GIANTS' SANCHEZ PITCHES NO-HITTER VS. PADRES (AP)

AP - On a night when Jonathan Sanchez was nearly perfect, his father chose the perfect time to show up in San Francisco and cheer him. The Giants' left-hander threw the majors' first no-hitter of the season Friday night and came within a whisper of a perfect game. The only runner to reach against him in an 8-0 victory over the San Diego Padres came on an error by third baseman Juan Uribe with one out in the eighth.

THOUSANDS EXPECTED AT MCNAIR FUNERAL IN MISS. (AP)

AP - A capacity crowd of 8,000 was expected Saturday at the funeral for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair on the University of Southern Mississippi campus.

JACKSON'S HOMETOWN HOLDS MEMORIAL FOR POP ICON (AP)

AP - This gritty steel-making city where Michael Jackson got his start playing on street corners with his brothers and competing in talent shows said goodbye to the King of Pop with a show that featured experienced homegrown talent, as well as youngsters who hope to follow in his footsteps.

URIBE'S ERROR ENDS SANCHEZ'S BID FOR PERFECTION (AP)

AP - Jonathan Sanchez knows how close he came to perfection. Still, he doesn't blame Juan Uribe for fumbling it away.

TIGHT MORTGAGE RULES EXCLUDE EVEN GOOD RISKS

How can the housing market recover, economists ask, if so few buyers qualify for mortgages under rigid new rules?

LEADERS IN HOUSE SEEK TO TAX RICH FOR HEALTH PLAN

The proposal, a clear expression of Democrats? perceived mandate, calls for a surtax on individuals earning at least $280,000, but it faces hurdles in both chambers of Congress.

WHO'S THE NEXT IT ACQUIRER?

BUSINESS BRIEFING | COMPANIES: STATE STREET BUYS WARRANTS BACK FROM THE TREASURY

The State Street Corporation paid $60 million to repurchase warrants held by the Treasury, becoming the first major financial firm to leave the government?s $700 billion rescue program. State Street, the world?s largest money manager for institutions, previously bought back $2 billion in preferred shares it received in October under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

BUSINESS BRIEFING | LEGAL: ROSETTA STONE AND GOOGLE IN TRADEMARK DISPUTE

Rosetta Stone, a provider of language-learning software, said it had sued Google, claiming trademark infringement.

BUSINESS BRIEFING | COMPANIES: BANK OF WYOMING IS CLOSED BY THE F.D.I.C.

Regulators shut Bank of Wyoming on Friday, the 53rd failure this year of a federally insured bank.

BUSINESS BRIEFING | LEGAL: FORMER REFCO LAWYER CONVICTED OF FRAUD

A former lawyer for the collapsed commodities broker Refco Finance Holdings was found guilty of securities fraud and conspiracy in a partial verdict.

BUSINESS BRIEFING | LEGAL: FORMER BROKER GETS 38 MONTHS IN STOCK SCHEME

A former Morgan Stanley broker, Darin DeMizio, was sentenced to 38 months for his part in a stock loan scheme that generated $1.7 million in kickbacks to his family.

BUSINESS BRIEFING | MERGERS: PROXY FIRM SIDES WITH NRG

An advisory firm, Proxy Governance, has recommended that shareholders of NRG Energy reject an attempt by the Exelon Corporation, to elect a slate of directors.

BUSINESS BRIEFING | COMPANIES: NO ADDITIONAL BIDDERS FOR DELPHI

The bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi said that it had received no additional bids for the company as part of a court-mandated auction.

THE MERGER WAVE

BUSINESS BRIEFING | COMPANIES: GANNETT BEGINS LATEST ROUND OF LAYOFFS

The latest cutbacks at the Gannett Company, the newspaper publisher, began this week.

BUSINESS BRIEFING | COMPANIES: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES JOINS STAR ALLIANCE

The Transportation Department granted Continental Airlines immunity from antitrust laws on Friday, allowing it to join the Star Alliance of airlines to develop international service.

CONTRACT LENGTH AND RELUCTANCE TO OUTSOURCE

MORALES, AYBAR HOMER, ANGELS BEAT YANKEES 10-6 (AP)

AP - Kendry Morales and Erick Aybar hit three-run homers and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to spoil Mark Teixeira's first appearance in Anaheim with a 10-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.

