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Trade finally hit home for Green
It didn't hit Gerald Green that his Celtics days were over until Kevin Garnett held up his old No. 5. | 8Sports |
Curry Doesnât Start, and It Doesnât Help
Coach Isiah Thomasâs latest desperation move to break his teamâs funk was to keep Eddie Curry out of the starting lineup for the first time in two years. The result was another rout. | 8Sports |
On friendship and blogging
This is a piece I've been working up to for quite some time, and it'll probably be an audio blog post at some time soon.
I have five really good friends in the world. When I realized that, saying that to one of them, she said that's pretty damned good and I agree. These are people who I trus... | 7Software and Developement |
Microsoft Research goes to Bangalore
The new facility will focus in part on geographical information systems and technologies for emerging markets. | 6Sci/Tech |
Sports Briefing | Colleges: Cheating at Florida State
Two athletic department academic assistance employees have resigned and 23 Florida State athletes were implicated in cheating on tests given over the Internet, university officials said. The athletes represent nine sports, and 17 of the students are or have been on... | 8Sports |
Italian president opens crisis talks after Prodi resignation
(AFP)
AFP - President Giorgio Napolitano will open talks on Friday to resolve Italy's political crisis after prime minister Romano Prodi's resignation and the end of his centre-left government. | 2Europe |
Verizon to Buy MCI in $6.75 Billion Deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. on Monday said it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI Communications Inc. in a deal worth $6.75 billion, giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large corporations. | 12U.S. |
Linkin Park, Jay-Z on 'Course' Together (Reuters)
Reuters - Multiplatinum acts Jay-Z and Linkin
Park are the latest to merge musical forces in a legally
sanctioned mash-up. With the help of MTV, the two acts have
taken the concept -- which intertwines two songs, often placing
the vocals of one track atop an instrument... | 1Entertainment |
Soccer: Transfer talks wear on Rooney
LIVERPOOL Striker Wayne Rooney of Everton has slammed his club's handling of the transfer request that is likely to see him in a Manchester United shirt before Tuesday afternoon. | 8Sports |
US Pressing China Over Currency Value
WASHINGTON Oct. 2, 2004 - The Bush administration, seeking to achieve an economic breakthrough in the closing weeks of an election campaign, says China has made a serious commitment to overhauling a currency | 0Business |
Mitchell steroid report names top baseball stars
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dozens of top baseball stars including Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean up the sport's tarnished image. | 10Top News |
Rousing reception eases pain of defeat for Rijkaard
Former AC Milan favourite Frank Rijkaard took some consolation from the warm welcome he received on his return to the San Siro where his Barcelona team lost 1-0 in the Champions League. | 8Sports |
Report: Crooks behind more Net attacks
Organized gangs are increasingly using networks of zombie PCs to launch attempts to make money, according to VeriSign. | 6Sci/Tech |
Troops Stay in Touch on Intranet
A free collaborative service is an alternative to the military's portal site for sharing photos and family news. A soldier can read bedtime stories to his kids, but it can be scary for folks at home to see what's really going on overseas. By Michelle Delio. | 6Sci/Tech |
Giovanardi: Casini esprime opinione
Decidera' il Congresso Udc a febbraio | 4Italia |
Boots sales get a drenching
HIGH-STREET retailer Boots reported a cooling in sales growth yesterday after disappointing summer weather stalled demand for suncare products. | 0Business |
Report Faults Military Technology in Iraq War
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Front-line U.S. troops often lacked access to surveillance and intelligence data during the invasion of Iraq because of computer glitches, Technology Review magazine reported on Tuesday, citing a report by Rand Corp. | 6Sci/Tech |
African Union Force Seen as Main Hope for Darfur
Days before a UN deadline for Sudan to disarm and prosecute those responsible for violence in the country's Darfur region, nations are looking to the African Union | 11Top Stories |
Rattled SAP bites back at Ellison
Executive handbags
