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Holocaust survivor laments DarfurUNITED NATIONSToo little has been done, too late, to end rape and killing in Sudan #39;s Darfur region, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel said yesterday and urged a more vigorous international response. | 0 |
Soccer: Reality bites for Romanian playboy after cocaine testChelsea striker Adrian Mutu enjoys all the trappings of wealth and celebrity: fast cars, designer clothes, fawning followers and a nod into the glitziest nightclubs. | 1 |
England beat Wales at Old TraffordDavid Beckham celebrated his return to Old Trafford with one of his finest goals in an England shirt as Sven-Goran Eriksson #39;s side imperiously brushed Wales aside with a composed 2-0 win. | 1 |
Microsoft aims at NetWare users with migration campaignMicrosoft Corp. is stepping up its efforts to win Novell Inc. NetWare users over to its Windows Server 2003 operating system by offering migration products and support, the company plans to announce Tuesday. | 3 |
Japan sentences web film pirateA businessman is sentenced to one year in jail in Japan for making a pirated film available on the internet. | 0 |
Crashed capsule may still reveal solar secretsMuch of the science from NASA #39;s Genesis space capsule, which crashed in Utah on 8 September, will probably be salvaged, mission scientists say. | 3 |
Souness leaves BlackburnGraeme Souness was appointed as the new manager of English Premier League club Newcastle United yesterday after his shock resignation from Blackburn Rovers. | 1 |
IBM readying tools for SMBIBM on Wednesday announced the pre-release of several tools for SMBs (small and midsize businesses) designed to speed development of solutions built on IBM middleware. | 3 |
MCI offers disk-based backup servicesMCI on Wednesday introduced a new fully managed data protection service based on disk backup designed to help companies with business continuity.<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p><p><img src=""http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.ifw.general/solaris;sz=1x1;ord=200301151450?"" ... | 3 |
Palestinians Grieve Over Arafat's Death (AP)AP - Palestinians at home and abroad wept, waved flags and burned tires Thursday in an eruption of grief at the death of Yasser Arafat, the man they consider the father of their nation. The quick appointment of successors did little to dispel the huge question marks now hangi... | 0 |
Hershey Ups Wholesale Prices on CandyPeople looking for that next chocolate fix might find it a little bit more expensive Thursday after Hershey Food Corp. said it will raise wholesale prices to offset higher raw material and other production costs. | 2 |
Aragones Investigation BeginsLuis Aragons could lose his job as Spain #39;s coach after the Spanish Football Association launched an investigation into remarks he made about Arsenal #39;s Thierry Henry. | 1 |
Alaska Judge Orders Ballots Reprinted (AP)AP - A Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered the state to rewrite, reprint and redistribute all its ballots for the Nov. 2 election, saying the wording of a ballot initiative was inaccurate and biased. | 0 |
Nike sprints to quarterly growthNike, the US sports footwear and clothing firm, unveils a 26 rise in first quarter income, thanks to the Olympics raising its profile. | 2 |
Oil Prices Hold Near 7-Week Lows LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held steady near 7-week lows on Friday on forecasts for colder-than-normal weather in the U.S. Northeast. | 2 |
For Marine, a case of glove love at first sightLaura Barrow has learned quite a bit in her 20 years. For example, when you step into a boxing ring, forget what they taught you in ballet class. Tonight, when the Marine lance corporal from Dallas takes on Beverly's Nicki Silveira in the first stop of the Great Northeast ... | 1 |
EU to give Oracle deal go-ahead -- FTThe European Commission is set to give US software giant Oracle the go-ahead to take over arch-rival PeopleSoft in a \$7.7 billion (4. | 3 |
HP Pressured to Sell PC Business After IBM Deal SEATTLE (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=HPQ.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">HPQ.N</A> will be under pressure to sell its personal computer business after IBM's decision to sell its PC o... | 3 |
Iran can discuss extension of enrichment suspensionIran #39;s senior nuclear negotiator said Monday that the Islamic republic was ready to discuss an extension of its suspension of uranium enrichment, but repeated a rejection to give up fuel cycle work altogether. | 0 |
HP Board Pondered Breaking Up the CompanyThe board of Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) discussed breaking up the No. 2 computer maker three times in the past, yet each time decided | 2 |
