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New Jersey-based Honeywell International Inc. , the aerospace and high-tech manufacturer, has agreed to buy the British industrial holding company Novar PLC for about \$1.7 billion, the companies said yesterday.
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MIAMI - A menacing Hurricane Frances, packing 140 mph wind, crept closer Wednesday to the southeastern United States, and forecasters said Florida - still cleaning up after Charley - was at risk for another hurricane strike as soon as Friday. As Frances closed on the Bahamas, it was expected to fluctuate in intensit...
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John Howards official election campaign launch in Brisbane - after heavily campaigning for the previous month and arguably all year -as a monstrous bonanza for Howards battlers.
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Belgium: an innovation in the training and assessment of student nurses.
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MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday released its third security update in recent days. Security Update 2004-09-16 fixes a security issue with Apple's iChat application that allowed Remote iChat participants can send "links" that can start local programs if clicked.
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Police say five people who were reported missing have been found safe and well.
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Reuters - The number of Americans filing\first-time claims for unemployment benefits dipped to 334,000\last week, the government said on Thursday, matching\economists' forecasts.
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Each day, detainees in Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, argue before anonymous military officers that they should not be in custody. The hearings have brought heavy criticism.
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning - in a black box on the label - that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, the government's scientific advisers decided Tuesday. It's a rare risk, and therefore families need detai...
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Ranking possible destinations by their vulnerability to climate-driven disaster.
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The Finnish phone giant is only the latest to make its devices compliant with Research In Motion's wireless service and software.
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The Caucasus resort's chairlift switched to reverse at high speeds as mangled carriers piled up at the terminal.
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liverpool revel in night of glory liverpool manager rafael benitez said their qualification for the next stage of the champions league was one of the proudest nights of my career. the reds beat olympiakos 3-1 with a late steven gerrard strike and benitez said: it was a really great night. the players ran hard all ...
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Adélaïde Hautval (1906-1988): An exemplary medical personality.
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AFP - Australia's largest state said it would invest 27 million dollars (21.3 million US) in a specialist marine command capable of conducting high-speed pursuits of terrorists and other criminals.
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ACCOUNTING:The new rules, which can be struck down by Congress, will force companies to subtract the option expense from earnings.
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When you trade, do you place market orders, limit orders or a combination of both? Do you or should you care? The answer is yes, you should care, particularly in today's volatile markets, and this article explains why.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - At first glance, paying \$13 or \$14 for a hard-wired Internet laptop connection in a hotel room might seem expensive.
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British light welterweight Ricky Hatton has pledged to sacrifice home advantage for a crack at IBF king Kostya Tszyu. Hatton, who was on hand to watch Tszyu impressively dismantle Sharmba Mitchell in Phoenix
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cocoa prices rose 3.0 percent on Friday as commodity funds bought on technical signals, a falling dollar and prospects of more political violence in Ivory Coast, grower of 40 percent of the world's cocoa.
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As the first X-Prize flights go ahead, BBC News Online asks SpaceShipOne's Burt Rutan to explain his motivation to fly above the Earth.
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AP - While manager Joe Torre repeatedly dodged questions Thursday on whether he thinks Jason Giambi will return to the New York Yankees, Hall of Famer Yogi Berra readily voiced his opinion.
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Rail transportation firm Union Pacific Corp. on Thursday said soaring fuel prices and increased operating costs offset higher third-quarter revenue and drove down its profit by 36 percent.
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It was a real Cinderella story.
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PARIS - France is ready to play a greater role in rebuilding Iraq and has invited Iraqi President Ghazi Yawar for talks in Paris next month, President Jacques Chirac said in a speech on Friday.
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Level of evidence for therapeutic drug monitoring of low dose methotrexate in inflammatory diseases.
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Reuters - Novell Inc. on Thursday posted\a quarterly net profit, compared with a year-earlier loss, on\stronger sales of Linux operating software and a boost to\earnings from a weaker dollar.
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Many area executives are advocating competitive sports as a tool for networking, relieving stress, and improving job performance.
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Musk has been used in perfume and traditional remedies for 0,000 years. But now the deer that secretes the valuable substance is becoming threatened across its range.
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Although the Beijing Olympics is still four years away, the Chinese capital is already gearing up to host the event. The city of over 12 million is refurbishing ancient landmarks in
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Biological markers for the status of vitamins B12 and D: the importance of some analytical aspects in relation to clinical interpretation of results.
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Gordon Cooper, the youngest and perhaps cockiest member of the original Mercury astronauts whose space endurance record cleared the way for manned flight to the moon, has died.
