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RedNova technology
Vice Girl Jailed for Dog Attack
A PROSTITUTE who ordered her bull terrier to savage a man so she could rob him of his gold necklace and phone was jailed for four years. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Statesman
Ivory Coast leader skips Africa meet
ABIDJAN, Nov. 14. - African leaders convened an emergency summit today on Ivory Coast without the countryâs defiant leader still holed up in his mansion, after newly promoting the hard-line commander whose | 0World |
RedNova science
Tips on How to Deal With Backstabbers
By Maureen Milford The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal Dennis M. Dennis offers these suggestions to deal with a backbiting colleague: Delay any response. Give yourself time to think clearly. Reflect on the situation. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Business
Eddie Bauer puts itself up for sale again
(Reuters)
Reuters - Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc., a
retailer of casual clothing and accessories, on Thursday put
itself up for sale again as it struggles to revamp its
merchandise and revive its brand name. | 2Business |
USA Today
Cassini gets altitude adjustment
The Cassini-Huygens mission's second (comparatively) close encounter Monday with Saturn's moon Titan generated more atmospheric drag on the spacecraft than expected, NASA mission controllers say. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Phaneuf, Flames power past Avs 5-2
(AP)
AP - Dion Phaneuf had a goal and an assist and the Calgary Flames scored three power-play goals in a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. | 1Sports |
Reuters Sports
Australian Green shoots 65 to win New Zealand Open
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Nathan Green birdied fired a stunning closing round of 65 to win the New Zealand Open by two shots on Sunday, his first European PGA Tour title. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Tech
MySpace teen suit dismissed by Texas court
(Reuters)
Reuters - News Corp.'s MySpace said on Wednesday
a federal court dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed by the
family of a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by someone
she met on the popular Internet social network. | 3Sci/Tech |
IDEX Online
Ruling Party Wins Botswana Elections
As expected, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) headed by President Festus Mogae won the elections, winning 29 of the 57 seats up for election, giving Mogae a second five-year term in office. | 0World |
The Register
MasterCard's Maestro struggles to cope with Xmas
As website wobbles too
The MasterCard website struggled to cope with Christmas shopping demand that left it unreachable for nearly five hours in the run-up to Christmas. More seriously MasterCard's Maestro system also experienced glitches in the immediate run-up to Xmas. The extent of the problem with the debit card system remains unclear.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Sports
Federer gunning for Borg's Wimbledon record
LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer begins his pursuit of Bjorn Borg's record five successive Wimbledon titles on Monday, six years after wrecking Pete Sampras's dreams of achieving the feat. | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Militants' families evacuated from Lebanon camp
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - The Lebanese army has evacuated families of Islamist militants who have been fighting troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, a military source said on Friday. | 0World |
Wired Tech
Getting Burned? Put on a Shirt
Sunscreen and floppy hats are the normal tools to fight UV radiation in Australia. Now you can add laundry detergent. By Stephen Leahy. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Washington Post world
Pakistan Will Have to Reckon With Tribal Leaders, Negroponte Says
With new fighting expected to break out next spring in Afghanistan, the Pakistani government will soon have to decide what it can do about the tribal authorities who have not been living up to their agreement to prevent Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters from moving back and forth across the border, according to Director of National Intelligence John D. Negroponte.... | 0World |
Yahoo Sports
Livingston suffers scary injury in Clipper NBA win
(AFP)
AFP - Corey Maggette scored 25 points and Cuttino Mobley added 16 as the Los Angeles Clippers survived an frightening injury to guard Shaun Livingston in a 100-93 win over Charlotte. | 1Sports |
The Register
Apple fan runs iTunes movie marathon
30-minute download? Pah!
