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Torna a correre prezzo benzina
La verde sfiora 1,33 euro, gasolio torna vicino a 1,20 euro | 4Italia |
JSLabs Blog: How to compile php scripts in ASP.net
On the JSLabs blog today, there's a quick tutorial talking about how to transfer PHP scripts (without much altering, depending on the functionality used) over to be compiled into an ASP.net application. The real key is in the Phlanger software.
Phalanger is a n... | 7Software and Developement |
OPINION: Are Broadcasters Still Fuzzy on TV Without the Box?
By David Crow, The Business, London Dec. 7--The migration of television from box sets to the internet was predicted ever since the web first got going. Now, after many false starts and the arrival of mass-market broadband, it has finally begun in earnest. | 6Sci/Tech |
IDC Reports on BI Sales: Which Vendors Are Hot, Which Are Not?
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Business intelligence software sales are growing at a double-digit pace, according to a new IDC report, and rising demand lifted sales for nearly every vendor. Microsoft and SAS led the way among the top-five vendors while one up-... | 6Sci/Tech |
Pope urges 'more ethical' media
Pope Benedict XVI calls on the media to be more ethical and focus on the dignity of the human being. | 13World |
How drug-approval woes crept up on FDA
Critics charge conflict of interest in a system where pharmaceutical giants fund the regulatory process. By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. | 1Entertainment |
'Great healing' begins
In a proud and colorful procession stretching almost two miles from the Washington Monument to the US Capitol, tens of thousands of American Indians from across the Western | 1Entertainment |
Florida High Court Says Nader Must Be on Ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - Florida's highest court ruled Friday that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader must be allowed to compete in the 2004 election in the state, delivering a possible boost to President Bush. | 10Top News |
European Court Strikes Down âVolkswagen Lawâ
The ruling struck down a 47-year-old German law that had blocked Porsche from taking over Volkswagen. | 0Business |
How Much Does StumbleUpon Rock?
How Much Does StumbleUpon Rock?
Rand Fishkin must have mentioned StumbleUpon about gazillion times at SES San Jose as a ‘not to be overlooked’ part of a successful link-bait-2.0 web marketing strategy and I’ve noticed that whenever one of our stories get Dugg, Populared, or Reddited.. S... | 6Sci/Tech |
Charity groups quit Iraq
BAGHDAD: Most remaining international aid agencies in Iraq are expected to pull out following the kidnapping of two Italian humanitarian workers, a co-ordinator for non-governmental groups in Baghdad said yesterday. | 1Entertainment |
Vaccines for Ovarian and Breast Cancer in Early Trials
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Therapeutic vaccines to fight
ovarian and breast cancer are in the first stage of clinical trials to
determine their safety and effectiveness, researchers report. | 3Health |
Has Nokia Lost It?
It's just before 8 a.m., and dawn over Helsinki is still hours away, but Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila is in his office waxing on about the virtues of sisu, a hard-to-translate Finnish word that means "guts," as well ... | 2Europe |
Ranchero Road Underpass Inches Forward: Hesperia Planner Predicts Technical Studies Will Be Completed in a Few Months
By Hillary Borrud, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Sep. 20--HESPERIA -- For years, pressure to build a Ranchero Road underpass has come from frustrated motorists funneled through Main Street, the onl... | 6Sci/Tech |
Public smoking ban hits Nairobi
A ban on smoking in public places is being enforced in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for the first time. | 2Europe |
Microsoft to expand security research teams
Over the next six months, the software maker plans to establish security research and response teams in Europe and Asia. | 6Sci/Tech |
Bce: 298 mld in asta pronti-termine
Tasso marginale del 4,03% | 4Italia |
Game time violence penalties proposed
A city councilor is proposing stiffer penalties for crimes committed around Boston sports events, in a measure aimed at deterring game-related violence and vandalism. | 8Sports |