"DARK BLUE" PUTS ATMOSPHERE BEFORE STORY (REUTERS)

Reuters - Television loves the troubled, iconoclastic loner.

OBAMA WINS MORE FOOD AID BUT PRESSES AFRICAN NATIONS ON CORRUPTION

President Obama, who arrived in Ghana on Friday, said that he had appealed to G-8 leaders to donate more to the food aid program for the developing world.

GIANTS' JONATHAN SANCHEZ PITCHES NO-HITTER (AP)

AP - Jonathan Sanchez, an unlikely candidate, pitched the majors' first no-hitter this season Friday night, dominating the San Diego Padres with an array of pitches in the San Francisco Giants' 8-0 victory.

CUT-PRONE FIGHTERS TURN TO SURGERY TO LIMIT BLEEDING

Mixed martial arts fighters, who often are at risk of deep lacerations, are turning to plastic surgery with hopes of limiting their propensity for bleeding and prolonging their careers.

ASTROS OPTION INF KATA TO MINORS (AP)

AP - The Houston Astros have optioned infielder Matt Kata to Triple-A Round Rock to make room for catcher Chris Coste, who was acquired off waivers from Philadelphia.

BLAZERS SIGN F PAUL MILLSAP TO OFFER SHEET (AP)

AP - The Portland Trail Blazers have signed restricted free agent forward Paul Millsap to an offer sheet.

DISILLUSIONED ENVIRONMENTALISTS TURN ON OBAMA AS COMPROMISER

Compromises made to win passage of a climate-change bill have infuriated and disappointed environmental activists.

DIAMONDBACKS DRUB MARLINS 8-0 (AP)

AP - All-Star Dan Haren threw his second career shutout, Felipe Lopez hit a three-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Florida Marlins 8-0 on Friday night.

BUDGET CUTS ERODING PROGRESS IN JUVENILE JUSTICE

In South Carolina, budget cuts are threatening to erode major improvements in the state?s juvenile justice system.

WARY CHRISTMAS LOOMS FOR MUSIC RETAILERS (REUTERS)

Reuters - Retailers expect music sales to be better during the Christmas shopping season than the rest of this year, but most anticipate a case of the holiday blues.

LOGANO WINS AT CHICAGOLAND (AP)

AP - Joey Logano's only wrong move of the night came after the Nationwide Series race.

BERNARD GOLDSTEIN, PIONEER IN CASINOS, DIES AT 80

As the founder of Isle of Capri Casinos, Mr. Goldstein helped the industry grow in riverboats along the Mississippi River and elsewhere.

AMERIPRISE TO PAY $17 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT WITH THE S.E.C.

The S.E.C. said the company did not disclose compensation for selling certain real estate investment trusts to customers. Ameriprise did not admit or deny wrongdoing in its settlement.

ESPIONAGE CHARGES IN CHINA MAY BE LINKED TO NEGOTIATIONS OVER IRON ORE PRICES

China?s detention of Rio Tinto employees reportedly relates to the mining company?s negotiations with Chinese steel makers over iron ore prices.

UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS AFTER HEARING WITH GEITHNER

The Treasury secretary testified before members of congress that the administration would impose tougher rules on instruments like credit-default swaps.

"SOUL TRAIN" VAULTS OPENED FOR DVD DEAL (REUTERS)

Reuters - Fans of television's long-running "Soul Train" will now have the chance to purchase DVDs of the pioneering dance show.

RYAN REYNOLDS CAST AS "GREEN LANTERN" (REUTERS)

Reuters - After an intense months-long search, Warner Bros. has chosen Ryan Reynolds to play the title character in "Green Lantern," the studio's live-action movie based on the DC Comics hero.

OUTSOURCING AS AN ECONOMIC INDICATOR

NORTH KOREA ARMY BEHIND SOUTH WEB ATTACK: REPORT (REUTERS)

Reuters - North Korea's military is behind a series of cyber attacks against South Korean and U.S. websites that slowed or disabled access by saturating them with traffic this week, a South Korean news report said on Saturday.

