OED Word of the Day: 
auxiliary, a. and n.: OED Word of the Day
Today's word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1601 R. JOHNSON Kingd.&Commw. 193 They maintaine three sorts of soldiers..the third are Auxiliaries, which serue for pay.
CNet News:
Google Maps to add bike maps, directions
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Cyclists will be able to use Google Maps to plot directions around 150 U.S. cities when bike directions go live on Google later on Tuesday.
Lindsay Lohan sues E-Trade over Super Bowl spot
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
The troubled actress is suing E-Trade, claiming that it mocked her in one of its cute baby ads. She is asking for $100 million.
How Epic fit the Unreal Engine into the iPhone
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
The Unreal Engine 3 is on its way to the iPhone, though creators Epic Games have had to make some compromises to get there.
Google announces business app store for Google Apps
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Software developers can cater to Google Apps customers through a new application store announced at Google's Campfire One event in Mountain View.
Rock Band 3 confirmed for holidays
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Harmonix and MTV Games are getting the band back together, with Electronic Arts handling distribution once more.
Online dating finally recognized by restaurant guide
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
A new restaurant guide has a section specifically dedicated to the difficult area of online dating. Its author believes only certain very specific places are suitable for an online date.
Pink Floyd sues EMI over iTunes payments
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
One of the most imposing (and wealthiest) bands of all time sues EMI over online royalties. EMI is reportedly arguing that an album-unbundling ban applies only to physical products.
iPhone 4G: 25 most-wanted features
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Apple's fourth-generation iPhone will most likely arrive in June. Here's a look at some of the feature and design upgrades we'd most like to see, including the odds of their implementation.
Cyberbullying hits LGBT youth especially hard
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
One in two lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender youth report being cyberbullied about their sexual identities, according to a new Iowa State survey of 444 youths.
McAfee: A million 'scareware' victims a day
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Security firm McAfee is warning consumers to beware of 'scareware' programs that appear to be antivirus software but are actually scams that can steal data and infect your computer.
Analyst: PlayStation 3 to win console war in the end
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Sony's PlayStation 3 has suffered from poor sales over the past few years. But the console is making a resurgence and at least one analyst firm believes it will triumph.
FileMaker 11 delivers charting, 'on-the-fly' reporting
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Apple-owned company on Tuesday releases next major version of its database product, FileMaker Pro 11.
ScatterTunes sells digital albums with a visual twist
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
But will consumers be willing to download and install yet another media player to play ScatterTunes' V-Albums?
Google-China flap spurs federal plan to bypass censors
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Members of Congress announce the Global Internet Freedom Caucus and a bill to spend federal dollars on research to "defeat Internet suppression and censorship."
Eliminate's 3G multiplayer: How'd they do that?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Ngmoco's Eliminate was one of the first games to offer 3G multiplayer on the iPhone. But how did they do it?
Is the Kindle finally ready for the Web?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
If you own a Kindle, you also own a mobile Web browser. But chances are you never use it. That may be about to change.
Putting TiVo Premiere in context
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
After all the hype, the TiVo Premiere was greeted by disappointment by many gadget fans. But is there more to the story?
Malware found on HTC Android phone from Vodafone
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
HTC mobile device running Android was distributed by Vodafone with a botnet program on it, as well as Conficker and a password-stealing Trojan, Panda Labs says.
CNET News Daily Podcast: Tuesday's top headlines
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
Cisco finally makes its big announcement--and it's a router. Plus, Sony 3DTVs are on the way, and is the Drudge Report spreading malware?
Microsoft tweaks browser ballot code
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST
After complaints the original algorithm was not doing the job, Redmond fixes the code shuffling the order of the browsers in its ballot screen for European users.
The Register:
Tablet maker threatens, then robs Apple
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
The non-iPad iPad cloneThe publicity whores at China's Shenzhen Great Loong Brother tablet-PC maker are at it again.…What is your recession sales strategy?
