Lost Iraqi explosives gone before US arrived?

US officials suggested yesterday that nearly 380 tons of conventional high explosives that disappeared from an Iraqi weapons facility near Baghdad were


UK govt says iTrip street legal... almost

Draft regs posted, should by okayed by December UK wireless watchdog Ofcom has published draft regulations that, when added to local law, allow iTrip owners to use their compact FM transmitters legally in this country.â¦


In terms of usability and addressing the fact that most eBay users probably are not very efficient searchers, eBay has added this incredibly useful quick navigation tool for holiday shoppers trying to get their last minute hands on a Nintendo Wii or Sony Playstation 3:  It’s linear, yet non-linear, efficient and somewhat 2.0 in design, great [...]


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - More than 300 people died in floods and mudslides in Haiti sparked by Tropical Storm Jeanne over the weekend, the United Nations and local officials said Monday.


World No 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland crashed out of the Olympic tennis tournament when he lost to unseeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.


Terry Francona was hardly in need of a weatherman to know which way the wind was blowing last night. He merely had to step out of the dugout at Fenway Park and glance up toward the flags in center field and above the 600 Club, directly behind home plate.


Beatlemania back as Liverpool parties for Europe

Liverpool is enjoying a surging revival of Beatlemania, as its favourite sons take the spotlight to help celebrate the city's role as European capital of culture for 2008.


The brand of air pack used by miners during the Sago Mine disaster is prone to have damaged air hoses and can make it difficult for miners to breathe, according to a federal report obtained by The Associated Press.


USA: 1200 workers face redundancy in Kmart selloff

Up to 1200 store staff employed by US supermarket operator Kmart face redundancy as Home Depot takes over 13 properties following an early summer agreement.


Columnist who reported CIA leak testifies in trial

The columnist who touched off a criminal investigation when he disclosed the identity of a CIA analyst testified on Monday that defendant Lewis "Scooter" Libby was not the one who blew her cover.


Woman acquitted in plot to kill hockey player's agent

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. A 19-year-old Missouri woman has been found innocent of trying to help a former NHL player hire a hit man in a failed plot to kill his agent.


Understanding Google AdWords  Unlike many search engines Google, to its credit, clearly denotes search listings that are paid placement. In fact, Google AdWords appear in a separate section down the left side of the screen.  Google AdWords provide an inexpensive advertising venue for businesses to advertise products or services to a targeted ...


Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Barack Obama and John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential primary.


The home theater sets are the first to include integrated DVRs. In Gear Factor.


With violence increasing and political pressure mounting to end the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, the government agreed Tuesday to halt military flights over the region


Merkel's lobbying efforts pay off as leaders agree path to halve greenhouse emisisons.


Britain Shocked by Death of Iraq Hostage

Washington's closest ally in Iraq was horrified by the beheading of a British hostage there and Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Britons not to let it undermine their support for continued involvement in the country.


Se nascera', il suo board avra' 11 membri Usa e 11 europei


England bring in Cueto and Tait for Six Nations clash with Wales

England made two changes for their final Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday, bringing in Mark Cueto for Josh Lewsey at fullback and Newcastle centre Mathew Tait for the injured Mike Tindall.


ST. LOUIS - No visiting team has won at Busch Stadium during this postseason. Then again, no team had ever come back from an 0-3 series deficit in the playoffs, either.


Kosovo Albanians Choose Ex-Guerrilla as Prime Minister

Kosovo Albanian politicians appointed a former guerrilla leader and war crimes suspect as prime minister on Friday in a parliamentary vote.


The UK will have to raise taxes or rein in spending to avoid breaking its "golden rule", the National Institute of Economic and Social Research says.


A group of schoolchildren is rescued after being stranded in the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland.


Explosion in Hamas Man's Home in Gaza Kills 4

An explosion tore through the home of a  senior Hamas leader in Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least four  people and wounding him and about a dozen other Palestinians,  medics said.


Microsoft founder Bill Gates retained the top spot on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest people in America. This year's list contains a record number of billionaires, 313 to be precise.


SABMiller venture buys Lion Nathan's China interest for US$154m

HONG KONG : Brewing giant SABMiller has said that China Resources Breweries Ltd., a joint venture in which it has a 49-percent stake, has bought the Chinese brewing interests of Australian brewer Lion Nathan for 154 million dollars.


Hester enters record books as Bears maul Rams

Devin Hester scored two touchdowns on kickoff returns and high-stepped into the National Football League's record books as the Chicago Bears beat the St Louis Rams 42-27 in the Monday night game in St Louis.


IMPASSE CONTINUES: Ukraine's parliament declared the country's disputed presidential election invalid Saturday amid international calls for a new vote.


The central figure in the burgeoning steroids-in-sports scandal says he provided performance-enhancing drugs to numerous world-class athletes, including track and field star Marion Jones, world record sprinter Tim Montgomery and former NFL linebacker Bill


President Bush's second inauguration will cost tens of millions of dollars — $40 million alone in private donations for the balls, parade and other invitation-only parties. With that kind of money, what could you buy?


Kiwis warned of more terrorism in Indonesia

New Zealanders in Indonesia are being contacted by embassy staff after new reports that terrorists could be planning attacks on specific targets, including hotels.


United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has repeated that he has no intention of resigning following corruption allegations within the body.


Community News: Xinc Project Releases Version 1.0

The Xinc project has released the latest version of their application - 1.0:   The Xinc team are proud to announce the release of Xinc 1.0. Xinc is a free open source continuous integration tool written in PHP 5. It currently supports Subversion and Phing but is extensible to work with any version control or build tool. Xinc is released under an LGPL license.   You can find out more about this library on its new home on Google Code including documentation and two example projects to learn from. You can download this latest version here.


South America Misses Rich Trade Opportunities

The failure of Brazil-led Mercosur and the European Union to reach a free trade deal this month is another lost opportunity for South American nations eager to build stable growth, analysts said.


Baseball's winter meetings ended with a thud Thursday, wrapping up after just one major trade and only a handful of free-agent signings during the week.


S.E.C. Clarifies Accounting for Backdated Options

Conrad W. Hewitt, chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission, sought yesterday to clarify the proper accounting for backdated options, reserving the harshest accounting for companies that followed a practice of reducing the exercise price after options were issued.


Report: Yanks Acquire Big Unit in Three-Team Trade

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - According to a published  report, the New York Yankees have finally landed ace lefthander  Randy Johnson.


Operazione a Trapani, Messina, Roma, Varese e Milano


Martin Brodeur made 31 saves to help give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on Saturday night.


A car bomb has exploded near a police station in central Baghdad and a thick column of smoke was seen rising from the east side of the Tigris river, Iraqi police and witnesses say.


Four top tips I was talking with a fellow IT professional recently who was saying that you should "program simply" but "design with complexity". I do understand the point that he was trying to make - that is, during the design stage take into account the problems in your domain so that these have been worked out as much as possible before the coding starts.â¦


Sri Lankan Tamil MP assassinated in temple

A prominent ethnic Tamil opposition MP was shot dead during a New Year service at a Hindu temple in the Sri Lankan capital Tuesday, the third assassination of a minority legislator in two years.


SUPPORTERS of the European constitution won a significant victory in France last night when the countryâs Socialist Party voted to approve the document in an internal ballot.


NEW YORK - It's never a smart move to pick a public fight with Apple Computer, and it's doubly unwise if that fight involves the iPod in some way.


More allergic reactions from Bayer drug: FDA staff

A higher rate of allergic reactions   and deaths were reported with Bayer AG's heart-surgery drug   Trasylol in 2005, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff   reviewers said in a report released on Wednesday.


More than 200 migrants are feared to have drowned at sea in separate incidents off Yemen, Turkey and the Canary Islands so far this month, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.


Laptop security gaps found in DHS inspector general's office

The office of the inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security has its own shortcomings when it comes to laptop security.


CARSON, Calif. -- Phil Anschutz, the reclusive billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Galaxy, hasn't given an interview in more than 30 years. But when I asked his top lieutenant, Tim Leiweke, last month if Anschutz had said anything to him lately about his soon-to-arrive superstar, David Beckham, the three-word response came instantly:


Ingenious hacks abound for the game console's input device. Plus: The


Murdoch wins vote to shift News Corp to US

Rupert Murdoch won hard fought shareholder approval on Tuesday to shift the corporate headquarters of his $48 billion News Corp. Ltd.