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Two Muslim girls were expelled Wednesday from high school for refusing to remove their head scarf -- the fourth such expulsions in two days as officials began taking action against
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Sony says its digital music players will now play MP3 format music tracks, and not just its own Atrac format. It is a major move for the electronics giant which has been criticised for only letting its own format be played.
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Texas linebacker Derrick Johnson wins the Butkus Award on Friday night as the nation's best linebacker.
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A primer on Wilson disease for the general practitioner.
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india s rupee hits five-year high india s rupee has hit a five-year high after standard & poor s (s&p) raised the country s foreign currency rating. the rupee climbed to 43.305 per us dollar on thursday up from a close of 43.41. the currency has gained almost 1% in the past three sessions. s&p which rates borrowers ...
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The Taiwanese president #39;s flight to an outlying island several weeks ago was diverted because 28 Chinese fighter jets were spotted in the area, a major Taiwanese newspaper reported Thursday.
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The genetic map of a type of teeny-weeny ocean algae could have a big impact on how scientists try to protect the Earth #39;s oceans from greenhouse gases.
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Crude oil futures sank for a fourth straight day Friday, settling beneath \$43 a barrel for the first time in nearly three months and capping a 14 percent decline for the week.
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Adult xanthogranuloma at the base of the nose.
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The brokerage watchdog NASD on Tuesday censured Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) and fined the financial services company \$270,000 for violating rules regarding sales of risky investments.
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Staring with tears in their eyes, Ivory Coast #39;s people emerged from their homes Thursday to survey the wreckage of five days of violent upheaval and stock up on food.
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Severe neonatal acidosis: comparison and analysis of obstetrical practices in two French perinatal centers.
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AP - A consumer advocacy group in New York is objecting to Banknorth Group Inc.'s proposed #36;3.8 billion merger with Toronto-based TD Bank Financial Group because it says Banknorth underserves minority and low-income consumers.
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Major oil companies operating in Nigeria #39;s oil-rich southern region say they will not give in to threats of attacks on their facilities and employees by militias.
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GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas failed at talks with militants on Wednesday to win a commitment to end attacks on Israelis in the run-up to Jan. 9 elections for a replacement to Yasser Arafat, political sources said.
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Pixar has said its upcoming film quot;Cars quot; will be postponed from its planned November release to a June 2006 bow -- a move that could leave the company better
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SPACE.com - As we approach the holiday \ season, many people may consider the purchase of a telescope. You might already \ have seen telescope ads in newspapers, catalogues or on TV shopping channels. \ A typical ad might say something like this:
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors' appetite for U.S. assets will eventually dwindle and the United States must reduce its budget deficit to prevent major economic damage, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday, in remarks that hit the dollar hard.
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Lyubomir Hristev, 24, works at a marketing agency in Sofia, Bulgaria, and sports a neatly cropped black goatee. Tech savvy, creative, bursting with ideas, Hristev hails from a new generation of entrepreneurial Bulgarians.
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Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has held up a\new report on inspections in Iran while Tehran and the EU's\"big three" try to break a deadlock in talks aimed at freezing\Iran's uranium enrichment program, diplomats said on Friday.
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Independence is first and foremost in the American spirit. But, our society is at a crossroads. Within the next two decades 20 percent of the U.S. population will be over 65. This causes great debate when it comes to aging and driving.
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HAMISH ROBERTSON: First this morning to the sound of gunfire and the roar of more than 100,000 Palestinian mourners. Yasser Arafat has been laid to rest in the grounds of his headquarters in Ramallah.
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AP - A planned government study into how children's bodies absorb pesticides and other chemicals has been temporarily suspended due to ethical concerns.
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Suzuki Motor Corporation has lined up investments of \$191 million (Rs 860 crore) to ramp up capacity in its Indian subsidiary Maruti Udyog Ltd.
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IBM IS to share the designs of its blade servers in a bid to boost their popularity among developers. It follows moves to open up the companys microprocessor business and give partners more access to its
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's latest assessment of a widely reported explosion in North Korea last week is that there was no blast at all at the suspected site, a vice minister said on Friday.
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Oil prices and Chinas monetary competitiveness are blamed for the last August 04 billion US dollars trade deficit, the second highest in recent United States history.
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Still disease with heterozygous MEFV mutation.
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Self-medication.
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all Street #39;s earnings growth, fueled by two years of robust trading gains, is showing signs that it may taper off in coming quarters as a sluggish stock market and a less-favorable trading environment take a toll on profits.
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Cambodians prepare for the coronation of King Sihamoni, amid an array of official festivities.
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borussia dortmund near bust german football club and former european champion borussia dortmund has warned it will go bankrupt if rescue talks with creditors fail. the company s shares tumbled after it said it has entered a life-threatening profitability and financial situation . borussia dortmund has posted record l...