Yesterday evening, as America finished its working day, and Europe settled in for the evening, I started to download my first iTunes movie.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News world
Solomon Islands elects new leader
Solomon Islands lawmakers elect Derek Sikua prime minister, replacing ousted leader Manasseh Sogavare. | 0World |
BBC News world
Mexico launches drugs crackdown
Thousands of Mexican soldiers arrive in the western state of Michoacan to deal with drug-related violence. | 0World |
Yahoo World
Turkey to exhaust diplomacy before striking
(Reuters)
Reuters - Turkey said on Monday it would
exhaust diplomatic channels before launching any military
strike into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels, who
killed at least a dozen Turkish soldiers in fighting over the
weekend. | 0World |
Al-Jazeera
Iraqi politician calls for elections delay
Iraqi politician Adnan Pachachi has called for a six-month delay before elections originally scheduled for 30 January. Citing the tense security situation and the need to ensure thet greatest number of Iraqis | 0World |
The Motley Fool
A Chubb-y Hubby of a Buyback
How safe is this insurance stock? | 2Business |
Yahoo Business
Dell says Nasdaq finds it out of listing compliance
(Reuters)
Reuters - Dell Inc. said it was
informed by Nasdaq that it was not in compliance with the
exchange's stock-listing requirements after it delayed filing
first-quarter financial results with regulators. | 2Business |
Yahoo World
Putin: Russia shouldn't be U.S. opponent
(AP)
AP - President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia's role should not be to counter the United States, adding that Washington was "our principal partner," with close positions on issues such as global security, nonproliferation and disarmament. | 0World |
RedNova technology
From TI: Rich Tech, Poor Tech
By Andrew D. Smith, The Dallas Morning News Feb. 13--Texas Instruments Inc. extended one hand to poor consumers and one hand to rich ones Monday when it unveiled a pair of new mobile phone technologies at a wireless conference in Barcelona, Spain. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times Business
NBC Board to Name Zucker as CEO
Jeff Zucker will be named chairman and chief executive of NBC Universal on Tuesday, succeeding Bob Wright, according to people close to the company. | 2Business |
Yahoo Politics
Text of Bush's News Conference (AP)
AP - A text of President Bush's news conference on Wednesday, as transcribed by eMediaMillWorks, Inc.: | 0World |
Indian Express
Delhi neednât swallow but certainly chew on Genâs food for <b>...</b>
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 26: In outlining a new framework for the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir problem, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has begun to clear the ground for a rare negotiation on the most sensitive subject in Indo-Pak relations. | 0World |
NYMfansonly.com
Q&A with Jorge Posada
Here is what New York Yankee's catcher, Jorge Posada had to say prior to game six between the Yankees and the Red Sox. PP: Just curious, on the Damon bunt last night, did you think at all about letting it fall and trying to get a double play that way? | 1Sports |
Yahoo Tech
ClearApp, formerly Acsera, unveils app management
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - ClearApp, formerly Acsera, on Tuesday is announcing ClearApp QuickVision 6.0, providing model-based application management for SOA, J2EE environments, and enterprise portals. | 3Sci/Tech |
CBS MarketWatch
Analyst boosts retailer's rating to 'buy'
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Bank of America Monday upgraded Wal-Mart, citing valuation and its belief that higher energy costs have no negative surprise factor for the retailing behemoth. | 2Business |
Washington Post
Russian Plane Bombers Exploited Corrupt System
A thousand rubles, or about $34, was enough to bribe an airline agent to put a Chechen woman on board a flight just before takeoff, according to Russian investigators. | 0World |
CNET personal technology news
Virgin Mobile goes MySQL Enterprise: One innovator chooses another
MySQL nabs the innovator in Telco: Virgin Mobile. Who will be next. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters World
Iran warns West against attack
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran told Western powers on Saturday they would regret any attack against the country over its nuclear activities, and it rolled out a display of missiles and other military hardware that underscored the warning. | 0World |
Sun-Sentinel.com
Cardinals win battle of big bats
ST. LOUIS · For all the commotion the Cardinals generated with the bats this season, the Astros entered the National League Championship Series believing they matched up offensively. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Football: Spain 1-0 England
Asier del Horno's early goal gives Spain victory in an ill-tempered friendly. | 0World |
Reuters Business
P&G eyes stronger growth and fewer distribution spots
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co. said on Thursday that it should return to double-digit earnings per share growth in its next fiscal year and will cut the number of its distribution sites in half as it forges ahead with the integration of Gillette. | 2Business |
Computerworld news
This is no drill
Remote site has a power problem, which results in parts of the building losing electricity. Simple enough to handle, right? | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times Tech
Ex-Software Executive Sentenced in Fraud
A former executive of CA Inc. was sentenced to 10 months of home confinement for conspiring to buy the silence of two people as part of a $2.2 billion fraud scheme. | 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News Business
Australian PM doubts debt freeze
Australian PM John Howard expresses doubts about proposals for a debt freeze for tsunami-hit countries. | 2Business |
Reuters Business
Sallie deal may yet go ahead, but price could fall