Uno assegnato ad Aldo Braibanti, fu coinvolto in caso plagio


SSL bug fixed in latest Microsoft security patches

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has released its monthly set of security patches , fixing problems in Windows, Internet Explorer and in the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) software used for secure Web browsing. In total, Microsoft released six sets of patches, called updates, fixing 15 flaws in its products. Four of these updates are rated critical and administrators should patch them as soon as possible, security experts said Tuesday. Many of the flaws that Microsoft patched on Tuesday can be exploited via the Web. In particular the MS07-033 update, which fixes bugs in Internet Explorer and MS07-031 , which addresses a critical flaw in the SSL libraries used by Windows. The SSL flaw is particularly interesting because it affects users who are visiting supposedly trustworthy Web sites, and because it could also affect non-Microsoft browsers like Firefox and Opera, said Amol Sarwate, manager of Qualys, Inc.'s vulnerability research lab. "It will affect all the browsers that call the libraries that are in the Windows operating system," he said. Although Microsoft warned that this flaw could be used by attackers to run unauthorized software on the victim's computer, this would be hard to do. "Attempts to exploit this vulnerability would most likely result in the Internet Web browser or application exiting," Microsoft wrote in its MS07-031 bulletin. "The system would not be able to connect to Web sites or resources using SSL ... until a restart of the system." The two other critical updates are MS07-035 , which fixes a bug in the core Windows operating system's Win32 API (application programming interface), and MS07-034 , which fixes bugs in Outlook Express and Windows Mail. Because MS07-035 could be exploited via the Web, it should also be patched as soon as possible, Sarwate said. The other updates released Tuesday fix less-critical flaws in Windows Vista and Microsoft's Visio drawing software. The Vista update is noteworthy because it marks the first time that Microsoft has patched a flaw that was introduced in the Vista operating system, Sarwate said. Previous Vista patches have repaired "legacy" code that was written for earlier versions of Windows, and then reused in Vista. But the MS07-032 update applies to Vista only. This flaw, rated "moderate" by Microsoft, could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to information such as administrative passwords stored within Windows.


A British soldier has died after a vehicle accident in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirms.


Alghero, 18:20 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS: 3-0 AL LUSSEMBURGO, AZZURRI RESTANO IN B

La nazionale italiana di tennis si è portata sul 3-0 nello scontro di Coppa Davis contro il L...


Samsung Chairmanâs Office Raided in Inquiry

Special prosecutors are investigating accusations that the companyâs chairman, Lee Kun Hee, had amassed slush funds to bribe politicians, prosecutors and government officials.


Performing on only one sure foot, Michael Weiss scores a 64.82 and falls into second place behind Brian Joubert of France in the men's short program Thursday night in Skate America.


Death toll from northern Japan earthquakes reaches 24

A strong aftershock measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted north Japan's Niigata Prefecture Monday morning, leading the death toll from the three major quakes that hit the prefecture Saturday to reach 24, with more than 2,000 injured.


FBI Investigates Holes In 3 US Airways Planes

The FBI is investigating the cause of several puncture holes found near the landing gear of three US Airways aircraft. The holes, ranging in size from a pencil point to a dime, were found


Art Review | 'Art of Sasanian Iran': Flaunting Dominion in Ancient Iran

Asia Societyâs glinting and glowing show of pre-Islamic art offers windows onto history, past and present.


Halliburton Posts Loss on Asbestos Charge

Halliburton Co. HAL.N , the world's  No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday fell to a  quarterly loss as $230 million in charges to fund its asbestos  settlement outweighed gains in its energy business.


Cingular Wireless will cut about 7,000  jobs, or 10 percent of its work force, to cut costs as it  integrates recently purchased AT&T Wireless, the company said  on Tuesday.


Gunman chose Amish school because it was easy target

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - The 32-year-old dairy truck driver who stormed a one-room school and killed five girls apparently chose the schoolhouse because it was an easy target rather than because he had a grudge against the Amish, police said.


SAN FRANCISCO - Online auction giant eBay Inc. has acquired a 25 percent stake in San Francisco classified advertisements Web site Craigslist, the companies said Friday.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.


Nel nuovo album con 'Chissa se nevica' in concorso a Sanremo


The NHL fined one of the owners of the Atlanta Thrashers $250,000 for saying the league would use replacement players next year if a new collective bargaining agreement isn't reached, The Associated Press has learned.


Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett is in Afghanistan, a day after an attack aimed at US vice-president Dick Cheney.


BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The Oscar nominees gathered for their annual lunch in Beverly Hills on Monday -- with Leonardo DiCaprio trading high fives with 10-year-old Abigail Breslin and Steven Spielberg huddled in deep discussion with Peter O'Toole.


Arsene Wenger insisted it would be "criminal" to drop the youngsters who have beaten Everton and Manchester City in the Carling Cup as he looked for them to emulate last season's run to the semi-finals.


Needing Cash, Cemeteries Seek Breathing Clients

Historic cemeteries, desperate for money to pay for badly needed restorations, are reaching out to the public in ever more unusual ways.


The once dominant American team has its championship dream crushed by Brazil.


A U.N. cease-fire resolution has authorized up to 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers. Contributions from European countries so far have been limited:


Blair speech kindles speculation over EU presidency

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair  kindled speculation he was running to be the first president of  the European Union by praising the bloc in a speech in Paris as  France prepares to oversee the appointment process.


Lee Westwood wins the British Masters at the Belfry with a closing round of 65.


The new Japanese spacecraft sent into orbit in September to study the Sun has returned its first scientific data.


Texas Pacific and KKR have  announced the biggest private equity buyout ever, valued at $45bn.


Asians seek to break western literary stranglehold

UBUD, Indonesia  - Indonesian author Vira Safitri is only 18, but already has two novels under her belt.


WASHINGTON - Federal health advisers said Wednesday that they were satisfied with the safety and effectiveness of a longer-lasting vaccine against bacterial meningitis, which is especially deadly among otherwise healthy teenagers and young adults.


Per il Pil 2007, si passa da una valutazione del 2% all'1,8%


Militants Seek Edict on Iraq Kidnappings

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi militant group appealed Sunday to an influential Sunni Muslim organization for an edict on whether the kidnapping of foreigners who work for occupation forces is acceptable under Islam.    The appeal came in a video aired on the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya satellite channel, which showed a masked man reading a statement seeking a "fatwa" from the Association of Muslim Scholars...


Lo rende noto l'Istat, lo scorso anno inflazione al 2,2%


The energy firm projects sturdy future EBITDA growth.


âCloverfieldâ obliterated the competition at movie box offices over the weekend.


LeBron Leaves Game After Collision with Mutombo

CLEVELAND (Sports Network) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard  LeBron James left Wednesday night's game against Houston after  a collision with Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo late in the  first half.


WILD man rocker Ozzy Osbourne has spoken of his anger after thieves stole precious jewellery from his Chalfont mansion. The heavy metal star, who grappled with one of the criminals during Monday's 4am break


The new European Commission has been named. What should be its primary goals? The Commission was originally created as a technocratic body relatively independent of either national or supranational control - ...


VATICANO - Don Pascual ChÃ¡vez Villanueva, Rettore Maggiore dei Salesiani, Ã¨ stato eletto Presidente della Unione Superiori Generali (USG) Roma (Agenzia Fides) - I membri dellÂUnione Superiori Generali (USG) annunciano lÂelezione a Presidente della stessa unione di Don Pascual ChÃ¡vez Villanueva, Rettor Maggiore dei Salesiani, per il triennio 2006 - 2009. LÂelezione Ã¨ avvenuta a conclusi...


Bird flu kills 18-year-old man in Thailand

BANGKOK - An 18-year-old man from the central province of Prachin Buri has died from the deadly H5N1 bird flu, becoming Thailand's first fatality from the virus since it resurfaced in July, a Health Ministry spokeswoman said Thursday.


Top policeman Sir John Stevens urges the government to think again on extended drinking times.


Odinga, polizia spara sui civili, e' sterminio di innocenti


'The way I was sacked smacks of goondagardi!'

Anupam Kher lashes out at the manner he was sacked as Censor Chief.


Sir Elton John has opened an historic memorial concert for Diana, Princess of Wales at Wembley.


