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Opinion: The demise of Fibre Channel grows less likely
SAS, iSCSI and even InfiniBand offer alternative ways to connect servers to storage and are starting to steal some of Fibre Channel's thunder. But while they are, respectively, cheaper and faster than Fibre Channel for direct-attached storage, ... | 3Sci/Tech |
Boston Globe sports
Mets Notebook: Itâs All Systems Go for MartÃnez and Mets
After waking up feeling no discomfort in his shoulder â or anywhere else â Pedro MartÃnez is officially a part of the Metsâ rotation. | 1Sports |
Reuters Business
Dollar Stalls Ahead of Employment Figures
TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was stuck in familiar ranges on Wednesday as the market awaited U.S. employment figures, while the yen came under pressure from another round of soaring oil prices. | 2Business |
Manchester Evening News
Quieroz defends under-fire Rooney
REDS coach Carlos Quieroz believes Wayne Rooney has received an excessive amount of criticism due to being a Manchester United player. | 1Sports |
RedNova general
Ichiro Breaks Sisler's Season Hits Record
SEATTLE - No. 258 for Ichiro Suzuki was like so many others, a little ground ball up the middle... | 0World |
Reuters Business
Vale confirms in talks with Xstrata
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian mining giant Vale said on Monday it has held takeover talks with Anglo-Swiss rival Xstrata, which analysts said could lead to deal worth more than $100 billion. | 2Business |
Yahoo Business
Futures fall on earnings jitters
(Reuters)
Reuters - Stock futures declined on Monday,
suggesting a lower opening for Wall Street, hit by weakness in
global markets and concern that credit problems may be having a
wider impact on earnings. | 2Business |
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Gilbertson fired?
Gallows humor apparently has become reality, with unconfirmed reports circulating that Washington football coach Keith Gilbertson and his staff were fired late Sunday night. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Business
BMW sees no signs of U.S. demand slowdown
(Reuters)
Reuters - Germany's BMW , the world's
biggest premium carmaker, said in Sunday it saw no sign of a
slowdown in the United States and aimed to sell at least as
many cars in 2008 here as in 2007. | 2Business |
RedNova science
Organic Alternatives Catching On
By Acton, Ryann SYRACUSE - Organic products arc popping up everywhere from the local fruit stand to supermarket shelves. Organic alternatives are available for almost every conventional food product - fruits, vegetables, cereal, coffee, milk, meat, and even pet food. ... | 3Sci/Tech |
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Google opens new office in Kirkland
Microsoft is aggressively moving into Google's traditional turf, making its own search engine to challenge the Internet search king. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Business
Greenspan-Aged Population to Hit Finances
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) - An aging U.S. population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for full retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Fr... | 2Business |
Yahoo Business
Starbucks Profit Tops Estimates (Reuters)
Reuters - Starbucks Corp. on
Wednesday reported a 31 percent increase in quarterly net
income and raised its earnings forecast for the year on strong
sales of holiday products like Christmas Blend coffee beans. | 2Business |
Information Week
McNealy Pitches Desktop Hosting Option
In case you missed it, Scott McNealy's big on the subscription model. And, Sun Microsystems is weighing a new desktop hosting initiative to go along with already-announced hosting options. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times Tech
Retail in Review: More Bah Than Sis-Boom
Analysts have offered their latest judgment of the Christmas shopping season: good, but not great, although online sales set records. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Business
CFOs turn pessimistic on US economy: survey
(AFP)
AFP - Chief financial officers at American companies have turned pessimistic on US economic prospects, a survey released Thursday showed. | 2Business |
Boston Globe sports
Canseco Talks Steroids in '60 Minutes' Interview
In the CBS program "60 Minutes" on Sunday, the former major leaguer Jose Canseco will say that he injected steroids into some of baseball's top players. | 1Sports |
Scotland on Sunday
Rooney Up and Running
Ninety-six days after his last competitive game Wayne Rooney was handed his Manchester United debut in tonightâs Champions League clash with Fenerbahce. | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Arafat Acknowledges Mistakes, Urges Change
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat made a rare acknowledgement of mistakes under his rule Wednesday and urged reforms to end corruption after an unprecedented wave of turmoil. | 0World |
Yahoo Tech
Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2005 on Tuesday, a free upgrade available for download, in addition to new virtualization licensing for the database. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times Business
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
This weekâs schedule includes Mondayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and auctions of five-year notes and four-week bills on Tuesday. | 2Business |
New York Times Tech
Barbarians at the Modern
How do you protect a home network against a hackerÂs attack? | 3Sci/Tech |
The Washington Post sports
THEREVIEW
Though Electronic Arts' Madden NFL video games have always set the standard for how the game is played on the virtual field, this year's edition makes its biggest strides by incorporating what teams go through off it. | 1Sports |
Computerworld news
Email Archiving, e-Discovery, and Compliance
(Source: Symantec) A Business Value Analysis Study identifies $97 million in business value, from a Symantec Enterprise Vault deployment. Faced with regulatory compliance and litigation requirements and greater operational efficiencies, a North Americ... | 3Sci/Tech |
Calgary Herald
Michael Walchhofer wins super-G as Austrians finish in top three
VAL GARDENA, Italy (CP) - Michael Walchhofer and the Austrian "Wunderteam" restored skiing to its normal pecking order Friday. | 1Sports |
New York Times sports
Superheroes
Another trip to the New Orleans Superdome, another beating at the hands of a heavily favored NFC foe, right? | 1Sports |
NEWS.com.au
Two bodies found in Iraq
THE unidentified bodies of a decapitated man and a woman who died of bullet wounds have been found south of the Iraqi capital, hospital officials said today. | 0World |
CNET News.com
Google adds major libraries to its database
Google, the operator of the world's most popular Internet search service, plans to announce an agreement Tuesday with some of the nation's leading research libraries and Oxford | 3Sci/Tech |
InfoWorld news
Silicon laser could replace copper wiring in PCs
( InfoWorld ) - Researchers from Intel and the University of California at Santa Barbara have found a way to build low-cost "laser chips" that could eventually shuttle data around PCs at much higher speeds than today's copper wire interconnects.
The rese... | 3Sci/Tech |
The Register
Brits, broadband and smut
We're the dirty old men of Europe | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Business
Bush, Congress discuss $150 billion lift to economy
(Reuters)
Reuters - President George W. Bush told
lawmakers on Thursday he wants tax rebates for families and
breaks for businesses in a rescue plan for the struggling U.S.
economy that could total up to $150 billion. | 2Business |
Soccer365
Bojinov Drives Lecce Into First
Valeri Bojinov - Bulgariaâs answer to Wayne Rooney â-etted twice as Lecce took a conditional Serie A lead with a 4-1 cruise past Brescia. | 1Sports |
Reuters Business
Wal-Mart cuts Sept sales growth figure
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday said September sales growth was smaller than the company estimated just four days earlier, sending its shares 2 percent lower and holding back the broader market. | 2Business |
Reuters Sports
Bradley's 12 round shootout goal seals win for Caps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Matt Bradley scored in the 12th round of a tense shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Iran holds three Finnish anglers
Three Finns have been detained by Iran while fishing in the Gulf, Finnish diplomats say. | 0World |
Wired Tech
Video Killed the Distributor
The symbiotic relationship between the major record labels and online music companies is as testy as ever at a digital music conference. Eliot Van Buskirk reports from New York. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times Business
Rio Tintoâs Profit Rises 9%; It Again Rebuffs BHP Offer
The global mining company Rio Tinto reported a 9 percent increase in its profit for the second half of 2007, in part from record iron-ore production. | 2Business |
Boston Globe business
Durable goods orders, confidence drop
NEW YORK -- Orders for US durable goods declined by the most in more than six years and consumer confidence unexpectedly fell, pointing to a deepening economic slowdown. | 2Business |
CNET
The Joy of K5: Recipes
As many of you have noticed, there has been a deluge of recipes and food related stories. It's as if a floodgate of anecdotal recipes and comments has been unleashed upon the queue. Both balsamic vinigga's and Trollaxor's stubble stories were meant to discourage this swell of Christmas tim... | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Business
Treasury Prices Plunge on Jobs Report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury prices plunged on Friday after a startlingly strong U.S. jobs report challenged speculation the Federal Reserve might soon pause in its rate hikes. | 2Business |
Wired Tech
How Much Greenhouse Gas Do California Swine Produce?
