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Animating for the Super BowlAgainst an impossible deadline, a small team at Sony Cinematics Solutions Group created a two-minute animated promo to prove that a tech-savvy group could do dazzling broadcast work. Aug 13 | 3 |
Morality maze for video game that takes no prisonersWith more than 30m sales under its belt, Grand Theft Auto is one of the most popular video game franchises. But today it is hoping that its new release, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, can break all records | 3 |
Federal Reserve Raises Key Interest RateThe Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Wednesday, the fourth increase this year. | 2 |
Al Fayed asking 110M for FulhamTurkish-Cypriot brothers Halil and Husnu Falyali insist their bid to takeover Fulham is still on. The deal could be worth 100 million and the Falyalis insist negotiations are continuing, despite denials from the London club. | 1 |
Tom Watson Set to Defend Tradition Title (AP)AP - Tom Watson's victory in the inaugural Tradition is all the more memorable because it was his last win with the man who was by his side for some 30 years, caddie Bruce Edwards. | 1 |
Arrington Re-Injures Knee in PracticeASHBURN, Va. - LaVar Arrington strained his right knee in practice Monday, a setback for the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker hoping to play this week after missing four games. | 1 |
Giants' Manning Needs Time to Mature, Like the OthersAs a rookie, Eli Manning needs the time to swat away the cobwebs of confusion, the time that almost every young quarterback has needed for one reason or another. | 1 |
Japan mourning the death of Iraq hostageJapan on Sunday denounced the beheading of a Japanese hostage in Iraq after a day that saw the heaviest United States casualties for six months and the bloodiest attack on a media organisation since the start of the war. | 0 |
Cash America Declares Special Dividend Related to Sale ofFORT WORTH, Texas - (BUSINESS WIRE) -ept. 8, 2004 -h America International, Inc. (NYSE: PWN) announced today that its Board of Directors, at a specially called meeting, declared a one time special | 2 |
Title fight underdog is coming on strongHe is a sizable underdog in Saturday night #39;s heavyweight title fight, and it #39;s no mystery why. Danny Williams, by all accounts, is taking a major step up in class. | 1 |
Microsoft Expands Program on Source Code (AP)AP - Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available. | 3 |
Donation Line For Flooded PhilippinesFloodwaters have receded in the northern Philippines, following a week of severe flooding and four typhoons, but thousands of people remain cut off from help. | 0 |
Baghdad deputy governor killedHe says the deputy governor (Hatim Kamil) was on his way to work Monday when he was assassinated in a drive-by shooting. Another Iraqi official says two of the man #39;s bodyguards were wounded in the attack. | 0 |
British Grand Prix off 2005 F1 ScheduleLondon, England (Sports Network) - According to Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, the British Grand Prix will be left off next year #39;s Formula One Grand Prix Schedule. | 1 |
Rates Mean End of Low Interest Costs (Reuters)Reuters - Despite record federal deficits, the\Bush administration has benefited from historically low\interest payments, but as rates continue to rise, the era of\cheap debt service may be over. | 2 |
Low payroll comes at a priceFollowers of the Yankees and Red Sox, do not delude yourselves: money does matter. Imagine, please, being Ron Gardenhire, manager of the Minnesota Twins, as opposed to either Joe Torre or Terry Francona. It's Game 2 of the American League Division Series. Your team has a chance to go up, two... | 1 |
Report Faults Military Technology in Iraq War WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Front-line U.S. troops often lacked access to surveillance and intelligence data during the invasion of Iraq because of computer glitches, Technology Review magazine reported on Tuesday, citing a largely classified report by Rand Corp. | 3 |
National League Game Summary - Atlanta at ChicagoChicago, IL (Sports Network) - Mike Hampton pitched six solid innings and added a two-run homer to lead Atlanta to a 5-4 win over Chicago in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. | 1 |
ECM wares seize control of records creation, managementUnder the shadow of government regulations IT must comply with, a host of ECM (enterprise content management) vendors are blending previously stand-alone RM (records management) capabilities into their CM and compliance recipes. | 3 |