UK pol touts canine chip implants
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Doggies digitized for your protectionEven if your beloved Westie is spending her declining years curled up by the hearth, Home Secretary Alan Johnson suggests she should be microchipped for the protection of her potential victims, and you should pony up for dog-attack insurance.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
Google opens Google Apps app store
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
One stop Google bolt-on shopThe Mountain View Chocolate Factory has unveiled an online marketplace for third-party applications that hook into its Google Apps suite of web-based businessware.…The power of collaboration within unified communications
Floating IT lab mimics multi-tiered networks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Is it real? Or is it Skytap?Skytap - the Jeff Bezos-backed startup that lets you mimic internal IT infrastructure in the so-called cloud - has introduced a new set of automation tools designed to facilitate the creation of complex network toplogies on its floating interwebs service.…The power of collaboration within unified communications
Fraud-prevention service ponies up $12m for 'false' ads
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Agrees to safeguard customer dataAn Arizona company that sells services designed to prevent identity theft has agreed to pay $12m to settle charges it oversold their effectiveness and didn't adequately protect sensitive customer data.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Pillar juices flash drive box
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Reliability boost roadmapPillar Data Axiom storage arrays can go a whole lot faster, use less energy, and be more reliable, thanks to a range of new features from flash drive enclosures to pre-emptive copies.…The power of collaboration within unified communications
Apple's draconian developer docs revealed
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
The first rule of iPhone Club is...In the 1999 movieFight Club, Brad Pitt famously tells a huddle of pugilistic aspirants: "The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club."…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
It's official: Adobe Reader is world's most-exploited app
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
The new MicrosoftAdobe's ubiquitous Reader application has replaced Microsoft Word as the program that's most often targeted in malware campaigns, according to figures compiled by F-Secure.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
Cisco 'forever changes internet' with...a router
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
322 Tbps of bandwidth (not quite) hereHow will Cisco "forever change the internet"? With a new router.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Google tests TV set-top search, says report
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Satellite TV meets YouTube meets online ad machineGoogle is privately testing a television set-top box that lets users search satellite TV programming as well as video websites like its very own YouTube, according to a new report.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
New Internet Explorer code-execution attacks go wild
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
IE 6 and 7 users targetedOnline thugs are exploiting a security bug in earlier versions of Internet Explorer that allows them to remotely execute malicious code, Microsoft warned on Tuesday.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Dell intros restyled biz laptops
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Vostro 3000 line debutsDell has introduced a set of new Vostro notebooks, pitching the products as "a range of new thin, lightweight and durable laptop computers".…
FA launches security probe after England team bugged
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Lancaster Gate-gateReported attempts to sell recordings of conversations between England squad players and coaches have sparked a security breach investigation at the FA.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Terracotta's Ehcache back-ends Hibernate
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Web Sessions gets some tweaks, tooIf you want to make money, and perhaps especially in the open source software racket, you have to keep improving your software to help it get more widely adopted among enterprise customers who get nervous if they don't hand over big wads of cash to someone to babysit the code. That's why Terracotta, a maker of systems programs that help Java applications scale, has made a number of acquisitions and has tweaked two key programs in its portfolio.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
Smartphone app botnet experiment blows up a storm
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
WeatherFist shows phone vulnerability, devs claimSecurity researchers fooled nearly 8,000 iPhone and Android users into joining a mobile smartphone "botnet" under the guise of installing an apparently innocuous weather app.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
Nokia killed free navigation, alleges EU complaint
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
The fall of Nav4AllA customer of the late Nav4All has filed a complaint with the EU, alleging that Nokia abused its market position to drive the competition out of business.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
Doctors tell government to stop the health records roll-out
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
SCR ain't ready for primetimeThe British Medical Association is calling on the Department of Health to suspend the roll-out of summary care records.…What is your recession sales strategy?
Open source boss quits<strike>Sun</strike>Oracle
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Simon Phipps rides out of Ellison townSun Microsystems' veteran Simon Phipps quit his chief open source officer post at the Oracle-owned company yesterday.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Tories ask: Why BBC3, BBC4?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Is this the wrong question?Conservative culture front bencher Jeremy Hunt is asking what’s the point of BBC3 and BBC4? It’s a good time to ask the question. In an interview with theIndependent, Hunt queried why£100mwas being spent, merely to attract "very, very small" audiences.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
Northerners give up ID cards for Lent figures suggest
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Has gov gotten cold feet on ID scanning centres?CommentThe initial rush to join the government's ID card scheme appears to have eased, with applications from people in the Northwest running at an average of as little as 14.5 per working day.…What is your recession sales strategy?