The state of California has itemized greenhouse gas emissions into specific categories from pig emissions to household kerosene use to jet fuel burned. Wired Science shows you what the data means. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times world
The Lede Blog: Elizabeth II Outlives Victoria Today
The Queen of England seems to be still going strong at the age of 81 2/3. | 0World |
Reuters Sports
Penguins muscle up for march to playoffs
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins added some grit and experience to their playoff push by acquiring forward Gary Roberts and tough guy Georges Laraque at the NHL trade deadline on Tuesday. | 1Sports |
Wired News
Senate May Ram Copyright Bill
WASHINGTON -- Several lobbying camps from different industries and ideologies are joining forces to fight an overhaul of copyright law, which they say would radically shift in favor of Hollywood and the record companies and which Congress might try to | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times sports
Cleaning out Deutsche Bank Championship file
Big arena, lots of players, stories at every turn. A week covering a tournament like the Deutsche Bank Championship leaves some lasting impressions. Just a sampling of the sights carried with me from this year's tournament at TPC Boston: | 1Sports |
PCWorld news
Chess, Backgammon, Naval Battle Games for iPod
Apple iTunes now offers Naval Battle, and Chess and Backgammon, for latest-gen iPods. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times world
The Saturday Profile: How Sportacus Got Children to Go Outside and Play
Magnus Scheving, who plays a hyperactive, health-promoting hero on television, has become one of Icelandâs best-known figures and biggest exports. | 0World |
The Washington Post world
Kerry: Bush, Cheney in Denial About Iraq
Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Thursday that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have failed to recognize a deteriorating situation in post-war Iraq and "may well be the last two people on the planet who won't face the truth." | 0World |
Reuters Business
US Leading Indicators Edge Up in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key gauge of future U.S. economic growth snapped a five-month losing streak and edged up 0.2 percent in November, a private research firm said on Monday. | 2Business |
Yahoo World
Pro-Maoist union asks Nepal firms to close down (Reuters)
Reuters - A Nepali labour union with links to Maoist rebels asked 35 firms across the embattled Himalayan kingdom on Tuesday to shut shop in a move aimed at bolstering the guerrilla campaign to overthrow the monarchy. | 0World |
Boston Globe business
Cash from the past?
Many of them have been extraordinarily patient; some died waiting. A few are relative newcomers sensing an opportunity. | 2Business |
RedNova science
Houston Chronicle Shannon Tompkins Column: Tarpon Explode Over Weekend, and Teal Not Bad
By Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle Sep. 15--Teal and tarpon made big splashes over the past week, with waterfowlers enjoying a generally good opening of the 16-day teal season, while a handful of anglers foun... | 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News world
Sweden king shares nation's grief
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden leads a national ceremony in Stockholm to remember Swedish tsunami victims. | 0World |
Yahoo World
Nigeria says attack kills 5 soldiers
(AP)
AP - Dozens of militants sank two military patrol boats in Nigeria's oil-rich, southern delta Monday in an attack that killed five soldiers and left nine others missing, an army spokesman said. | 0World |
Yahoo World
Europe's contributions to U.N. force
(AP)
AP - A U.N. cease-fire resolution has authorized up to 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers. Contributions from European countries so far have been limited: | 0World |
Yahoo World
NATO strike kills Taliban commander behind Afghan town takeover
(AFP)
AFP - A NATO air strike has killed a Taliban commander behind an insurgent takeover of a small southern Afghanistan town, as a US general took command of the 35,000-strong NATO-led force. | 0World |
BBC News world
Sudan truce pledge as talks loom
Sudan's president says he is ready to call a ceasefire with rebels ahead of peace talks on Darfur next month. | 0World |
BBC News Business
Yukos trial calls first witness
Russia's state prosecutors call their first witness in the long-running trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former boss of oil and gas giant Yukos. | 2Business |
Canada.com
Crude oil prices hit new all-time highs: touch US$53 in New York
NEW YORK (CP) - The price of crude oil continued gurgling up to new highs Thursday, touching $53 US per barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. | 2Business |
Time Business
The City That Cut the Cord
Sleepy Spokane, Wash., has a secret: it's the wireless hot spot of the future | 2Business |
Reuters Sports
Mickelson holds off Woods to win by two
