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Five-Star Review of iMac G5Awarding the iMac G5 five stars, PC Magazine writes, #147;Pros: Simple, stunning all-in-one design. Quiet. Just one cord (for power), thanks to optional Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. More compact than other all-in-one desktops. Gorgeous 20-inch screen and desktop-caliber hard drive make mach... | 3 |
Warring Afghan Factions Say Cease-fire Holding (Reuters)Reuters - A renegade Afghan militia commander and a\spokesman for the governor of the western province of Herat\said on Wednesday their forces were honoring a cease-fire\brokered a day earlier by the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan. | 0 |
Pakistan wants respect to Kashmiri leaderships desire to hold <b>...</b>ISLAMABAD : Pakistan said on Monday that Kashmiri leaderships desire to hold talks with Islamabad should be respected. Pakistan said on Monday that Kashmiri leaderships desire to hold talks with Islamabad should be respected. | 0 |
Neiman Marcus unveils 2004 Christmas BookNeiman Marcus on Tuesday unveiled its 2004 Christmas Book, which features an extraordinary array of gifts from a his and her bowling alley to a 230-foot-long Zeppelin. | 2 |
Putin Attacks West #39;s Chechnya Double Standard, Independent SaysRussian President Vladimir Putin said Western countries observe double standards when they call Chechen separatists rebels instead of terrorists, the Independent reported. | 0 |
Nissan Motor stops work at four plantsNissan Motor, the Japanese carmaker, has been forced to stop production at three of its four car assembly plants in Japan for five working days after running out | 2 |
\$12bn hoax #39;cruel #39;Bhopal - A hoax played on the BBC that US giant Dow Chemical was to pay \$12bn to those maimed in the world #39;s worst industrial disaster was slammed Friday as quot;cruel quot; in this city where thousands died. | 0 |
Federer focused on Masters Cup successWorld number one Roger Federer says his title defence at the ATP Masters Cup in Houston will be the stepping stone to his 2005 campaign. | 1 |
Federal Court to Hear Microsoft Appeal of Internet Explorer CaseSoftware giant contesting order to pay \$521 million in patent infringement verdict. | 3 |
Teen Sniper to Admit Guilt in 2nd SlayingMcLEAN, Va. - Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo plans to drop all appeals of his conviction and life sentence for one of 10 killings in October 2002, and will admit guilt in a second slaying, his lawyer said Friday... | 0 |
Wheeling-Pitt closes stock offeringWheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. raised net proceeds of roughly \$100 million through a share sale completed this week, the company said. Wheeling-Pittsburgh, a steel maker, sold 3.65 million shares of common stock at \$29 each. | 2 |
Texas Firm Targets Teens With Package Of Digital FeaturesTeenagers tend to like instant messaging, TV watching, net surfing, music listening, and shopping, so an Austin, Texas, company has decided to package digital features coveted by teenagers in a PC targeted specifically at teenaged ... | 3 |
Hackett admits to Athens injuryOlympic 1500m freestyle champion Grant Hackett has revealed that he defended his title in Athens despite suffering from a collapsed lung. | 1 |
US Airways: More Turbulence Ahead?Management and pilots break off talks, making liquidation more likely. | 2 |
PFY proves self abuse cures male-pattern baldness<strong>Episode 31</strong> Breaking news from the proxy server | 3 |
FCC Cuts Public Line To Phone Outage DataThe Federal Communications Commission, citing concerns about national security, has abandoned a 10-year-old policy and will no longer give the public access to information about past telephone network outages. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ ... | 3 |
Hewitt serves notice heading to OpenWhen you are as emotional as 24-year-old Luis Horna of Peru, things like courtside noises, forehands that drop off the net cord, and which ball you choose to serve with matter. | 1 |
Dairy creams off Tesco milk dealEast Kilbride-based dairy group Robert Wiseman is celebrating its second major milk contract after sealing a new deal with supermarket giant Tesco. | 2 |
IBM beefs up ISV programs (InfoWorld)InfoWorld - Hoping to both bolster resources available to its network of business partners as well as expand its number of partners, IBM on Tuesday introduced services and support programs that boost financial support for co-marketing campaigns and grant deeper access to IBM #8217;s... | 3 |
New Download.Ject worm variant appearsA new version of the Download.ject worm has begun spreading on the Internet, according to security firm PivX. | 3 |
Hernandez Uncertain About ReturnOrlando Hernandez's tired right arm felt better Saturday, but he's not sure when he'll be able to pitch again for the Yankees. | 1 |