Tapp Tops Hokie 'D'Defensive end Darryl Tapp ranks among the ACC's sack leaders and as a result, has yet to relinquish the Hokie defense's most prized possession: the pail. | 1 |
EU MPs Vote for New Commission TeamIncoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is to present to the European Parliament his new team of commissioners on Thursday. | 0 |
Vizquel Signs with San Francisco (Reuters)Reuters - Free-agent shortstop Omar\Vizquel signed a three-year contract with the San Francisco\Giants on Sunday. Per team policy, financial terms were not\disclosed. | 1 |
Europe expected to say yes to TurkeyDepending on which direction you are coming from, European leaders are meeting in Brussels today either to crash the EU dream or cut the ribbon on a vital bridge between Islam and the west. | 0 |
Ariz. Schools to Get Solar Energy Systems (AP)AP - Six local schools will have solar energy systems installed over the next year. The systems are expected to lower utility bills and teach students about renewable energy. | 3 |
US-European tensions deepen over Irans nuclear programNext weeks meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors over Irans nuclear programs is looming as a tense diplomatic battleground between the US and its European rivals. | 0 |
Maker of Vioxx hit with criminal probeFederal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Merck amp; Co. in connection with Vioxx, the painkiller that was pulled from the market in September | 2 |
Sluman leads Chrysler Championship after record 62Palm Harbor, FL (Sports Network) - Jeff Sluman fired a course-record, nine- under-par 62 on Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Chrysler Championship. | 1 |
Federer has world playing catch-upRoger Federer was on his way out of Flushing Meadows on Sunday evening and heading back to Manhattan when a small group of excited children stopped him for his autograph. | 1 |
AP: Saddam Abused Oil-For-Food Program (AP)AP - Interviews with dozens of former and current Iraqi officials by congressional investigators have produced new evidence that Saddam Hussein micro-managed business deals under the U.N. oil-for-food program to maximize political influence with important foreign governments l... | 0 |
Soccer: Wenger backs Lehmann to become Germany No 1LONDON : Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Jens Lehmann can replace Oliver Khan and become Germany #39;s first-choice goalkeeper in the 2006 World Cup. | 1 |
Q amp;A: Red Hat #39;s CEO on his company #39;s latest acquisitionOCTOBER 01, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - After his company announced that it #39;s acquiring security and authentication tools from Netscape Security Solutions to bolster its software arsenal (see story), Red Hat Inc. | 3 |
Unions rally resistance at JaguarUnions hold emergency meetings with workers at Jaguar's doomed Browns Lane plant in Coventry to fight closure plans. | 2 |
Afghan Campaign Ends; Karzai's Deputy Escapes Bomb KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running mate for a historic presidential election narrowly escaped a bomb set off by Taliban guerrillas as the campaign closed on Wednesday. | 0 |
Britain's Labour Party struggles to shift conference focus from Iraq (AFP)AFP - Britain's ruling Labour Party struggled to shift the pre-election focus to domestic politics, as Prime Minister Tony Blair faced renewed pressure over the fate of a British hostage in Iraq. | 0 |
Sprint, SBC Announce Wi-Fi Roaming Pact (AP)AP - Customers of Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. will be able to use both companies' wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday. | 3 |
Citigroup loses three executivesThree of Citigroup #39;s most senior executives are to leave the Wall Street heavyweight following the closure of its Japanese operations, reports say. | 2 |
EU May Allow First GMO Seeds for Sale Across Bloc (Reuters)Reuters - The European Commission\is likely to authorize the first genetically modified (GMO)\seeds for commercial use across EU territory this week, in the\face of widespread consumer resistance to biotech crops. | 3 |
WWF Calls for Ban in Trade of Great White Sharks (Reuters)Reuters - A leading environmental group called\Friday for protection for the great white shark and humphead\wrasse coral fish, whose numbers have plunged because of\overfishing and China's growing appetite for exotic foods. | 3 |
Mediacom will offer Sprint serviceMediacom customers in the Quad-Cities soon will be able to add home telephone service to the television subscription and high-speed Internet services already available from the company. | 3 |
Formula One: Schumacher blows away foesSUZUKA, Japan It #39;s an ill typhoon that does no one any good. After the sellout crowd of 160,000 had been cheated of all of the action the previous day when qualifying was canceled, the capacity crowd at Suzuka | 1 |