Cricket: Back in breathtaking businessNew Zealand partially resurrected their stricken tour of Australia last night when they won the first of their three-match one-day series with a hair-raising two balls to spare. | 1 |
Funk Still Gets Cup SpotThough Fred Funk had been rather morose after missing the cut by a stroke in the 86th PGA Championship on Friday, there was great joy on Sunday. | 1 |
MICK SENT TO BENCHBLOOMFIELD TWP., Mich. - There are still two more days of this 35th Ryder Cup to be played out, but unless something dramatic occurs in favor of the US team, Phil | 1 |
Mateschitz wants CoulthardRed Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has thrown his support behind David Coulthard gaining a seat in his team in 2005. The former McLaren driver has impressed in testing and while Mateschitz, the man behind | 1 |
St George lifted by lendingST GEORGE Bank has continued to post big gains from its lending with the Sydney based company producing an 18 per cent lift in after tax profit to \$717 million. | 2 |
Berlin marks anniversary of Wall #39;s fallSubdued observations were held in Berlin Tuesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the tearing down of the Cold War-era Berlin Wall. | 0 |
Students Aiming to Avoid the 'Freshman 15'All-you-can-eat dorm dining. Late-night pizza parties. Tacos, burgers, barbecue, beer. It's a recipe for the ""freshman 15"" - as in 15 more pounds for the new college student. | 3 |
Thai premier visits deaths townThailand's prime minister visits the southern town where scores of Muslims died in army custody after a rally. | 0 |
Going Private: The Promise and Danger of Space Travel (SPACE.com)SPACE.com - A flurry of space tourism milestones and announcements in recent days signals that human spaceflight is shifting from governments to the private sector, space experts say. | 3 |
Britain Proposes Tough Smoking BanBritain #39;s government on Tuesday proposed banning smoking in most public places, setting off debate over what one smoker decried as the brainchild of a busybody quot;nanny state. | 0 |
NCAA Top 25 Game Summary - Purdue at IllinoisChampaign, IL (Sports Network) - Taylor Stubblefield #39;s third touchdown catch of the day early in the fourth quarter sealed 15th-ranked Purdue #39;s 38-30 win over Illinois in the Big Ten opener for both schools at Memorial Stadium. | 1 |
Gates Gets 4 Million E-Mails a DayBeing one of the richest men in the world probably has its upsides, but it most definitely has its downsides as well. One of those downsides is that Bill Gates receives roughly 4 million email messages a day. | 3 |
SurfControl fights phishing scamsIn response to the growing threat that phishing poses to e-mail users, SurfControl plans to upgrade its e-mail filter to catch these attacks, and flag more spam and other abuses. | 3 |
Dow Hits Intraday Low 9,803.74 for Year NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average fell to an intraday low for the year on Friday as oil prices surged to another record and Microsoft Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MSFT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">MSFT... | 2 |
Nutraceutical Is Still Very HealthyThe company's stock has had a rough few months, but the business still looks strong. | 2 |
Randall Wins ACC HonorBryan Randall, who led a team picked sixth in the preseason to the title,is named The Associated Press ACC player of the year. | 1 |
Greenspan allays fears of oil impactWASHINGTON - Record global oil prices should have little long-term impact on the US recovery, nor should it even spark a new round of inflation, says Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chairman. | 2 |
US anti-missile shield test failsThe first test of the United States anti-missile shield in nearly two years, has failed. Our correspondent, John Shovelan, reports the Missile Defence Agency says the ground-based interceptor has shut down, due to an unknown anomaly. | 2 |
IBM Builds In PC SecurityIBM has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers. | 3 |
Hot Stove Warms D.C.With the Redskins sputtering through another disappointing season, the area can now enjoy a new diversion: offseason baseball maneuvering. | 1 |
Confusion Marks Reports on Arafat PARIS, Nov. 4 -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained critically ill at a military hospital near here late Thursday night after slipping into unconsciousness on a day dominated by rumors, confusion and false reports that he had died. | 0 |
Computer crash hits pensionsTHOUSANDS of pensioners and people on benefits have been hit by a massive computer failure at the Department for Work and Pensions. | 3 |