Android - the winning formula for tablets and netbooks?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
It's the only game in town, says the maker of the other iPadWhat might the iPad have been? Apple announced it as aMagical and Revolutionary Device,defining "an entirely new category". But it actually only addresses a small part of the yawning gap between mobile handsets and notebook computers, where there's still a lot of defining to be done. There's space there for dramatically different reimaginations of the iPhone, for counter-attacks from handset companies, and for diverse devices based on Google's Android.…The power of collaboration within unified communications
Critical bug does a Custer on Apache for Windows
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Old warrior clobberedOlder versions of the Windows flavour of Apache's web server software are vulnerable to a critical code injection flaw as well as a pair of lesser security bugs.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
UK still lousy on electronic nosiness
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Report shows state of international surveillance heavyweightsA new report highlights a depressingly consistent drift towards ever greater control of the population using new technologies.…What is your recession sales strategy?
Cisco promises to 'forever change the internet'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Stock jumps as rumors flyToday will see Cisco making an announcement that it claims will "forever change the internet". The stock market certainly believed it, sending the IP giant's shares to their highest level in more than a year ($26.34) yesterday. Given Cisco's heritage and product strategy it has more likelihood than most of delivering on its claim, but remains tightlipped about the details - sparking rumors from a gigabit wholesale network to an extended wireless core play to a set-top box.…What is your recession sales strategy?
Kentucky woman breastfeeds sheriff's deputy
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Third degree assault rap for 'biohazard' mam squirtA Kentucky woman cuffed for public intoxication added a third degree assault charge to her rap sheet after allegedly squirting breast milk into a sheriff's deputy's face.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Employers call for end to Mickey Mouse degrees
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Send fewer to uni, charge 'em moreA recruiters group is calling for an end to government targets to get 50 per cent of school leavers involved in higher education.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
Windows 7 speculation claims SP1 will land in Q4 2010
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Pretty much slotting into Microsoft's typical roadmap, then...Microsoft has pulled the release of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 forward to the final quarter of this year, according to a speculative report.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
What's so bad about Samsung's Bada?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Samsung's iPhone pitch comes to lifeSamsung has been showing its first Bada phone, able todownload applications from Samsung's version of iTunes and nowhere else. But will Bada really challenge Apple and the iPhone?…What is your recession sales strategy?
Toshiba Satellite U500 Ducati Edition
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Superbike performance?ReviewWhen you think of Italian superbike marques, you think of the colour red - a vigorous, powerful, thrusting hue. Yet Toshiba has chosen to deck its Ducati-themed Satellite U500 out in - dare we say it, slightly feminine - white.…
Vodafone ships Mariposa-infected HTC Magic
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Android phone comes riddled with botsUpdatedVodafone has been blamed for shipping Mariposa botnet malware and other nasties on a HTC Magic Android smartphones it supplied.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Tories promise medals not money for science and R&D
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Hooverpreneur promises cultural changeJames Dyson's policy review for the Tory party calls for cultural changes to put science and engineering at the centre of British society.…The power of collaboration within unified communications
Florida woman prangs car while shaving her privates
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Muff driving incident astounds Highway PatrolA Florida Highway Patrol officer has admitted his incredulity at a woman who pranged her car while shaving her privates.…The power of collaboration within unified communications
Virtualisation and the private cloud
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
At last, the C wordLabIT, like every industry, is from time to time compelled by those with PR budgets to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous marketing. Over the course of the last two years we have witnessed one of the most over-hyped marketing terms being pushed with such vigour that it is today almost impossible to speak with any vendor without them claiming their solutions are designed to help customers make an inevitable transition to using cloud services.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Intel Euro boss pledges Brussels-friendly marketing funds
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Still got a whole lot of love for white box sellersIntel will continue to offer coop marketing funds and discounts to the channel on Europe whatever the outcome of its appeal against a Brussels ruling that it had abused its monopoly.…
Vodafone cuts more staff
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
More shop assistants, fewer managementVodafone will be 375 heads smaller by the end of March, though in the next few months company will apparently be recruiting an additional 170 "customer facing" individuals.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
<em>Daily Mail</em>commentard out-tw*ts the Tw*t-O-Tron
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Indignation logic short-circuit threatens democracyFans of theTwat-O-Tronwill be delighted and disturbed in equal measure to learn that oneDaily Mailcommentard has managed to surpass the hideous turdspurts which emanate from Middle England's automated indignation generator.…What is your recession sales strategy?