Oxygen generator fails on space stationThe main oxygen generator on the International Space Station has failed, but NASA said Thursday there is plenty of oxygen on board to sustain the station #39;s inhabitants for the foreseeable future. | 3 |
IDC: MP3 market #39;booming #39;Market research firm IDC on Tuesday reported that broad consumer acceptance of MP3 players is expected to grow the market from 12. | 3 |
Major Suspension Bridge Inaugurated in FranceDescription: A towering new suspension bridge debuts in southern France. At its highest point, the Millau Viaduct is more than 1,000 feet above ground, and the French say it #39;s the highest bridge in the world. | 0 |
Car Bomb Explodes Near U.S. Base in IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded outside an air base used by U.S. forces near Dijiel, about 25 miles north of Baghdad, the U.S... | 0 |
Hurricane Frances could destroy space shuttlesHurricane Frances, predicted to hit land 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of NASA #39;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, could cause catastrophic damage to the space shuttles and spacecraft stored there, meteorologists predict. | 3 |
Del Ponte: Serbia must deliverThe chief prosecutor at the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Carla Del Ponte, has told the BBC that quot;all possible measures quot; should be taken against Serbia over Belgrade #39;s reluctance to arrest those indicted for crimes in the former Yugoslavia. | 0 |
Vendors Address Productivity, Convergence at Wireless Expo (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - The enterprise makes way for mobile video as WiMax advances, Palm's new Treo 650 and Windows mobile productivity all share the stage at the CTIA Wireless show in San Francisco. | 3 |
Bombardier Transportation to cut 2,200 more jobs in restructuringMONTREAL (CP) - Bombardier Inc. is cutting 2,200 more jobs in its rail transportation division, bringing the total reductions to 7,600 by April 2006 - or 21 per cent of the division #39;s workforce. | 2 |
Palestinians to Elect Arafat #39;s Successor on Jan. 9Palestinians set Jan. 9 as the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on Sunday as the United States hinted it may be ready to resume Middle East peacemaking shelved since 2000. | 0 |
Real Madrid held to 1-1 draw by Betis in Spanish leagueRonaldo scored a second-half equalizer Saturday to earn struggling Real Madrid a 1-1 draw against Real Betis in the seventh round of the Spanish league. | 1 |
Coca-Cola Amatil Bids A\$500 Mln to Buy SPC Ardmona (Update4)Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd., Australia #39;s biggest soft-drink maker, offered A\$500 million (\$382 million) in cash and stock for fruit canner SPC Ardmona Ltd. | 2 |
Update 1: FedEx Meets 1Q Wall Street EstimatesFedEx Corp. said Tuesday that its first-quarter earnings more than doubled, helped by a strengthening worldwide economy and expansion of its international express and ground shipping businesses. | 2 |
Developer to sell rentals in Allston as condosAnother developer plans to capitalize on a hot condo market by selling off its rental apartments to home buyers. | 2 |
Stelios boards music download bandwagonFlamboyant entrepreneur and easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou joined the highly competitive online music market today, offering tracks from artists such as Franz Ferdinand and Beyonce as well as free downloads from unsigned artists. | 3 |
Hit game taking over the streetsMillions of Britons have a guilty secret. They are spending their spare hours immersed in an underground world of LA gangs and gun-ridden ghettos. | 3 |
Film shows 10 new Iraq hostagesVideo footage of 10 more hostages kidnapped in Iraq was today broadcast on the al-Jazeera television channel as the British government again said it would not negotiate to free Kenneth Bigley. | 0 |
Cooper Tire Sells Automotive UnitCypress Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have agreed to pay \$1.17 billion to acquire Cooper-Standard Automotive by the end of the year. | 2 |
Brunei #39;s prince marries 17-year-old commonerUndated photo made available 08 September 2004 shows Brunei #39;s Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Bolkiah (L) with Sarah Salleh (R) sitting along the seashore in Bandar Seri Begawan. | 0 |
Krispy Kreme's Board Members Lead Probe LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">KKD.N</A> said on Monday it appointed two new directors to lead an internal investigation of accounting pr... | 2 |
No question who won Hopkins-De La HoyaThank goodness for Bernard Hopkins #39; left hand. _Not that I was_particularly rooting for either fighter when Hopkins clashed with Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday night,_but that vicious left | 1 |
