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Climbing Back UpMary Meeker can tell you first hand about bubbles bursting. For much of the 1990s, she was called quot;Queen of the Net, quot; for her knack for picking tech stocks and helping companies like Netscape go public. | 3 |
Bombers target embassyBASRA: A car bomb exploded near the US embassy office in the southern Iraqi city of Basra yesterday, killing two people and wounding three, but no Americans were injured. | 0 |
A vote for BushThe Heisman Trophy comes with wings, a tail, a flight crew and jet engines. Boeing and Airbus are fighting over its manufacturing rights. | 1 |
Market ends at recordOFFSHORE gains drove the share market to record levels today, albeit on lower than average volume because of little trade in three states which are having public holidays today. | 2 |
New details on Elder Scrolls IVBethesda Softworks today announced new details on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the sequel to 2002 #39;s The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. | 3 |
Rate hikes by Fed work in two waysIf you #39;ve noticed that the price of everything from milk to gasoline to automobiles seems to be going up, you #39;re as observant as Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. | 2 |
Oswalt, Astros on a rollRoy Oswalt became the National League's first 17-game winner and the Astros extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 9-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night in Houston. | 1 |
Peacekeepers Keep Watch After Haiti RaidAn uneasy calm held in Haiti's capital Monday after three weeks of violence that left more than 60 dead, while people looted a CARE truck in storm-ravaged Gonaives. | 0 |
Air New Zealand Stock Halted Pending Qantas Ruling (Update1)Shares of Air New Zealand Ltd., the country #39;s largest airline, were halted pending a High Court ruling on plans for an alliance with Australia #39;s Qantas Airways Ltd. | 2 |
The decline of the West: eurozoneEurozone economy is still unable to outperform the US as the reports of its headliners - France and Germany -how decline for the whole zone of 12 nations that share the euro. | 2 |
Teach what science is: That would help evolution disputes subsideGeorgia is caught up in another dispute over whether and how evolution should be taught in biology classes. This time, the argument is over a Cobb County school official #39;s decision to put stickers in textbooks | 3 |
Investors back News Corp switchRUPERT Murdoch has won the battle to shift the headquarters of his giant media group News Corp from the southern Australian city of Adelaide to the US state of Delaware. | 2 |
Backe Keeps Astros in Rare AirThe crowd in Houston was on its feet, beckoning the latest slugging surprise in the Astros #39; vaunted offense to reemerge from the dugout. | 1 |
Stage Stores 3Q Profit Dips, Meets ViewsSpecialty department store retailer Stage Stores Inc. on Thursday said its third-quarter results met Wall Street expectations, even though its profit dropped against a year-ago gain. | 2 |
Nationals Open ShopA 1,000-square-foot gray trailer in the parking lot of RFK Stadium serves as the first retail outlet fans can get Nationals gear. | 1 |
Senator Says FDA Ignored Own Scientists on VioxxThe Food and Drug Administration ignored danger signals from its own scientists about Merck and Co. Inc. #39;s Vioxx painkiller, Sen. Charles Grassley told a hearing Thursday into the drug #39;s withdrawal in September. | 2 |
Private spaceship wins \$10M prizeA stubby rocket plane powered its rockets and blasted through Earths atmosphere for a second time in two weeks today to capture a \$10-million prize meant to encourage space tourism. | 3 |
Asian Exports Brisk But Outlook Dims (Reuters)Reuters - Fueled by strong demand from China,\three of Asia's top exporters revealed robust trade data for\July, but economists said the outlook was darkening. | 2 |
Stern Measures in NBARon Artest has been hit with a season long suspension, unprecedented for the NBA outside doping cases; Stephen Jackson banned for 30 games; Jermaine O #39;Neal for 25 games and Anthony Johnson for five. | 1 |
Jordanian hostage freed in IraqA Jordanian who disappeared in Iraq two weeks ago and was believed to have been kidnapped has been freed and is in the custody of Iraqi police, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ali al-Ayed told reporters yesterday. | 0 |
US: Termination of EU Aircraft Pact Legal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States was justified in terminating an aircraft pact with the European Union because the EU gave Airbus production subsidies that violated the pact, a U.S. trade official said on Friday. | 2 |