A long wait, even up to three years, for a kidney transplant is worth it, claims a Canadian study presented Oct. 31 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology in St.


A COMPUTER whizz responsible for millions of junk emails worldwide is facing decades in prison after being arrested.   Robert Soloway, 27, is accused of using "zombie" computers to send out up to 20 million unwanted adverts a fortnight.


MPs query the ability of Post Office bosses to boost profits after Royal Mail workers back strike action.


PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors said Saturday it will not accept Oracle Corp.'s bid to buy the company for $24 per share, even after 61 percent of the Pleasanton firm's investors endorsed the offer.


'Motor City Madman' Ted Nugent Turns Texan

The Motor City Madman is officially turning Texan. Michigan rocker and hunting activist Ted Nugent says he plans to get a Texas driver's license soon. He said in a phone interview Wednesday that he'll officially become a Texas resident in 2005, after moving his family to Crawford, Texas, about 18 months ago.


The death toll in a California mudslide rises to 10 as rescuers find the bodies of a woman and three children.


Update 1: Cheney: Economy Needs Permanent Tax Cuts

Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that it is critical to make President Bush's tax cuts permanent during his second term, while achieving broader reforms in the tax code and bolstering Social Security.


Inmates' goodbye note: 'Thanks for tools, officer'

Two inmates busted out of New Jersey's Union County Jail over the weekend, leaving behind dummies in their beds, pictures of bikini-clad women hiding their escape route and a note wishing authorities "Happy Holidays." Unamused authorities are still looking for Jose Espinosa  and Otis Blunt, who are considered armed and dangerous.


KINSHASA, Congo - UN peacekeepers deployed an additional brigade in eastern Congo amid reports that Rwanda was threatening rebels based in its huge neighbor, UN officials said yesterday.


[TS] This Land: Would You Like That in Tens, Twenties or Normans?

People in a Massachusetts county can pay for groceries with currency bearing the likeness of Norman Rockwell.


Mark B. McClellan declined yesterday to address a report that he plans to announce his resignation as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services as early as this week.


Sia i medici sia il ministro Sirchia definiscono il dato Â« ...

Indagini di anestesisti e giornali specializzati: il 50% dei decessi si poteva evitare. Si punta a un Osservatorio rischi. ROMA - Un dato e un convegno che fanno giÃ  discutere. Gli errori in medicina causano


Motorola settles patent dispute with Metrologic

Motorola has settled a long-running patent dispute with Metrologic Instruments, a maker of bar-code scanners.Motorola inherited the lawsuit as part of its 2006 acquisition of wireless handhold device maker Symbol Technologies. Symbol and Metrologic had been engaged in the spat since early 2002, when Symbol sued Metrologic, claiming that the company had failed to make adequate royalty payments.Symbol was a maker of wireless barcode scanners that are used by delivery and warehouse workers to keep track of inventory.In 1996, Metrologic licensed Symbol's barcode scanning technology for use with its handheld scanners, paying Symbol royalties of $10 per scanner. However, in 2001 Metrologic stopped making these payments, claiming that "product changes had pushed the scanners beyond the scope of definitions laid out in the agreement," according to Symbol.The actual amount in dispute had been less than $500,000 Metrologic has said.In June 2003 Metrologic counter-sued, claiming patent infringement.Monday's agreement settles all pending litigation and enters Motorola and Metrologic into a patent cross-license deal that covers barcode scanning and mobile computing technology, they said in a statement. Terms of the settlement were not released.


Greeceâs Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos, eased centuries of tension with the Vatican but angered liberal critics who viewed him as an attention-seeking reactionary.


Milano, 19:28 - CALCIO, MOGGI OPINIONISTA A TELELOMBARDIA

Luciano Moggi sarà l'opinionista di punta della trasmissione 'LunedÃ¬ di Rigore', in onda da l...


Nokia today announced the Nokia 9300, a new high-end smartphone with integrated full keyboard, that replaces its 9290 Communicator.


Clearly say no to Iran nuclear weapons: Giuliani

Republican presidential candidate Rudy  Giuliani said on Wednesday that the United States should spell  out clearly to Iran that it would not allow Tehran to acquire  nuclear weapons.


UN: Iraqi Nuclear-Related Materials Have Vanished

Equipment and materials that  could be used to make nuclear weapons are disappearing from  Iraq but neither Baghdad nor Washington appears to have  noticed, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency reported on Monday.


Way Down in Harmony, With Mythic Blues Again

âHoneydripper,â directed by John Sayles, is a shambling fusion of pop mythology and social mosaic.


Two million copies and counting Apple has sold two million copies of Leopard, the latest version of its Mac OS X operating system, since its release on Friday. The company said the Leopard sales rush outpaced that of its predecessor Tiger, until now the most successful Apple operating system. The two million sales figure includes copies of Leopard sold at Apple retail stores, Apple authorised resellers, the online Apple Store, under maintenance agreements and those copies bundled with newly shipping Macs.â¦


The Difficult Patient, a Problem Old as History

A play by Sophocles from the fifth century B.C. has lessons for todayâs medical students.


Ryder-Peroxide Army set to march again at Ryder Cup

Jack Nicklaus maintains there is no role for women at the Ryder Cup. Hal Sutton, the US team captain, includes wives and girlfriends in team


Russian president Vladimir Putin backs plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in energy giant Gazprom.


What does the Chilean carrier know that U.S. airlines don't?


On Super Bowl media day on Tuesday, Tom Coughlin, the erstwhile contrarian and longtime curmudgeon was an engaging, wise-cracking, media-day star.


Police clash with protesters in Russian region

NAZRAN, Russia  - Russian riot police fired warning shots into the air and beat demonstrators who tried to rally on Saturday against alleged vote-rigging in the Muslim region of Ingushetia, a witness said.


First, hard-pressed Wall Street banks turned to rich foreign governments for help. Now, they are seeking aid from the likes of New Jersey and big mutual funds.


BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Chad Henne threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns, and Leon Hart returned a punt 76 yards for a score to help No. 19 Michigan rout Indiana, 35-14, yesterday.


22 killed, several injured in Chechen separatist attack in Grozny

MOSCOW: Attacks by Chechen militants in Grozny, left 22 people dead including policemen and injured several others. Several Chechen guerrillas attacked a police station and polling station in the north of


Bitingly personal, President Bush called Sen. John Kerry too weak and wavering for wartime leadership Thursday while the Democrat held Bush responsible for missing explosives in Iraq. "The commander in chief is not getting his job done," Kerry said.


British police raided a number of homes  in the northern city of Manchester on Tuesday under the  country's anti-terror laws, a spokesman said.


Anti-war demonstrators said Sunday they hope the end of President Bush's ranch vacation doesn't hurt attendance at their protest during the rest of the summer.


Obese U.S. youngsters suffer iron deficiency: study

Overweight U.S. children run an alarmingly high risk of iron deficiency, a condition which can lead to learning and behavior problems, researchers said on Tuesday.


Film Studios Win $24 Million Against Web Site

Hollywood's major movie studios said they won a $23.8 million judgment against a California company and its Malaysian owner for operating a Web site that charged customers to download illegally copied movies.


False claims about boat people could sink Australian leader

One of the most controversial issues of the last Australian elections has returned to haunt the prime minister, John Howard, as support for his coalition slumps in the run-up to federal polls.


Big boys rules in struggle for dairy giant

BREWING giant San Miguel yesterday elbowed past New Zealand's biggest company, with a $1.8 billion bid for Australia's biggest dairy group National Foods.


In a surprise victory, veteran actor Alan Arkin, who plays an irascible grandfather in "Little Miss Sunshine," won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday at the world's top film awards.


Former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney, who was ousted from office last year after a headline-grabbing scuffle with a Capitol Hill police officer, has decided to seek the presidency Â as a Green Party candidate.


Eddy Curry bounces back from a tough Friday to score 23 points as New York tops New Jersey, 94-86, to snap a five-game losing streak.


Europe Divided on How to Fight Global Warming

The divisions threatened to overshadow a summit aimed at making the E.U. the world leader in the battle against climate change.


Phelps Wins Third Gold Medal; Roger Federer Loses

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Phelps won his second and third gold medals of the Athens Olympics in the 200-meter butterfly and the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Japan lifted its tally for the Games to a record six golds.