Far-right firebrand Hanson to attempt political comeback (AFP)
AFP - Pauline Hanson, the former leader of Australia's xenophobic One Nation party, has announced that she was coming back from political retirement to run for a seat in the Senate next month. | 13World |
Ground Squirrels Chew Snakeskins to Mask Their Scent
This eau de snake acts as camouflage, covering up the squirrelâs own scent so a meal-seeking rattlesnake will leave it alone. | 6Sci/Tech |
Roma, 13:11 - DOPING, SENTENZA GUI: INIBIZIONE A VITA PER SANTUCCIONE
Il Giudice di ultima istanza in
materia di doping ha inibito a vita il medico Carlo Santuccione, c... | 4Italia |
'Psycho' Star Janet Leigh Dies at 77
Hollywood movie star Janet Leigh, best known as the knife attack victim in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," has died at the age of 77, CNN reported on Monday. | 1Entertainment |
Continental Tire Bowl: (25) Boston College 37 North Carolina 24
CHARLOTTE, NC Boston College rallied in the fourth quarter to beat North Carolina 37-to-24 in the Continental Tire Bowl at Charlotte. | 8Sports |
Afghans dispute U.S. version of raid casualties
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The U.S. military said coalition and Afghan troops killed six Taliban and arrested four in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, though a provincial official and residents said the casualties were villagers. | 10Top News |
Clinton scores crucial victories
Early results and projections better than opinion polls in recent days have suggested | 10Top News |
Pakistan, India heading towards destination: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has termed meeting between president general Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh at New York a milestone and expressed optimism that both the countries will succeed in finding out a solution to lingering Kashmir | 13World |
Weary Californians return to fire-scarred homes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thousands of Californians forced from their neighborhoods by this week's wind-whipped wildfires returned home on Friday, some of them finding their property unscathed amid the destruction and others discovering nothing but blackened rubble. | 10Top News |
Briefly: Majoras steps into FTC chairman role
roundup Plus: Business Objects to bundle IBM tools...Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat...Sprint to bake in BlackBerry for businesses. | 6Sci/Tech |
Nuclear Weapons Charges Dropped
South African authorities on Wednesday abruptly dropped criminal charges against a Pretoria man charged last week with possessing components for the construction of nuclear weapons. | 13World |
Miller slows to finish sixth
This is what happens when Bode Miller fails to finish with a flourish. | 8Sports |
Annan to work to free Israeli hostages in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday he would appoint a secret envoy to work for the release of the two Israeli soldiers whose capture by Lebanon's Hizbollah group triggered a month-long war. | 10Top News |
Merck Pulls The Plug On Painkiller Vioxx
Merck announced on Sept. 29 a voluntary worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx (rofecoxib), a so-called COX-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, or NSAID. | 11Top Stories |
Rumsfeld: It Is Nonsense To Say He Tried To Scuttle Intelligence <b>...</b>
_ Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld says accusations by some in Congress that he lobbied to kill an intelligence reform bill supported by President Bush are ``nonsense. | 1Entertainment |
Anurag Basu blessed with a baby girl: named 'Metro'
Film maker Anurag Basu has reasons to be thrilled. | 1Entertainment |
Bombs kill 160 in Baghdad, curfew imposed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of car bombs killed 160 people in a Shi'ite stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday in the bloodiest single attack since the U.S. invasion of 2003. | 10Top News |
Japan's Fukuda to run for prime minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former chief cabinet secretary Yasuo Fukuda told his party faction on Friday he will run for the leadership of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and hence the premiership. | 10Top News |