Mobile-phone wallet stymied by lack of understanding
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Either that or people just don't careThe financial industry's lack of understanding is what's preventing us from using our phones to pay for things, so the Mobey Forum is going to educate it.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Tilera wins VC from Broadcom, Quanta, NTT
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Cash for homegrown multicoresLast November,El Regtold you about how multicore chip maker Tilerawas lining upits third round of venture capital funding, a $25m pile of cash that would include $10m from Taiwanese PC maker and server wannabe Quanta Computer. On Monday, when the funding finally closed, it turned out that chip maker Broadcom and the financing arm of Japanese telco NTT are also kicking in some dough.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Yellow Dog Linux licks CUDA
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Nvidia GPUs sit up and barkRemember Terra Soft and its Yellow Dog Linux for Power processors?…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
Nazi-doodlebug-powered father of all paintball guns patented
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Invention made in 'exploding turnip' town. Coincidence?Intriguing and/or terrifying news from the world of paintballing today, as it has emerged that an inventor in America has been granted a patent on a fearsomely powerful new paintball gun, powered by the same "bunker buster" principle as secret World War II Nazi superweapons.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Android native code kit apes iPhone game 3D
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Graphics beyond JavaGoogle has opened the door to iPhone-like 3D games on certain Android handsets, offering support for the OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics standard with its latest Android Native Development Kit (NDK).…What is your recession sales strategy?
US spreads Web2.0rhea to Iran, Sudan, Cuba
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
This Tweet kills fascistsUS citizens are now free to invite Iranian, Sudanese, and Cuban citizens into the Web2.0rhea revolution.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
Microsoft rejiggers EU browser ballot after complaints
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Random choices now randomMicrosoft has updated the algorithm used to generate the browser ballot screen it's pushing out to certain Windows users in the European Union, after some complained that the ostensibly random ballot was far from random.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
Thailand approves extradition of credit card hack suspect
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
Losses top $153mA criminal court in Thailand has approved the extradition to the US of a Malaysian man suspected of participating in credit card thefts of more than $152m, according to a local news report.…What is your recession sales strategy?
Open source webdesktopmobile kit refreshes for iPhone, Android
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
Appcelerator appceleratesAppcelerator has taken the beta tag off itsopen source Titanium development kit, a means of building native desktop and mobile applications using traditional web-development tools such as JavaScript, Python, Ruby on Rails, html and CSS.…The power of collaboration within unified communications
Steve Jobs says 'No' to iPhone-to-iPad tether
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
(One) word from the mountaintopSteve Jobs has spoken: Apple's "magical and revolutionary" iPad will not allow iPhone-to-iPad 3G tethering.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
Intel investigates after retailer sold fake CPUs
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
'Sochet' LGA not as good as real thingUpdatedIntel says it's investigating the sale of fake desktop processors by online electronics retailer Newegg in a scandal that's prompting outrage among customers and recriminations among sellers.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
'Crazy' man cuffed for plotting cyber extortion scheme
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
Threatened to drag firm 'through the muddiest of waters'A California man was charged with extortion after he allegedly threatened to send millions of emails and social networking messages that maligned a large life insurance company unless he waspaid almost $200,000.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
iSuppli: Semi recovery a 'false spring'
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
2010 revenues to barely exceed 2007A consensus is evolving that the semiconductor industry is going to recover mightily in 2010. But the analysts at iSuppli want to remind everyone that things are only going to feel so good this year because they were so bad in late 2008 and through 2009.…What is your recession sales strategy?
ASA to take over Facebook, Twitter regulation
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
Remit to include social mediaAdvertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will take over the regulation of companies' social networking pages by the end of the year, according to advertising industry proposals.…What is your recession sales strategy?
