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The production company Nu Image/ Millennium Films is reportedly in talks to buy the hedge-fund backed First Look Pictures, whose chief executive and largest shareholder, Henry Winterstern, recently resigned. The move is an about face since Mr. Wintersten was himself planning to make a run at Nu Image before he fell afoul of a backer [...]

Associated Press reports on a large-scale Canadian project to plant 16 tree species in areas that may be more suitable to them as climate change. The project involves several planting sites in British Columbia and the Northwestern United States. Geneticist Gregg O'Neill, who heads the project, notes the need to plant trees that can thrive over the next 80 years while the climate changes. British Columbia has also relaxed its elevation restrictions on re-planting by timber companies in an effort ...

... expect to see him carrying the ball early and often. Whether Miami can contain Sutton and force NU to the air will go a long ways towards determining NU's fortunes. The Red Hawk defense returns only two starters so expect some early offensive opportunities for the Cats. Miami is also breaking in a new quarterback in ... in his career. Kokal may be the best rusher on the team and run defense was not NU's strong suit last year. The defensive line will have to improve to contain the ...

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Nu Nu is the name of a vacuum cleaner in the deeply annoying TeleTubbies show for children. GNU is something else, it refers to a license distributed by the Free Software Foundation. An unusual antitrust claim was made about it, and rejected ... , spreadsheet and presentation software, but the proprietary Microsoft Office has many more users. Gimp is a free, open-source image editor, but the proprietary Adobe Photoshop enjoys the lion's share of the market. Likewise there is a flourishing market in ...

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press Writer THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) _ The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed genocide charges Monday against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, accusing him of masterminding attempts to wipe out African tribes in Darfur with a campaign of murder, rape and deportation. The filing marked the first time prosecutors at the world's first permanent, global war crimes court have issued charges against a sitting head of state, but al-Bashir is unlikely ...

By MITCH WEISS Associated Press Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Jeff Carstensen was spooked when he learned his grandmother planned to buy him a $100,000 life insurance policy - and name herself the beneficiary. "She told me that people of our stature have insurance policies on each other," he said. "That way, if something happens to you, you take care of me, and if something happens to me, I take care of you. It was all too suspicious. So I got out of there any way I could, as soon as I could." ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Bush administration says a civilian judge has no authority to delay the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay. In court documents filed late Monday night, the Justice Department said a federal judge should deny a delay sought by Salim Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden. Hamdan wants the judge to consider the legality of the military commission process. Government lawyers say Hamdan should face trial and, if convicted, appeal the decision to a civilian appeals ...

By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Two homeless men befriended by a pair of elderly woman needed only food, water and shelter, a judge said. Instead, said Superior Court Judge David Wesley, they were killed because of the women's greed. For that, Wesley on Tuesday handed down two life terms each without the possibility of parole, to Helen Golay, 77, and Olga Rutterschmidt, 75. The women were convicted of a scheme in which they befriended homeless men, took out policies ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) _ Lindsay Lohan's attorney says the star is on track after pleading guilty last year to drunken driving. Lohan's attorney, Blair Berk, gave an update Tuesday on how the actress is complying with her sentence for misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges. Berk told the judge that Lohan is "completely on track with everything." The judge seemed satisfied but scheduled another progress report for January. The hearing came less than a year after Lohan's plea. It ...