A slanging match has erupted between Oracle and SAP as the Silicon Valley giant tries to burnish its business apps credectials.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
Giustizia, Castelli: «Rivedremo solo i quattro punti rilevati da <b>...</b>
Nessuna nuova discussione sulla riforma dellâordinamento giudiziario: la Cdl ha deciso che modificherà solo i quattro punti messi in rilievo dal presidente della Repubblica Ciampi perché incostituzionali. | 4Italia |
Co-opting GPU for CPU Tasks Advanced by NVidia
Earlier this week, engineers at nVidia put the finishing touches on version 0.8 of its Compute Unified Device Architecture system for Windows and Red Hat Linux. CUDA's objective is to enable C programmers to utilize the high-throughput pipelining architecture of an nVidia... | 7Software and Developement |
Mud tomb found near oldest Egypt pyramid
(AP)
AP - A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, according to an antiquities official. The tomb was located by an Egyptian-Australian mission, Egypt's antiquities chie... | 6Sci/Tech |
Tennis: Flying Finn Nieminen knocks off Nalbandian for third semi <b>...</b>
BEIJING : Flying Finn Jarkko Nieminen soared into his third semi-final of the season, stunning third seed David Nalbandian 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 at the 500,000-dollar China Open. | 8Sports |
Over and Over - Derrick Milan & Peter's Rock Mass Choir
Over and Over by Derrick Milan & Peter's Rock Mass Choir | 5Music Feeds |
Iran rules out halting enrichment
IRAN again ruled out a total suspension of uranium enrichment today as a second round of talks with European negotiators ended without an agreement on incentives to get the Tehran regime to abandon the practice. | 11Top Stories |
MRI, Not Mammogram, May Be Best For Some Women
A new study finds that, for some women, a mammogram may not be the best way to detect early breast cancer. Researchers say women who have the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations run a better chance of having | 11Top Stories |
Presidential hopefuls wives trade tales
(AP)
AP - The wives of five 2008 presidential hopefuls on Tuesday traded tales of juggling their kids, marriages and self-esteem in the maelstrom of a national campaign. | 12U.S. |
Scion Web Strategy Takes Stealth Approach
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK For Internet ad giants like Google and Yahoo, the Toyota Scion brand should be a dream marketer. With an 18-24-year-old trendsetter target audience, the carmaker sees the Internet as key to its marketing efforts. But while other auto br... | 6Sci/Tech |
Families Urged to Discuss Medical History
Medical officials are urging families to talk not just turkey this Thanksgiving but also medical history - generations of it - to help identify breast, heart and other problems early enough to prevent them. | 3Health |
Chirac snubs Sarkozy over crime
The French president defends judges embroiled in a row with Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy. | 13World |
U.S., Iran end 27-year diplomatic freeze
(AP)
AP - The United States and Iran broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze Monday with a four-hour meeting about Iraqi security. The American envoy said there was broad policy agreement, but that Iran must stop arming and financing militants who are attacking U.S. and Iraqi f... | 13World |
Calcio, Lega; Moratti: Galliani Ú l'unico candidato
Si avvicina la data delle elezioni del presidente della Lega Calcio e Massimo Moratti informa sullo stato delle cose. Oggi ha incontrato il presidente dell'Atalanta, Ivan Ruggeri anche se, spiega, "si Ú trattato solo di un rapido incontro informativo". | 4Italia |
Turning the world I-side out
While huge progress has been made toward "user-centric" identity , I still have problems with "user-centric" anything. The point-of-view is still outside the user. It's still organizational, corporate. If you're "centric" about users, where are you? Right, outside the user. And inside som... | 7Software and Developement |
Judge orders hearing into possible probation violation by Backman
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A Benton County judge has ordered a hearing next month to determine if baseball manager Wally Backman violated his probation three years ago. | 1Entertainment |
JetBlue Cites Overwhelmed IT Systems in Meltdown
JetBlue officials said overwhelmed IT systems were partially to blame for the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights in the days after an ice storm last week. | 6Sci/Tech |
Las Vegas ends late-night wedding-license service