Powerful Blast Shakes Western Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A powerful blast shook western Baghdad on Friday, lighting up the night sky, witnesses said. | 10Top News |
Giuliani defends right to bear arms
(AP)
AP - Rudy Giuliani, who called for tough gun control as New York's mayor, said Tuesday the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a recent court ruling on personal liberties framed his current outlook defending a right to bear arms. | 13World |
Benihana's Sizzling Growth Prospects
A closer look at Benihana. | 0Business |
Ganguly plays down security fears
India captain Sourav Ganguly has attempted to play down safety fears over their tour to Bangladesh. The Indian squad arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday for a 19-day tour featuring two Tests and three one-day matches. | 8Sports |
Keep to law, fuel protesters told
The government warns against illegal blockades as fuel protesters prepare for a day of action. | 2Europe |
Charlton and Southampton can't find net
London, England (Sports Network) - Charlton and Southampton played to a sluggish 0-0 draw Monday in the only Premiership match of the day. | 8Sports |
PC Sector Sale By IBM Would Signal Change
Among corporate technology managers, it's one of the oldest adages: "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM.". That is because many regarded it to be a safe bet to do business with the established | 11Top Stories |
TierneyLab: Smart Elevators, Dumb People
Now that Donald Norman and Lab readers have analyzed the water faucets in the office building of the future, let us contemplate an even more important topic: the elevators. Dr. Norman, the Northwestern cognitive scientist and illustrious techno-critic, had no trouble dealing wi... | 13World |
UK Regulator Issues VoIP Numbering Plan
Ofcom, the official telecom regulator for the UK, published its approach to new voice services, including Voice over Broadband (VoB) phone services. | 1Entertainment |
Pinsent wins fourth gold medal
Matthew Pinsent created a piece of Olympic history this morning when he led the Great Britain coxless four to gold after the tightest of photo finishes on at the Schinias rowing centre. | 8Sports |
New York taxi license hits record price: $600,000
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The price of a license to operate a New York taxi cab hit a record $600,000 in May, according to a lending company which financed the purchase. | 12U.S. |
China Cracking Down on Internet as Part of Crime Sweep
Websites deemed illegal, as well as computer markets and internet cafes, are being targeted by Chinese authorities involved in a bigger crackdown on juvenile crime. | 6Sci/Tech |
Plans to boost backbenchers' role
Putting time limits on frontbenchers' speeches is among plans to boost backbench MPs. | 10Top News |
Price hike for business broadband
Small net firms warn they could be hit hard by BT's decision to raise prices for business broadband. | 2Europe |
Oregon High Court Takes Nader Off Ballot (AP)
AP - Ralph Nader will not appear on Oregon's general election ballot, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday, overturning a lower court decision. | 13World |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Breaks Ground On TV Land On August 7
NEW YORK, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Land has secured the exclusive off- network rights from Disney-ABC Domestic Television to air Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - one of the most successful reality shows of all time - it was announced today. | 6Sci/Tech |
Is Sudan Not an Apartheid State?
Last Saturday, at an extraordinary meeting, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1564 which threatens sanctions on the Sudan's vital oil industry. | 13World |
MAN bids $12.2 bln for Scania, offer rebuffed
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German industrial group MAN AG MANG.DE made a 9.6 billion euros ($12.2 billion) cash-and-share offer for Scania AB SCVb.ST , which the Swedish truckmaker and a key shareholder immediately rejected on Monday. | 0Business |
New lottery licence to run for 15 years
Business: Policy U-turn brings bookmakers into bidding war. | 10Top News |
'Nepal crisis cabinet' unveiled
Nepal's king names a new cabinet - a day after sacking the government and imposing a state of emergency. | 2Europe |
Fool Video: Buy, Sell, or Hold Chipotle?