A List Apart:
Flash and Standards: The Cold War of the Web
You?ve probably heard that Apple recently released the iPad. The absence of Flash Player on the device seems to have awakened the HTML5 vs. Flash debate. Apparently, it?s the final nail in the coffin for Flash. Either that, or the HTML5 community is overhyping its still nascent markup language update. The arguments run wide, strong, and legitimate on both sides. Yet both sides might also be wrong. Designer/developer Dan Mall is equally adept at web standards and Flash; what matters, he says, isn't technology, but people.
Web Standards for E-books
E-books aren’t going to replace books. E-books are books, merely with a different form. More and more often, that form is ePub, a format powered by standard XHTML. As such, ePub can benefit from our nearly ten years?experience building standards-compliant websites. That's great news for publishers and standards-aware web designers. Great news for readers, too. Our favorite genius, Joe Clark, explains the simple why and how.
Accent Folding for Auto-Complete
Another generation of technology has passed and Unicode support is almost everywhere. The next step is to write software that is not just “internationalized” but truly multilingual. In this article we will skip through a bit of history and theory, then illustrate a neat hack called accent-folding. Accent-folding has its limitations but it can help make some important yet overlooked user interactions work better.
Training the Butterflies: Interview with Scott Berkun
Whether it?s in front of a huge audience or a handful of executives, smooth public speaking is essential to a successful web design career. Yet most of us are more afraid of speaking in public than we are of death. In a lively give-and-take, Liz Danzico interviews Scott Berkun, author of Confessions of a Public Speaker, for tips on how to prepare for public speaking, how to perfect your timing, and what to do when bad things happen.
Words that Zing
When someone consults a website, there is a precious opportunity not only to provide useful information but also to influence their decision. To make the most of this opportune moment, we must ensure that the site says or does precisely the right thing at precisely the right time. Understanding the rhetorical concept of kairos can help us craft a context for the opportune moment and hit the mark with appropriately zingy text.
The Problem with Passwords
Abandoning password masking as Jakob Nielsen suggests could present serious problems, including undermining a user?s trust by failing to meet a basic expectation. But with design patterns gleaned from offline applications, plus a dash of JavaScript, we can provide feedback and reduce password errors without compromising the basic user experience or losing our visitors?trust.
Using SVG for Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part II
In Part II, dig deeper into the technology behind using SVG for your site design. Explore how to incorporate SVG in a cross-browser friendly manner, including using SVGWeb to ensure that the SVG shows in Internet Explorer. And discover the unique characteristic that makes SVG ideal for page backgrounds: scalability.
Using SVG For Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part I
Many of us think of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) as an also-ran: fine for charts and tables, but not much else. Yet SVG can actually enhance a site?s overall design, and can be made to work in even the most stubborn browser. In Part I of a two-part series, Shelley Powers covers important basics of working with SVG, including browser support and accessibility.
The Survey, 2009
For the third year in a row, good citizens of the web, we ask that you take a few minutes to tell us about your professional skills, educational background, career prospects, job benefits, and more.
Letting Go of John Hancock
Because clients expect everything to be faster, better, and simpler, web professionals must take an instant, foolproof, paperless, modern approach to how clients approve proposals and sign contracts. Implementing an instantaneous contract agreement helps to get projects off the ground, attract clients on tight timelines, and prevent potential delays. All it takes is a little PHP and some PDF magic.
BBC World News:
Indonesia militant 'was killed'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed terror suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.
US attacks East Jerusalem plans
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
The US vice-president condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank.
Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti quake, as President Preval seeks US support for the economy.
Formal Suu Kyi ban in Burma poll
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.
Five killed in Pakistan attack
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say.
Arrests in Cyprus body theft case
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Three men are arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus's ex-President Papadopoulos, officials say.
Activist case to open in Israel
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, is to open.
Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.
Producer admits Letterman blackmail
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.
Leaping off the page - Belgian paper prints '3D edition'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.
Good egg - DNA of extinct birds found in ancient shells
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
Fiorentina 3-2 B Munich (4-4)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Bayern Munich reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League on away goals after losing 3-2 to Fiorentina.
Galapagos tension
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
Thin red line
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
Biswas on India
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Women's quotas - historic moment for largest democracy
In pictures
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Togo in trouble as election protests continue to rage
Separation fear
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Families fight 'racist' Israeli marriage and citizenship law
Earth Watch
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 GMT
Whales and tuna tied up in Eurotangle
Somali hope for Chandlers release
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says efforts are being made to release a UK couple held by pirates as soon as possible.