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Las Vegas bills itself as "the wedding capital of the world," but late-night revelers who decide they want to tie the knot now must wait until morning. | 12U.S. |
China Lays Into 'Bush Doctrine' Ahead of US Poll
On the eve of the US election, China laid into what it called the "Bush doctrine," said the Iraq war has destroyed the global anti-terror coalition and blamed arrogance for the problems dogging the United States worldwide. | 13World |
Theron dances way to Hasty Pudding award
(AP)
AP - Before Charlize Theron could pick up her Woman of the Year award, she had to prove she was worthy. That meant dancing to disco music, striking modeling poses and wooing someone wearing an elephant suit and a pink sparkly bra  all to delight of the cast members... | 1Entertainment |
Social Security Plan Hinges on the Peg
The challenge awaiting President Bush is to offer a plan for restoring the Social Security system to financial balance. | 0Business |
Dutch arrest 12 in flight alert
Dutch police arrest 12 passengers from a flight turned back to Amsterdam after a security alert. | 2Europe |
Citigroup to scrutinize transactions in Japan
TOKYO A leading executive at Citigroup, which was forced to shut its private bank in Japan in September, said Tuesday that the bank would review all past transactions with individual customers in Japan. | 0Business |
Palestinian Leaders Visit Arafat as his Condition Worsens
Comatose Yasser Arafatâs condition worsened today as Palestinian officials visited their critically ill leader, ignoring his wifeâs angry objections. | 13World |
Tennis: McEnroe Announces US Team Members for Davis Cup
US Davis Cup Tennis captain Patrick McEnroe has announced the American squad that will take on Belarus in a hard court semifinal tie September 24-26 in Charleston, South Carolina. | 8Sports |
Web, computer "widgets" offer branding opportunities
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pop quiz: What technology is on the
cusp of changing the face of Internet advertising as we know
it? | 1Entertainment |
Nobel Winner Maathai Sounds Alarm Over Planet (Reuters)
Reuters - Saying the planet is at risk from human
activity, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai urged
democratic reforms and an end to corporate greed when she
collected the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. | 6Sci/Tech |
Fire strikes London's Camden market
(AP)
AP - A major fire tore through London's famous Camden market late Saturday, ripping through market stalls and partially consuming an iconic pub, fire officials and witnesses said. | 2Europe |
Beyond received wisdom
Economic dispatch: Google's manifold offerings are often accused of having no coherent strategy behind them, but wait and see, urges Victor Keegan. | 10Top News |
Tsongas widow, 9-11 brother to face off
(AP)
AP - The widow of a beloved senator and former presidential contender will face the brother of a pilot hijacked in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks in a race for an open congressional seat. | 12U.S. |
Oil stuck around $58 in range-bound trade
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil edged above $58 a barrel on Thursday in volatile trade that has trapped prices in a narrow range. | 0Business |
Henin Makes French Open Reunion a Threepeat
Justine Henin took advantage of 19-year-old Ana Ivanovicâs shaky play today to win 6-1, 6-2. | 13World |
Final plea before Iowa vote
DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) - White House hopefuls barnstormed across Iowa in a frenzied plea for support on Wednesday, with polls showing deadlocked races in both parties the day before the state's contest kicking off the process of choosing presidential candidates. | 10Top News |
Marbella, 19:03 - CALCIO, MONTOLIVO: ALLA FIORENTINA PER CRESCERE
Riccardo Montolivo si augura un 2008 con meno problemi fisici: ''In questo campionato ho avuto qualc... | 4Italia |
US Is One Win From Final Round
Just as US national soccer team coach Bruce Arena had predicted many months ago, the semifinal round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup has been riddled with treacherous road trips and perplexing | 8Sports |
Lester Tanzer; Editor at US News & World Report
Lester Tanzer, 75, a longtime Washington journalist who was managing editor of US News & World Report for nine years, died Dec. 8 at his home in Arlington. | 0Business |
German judge interrogates two al Qaeda suspects
German judge on Monday interrogated two men on suspicion of planning a suicide attack in Iraq. | 2Europe |
Anil Kapoor gets tattooed all over