Should investors fill up on Chipotle? | 0Business |
Money: Deals on Wheels
On Newsweek | 10Top News |
Book Talk: Scott Turow says imagination is key
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American novelist Scott Turow used his legal training as a backdrop to some of his earlier novels but says imagination, not experience, is key to writing. | 1Entertainment |
Man Known As 'Video Vigilante' Arrested (AP)
AP - An anti-prostitution activist known for videotaping prostitutes and their customers and giving the footage to police and television shows now faces accusations that he set up some of the sexual encounters so he could capture them on camera. | 12U.S. |
Politica. Riprende alla Camera l'esame del disegno di legge sulle <b>...</b>
Riprende, in mattinata, alla Camera l'esame del disegno di legge sulle riforme costituzionali. Ieri, al termine di un duro scontro tra maggioranza e opposizione, l'aula ha dato via libera all'articolo 3 sulla composizione del Senato federale. | 4Italia |
Tesco says sales rise 9.6 percent
(AFP)
AFP - Supermarket group Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, has said that its sales increased by 9.6 percent during the third quarter, helped by solid growth in non-food items. | 2Europe |
SEC, Disney agree on directors' deals
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Walt Disney Co. has settled regulators' charges that the company failed to disclose a variety of business relationships between the company and some members of its board, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday. | 1Entertainment |
IRAQ: TORINO, SABATO SERA MARCIA DELLA PACE PER OSTAGGI
Torino, 9 set. (Adnkronos)- Marcia della pace sabato sera a Torino per chiedere la liberazione di Simona Torretta e Simona Pari, le due volontarie italiane rapite martedi'a Bagdad insieme a due colleghi iracheni. | 4Italia |
Campaign trail focusing on economy
On CNN | 10Top News |
Wryly, if Warily, Accepting More Than Modest Success
Laura Kightlinger has turned Hollywood disappointments into a sitcom surprise. | 1Entertainment |
Legal threats halt iPhone crack
A British firm which claims to have unlocked the iPhone is holding back the software following legal threats. | 2Europe |
Sadr, a Question Mark Etched in Black
NAJAF, Iraq -- A mother's sad wail pierced the stillness of the Cemetery of the Martyrs, where green and black resistance flags fluttered over the graves of hundreds of Shiite Muslim militiamen. Kneeling on the hot, chalk-like dirt, Abbas Sabah, 17, didn't stir. His mind was foc... | 13World |
The Message of the Bottle
Fabien Baron, who has designed fragrance bottles for many companies, has now designed a liquor bottle, his first. | 1Entertainment |
Police: Missing college student abducted
(AP)
AP - Police say they believe a 19-year-old college student who mysteriously disappeared from a friend's home over the weekend was kidnapped. | 12U.S. |
Fortress looks at bid for EMI: paper
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S.-based Fortress Investment Group Llc has joined the pack of potential bidders for British music firm EMI Group Plc , The Sunday Telegraph reported, citing people familiar with the situation. | 0Business |
JetBlue CEO says delays could cost $30 mln
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp. said on Tuesday reimbursing passengers stuck on about 1,000 delayed flights and updating its operations to prevent further problems could cost the airline $30 million or more, sending its shares down more than 6 percent. | 12U.S. |
Wal-Mart improves image by donating new research center in China
The US retail giant Wal-Mart investedone million US dollars to establish China's first retail research center at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University. | 0Business |
Bryant overtakes Watson for major win
Tom Watson gave as Whistling Straits took away. In the end, Brad Bryant was left with the biggest moment of his career -- and the second-biggest final-round comeback in a US Senior Open. | 8Sports |
Israeli Prime Minister Sharon Seeks Re-Election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced on Thursday that he would run again in Israel's next parliamentary elections, scheduled for 2006, despite strife within his right-wing Likud party over his Gaza pullout plan. | 13World |
Closing, he still won't come clean with secrets
Things might have been different for Lady Macbeth if she had only known Jerry Gambucci. | 0Business |
Universal Pictures in race suit
Universal Pictures is accused of sacking an employee because of his race, reports Peter Bowes. | 0Business |
Opec seeks US help to ease oil price
THE head of oil cartel Opec today revealed that he had urged the United States to release crude stocks from its strategic reserve to bring down sky-high oil prices. | 0Business |
Two Chechens Arrested in Journalist Killing
Police arrested two Chechens Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in the killing of American journalist Paul Klebnikov, who was shot dead in Moscow in July as he left the offices of the Russian edition of Forbes. | 13World |
