Odds changers, or jinglers, attempt to gain favorable odds by dumping large amounts of money on a particular horse, then canceling the bet at the last moment in order to make a second bet at better odds.

As mentioned, IBM has opted for the mouse stick in the middle of the keyboard instead of the little trackball or the little panel you diddle with your finger.

Born July 5, 1917, Catherine Wood Campbell left her native Atlanta, where she had attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from the Washington Seminary, in the 1930s.

The Red Sox started wearing numbers on their backs in 1931, and first retired numbers May 29, 1984, when they honored Williams and Cronin.

Goldstein was born on Sept. 23, 1922, in Denver and died in Chicago on June 20, 1944.

Walden thinks Lukas-trained Grand Slam, who is 4 for 4 at Belmont and 0 for 4 elsewhere, must be respected because of that statistic.

Lehr has become a major force on the Trojans' pitching staff, despite the fact that his pitching career at this level is still in its infancy.

Planning for Islands of Adventure was already under way in 1990 when Universal Studios opened doors to its first Orlando park, Universal Studios Florida.

If truth is the first casualty in war, then dignity was the first principle to keel over in the dirty little war in Washington.

The mistake most beginners make is in loading too much paint on the bristles.

In the next few decades, unless Japan somehow manages to arrest current trends, it may find that its share of global economic output has shrunk considerably.

Fiscal hawks on Capitol Hill vowed Monday to vote against the embassy security measures unless they are paid for by cuts elsewhere in the administration's budget.

The FDA has no authority to regulate creatine unless it's first proved to be dangerous.

American officials now say they believe that Muhammad was warned by someone in the Qatar government and that he was staying at the estate of Abdallah bin Khalid, a fundamentalist who has provided support for other Islamic radicals. A former American intelligence official said bin Laden also visited bin Khalid in Qatar twice in the mid-1990s.

Annabelle Irwin, a retired Iowa State English professor who drew on her experience as a high school teacher in collaborating on an acclaimed series of books for young teen-agers, died Sept. 13 at a daughter's home in Des Moines, Iowa.

The board frequently has engaged in public disputes and has been accused by the federal court of making decisions based on narrow agendas and meddling where it shouldn't.

Fabric awning prices are more varied than aluminum awning prices, according to Kevin Tatman, owner of Merit Awnings in Dayton. Merit, in business since 1979, has always sold aluminum awnings and started selling Sunbrela brand fabric awnings about eight years ago.

Increasingly, health experts and researchers are naming the nation's penchant for large portions and ``supersizing'' as a leading cause of obesity.

Dual-core chips can do the same work that a single-core chip can, only faster, while consuming less power and at a cooler temperature.

Duke initially planned on giving every new student a free iPod, but now only plans on giving iPods to students in certain classes.

A US judge late on Thursday threw out Mr Kerkorian's claims that Daimler had fraudulently described the 1998 deal bringing together Daimler-Benz and Chrysler as a merger rather than a takeover to avoid paying a premium.

A US judge late on Thursday threw out Mr Kerkorian's claims that Daimler had fraudulently described the 1998 deal bringing together Daimler-Benz and Chrysler as a merger rather than a takeover to avoid paying a premium.

MG Rover is on the brink of collapse after Britain refused to provide $100 million in emergency funding and component suppliers withdrew their support, forcing the car-maker to halt production.

A World Trade Organization (WTO) appeals panel Thursday ruled that although the United States can continue with its restrictions on internet gambling, some of the rules imposed by the country were discriminatory to foreign operators.

Video games have provided one of the last refuges from the ubiquitous advertising that hits consumers from every direction.

Bocelli grew up among the vineyards and olive groves of his estate in Lajatico, a community in rural Tuscany near Pisa.

Mike Campbell dented his car door in an accident on Friday.

Two sisters who know their mother had genetic testing before she died of ovarian cancer want to find out her test results.

Marc Vaughn didn't kill the four hostages with a gun, he used a knife.

Early in the 1990s, Chinese officials made land available for a new hospital, and money for construction and operating costs.