US apology for Gaddafi comments
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
The US State Department apologises for comments its spokesman made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.
US 'hid terror suspect treatment'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
US woman on 'jihad terror' charge
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
A US woman from Pennsylvania faces charges of using the internet to recruit female militant fighters for deadly attacks abroad.
Japan confirms secret nuclear pact
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports.
Thailand invokes emergency laws
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will use emergency security laws to help cope with opposition rallies.
EU concern over end of tanker bid
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
Third of EU emissions 'imported'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
Israel and Syria in nuclear bids
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity.
Iraq election voter turnout '62%'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
The voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacksthat killed 38 people.
Indian MPs approve women's bill
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
UK seeks Afghan political drive
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.
New Kurdish party to challenge polls
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 GMT
Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish party that has emerged in northern Iraq to mount a challenge in the third general election since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003.
Bitterness and unease in Zimbabwe
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 GMT
Andrew Harding reports from Harare on the uneasy mood among the white population and the MDC party as President Robert Mugabe says he's ready for another term.
Can US broker Middle East peace?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?
BostonChannel.com - Local News:
Teen Hit By Car, Run Over By Bus
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
A teenager was run over by a school bus on Tuesday after being hit by a car in Swansea.
Thief Steals $40,000 In Diamonds
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
Police are searching for a man who stole two $20,000 diamonds from a jewelry store at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree.
Furniture Icon Reveals Health Battle
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
They are known across New England for their furniture, and now, Bernie and Phyl are opening up about a personal struggle.
Photos: Bernie&Phyl's Long-Kept Secret
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
New England furniture icon Phyl Rubin is revealing her 40 year battle with multiple sclerosis.
'Mountain Lion Sighting' Hounds Town
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
The report of a mountain lion being spotted in Duxbury turns out to be a dog of a story.
Images: What Are Top Consumer Gripes?
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
See what Bay State consumers say are their top complaints.
Police: Mother Lode Of Fake Goods Seized
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 EST
Boston police seize a mother lode of fake goods in a raid in Jamaica Plain.
Senate OKs $35M For Struggling City
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
The Massachusetts Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to give Lawrence $35 million in municipal bonds to help balance its budget.
Scamming Home Contractor Off To Jail
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
A home improvement contractor will spend the next four years in prison after scamming 23 homeowners out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for sunrooms that were never built.
Pioneering Robot Lost At Sea
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
A pioneering deep-sea robot made by researchers on Cape Cod has been lost off thecoast of Chile.
School Superintendent Indicted On Fraud Charges
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
Nine indictments were returned Tuesday against Lawrence School Superintendent Wilfred Laboy, including eight that charge him with fraud or embezzlement.
Group Works To Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
A Malden man remains behind bars tonight, accused of killing his infant son. Prosecutors say the baby's injuries are consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
BostonChannel.com - Entertainment:
Photos: WCVB Skis The Briefcase Race
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 EST
WCVB anchors and staffers participated in the March 6 Briefcase Race to Benefit the Faulkner Breast Center. Click here to see how NewsCenter 5 and other participants looked on the slopes.
NY Times Arts/Music:
Abroad: Caravaggio in Ascendance: An Antihero?s Time to Shine
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
By one new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio, a hyperrealist whose art is instantly accessible.
At Adelphi Theater in London: Same Phantom, Different Spirit
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Andrew Lloyd Webber?s belated sequel to?The Phantom of the Opera?feels as eager to be walloped as a clown in a carnival dunking booth.
Architecture Review: A Paris Tribute to an Almost-Sideways View of the World
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
There?s something both touching and disturbing at the heart of?Claude Parent: Graphic and Built Works.?
South by Southwest to Honor Film and TV Title Sequences
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
In a competition at the South by Southwest festival, film and television titles get the credit(s).
Food Stuff: A New Anthology of Gastronomica Magazine
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
?The Gastronomica Reader?is an anthology of more than 40 essays from the thought-provoking food magazine.
MtyMx Expands Indie-Rock Frontier to Mexico
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
MtyMx, a rock music festival in Monterrey, Mexico, will take place on the grounds of a drive-in movie theater over three days beginning March 20.