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Biliary lithiasis.
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five million germans out of work germany s unemployment figure rose above the psychologically important level of five million last month. on wednesday the german federal labour agency said the jobless total had reached 5.037 million in january which takes the jobless rate to 12.1%. yes we have effectively more tha...
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Hand-held computer and scanner maker Symbol Technologies Inc. and wireless network equipment maker Proxim Corp. settled their patent dispute, the companies said Tuesday.
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Identifying and assessing the family carer's support needs.
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Australians vote in less than 24 hours to choose a new government with most key pointers suggesting the incumbent conservative coalition of Prime Minister John Howard will be returned.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, Commission President Romano Prodi said Tuesday.
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The publishing software giant Adobe Systems Inc. today introduced Adobe Acrobat 7.0 software, the company #39;s desktop applications suite for creating and viewing PDF (Portable Document Format) files.
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New Workshare Web site highlights the dangers of metadata buried in Microsoft Office documents.
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AFP - Australia is to test unmanned surveillance aircraft as a means of protecting vital offshore oil and gas installations against terrorist attacks, the government said.
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DETROIT, Michigan : The Indiana Pacers lost their cool on and off the court and brawled with unruly Detroit fans during a 97-82 victory over the Pistons in a chaotic game that was halted with less than a minute to go.
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Small HER2-positive breast cancer: which prognosis and which adjuvant treatment?.
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Sony is continuing development of its Memory Stick format, with a new high-speed variety due out this fall. Backward compatible with existing devices, it will be recognizable by a red and white color scheme.
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Metastatic cutaneous hematoma variant from melanoma: five cases.
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His online profile lists William P. Genovese #39;s profession as quot;hacking bum quot; and quot;getting arrested quot; among his likes.
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Heart murmurs in asymptomatic children: When should you refer?.
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BAGHDAD: The northern Iraqi town of Tall Afar, branded by the US military a den of foreign fighters, remained shut to the outside world last night after a massive US-led air and ground assault killed at least 40 people.
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PARIS / LONDON: France said on Wednesday it will sell up to 12.1 of France Telecom to raise 0.8 billion (\$6.9bn) and help cut national debt in Europes largest placing in four years.
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"Iran's leaders repeatedly deny ever pursuing nuclear weapons," said Netanyahu. "Tonight I'm here to tell you one thing: Iran lied."
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SWEDEN #39;S Henrik Stenson opened up a one-shot lead over compatriot Patrik Sjoland after the third round of The Heritage tournament today, as he continued his attempts to resurrect his game.
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Reuters - Australia has started\battling its biggest plague of locusts in decades as billions\of the insects hatch along a wide front covering much of the\country's central east region.
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Bee Columnist. Sean Harrigan and his acolytes are spinning a melodramatic tale about his ouster from the governing board of the huge California Public Employees #39; Retirement System - that he
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Private Capital Management LP, which owns nearly a tenth of hostile takeover target PeopleSoft Inc., (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday that it will not tender its shares to Oracle Corp.
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A number of massive glaciers in the West Antarctic are sliding into the ocean at an accelerating rate and raising sea levels, according to new data released Thursday.
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Athens - Sarah Ulmer gave New Zealand their first ever Olympic cycling gold medal and only their second of the Athens Games on Sunday, breaking her own world record for the women #39;s 3-km individual pursuit in the process.
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Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment fell more\sharply in early October than analysts had expected, according\to a survey released on Friday.
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The Labor Department said the number of workers on the nation #39;s unemployment rolls dipped slightly in the week of October 9, the latest period for which the data is available.
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CHICAGO - Catching Nokia has been an obsession at Motorola. But is the Schaumburg, Ill.-based handset maker catching the Asian flu?
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What is the best partner for nephrology?.
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Bill Gates hopes the third time around will be the charm - again. In 1990, Microsoft unveiled Windows 3.0, the first monumentally successful version of the company #39;s flagship software.
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roundup Plus: RIM touts BlackBerry with Wi-Fi...HP to sell Voltaire's InfiniBand switch...PC shipments up, but revenue less so, study says.
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Mark Hughes and Ryan Giggs are two of Old Trafford #39;s all-time greats. On Saturday, more than 60,000 fans at Manchester United #39;s famous ground will be willing them to lose.
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The first criminal trial against any former Enron Corp. employees is scheduled to begin today in Houston. The case is against two ex-Enron workers and four former Merrill Lynch amp; Co.
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“Let investigations be carried out. I have not had a chance to defend myself,” Najib Razak said.
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Correlation between capillary fasting glucose and HbA1c: study on 181 type 2 diabetics patients in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Dark Side of Kazaa and Other P2P File Sharing Programs\\P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file ...