Intel Sets Cruise Control on Pentium 4Paul Otellini, the chip maker #39;s president and chief operating officer served notice at the company #39;s recent developer conference that the megahertz era was coming to a close, and the decision last week to remove the 4-GHz Pentium 4 processor from its road | 3 |
Harvard: Never give upBrown University coach Phil Estes was feeling uncomfortable yesterday despite his team's 21-point lead over Harvard in their Ivy League opener. | 1 |
Putnam official resignsTHE REGION Putnam Investments said Deborah F. Kuenstner, managing director and chief investment officer of the mutual fund firm's Large-Cap Value investment team and International Value team, will leave the company at year-end. Kuenstner has also been an executive board member and management team... | 2 |
Microsoft #39;s latest plan for TVTelevision has been something of a great white whale for Microsoft. The company has tried to sell WebTV and build software for TVs and cable boxes. | 3 |
New Mexico gov. urges UC to bid on Los AlamosIf University of California regents listen to a former energy secretary and top Democratic politician, they will fight hard to keep running the birthplace of the bomb -- and leave to others | 3 |
Abbas Calls on Palestinians to Drop Armed Struggle GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on Tuesday for his people to pursue negotiations instead of violence in the struggle for a state, marking out a change of strategy for peace with Israel after Yasser Arafat's death. | 0 |
New Iomega Wireless Servers Bring New Features amp; Flexibility to <b>...</b>SAN DIEGO, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iomega Corporation , a global leader in data storage, today announced the release of the new Iomega(R) NAS 100d entry-level network-attached storage (NAS) server. | 3 |
Ogunleye Joins Bears With Eye Toward Sacks (AP)AP - With recorders and cameras rolling, Adewale Ogunleye gave the obligatory pronunciation of his name on his first day with the Chicago Bears. | 1 |
Warburg to buy Kotak bank pieForeign Institutional Investor Warburg Pincus International will pick up 2.75 per cent stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank for Rs 75.9 crore (Rs 759 million), subject to shareholders #39; approval. | 2 |
Study Shows 1 in 3 Adults Has HypertensionBy JAMIE STENGLE DALLAS (AP) -- As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Mond... | 3 |
Global Fund to Fight Deadly Diseases (AP)AP - A fund set up to help combat three of the world's most widespread diseases will support another round of projects, organizers said Thursday, after the United States dropped its objections to financing provisions. | 0 |
Beirut rejects UN resolution ahead of Lahoud voteBEIRUT : Beirut rejected a UN Security Council resolution calling for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon, as lawmakers prepared to vote to change the constitution to allow pro-Damascus president Emile Lahoud to serve another term. | 0 |
Apple shuts down iPodDownloadIPOD MAKER Apple has come down hard on a man who made an add-in that allowed file-sharing on iPods. iPodDownload #39;s creator has stopped distributing the iPodDownload software after a visit from Apple lawyers who applied pressure. | 3 |
Microsoft Warns Spyware Could Bungle UpdateThough Microsoft Corp.'s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on computers - and that could pose a problem. | 3 |
NASA administrator meeting with LSU committeeWASHINGTON NASA administrator Sean O #39;Keefe will meet Thursday with a committee searching for Louisiana State University #39;s next chancellor. | 3 |
In Tussle With Murdoch, Malone Seeks LeverageOn the surface it is a simple stock purchase, but on another level, the maneuvering is part of an angry chess game between two mega-entrepreneurs who are used to running the board. | 2 |
Mubarak son raises public profilePosters of the Egyptian president's son, Gamal Mubarak, fuel rumours he is being groomed for succession. | 0 |
Meteor Shower: Free Sky ShowIt #39;s a celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year, with meteors shooting across the sky in all directions. | 3 |
New Parks Offer LessonsSeattle and Denver have built baseball stadia that exemplify the vastly different results that come with new entertainment center construction. | 1 |
Cisco Cements Walkie-Talkie DealThe San Jose, Calif., networking giant said Monday that it will pay \$55 million in cash for closely held dynamicsoft, a communications software developer based in Parsippany, NJ The company specializes in push-to-talk technology. | 2 |
Yahoo Unveils Personal SearchYahoo launched a beta version of My Yahoo Search, giving users more-advanced Web-search capabilities. Competition has been heating up in the search-engine space, with Amazon. | 3 |