MP Gets Eight Years for Abu Ghraib Abuse

Staff Sgt. Ivan L. "Chip" Frederick, the highest-ranking of eight soldiers charged with abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison last year, was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday, the stiffest punishment yet in the scandal.


"The results of the first formal meeting between President General Pervez Musharraf and the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, held in New York [on Friday] apparently seem to be quite significant.


US President Bush and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry wrapped up debate preparations and headed for Florida on Wednesday, with Kerry promising the confrontation will reveal "the truth" about the president.


Unwary customers could suffer from supplements' lack of government scrutiny.


Future is looking rosier for Patriot Colvin

That he is even back on the field is impressive. A hip injury in Week 2 last season against the Philadelphia Eagles left linebacker Rosevelt Colvin unable to play for the remainder of the season and, for a while, raised doubt as to whether he would ever play football again.


Former President Clinton will watch the Super Bowl Sunday with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who recently dropped out of the Democratic presidential contest and whose backing Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have actively sought.


Osservatorio Milano, 60% tornano dopo ferie lunghe


Only Numbers That Matter to Giants Are in the Standings

The season began Sunday with a 26-21 loss to the Colts, and the Giants spent the day after searching for meaning.


Kim References Softened in N.Korea; Experts Ask Why

North Korea seems to be softening its  hitherto rigid personality cult around leader Kim Jong-il,  experts on the reclusive communist state said Thursday --  although they were still unsure why the changes had been made.


Lisa Kudrow and Liam  Aiken will star in the musical coming-of-age comedy-drama  "Will."


Sei gol del Milan e la Roma vince al 95'

Aspettando la Juventus, che giocherÃ  nel posticipo a Bologna, il Milan dilaga rifilando sei gol alla Fiorentina. Tre reti nel primo tempo e tre nella ripresa: tre doppiette di Seedorf, Crespo e Shevchenko.


Luxembourg took over the presidency of the European Union on Saturday, giving one of the bloc's smallest nations the mammoth task of coordinating EU aid efforts for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.


Langer's delight at resurgent Harrington

There was a family double for the Harringtons on Sunday but both Padraig and Joey will be hoping the same does not come true next weekend.


Dutch company to buy major U.S. steel-maker

A privately-owned Dutch steel-maker led by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal is consolidating its steel holdings and is buying U.S.-based International Steel Group Inc.


Berlusconi trial verdict overshadows political battle

The verdict expected in Silvio Berlusconi's corruption trial cast a long shadow over the Italian prime minister's first political duel with his returning centre-left rival Romano Prodi.


A key General Assembly committee rejected Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations on Wednesday, the 15th straight year the island has been thwarted in its attempt to become a member of the world body.


Nuova grafica e nuovi contenuti, domani appuntamento in edicolaIl nuovo libro di Umberto Eco in copertina. E ai lettori risponde Michele Serra                                          Reportage e dolce vita ecco il nuovo VenerdÃ¬


Bangalore, India - Australia launched its test series campaign in India with a thumping 217-run victory in the opening match on Sunday.


Con una multa relativamente bassa, circa l'1% del fatturato rilevante, ma d'altra parte la piÃ¹ alta mai comminata dall'Antitrust, giunge al termine l'istruttoria a carico di Telecom Italia, aperta nel giugno scorso su segnalazione di operatori


US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has arrived in New Delhi for talks with Indian leaders on a host of security issues. Mr Rumsfeld, who also hopes to advance possible sales of US military equipment, arrived


Fruits and Veggies diet can reduce heart diseases but not cancer:

[Health India]: Washington, Nov 3 : According to a new study conducted by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, although fruit and vegetable consumption can decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease but it does not reduce the chances of cancer.


We have some big news today for FlickrFan users, a major new source of high-def photography for the networked living room. They come from Agence France-Presse, one of the world's great news organizations, and a fantastic source of high-resolution news photography. I met with Agence France-Presse when I was in Paris in December, introduced them to FlickrFan and explained what we were doing with the Associated Press. They got excited, it took a little while to work out the technical details, but now we're ready to go. The updates are all out, here's the howto for FlickrFan users. Change #30: Agence France-Presse photos in FlickrFan. There were unique challenges in this project because their flow is huge. Yesterday we got over 3000 new photos. Because there are so many, I asked my friend Matt Mullenweg, if his company Automattic could help us out with server space and bandwidth, and he said yes. The AFP pictures are hosted on wordpress.com. Many thanks to Matt and his company for helping us out. To the extent we're bootstrapping a new use of the net, which I hope is what we're doing, Matt's company has made the kind of contribution we'd like to see more companies make. Usually the companies are happy to make the money, but not willing to help out with the bootstrap, which often costs money. Matt has always been a great guy and a visionary. I thank him and hope that FlickrFan users find an appropriate way to thank him too. And also, please consider the generosity of Associated Press and Agence France-Presse. We all hope that there's a market here, a way to monetize the flow of high-resolution photography to enrich and inform. Other content companies have been reluctant to take a chance on the Internet, we saw that in the early days of RSS and podcasting. I feel that these two media companies are playing the same pioneering role that the New York Times played with RSS 2.0 and NPR played in podcasting. Associated Press and Agence France-Presse deserve our respect and admiration for steping out, for going first, this is how new Internet activities get going. This is what we call market leadership, the real kind. Bravo!! And this couldn't come at a better time, with tomorrow being Super Tuesday here in the USA. Think of all the great photographs we're going to get in the next few days! Kevin Tofel helped test the feed over the weekend.


Iran tests long-range missile as UN watchdog reviews nuclear ...

TEHRAN : Iran will test fire a long-range missile amid fears in the West that Tehran is developing nuclear weapons and an ongoing review by the UN watchdog of the country's atomic energy program.


Sales lull has ended IBM squeaked by Hewlett-Packard to maintain its top position in worldwide server revenue during the first quarter this year, according to a new report.â¦


Sir Paul McCartney is the latest star to sign up for the new Band Aid charity single, to be released this month.


The Detroit Tigers' recent swoon couldn't have come at a worse time. With the surging Chicago White Sox coming to town, Detroit lost for the ninth time in 12 games Sunday, falling 7-6 to the Texas Rangers.


AIDS seen as new threat to African democracy

AIDS may be killing elected officials in some Southern African countries faster than they can be replaced, creating a new threat to democracy and governance in the region, a new study said.


China says U.S. also to blame for toy safety scares

China hit back after Mattel's massive toy recall on Monday, saying designers and importers should also take responsibility for product safety, but promised to punish its own manufacturers who flout standards.


Actor Jude Law learnt about misery and horror in Kabul when he met a   nine-year-old boy in the Afghanistan capital while shooting a documentary with Peace One Day   founder and fellow Brit Jeremy Gilley.


President Bush, who has promised that his plan to allow private investment accounts in Social Security would give workers a "better rate of


The voters who were gathered to question Barack Obama had their hands thrust in the air hoping to be called on. Instead, the Democratic presidential candidate decided to wrap things up by addressing the unmentioned elephant in the room.


OESTROGEN given to stop girls growing "too tall" damaged the fertility of many, shows a study led by Hobart's Menzies Research Institute.


Argentina announces the terms of its debt restructuring, but it is unlikely to please creditors.


China Planning to Enact Law Against Secession

Analysts say the move could legally bind the Communist Party leadership to follow through on its long-standing threat to attack Taiwan if the island formally declares independence.


It is the first nationwide strike against the carmaker since 1970.


Grandi sfide per gli ottavi di finale di Champions League. Al sorteggio di Nyon, la Juventus pesca il Real Madrid e al Milan tocca il Manchester United. Per l'Inter l'impegno piÃ¹ facile sulla carta con il Porto.


One week after his work was cited by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, demand for Noam Chomsky's "Hegemony or Survival" remains strong.


Speech Code From IBM to Become Open Source

BM plans to announce today that it will contribute some of its speech-recognition software to two open-source software groups. The move is a tactical step by International Business Machines


Through all the recent warnings about antidepressants and children, one of the drugs seemed somehow above the fray: Prozac. But is it really that different?


Any day now -- probably following his team's regular-season finale Saturday against Clemson -- South Carolina coach Lou Holtz is expected to announce his retirement.


At last week's TAPPI Conference in Atlanta box making industry executives addressed industry concerns.


Low-cost home idea spreads beyond hurricane zone

A low-cost concept that began as an effort to provide affordable homes to victims of Hurricane Katrina is now being seized upon as an alternative for Americans looking for a vacation home or to downsize their current living space.