NASA Chief ResignsThe space agency's top administrator, Sean O'Keefe, says he wants to ensure that his children can go to college without incurring debt. His plan? Applying for a \$500,000-per-year job at Louisiana State University. By Amit Asaravala. | 3 |
Death Toll From Haiti Floods Tops 1,070GONAIVES, Haiti - Trucks dumped scores of bodies into a mass grave in this flood-ravaged city still littered with corpses, as officials said the death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne rose to more than 1,070 and could double again. There was no funeral ceremony when the bodies w... | 0 |
No woofing and no white flagsThis is why manager Terry Francona never did tighten the reins on the free spirits in the Red Sox clubhouse. Free spirits can bounce back with the best of them. | 1 |
AT T Posts \$7.1 Bln Loss on Writedown WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT T Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=T.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">T.N</A>, the No. 3 U.S. telephone company, on Thursday reported a \$7.1 billion third-quarter loss due to \$12.5 billion in char... | 2 |
Detroit Pistons Team Report - December 4(Sports Network) - The defending world champion Detroit Pistons will try to get back to the .500 mark tonight, when they travel to New Orleans to battle the struggling Hornets. | 1 |
Fortress to Acquire Stelmar Shipping NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC agreed to buy Stelmar Shipping Ltd. for \$677 million only a few months after the oil tanker operator fended off a hostile bid from its rival, OMI Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.a... | 2 |
Picture 6 of 8: Microsoft's new Media Center pushSoftware maker heads to LA to show off a host of gadgets that use one or another Microsoft technology to access movies, music and video. | 3 |
Dollar Stalls as Market Awaits Greenspan TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar barely moved on Tuesday as most investors were reluctant to take positions ahead of an address by the Federal Reserve chief that is expected to point to further rises in U.S. interest rates this year. | 2 |
European Antitrust Probe QuestionedAirbus questions EU's ruling against Microsoft, which could affect other industries. | 3 |
Kashmir resolution can #39;t be delayed inordinatelyUNITED NATIONS - Stressing the need for settling the Kashmir dispute, President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday told the UN General Assembly that he would convey to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later this week that this is the moment for peace | 0 |
On-Demand Internet Video Game Services VaryInternet downloads are nothing new when it comes to buying music and software online. So why does video game shopping still mostly involve either shlepping to a store or waiting for the delivery truck after you order online? | 3 |
Biologists Call Tropical Forest Protection (AP)AP - Fearful that growing pressure for development could cause the loss of vital plants and animals, biologists and conservationists are trying to rally new interest in protecting tropical forests and the keys they may hold for vital medicines. | 3 |
Protesters Attack Soldiers in AfghanistanKABUL, Afghanistan - Demonstrators stormed U.N. compounds and stoned U.S... | 0 |
Short-term T-bill rates mixedInterest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold \$18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.640 percent, up from 1.635 percent last week. An additional \$16 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 1.840 ... | 2 |
Verizon #39;s hiring 5,000Verizon, the largest US phone company, will hire as many as 5,000 workers from Massachusetts to Virginia to build a fiber-optic network to 3 million homes by the end of next year. | 2 |
DALE JEWETT Automotive NewsGeneral Motors and DaimlerChrysler are joining forces to develop a new hybrid powertrain that they claim is more efficient and flexible than current hybrids. | 2 |
The United States is favored to win the Ryder CupOnce again, it appears the United States is the favorite -- at least on paper -- to win the 35th Ryder Cup matches, which unfold this weekend at Oakland Hills in suburban Detroit. | 1 |
Genesis mission: hopes are highp2pnet.net OT News:- The idea was for helicopter stunt pilots to catch the Genesis space capsule in mid-air and bring it gently back to earth. | 3 |
Merck Adopts Severance Safeguards for ExecutivesDrugmaker Merck amp; Co., under financial siege since pulling its top painkiller Vioxx off the market in September, said Monday it has adopted a plan that | 2 |
Continental Airlines Adds Service FeeContinental Airlines Inc. on Wednesday joined a string of major carriers in charging service fees for airline tickets booked at reservations centers or airport ticket counters in the United States. | 2 |