Microsoft says media player market more #39;vibrant #39; than EC believes <b>...</b>HONG KONG (AFX) - Microsoft Corp said the European Commission #39;s view of the media player market is quot;incorrect, quot; and will argue in Brussels later this week that competition is more quot;vibrant quot; than the ... | 2 |
OLYMPICS: Former USC athlete takes silver in Men #39;s 100-meter <b>...</b>Liu Xiang of China tied the 100-meter hurdles world record and set a new Olympic mark Friday, winning the gold medal in 12.91 seconds. | 1 |
Customers cool on subscription softwareA study on software licensing shows that companies are getting ahead of their customers on subscription-based billing. | 3 |
palmOne announces SD wi-fi card for Tungsten T3 and Zire 72palmOne, Inc. is at last bringing a SD wi-fi solution for a couple of its handheld models. To date, palmOne #39;s Wi-Fi option was the Tungsten C, which comes with built-in wireless, incorporates a keyboard and a 320 x 320 transflective TFT display. palmOne ... | 3 |
JetBlue Profit Tumbles, Misses EstimatesJetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said third-quarter earnings plunged 71 percent, missing analysts #39; lowered estimates, as it struggled with skyrocketing | 2 |
UEFA approves use of artificial turfThe governing body of European soccer has approved artificial turf for its competitions at the club and national team level beginning next season, UEFA #39;s chief executive said Wednesday. | 1 |
RCMP help find crashed jet #39;s data recorderThanks to a break in the weather, search teams have found the black box of a cargo jet that crashed at Halifax #39;s International Airport last week. | 0 |
Train driver had just two seconds to brake before hitting carThe train driver killed in the Berkshire rail disaster applied his emergency brakes two to three seconds before ploughing into a car parked on the track at a level crossing, an official report revealed yesterday. | 0 |
Source: Stanford Fires Coach Teevens (AP)AP - Stanford football coach Buddy Teevens was fired after three straight losing seasons, an athletic department source said Monday on condition of anonymity. | 1 |
Singh Bests WeirVijay Singh won another dramatic duel by beating Mike Weir Sunday in a playoff at the Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario, and denying the fans a celebration they have wanted for 50 years. | 1 |
NK Subramanium, Special CorrespondentThe core business of Internet search engines is being threatened by the evolution of new generation of content providers. The search engines like Google or Yahoo make money by indexing the web sites all over | 3 |
Unlike rivals, Chrysler turns profit in salesThe Auburn Hills-based Chrysler Group did something crosstown rivals General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. could not do during the third quarter of the year: It made money selling cars and trucks. | 2 |
Canadian general elected to head NATO military committee (AFP)AFP - The Canadian armed forces chief of staff on was elected to take over as head of NATO's Military Committee, the alliance's highest military authority, military and diplomatic sources said. | 0 |
Blue Chips Fall on Merck Recall, Crude UpUS blue chips fell on Thursday after drug company Merck amp; Co.(MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it was withdrawing its key arthritis drug Vioxx, while relentless oil prices floated back to \$50 a barrel. | 2 |
No. 4 Georgia Tech Drills Michigan 99-68 (AP)AP - Georgia Tech raised its Final Four banner before the game, then played like a team that could win it all. The fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets took control with a 20-0 run, led by 27 points at halftime and went on to rout Michigan 99-68 Tuesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Chal... | 1 |
Ukraine President, Assembly Deadlocked Over Poll (Reuters)Reuters - Ukraine's outgoing president and\opposition appeared deadlocked on Tuesday after the collapse of\a tentative deal intended to smooth a rerun of elections\annulled because of fraud and defuse weeks of turmoil. | 0 |
US-Iraqi forces launch major operation against insurgent <b>...</b>More than 3,000 US and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second | 0 |
Electoral College Change Without AmendmentsThe electoral college has produced controversial decisions six times in the history of the United States. Such election results produce calls for changes to the Constitution. Amending the Constitution is a difficult and complicated process. Only 27 Amendments hav... | 3 |
Death toll rises in Chinese coal mine explosionThe death toll in a gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine rose to 64 on Friday and chances that 84 missing miners might still be alive were quot;quite slim, #39; #39; the government said. | 0 |