SQUARE FEET: THE 30-MINUTE INTERVIEW: WILLIAM C. RUDIN

Mr. Rudin helps to run one of New York?s oldest real estate companies.

CHILDREN?S BOOKS: FROM LAIKA TO THE LUNAR MODULE

Three takes on the moon shot: a graphic novel, a scrapbook and a straight documentary approach.

WHERE AM I?

A neuroscientist explains how people have become disconnected from their settings, requiring a GPS to get anywhere.

WHAT YOU PAY FOR

In the digital economy, Chris Anderson says, businesses can profit by giving things away.

GIANT STEP, FULL STOP

A history of the moon landings by Craig Nelson and a collection of photographs and astronaut quotations compiled by Andrew Chaikin.

SANTORO WINS BACK-TO-BACK MATCHES AT NEWPORT TENNIS (AFP)

AFP - Two-time defending champion Fabrice Santoro won back-to-back matches to reach the semi-finals of the rain-hit 500,000 dollar ATP Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

PEDROIA'S DOUBLE DECIDES PITCHERS DUEL (AP)

AP - Dustin Pedroia doubled in a run in the eighth inning, Jon Lester outdueled Brian Bannister and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Friday night.

THE CAUCUS: HOUSE DEMOCRATS PLAN NEW TAX FOR HEALTH REFORM

The proposed surcharge would affect individuals with income above $280,000 and couples making $350,000.

A G.M. VOW TO GET LEANER INCLUDES ITS TOP RANKS

General Motors, which emerged from bankruptcy on Friday, now must tackle its next thorny problem ? its own management team.

MORTGAGE RULES EXCLUDE EVEN GOOD RISKS

How can the housing market recover, economists ask, if so few buyers qualify for mortgages under rigid new rules?

QATAR SAID TO BE WEIGHING PORSCHE STAKE

Porsche, which is in merger taalks with Volkswagen, called an extraordinary board meeting for later this month to discuss a possible investment from the Middle East.

EXECUTIVE GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY IN FOREIGN BRIBERY CASE

Frederic Bourke was convicted Friday of conspiring to pay bribes to government leaders in Azerbaijan in a 1998 oil deal.

LITTLE BOTTLE, BIG PUNCH

Sales of ?energy shots? ? two-ounce drinks that give people a concentrated dose of caffeine, B vitamins and amino acids ? are soaring in the middle of a recession.

COLLECT NOW, OR LATER? TIMING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

Waiting until full retirement age or even later to collect benefits can result in a larger check ? but sometimes collecting early makes more sense.

TALKING BUSINESS: FROM TREASURY TO BANKS, AN ULTIMATUM ON MORTGAGE RELIEF

The federal government is taking the largest mortgage servicers to the woodshed on their efforts to modify shaky loans.

A STOCK WITH BOUNCE: INVESTORS STICK TO G.M.

Shares in ?General Motors,? the company says, are worthless. But many investors apparently have missed the message.

AMERIPRISE TO PAY $17 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT WITH THE S.E.C.

The S.E.C. said the company did not disclose compensation for selling certain real estate investment trusts to customers. Ameriprise did not admit or deny wrongdoing in its settlement.

WILL OUTSOURCING AFFECT THE RECOVERY?

F.D.A. APPROVES ELI LILLY BLOOD THINNER, WITH A WARNING

Effient will become the first real competition to Plavix, a blood thinner made by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

EBAY DENIES PARTNERSHIP WITH G.M.

G.M. said it was forging a new partnership with eBay to sell new cars. But the auction site said that no deal had been reached.

UBS SAYS A SETTLEMENT OF TAX CASE IS POSSIBLE

The bank has refused to hand over the names of 52,000 American clients suspected of offshore tax evasion, saying doing so would violate Swiss law.

COMIC ARTIE LANGE CHARGED WITH DUI IN NJ (AP)

AP - Comedian and radio personality Artie Lange has been charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant and careless driving after a minor traffic accident in central New Jersey.

BEAN AND PRICE SHOOT 65 TO LEAD AT 3M CHAMPIONSHIP (AP)

AP - Nick Price says his putting is consistent. Same for Andy Bean about his driving.