Jaguar Gets Low Crash Test ScoreThe 2004 Jaguar X-Type got the worst rating of any midsize sedan in side-impact crash tests conducted by the insurance industry. | 2 |
Editorial: Striking at terrorismThe ultimate blame for the tragedy that exploded in Russia on Friday rests squarely on the shoulders of terrorists who deliberately place children in harm #39;s way to make a political point. | 0 |
French hostages fate rests on spy inquiryHOPES rose yesterday for two French journalists seized more than three months ago in Iraq after the The Sunday Times obtained a new CD-Rom showing both men apparently well and in good spirits. | 0 |
Former cybersecurity czar: Code-checking tools neededSoftware vendors need automated tools that look for bugs in their code, but it may be a decade before many of those tools are mature and widely used, said the former director of cybersecurity for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). | 3 |
Incredibles: Another Pixar WinnerSome filmgoers still snub animation, but it's their loss if they miss The Incredibles. This movie is an example of great filmmaking: gorgeous cinematography, smart writing and genuine feeling for the characters. Jason Silverman reviews Pixar's latest wonder. | 3 |
Washington Baseball at Risk, MLB May Seek Bids WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams on Wednesday said the deal to bring baseball back to the U.S. capital was close to dead after the city council changed the plan to require private financing, a move Major League Baseball called unacceptabl... | 1 |
EU vows to fight Aids epidemicThe European Union says it will to redouble its efforts to avert an epidemic of HIV/Aids across Europe. | 0 |
Lenovo Says It Doesn #39;t Plan to Fire IBM Unit Workers (Update3)Mary Ma, Lenovo Group Ltd. Chief Financial Officer, said she doesn #39;t think employees will be fired when the company completes its \$1.25 billion purchase of International Business Machines Corp. | 2 |
The choice in UkraineAMERICANS anticipating a close presidential election and anxious about the legitimacy of the outcome might consider Sunday #39;s inconclusive presidential vote in Ukraine, a nation of 48 million people whose geopolitical perch between Europe and Russia makes | 0 |
Oil Slumps Below \$51 a Barrel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices extended a two-day slide on Thursday that has sliced more than 8 percent from the cost of a barrel, as rising U.S. crude supplies eased fears of a winter fuel crunch and China moved to slow its runaway economic growth. | 2 |
Authorities arrest 17-year-old on charges of making Internet <b>...</b>A 17-year-old boy was arrested and police found weapons, ammunition and bomb-making paraphernalia in his home after a tip that he was making threats online against his high | 3 |
Giants ink Benitez to three-year dealFree agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year contract yesterday, a move that stabilizes the club #39;s closer role that #39;s been in flux since Robb Nen got injured two years ago. | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Circuit City posts weak sales; shares fallCircuit City Stores Inc. (CC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US electronics chain, on Monday reported a surprise 4.3 percent drop in quarterly sales at stores open at least | 2 |
Tyco Unit Signs Contract With UK MilitaryTyco International Ltd. #39;s fire and security unit on Wednesday said it signed a \$70 million contract with the British Ministry of Defense to supply respiratory protection equipment. | 2 |
The Great Southwest Salt SagaHow an accidental oasis in the Mexican desert sank Arizona's \$250 million desalination plant. A case study in the law of unintended consequences. By Jeff Howe from Wired magazine. | 3 |
ASEF Dedicated to Closer Asia, EuropeDespite getting less attention than the summit talks at the ongoing Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) here, officials of the Asia Europe Fund (ASEF) are busy carrying out their duties behind the scenes. | 0 |
Israel Kills 3 Palestinians in Big Gaza Incursion (Reuters)Reuters - Israeli forces killed three\Palestinians, including two teenagers, on Wednesday after\storming into the northern Gaza Strip for the third time in as\many months to quell Palestinian rocket fire into Israel. | 0 |
To: National Desk and Environment ReporterWASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /US Newswire/ -- The scientific findings announced today by the Arctic Climate Impacts Assessment depict an Arctic already in crisis due to human-induced global warming with worldwide ramifications, according to World Wildlife Fund. | 3 |
Thoughts of How and Why for YanksFor the Yankees, the A.L.C.S. was a colossal flop, the kind they had avoided through decades of charmed Octobers. | 0 |
DAILY DIGESTWith time running out and its future on the line, US Airways will look to the leaders of the pilots union to do Wednesday what the union #39;s negotiators refused to do over the weekend: accept the airline #39;s demand for \$295 million in pay and benefit cuts. | 2 |