Knight abruptly resigns from Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas - Bob Knight left when he wanted to this time. Eight years after he was fired by Indiana, the school he led to three national championships, Knight walked away yesterday from college basketball in midseason. | 8Sports |
Sanita': accordo con Regioni
Per spesa 2007 101,3 mld, risparmi di 3 mld in finanziaria | 4Italia |
Adobe Solutions for eLearning
(Source: Adobe) Find out how eLearning is transforming the effectiveness of customer service. From new product training to sales skills, Adobe Web conferencing solutions help companies train reps at lower cost and with greater business results. | 6Sci/Tech |
Studios launch campaign against BitTorrent
Hollywood stepped up its battle against internet pirates yesterday when the Motion Picture Association of America launched a legal battle against the filesharing networks BitTorrent and eDonkey. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo to launch its own music player
com September 17, 2004, 3:25 PM PT. There's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology. | 6Sci/Tech |
Plan to encourage gun informers
Plans are under way for a scheme aimed at encouraging people to inform on others who have a gun illegally. | 10Top News |
South Africa ends race rating of blood donors
afrol News, 8 December - Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has demanded an apology from the South African National Blood Service after it was known that it used race to determine the risk of blood by its donors. | 3Health |
Venezuelan Military Plane Crashes, Killing 25, Union Radio Says
A Venezuelan military plane crashed yesterday afternoon as it approached its base in the central industrial state of Aragua, killing all 25 on board, Union Radio reported. | 13World |
The Asahi Shimbun
The safe scenario Japan envisioned in Iraq has been shattered, underlined by the slaying of Shosei Koda. In a country where veteran diplomats refuse to go outdoors and armed troops hesitate to leave the confines | 13World |
Papa-Williams: dialogare con Islam
Storico incontro tra Pontefice e Primate Chiesa anglicana | 4Italia |
Land Trust Director Retires: Anne Jennings Was Instrumental in Setting Up Congaree National
By Joey Holleman, The State, Columbia, S.C. Feb. 4--Ann Jennings left the Congaree Land Trust at the end of 2006, ready for the next stop on an environmental trip that began with recycling drives before placing her in the midd... | 6Sci/Tech |
Viareggio, 12:53 - CALCIO, VIAREGGIO: 11 GOL FIORENTINA, EGUAGLIATO RECORD
La primavera della Fiorentina ieri sera ha rifilato ben 11 gol al New York Star ed eguaglia il recor... | 4Italia |
Back Spasms Hit Palmer
Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is expected to start Sunday against the Browns despite leaving practice on Thursday with back spasms. | 8Sports |
Volcano erupts on Papua New Guinea island
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A volcanic eruption on the Papua New Guinea island of New Britain on Saturday caused panicked residents to flee homes and sent ash plumes 18 kilometres into the air. | 13World |
TV Company Accepts Blame on Queen Video
"Clearly RDF has been guilty of a serious error of judgment and I deeply regret the embarrassment this has led to for both the BBC and the queen and wanted to apologize to you unreservedly" A British TV production company on Monday accepted blame for wrongly implying Que... | 2Europe |
Roma, 13:52 - MOTO, MICHEL FABRIZIO SOSTITUIRA' ELIAS AL SACHSENRING
Michel Fabrizio sostituirà Toni Elias nel Gp di Germania classe MotoGp in programma domenica ... | 4Italia |
Danone LU arm to meet staff amid sale talk: source
PARIS (Reuters) - The LU biscuits division of French food group Danone is due to meet trade union representatives on Tuesday to discuss possible changes at LU, a trade union source said, amid rumors the unit might be sold. | 0Business |
Yemen: uccisi due terroristi evasi
Erano accusati dell'attacco a petroliera francese nel 2002 | 4Italia |
U.S. Vows 'No Double Standard' in SKorea Nuke Case
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States, which wants Iran hauled before the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program, said on Friday there could be no "double standard" when tackling South Korea's unsanctioned experiments. | 13World |
Huntsman guilty of monitor attack
A Devon huntsman is found guilty of attacking a campaigner who was filming a hunting event. | 10Top News |
Top Hezbollah militant killed in Syria
(AP)
AP - One of the world's most wanted and elusive terrorists, Imad Mughniyeh, was killed in a car bombing in Syria nearly 15 years after dropping from sight. The one-time Hezbollah security chief was the suspected mastermind of attacks that killed hundreds of Americans i... | 13World |
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