MCNAIR'S HOMETOWN NOT ALONE IN MOURNING LOCAL HERO (AP)

AP - The family and friends who grew up with native son Steve McNair didn't have to say goodbye to the ex-NFL quarterback by themselves Friday night. The tiny town of Mount Olive had plenty of company.

METS TRADE OF CHURCH TO BRAVES FOR OF FRANCOEUR (AP)

AP - The free-falling Mets finally made a move, trading Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Francoeur and cash on Friday in a swap of outfielders who had fallen out of favor with their teams. The rare deal between NL East rivals came with both teams below .500.

BIGGER IS BETTER FOR PARIS HILTON (E! ONLINE)

E! Online - If Paris Hilton's attached to something, she wants it to be "as big as it can be."

CROATIA TAKE 2-0 DAVIS CUP LEAD OVER USA (AFP)

AFP - Croatia, the 2005 champions, have opened up a 2-0 lead over the United States in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final.

F BRANDON BASS HEADED FROM MAVS TO MAGIC (AP)

AP - Brandon Bass is going from backing up Dirk Nowitzki to likely starting next to Dwight Howard.

CHILLSTREAM GAMEPAD FOR PC NEWLY TAGGED "GAME"

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WILKERSON USES USED PARTS FROM RIVALS TO BEAT THEM (AP)

AP - The parts on Tim Wilkerson's funny car are wearing thin and in need of replacement.

JACKSON CUSTODY HEARING POSTPONED AGAIN AS MOM AND GRANDMA TRY TO WORK IT OUT (E! ONLINE)

E! Online - There goes the judge again.

LOW-COST ONLINE COMPUTER GAMING SURGES IN US (AFP)

AFP - US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play, according to figures released Friday by industry tracker comScore.

OFFICIAL WORD OF BRUINS AT FENWAY LIKELY WEDNESDAY (AP)

AP - The National Hockey League is coming to Fenway Park.

JACKSON'S DAD SUSPECTS "FOUL PLAY" IN DEATH (REUTERS)

Reuters - Michael Jackson's father said on Friday he suspected "foul play" in the death of his pop star son, as lawyers disclosed talks aimed at settling guardianship of the singer's two children with his ex-wife.

CHROME, ANDROID HAVE DIFFERENT JOBS, GOOGLE SAYS (PC WORLD)

PC World - Google's emerging Chrome operating system won't squeeze out Android, according to Andy Rubin, the company's vice president of mobile engineering platforms.

ROSETTA STONE SUES GOOGLE OVER TRADEMARK (AFP)

AFP - Rosetta Stone, a language-learning software producer, on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against Google for infringing its trademark through Google's AdWords online advertising program.

A NEAT CONFERENCE HACK?

Hey I just had an idea for a conference hack you can do at a traditional audience-oriented conference.

I have a theory that you could grab any random person from the audience and put them on stage and they'd give a better talk than the usual conference speaker because they wouldn't have had time to prepare slides or get nervous and plan a speech in their head.

So, why not do exactly that!

Have a "surprise panel" mid-afternoon on the first day, around 3PM. The conference moderator takes the podium and says: "Would the following people please come up on stage." And then he'd name four people chosen at random from the audience. Then they'd have a discussion about the previous panels and speeches, the topics of the day in whatever industry or profession the conference is about.

The only problem with this idea is that by 3PM most of the people would already be out in the hallway schmoozing because the speeches and panels were so boring. Not exactly sure what to do about that.

MCNAIR'S HOMETOWN PREPARES TO BURY LOCAL HERO (AP)

AP - Steve McNair left this tiny south Mississippi town to become an NFL star, though his presence remained.

INGE SAYS HE'S IN FOR HOME RUN DERBY (AP)

AP - Brandon Inge says he's going to participate in the home run derby on Monday night during All-Star week.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR DR. CONRAD MURRAY (AP)

AP - Biographical information for Dr. Conrad Murray, the cardiologist who was Michael Jackson's personal physician:

GOOGLE'S PUBSUBHUBBUB

It's got a weird name, and I found the spec somewhat hard to understand.

But thanks to Brad Fitzpatrick and Brett Slatkin from the team at Google that implemented it, I now understand what Pubsubhubbub does.

