Revolution beats Toronto 2-1 to stay four points clear atop MLS standings

Steve Ralston scored in each half to give New England a 2-1 win over Toronto on Saturday, maintaining the Revolution's lead in Major League Soccer.

New England retained a four-point lead in the Eastern Conference, ahead of Columbus, which beat Colorado 2-1. In other Saturday games, Chivas was held 1-1 at home by New York, struggling Kansas City ended its long winless streak in fortuitous style and beat Real Salt Lake 2-1, while Chicago shot blanks again in being held to a scoreless home draw by San Jose.

Veteran midfielder Ralston banged in a rebound off Adam Cristman's header in the 12th minute. He followed up Kheli Dube's drive off the Toronto crossbar in …

WiMAX boom? ; Yes, but it won't be before 2009, says Gartner.

India is likely to have 6.9 million mobile and fixed WiMAXconnections by the end of 2011, says IT research and advisory firmGartner. The firm estimates that currently there are about 35,000WiMAX connections in the country.

WiMAX, short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access,is a technology aimed at carrying wireless data over long distancesin a variety of ways, from point-to-point links to full mobilecellular-type access.

Gartner, however, believes that the major growth in WiMAX willhappen only after 2009. According to the research agency, eventhough the Indian government is pushing for WiMAX as a technologyfor connecting rural areas with broadband …

Enhancing Logistics Readiness

The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained ... is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time.

-Carl von Clausewitz

The Department of the Army exists to ensure that our soldiers are prepared to fight and win. In today's environment of uncertainty, when the path ahead is unclear, preparing soldiers for the fight is more challenging than ever. In this environment of change, U.S. Army success is directly tied to the logistics readiness of its soldiers, units and equipment. It is the Army G-4's singular purpose to enhance that logistics readiness-it is our reason for being.

To establish the foundation for true logistics …

Study: secular Turks face discrimination, pressure

Non-practicing Muslims in Turkey are under pressure to wear headscarves, attend Friday prayers and fast during Ramadan if they want government jobs or promotions, a study has found.

Some secular Turks are changing their way of life to appear in step with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Islamic-rooted party, according to the study by the Open Society Institute and Istanbul's Bosporus University.

The study, based on interviews with 401 people in 12 Turkish provinces, is the first to provide some backing for secular Turks' fears that political Islam has affected their lives.

Nihat Ergun, a senior official of Erdogan's party, rejected …

Almost one-third of Gulf fishing grounds closed

Almost one-third of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico is closing to commercial and recreational fishing because of the oil spill.

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration expanded the area by 5 percent Tuesday. NOAA says as of 6 p.m. EDT Tuesday (2200 GMT) that nearly …

Leading the Way

Jane Wilks and Leadership Fort Wayne (LFW) have become somewhat synonymous over the past 17 years. As the organization's Executive Dire Director, Wilks has parlayed a training program with an estimated lifespan of less than 10 years into a long-standing organization offering six distinct programs. With Wilks at the helm, the organization blossomed from one part-time position into three fulltime positions. Additional programs have been added over the years, each one supporting the non-profit organization's mission of providing leadership development and focusing community awareness on the need for effective leadership and service.

It all began in 1986, after Wilks' tenure as …

Romney, Huntsman spar over Afghanistan policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman says the United States has achieved important goals in Afghanistan and that it's time to bring home most of the military forces to focus on rebuilding the American economy.

During the foreign policy debate Tuesday night among GOP candidates for president, Huntsman said he would …