Kapoor has done the unthinkable. He has shaved off his chest and got tattoos done all over his body for
his role in upcoming film "Tashan". | 1Entertainment |
Index reverses 5-month decline
A gauge of future economic activity that had declined for five straight months reversed course in November, signaling that the nation's financial engine is still gaining power even though the growth rate has slowed. | 0Business |
Cisco purchase of Protego for $65 million extends security <b>...</b>
By buying Protego Networks Monday, Cisco Systems bolstered its growing portfolio of security products, an increasingly important piece of its networking strategy. | 11Top Stories |
Bucs re-sign Alstott; release Walker
(AP)
AP - Mike Alstott is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 12th season. | 8Sports |
Thatcher agrees to pay bail for son in S. Africa: report
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher agreed to pay the 165,000-pound bail (about 297,000 US dollars) required to release her son Mark Thatcher from house arrest in | 13World |
'Ndrangheta:estorsioni,15 arresti
Operazione della polizia contro cosca Crea di Rizziconi | 4Italia |
PLAY Magazine Preview: My Right Arm
Masochism may be a regular condition of Cubs fandom, but even so, no player in the recent history of the team has broken more hearts than Kerry Wood. | 8Sports |
Police probe fatal dog attack
Police are investigating the death of a baby who was attacked by two Rottweiler guard dogs. | 2Europe |
Storms Kill More Than 650 in Philippines
Helicopters delivered food to survivors and picked up casualties Friday as flash floods began to recede in the northern Philippines, revealing the magnitude of a disaster | 11Top Stories |
Thai jailbird eyes fight for freedom
PATHUM THANI, Thailand (Reuters) - When convicted Thai drugs dealer Samson Sor Siriporn enters the ring at the notorious "Bangkok Hilton" prison next month, her freedom as well as a world title will be on the line. | 8Sports |
Londra, 15:56 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: CHARLTON-EVERTON 1-1
Finisce 1-1 l'incontro tra Charlton e Everton che ha aperto la 14/a giornata di Premier League. In v... | 4Italia |
Vick set to plead guilty over dogfighting charges
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was greeted by chants and boos on Monday as he entered a U.S. courthouse to formally plead guilty in a dogfighting case almost certain to wreck his football career. | 12U.S. |
Medicare Premium Hike Slammed By Kerry
US Medicare premiums will increase by 17 percent in 2005, an increase unequaled in the history of medicare. Monthly premiums will increase by $11. | 11Top Stories |
Selig Receives Extension As Commissioner
PHILADELPHIA - Bud Selig's term as baseball commissioner was extended for three years through 2009 in a unanimous vote by owners Thursday. On the final day of a two-day meeting, owners also approved starting a baseball World Cup and baseball television network... | 13World |
Pressure Serbia, Bosnia
The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor urged the Security Council on Friday to pressure Serbia and Bosnia to arrest fugitive leaders from the Bosnian war, saying it was clear after 11 years that neither country ... Comment | 2Europe |
Intelligence Agencies Blamed for Stall (AP)
AP - Intelligence agencies came under sharp attack Sunday from lawmakers, as did Congress, where a bill to put in place recommendations from the Sept. 11 commission has stalled heading into this week's postelection session. | 13World |
GOP Radio Campaign Pushes for Wash. Revote (AP)
AP - Despite Republicans' demands for a new statewide vote and their new radio advertising campaign, the Democratic leaders who control the state Legislature say the governor's election is over. | 13World |
Bank raid was IRA say ministers
The NI secretary and Irish Foreign Minister are 100% convinced the IRA was behind the Northern Bank raid. | 10Top News |
A Pandemic That Wasnât but Might Be
Experts argue that preparations against avian flu have to continue, even if the virusâs failure to mutate into a pandemic strain has given the world more time. | 3Health |
New York, 10:24 - FOOTBALL, NFL: COWBOYS BATTONO I GIANTS
Risultati delle gare della
14a settimana della regular season del campionato di football americano ... | 4Italia |
Sebastian Bergmann's Blog: Isolated (and Parallel) Test Execution
Sebastian Bergmann points out a new feature that PHPUnit (the popular PHP unit testing tool) now has - parallel_test_execution allowing for each test to execute on a separate PHP process.