It allows you to receive updates of RSS feeds without polling.

It makes it possible to build a distributed Twitter-like system with components that are not made by a single company, and with servers not run by a single company.

It makes instant updates possible for RSS.

It makes it possible to build a Twitter without the limitations of Twitter. (For example, no 140-character limit, the ability to handle enclosures, categories without #hashtags.)

The protocol it defines seems reasonable (I'll have to implement one side of it to be sure) and because it has the backing of Google, one of a very small number of companies with the resources to make something like this work, it has a chance of gaining traction and when it does, scaling.

In fact, it's part of one of the components I asked Google to implement in a blog post here on May 28, as Brett pointed out in our phone conversation earlier today. It's nice to see that at least a few people at Google see the possibility of assembling a Twitter-like notification system with the Small Pieces, Loosely Joined approach.

Drilling in one more level, here's how it flows.

1. Any feed that wants to participate in this network must add a bit to the feed that indicates which ping server is handling notifications on its behalf. There can be more than one.

2. When a subscribing application initially parses the feed and notices this bit, it sends a notification to each server saying "I want to be notified when this feed updates."

3. When the feed updates, it pings each of the servers it has registered with saying "I have updated."

4. The server then pings each of the subscribers saying "He updated."

The subscriber must have a known address, therefore must not be behind a firewall or NAT. For client apps, they need some kind of proxy that has a known address. This limit is signficant, but certainly not insurmountable.

I would like to see them understand RSS syntax in addition to Atom syntax, and I understand from the spec that that is forthcoming.

Update: http://superfeedr.com/ has also implemented this protocol.

ANGELS PUT HUNTER AND GUERRERO ON DL (AP)

AP - The Los Angeles Angels placed center fielder Torii Hunter and right fielder Vladimir Guerrero on the 15-day disabled list before the start of a three-game series with the New York Yankees.

FROM TREASURY TO BANKS, AN ULTIMATUM ON MORTGAGE RELIEF

The federal government is taking the largest mortgage servicers to the woodshed on their efforts to modify shaky loans.

CONTADOR STRIKES IN DUEL WITH ARMSTRONG AT TOUR (AP)

AP - In the Tour de France duel between teammates Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, the first big mountain stage went to the Spaniard.

JACKSON'S HOMETOWN SET FOR TRIBUTE (AFP)

AFP - Michael Jackson's family prepared Friday to attend a memorial service in his hometown of Gary, Indiana, as investigators said they could not definitely rule out homicide in his death.

PUJOLS, LUDWICK, CARPENTER LEAD CARDS (AP)

AP - Albert Pujols hit his 32nd homer, Ryan Ludwick drove in four runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Friday in the opener of a four-game series leading into the All-Star break.

EBAY SAYS IT HAS NO DEAL YET WITH G.M.

G.M. said it was forging a new partnership with eBay to sell new cars. But the auction site said that no deal had been reached.

MAYFIELD'S DRUG TEST STILL BEING ANALYZED (AP)

AP - NASCAR was still analyzing Jeremy Mayfield's latest drug test Friday, four days after demanding the driver submit to a random test.

PATIENT MONEY: SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (BED BUGS)

Bed bugs, once associated with fleabag hotels and destitute surroundings, have moved in recent years to nicer accommodations. Find out how to get them out of yours.

TIMBERWOLVES SIGN 1ST-ROUNDERS FLYNN AND ELLINGTON (AP)

AP - The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed first-round draft picks Jonny Flynn and Wayne Ellington.

BIG MEDIA SEEK 21ST CENTURY BUSINESS MODELS (REUTERS)

Reuters - Media moguls at this week's Sun Valley conference have spent as much time discussing how to reconfigure business models disrupted by the Web as they have worrying about the weak economy.

MAC NEWS BRIEFS: SQUASHED SOFTWARE RELEASES RAID MONITOR 3 (MACWORLD.COM)

Macworld.com - Squashed Software (formerly Maza Digital) has released RAID Monitor 3, a new version of its tool for automatically checking the status of RAID storage system.

AUSTRIANS SAY OUTRAGEOUS BRUNO IST PRETTY FUNNY (REUTERS)

Reuters - A shocking gay fashion reporter who dreams of being "the biggest Austrian superstar since Hitler" raised giggles when he hit Austrian cinemas on Friday despite having rankled some who say his jokes go too far.