Twins Clinch; Angels Gain Ground (AP)AP - Torii Hunter and the Minnesota Twins are used to celebrating in September. The playoff party never gets old, though. The Twins clinched their third straight AL Central title Monday night with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox, then topped it off with a raucous celebrati... | 1 |
Consumer Confidence Hits 7-Month LowUS consumers turned gloomier in October, beset by soaring energy costs, relentless violence in Iraq, sluggish hiring and an increasingly bitter presidential campaign. | 2 |
Mexico Announces Historic Rain Forest PlanIn this photo released by the Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan (PPY) a Bromeliad is seen atached to a branch inside the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico on Feb. 2004. | 3 |
Amazon.com, Microsoft Sue Phishers (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) -- two Washington state companies with a massive \presence online -- have teamed up to fight what is fast becoming the No. 1 scourge on the Internet. | 3 |
Fan slapped with fine, five-year ban for racially abusing YorkeLONDON (AFP) - A British court slapped a 1,000-pound (1,880-dollar) fine and a five-year football ground ban on a fan for hurling monkey chants at Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke. | 1 |
Dozens of Internet Crime Suspects NabbedA summer-long effort targeting Internet crime has resulted in dozens of arrests and convictions on charges including use of ""spam"" e-mail to steal credit card numbers, computer hacking and online fraud, Justice Department officials said Thursday. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans... | 3 |
The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job pleaCheeky virus writers have put a secret message in the latest versions of the MyDoom e-mail worm asking antivirus vendors for a job. | 3 |
Social Security a Priority for White House (AP)AP - The Bush administration predicts financial markets would applaud a costly overhaul of Social Security for tackling long-term financial obligations weighing on the federal budget. | 0 |
Apple recalls overheating batteriesThe Mac maker says it will replace about 28,000 batteries in one model of PowerBook G4 and tells people to stop using the notebook. | 3 |
South Carolina's 'Pops' Cleared to Play (AP)AP - ""Pops"" has gotten the green light from the NCAA to play football at South Carolina. | 1 |
Life is goodOnce upon a time, first-person shooter games had about as much plot and character development as a porn flick. Your digital hero just ran around and pumped hot lead into demons or aliens or Nazis, much like the porn hero . | 3 |
Sun Devils, Aggies closing in on Holiday Bowl berthsSAN DIEGO ---- The official announcement will be made Sunday, but barring any wild surprises, Arizona State and Texas A amp;M will be the participants in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30. | 1 |
Intel abandons digital TV chip projectNEW YORK, October 22 (newratings.com) - Global semiconductor giant Intel Corporation (INTC.NAS) has called off its plan to develop a new chip for the digital projection televisions. | 3 |
Hoosiers pull off the upsetEUGENE, Ore. -- Matt LoVecchio threw for a touchdown and BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for 91 yards and another score to lead Indiana to a 30-24 upset of No. 24 Oregon last night. | 1 |
Penn National to buy Argosy GamingMerger will make buyer No. 3 in marketMerger to make Penn National 3rd biggest casino operator. BILOXI - Penn National Gaming Inc. | 2 |
Squarespace Lets Users Manage Multi-Page Web Sites (washingtonpost.com)washingtonpost.com - Anthony Casalena was 17 when he got his first job as a programmer for a start-up called HyperOffice, a software company that makes e-mail and contact management applications for the Web. Hired as an intern, he became a regular p... | 3 |
Japan volcano tremors subsides, residents return homeVolcanic tremors and earthquakes emanating from Mt. Asama, which straddles Gunma and Nagano prefectures in east Japan, subsided Thursday after the volcano erupted Wednesday night, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. | 0 |
NAB profit down 20pcNATIONAL Australia Bank Ltd today became the first of the Australia #39;s big banks to report a fall in 2004 annual net profit and said the result reflected problems that had been accumulating for years. | 2 |
Comcast Plans Music Video-Web Offering (AP)AP - Comcast Corp. plans to begin offering music videos on demand to its broadband Internet subscribers early next year, part of a multiyear deal with the television network Music Choice. | 3 |
Iran Would React to Israeli Nuclear Action (AP)AP - Iran warned that it will react ""most severely"" to any Israeli action against its nuclear facilities, after Israel said the United States was selling it 500 bunker buster bombs. | 0 |