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson survived a double-bogey at the 12th hole and a late challenge by world number one Tiger Woods to win the Deutsche Bank Championship by two shots on Monday. | 1Sports |
Scotland on Sunday
Wenger Hits Out at Ref
Arsene Wenger accused referee Herbert Fandel of double-standards after Arsenal battled to keep their Champions League hopes alive with nine men in Eindhoven. | 1Sports |
The Register
RFID promoter can't stand being tracked
Don't look at me looking at you | 3Sci/Tech |
The Motley Fool
BioMarin Waits for Another Drug
BioMarin files a marketing application for its lead compound in development. | 2Business |
New York Times sports
Close but no hurrah
After last night's 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers before 11,742 at TD Banknorth Garden -- which halted the Bruins' winning streak at four games -- Glen Murray was adamant about one thing. | 1Sports |
Yahoo World
Cheers Greet Rescuers in Aceh, Children Suffer (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. helicopters shuttled
injured refugees, many of them children, out of some of the
worst hit parts of tsunami-devastated Aceh province, even as
reports surfaced of trafficking in orphans from the disaster. | 0World |
The Motley Fool
The Most Important Investing Lesson of All
It's something every fourth-grader should know. | 2Business |
New York Times world
City Traffic Pricing Wins U.S. and Spitzerâs Favor
If the measure is approved, New York will become the first city in the United States to impose a broad system of congestion pricing. | 0World |
Reuters
FIG Denies Putting Pressure on Hamm Over Medal
The ruling body of gymnastics (FIG) denied Saturday putting pressure on all-round champion Paul Hamm to hand over his gold medal to South Korea's Yang Tae-young, saying the decision should be left to the American. | 1Sports |
Infoconomy
Microsoft to enter battle of the search engines
Microsoft is set to launch a trial version of its long-awaited Internet search engine, as it reacts to the growing threat of Google. | 3Sci/Tech |
International Herald Tribune
Many killed as GIs fight Shiite rebels in Baghdad
BAGHDAD US forces battled insurgents loyal to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday, in clashes that killed at least 34 people, including an American soldier, and wounded almost 200, US and Ira... | 0World |
Reuters Business
Oil steady below $70, trade muted on US holiday
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil held steady on Monday after tumbling below $70 as dealers expected several weeks of inaction on Iran's nuclear dispute with the West. | 2Business |
Yahoo Tech
Alltel Buying Western Wireless for $4.4B (AP)
AP - Cellular giant Alltel Corp. said Monday it is buying Western Wireless Corp. in a $4.4 billion cash and stock deal expected to make it the fifth-largest U.S. wireless company. | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova general
Zarqawi Movement Vows al-Qaida Allegiance
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The most feared militant group in Iraq, the movement of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden on Sunday, saying it had resolved a dispute with al-Qaida over strategy and vowing unity against "the ene... | 0World |
Yahoo World
India to talk trade with Brazil, South Africa ahead of NAM
(AFP)
AFP - Indian premier Manmohan Singh is set to leave on a trip to strengthen trade ties with Brazil and South Africa as well as attempt a rapprochement with Pakistan at the NAM summit in Cuba. | 0World |
New York Times Business
Tribune Will Cut Hundreds of Jobs as Businesses Weaken
Employees at the Tribune Company were notified that hundreds of jobs would be cut at The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and other publications. | 2Business |
addict3d.org
MSN Messenger difficulties - Virus
People using Microsoft's instant-messaging software, MSN Messenger, may have been a mite lonely this weekend, with only a virus to keep them company. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times Tech
Sweden Accuses 4 of Copyright Offenses
Prosecutors say that Pirate Bay, a file-sharing Web site, helps others violate copyright laws by linking providers of pirated songs and films with people searching for the same material. | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova science
Urban, Small Stream Flood Advisory Extended, Includes GF-EGF
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Jun. 7--An urban and small stream flood advisory has been extended in portions of northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota including Grand Forks and East Grand Forks because of additional heavy rain. | 3Sci/Tech |
CNET networking news
Photobucket CEO sounds off on Fox acquisition
Blog: Alex Welch tells CNET News.com that there had never really been any plan to become a MySpace division--Fox Interactive was the prospective buyer the whole time. | 3Sci/Tech |
Boston Globe world
Jordan's king urges US to work on Mideast peace
WASHINGTON -- King Abdullah of Jordan urged the United States yesterday to exert new leadership in the Middle East and said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is still the core problem. | 0World |