UK BORDER AGENCY ARRESTS PAIR ABOUT TO GET MARRIED

A sham wedding was stopped after the bride, groom and best man were arrested, the UK Border Agency said yesterday. Northamptonshire police swooped on a church in Great Billing, Northampton, just before the bride and groom were due to walk up the aisle earlier this week. The agency said the groom, from Portugal, and his bride, from Nigeria, were arrested on suspicion of facilitating a sham marriage along with the best man, also from Nigeria. They have been bailed pending further inquiries. A witness at the ceremony, also from Nigeria, was arrested for being in the UK illegally.

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JUSTIN WILSON PSYCHED FOR TORONTO (AP)

AP - Justin Wilson has won before on the streets of Toronto, and he's ready for an encore performance in the wake of his first IndyCar Series triumph.

SMTHG GR8 4 BRKFST? TWITTER'S HYPER-SHORT RECIPES (AP)

AP - R Twttrd recips a gr8 new thing 4 bkg & ckng or r the dirctns 2 confusng for most peeps?

MCCARTNEY RETURNS TO ED SULLIVAN THEATER (AP)

AP - Paul McCartney is going back to the Ed Sullivan Theater.

YOUR MONEY: WHEN THE FLEDGLINGS RETURN TO THE NEST

It?s a quandary that Dr. Spock didn?t address: How should parents handle the situation of adult children coming back home to live?

MICROSOFT RELEASES SILVERLIGHT 3 (MACWORLD.COM)

Macworld.com - Microsoft has released Silverlight 3, a major new release of its multimedia software for Mac OS X and Windows — competition for Adobe’s Flash software. It’s a free download, compatible specifically with Intel-based Macs (an older version is available for PowerPC based systems).

PARIS HILTON INSISTS SHE PLUGGED SORORITY MOVIE (AP)

AP - Paris Hilton repeatedly fussed with her hair and makeup in a federal courtroom Friday, sported six-inch stiletto heels and a black dress and amused the judge with a little wave on the way to the witness stand.

INTEL CONFIRMS IT HELPED DEVELOP GOOGLE'S CHROME OS (NEWSFACTOR)

NewsFactor - Intel has confirmed that it has been working with Google to develop the just-announced Chrome Operating System for netbooks, a potential competitor to Microsoft's Windows franchise.

GENERAL MOTORS TO TRY SELLING NEW CARS ON EBAY (AP)

AP - As part of its turnaround plan, General Motors Corp. said Friday it plans to experiment with auctioning new cars on eBay, expanding on an existing partnership covering certified used vehicles on the online marketplace.

DEERE CLASSIC POSTPONED BY RAIN (AP)

AP - The second round of the John Deere Classic has been postponed due to heavy rain and is now scheduled for Saturday.

MEDTRONIC RECALLS A TUBE USED IN AN INSULIN PUMP

The medical device maker said Friday that it was recalling specific lots of its Paradigm Quick Set infusion sets because they may not work properly.

PUBLISHERS DENY BRITISH TABLOID CELEBRITY PHONE-HACKING CLAIMS (AFP)

AFP - The publishers of Britain's biggest-selling newspapers insisted Friday that their journalists had not paid private detectives to hack into the mobile phones of thousands of celebrities.

AL-QAIDA INMATE GETS ACCESS TO OBAMA'S BOOKS (AP)

AP - The Bureau of Prisons says it reversed course months ago to allow some of the country's most dangerous prisoners to read two books written by President Barack Obama.

SMOOTH CRIMINALS BEWARE: JACKSON JUNK FOR SALE (E! ONLINE)

E! Online - At some point, even Michael Jackson's kitchen sink will be up for auction.

IRAQ WINS FIRST HOME MATCH SINCE 2003 INVASION (AFP)

AFP - Iraq won the first international football match in the country since the US-led invasion in 2003, beating the Palestinian national football team 3-0 in a friendly on Friday.