JP Morgan cancels \$5 bn outsourcing deal with IBMNEW YORK, September 15 (New Ratings) - JP Morgan Chase amp; Company (JPM.NYS) has decided to cancel a \$5 billion IT infrastructure outsourcing agreement with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), and plans to rehire about 4,000 employees | 2 |
Between Old Allies, A Sweeping DivideThe rebels from the village of Mona Quibundo fought on the same side with Marceal Miji Itengo during Angola's civil war. But their lives have gone in starkly different directions during the country's troubled peace. | 0 |
Red Sox Take Control of AL Wild-Card RaceThe surging Boston Red Sox have seized control of the AL wild-card race - with an eye on winning their division. Derek Lowe (13-10) pitched effectively into the eighth inning and Boston completed a three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with a 4-3 victory Thursday night - the Re... | 0 |
U.S. Sends Troops to Help Philippine Flood Relief INFANTA, Philippines (Reuters) - An advance team of 40 U.S. Marines joined relief efforts in the Philippines on Wednesday after four deadly storms, as officials said funds were running short to help 650,000 survivors. | 0 |
He remains Fenway fixtureAt all corners of cold and ancient Fenway Park Friday afternoon, there was a bustling of activity as preparations were being made to stage the World Series. | 1 |
Baseball adopts Nationals nameThe Expos were rechristened the Washington Nationals yesterday with a few glitches and a tussle - but just in time for the Christmas shopping season. | 1 |
Microsoft Refreshes Mac Office (PC World)PC World - Service Pack 1 fixes security flaws, updates individual applications. | 3 |
Using tools is monkey business in BrazilResearchers at a British university say they have seen monkeys in South America using stones to dig for food in the wild, a use of tools never previously seen in non-human species. | 3 |
Intel Pushes Dual-Core Tech to MainstreamIntel is on track to introduce work-sharing dual-core processors across all its product lines by the end of next year. The technology is part of a strategy shift at Intel away from processor speed and toward performance. | 3 |
Suicide bomber kills 4 in Tel Aviv #39;s Carmel MarketShortly before 11:30 am a large explosion was heard in Tel Aviv #39;s Carmel Market. A suicide bomber entered the market and blew himself up close to a stall at the corner of Hacarmel St. | 0 |
State Duma Speaker comments on territorial disputesRBC, 16.11.2004, Moscow 12:47:48.Trying to resolve territorial disputes Russia should take into account its interests, State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov believes. | 0 |
AROUND THE HORNThis season on the PGA Tour, there #39;s Vijay Singh and everyone else. Singh-who shot a 4-under 67 yesterday for a 201 total and leads Tommy Armour III by one shot at the Chrysler Championship- already has won | 1 |
A gold medal in the ratingsOlympic laurels. NBC swept the Nielsen ratings medals, with its first three nights of coverage in Athens taking the top three prime-time spots last week (Aug. 9-15) in viewers and advertiser-coveted young adults. The surge ... | 1 |
Ribeiro: Newspaper report was wrongMONTREAL (CP) - Mike Ribeiro says he does not support a salary cap for NHL players. The Montreal Canadiens centre told the all-sports television station RDS on Thursday that a report this week that said he | 1 |
S African #39;s nuclear smuggling charges droppedSouth African police have dropped charges against a businessman accused of involvement in an international nuclear smuggling network. | 0 |
Blow as Federer quits home eventWorld number one Roger Federer pulled out of the Swiss Indoors tournament on Tuesday with a thigh muscle tear, organizers said. The Swiss is expected to be out for at least | 1 |
Epson develops worlds lightest flying robotThe micro-robot weighs a mere 8.6 grams without battery, or 12.3 grams with the battery attached. It measures 13.6 centimeters in diameter and 8.5 centimeters in height. | 3 |
E-Mail Scam Targets Red Hat UsersDespite widespread attention, Ken Dunham, Director of Malicious Code at iDefense, characterizes the Linux Trojan as a low threat. quot;It looks like there was a low volume of e-mails that spread over a period of several days, quot; he said. | 3 |
Sony #39;s new handheld video game system PSP to enter market in Dec.TOKYO, Oct 27, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday it will release its new handheld video game system PlayStation Portable on Dec. 12 for the Japanese market. | 3 |
US defence secretary sidesteps India's concern over F16s for Pakistan (AFP)AFP - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met Indian leaders but sidestepped controversy after New Delhi urged Washington not to sell F-16 fighter planes to rival Pakistan. | 0 |