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The threatened buyout of student lender Sallie Mae may still go ahead -- but the $25 billion price tag could be negotiated down. | 2Business |
Yahoo Science
Atlantis docks with space station
(AP)
AP - The crews of Atlantis and the international space station greeted each other with hugs and handshakes Sunday after the space shuttle arrived at the orbiting outpost. | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova general
Rain May Delay Red Sox-Yankees Series
Rain didn't stop the St. Louis Cardinals from taking a 2-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the NL championship series, but it may hold up the AL series... | 0World |
Cybercast News Service
Festive Season Brings Terror Warning Regarding Indonesia
The Australian government has warned that terrorists may try to bomb a Hilton hotel in Indonesia, and it is urging Australian citizens to stay away | 0World |
ABC Online
Yudhoyono eyes presidency as counting begins
Ballot boxes have been emptied and votes are being counted at 600,000 polling stations across the country. Many are being counted in the open air, attracting large crowds of onlookers. | 0World |
International Herald Tribune
Soccer: Arsenal only hurts itself
In soccer there is no way of avoiding a villain's tackle from behind, and when those come from icons of the Champions League there is little hope that we can shield the young from witnessing such bad examples. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
France and Morocco in train deal
France's President Sarkozy signs a deal in Morocco to build a high-speed rail link between Tangiers and Marrakesh. | 0World |
The Register
Dell buys SilverBack on road to recovery
Managing managed services
Dell is bolstering its managed services business with the purchase of privately held SilverBack Technologies.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Channel News Asia
Sarkozy, Clement to discuss Thales, EADS in Berlin on Tuesday
BERLIN : Rumours of a possible tie-up between French defence electronics group Thales and the European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Company (EADS) are to be discussed by the German and French economy ministers later this week, a German government | 2Business |
Houston Chronicle
Clarett may leave shiners on Buckeyes
Maurice Clarett's charges against Ohio State are so unsettling that the NCAA may do more than round up the usual suspects this time. | 1Sports |
CBS Sportsline
Jacobs named Auburn AD after twenty years in department
AUBURN, Ala. -- Jay Jacobs was hired as Auburn's athletic director Wednesday after nearly two decades of working in the department. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Loyalist admits Finucane murder
A man accused of murdering a Belfast solicitor in 1989 pleads guilty, as his trial is about to get under way in the city. | 0World |
New York Times Business
Russian Prosecutors Search Office of Yukosâs Audit Firm
The Moscow office of PricewaterhouseCoopers was searched in connection with its work with Yukos and its own tax filings. | 2Business |
Boston Globe sports
The Knicksâ Foundation Is Really a Pile of Sand
Zach Randolph and Eddy Curry were supposed to be the Knicksâ hulking saviors, and their best candidates to make the All-Star Game. | 1Sports |
Telegraph.co.uk
Coulthard signs for Red Bull team
The deal, thought to be worth £2 million, could prove more lucrative if Coulthard hits performance targets. That, however, is a big "if", given the return of only seven points managed by Mark Webber last term. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Pair tell of 'Falconio' sighting
Two witnesses tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio more than a week after he disappeared. | 0World |
New York Times Business
Looking Ahead
I SPY At a hearing titled ÂThe Hewlett-Packard Pretexting Scandal, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hear testimony from people involved in the chain of events at the technology company. Hewlett-Packard has said that it spied on its directors and on journalists to try to determine the source of leaks from its directors meetings. Among the witnesses at the hearing will be Mark V. Hurd, the companyÂs chief executive and chairman; Patricia C. Dunn, who resigned as chairman on Friday; Ann O. Baskins, the general counsel; and Larry W. Sonsini, a lawyer from the firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who advised Hewlett-Packard. (Thursday.). | 2Business |
New York Times Business
St. Paul Stops a Waterfront Developer From Crossing the Mississippi
St. Paul has blocked a well-known local developer from building an upscale mixed-use community directly across the river from the downtown area. | 2Business |
Melbourne Herald Sun
Deakes takes a walk into history
The 27-year-old took out bronze in the men's 20km walk -- winning Australia's first Olympic medal for walking in almost 45 years. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Politics
Election's Over, but Court Fights Rage (AP)
AP - The presidential race may have been settled in Florida this year without the acrimony of 2000, but many of the state ballot measures approved on Election Day have ended up in court. | 0World |
New York Times sports
Ex-Hawk caught his eye
Reviewing tape of a recent Grizzlies game, Celtics coach Doc Rivers was reminded of his days playing in Atlanta. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Rockies get Francis for 4 years, $13.25M
(AP)
AP - Jeff Francis was happy the Colorado Rockies gave him a long-term deal that covers his salary arbitration years. | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Heathrow bids for normality after crash
LONDON (Reuters) - London's Heathrow airport, the busiest international airport in the world, struggled to return to normal on Friday, one day after a Boeing 777 crash-landed, causing travel chaos but only minor injuries. | 0World |
Yahoo Sports
Nets' Mercer Placed on Injured List (Reuters)
Reuters - The New Jersey
Nets Saturday placed guard Ron Mercer on the injured list.