Supreme Court Affirms Do-Not-Call RulingThe national do-not-call list overcame its last legal hurdle Monday when the Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling affirming its constitutionality. | 3 |
Olympic Champion Hamilton Suspended by Phonak Team ZURICH (Reuters) - Olympic time trial champion Tyler Hamilton has been suspended by his Phonak team after they were informed he had failed dope tests. | 1 |
Results Show Da Silva Leading Brazil VoteBrazilian voters gave a boost to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in nationwide municipal elections on Sunday, according to initial results, in the first electoral test for the leftist leader and his plans to remake Latin America's biggest country. | 0 |
Seattle Mariners Team Report - August 24(Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners host the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight in the the middle contest of a three-game set at Safeco Field. | 1 |
The bus celebrates 70thThe Globe's undefeated bus will celebrate its 70th anniversary this fall. The bus, originally penned by Gene Mack, made its debut in 1934. It will return on Mondays this fall. | 1 |
Prison violation #39; admittedMANNHEIM, GermanyThe highest-ranking reservist in the US Army, charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, said yesterday he will plead guilty to some offences, acknowledging he broke the law and saying he accepts responsibility for his | 0 |
Luis Garcia becomes latest Liverpool casualtyLiverpool, England (Sports Network) - Liverpool midfielder Luis Garcia pulled his hamstring during Tuesday #39;s 1-0 loss to Monaco in Champions League action and will be out of action for about a month. | 1 |
Yukos shields itself with US bankruptcy lawWashington - US bankruptcy law, invoked by Russian oil group Yukos on Wednesday, allows a company in financial difficulties to continue functioning while it seeks an agreement with creditors. | 2 |
Shares fall 7.1 percent in Tuesday #39;s pre-openSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of National Semiconductor fell more than 7 percent in pre-open trading Tuesday after the analog chipmaker lowered its fiscal second-quarter financial targets due to weak demand and high inventory. | 2 |
Iran sites #39;off limits for UN checks #39;TEHRAN: Iran yesterday said it was not obliged to allow UN inspectors to visit military sites alleged to be involved in secret nuclear weapons work, but that it was willing to discuss the issue. | 0 |
Offence takes day offThe Men in Black had no attack. The Calgary Stampeders -- sporting their black jerseys for the first time in two years -- sputtered on offence from the opening kickoff to the final gun as the Edmonton Eskimos | 1 |
Search Engine Forums SpotlightLinks to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Live From SES Sweden - AdSense verses Affiliate Programs - Google Is Now Indexing Pop-ups - Redirects, Frames And Cloaking - Do You Avoid Content Targeted Listings? - Image Ads On Google Adwords - The Right way to Count ... | 3 |
UGANDA: Govt orders unilateral truce in the northKAMPALA, 15 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - The Ugandan government has announced a unilateral one-week cessation of the military offensive against the rebels of the Lord #39;s Resistance Army (LRA) in the northern region, in a move that could help end one of Africa #39;s most | 0 |
The Shipping News? Time's Almost Up The e-mail offers are coming fast and furious.<br> ""There's still time,"" screamed one that arrived in my inbox Tuesday, promising 20 percent off any item or free shipping at Art.com. I had only to enter ""Santa"" or ""free shipping"" in a special box at checkout -- and order... | 3 |
Vote observers: access to US polling places difficult (AFP)AFP - An international human rights group said its observers for the 2004 US election found access to polling stations difficult in Florida and Ohio. | 0 |
Introducing the BOFH-brand internet caf #233;<strong>Episode 29</strong> Or should that be 'Technology Centre'? | 3 |
Online Travel #39;s Narrowing HorizonsAfter some four months of waiting for both the Google (GOOG ; ranked hold; recent price: \$108) IPO and our subsequent initiation of coverage on the shares to be completed, I, like many Americans this time of year, am thinking about one thing -- travel. | 3 |
Microsoft Nears Release of 64-bit WindowsDecember 07, 2004 - CNet reports that Microsoft is almost ready with the final release candidate of Windows 64. Here #39;s a clip: The company said it has reached the quot;release candidate quot; stage for Service Pack 1 of Windows Server 2003. | 3 |
Moyes praises Everton fansDavid Moyes praised the Everton fans on Saturday - after they booed Wayne Rooney - for supporting the team #39;superbly #39;. Leon Osman scored twice as the Toffees beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at Goodison Park, but | 1 |