Kjus Ends Long Wait for Giant Slalom Win BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - Norwegian Lasse Kjus won a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in nine years as Alpine skiing's golden oldies relived their past glories on Saturday. | 1 |
Promoters, Newfields sell 98.2 in Blue Dart to DHLBlue Dart Express Ltd. said on Monday that the Indian promoters and Newfields Holdings Ltd. have decided to sell their shares, collectively constituting 68. | 2 |
Sharon hints at Arafat assassinationIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday hinted at a possible assassination of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. | 0 |
Sun pull into first place in EastThe Connecticut Sun spoiled Sue Bird #39;s return Sunday and pulled into first place in the process. Bird had nine points, seven assists and five rebounds in front of her former hometown | 1 |
China Pledges Stable Economic, Yuan Policies (Update1)China #39;s government said it would continue measures to slow economic growth and reaffirmed its commitment to a stable yuan policy as the nation #39;s leaders wrapped up their annual meeting in Beijing. | 2 |
Chipsets boost Wi-Fi range by 50 per centBroadcom today unveiled two wireless Lan chipsets which it claims allow Wi-Fi users to maintain high speed wireless connections at distances up to 50 per cent greater than previous offerings. | 3 |
Cape Clear boosts business processes in ESBCape Clear Software this week is upgrading its ESB with the release of Cape Clear 6, enabling development of business process workflows based on BPEL.<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p><p><img src=""http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.ifw.general/solaris;sz=1x1;ord=20030... | 3 |
EU ponders sugar industry reformsEU agriculture ministers are to discuss urgent reforms to Europe's heavily subsidised sugar industry. | 0 |
Sun sets sights on Linux vendorsAfter years of battling Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. has set its sights on Linux vendors, seeking to jump into a low-end but high-volume market it #39;s been accused of ignoring. | 2 |
Nuclear Agency's Action on Iran Falls Short of U.S. GoalThe U.S. failed to persuade the International Atomic Energy Agency that it should refer Iran's suspect nuclear program to the Security Council. | 0 |
Transocean finds missing oil rigSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Transocean, after a frantic search for a giant oil rig blown off location by Hurricane Ivan, said late Thursday it found the structure drifting along 70 miles from the well it had been drilling, upright and apparently undamaged. | 2 |
Chargers healthy returnsSan Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is officially healthy. If there was any question, look at his season high 37 carries. | 1 |
Gold Fields Shareholders Reject a MergerShareholders of the South African mining company Gold Fields rejected a bid to merge with Iamgold of Toronto Tuesday, a development that shifted investors #39; focus back to Harmony Gold Mining #39;s hostile bid for Gold Fields. | 2 |
Cassini probe to return to Saturn moonUS space probe Cassini will near Titan, one of Saturn #39;s moons, on October 26 to take pictures with the aid of radar, NASA said. | 3 |
Georgia at AuburnThe debate stoked by Southern football fans all summer long seems fairly hilarious now. The question -- you remember it -- was, which will be the better conference, the SEC or the new ACC? | 1 |
Baseball Playoffs: Twins double up to beat Yankees in Game 1NEW YORK It was getting late, and the pregame rock song quot;Let #39;s Get It Started quot; still applied to the New York Yankees. | 1 |
Richardson urges UC to partner up; submit bidDuring a speech to the UC board of regents on Wednesday Gov. Bill Richardson urged them to find an industrial partner and together bid on the Los Alamos National Laboratory management contract set to expire Sept. | 3 |
Gamblers hope to hit the Nobel Peace Prize jackpot (AFP)AFP - Endless money forms the sinews of war, Cicero once said, but it may also be the dividend of peace -- especially for gamblers who can now place bets online on the person or organisation they think is going to be named the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner on Frid... | 0 |
Invesco, 2 other Amvescap units settle chargesInvesco Funds Group Inc. and two other mutual-fund units of Amvescap LLC will pay \$375 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges of helping favored investors engage in improper mutual-fund trading. | 2 |
Job Cuts in Tech Sector Soar, Report Finds NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. technology sector suffered another round of widespread layoffs during the third quarter, with computer firms slashing jobs most aggressively, a report said on Monday. | 3 |