Theater Review | 'Top Secret': A Vietnam War-Era Fight at New York Theater Workshop
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
While?Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers?offers a cogent, informative peek into a historic chapter in 20th-century journalism, as an evening of theater it is static.
Theater Review | 'Neighbors': At Public Theater, Racial Commentary in Caricature
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
?Neighbors?is a simultaneously overheated and undercooked new play that sacrifices cogency and meaning for pure sensation.
Christie?s Wins Bid to Auction $150 Million Brody Collection
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
The art collection of the Los Angeles philanthropist Frances Lasker Brody will be sold at Christie?s in New York in May.
For City Opera Season, Bernstein, Strauss and New Works
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
The struggling New York City Opera, operating with a slender financial cushion, announced plans on Tuesday for another stripped down, five-production season.
Music Review | Yelawolf: Alabama Rapper at Brooklyn Bowl, With?Trunk Muzik?Mixtape
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Yelawolf, while an easy fetish object?white, rural, tattooed, skateboarder-friendly, an anomaly among anomalies?isn?t an outsider in Southern rap.
Music Review | Harvey Milk: At Le Poisson Rouge, Playing Like Its 1993
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
There?s a lot of meta-sublimity going on right now in indie rock. Sometimes it really is sublime. Now Harvey Milk is on tour for a record it made in 1993.
Music Review | North/South Chamber Orchestra: New Works by Max Lifchitz and Others at Merkin Concert Hall
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
The concert presented by Max Lifchitz and his North/South Chamber Orchestra at Merkin Concert Hall on Monday was billedas a 30th-anniversary gala.
On the London Stage: Love May Die but Its Phantoms Play Enduring Roles in London
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Temperatures rise in?Ghosts?and irony betrays?Sweet Nothings,?as Andrew Lloyd Webber?s?Love Never Dies?opens.
Redesigning the Concept and Role of the Automobile
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
The vision of smart, eco-savvy cars free from the threat of congestion, crashes, pollution and parking spats could soon become reality, according to the authors of a new book, "Reinventing the Automobile."
Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 GMT
?Holy Russia,?' an exhibit at the Louvre through May 24, examines the impact of Western, Eastern and Middle Eastern culture on Russia since its conception.
China's First Lady of Opera
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 GMT
The person who has been carefully nurturing many of China's top singers in the Western opera tradition for international careers is the 93-year-old Zhou Xiaoyan.
Contemporary Arts Fair Veers Into 'Emerging' Territory
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 GMT
Works by artists from emerging regions - like Asia and Africa - are among those being showcased at the revamped Paris fair at the Grand Palais that runs from March 18 to 22.
Review: Better the Devil You Don't Know?
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 GMT
The Bayerische Staatsoper is offering a devil opera for our time: "Die Tragödie des Teufels" ("The Tragedy of the Devil") by the Hungarian composer Peter Eotvos, which received its world premiere last week in Munich.
NY Times Obituaries:
Bruce J. Graham, Chicago Architect Who Designed Sears Tower, Dies at 84
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Known for his integration of modernist design and sophisticated engineering in buildings, Mr. Graham played a role in changing Chicago?s skyline.
Willie Davis Is Dead at 69; Was Snider?s Successor
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Davis, known for his blazing speed, led the National League in triples twice and set a record of three stolen bases in a World Series game.
John Thorbjarnarson, 52, a Leading Expert on Crocodiles
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Thorbjarnarson was a scientist with wide interests in saving and learning about many species.
Henry Wittenberg, Champion Wrestler, Dies at 91
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Wittenberg was an Olympic gold and silver medalist had an undefeated streak of more than 300 matches and was one of the first wrestlers to lift weights.
Edgar Wayburn, a Leader in Saving the Wilderness, Dies at 103
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
A physician became a major figure in the conservation movement, leading campaigns that preserved more than 100 million wild acres.
David Kimche, an Israeli Adept as Spy and Diplomat, Dies at 82
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Kimche was involved in some of the country?s most delicate foreign escapades, including the Iran-contra affair.
Dr. Barton Childs, Who Studied Inherited Diseases, Is Dead at 93
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Dr. Childs helped shape the understanding of inherited diseases as scientists learned more about so-called inborn errors of metabolism, biochemistry and molecular biology.