WOMEN LOSE COURT BID TO SKI JUMP IN VANCOUVER (AP)

AP - A group of women ski jumpers lost its case to be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

POWER.COM COUNTERSUES FACEBOOK OVER USER DATA (REUTERS)

Reuters - Power.com, a San Francisco based aggregator of social networking sites, on Friday sued Facebook in a California court to try to resolve who owns data on social networking websites -- users or the sites.

AS IT EXITS BANKRUPTCY, G.M. FACES CHALLENGES

As G.M. emerged from bankruptcy on Friday, the chief executive began a new era for the carmaker with a promise to emphasize the quality of its vehicles.

NEWS CORP DENIES GUARDIAN WIRETAP STORY (REUTERS)

Reuters - News Corp on Friday denied a report in The Guardian newspaper that said News of the World reporters worked with private investigators to get access to thousands of private mobile phones belonging to celebrities, lawmakers and other public figures.

LEFTY TO SKIP BRITISH OPEN, CITING WIFE'S HEALTH (AP)

AP - Phil Mickelson will skip the British Open so he can be with his wife as she starts her recovery from breast cancer, ending the longest active streak of majors played at 61.

MARINERS TRADE BETANCOURT TO ROYALS (AP)

AP - The Seattle Mariners have traded versatile infielder Yuniesky Betancourt to the Kansas City Royals for two minor league pitchers.

110 LAWMAKERS AND MR. GEITHNER: A SESSION ON DERIVATIVES

All eyes were on the Treasury secretary, who on Friday, testified about the Obama administration?s proposal to regulate the free-wheeling market for financial derivatives.

AMERIPRISE PAYS $17 MILLION TO SETTLE S.E.C. CLAIM

The S.E.C. said the company did not disclose compensation for selling certain real estate investment trusts to customers. Ameriprise did not admit or deny wrongdoing in its settlement.

A YEAR AFTER OPENING APP STORE, APPLE SITTING PRETTY (MACWORLD.COM)

Macworld.com - How can you tell that the App Store’s first anniversary is a big deal? Even Apple—which normally treats milestones the same stony silence divorced couples regard their erstwhile wedding anniversaries—has acknowledged the event.

MCNAIR'S HOMETOWN PREPARES BURY LOCAL LEGEND (AP)

AP - Steve McNair left this tiny south Mississippi town to become an NFL star, though his presence remained.

ISRAEL STUN RUSSIA, HOLDERS SPAIN STRUGGLE IN DAVIS CUP (AFP)

AFP - Unheralded Israel were on the verge of reaching the Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time Friday when they opened up a 2-0 lead over two-time champions Russia in their quarter-final tie.

AP PROPOSES NEW ARTICLE FORMATTING FOR THE WEB (AP)

AP - The Associated Press is proposing that publishers attach descriptive tags to news articles online in hopes of taming the free-for-all of news and information on the Web and generating more traffic for established media brands.

VATANEN WILL CHALLENGE MOSLEY FOR FIA PRESIDENCY (AP)

AP - Former World Rally champion Ari Vatanen launched his campaign for the presidency of Formula One's governing body on Friday still believing incumbent Max Mosley may seek a fifth term.

BATMAN GOTHAM CITY MYSTERY GAME (TOY) NEWLY TAGGED "GAME"

Batman Gotham City Mystery Game (Toy)
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ARMSTRONG DROPS TO 3RD AT TOUR; NOCENTINI IN LEAD (AP)

AP - Lance Armstrong dropped one spot to third place in the Tour de France on Friday, with rival and teammate Alberto Contador breaking away in the final sprint up the mountain to claim second.

DELL MAY TEST GOOGLE'S CHROME OS (PC WORLD)

PC World - Dell on Friday said it would consider testing Google's upcoming Chrome operating system, but didn't commit to offering the Linux-based OS in future products.

APP STORE IS ONE YEAR OLD AND REVENUES ARE STILL SECRET (NEWSFACTOR)

NewsFactor - Apple's App Store has reached its one-year milestone. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company one year ago launched the online store for its iPhone and iPod touch and has had great success offering users applications that do everything from calculate nutritional information to games that shoot cartoons out of volcanoes.

FAMILY, FRIENDS MOURN MCNAIR'S GIRLFRIEND KAZEMI (AP)

AP - The woman who killed Steve McNair before turning the gun on herself was buried Friday in Florida in a private ceremony with about 30 friends and family members.

