A hacking attack on web host Fasthosts has forced the UK firm to shut down some of its customers' websites. Hackers targeted Fasthosts' database, which contains the financial details, email addresses and passwords of over a million businesses for which Fasthosts hosts websites. Whether or how the thieves have used the stolen data is not yet known.

IU sports chat with H-T's Doug Wilson & Chris Korman

First things first: do I have your permission to tell Doug his work as sports editor is "papapapathethic" next time I'm angry? Seems like a good word, one that could be delivered with force. Papapapathethic! I haven't yet watched the film of last night's game and don't know that I'll have time to give it a good review. But maybe during the Penn State game I'll do a true statistical analysis (and by that, I mean I'll try to keep track on a yellow legal pad) of how many times Gordon drives to the basket and loses the ball. And I'd bet your home in lovely Oregon that it's not anywhere near half the time. Or even 30 percent of the time. Still, I see I what you're saying. And all I can say is that great players -- and Gordon is one -- need the ball in their hands. Wayne Gretzky said you miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.

MTB News & Racing Round-up

The Multivan Merida Biking Team is about to kick off its competitive season. The focus is clearly on Norway's Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, who had to quit racing last year in June for health reasons. Having recovered, the seven-time World champion and Athen's Olympic gold medal winner is back and ready to compete with the world's elite for the first time in Brescia.

Dahle Flesjå will be in Brescia for the first race of Italy's cross country series. Despite her long absence, many experts consider her as the odds-on favourite. At the same race, Austria's Robert Gehbauer, Dahle Flesjå's team-mate and former Junior World Champion is also scheduled to line up. On the other hand, Germany's Moritz Milatz will stay in Cyprus with his national team preparing for the season to come.

Hearts fan chief urges caution over match boycott plans

I can understand people's frustrations because I feel the same way myself but I don't believe that boycotts are the way to go. Even at the height of the Save our Hearts campaign I didn't support them because I believe that all they serve to do is divide the fans."Despite Watson's reservations though, the plans have been getting backing from a number of fans on the website, with one poster suggesting: "We want a manager to be given 100 per cent control of footballing operations. We want a protest against this random team selection, substitutions and tactical nonsense that are self-destructing Hearts."If we were all to choose not to go to one match to show our disapproval with this method of madness, then why not the Gretna match on February 9?"If the attendance was so low it might just implant a seed of doubt into Vlad's mind that all is not well."Meanwhile as .

Smooth primary being predicted for Super Tuesday

Kucinich (withdrawn), Bill Richardson (withdrawn), Hillary Clinton, John Edwards (withdrawn) and Barack Obama.

Jeff Thelen's Blog

I live in a rural area and have a satalite dish as well as an antenna for local channels. (The dish is not used for local channels) When there is heavey cloud cover or heavey rain or snow the signal from the satalite is lost. I rely on my local stations for weather warnings, will the signal be lost with the new system when the weather gets bad?I actually don't know. You might want to drop Mikel Lauber a line about this. He's covered the issue extensively. His e-mail is mlauber@wsaw.com.JWith HDTV, what happens with are antennas???Again, a question for Mikel.JYour exclusive interview with Obama was a paid political ploy by the Obama campaign. His campaign pays for the satellite time, and its only just as a responsible journalist if you give "equal time" to both sides. I do not fault Mr. Lauber for doing the interview, but the station is misrepresenting just how "exclusive" it is.I'd agree with you if not for a couple of things.

Thank Newsnight it's Friday

AIDS activists are warning that an increasing number of simultaneous infections with HIV and tuberculosis has created a deadly co-epidemic that is spreading across sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers say half of all new TB cases are now infected with HIV, and health care systems in the region are struggling to cope. In the Western Cape, a child is a hundred times more likely to contract TB than in the developed world. A shocking new development.

I'm hungry

Several nights each week I can be found working in my garage making nice boards into unusable scraps. Occasionally, with a lot of help from glue and nails something takes shape. Along the way I snort and eat copious amounts of saw dust and get many cuts and scrapes. This isn't the case with Marthaller, his stuff is great. He starts with something ugly - a wood burl. If I were cutting down a tree burl would be the first piece into the fire pit. His burls are exceptionally ugly. If you're reading Duey - you heard me - you have ugly burls. They are covered with moss and bark and overall look as though they could use a bath. After Marthaller hacks the 60-pound chunk of ugly down to a manageable size he chucks it into his 800-pound lathe and starts it slowly.

Cube Candy

Britney checked out: Checked out of the hospital that is. The pop-star was released early from UCLA Medical Center's psych ward because a court representative found "no just cause" for the hold, a source tells 'People.' Both her doctor and her parents wanted her to stay the full two weeks, but the decision for Spears’ release was overridden by the court representative. For the people of L.A., watch out – Brit’s back on the roads.

'Project Runway' in 60 Seconds: Missed your favorite designers last night? We got your back.

Bioneers serving locally grown food to promote sustainability

When Kryssa Bowman agreed to cater this weekend's Northern Rockies Bioneers Conference, she had a lofty goal: Cook all the meals with ingredients grown or made within 100 miles of Bozeman.

Just Plain Neighbors: 1912 employees' outing gets royal treatment

How would you like to join 599 marchers and go to Greenfield's Boston & Maine railroad station for a short trip to Brattleboro, Vt. and have a field day in Island Park in that town?

Richard Sautter of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, who has done extensive research on Greenfield when he is in town, sent me the entire program and news release for Saturday, August 3, 1912.

The official program, oh yes, there was an official program, says, under General Orders: ''Employees will be expected to punch clocks at factory at seven o'clock, where line of march will be formed for each company. Each foreman will be expected to line up his department at once.'' (They always worked on Saturday mornings, as well as five week days.) The news story says more than 600 employees were involved (no mention of spouses.) Wells was at the corner of North and Sanderson streets, Wiley & Russell on Deerfield Street.

Has reaction to the Archbishop's Sharia law comments been Islamophobic ...

Furthermore, would he expect Muslim countries to adopt our laws so that we, a minority of Christians feel more at home there? I think not.