Roma Form Reappears At SienaFrancesco Totti scored a capping brace as crisis-stricken AS Roma got well with a 4-0 away rout of Siena. The Giallorossi built a quick 2-0 lead with Serie A top scorer Vincenzo Montella poaching a pair within 10 second half minutes. | 1 |
EU to look into Oracle bid -- againCommission expected to resume probe over proposed deal after suspending it in April, source says. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is expected to resume its probe of software group Oracle Corp. | 2 |
Design for Living (Forbes.com)Forbes.com - Patrick Whitney's cell phone drives him crazy. Its speed-dial settings do not change when he travels to another city. He can't send a message to his online calendar. It makes random calls when it gets squashed in his briefcase. Fixing these problems doesn't take new technology... | 3 |
Halliburton may shed KBR unitHalliburton, beset by controversy over its work in Iraq, said Thursday that it would sell its KBR engineering and construction unit if the oilfield services company #39;s share performance did not measure up to sector rivals. | 2 |
Legoland park may be on the blockCARLSBAD ---- Legoland California, the North County amusement park based on children #39;s building blocks, and its three sister theme parks in Europe could be sold or transferred out of the Lego company, according to a statement from Legoland officials. | 2 |
Advancis: Funds Through Early 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AVNC.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">AVNC.O</A>, which recently saw a large contract end with GlaxoSmithKline Plc <A HREF=""http://www.investor.re... | 2 |
Oil Prices Hit Tech Budgets, But Some Suffer Less SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI (Reuters) - From Taiwan to Texas, the specter of record-high oil prices has dampened expectations for corporate technology spending, though some well-placed companies such as low-cost computer maker Dell Inc. could be spared, analysts said on Th... | 3 |
Stocks to Watch Tuesday (Reuters)Reuters - Stocks to watch on Tuesday: JOHNSON \JOHNSON , GUIDANT CORP. | 2 |
Gartner: '04 chip revenue growth strong, '05 weakerBOSTON - The semiconductor industry remains on track to record a significant increase in revenue during 2004, according to Gartner Inc.'s latest forecast for the year released Tuesday. After that, however, the outlook takes a turn for the worse. | 3 |
Holliston is pushed by RogersComing into last night's showdown with undefeated Tri-Valley League rival Holliston, the Medfield Warriors had reason to be confident. They had been averaging more than 30 points per game, and they had the league's leading scorer in halfback Bryan Lee. | 1 |
Google Graduates to Vertical SearchOK, I #39;ll be the first to admit I #39;m probably out of my league writing about the latest Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) tool being offered for beta testing. | 3 |
US House, Senate Negotiators Agree on \$146 Bln Tax-Cut PlanUS House and Senate negotiators agreed on a \$146 billion tax-cut plan that includes the renewal of four breaks for middle-income families and 23 business provisions. | 2 |
Thatcher fights questions by Equatorial Guinea on coup plot (AFP)AFP - Mark Thatcher and his lawyers fought a call to answer questions on his alleged role in a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, saying any trial in the oil-rich west African state would amount to a quot;military tribunal. quot; | 0 |
Indon police arrest 4 over embassy bombingJAKARTA - Authorities have arrested four people allegedly connected to last week #39;s deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy, Indonesia #39;s police chief said on Saturday. | 0 |
EU judge to Microsoft: Justify penalty suspensionA European Court judge today pressed Microsoft to explain how it would suffer irreparable harm if it follows EU orders to share technology with competitors, but offered no clues as to how he'll rule. | 3 |
Japan Earthquake Rescuers Work to Free Girl (Reuters)Reuters - Rescuers who saved a two-year-old\boy trapped by a landslide after Japan's deadliest earthquake\in a decade struggled to free his sister on Thursday but hopes\were fading for her survival. | 0 |
Linux standard gains big-name backersA number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group #39;s latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies, the organization said Monday. | 2 |
Just Another GameCoach Peter Nowak said the team is approaching their match against the New York/New Jersey MetroStars like any other game. | 1 |
Beersheba bombers skirt the wallIn Israel's worst terrorist attack in six months, two buses were hit by suicide bombers Tuesday. | 0 |
New Challenge to Evidence in Steroid CaseFour men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes in the Balco case are challenging the evidence against them. Defense lawyers claim federal agents illegally searched the Balco lab in Burlingame. | 1 |