Mercer is scheduled to undergo left knee surgery on Monday and
could be out of action for up to four weeks. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Politics
First lady urges swift action on Myanmar
(AP)
AP - First lady Laura Bush on Tuesday called for Myanmar's military rulers to release imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and urged the U.N. Security Council to issue a swift resolution condemning the junta. | 0World |
The Motley Fool
Be a Penny Stock Millionaire!
The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $21.5 million capitalization. | 2Business |
Yahoo Sports
Verlander throws no-hitter against Brewers
(AP)
AP - Justin Verlander made Comerica Park history — with a big assist from his shortstop. | 1Sports |
New York Times sports
Francona still awaiting contract extension
Terry Francona was not oblivious to the news that Ozzie Guillen , who guided the White Sox to the World Series title in 2005, a year after Francona did the same with the Red Sox, had been given a contract extension through 2012. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Business
Google Auction Gets Under Way (Reuters)
Reuters - Friday the 13th was decision day for
investors weighing whether to bid for shares in Google Inc.'s
initial public offering. The big question now is, how many of
them were feeling lucky on an unlucky day. | 2Business |
MSNBC
Zook shooting for big upset as lame duck
It wonât save his job, but a 3-0 record against Georgia would look good on Ron Zookâs resume when he tries to land his next one. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Science
Hawaii Aquarium Needs About $1M in Repairs (AP)
AP - The 100-year-old Waikiki Aquarium needs almost $1 million in repairs to mend leaky roofs and corroding pipes. During rainy days, water holes in the ceiling drip onto visitors' heads. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times sports
Gonzalez breaks out at BC
NEWTON -- Talk to Tony Gonzalez's Boston College teammates about the sophomore wide receiver from Framingham and one word inevitably winds its way into the conversation: athlete. Like Gonzalez himself, a speedy 5-foot-9-inch, 192-pound target with enough shake-and-bake to fry up an entire secondary, the word usually appears pretty quickly. | 1Sports |
New York Times sports
Ode to ancient Games, nudity and all
THE OLYMPICS may have returned to the land of their birth, but even as these games wind down, the stadiums in Athens remain eerily empty. So perhaps the organizers should take some lessons from the ancient Greeks. The hosts of those original Olympics never had trouble luring spectators: the games were packed for nearly 1,200 years. | 1Sports |
Cyclone Insider
ISU vs. A&M: By the Quarters
AMES, IA -- Here is a quarter-by-quarter summary of the Cyclones' 31-point loss to Texas A&M Saturday night at Jack Trice Stadium. | 1Sports |
Reuters Sports
Moya to play Almagro in Swedish Open last four
BASTAD (Reuters) - Fourth seed Carlos Moya continued his impressive run at the Swedish Open on Friday by easily dispatching local hope Robin Soderling 6-2 6-4 in the quarter-finals. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Politics
2008 White House Derby: The Field So Far
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The following are breakdowns of the current and potential candidates for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations in 2008. | 0World |
BCC Technology
New browser wins over net surfers
The proportion of surfers using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has dropped to below 90%, say web analysts. | 3Sci/Tech |
Independent
Briton is shot dead in Saudi Arabia
A Briton was shot dead by suspected Muslim militants in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, yesterday in what appears to be the latest anti-Western killing by supporters of al-Qa'ida. | 0World |
Yahoo Politics
Unions holding off on endorsements
(AP)
AP - Despite the candidates' pleas for endorsements, some of the most powerful labor unions are sitting on the sidelines until the presidential primaries begin to thin out the Democratic field. | 0World |
New York Times Tech
Bits : Sony Drives Another Nail in the D.R.M. Coffin
Sony is the last of the four big record labels that have abandoned digital rights management software that limits how many times copies can be made of digital music. | 3Sci/Tech |
PCWorld news
Attack Against Linux Apache Servers Intensifying
A mass attack ongoing for the past month against Linux Apache Web servers has become increasingly successful, according to a security researcher monitoring its progress. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times sports
Sox do enough to beat Maddux
With the bases loaded and the out column still reading "0" on the scoreboard last night, first glance might have told the denizens of Red Sox Nation who shuttled the length of the country -- sprinkled in with the 44,405 who made up the third-largest crowd ever at Petco Park -- that their evening would be spent ... | 1Sports |
RedNova general
Militants Hold Najaf Shrine; Bombing Heard
NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr kept their hold on a revered shrine, and clashes flared in Najaf on Saturday, raising fears that a resolution to the crisis in the holy city could collapse amid bickering between Shiite leaders. An unofficial mediator pleaded with al-Sadr to disarm his militants, pull them out of the shrine and disband his militia immediately... | 0World |
BBC News world
No plans for elections in Nepal
The government of Nepal says it will not restore multi-party democracy until it has defeated Maoist rebels. | 0World |
BBC News world
Cricket: Bangladesh eye first win
Bangladesh eye their first Test victory as Zimbabwe close day four 46-3 in search of 381 to win. | 0World |
Korea Times
Roh Sends Orchid to Uri Leader
President Roh Moo-hyun on Friday sent an orchid to Lee Bu-young to congratulate him on becoming the new leader of the ruling Uri Party. | 0World |
Yahoo World
Decision on future of Northern Rock in six weeks
(AFP)
AFP - The future of ailing British bank Northern Rock -- including possible nationalisation -- is to be decided in the next six weeks, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said in an interview on Saturday. | 0World |
New York Times sports
Medford's 4-year run in GBL ends
For the last four years, the Medford boys' soccer team had not been beaten in the Greater Boston League. That streak ended yesterday when Everett handed the Mustangs a stunning 3-2 loss at Glendale Park in Everett. | 1Sports |
Washington Post Business
Boeing Loses Out on Air Force Tanker Deal
Congress has barred the Air Force from a $23B deal to lease and buy tankers from Boeing, and has raised the possibility that European rival Airbus SAS could compete to build the refueling planes. | 2Business |
Reuters World
British police crack child slave gang
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost two dozen Romanians were arrested on Thursday after police swooped on a child slave gang operating in Britain. | 0World |
Reuters Sports
Radwanska dumps Kuznetsova out
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A disappointed Svetlana Kuznetsova barely looked up during her post-match news conference after she was sensationally dumped out of the Australian Open third round 6-3 6-4 on Saturday by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska. | 1Sports |
Bizjournals.com
Judge defers ruling on US Airways requests
US Airways Group Inc. has told a judge in US Bankruptcy Court it needs an answer by the end of next week on its proposal to cut employee pay 23% or it faces possible liquidation, the Associated Press reports. | 2Business |
Reuters World
Olmert says West Bank pullback plan on hold
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he had put his plan for an Israeli pullback from parts of the occupied West Bank on hold amid fears of rocket attacks by Arab militants on the Jewish state. | 0World |
Yahoo World
Bolivian President Shuffles Cabinet (AP)
AP - President Carlos Mesa shuffled his cabinet on Thursday in the wake of massive street protests calling for regional autonomy and objecting to a planned increase in the price of fuel oil. | 0World |
Mid-Day Mumbai
A monkey off their back
Nagpur: It is fitting that Australia won their battle against the Indian demon in Nagpur, here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground. | 1Sports |
InfoWorld news
Researchers get EU funding for Linux project
PARIS - A group of European research institutions and open-source software companies has launched an effort to build new tools that will make it easier to do complex IT projects based on Linux and other open-source software, they said this week. | 3Sci/Tech |
Boston Globe sports
Eastern All-Stars Win, and Fun Also Prevails
Marc Savard, a former Atlanta Thrasher and current Boston Bruins forward, scored with 20.9 seconds to play to lift the Eastern Conference to a victory. | 1Sports |
San Bernardino Sun
Salvation Army loses Target storefronts
Target Corp. won't be spreading holiday cheer for the Salvation Army this season, deciding there is no place for the red kettles and bell ringers in front of its stores. | 2Business |
Reuters
Nortel Cuts Fewer Jobs, Exits Real Estate
Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday its cost-cutting plan will save $500 million in 2005, and even more in future years, as it eliminates fewer jobs than forecast, but plans to exit real estate. | 2Business |
Washington Post Business
War Contracts Buoy Defense Companies
General Dynamics of Falls Church yesterday said profit jumped 24 percent in the third quarter as spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continued to boost the bottom lines of many defense companies. | 2Business |
RedNova technology
Czechs Do Shopping More and More Via the Internet
Czech Republic: People spent CEK 14-15 bil for shopping via the Internet in 2006, by about 40% more than in 2005. Some specalists think that the Internet trade turnover could be even higher and reach up to CEK 20 bil/y. | 3Sci/Tech |
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