A shipbuilder has agreed to stop using golfer Tiger Woods' name and a photograph of his yacht for financial gain.


U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday  after a drop in oil prices eased worries about corporate  profits, although disappointing earnings from diversified  manufacturer 3M Co. MMM.N limited gains on the blue-chip Dow.


Security tech firms may benefit from foiled plot

Makers of security equipment are the  most likely to benefit from the heightened alert at airports  after British police foiled a plot to blow up planes flying  between Britain and the United States.


Serbia's PM says his country will declare Kosovo's expected independence declaration invalid in advance.


Iran: Problems With EU Countries In Nuclear Talks

6 November 2004 -- An Iranian negotiator says some problems remain at talks with Britain, France, and Germany on resolving a dispute over Iran's nuclear program but that he still hopes an understanding can be reached.


Blu-Ray, HD DVD Aim to Become Standard-Bearers of High-Definition TV Technology

By Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Sep. 11--WHAT ARE BLU-RAY AND HD DVD?: They pine to succeed the common  DVD. The new technologies are meant for high-definition flat-screen  televisions.


Wanted: pen, plain old paper, imagination

The Web hasn't killed the zine, say some artists. In fact, it may be driving interest in the ultimate staple of DIY culture.


New postal reform legislation that passed Congress calls for the first major changes in decades on how the post office works. Few Americans are likely to notice the difference.


Casio combines LCD and fingerprint sensor

CHIBA, JAPAN -- Casio Computer Corp. has developed a fingerprint sensor layered on top of a 1.2-inch LCD screen, providing a convenient way for phone makers to incorporate biometric security into their handsets, a Casio official said Tuesday at the Ceatec 2004 show in Chiba, Japan.


Marcus White's Weblog: assertAllSwansAreWhite

From PHP Planet today, there's a note on Marcus White's weblog stating that: you cannot prove anything by testing. No matter how hard you try, there could always be something wrong, or some combination of conditions or some external event that you havenÃ¢ÂÂt thought of. You never know absolutely for sure that your project is working correctly and you never will.


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


To Be Young Again, and in a Shrunken Suit

There may be no stronger emotional current running through menâs fashion now than that offered by Mr. Hamilton: personal nostalgia, a longing for what men wore as boys.


Miramax Tries to Keep 'Hero' on Winning Journey

Miramax Films, heading into the weekend, aims to keep the Chinese-language martial-arts epic "Hero" atop box office charts where it landed last week in a surprise showing built on a novel marketing strategy.


Rock star Rod Stewart donated more than $9,000 to the ancient Scottish church where he and Penny Lancaster took their son Alistair to be baptized.  Stewart learned of a campaign to raise more than $300,000 to refurbish the South Leith parish church in time for its 400th anniversary in 2009.


"We have a downed helo." The words, in bright type, riveted Ken Edwards to one of his five computer screens.


European stocks higher on M&A speculation

European equity markets crept higher on Monday, lifted by the strong finish in the US on Friday and a robust start to the week in Asia.


The first units of a Black Watch battlegroup are due to arrive today in their new positions south of Baghdad as Tony Blair indicated that more British troops may replace them in the American-controlled zone before the end of the year.


Sono stati 14 dal 1997 ad oggi, con una trentina di vittimePeggiore di quelli di Piacenza e Messina che fecero 8 morti                                          E' l'incidente piÃ¹ grave negli ultimi sette anni


Two car bombs in Baghdad killed at least 11 people yesterday, including one American soldier, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited


A plan to use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security and law-enforcement missions is moving forward after being delayed for months because of privacy and civil liberties concerns.


Sensi: "Cassano da schiaffi. Non so se lo tengo

Roma, 21 ottobre 2004 - Con un piede fuori dalla Champions League, - ma resta la speranza, arrivando terzi nel girone, di rimanere almeno in Uefa - la Roma vive ore agitate per il futuro di uno dei suoi gioielli piÃ¹ splendenti: Antonio Cassano.


Madrid, 19:34 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: SI FERMA HEINZE, PROBLEMI IN DIFESA PER REAL

Gabriel Heinze, difensore argentino del Real Madrid, dovrà restare lontano dai campi di gioco...


Law-less in New England: Pats lose starting cornerback

Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - New England Patriots cornerback Ty Law is expected to miss at least four weeks of action because of a broken bone in his left foot.


Parents of a British girl who disappeared during a vacation in Portugal have been told they will not immediately face new police questioning over their daughter's fate, a family spokesman and the public prosecutor's office in Portugal said Wednesday.


Malpensa. Falso allarme dirottamento di aereo Alitalia, caccia in ...

L'allarme per un presunto dirottamento di un volo Alitalia partito da Miami, negli Usa, e diretto all'aeroporto di Milano Malpensa, ha fatto scattare il dispositivo di sicurezza dell'aeronautica militare italiana, che ha fatto levare in volo due caccia


President Hugo Chavez is riding high after his overwhelming victory in a recall vote this week, but analysts say his triumph may have limited impact on the deep economic and political problems threatening this major oil-producing country.


Udine, 16:55 - CALCIO, UDINESE; HANDANOVIC: SU NOCERINO NESSUN RIGORE

Il 23enne portiere dell'Udinese, Samir Handanovic, ha ribadito oggi che "su Nocerino non c'era rigor...


Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.14 percent  by midday on Thursday with losses in shipping firms, steel  makers and several technology shares overshadowing gains in  selective small-cap stocks and firms with bright earnings  outlooks.


Roto-Rooter is offering an online sweepstakes for its "Pimped Out John," a bathroom throne for the gadget junkie.


Internet 'Phishing' Scams Getting More Devious

Internet "phishing" scams are  becoming more difficult to detect as criminals develop new ways  to trick consumers into revealing passwords, bank account  numbers and other sensitive information, security experts say.


Per produzione teleschermi Lcd 320 milioni di euro


The Pistons returned to the scene of their most recent triumph last night, taking the floor at The Palace of Auburn Hills for the first time since capturing the 2003-04 NBA championship.


MAMARONECK, NY -- NCAA Division I champion Ryan Moore advanced to the quarterfinals Thursday at the US Amateur at Winged Foot Golf Club.


Burma's ruling generals have freed their second most prominent political prisoner, Min Ko Naing, leader of the 1988 student democracy protests, a source close to his family said on Saturday


Votati i 145 emendamenti, accolti quelli della maggioranza


Livewire: Web Sites Help Ease Grind of Daily Commute

The Internet not only is transforming the way we shop and search for information, but it also is quietly smoothing the grind of the daily commute.


Many Swedes feel that fatigue is a valid reason for skipping work

In a country already plagued by soaring sick leave costs, a new survey has found that 40 per cent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with ...


Modena, 19:21 - CALCIO, MODENA: IN 5 SALTANO TEST IN FAMIGLIA

Test infrasettimanale per il Modena, che ha svolto una partitella in famiglia con l'integrazione dei...


China raises sunken merchant ship after 800 years

An 800-year-old merchant ship was raised from the bottom of the South China Sea on Saturday, loaded with artefacts that might confirm the existence of an ancient maritime trade route linking China and the West.


Oggi senatore Udc, per anni il giornalista del panino Tg1"Se Riotta lo cancella scoppia la rivoluzione"                                          Pionati :"Vi dico come si fa il sandwich perfetto"                                                                                Un minuto a Pecoraro, una frase a Diliberto.Casini? I leader mandano da soli le dichiarazioni di ANTONELLO CAPORALE


Upbeat and prepared, Bush's new press secretary could shine in the job. But she's working with an unpopular President and an angry press corps


Many suicide bombers out there,' Indonesian police warn

JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesian police have warned residents to expect more suicide attacks in the capital after a truck bombing Thursday killed nine people and wounded more than 170.


Brown receives contract extension at Texas

Pasadena, CA (Sports Network) - The University of Texas and head football coach Mack Brown agreed on a 10-year contract extension worth a reported $25 million.


Baghdad Bombs, Sadr City Clashes Leave 16 Dead

Car bombs and clashes have shaken the Iraqi capital Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens more. A suicide car bomber killed six people and wounded more than 50 outside a photocopy shop


Fire Forces Canadian Submarine to Surface

LONDON Oct. 5, 2004 - A submarine that the Canadian Navy had just received from Britain was forced to surface off the Irish coast and send out a distress call Tuesday after a fire broke out on board.