The advantages of this include full test isolation and t... | 7Software and Developement |
HP Releases its Version of the iPod
HP today announced that it will be taking pre-orders for the company's branded version of Apple's uber-popular iPod digital music player. | 6Sci/Tech |
Rage finds an outlet in Sudan's rebel camps
Under a nearly full moon, rebel fighters leapt on to the sand from the back of their battle-wagon; a Toyota pick-up truck with a machine gun on its cab and an anti-tank missile launcher slung from the wing mirror. | 13World |
Ex-FDA Chief Gets Probation, Fine for Lying About Stocks
A judge sentenced former Food and Drug Administration chief Lester M. Crawford yesterday to three years of supervised probation and fined him about $90,000 for lying about stocks he owned in companies regulated by the agency. | 12U.S. |
Coleman, Dole Each Claim Enough GOP Votes (AP)
AP - Sens. Norm Coleman and Elizabeth Dole both claimed Monday they have enough votes from their GOP colleagues to take over leadership of the influential National Republican Senatorial Committee. | 13World |
Bush Says Tsunami Aid Helps U.S. Image
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - President Bush said U.S. aid efforts following Asia's killer tsunami would improve America's image in the Muslim world as fears receded that diseases and infections could kill many thousands of survivors. | 10Top News |
FOOTBALL LEGEND BRIAN CLOUGH IS DEAD
Legendary football boss Brian Clough died in hospital earlier today after a battle against stomach cancer aged 69, Derby City Hospital said. | 1Entertainment |
Jiang pushes increased China-France contacts in Shanghai, meets <b>...</b>
SHANGHAI, China - French President Jacques Chirac pushed for expanded economic and academic ties in Shanghai on Monday, speaking before students at a leading university and lunching with former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. | 13World |
Virginia's Backfield Carries the Load Again
Against the fastest defense it has faced this season, Virginia's rushing attack wasn't nearly as dominant as it had been while averaging 284 yards in the first four games. | 8Sports |
Simple test may help predict breast cancer return
BARCELONA (Reuters) - A simple test to measure tumor cells circulating in the blood could make it easier to tell which breast cancer patients are at greatest risk of their cancer returning after treatment, a German researcher said on Monday. | 3Health |
ADV: Health Insurance for the Self-Employed!
Affordable health, dental, and life insurance for you and your family. Ideal for self-employed, small business owners. Fill out our form for a competitive quote. | 10Top News |
U.S. Judge Blasts FBI Case Against Albany Muslims
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - Two Islamic men accused of supporting terrorism after an FBI sting operation were ordered released from jail on Tuesday by a judge who blasted the government's case by saying there is no evidence they have any links to terrorists. | 12U.S. |
Google Photos Stir a Debate Over Privacy
A new online feature of Google Maps called Street View is stirring up a debate over privacy concerns on the Web. | 6Sci/Tech |
FDA Scrutiny Scant In India, China as Drugs Pour Into U.S.
India and China, countries where the Food and Drug Administration rarely conducts quality-control inspections, have become major suppliers of low-cost drugs and drug ingredients to American consumers. Analysts say their products are becoming pervasive in the... | 13World |
Saudi says kills 10 militants in 2 days of raids
Saudi security forces killed three senior suspected al Qaeda members among a group of 10 militants slain in raids and shootouts in the past two days, the Interior Ministry said today. | 1Entertainment |
Venezuela rails at Exxon asset freeze "terrorism"
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela accused Exxon Mobil of legal "terrorism" on Friday after the giant U.S. oil company won court orders freezing $12 billion of the South American oil supplier's assets in a dispute at the heart of a worldwide tussle for control of natural re... | 0Business |
Germany forgives most of Iraq's debt
German officials said Saturday they have decided to forgive 80 percent of Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt, CNN reported. Hans Eichel, Germany's finance minister, meeting | 11Top Stories |
Mbeki says S.Africa can overcome power crisis
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa will overcome an electricity "emergency" that has damaged the economy and cast doubts over its hosting of the 2010 soccer World Cup, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday. | 0Business |
PeopleSoft dismisses CEO Conway
Board cites "lack of confidence" in Craig Conway as software maker battles a hostile takeover. | 6Sci/Tech |
Microsoft: multa Ue di 280,5 mln
1,5 mln giorno fino a 20/06, dopo 31/07 forse fino 3 mln | 4Italia |
Gazprom chief visits Iran for gas cooperation talks: company
(AFP)
AFP - The CEO of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom visited Iran on Tuesday for talks on joint projects in Iran and cooperation on natural gas sales by Moscow and Tehran, the company said in a statement. | 6Sci/Tech |
Survey: More affordable housing needed
(AP)
AP - About one-third of the nation's cities have less affordable housing than they had a year ago, according to a survey released Thursday. | 12U.S. |
Blair Says Strong Ties With U.S. Crucial
MANCHESTER, England -- Tony Blair gave his last address to his Labour Party as prime minister on Tuesday, saying it is important to stay close to Washington in the fight against terrorism even though it can be hard to be the United States' strongest ally. | 13World |
UPDATE 5-Coventry Health to buy First Health for $1.8 bln
Coventry Health Care Inc. (CVH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it agreed to buy rival health plan First Health Group Corp. | 0Business |
SMS text message warned of blast
Indonesian police received a text message warning of a terrorist attack 45 minutes before the fatal car bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said today. | 13World |
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