Ultrawideband Heralds Zippier Wireless Connections (Reuters)Reuters - Think of it as Wi-Fi on steroids.\On its way to U.S. living rooms and maybe even automobiles is a\new type of high-speed wireless connection that promises\downloaded data rates of up to 1 gigabit per second -- roughly\18.5 times the speed of Wi-Fi --... | 3 |
ICANN readies for next-generation NetInternational body in charge of doling out IP addresses is set to give out new IPv6 addresses. | 3 |
Musician Urges Parents to Tune in to Mozart Effect (Reuters)Reuters - Mozart started listening to music before\he was born -- and by age 4 was already beginning to compose\his own. | 3 |
E-Vote Machines: Secret TestingEven though tax money pays for voting machines, the three companies that certify the nation's voting technologies operate in secret. The reason? Their contracts with the voting machine makers specify secrecy. | 2 |
Court Deals Blow to Anti-Piracy Efforts LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday delivered a stinging blow to the anti-piracy efforts of major movie studios and music companies, ruling that several major online file-sharing software companies are not liable for copyright infringement. | 2 |
Ballmer: Windows TCO the way to goIn the face of growing competition from Linux, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a four-page memo to customers on Wednesday outlining the economic and security advantages Windows has over Linux, the potential dangers of open source involving indemnification, and the intent to aggre... | 3 |
BAE buys Pentagon contractorBritish defense firm BAE Systems has agreed to pay \$600 million (333.7 million pounds) for DigitalNet Holdings, a maker of secure Pentagon computer networks, the companies say in a weekend statement. | 2 |
a super-secure ThinkPadespecially to the electronics industry. This is the time of year when companies begin releasing their shiniest/newest/greatest products to compete for your holiday shopping dollar. | 3 |
Oil Steady as Winter Worries Stem Decline LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held steady on Thursday as concern over lean heating fuel supplies in the United States and Europe ahead of winter stemmed falls of nearly \$10 since late October. | 2 |
Redskins Sign Kicker for Bears Game (AP)AP - The Washington Redskins signed Ola Kimrin on Saturday to replace injured kicker John Hall. | 1 |
Piece of shrapnel still lodged in girl #39;s brainA PIECE of shrapnel remains lodged in the brain of the five-year-old girl badly hurt in Thursday #39;s Jakarta bombing, and her doctors said she was almost certain to be paralysed. | 0 |
Crazy Like a Firefox (The Motley Fool)The Motley Fool - Today, the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox browser officially launched -- welcome, version 1.0. In a way, it's much ado about nothing, seeing how it wasn't that long ago that we reported on how Mozilla had set its sights on chipping away at Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT ... | 3 |
Kasuri to meet Singh, Kashmir separatistsExternal Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri will be meeting for the second consecutive day today. | 0 |
Abercrombie Fitch Posts Fall in Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Youth-oriented retailer Abercrombie Fitch Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ANF.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">ANF.N</A> on Tuesday posted an unexpected fall in quarterly profit as it struggles to boo... | 2 |
4 of a kind for 1st-place Twins, 5-3On Monday afternoon, Tigers owner Mike Ilitch praised Ivan Rodriguez #39;s leadership. In the fourth inning Monday night, Rodriguez showed plenty of it. | 1 |
Henry scores two as Arsenal crushes Charlton 4-0London, Oct 04 - Thierry Henry scored twice as arsenal easily beat Charlton 4-0 to extend its unbeaten premier league streak to 48 matches and bounce back from alleged team disunity. | 1 |
Reports May Indicate N.Korea Nuclear Test-NY Times NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bush administration has received recent intelligence reports that some experts believe could indicate North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear weapons test explosion, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions. | 0 |
Lebedeva makes amends in long jumpTatyana Lebedeva led a Russian 1-2-3 in the Olympic women #39;s long jump final as Marion Jones of the United States missed out on a medal. | 1 |
Choices in The Quantum UniverseAsking questions about the quantum universe is a fool's game: one cannot get a single answer, only a probability. A committee of particle physicists bounced this concept around a table to pose the top nine questions, and a probable path to answering them. | 3 |
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