So you say you want a winning NBA franchise eh? And what's that? You say you have been cursed with one of the losingest franchises of all time?


Subprime e problemi in Nigeria e Pakistan pesano su prezzi


Parma, 17:13 - CALCIO, PARMA: SAVI IN PRESTITO ALL'AREZZO

Il Parma ha ceduto il centrocampista Filippo Savi (20 anni) all'Arezzo. (Nic. Api) (13/07/...


NEW YORK  -Stocks ended lower on Wednesday as energy shares declined along with oil prices and Intel Corp  posted earnings and a profit outlook that disappointed investors.


The polls keep telling us there are still undecided voters out there. It's hard to believe, but I imagine they're the people who don't really pay attention to all the political stuff until they have to -- the way I used to be, in fact.


Two US researchers yesterday shared the Â£760,000 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for their discovery of the molecular machinery behind the scent of lilac in the spring, the bouquet of a vintage burgundy or the smell of napalm in the morning.


G7 Countries: Oil Prices Threat to Economy

Declaring that high oil prices are a threat to the global economy, the world's industrialized countries urged producers Friday to provide price relief by boosting supplies.


By JAMEY KEATEN  PARIS - A new law in France makes it a crime for anyone who is not a professional journalist to film real-world violence and distribute the images on the Internet.


Sen. John Warner of Virginia, a  leading Republican on military affairs who recently called for  withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, on Friday said he would not  run for re-election next year.


Oracle shows no momentum in Linux effort

Oracle Corp.  promised to take the Linux software world by storm last October, but the major expansion by one of the world's largest software companies so far has failed to show momentum.


'Lemony Snicket' earns box-office fortune with $30.1 million

"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events,'' a family film with Jim Carrey starring as a dastardly villain out to defraud orphans, debuted as the weekend's top movie by taking in $30.1 million.


(December 29, 2004) - Six clinical studies at the University of Rochester Medical Center have ended because of findings that question the safety of the drugs under investigation.


Preparations are under  way in Colombia as  diplomats say rebels could be ready to free three hostages on Friday.


IBM introduced on Monday its inexpensive OpenPower line of servers based on Power5 microprocessors and the Linux operating system.


Shuttle Starts a Mission to the Space Station

Despite weather concerns and a small chunk of ice that threatened to delay the beginning of the shuttle Discoveryâs mission, everything seemed to fall into place.


Suicide Attack Kills 21 at Gathering Intended to Reconcile Iraqi Factions

BAGHDAD, Sept. 24 -- A suicide bomber attacked a reconciliation gathering of Shiite and Sunni tribal leaders, provincial officials and security commanders in Baqubah on Monday, killing at least 21 people, including the city's police chief.


Energy bill expected to lose renewable energy tax break

Solar and wind industry bemoan removal of renewable energy tax credit which executives said will slow industry down.


SEVILLE, Spain (AP-CP) - Irish golfers Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley shared the lead with the little-known Austrian duo of Martin Wiegele and Markus Brier after Thursday's first round of the World Cup of golf.


Iraq sees need for foreign troops for 10 years

Iraq will need foreign troops to help defend it for another 10 years, but will not accept U.S. bases indefinitely, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.


A girl who filmed herself trying to kill her parents claims in court she heard voices telling her to "do it".


Travel-tracking Web service courts enterprises

InfoWorld - The Web 2.0-social networking phenomenon's seemingly irresistible force field has ensnared yet another niche: travel.


Cheney shoots down Bush message on climate change

When is a U-turn not a U-turn? Comment Dick Cheney has torpedoed his own administration's attempts to flip its rhetoric on climate change.â¦


One Last Kiss From Agassi, and ItÂs Over

ÂI will take you and the memory of you with me for the rest of my life,Â Andre Agassi told the fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium after his loss to Benjamin Becker.


LONDON - British authorities pre-empted a US bid to extradite radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, charging the fiery preacher Tuesday with urging followers to kill non-Muslims, in some case specifically targeting Jews.


Roma, 12:10 - CALCIO, DILETTANTI: IGNORATI SIA DA TV CHE DA POLITICA

Il Presidente della Lega nazionale dilettanti di calcio Carlo Tavecchio, ascoltato questa mattina al...


West Nile virus has claimed the life of a 60-year-old man in Southern California. Health workers say the man likely became infected by a mosquito bite near his home in eastern Los Angeles County. They say he was especially vulnerable because of other ...


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Technicians at the   Kennedy Space Center in Florida started filling space shuttle   Atlantis' fuel tank for a launch attempt on Friday after nearly   two weeks of delays due to weather problems and technical   glitches, officials said.


Ever-inventive entrepreneurs found unusual ways to profit from the flood of Gazan Palestinians across the Egyptian border, which burst open for two days after a long blockade.


Homeland Security Budget Jumps, So Do Public Fees

The White House on Monday proposed  an almost 7 percent jump in homeland security spending for 2006  -- well above the average for the overall budget plan -- but  most extra funds will come from higher public fees.


Police have been questioning a man in connection with a spree of knife attacks, which killed one person and seriously injured five others just days before Christmas.


Gli All Blacks travolgono l`Italia, Bergamasco salva l`onore ...

Eâ stato quasi un massacro, ma lâItalia Ã¨ riuscita nel lampo dâorgoglio di accendersi nel finale, infilando la meta dellâonore. In un Flaminio esaurito la Nuova Zelanda travolge gli azzurri per 59


Iran Seeks Compromise at Paris Talks with EU Trio

Tehran hoped to reach a compromise at talks on Saturday over its nuclear program with Britain, Germany and France, which are trying to persuade it to stop enriching uranium, an Iranian negotiator said.


Critics: FDA Failing to Protect Americans

It's not been a good year for the Food and Drug Administration â-ith a controversy over the use of antidepressants by children and adolescents, the withdrawal


Speaker warns Iraq has months to avert collapse

Iraq's leaders have just months to mend   their differences or see their country collapse, the speaker of   parliament told wrangling deputies on Wednesday after a car   bomb caused dozens of casualties in the morning rush hour.


InfoWorld - Continuing its steady push to win over the hearts and wallets of midsize companies, IBM on Tuesday is rolling out two lower-priced Unix-based servers that will go head-to-head with offerings from archrivals Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard.


Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver," finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.


Minister Highlights Prevention Strategies Against Hepatitis B

The Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most known infectious and common viruses in the world, with an estimated 350 million or 5 percent of the world's population chronically infected.


Trionfa 'Vera Drake', Amelio a mani vuote

VENEZIA 61 - Leone d'Oro al film di Mike Leigh, Coppa Volpi alla protagonista, Imelda Staunton. Premio Speciale della Regia ad AmenÃ bar. Per l'Italia i premi 'Mastroianni' a due protagonisti di 'Lavorare con lentezza'.


Although Brett Favre is the media darling for the Green Bay Packers, he is no longer the offensive focus. All-Pro running back Ahman Green has become the


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis on Sunday was moved from the launch pad back to a hangar so technicians can inspect damage caused by an hail storm and determine what kind of repairs should be made.


Halliburton says Nigerian scheme involved plant

Halliburton Co. has acknowledged officials at MW Kellogg Co. discussed a scheme with their business partners to bribe Nigerian leaders to win a contract to build a huge natural gas plant.


President Bush asked for billions of dollars in new spending for the Iraq war on Monday, as car bombs killed 24 people in Baghdad and its besieged residents awaited a crackdown on sectarian violence.


The XO laptop from the One Laptop Per Child project is going on sale: buy two, get one. But it's still a good deal.


Global market rout halted as Wall Street rebounds

A rocky day for global stocks ended Monday with a rebound on Wall Street as US investors shook off concerns over the economic outlook and some of the speculative fever came out of oil and currency markets.


Ci saranno variazioni solo per le chiamate urbane


Richard Branson, famed entrepreneur from Great Britain, has announced that he will launch the first passenger space service in 2007.


Ferrari's Felipe Massa takes pole for Sunday's French Grand Prix - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton claims second place on the grid.


Hamish Carter knew what he was up against when he and Bevan Docherty ran down the stretch together in the Olympic triathlon in Athens.


Milano, 12:56 - CALCIO, CAPIENZA MEAZZA: NEL POMERIGGIO DECISIONE

Si saprà nel pomeriggio se lo stadio San Siro di Milano potrà essere aperto completame...