U.S. Open: American Agony as Roddick, Agassi Go Out NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sweden's Joachim Johannson left Andy Roddick shellshocked after beating the defending champion in five sets on Thursday to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals. | 1 |
Phase 1 for a city within a cityTwo modern residential buildings with moderately priced condominiums and an elongated 5-acre park will be built as the first phase of the large NorthPoint project in East Cambridge, the developers said yesterday. | 2 |
A mixed economic bag in July WASHINGTON -- Factory orders in July for costly manufactured goods recorded the biggest gain in four months. New home sales, meanwhile, slid, according to a pair of reports that offered a mixed picture of economic activity. | 2 |
New faces and old to rule JakartaIndonesia #39;s newly elected President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced his Cabinet late Wednesday, installing professionals and several women in key posts but also appointing retired generals and holdovers from past governments | 0 |
Relatives claim bodies of 78 people who died in riots in ThailandGrieving relatives flocked Wednesday to an army camp to claim bodies of at least 78 Muslim detainees who suffocated or were crushed to death after soldiers packed 1,300 people into trucks following a riot in southern Thailand. | 0 |
Oracle Won't QuitThe database king extends its offer for PeopleSoft for the 10th time. Is there any profit left for investors? | 2 |
Civil Aviation Minister fights foreign stakes in Indian airlines (Reuters)Reuters - India's aviation ministry is fighting a push to allow foreign airlines to buy into domestic carriers, pressing instead for local companies to expand overseas. | 0 |
MPAA files lawsuits against P2P networksThe Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is following the Recording Industry Association of Americas (RIAA) footsteps by filing lawsuits against BitTorrent clients. | 3 |
Hamm Admits He Will Be Shocked if He Loses GoldOlympic all-round champion Paul Hamm admitted he would be stunned if he lost the gold medal he was awarded in Athens following a judging error. | 1 |
Supermarket chain Loblaw #39;s third-quarter profit rises 18 to \$258 <b>...</b>TORONTO (CP) - Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Canada #39;s biggest supermarket chain, says its third-quarter profit rose 18 per cent to \$258 million as sales increased six per cent. | 2 |
Cook Leads Lakers Past Bucks 95-90 (AP)AP - Brian Cook came off the bench to score a career-high 25 points, including five 3-pointers, and Kobe Bryant added 20 points despite being held without a field goal for three quarters to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Milwaukee Bucks 95-90 Tuesday night. | 1 |
Terrorism Must Be Fought Without Compromise, #39; Sharon SaysThe bomb attacks in Egypt last week that killed 32 people, 13 of them Israelis, show that the war against terrorism must be fought without compromise, everywhere, #39; #39; Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said. | 0 |
After Months of Hoopla, Google Debut Fits the NormIn the stock #39;s first day of trading, investors bought, sold and flipped shares at a furious pace, with the price ending just above \$100 - 18 percent above where it started. | 2 |
Group to Talk Coal-Bed Methane Drilling (AP)AP - Dozens of scientists plan to converge at the University of Wyoming to talk about West Nile virus, water pollution and other issues related to coal-bed methane drilling. | 3 |
Microsoft Lists XP SP2 Problems (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - With automatic download of Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) enormous SP2 security patch to the Windows XP operating system set to begin, the industry still waits to understand its ramifications. Home users that have their preferences set to receive operating-system upd... | 3 |
S P 500 Companies to Show Growth (Reuters)Reuters - Third-quarter earnings get under way in\earnest next week -- led by several large banks, as well as\technology companies Intel Corp. and Yahoo Inc.\ -- with many expected to post double-digit growth. | 2 |
UPDATE 2-Lehman Brothers profit up 22 pct, shares riseUS investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income | 2 |
Texting Your Google SearchMobile SMS users in the United States received a new mobile search tool today courtesy of none other than Google (Quote, Chart). The new SMS service, now in beta at Google Labs, promises to help mobile users execute search queries via SMS (define). | 3 |
Sox Ace Heads To SheaBOSTON -- Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez will hold a news conference Thursday after he accepted a four-year, multimillion-dollar deal with the New York Mets earlier this week. | 1 |
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