Midfield Now StrengthNot so long ago, D.C. United was throwing inexperienced players into the starting lineup and calling up minor leaguers to fill the roster. | 1 |
Franklin Templeton Cos. to Settle Charges (AP)AP - Two companies that manage and market Franklin Templeton mutual funds have agreed to pay a total of #36;20 million to settle federal regulators' charges that they failed to disclose their use of fund assets to pay brokerages for steering customers to the funds. | 2 |
Greenspan: U.S. Needs to Cut Budget Gap (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan\Greenspan said on Friday the United States should cut its\budget gap to foster a more balanced pattern of global trade\and avoid painful economic consequences. | 2 |
Many underage boys have little trouble buying M-rated gamesThe Minneapolis-based National Institute on Media and the Family has just released its annual video game report card in Washington. | 3 |
Under the shadow of IraqTony Blair will address his party - and Britain - this week against a backdrop of war and barbarity. But his hopes for Labour #39;s re-election rely on what his government has achieved on the home front. | 0 |
Yushchenko Was Poisoned by Dioxin - Doctors VIENNA (Reuters) - The man who hopes to become Ukraine's next president was the victim of poisoning by dioxin -- a toxic chemical that can easily be administered in soup containing cream, Austrian doctors said on Saturday. | 0 |
Mets to revamp front office againNEW YORK - The New York Mets are revamping their front office for the second straight offseason, hiring Omar Minaya from the Montreal Expos to become the head of baseball operations. | 1 |
Daschle Faces Tough Test in Tight South Dakota Race (Reuters)Reuters - South Dakota truck driver Mark\Monahan says he's had enough of Tom Daschle. So do top\Republicans who have made the U.S. Senate's No. 1 Democrat a\bull's-eye target for removal from the national scene. | 0 |
Intel to Delay Product for High-Definition TVs SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the latest of a series of product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the fast-growing market for hig... | 3 |
Bombings kill 16 in Baghdad, MosulAt least 16 people died in suicide bombings in Baghdad and Mosul yesterday as insurgents stepped up their campaign to undermine Iraq #39;s security forces and sow ethnic tensions before elections scheduled for January. | 0 |
CAE wins contract to sell flight simulator to China Eastern Airlines (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - CAE Inc. has won a #36;23 million contract to provide China Eastern Airlines with a flight simulator to help train pilots to fly Airbus jets. | 0 |
GOP Delegates to See One Version of NYC (AP)AP - Among the cultural attractions recommended by city tourism officials for Republican National Convention delegates are the popular Museum of Modern Art, the iconic Guggenheim museum and the stately Whitney. | 0 |
Instant messaging worm exploits JPEG flawSecurity experts have spotted the first attempts to create an Internet worm that propagates using instant messages and exploits a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft software. | 3 |
UNDATED: 14 points a game.John Lucas III and Joey Graham combined to outscore Washington State and No. 6 Oklahoma State beat the Cougars to move Eddie Sutton into eighth place on the career coaching wins list. | 1 |
Violent, sexual video game tests child #39;s sense of reality quot;Hang on, I #39;m going to pick up a prostitute, quot; my boyfriend told me during a weekend trip to Pennsylvania. Steve pulled up to the curb as a girl in hot pants strutted past. | 3 |
Palestinians Cheer 'Superstar' Contestant (AP)AP - Worn down by four years of bloody conflict with Israel, Palestinians found a welcome diversion Sunday: watching Ammar Hassan, one of their own, compete for the title of best singer in the Arab world. | 0 |
Wigley relishes challengeSouthampton head coach Steve Wigley is relishing the challenge of managing the club at the second time of asking. Wigley was a reluctant caretaker between Gordon Strachan #39;s departure and Paul Sturrock #39;s appointment. | 1 |
Gateway to Buy Back Shares From AOLComputer maker Gateway Inc. on Tuesday said it agreed to buy back about \$316 million of its stock from Internet provider America Online Inc. | 2 |
FDA approves lung cancer drugWASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a cancer drug made by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer in patients who have undergone chemotherapy. | 2 |
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