Telkom Welcomes Black Consortium As Strategic ShareholderJOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--Telkom SA Ltd (TKG) said in a statement Tuesday it welcomes the sale of a 15.1 stake in the company to a black consortium. | 2 |
India make disastrous start, lose 4 wicketsIndia have made a disastrous start to their reply to Australia #39;s first innings total of 474 runs on day two of the first Test against India in Bangalore. | 1 |
CMS to offer shares to publicCMS Energy announced today the company intends to offer 22 million shares of common stock to the public. The underwriters will be granted an option to purchase an additional 3.3 million common | 2 |
Apple #39;s iTunes Hits 200 Million MarkNews that Apple has sold 200 million songs over its iTunes online music store came amid rumors that the company would collaborate with Motorola to launch an iPod phone in the first half of next year. | 3 |
Shearer shows lasting valueAlan Shearer last night demonstrated why Newcastle manager Graeme Souness is toying with the idea of trying to persuade his captain to postpone his retirement with the clinical | 1 |
Microsoft unveils free SQL management toolMicrosoft today unveiled a technical preview of SQL Server 2005 Express Manager, a newly developed free database management tool and the second Community Technology Preview of the SQL Server 2005 database. | 3 |
Giants #39; Hermanson suspendedNEW YORK (Ticker) - The San Francisco Giants may have to continue their quest for the postseason without their closer. Major League Baseball on Tuesday suspended righthander Dustin Hermanson three games and | 1 |
Allawi Warns of Low Patience on FallujahIraq #39;s interim prime minister on Sunday warned that efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully have entered their quot;final phase quot; and said he will not hesitate to | 0 |
Liga Wrap: Barca Storm Nine Points ClearBarcelona opened up a nine-point lead at the top of La Liga on Saturday night with a 2-1 win at Getafe. Rafael Marquez and Deco scored early on to give the Catalan giants a two-goal lead after just 22 minutes. | 1 |
Why Conway was shown the door (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com - When Craig Conway took charge at PeopleSoft in 1999, the maverick ex-Oracle salesman was given free rein to turn around the software maker's country-club atmosphere and whip it into shape for fierce competition. And, in large part, he succeeded. | 3 |
Duke earnings jump in third quarterDuke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of \$389 million, or 41 cents per diluted share, sharply above earnings of \$49 million, or 5 cents per diluted share, in the same period last year. | 2 |
Two die in Nepal protest against Iraq killingsPolice in Nepal have shot dead two men after crowds attacked a mosque in the capital, Kathmandu and charged through the streets to protest against the killing of 12 Nepalis in Iraq. | 0 |
Report: Johnson amp; Johnson in talks to buy GuidantJohnson amp; Johnson (JNJ), the drug and health care products company, is reportedly in advanced negotiations to buy Guidant (GDT), a leading maker of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses, for more than \$24 billion. | 2 |
The sounds of a revolutionYou can strap it around your arms or wind it around your neck while on your morning jog. And while you jog, you can listen to songs, download and store your personal CD albums directly, listen to FM radio | 3 |
Intel Confirms Dual-Core PlansMore details on Yonah, the company's dual-core notebook chip, will be released this week. | 3 |
Israeli settler pay approved, Sharon faces threatsJERUSALEM - Israel #39;s security cabinet approved cash advances on Tuesday to entice Gaza settlers to evacuate their homes, as police investigated death threats against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sparked by his pullout plan. | 0 |
Last major airline matches fare boostAirlines apparently pushed through a fare increase yesterday after months of unsuccessful attempts to raise prices, helping to offset record-high jet-fuel costs. | 2 |
New England #39;s win streak hits 19In a part of the country that is steeped in history, New England #39;s NFL-record, 19-game winning streak might not be recognized with the same reverence as Paul Revere #39;s midnight | 1 |
Foreign National Shot Dead in Saudi CapitalThe Saudi Interior Ministry identified the foreigner as a Briton, and said he was killed Wednesday in a parking lot at a shopping center in eastern Riyadh. | 0 |
3 Yanks Share Nobel for PhysicsThirty years of research into the forces that hold everything together pay off grandly for the three Americans, and science moves a step closer to a grand unified theory of the universe. | 3 |
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