Meetings are due in an effort to avert weekend strikes planned at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports.


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Gibbs helps South Africa clinch one-day series

South Africa took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the one-day series when they beat India by 80 runs on Wednesday.


Mayor Richard M. Daley won a sixth term Tuesday, overcoming a City Hall corruption scandal and putting himself on course to eclipse his legendary father's record as the city's longest-serving mayor


PITTSBURGH -- As Ben Roethlisberger rolled right, the frenzy unfolding before his eyes, Rodney Harrison flashed to film he studied last week of the Steelers rookie quarterback.


Cisco boosts metro switches to 10Gbps Ethernet

(InfoWorld) - On Wednesday, Cisco Systems announced an upgrade of its Catalyst switching portfolio to include 10-gigabit Ethernet uplink and extensive PoE capabilities. The full Class 3 15.4 watt power delivery capability through each port on the device is "an industry first," Cisco said. PoE is a way of powering certain network devices, such as IPÂ phones, through the switch connection rather than plugging them into a nearby main outlet. The PoE capability is backed by Ciscoâs Redundant Power Systems as a recommended network product option. The 10Gb Ethernet capability can be accessed by replacing the Twin Gigabit Ethernet uplink module with a 10Gb TwinGig Converter module to meet changed network service provision needs. A showcase installation of the new solutions would be at Duke University in the U.S., where it would serve a 27,000 node academic network, Cisco said. The new, higher-capacity Cisco 3750-E switches with 10Gb upgrade capability will be deployed to gradually replace or complement some 1,000 Catalyst 3750 series switches already running the university's student, faculty, and administrative networks. A similar upgrade to an academic network was being considered by University College in London and several other institutions in Europe, Cisco officials said. Duke University and other users would most likely use the 10Gb capabilities to deploy video-based applications and services, they said. Cisco has stressed its support for video and live-image applications. The company is aiming to deliver any video format to any device anywhere on any network built with its infrastructure solutions, said Marthin DeBeer, head of Cisco's Emerging Technologies Unit, at the company's Networkers conference in Cannes, France. In a dramatic example of Cisco's recent TelePresence service, De Beer told conference attendees that his assistant at his San Jose office greeted visitors from a large, high-definition flat video screen while physically present in Dallas -- where the employee had moved. Cisco also announced a showcase installation of its Catalyst 3560 and Catalyst 2960 Compact Switches (for deployment outside wiring closets) on a cruise liner being built in Germany for Aida Cruises. The cruise line, affiliated with Germanyâs Lufthansa AG airline, will install a complete telecommunications and multimedia system based on Cisco infrastructure in all passenger cabins and for crew use on the Aida Diva, a vessel to be delivered later this spring. The services on the Aida Diva would be managed centrally by Lufthansa, regardless of where the ship was cruising, using Cisco's remote network management solutions, said Joerg Liebe, director of voice integration products at Lufthansa Systems. The Aida Diva is the first of four vessels Aida Cruises has on order that will be built with state-of-the art multimedia networks installed by Cisco.


Screaming Paris Hilton sent back to jail

Screaming and crying, Paris Hilton was escorted out of a courtroom and back to jail Friday after a judge ruled that she must serve out her entire 45-day sentence behind bars rather than in her Hollywood Hills home.


Lo dice l'Adiconsum, si chiede sostituzione vecchi contatori


Private investor Cerberus Capital Management LP has agreed to buy real estate investment and management company LNR Property Corp.


Owais Shah hit his maiden one-day international century and enjoyed spirited support from debutant Luke Wright as England made 316-6 in the sixth one-day international at the Brit Oval here Wednesday.


COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's government said yesterday it was ready with new proposals to resume peace talks with Tamil Tiger guerillas and hammer out a political solution to the island's bloody ethnic conflict.


Thousands of students from Saudi Arabia are enrolling on college campuses across the United States this semester under a new educational exchange program brokered by President Bush and Saudi King Abdullah.


London 2012 welcome 100-million-pound Adidas deal

German sports goods maker Adidas were named as the latest Tier One sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics at a glittering ceremony on Thursday.


Impotence Common After Radiation, Surgery on Prostate

TUESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- A large majority of men who have surgery or external beam radiation treatment for prostate cancer are impotent five years after either procedure, a new study finds.


Bomb hits S.Lanka police truck, 24 hurt: military

Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels attacked a police commando truck with a roadside bomb on Monday near the capital Colombo, wounding 20 civilians and four troops, the military said.


Tokyo stocks rose slightly in early trading Wednesday following Wall Street's gains, but many investors were on the sidelines ahead of the end of Japan's fiscal first-half. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.


U.N. torture investigator hopes to visit Russia soon

The United Nations special investigator on torture said on Thursday he hoped a visit to Russia's Chechnya region, canceled after Moscow said he could not meet prisoners freely, would go ahead within months.


Il sindacato protesta in sit-in, e' un vero 'tesoretto'


Armed Athens Bus Hijackers Release Five Hostages

Hijackers who took as many as 26 people hostage on a commuter bus on the outskirts of Athens released five of the captives. Police are in negotiations to free the remaining hostages, a spokeswoman said.


NATO soldiers under pressure in Afghanistan but the goal is clear

Out in the deserts of Afghanistan's Helmand province, young British troops are getting their first taste of combat in austere conditions, with air support sometimes a long time coming and trucks that are not roadworthy.


Genes and Biology Important in Obesity Fight

Apart from upbringing and environment, scientists are discovering that genes and biology are more important in the fight against obesity than previously believed.    "The people who are not increasing their weight have something special - they are resistant to obesity," said Philippe Froguel, an obesity exert and chair of genomic medicine at Imperial College in London...


IBM's India lab develops disaster management tool

InfoWorld - IBM’s India Research Laboratory has developed the Resiliency Maturity Index (RMI), a framework that quantitatively assesses the ability of an organization to recover from a variety of disasters such as floods, power outages, software glitches, epidemics, and terrorist attacks.


Chelsea's Jose Mourinho insists rival managers Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are good friends despite their bitter Premiership rivalry.


Greenfield: Game over on Plame leak? Maybe not

There's a new twist to a controversy that has been roiling the political waters for more than three years.


Man who wants to preserve ruins says it may be best to leave them unexplained

The chiseled stone buildings of the German settlement period reflect the optimism that fueled them: Here to stay.


Not much seems to trouble Federal  Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan these days -- not oil at more  than $50 a barrel, record levels of consumer debt, nor a  possible U.S. housing bubble.


Chauncey Billups scored 29 points and the Detroit Pistons set all sorts of season highs, beating the Washington Wizards 115-111 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to six games.


The private-equity firm invests more than 10% of its assets in the latest quarter.


Real Madrid defender Pepe out for three weeks

Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Pepe will be out for at least three weeks following an injury, and could miss next month's Champions League match at Roma.


Catania, 21:03 - CALCIO, CATANIA: EDUSEI VERSO LA PANCHINA, TORNA VARGAS

Tutti abili e arruolati nel Catania (tranne il brasiliano BabÃ¹ ancora in non perfette condizioni) al...


Google's YouTube signing smaller partnerships: NYT

Google Inc. may be frustrated in efforts to reach comprehensive deals with major media companies such as NBC or Viacom Inc. to put their videos on YouTube, but it is signing up hundreds of smaller media partners, The New York Times reported on Friday.


A videotape posted on a Web site shows the beheading of three hostages who are said to be members of a Kurdish party in northern Iraq.


Migliaia in corteo Mosca blindata, 40 fermi.Nessun incidente


A blast kills three near the oil ministry in Baghdad, as US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrives in Iraq.


The offenses of the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox will no doubt keep scoreboard operators busy at Fenway Park for the first two games of the World Series.


U.S. releases Iranians in Iraq, official says

The U.S. military on Wednesday released six Iranians who work for Tehran's power ministry, a day after American soldiers detained the delegation in Baghdad, Yassin Majid, an aide to Iraq's prime minister, told CNN.


Il corridore della Liquigas vince la 12esima frazione del Girobattendo Gilberto Simoni. Terzo, staccato di 7", Schlek                                            Di Luca trionfa in montagna e si riprende la maglia rosa                                                                                di LUIGI PANELLA


Schwarzenegger Faces New Political Tests

A year after his stunning victory at the polls, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is testing the strength of his political biceps.