RedNova technology
Tentative Deal May Preserve Historic Sanctuary
By Stuart Eskenazi, The Seattle Times Sep. | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova science
State Backs Off on Septic Threats: Water Board Considers Shelving Orders Telling Property Owners to Stop Using Their Tanks
By Sona Patel, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Jun. 7--Acknowledging signs of progress toward building a sewer in Los Osos, state water quality regulators have agreed to sto... | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters
Upbeat De Bruijn Fastest in 50 Freestyle Heats
ATHENS (Reuters) - Inge de Bruijn, two of her three Olympic titles already lost, showed her determination to cling on to the last when she posted the fastest time in the 50 meters freestyle heats in Athens on Friday. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Business
SanDisk plans to double global retail presence
(Reuters)
Reuters - SanDisk Corp. , the world's
top maker of flash memory storage cards, plans to more than
double its global retail presence as demand for its products
rises, its co-founder said on Wednesday. | 2Business |
The Washington Post sports
Former Olympic Park Guard Jewell Dies
ATLANTA -- Security guard Richard Jewell was initially hailed as a hero for spotting a suspicious backpack and moving people out of harm's way just before a bomb exploded, killing one and injuring 111 others. But within days, he was named as a suspect... | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Saudi forces arrest two suspects in Jeddah clash: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi security forces arrested two suspects after gunmen killed two security personnel in an attack on the guards of a prison in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Al Arabiya television reported on Thursday. | 0World |
Daily Star
Can Lebanon weather possible economic sanctions?
BEIRUT: Will Lebanon be able to weather any possible US and European economic sanctions in the future if the US Security Council pushed for sanctions against this country in the coming months? | 0World |
ESPN
Safety has missed '04 season with back inrjury
Five-time Pro Bowl safety Darren Woodson, the leading tackler in Dallas Cowboys franchise history, is set to retire later this week after missing the entire 2004 season because of a back injury. | 1Sports |
Richmond Times Dispatch
Time Warner's profit declines NATIONAL COMPANIES
The world's largest media company set aside a $500 million reserve in anticipation of settling government investigations into its bookkeeping. | 2Business |
CNET networking news
Vonage connects with HP
Agreement bundles Vonage software with Hewlett-Packard computers. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
England finger Ronaldo and Figo as danger men
(AFP)
AFP - Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo have been fingered as the main danger men by England as they prepare to take on Portugal in the World Cup quarter-finals. | 0World |
Forbes
ADV: Health Insurance for the Self-Employed!
Affordable health, dental, and life insurance for you and your family. Ideal for self-employed, small business owners. Fill out our form for a competitive quote. | 2Business |
Reuters World
Brazil Sees Deal on UN Nuclear Dispute in 30 Days
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil could reach a deal within 30 days that would resolve a dispute over nuclear nonproliferation inspections following a visit by U.N. experts to the country's new uranium enrichment plant this week, Brazilian of... | 0World |
The Motley Fool
Post-Tax Records to Keep
Receipts and statements may be fleeting, but tax returns are forever. | 2Business |
RedNova science
Renewing a Passion for Science ; SABBATICALS
A SCIENCE teacher from Powys has completed a prestigious school teacher fellowship at Cambridge University, and learned first hand that science is moving forward at an unprecedented pace. | 3Sci/Tech |
Baku Today
Yahoo Battles Google for The Cell Phone
Yahoo added a search feature for cell phones Wednesday, just a few weeks after rival Google launched one of its own. While Google SMS (Short Message Service) uses text-only messages to deliver its results, Yahoo's | 2Business |
New York Times world
Iraq's Prime Minister Faults U.S. Military in Massacre
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi blamed the U.S.-led military forces for the weekend massacre of 49 freshly trained Iraqi soldiers. | 0World |
Reuters Business
Shares rally on Bernanke inflation comment
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended gains on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he sees signs of inflation pressures starting to ease. | 2Business |
Yahoo Politics
Levin, Unheeded at Start of War, Will Be Key Democrat on Iraq
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Four years ago, as U.S. lawmakers
debated going to war in Iraq, Senator Carl Levin offered a
measure that would have forced President George W. Bush to either
win United Nations blessing fo... | 0World |
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