CAMERAS SOFTWARE ALLEVIATES YOUR MULTIPLE CAMERA WOES (MACWORLD.COM)

Macworld.com - Do you suffer from hypercameraitis? Is your desk littered with picture-taking devices of all sorts: from digital cameras to cell phones to video cameras with still features? Are you tired of iPhoto launching every single time you plug something in? Wish you could be more specific about which application should launch for which camera?

GRANT HILL DECIDES TO STAY WITH SUNS (AP)

AP - Grant Hill is staying with the Phoenix Suns.

GLITCH IN ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE TROUBLES PC USERS (AP)

AP - Antivirus software cuts two ways. It's great at blocking known viruses, but it can sometimes misfire, mistakenly flagging clean files as malicious. That sends a computer into a tailspin trying to clean up stuff that's supposed to be on there.

GOODSPEED'S 'CAMELOT', WITH DAVIE, DEAN, DE TOLEDO AND CARROLL (PLAYBILL)

Playbill - Bradley Dean, Erin Davie and Maxime de Toledo are the love triangle of Arthur, Guenevere and Lancelot in Goodspeed Musicals' Camelot, July 10-Sept. 19 at Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut.

TDF'S DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN TKTS BOOTH CELEBRATES ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY (PLAYBILL)

Playbill - Theatre Development Fund (TDF)'s Downtown Brooklyn TKTS Discount Ticket Booth, which is located at 1 MetroTech Center, turns one year old July 10.

I?M BLAMING NS SCOTT?

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JASON PRIESTLEY AND WIFE WELCOME A BABY BOY IN US (AP)

AP - It's a boy for Jason Priestley and his wife, Naomi.

JASON PRIESTLEY AND WIFE WELCOME A BABY BOY IN LA (AP)

AP - It's a boy for Jason Priestley and his wife, Naomi.

ARE SCHMIDT'S DAYS NUMBERED ON APPLE'S BOARD? (MACWORLD.COM)

Macworld.com - Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt said that he will talk to Apple about his role on its board of directors, in light of recent news that Google will get into the operating system business, reports Reuters.

CROATIA TAKES 1-0 LEAD OVER US IN DAVIS CUP (AP)

AP - Ivo Karlovic has rallied from two sets down to beat James Blake 6-7 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-5 and give Croatia a 1-0 lead over the United States in their best-of-five Davis Cup quarterfinal series.

ROSETTA STONE SUES GOOGLE FOR INFRINGEMENT (AP)

AP - Rosetta Stone Inc. on Friday sued Google Inc. for trademark infringement, alleging that a change in the search giant's policy facilitates the unauthorized use of its brand by competitors and software pirates.

CARREY TO BE A GRANDFATHER; HIS DAUGHTER EXPECTING (AP)

AP - Jim Carrey is going to be a grandfather.

STRANGE BREW: ART DESIGN IN BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM (PC WORLD)

PC World - Curiosity piqued about Rocksteady Studio's upcoming Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows action-adventure Batman: Arkham Asylum? Some days mine is, others not so much. I'm conflicted. Celebrity do-gooders always seem to come out done-bad in video game adaptations. It's Murphy's red-headed step-law.

BLAZERS DRAFT PICK MILLS BREAKS FOOT (AP)

AP - Portland Trail Blazers draft pick Patty Mills broke his right foot during practice and won't play in the NBA's Summer League.

ROBERT PLANT HONORED WITH CBE (AP)

AP - Robert Plant received a royal honor from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday, putting the former Led Zeppelin front man one notch above his old band mate Jimmy Page.

DR. TOY CREATIVE TOY WINNER XLR8 GET REVVED UP! CARD GAME (TOY) NEWLY TAGGED "GAME"

Dr. Toy Creative Toy Winner XLR8 Get Revved Up! Card Game (Toy)
By Bicyle Games

Buy new: $7.00
4 used and new from $5.50
Customer Rating:

First tagged "game" by Nathan Andersen "film lover, philosophy professor"
Customer tags: games(2), family game, autism spectrum disorder, fun, creative toy winner, card games, asd, card game