Nan Martin, Actress From?Drew Carey Show,?Dies at 82
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Ms. Martin was a veteran stage, television and film actress whose Broadway credits include?J.B.?and?Under the Yum-Yum Tree?and who played Ali McGraw?s snooty mother in the film?Goodbye, Columbus.?
Frank Williams, Architect of Towers in Manhattan, Dies at 73
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Williams was the lead architect or collaborated with other prominent designers on 20 buildings in Manhattan.
Philip Langridge, Tenor Known for Britten Roles, Dies at 70
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
At the height of his powers, Mr. Langridge produced a warm tone with a richness and flexibility he used astutely in complex, emotionally charged roles as well as in comic parts.
Aaron Cohen, NASA Engineer, Is Dead at 79
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Cohen worked on the Apollo moon program, the space shuttles and the space station during a 30-year career with the agency.
Mark Linkous, Leader of Sparklehorse Band, Dies at 47
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Linkous was a singer and songwriter whose music was renowned in indie-rock and alt-country circles for its haunted, allusive themes and fragile beauty.
Bob Biniak, 51, Pioneering Skateboarder and Original Z-Boy
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
Biniak was part of a rebellious wave of surfers in the 1970s who transformed the competitive sport of skateboarding.
Patricia Travers, Violinist Who Vanished, Dies at 82
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 GMT
Ms. Travers was a child prodigy who appeared with many of the world?s leading orchestras, but left the spotlight from the early 1950s until her death.
Henri Salmide, 90, Dies; German?s Defiance Saved a French Port
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Salmide was a former German naval officer who defied orders to blow up the French port of Bordeaux.
Ruth Kligman, Muse and Artist, Dies at 80
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 GMT
Ms. Kligman was an abstract painter, who was known less for her own work than for her role as a muse, lover, friend and subject of an impressive number of American artists.
Charles B. Pierce, Director of?Boggy Creek,?Dies at 71
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GMT
Andrew Jaffe, Who Brought Clios to Adweek, Dies at 71
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Jaffe presided over the expansion of the advertising trade magazine and helped revitalize the industry?s awards for excellence.
Raimund Abraham, 76, Dies; Architect Known for Visionary Drawings
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Abraham influenced a generation of architectural students as much through his insistence on the socially ennobling role of architecture, and its integrity as a discipline, as through his work.
Thomas H. Pigford, Nuclear Engineer, Dies at 87
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 GMT
Dr. Pigford was recruited by the federal government for his advice on major nuclear accidents and nuclear waste.
Robert T. McCall, Illustrator of Space Travel, Dies at 90
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. McCall was an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his six-story-tall mural at the National Air and Space Museum and two postage stamps canceled on the Moon.
Modesto Cartagena, Hero of Korea,Is Dead at 87
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 GMT
Fighting in an Army regiment made up almost entirely of Puerto Rican soldiers, Mr. Cartagena helped win victories over discrimination as well as Communist troops.
Michael Foot, British Party Leader Who Sought to Unite Labour, Is Dead at 96
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Foot failed to broker a peace between the party?s left and right wings, and presided over its crushing defeat in the 1983 general election.
Gene Chenault, Reshaped Rock Radio, Dies at 90
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Chenault helped reshaped rock radio in the 1960s with prepackaged programming that delivered more music and fewer commercials to hundreds of stations, creating the automated format common today.
Mihajlo Mihajlov, 76; Writer and Dissident in Yugoslavia
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Mihajlov was jailed for seven years by the government of Josip Broz Tito, and later taught at universities in the West.
Theodore L. Cross, 86, Champion of Civil Rights and a Bird Photographer
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Cross wrote on black empowerment, released two books of his photos of birds and once bid unsuccessfully for Harper&Row.
Arnold Beichman, Political Analyst, Dies at 96
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 GMT
Mr. Beichman was a prominent political analyst, author and newspaper columnist known for being ardently anti-Communist.
In Remembrance: VividPersonalities of a Decade
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 GMT
The widely known may be people we never knew, but their deaths can feel personal and compel us to take measure of what has slipped from our own lives.
An Appraisal: Fine Lines, Great Depths: David Levine?s Character Sketches
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 GMT
David Levine?s genius was really that he wasn?t like anybody else.
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