William Forsytheâs antiwar protest, in moves and images.


OPEC to Cut Production After Six-Week Price Decline

OPEC, the producer of more than a third of the world's oil, agreed to cut output by about 4 percent in a bid to prop up prices after the biggest drop in three years.


SEC bars trading in 35 spam-touted companies

Rampages through the Pink Sheets The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today hit back at 'pump and dump' fraudsters by suspending trading in 35 companies that have been the "subject of recent and repeated spam email campaigns". Next step of its pleasingly named "Operation Spamalot", is to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice.â¦


It's easier than you might think to create your own OpenOffice.org extensions.


Ravello sits like a crown on Italy's spectacular Amalfi Coast. Perched 335 metres above the Tyrrhenian Sea, it's insulated from the worst of the tourist crush.


Rwanda recalls France envoy over arrest warrants

Rwanda recalled its ambassador from Paris on Friday after a French judge called for President Paul Kagame to stand trial over the killing of a former leader, the event which unleashed the country's genocide.


Manhunt 2 Back On for October 31 Release

After postponing the release of Manhunt 2 for the PS2, PSP and Wii back in June, Rockstar Games said Friday that it would release the game on October 31.


Boeing set to unveil 787 amid order flurry

Boeing Co.  prepared to unveil the first carbon-composite 787 Dreamliner on Sunday amid a flurry of 55 new orders for the lightweight, fuel efficient plane.


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Former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace walks away from an accident in which a driver talking on her cell phone ran a stop sign and collided with his SUV.


Kmart-Sears merger packs retailing punch

(November 18, 2004) - Amid talk of store closings, staff layoffs and name changes, shoppers and others are watching to see how the announced merger of Kmart and Sears will affect Rochester retailing.


FIFA make Spain pay for racially abusing England players

The Spanish football federation has been hit with a $A113,000 fine by world governing body FIFA to sanction the racist abuse suffered by England's black players in two recent friendly matches.


Palestinian security officers went on the rampage in Gaza City Tuesday to demand back pay from the cash-strapped Hamas-led government, while Israel pressed ahead with its offensive against Hamas militants, killing four.


In affresco XIII secolo il primo manifesto politico

E' il primo manifesto politico della storia: un attacco dei guelfi (sostenitori del Papa) contro i ghibellini (sostenitori dell'imperatore). Questo Ã¨ il giudizio di George Ferzoco, direttore del Centro studi


Algiers' fading beauty awaits better days

Most camera-clicking tourists in the Mediterranean this summer will go home, as usual, without one of the world's most arresting images -- Algiers and its bay.


Spartans out to start something against BC

It is all a matter of perspective. For Boston College, a trip to Disney World and Friday's Champs Sports Bowl against Michigan State had to be sold a different way. The Eagles, who have won seven straight bowl games - but none of them New Year's Day quality - had their sights set on the ACC title and an Orange ...


A claim George Galloway took money from Saddam Hussein was one of the "most important" stories of our time, a court hears.


Power company Duke Energy Corp.  posted lower fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday due to higher settlement reserves and merger and restructuring costs.


Marine Cpl. Paul Ratliff was in Iraq last month when he learned that his wife has gone into labor prematurely and their child was at risk of being born with underdeveloped lungs.


Oil futures retreated from record levels Wednesday as investors, rethinking crude's ability to keep climbing past $100, decided to cash in some of their profits from the market's huge advance.


Ipotesi degli esperti dopo studio di 2 anni sul quadroÃ in ottimo stato, ancora mistero sulla tecnica delle sfumature                                            "Monna Lisa sorride per il figlio nato ecco il segreto del dipinto di Leonardo"                                                                                "Il tipo di vestito non puÃ² essere che quello di una puerpera"Dal 2004 esami in profonditÃ : inciso prima il ritratto sul legnodi GIAMPIERO MARTINOTTI


Villasimius, 16:00 - CALCIO, GALLIANI: SERIE A PARTA IL 26 AGOSTO

La linea della Lega sulla data di inizio del campionato non cambia.  Si deve partire il 26 agosto e ...


âApple mobile phone due early-2007â claims analyst

Wu'll be lucky Analysts are predicting that Apple will launch a mobile phone in the first half of 2007.â¦


Acting head held in capital, Asmara, in row over  satellite internet link.


Mike Volpi, Cisco's routing chief, resigns

Cisco says the departure of Mike Volpi as the head of Cisco Systems Inc.'s routing business "coincides" with a reorganization of that part of the company, but is not the reason for his resignation.


Chrysler Workers Narrowly Voting for Pact

A tally of available results indicated that about 53 percent of U.A.W. members have voted in favor of the deal so far, with 47 percent voting against.


President Calls Action of Iranian Boats 'Provocative'

President Bush warned Iran yesterday that its confrontation with three U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf on Sunday was a provocative act, as the Pentagon released audio and video recordings of the dawn showdown.


Government groups oppose permanent Net tax ban

InfoWorld - The U.S. Congress shouldn't permanently extend a moratorium on taxes unique to the Internet because the temporary ban keeps Internet providers from abusing the system, a representative of the National Governors Association said Thursday.


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Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista

Does exactly what it says on the box Review As the name implies, Belkin's Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista allows you to transfer your files to Windows Vista, easily. It'll help you to copy over all your files and settings from your shattered old XP PC to your shiny new Vista box.â¦


Citing Toy Recalls, Safety Agency Asks Congress for Support

The testimony came as Mattel said it had found lead levels in paint in recalled toys that were almost 200 times the accepted safety ceiling.


update In the latest twist in the hostilities between Oracle and PeopleSoft, Wall Street's footsoldiers are massing for battle.


Opera star Luciano Pavarotti's health worsens and he is in a "very serious" condition, Italian media say.


Euronext, Deutsche Boerse sights on Borsa Italiana

Pan-European stock exchange  operator Euronext said on Wednesday it was to due to start more  in depth talks with Borsa Italiana as prospects of a takeover  battle grew with Deutsche Boerse also showing interest in the  Italian bourse.


U.S. Forces Bomb Rebels in Iraq; Jordan King Has Doubts

U.S. warplanes bombed a suspected  insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and U.S.  tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of northeastern Baghdad,  stepping up military operations against guerrillas.


Senator Barack Obama has launched "an improbable quest" to become America's first black president, brazenly claiming the mantle of Abraham Lincoln, the US icon who ended slavery.


Jon Peters, producer of Superman Returns and A Star is Born, is sued for alleged sexual harassment.


Consumer prices rise 0.2 percent in Jan.

Inflation at the consumer level rose by a larger-than-expected amount in January as falling energy prices only partially offset big increases in the cost of medical care, food and airline tickets.


Sostegno all'appello lanciato dal premier siriano


While it is struggling to retain subscribers in the United States and even considering a sale of the company, Napster on Tuesday launched its subscription music store in Japan, following through on a promise made last year - albeit six months late.


"Hybrids" take back night in dangerous Darfur camps

The soothing tones of West  Indian reggae stopped abruptly and the U.N.-African Union  peacekeepers left their vehicles to face a machine gun pointed  at them by a Sudanese soldier crouched in a trench.


Shivnarine Chanderpaul leads the way as West Indies beat England by 61 runs at Edgbaston.


Kenya's Wangari Maathai wins 2004 Nobel Peace Prize

Kenya's environmentalist Wangari Maathai has won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday.


Creditors of Eurotunnel are set to vote on the debt-ridden Channel rail tunnel operator's restructuring plan.


N Korea says its missiles are for self-defence

North Korea on Saturday said that it has the right to test and deploy missiles, as the communist state vowed to increase its "self-defence" capabilities against the United States.


Indonesian President Megawati ready to lose in election

Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has stated that she was ready to lose in the election, as long as the race conducted fair, clear and transparent, Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Wednesday.


La donna sarebbe l'unica indagata per il tentato omicidio


The judge presiding over a massive pension suit against IBM, which could cost the company more than $6.5 billion, agreed to a short delay while settlement talks continue.


Devices that let people carry video and images are set to have a big year, industry experts say.


Palace 'Batman' Protester 'had Good Reasons' - Girlfriend

The girlfriend of Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Jason Hatch today said he had âgood reasonsâ for scaling the walls of Buckingham Palace.


com November 17, 2004, 5:02 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


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